Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-06-21

descending nations. I.
The Senate are deeply lmpfessea sTllfl
ne ;inpofsancs Of rendering every atlilsy
Z q The promosion sof military dissip 1ess--
sOurpaci6t policy having provided no other
sysssin az national ssle fsrees stise sxisiing
state Of things imperiously demands ofus,
a lie present n,Ument. more Than ordinary
attention 10 the prganixasicn, eqsipiiasnt,
and discipline Of 1hs militia and your *
eelleney may rest assured of our jealous
in amy ptacti cable measures
which may be suggested Tor thar purpose.
e The alacfity with which the legislature
Of Massachusetts, have, AZ all times, con-,
sTibated TO the advance cement Of !" religions
literature, morality. ard The soeial virtues
will, " etyusts be deemed q sufficient pledge
10 ycur, ,xeellency, that daring the present
! ysaf, TIE Senate will not be 1nmindfuf of
these primary duties, aud that their alien.
tion willzbe nnre niittingly directed 10 these
most important and Essential interests st
the commonwealth. IS. $500 & Is
As our collective and individual happi-
.nesssresss, almost exclusively ". the sup
port Of religious and literary institutions,
the Senate will be prompted, a. ell. times,
by sense Of personal as we'll az official du.3
ty, to regard them as the objects Of their
first and most solemn consideration. 81 u
So far as /" Industry. and economy" APP
piled to the extension of useful manufac-
lures require the stimulus Of legislative pa
tronage, we shall, at all times, be ready TO
concur, with the other branches Of the go-
:yernment, in appropriate measuresfor their
encouragement and reward. .t. :. -.
Every enterprise which may tend to d.
m!ntsh cor dependence upon ,forrign ma.
tions, is a laudable effort of patriotism, and
in the present condition of the sworl6, MAS a
peculiar CLAIM 10 the fostering aid of that
government, which regards The independ.
enee Of The people, as the last boon they
will be willing 70 surrender.
The senate duly appreciate I" the 'pune.
rous blessings, political, civil and religious"
which, amid 50 many.pcrils and disasters,
have yet been continued to US by a kind and
indulgent Providence. In AFFIRM but hum.
bic reliance on the protection Of. Heaven,
,hey beg leave TO repeat their assurances u
a cordial support in every oexertion 70 adj.
vance the best interests oftheir constituents,
and TO offer their fervent prayers, that your
excsllency's administration may conduce to
your individual honor and happiness, and
to the dignity, ordersnd tranquility iof, the.
commonwealth. l. -, -. -. ~. 2
=; -, NOTE. -
tThe following paragraph which appeared
lin the original report of This answer, was
srsck out by the senate, and the words
ineosed in Brackets, in the ninth para
graph, substituted in lieu Of it,
olive are tazzIodby the splendid at,
ehiesemsnts OF the mighty corquerrr, AN!
lose siehtof ttsrboundl.ss and inotdipa,e
ambition, witch is his apewed and almost.
oaly motive of action; # we are regardless
OF his unparalleled accumulation, and iRdif.
,tsrent to the xtrocisies by whi-h his coz
quests are vxtended, by such course we
shall become auxiliary to his schsme. OF uni
vcrsal domination,y and eventually ,coRtri.
bute-to the subjngation and slavery OF our
country. Shall We not. then, be prompted d,
by the spirit of self pre- servation, to watch
the revolutionss tha. we.may shun the orbit
'of this balefu COMET; which now sweeps,
over the face Of the earsh, -and while j, daz-
szlrs by ito splendur, carries death and, ruin
md nsion in are fraiy, -. ~ y .. ~ . 81