The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-01-16
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OGLESBY.
Fellow citizens Of the Senate and House
of Representatives


the servants chosen by the people To ala
IN the administration OF public affairs,
though ever so competent and faithful are
retrieved from the responsibility OF Official
duties and permitted TO return TO the pnr-
SUITS OF private life and others are ch osen
TO supply the vacancies thus created, who,
IN turn, are expected to perform the same
or similar duties.
10 the recent general election am /! in
debted Tor the great honor OF again being
clothed with the supreme executive pow
or OF the state OF ILLINOIS, Unable suita-
bly, to express my appreciation of this
renewed manifestation OF tho public con-
hdence, ! trust 1t will not be supposed l
am unaffected by 1t, or that l am insensi-
bic to the just obligations il imposes.
with you, gentlemen, SO recently chosen
by your Immediate constituents to repre-
sent them IN All matters OF state Iegisia-
arising from the imposition OF duties so
important winch, however performed, dc.
mand tine ceaseless care and attention OF
sense and TO some extent to discharge
them.
>, hlthougn your attehtion VIII DO cmehy
oiec.eu 70 the consideration OF matters OF
purely state concern, it is MOTTO be forgot
ten tnat our state MIS- her appropriate
place IN the national ohlon' ana that our
people TAKE deep interest IN national al
lars. we may, therefore, give them n
passing hotlce, ana violate no proprlety IN
doing So III may venture for a moment
10 CAL your attention TO the results OF the
recent national election, shall say no
more tnsn u again indicated the just and
inteihgeht expectation OF the friends OF
the present administration, that the wise
ana humane measures OF tho party in
power wou.d commend themselves to the
approval OF the American people. Thus
sanctioned ana indorsed by an unusually
large mSJsiity, SUBSTANTIALLY irced from
the usual bitterness OF party strife, and to
an uhusuai extent enjoying the CONFIDENCE
OF tne whoie people the party IN power
must go ior"aro caihiiy, Pruuehtiy, Dut
hrmiy, ia i.s great duty 10 administer the
AFFAIRS Oh the nation on the OASIS OF the
Prosperty Oh the whoIe country, ana inc
substantial ana enduring happiness OF an
US Peopre. II pleasant 10 withess the
urpani'y Oh our Pohticai opponents, ana
inc gooo chee. win wh'ch they accept the
result sooo eAauhPie, whose wholesoihe
lesson we may sincerely nope VIII always
hereaiter DC initiated ny minoritles:
we oiu that tho national union IS para.
mount ia tue exercise OF us granted
powers, tnat u aoso,uteiy govern
men. WIN oer'a,'i clearly uehhea powers
sTau.eu J." INC char1er OF ts creatioh, anu
taat between II ana the state governments
tnere u, ana OF necessity can DC, no conhic'
Oh au'hoiity or jurisdiction; or II In any
event, tuch conhict may,trom any cause,
seem 10 arise, tho means Tor tho peace
rui anu proper setteimeht OF u VIII oe
iouhd IN the Judiciai authority or finally
In resort peaceabiy to the tribunal OF
the people mat our character as citizens
OF the ohited states Is nj least equal TO
our character as citizens oil state, ana
that IN aIi iaIr minus there can rest no
Just ground OF suspicion mat the citizens
OF the ohited States VIII seek NJ any time
TO circuinVeht or centralIzo any right or
power OF tue citizen OF the state, SO long
AZ least a. the same human nature enjoys
the Two ciuzenships III one person. That
national government, state government
ana municipal government are but
emanations from tho people that at least
All power VIII be found there; from them
IL comes, TO them II must return; and he
VINO IS thoroughly imbued with respect
ior, ana confidence in,thelr patriotism, in
teihgehce ana good sense, need take no
special uhessihess To himself as to whether
TINS or that grant OF political power will
trench upon, eat up or devour all Others
In the common country.
IL TINS devour!ng process should ever
make any alarming or porceptibie head
way TINS American people VIII promptly
take the aggressive spirit IN hand and ei'
fectuaily thwart II. Laying aside all APP
prehension as 30 any purpose or design to
assume or invade the rights oil tho states
or the people, wisel y reserved to them,
one may naturally have solicitude as tc
the wise and eKpedient exercise OF those
known and acknowledged powers which
the national congress Is constantly called
upon to put INTO practical operation, in
meeting the demands oil ever growing and
expanding interests, oil increasing wealth
population ana Intelligence, and the diver
sihed enterprises OF an Intelligent people
never AZ rest and never desiring to be
j do not 30 much dread the reaching aitel
forbidden power, as possibly the reaching
AFTER enterprises, or the inauguratlng o
measures, probably within the grant o
power, but which 1t may be unwiso io
the nation TO embark IN
In our land and by our people 1t is helC
70 be the wiser course TO rely upon indi
viduai enterprises where capital and labor
are to be the chief Instruments OF opera
ton, not necessary Tor the national defence
or national welfare. i would, therefore
restrain rather than encourage enterprise
by the government which would flourish
most efficiently In the hands OF the people
After all, who can foresee that the prope