The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-10-27
TIE GOVERNORS SPEECH.
Geniiemen sffbe Council,
Mr.. SoeaSey and
oPe"ke' aH1
Geafisurr sf tie HorfS of PebreEsfotivs,. Z

Geatizmrr IF tce Hays If Rrprsissiotive;,s
SO few are the public concerns which PARTICULAR,
relate to this Seate and which have occurred nce on,
aif FELTON,, that I fhail have occaiion to desair
you but fhort time by this public communicate
on. :. -. = n ~ :
A letter from his Exceliency Governor Strong, Of
Mafachuletts, will be laid before you, conveying
certain refou,ons of the le,iature of that Common.
wealth, reipecting am amendment by them propot.a
to be made tn the Contribution of the United States
his proPoia from elder filter State will Ipre-
iumc, gam from You ats nerited confederation and
VIII meet iuci decion your wife and prudent iuds-
ment iha think proper.
a circular letter of the 24th September laa hs.
oee received from the Secretary of STAGE for the Uni
TED states, notifying to this State. that the amend
ment propoied during the Ian e;lion of Congrel, to
the Contribution OF the United States, refpeGaine the
anncr o. voting for the PRECEDENT and Vice Preifdent
OF the Union has been ratified By three fourths of
the 'evera fates This letter will be now commune
Gated Tor your information.
SINCE the lait fehon of the late Legiflture there
nave been forwarded for the uie Of this State from
the department. Of the United States, 455 copies of
the United States Laws panci at the feeond fsrioa
OF the teventh Congrefs. The.e copies are to be
diitrbuted BY The Comptroller the ieveral towns.
agreeably to law.
The Lcgifllturc will recoIlea tina, new election
OF Preident and Vice-PreGdent of the United sta,es
IS to take place in Dcecnberrext. The Electors for
TINS ppoe, TO be appointed by this State will be to
be ehoien before the clo.e of this FELTON,.
In the courfe of the prefent year, we are arrived
at the reiult of the French revousio-a reiit fuch
as many wife politicians and enlightened civilians
nave long iince predicted. After twelve years ardent
Puririt OF liberty and republicaaifn- deroy
ing their exiting form Of government, with its roya
nead after framing and pretending to tie people a
variety OF new contributions Cor the fecury OF ,herre
publican government and equal rights, all which
nave given place TO each other in rapid fucceGion.
without the wiihed for effect and after fceres Of
ribie conuiion and dftrefs, attended with van ex
penie OF blood and treafure, Monarchy is again re-
iorted TO by that nation with a hronaer arm. and
more deipotc power, than the one which Rad been o.
verturned Could it be poGible that another lefIon
OF caution and prudence in revolutionary purfuts va,
neseiary, for the adnonition of this OF any other
country, the people might look to this recent ref, in
France, and learn wiidon from the awful experience
and aistortures of that great ard powerful nation.
Should any well mentioned individuals in our
country, endeavor to fatsy their minds with an idea
thst iiinar n,easures may be better managed here
tnan IN France; or that well informed peope enga-
ged IN Ike Purfuits, may fay, with regard to their re-
forms, -" lhus far will we go, and no farther; and
here ihall the tempenuous pillows of revoh,tio, he
stayed ;"-let fuch perfons recolle, that in France
and among their enlightened men, the fame ideas pre-
vailed at their first outlet and let fuch perions ALTO
conhder before 1t is too late, how rferabl y; thar
nation, iuch ideas have been disappointed in the expe
riment and, paufng this event let them ier;ouy
reflect that like meafures will probably produce like
fatal misfortunes, and finally terminate in like I'M
happy iaue The world has long fince been taught,
that depotiim rs the rank weed which frrines from
the rich foil Of anarchy, -
"iihing You our wonsed harmony in the proyrefs
OF our general buinefs, offer you my hearty concur
renee IN iuch meafures say be Judged most condu
Give to the general welfare and happnef, of the peo
pie r.
Od. III, 1901