Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-06-26
NEW- KlAfPsIIIRE LEGISLATURE.

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| ElY.KdNPSHIRE LEGISLATURE.
SATURDAY, June s.
His Excellency the Governor having
aligned this foreaoon, at 10 O'Clock 70
addreis the sLegiaaeure, Mefrs. Leavitt,
Brooks, Pierce, Hutchinion Willard, Eve
rett, Hunt, Lord Connor and Chafe were
appointed committee, to be joined from
the Senate, to wait on his e1cellency the
Governor, elea, ard eicort him TO the
Representatives, Chamber. 10 o.
clock, the Senate and Houfe being met in
the Representatives Chamber, his Excel
lency came in attended by his Council,
and eicorted by the colnalittee; after man
ifefing his acceptance Of The office Of caiet.
Magiarate, & having taken and faoicrloed
the necefary caths he addrefied the Lee
gilatuye in the following,
SPEECH.
Mr.. PysGaent, IS Gentlemen oftbe Senate,
Mr.. Speaker, ard
Gemlemen Of the H0yle sr Reprx/sstatives.
DEPUIED ty cur fellow citizens, &
alembled at the time affixed by the Con-
Ritution, for the purpofe of tranfaeting
iach bulinef as The public good may re.
quire, il mutt be pleafng circumltance
10 contemplate the general PROPERTY
which is 70 apparent throughout the State.
Although our own internal affairs are
the principal Object for which We are al
iernblcd; yet being intimately connected
with ether States by our Federal Union,
and having interefs which may in iome
meadure be affected by the conduct Of O.
ther naticns, if may perhaps be uteful to
confder Eheir circumstances in fome re-
ipea.
Under tlieie irrpreflions, permit me to
congratulate you on the late genaral Peace
in Europe Whatever partial effects it
may have on the interefts of fome of our
citizens, YET it mutt be highly pleafng TO
the benevolent mind, that flop is put, at
leait tor the pTefent, to the calamities of
war which have 70 long ragged amongf
ieyeral Of the European powers. -And as
it reipe6ts our own country, have we not
reafon TO rejoice, that our neutrality has
been 10 far maintained, as to prevent our
becoming party in the CONTEXT, notwith-
Handing the threatening appearances at
fundry times?
In another view, it may be ufeful to
contemplate the late war in the European
world. What are the real advantages
gained thereby /? Perhaps fome one of the
nations may be aggrandized, others de-
prefed Bul may wenot ak, whether it
is probable that the caufe Of genuine iiber-
~ will be advanced, and the happiness of
mankind promoted, by thele extraordina-
ry changes ?--whatever effects the arts
and intrigues Of any ofthe powers lately
at war, may have had in our country, or
from whatever other caules it has aIilen
it is lamentabie fact, that we have been
much divided in opinion relpeAing the
political affairs of our common country.
If we could improve the prelenr time,
whena general paciicstion has taken place
among European nations, in fuch manner
as fhould tend to retore union, and nar-
mony of ienfiment and conduit Rejecting
our own affairs, it would be making hap
Ply ufe oft.
The contribution Of our prefent free fyf-
TENS OF Governments, muf greatly, depend
upon the opinions, habits, morals and re-
ligion Of the great body of the people !.
how important is it, then, that they mould
have correct information refpeaing the
conduct Of men whom they inveR with au-
thofity & Rejecting the meafnres of their
Government ?-Whoever attempts 10
mifreprelent or deceive in this refpea, |
whether through the now much abu!ed !
!" liberty OF the pref, otherwile lhould be