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nation,—weil,h and compare the painful alternatives
out of which a choice is to he made. .Nor should I
do justice ;to the virtues which on other occasions
have marked the ,charaaer of onr fellow-citizens,if
I did not cherish an equal confidence that the alter-
native chosen, whatever it may be, will be main-
tained with all the, fortitude and patriotism which the
crisis ought to inspire.

" The documents containing.the correspondences'
on the snbje6t of the foreign edits against our com-
merce, with the instructions given to our Ministrri
at London and ,Paris, are now laid before you

" The communication nude to Congress at their
last Session explained the posture in which he
close of the discussions relating to the attack by a
British Ship of War on the Frigate clzesapeake, left
a subjeEt.on which the nation had manifested so
honourablpa sensibility. Every view of what had
passed authorised a belief that immediate steps would
be taken by the British Government for redressing a
wrong, which, the more it was investigated, ap-
peared the more clearly to require what had not
been provided for in'the Special mission. it is found
that no steps have been taken for the purpose. On
the contrary, it will be seen in the docurnentslaid
before you, that the inadmissible prekiminary* which.
obstructs the adjustment is still adhered to ;
moreover, that it is now brought
_into connexion
with the distinct and irrelative case of the Orders in
Council. The instruaions which had been given
to our Ministers at London, with a view to faci-
litate, if necessary, the reparation claimed by the
United States, are included in the documents com-
municated.

" Our relations with the other Powers of Eu-
rope have undergone no material changes since, your
last Session. The important negociations with.
Spain, which had been alternately suspended and
resumed, necessarily experience a pause, under the
extraordinary and interesting crisis which distin-
guishes her internal situation.

" With the Barbary Powers we continue in her-
, moray, with the exception of an unjustifiable pro-
ceeding of the Dey of Algiers towards our Consul
to that gegency. Its charaaer and circumstances
are now laid before you, and will enable you to de-
cide how far it may, either now or hereafter, call
for any measures not within the limits of the Ex-
ecutive Authority.

" With our ;Indian neighbours the public peace
has been steadily maintained. Some instances of
individual wrong have, as at other times, taken
place, but in no wise implicating the will of the na-
tion. Beyond the Mississippi, the foways, the Sacs,
and the Alibatnas, have delivered up, for trial and
punishment, individuals from among themselves
accused of murdering Citizens of the United States,
on this side the Mississippi ; the Creeks are exerting
tbempelves to arrest offenders of the same .kind ;
and the Chodaws have manifested their readiness
and desire for atnicable..and just arrangements, re-
speEling depredations committed by disorderly per-
.sons of their tribe. And generally from a convic-
tion that we consider them as a • part of ourselves,
and cherish with sincerity their rights and interests,
the attachment of the Indian tribes is gaining
strength daily, is extending from the nearer -to the
more remote, and will amply requite us for the
justice and friendship prglised towards them; hus-
bandry and household rnanufgture are advancing
among them more rapidly with the Southern than_
the . Northern tribes, from circumstances of soil
and climate : and one of the two great divi-
sions of the Cherokee nation have now under
consideration, to solicit the citizenship
,of the,
United States, and to be identified with us in laws
and Government, in such progressive manner as we
shall think best.

" In consequence of the appropriations of the last
Session of Congress for the security of our seaport
towns and harbours, such works of defence have
beep erected as seemed ;o be called for by the situ!.
ation of the several places, their relative importance,
and the scale of expense indicated by the amount of
the appropriation. These works will chiefly be
finished in the course of the present season, except
at New York and Qrleat, where most was to be
done; and although a great proportion of the lest
appropriation has been expended on the former
place, yet some further views will be submitted to
Congress for rendering its security entirely adequate
against naval enterprize. A view'of what has been
done at places, and of what is proposed to
be done, shall be communicated as soon as the se-
veral reports are received.
Of the Gun-boats authorised by the Aa of
December last, it has beep thought peeessary -to
build only 103 in the present year; these, with
those Before possessed, are sufficient for the harbours
and waters most exposed, and the residue will re-
qure
i little time for their constrAion, when it shall
be deemed necessary.

" Under the Ati of the last Session,• tor raising
an additional military force, so many Officers were
immediately appointed as were necessary for carry-

lag , ti?e ,business of recruiting ; and in prom-,
,tion as „it advanced, others have been added. We
,have reason tp bqiieve their success has beelftsatis-
faatiry, although such returns have not been receiv-
ed as enable me to presetit you a stateruettt: of the
numbers engaged.
" I have not thought it necessary, in the course of
the last season, to Call for any general detarhments
of Militia, or of Volunteers, under the laws passed
for that purpose ; for the ensuing season, however,
they be required .to be in readine, should their
service be wanted. Some small and special detach-
ments have been necessary to maintain the laws of
embargo on that portion of our Nor:het-4 frontier
which offered
,peculiar facilities for evasion; but
these were replaced as soon as it could be done, by
bodies of new recruits. By the aid of these, and
of the armed vessels called into service in other
quarters, the spirit of disobedience and abuse, whiCh
manifested itself early, and with sensible effeat,
while we were unprepared to meet it, has been
considerably repressed.

" Considering the extraordinary charaEler of the
times in which.-we live, our attention should unre-
mittingly be fixed on the safety of onr country; for
a people who are free, and who mean to remain so,
a well organised anti armed Militia is their best se-
curity. It is therefore incumbent on us, at every
meeting, to revise the condition of the Militia, and
to ask ourselves it it is prepared to repel a powerful
enemy at eyery point of our territories exposed to
invasion. Some of the States- have paid a laudable.
attention to this tobje6l, but every degree of neglect
is to be found Among others. Congress alone having
the power to produce an uniform state of prepara,
tion in this great organ of defence, the interests
which they so deeply feel in their own and their
country's security, will present this as among the
most important obje&s of their deliberation.

" Under the AEts of March tt, and April 23',
respeCting arms, the difficulty of procuring tihein
from abroad, during the present situation and dispo-
sitions of Europe, induced us to direEt our whole
efforts to the means of internal supply; the public
factories have therefore been enlarged, additional
machineries erected, and, in proportion. as artificers
:can be found or formed, their effect,, already more
than doubled, may be increased so as to keep pace
with the yearly increase of the Militia. The annual
sums appropriated by the latter Act, have been di.
rected to the encouragement of private factories of
arms ; and contra is have been entered into with
individual undertakers, to nearly the amount of the
first year's appropriation.

" The suspension of our foreign commerce, pro.
duced by the injuctice of the Belligerent Powers,
and the consequent losses and sacrifice; of our citi-
zens, are.subjetls of just concern. The situation
into which wehave thus been forced, has impelled
us to apply a portion of ow industry and capital to
internal manufaeturcs and improvements. The ex-
tent of this conversion is daily increasing, and little
doubt remains that the establishments formed and
forming, will, under the auspices of cheaper mate-
rials and subsi3tence, the freedom of labour from
taxation with us, and of proteaing duties and pro-
hibitions, become permanent. The commerce with
the Indies too, within our own boundaries, is likely
to receive abundant aliment from the same internal
source, and will secure to them peace and the pro-
gress of civilization, undisturbed by praetices hostile
to both,

4, The accounts of the receipts and expenditures
during the year ending on the 3oth day of Septem-
ber last, being not yet made up, a corre& statement
will hereafter be transmitted from the Treasury. In
the mean tirne, it is ascertained that the receipts
have amounted to near eighteen millions of dollars,
which, with the eight millions and a half in the
Treasury at the beginning of the year, have enabled
us, after meeting the current demands and interest
incurred, to pay two millions three hundred thou-
sand dollars ofthe principal of our funded debt, and
left us in the Treasury on that day,. near fourteen
millions of dollars; of these, five millions three hun-
dred and fifty thousand dollars will be necessary to
pay what will be due pp the first day of January next,
which will complete the reimbursement of
_the eight
per cent. stock. These payments, with those made
in the six years and a half preceding, will have.ex-
tinguished thirty-three millions five hundred and
eighty thousand dollars of the principal of the
funded debt,. being the whole which could be
paid
.or purchased • within the limits of 'the law
and of our contrads ; and the amount of principal
thus discharged; :will have liberated the revenue
from about Nip millions_ of dollars of interest, and
added that rpm annually to the disposeable surplus.
The probable accumulation of the surplusses of re-
..
venne, beyond what can be applied to the payment.
of the public debt, whenever the'freedom and safety
-of our commerce shall be restored, merits the consi-
deration of Congress. §hall it be unproduaive in
the prittlic vaults ? Shall the revenue be reduced? or
shall it not rather be appropriated to the improvement ,

of roads, canals, rivers, education, and other .great
foundations of prosperity and union, under the rov"
crs which Congress may already possess, or sack
amendment of the Constitution as may be approve
by the States while uncertain of the course of thingg,
the time may be advantageously employed 'in obtain`
in; the powers necessary for a systenaof improve`
ment, should that be thought best,
Availing myself of this, the last occasion Wat:h
ic
will occur, of addressing the two Houses of
Legisla-
ture at their meeting, I cannot omit the expression
of my sincere gratitude, for the repeated proofs Of
confidence manifested tome by themselves and their
predecessors, since •my call to the Administratioo,
and the many indulgen.cies experienced at their
hands,; the same grateful acknowledgements ere
due to my fellow-citizens generally, whose suPPO
has been my great encouragement under all enlbar"
rassments. In the transaaion of their business,
cannot have escaped error—it is incident to our jar
perfea nature; but I may say, with truthi my errorg
have been of the understanding, not of intention;
and that the advancement of their rights andirate-
rests has been the constant motive fpr eves °ea,.
sure. On these considerations, I solicit their kodw.
gence. Looking forward with.anxiety to their II"
ture dustinies, I trust, that in their steady char3Ber'
unshaken by difficulties, in their love of liberty,
obedience to law, and support of the puldie authoi
rities, I see a sure guarantee of the p.ermanence of
our Republic ; and, retiring from the charge of their
affairs, I carry with me the consolation of a frlti
persuasion, that Heaven has in store for our beleve:Cl
country, long ages to come of prosperity and baP:
•
piness.
." Ti. JEFFERSON' •

" Nov. g, 1808,"

MAILS.
DuE-2, Gottenburgh.

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-THIS Torning. :arrived a Mail ,from,New4o4
.beonght to Falmouth' by the. 46,isseess 4414*,
Packcgt, in 3(:) days passage. ,
By this Vessel we have receives ,stew-York Paper
from which we have extra#ed OieNiessa,a
Piescleni of the United ttates to the Senate a>
House of Representatives. We have not rops4
present to comment at length
,opon this irapo.ftcn•
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document, but there are some parts .01 it. ••,
Ave cannot pass over without. notice. Mrl
PERSON says, that he offered to the 43eiligis-r
Powers, that if we would rescind our Ord,er'
in Council, and if France would rescind her
•
crees, he would remove ,the ginbargo. Tq thi!
' proposition he says, Great Britain has LEOPed'ID,,
assent, and from France he has received no ari3w4r
It is singular that it did not occur to Mr, JerY.
so' that our Orders in-Conn-di were not adO;
with any hostile views towards . America, but !fs
measure of retaliation against France. The S4SOW
sion of the Embargo in America cannot alter
nature of our relations with France, nor alter 04
ground upon
.which our Orders in Council lot
founded. If those Orders had been issued SubseqoC.4
to, and in consequence of the Embargo, then 004.
offer by America to take off the Embargo WOO
justify her in asking us to rescind our Orders in 0:0;
cil ; but it cannot be urged as a reason why .s.l
should abandon the measures we have been cc"://#,
pelled to take against France.

Some of the Opposition Writers express great in'
dignation whenever the epithet, " faetious," is air
plied to them, but instead of resorting to abuse, We
wish they would endeavour to show the injustice of
the application. We are not fond, in politiCal
cussious, of having recourse to hard names, but eye
really know no other word ip the Eriglish language,
(at least of milder import) by which their condua
can be fairly designated. If it be not fa&ion, tD
such a contest as that we are engaged in at present,
to take every opportunity of decrying the Goveroi
ment of the Country, of ridiculing its exertions, °,
e:.aggerating its failures, and of depreciating itssW
cesses, we really do not know themeaning of
term. The, objeta in view is, to procure the re''•
moval of the present Administration, in order tl]!
the Country may, again witness the rigour of their
Predecessors. This obje& the Party cannot accorn'
plish by fair means, and when they resort to riga'
sures of an opposite tendency, they ire extremely
angry if their condu& is described in its proper co"
lours. They think themselves justified in loadirig
His Majesty's Ministers With every species of re-
proach, in making the most Unfounded assertions, 41
preferring the must absurd and contradi&ory charges,
in traducing our Commanders ; Ulf if the ilightesr
attar be made in return, -they immediately cour