布坎南總統(tǒng)就職演說(shuō)

　　iappearbeforeyouthisdaytotakethesolemnoath"thatiwillfaithfullye*ecutetheofficeofpresidentoftheunitedstatesandwilltothebestofmyabilitypreserve,protect,anddefendtheconstitutionoftheunitedstates."
　　fellow-citizens:
　　iappearbeforeyouthisdaytotakethesolemnoath"thatiwillfaithfullye*ecutetheofficeofpresidentoftheunitedstatesandwilltothebestofmyabilitypreserve,protect,anddefendtheconstitutionoftheunitedstates."
　　inenteringuponthisgreatofficeimusthumblyinvokethegodofourfathersforwisdomandfirmnesstoe*ecuteit
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nthepeopleproclaimedtheirwillthetempestatoncesubsidedandallwascalm.
　　thevoiceofthemajority,speakinginthemannerprescribedbytheconstitution,washeard,andinstantsubmissionfollowed.ourowncountrycouldalonehavee*hibitedsograndandstrikingaspectacleofthecapacityofmanforself-government.
　　whatahappyconception,then,wasitforcongresstoapplythissimplerule,thatthewillofthemajorityshallgovern,tothesettlementofthequestionofdomesticslaveryintheterritories.congressisneither"tolegislateslaveryintoanyterritoryorstatenortoe*cludeittherefrom,buttoleavethepeoplethereofperfectlyfreetoformandregulatetheirdomesticinstitutionsintheirownway,subjectonlytotheconstitutionoftheunitedstates."
　　asanaturalconsequence,congresshasalsoprescribedthatwhentheterritoryofkansasshallbeadmittedasastateit"shallbereceivedintotheunionwithorwithoutslavery,astheirconstitutionmayprescribeatthetimeoftheiradmission."adifferenceofopinionhasariseninregardtothepointoftimewhenthepeopleofaterritoryshalldecidethisquestionforthemselves.
　　thisis,happily,amatterofbutlittlepracticalimportance.besides,itisajudicialquestion,whichlegitimatelybelongstothesupremecourtoftheunitedstates,beforewhomitisnowpending,andwill,itisunderstood,bespeedilyandfinallysettled.totheirdecision,incommonwithallgoodcitizens,ishallcheerfullysubmit,whateverthismaybe,thoughithaseverbeenmyindividualopinionthatunderthenebraska-kansasacttheappropriateperiodwillbewhenthenumberofactualresidentsintheterritoryshalljustifytheformationofaconstitutionwithaviewtoitsadmissionasastateintotheunion.butbethisasitmay,itistheimperativeandindispensabledutyofthegovernmentoftheunitedstatestosecuretoeveryresidentinhabitantthefreeandindependente*pressionofhisopinionbyhisvote.thissacredrightofeachindividualmustbepreserved.thatbeingaccomplished ……（未完，全文共6486字，當(dāng)前僅顯示2278字，請(qǐng)閱讀下面提示信息。收藏《布坎南總統(tǒng)就職演說(shuō)》）