Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-01-07
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nor IF The pfsssns dneesssrs. Is The sepPoss
cd d.!eciir0 OF TIE xssuise, is'ig tia's
sys.smoi defsare. Indeed this IS but 2
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lhsseelebtaed prelyma 100 ond gan boa
sss:em, whf,h lps:ead Of elssaslig Us u
III. scale Of ualioss, has grea 4, suck !tar
rasiopal charactcr. The Obi fels IN view
are &c protect HE eonasnesss u the sno'or
I 10 sersaio exseni, aed g pro.scs foa'
cpssss ard sea ports, Ct ccursS thlstsmra
snreisaio constitute material Il not The
principal rartcfya general sys'eT OF DAFT
coal deftncs asd pvosecsion. he ob1sc'
!. IS proper and patrionc, and i isa slh]s CT
of ssesp reg ei thas the means ore 'nsRei'
ems, Bet hssosy and hunan eSpeiiebes
have settled The true ehafscter cfthese ma.
ehiDes, and as We have Dothiug else 10
hope fos We can expect Eothing like an-e-
Desgesic eud 9rS'ual system.
Commerce is undoubtedly entia'edfso
pro,estisn from considerations as impor.
TIA, as they are Obvious.
ilnisselt II is ftiend.yto civilization and
yassonai freedom.
There is more intimate snd widely
ex:endsd connection between agriculture
The S art q ali arts, aud commercs 10 The
u. S. than The world has ever Witnessed
10 Other ages AID ua,ioos.
The psusscsen Of cummerce was che
grea, effect which she peopse IN s'ss
10 ID, formation Of The preseos eonssisnS'oo
ard BY THAT ins;rumen, tak:rg into view
the peculiar circumstances which essendsd
lis formation and insroducs;on, Toe agri.
cultural porsion ef the commonly is p!rdg
ed 10 the comMereial 20 support ssuch
measures as may give saset 10 that gTesr
cbiecs of he un;oo.
Tie organization Of ap.eRiciea, general
system Of nssional defcoce is ef gtsAt -
por.anee II sssious po,rt, of view.
Iswiii .rnd 10 the creation and es,abish.
nent Of correct and commsnd,og nation
al character.
II win command tie fesrecs and ccr6
deuce uf foreign cations, and thus prsvent
foreign machinssions agaiost our insercsl
peace, and preserve the relations ofsemi,y,
with 81 naiions.
1t will be suspicious 10 she preservation
cfthe union, and the trne republican priD.
cip!es ofshe prescott constitution.
Il is natural 10 pass fromshe considera.
ion Of the eharaeserai the present crisis.
and he circumstances which fmperio1sly
Cemand a system of tficieney ard energy
]. / the present period, 70 lha, sacred 5 ,nd
] { osr union, 10 which are poinsed out The
Jiuties of The goverpmeut the conslisu,
ion Of The II. S. 10 the third asc,ion of
he second af,irlr We read, tths president
shall, from time TO line give 10 the Con-
!, 9rsss information Of The state of The union.
Glib reeommecd 10 .heirconsidera,lon such
nlSasores IS he shall judge necessary and
ediert The prrsiuspt shall recon.
Merd. The voice of the constitution is
Imperative. Il makes siss the duty OF the
chief executive msgistrase TO take upon
himself the res pons.til.ty of explicitly re-
comDerjlng 10 the lsgislasurs such nea
surss as ne deems he p1blie welfare 50 re.
quirs. la mskipg the tuqrny, IN Y hai
manner has this great aud soltmn duty bees
performed at the present momsnt! The
transitionjs easy 10 the message of the
president at the commencemensof shis ses,
sion. These messages, as pubic docu,
ments. and addressed cxclusi, ely IL tb,s:ie
gislsture, are certainly fair slblsc.sof ri
sieism and whoeser shall be inpsiied By
duty 70 speak unpleasarsly of ssh1 pfese al
system Of administrations, Wits a. a
buhaant seurre CT sieh consnissfon ia tic
rsAretien, that. sshen gua b5sss are :hs
subjscs ct diacusslon, II is impossibi- "a
be or. OF order. The present syssen IN be
GIGS add Gods with CUR boats 10 the mes
ssgeto which allusioa has been ussde, which