Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-12-11
From Tie FREDERICK Town fIssALD..
MESSAGE ANTICIPATED
Felzoqu ei;siiSevs ef t5e Seuafe ara begjs 81
RebreIenfafiues.

tive body, difplayed under republican
aufpices again impoies on me the grateful
talk of Executive communication. The
mode Of msGage adopted for that parpofs
at the laa fiction, has undergone very
attentive review and the rsiult of the
mott aaxious refle6tisns has fixed ia my
mind decided preference ct that mode
over the one formerly pusfued by my pre-
~decsGors in Office. The fame public voice,
which ordained change of the principal
funetionary of government mutt be conf
dered as having alto decrecd an alteration
of every formal as well as iubaantial part
of the previous fyitem. Indeed it has been
with me quefion of the mott ferrous
deliberatioa, whether an obfersance of
any Of the ancient cuaoms, however ieem-
inoly eGensial, may not fuhjeet to the obi
UNI Of rrcafon againf the iovereign will.
NY political precurfors were ufed 70 admi-
hitter lufenance to the cravings of ape
tite: Fain would I have avoided the fame
habitual eonfumption of food and drink,
which marked their exiRence, were any
adequate iubfitute yet contrived tor the
fupport of human life. But IN our Preicut
imperfect fate Reorganization, the exne-
f;rnens might be both fruitlefs and fatal.
Rele aIared however, my fellow citizens,
that as foon as the ara OF perfeetibility
fhall have completely arrived, when mind
ihalI aiIert irs omnipotence over matter,
/ will abandon every corrupt uiage OF
ths preceding administrations | will
neither eat, drink nor ieeP as they did,
nor will / difcharge a angle office
81 ratu.e according TO the plan which
they followed. Already Fave the noR
elorions proofs been exhibited Of my
deycticn 10 this isntimenr. Prudential
levees have given way 10 daily and
rnce-cmonioos reception Of company
cards of invitation are now coucied in
terms Of the NOT philoiophic fmplici'y !;
,he military garb ofparade has been dif-
,aifIsd for he civic drets /; and lnitesd OF
employing for myfelf that injurious libel
on the principles of equality, an oitentatl.
oas sqaipage with is iervile 'etinues; !
have zeaiouily fhewn to the gazing mol
titude the endeariug Spectacle OF their pre-
laent on holfeback without even i9ita-
r. attendant. But independent OF the In.
perious motive Of univerial reform, which
has led TO thefe achievements, economy
ALTO p:elrr:bes the tranlmi9Gou OF my ad-
dre{s 10 coagrels infesd of its dei,ver,
IN b<,fon.- Thatit is a fav!ng OF time is
conceived 10 be obvious and that II allo
operates as faving of money will be
demonstrated from sn ingenious climate
by the fecrerary of the .reaiary, which !
nall caele TO be laid before you, OF the
probable lois by ;he damage and the
attricion Of horfe lhoes and cariagewheels
in the annaal ride OF the late chlef ma
citrate 10 make his fpeech at the Capitol.
Having thus arrefed your spprobatien OF
the manner, permit n. TO proceed to the
various mates Of information which ma
turaIly prsfent themleives as iuojeets OF
my prefsnt meaage.
During the reeeis Of The National Coun-
Gil, few even:s have occurred abroad mo-
mentous enough 20 have attracted cnrioil-
" or to demand notice. The agitation
IS the old world feems to be !ubhdirg a.
oain down TO long uninterrupted fare OF
oou:e,uae. It's threws ard its convulilcns
have yielded to the {pells OF letlaArgy It's
pillows are huihed 10 the arms OF iieep ;
and iafu.iarea war, now baniihed by the
magic wand of peace, has eeaisd to DC
itroy, to harais AID TO terrisy. Iheie
circumstances are indeed favorable 70 the
views of the philanshrcp:t and Tire COM
mon inrereiss Of mar. L is 10 be greatly
l.mented, however, that shsy are NOT
f,uri IS have added any thing 80 she iafn
total of genera. liberty. We have ieen
with iatisfaaion The or liy phanfoms OF
la.h d;f,er{ed anS :aca,cerated but IT