s me to believe that they have been approved and are confided in by a majority of the people of the united states， including those whom they most immediately affect it now only remains to add that no bill conflicting with these views can ever receive my constitutional sanction. these opinions have been adopted in the firm belief that they are in accordance with the spirit that actuated the venerated fathers of the republic， and that succeeding experience has proved them to be humane， patriotic， expedient， honorable， and just. if the agitation of this subject was intended to reach the stability of our institutions， enough has occurred to show that it has signally failed， and that in this as in every other instance the apprehensions of the timid and the hopes of the wicked for the destruction of our government are again destined to be disappointed. here and there， indeed， scenes of dangerous excitement have occurred， terrifying instances of local violence have been witnessed， and a reckless disregard of the consequences of their conduct has exposed individuals to popular indignation； but neither masses of the people nor sections of the country have been swerved from their devotion to the bond of union and the principles it has made sacred. it will be ever thus. such attempts at dangerous agitation may periodically return， but with each the object will be better understood. that predominating affection for our political system which prevails throughout our territorial limits， th
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