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VH . Car oft m SLxit C nil f,
rUnW4, be .
' rftin'Ml tkr collars per sss
, yrtr ul We wt witbcwt least
pssa ta -t4-ae, sad paper dww
t the pUM oftass E4tw-, UbM ail
rw. pa, -.IwiliiiwiO ant ea
i Vee lis, lasat sedatsfoa Um form
4 teUy-Cet cnttt far nth ssmrtwo
LU setters U tW4ifri mm be Jtsrs
1 " s .; , ,- .-4 -
; M CIATIOS .'--,
rd at Ospal IM m Wednesday.
J.h,"18rJ, according u .the ennsasi
rmt of be two Literary Sooeliet
finj to the Cniversity,' y If tlUasj
an, . A. M lrr.frtw of Ancient; Lm
r i the University, ' ..'-
!" -5
ad .hoped jbet . this an nuil office of
inf you arooH have always rail op
of (bwahimsi ef ta Colles,hoae
I at and tar, whose apace tn the ewe
onatrs, would he attracted public
rt and ourior.tv.-.A annual appoint
hicb, would ,"1ne draw 4 within Jhese '
d sequestered precincts torn of our
lisJied tilisens, might confer antral
nt benefit or- the inatittiiion, by .a-;
if efreah in their boaotn tba recal
of foutlt. and bri(fhtain(5 tSt links
liod.thcm to their alma mater white
'oyth receiving' their eJiKat'ton,- the 1
iv the adJrraaca -of aueh iaitera
be neeired aa a mark -of attention,'
HatteriBt, and ft,tted to intpire a noble
on. I need ft?el mortiflcitioa of
n infnrminf the audience, tbal if the
iheaofth yointr"jfentWmen makinp;
ointnwnt could have bee etatitWcl,
aid have had the pteaaur of f atcainp,
f, to aon0 dittlngutahed a pea leer from
, nor would the member of the UiJ .
bavt had one aelected from their bo :
jlfil a taak which aeema more grace-,
id ppropria'ely Committed to a at ran
Jut Hie failure of the application in'
nartera harrnvde voWed the duly po
ahall bohapny If I am able1, In tome
le'frooiof ilfl the Uhe of the'Jite
bdy wbo have rlon.m the honor of
r mn thetr rcrreientatic n thto occa-
id.to comprnaate thi polite auditory J
faorof tnerr pretence- ?
objee to which yotir attention u re
illy aolicited, ianne which I know rmiat
rptable to every Americao .eartTn
ter, 6t, ' or commoW .Coritax. if
1 any topic 'which, more than other;
cted m tho theme of thoae' who akn,
by the woks or the pen, to eaptivate
aring and the heart of tkia nation, it
ipleodid anticipatiort of Us future de
On the e ' all love ' to dwell and
we liiae ''Ouraelvea in fond prophecie
country' for'unei, we find aoothina;
m, or at leatt lleiaiion, of any ehag
ibich. her pveaept toiperfectionf may
ipirel 80 far the effect w happy.
1 may bo' doubled whether the Atneri
un, hjr indulfpne; too aanffu'me hope
I Ntare, 1 not led 10 depreciato the
d hit', preseat bleaini,'",id thai to
e bimaetf of that fulneaa-of conteB' men
ktitude, which t called, for by . the al
auapiciouareault of janf joverniuent,
tlie.aroile.' cf Providence. ,Thi di
fctjoh -with thcpreeot, and thiatongina;
bme (rood in reaerve. i to five for po.
m t6 fluke, ooraelve. antionn, thiit
nay ..bei exempt fmm hjiiay;But
I we te,wiih L. idiiTereneo; the aweet
irbich ft bounteou heaven ii now drop
to-ourjap. orhrust them aide with
becaue they are not a large or '
1 aa we imagine miffht be' yielded by
n tree vhm brought to a higher alate
ivationf,.-And re we aure that the
fia to : atirpoM 'the prewntl1 Are' wc
at 'our country Uftot now in U meri-
bsppiwaa n4.glrj,- arfd;that4io atib
t age will. be aa protperous a thi?
take vie Of our, present condition,
lulge in aom apeculation on what we
p fear and what lo hope, from the re,,
jn of year. " '- .-"iy :
f n we comptre the history of trur coun.
'c t attainment if independence with
f aH otfct tiaUotia, we ee o much of
Ml enioyment wim o nine anoy, tnat
l-v felicity beeet spicion and alarm.
pniTitibn 'appear io be too bappy to be
t.- We are ready to ipprenena iiiato
fcontipaance 'of aucb untroubled esifr
ii more than anyone nation ought to
it from .th favor of hven; and we
smesheave a boding 1gbi4et, our re
ure, to1e at rapid and eilamitouaas
r-)perty Ta been eriy and brightt and
huaii to-be equaliaed thO'distributiou
tvidenttai arift. .which hitheriai errt to
been , heaped upon; o with' a - partial
Klity. '.'That . people ' should nave
permitted to fettle down in the boaom
andleaa continent, without any tern
VWita-ta Mint theif ,efOWth--iith6ut
bu neiglihora to- ertfah : of cripple
'bt infanoy tbat .thejr iheald have
. in pita pf impolitic legislation to the
e of manhood, arid then have been Roa-
y increaainr misrule' o tfy iheir trip-
strength against the; gigantic might" of
rem nation trial tnry anouiq nave per--i
ulh unequal contrforaeven long
1 4 at ' le'hgth -have glorkuly 4riumf
!-(bat thev ahuuld have eacaoed the
fatality of revotttuWt, and did. not find
iter and a tyrant m ; ome. one of the
who led" them to victory that . .with a
trnioua calmnediand deliberation "no
efor witneased in ar.r biule hev
"1 council of their wiieiV tenator trf
i 'or then a' ayitem 6f governnient, bin-
he several part into one harmomou
eney, making pliribu unum,"
Wehould have-adopted thia govern .
' With aa mat7llftit nnimil V th imial
I1 nd turbulent passion that might have1
peeted to mar uch work aeeming
f dormant, or extinct)tht ' half a cen
tlmort uninterrupted pnace, and the
"ve ownership of an immene temto
ouldhave afTorded them the moat pro
1 opportunity of matins: an experiment,
nation coukl succeed under so free and,
"government that the experiment
!iedrd, and that dicing that half cen
e hav had nothing to do but , to grow
a rapidly at amplitude of room
-uerance of plenty and incessant im,
"on could make us all these things
." such , rare' aggregation of :'pofifical
5i may well aw-itrn tears mat we
reaay tiad more than our ' ahare
! aRnnC the members of the human fa
4'f.is
fidge Tobmer win first elected t6 repre
I " Dulii:. c !-,.. u... ;t r
. ft4 fki OMrat woo tpt awr
rOTtooo of rbxe saiatusfoa w aicb have fUt
a 11 kx 1 aJI Omt aatM. m a.-
aa 1a 'a npir ad inf eaoa ofy ewta.
Keoraaary Wiu. ry yot keep owe SMnaera
mcori-pt. " txrfrowa wealth baa au yet
i'mdued .eneraiingKitury with h tri
of vieea.r Ouro&ten, thi)y acattarvd vr
ta apacxMM caMineat, voi-, aa Ur csten
, aA the. rata ad plent tUy eowld
ab. fTkeyato not tempted by copetc
OMwiunviaajcea toraiei at levvtuilvoi their
mU arts not aharpewed to. crime by bard ne
cessity, sad the rods eolliaino of multitude
ttrugclintfbrtho aseao objects.' Whatcaa
wsfspoctiajrurrveforusbeuorlbaaj isal
ftrady m our bandar 4 Ought ft oatMM to do
sire, aaorcjlun that at aaajor'ity of it
roptilatioo ahootd paaicaa. an catycompo
tance, and it sale jarent oTie, liberty
and property n- we ' wish be tkOfie fur
crmre va restrained frxedots) of thought and
aotieoi for lighter Uses, for more oodtMorbed
repootV ball wavJue it at a cheap rate
lUt m.r'ywuh are not called out to shed
their blood in foreign battle, that wi know
nothing of availing arm its passing through
our tand. aemliB pauio before tliewt, and
leaving arnaga and deu)atim and mourning
ia their rear ;hal every ciiisen has the io
tcringhand of government to encourage bis
industry aad protect him St its products,
while he is asked but ft pittance in requital
-that h should he 'hie thus to4 accumulate
wealth alibis life, and bequeath aa bo lea '
ses to. his chiidrenl Theae: featurn hi our
political condition seem to exemplify that
image of national felicity, depicted by the,
expressive languare of 'Holy 1 Writ, ,wben in
and atxne of them wtmtrnaH W the avwt daa.. OMatkxt'uta t.mA kti rv,.
aj -aoiiK4i. w.'
7 -
ikeir iwpeetio eoantrw wunda Wardeo,
Mbydeerate crcuaavUxres. ed Umulmt
with blootWd, UnKwe aad reswlwtioa, bow
Caw the aaat hoprfti prophet SsUasai per
snaaeoce of aiuoW Svcb ft eomOUaOoe
m.ght be said to revomble the HI oompsctcd
wsage . 'h riaion of the cUbTfeoiaa, mon
arch, wtMse bead was of gid, while. M bs
pn"ly of iron aod partly of atayv
Of all the penlow ewaseoss of mveig
mlttere wjil be casrtempUte with chef aWrm,
tbat yaee, whoae cvnnlexioia, at ooce ban
er of nnioft and nf vengeance, mt forever
forbid emafametioa, and whoae e actuate
foam all the eleesiegaof ilva governaont moat,
sake thtm wiah fjr k overthrow. .The in
termixture at lbe, ingre-tents wi'h the
whole nias or iwr popidation. be cannot
but pereewr, prnHitoes among ,os ft state
of mind much the name with that of man
who bat gunpowder stored away in ba eel
lar. It is n coVemplat n of these danger
particularly the Jaaf, which gathers 00 the
patriots brow tBe cloud of eve, which extorts
from- the father a sigh of aolicitude for the
fe of his rhilJren, Wtuch atartles wih ter
riuo dream the slumbers of tho mother, and
make 'jcr press her tender babe more close
ly to her hoaoih, Kvery father of ft family,
while he muses on the probable issue of fn
ttirity, may indeed hope, from the broad
foundation of our national edifice, and fron
tho excellence of rta main materiala, that It
will withstand manya ride shock Of the eta;
meat, and preserve We the milk nf iu in
habitants. . Hut at the same time he mar i.
ticipae with ehttdderiog the ar my of his
every part of a Uud is heard the voice of ehil.tren arh ah.11 ik.k.. U wt,;u .inrn
H " ' "ce of gludiie, the voice V; ia howling over heir heads, and the proha
... tir niwi aiiu ma oioo m mc biwo. nuity tint tnty may be overwhelmed by the
Would not every poniical'ecpnomiat sndjre
former of Europe .think bis country happy
tall or some interior art of the fabne. A
large majority of the family ia saved, but the
jTit oould just eajoy wpat ours has enjoyed , part dearest to bi.n is crushed The last act
for the last fifty yearn? ' Would be not con ; of his country's drama he ha little doubt will
sKirr ms darling projects consummated, if be brotight to a happy conclusion; but wlut if
be OOuld Otlly 'reduce the complicated and, the Calainitieanf hia awn rh1.lM .i.lnrm
oppressive eatabliilmienta of the old world to i stitute the tragedy of the foregoing s-ene.'
the simple twdelot this young republic; audi. Loth not be -said that these are rIooiov
leave man. as be is in America, to the free I tpectres conjured up by s distempered furt
pnrsrnt ot happiness,. untrammelled by taxes or. or Jhe idle alarm, of a timenma ,irit
nd motiopolits and presenptiye rigbts and .They have disturbed ihe bremt ofaonieof
eiIrged,ortier . Enrone looks on with , the soberest and firmest statesmen of th
bav) Seated j
rvt t
a f-4 aff
l'l"Thsr f ! J m t . -,-
I'S virtitee ev s tw.f ttarv of rtod of in
siety awl prp4-rtT. The have tWnd is tvvj"ls' ;-;
ymu them nil the !setger at fVeoilefn, are toe itur a Vae fur b ft-acone mun.
niie at seeeres them from the lurWeace of who love to record dig Wmi4a of,
""ommtmm. ire iorw imj areeasteav Vmlonr.a'rogtie af trmte pauvow, ad tra
ened. the snore slearlyttWy will ate bo t l acearaof itTwg. (a ibre abe kv
PPT y ftrew ewmpare t.iH ether nv khea bet poeera t4 drerriptioo, 00 tt,-ae stie
tiooe, and the nsorddea them UI be expatiate at Urge. wkU ne paew over
tbetr own inetrTetkMift , T show them the euth brief and circles notice "fetch lottfer
ealoe ceawwawM, tbat It aj th Kiage am pac ca aatme'seaaUwoa, omwgnahacd y
whiasi bang ail the gsnd mtorewa. aJ dee- Mnkmg evenla, bet apent tm happy repeoe
tiniee of er eeeorry, deserve the, efforts nf Thn a rtset mas on with a deep a4
the. wiaret beads end be most able pea of ejuirt citrrent for hundreds of m.le, the enej
the rmtion. Every thing ought to be Voc ' venlent trMroughfare of the whole nopuU
wbtcw baa a Undeney to streagtbesi the Cow- fhm, sn ftl lurer appear in the columns af
iVcrncv, every thing ought to be religimuly newsnap-n, or be boaourad with a poet's
avoided which threatens the disrupt ion of our song, Jsut if in its progress It caencea to daab
political lira. Let te Care welt aJmooitiona it wmcrs ever S preopice and fwrs frght
of our eommon bthe VTsahiagton, be erriu ful caUracU that at"glt spot aborbs aU at
ton 1 letters oTg6l4 est every wall, and in teatmn and win all renown. Tb wonla of
indelible characters on every memory. Let the pnet are but too well verified y the bis
every American believe, let everv ehi4 be. tory of nations aa well si ofinjlvtjusla, tbat
17-JLI! i;kwth, V-00" " he ' " Tl, Plh"of ism grave -ofvmranton
la broken, thi contihe.it, bih- . ,
ertO so peaeefuVand barmomous. will be- Ci. laUwe .to cnlWd fertb nly by greet
come what Europe baa long been, the bloody "'rnr'"- - ' "T '" Wey slumber
areiia ot perpetual stnTe between nih, C7t mlZZt a 'i. Z j 1 . .
bwring. nation, that ourn.ersand muu -V ' of danritni n-rtulness. And aUU
Urns, which' now serva f.k. m.n. " rrKTe inn no calamitous event occur, te
. .u. r a L: inrowwese intents
r'j i am to p- f'om ' via"! I a
riee and bonee to braoe the frame and eircu
into bolder bromineneef
late the juice, of our healthful yMera, will . W, s woi nanon-. m.rty body
then be tho boundaries of w.icbtul foe. "T !" ''T
lined with garnsona and frowninK with bor w g c nctton it
rid b.itlemen.h4t our tom -,ll be drawn mucles..Let s remember too, that
from the ac.dem.e shale and the endarm.nul,h",ne. H'mt Umea which provoke tntq
amazement and .w ills envy at a nation so free
nu yet so iranqml,,. so juile without the over
swiifg presence , of military force... at ahe
country,- 'Tior de we show superior courage
or.sagicity by laughing at auch apprelien
Sions. .True courace it. evidear'et tw darimr
spectacle of a government sustained almost to contemplate dauirer at it is approachintr,
without taVation, and "religion flounahing and providently aduptini! measures to avert
without the succour of the' national arm, or : it.- Timidity on the other hand, works itself
meaiunttoe national purse.., tier suojecta into a heat, refuses to listen to cautionary ad
wno visit us. and traverse our laud, behold vice, dares not th atoo and dtaiberat leat im
With sniiratHlp ft pt-opla apread over a, vast blood should Cool, but rushes torwar.l bold
erepiwy.contfnteJty ptirsuiiig Jhe art of: ng it hand before its eyes, lest it should see
peace, and. at its most r.istant extrtweties. the evib'which it hs not the nerve m r.nn.
gracefuUy, icconlu g spontaneous homage template. Let us not be so fond of indulging
and obedience to the mild swsy of ft govern V) gay visions of our country's certain dory, as
mnt, which Joves to draw with silken cords, to, he exasperated if any one whisper that
and to hide, Jul, hateful necessity reveal it,, the contrary ia possible. The infelicity of
the strength which can enforce its requisi I monarchs in being doomed never to hear the
tjona., ' . , -' ; ' ; truth. i proverbial . But it is quite possible
Historisns admonish us. that nations, like for republican ears to become a intolerant
the sun, have their time of rising, "of ineri-rf . unpleasant communications aa these of
1" 1 -r 1.1' 1 ;i" L....4. 1 . f - . ...
iiap, a"0 01 ucwinc, anu we arc laminar wiuir.inrs; anu a reierenoe to nistory mignt snow,
the comparison of a whole people's existence hst the chief danger of democracies consists
to the life of ft. single individual, which has, Jn yielding themselves up to the flattering
: . - . u ' r . - . 1 .1 j -ii 1. : I - i" , . . . . .
its TU4UU, iia niannuvu, auu jum aKO' V " venai uemairnKues, raincr man in
natural for each nation, while it contemplates the faithful admonitions of their honest patrt
the transient date and the convulsive deaths ots. - ' '
of its predecessors, to imagine that itself will ' Let us then, instead of shutting our ear
nave )be wisdom or the good fortune to avoid witn incredulity and resentment aratiibt a
the usuul csuscS of political destruction, and prophecies of evil, rather like a wise and
to hope that the season of its glory frill, be 'prudent people, consider whether there is
ndehnitely extenfloth-Ana must we be-': ftny rerieemrni? virtue in our fabric of tovern
Heve all such expectation tobe merely the ' nient and. the character of our people) or
pleasing illt)iions of self love, destined to eet . whether timely means may not lie adopted
taiu disappointment? Must we adopt 'the
desponding sentiment of the Soman poet.:
' ".--.V.. j - : omnia talis
In pt-jus;ruere,'et; retro sublspsa referrj. ,
that all human things tend by a sad fatality
to degeneracy And dissolution? Must we, in
which may prevent the uppfehem'.ed mis
chiet.
With respect to that event so much to be
abhorded and dreaded, the disunion of th.
States, are not we warranted in entertaining
goodly hopes for the confederacy, ftom our
the case, of our own dear country nartieular. unprecedented advantages for a fair expen
IV, admit the bellOVthat the bright Vision we ''""' ' RU'cmincmr in must uiiininn uiai
have been contempKing will peedily van- h.ave .ever existed, the bulk of population,
1hMht these numerous blessings sre bot!?ne Physical strength or the nation, was not
uev uropi wnicn snver ine morning 01 our ------ ."- . , -j.-
etirtence, ' ss bright and aS transient too? , !s',ed sovereignly. I hey saw in that estsb-
Shall We, by unfrieildlv analogies drawn from , ;n'eni; i.uie more 10 mem uian a sysiem
vepetable and atiimsl lifel wherei whatev- oiwstraiiit and incumbrances, while all the
er is m"t rapid in growth soonest hastens to
decay,' presaire, from -our early maturity, a
briefer tei'm than ordinary of rutioiud dura
tionr, , No. " Let ua rather choose to enter
benefit ot the social order were concenlra
ted it pun a few privileged (lasses. .Hence they
were led to hope an amendment of their
circumstances from every revolution, and as
tain brighter hopes' for the destinies of the ! "on n.v favorable conjuncture presented
world. L-t lis hope that the lessons derived , th P;m.se of success, or Some bold dema
W.m r. mcWrhiJl. wrerVa nt falUn -m. I gogue blew into a name their smothered dis-
pires wdl not be. lost upon the present gen- i content,'or som popular hero showed them
eration. Let ns'.ijKlulge the delightful be. ! irci.B.n " re
lief, that thescjive Operation of the? press, irc? OT e . tney rose anu ovennrew
the consequent diffusion of intelligence and government without scruple or remorse,
freedom and above all, lK kindly influence ?uch governments were edifices resembling
Of Christianity, pnJrUng the, passions ...... iitrf.auw uiiiui.ivin
rheermg tho hearts of men, furnish a security j P0,nt- wbl)e .s supenticumbent weight
-o a B -w..
fot nationaf permanence sod improvement un
known to preceding ages, r ,
While, however, the American patriot is
glad to cling to such consoling hopes, ft is im t
possible for him not to feel some solicitude on
eccoant of certain frowning spots in our bright
boriion.-;-;!...;';: tvu-.'i w 0.
The first danger which meets his view sod
excites the most-dismal apprehensions,' is
ipscsios: v? nen ne eomempiaie uie im
mense extent of our empire, liis mind will
sometimes bo Sgitatei with serious fears that
its purtt csnnpt long cohere,, but must fall
asunder, by the, mere effect .of unwieldly
greatness This 'spacious territory be sees
intersected by rnany grand geop'aphical di
visions, largerivers and higli mountains, form
ing natural boundaries for distinct nations.
He asks himself what moral ligament f suf
ficien'.ly strong, can bind together "regions
which nature seems to havelntended should
be separated? The arm of a powerful des-
potism, fixed tn the centre, migntr u coma
4imOBV.vield o loriff a sceptre- fly. the
dispersion 'of .devoted, .legions and- servile
satraps through -the numerous provinces, dis
content might be hushed and every rebellious
murmur stifled. ' nut bow, be wdl say,, can a
government which allows1 such unbounded
freedom of thought and action, which actttaU
ly Exemplifies the fair theory ot freedom con
ceived by Cicero, that 'meh may think what
they pleaae and spekk what they think," how
esn such a goveTnmcntpntroi tne tree, wins
of so many myriads, and restrain the natural
wantonness of the human mind, in lovinsr in.
nova 'on, and, while already in possession of
much good, seeking for something bette.rjby
11 changef r,.v;.K,. -gAiSis.fSs
Y The common danger of dissolution, to be
dreaded hV -every overgrown empire, be sees
increased,'in our case, by the heterogeneious
materials1 of wiiich the mam is composed.
Werevur t ' 'e. tie will, say, sll of one
blood, pad they grown up in the same habits,
and been-attached to oor institutions by a
long course nffi'iaJ nurture, we might cherish
the bop that the evil day would be ong de
lved, if it could not be finally averted. - But
ning statesman could manage by their, dex
tenty to maintain the delicate equipoiK, by
balancing' one part of the structure against
the other, so long the building stood But
let any untoward accident, any breath of
wind, or the push of a foreign hand, cause a
leaning to either aide, and the whole cum
brons msss came - thundering down and
whelmed every thing in ruin. Happily for
us, our government is based upon the will of
th governed, f it was framed by the peo le,
it is administered vy the people, and for the
peoplev ; Nor doe's it arrogate to itself per
tectum, and, like the.law of the Medes and
Persians, forbid all change, but contains in
Us structurOipiovisions for pscific sod legit,
inrate amendments., Should experience,
therefore, prove any, existing ordinance to be
grievous; there "needs no political convul
sion .to throw it off. 'The people who feel
the grievance hsve put to say ,tohtu- dele
gated authorities, remove it, and straightway
it disappears ,; .',' ''', "-i-,': ; ,..'
'- Besides the contentment and tranquillity
likely o prevade the popular mas from th
immunities so fully enjoyed,' we have much
to hope for our permanent union from the
peculiar torm ot our teaerai government us
hsoDV adaptation to ourcircumstances tne
state lAivemments supplyins; all' the exiiren
cies of local legislation, While, the united
strtneth-, of . the confederacy spread the
broad shiekls of its protection over tne gen
eral concema,' and give dignity and weight
tS all our foreis-n operations.!. It wouid seem
tbat if so wjde sn empire can cohere tinder
afree rovernment. the system we nave a
dopted most be the one -which promises ii
Whst rsre cslsmity shalt overthrow ft struc
ture resting on so broad a basis!. What deep
infatuation shall ever prompt a people, io
quiet possession of such nnpsralleled ble
aingstn hszsrd tbem allor the certain lior-
" . , . . . ' f - b I. .'
rors JUJ'l toe precarioua pmnip w irrar
tion! Never had a governm(t such claims
to devoted aacbment, never were a people
so deeply interested in the perpetuity of the
-
of home to gasp the sord and ihr bayonet
for mutual ala ghter, while the willing aid of
envious forriiri.ers eill be rall -d in Io helpi
o-i the work of fra'err.al butchery. Then
will our peaceful night he sarile'dby the
peal of the dni;n, our plentiful fields, hither
to gathered without a partner, shall hr
cume the foraging grmmd nf an invading
army, and the heavy exactiona which -each
petty aovereigiity must necessarily impose,
wdl devour thi remnant that the'enemy has
ii4i:c-u. iei nx-se premonitory- note he
rung in the ears of the people. Let ihetn be
po -suaovcl that, compared with these mew
able consequence of ditumon, all the in
convenience and pnvarjoue we have ever
Sulfertd trom our federal compact ...direct
tax, embargo, war, tariff, are li)r. as air, ami
that the golden chain once snapped, we shall
iook oack witii bitter but trunle regret up
on our once suited blessings and curse the
msdnea which dqove ut to cast them away.
We touched upon the danirers to be p
prehended from the admixture of foreignt-rs
among us. Happily, this danger will glow
less with the lapse of time. The original
emigrant become much more harmles
ciiisen than he was in hi own coaniry
Oppression and poverty may have rendered
him a dangerous revolutionist there, but the
easy circuinstancea in which he soon place
himself here, transform his character, and at
tach him to the hospitable land tbat has af
forded him an asylum in its bosom. If lie
leaves children after him, they constitute a
m st valuable species of population, posses,
sing the improvements brought from older
countries with the patriotism of natives.
Besides, the influx of foreigners must abate,
as our territory is tilled with indigenous mul
titudes. And it Is to be hoped, that the ex
ample of our free institutions, together with
the progress of poli'ical philosophy, will
more and more meliorate European govern
ments. teacliinir sovereigns that it is their
true interest to respect each other's rights
and to make, their subjects happy. As such
benign changes take place, the inducements
ti emigration will subside, snd thousands of
restless malcontents, who now" sigh "fur elya
tan fields beyond the Atlantic, will then aeek
that happiness at home which they before
thought was only to be found in the new
world. ' . ' "
Against the danger that threatens us from
servile insurrection, it surely becomes s wise
people to make timely provision. If no fears
were awakened by gro' ng numbers snd in
curable discontent, still, tne necessary iles-ra
dation, and inevitable viciousness of so large
a proportion of it inhabitants, would demand
remedial measures from a humane and en
lightened naiion. 1 bat slavery is the bsne
ful parent of the vilest morals, every virtuous
family in this southern country knows full
well, and deplores that it holds, within its
own walls s fountain of moral poison, which,
in spite of the most watchful care, is contin
ually diffusing; around its baleful influence
and infecting the health of all the household,
while public testimony to the same mourntnl
fact ia furnished by every jail and gibbet in
the tand. Many of the state' governments
have awaked to the importance of this sub
ject, and we may hops that the progress of
political, wisdom and an increasing sense ot
the magmUuV !-4he evil, will enlist the re
mainder, who now startd'baclkin indifference
Or despair, until at length a unanimity sliaU
be effected, by which the collective wisdom
and resources of the nation shall be put into
action for the extirpation of the bitter root
from our soiL ..
A survey of the multiplied blessings which
already crown our land, might seem sum
cient to beget perfect contentment, . and
that all we could atk of Heaven, is a Contin
uance of the same condition. But it is cer
tain we are not satisfied with our present at
tainments; and perhaps this restless desire of
something better was impisnieo in communi
ties aa it is in individuals, to prevent the stag,
nation of human affair; and to st rnulste our
nature to its highest., capacities of improve
me nt. Our country, rapidly as it has advanc
ed, has not advanced rapidly enough for our
ambition. In many respects we are far be
low the nations of Europe, and we cannot
wait with patience until the gradual progress
of time shall place us on a level With them.
We pant for 'more space in the world's
thought.' - Our . homely, domestic joys, our
humble quiet, unostentatious happiness,
seems tame and insipid. We sigh for some
more splendid, fortune. We want the world
to ring with our renown,.to talk with admt
ration of fields won by the velours of our
troops, of towns and fleets demolished by the
thunders of our navy, of charmed senates
hanging, wifti breathless rapture on the
tongues of our orators, of the sublimity of our
poets, the erudition of our scholars, the pro
found wisdom of our jurists snd philosophers.
We want to see shinning cities line ail our
streams, the whole face of our land smiling
like a cultivated garden, paved roads and
canals intersecting; every district, and univer
Sal wealth, like, ft rg'tghty river, rolling its
tide from one extremity of the empire to the
other: Some', of these sre leeitimste and
laudable objects of ambition, while, others
sre nurchssed at so dear ft rate that ft desire
. 'i .u. r. ..iv
titer tnem IS one, Ul iiic mu uuiununmv
bassions th.-tt can enter the breast of a nation.
Are we smitten with a passion for glory, tbat
noisy.' reelins- roddesv who rtnve her Ham
ing chariot over the earth, delighted with
the' roar of berown wheels, and the gaze
tost the pe
Skser web swm
te ikeswm
as ar
" I1 r-.
Snr IU
SJtrr simJ. to
4 Sr-WI 'f S
public view talent that' are valuable, also
rouse those that are noxiou. If sn imrloriou
tranquillity deprives us of the delight which
we aliesild, receive from sublime exhibitions
of virtue, it may save us the pain and 1 he Imr
ror of witnessing gijrantic power employed
only tn destroy. Who of us could desire a
volcano to burst forth in our neighborhood,
because perchance it might -send forth from
its bowels some lump of gnldf , Uo we psnf
for military renowtif Alas! let us aonsider
what rivulets of blond must be shed to nour
ish the laurels of a sinele hero, Let s Cast
our eye on Rom in the days of her Julius
and her r.ato,on France in the davs of her
Luuia XIV and her Napoleon, on, Eiiglaivl
during the campaigns of her . Mai (borough
and the exploits of her Nelson! Would A
merica he willing to earn such celebrity atj
s icn an evpense, ana pour out, like watef,
the blood of her son -and the tears, of her
daughter, merely that he might boast of a
few splendid Vietorieaf v. Heaven "defend ;Vs
from such accursed smbuion' and such " bad
eminence" injhe production of misery! . , !
lfcr we bum with emulation, to -fire birth to
il 1 ustrimis orators f. These ton, are th produnt
ot a imii.m'i thraus. It ia impenilint tlaneers. It
1 keen autlv-iii', which alon.ma furnish tho re
quisktw sulijecls, or kindle the rH)ubite passions
tor the dirplayofehiquenae. The hrilliant thun
derbolt hthocbiM of the storm. When was h.
let -"tne ak ainua, that aiirteamil th immirtal
the hearts end, tlte lips of oor T the world without wielding sny more nnxi.M
Ames '; :i vl-' weapon thsn the grey goose quill, or shedtlii
refore siehbeesuSe our Congiss-lw more eostly ftiuid thsn the content of tl
I 1,1 ... an .w rwL.uwU ftftrt 4n I J ITt tswniii fTl&lMtl CreMCf. ad DCaClOTl 1
... wvw suvi.lti VUl Wit LUfUlll VI I UiHitivi srf4 -w - r I i, " " I . . t V -1- J -4v-..7 UTai
speakers wbo have illustrated their rssneetiv
enuntries, In ancient and maderntime? Ureeee
heard not Ihe thunder of tier Demosthenes till
the Macedonian oonqnerer was on, the march
with chain in his hands to put about her neoki
nor dl th trnirue of Cieero urtnr it snnst pow
erf'il nntrs till his eomitry tremhlei), or emarted
under -the treasons and (imliations of Cstaline.
Verres and Anthony. 'France never kucw what
it was for thii voice of a popular debater to com
mand the bayiinets of a baton till the eonoussion
of her Revolution, struck out thtl eormsettlon of
Mirabeao. 'i And whea was it tliat the,. British
parliament bowed fo the resistless force bt hu
man speech, anil Svitry Englishmen, yea, .every
descendant nf Knelishmen, eloried in the claim.
- That Chatkam'a language a as bis mother
tnmrue ' - ; . . , ." 't. f, '
It was when UisVT.'tisb flent was bstterine dowa
onr towns, mil ihe Rritish legion were carrying
havne thruUeh our fields,- when the bloody tro-
pnie ot the iniiHin:omahawK were mamelessly
lea -Tied with British arms, thst. the indienant
spirit of Chatham electrified the snatrt of his
eonritrv with such biirts of overpow,erlnfeloquenefl
as it nsa never beam before, anil- perhaps will
never- bear again.--, When was It that the pen of
Hwke ruled the Ires minds or hi oeuntryroea,
like the wand nf magician It was when the
friirhtful apparition of the French Bevolntion.
startinir np by his side, awakened sll hiaanereiea.
thst he snatched the harp of prophecy and re-
monstranee, and poured anon th ear of his coun
try such tide of son! Subduing song, a bound
in trance hef restless spirits, till the (easoaof
rlanpr and Intatoation wa over. To soms -to
ourselves, if the American bosom has ever beat
to the powerful strokes of senatorial eloquence;-:
it was when tne expeeted horrors nt war ana
servitude nieil
Henry snd our
- Itus not tlierefore
hall does not continually rins" with strains .rival
img pie noblest cnufciona. of tirteso, Rome and
England. Our race, of great men 1 not extinct,
nor is their Influence enflt when their voles are
not heard in the .Copilot; ' It Would be an im
mense mistake to suppose that all the eloquence
sndsfl the wisdjim which -' ws own, ii- eoMpf-f
ted in. ear t-onri'es, or tbat those either in
Coneresr or ont of H. who tnake thii most nnhe.
are the most important nersn.r.tif.r-ST'nMvdJ:
lonorrowsa luusiraiion irora m r. unrae. set
os nutimagine, " bessnse half s dozen grassho p-
pers make tne nam ring wit 11 iiietr impnitunate
ehink, that thny are therefore the only inhabi
tants of the field, whilst thousands of grest settle
repose beneath the shadow ef the oak, and shew
the end in silence." - It is perhaps well or bet
ter for our erthntry, that In her tranqatl tlsy, hr
ajreat men should be distributed through various
parts ol the empire, than collected t the metrop
olis. . Our nstional debate may be teas splendid,
the world's gszs msy be lels attraeted, W per
haps the nation is s gainer. j.These, Valuable
characters are . the salt of the repohlle, wboss
utility depend not on its accomulatioe in 'one
spot, but on it diffusion. They pred a whole
some" sessoninr throovli the S reneral msss.
While they quietly engaged In th pursuit of
private lite, uiey are me ornaments el tneir ser
eyal neifrhborlioods, they diffuse sround them the
mild rsdisnoe of eivis virtne, and are the focus
of light and heat to, their litUt spheres at the
bar. en the bench, or In the pulpit, msintaininr
me laws and watenmg over the morals or their
sountrv, settlor an example ot honest. Intelligent
patrioUsm in the midst ot their fellow 'feitfxenk,
correcting their erroneous opinions,1 liberalizing
i.m M'... .k.:. Lujiu.
sions, tescliins- them to sppreehile the blessintrs
offi'eedom, introdactng among tliem the improve-
menis di me ae;r, surina inem- op 10 generous
enterprises, founding and fostering seminaries of
leaminr, snd thus lighting on new eons to Illu
minate their country when their last beams
snail nave stunt 10 the west. I hey msy , too,
ithoot snpearinaIn Cbntrsss. be bushine for
ward thecenersl well-bcmr of the Union; by
lesdins usetul messnres "in the LeeislstnreS of
the several Btatec Meantime, would any pub
is exigency cell for their services, they me ready,
at . the summon of their country, to guide her
eooneitsor to wield her sword. - ., ", . '
"' Bat I sakl there were lev-itimste snd laudable
objects of our ambition. -These ' are tlie culture
ot our native soil and of oor native mindthe
brine me to the hiehest oHeh of beauty the face of
onr eonntrv snd lbs Intellect and morals of our
eitixens. Bs these the sins of Ameriesn ambi
tion, t Let us yield without envy to other the
glory of having slaughtered more thousands
of ear fellow men than we havei of being more
shrewd than we m the intrigues of diplomacy.
Belt enrs by Industry, frnenlity and the hand
of arti by a dilirent tmnfoveroent ot the blessints
of peace and freedom, to make every part oC oor
land (mile like .the garden efEUen press'iof.
- T jf-
i.i "nr 4
alirvisiuts ... h a,s fu.r st
twasasead h-fsss I sr .wussawl r '' 1 kit
Jsms!r4 vihsws .vej- !n.p.i , r virr
-4Sk l4(Sls M It.rm Vtt f a-.j. , , t a mC .'
awssiy l-.n r. :i the lw,t f.- isf
Isee, It. I tt si j iriM of is ixsci . t as writ
as tits ai 4WsO4 'l. tn the si I t4 r.., sKaU
f-sml il- eS-t- sJUsh-.) h.o bj l.ssv,
ss M ha 1447 dosswi.di or ihs works ot G4's ' V
Its-!.
tlt-i tH'rs is yH IwbW utyjt t'.aa rb ear ;
tse,r;t rsnhfH-est ml, ,r.te K poUisV Sw
sskxrvJ miswl. It sresns tn It si SHt.aatii dos
Irase, that tlicWst rssitsiM w r have (nr the "
paffmatK-ST tl our bwe as4SutKs, i. th isstWU- .
r-swe ef owr prenlei that the mors lirht they .
bars, th br (Kc spmw. u,' at-' Ua - ,t"
snsl.iwslv ekw4t, the pievwus ntoum Is.
S'SrsrWd a by ssw tWhrr. frwesoda ow this
fsvMs4e, font all of the members nf owr , -oatesWway
ass talins anrse sneasoree for the" -4-W44liw
ef .Iskik4S1 stn tntsd bar got ,.
srewtly ttse start ef other its this rasw oi tvestor,
4 are new iwsniwg the rroks nf it in those It- .
rl stvl wffsfit.n( pabtif woiki tn hieti pub- -.
lis kBtellicrww .ill mtallibly in. risw -while -tnree
sre h si a mnrttrltg rthuanr brhiatl, re
tatslsd by the keay clngs of irnnnnu-e and SOT- - ''
iid parsivnimy. Make a prente ioirlliprnt, and r
yoe make ihem Mtrrprisiiur. 1 Thty lani that a
jilioe espesslrfirs of the pubis monet U the
tmest eeoaottty, tkc best art of erowins; rkb, ,
But an iprsortvot sotnrAunity, whb the Very pirit
ef miser, will lie Wretched upon kl oseles '
hnarsl, not bssrinf tks heart to taka fWms It more .
thaa faMhing hy tkrtliine, pminr in the midst ef ,
abandaisec, tarastmr wayia disrrase, and suite-
"dry growling at eswr aansellor" that wmild
psvwuade it to an fcalkitened spoliuarimi of its 4
reourw, while It ewtrnst witn.Hskeys and
ebooaet a iu sentinels the disgoa who will
guard th preeloa deposit with th most wskeml
cys, the earl itt hiss, and the firrwest talons. We- "
may b sure that sucks twieidal policy ia the o!T-
"""g f popular Igncranse an ugly child of n
arly motheri and that the surest and speediest .K
means for arodocine a fairer nrorenv ism let In
lirlit upon theaomiaon mind. . Has Nonk-CtoJ
lina the mean ef doins- this.' and will she necluct
te improve the most valuable of her possessions? :
is sne so ana mas 10 lists an her resources trr
oped aa to send the akilful renloeisl to climh sll '
her mountains, and espltsr all her caverns, that .v
she msy leant What mines nf nreeions meil maw
lie hid, or what tn in emit more useful than thtr. ' -
may be trartamnled into rold bv tba hsml-nf in. .
dustry'- And will she be careless ol r mscli .r
richer 'treasure , the estiva genius of her sons,
that which sheds more lustre on a nation than
Ihe gilded patties of nnhfes or th gem that ' '
sparkle In tba diadms of princes' It is by her '
great men, tier rou of cultivated talent, thst )he ' "
is to acquire rank and Influento in the , Union, ? t
and draw to herself that share of the national re. -'
ipeet and the national treaniroeto which she is
eiititled. Is it not Io the talents of ber advocate 1.
OH the ' flniS flf. f?ntirr44M tlnlMRl, wl.kW Ihia'
College has th merit of having wursed) that she ' '
er hm-bors and C ?t '
knnwrahe but," '
leaaantrv lie eon- . ''' . '
eealed .fbsarts pregnant witn eelesiial ' 6iw,' .;.'" j? ;
wniea wantouiy tne bre.th orsducatinn to mate ;
tbem thedray pf glory on tbeir- native State'
Why doe h not lnok with the eye of s another . ' '
en. her lanpuishine University. ai'iO mslte it the
esubcrsnl nurse of her youthful srtnius - Thie '
she roost do, if she would rear within Its walls a .. '' ' :
race of virnrons and maicstia srrawih. ami nnt a - sT . 1
ml . . . - .. - -.-
iiitvu vi uwaiis ana starvelings. , ,,. ,
The mean now In operation tliroughtmt the
United Slates for the dissemination of lh ruili-
inems of knowledge, have given ns alresdv one ; .'
nf the best Informed eoenmonall.es in the w'orld, i '
foreigner themselves being judges." But -this v-. '"
diffusion of rooileral intullip'rce. Smnng the""j-
throng,' is by no meant all which our fortunate t
etreumswaoes warrant as tu expect, and prompt , i
us to aspire to; All tbe'ltelghM snd depths of " '"
pbllosnphy, snd sll the flower of elegant liters-""'
tore lie before 41, nd , Europe becknni ua to , '-' '
a generoos eompetidon Happy is it thst there ' tv-:'
r to various and SO alluring walks m which the ' '
restless mind ol man esn hartnles-Jy emplny it-
self, and not be templed to seek reauisite excite- '
msnt in ths disturbance of society. This is oaeW
vast advantage when the genius ot a naimn takes
a literary .turn.' All ill activity is aoiseless, all
h proiecti Sre pecifio, sl its trophies are unbloo
dy. So many minds find in this way pleasurable
exercise and repose, either a writers or a rea
ders, that . it is mast calculation what a sum of.
fiulilia lianninftsa la I h4.iH.Kv 4.cn4..l - mnA I.a
much nationsi tranquillity is thereby promoted. '7," '
Msnv daring' and active siilr'itthst would other- '
wise have made eanndn bails snd human heads '
ttiS toy of its amusements, ha.' bv reeeivmr an -.:? ,"
early direction towards literature, passed thronch
.u. "L: i.t i..... r-u; - . ...
us
' ?
iiuicgis nas uif mcra 01 paving mui
now owe the means of opening be
ealargbig heroommeree'- How 1
among ths rude tons ot her peesi
':'-
As;'
:s.i'.?
Una- :
of the-
iukhorn.
in At ths) public tmJ gdt ances in intel-t:-tiEence,
we mnyfinpe that the' domin-'
inn. Jf f eaofi over the wills and actions1
f mrn.y'Mfim gro'ueti kit ct.fc
ty 1i fo1t'ltifHcf ihtT ntndl gf jneit 'fuf,
re tlark n.t rovJe, tveiy lh.Hwcirrierl'ff.'fT.'
b; brute 'force;. But j nst tnproportioa v,-
as sociefj advncet inTjfirrf'mi.r)t, meni':M.:
talpoweri acquire an ascencTanrjr overf;
cprporeat t.trenRth.".,i What an intluce-rY' j
toent thi, to : bring; tmr tnindg ;to. thn '
highest atate '"of 1mpravetnent;;.tiiat. w'si.'v'-'
may posies at powerful an s-ogine for,'.;- .
moving the multitude of mankind! IIo'w
flattering the idea", hot stimuli, tin t l,
onerous exert ion,' that; in this enlighfv -ened
tlaj, by the agency of the presa, onififfif:
potent mind can end abroad il$ thoughts, i f -i '
at on the wino of lheihd,' to light op
on ten thousand other minds,; moulding i
their opinions, determining' th'eir pur - - . :-4 '
suits, and like the. harp of , Trmothein,:?V
now kindfir.? their passions' -intd .tratilV'v t:
port, Dovy luTling them to steep! : f- '. i'&'p'
.j. flecks young gentlemenrOpensTupon 1 jt.
you, a glorious, motive ior pusiiing; your '
intellectual. improvement .to fhe highest! i'A'v
point, ano aiso ior stuuying wincare
the art felcjsant composition. "Ai'the V i- 2 s' "
age advance! in refinement and 'igo( f .''
of intellect, iti tastewilt demand thsj ."':,.'
most,, finished style. No books tutj, VV
thos of , aurpassinar' 'merit bothYia': 1
thouKht .and eipresaion.sviir liattj an? ',
chance of., public1 favorer, ioflueSice, . - ;
Butthese wilt exert a iwW-lnc&?$xi-cessfve
eenerationa serving, like tha ''?': Vi
WOrKS 01 DaCOn, Ol XSewlOu, WI aOCKtl :.
and of "Adam Smith, tt eRect the moat '. v t
auspicious changes in the reaearchea-ttfH 1 '
pnuoaopnj. anu ine auniiiiistraiion, oi ;t -goteiinmehtaA!stiH
more sacred use ' V
and a still prouder achievement of meto-.f
tat power will it be; if you can, by thtbV
mediuirt. of , the voice or , the pn, f e-
train thn Vtia and tiurif thsi murals of"' "..
yo? countryWhat "avail.' tftrfV:
eovernment, our - plentiful and nnmo- ,
Tested fruition of v)ry earthly good,4 tf
. v a.- rs.' - . ;.f -.'
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