, 1862-02-22

RESPECT and to cherish them 4 volume could
not trace all their connections With private
where is tne security for properly, for repnta-
tIon, for life, If the sense Of religious obligga-
ton dnscrt the oaths, which are the instruments |
Of investigation In courts Of justice9 And Let t
ns with canticn indulge the suppositon that /
morality can be maintained without religion |
OF refined education on minds OF peculiar /
structure. reason and experience both forbid |
ps to expect that national 1norality can pre- |
vail in exclusion Of religious principle.
It is substantially true that virtue or moraii- |
ty is. y necessary spring Of popular govern
or1eEs force, to every species Of free govern |
mcnt. Who that is a sincere friend to it can t
look with Indifference upon attempts to shake |
the foundation OF the fabric?
Promote, then, as en- object Of primary i'm +
postaDce, institutions Tor the general diffusion
t,f knowledge. In proportion as the 6tTnc-
ture Of q government gives force to pub
lie opinion, It Is essential that public opinion
should be enlightened,
As very important source Of strength and
security, cherish public credit. One method
Of preserving it IS to use it Us sparingl5 as
possible; avoiding occasions Of expense by
cultivating peace, but remembering also that
timely disbursements to prepare for danger
frequently prevent much greater disburse"
mutation Of debt, not only by stunning oeca-
sions Of expense, but BY vigorous cx-
ert1on. in time of peace to discharge
the debts which unavoidable wars may have
occaSioned, not unTge@neronsly T@ enc throwing upon
ought to hear. The execution of these max
inns belongs to your Representatives, but it is
necessary that public opinion should cooper
ate. To facilitate to them the performance Of
their duty, it is essential that You should prac-
tca1ly bear in mind that, towards the pay
nsent Of debts, there must be revenue; that to
have revenue there must be taxes that no
taxes can be devised which are not more or
less inconEenient and unpleasant; that tue
intrinsic embarrassment inseparablc from the
ways choice Of dificulties] ought to be de-
cisiye motive for a candid construction Of the
conduct Of the Government in making 1t, aud
for spirit Of acquiesence in the measures for
obtaining revenue which the public exigenc!cs
may at any time dictate.
nutions cultivate peace and harmony with all.
Religion and morality enjoin t1is conduct;
and can it be that good policy does not equally
enioin it? It Will be worthy Of q free, enlight-
cEe1, and, at no distant period, o great na-
tion to give to mankind the magnanilnous and
too novel example Of Il people always guided
by an exalted justice and benevolence- Who
can doubt that, in the course Of time and
things, the fruits Of such plan would richly
repay anT temporary advantages which might
be lost by steady adherence TO it? Can it be
that Providence has not connected the perma-
ncnt felicity Of 4 nation with its virtue? The
experiment at least is recommended by every
sentiment which ennob1es human nature.
Alas! is it rendered impossible by its vices :?
In the execution Of such plan nothing is
more essential than that permanent inyeter-
ate antipatlies against peculiar nations, and
! passionate attachments for others, should
| be excluded; aud that, in place Of them,
! just and amicablc feelings towards all
| should be cultivated. The nation which
| indulges towards another an hab1tual ha-
tired, or an habitua1 fondness, is in some
| degree slave. It isa slave to its animosity
or to its affection, either of which is sufficient
to lead it astray from its duty and its inter
| est. Antipathy in one nation against another
disposes each more readily to Offer insult AND
injury, to lay hold Of slig ght causes Of umbrage,
and to be naughty and Intrlctable when acei-
dental or triHing occasions Of dispute occur.
! Hence frequent collisions, obstinate, enyen-
| onled, and bloody contests. The nation,
| prompted by iIl-wil1 and resentment, some
to the best calculations Of policy. The Gov
crnmcnt sometimes participates III the na-
national propensity, and adopts through pas
| sion whit rcaEon would reject; at other times,
it makes the arimosity Of the nation subser-
Went to projects Of hostility instfgated By
pride, ambition, and other sinister anu per,
nicions motives. The pe..-'r often, souc-
times perhaps tile liberty, OF nations has orcn
the victim.
So, likewise, passionate attachment Of one
Dntlcn for another produces 4 variety OF cFlls
Sympathy for the f,yorite nation, facilitating
est in cases where NO real commoH-lnteres1
exists, and infnsing into one the enulities O.
the other, bctrays the former into parIcipa
ton in the quarTels and wars OF the latter
without adequate inducement or justification
It leads also to concessions to the favorite na
ton Of privileges denied to others, which i
] apt doub1y to fnjure the nation making tht
concessions; BY unnecessarily parting Will
what ought to have been retained; and by eX
citing jealousy, llwill, and disposition tt
iljges are withheld. And it gives to ambitious
t corrupted or de1uded citizens (who deyot
themselves to the favorite nation) facility Il
bctray or sacrifice the interests Of their owl
country, without odium, sometimes eye
with popularity; gliding, with the appcaran
ccs OF yirtuons sense Of obligation, a con
naendablc Difference for public opinion, Or
laudable zeal for public good, the base or foo
! ish compliances Of ambition, corruption or il
fatuation.
. able ways, such attachments are PARTICULAR
alarming to the truly enlightened and indepcz
: dent patriot. How many opportunities d
they afford to tamper with domestic factfon
l to practice the arts Of seduction, to mislea
| public opinion, to influence or awe the publ
1 EHuuCHS+ E3uEu I'LL AlLi4ClikLtuL u = sl4AA
: weak towards great and poTcrful natlo
, dooms the former to be the satellite Of tt
c latter.
d Against the irsidious wiles Of foreign Il
c fluence Il cOnjurc you to believe me, fello
citizens) the jealousy Of . free people ougl
r to be constantly awake; since history and e
: perience prove that forei& n influence is one
i tllemost oaneful foes ofFepublfcan goyernmcl
e But that jealousy, to be useful, must be il
{ partial; Else it becomes the Instrument OF t!
= very influence to be avoided, instead Of d
fcusc against it. Excessive partIalit5 for OF
c foreign nation, and excessive dislike
+ another, cause those whom they actuate
$ see danger only On one side, and serve to II
J, and even second the arts Of influence on Il
!: other. Real patriots, who may resist the
d trigues or the fayorite, are GAble to bccou
It suspected and odious; while its tools 4!
dures usurp the applause aud confidence
# the people to surrender their interests.
e The great rule OF conduct for US In regard
It | foreign nations is, in extending our CONNIE
It cial relations, to have with theul as little pol
+ icaI connection Us possible. So far as We ha
i already formed engagements. let them be fl
n Europe has set Of primary interests, viii
l, to us have none, or very remote rclatlo
8 Hence she must be engaged in frequent co
r foreign to our concerns. Hence. therefore,
If must he nnwise in us to ilnplicate ourselvt
by artificial tics, In the or1idary yiclssitudss
= her politics, OF the ordinary combinations a
Il collisions Of her friendships or enmities.
s Our detached and distant situation inVit
70 and enables us to pursue a different c0ur;
le If we remain one people, under an eficic
government, the period is not.l of when
4 may defy material mi jury from external &
It noyance; when we may take such an attitu
a. Is will cause the neutrality We may at any til
IS resolve upon to be scrupulously respecte
r. when bellgercnl nations, under the impossit
he ity. OF making acquisitions upon us, will L
n, lightly hazard the giving us provocatio
Is- te1eBts, guided by justice, shall counsel
n Why forego the advantages Of go peeul
a situation2 Why quit our OWL to sta
upon foreign grounds Why be interwcayi
n our destiny with that OF any part Of. Euro
rA- entapg1e our peace and prosperity In the to
ep Of European ambition, riya1ship, intere
er- humor or caprice.
u tits our true policy to steer clear Of pern
ay ncnt alliances with any portion of the 1orei
on world SO far, mean, as VIC are now at lib
p ty to do it; for let me not be understood
C capable Of patroniziug inbdclity to exist
M engagements. hold the maxim no less
i'll p1icafle TO public ahau to private atfairs, t
lu- honesty is always the best policy. repeat
IN therefore, let those engagements be obscr'
&C in tleir genuine sense. But, in my opini
II. it ii unnecessary and would be unwfse to
III tend them.
, Taking care always to keep ourselves,
,n- Suitable establishments, on a respectable
fensive posture, wc may safely trust TO tenn
OF taEy alliances for extraordinary cmeTgcnc
III" Harmony, liberal intercourse with all
on tions are recommended by policy, hulnaul
i've und interest But even our cOInZn3r