The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-02-12
MASSACHUSETTS LEc1skl4URl
WINTER SESSION.
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GOVERNORS SPECIE.
A QUORUM of both branches of the General
Court having attended or Ihuritlay aR. and the
Committee, appointed wait His Excellency the
Governor reported that he would the two houfe,
on the next day, his Excellency agreeaby to afrr.
ment and accompanied ty the ufua officers appeared
before the Legislature, and delivered the eslowiae
SPEECH.
Gentlemen gtrfbe Senate, and
Gentlemen efbe foyJe of Re1reicn.zsiv.!.
/ MEET yon with much fatisfaGion :; his time.
and am perfuadcd that from continuance Of has.
mony in the feveral branches Of Government the bu-
iineis of it will be conducted with advantage to the
public, ard with cafe and convenience to lofe who
are employed in its administration.
In the coure OF the ieiiion, you viii have leluye,
maturely to confder thofe iubcts which were pclt-
Poned at the clole OF your FIRE meeting Permit me
again to recommend to your reviion the arrangement
of che terms of the Supreme Judicial Court eaabllsd
by the ase al making further Provion in the iudci
al department. If that arrangement is found 70 be
'imPracticable or nconvenient you will undoubtedly
make the nece1Iry amendments
The iecretary viii lay before you the return Of the
Militia OF the Commonwealth which have received
from the Adjutant General, with a letter from him
itating fome local nconvenencies hich have ariien
under the exiting militia laws He will ALTO deliver
to you the Quarter Matter Generate return Of the or
dinanee and military forss belonging 70 the fate.
The Major Generals Of ieysral divIons of the rai-
htia have informed me, thu, in ;ie late reviews APP
Peared that the regiments and corps competing the e-
vera brgadet had improved iu a the client al points
which continue well regulated militia that their
arms and equipments in better order than at any
former period and tina. with few exceptions they had
good cloth uniforms; this latter circumstance being
voluntary ard not req jsel b. law peculiarly mef-
torious
There can be TO ne.efiy, Gentlemen, Of reco1t-
mendng you the advancement Of the various inter-
eits OF the Commonwealth you- time will be devo-
ted 10 thi' object, in attending 70 tho reques of di-
viduas, and removing any ju1 grounds Of complaint;
N afoTdng fhi;able eneourag eent every pceiesof
uisiul induary, and IN iGrpIying, as far as you
able, whatever is deficient in prefsnt fyten OF e
Citation While you thus coniIder yourfelves As de-
pntcd 20 watch over 'hc public uteref while you
iurPort the juA claims of ou- elow citizens and graz
Fly their rea,o"ab,e expectations you vii merit Trd
probably retain their refTe9. -, in whatever ~ sa-
sr your fervj>ss mall hgeAiuste3 by oilers you viii
have che >tis Sioa wAish aries iron :hc c5nciouf-
nef- q doing good.
w. raw. 4Gacated with o4r fellow citizens 20 pre-
lrve orr risni9, ~ fpror;irg Republican Gov,r,-
ntnts lin doing this all equally aid deeply
jntcrcaed. VIE, The Cerai:9tion Of IKE Uried
jtascs wasErG pfop0icd, Hzny good rncu dorbted Of
The GiGes Or fciIciesey 81 is groviGonc Rvt fueh
,s1po benefits have refated f.or, It, and faeh con-
fsfon ard 9ifcor3 w0u1 follow from fpsTa, on Of
M States tiat probably few, noDe Of the peorl are
dsfsous Of that event.
1hs CooGauliou Of this STATE mites Us fiN more
e'ofe'y n, Cur ,orInou fsfsry and ta. FigeiF It