The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-04-30

by winch they are beit known 20 polTeri-
ty. Let Us anticipate che picture which
hiitory viii preienl 70 pofteriry, and the
ientence II VIII pronounce upon rhc pub
lie Characters Of The prelen5 day.
On one fide Of this picture, We behold
let ofmcn, Of nice honour, grear IA .
Tents, and unilnpeached inteerity, with
mott virtuous and highly renowned
chiefar their head, entering upon Ia
borious, delicate, perplexing. arduous,
and difficult undertaking. This work
being fniihed, the fame great man an-
pears 60 prelide over the councils ofrhe
nation. A new itare ofthings arilcs OIL
of diiorder and confnfon, public and
private diitreis. The great debt of in
dependence is funded, and IFS gradual
and final extinction eHe6tualIy provided
ior. National iudicatures are erefed. =
revenue lyltem is formed, and reve-
nue. concentrate to exiting wants
and capable ofeaiy extcnllon, in the e.
Ventof tholc catualrics from whicbno ma
can be fecurc Is collected. An Indian
war is iucceisfully terminated the
boundaries for new iettlemenrs crearIv
enlarged ; an evacuation ofour military
potts and country, held by Great Britain
and Spain drained; two infurrections
happily queiled; peace, made with the
Barbary sand our enllaved citizens,
fcl5oreei 70 liberty and thcir connrrv.
! he intrigues 81 Genet and French dj-
rectory 70 lniilead our citizens and en-,
b-oll Us in war, have been detected and
dlicomfited; lhe honour Of the Unite j
STATES has been nobly maintained on rhe
ocean; the commerce extended rbe
national wealth inCrea4ed agriculture
made more h6urlhing, and the wealtI,
OF OUT merchants, farmers, lhip builders,
and mechanics, has been augmented,
The energy OF Our councils, and che
waTlike preparations to maintain ther
have cauicd our rights as a nation 20 be
every where refpeGed The rreafurv
has been made to overflow the neonle
2aVe not been c1nbarafcd by too much
regulation, nor oPPrclled by fseak exoc-
ten. The montb Of laboHr has been
every where (atiqIed, and no povsgt7 leen
II the land.
What DO We perceive, on the other
iide OF the picture ? group of figures,
behind which appeared tie head of 2
tail, thin man, and the body Of iitrle
man, half ieena and half concealed. Tbsi.
are the men who oppofed the funding Of
the pubic ebr,which reitored the crIdi1
OF the nation, and which, acting a,aa.F
lnitantaheouQy as 70 much Circulating
medium, gave a new fpring to COM
merce and induftry, Taeic are the
men who oPpofed lhe revenue fyitem
IN It's mott important branches, to which
the country owe its overHowing rrea{J.-
ry, and the means of extinguithino the
pubic de5r. Thefc are the men who
oPqoIed the meafure which in Iuced
Great Britain and Spain to yield M 60
the United States It's territory, which
enabled government TO efe6e TWO new
ttates, which opened new folrce Of
r2venue from the fsles of land, and nqade
room Ior arinclcaicd population. Theft
are the men who condemned the nea-
inres taken by the government
TO qlell two jn(irre6lians, which
rettored to the union internal
tranquility, and every where obedience
to, and 4 due execution of the laws
hsie are the men who oppoGd and
condemned the councils ado5teCt and
purified ~ tho executive, 70 dsGat the
projects Of Genet and bis employers, 20
lave the United States from war with
England, anda perpetual alliance, a.
Jegfige and dsfegEve, with France. Thefe
are tie men who refiftcd and deprecated
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