The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1810-06-19 00:00:00, page 1

(J^ Published by Thomas Ritchie, nearly Op
posits the Glebe Tavern, Richmond, Virginia.
tfj" CO ND17 IONS :—Fixe dollar* a year, to
be paid annually in advance. Thote v»ho wish to
be considered as annual subscribero, must hereqfiet
designate it at the time oj subscribing, otherwise
their papers will be discontinued at the expiration
qf the first year.
RICHMOND PRICES CURRENT.
D. C.
TOBACCO, 5 00
TL«UH—SUPBRTIStf 7 50
s>o. FINE, G 50
CORN, PSB BARREL, 3 50
"WHEAT, 1 17
.Bacon, feu l«. 0 §
WHISKEY, fer gallon, 0 67
BAR IRON, FER TO*, 110 00
11 B VC & PBB TOS. 260 00
PURSUANT to a D-ed of Trmt executed
to the Su^s 'l ibers by Samuel Parsons and
Sarah his wife, fur the be>u fit of William Cocke
and Thomas and Amos Latld, and other credit
ors of the said Samuel Pardons, will he sold, At
public Auction, on the respective premises, on
Monday the 2d day of July next, the following
properly, situate in tlie City of Richmond, v.z :
Neatly three fourths of the half acre rf ground,
d"«ignated in the plan«of the said City, by No
•436, >etween Thomas Ladd’s and the Hay Mar
k*t Square, bounded on the North-East by the
Street which passes between the Hay Mmkel
Squar" and the Public Ware house
The lower half of that part of Lot No. 413, on
the North Erst side of the Basin, which is
bounded by the Street running by the Bank and
Robert M’Kim’s to Cary Street—thence by the
latter Street to the Brick-House occupied by J
Smith as a Bakery—thence at right angles to the
alley between the said Lot and Robert McKim’s
—thence by the said alley to the first mentioned
Blrcet.
This lot is held by a deed, which conveys all
Cite intePtstof Byrd’s Trustee* and Heirs, but is
•urject to the appeart-nce of a ticket—The title
papers of both Lois will be exhibited at the sale
The grounds will be sold enure, or divided to
suit purchasers.
Terms of sale will be, 12monihs credit, on
notes negociable and payable at the Bank of Vir
ginia, satisfactorily endorsed, and titles to be
withheld as further security, until the notes be
fully paid j or, at the option of the purchaser,
one fourth in hand, and deeds of trust -on the
proper y sold, to secure the other three fourths
The sale will commence at 12 o’clock, on Lot
No 413
E. CARRINGTON,}
K. ADAMS, £ Trustee«.
G GREEN HOW. J)
May 29. eptds
BY Virtue of a decretal order of the Court
of the United States for the fifth Circuit,
nud Virginia d strict, pronounced on the 21st
dry of June, 18J9, amended by an order entered
« • tt»e 24 u day of M .y. 1810. in a suit wherein
John Lloyd, executor of the surviiiug partner
ol Ca.iel & Osgu mI Haiibury, was plaintiff, and
Robert Patton and others were defendants, I
shall, on the first day of August nt xt, sell to the
highest bidder, on a credit of one, two and three
y. ars, the whole of the E tale called MANS
FIELD, Subject to the dower rights of the el
d. r Mrs P.ige, and to * tenancy during the pre
sent year, on the balance. Tins elegant and val
u ••de property lies within one mile of Fredericks
burg Tne house* are among the best in the
bt ite. The situation is extremely healthy, and
supplied with the best water—The soil is siippo
Bed to be equal to any on the H appxhannock Ri
ve* ; on ihr border of which, inexhaustible quar
ries .f excellent f ee stone may be opened, pro
mising great profit to •« man of enterprize Mrs
P ;gr’s (tower is m 1,014$ acres ; the reversion of
Wii n. titer her interest is spent, will constitute
cilia Lut, The part held by the tenants of Ro
bert C Page, consisting o‘ 672$ acres, will con
stitute another L it: and the balance, of 1,137
* res, on which the improvements are, will
m keibethudL.it. On this last, there are
b int .500 acres of wood land, and on ihe others
there is the usual prop* riion of wood* If 1
sh 'uld find that it would suit the views of purcha
srrs netier, the Lots may be modified on the dav
of sale.
At the same lime, ec in pursuance ofthe same i
orders, l will soil indifferent Lots, on the same
terms, about cl ven or twelve hundred acres on
&] ssapoiinx, devised by the lHte Col Page to his
•on John i. Page. The sales wll commence at
12 o’clock before the front door of William
Herndon's Tavern, in Fredericksburg, and be
adjourned, if necessary, from day today
1 tie purchaser ot each Lot must give bond,
will, approved security, fortne purchase money,
and the I tnd is to rem un bound & be re-sold, on
default f.f payment, for so much ready money,
as mt> be sufficient to raise the balance then due,
and the residue, on credit, to meet the future in
•talment, or instalments ; the proceeds of which
re sale is to be in like manner secured ; and this
operation of re-sale is tube made *s often as such
cessive defaults shall require s conforming each,
to the terms prescribed tor the first.
\ compleat map of the land will he left with
M" Alsop, at Mansfield, who will show the
premises.
BENJAMIN BOTTS
May 29.
_ eptds
rP»lE SUBSCRIBER has FOH SALK— At
X his Gl s* and Chins Store, first door above
the Eagle-Tavern : A supply of fresh T« as, viz.
Imperial, Hyson, Gun-Powdtr, Young Hyson &
Souchong Teas,
Old Fea' h end Cognise Brandies,
London Particular, Madeira, L»ry Sherry, Claret
and Port Wines,
10 New-Orleans Sugar,
Beal refined Philadelphia and N. York Loaf do.
H tV’-nna Sugar for preserving,
30 H impels best Florence Oil,
20 Crates Liverpool Ware,
10 B >xes Gl iss, consisting of quart and pint
Lv-caiucrs, Tumblers, Wine Glasses, U Cru
ets,
50 Casks first quality Whiskey,
SO Do. Apple Brandy,
30 Do L»n«eed Oil,
20 Setts Table and Ten, Liverpool and Canton
China,
Prr ierve and Piekling P.its of every description,
H- y 10—10 y 12 mil 12 by 14 sup rior quality
WiintoW Glass l*y the box,
It irjirrtmid and Brandy Wine F St FF Gun Pow
tier by the k> g,
f. of.., :i>m Sa't P tred Bacon, consisting of Haim
and Middlings,
if' boxes Spanish Cig'irs.
ZDIVIKD UAL LAM.
1, |/
LANDS FOR SALE—The Subscriber of
fers Tor salt-, Ins
TRACT OF LAND,
Lying in tlie county of Amlu r*t, on the waters of
Piney river, adjoining the lands of James Frank
• in, Joel Franklin's estate, Micajdi Camden,
William S. Crawford and Bartlett Cash j con
taining near Dv/O acres This tract lies extremely
well j upon it is a considerable quantity of mea
dow ground, it is very fertile, well watered, and
well adapted to the culture of corn, wheat and
tobacco ) upon it is a plantation sufficient to work
eight hands, a considerable part of it is fresh land,
and the whole of it is in a high state* of cultivation
—•well enclosed, and divided into four fields ;
each field in i<s turn has been sowed in small
grain, a pa>-t of the grain has been rolled in the
Plaislerof Harrs, and the whole have been sowed
in their turn in red clover, which grows luxuri*
ant. on thisplrnlatiou ; th it, togethc* with the
white clover, which grows naturally upon it,
produces very fine pasturage, there is also upon
it a very good apple orchard, and there has lately
°een built thereon, some useful and valuable hou
ses A further description is deemed unnecessa
ry, as it is presumed that no person will purchase
without first viewing the lands. TJte oversee'
living on the plantation, will shew the land to -n>
parson wishing to put chase.
ALSQ~One other Tract, lying in fcoodhland
county, on both sides of Tuckahoc creek,on the
north side of the Three Chop road, adjoining the
lands of Benjamin Hughes, Benjamin Watkins,
and Elisha Leak's estate, containing three hun
dred and fifty acres, a considerable part of this
loud is cleared, and none of it has been in cult iva
tion for some years past ; it is land of good soil
snd is well adapted to the culture of corn and
wheat, ami is very convenient to market, being
about twenty-three mdes from the city of Rich
moiul.
Tliese Lands will be sold on time, snd the pay
ments m ule accommodating to purchasers. For
further particulars respecting this last tract of
Land, fpply to Col Robert H Saunders, living
near it ill the said county, or to the subscriber in
ll»e cityof Richmond WILLIAM GALT.
April 31. (f
MANCHESTER TuKNrIKE COMP/tNY.
AT a meeting of the Board of Directors, on
the 4th June, 1810:
Resolved, That alt waggons, running upon the
Turnpike Road, having wheels with tyre the
width of four inches, shall be exempt from the
payment of the toll which is established by law,
oni return waggons ; and that waggon* so used,
with tyre the width of six inches and upwards,
shall be exempt from the payment of one half of
all the toll allowed by law, both in going and re
turning.
Thai such exemptions shall continue so long
as the waggons which may be entered under this
r< gulatiou within twelve months from this dale,
shall be employed upon the Turnpike Hoad.
Resolved, That the clerk be instructed to ad
vertise that he will receive proposals for budding
a wooden bridge across the canal of Mayo’s mill,
in the town of Manchester, till the 1st Monday,
in July next.
Extratt from the Minutes
JAMES liHANDER, Clerk.
Jwnr 8 _ tl-Mjily
Advertisement, w.n be *oidon u.r
18th of J me upon the Estate, of the 1-te
Colonel William Nelson of King William—all
th~ HOUSEHOLD and KITCHEN FUKNJ
1 UitE— a good Carriage and Horses, some ve
ry valuable three and f rnr years old Colts—the
stock ol Cattle, Hogs and Sheep— which arc ge
nerally good—twelve months credit will be al
lowed for all sums over ten dollars, the pun ha
sers giving bonds with approved security , to car [
ry interest from the date if not punctually paid
All those who have claims ug„iust the ab ive es
late are again r-quested to brirg them for w ,rd
for scitlf tneni—and those who are indebted
will picaBc to make pay ment
CHARLES C PAGE
Administrator with the will annexed
l’»ne 1._ _ b'lt
NO MCE — By v rtue oPa deed of trust m ithi
to the subscribers, by bamut-l Shelton a.id
J lm Staples, for the pm pose therein express^.,
ami recorded in the County court of Albemarle :
Will he sold, lor ready money, to the highest bid
der, at Brown’s t avern, in tin* town of Warren,
Albemarle county, on Ihursday the twelfui day
ol July next, the following Property, viz :
TWELVE NEGRO SLAVES;
Bob,Will, Nelson, Str puen, Pimlis, Sylvia, Luce,
Hmer, Nan and her child, Charlotte it her child
and the increase of said female slaves,
ONE TRACT OF LAND,
Lying in tnc county of Allx-maite, containing
six hundred and fifty acres, more or less, adjoin
ing the land* of William Hughs, Wilmn C Ni
• •holus, estate of Owen Lewis & Thom.,* Gools
by: Also, one other
TRACT OF LAND,
Lying in said county, ( A Ibt-rnsrle) containing five
; hundred and thirty-nine acres, more or less ad
joining the lands of Wilson C Nicholas, estate of
John Lewis, estate of Jacob Morris, cnptmn John
Hams and Doctor Hubert Morrison ; it one other
tract of land,
Lying in Buckinglmiu county, containirg 103
acres, more or less, adjoining the Lands of James 1
Staton, Thomas Carter, James Slaton, jr & J„m,!
Couch, or so much of said Property, .<* will be !
sufficient to pay the balances due by s od dead,
and expellees in carrying the same into • ff. ct —
Being interested only us trustees, we will convoy
to the purchaser or purchasers of the above na
med property, such lith- only as is vested in us.
RICHAhD AN DERSON.
SAMURL D YE It.
ANDREW HART.
.rune 13.
tds
WL have on hand, to be dipoaed of at private
sale
20 Hhds prime Antigua Kum
10 - Windward Lund d«
20 —— IVtolassea
20000 ■■■ ■ ■ Green Cofli 4
150 Barrels 1st quality loafStiCMr
20 Hhds Brown Sugar
150 Barrels do part of which 1st qualify
40 —— Apple Brandy
0 Case* London l{.<tsf fresh imposed
6 Bales India Cotton
6 —- II01I3 anil Hum Iltifna
6 Boxes Gloss Ware assorted
2000 Bushels Liverpool GinundS-ito.
ALSO/
Salt in sacks, Imperial, Young Hyson h .lou
t lionjr Teas, G-n, French BraruTy, 1'eppcf, G.n
tC#-r* Nutmegs, &c a variety « f other articles, too
tedious to enumerate. All of which wi’d tie sold
low for cash, or approved p per
PROSSER O M'jUCURK, Avc'ri.
J'ine 12 tf
BLANKS,
O* E»tnT OECCutP ; 10 ST,
FQK SJLJi 4lr Tills QFFJCU,
Fourteen hundred Sucks Livcrp- oi
Ground Salt. Sugars, Coffee, Tens, Rat
uns in b-xes and Kegs, Ci opera*. 8 b) 10 and 12
by 10 Window Glass, White L«;.d,’ & Spanish
drown, Hwaiina Signn, Playing Cards, Dimt*
tit*, Ozn» burg*—i-nd
DUTCH BOLTING CLOTHS.
Fon SALE BY
M Cr D MYERS.
May 25. _2*&.w
MURPHY 8t CHUMP, tom ill door Mbo\e
M'p R li Tavern, I* v* jml received
PENNSYLVANIA WHISKEY, in Hhds.
And a Jtw O tr/tis
cut herkiaqs.
Which, uier with a geucr.d .•ssnrtmetit of
GROCERIES, GLASS and CHINA WARE,
They offer for sale, on the most reasonable terms
l»n" *2
TERRELL and L. A I KIN SON, have
^ * removed their SCHOOL, from the
main street, to u shady and retired situation on
•lie hill, adjoining Southgate’s.
May Z9 tf
| HE Subscriber intending in a few days to
I leave this Slate for Europe, gives notice
that Francis R Slrobia is ins attorney in tact to *
transact Ins business lit hi* absence.
THOMAS GILUAT.
J"n* 8-__ 2in
I^HOMaS S POPE, has removed hi* Shop
tothe house lately occupied by Mr T"os. I
D’ddep, on the Cross street, leading from the j
Main atreet to Sliockus IV ■ rehouse, where he !
hopes by attenlmb and punctu dny, to meril the!
patr'iiiiiv • of nis friends and the public generally,i
May 15. if!
AT* CA VAL RY OKD K Ii S I
THE RICHM'JRl) TRO jP, will muster on*
their usu.i (found. «t 5 >»’ l>,ok, t- m on
Wednesday, the 20ih instant, in F. •.na.d J icfccts, j
completely equipi, except valieces, halters ami
cruppers.
ROBERT GAMBLE, Captain.
June 15 2t
domestic.
MASSALHUSE I TS LEGISLATURE.'
Th'jk sdat, June 7.
At 12 o’clock His Excellency the Govern
or, attended .is usu<d on similar occasions,'
met the two branches ot the Legislature in
the Rcptesen:aitv«.s’ Chamber, and deliver
ed the following
A P E E C II:
Gentlemen of the Senate, and
Gentlemen oj the H. of Refirenehtativen.
1 lie independent, and respectable electors 1
of this Common wrath, by * majoi ny ot .heir
suffrages, having honored me with 'he i.lfiee
j of their supreme executive magistrate, an
honor at this period increased by the exist
ing state of cur public affwis, I have ac
Ct-p ed the important trust, with that gra
tuucte which is due to such dsninguish. d
confidence; with that diffidence, wnicU is
tearful to do wtong ; and with Uiat solici
tu-le, v. Inch is inseverable from a sincei e de
aiie to do ighf.
1.1 Hus enlightened age of the world, «he
ci .tena toi judging ot ru.eis' aie their mea
suits, not thru p.oiessioi.s: those omv then.
Whose Conduct is candid, upi igiu, Uiid Itmi
oiable, can enjoy, either the happiness or
c nscion.s rectuudr, or the pleasing txpccta.
lion, ot tlu a; p rob a l >11, esn Cm, and support
0 ill “if 1c 1] »w citizens And sliouid itleir
ru'e be meritorinuj, now 01 en do circum..
stances ot a public iia'uie occur, which
•eav to g veriimcnt a Cln.ice only uf eviis;
*1' t*l*ly rtiiec.ing me fecln gs and in<eres«su!
the pe ’pit and producing j.*ab>ns;ts, dlsCou
tents foil opposition i
Such oi iate has b« en he s.aie of mi'1 i>a
tional concern me. onsequ- n mvisnu.k
have eXhioi.ed prospf c .. t ci'mus a.;,-,ri —
is it niit the duty oi ion l ur :ee-> and'Gnur
diansof the iiiesii i .oile ignts ur.d •i.ier
ties'of the people, loces'.oy n possible this
gei m ot political cornuai n, • d u ne shrine
of public safety, tiouuf, and .v .f .re. to
1 cr.fioe all piivate and local vj-_pr^juUi
ces. and discordant passion l
Ji 1 have formed a just es im - e of rlie
1 characters whom I addiess. thei - . nuot ex.
isl a solitary d .ubt, tli.it in a pm 1. ,k«.p
ly intert sung to the public, 1 eg.n cd . ■;
laical distinctions,they win co-op Wlt|, j
me, 111 attaining these imporlant oLji ci< ; ,„ti
in secure success, let me mamie of t tend :
ship be drawn over pa t obnc.xi.ui* me isn e,
and our exertions be directed to prevent tlu <1
repetition
Whatever may betne points of difference
between parties, 111 tins hry will undoubted
ly agree—(hat union 1* if,r vital firintt/ile
\&/ Itbt'tttf ; lor as well may ihe physical
body have a bemg without air, as me bo
' y-pohtic ot our republic, without that pi in
cip.e.
From time immemorial, the succesihil
maxim of ambition has been —" 10 divide
and conquer ’ and even tree g .vermin ms
[have so tar sanctioned it, for ncveuimg the
| union and preseiving tiie subordiria i n of
their colonies, as to disseminate jeamu its a
moiigs. them.
Sucli was the policy of G. H for retaining
| the colonies which first formed tiic U S ; a
policy which in the early pmodoi their sep
•'ration front her, exposed tnein to immi
nent danger, and was their most formidable
I foe.
nut me go-*i sense ot the colonists prevail
c(i , and w itti a p< }u lation not ('Xocrdit*^ t wo
nii'lums of inhabitants; wkh executives and
judicialies, Hiniost wholly opposed .o mem ;
wi.h regal troops, in their fortresses. cults
ami principal towns, to awe and c ntrnl
them ; with lev/arms, and military atoi es ;
and without public luntls, or a» oiganized
government to conduct their operations ; tin y
adopted the motto-• United we iff anti,
divided ire fallamt their union, success
fully commenced, ai.d triumphantly termi
nated the revolutionary war. Had a party
•pint then prevailed, it would have Ueenta'
tal ; it would have plunged the patriots into
thrf abyss otirrc-rievable servitude ; it would
have exchanged their exalted station ot man,
for that ot senseless Automata-*ml evtn
Ctroeiited as the U.S. now are, by exccil. nt
4QU siatqi uot*t Hutton*. u U»c iuvim
b!e hand of foreign influence, or if deep
rooted domestic prejudices and animosities
should obtain the ascend-incy. they will too
Into discover, that the In.-.3 of union, is tlu
loss of liberty: for however remote we are
from foreign nations, or lulled by prospects
of Uieir friendship, should our u.non be des
troyed, intestine wars must ensue, and soon
convert this beautiful, populous, and culti
vated country, into tv barren, depopulated
waste.
But will not foreign powers ; viewing as
they do these flourishing commercial states
with the invidious eye of competitors, seise
the first favorable opportunity, for destroying
their competition ? And with what ease will
they effect it, should one seteding section of
the confederacy, rtquiring .111 equal number
to oppose it, leave but a remnant of the nation
to resist lortign invasion i
If we take a view of the two gigantic com
hatan:s of Europe, France and G Britain ;
nations to whom all others are most indebt
ed for their progress in arts and sciences, and
tor those useful discoveries and improve
ments which adorn society and prunTnne hu
man happiness; nations Uni ivailed by laud
and by sea; who in their confl cts Dave ne;i»
ly destroyed the independence of continental
Europe, and threaten that of the other quar
ters of the globe; if we reflect on tne mea
sures of their mighty governments, we cannot |
too deeply re gret lliai they have lost sight or j
their own dignity and honor: Or wny dn|
tin y not apply the powers entrusted them by
Divine Providence, to complete, hot the inis.,
ery, but the happiness of man t Why do
they not immortalize their lame by record
ing it noton the sbrrowlul tombs of slaugh
tered millions, r.ot on the desolate rums of
ni urnful principalities, kingdoms and em_
piles — but on tile brilliant pages of illus
trious philanthropist*-- >n the durable an
nals of ihe great, the good, ihe God- like ben
efactors of man ? To the civilized world, the
answer 134 subject of ihe deepest regret and
g' ief. Inordinate ambition and power, allies
on the land, allies on the ocean, are as in
satiable Mid unmerciful as the relen less
grave Unparaleilcd weulih, agncunuie,
manufactures and commerce, but tuioish
endless magaz nes of fuel to teed die uir
queuck.tble tl.iine ot ambition: and power,
lawless ir.d boundless power, is on both sides,
implicitly obedient to her sovereign will
Obligations ot every kind political, moral j
and religious, arising from the l ights of neti-'
trals, from the most solemn treaties, from !
public law iri general, and from humanity :
irsell, are neglected, cancel ed and trea'cd !
with ineffable contempt, every beam of hope
that national jus" ice won Id resume her eie
vated station, has been ephemeral ; glitter*
ing in tne morn, it has been dim at noon,
and extinct in the eve.
i* ranee has charged G IV with the estab
lishmeiuof a despo. ic commciciai monopoly ;
and has view d her own conduct, as Hie \
meritorious effort of a magnanimous voluii* !
teer, in a. common cau e to deteat the mea !
sure-1 he King of G. IV. in re-urn has j
cnargeu Fiance <viih tlie tsUncatioii of this
as h pretext to c»»«.r tier deep designs of uni J
versal d- ininaiion. Neighboring .i\ii.jas,by i
their vi natingconduct towards .nese migh •
ty b lligfcieius, have d clarvd tliat both are.i
<•> the ugnt, and both in iiiewro>g-and
*be U. State*, ever careful to titVnd nei !
ther, have, with uniform solicitude, culuva |
'< d the friendship of each. May their Iwu j
daole endeavors be Crowned with meiited
success !
France, previously to her revolutionai 7 '
war, for a series ot years, tier..bled at the)
rod of inigh.y llritaiu 1 l.at unp.i-ail. led j
erent has reversed me scene, at.d France !
threatens the overt how ut nergieat tne.ov.l
1 he Emperor Napoleon has in substance, il
ii«»t inform, declared it——Nap. Icon, that
g<cat aroiter ol die h is', is a most formid.t •
jle loo : Hot equal is not to lie ft and in the
uinials i.l man. Other monnrehs have been
siy.edgrea. ; but as a statesman and warrior,
ne is super-eminent. He is a prodigy ot lm
man nature. He is viewed by tliseiieiiiies as
** comet of the firsi. magnitude ; at a dis
tance, they admire the awiul grandeur of
botn, but the approaCb ol either they
dreall, as the precursor or ocuain desti ucti
on.
Thin uhhappily circumstanced is G. Hri
' till, and >lie View’s her safely in war. She
conceives that by a peace her great and on
y nation >1 safe-guard, her Navy, must be
dismantled ; that her numerous lnre’gn sea
oei! will return with j .y to then native
siuves ; that her national seamen, n part,
will he Compelled to seek employment a
broad ; and that, when intp'-rious necessity
shall" again require her navy, in its pieseut
vg nous s<ate,au event which would rapidly I
tuiuiw, the measure would be tmfiracttcabli, 1
uud die result her congut*'. ii r eagle
eyed statesmen act on this principle, sml
have declared ic. Flity have even tleclar
ed that a peace must establish their national
witc‘y ; a.id this they view as a political ini
passi dlily.
O.i ihe part, then, of the United States,
will not good policy look forward to the cmi !
tiiiuiioce of a war, in the p iriicip.vi.in of j
which they have been, and will con. I hue tube I
ill danger f
f#4Ch • ** i ne^c iremena un p )wer», presents
itself *i different times to United America I
wi h the ..fleeted attachment of * dismte c. cd
ml mi re i*. Bnt are they not disingenuous nnd
inexorable compet i tors f And however itn
partially site nny conduct towards them,
when either merely suspects that she favors
die oilu-.r, is not a jealous phrenzy tin rebv
excited, urging the decree of American ct *
sti uCtioii Mil such imminent danger, i* there
not an indispensable necessity of union f
Khali we no' then cot dully mvne die other
great department of our g weriinieut, the ju
dietary, containing out lutnirtai'cs ot law, ihe
able and learned counsellors and praciiiinu
-i s at the bar—>ur respectable and pious. m
•tructors, the clergy, whose l<*ve ot c .uiki v
and promotion of union dining the revolution,
is a pledg- of their duppbrt—tire citizens ot
:he other learned pi - •tension, m Uo, at th
evertful peri vJ. in patriotism and pi wts .
were Inferior to ii.rac—our respectable and
wealthy farmers, merchants, ntantifactnt er*
ami mechanics whose rum would he coirmle
ted by intestine ComlopiUms, shall we not m
viie them all to aid in tue preservation of
,uur union /
I Will not this desirable measure, if con*
I meuced by government, he supported by the
constitutional sovereigns qf the land. the peo
plr i Will not every friend to his c-nintry
t recollect the sacred, truth, •• that m> house
divided against itself cannot stand V* Will
he mu determine for himself to relinquish q
party system, and the practice of misrepre
senting, and tipjtivly reprobating, his polit
ical opponents t Wiii he not magnanimous
ly impute to his tcllow citizens in opposiii—
on, a mistaken seal and patriotism, ami cor*
diully embraae them ? Will he not discoun
tenance every attempt to wound the dignity
ot the press, .‘hat great palladium of liberty.'
when urged to prostitution and abuse i And
will not inte-nal peace and happiness, will
not order at home and reHpectauility abroad*
be thus again restored to this great and res
pectable State f
Washington, the immortal Washington, by
his tare we 11 address on me su >ject, ad
dress. worthy of record on a tablet of ada
mant calls on you in s.rains rf irresistible
el« q.ience to preserve your Nation*) Union.
. I he grr-Hi and good Adams, wi h In, cu
p ‘Cions mind ami extensive influence, t\.l—
I .wn the bright example ,.f the father and,
tfiend of his country to preserve that inesti
mable blessing.-- \ml may we not hrpe
tli it Divine Providence, s'n often our Alinigh
ty friend in distress, will afl rd us aid and
support, and gmnt an happy issue f
J !l' next object of impoi lance, towhich,’
C?Hi< Itmen, pc-nr.il me’o to tail your atten
linn, is the tmlitia. Unprepared to enter
i t o iK .tu. my o^servsitif n* must be* gene*
1 he militia is the great dej ; • of
our Liberty Sind Independence—it m •*
pti.l i is*, iu.r.c of our c untry. Let the > iti*
ti i be ' inefficient, and sudden will be i ur
transition ti» shivery.
Previously to tile revolution, the greatest
c u e was taken to kee() tite militia in an un
orp unz _d anil torpid s.ate. Indeed, in this
anil odier provinces, patriotic exertions
wvie made with little t ffoct to cou:> cmet
this slavish policy. But the provincial ex_.
ecuuves always opposed to the inic>est of
t ie people, appointed militia, officers, sub
serii nt t:> re5.1l purposes; and when war
■*:th the Mother country ww inevitable,one*
ul the fiist io.p >rtant measuies adopted, was
tne re-orgaoiz ition of the whole militia.—
•Since that period, this state by its own au
th<’r ty, and afterwards in suhbrd.na-ion to
ilic Federal Government, have paid a i-iarlt
eil attention to the subject. The result has
done honor to both governments ; their mea
sures have excited that martial spirit, which,
merits every attention and encouragement,
I he materials composing the militia, ar®
independent aspiring citizens ; whose ambi
tions minds never were, ami with the tit
m st coi.fiJence u 13 hoped never will be,
subdued by foreign doiiuna inn. Infinitely
will they prefer ,0 finisn their existence witlv
immortal honor in the field, to a surrender
"I then beloved country to haughty and ty-1
ran 11 ical invaders-A c un-ry, the birth
right ot themselves and ot those most deaC
to tiein,
f’" b materials for ffficersand privates,
ate not exceeded. If < qw died,'on the globe*
vligan z<*d, a nierf, accoutred and cl.ifl iiey
ate in this ut.ite as well disciplined as 1I19
nature nl the case at present will admit - —
B'.it is it nof possible to complete their r!is«.
r 11 *!;u * And is it not an ol.j ot worthy of
eii'-v attention, and requisite expencef
l lie revolutionary army, f ts» ver.tl vtarsi
al.e;- it was formed, was but hn established
mtTitia ; and yet m ver was ai army cum
posed of nine meritorious officers and pri
vates. It isdttplv tube rcgreiitd. that jheir
services were not hciirr rewarded. Their
exMtKiis to attain discipline did them great
bum r ;.bur vint 11 the arrival of a discipiiua.
1 i.oi front the family of Frederick the Great,'
M.e measure was impracticable. By his
skid, military order sprang out of confusion.
An erican corps were soon equal, if not su
perior, to veteran enemies, and they weio
convinced that our federal grounds, wer®
too sacred to be trodden by foreign inva
ders
Should measurrs be pursued with success
in all the States to attain this very impor
tant object, and our union, unimpaired and
confirmed, be supported by a completely dis
ciplined Militia, thun may the U. S. in their
defence, bid defiance to the world, and rest
in safety.
i fed, gentlemen, the obligation of dii*y,
to turn v ur attention, fi»r u moment, to tho
.Federal Government.
Previously to the revolution, when ClViuds
collfcred and portended a politic<1 temptst.
it was predicted by ministerial adversaries*
'hat our federal league •• would b* a ro; e of
'a,,tl- i ms, in a great rl gree.was veiifieil
')'/ the fuin of the confederation. Th®
change tr. rrt that to the Federal Constituti
on, Applied powerfully to the feelings anil m
feie-a of the community a; huge, m,d pr<>.
h 'fe I the necessity of a r accommodation.—
llits, having been wis< »y adopted, and the
trijtiisiie amendments hiving been saiicu
obed, a s*. Mem of Federal givetnmunt ex
it's, wb c!i embraces the general, and
nearly the universal approbation of the peo
ple.
I he h-»t candidate for President united
the pu'iiic si.flTr.ges; hut in ngatd to his
-nicce.ssnr*. rl visions ert'Ued, being the result
nt the d fr.oeru territorial, commercial and
political views and interests of the stages ;
which in tiie beginning had little or no acti'
Vitv.
1 lie praac, order and dignity which, ne
vertheless, prevailed in the federal eiectf
nos. arc the highest panegyric* on the pco
p.c, and on the t imp of their government.
We li.>Ve in llic federal chair a President,
whose "nil;, itenrd mind, and whose moral*
V<IH* & political virtue* qualify him in asu
pmemint nt dcgrce.forthat important station.
,f :,"y nation can boast of a Chief Magistrate
■vi n Kuptriof rpiaiiticv for promoting pi.b^
, be happinrsH, i is imt within the recollect^
!om or Knowledge of the person nd(lrey*in*£
V'mi. ().< what Ctttisequence is it. whether C
President way horn <a tliit, or on thar hV.V*
.f the ’ Horn «r * Are not the United s o es
one great pofiiical family; exq tietef^ a
live t * the hour common i j it;, and n,’ine
i conduct ot Government fir removing it,;
When we con.uder also the respvcr*for
ch irac'crs which lid the other great *Xvr
\ uvn and Utoee of lire legishuvt Vv|