Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-01-20

lightened regard for the interch OF polterty.
But our happnefs, as a Government. cannot
be ahured unlefs the National Government of
the United States is maintained with energy
and dignity. Under the wife and patriotic
direction Of our PRECEDENT, the prudent and
cautious meafures of Congrefs, with a conai-
tutional fupport of the feveral States, We may
hope that Divine Providence will continue to
us the bleniDgs we now enjoy.
The Unworthy at Cambridge was early
founded by our renowned ancelfors. Encour
aged and ailiGed by pous and charitable men,
it has been foaered by Government, until it is
now become filming ornament to the State ;
and indeed to our country. You will, by every
| means in your power, encourage this Univerii
| ty: and if their preient funds ihould be made
quate to their honorable fuPport, you will iup-
ply the deficiency. ] am free to.declare my
opinion, that juaice and found policy, as well
as due regard TO the true honor of the State,
and the in,ereas of learning require it. This
will not prevent the Government from extend
ing to other Colleges and Academies every
proper encouragement.
| The conhant venerariou OF our anceftors for
the Sabbath was not greater than is due to the
nature OF its obligation, or to the importance
! OF its influence on the chara9er and manners
of people. If in this refpett we have relaxed
from The Rridnefs and purity of ancient man.
ners, it will be proper that your attention
fheuld be called TO aevfe fhch further prov.
iions, to enforce the law for the due oblervation
of the Lords day, as the nature of the fubjea
may require.
Ga former oeoafon, recommended to
your: confederation, the reyiiion of the Laws,
thae NJ ..l.x1n Exn. L,,r al
ton, Le reduced to fuch a fate of plainnefs and
hmpHcity, as will be congenial to the nature of
our goversment. You will now have an op-
lportunity to efett this important purpoie.
Agriculture, as the fure and fuhaantial
lource of wealth, takes rank of all other conf
deratons. II the obfervation of a Great Man,
now deceafed, be true" That he who makes
a Jingle b.ade of grafs to grow where none
grew before, is more nleful and honorable
member of iociety, than the greatea conqueror
recorded in the annals of hiltory"-is il not
therefore our interef to encourage and promote
70 uieful branch of Science as Huibandry
1t is an employment truly Respectable, and
ought to receive the countenanee of every wife
nation. BY what way you may think proper
TO extend your encouragement, whether to
empower the Agricultural Society now eltab.
lined, and which conias of gentlemen in
whom may be placed the greatea confidence,
to dhpenee Premiums, or any other mode -
Your patronage cannot fail TO excite emulation,
and TO haaen the introduction Of many valuable
improvements.
At 70 critical and eventful period as the
pretent, feel it particularly my duty to Rate
TO the Leglature, the fituation of the Militia of
this Commonwealth. AMI am happy to have it
in my power, as we'll from my own obfervatiou
in many parts of the State, as from official re.
ports, to allure You that the general good OF der,
diicipline, and military fpirit of the Militia, have
riien to height that has never yet been exceed
ed. The Officers are gentlemen of great re-
Probability, and from general return it appears,
| that the troops are nearly completed in the i'm.
portant article of arms To aid and encourage
fuch military fpirit will lie with you, for on a
well regulated Militia depends OF, arength and
iecurity.
Gentlemen Of The Senate, and
Gsntlemen oftbs Hogte Of Rsprstnta.ios5,
Very ioon after you began your lat FELTON,,
! we were called to the melancholy talk of per.
forming the funeral oblequies of the Chief Ma
forrow universally exhibited on that location,
evinced the lfrong affection of his fellow citi
zens. His memory Till lives, and the lenient
hand of time has not yet erafed it from my
brea9.
We are now called upon to lament the lofs
of another Patriot, General GEoRGE WASH.
INoroN, whole invaluable life was the orna-
meat, example and defence of our nation
and whole name itlelf was a hoa-But WASH
IscTos is dead and we forrow mot of all
that we ihall fee his face no more, for, Con
hath changed his countenance and fen, him a
way. May the recollection of his virtues ltim
ulate, and the force of his fentimenrs utpirc the
whole nation with love of patriotiim and ma.
tional glory. The tears of the great and the
good of all countries are mingled with thofe of
America, on this unfearehabe dilpenia,ion of
Divine Providence May our tears on this oc