The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-12-06
FIRST ANNUAL
MESSAGE
OF
ESlDENT JOHNSON ,
TO THE
Thirty-Ninth Congress.

Fsflor Cti,,ns Of the Senate and Hou', orR,prs.
To exp.ess gratitude to God, In tho usmo Of the
People for tho preservation Of the United States, Is
nv hTat duty IN sIdTos'ing you. Our thoughts next
parricdL treason. The Fref Of the nation Ia ,tnl
iesh II find. rome solaco In the consideration that
" entering on tho rene sed term Of the Chief Mas.
i'trecy. TO which he had been elected tina. he
o .as d se IN a par Y be a@
that foreign nations havo rendered iustie' 20 ~,
memory. His removal cast upon me heHyie; WEIGHT
Of caes than ever dcvolved spon any Of his
pTelecossors To fulfil my trust neod the support
and confidence Of all who arc associated with me in
tho various Departments OF Goyefnmc ut, and tho
support and confidence Of the people. There Is but
one way Ia which can hope TO gain their Necessary
which guide my conduct aud their application to tho
pIeseni state OF affairs, well aware thai the efficiency
The Union Of the United states Of America yrs
themselves yha lat aTnE TToS snslL nE rsT
rTruAL" are the words OF the Confederation. TO
FORM 4 MORE ryEvror uSioS," by an ordinance OF
the poopc Of the un.tod states. u the declared pur-
p).o OF the Constitution. The hand Of Divine proyi-
.enco was never more plainly Visible in tho affairs OF
nen than In the framing and the adopting Of that
lnstTument. IL Is beyond comparison, the greatest
all events In modern times, the most pregnant with
consequence. for every people OF the earthly The
members OF the Convention which prepared ~,
brought to their work the experience Of the COnfed
Grafton Of their several states, and other Republican
Government, cd and nov but .ney needed AUD
whom for is validity they required the approval u
people that occupied large part OF oontinent and
acted separately in many distinct conventions, what
l. noso wonderful than that after earnest contention
and long discuaion, all ieengs ana all opinions
Tic Constitution 10 which life Wa thus impaired
contains within itself ample resources for its
preservation. IL has power to enforce the laws, pun
ish treason, and ensure domestic trAnquili< In
case OF tho usurpStiOn Of the Government OF State
h. one man, an oearchy, Il becomes duty Of tho
Iuitod STATES to make good the guarantee 10 that
S,lto Of republican form OF government ard 80 to
main' ain the homogeneousness Of all Does the Apse
| Of time reveal deieost simple mode OF amend
meat Is provided IA the Constitution tse that its
condit ons cen always I've made 10 conform - the
| qui,emcnu OF advancing civilization. No room Is
luEed eycn for the thought Of possibility u its
coming 70 an end And these pow err sell pryserys-
ton have always been asserted IN sheer complete in
tegrity by every patriotic Chiot MagisIAte-by JET
seT.on and Jackson, not less than by Washington
| and Madison. The parting advice of the Father OF
his Country, while yet Presdont to tho people Of the
Iaited states, wRs,that "the reo Come hicn
the WORK Of thelf hands, might be sacredy main
tanned !" aud the AZ ugural words OF rreIidcnt lef-
fe ION held up 'the eyation OF the General toy
| eminent, In ia constitutional visor a. the sheet
| anchor " our peace at home and SAFETY abroad"
The Constitution is the work OF 'the People Of tho
tulci states" aud 1t should be As ln1sstruetiblo a.
1t y not strpnrs that tho trainers Of the Con.titu-
ton which has model IN the past should moi have
iuiiv con pretended the excellence OF the, own
! wOri. Frcrh from struggle against arbitrary
ocr many oAriots altered from harAselng tears Of
A nirotpto ot tho state Governments hy he ten
e,al Guvos. mont, ana many from u dread that the
states 'oul ulceA away irom their orbits hut tho
Vo.. glcltn Of our country should hsy the nppro-
Lrnstou y .uctuachmunts hy the General tovsrn-
meat The ruu Uctb that come uIuestlonAhy with
in Mri4' % ARE 70 numerous, that II must aver
uEtur ~ teiu.- to q CmbarraIod by questions maj
! lio lC,oud ~. Wee It othegwise, ths E1ocutivc
You'd rink lule-th the burthen the channels al
il.ti,C ,ou.G he chokod legislation would la ali,
anu. r4 l., cXctfs; tina. there 10 sroatsr tefnu
talon 10 olgr.sc come OF the functions Of the tene.
raj GUyeruaClt thtough the states than 10 trr,nns,
4 utEc..r lh.u sphere. The absolute Acgu, Comes
, I'M lie leci.iuas OF the majority" was al The brgin.
nul OF the crn'ury, enforced by Ieherron "a, ths
ne vita p a - OF ICpub cs" and Ito event, on tHS
IL. four carr nave cstAb shed We will hope i1revsr
S thtt there DC, no appeal 20 force.
The nlAnttugnc OF the lnlon bring, with 4, othc
suufart fJro state Governments in Mi their -eht.H
lid is no one OF tho rights ot anv State tpSsTn
80 mont to Tcuouuco its own place In tho Inion ar 4,
. M ,fv tie lsws Of the Ouion The srec,t ill.,
"a Itole rantainel IN the dis us,on OF the sci. ~
. | thp e.,lal GOyculLCut; hit thee IL no nm.
10 hon It's lNs CX1cp. TO the vlou. branches Of a,
% do, lucu. lfo or TO the pe pe Who grant Ia an,
. MOI. ess Of the Lcgi-latulV aud of thS Tr.,nt y
a. linca,, nc tenure lUt limited one ana in a.
L. man lpl ulU1ya Team the powers OF 2, lrs,s ~
% 'rAe suyeic,gaty OF tho states" Ia the Iang,,r,
CO Of thr Con!tdcracv, End not ne Language ~ tI -
he stiluou. The atstr contains The enlphStIe vo,i
o., luu Const.ut ON, amt tic !ass on Nm, nite-
IL Sta'Ct which shall be made Ia pursunnre tbernot
va ana I'D. treaties made or iCu shall be- uInie nm Ia
the authority OF the lu.ie4 state. sh,II ho a.,
- sup emo law Of the land and tie JUDGE. in cver
N. STATE shall be bound thereby anytliux in the con
- UtpsiOn % avs Of Any s!a.s y Ias coatfsty not
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