Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-03-04

ty, or OF foreign Powers, is, of the re-
sort of this General Government. The
duties Of both are obvious in the gene
raj principle, though sometimes per-
picked with difficulties in the detail
To respect the rights of the State Co
vernments is the inviolable duty Of that
of the Union: the Government of eve.
ry state will feel its own obligation to
respect and preserve the rights of the
whole The prejudices every where
too commonly entertained. against dis
tant stran gers, are worn away, and the
ljealousies of Earring interests, are allay-
ed by the composition and functions Of
the Great National Councils, annually
assembled from all quarters Of the u
MON, at this place. Here the distin-
guished men from every section Of our
Country, while meeting to deliberate
upon the great interests of those BY
whom they are deputed, learn to esti-
mate the talents, and do justice to the
virtues OF each other. The harmony
of the nation is promoted, and the
whole Union is knit together by the
sentiments Of mutual respect, the ha-
bits of social intercourse, and the ties
of personal friendship, formed between
the Representatives of its several parts,
in the performance of their service at
this Metropolis.
Passing from this general review Of
the purposes and injunctions Of the Fe-
deral Constitution, and their results,
as indicating the frsttraces of the path
of duty, in the discharge of my public
trust, l turn to the administration of
my immediate Predecessor, as the Sc
eond. 1t has passed away in a period
of profound peace; how much to the sa.
tisfaction of our country, and to the
honor ofour country's name, is known
to you all. The great features of its
policy, in general concurrence with the
will of the Legislature, have BEEN
To cherish peace, while preparing for
defensive war-To yield exact justice
to other nations, and maintain the
rights ofour own-To cherish the prin-
ciples of freedom and of equal rights,
wherever they were proclaimed-To
discharge, with all possible prompt
tude, the National debt-To reduce,
within the narrowest limits of efficien.
cy, the military force-To improve the
organization and discipline of the army
TO provide and sustain school Of
military science-To extend equal pro-
lection to all the great interests Of the
Nation-To promote the civilization OF
the Indian Tribes, and-To proceed in
the great system of internal improve
ments, within the limits of the Consti-
tutional power of the Union. Under the
pledge of these promises, made by that
eminent citizen, at the time of his first
induction to this office, in his career of
eight years, the internal taxes have been
repealed; sixty millions of the public
debt have been discharged; provision
has been made for the comfort and re-
lief of the aged and INDECENT, among
the surviving warriors Of the Revolu-
ton; the regular armed force has been
reduced, and its constitution revised
and perfected; the accountability fo1
the expenditures of public moneys ha:
been made more effective; the Floridas
have been peaceably acquired, and our
boundary has been extended to the Pa
cific ocean; the independence of th'
southern nations of thishemisphere ha.
been recognised, and recommended, By
example, and by counsel, to the Poten
tates of Europe; progress has beer
made in the defence of the country, BY
: Notifications and the increase Of The
navy--towards the effectuaf suppress
, sion of the African traffic in slaves--ir
alluring the aboriginal hunters OF ou
land to the cultivation of the soil ane
r of the mind-in exploring the interior
a regions Of the Union, and IN preparing
: by scientific researches and surveys
for the further application Of our ma
S .ional resources to the internal i'm
-'provement Of our country