mu i'RESIDENT LINCOLN'S INAUGURAL ADDRESE: Fellow . 61:tizens of the nate& Stirtes —ln compliance With a custom; as old as •• the Government, itself, I - appear ''before to'address you briefly,Hand to take, - in your presence, the oath prescribed-by the constitutioar,il the United States;l9 by the President' before he ..en '..:tetst:upori-the execution of his office. 0:lib not consider it - necessary at pres i.:'eritlof nieloldistess those matters of ad •l•'•ministrat;iort about which there is no 'rola] anxiety or excitement. Appre hension seems to exist moor: the people of -the Southern States that iby the acres- e'en of a, Republican administration their property and their ,pears, :and person's] securityare"to be endangered.i There has never been pay, reasonable - cause .far- such apprehension., Indeed, the most ample evidenee , tO the contrary has all the while existed, and was open to their inspection. • It is found in nearly all ihe published . speeches othim Who now h4drqses you. do-but quotelroin one of those speeches when I declare that I have no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere with tie institution 'of shivery in the States wii4e it,. exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have i o inclination to do so. Those who nominated - and elected me did so withlthe full knoWledge• that I had,made these,andinany ¶tmilar declar ations, and had never recanted them.; and -- - :'•niore-than this, they-f.placed in the plat forni for my acceptance, and as a law to themselves and to me, the Clear and ; em• phatie reiolutiOn which I rt:riv read :'- • "Resolrd, That the,maintenance in:t violate of the rights of the States, and especially the right of each State to ctri der and control its own dontestiO institu-1 ttons according. to its own judgement, is; essentiai.to. that balance-of power ;upon I which the perfection and , endurance our political fabric depend. and we de- ' nounee the lawless invasion by armed force of the soil of any State or Territory ' no matter under what pretext; .as the' gravest of crinies."., - . I now reiterate these sentiments, and in doing so I only press. upon the public attention the most conclusive evidincei of which the case is susceptible. that the I property, peace, and security of no- see lion are to be ?n anywise endangered by the now incoming Administration: 1 add, too; that all the protectuni which I consistently with Constitution - and the - laws;eaube given, will be elteeiful!y oven to all the Spies. when lawf4y de manded, for Whatever cause, as croetfully to ore section as another.. There' is much controversy about the delivering up_ of fuzitives• from servico•or .labor. - The ejausel - now read is as plain ly written in the Constitution as any oth er of its provisions : - • "No person held -to service or - labor in one State, under the. laws, thereof,' es .. eaping into another, shall in consequence of any law or regulationtheren, be dis-,, tharged front such see ice or -labor, but be delivered up on chtim of the par ty to which . ' service - or labor may be! . due." • It is scarcely queStionedj that this pro frsiou was intended by these who made it, for the reclaiming of What we call fugitive slaves, and the intention of the law-giver. is.tho law. All members of Congress swear their support to the . Whole Constitution, this provision: as witch as any other. • 'lo the proposition then that slaves whose cases come tvitliiu •the terms of this clause "shall be delivered up" their oaths are unanimous. Now, if they Would make the effort in good temper, could they cot with equal unatrimity Frame pass a law by means of which to 'l:eep • good. that unanimous. oath. There is some diffirc*e opinion :whether this clause shotdd be :enforced iby State or National: authoiities, but Mutely-tlic difference is: not rexv mate rial oriel If the slave- be surrendered it tan be. of lielle consequence to Limn or to others.sh,y which authority it is done, and 'any bocin any case be content that this oath. shall be interpreted on a merely S'ubstatitial controversy as to howl shall be kept ? • lit Again, in any law upon the subject,i ought not all the safeguards of liberty 'known in civilized andhwilanejurispru •. ecuce to be introduced, so that a freeman I be not in any, case surrendered slave ? land might it not be well, at the same•time to provide bylaw fot the eu tenement of that clause in. the Cunsti Mutton which guarantees that ti the citi. zons of each State shall be entitled to al: the privileges,and immunities'ot citizens in the several States? I take the official oath to -day with no .mental reservations and no purpose to construe the Constitution or 'laws by any critical rules, and while I do not 'choose Inow to specify partidular acts of Congress as proper to be enforcpd; r I do . swrge , it ' that it would be. much safer for all,' hoth ip official and print( stations, to conform and; abide by al' theSe acts , . which . stand iinrepealed ; t mat ,be well not n • violate ag c y oft them, tin - sting to find impunity il•ther having been hell, to be unconstiationait It is seventy•two inaug,ination - of a Pe National.:Constuutia tied fifteen different I id•eitizens have in IMII ficulty. A Idimiption of . the Federal UniOn Itet . etoforei• only le*naced,li4 now formidably attempted. I hold 04 in cobtemplation of ,unßcial law, alid of constitution;[ the.' ;Union , of hese States is perpetnal Perpetnit iMi -1 • 4 !plied if not cipreliscri inl the fundaMent- ! al lax of nit , NtittopallGdVerntuettiki is safe' to assert thM, 'no Goverhpent proper user had alprUvision in its' Organ ic law fet!itsownterinillation. 'net° execute t,ll .tire'express pr'oviSirins of our National .Coni l titlition, and the Vriion Wilt_ endureforevr, 'it being to destroy it, except by some action not provided for in.the'' ibstrnamnt Again," if the United States be; !not a government propel., but an association 01 States in the nature of a Contract t4rely, can it as a- contract be peaceably tormade by lesS , than ithe.Uurties . who mule it. One' party to a contract may vioh'tie it, break It, so to2speak,,but does it Out fc quire_all to laWfully, rescind De scending from these prineiples, we find the pi.opoSitiion that in legat-con templation, the Unroll is!perpetual,,.con firmed by thehistory of the Union.itself. The Union isiuuch.older.than t he' Con- • - T • d inl — 1; I stitution. ;_t' was - forme act,' y,_t_ie 1 , ' ,articles of PS.soeiation in 1774. Ilt. was matured and continued in the beChra tion of Indepeneence in . ;1776. l4 vvias further Matured, 40 the faith of, !all the; . "then tliirteen . ,Stafes; exPieSsly:;plightrd i Nil who cherish disunion sentiments ay engaged that it ilvuld be pertietual ;tire now being educated to the exact tem liythe. rtieles'oflCOnfed&ation i, I,77B,Tifer of doing this: Is tiierel:such perfect and tiollylinfli7S7, one of ; the declared I identity of interests among the States to objectS'forjorthitining and establishiqg the I com Pose a Mew Union flS ' to produce liar- Constituti n Was: to form a more perfe . et I tnotryonly,and prevent renewed secession? Union. But if the, destruction ;:of the I Plainly, the central idea cf secession is Union- by One "or by-a part only l'ot the! the essence of anarchy. A majority, held States be filwfUlly l possible, the Untim—is 1 in iestraint by constitutional cfiecks and less than heft), e, theiConstitutionlhaviw , limitations. and always Changing easily lost the 'vital element of imrpetuity. It I witli .lelilieritte changes of popular (pin follows from these Views that td:! State. lions, and s , entiments, is the oply true sore upon.itsloWn Mere motion, can laWfutly i reign of a free people.• Wkoever rejects get out al the town ;. that resulvesi and it, lees,-of necessity, fly to anarchy or orciiriancesl to that effect are le. allylvoid,! desputisni. Unanimity is impossible.-- and that :lets of vipleate within an i viState i The rule Of . a minority, as; p permanent or . States l 'agaiiist; the authotity of:the i airangetnent, ;is 'wholly inadmissible, .so United States qr 2; insurlreetionaryok rev-'that, rejecting the majority principle, an olltiouary,laCcOrding, to eircumstaudes.— 1 :achy or despotism in some fa is all k 1 1 , ! •. i 1 i • • I, therefore, cunsider that in view; Of the i Elio. is left. ConstituthM and fire laws; ilieotilm ris I lido not forget the position assumed unbroken, acid to:the extent oriny abILI by isome, that Constitutional questions ity, I shalt takb care. as the Col. iiiution; are ;to Le decided by the Supreme Court, itself expresPly enjoins;upn me,,typt the' norido I deny' that such decision must be : Union laws of the ion be. faii . hfully -eXeimted i binding in any case upon the parties to a in all the Stales. Doing this 1 debit to ; sui t. : as to the object of that suit, while . ~. be only' a ;;sinlide duty on niy. p'lti4 I- they re also entitled to very lii.zli respect shall pt ifectly r pei form iti so .fa 4 as nl anti et ii4iduration in all parallel cases by. praufical.O. nitles; My iightful ,twisters.; all (;.t Lei ihigit I ti:cht:- of the Government, the: Anietican pciipie shall Withhold : the • aid while It is obviutuly possible that riquisition, or i ipt.ionle atitiniritatiye[nian- isneh decision may be ernMeons in any tier direct; the.coMrarv. ;It trust this will' given ease, still ;the evil uffect following not be" regarded as a menace, birt oily as i it, bein. litnit,d . to that particular case, : the cleclated purPhsti ff of Ole Uniuti, that, with the chance that it may be or errult;d,; it wilfcoastitittiont4 defend a nd:` ; 'maul-' and never become a precedent fur other twin itself, fudqin:g dig dime in.t.ll be!casrs, can better Le b one than could the, no bloods ied or violeime,land thero shall , et:il, of a iLfferent 'practice. At the same ! I be none 1 bless i is forced upon the na-; time :I,c candid cilizio must confess that tionarafitlmatv. ; The 'Amer etninled to! if the policy of the Government uptalthe, me:will , lidiise - d to hoof, I l ocenpv.and p 05..., vital questions affecting the whole people lroperty atfil .pme.es belongiing to is to Lc irrevocably fixed by the decish.ns mment, and cJ i llect the t!itittes; of the Supreme Court, the instant they ; its, but beyond.what:tmiy be: are made l in ordirary . litigation between' for thesc objects, there I will be'-parties in personal actions, the pet.ple will ..m., no using of tutee ti t z o io - ,4 .orihai.o ceto.co to Ito their own master:, have among (ye pc,,t4 ; un) where. :.; Nl' lime • i lig ti., that riteiit practically tesi;lned : hostility to tile Uniied.S l tates shall ;be so; tio ! ir gm. ernment into the hands of ,the; great ai.i.so ,uttiver3;al as to preveßt! coin.; eminent tribunal. Nor is there, in this petcnt re;iident citiZeus front litildidg tile; view any assault upon the' Court ur the _Federal - ( tildes, tlier!e wi r d be no attempt ; J Mtges. . It is a . dtity from which we way, tO force Lbooxiiiiis :ttranfzet - s aiii4iz the!nut 'slititili to decide cases properly. ~ . . ; people that object. 1 .Vii i ile the; ;strict le- i brOlight before thew, and it is, no fault of: ;gal right may existi of the Govertinient I thi..irs if others seek to turfs their decis., to enforce the eXmicise of these; ciffices.lious to political purposes. ! Oue section the atteuint to do see, would be sot irritat-; cc our country believes Slavery is' right ing and im,;nearly;impractical/WI Withal,; and ought to be ;extended, vbile the nth-, that. I depn it better' to forego; ;hi' dicier believes - it is Wrung and ought not to: time.; tlii- ; uses of *such; (..flicerS.l. The , be:extended. This is the only su . Aim• mails; unless; repelled, tvi),l continue, to 1:1't dal dispute . ;; and the i.?ugitive .._. arc furnished in all tarts of Ithe iiiiion,i So clause Of tlie Constitution,' and the law tar as plsib:.e, the people everyrhere, for the suppression of the foreign slave.., shall hawe that seirse of ;perfect- I.,.efurity, trade, ate each as well enlaced, perhaps,' which is mat faVorable to (mini titruglit' a, any law can ever be ima community and reflection. The course here iiitlicat-lwhere the mord sense of the people im ed -will be . fullowedoinless current dvents I . perfectly supports the law itself The and expekeliel shall] show a Muditieation : great body of the people abide by the dry' or change fti be prOcr, and ineve4 ease i legal obligation in both cases, and a few andlexigency inyibUst discretion 1 %VII be break over in each: : This,l think . , can-'; exercised accordiUoy to the ciretiMstan- not be perfectly Wed, and it would be, ces neturhy existing, and with - 4 view i worse in both cases- after the separation; and hope Of a peaceful silutiott ;of the; of the a:elicits than before. The foreign) rational troubles ;and the restoratii,in oflslave•trade,f now impertectly suppressed, :fraternal sympathies stud . athmti9o.-IwOuld be ultimately, revived without re. That there are persons in one Seetipn orlstrietion in one section, while . fugit l ivd another who ieek t 6 des!) oy the Union; atislaves now only partially surrendered, ali events, and arelglad of any iprethxt tol would not be surrendered at all by the do it, I Will neither - affirm nor, t4'iy.---lother. • • ; Btit,lif there be such,l need Midi eFs no Physically speaking, we cannot' sepa-.; word to thrmr. ;. To those, howeyer,l who I rate—we cannot remove our separate sec-, really love theXtiion, may I not ; speak ?Itimis from each, Mimi, nor build •an int. ; Before entering upon so grave 4ii Otter as passable wall between them. A husband the destruction °f l our national fab"rii: with; and Wife may be divlorced and go nut of, all its beinelits, itS . Mieinories, anditsilMpes the preetice and beyond the reach of each ivuold'A not hewull to asearaio Wily wee ,other, but the different.parts of our coup do it ?': 31'illi yob hazard so des', rate a try cannot do this. They cannot but re step while any . p4tion of the illsiyhu fly; main face. to face, and intercourse, either front have to real!, existence? NV lid youlamicable or hostile,- must Continue be-' while die certaitridls you fly to arc Igreat•! tween them. Is it possible, then, to er thhulall the.real ;Ones you fly' from ? I wake tliaVintercaurse wore advantageous Will:fon risk i the:commission bf;s4 fear- I or wore Kitisfac.ory after separalku than ful anuistaker II All profess :. t414,' , c0n- before? . Can ;aliens make treaties easier tent in i the 1.7 lion , j . - if all coin:tit Uttonal than friends:can !mike law? Can trea rigl4 can he Imayntaincd. , -'I. it,l true, ties be more faithfully enforced between then,' that any right, plainly ;Britten in adieus than laws can amonsz filiends l Sun the ;Cqnstitution has been denied ? 1 pose you go to .war. you cannot fmht al• thinkimut.. ; llappily the human ;tilitni is ways, and when, after much lus's on 'both so yonstitnted that tio,party can relich topsides and no, gain on either, you cease the'imitaertV Of 41,in g •.tilis ! Thiiik. if fighting, the! identical questions us to , , y.da 'tin .of ;in ale just:ince l lin t,vllieli . a terms*. intercourse aid :wain upon you piainlywrit let; ,firti l iiikti of tbb CH.:4in'. `.l.liis country, with its institutions. be tion,)tas ever been denitd, If, liy ilileLlungs tot he people who inhabit it. Wheit were Nrce of nMI-bets, a majlirity . iliould I ere'. they shall grow wearyof the existing • • . if any clearlY i si,ritten Government, they can exercise their om it might.: in:lmmoral stitutional right of, atuendinm, or their revofutieri ;;,certain revolutionary right to dismember or oYer tiright were It vital throw it. I cannot be ignorant of the- it our,ea*. ;;All the fact that many' worthy ;Ind patriotic citi; .1 ties and tlf. tu ii l o4 - iens . af`rAlesirous of bavit.g. the oatjtonii ~ ;I• lured to ey illUastitutiou atueuded. Whilo I wake , ses:i t the Gave and iep necessary 110 ears since the firA resident undey our Durina t hat pe. d very distinguish succession admisis 1 r ~ ~_ firtna'tions and negations, gornties • and proliiiiitlonSi io the Constitution; that contrnYetstes never arise concerning them. But. no erf.,%anie law' can evfrlbe framed Provision specifiallyinpplicnble to; every question which way occur-in Fn.' ticable adMinistration. Sro foresight can :int i - eipafe,:nor any . decument of reason. able le;g:h cnoinin express provisions for all ssibie questions. • Shall fugitives from! labor.belsurrendervd by Naihnial Cr I by State authority ? The' T A3onstitution does ,ttot .expressly say; tist Congress protect Slsvery in the Territories? The .ConStitution does not expressly 1 say.- 7 - Frow quplitions of this class springailut .- constitutional controversies,' and we 1,31. videlupOn them into majorities .and•tnin oritiel-g. if •tire minority will not acqui. I esce it ne: l mapL; : ,ty must, or ,t h e MeldEease. Govern ,' eld t ease. there is no alternative fur I continuirgthe Government but acqUics- Icene l e on the m c side or the-other.. If a' tninizity tin such a case secede:rath er than acquiesce, they wale a precedent which in turn l wi;l ruin and divide them, for a minority of their own will secede, froni vtlt en) IWilenever a majority refuses to be controlled by such a minority. For 'instance, why may not any! portion of a new, Confederacy a year or two hence ar bitrarily secede again, precisely as per.' I Lions of'the,present Union now claim to secede freth it? Ivlol.l by af- no ‘ re p o mm endatio n: sof amen" o J ly recognize the full authinitY ple Over the whole subject. ed in either of the • modes p tine instrument, itself, and I s eiistiniciretitustanbeiOltvo - oppose a fair oppOtunity hr the people to, net Upon it. I 1 to add that to nie . ithe Four • seems preferable', in that it a I ments to originate witlr titej , selves, instead : of only permit l i take or reject proponitillS o f others not especially eltoseo Lose, and wnichi tuigllc not such a.... they would wish eitl - or refuse. I uriderstatrd thin amendment to the Constite . _ amendment' howe'ver, passed ..congress, to effl Federal :'Gorerniaenvilliall ne with the IdonteStie instieutiot • ineluditidl.hat tafip.ersons hel To avoid inisconstractinti of I said; I depart froth my 'purl speak of Ipartietilar attiendth as tb say, that,] :holding, suet to ao* be implied! constitut I E i' , II n have no,objectiou to. its et I press and irrevoelible.: ! ! !! [. The Chief , t)lag,istrate de ! iVes all :his authority. front ,tite people, antrthey ! have conferred•uote upon him tolfir!the terms for, the Separation of , the ! states. The people thentselVes ! , ;*ttt do , his if they choose, but the Exectitive; as,;such, has I nothing to do with it. ', 'llis! 'uty:is I O ad-. inirlister !the present Guyer ! inept as it cante to his hands and 'to ittansmit t nn impatredlbv him ,to his sucessor. .IWhy I• • - t • should!there not! be!,a patie continence i_ . lin' the ultimate jirStiee of ,th people ? I Is tlltre any bettcfr or equal ,110pc lii the wm!ld!. ln our, present d rrettme s, is leither party without faith' ottbeing 1n the. t ! itzitt •If the r AIIA ii glity !oilier of Nit; 1 tu'llis With his eternal truth atcl j:iStice I be IM l ,your gide'blf the North, or on !yours I !of l I IM I South, that truth had that jtist tee, ' 1 :,° rely wtll kurely prevail by the judgimitit of! 414. great tribunal, the Anterior people ! IByl the frame of the Gever.;nient . trider, which. we live, this' saute peiJple i sould 1 F-wisely,'gtve icir ; public serVatit's but lii• tie power for imsehief. and have with econd AvistlO 1 • t. n fr oVided for, 11 return oil : :!, !that '}ittle to their own ihelnd's at' very : slo - Jrt intervals. :While tbe Ipei. , ple retain I.• • their virtue and Ivi ila nee 1! to, A d ininis: :I I 1 r-. ,•li. : . tratio'n, 'by ally lestrett: % . steltediress or folliv, can Very seriously li s njUrc. thel,,flov- ! ern l ment' In die short sti4elnf tour !years. ! 1. Mk eimmr , yinco, one !and hill, ithink ! ~!-;:illiiiY and iwi.ll:upoij thil; Wlrile snltj:•et I I hitig %,tilMtble ! can b;', testi by laking 1 !-.1:11 1 e ! If there ban object to litr ! ry 'an v ofyi - M, in het, haste, to aisten whimr ! you w0, , 1d never take delibgately, that" ub .! I ject Will be frutrated ti , y ! it. Sitielt 'sit you as are how gi:.i.,,ili:-liep ::itill hate the! old (tMtst it titiliM•:nimpai!red: •andlM the! sensitive point; the taw , o 1! y :!sue ow:), f , am. I ins tinder it:, while. the trew!Adinmistra 1 i tioh Will have tie' iniinedial4 rtow(l.11, if it I won.ld, Jo change either 4 If it w ere ad-1 I witted that you who arellis.! , ,.: ati:•fied 'hold 1 I tIM right side in '~ the dispittii, titer li, still! no IsiOgle reason . for preeillitlcte, action.. Intelligence, patriotist6; !Chi iStianity., and al firm' reli l anee on Ellin Who 0:t!..t . , tie...! Cr Iveiforsaltet !t this r favot' , eillland.'n i.e still!. 'cut r ape l tent to adjust, in the, best ii.iiy., all i out• present ditiienitv. Ini'yt:uri hands,, toY ' dissatiStied fellow etitok ! ryting and ! not in l tnine, is the moinentlons isi•lue 60 oil ii War. The Crovernitieta will; net-as, ;ail vim. You can haveltnlconliiitt with I i • , • i • I 'l mkt bein„73;ourscl% es t 1 I ! laggressors: You I haVe 'no oat Ii registered lit'i! Ileav_ch I to de/j stijoyithe Gover,nuteM, Itiltile eatltv, e tif.e! i , . [.• ----ii, / ,1 inbst !solemn one to `; preserve, iprotect and delend" it. ram 11)0 to cloiitV Wel are not enemies !but _friends.' ! I‘.!,e !must I no. be enemies,' Thetrith I passion may, live trai ned,.it must ncitilbreak/ourl bonds I dflaffection. • The mystiOlelts 4f mem- I .orY stretching 'frin every?ba oril ttlejleld and! patriotic grave to every . fling lniart and! ltearthstorte ail over thisfbrload laitd will( t yet swell the chorus of Or . e I,Uniul), *lien I aripill to ichect, as surely ;they will be, by crib better andelS of our qature. I' 1' IDur'ing the delivery 13glIti;e'''Inatigural. which; cionimeneed at 1 ; 21/!!o'cloOt; ~ltel President elect Was tnueli:ebeeredlespec ially i:ti any alluSion to the Illtioni!!: . Ill're;ideat 13110h:than iindChief4JUstice Taney'.listened With the tit:toast aiiention tol every wbrd' of.the addkcs l s. • 1 I At,•the'coneltisionl 6f the laddreis Chief Justice Taaey ladininisttired the loath of office; as follows : II .! ll' , I, ! , ABItAllAlt• LINCOLN; .do solemnly sW•ear,thatl will' faithfully !execute the °nice ofjPresidetii of the United .51:ves, antil will to th'e Last Or tay,afdlity ~rev rvia. protiet, and defend the ConStitution of, tjhe linitediates." • !The President, in takihig, the midi, was m•, ]:, , , $1! most ,voetietously cheeren by theu v an.. as . setublage. • ! - i I , 11! 1 L ' I J I C' NO&E but a phystetau 1 -or.ws to , .lauch ' a relilible tateytiv'r is.n6ded by . .qte .peo plc. .611 all SitieSilol its;an : ali emr,Mß t ni• i s: ties everywhere. there ati4. Muititudds that t;Uffer ;fron t catnplaitits that outliitg but an alterative cures. lOm'cea‘gre4lttiany of then' lnive,,been tuadel and put ,abroad With! the assurance of being ettectuo:, I s but :they fail tu'accopplilt.the cur" . i.,, , s they pioMiSe because they hare not thelinirin sic virtues they .claim. i[ I t tbis,4(ate :of the case, Pr - j.:C. Ayer' f .V., Co.. of Lit veil, hiave 's;uppl iet.l us Wit It a 'eem'pound l';'ktraet of Sitt.apatilia. which ilue's pruVtj to be the 'long derived remedy.] Its -,pcettliat" 41Ittremeefrotii tilter kindted prep i ttfat ions ht market, is that. it cures the tlisea4cs for which it is recouttnendtd, Iwhileltibey doll not.: We are assured oe Ohs tactiby tutor' titan one of our intelligenti:Pitysteitis in ibis neighborhood, and Ilutve. the further! e . yidenee of nut.: own experience Ot : its! tinth.—,-Tenitaise; . lltiyi , Cr, iiiirlvillool - - i 1 i , 1 1 A , i 1 ,144 . 6ent. 'lleaiir Lector! eis ..), D on Hon. a.illsk. T..,fhlP. !.: , . . , ......., 1 i . 1- '!' W.tSIIINOTON, Feb.:24, 186E' - - . EDiTritt.OF. POTTER 301.1RNALI •- ..- i . -,Sir ==This article • Ili y:lttr...last;•pttfier tinder ate head of "Border State liropo . sition4:', ntit being quite; accurate inil , ts 'stOcuient of the soy:until -Proposition..the . • , onti. , i`elr l titi to Territories. I 'lctili',-to -- , Ourfecv it, and while on the stiliject , ;-(0 say _a very few words ,rtOcting ire ntli;eis.t i The articie Mating to the ex, l isti.nk T erritories Zli4 ae:reed to by me and 1 , -r. -1 relturtc: to the Republican .ittcus 'were I ; as foil() s : . That .-the line of ,' sp? 30'_ shall ite -- ruii:i through all the. ~Cxistioir, Ter: ritnries i Of tile United Stittes - , that. it) all north' of tliiit. line. Slavery shah be fore,. , , • i .: l'i or prohibited, and south of.that I,le,ttei -1 ther i Odngress nor a Territorial ieg.islature Shill !Irettt l ter pass any, law' either fur or against Sla very, a.:d , when any territory south of that liner containing a sntricient populatinn for - .one nintiber, of Congress cin",:in area of 60.000 square iiiitls sluill apply far al missiolt as a S'ate,lit shall be udinitted itli s or without Slarent,- as its I [ - constitt4io tray determine., - 1 . 'Whit this correction idle propositions which are - qo be regarded as the basis-of I :. 1 a lettlettienFt arc as follows : ! 1.. Recommending the repeal ot.aWthe Per= sot - ml , l;OJ' eriv bills ' ! • „ 1 2. That tli'e Fugitive Slave law he fin - tended for the prer/nting of kidnapping, and! so as to priWide Cdr the egnalizatiOn of, the c:onitn.s -1 soners'lfee, ili.e. • ;. ~ ,: 1 3. Tlin t the Constitution be so amended as ,to i'prohihit luny interference with 'slavery in Trip l y of the Skates where it notr:exists; - . Tti . ,.tt ci)ngress shall not aholisli slavery 'in( the Souther() dockyards,inrsenals,l&e , nor in the ikistilet of- Columbia, without the Ina"- sent of ,l'tlitr4larid and the conceal of the in habitants- or the District, nor with Out. cont . petis a ,t ion . 1 B. Tnatt.Congress shall not interfe l re : l with i. . the,inter 7 Sti l te slave trail. I 4. Tlvit•tli t ere shall be . a perpetual !prohibi tion of de.' l i - the African slave tra. went, I fut. . of thei p9O -,- I be es!rels.: reseritwi .. iti ionid; tinder ~,,i , ra:tker than itiviaff rdect • wilIN lurention . uode I) , iq a. wok, ,eoiple ioir ]tini., th6.to ii . gli oa t Irby for, tli pur, be. to ofisely er:to accept t ai p4osed iticin, htich I . .iot't, seen has . 1 , . ct: that the !vet interfere ... . 1.. . its of St..-tes, 0 IV se Vice. i lwhat I have Poie, not to ents, sio far i a:provision lanai .Iw, I la• 0. made er- 6 . 0 ',sl:itt . 0 affurqiutz . 1, pUr,Unkt m. munS , lairs:' for t ealkitl„per: fUgiiiye ptOeut env 101 s ' (here 'would seem to be lo k impropritity in :Aiiii t lief State s. ;to repeal then!: . .flies „ ,/ bill- are yety i.ff en4:ive to ,t lie Sou r th. tiein g ! re . . : u:liid E 1 at , a violh lion oi . their 6pll:•iii.,, iiialall'riLfhlts and! are one iof theicairt eausq of cOnirliiiii.a. . Tip.l Ni.,alhodg.- ~ I • ti .I es , - that ey a re :reqiiired to t protect r ! '' ' free plersuils •fronil unlaW Oil Iseixure under t i(e Fit'ultiFe. Sl a v le Law ' y (w. When. the ...4,'.iithl ~ ezoiLents tk.) eiiiiiigeyihe Iligitive Slare'i r, Law si? as; to pie 41'1 all! danger twin-,,t1 s source, is it arlreas, liable ill •-; , T. 4 ~ s Illetil 1i) - the! iepeal' tif these Oiltirisie; 1 bi.ls ,I. I iii.l .not'twiegartt it. tliLietto , •, ; iliit •aided the eitustut !tractl.cdusented! ltd it.'il; - , 1 V ', 1 ;i . , : . , . T . ,ii ihi d prAl:Posit ion:- Which PrOpo-ed 1 tliat liic CoistitUtion'slimin be . SOanielid i H e d a. • , to v, ,•%et . . , a any tinter t.itiict, ki LCi;oieress) ywitli Si f t very, :in 'ii,.y; ~,,i f the! 1St:del111 w 7 ....re it mow exists; sia.l;ily puts' I into, , ',ii distinct and tiiiiiiistaliable form a. LttiettliiC tl a,t in& alwaysl,been hell! by the! Itepnblican paro. sir fa6IS I kit Vitil-! I,mit i except on. c hate , declared it in' i i,itelollicio q . .Platforin,,lin all - our - ponveril i ,iiin :. , :atid - pee;:lies be:Ore the eleetion.tm I , h - 1 1 every loce. , •ion and in every form, and' 1. , . , . 1, , tylieriastrep by !Inlet) men in thO Border; Stat. , ..S to Put •it in such iii shape filat there I • i lenehl be i'lo dotibt about it, that. anpre-1 I liensionsxeited by designinLt and un-: ,prineipled .demagognes as to the purposes ofoitr il pa tv iOight be allayed. and -the! hands !of rnion men t.trengtlietied, was-1 ! L I JO t i requ •St unreasonablel- , Ifl , ..refused! by uS :toi,•Lk. it they . riot , wit 1,1 some i Show of I ['reason do bt pair sincerity' and gOod faith I I .e theldecilarationsi we have Made upon I ;t evcity . Ihe Subjedt ? I 4 epublican : member of agree there was I ; . lop neCeAs ty for itl aS the , Constitution] POW't., !oives CongreS no' pOts•i• over 1 thel su r bjcet „. ,a.. - Congress ithont exceptiot ~ hasithis ses isiuti; vete that'. it' did :not; Still 'l. did , init., l thiiil; it eitheL wise or ncedssary tot Ii . ti ti • ti• ' was; refuse tiii rerjhes,,. es pecially i s it lalledged, • nil 11 have. no.dOubt truly, that: jilt wou ld • end to hasten ra'be hod re-1 P , , ,I ) 1 i i , •. , .yentcatot- I taistilembernient of tne union.; ; • ' ; . .1 The fourth and fifth s, propositions were , ''' C tit ti n. ' i ii i „riot, iu:ne wis u Dila, ,aiiii...ii„ii.ents butt i ;. . i star ly jtiot resolutions :pf Congi•ess, ';irgre , ing tut ‘ to, du what inibody ,proposes lin d ',i and which I presume 1 nut! a single! I gepidilican in Coligress ° .eunreinplates ti o-1 ling, prl att2iOpting to do'.. 1t is iire....lisely,l I the' irround taken by Mr. Lineolli tin the ; snbj r Cet b.fore his noniitiatibif ivid Cleo.l 1 tiois4,! el No Republicati : t . .hat . .l, , i . lino: of be-j •fieves, 'tlia it.,WoUld ben - wil.a.i expedient , Li) attemp 'it, and vet this liariniess res.: i Itrlutionth it. May be repealed by 'any sun-1 I sequent Ogress that thuiss proper toe I du sO '' 'is 7.• r ardeil ii scents, as a 1 fiery dap • • gerti:us co ,cdsston to Slavery. . I I Lptiss. .)y the sixth proposition, as I' , presunie r to one would iibjeet ii.Oliat,. 1 The Territorial question is the; only one of Eva!, difficulty, and has: exereised the., friend:l:l:if It he Linion,noire than via others. To appoint it So as not to' sacrifice our prinopies and yet satisfy the lt,o•dee States: wa ? entitle-4i, nably a ditlieuit to k, atit.E tltere 'ore 'is nut yet acCom plis heti n i nth iiie2. i.o•'-et Be. Yet I. firmly believe •the terat,S;of illy , preposit oil Li t, n u ! real v . ii , ig ,tip of illepublicaii principles, and: they eerttialyi ilid at the tio.e;satisfY the.rep., tesetitatiyrs of the 'l3order ISlasic Staies. .1:t will bel observed that it dies tiut ,recutt- Ulu! tilav r,y an Cl.tistiLi ,-, ' a'uuLii — d.' thai,i i'' ,. :l 1 ~ 1. ' • • - - , . 1. • 1 : - 1 '- (• • Iprcmositinn :is'corrected by 31r. u alPive --Eu.] • two prnposititTs may be re stantially as being . jn;ttly 13 . gar,1,d as facilities fur fi-ee taking tbetti inn) slavery, believed it tit:cessiiry' f lo pass lpreventi.:m : thisl, crime, i on:II-liberty bills Wiwi* the ive I.“i :hall be altered ho as the very evil tttal itersMial lib ere intended to renteclly, then line, - s -- 4a -- -- - --- 11 - 1 -- or , oes not esta is :or protect it 1. . - there.- If simply agrees to let the sub; jeep remain 'as it-is anderthe eat of ;850; and, allntes, them to come' !into the Union' When -- of sufficient' p . opulatiou, with or without Slavery, as provided by the ! , :a Iu i act: : i : I. have. krig tuaintaiued that free: dont needs no legislation' fur its' ptutec- . , lion! it. ilki l'errittities. 1 All it asks or ! requireils '-faie plav and; an honest tout i ploration of affairs. Even witV)alt tit . injustice and-pnressiltu of theAd,,.. e • overn utent t itli7its!.l3urderlltiffiacs, eufrupt. Judges,!:dishon dst officials sB4, 'regular allay s -it, overturned, slayiry. Id KlitisuS . "and . Itittinplied. - II it do this with all these ' fettriiil'Odditigiiii4lo: lwhat r eliatiee Slavere would havelwithillit any m of these - aids' it would !not be ditri - -I' j . enilt 'to foretell. ' lf the twenty tpilliuns; oflactive ielliment and ettertretie' frel'i:`• • men cannot outstrip . the 11411 tuillion 'Uri idle•aud- enervated -Slave-holders its tliv PossesSion of the the Territories, it -would be passing strange indeed: The Chie4t, Platfortil 'says Congress shall legislate in'' . keep Slavery out of the Territories -t w h* n . lacCessary." -- Is it a necessary" in thel', I ease of New Meilen: &c., to legislate 1 !I dO not belieVe it, ink .do I believe a Al: . ; ,g,leilepubliean in Ctingress ddes. ..Ctidee_ la pro slavery gOverriment and pro-slave ! ry.' Federal office-holders of every shade, %title i all their itiftnence,! but twelve slave ltafe been ,int roam:ed . there in theliastcight , !Years. Is it possible that under directly' ,opposite influences the in'stitution LI like::' IN to increase; or even live? . .7 • . - , But I Shave already said more ema i l iiitendt.d,"and I shall stop with" he single remark That I- prefe ! peace : and the pre:: I-serration-of the lit ion to war and- di+. : Iluti“tt, when-It can be - had on honorable' terms, and without the sacrifice or a y , valuable principle. llelieVing that 81- titer dishonor nor a sacrifice of principle was involvedlin the terms proposed,-and m, that the interests of freedo and' pro- I gress, the happivest, and prosperity ofn.y country? are .all 118 the i 'side of peace,' I therefore thought i my duty to agree to !the settlement, --,,- . - - ' --- 71- -'. lick Or not my c • Yours &C.; , 4 31E8 T. lIALV.. theig 1 did Ai stiments must eiceitl • J:1 at - 110,tt r /1C0117)1:110 , ORT, PA., ir4l.3hg I))oitii ofj, Db. 28, Is6l. 1. S. CHASE.EDITOR•AND PUBLISHER. - gp:V•• No paporin s been issued fro this'iolliee the 'Fr-i wo weeks, In.' can e cin'enee-of the siektitss of the editor. I 'e are not i;sit.rely recov_ered yet. but by q te as'sistattee of an obligine craftsman- we arc enabled to iret i the JounNAL befO:e its renders this week,_ in order to ptiblirlt the l'iez-idei,t's•ltiathiural. and in just i ce. to !Air' 'Member , of.Qottress,. to I t tly As enannunteation before the' people of Pot 7 ter at the narliestt moment iu our py, .er• off 3 er . no . cninuients upon. it ure•ent ° btu jouti.NAT, will be issued next we • I as we desire to entirely regain -our stretig before - testing it with the seyerity nee! airy publish our paper. Furthermol we do nut dare to be prostrated again too soon putting siu• nerves on trial. may have lo suspend, a !urger time !' wzint of, Incites to go ahead. Will s some of elthese owing us - come . to our r cue ?-' k I Ca4ius M. Clay, has 1 been . !. pointed Minister' to Spain, U. C. Ju Minister tJ Prussia - Wur; L. Dayton France, Charles . ..F. Adains to Engle George 1 3 j Marsh . to Italy, and Jan Watson * Webo to'TtirieY. . Cobb, fOrmerly of the Ti. has theisneg Urth of dish? in' Clerk in the NV:ir Department—s ry $1,06.1; Ni' le are really glad of i he well deServes the, promotion. • . , 12” : The State fit,g,ielature, •aftet . , a. . 1 . temporary. adjounment from the to the 13th ; inst.-,- have reassemble, and• elected - thb [lon. DAVID •WILMOT . to . flit 7, --, ', - the vaeatrcy in the U. S. Senate oceas on.• t ..edby the !resignation nter° ---7 of Mr. Ca. This. is,alust.and long do,erved com ; pli- Ment to a pixteer RepUblilan, and .re, fleets honor.alikeon the , Legislatcre and the people. Mr. Wilmot's teruk exriiree March 4th- 1863, when •if the; party should continue in the ascendant, ilelifilL no doubt, we hope,' be reelected ;for t, full term.'he vet ' t, 5 ~, Welsh, 34 ; .'ieteh I. lgir.Mr. Lincoln the 'following, riatM one of them stilted capable and Worthy Seci7etary fve SIM . T . ew ard, if ,New- York 2 Seet7efirrit.Vihir;Talittry.—Salm' l o P. : Chase. a !Dille. 1 !-. • ~ , • Sect.qu'r -- ;.. y 0 firer_ - Simon Cam rort, of:Peittisytva "• Secictar tithe-AI oftlonlie.'UL ,i S.itSitele: r I .' I ll i) .: lia:ia ll.e _ " :Mosier Ger, 13 -', . 4/f Maryland: ',... Harney Genirat . th.souii.• - ; • • vy.-Gideon • • Interior.-.-Catelk B.' erat.--.lllontgopiery , - 1 } • grd'pates or am by Y "e 4T or 6.07 ~land I
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