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Show • 4.58 INAUGURAl.~ AND F AHlnVELL AUDHJ~SSES. uow placed in n. ~itual ion where we m:ty well hope that they will share in the ble. sings of civilizntion, and he. avr(l fl'om that degradation nnd dcHtru ct ion to whielt tl1 c·y 'Nero rnpi clly hn Len ing while thry n 'llln i ned in the t u t es ; n n<l "''hilt' th e afcty and comfort of our own cit izens have bern g-n'atly promoted by th eir removal, the phi ln nthropi:t will !'(•joice that the remnant of tl1at ill-fa ted race lw been aL lt•ngth placed l> cyond tho reach of iujnry or oppression, nnd that the paternal care of the genera] govcl'llmcnL will hereafter watch over them and protect them. If we turn to our relations with foreign powers, we find our condition cqnaJly gratifying. Actuated by the sin ce l'e <l , ire to do justice to every nation, and to preserve the I,J cB.'ino-s of peace, onr iutcrcoursc with iliein has been conducted on the part of thi ·governmen t in the spiriL of' f'rn 11 kncss, and I take pleasure in saying that iL has general ly becu lll et in a corresponding temper. Difficulti es of old standing- have been surmounted by fri endly discussion and the mutual desire to be ju st; ~llld the claims of om· citiZ<' ns, which had been long withheld, have at length been ncknowledgcd and adjusted, and sati ·factory nrrnngemcnts made for their final payment; and, with a limited, and, I tru, t, a temporary exception, onr relations with every for· cign power are now of the most friendly clmrncLer-our commerce continually expanding, and our flag respected in every qun,rtcr of the world. 'rhcse cheering and grateful prospects, and these multipli ed fa.vori;, we owe, under Providence, to the adoption of the fed eral Con titution. It is no longer a question wheth er this great country can remain happily united, and flouri sh, under onr pre ent form of government. Experience, the unerring- test of all human underLakino-s has ~ b ' shown the wisdom and fore sight of those who formed it; and bas proved, that, in the union of these States, there is a sure foundation for the brightest hopes of freedom, and INAUGUHAL AND l!'AHEWELL ADDHESS.l!:S. 409 for the happiness of the peo ple. A t every hazard, and by every Racrificc, this Union. must .be l.)l·eserved. . The neceHsity of walchlllg w1th J<'alous auxtt'ty for the pre ervalion of the Uniou, was <'~l'llestly prc~scd. upon his fellow-citizen.·, by tho .Father of Ius Country, Ill Ius farewell address. ll e 1m, Utero told tL', that, "while cxp(•ri eu~o shall not have de1uonstratetl i t~ im praeti calJiliLy, there w~ll always be rem10n to di strust the patriotism of tho~e who, 111 any quarter, may endeavor to weaken its b~n ds ;" ~ud he bns cautioned us, in the strougest te rms, agaiHst the formatiou of par t ies Oil geographical dL Crimi nations, as one or the mcnns which mi g-ht disturb our Uniun, u11d to whi('h <lesi O'uin g- men would be likely to resort. ~L'he lessons co ntained in thiH invnluahle l<'gncy of \ Vash in glon to his coun t rymen, shoul(l l> · .ch •r i ~bcd in the heart of every cit izen to the latest gcHe raLion ; :tll(l, perh:qm, aL no period of time could they l>c more ut-:cfully rernctlll,<·rctl than at the present moment. Pur, when we look upon the scenes that arc pa si ng around us, and dwell upon the pages of his par ting add rcs.·, his yater n al . euuns~ls wot~ l'd seem to be not merely the offspnng of wt.·dom und fot esi< rh t, out the voice of prophecy, foretelling events, :tml w~rning us of the ev il to come. .F o rt~ years h:1vc pass1·d si11ce this impcri 'hab1c document was gtven to l11s cou ntr.ymen. The fed eral Consti tution was then rcgarclcd by htm fiS an experiment, and he SO Rpcn.ks of it in his auu ress, but nn experiment npon the snccc. s of whi ch the best hopes of his country depended; and we n.ll know that he wa~ ~wepared to Jay down his life, if ncce:sary, to secu re to 1t a full and u, fair tri al. T he t rial h a~ been made. It hns sn.cceedecl boyoncl the proud est hopes of those. ·who fl'a.mcu .1 t. Every quarter of thi ~ wi dely extended nat1?n ha.s felt 1 t~ blessino-s and shared in the general prospen ty produced by its ado;tion. But, ami'd this general prosperity aml splendid success, the dangers of which ho warned us arc becom- |