controversy， and those of minor importance， remaining unadjusted.
in the domestic policy of this government there are two objects which especially deserve the attention of the people and their representatives， and which have been and will continue to be the subjects of my increasing solicitude. they are the preservation of the rights of the several states and the integrity of the union.
these great objects are necessarily connected， and can only be attained by an enlightened exercise of the powers of each within its appropriate sphere in conformity with the public will constitutionally expressed. to this end it becomes the duty of all to yield a ready and patriotic submission to the laws constitutionally enacted and thereby promote and strengthen a proper confidence in those institutions of the several states and of the united states which the people themselves have ordained for their own government.
my experience in public concerns and the observation of a life somewhat advanced confirm the opinions long since imbibed by me， that the destruction of our state governments or the annihilation of their control over the local concerns of the people would lead directly to revolution and anarchy， and finally to despotism and military domination. in proportion， therefore， as the general government encroaches upon the rights of the states， in the same proportion does it impair its own power and detract from its ability to fulfill the purposes of its cre