Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-07-01
ANSWER OF TIE
SENATE or MASSACHUSETTS,
ToTHE
GOVERNORS Speech.
TO THE
raln CT

4
bay Il tlease your Ereellencp
The Senate received with the high ds
rrce of attention and respect. which Is e
yer due to the chief magistrate OF Massa
chuscsss, ihe communication which your
ex~riieacy has been pleased 10 address e
,hen. IN commoo with the house otrcPrc'
srnsa,ives, and which, from the vesy critl
S csl aud tnosnentous situatioD OF our public
asfsrs, is rendered peculiarly interesting
ii he prcsrns moment.
The Senate arc l.appy 20 notice tia. the
&C. m munie ALTON made 70 them, al this iinae,
IS 10 be considered as communicates
made to their Constituents atlargu. 40 60
vcromenss 10 which they hsse 40 JACOB
,es,ible aud undenisbie righito reform, al
ter, or totally change the form OF govern.
msns:" aud 10 when psblic agents are Al
all ,imss accountable TO them, the people
have. rlghtso expect ffom their rollers, ire.
cusn,, fair, and impartial s,sts msnts OF The
sltuasioo Of pasle Affairs 10 order that
hey may bs enabled IN sNigensly and suit.
st:y 70 improve toe important righss they
have retained and secured 70 themselves
by their public. officers; aod whenever such
communication is unduly withheld, aions.
res ana suspicious are eugendered, which,
whe Der well or i'll founded, onavoldsby
produce disadvansaseous eiisct on tss
pubic srsnquili'y. IS
10 40 enlightened com muni'y, where the
ci,izens can have but one common interest,
If The means Of information are o2ened 10
them. they are capable ct dolly estimating,
ADD arc the besr judges of their own Peeu
liar ia,erests aud although oe gosero mens
can be ffseti0sly administered .wlthout
certain ossree OF reliance being reposed 10
those. to whom II has been eonhded yet,
While this position IL admitsed, 10 lis iim:s-
ed exseu,, The people of this conassy will
ever consider, that sbsind con6te.celbe,ug
given 10, or ,sqa,red BY any ses OF rulers,
must be considered as more nearly resem
bllsg an astribote of desPo,lsm, than as ihe
evidence of a free. pure and elective re-
pobsic.
The ADVERTISEMENTS inSonr foreign rela.
.ioos, the heterogeneous of ous ights, and
the violation of our uaiiooaI digS,sy, by CO
,her powers, aud ,hc restrictions on snr
commerce, are, all Of them, subj-css OF
che highest interest. and will receive that
asseotion which their temperance merits.
la the concerns OF nailons. as wish!hose
Of iadiyidaals, equal aud exact justice 10
all. a corresponding respect for ourselves.
in requiring that from Others which We are
willlng 20 accord 10Y thea. should be the
rule OF our conduct Ia the present state
OF NE world, il is7however TO be feared,
,ha, hide is 70 beespected from appeals TO
reason, unicas they are 10 some degree,
Supported BY an{abiii,y 20 enforce them.
The great powers OF Europe, engaged
10 saneuinasy aud revspge!ui war, seem
20 consider The Soferes.s ofal! other na;ions
=. totally merged, the monens they come
;s,o competition with their views or OBJ
jects; thus conducting, II IS the duly OF
every nation hayieg relations win item,
20 be prepared 70 rely on It's resources tor
the suppor, ef Its own rights: and the Sc.
nate of Massaehuses,s, will rejoice to see
the union placed 10 state OF defence,
.sth,ct.. If OCCASION should unhappily re.
cure il. may enable the Us. promptly
AMI eGscsnsllyso maintain with other pa.
sious, its equal rights; add TO dstend that
Independence SO gloriouly won, add
which canuo. bur be considered by every
freud Of his country, and OF rational
freedom, as the ark Of our political salsa-
siep.
The inhabitants eiS.his state, from its
.estEcss esssbl,shment, accustomed to resort
20 the ocean, as source OF prsht and em
ploymen,, and delish''uS 10 sha, commerce
which returns the gold and Injuries of {.
very Nua,ion for their raw materials, we
cannot but consider an in;erdictonaromi il,
hy permareu, law of the u. S. as asgrsat