Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-08-13
Observation-Disclosures
GOV. CLlNrON IN CoLUMBUs.

GOV. CLINTON IN COLUMBUS.
On the 9th inst. Gov. Clinton, of
New-f ERIK, arrived at the seat OF Go
vernment Of Ohio. On approaching tie
town he was met by military escort,
who CONDUCTED INN to the Representa-
tives' Hail where Gov. MoRRow addres-
sed him as follows;
Gopernor Clinton:
assure yea thai it is With much sa-
tisiacion meet you in The cspltol oil the
state oil OHIO, and have The opportunity
oil rendering to you, with, and IN behalf
OF my fele citizens, an aifectionate and
cordial welcome. at The same time
congratulate the people OF his state, up
on their having been able TO commence
great work Of Internal Improvement,
under circumstances SO favorable 10 S
success. | need only mention the in
mense advantages which must nccesia-
rily iiow from such result TO the nation,
il state oil collision with foreign pow
er should ever again occur, by aiiord!ng
mean o. inter communication 50 essen
lial to vigorous use, and approp ..iion
Of its whole means of delence--lo the
citizens OF cur own state, by opening a
new market, possessing all the advaG-
tages resulting from abundant capital,
easy access from the ocean, a climate
favorable 10 health, anu Inc proper l,t"-
servaiiQnof the articles constituting our
principal support--and with people OF
congcnial habits as offering to mind
like yours the highest reward of those
indeiatiga able cSerlions which have, and
will distinguish you as one OF the great
esl bentaclor5 of the human family.
The claims which you have on the
gratitude OF the state OF Ohio, are not
confined to the particular occasion which
affords US so gratifying an opportunity
Tor acknowledging them. The interest
and zeal which you have exhlb ed IN
the establishment OF Common Schools,
has afforded to the world an example Of
incalculable value. 1t could not but
occur to you, tina, true greatness must
result from general diffusion of know.
ledge end that in order permanently to
secure TO nation The blessings oil civil
and religious liberty, attended by com
plete development Of their resources ii
would be necessary 10 lay the founda
| ton in some system which should dis
pense among the whole mass of the
community The benefits oil education -
And may you witness in that perfect
state, where we all hope 10 arrive, mul.
titudes who have been reclaimed from
| ignorance and vice through the means
which this system has afforded.
Our acknowledgements ar. also due
for the kind manner in which at the in
stance of my worthy predecessor, gu,
late chief magistrate, who was first 10
discover and officially TO recommend
to his fellow citizens the benefits within
their reach. and prompt in the exertlor
of his influence and talents for securing
them-you co-operated by aFording to
him, and US, all the results OF your own
experience.
And at period when our population
did not amount to the numbers tina,
would enable US to demand our admis
sion as a member OF The federal union
and when our claims were committed to
an individual delegate, with limited
powers, IN the councils of the nation
you, sir, espoused our cause, and it was
owing, in no small degree, to your exer.
tons that we received place in the
union, among our sister states, which ha:
enabled US, under the administration o.
a free government, to advance from the
weakness of infancy to the state OF you'll
in which you new discover US. While
nations OF the old world, with mora
and physical force less than Ohio, trace
their rise amid the Iabu lous records o
: antiquity, it must be such recollection
as only great mind, and benevoen
, heart can appreciate, that you gave el
ficient aid in laying the iirst foundation
upon which more than seven hundret
; thousand souls are raising their tempo
/ raj happiness.
When, sir, | meet you in this place
as SO great distance from the circl