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GEORGE F. RANDOLPH.
WILLIAM J. BUNCE.
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WEDNESDAY, July 31, 1799.
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am
Exlrafl from an Oration delivered
on the \th July> in Augusta , by
William J. Hobby, Esq.
“ SITUATED as we are, re
mote from the political concussions
of the old world—poflefling a coun
try abundantly productive in the ne
ceflaries, the conveniences, and the
■ luxuries of life—blefled with a go
vernment wifely formed and upright
ly administered—a government se
curing equally to every individual of
an extensive com muni ty,an equal por
tion of the advantages of the social
com pad, we have no possible cause
for dilcontent, but uncommon occa
sion to return our grateful acknow
ledgments to the parent of nature for
the lingular blessings we enjoy, and
that our “ lot is cast in this happy
land.”
But as the innocence and happi
ness of our firft parents in Paradile,
induced the enemy of mankind to at
tempt by intrigue to draw them from
their duty, and thereby to involve
them, and their posterity in misery ;
so an insidious foreign foe the com
mon enemy of locial nrrler, hv fim»
lar artifice is endeavouring to draw
us from our duty, and to ereCt the
monster anarchy on the ruins of our
excellent constitution. And shall
we my friends so far disregard the
blessings of heaven—be so ungrate
ful to the fathers of the revolution,
and so unmindful of our own securi
ty, as to be seduced from the govern
ment of our country by the machi
nations of a nation, whose touch is
poison, and whose embrace is death ?
Shall we who have overcome diffi
culties seemingly infurmountahle,
arid waded through Teas of blood to
establish the Independence of our
country, now fee all our exertions
rendered of no avail—the standard
of freedom thrown down, and the
temple of liberty destroyed by the
desolating hand of French fraternity ?
While united we have nothing to
fear, but divided we neceflarily be
come fubjeft to all those evils which
die reftiefs paflbns of ambitious and
designing men are capable of pro
ducing, and an easy prey to the vio
lence of foreign foes.—lndividual
liberty depends on the preservation
of national independence—and na
tional independence is only to bepre*
served by union—by a firm co-ope
ration of all the states in the main
tainance and support of one govern
ment. The visionary theorist—the
felf conceited diforganizer who ex
patiating on local advantages, resour
ces and wisdom, pretends that any
individual state is capacitated to pre
fer ve its liberty unconnected with
the other states, advances a doCtrine
as falfe as it is dangerous. No na-
I tion can preserve its liberty, or its
government unless it be able to ftro
tebi itfelf; and however consequen
tial state politicians may fed—no
state in the union can fingiy protect
itfelf or preserve its peace. Besides
the inmity which would probably a
rise between neighbouring indepen
dent sovereignties without any com
mon tie, no state couldprefetve peace
with foreign nations—could oppose
a fufficient barrier to foreign aggres
sions. No one state could possibly
become fufficiently formidable, to
destroy in the ambitiotis all hopes
ol conquest. The knowledge of this
has occasioned the unwearied exer
tions of the French directory to di
vide us—to create difFerfneies-"be
tween the state legislatures and the
legislature of the union, that from
the weakness which would neceflari
ly attach to all parts from division,
they might uiurp the rights of the
whole. In the consolidated force of
the union directed by one will, and
influenced by one government, we re
main secure against all the world.*—
The man then who attempts to dis
unite us, to create divisions between
the state and federal governments,
however plausible his arguments,
however fanCtifiedhis manners, or
patriotic his pretentions, is an ene
my to the country and merits no
countenance *, and be him who he
may, the probability is that the time
will arrive, when he will be found to
be in the employ of a foreign nation.
And now my friends in conclusion,
permit me to ask, where ought our
confidence to be placed, in those of
wnofe wisdom and virtue we have
had long experience, or in those
vshofe conduit is at perpetual war
wTca every thing rational and confid
ent ? To determine this shall we
compare their different characters f
As well may those vifeous exhala
tions which rife in an impure atmos
phere and amidst lurrounding dark
ness emit a glimmering ray to lead the
bewildered traveller to ruin, be com
pared to the brilliancy ot the fun in
meridian splendor: W hile the lead
ing characters of those oppofedtoour
government, shrink from the test of
investigation and fuffer from feruti
ny> on the other fide fee human na
ture attain its highest degree of ex
cellence and perfection. See the
dignified President of the United
States in whose character is united
the wisdom of the politician—the
firmnefs of the hero, and the virtue
of the faint. Having early engag
ed to secure the Independence of his
country his persevering mind never
forfook the objeCt of his fond pur
suit: at perioas dark and gloomy—
when “ cloud 3 obfeured Columbia’s
day,” and the hopes of many were
finking in despair, in him was no
“ variableness or shadow of turn
ing i” but with a resolution inspiring
new confidence, he prefled forward,
in the unalterable determination of
securing the permanent liberty of his
country.
See too the illustrious Washing
ton on whole head rests the benedic
tions of a grateful people—he who
has so often led our armies to bat
tle and to conquest has again become
our commander in chief—in his com
mendation panegyric is exhausted j
and fame with her hundred tongues,
having proclaimed his numerous
virtues to a lifteninguniverie, difpar
ing of doing justice to his amiable
character, bids us in “ expressive si
lence mule his praise” while upon
his wonderful deeds Justice has pla- J ;
ced thefeal of immortairty.
And does the man exist who caa I
believe that these illustrious person- |
ages—these fathers of the laud |
(whole heads the silent lapse of time j
has silvered oerJ whose lives have 1
been uniformly devoted to the ler
vice of their fellow men, and wllo
are now approaching that period
when temporal profpedts and earthly J
honours muff be to them forever
clofgdv from that
liiftfot retfitude, frolT&di
prying eye of suspicion ha?
able to discover the minuted devia
tion, and that they will now coun
tenance measures calculated to in
jure those they have heretofore en
deavoured to serve, to enslave those
whose freedom it has been their con
stant aim to secure ?
No my friends in their upright
lives, in their love of their country
and belief in God, we have a sure
pledge of their righteous intentions.
Let us then lay aside all unreasona
ble jealousy—as we are members of
one political family, let us unite as
a band of brothers, and contribute
according to our several abilities all
in our power to the general good
let the government we have chosen
be the government of our support,
and those who adminider it, the ob
jects of our confidence,and the friends
of our affe&ion. Let not the a
theiftical philosophy of modern days,
overturn our moral principles, orcie
droy belief in that religionjm ,
which depends public and "private
happinefsj and let us give no coun
tenance to thole disorganizing prin
ciples which drike at the root of ci
vil society, and aim a deadly blow
at individual peace and private secu
rity. And may the great author of
nature, (the irrejfidable controller of
human events) long continue to the
United States his protecting care
under his guardianship ma) the bldT
ings of liberty, and the principles of
rational government be trantfnirted
from generation to generation, and
may the happiness and prosperity of
our citizens,the freedom and Inde
pendence of our country continue,
till time /hall be merged in incon
ceivable Eternity.”
New-YORK, July 13
The following documents is nanded to
us as official. It is a circular letter from
the government of Spain to its victroys,
intendants, it c. and was left with us <aft
evening in the Span sh language, by a ef
petfabte mercantile mend, who received
:t from his coirefpoi dent in Philauth h a
by yest rday’s mail. The intelligence it
conveys is important to the commert lai in
tereil of this country ; and, on this ground,
we lose no time in having it tranfl«ted tor
our paper of this morning. The original
is in the hands of the editor, and is open
to the infpe&ion of any of his readers wbo«
may wish to fee it.
(CIRCULAR.)
His majesty’s constant watchfulnefi for
the welfare of his beloved fubje&s, and the
representations which have been made to
him of the evil confluences arising to our
colonies, from the want of exportation of
their produce, and the scarcity of dry
goods, and other indifpenfihle articles of
importation, which threatened every class
of the community with evils of an irrepa
rable nature, where the motives for his
majesty’s mercy in ifTuing the royal edift
of the 18th November. 1797, permitting
all his fubjeds to trade with these domi
nions in goods not prohibited either in na
tional or foreign bottoms, from ports of
neutral nations, or from those of Spain, .
under the ncctmry regulation*, to prevent k
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