utline. perfection in our organization could not have been expected in the outset either in the national or state governments or in tracing the line between their respective powers. but no serious conflict has arisen， nor any contest but such as are managed by argument and by a fair appeal to the good sense of the people， and many of the defects which experience had clearly demonstrated in both governments have been remedied. by steadily pursuing this course in this spirit there is every reason to believe that our system will soon attain the highest degree of perfection of which human institutions are capable， and that the movement in all its branches will exhibit such a degree of order and harmony as to command the admiration and respect of the civilized world.
our physical attainments have not been less eminent. twenty-five years ago the river mississippi was shut up and our western brethren had no outlet for their commerce. what has been the progress since that time？ the river has not only become the property of the united states from its source to the ocean， with all its tributary streams （with the exception of the upper part of the red river only）， but louisiana， with a fair and liberal boundary on the western side and the floridas on the eastern， have been ceded to us. the united states now enjoy the complete and uninterrupted sovereignty over the whole territory from st. croix to the sabine. new states， settled from among ourselves in this and in other parts，
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