The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-11-25

UsW CnAkctef 10 etey Icltlauas, pfc<SS. .
this snbjsci 70 the consider alton Of Congress,
On the prssu umplion tAst IL msy be found ex :
pssie>, aud practicable 10 adopt some bsnsv-
slsnt provisions, having those objects ia view,
relative % tbs tribes vihin eur settlements.
IL has bsea necessary, during the present
ysar 70 nsintain q ssrsng naval force 10 the
sieditssrsnsans and in the Gulf Of Mexico,
and e send soms public ships aioag the
souihsra coast, and to the Pacific ocsso.
by these nsans amicabls relations with tho
Barbary powers have been preserved, our
commerce has been protected, and our righs
fsspsstsd. Tho aSgmsntation of our navy
IL advancing, with steady progress, towards
the limit conienpIatsd by law. >0
! commaaica,e, vith great sstisfac, ion, the
accession ct another state, Illinois, TO our Un--
ien; because 1 psrceive. from the proof Of.
fordsd BY ths additions already made, the reg.
oiar progress and sure cousu mAtisn of poll
cy, OF whish history sfords 90 example, and
Of which the good eject sannol be TOO highly
estimated. by extending eur govsrnm snt,
on tho principles Of our constitution, over the
vast territosy withis osr limits. on the Likes
and tho Ntississipp,, asd It's numerous
streams, new life and visor are iaiased into
every part OF our sys,sn,. BY increasios the
hummer OF toe states, the conf leRse Of the
sts.e gsyss0ms0ts in their On u secarisy 10
Increased, sod their jsalousy of the national
govern racnt proPortioaably diniuish. Tue
tnprAclicabiiity OF one consulted government
ior this great sod growing nation, will be
more appAreat and viii DC uniyersai'y admit
led. Incapable ofexsrcisins local aataori,y,
fsxcspt for general purposes, the general
govsrnmsnt VIII 10 longor DO dreaded. In
: those cases Of local natufs. and for all the
greA. purposes fss which it was Instituted It's
authority will be cherished. Each cavern
will acquire new force and 4 greater freedom
of scuon within its proper sphere. O,her in.
essiCn5le adyssssges viii follow /: our producs
wall be augmented TO an incalculabie amount
iu sriiclss Vt the greatest value for domestic
use and fore yn commsece.-Our navigation
will, in like degree, be increased {; and as the
chipping Of ,hc A,lsotic states will DO employ
cd In the transportation of the vast produce OF
the western couat,y sven those OF ti.. United
s stss which ace the most remote frsm each
other will bc further bound Iogelher by the
slronyss, Ies which mutual interest eau cre-
ale.
The sitdAlios Of this District, il is thought
, requires the s,tontsc OF Congress. by tbe
Constitution, the power OF Legislation is cx-
ciu.ive,y vested in the Congress OF the U
States. In the exercise OF this power, in
which the people nave participation, Coz
grsss iesisla,e 10 al Cases, directly oa the To-
Gal concerns Of the DiNrics. A. this is q
departure, for . special ts'poss, from the
general principles OF our system,. I, msy
merit consideration, wbsthcr an arrangement
kettsr adapted 70 the principles Of our gov
stnmsnt 10 the particular iotorest oi e'pcs-
pls may not be.dsyised, v /. IA VIII ncither
iufrisge the Constitution, nss EJECT tho objeet
which the provision 10 question was intended
10 secure. The growing population, already,
considerable, ard the increasing business q
the D,s.rict which;itis believed a,reacy 10
, tsrferes with the deliberations Of Congress on
great palioaai concerns, fursish additional
motives for recommending this subject TO
your considerausu.
Wheo We view the gres,sr blessings with
which our county has been favored, those
which we now enjoy, and the means which
VIC psssess Of handing them down, noimpa.r'
ed TO our latest postcii'y, our attention Is ir'
rssistibly drawn 10 the source frotn whence
they now. Let W then mite 10 Offering eur
most, g,sfefat acknowledgements for these
h!cs i,gs 60 the Divine Author Of ell good.
JAMES MONROE.
November i7,h, 1913