The Gazette of the state of South-Carolina — Charles-town [S.C.], 1784-01-29 00:00:00, page 2

From the Corme&icut Gazette.
An ADDRESS of his 'hwcHeoty Gov. TRVM
BU LE, to the General Aflembly and'the Free
men of the State of Connecticut; declining any
further Election to public office,
With tae Resolution of th^ L^giflature, ih Cenfe
quince thereof.
To the Hon. the Council and House of Represen
tatives, in General Court affembl^.OcL 1783.
Gentlemen,
A Few days will bring me to the annb
verfary of mv birth; frventy three
years of my life will then be compleated;
and next May fifty one years will have
passed, since I was firft honoured with the
confidence of the people in a public cha
racter. During this period, in ' different
capacities, it has been my lot to be called
to public service, almort without interrup
tion.—Fourteen years I have had the ho
nour to fill the chief feat of government. -
with what carefuinefs, with what zeal and
attention to your welfare, 1 have difehar^-
ed the duties of my several stations, some
few of you, of equal age with myfelf, can
wirnefs for me from the beginning —Dur
ing the last period, none of you are igno
rant of the manner in which my public' life
has been occupied !—the watchful cares
and folicirudes of an e^ht years dif&ffmg
and unufaatwar, have allo fallen to my
share and have employed, many anxious
moments of my latest time; which have
been cheerfully devoted to the welfare of
my country.—Happy am I to find, that all
these cares, anxieties and folicitudes'are
amply compensated by thenoble project
which now opens to my fellow citizens, of
a happy eftabilhment (if we are but wife
to improve the precious opportunity ) in
peace, tranquility, and national independ
ence.—" With sincere atid lively gratitude
to Almighty God, our great protestor ;nd
yifdom to mantain and improve the valuable ad
vantages derived 4rum our Indian poffeihons, and
to promote 'and secure the happineis of thole pro
vinces.
The season of peace will call upon you 'for an
Attention to every thing which can recruit the
strength of the nation, after' io long and io expea
five a war.
The security and increase of the revenue in the
manner lead burthenfnne to my Objects', will be
amongst your fi\& obie^s. in jhany.ebeotial part's
it has fuffe^ed : dangerous frauds huv^ prevailed,
and alarming outrages have beeh committed. Ex
ertions Lave not been wantmg^o reprtfs.this daring
spirit, nor pains to enquire intents true causes. In
any instances in which Che powers of Government
may not be equal to itrubnoft care and vigilance,
I have no do dix that fire wifdooi of my parliament
will provide fu;hremedies as may b£ found wanting
for the accomplishment of purposes, in which the
material 'interel^ of this nation are so deeply con
cerned
Gentdembn 'of the Roujeof Cotonons,
I have ordered the eftimafes ofthe expences for
the year to be laid before you. From those you
will perceive thh reduction which I have made in
all the eftab'ifnments, which appear to me to be
brought as low as prudence will admit „ and you
will participate with me in the fatisfa^ibn which
I feel in this flop towards the relief of toy Effects.
At the endof a war feme part of its weight mutt
inevitably be borne for a time. ^ I feel for the bur
thens of my people: frit I rely oh that fort tube
which has hitherto foppotted this nation under
many 'difficulties for their - bearing -those, which
the prefect exigences require, and which yre 10
mceffary for the full Support of the national credits
M, Lords, and Gontk^e%
In many refpe&s onr situation is new. Yott
counsels will provide what is called for by, that
lituatibn; and your wifJom will give permanence
to whatever has been found bene^al by the Ex
perience of ages In your deliberations you will
preserve the temper and moderation ' which the'i im
portance of their objects demands, and will I have
no doubt, produce; and I am fare that you are
unanimous in your delire to direct ail those Deli
berations to the honour of my Crown, the fafety
ofiny dominions, and the prosperity of my people.
deliverer, and with most hearty congratu
lations to ail our citizens,! felicitate you,
gentlemen, the. other freemen', and all the
good people of the state, in this glorious
propped.
Imprcffld with these femimenrs of grati
tude and felicitation; —reviewing the long
couffe of years, in which, through various
Events, I have had the pleasure to serve the
ftate,—.-contemplating, with.pleating won
der and latistadion, at the close of an ar
duous conceit, the noble and enlarged
fceaes, which now pielent theSelves to
]my -country's view,—and receding at
the feme time, on my advanced stage of
life, —a life, worn -out almost in the con--
slant duties of office, 1 think it my duty
to retire from the buly concerns of pub
lic affairs ; that at the evening of thy days,
I may sweeten, their decline, by devoting
myfelf with less avocation, and more at
tention, to the duties of religion, the let
vice of m, God, and preparation for a fu
ture and happier flare of -evidence ; — in
which pleating employment, I shall not
cease to remember my country, and to
make it mv ardent prayer, that heaven '
will not fail to bless her with its choicest
favours.
At this aufoiciou; moment, therefore,
of my country's happiness; when she has
just reached the goal of her wdbc.% and
obtained the 'object, for wh-ch fl^e has so
long contended, and so nobly struggled, I
haveto request the favour froni you gen
tlemen, andihro' you from all the freemen
of the state, that after May next, I may
be excused from any further tervice in
public life, and that, from this time, I
may be no longer considered as an objeß
of your fusages for any public employ
ment in the Plate. The reafor^btenefs of
my request, 1 am persuaded, wiii.be qnef
tioned by no one. The length oftirne I
have devoted to the# lerTce, fay declin
ing state of vigour and activity, will, I
plcafe myfel'f ? form for me, a fafficienf
and unfailing excuse with my fellow citi
zens. G
At this parting address, you Will Puffer
me, gentlemen to thank you, and all the
worthy members of preceding affembl^,
with whom I have had the honour to a&,
for all that affidaoce, counsel, aid and sup
port, which I have ever experienced du
ring my administration in government';
and in the warmth of gratitude to afliire
you, that, till my latest moments, all your
kindness to me shall be remembered; and
that my constant prayer shall be employed
with heaven, to invoke the divine guid
ance and direction in your future councils
and government.
Age and experience dilate to rne,=-
and the zeal with whicn I have been
known to serve the public, through a long
course of years, will, I trust, recommend
to the attention of the people, some few
thoughts which I inall offer to their confe
deration on this occation, as my last advi
sory legacy.
I would, in the firft place, intreat my
countrymen, as they value their own inter
nal Welfare and the good of posterity, that
they maintain inviolate, by a strict adher
ence to its original principles, the happy
constitution under which we have so long
subsisted ? corporation; that for the pur
pc of ational hpapinefs and glory, they
will ipport and ftrengchen the federal uni
on ye cry constitutional means in their
I ver. Ine excellence of a Congress,
efted with powers competent ^ the great
national purposes for which that body was
instituted, is] essential to our national se
curity, cftaSlifhment and independence.
Whether Congress is already veiled
with such powers, is a question,' worthy,
in my opinion, of the most terious, can
did and dilpanionate consideration of this
leghlatuie, and those or all the other con
federated states. For my own part [do
not hesitate to pronounce, that in<ny opi
nion, that body is not pofleffed of 'thofe
powers which are fully adequate to the
purposes of our general tovereignty ; nor
competent to that energy and exertion of:
government, which are absolutely necef
lary to the management and diction of
™' general weal; or the fulfilment ofouf'
own expectations —This defect in our fe
deral constitution, I have already lament
eo as the cause of many inconveniences
which we have experienced; and unlels
wifely remedied, will, I forefee, be pro
ductive of evils, duafrous if not fatal, to
031 rutiire union and confederation. In
my idea, a Congress inverted with full
apd fufficieat authorities, is abblutely ne- :
cthary for cue great purposes of Qur con
federated union, as your. leTfhmre is for
the support of internal order, regulation
and government, in the state. Both so
( '^ { ! r)uld ^ intruded with powers fully
fufheient to antwer the defirn of their fe
deral initiations. -Their powers should be
^doLinCt; taey mould be clearly defined,
ascertained andunde ritood. They frrould
be carefully adhered to ; they %mhd be
watched over with a wakeful arm dhin
gudhing attention of the people. But this
wdtchfulnefs is far different ' form the ex
cess of jealoulb ^hich from a mil Won
fear of abuse, withholds the neceflary
powers, ana dentes the means which are
eiThtial to the end expected.—J u ft as ri
diculous is this latter difroficion, as Would
be the practice of a farmer, who should
deprive his labouring mah of the feels
neceffxry for his butinefs, left heK^d
hurt himtelf, or injure his ^tf^^a
yet experts his work to be Accomplitea.
— I his kind of exce^ve jealoufe is , in my'
view, too prevalent ar this dav{ and will,
1 fear, if net abated, prove & principal
means of preventing che enjoyment of our
national independence and glory, in that
extent and .perfection, which the afoea
of our affairs '(were we to be wife) so plea
finely promises to us.—my coun tymen!
fudci me to ask, who are objects of this
jealousy? who, my fellow citizens, are
the men we have to fear? not Armors
who have no connection with out Welfare !
—no !—they are the men of out own
choice, from among ourfelms ; —a choice
(if we are faithful to outfetves) dictated
by the most perfect freedom of election;
and tfoat election repeated as often as you
can wifb, or is confident With the good
of the people.-=They are our brethren,—
acting for tbcmfelves as well as for us^
and fliarers with us in all the general bur
thens and benefits.—They are men, who
from interest, affection and every foci^l
tie, have the fame attachment to our con
fticution and government as ourfelvm:—
way therefore should we fear them, with
this unreaf)nable jealomy? —so our prefers
temper of mindfare we not rather^ fear
ourselves? to fear the propriety of Our
own elections ?—or rather to fear, that
from this excels of jealousy and mistrust
each one cautious of his neighbour's lore
of power, and fearing left if he be trufo,
he would misuse it, we shall folk all con-'
fidence and government, and every thing
tend to anarchy and confufion f from
whose horrid womb, should w e plunge in
Vv "'spring a government, that may
juitly make us all to tremble.
(The remainder in our next)