The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-12-15

.s.e.,ifon, 4 .hail ddi-s onlS IN" rsiiia n
tnst he works la ii,. Caplidi ATE Apr 'aeii- !
M ia cam,.l.iIua ihst the c''fsrai vi lie :
family. drsIf.i h, The rrsolai,",, was re-
q.sstrd aid obta,urd thai nahnfnr"t
has hean recently erected in ting city, Il
thr EXPENSE Of tn. Nation, over The Remains
of nnother Distinguished pair.at Ut tue
RI, oiu;ion /; aud tuat ii spot 1as he-u re-
-efstd within ihr "alis "hrfr u are Ut
hbprafing f,r tn. hrn-iii OF ills and tln'e
ase@, m which lilr inoriat remains may 10.
dspnsIlrd of hI who-r spIti movers over
,o,l, and listens ith drlght Ia every act
of the Representatives nj his na'lun when
can tend Ia exalt aud adOTn ms aud their
country.
TN Constitution under which ynu arr
asornhled - II charter al hunted powers.
After foil aud snirunl deliberations npaa all
or any uf the nhJt els, when urged ny an
itrrsi-tahle sense of my o"n dmY, have
recommended Ia ear attention, shohld you
come +" tar conclusion, that, ho"estt de-
silahlc IN Themselves, thr enac ilnrdt al laws
for ellccilng item wo4ld Transcend the
poNets committed IL you BY that senera-
hl. Instrument which Ne ATE II bound 10
support let 40 consideration iadncr you
Il assam. tlr exercise ri pow ts mi grant
ed 10 y"u by the psopIe. Bat, II the pow
.r 10 exercise exclusive legislation IA all
cases wnalsoe,er Over the district al Coz
lambia II lIe power 10 la, and cpllrcl
taA"s, duties, inpO-is, aud excuses, IL pay
the debts. aud pro. idr for the COMPTON de-
lrnce and general welfare oil the | nllrd
States: ii the power to regulate COM
Il
seyrra. States, md with the lndtn tripes !,
10 fix HE standard OF weight ,nd ,nrAsure !,
Ia e, hbllsh P"si-0liicrs aud pas1-roads !;
To declare war (; raise and support armies !;
IL provide aud MAINTAIN a Da,y 4; To
dispose OF aud make all ncrdlul ral.s aud
resniali"ns respecting The territory Ell ~
th.r property belunsIng to the United
States =; aud 10 make all laws winch shall
be necessary aud proper for carrying tnrse
powers Inio execution II these powers, X
Others enumerated IN the Constitution,
may be tiirctaall, brought INTO acton b>
laws Pro.nntinS !hr ImproN rnrnt If Asri-
culture, Commerce and Manufactures. tilt
culllN "tinn and encouragement Of me Me
chanic aud 1T the elegant Arts, lie au> auL
nsnt of Literature, and the prog 80 al iir
Selrnccs, ornamental anI prolonhd-Io
refrain from exercising thrm To- tc brnr-
NJ NJ the J., uplr Themselves, noaId be. 10
hlde IN iic earth the talent committed to
our chat r--~onid be treacheIy ~ the
most sdcr, u oil trusts.
The spri, OF Improvement is abroad u.
pom the earth. II stimulates The heart,
and sharpeus the f,Cuilrs, not Of our lei
low citizens al"a.,, snt ii the nall.,,s Of Eu.
rope aud nj their rulers. Wl,,e dnci.log
nIlh pleasing satisfaction upon.t suprIIur
rxcrli'Gcr at our political insiulons, lei MS
10; b" "umlndlal iIat Llbrrly Is Power
that tine ndtrOn blessed WITH the largest
portion oi lhetiy must in ptopoltlon IN ITS
aam"tiS i ne most P'"e tni uatlonulo.
earth IN that the tenure oi pnupr h,
nan, Is. in tne moral purposes his Creator,
upon coudltInn that II ohall he exercised To-
e"d, ~ brnriiceucr, IL Improve tnr roudi
ton al bu1srf aud ris fellow tn,.,,. " h,Ir
foreign Nations. less blessed vi, ihat free.
d"n winch ~ l,p"tr, ID II oursr, -, mr.. al
'anclng with st@ahilr STRIDE. ~ tilr career
OF p"hllc lnr'goN uncut !: were we e, slanl-
otf IN lhd"hHce, or ioid up aur aims aud
proclaim 10 the norld that ve Ner.. pal,l.d
ny me WI ct our Constituents. ouid i, not
hr Ia 4 81 aAey ia. bonnii-s ui Pr,l ld,ncr
aha Ia 900" Ourselves la perpetual intefl-
"rt' In the course 81 the year nov d,a.t-
ing I" lis close. We hasr b, held, under the
auspices. and ii The expense Of on. Stat
ol TINS Umon, Il ne" Uni'r sly unfolding
lis portals 10 tho SOUS oi scI-ner, aud hold
lnS up the torch Of human impru.einenl
/" eyes that octk Ia, light We ha,r
SEEN, Under the PerseverluS and pnlI9htrn-
ed, "ntri plis" ni dnotuer Stale, tue waters
al our Western Lakes nI,uscd Nilh those ol
the ocean.
II undertakings like these have been ar
c0mph,hed IN the compass ut Il few year,
by lhr a'iihoriy ut sosl' mrnbr,4 OF our
Confederation, can We, The Representative
Authorities al The nhoir I'M u. fail behind
oar lello" servants Ia the tArrcise oI lhr
trust committed Ia us for the brurlit oil un, |
common Sp'ereigD, by the aCrompllsu-
n"ni al works important to tbt Mhnle.
aud I" which III Ihrr thr aulhnrity nor Inv !
resources of auS one otato eau b. ade-
quatr;
Finally Gllo" -ci'iuens, I shall await With !
cheering hope, aud tlihtnI eo-oprration. |
The result of ,our dehheratinns assured
thai, "ithOni rncroachin. upon the lowers
deserved 10 the authorize, of The Respective
states, ar In ne Ptngic, You viii, With a !
due sense "t "nr oblig diuns to ,o,ir cnnn !
ny, ana at the II III Responsibilities, weigh |
my upon Yourselves, give rllicac} lo in.
mtaos c"'nmlited /" ynu for the common /
good. Ana may hr Hho searches the |
heart III the children men, prospcf your
eHrf'"as t" secure the hIeseiags al peace.
aud promote ihr highest wetiar- ~ ......
country. nm AUINCl ADAMS.
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