, 1865-12-06

trials tbnn were foreseen and now, At this
new epoch In our existence as one uation.
With our Union purified by soT1ows, and
strengthened by conflict, aud established by
lie virtue Of the people, the greatness OF the
soltmnity, The pledges Of our fathers t. hold
ourselves answcrnble before our fellow-men
for the success of the republican form Of
roycrpmcnt- Experience has proved It's
Efficiency In peace and in war: It hns yindl-
Gated lis authority through dangers, and
aft]ic,lons, and sudden and Terrible emergen-
cies, v whlch would hive srlshsd any system
that had been less firmly fixed IN the heart of
The people. At the Inauguration Of WASH
iurton the foreign relations Of the country
we're few, and Its trade was reprcssed by hos
tIlc regulations; now all the civilized nations
Of the globe welcome our commerce, and
their Governments profess towards US nnlty..
Then our country felt Its way hes
siegy along ttle an Roand Ros,sa psshef T9 "
rapid means Of Communication as TO be
hardly known to one another, and with his
forfc traditions extending oyer-very few
yeare now intercourse between the States Is
swift and intimate; the experience Of centu-
r,cs has been crowded into few generations,
and has created m Intense, indestrucuble
reach beyond the fnconSenient boundaries of
the territory which hnd achieved lndepcn-
dcnce now, through ccssious Of lnnds, tirst
coIouized by Spain and France, the country
has acquired more complex character, and
has for its natural limits The chain Of: Lakes,
the Gulf Of Mexico, and on the east and west
the two great oceans. Other nations were
they could establish for themselves
The. necessary degree Of unity; the
latent conviction that our form Of govern
ment Is the best ever known to the world. has
enabled ps 10 emerge from d civil war within
four years, with complete vindication of the
constitutional authority of the General Coy
e5nmcnt, and with our local liberties and State
institutions unimpaiEed. The thronss Of en-
igrnnts that crowd to our shores are witnesses
Of the confidence OF all people In our pcrma.
nencc. Here is tue great lind Of free labor,
where industry Is blessed with unexampled
rewards, and the bread Of the workingnan Is
swtctened by the consciousness that tie cause
ty, lis own dignity" Hero every one enjoys
Tic free use Of his faculties and the choice Of
combined influence Of fruitful soil, genial
climes, and happy institutions, population has
increased fifieen-lold within century. Here,
through the easy development Of boundless
resources, wealth bus Increased with two-lold
greater rapidity than numbers, so that we have
bccnmesecure ugtNeAlAe financial ylclssitule
OF other counties, and, alike In business and in
opinion, are selfcentred and truly indcpend-
ent. Here More and more caro- ls given to
suil. Here religion, relcased from political
connection With tic civil goycrnmcnt. refuses
10 tuhscrvc the cratt Of Statesmen, and be-
comes in its independence, the spiritual life Of
The people. Here federation Is extended TO
every opinion, in the quiet certainty that
truth needs only far fed to secure the vic
tory. Here the human mind goes forth un-
ehackled 10 the pursuit OF science, 10 collect
stores OF knowledge md acquire an evcr-in-
crcasipr mastery over the forces of nature.
Here The national domain Is offered and held
in millions Of separate trecholts, so TINT our
fcllow-cItizens, beyond the occupants Of any
other nan of The Garth. constitute in realty