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VOTE OF TIIE TOWN.

AT 2!. Meeting of the Freeiiolders and other inhabitants of the Town of
ligflax, duly qualified and legally warned in Public 'I‘oWn-Meeting‘, as-A
eembled at Fammil-Ifall, the 41:11 day of July, A. I). 1:803: o

On motion, V J”“oim!,' That the Seleéizrnen be, and hereby are
appointed a Committee to wait on WILLIAM SULLIVAN, A. M. in the
name of the Town, and fihztnk him for the elegant and fpirited Onnrron,
this day delivered by him, at the‘ request of the Town, upon the Anniver-
nary of the Independence of the United States of America; in which, ac-
«cording to the Institution of the Town, he considered the feelings, man»
ners, and principles, which led to that great National Event ; and to re»
quest of him :1 copy for the press.

i tftiemf, WILIJIAM COOPER, Tatvrzwcferfi.

 

A eosroiw, gm.-e  ;r:8o§;.
G=m.~¢'rLnmnw, V
I SUBMIT to your disposal the eopy,which you do nit‘:

i the honor to rec1uese.e

‘With great refpetif,
Your mofk obedient fervent,
WILLIAM SUIJLIVAN.
Tic »S'elm'rmw tgf .Bfl$f07?u

  

/f,Z\/Y 0_R/.’lWT[:,0...V, 

NATIONS have disappemted hy con-he»
qttest, or in rising toeg1ory,‘h2tve generated the cam-
ses of their t0‘$’7*VI1wCllStSOlL1tlOn. Of some, w11ich»l1av:e
existed, theretremai_ns to Its notlting but the names 3
of others, the left vestiges are found where the solia
tude of ages has reigtaed, In the ccjn,1nt1~ies of those
nations, which were the last of ancient times, the
peasant is ‘wrapped in poverty 2t1'1clig;no1*z1nce, at the
base of rnqnumegets, which command the admirat-
tlon of the ‘world, His hovel is erected etnteng»; M1-~
ins, which art rescues frent Qb‘livion,&to serve as
models of elegance stntl taste. l Wl1et*eeQn"t'st11e:t'ce
displayed her splendid treasures, where S\‘C.‘.'l§‘:I‘ll"tt‘l.7Cti}i.‘,‘ 
herllllhrilliattt ctourt, where genius fzharmecl ‘Wl.‘.Ll‘l its
refinements, and revished with‘ its eleguence,, 
found it despised race, who lttmw not fmna "Jfl"§-t7tt"l"l
they are descended, nor Whose aslaee  tt“t:;:u§l en,
end ,whosewhole extent of intellect ie exttpltsyed in
prolonging a pitiful existence.

A ill I ‘Wt~.tER.t.‘veR the history of men ctmfbetrztce-zl,

we find at melancholy series of COI1t€i1ttlt'm.S, of et.t;t"7'.-

"fefings, and of ‘crimes. ,The 0pp1*eseetllehcl tmt«:7l«~

dening multitude, take deadlyvengezteee LtpfJ11,lt:g-33
mnny; then in contending szttnong ,,tl.entee-lives fc;«:::”

power theysottght to; extirpate, tlxey  theit

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evils, and accumulate calamities. At length, corr-

y‘ Vinced that no wretehedlleee sateen equal 

anarchy, they permit their shaclstlesagainto be riv-
eted, and they welcome repose in the calm of des-«
potism. A A A A  t A

IN all the “ lengthened vista.” of time, little is
the eye delighted, by noble and disinterested beings,
engaged in ameliorating the condition of mankind;
itis suffused with tears, to fiI_1d,that such beings

A have fallen benedth the hands of assassins, have pea
rished upon the scaffold, have been torn in pieces. t

er their eeseetefel eeeeerrmeeaer vieleeed inthe
tsilence of the tomb to satiate calumny. pp

 events of our own time “dretlnot I*efssA

pressive than ‘any, which have gonel before 
We haire seen A the  ' of   
and threaten ‘universal deluge. t We have seen t it
Whelming in one common ruin, all right and ordet‘,
all honor and integrity, all virtue and intelligence;
and ‘upon this ruinlwe have seen syAstem~sAarise as nuxne
berless, and as momentary, as the co1oArs,Awhich
are shed upon the evening clouds, by the glories of
departing day. t A A A A t A t

IN our time, the principles and maxims, which
are the source of individual excellence, and of tnatiw
onal prosperity, have every where been invited to
give place to schemesborn of mad enthusiasm, scorn»-
ed by reason, and abhorred by experience. Piety
has been silenced by cries of slaughter, and stifiettl
in stearns of blood. A ‘A A ”

"WE turn from these affltictive views to asl=;,, is
it ever to he thus with imam 3 , will his govern;

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wmww y
ment A never exhibit any thing," but ltransitilon from
one ltyranny to another E’ Are commerce, artsl and
science, ever to be followed by luxury, ‘enervationt,
and ruin E‘ Is the absence of comn1“e1*ce,lolfarts, and
of science, to be supplied only by ntilitary ferocity,
interlt 0r1“ba.rbi11‘OuS invasion .9 Is it permitted to no
enlightened people to transmit their name, their
manners, and their lzzmguage from age to age E‘

THERE yet remains a. hope, that one people may
lpmve themselves Wortlty of abetter destiny. Tlmt
hope, AMERIc~lAt~te, abides with YOU. 1t‘withym
it perish, L1nVra1~ying glootn will fitll on h1.l1’11m1 fate.
If ‘with yet»: it pe1~ish, Liberty vvilltl g;iv'e her Sig 5.: of
reproach ten men, her Sy111p2Iltl’ly fer tlfxeit I11lt361‘:lti‘8,,
and will 1*etm"n upon her steps to l~*I1_:lw1zI~t.

Nyxzvmz. l12n.<.l 21 people a. l‘>1“0a<;le1' ltmssis; for such
ltope. Never were l)l¢::SSiI1g§S S301.)1"0fLld(3ly‘Scéltttfiflflfll
as upon this Iztndlyyy If‘1Zl'1C3lSl‘1$1Clfi’S,”W‘l1l‘.Cl1 obscttre the
‘knowledge ~   ”    if
the tfmth could breale; Llpofl our I'I’1lf1ClS., we slmuld
open’“t3vt1r“eyes updn=:te1*eatien et'felieitm, never be-
forellbelttowed ttpdnylthe glebe. Thelse felieities are

jbzmded in our origin, our progwese, our prospects.

   

1 No people .lm,ve erxdsted, W110. can 30 well, and
lwitheeuchlmlttest pride, ix1qu:ire,ix1to thc:i1'01“igin, as
the deeeendants from tlte firet ttsettlerst of Ne*w~E¢zg~
  beginning lclmztdedt neitherwith myfitfiv
1*ies‘ttnot* fables. , l The motive_s.m1dtltthel measures {of
their anecesterst :«.exhibit  t:nd.ture,‘  dim‘ H1031
commandi11g, sand dignified elteIetmti»0n.t It Their at-
tachntent tel religidnmndlto l;Liberty,tt indeed; them
to forsake a land of plenty, the 1‘egion3 of their I1a~

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tivity, the sepulchres of their fathers. In the most"
inclement season they sought this distant shore,
then lashed by waves, which had seldom borne an
iiuropean form. They were menacecl by famine,
surrounded by an insidious foe, and terrified by the
dismal echoes of the wilderness. But the valor of iqvirn
me and of piety was superior to every obstacle. The

forests of centuries bowed their heads to give place

to the ahodies of christians ; and in obedience to the

will of Deity, the territories, which gave precarious

sabsistance to afewi wandering- savagesy soon sus-
tained multitudes of civilized men.

Trtxs intxjepidband transniitted to their offspring,
their fervent zeal, their exemplary virtue, their re-

‘fieetive intelligence. l And while we may deserve to

be happy, their institutions will be held in reverence,
and will givecharacterto irnanneris, to feelings, and
to prineiples-.— l

T HE separation of the miarzies from dREAT*]§RIw
"zratn, was an ‘event, which ernustgyatg some timehave

taken place.   It was, douhtless, greatly
t by the attempts of the ministry to draw forth a re-
Fvenue. Tlie manly, and principled opposition,

whiich wasuniformly made to these attempts; is feels
ingly remembered by many inthisassembly,who in

unison with their noble spirited’ compatriots», achieve A
ed the unexampled victory, which we this day comu

memorate; A The scenes of those times will find their

places in impartial history. It is enongl‘1 now to
say, that no hate is so deadly as the hate of bro_th}et*sty ;

no warfare so ferocious as that which follows leaf‘-

fectionate attachment ; and that the earth isrwtnever

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so ensanguined, as when civil‘ discord dealsdestrucé

tion. The remembrance of the sorrows "and eala-9
mities, which came in the train of Vengeful contest,
need not be awalteiled. Bereatrments have been
compensated ; anguish has been softened 5 TIME.
has infused his balm. r

‘Wt-IA'r12vnt-1 AMERICA tntay have had to molurrt
atthe close of this “n'1emo:mble epoel1a,” she had
acquired invaluable wealth in tl1elt11owledge of her
own resources. She had ezufned a. splendlor‘offame
unknowns‘ to ‘modern times; She had tclrawn the
veil of obscurity from her W£t1‘I‘l01“S, and her states-
men. She had produced A MA.N,lofwl1o1n the
/5247721222 mate is PROUD; and to whose memory, the
tribute of adntlrstion and ettloggy, is rendered in ev.»
ery slime. V

THE united @Xf.‘.t‘lZlO11S of the states had won Lib—-
erty to our shores, but no temple hard been prepare“
ed in which   
worship, and entitle themselves to her protection.
T o ensure her abode, WISDOM assembled her favor-‘

edlfons, sheihsplred them ¥‘*with her cltastened rm»

clor, she governed their honest eflbrts, and from
their labours arose that majestic structure, which
has for its fou11ds.tion seventeen free and independ-
ent sovereignties. l A

 t  systtems of government, ‘Wl'1ZlCl3. have lap-4%

peered "in the elder world, were imposed  the
sanctity attached to divine communicattionsl; they
were the unfeelingudietatress of victory, or were pur-
ehased with bloody eonteutinrs amongtnemhers of
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the same empire. Our system does not derive its or...
rigin frorn fancied revelations ; it was not imposed

 by conquest, nor‘ wrestecl from power. It sp1‘ang-

from acute and able investigations, during the quim
etude of peace 5 and was received by a people ca-:
pable of appreciating the value of governntent.

IT contains in itself, all that the experience of
former times“,.hasascertained to be useful. It ext
emplefiesiall the approved inventions in political sci)»
ence, 7which have occurred during ‘a“ lapse of tluree
thousand years. i T./Ve are now melting? the only fair
experiment, that the world has ever seen, of the
blenefitsiwhiclillmay flow from representation, from
the balance of the Legislative powers, and from the
total steparatiolnt from eachriother, of the ‘several
branches. Considered as lfederative ‘goverlrntnenty,
it possesses the most decided superiority oierlevertf
(other which has existed, Whether ancient or mod.
ern, because it applies its powers inimediately to its
subjects, and not to the connnunities, which com.-_
pose the federation» The Want sfthissuslitrhas
embarrassedi, or rttined, every similar A gmrerntnentg
of which are have any l¢;nowledge.(“) to f

E::t>sls.ts1~tels‘ has proved the worthlof this sy:.~.
rem far exceeding the fondest expectation. i It found
our country distracted with contentious; and its "sev-5
eral govertninents tottering among icommotions. It
found the convulsion of death assailing the Vitals of
our national being. M It came lilte the Zamszr/f7 <Tf;’"i*‘i:’.A»
vouchsafed to the prayers of the pro_72Z7¢°l‘ ; it renew-»g
eidithe pulsations of the 1136-:a1*t, it influenced to the
zrernotest extremities, it restored to health and to
strength, it aiiraltened to gratitude and joy.

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THOSE enlightened lmirids, who feel the glow of
gzzhilantllropy, have fixed their attention with anima-

ted hope upon the spectacles‘ which we eztliibit. t

They ziilt, xt*l1ether't/M: people, s‘cientifiClaritl martial,
eozni1iereia‘l‘2md opulent, will preserve and transmit
their envitible possessions. They ailt, wlietlier AME»
MCA, will lrewrilew‘ the deformities of the etistei'n
hemisphere; whetheriis/;=e will entomb the loll best

gifts of Liberty’ beneath the throne of despotisrru or

whether she will eoritinue to 2L(l.V21l1C(:’: in her gram
tleur-«e-«~21 gI‘2t1'1Cl€L11‘ equalled only by the moun-
mine, Wlllcll swell frorri her ‘V£’tlll€S,,i.m"1Cl the floods,
which cohetimte her ‘*'”‘ rmtural bOL1I1Cl£tI‘l(’:S.”   

VVHO is he, "wliose bosom is vvztrmed by an
_z§lz2zeW'ra7z /Jmrt, who will not listen to answers to
these inquiries? ‘W110 is he, who will not ttbaiicion
the feelings of V partyr at the festival of the l:»irtl1 day
«of his nation ‘N/Viho is he, 'who~ Wvvill: not join inlets:
cordialejaeulatiion,«ithat’ltwlmehrrtmmentay‘””h‘stre‘lbtrt
one pulse, one t:l“izit*ticite1‘.? A i 

 

A '1"£tei evils, whicli tire. said to menaceourthappi-»
 tire L1itl"ll;)L1t€2Cl.,tQ the 7?20lZ6l7‘“£'/l;7J~d‘L‘?,1avt‘~*«'&lI1Cl arirmrrar-«
z'a:z[te11tle1‘icy of ou1' govermnent on the one part,
xilid to its demorrzztimlt prepondeittnceson the other;

 ii lil1"€"3ilZOlCl, l1l'[l2l‘lI there fore men amon us, who,
so?*r<2t,di~=stinctio:is inconumibte with the e€11e1*el., Vve1~
l‘w*?i¢iiili;iiiil 3iSt51¥¢ti¢3I1Ss‘~‘~’l1iCl1Wi11,rec1L1ir<: the radiazuée
0f1110-‘~"1m11Ya and the fierce Of ohediei1t,..,1eg,ioI1s, to
<:herieh,iiiaI1ld,S1113P§¥§?;3‘t them- Th6itl1TQ11€3s it is said;
must fiwt bf? EiilmblishiidalbeC3«US‘3lti.i~3 foutltain

of honor, whence, is to flow the stream, whichis 
render its partakers' illustrious, ano noble.

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A TI-IRONE could be established only by the

will of the people, or by military power. ,Who
will be mad enottglt to expect such a will among a
people, who possess the best inforrnation; and to

whom death and dependance have equal terrors;
and whencedo the plottings of turpitude, or the

dreams of imbecility, pretend to gather that force,

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which 18 to vanquish a people who have arms in
their hands, and whose hearts are the dwellings of
valor E’ t A

IT is often repeated, that “ .at’ris2‘0cmz‘s” will

raise the storm of civil discord, and will direét its:

course to the accoruplishrnent of their designs. Can
it be seriously pretended, that men, who Inuit be
allowed to have some understanding, men, who
must know,“ sornething ofthe history of their species,
men, to whorn are secured, by the admired results
of legislation, their patrinionial possessions, and
their fruits of industry, men, who enjoy all thattlifci
can give,Awill court the bloodiest conflicts, and
hazard every thing dear to thenr,to obtiaihi an Gimp»

ty titular distinction? They who tell us, that such

distinctions are pursued, seek to deceive us, they do
not tell the ttruth. Well do theyknow, that with
whateverjmaterials, and by whatever hands the fab»-
ric of nobility may be raised, it will rise only to
fall, and tocrush its short sighted founders”. The
zl'7z-fomzed and the opulent, Iaslz. only that their counu-»
try may be saved, from the Zaorrorr of denzocrzzcy,
They want no other nobility than that, which

springs from the union of wisdom with goodness ; i

a nobility whose orders are registered in}-Ieaven ; a
nobility founded by the author of the Universes, ‘

his A
u~..r~..w~...v~ e

Ilrisl rrzat from Monarchy, it is rim‘ fi“O1’11 atistom
cracy, that dangers threaten, but do they not threat.
en from democracy ? In the affairs of men tl1.e1*eis':
no test of truth but experience, and exp‘erie11ce proves,
that wherever free governments have been lost,
their loss is dated from the innovations of those,
who pronounce tbenzxeloes patriats, and friezzds of
the people. A

OUR. republic is said to resemble that of Clam-
thage ‘I‘I1OI'E:‘ than :.my other of smcient times. Like
us its; ditiszensicultivated letters, twmsl, and cont»
merce. It flourished in temztrl«m.hle splendor cluring
five lnmclred yeztrs, and was that power, wl1icl1 op-—
poeecl the molt foi'tnicl:a.ble reeieztzmce to the domirt»
ion of’ Rome. The evils, whicl1a1‘ose from pOp'Lll2l1"
turbulence, at lcng;tl1, emlhletl the Romzms to ¢’;‘:1‘l’l.--
nun1emte 2lLI11OI1gl;l'N:l1‘ 1:1‘iLm'1pl'1etlte total Cl.€SlZl'UClllO11
oft11eiCarthegenizm people. Suclu was the clebase-«
ment, wltieh preceded their last days, that they
were reproached with Ilaving wept for the loss of
their jmzoe/5, wlxile the loss of tlteir 1202202“, and of
their lilmriim, could not coxnxmmcl 21 Jig/it

Rome, in her tum, fell lay the hancle of clermom
eracy... “ It was the 6702227220225,” says a. w1'i1:et,(“) who
is mnltecl attxong; the bz*igl1tefl lutnimuies tlmt ever
adorned the realms of political ecie11ce, “ it was lthe.
“" Cazvznzom who clestroyeol the wisest republic, and
‘‘ enslaved the noblest people, tlmt ever enterecl on
“ thelstagel ofthewo~1~1dl.” i A

‘‘ A*rza:ms:rs~,, fif1l(IR;O1\/I13,” says a eelebratecl Pro»
fessor, C‘) “ clerived their tleelinemnd :m:nll1il:«J.tion,
“ from no other causes; than the inxlovations made
“ upon their constit1.a.tione;"’

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‘W”ra1z1~trsv13;t~t“tl1e spirit of democracy shall cotrw
rnence its in720=va2‘irzg labors among us, we shall be
elarmed by clamors agairtst the greet, a.ndA the good,

lend against our glorious constitution.“ A  Tlleee claw

more willlbe followeczl by proposalAsA clesig11e<:l to em-«
berress the independence of the judiciary ; to Climtlm

li:3l1Atl1eAcl1eclt;s uponthe‘Arigl'1tol*’su{’rl*:tg.};e ; tmd to

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consolidate the Legislature into psizrgrle at body.  It
will eimployits votaries, F“ to flatter O1l3fTpé1SSlO11S, to
l''‘ inteeicztte t1E§Vifltli an opinion of ottr power, and
our glory ; M4 to ztnlmztte hetretl of the wealthy,
“ eontempt 7of rtrlere, W1 A love of freedom from
“ controlyf’ lUnder the gxritlenee 0ifth~is s.pirit,rnen

A :tt7llla.ppt22T‘t1*5 who Willl “ exaggerate evils, which they

5? do notfeel, eradlarnentyy abt1ee%.3,by which they
 eeyeltlto profitggrnen, whey will feign all‘ectior15,
f‘f‘~ *v~:z‘lriel1 they nyeveryk11ew ; and when will Allse Athe
 :people as instruments for I‘€I11OV.l11g their rivals,
5‘ anal olotaining the honors at ‘whiclt enlbiltion :1sAA~A+
“‘7'r~ pi17es,.y”(“)e uw ‘ A

 olir rnen  lfinh lporreifitl an:eilit1t*les in those,
tvl1o were  beneath other skies, and whose nmnm
n:e1*s, alld  ‘whoset llabitsg, ..ha;ve no afllttity with our
town, ; those ‘ Zmrzzelessn beings, W110, in the llicerttioes:
wlnd‘L1lgence A of every propensity, invoke the ttertte
of Lyryeertrtg, asytheir shieldyand protection.

‘as.

Soot-r 1nen.ly=rill find broad avenues toythe hem
trlten they essalllin the narne of mzrzorrzuy, they will
meet 3‘; rapturous reception, when they proffer their
engaging assurances, that they come only to atlléroiare
ézm‘[2e2z.r.l Tl1enrneasuree tlteyl will propose,,tl‘tow-we
ever sound, and grateful they may seem, will be ottljy

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for to clay, ancl lt<m1o1*row,% and the time will not 
l in fL1tu.1*ity, whicla will p1‘ove them Vain, and on
prcssive,   l

SU CH men will call‘ themselves the frlencllsl ‘of tlm
people, and will affect to ma1-‘ls: out the‘ enemies of

the paople. Cruelclelugipnl which nmst xranislzll  

bc?:fo1*e ‘tl"1€* inquiry," rwbais‘ m2‘ of thellpmplaf, and whlol
willnot suffer, when the peopl:~: sulfar E’   ”

CALUMNY will be one of tl1eil* most able minim

‘:‘£ers;A This atrofrziousfiendlwilllsieze uponxthe press;
alslthe v<::l1lcle of its nmllgnant efforts; l From the
mnbu;i~;l1 of fictltious sig11at*.11*e it will showevr its pail.

.Sé:>"m::d 2m*mvs. I11: will lviolzxte tlw stmctua1*y oflprln

mate dwelli11g ;, it will aim to p¢;~ost:1~zm2 every bclum
¢.’lm*y‘ 'l3»::l.“Wee1'1 lwmrtlm, and inl311'x1y.

';l.”;m:. «zzzry of cl¢mle:m in Dcm=acmet.:y am-llama tc::°1*o2s
lilw than/vilalalltll ltumullllt of ltlm ~Cl1lCYl:}Qflatll5‘i ;, l The sublw
clxwzl lnincl llznmws  lagaimtmwllmltfm ,7mfde$§1fuc~gg
‘llama, :;r:'$c0n.‘tczx1d,l 1101* Wham: to flylbr safaty.

I14‘ tlidsa spirit slmullcl czsztablish its :a'e:alstlc:s;sclo;11”i-l
laion, rev/Dog,lvzzycazzzztryrxzm, are-2% toA11'::c3L1rx1   E31336?
rience anmvc3rl;,llltl1ca c,>ppm=:s,so1*, zmdltlmcélomérezlsedlglll
‘l:l'1€!lI7;lCh, andll tlm p:m1' S‘ scicmclc, andigm;>mnce.;
the virt1.1oLw. mzmnl a.nd.tl1le villiam f A devcaurilngl

flamelwill p21r3sltl1r0ugl1 the carnmunity, it will llaavcl A

mlly llawllul m01".U..11I1G11’CS of min I A
  Ir all vain to dzgguzlllltllallchas..m,;:r;tasA;a1l~eaa3»

among 11%» i1av'¢s¢smita3%*h¢rel;*w110L#1dml:  

mzpelct it; l

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IT has already imparted qualities to the sources
of our existence, The seeds of dissention are al-
ready sown. Already We are told, that honest dif-
ference of opinion must malte us irreconcileable ene-
rnies. Already it is inculcated, that ,difl’erent clas-
ses in the community are, to each other, most im—-
plaeable foes. Already do the mad, and the twice-
ed, incite us claw/yer: to sheath our daggers in each
others hearts. 

SI-IALAL "men ejected from their native land, find
ready asylum, and kinclliest welcome in this P Shall
they be admitted to every civic right, and become
eandidates for all oiiicial honors 3 Shall they be
permitted to pour forthin pttblic prints, their 1’1.efa-
rious slander of all that can adorn the human cha-
racter i’ Shall they be perrnittedl to divide, and to
destroy the most flourishing, and happy ernpire, that

ever was visited by the beams ofthe sun 3’ Of What \

party is he, whose son! does notrise against these
ASSASSINS of our peace ? Dreadful successhas at»-
tended theirilabors 2 qflemedies must be applied
to the wounds they have inflicted, or the doom of
AMERICA will soon be sealed foreverr.

VVAT remedies can be found 9 i Let z‘bepr*e.m be
sacred to manly discussion of principles, and of H183.-H
sures. Let it cease to disseminate malignant asper...
sions, and tales of private immorality. Let not pro»
judice be substituted for candid investigation, revil-

ing for argument, mangled statements for facts.»---t
In the common vocations of life, knowledge is ob-

tained by patient inquiry; action is preceded by
mature deliberation; We are not deceived by melli-

fluent accentanormisledlby thoughtless; lenthusiasnl.
And shall we in the exercise of our political rights,
involving all we value, abandon the mild reign of
reason, for the tyranny of passion ? No l; we will
conscientiously seek to be itlformed. “We will find
the radiant presenceof t1'utl1. We will apply reme-
dies worthy offremzim, remedies, which belong only
to Az22w~z'ca;~z:. If tl1ere be those in office, "Who vainlgr

expect, that rfnjazzciiy will rega1*d its z"eceipz* iaafixll

Wl1ile‘oan mglelrenaailas in our coffers 5 if ‘tl’1€'l"Ci 
t_ho3e W110 unbluahixtgly adorn thenaselves with genus
1‘ifled from the caskets of others ; if there be those,
who, in naturalizing Aliens, aliezaiae Aznericanegg,
if there be any, who urge upon us fanciful tlaeorlezfa,
wluich ezrtperlence has long since exploded ; if 3-11$/Ty,
who  in the name oftolerance ; if any, wltoae

'(.l(’2Cl£.‘.l“I.-!.tl()11S,, and practice, are ever at opelt lmostlliu

ty 5 let tlmm, by the retnetly ofelection, be quietly’
tremoveld from elevation, to ehacles of retirement.----«»

By thia 1*en1edy,, Ietll’“t1”e  those in power,  ~

1ra1"1le:.: honor, and integrity, higl1e1* than life, those to
wlxtuttxmeazaxlesa, and ehaxne can never ascend; those
was tleeerve the (llS‘tl1’1gL1lt5h£;?Cl felicity of :fi”ll1‘lg?,§llI1§§;:_
1:hel1* fame ‘W'l.t:l‘1 tlaeir cotmt:lry’”a lmzxmlineea.

 are aalnjected to a (l,7a111gé31‘, wlaicla cannot be
pazmtl ovczr. It ie, that aome naentber ml’ this feclerw
:rat:e com.munlty znay he  to eaeiwrlev;: an. alt)»
minioxm fatal to the in.clepent1ence of the *1:*t%:;.=:t.. ‘If aaelt

a disposition should appear aznong mt, may it mildly,"

with execratlon, at the moment of its b;l1”'tl’l;” l1l'aut:l:1
a cllsposition now prompts our l.$‘l‘.S‘2"’¢’JIl"' Vzaotzmta, let
her remember, that victory ‘11c;ve1* mat'cl*1ee. to tlm

18

a-.l“‘~M"'~J"'-J'“'
rzorrii. Let herpause upon the solemn truth, that
she dwells at the crater of an ri3‘t;*zrz.(‘)~

Titans are dangers, which arise from the nature
of republican institutions, darigers which beguile

the best of friends, “ to introduce despotism into i
the bosom of liberty.” The moil; pronlinent of
thefe is thetendency of elected rulers to pzzrrinzony, t

gronndecl on their estimate of the people’s wishes.

it is this parsimorxy, which is now prostrating titer“

strength of the Gwerrmzmr q;’.Zl/_farmcb zzrem. It is this

parsimony, in our national councils, which leaves at

hazarclthe gains of industry, and the heft sonrcesof nas-
tional revenue. It invites aggressioii, it leads to the rnisw

eries of war. ’ None will respect our rights, unless i

it be seen that we have the disposition and ability
to protect them; and how long can we permit our
wealth to lpamipler the arrogarice of robbers, W“ without

feeling the zimpazrievzce, which rushes to battle. All
pride, and policy demand,, that we should have such V
maritime f'o:ree as will convince the European "worlcl, M

that ourgood will is ibetter-than our enmity;  We
are rich in almost every material necessary for the
estabiishment of a navy, and this ltirrd of arrnarnent

has nothing in its nature hostile to liberty, for how»

ever terrible it may be upon the face of the deep,

furely none are so timid as to suppose, its influence
caniexrsiaye us on the land. To the objection that A

a navy will be eayberzsioe, it has been ably answerecl,

cast into scale the expense, and We may balance it
with the repetition of such robberies as We haveyalw

ready eXperiencecl., and with the requisitions, wliielx

may be macle by any maritime power, in our Very)

sea»-ports»--and if these be not snfii'eient,i we may

rig

y_,._,..,._,. A
cast in our honor, and even our freedom. r A dill
ferent policy will some day compel us to lament in
bitterness the truths, which have fallen from the elem
gzrenz‘ MORRIS, “ Ti/Be szmzr necessary pro rec:/re our
‘f indeperzderzce eoillrzot rzmozmz‘ to the beftbat which
“ it will tarfizts to be rzzbdzrea’, and  we will not pay
“_fbr‘d:y’2ozce, we mzm‘ payfar I2eingca7zguered.”

do IF these truths, spol«:e11.at a period Wl1en the
World was at peace, went to the heart of every in~i
telligent Arnerican, how irresistibly comtnanding
do they become when war is declared, which has
for its object, the prevention of that universal do-
minion, which is sought by the ambition of France.
In this conflict shall America be neutral or active 3.’
The cry is, let flnzerire be neutral. If E m~o_pe will

crimson her plains, and the ocean, let .4mem'r:rz reap
the benefits of neutrality. Let England fall before

her victorious foes,/llrzzericrr will be safe in the
- friends/5z'}5 of Frczzzoay IfEeg1rmd should fall, yea,
AMERICANS, must be padded to the ' long list‘ of the
vanquished. Do you vaunt of the favor of
France l.="i know that she borer you; that she hates
every thing, which oppofes obstacles to her power.
Terrible as may be her enmity, it is the unmeaning
effort of childhood, when compared with the all-
fubduing malice of her fwvor ;~—--favor, which can
be likened only to the S]bm*2‘m2’.r Statue, which stab-
bed while it embraced. (f) l

THE _ renewal of l hostilities seems to be the sigm
nal interposition of Heaven, to rese due‘ the remnant
of nations fromthat frigl1tful subjugation, which fepm
erates property from its owner, whieh leaves ehasti-»

it?‘

ty without p1*otectio11,Ia:ws withouttsubjects, people
without a., country ; and which commands every.=
thing with the glitter of the bayonet. it

SURELY the honestland the virtuous A will real;
ize these awful truths ; surely they will cease taup-

hold men, and their nteasuresg. that are conducting
our mtion to its grave ;, surely this people will ldis-it
cover the poison and its antidote 3 surely the AL--
MIGHTY, upon whose altars We have iso eften biirnt
the incense of gratitude, will arrest the “ destroy»
ing Daemon” in the midst 0fl'1i£~l* power. 

i HOW enviable will be our destiny, ifwe are perrriita
ted 5‘ to know thethings,whichbe1m1g to ou1'peace.’i
Oureountry Sp1”62tClSitS lu:2;uri:1nt~va1es,itsfertilehills,
its enriching st1~ean1s, through every desirable lath-
tude of the earth. l Every pmduetion useful, or pleza.-«A
Saiitg A to : itnaiii lcentained iii her} bosom iawaitihg on-é
ly the ceu1*ti11g hand of indusitiy. The means of

knowleclge, and of literature, are everywhere dif-l

fused ; we have the 1*eligion%e ofxiaturesysternatizecl
z;3yr.;.3v5a1a.lion ;, p1i.1*eons'titulii'éns §fi”E1 oatmeal have
he paxellel ti  the ihiste1*ytiol’:iii:i1e11. It is time that,
like other hations, we shetilid take A a. feeling interest
in our _O"WI1 eqncernis ‘;t it is tirtieg, that weishotildidie?
 fifom ;;meng,11s,iWthe rhezialiréswndl the lahgtlageg,
which lwmhlld clisgxfaee even is;1~la.ct;:1éd lpmvinces 5. it
is time, that we ehoullcli cease it*Qtt1 the impiety, the
ti."t‘.‘1‘tSOI1, of tllittldtig ztlntdhii any ecuntry better thaxi

V hut own.-

 tile our hearts be truly flrizcricarz, and if we me
Jdesitined to” beheld all course of " administrations like

if
hi"-J"~l"J""
theme of VVASHINGTON, and of ADAMS, our coun»
try may be free, and happy, while nations may pew
rish m commotion, or be lost in conquest.

443311‘ ®@>G;-‘w®;: :::w

NOTES.

(“) THESE characteristics were obtained from “THE
TFiax>12:rm.t.rrs'r,” which i3 said to have been the joint production
«bf JAY, IVI.M)¥SC)N, and HAMILTON. It is not easy to de-
rridct, whcther this production" is moftcitimable as an illustri-
titm Of pcrlititzal truthxa, or as ‘£1.11 acquisition to literature.

(‘I’) 'I"m": Hanoi-able Mr... 13.wMr.n’s toast at the ceiebrau
titan of VV.A.:smmc;roN’s birth day.

(") Hts Exccllcticy the late Prczsident ADAMS.
(‘U M. Dr, M. Cxtoxx profcstmr of Law M‘. the Lyceum,

 Ir arrms tea be :2. dmrlirig object, in the: Virginian sysu
rm (')f politimz, m hiimiliawtim Northern States, and toe impede
thrir p1~c>gv;rcs:u2ir1 Weu1ti'1 and stirmgth.‘  It its tnércrthielcrss; upon
the Nmtlicm élitzitcr, that Virginia mutt mly for preservation.
Whum sin: mdxibita arxotlimr i.S'r. Domingo (to do, which she is
mmly faitcrrh) tr: Wham will she 10o~ktfm- aid? will she have de--
t3c1~vc:t1oftiic: brave freeman mi? tilt: North, that they should hasu
ticri tr: bmil bczziczith lmr fctrvid fun, ancl to wash her plains with
their i)it“.3C)C1 in cmifiictr; with “ infuriated” negr0£_.r,“ seeking their
long IM: liberty i”’ Virginia muit learn to do as she would be:
dam: by, or the will sigh for their p1~csenm': in vain.

(*7) TH E A}:-ega of the tyrant Nalvir.