Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1836-12-17

.MayI be allowed To add that il viii Ne among
the highest as well as pureSt enpymenS that can
sweeteu the remnant of my days, 10 partake IN
private station in the midst of my leluw-cuzcnS, OF
that benign influence of good laws under inee
Government which has been the ultimate object OF all
our wishes and in which | con'iie as the happy re-
ward of our cares and ahnrS: May be allowed |
further 10 add as consideration far more ImMr-
tant, that an early example OF rotation IN an ohre
of so high and delicate nature may equally accord |
with the republican spirit NJ our Constitution, and |
the IDEAS OF liberty and safety entertained by he |
people.
fif farewell address is to be added .; the exa- |
ration Of the term, tine following paragraph may |
conclude the present
"Under these circumstances, a return IN my Pm |
vate station, according 10 the purpose with which
Quilted il, is the part which duty as well as nchna-
ton assigns me-. In executing 1t, shall carry with
me every recollection which gratitude 10 my fellow
citizens can awaken, and Senstlity to the penna-
nent happiness of my country which Will rcnier Il
the object of my unceasng VOWS and most iervan'
Supphcauons
IShoud no further address be intended, the pro-
ccdnV clause NAV be omitted, and the present adj
dress proceed as follows:
ain contemplating the moment at which the
certpln is to drop forever on the public scene OF
NV life, my sensations anticipate and do not per-
mt me 10 suspend, The deep Acknowledgements re-
uulci by Ina; deot OF gratitude winch ! owe to
NV beloved touHtry, for the many honors 1t has
conferred upon ne, for the distinguished comb
denle II has topo,ed in me. and for the opporunl-
| lies have thus cai y@d Of tesutyng my lnyloa-
bic attachment by the mo,, s'eAdast services
F., a4ch nv faculties could render.
| "Ali tue returns have now to make will be in
those vows, winch shall carry with me to my
retirement aud to my grave, that Heaven may
| continue to favor the people OF the United States
with the choicest tokens OF It's beneicicnce; that
heir union aud brothe'y affection may be perpet
ual; that the tree Constitution, winch Is he Wok
of their own hlnts, may be sacrcIly mintaned
that It's administration IN every department may be
| slammed with wisdom and with virtue; and tina,
This character may be ensured to It by that watch.
fitness over Lublic servants and public measures
which on one hand will be necessary to prevent or
correct deeeneracy-a that iorboalarce on
the other, from unfounded or indIscrlrlnate lea-
ousiss which would deprive the public OF the best
services, by deprlvng a conscious integrity OF one
the noblest indictments &c perform them; that, IN
fine, the happiness of the people OF AmeXca' I'M
der the auspices OF liberty, may be made complete
by so car, full preservation, and by so prudent a
use OF this blessing as will acquire them the gIo-
rions satisfaction Of rec mmendng it to the alice
ron, the praise, and the adoption Of every nation
which is yet a stranger to It,
"And may we not dwell with well grounded
hopes on this ALTERING prospect when we reflect
on the many ties by which tie people OF America
are bound together and the many proofs they have
given ol an enlightened judgment aud m'snan~
imous patriotism.
ave NAV all be considered as the children of
Of one common country. We have all been EN-
barked in one common cause. Ne have all had
our share in common sutenngs, and common sue
ces,es. The portion OF the l.ath allotted for the
tb,ane of our fortunes, fui' our most sanguine
desires. All lis essential interests are the same,
whilst the dlyersities arising from climate, from
soil and from other local and lesser peculanes,
will naturally form mutual relation OF the parts,
that may give to the whole more entire lndc-
pendence, than has perhaps fallen to tic lot Of any
other nation.
"To conform these motives to an aliechonato
and permanent union, and to secure the great OBJ
iecis Of it, we have established a common gov
eminent, which being free in ITS principles, beng
founded IN our own choice, being intended as the
guardian of our common rights, aud the patron OF
our common interests, and wisely containing with
in itself a provision for It's own amendment as eX-
perence may point out It's errors, seems to prom
Use every thing that can be expected from such an
institutions; and ii supported by WE c"unsels, by
vrtuous conduct, and by mutual and friendly al
I0wances, must approach as near to protection
as any human work can aspire, and nearer than
any which the annals of mankind have recorded.
"N it'll these wishes and hopes shall make my
exit from civil lile and have taken the same
liberty of expressing them, which formerly used
in Offering the sentiments which were suggested
by my exit from military life.
ali in either instance, have presumed more
than ought, on the indulgence OF my leIlow-cltl-
zens, they will he too generous to ascrlbe it to
any other cause, than the extreme sollcItude which
am bound to feel and which can never cease
to feel, for their liberty, their prosperity, and their
, happiness
, such is Mr. Madison's draft, which vas cyl-
IDENTITY consulted in preparing the final Fnerel
address,, but on a comparison Of the two, II VIII
be found that there is but little resemblance be
. tween them. In conversation on the SUBJECT
, Mr. Madison SAID to me, that he aimed chiefly to
1 express the ideas contained III Washington let
ter, with such additions only as where required tc
# complete the form OF an address. He spoke II
y high praise of the letter, as touching on the mos
essential topics in condensed and pointed man
ner. The draft met Nashlngon's entire appro
!, baton at the time. And indeed there was 10
man, whom he consulted for many years, NOR
freely than Mr. Madison, or IN whose talents, ludg
il ment and fidelity, he had stronger confidence
/ which is abundanty proved by the written cores
j. .lo.o. ,ho, raased ha,Xycau them
u JARED SPARKS.
: Socrates, after passing great part OF his lie
teaching mankind his amable system OF morality
e perceived that tina exc rcise of the sentimental TAG