Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-03-13

Hear him ser Iaf, "Internal improvements and the diff
fusion of knowledge, far as they cun be promoted by
the constitutional acts the federal government are Of high
inheritance " And far they canot we suppose they
Of mporanceNow had the President salti that IN
ternal and the diffusion OF knowledge were
of high Importance and far was CONSISTENT with the
constitution ought be encouraged by Congress II might
SO have BEEN expression OF his wishes, "ne ns op-
ion would have been conceaedBut as it 49, 1t perfect
confusion. That the standing army is not to be enlarged
(Which by the by it could not be but by Conges ana
that the military is to subordinate to the cVh power
very consolng, coming from hn-Bnt the grauu" NJ
Of the navy lis comminged with forts
backward and improvements discipline, ts impossible
to determine which he deems OF greatest mportanc he
all hudded togeteras to ind cate that ne ad
thought of these subj SO imperfecty mat III reay NC
did not know what to say. - -
! But a national mitia-observe national militia, will
preserve government SO long as IS administered of
the good, and regulated by the will Of the people, and Sc
the rights of person, property, conscience and te
press for beyond that it will not be worth or preservation
And who that has used pen could not have SAID all ms
in better language than have used, (Which far more
concise and explicit than hs) well as the Pre- sden OF
the United States 1t is ahackneyed subject resorted to
by every Governor of state territory to till eiasm or
finish period 1t is staggering in old path 1t has
been often sad be easily repeated but was never SO
cumsy expressed as in this address.
But as to Just, liberal and humane policy towards the
indanswe doubt--Ths policy must, it seems be " CON
sisent with the habifs four government and the feelings
OF the peope Now bias been OF our govern
ment f government can be said to have habs) to m
duge every cruelty and prescription against them winch
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demonstration that the feelings OF our peo-
] ple," have sanctioned this policy
But the subject rearm, the President explicit
This word, often the OF demagoguesan the mask
of hypocrte should mean the relief from existing evils
the correction of real abuses, IN the Improvement IN the
laws, and in their exposition and execuon the suppress
sion of vice and the encourage ment OF vrte 1t IS nee
ded by every government, in every individual and II IS the
duty Of the chief magistrate of this people at his inaugural
ton clearly and explicitly to expose the errors which VIII al
be insulating themselves into our system and to pro-
he Rat pstea ct a
expectation intense for the plan OF this political re-
geneiaon. behold the charm dissolved and all that
TINS syren word is made to import is, 10 reoUe or REFUSE
upNnt those 0io Preferred .lfr adams 10 General 1acNso
or President. This explicit that admits OF no doubt
But the reflection his predecessors that the patronage OF
the government had been brought into conflict with the
freedom of election" is destitute ct magnanmy, lbera
ty and canou and tritA great and good man--a noble
would have been silent where he could not approve,
and instead Of animadverng upon errors too equvoca
and indefinite to be named he would have cast over sus
ci0ns, the mantle Ct charity.
With the faithful cooperation" Of his new officers, the
"aid of the coordinate branches of the government,
the "indulgence Of the people, and hrm reliance on
Divine Providence" the President feels very much en-
couraged that shall get along He promises (and we
nope he will fulfil his promise to ook with reverence to
the examples OF his llusrous predecessors and wh ven
Grafton" (here little myscation) "o the lights that
flow from the mind that founded AID the mind that re-
formed our system" Now what System" is this which
has been thus founded" and reformed % Is it the con-
stton This formed, established, and if you pieier
the raseology founded" but we have yet to learn that
it has been reformed" And it seems that
single mind" " founded;' and another single mind"
reformed" this Indefinite mdehnable something which
the President denomnacs "system"-yet it seems the
President is to "venerae" the lights which fozv from
each of these "mnds."-ln this mysterious, subinated
veneration'' could single ray Of Eight be discov
cred which hid "howed" from his ''mind," into the
"mins' of his constituents, should feel reief bor
dering eatacy
But we orbear-we the of liberty and have the
pride of eemen and that pride has been humbsd BY this
unexpected abortion Our high blown hopes have sunk
under and have left to the mercy OF rude storm
winch must forever hide u.s.
The world has heard Of his fame in and has
him exalted to the first station earth. The friends of
nbery-those who sigh for and those who impertecty
enjoy her smiles, had associated with his military flme al
that great man, all that profound as states
THIS address goes out, and 7ue retrograde century,