Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-09


side dRring The delivery OF the Speech. -
The Associate Judges, the President q
the Scuate, the Speaker Of The House O
Representatives, the Heads IF Depart
mems, and many of our distinguished
military and naval Officers. were neal
him. Assigned 10 their proper plares
we're the members of the various fnreig,
Legations. The Seals in the interior were
principally occupied by numerous col.
lection OF ladies'; aud all around, abov.
aud below, were countless Numbers 81
the People, OF whom, without discriniina
ton, az many were admitted, after the
ladies and privileged persons were seated,
as the rOum could accommodate. On
the entrance aud exit of the President,
the Music of the Marine Band enlivenrd
the scene, which was altogether charsc
terized by simple grandeur and splendid
simplicity.
Ii Is we'll, considering the great crowd
which filled the avenues 10 the door of
The Representatives Chamber, aud pres.
sed EDWARDS Tor admiitance, thai no &c.
cideni occurred 10 mar the enjoy iheni OF
those whe had the pleasure 10 witness
this truly Republican ceremony.
Nat. Int.
WAsnINcToN, March 6.-Yesterday, Mt IL
O'Clock, on taking the oa,h to support the
Constitution of The United States, the follow.
ing Speech was delivered by JAMES MON
ROE, President of the United States
FELLOW CITIZENS:
shall not attempt TO describe the CRATE
full emotions which the new and very dis
tinguished proof of the confidence of my
fellow citizens, eyinced by my reelection
to this high trust, has excited in my BOSOM
The appreciation which it announces of my
conduct, i'll the preceding term, affords me
Il consolation which shall profoundly feel
through life. The general accord with which
1t has been expressed, adds to the great and
never-ceasing obligations which il imposes.
10 merit the continuance of this good OPT
Mon, and to carry it with me into my retire
ment, as the solace Of advancing years, will
be the object OF my most jealous and unceas-
ing efforts.
Having no pretension to The high and com.
handing claims of my predecessors, whose
names are so much more conspicuouSly iden-
tilted with our revolution, aud who conlribut.
ed SO prc.eminently TO promote its success,
consider myself rather is the instrument
than the cause of the union which has pre-
vailed in the late election. In surmounting,
IN favor of my humble pretensions, the diff.
hcultes which SO often produce division in
like occurrences, il is Obvious that other
powerful causes, indicating tie 6 eat strength
and STABILITY Of our Union, have essentially
contributed to draw you together.--1hat
these pow erful causes exist, and that they
are permanent, is my fixed opinion : that
they may produce like accord IN I'll ques-
tions, touching, however remotely, the Ii
oerty, prosperity, and happiness, of our
/ country, will always be the object of my
most fervent Prayersto the Supreme author
of all Good
In L government which is founded by the
people, who possess exclusively the So
Vereignty, 1t seems proper that The person
who may be placed by their suiirages in
Tins high trust, should declare, on commcnc-
ing its duties, the principles on which he in.
tends to conduct the administration. II the
person, thus elected, has servcdthe preced-
ing term, an opportunity is afforded him TO
review its principal occurrences, and to give
| such further explanation respecting them
as. In his Judgment. may be useful to his
constituents. The events of one year have
influence on those OF another :; and, in like
manner OF preceding on the succeeding
administration. The movements Of great
nation are connectedin all their parts. If
errors have been committed, they ought to
be corrected; if the policy is sound, it ought
TO be supported. Ii is by thorough know
ledge OF the whole subject that our fellow
citizens are enabled to judge correctly of
the past, and to give u proper direction to
the future.
Just before the commencement of the last
term, the United States had concluded war
with very powerful nation, on conditions
equal and honorable to both parties. The
events OF that war are too recent, and too
deeply impressed OH the memory of all, to
require development from me. Our com.
MERGE had been, in u great measure, driven
from the sea; our Atlantic and inland from
tiers were invaded in almost every part the
waste OF lie along our coast, and on some
parts of our inland frontiers, 20 the defence
| or which orr gallant and patriotic citizens
! were called, was immense in addition to
which, not less than one hundred and TWEEN.
ty millions OF dollars were added at its end
30 the public debt.
AS soon as the war had terminated the
nation, admonishcd by its events, resolved 10
place itself in situation, which should be
better calculated to prevent the recurrence
oil ike evil, and, in case il should recur, to
mitigate its caamilies. With this view, at
ter reducing our land force to the basis OF a
! peace establishment, which has been further
| modified since, provision was made for the
construction Of Notifications at proper points,
! through the whole extent of our coast, and
such an augmentation of our naval force, as
should be well adapted to both purposes
The laws, making this provision, were pass
| ed in 1915 and is, and it has been, since,
the constant EFFORT Of the Executive, to carry
them into effect.
The advantage of these Notifications, and
| of an augmented naval force, in the extent
contemplated. in point Of economy, has been
fully illustrated, by a report of the Board of
| Engineers and Naval Commissioners, lately
communicated to Congress, by which it mp
| pears, that III an invasion by twenty thousand
men, with a correspondent naval force, in q
campaign of six months only, the whole ex.
| pense ofthe construction of the works would