Southern telegraph., 1836-09-13

.u c.nslIu,l0u, howc,cr, arising lcu u
of taeir being Involuntary, o
nd an experience Of The caul0r which Wlu n
Interpret them, l
sit there were any circumstances which /
sould give value 10 my inferior quahdca-
ions Cor tho trust, those circumstances must
have been temporary. In this light was
The undertaking viewed when ] yenturcd /
upon Il. Being mnreoyer still further ud- |
yunced in the decline Of life, ] am every
day more sensible, that the increasing
weight Of years renders the private walks
of It, IN the shade of retirement, as neces-
sary as lhoy will be acceptable to me.
q Nav be allowed % add, that Il viii be
among the highest, as well as purest enjoy
men;s that eau sweetoR The remnant Of my
days, to partake in a private station, in the
midst of my follow citizens, Of that benign
influence Of good laws, uadeF free govern
menk which has been the ultimate object Of
all our wishes, and in which con6dc, as
the happy reward Of our cares and labors? |?
Nav be allowed further to add, as con-
sideraion Car more imp4laRt, that an early
example of rotation in an Office Of so high
and delicate Huture, mny equally accord
with the republican spirit of our cons:itu-
ton, and the IDEAS Of liberty and safety en-
tertaned by the people.
| TIf fIrcwell address is to be added at
the expiration of the term, the following
paragraph may conclude The present.
"Under these circumstances, return TO
my private station, according TO the Pur-
poses with which | quilted it, is the part
which duty as well as inclination assigns
me. In executing il, | shall carry with me
every tender recollection which gratitude
to my fellow creatures can awaken; and u
sensibiity to the permanent happiness Of
my country, which will render it the object
of my increasing vows and most fervent
supplications."
TShouid no further address be intended,
the preceding clause may be omitted, and
the present address proceed us follows,
sin contemplating the moment at which
the curtain is to drop forever on the public
scenes OF my life, my sensations anticipate
and do not permit me to suspend, The deep
acknowledgements required by that debt OF
gratitude which owe to my beloved coun
try, for the many honors it has conferred
npon me, for the distinguished confidence
it hrs reposed in me, and for the opportuni
ties have thus enjoyed, Of testliyng my
inyialable attachment, by the most stcadtas
services which my faculties could render
Gan the returns. | have now to make
viii DO in these VOWS, which | will carry
with me to my retirement, and to my grave
l4hat Heaven may continue to favor the Peo
pie of the United States with the choices
tokens of its bencficence} that their union
!, and brothery affection may be perpetual
that the free constitution, which is the work
Of their own hands, may be secretly main
; tained; that It's administrator, in every dc
paTment, may be stamped with wisdom
and with virtue, and that this Characte
may be insured to il, by that wachIuInes:
over public servants and public measures
J which on one hand will be necessary t,
prevent or correct a degeneracyj and tha
lorbearancc on the other, f:om unfJundot
or indiscriminate Jealousles, which woult
deprive the public of the best services, b!
depriving conscious integrity Of one of th'
noblest indictments to peHorH them; that
> J in fine, the happiness of the people of Ame
RIGA, under the auspices of liberty, may b.
made complete, by SO careful preserva
ton, and SO prudent use of this blessing
as will acquire them the glorious sltsluc
, ton of recommending it to the affection, 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 fattering prospect
when we reflect on the many ties by which
} the people of America are hound together
and the many proofs they have given of al
enlightened judgment and magnanimou1
patriotism.
awe may all be considered as the chill
; dren Of one common country. We have al
} been embarked in one common cause. W.
: have all had our share in common suffer
lngs and common successes. Tho portion
of earth allotted for the theatre of our for
tunes, fulfls our most sanguine desires. Al
| its essential interests are the same, Wills
the diversities arising from climate, from
soil, and from other local and lesser pecu
liarities, will naturally form mutual rela
ton Of the parts, that may give to the whole
a more entire independence than has, per
haps, fallen TO the lot Of any other nation.
10 conform these motives to an. affec
tionate and permanent union, and to secure
the great objects of it, we have established
IA common government, which, being free
in its principles. being founded in our owl
choice, being intended as the guardian o
our common rights, and the patron of oul
common interest, and wisely containing
within itself provision for its own amend
ment, as experience may point its errors
, seems to promise every thing that can be
, expected from such an institution; and i
} supported by wise counsels, byvirtuous con
} duct, and by mutual and friendly allowant es
, must approach as near to perfection as any
human work can aspire, and nearer thai
: any which the annals Of mankind have re
: corded.
: "With these wishes and hopes, I shall
mako nv evit from civil I'D o6d ho,,,