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“Here TkVTH unlicens'tl reigns,
And tim e nt cost e’en kings themselves
i u.et s cf the freed*
M1LLLDGEVILLE:
?6, IS 10.
wr.nxziDAr. iv. c.
President’s Message.
Jfcl'.oiv Citizens cf the Senate,
at d cf tie Houje cf Rifreferttatives.
The e ■ b rr..(TrvieiUs which hi'vc
prevailed in ou. foregn relation*,
depending between theUniled States
and that government, no ptogtefs
has been made, from which an early
and faii&factory reiult can be relied
on.
In this new pollure of our relati
ons with thole power., tho conit
ation ot Congrefs wiii be prop
turned to a removal ol doubts which
may occur til the expedition, and of
difficulties in the execution of the art
above cited.
The commerce of the U. States,
with tho North cf Europe, hereto
fore much vexed by licentious crui-
z.ers, particularly under the Damlh
flag, has laterly been vifn.ed with
trclh and extenf.vc depredations-
The me.ifure, purfued m behalf of
injuteil ci iZetiti not having obtained
jullice for them, -a further and more
lo-mal intorpofliion witii the Danilh
j government is contemplated The
I principle* which have been main.
the commercial tariff, is a Tub- f The Improvements, in quality
ject which cannot fail to fuggelt & quantity m*de in the tnanu-
itfell to your patriotic rcllcch- factory of cannon ; and ot imall
ons. aims, boih at the public artno-
It will reft with the confider ries, and private factories, war
end of the year, 3,7£6,cerj jj-J,
Jars of the principal, a loan, sj
authorized by law', had been n e ,
gotiwted to that amount; bu f
has fmee been reduced t‘oV,$00,l
ot Congrefs alio, whether r.tta additional confidence in the 000 dollars ; the reduction being
pffly a >> r , <* *- c- — r *“ '*■“
provident, as well as lair en- competency oi thefe refources,
courage ment, would not be g-v for luppfying tile public exigen-
en to cur navigation, by luch cies.
regulations as w.ll place it on Theft; preparations for arming
a level of competition with tor- the militia, h iving tnus tar pro-
eign v. ffels.. particularly in tranf , vided tor one ot the objects con-
porting the important and bulky 1 templated by the power veded
productions ot our own foil in congrefs, with relpcrt :o that
The failure cf equality anu reel- great Dulwaik ol the public life
a id lo much employed ihc deiihera
tions of Congr- fs, make it a prima
ry duty, in meeting you, to c m
mumeyte whatever may have occur-
r <1 in that branch of our national af
f ' fhe art of the 1 ft foffion ef Con- j t b ) that government in rclatl-
pi^piry in the emitting regulati
ons ou this fut j ct operates in
our ports, as a premium to for
eign competitors; and the in
convenience mull increafe, as
thefe may be multiplied, under
more favorable riicumftances,
ercls “concerning tire commercial
iuU rcoutfe between the U. States &
Circa! liritai and France and their
dcpcndencit- r having invited, in a
new form, a termination of their
edicts againfl our neutral commerce,
conies of the* adt were immediate!/
forwarded to our miniflers at Lon
don and Paris ; withe view that its
chjedl might be within the early at-
temio:. of the French and Britilli
governments^
l)y the communication received
through ourmirifler at Paris, it ap-
P' a;cd- that a knowledge of tire art
b» pie French g •vernntent, was fol-
1. ve ! i'v a deciar-tiicn »hat the Ber-
li - and Milan ih crcs were rer- k« d,
a l would c ,fe have eflee 1 on
the fa it nay cf November enli 'ng
Thefe being t!\e oi
c? F'ai'ce. w hin rho .Iprtpiion of
t >c id, and tire revocation of them,
being fuch that tiny cealcd, at (hat
da l. to violate our neutral com-
ttnrce; il'.c fart, as prciciibed by
Jaw wa» announced bv a piociania
tiou bearing date the fecond day ef
N< vembei
It ‘vonld have w-eil accorded with
the cooc’liatorv views, indicated l-y
tins proceeding onthe part of Franco,
to hav v expended thorn to ail the
ground* of jull complaint, which
now remain unadjufled with tlie-U.
Slates I' was particularly antici
pated that as a further evidence cf l
jufl: difpofitions towards them, n llo- !
ration would have been immediately ;
made of the property c f our citizens i
feized um.ei a ntifaj plication oi the'
ptintipal ofreprifals,combined with j
a mifeonftrurt ion of a lav.- of the U
Spates Phis expertation has not
been fulfilled
From the Britilli government no
<prr.munication on the fubjert of the
art lias been received. To a com-
municafion from our miuirers at
Iiotid-an of the revocation, by the
3“ ench goverintfcnt, of its Berlin &
Milan decree;, it was anfwered that
the Britilh fyftem would be relin-
quiflied as fooii as the repeal of the
French decrees fliould have a£lua!iy
taken ofl.rt, and the commerce of
neuifal nations have b^en reltored
to the condition in which it flood,
pievioufly to tho promulgation ot
thofe decrees This plcdg 1 , aitho’
it docs not necefnuily import, docs
not exclude the intention of reiin-
quilhbig. along wi.b the orders >n
council, the prarticc of thofe nav u
blockades which have a like cHetll
of interruoting our neutral com
mere® And mis further jullice to
the United States is ratiier to be
looked for, inafmuch as blockades
in t|Ut ftion, being not more contrary
to ihe eftabliflied law ol nations, than
inconflftent with tire rubs of block
ade fu.mirly recognized by Great-
Britair. herfelf, could have no alledg
cd'bafl', other than the plea ef reia-
liatioo alledged as ihe bafis of the
ovdrrs in cotmcil. Under the ir.cdi-
ficat on oftlie original t'rders of Nov.
IsSOT i:»to tire otders ef April 11^)9,
there is indeed fenreely a nominal
djiftrinrticn between the outers and
the blockade!. One ol thofe illegi-
timate blockades, beating dale in
lay 1806, having been expresfly
be (till unrefeiuded, and
eflert, comprelicndcil in
council, was too dd-
rht within the purviiv^
tngrefs, not to be
hr the explanation cf
compliance with it.
nment was accotd-
. ->ur rrinifler near
light in which
on to neu riil commerce, ami the
friend 1 }' profuflioos of his Danilh
majelly towards the United States,
aie valuable plcdgesj in favor of a
luccef- ful ilFue.
ty ; it is lot their ■confuetaiion
wile: her furthei proviftous are
aot u-qufite, for the other con
temp ac. d o jects, of organizati
on and d.l ipiiue. Io give to
this gteat mats of phyfical and
moral force, tht efficiency which
Among the events growing
out of the ftate of the Spanilh
monarchy, our at.cntioa was
by the more than countet vailingV it merits, & ts capable ot reettv
encouragements now given ing ; it is indtlpeuliible ihiy
them, by the laws of their re- fhould be iultructetl 6c pradded
fpedive countries. ! in the rules by which they are
Whilft it is univerfally admitted to be goVtrned. ToW^rda an
that a well itrftrurted people alone i accotlipidh nent of tnis impor
P erma »-'“ ! y a free people; tMU w .„k, I recommend to, the
imperiou*!/ attraded to tiic
change, developing icfelf trt that
can b
Se whiltt it is evident thai the means
of dilF.iliiig, and improving ufetul
knowledge form fo fmall proportion
of the expenditures lor national pur-
permitted by the ftate oh the
Tri-afury; in which there will
be a balance, remaining at the
end of the yiar, elliintt^i at
ii.000,000 dollars For thx p ro .
bade receipts ofne^tyear, anti
other details, I refer to t|,»
ilatetnents which will L- trnnf--
m tted from theiTrealmy. and
which will enable you to juigo
what fuithtr provifiors may bar
nereflary lor the ctifuirig year.
Referving for luture occ. lions
in the courfe of the feffiqnw hat.
ever ot.hri communications may
claim your atttnuen, I dole the
prelent, ,by expr.ffi.tg my v t >!i.
ance, under the bh fling o< Di
vine Providence on th« judg.
ment and patrictifni whiclt *iil
guide vour meafures, at a period
particularly calling for united,
councils, and inflexible exi-rti.
ons, tor the w ( ‘fare of o 1
country, and by affu ing you J
portion of Wcft-Florida ; which | poft . s> I c ' ;U10t prc rumo it to be oo-
though of right apportaimng.to f ea fonable, to invite your attention
the U Stales, had temaiued lit
: the p IT Hi/it cl Spain ; av/ait
l ing the remit of nig^ciaudns for
I us aclual delivery to .hem. i he
1 Spanilh authority was lutiverted:
! and a fuuaiion produced, ex
ly k lown ed.rts I pofing the country to ulterior
events which might efV.-ntul.y
to the advantages of iupcraddmg, to
the ni. i • if Vrlucifion provul .'l, by
the- fevei ai ilaii'i a femin.iry of learn
me. e.ltuu cd bv the national teuf- , - , ,
laiure, wuhm -he limit of ihe.r ex- dllc ‘V?‘“e thus acquireu would
ciulitre juriiiltction ; ilie expence, grauuaily ciituie ihrougfl the en-
confi.lerution ot Congrefs he
exp; uiency of luftituiiug a fys
tern, which fh-xil in the fi it ih- th-. fidelity and ala-, i ivy with,
itauct, call into the fieiu, a tithe which my co-operution will be
piniic expellee, arid ior a given i afforded,
u c. ceruin por i-uis ol the ui/^#.' *-^-■r*H?u1T*T' r '*s'Jfion.
mulionod anu u m cuinunlli -aed
otfice-rs ilie mitruclion and
December Cth, 1810.
V
■ fleet the lights and wclf.re oi
the Unton. la luch a conjee
ture. I did not delay ihe imtr-
ponuon rtquired ler the occu
pa Key ol llu* tea i. cry weft of
th:; river Perdido; to which the
liiieoi ihe.Uoiled btutes extends,
and to which the law;., provid
ed f or the territory of Orleans,
are applicable. With th*s vi.w,
the proclamation of wnuh a co
py is Lid before you, was con
fided to the Governor of that
territory, to be earned into ef
fed. i he legality and netvffuy
oi ihe courle purlued, allure me
of tie favorable l:gnt in whicn
it will.prelent tiled to tlie L* g;f-
lamre ; and ol the promptituao,
witn which.hey willlupp.y whr.t-
ever provifions may be eiue to
the eiferiti.it lights and equitable
interefts of ihe people thus brot*
iatdthe boloin of the American
family
ot whicn nug'i b- •!, or
reirnburfe-ljouiol rfie vacant grounds
which tuve* acciued to the* nation
within thole limits.
fvncli an inllitucion, tliou^ii local
in its character, would be umvorlal
in It., berifflcial elide s. By enlight
ening tlie opinions : by expanding
the p-urioiifni; and by affimilaiing
the pimciples, tne letuunc its & rhe
mamieis ot tiiole woo mighr refort
lo the temple ot Science ro be re-
dillributcd, in due time, rhrough e-
very part of tire com-nu.ii.y ; iotuces
oljeaitiafy and prejiuhee would be
dim.niflieii, the features of natiotui
cli.arac.er would be multiplied, and
greater extent given the f.;ctai har
mony But above ah a well conlti-
ure botiy oi tut nnlmu, that prac
ticai k luwleogt aud promplitutle
for adtive Iei vice which are the
great ends to be puiiued. i]cx
perience has left no uc-ubt either
oi the nectffny, or of the effica
cy, of competent military (kill,
i:. th de portions of an amiy in
fitting it tor the final ..uties,
whi. h it may have to perform
L iu- corps ol Engineers, with
the Military Academy are en
titled to tue eauy aueution of
co-.'g.efs —The buildings at the
lcat, iixe.1 by law, lor the pre-
fent Academy, are fo far in ue
cay, as not to afford the nece,
tu.cd feminary, m the centre of the fury acccrn mwoauon. But a re
nation, is recommended by the con-
ii leiaiion, that cheadd.tio:ial ini true
tion emanating ftotn it would conti t-
buie no lei's to ftrenghteu thefoun-
dations, than to adorn the flruertue,
of our free and happy fyftem of
government.
Among the -commercial r.bufes
ftill committed under the American
flag, and leaving in force my former
reference to tha fubject, it
appears
Our amity with-the powers of tliat American citizens are lnltiti-
Barbary, with the exception of! mental in carrying on a traffic in en-
a recent occurrence at 1 unis, of ^ ‘ vcd Alricans, tqually in violation
w hich an explanation is juft re : of thc laws of humanity, and indefi-
, * . , . anse to thole of therr own country.—
caved, appears to have been-.n- j The famc jul ,. and benevolent mo
teriupted, and to have become , tires which produced the interdicti-
vihon of the law is recommend
ed, principally with a view to a
more enlarged cultivation anc^
diffufion of the aavaniagcs of
fuch infiitutious, by providing
proftffoifhips for ail thencctlla
ry branches ot military initruc
tion, and by the eltabliffiment of
an additional Academy ar the
feat of government or tilewhere.
1 he means by which war, as weft
The Documents which accom.
panied the Prefidents Nltffage,
i fo far as they have L en received,
! confilte of the Prefidents Proc-
1 lamation, announcing the right
of the United States to that por-
, ti(m ot rerrltory feuth ot the
Mifliffippi Territory and eaft-
wara of the river Mifliffippi, and
extending to the river Perdido,
kc A later <rom ihe Secretary
of State to Ge^ Claiborne, in-
ftru&ing him u> take poff fiian
of that Territory, which >. to be
attached to th< Orleans Territo
ry A letter fr- m thePofi. eut
or the Florida CoTTvc-ntion--. in
viting the interpofttion of th, U.
Stati 8, &•„ Axi l a letter f;orn
th S' cvetary ot State to Gcver-
1 n' i Ho;. t‘s on the fubject of
F T'i ^ Which rr.ay be oonlider-
ed a icpiy to the above—-in
which he declares the U/States
cannot havt ary correlponderice
. with them as an independent
flate, &c Their length p/e*
dudes the prffihili*y of laying
i them bi tore c ur readers in this
l week’s Ar<ru'
more fiimlv « , ftabl.:hed
| on in foice agaiiift this criminal con
With the Indian tlibes, aJfo, duct, will be duubdels l'elr by Con-
the peace atui friend (hip of the gvefs, m deviling further means in
Unuc-ii States are found to be fo
ligibie. tha: the general diipo
regarded,
ortaut li.bjcrts
(ition to preferve both continue
to g.iin (trength.
I le el particular fatisfadion in
remaiking that the- interior view
of our country prelents us with
grateful proo/s of its lubftantial
and increafing prcfperiiy. To a
thriving agriculture, and the
improvements reflated lo it, add
ed to a highly interefting ex'ten-
tion of uleiul manufartures ; the
combined produrt ol proftffion-
al occupations, and of houfe
holdim uflry Such, indeed, is
the experience of economy, as
well as of policy, in thefe lub
ifitutcs, lot fupplies heretofore
obtained by foreign commerce,
that, in a national view, the
change is juflly regarded as of
ilfelf, inure- than a recompeiice
lor thofe privations and lefles,
rclultiiig from toreign injulfice,
which iurmlhe-d ihe genual' im
pulfe requited for its accomplifli
ment. How far it may be ex
pedient to guard the infancy of
this improvement in the deftnbu
tioa of labor, by regulations of
luppre-ffiug the evil.
In the- midlt of uniertaintes,
neceflariiy comiecteu with the
great intereft ot the U. States,
prurience requires a continuance
of cur deftniiye and precaution
ary airaiigements. The fecreta
ry of war and tlie fecretary of
the navy will fubn.it the (late-
meats and eltimates which may
aid congrefs, in their enfuing
provilions for the land and naval
forces. The flateinents of the
latter will include a view of the
tor defence as tor cftL.ce, are
now carried on, render thefe
lchoois of the more lcit-iiiific o
perations and indiipeniable part
of every adequate fyltem. Even
among nations whole large Han
ding armies ana bquent wars af
ford evuy o her opportumiy of
infl ruction, thefe eltablifhment3
are lound to be hidifpeniable tor
the due attainment of the bran
ches of military lcie-nce, which
require a regular courfeof ltuuy
and experiment.
In a government, happily
without ihe other opportunities;
feminaries where the elementary
principles ol the art of war can
be taught without actual war &
without ihe expenfe ot extenfive
and Banning armies, h«ve tne
i r .... piecious acvantage of.unitine an
transfers of appropriations in thg nrt . Min i, t, „
naval expt nditures& tht gri
on w hich they were many,
I he fortifications for tf#*
fence ol our maritime frontier’
liavt been profccuted according
to the plan laid down in 1808.
he works w ith lome excepti
ons, are completed, and furnifh-
ed with ordnance. Thofe for
the fecurity for the city of New
Yoik, though far advanced to
wards completion, will require
a further time and appropriation.
This is the cafe with a few o
thers, either not completed or in
need of repairs.
efftmial preparation agamlt ex
tcrnal danger, w ith a fcrupulous
regaro to internal fafety In no
^ £way, probably, can a pro
i«i£«4~equal efficacy, tor tile
public defence, be made at fo
little expenfe, or more cor.filt
ently with the public liberty.
The receipts into the treafury
during the year ending on the
30th September laft (& amount
ing to more than eight millions
and a half of^oliars) have ex
ceeded current>xpenfe8 of the
government, incJffitfng the inter
eft on the oublic debt. ~~ ^
Fo^thc
See Supplement,
purpofc of re imbui fing, at the
G LO RGI Baldwin county.
W HEREAS Diornas
Moughon has applied
to me for letters of adminilfrati-
on on the eftate of James
Moughon, late of this county
dccrafed. %
Thefe are therefore, to cite
and admonifh all and fingular
the kindred and creditors of laid
decealed, to be and appt'ar at
my office within the time pre
ferred by law, to (hew caufe if
any they have, why faid letters
fhould not be granted iyk
Given under my hand
fice, this 10th day ofDeceinl
1810.
Fred Freeman, c. c.
Executors Sales.
PURSUANT 10 the last witL
and tef ament of James Hammelv
late of Baldwin county dec’d.
Will be sold.
To the higheft bidder, m tho-
fecond Saturday in Fgjjruary
next, at the plantation of the faid
deceaffid ; ail the perfonal pro
perty Delonging to the laid es
tate, confirming of Horfi:3, Cattle,
ann Hoggs, Houfehold & Kitch
en furniture, Piantalion tJ.renfilg,.
and one likely younc Ne^ro
Fellow, d erms of f a le made,
known on that day*
Iiines Hclt % }
James Rbuw. j on -
December 2i t ,
SB-td*