Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-06-21
Massachusetts, Legislature.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
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GoYERNoR SULLIYA Ms
SPEECH
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or unity in a nation, but where there Is only
one supreme power This valuable sentl-
ment is expressed by President w Washington,
in more beautiful language, IN his yaiedieto-
address to the United States--,I he unity
\ OF government, which constitutes you one
people, is also dear to you-it is Justly SO, lot
il is the main pillar In the edihce of your real
independence, the support of your tranquil.
~ at home, your peace abroad OF your SAFE
ty of your prosperity of that very liberty
which you SO highly prize.
The benefits. of this uEion, that great sol
in the revolutionary war, any one, even the
smallest state in the union, had Withdrawn IT
xsclf from the confederation, it would have de-
ranged, nay probably defeated all our efforts.
he contest arising from an opposition OF
one or more of the states to the authority OF
the natonal government, i call a NATIONAL
ANARCHY This is a more dangerous and
distressing evil than the anarchy resulting,
IN common instances, from a commotion OF
subjects. rising against civil government--be-
cause the opposition In this case would, as
each state has separate form of government,
be organized a. the commencement OF It's M
S surrection, sad TIL. calamities would be en-
vreasedin .roportion as the states should be-
come divided as states from the general go
{ yernment
The scenes of blood and carnage, in othee
nations, seriously admonish us of our dangers,
and ought 20 convince us, that We can avoid
them no other way but by the free exercise of
the general government In all concerns with
in its powers, as delegated by the people, and
by restricting the state governments to those
lines of power which were designated when
the federal government was carved out of
them.
If the constitutions of our national and safe
governments are what they were intended to
be, when established, they rest on the pillars
of truth, and all-deceptlons, intrigue and mis-
representations are opposed to the nature OF
their existence.
Those nations which thus interrupt our
commerce do not act from enmity to ours
but from what they conceive to be necessary
to their own interests and secumty--yet as
under the forms of orders aud DEGREES they
have done it, they are thus far to be consider
ed as common enemies, against whose as.
eressions our national rights areto be defend
ed We cannot resign our neutral flag and
our commerce to the direction of any power.
No price is 100 great TO be paidfor the main
tainance of our independence. No calamity
can be so dreadful as subsection to foreign
power. The nations of Europe, though vast
ell BY war, are oppressed with an excess Of
population their manufactures ofthose arti-
i Giles which they cannot afford to use at home,
are their support under an intolerable weight
of taxes. The United States exhibit pleas
ing contrast. Spreading themselves through
every climate, including every soil, and pos
sessing every advantage of navigation de-
lighting In that commerce which returns the
gold and sluxuries of every nation for their
raw materials; the energy OF their innate en-
terprize must still encrease. Europe will not
be incautious enough tosurge us to the habit
of wearing the wool Of our own hocks, instead
of1oreign cloths; spinning and weaving our
own FAX for our own dress, weaving onr own
cotton instead Of sending it TO be manufactui
ed and dyed in Europe for us opening the
bosom of our own acres for ores and coal, In
stead of bringing wrought and cast iron from
Europe,and feeding on the sugar of our owl,
cane, andth milk of our own kline, instead
of foreign Injuries.
Though we ardently wish for peace, we.
OUGHT to be prepared for war Instead cal
,culating upon the falacious aid Of foreign al
5 lance, our government is raising forces, and
expects to make SIX hundred thousand mill
ria the source of our defence. These men,
though not drilled in the ranks of battle, have
been trained TO subordination, and habituated
TO the use of arms. They represent in the
3 field more than five millions of free citizens,
who are the fee-simple proprietors of tAe soil
they cultivate; preferring death to slavery.
! Great provision is made for alming our mill
ond the forti fscations of n,,r princina1 Sea-