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Gov Curtin On The Crisis

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Day
18
Month
January
Year
1861
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Public Domain
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11 vr.üisüi.Rü, ia., Juli. 15. Thu inaugumiinn of Cïov. Curtin oo currad tbía morning. llis uddresa ia frank und luufily. Ho pledgea himself to stand by tha aonnülutioa ugtdoat oncrouchtnent ntigatud by liatred or umbition, by fanaticiun or folly. II snyj thu eleptiojl of u President ha been inaiiu a proiext for disturbing the t Uio ciiiimry by wresting froin tho Feilurul government tlie powers the I eopla contened un it who . tho cotmtitulini Was udi'ptö j. i'here was notiiing in Uio lile or ucts ol Mr. Linoolfl to uai runt that hm adruioUtratioD wilt be unfriendly to Statu or Inoal iostitutions. Nothiiig lias ocourred juëtifyiüg theesei ement Ailiuli hu8 Ijlindud thu judginu.it ui i p.ut ot ihü ptinplo, und whíljíi is nuw preuipitutiiig tiiom into rovolution. Hu suy.-i, if Püiirisylvaiiia lias auy luwa infriiiging tho ritilild ot uiiy ot i!jo States, or which coutraveM auy Fwderal luw ur obbLruoC its execulion, it uúght to be rep'ealed. Sbe never lias fahcrcd in the rucugnizing of all iha dittiea iruposed by tho r.utional compac' und wil), by every uut oouáistein wiiti devolion to the iiuorosta of hr peopie, promoto fratenüty aDd peL.co between tuo atutcs. Wlien her trude was prosiruted and tier industry purulyzed by legirhtiion of the gcnoral gnveriiineiit favoring adverse ioteresta, Poniixylvaoiu waiied patiently for auoUier opportunity to declare the iniblic: will in a coiistitutional inanner. Al ttie late elect:on, protection to labor was the great principie naOfiiwd on the banner oí his [larty; )-ot nho had no design to nlerfore witii or abridgo tha lightd ot oiher States. Though the .Suite tías Suffjred froiri adverse legUhttion, imi voico cl di.sloyalty or treasoQ Dor arm has been raised io sile at tho Mivred tabric ol' our Nat'k)iial Union. Itwillbe our duty to imite witu the pttoplu of the loyal States on just and iKuioiablü iiieasuiit) of conciiiation.- II they ne juft and moderate the dangcr muy be a verted. Oms is u nationul goveriidieut, tiaving uil tho attributes of sovereignly, and umong these ia the riglit of eclf-prenaervutioo. No State nor coiiibinalioii ol Stat.es can souudu or absuive themsjlvos fro.n theirobligatloiw of tho Union. ïu pennil thii wilhout toe consent of tlie rest ia to Qonfesti the governinent u failufe,Peiiiifylvuiiia vill never acijuiesco in snel; a colisi.il';. cv nor asreiil to a doctrine iiivtilviug tlie destructiou of tho governiueut, J! i is to exist it must have tho power adequate to the enforoeinent of ttia si.preaia law in every otate. It 8 llie fii.st duty of the b'ederu) goveniinent to say tho progrt'jti of anarchy auil enforce the laws. Peiinsylvauij wilt give it a united, iioiR-st, und tuithfirl support. Tho peiiple incati to pri-soi've the integrity nf liie Union at every hazard. A.nondmenta to the constimiion, made in u cnnstitutional marmer, our peopie will coni-ider and act ua deliberutely upon as their importunve deinaiids. {" The (iosvrno of Rhodo Island h; s u ritten a letter saying that heshall, without hesitation, re-oinmend the re[wa] of ".lie personal liberty law, and iiu dds that tho Logi4atura wül repeal it, -not from iear or cowardioe, bilt from a brave detennination, in lace of threntN and sneers, to livu up to tha cnn-titntion and all its guarantee:. tha hetter to teïtify their lovo for the Union, and the firmer to exact allégiance to it from all others "

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