Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-01-09

/ wish our masters, those We delight 10
honor, the People, could see these do.
euments; could Examine and judge for
themselves. -
Il i ouR~ business 70 prosecute this
system Of deienee-We,% not he Exesu.
tive, hold the purss4strings of the nation
and the world with - much. astonish-
meutas contempt, sees with what mi.
serly eonvulsive grasp We hold them.
Il 10 time to be in state ofpreparation
TO organize a general system Of nation.
Audience. Life and Death. are before
us-t have said repeat, it is our turn
ue1t--Ican pross it-If tail 70 do 90,
! will descend-no-T viii not 70 down
hill will ascend to mingle with the 90.
vereign peoPle-lt were vain to secure
this CEILING, or prop these walls, if the
vast OCEAN rolled not between France and
us-the walls would last ten times, more
than ten times, Is long as our republican
system.
II is time to prepare a military de.
fence. an armv,-I am no friend to in.
ternal taxes. to national debts, nor 70
foreign engagements but must 60 a
Tar as our safety requires.
We have an Overlooking treasury, one
with which We purchase empires, YET
our country il defenceless. We have
less defence than had the Republic oil
Ragusa, with a seaeoast Of 20 miles and
$4,000 souls. APropos Of Ragusa; she
was the last Of the little republics Of the
old world--Did she conspire agains,
France I No-=simPle, industrious, I'm.
ambitious, she for ages enjoyed the bless
ings Of self government-The French
occupied her territory, and now where
is she : I again repeat that nothing but
our remoteness' preserves our national
independence . single hour. --
have, sir, ike Elisha Of old, waited
long, that other men might sleep-I have
hoped others would have brought forward
this subject Can wait no longer. r.
y: The present is an age Of wonders !: il
proof Of Il let it be remarked. since W.
came into these walls, We have passed ;
resolution. referring to select COMM.
tee, so much Of the Presidents messag,
% relates to surplus revenue while ouI
country is in a defeneeless state. ,,
Hyou eould"eall old Solomc from the
:. Vastly Deep" give him a seat in this
house, territorial seat, with the RICH.
to debate, but not to vote, the first thinf
he would do, would BE- to move YOU. to
strike out from the Bible so much of his
own writings as says. "there is nothing
new under the Sum" Wehad already q
committee Of Ways and Means-this il
a,eommistee Of Way: and Means, No. q
the one to devise ways and means &c
provide !; the other to expend--I can ca.
silly point. for the LAST committee, to a
suitable object , they need not look far
tor objects ofexpenditure, let them de.
fend their country. b.. .s.- As.
Those who think we are safe. must put
unbounded confidence in Providence ;
must be very religious indeed-we ara
not safe, and he who thinks we are, erEhi
to howl to the winds and the woods not
to rational creatures. Bis idle, i IL ,a-
reasonable to thiak sfsaffty as zpe nozs
are. 90.
! Mr.. Elliot then gave notice tia. on
Tuesday next week. he should offer to
the house, a series of resolutions relative
to the navy establishments, for new
and more efficient syssem, for preparing
and organising other defensive measures,
relative 70 our commerce. seamen, har-
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