The gazette., 1799-01-28
Le3jNature Of Ma6aeby'stt5.
Answers to the GOVERNORS SPEECH.
OF THE SENdTE.
May i blfaF y-ur Eretllea1y,

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THE Senate, with hncere latisfl6tiOn, re
ceive and rec'procate the patriotic lentimants
contained in your adlreis to The two FIouies Of
the Legislature.
AmidR the trials and commotions which at
prelent agita,e 70 great part Of the world, the
: tranquil and profterous" aate Of the Com
monv, llth lhould be the lubj:ct OF our grateful
acknowledgements to the Supreme Arli,er ot
Nations-May he 81 'pole US, and our fellow
citizens at large, to manifet our gratitude for
the diiinguithed blelIings which We enjoy as a
people, By uniform obedience 70 the laws, &
4 refped FOR the m1giltrates by whom they are
faithfully admiaiiterel.
If an admini0ratiou Of the general govern
ment, fouaded upon the principles OF jultice, &
d Gated BY the Puret motives could have pro-
te0ed Us either 2gain9 foreign aggreliions, or
have injured tile univerlal appreciation Of our
own citizecs, the American people might have
expected a long AMI happy lealon Of rePoie and
rfaty. But the experience Of the Prelent age
affords an ample evidence, thar the exltance Of
cur national honor and interet depends, und-r
Providence, upon our to7ver p Atf7a fb-"-
Under the lmPreliiOn Of n 5 important truth,
and from 4 careful review Of the conduct OF the
pre{ent ruling powers Ul France, we look upon
the prof ect Of an amicablc and honorable ad-
iuament of our diff renc.s with that nation as
uncertain AMI delui,c. We therefore cordially
unite with your ExceLency r declaring, that
W. ought u "Gand prepared at our CoInwy's
Up to defend to the lat extremity ihsie nvAl-
liable II 5hts which the bett blood Of our coun-
Try has ueen expended to lecure.
Hlving an ualhaEen conhi@nlc IN the Wit
dom & pat.io,ilm ot the Federal Government,
their preparations for our defence (h0uld the
uniuR conduit of F.ance dave W 70 the lat
reiort) viii meet our cheerful ana ready 60 oP-
Grafton But from the pre.ent view ot her fit-
uat;On, We have lels TO fear from her arms than
from her inGdious attack, upon the virtue oI
the people. That there lhoulI remain lia5.e
citizen in America f. unh4PPily Pr,judiced as
no. 10 have developed her bIn-tul Influence 81
cnmi,y, or armed Llmi-lf a5ainlt their perm cir
Gus operation IS fIbjed both ot altonithment
and regret Her recent conduit to the nations
Of Europe and America, her elrlict friend, at
fords 4 lolemn admonitiOn 10 all thOle who are
yet blind enough to believe her the friend OF
lIberty.-From this conduit We are compelled
to believe that her mcalures are dictated by
nothing lhort Of an infaliate thirt for empi s
dominion, regardless Of the property OF rights
Of thofe from whom they may be wreaed.
" Let then the remains Of political dihantions
ceafe, and ali orders Of men unite il difPlayiag
thofe virtue, and that manly patriotic iPirir
which the c1igenoies Of the times demand -
And when tie period lhall arrive at which the
fword Of felfdefence mgf Js d~17Oa, may we be
infpired by the recollection, that as fee born
Americans, TO- can JIrrssdsr or h5rrie BIT a0ttb
our lees.
The Senate allure your EIc-lency, that the
feveral lubic6fs of local nature recommended
in your addrefi to the CONFEDERATION Of the Le-
GiAlturc, all receive their immediate AMI par
t:cular attention