The Portland daily press., 1865-12-06
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

to enlOy the hlgneSI pIool VI i'' coiiiaol0o
hv entering on the renewed term OF the Chief
NiisS:sf,acvs to which he had been elected ;
that he brought tie civil war substantially to
a close: that his loss was deplored in all parts
of the Union; and that foreign nations have
rendered justice to his memory. His removal
cast upon me heavier, weight of cares tn;lil
ever deyolyed upon any one o! his predecessors
To fulfil my trust need the support anu co =:
fidence OF all who are associated VIII ino III
the various departments Of Governiilen.', anu
the support and confidence OF Ine pIiopao -
There is but one way in WHICH 'a - .; ~
cain their necessary aid; It Is, TO state Win
franlxness the principles which guide my con-
dnct md their application to the present state
,e ST. veil aware that the efficiency Of my
iahars viii. in a great measure, depend on
, nonr and their undivided appreciation.
pei ATOMS OF THE CONTRIBUTION AND THE
iaN STATES.
The Union of the United States Of Arneri
ca was intended by its authors to last as long
as the States themselves shall last. "THE
UNION SHALL BE PERPETUAL" are the
words of the Confederation. "To FoRM A
MORE PERFECT UNION" by an ordinance of
the people of the United States. is the declared
purpose Of the Constitution. The hand of
Divine Providence was never more plainly
visible in the affairs ofmen than in the franz
is beyond comparison, the greatest event in
American history; and.indeed is it not, of all
events in modern times, the most pregnant
with consequences for every people OF the
earth? The members of the Convention
which prepared it, brought to their work the
experience of the Confederation, OF their sew
eral States, and of other Republican Govern
ments, old and new; but they needed and
they obtained wisdom superior to expert
ence. And when for its validity it required
the approval of a people that occupied large
part ola continent and acted separately in
many distinct conventions, what is more Won
derful than that, after earnest contention and
long discussion all feelings and all opinions
were ultimately drawn in one way TO its sup
port?
The Constitution to which life was thus i'm
parted contains within itself ample resources
for its own preservation. 1t has power to en-
force the laws, punish treason, and ensure do
mestic tranquility. In case of usurpation of
the government of State by one man, or an
oligarchy, it becomes duty of the United
States to make good the guarantee to that
State of a republican form of government,
and so to maintain the homogeneousness of
oil. Does the lapse Of time reveal defects? A
simple mode of amendment Is provided in the
Constitution itself, so that its conditions ean
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aiin,UoJ ora', sor tI.o tbo,,a1,t 81 nosS;bility
Of IFS coming to an end And these nowers
of selEpreservation have always been asserted
in their complete integrity by every patriotic
Chief Magistrate-by Jefferson and jackson,
not less than by Washington and Madison.
The parting advice of the Father of His
County, while yet President, to the people Of
tution which was the worl, of their hands.
,,ial,t ha sacra,lu na;nta;nad ), and the man,
oursJ urords of 'Pror;dant Jnfrarson bald nm
7t1,o ,roSom,,ot;o,, az e. fnanoroI Gxorr,,o,,t
i, ;ts St;t-,t;onoi rro &c tha sbast a,nbo
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Rnt the verv oreatness If orr county sho mid
aIiav tbe annrabenSio,, IF h,,
thn Coror,I Gouarn-r,on+ The s.,I;nnts IT,, ~
Ill; - piaaS
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.n@D ~ in,1o ,,on.;n'ss dy
hauond - wv IL ntio,yy,s tf,o Eoa',tino
rro,,ld si,i thn h,,.lo,, tba ohanra,S
of ;,,s+;oa woa,IJ I,o ' a1olad tie iatior,
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thn ato ., . INC 1enela "o'eliiineaS .ii1ugh
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oia;or, 81 tn ,a;,,t 30 IL -, Gs
of tl,a oao4,,, o,,foyood t faerS,,a aas tbe
r,;+ai :nf ias aJ to esa,ts Of
tha last f,,,. 80 y. baye astahl;shed we bone
f,,o,'on IT, i, 90 ,;aH no annaaI to f3rca,
rS;,o ,,n,,+ena,Sca of The ITnion hrnos with
i s.tha snnno,t Of The Sfofe GovernmsntS in
all their rights but it i, not one of the rights
of any State Government TO reno,lnce its
own nIace in the JTnion. or to nullirv tha
laws of the Union. The largest liberty is to
he maintained in tbe discussion of tbe acts of
tbe Federal Goyernment. b1t there is no an
neal from its laws. exaent 10 tbe varions
branches of that Goyernment itself. or to fine
neople. who Grant to the nnembers Of fine Leo
islafure and az the Executive Danartments M
tenure b,It limited one and in that man
ner ALWAYS retain the mowers of redress.
: aThe soverni@ntv nf tba St1ifaso IL The Ian.
euace of the Coniederacy. and mot The Ian
SuaSe of tbe Constit1,ti9n THE latter con-
fains the emnbatic words. ~The onstitut;o,,
and the laws Of the limited states which shall
he made IN n,,rs,,ance tbaraof and all troot;a-
naJn or which sha1I Ia ,naJa ''adar - a. ~,
tboritv of fhe Tinted Statas sbaiI ho the s1
nrene law Of the IsnJ and tha ;nd sae in
every State shall be bound thereby. anytl,ina
in tIe Constitution or laws Of anv State 70 c ths
oo,'t,orr ,,otuthsto ,,,;nr,,D w '''o
Certainly The Gove,nment Of the Tinted
States is a iinited Governmnnt and en- ia averu
State government a limited government With
us. this idea of limitation spreads tbrou@ oh
every form of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. GENERAL State
and municinal and rests on The Great d; S
guishina nrincinIe of the recoon;tio,, of the
rights Of man, The ancient rannhIics absorh-
ed the Individual in the State nresoribc5 his
religion, and controlled his activity. The
American system rests on thc assertion of th,.
equal 1ight of every man to life. liberty aad
the pursuit of happiness: TO freedom of con-
science. to the culture and exercise of All his
faculties. AS consequence. the State Gov
eminent is limited. as 70 the General Govern
ment in the interest Of Union, as to the indi-