rous consequences.
it is a source of deep regret that in some sections of our country misguided persons have occasionally indulged in schemes and agitations whose object is the destruction of domestic institutions existing in other sections——institutions which existed at the adoption of the constitution and were recognized and protected by it. all must see that if it were possible for them to be successful in attaining their object the dissolution of the union and the consequent destruction of our happy form of government must speedily follow.
i am happy to believe that at every period of our existence as a nation there has existed， and continues to exist， among the great mass of our people a devotion to the union of the states which will shield and protect it against the moral treason of any who would seriously contemplate its destruction. to secure a continuance of that devotion the compromises of the constitution must not only be preserved， but sectional jealousies and heartburnings must be discountenanced， and all should remember that they are members of the same political family， having a common destiny. to increase the attachment of our people to the union， our laws should be just. any policy which shall tend to favor monopolies or the peculiar interests of sections or classes must operate to the prejudice of the interest of their fellow- citizens， and should be avoided. if the compromises of the constitution be preserved， if sectional jealousies and
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