Jenks's Portland gazette., 1802-03-08


tent relources to meet future contingencies
whicA may threaten its fafesy. On the other
hand. Is X rot 4 mark of the higheR improvi
dencs and folly, 10 throw away an impo TAM
part Of this fund o. the mere fpeculation that il
may Poflbly be fupetAuous
But admitting It . be already afcertaired,
that the fund is already greater than is requilire
to extinguih the debt, with convenient celerity ;
does 1t follow thar the gxceis, If retained, mllf
be iuHered 10 accumulate, an1 that no differ.
ent method could have been found 10 employ il
which would have been productive Of adequate
utility
Whatever Jiverfty OF opinion there my be
with regard to military and naval Preparations
for the defence and iecority OF the country
there are iorDe thing il which al well inform,
ca and ieasang men uniie, Arlenals, foun
dayies, dock yards anu magazines, (elpecially
thoie coaiaidiag materials for the conisrottor
ana equipment of ihips, 70 that upon the break
ing ous Of a war there may be luficient lup
ply Of warlike implements, and Of meaus fol
the fpeedy creation Of navy are by al
deemed eligible objects Of public care. t.
provide for thsle objects upon a competent
though moderare fcaie, will be attended witt
expence ID conalerable, rs 20 leave nothing &
ipare from the amount of our preient income
To perions unacqualnsed wi.h the fubie9, the
quantities Of fsveraI articles on hand may aP
pear ample but to good iGdges there is hard
ly any one clats of fuPplies which will not Be
thought 10 require much augmentation. A far
As a navy is concerned, he deficiency is palpable
If dock yards are 70 be eAabiiihed in earnef
they ought certainly to be well protected.
For this purpofe, forti6oations of iubltantia
and Durable nature.veEy different frem the tenn
porary thif5s hitherto adopted, ought 10 be :
reCled. And f the Pref ienr Will enquire inro
the coz Of even th7fa frHing conaruaions, in
the inftances where they have been managed
with all practicable economy, h viii become
convinced that the er-5ion of proper works
would call for an expenditure forhiG5ing th.
luPpoti len Of iup1fanity Of revenue.
In addition % ehjeds of nationa. fecurily
there are many purHoies Of great publ u,iity
to which the revenues in qleition might be
applied. The improvement Of the conmlri
ca1ons between the different paris Of our coun
try is an objsa v9ll worthy OF he national
purfe, and one which w1a.d sbunda1ly repay
10 labor The portion Of is earnings, which m "
have been borrowed for tia purP1fe. TO pro
vide roads and bridges IS within the direct pur
view Of ihl Conlitution. ia many parts Of tht
country, Especially in The Weltern Territory, a
matter ID which he AlaatE States are equal
" intereGed aqus1u6ts and canals would al
f be f. lubjeds Of ps-uniary aid, from th'
general Cove nment. In Francs, England
and other parts Of Europe, inaitutiOns exit
flPported BY public contributions, which emf
nandy promote ag iculture and the arts: Suct
intltution, merit Imitation by ourGovernment
they are Of the number of thofe which directly
and fenGbly reoompence La5or for what it lends
20 their agenry.
To iuggealons of the lat kind, the adopts O
the new ichool have ready anfwer ladaRrj
will Eaceeea and PROPER ia proportion ar IL Is left
the exeytionf Of individual enterprizs This favor
ite dogma: when taken general rule, i
true; but as an executive one, it is falf., anc
leads TO error ~ the adminiltration OF public
affairs. In matters Of indu(try, human enter
prize ought, doubtlels, TO be left free in tht
main, not fettered by TOO much regulation bu
Pra6tical politicians know that it may be bene
hciallY Gimulated by prudent aids and encour
agements on the part Of the Government
4lS - piOfSA Dy uulHSIOu9 oAduiplGS LOU lG
dious to be cited /; examples which will be neg
le6ted only by indoient and temporiGng rulers
who love to lol in the lap of epicurean le,anC
ieem p imagine that to govern well, is 70 amu1'
the wondering multitude with fdgacious aphor
iims and oracular fayings
What has been o5ierved, is lufficient to rem
der it manifea, TIA, . iepsndent Of the extin
guihment Of the Debt. he revenues ploPofed
to be yielded up, would 6nd ample and very
ufeful employment for variety Of public pur
Pofes. Already in PoGelion Of 70 valuable 2
reionrce; having iurmounred the diff :ulties
which, from the opinions and habits OF our Cit
izeOs, obh u9, 10 this, more than in any other
country, every new provaion for adding to our
public income, cert linly without eolourabiS
Prerehce Of there bei.g a grievous or undue
prellure on the community-how fooliih will i
pc to relign the boon, perhaps in ihort time
10 be compelled again to reiort 70 it 4; and tci
that Puipote 70 hazard a repetition oi the ob0a.
cles which have been before encountered and
overcome which, however, gave birth 10 one
Iafurredi1n, aad may give birth TO another
Infatuated mutt be the councils from which fe