Thomas's Massachusetts spy, or, Worcester gazette. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1811-1821, 1821-03-21

pIriumpl;oa lh.s shis dspi lioa, ssd b, drEeien-
cy In tie revenue ariEak from L, would be ten.
porary. loans we're authoi.ed for The demands uf
the lsR aud preient year Anxi0ns 70 relieve my
fcllow-citizens, ia 1871. from every buFlhen
which could be difpenfed with, and he Gate OF
~ kreelas~ s.rmitting i. I Feeommended de re-
peal Of the internal tsxts knowing that iueh relief
was ,hen peculiarly neeeIisry. ia eoaiequenee Of
shs great exertions made in The late war. msds
sk.t Recommendation undera pledge that, fhould
he puhliek exfeencies require q recurrence to
thsm i say time while refpsined Ia this efaR.
would. with equal psomptitnde, perform the do.
a. which would then be alike incumbent on me.
~ the experiment now makiae il will be feen.
ky the next lefI;on of CongFels whether the reve-
nne lhall have been 70 augmented - TO be sde-
qnasc 20 all thefe neceiIary purpoGes Should the
deficiency Gill continue, and especially hould it
be probable that it would Be permanent. the
courie to be purfued apPeafs to me to be obvi-
ous. am fstis6ed that. Under certain civcum-
Ranees. l6ans may be reforted to with great id.
vnusaRe. sm equally well fasissed, Is general
rnle, that the demands of the current year, elpe-
eislly in time Of peace. fhoald be provided for
BY the revenae of that year. have never dread.
ed, nor have ever hunned, in any Situation in
which have been placed. making appeals to the
virtue and pstrios;fm Of my fellow-citizenss well
knowing that they could never be made in yains
eipecisiiy 10 tirues Of g4at emergency, OF Tor
purpoles Of high national importance. INDIE
cenaentiv OF The exigency Of the cafe. rsny eoa-
fder,sioas OF great weight urge apolicy having
IN view ! psovifion of revenue to meet, to Ger.
s,in extent, the demands Of the nation. without
relying altogether on the precarious reiouree of
foreign commence. am ztished that internal
duties and exciles, with correfpO0ding fmPoRs on
foreign articles Of the fame kind, would, without
impoling any feEious bur.tens 90 the people, enc
nance the price Of pEodnce, promote our manu-
failures, and augment the revenue, 1t the lame
time that th.y made il more iscure and permanent.
The care Of the Indian tribes within our lime
ia has long been an eHential part of our iyitem,
but. unfortunasely, it has not been executed 10
manner % accomplilh all the objeas intended by
IL. We nave treated Them Is independent nations,
without their having any iubfantial pretention TO
that rank. The diRin6iion has Aattered their
pride. retarded their improvement, and, in many
inlRances, paved the way to their defrueflon.--
The proevess of our lettlements wefward. iup.
ported as they are, by denfe population, has
couRantlv driven them back, with almoR the
total fscrifee OF the lands which they have been
compelled to abandon. They have claims on the
maenanimity, end, may add, on the juttice OF
this na.ion, which we mnA ell feel. We mould
hecome their real beneFaEaors, we ihould perform
the Office Of their great father. the endearing title
which they emphaticaliy give to the Chief Mag
ilfrate Of our Union. Their Sovereignty over var
territories fhould ceafe, 10 lien of which the right
of foil houid be iecured to each individual and
his poferity, in competent portions, aud, tor the
territory thus ceded by each tribe, Tome reaiona-
Die equivalent fhoald be granted, to be vetted 10
permanent funds for the fuppoFt of civia govern.
ment over them, and for. the education Of their
children, for their inaruAion in the arts of huff
bandry, and to provide fuAenanee for them until
ehey could provide it for themlelves Ny earneR
hope is, that Congrels viii digeR iouae plan,
founded on thefe principles, with fuch improve
snents as their wiidom may fuggeR, and carry it
into effr& - foon as il may be practicable.
Europe is again unlenled, and the profpea of
war increasing. Should the asme light up in any
quarter, how far il may extend it is impoiible to
fore(ee. is our peculiar felicity to be altogether
unconneEfed with the cauies which produce this
rnenacing afpeA eliewheIe. With every power
we are in peIfe6 amity and it is our inteEeR to
Temaia f., if it be practicable on juR conditions.
/ fee no realonsble cauie to apprehend variance
with any power, unlefs it proceed from = viola
tion Of our maritime rights. In theie conteits,
fhould they occur, and to whatever extent they
may be carried, we mall be neutral but, as
neutral power, we have rights which il is our du-
~ to msintain. For light iDjuries it win be Inc
Cumbens on Us to ieek redre9s in ipiYit of ami
~, in full confidence that, injuring none, none
would knowingly injure as. For more imminent
dangers we mould be prepared. and it mould ale
ways be rscolleesed that fueh preparation. adapt
cd to the circumAances, and isndionea by the
Judgment and wifhes of our condiments, cannot
fail 10 have good effset. in avertirg dangersOf
every kind. We mould reeollses, ALTO, that the
isaion of peace il bea adapted to sheSe PrePars-
lions.
II we turn our aiientio0, fellow-citizens, more
Immediately to the internal conceTns of our coun-
afy, and more Especially to thoie on which its fu-
ture welfare depends, we have every Tcafon to an
scipaie the happiea reluls. Il is now rather
more than forty-four wars finee we declared our
Independence, and thiny-fryen hnce it was ae-
knowIedged. The talents and virtues which were
dilplayed in that great Rruggle were fuTe pre-
iage Of III that has fmce followed. A people
who were able TO fufmouDt. in their infant Rase,
fuch great periis, would be more competent as
they rcie into manhood to-repel any which they
might meet in their progrefs. Their phyfical
Arength would be more adequate to foreign dam
ger and the pTaefiee Of leh- government, aided by
the light of experience, could not fail to pro-
duce an eRsa. equally islutary, all thole quei-
tions conneaed with the internal organization
Thelc favourable anticipstions have been realized.
In ous whole iyilem, national and fate, we have
hunDed all the defects which ances6ngly preyed
on the vitsl,, and deftroyed the ancient repub-
Hicks. 10 them there were dillina orders, mo-
bility and a people, OF the people governed ia
one aGrmbly. Thus, in one inflance, there was
rayu.tnal rnnfeA bet,ween iha ordefa IN (nr;etx,