The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-04
PREsiDENT's MESSAGE.
Es7o,e- CT i.ens Of tts s,nate

-;a,.t5o PES dent nss So often called the at.en-
ton " Coas.es =, IL Yet ;uolect OF pr0iodAo AAo
pa.r0Lc co.c9rn. We my, howeytr, u9a soi1le
r.nef q, II that anxiety IL the le1ecno2 taa' tug
painful poIt.cli Situation although osf0te IN '.4ea
by ourselves. IS nor new in the experience o. Ia
tons. Fo .tIcI! sceJce, perhaps as hlGhly psi
tected n our owl time aud county 1s III anN
othc., has not yet dis -loSed any means py "nteH
civil wars can De absolutely pioventeo' al cI-
lgnteaed nation however, W I'll wiso AM oenc-
ficuut Const.5ut.0i OF froa 5Ovesinaent, may ui-
mla.sa tuc.r II qu-.cy - ni; gaze t-o4r so'ett'
b. directing ~! - )roc-S-!dSs - ~
WacS i cvil war mas been brought to q close. II
is maI,iest.y lie first interest and duty ct tAe
St IL " repair tAe !njure VIII ca the war mas III
&c ed and ID seCuce the neh0 OF the lessons |.
teac C. Us iu; aud as speedily as possible. iAis
duty VAS upon the ter4lnatIon ol the rcoelh9A
pron9tly accepted, NOT OILY b tue Executive D.
pa.t.aeLt, DIT Dy tue iusurrecaoAery S'@te th III
sevJS, and restor2uJA, IL the MS; moment .
p.aca WAS behCyeu - b. as easy al. certa.n as il
was .ndlspcnsabl. The expectation however
ten so reasonably and confidently ent riaIneG'
were disappointed b. legislation from wLlcH Ie!'
Constrained, b., my obligations to tue ConStltutl0-'
to n. w.thHolL my assent. ,. H..
il cJm JIylu. With the obligation lmPosed upon TIC
PresdcIt b. tIs Constitution to g.Te To CoISres
rJm tIIo time Information Oh the st1te el tne
Union, am uLaole " conlnun CT G any uen III. !
O iiu ,tulcut satisfactory 10 the American feoPe'
OF me questions wllch, since the coSe OF Tie t.
beillou Law agltated the pubic m!nd. va cuC
Contrary cauGor mpcs me - dec1arj LuaI a1 'NS
tine tAers j, no Union as our Fathers uIuetstOoN
tn e1u ANT as tlGy nlea4t II to Oe uAuerstoJu ~
NJ &c limo. wi.cL tuev es .ablsned cal ss
OILY wncre u tie states are lcPlesented III o-I
Houses II Congress: where Que S~iIe IS is !IGe :
urO.her ~ regulate Its Internal conc't"s accotu
in 10 Its own Will; and wLeIo the laws VI tnt
cen ral u -yecnment, strictly co4haed TO na.tsls
o. nat ona! jurisdiction, Apply with equal torct u
all the people OF every soction. Inat suca is nJ'
the resent state OF the Union" IS neancnoI
fact; and We all must acknowledge tEat Tue restore
ton OF tue States 10 their proper lega! roLano~s
with the FeLeral Government and win one IN
other according 10 tue terms Of the -r!Clnai c1i-
pact, would pe the greatest temporal pteSstts
whicl God. IL his bindest providence couiu o--
STOW upo1 th S nation. II becomes ou1 imperative
duty ~ CO. der wether or LOT II Is ipossioAe "
Ell ct tuis most desirable consummaton' .,,,o
Tue Union AID Tue CONSTITUTION are inscPatan:e'
AS IoAg as oae is oboyed by oil parties, tne
oIbor Will bo pres rvcl aud + one is destroyed
bytl must perish toScther. Inc 9cSttuc'
ton OF the Constitution VIII De l9iIoWe~
by other and sthI greater ca!anlicS. l.. was
orlaiuol no, >uly to Iorn more periec. ualoh
btgo the S.-te5. but - ''es;ao.l II Justice, IL
sur. domestic t-aLquAty, provide tor COMMON
deiluce promote tue eeueIa! wrl.arc' ano scc'Ai>
the blessings OF .lo-riy 20 ourselves an out Pos-
terity." No hug but lnlplcl5 obedience 10 It's ie
ou.rements IL al parts OF tie country WIZ 2ccCui
pisn these great ends. Without that ooeulS"ce'
we can look sVrward only to conllauai oltra es
uyJh IndViUual il-ltS, lnceSsa!4t Dle"cnes U. Tx
puJ &c pe@ce, hatonal weahness, nhiiic aI us
no.ur tue total AZ vi CuI Prosperity tue genera
r.u,t.u. vi ulotaIs, "uu tue Il AL eXt!n ttoh U
pJ,u.al iree.ULn. 10 save our country NOM SVl.'
So appa.l.aG Us these, We saouId tenS" ouf eu'I'>
again anu again. - ,
plaIu H. d simple. /. CONSISTS merely III iaitntui
aOp icat.ou " the Constitution aud laws. Inc eA-
ecut Oh vi to avs Is noL low oIsti iucteo OF op-
pos by pAAsica. f.r-o There is 10 mii.taiy VI
veat ODD eLce 10 the Const tuuon, eth y Noitao o.
South. ALI the ri@his anu all the oDhGatIo-s Q.
States aud individuals can bo Protected ane
euforc5d BY means peritcty coAsis eht WIN
TIE fundamental law. Zoe courts may &c eF, :!
whe.e open, and, II open, Jacr process Wouiu W
unlmpeded Crimes Gg illSt tue CA.te0 states II
be pre-, entei or punished Dy t-o proper ludlcia3
auIuor.t.os. l.. {. -ll:.ner entreE prACtcap'S uuo
legal. mere Is, therefore, no re !soA why tAe CoL-
stlutlon should not b. ooe.ed, unless tnVso WY
ex rc.se It's powSrs havo Determined that IL sna!
be aisregalded and violated. Iho Nero naked
will of ,L.s Government or OF some ono or Mofe
OF its branches Is tbs oily oostace tHas can ei'l
TO perlect UNI u Vi al the States.
o. this noncntous Questio2, ana soCo oi tue
measures growing Uu. Vi 1t, have had rne mis-
fortune 10 dihcr from Congress, and have express:
ed my c nv.ctio.s without reserve, tAouen Win
becoming de.egeLce TO the o2ll1oA CT tho Le9isIa-
tive Department.. Tnos. CONVICTIONS ere not OILY
unc .ansed but streng tAened by subsequent events
and iu lner election. the transcenuent lmpur1-
ace Of The subject Will be sufficient excuse Ioi
calling your attention some or tue reasons wnlch
have % strongly influenced my own judgmeni.
The hope thai we may a. hnaily concur III moe
OF sctt cmeat, CO. sisteat ut once with our true
interests and with our sworn dutt-s TO the CoE-u-
+i"n = tlo Latural AID 100 lass to DC easily re-
Gnqu:shed.
. ..car to my apprehension that the States
latslY IN rsbe lion ole still members OF the NaElonai
Union. When did they c. aSe to b: SO! Inc or
dnances OF secession adopted by portion I'm
y 49, c,~,al j n
zsus were more MULTI g. IF we admit 10 that
trey were vald and etf-ctual for the purpose IL
tended by their authors, W. sweep nom u-aer oui
feet the " Iolc ground upon wLicl wo Just.neL &c
war W,go tAo=c S5a;es Afterwards expelled rom
L Ciioi uy tue war? 1h3 direct contrary was
nyerYed BIZ tn:s Government 10 10 Its purpose, al,
WIS so und. rstood by ali tAo>e WHO gave their
blood aid treasure to aid II Its prosecutor =
no. be that @ succes etu! war Waeeo !0r Iuc
preservation OF the Union, had the legal eHect o.
dlssolvlpg it. Tho vicsory OF the M IONS aims
was not the disgrace OF her policy; the doea1 OF
secession Oh the oatt!e-leid was not tae tIluIl9n
OF is Iaw.ess prlnclpit. N1r could Con%ie7s
with or without the consent OF the Exec1lTe
do ANYTHING which would nave tue eH-o',
directly indirectly, o. separating the States iron
each otner. 10 dissolve the Union IS to rePoaI tine
Constitution whch Loids 1t together, and tnat Is q
pow which Dies not belong to any department
OF this Co ;erumelt, or 10 al OF them united.
-Lis is so Ilain tnat it has been acknowledged
by al branches OF the FcdeluI Government The
ESecQtlNG
the heads VI ~ the Department have uniformly
acted upou tie principle that the UaioI Is net
OILY uudlssolved, but IndISsoluo.o. congress
suonit.eI an amendment OF the CONSTITUTION
to la.ltioI by the SoGtIcrn States, and accepted
tue &C. OF rot tcat.oa aS nCco Sary ana lawful
cxe.c.e c OF the rhgnest function. II ibey wereLot
StaLcs or were 5 ates OUT u tIe Uinoa, iher COL
sent TO u cnanSe IL TIC fundaMenta! law OF tne
Uuio. woud 1--we been nu :a,ory, and CoaSres
ID asking IT, cop.rittod political absurdity. thc
Jude any has q, o given the soenn sanetoa OF IL
autu.rl,v 10 the Same view O.; the case. IL
judy OF the Supreme Court have included the
Southtln st tes IL .nelr circuits, and they are con-
stanty, az on- and elsewhere. excl cislng jurlsd4c-
ton which does not be-ohg TO them, unleaS those
Stat are Safes OF the Union.
II thu Southern States are cCmpcreIt parts CT
the Union, 'hc Constitution is the supreme law
.or the N, as II Is ter ell the other States. Ia J
are bcuud to obey it, and so a,e We. The right oi
tue Federal Government, which is c.eJT aid uE-
questionable, 10 enforce the Constitution upon
them. iuIpiics the corie.aIivc obligation Oh our
Fart to observe Its limitations and exc ute Its
Guarantees. 8. Without thc Coustltutiol we are
notnlr.; by, through, and under the Constitution
We arc wuaI Il makes US, we may couot tsew.
dom Of the law, We may not approve o. lis pre-
visions, but We cam violate 1t merely because II
secrns to coufue our powers Wlthin limits nGr-
rover than we could wish. It is net question Of
Individual or class, or sectional interest, much
less OF party predcm1narce. out OF upty-ot nlsh
and sacred duty-wAich we erc al sworn 10 per
form. l! We cannot support tAo Constitution Will
the cheerful uaciiiy OF those who love and be-
Leve IN ii, we must Sivo it at least the fdeit!
OF pubic servants VINO act cnder solemn obiga-
r {" aud coA.n2LGs whicn they dare lot dlsre-
20 consttu i9nal duty is not the only
O., WLcu lequrcs INC States to bo re-
sill,1. 1uue IS gLo;Lcr Consideration which
tAouSu u ni.or impuIt Ice, is yet OF greet
N.!aht On u e d.y CT July 1861, Con-
ness dcclyied, BY AZ a!most unGu.m-uo oto ..
both Houses, iLat TIC var should I've condCced
sole.y .or the lurroso OF preserving the Union,
anu inaiitaillDg The supremacy OF the Fedora!
Constitution o. d laws, without lnpairiuG the Dig
nifty, equaNty, and rIhs Of tho Stae5 ol of L.
dv1uas and that wien this vas dCno the wgl
slould cease. d not say that this declalati L
= pers. aly binding OF those win, loi o. in ma
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