The gazette., 1799-02-04
N4Yy-Dap4T:ne1tl ! III DC. 1903.

I HAVB given to the enquiries you have done me
4 the honor, as Chairman of committee Of the
ioule ot Representatives, To make Of me- an the con-
hderauon my delre to comply promptly with The wiies
Of the committee would pe IEit; and now proceed
with great dhdence, to flbmi1 the relut
The protection If cO.R, the lecuritY Of cur e1-
t5nl,vt country from uvalnn in l0me of lis weaker
prs, The la~jy UT our important commerce and cur
future peace, whLn tie maritime nations II Europe var
with each her, all teem to demand that our naval
toIee ihouid hc auEmented-iO much augm nte1 in-
deed, A. tJ make the moH powerful ons deirc our
triendihP th= mal unpTncH cd rclP1-t our neu;r4--
" The peaceful character {. America vii afford 10
the world iuthCta; lccurity that Glal Be eafy
provoked 70 carry AT In,o the county Ut an enemy
and i well becomes The wi-om IF America t. provide
cheap defence to keep il from our own.
I"eve InP5 Of "a guns, manv frgates, and
twenty or thirty imaiitr veiI1s, would probably be
uuAd lour phicai dtu4u and our ~ ans Ut an-
noying the trade of the marIime pewers n6dcrcd)
force tlA.ceut iniure future peace with he u4
uCns OF Lurope Il would not, perhaps, bc haz-GLing
too much fay that had Poieed this force a irL-
years s-O We ihou.d have lott Nv deDrtLatJns lA
trade four times the fun neceary have clattc
and m4il'alacd il, during the wa e time the var has
e1t-1 in E-roFe. |: wt do not proit by experience,
and pu- cur.l e. il ii-u4tCn reirn- inlut, and
punIiA aggrcIOn, nothing Is mor1 Likely than
that IN -.s sh4n half dozen wears, zn1her occ4Gon
may be pTcen-ed for repetition " the fame mortying
ob1rv-ton ID another and fill intcrcGng view
Of his luJctt, mutual faaty 4 ead NJ motive ana
ulua ever remain Arous ctmeu; Of our uni1n Whc-
thc1 this !ecurity be Afforded unels we are able 10
command our OSn c12t ami whether the uEiun Of a 0
THE SJ4tcs can long be prcervtd without It'll arc uuel
ii n which merit the moR ferrous and attentive con-
"~9' 'oi o' '4'e' eau -eS'-iAo's IO4uV4I 10 4"tA
th, fruitful, perhaps delicate topic
I-o"e'eT' In si'1Na IN ou hoI1 pIolAAS ooNoaTH s-
"1 C-Ih' lee' tn''eY I1oufe mat "e ms ho' IN tt
IAPol1d 20 great calAm"5s nom 'he ambition OF am
oI'y = renee a''iI @uel''oh o1 mace
~ ouL naval toEce. II t"1Ne lH'Ps N "a guns. aTe
N1~o- IN MI navy 4H IL. .4"on ol MI! P@'' MI OlI
country Nol'I o1 Iehdlicd ~ ulhcu'L tA4t < "oIl-
l.@fo1l oS a''elP'cu !3' 's nor P'hoe 10 0'N save
mat FRANCE eou'd PIom-5 herei any aaNan.age hy III
ln'+'Jh ri tn'' eoun'Ty, efu4l to thc IA [n.L' et
pIhle -nl .'l Il'o4o eloL-u' IlA II Ne Lol.u oa NJ
prepared 70 reH.' Ler she "oL DC ohsed 3" employ
more t4n uo~olr The number oi laps o. tql@l ioTte 10
81 'oy htr armies Pfo''-3'-s @i l'lo' aA' 4" sep
th1 'omHun catlon open Oot"llA Aer armies ANA Atr
own country Fra.oe ~" oalu'.te ana war c4ltn-ate
(He Loi ana Proo4Oie ga" oi NoF 'n'e9 P0zes. "Aen
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