Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-01


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fTeah Amsnssnsn, % ,hs consusuton.l
THE powers not delegated 70 the United States
by this Constitution. nor prohibited by Il ~ the
10 The people
CREED OF JEFFERSON.
lInsagaral Address. March q. 1901
ia u proper you should understand what
deem the essential principles Of our Govern
ment. aud consequently those which ought 10
shape L. administration. | wlil compress them
within the nauos e-t compass they will bear
stating The general principle. but not all lts limi.
taiious:
Equal and exact justice 10 all men Of what
ever State or persuasion. religious or political
Peace. commerce aud honest friendship with
all nations. entanglng alliances with none
The support Of the State Governments in all
their rights the most important administrations
for our domestic concerns. aud the surest bull
warks against all anti-repubican tendencies.
"Ihe preservation OF the General Government
Ia il whole constitutional vigor. the sheet an
chos Of our peace at home and safety abroad.
"A jealous care of the right OF election by the
people. mild and safe correction Of abuses which
are Topped of by the sword OF revolution where
peaceable remedies are nnprovded
absolute acquiescence ia the decisions of the
majority. the vital principle OF republics. from
which there is no appeal but TO form the vital
principle and immediate parent despotism.
"A well disciplined militia, our best reliance in
peace. and tor the first moments of war, till regu-
lars may relieve them.
The supremacy of the civil over military au-
thority.
Economy in the public expense that labor
may be lightly burdened
THE honest payment of our debts and sacred
preservation of the public faith
Encouragement OF agriculture, and of com
merce as it, handmade
THE diffusion of information, and arraignment
of all abuses at the bar of the public reason.
Freedom OF religion, freedom Of the press and
freedom of person, under the protection of the
habeas corpus, and trial by juries impartially Sc
Iected
These principles form the bright constella.
ton which has gone before vs. and guided oul
steps through an age of revolution aud reforma-
ton. The wisdom OF our sages aud blood of our
heroes have been devoted to their attainment
They should be the creed of our political faith
the text of civic instruction, the tombstone by
which To try the services OF those We trust; and
should We wander from them in moments of or
ror or of alarm let US hasten to retrace our steps
and to regain the road which alone leads to peace
liberty and safety"
ADMONITION OF WASHINGTON.
Farewell Address, septemberl7, 1885,
ain contemplating the causes which may dis
turb our Union; it occurs, matter of seriou:
concern, that any ground should have been fur
nished for characterizing parties by geographical
rminations-N orthern and Southern, Allan
tic and Western-whence designing men may en-
deavor to excite belief that there is a real diff
ference of local interests and views. One of tn,
expedients of party to acquire influence within
particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions
and aims OF other districts. You cannot shield
yourselves too much against the jealousies anC
heart burnings which spring from these misrepre
sensations; they tend to render alien to each 9th
er those who ought to be bound together by fra
ternal affection.
ADMONITION OF JACKSON.
farewell Address, March B. 1927.
''But the Constitution cannot be maintained
nor the Union preserved in opposition to public
feeling, by the mere exerton of the coercv
powers con6ded to the General Government
The foundations must be laid in the affections
of the people; in the security which it gives t,
life, liberty and property in every quarter of tn
country; and in the fraternal attachments whcl
the citizens of the several States bear one to an
other as members of one political family, mu
tually contributing TO promote the happiness o
each other. Hence, the citizens of each Stat
should studiously avoid everything calculate,
to wound the sensibility or offend the jus
pride of the people of other States; and the,
should irown upon any proceedings within thei
own borders likely to disturb the tranquility o
their political brethren in other portions of tn
Union.
In country so extensive as the United States
and in pursuits varied. the internal regula
tons of the several States must frequently diife
from one another in important particulars; an,
this difference is unavodably increased by tn
varying principles upon which the American col
ones were originally planted; principles whicl
had taken deep root in their social relations beor
the Revolution, and therefore, of necessity, in
huencing their policy since they became free an,
independent States. But each State has the un
questionable right to regulate its own interna
concerns according to its own pleasure; and Will
it does not interfere with the rights of the peopl
of other States, or the rights OF the Union, ever
State must be the sole judge of the measure
proper to secure the safety of its citizens an,
promote their happiness and all efforts on tn
part of the people of other States to cast odiuu
upon their Institutions, and all measures cacu
lated to disturb their rights of property, or to pu
i'm jeopardy their peace and internal tranquility
are in direct opposition to the spirit in which tn
Union was formed, and must endanger its safety
unwarrantable interference. and weak men ma
persuade themselves. for moment, that they ar
laboring in the cause of humanity, and asserting
the rights of the human race, but every one
upon sober reflection, will see that nothing bu
mischief can come from these improper assault
upon the feelings and rights of others. Rest rs
sured that the men found busy in this work O
diseord are not worthy of your confidence, an
deserve your strongest reprobation."
BY JAMES MADISON.
lFederaist, No. L..
"Hearken not to the unnatural voice whic
tells YOU that the people of America, knit to
gether they are by many cords of affection
can no longer live together as members of tn
same family; can no longer continue the mutua
guardians of their mutual happiness; can N
longer be fellow citizens of our great, respectabl
and tourishing empire. Hearken not To the voic
which petulantly tells you that the Government
recommended for your adoption is novelty i
the political world that it has never vet had
place in the theories of the widest projectors; tia
il rashly attempts what IL is impossible to accom-
plish No. my country men; shut your ears agains
this unhalloweu language; shut your hearts agains
the poison which il conveys. The kindred bloc
which flows in the veins of American citizens
tie mingled blood which they have shed in dc
Tense of their sacred rights. conSecrate thei
Union. and excite horror nj the idea of their be
coming. alters, rivals, enemies. And if novel
ties are to be Stunned. believe me the mos
alarming of all novelties. the most wild of nj