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y furasd whsace they set out, II not eiaseu
wita The accomplishment OF their WISHES,
at least indebted 10 fortune, or rather 70
The commissioning benshcence o. prosi'
dence over their labonrs for some dtscove'
ny or acquisition, Of which, IF they were IN =.
capable Of sppreciating the Utility, their
successors oave reaped the bsnetls. nus
whSu the dawn Of .eviving science had tut-
Ii pierced the chaotic gloom OF barbarous
Europe, the enterprise and perseverance OF
the navigator and the alchanist, II not re-
ward4d with objects of their parsuls, nave
however, enriched the domain OF arts and
sciences in succeeding ages, wlshstrsasufes
of 40 less value aud importance. Moss OF
US discover add improve to our advantage,
a similsrgood iertune, tho upon smaller
scale in domestic life, without bequeathing
the whole profit of our experiences TO our
children but, that great and enligntensd
nations have been door.. 1 to pay the price
of almost whole generation, bstofe they
hardly distinguish what they have touad,
God knows, how--from what they have
sought with God knows, what pain * ifou-
bic, is one OF those historical pagadoxes,
with which II seems am likely 70 COM
nsnce my papers. This. however, has
been the lot OF the Tar greater number OF
republics ancient and modsrn, and tnate
ven eur own Atlantic States will soon make
s a similar discovery, ishall deeua il no des-
perate undertaking to prove; but tha. we
cisizens of lhe Western Districts OF those
states, for some time past, have had the
same intellectual disorder sspp;ng our
strength and s:unting our growth, deTour-
jy trnst il has been given 70 rae, nor only to
prove, bar to divert the Judgments hope
we have nos vet incurred through our in-
dolence which csn alone refuse or sophls.
ticaie the only remedy that viii remove
IL.
In order then to eIucidate s apply these
positions 10 the duties of oor rights, and
the concerns Of our interests, il viii not,
perhaps, be the most triding occurrence 10
the 10Th century, that we Woodsmen of
these cis.Alleghsny countries have disco.
vered thar in like manner Sc Columbus yen-
tured into distant aud sempessuous seas in
quest of passage 10 .he East Indies, but
missed his object and fonnd sonls islands
In the West: as Paraceisea and Kunkel IN
their elsoorate researches after tbs eixer OF
life and the philosophers stone were dis
appointed In their labours. but forluna.a 6.
nough by the way to reioice in the disco
very of some valuable medicines and the
detection of the elements of philosophers,
amidst the secrets ot nature.
So thu colonial subjects Of Br;ton plung-
ed into seven years war against her for
the purpose OF disestiag the mothur conn.
try of an unjus, and oppressive monopoly
of their trade, Of which, however, she con.
tinues to this day TO enjoy almost the en-.
tire controul, By the sapsriority OF her ma.
w and the prepouderance Of her capital,
although the issue of,he struggle has bro.
ken those letters in which she would con.
tinue to bind the civil and political! rights
of her children, aud consecrased in our
hearts those practical nasims of liberty
which will prove, whilst cherished amongst
us, eur strongest bulwark against foreign
influence or domestic usurpa,on, SO the
speculation conceived on the Atlantic of
making use OF our great western country,
and the annual produce Of our land and la
bour, as granery for the eastern states,
and a fund for Federal revenue, altho'
It has hitherto been successful, will soon
bereave its projectors of their hopes, and
awaken 10 all eur hearts an indignant
sense that preserving providence has
supported our tolls and nesved our indus
try for other dsssinies.
These introductory reflections, I ina.
gined, would not be quite useless or in.
different to the judicious amongst our CT.
tizens, who may from thence be disposed
with me TO investigate the value of the dis.
QUESTIONS into which am about TO enter
particularly, In order to appreciate the me.