Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-09-07
e Mk. JACKSON.

introduced IN fMonoay Jazette-J-
q Nh. JACKSON.
q The last Montreal paper presents
an account of a very splendid dinner,
given BY the gentlemen of that city to
Mr.. Jacksoh. In the Course of the
entertainments, Mr.. Jackson took be-
casion to offer some sentiments, and to
volunteer some toasts, which must be
particularly interesting to the Ameri-
can reader :-On his health being
drank by the president; Mr.. Jackson
said,
"Gentlemen-f beg leave to return
you my heartfelt thanks for the honor
you have this day done me & / thank
your very worthy president for the
manner of his expressing a sentiment
which you have favored with your ami
mating appreciation. Although have
for some time had the happiness to
number amongst my friends a portion
of this company, yet we, gentlemen, are
for the most part SO little personally
known to each other, that however
much am indebted to your kindness.
and how deeply sosver I may feel
the obligation, l must chiefly attribute
the favorable manner in which you
have received this toast, to those prin.
ciples of national policy by which I
have been actuated in that part of my
public services which has come more
Immediately under your observation.
Those principles which I had the
good fortune early to irabibe from
some of the most illustrious statesmen,
that have adorned our country, it will
be my pride to adhere to, to my latest
moments, aud to transmit unimpaired
as the most valuable patrimony that
can bequeath to my children They
consist, gentlemen, briefly In this that
with every disposition to promote har-
mony with other powers, the honor
and dignity of our sovereign must be
at all risks indicated, --the CONNER
cial interests and the naval suprema-
cy of Great Britain must be as stre-
nuously asserted in the cabinet, as
they are gloriously maintained upon
the ocean by those heroes to whom
our interests upon that element are de-
servedly entrusted. Gentle men, after
the appreciation which have been so
happy,to receive from his most graci-
Gus sovereign, conveyed IN terms far
transcending any merits that / have
contracted in his service, it has been
satisfaction TO me TO find my conduct
sanctioned by a great and very respect
able part of the community with which
l have lately resided.f 1t is further
and still higher qualification to me
(because the appreciation of my coun.
trymen is a higher object of my ambi-
tony to find thatconduct applauded by
you, who from your local situation are
TO be considered as very competent
judges of the subject. With senti-
ments so eongenial as those which
thus prevail between us, 1 cannot on
my part fail to entertain the most san.
guine wishes for the happiness aud
prosperity of these provinces, & of this
city in particular, whose loyalty TO the
king aRd attachment TO our common
country have ever been so conspicuous.
Permit me TO embody these feelings in
atoast which ] proposes
Toast--ss Unionin the councils and
prosperity TO the commerce and agri.
culture Of the Two Canadas."
After the toast Of" the army" Mr..
Jackson again asked leave to give am
other sentiment, and said,
(" Gentlemen, you will have observ-
ed that in TIE sentiments before ex-
pressed, there was nothing exclusive,