Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-12-15
VOLUME I'LL

10 nc PrcGdent Of the United States.

4
THE H0u(a Of Representatives. have receiv-
ed, with great reipe6t, the communication which
you have been plealed to make to the two
/ heutes Of Congteis, at the commencement Of
the preieut FELTON,.
The final Establishment of the feat " nation
al government, which has now taken place.
within the diltrid Of Columbia, is an event of
no imall Importance in The political tranlldions
Of our country and We cordially unite our
wIihei with yours, that this territory may Be-
The reiidence OF haPPiueis and virtue.
Nor can we, on this occaGon,o omit to exprefs
a nope, that The fprit which animated the
great founder Of this city, may defend 10 fu-
ture generations, and that The wildom, magma
nlmiJy and lteadinel,, which marked the events
ct his public life, may be initiated in all Gc
ceedmg ages.
"A confederation Of thofe powers, which have
been velted " ngrefs over the diaria IF Co.
'uHbia, viii not etcaPe our attention, nor haU
we forget that in exercidng theie powers.
regard mUlt be hid to thote events, which will
n-o etiariIy attend The capital Of America.
The oheerfunels and regularity, with which
the officers and folders Of the temporary ar
my, have returned to the condition of private
citizens j. 2 te1imony, clear and conctuGve.
of thc purity KY th3ie motives, which induced
them 10 engage il the public Eervicc, and will
remain proof Oh all future occ lions ~ az al
army Of folders, drawn from The citizaus ok
our co0ntry, dclcrvcs our confidence and ref
Pef
No tuhjete can re mo Z important than that
ot the Judiciary, h'cL you hive again lecon-
mcnded TO cu~ conhierat and it lbau re.
coive our early ana DELIBERATE attention.
The Contribution Of The United States having
oonhiered the management M our foreign ne
goclauons To The controul If The executive DOW.
err we cheertully lu5mt to its deciions on this
imPotInt tublc6t. And in reipcf to the nego.
cations now Peading with France We Gncereiy
hoTe that the hnaI relult may prove A, fortu-
nate 20 our country as the mott ardect mind
can w1h.
so long as predatory war IS carried On a
gHnlt our commerce, We ihoull iacriG the
lotereIts, AMI dhlPP int the expectations NJ our
conlttucnts lhould We, for A MON nt, relax tb,r
tytem Of Maritime defence, which \ Is refuIted
in iuoh beneficial eHe9s. "A this period il is
confidently believed, that few perlons can be
found within The United States, who do nor
admit thai navy well organized, NUT con.
Htute ID natural AMI Efficient defence Of this
country aganlt I'll foreign ho&ility.
The Prcgreis which has been made in the
m ufldule Of ms, leaves no doubt that the
public patronage, has already placed his coun-
try beyond all uecehary dependence On foreign
markets, fer an Article E ind (penfabIe for de-
fence aod give, Us aAura0ce., hat under the
crcour3 cement which n yernme I viii continue
to extend to this mpor ant ubjea WI NH
foon rival foreign countries not only Ill the
rumber but in the quality Of arms, completed
from our own manufactures
Few events could have been more pleainE
to ouT condiments, than thAt great AMI rapid
lncreail Of revenue, which has ariien from per-
mantnt taxes Whil3 this event explains the
great and incrsaing reluurce Of our couatry it
Carries along with il proof which cannot be
retitted that thots me lurcs az maritime &c.
fence whi-h were calculated To meet our enc.
my upon the ocean, and which have produced
iuch cxeuhve protection 70 our commerce.
we're founded in wfjom and policy. The
mind mul IN our opinion, bc inferlible u the
planet truths, which cannot difcern the eleya-
ted ground on which this policy has placed our
county That national lp,rit, which alone
could vjndlcate our common rights. has seen
roU!ed, and thofe latent energies, which had
not fully known. were unfulded ana brouqht
into view, and our fellow citizens were prepared
to meet every event, which national honor or
national iecurty could render necedary Nor
have Its eF>its been much lels important IN
other reiPe6ts. WhilR m my Of the nations Of
The earth have been impoverished and depopu-
lated. by internal CONNEXIONS, and national
contelts, our internal pslce has not been ma
tertalIy impaired-9ur commerce has extended,
under the Pro'edion of our infant navy. u ev-
cry part Of the Gtobe-wcalth has n we with
out interniihi'n into our Seaports, ani the la
bours Of the Hulbandman, have been rewarded
by ready market for the productions Of the
foil.
BE aGurcd, Sir. that The various and inpor.