boundless plains—and each stream is co vered with the produce of our land ; our fl.>g is displayed in the remotcft harbor;, and the choice!) productions of either Indies is wafted to our happy ihores ; the ignorant and unpolilhed pcafant's offspring, from the bountiful earnings of his la bour, is enabled to acquirc the secret of philoso phy—the inyflcry of the [ciences, and the know ledge of history and civil police ; the equal rights of man arc l'ccurcd ; no petty lordling can deprivr laborious indigence of the hard earned morfcl ol industry ; nor can the ambitious nor the rich do mineer with impunity over the poor and humble ; the sfts of the government are mild and favorable, and the excellent conftitutton of our country is peimanenily cftabliflicd -, cities are raised in the defart wade, and well couftrufled edifices orna ment our social abodes—whilfl art and natuiecon fpire to elevate us to opulence, elegance, and pow er. To contrail this description with that of any other nation which now exills, is a talk unnecel favy, and foreign to the purpose of this, notwith standing, I am well a(Tured, the obvious difference in our tavor would appear evident to the mod un informed of my audience, upon even a fuperficial difcuffionof the afore-mentioned particulars. It is our bufmefs as a nation, to profit by the expe rience of past ages, to avoid the causes of former revolutions, and to enjoy the blefliogs bellowed upon us, with a virtuous temperance, and a due regard to the public good. It may not be improper here to observe, that I | have it from reputable information, that this very ! tra£t ofland upon which the r Federal City is to be ere&ed, was recorded bv the l original proprietor by the name of Rome, and that a stream which runs through the fame is in that record, called Tyher ; that prophetic spirit that saw the glories of a second Rome rising in the wilderness, and the beauties of aTyber wind ng amongfl these sur rounding hills, would surely now, with incicafing ardour, pronounce the future splendor of this fa vored place ; Romulus fit ft founded Rome (after wards the imperial mistress of the world) upon ihe ruins of violence and conquest, and amidst the tu mult ot internal difTention ; Columbia rears her metropolis under the foftering hand of the father of his country, and with the united encouragement of peace, liberty, and unity.—The,. Romans were an inconsiderable people for a series of ages, and arrived by flow degrees<o the empire of the world; America has already made rapid advances tQ a dis tinguished place amongst the nations-—her com m< rce and alliance is courted by those very people, who a few years part considered her as only an in fignificant colony ; well may these cultivated fields and luxuriant pastures, soon be compared to those celebrated plains of Aufonia, and the Cam panian lawns—yonder rich stream may soon vie -with the famed Tyber, in elegance, ornament and beauty; this will ftiortly be the feat of the arts and sciences ; of eloquence and the rriufes; other Virgils may here artfe to celebrate the beauties oi cultivation, and Horaces to pour forth the polish ed song—a future Cato, a Brutus—a Caifius may here display the resolution and fortitude of the pa triot—-and a second Tully may here exhibit to the liftcning multitude, the irrcfiftable charms of his eloquence, whilst all around is but one continued scene of civility, and grandeur. And thou firftof sciences—most ufeful art—and noblefl effort of genius—divine jfcrhiteftiue, may wc make mention of thee— divine in thy origin as coming from the supreme source of wisdom and order—ufeful to mankind as contributing to our fafety, preservation, ornament and conveni ence—and noble as to beauty, oider and perfec tion.—lt was a plan of thee Which existed in thf ideas of the supreme sirchiteft, when frrft he laid the solid basis of this immense universe, when h<- reared the orderly Qsbric of creation, and deco rated it with those innumerable ornaments, which j shine conspicuous throughout the goodly ftru&urc —'it is agreeable to thy proportions, we are sash ioned from the womb—and an idea of thy beauty is infufed into man, with that celestial spark of immortality, which com"s from the great Father of order and harmony—our civilized abodes con fefs the use, and rife up under thy fafbionino hand, to elegance and magnificence —every ufeful or ornamental ftrufture owes its beauty and (labi lity to thee—what else is nature arrayed in all her splendour, and throughout all the incessant chan ges that vary her appearance, but so many differ ent forms and combinations of thee—Thou end lcfs, boundless source of order, harmony, and pro portion. I would conclude this address, with an attempt at aifplaying the many and peculiar advantages which this diftri&manifeftly enjoys over any other place in the Union, for the permanent feat of the Federal Government—but from the favorable situ ation of the place, which is I presume already fufflciently known to every person who has tak< n even a cursory view of it ; I (ball not transgress further upon the attention of this refpeftable au dience— it only is requisite, that a due encourage ment be be given to genius and industry, in th firft improvement of this metropolis, which mull beyond the shadow of doubt, increase with une qualled rapidity—the uncommon fertility of the /urrnunding country—the facility of access to the veftern settlements—and the favorable fituationof the place for trans-atlantic commerce, all evident ly designate it for the future Emporium of the Western World. ——HAIL favored place ! Columbia hail! All splendid rijing 'midjl the zvejlern vales 9 1 fee with joy ihy future glories rife, / And Jame wide-spreading to the wejlern shies. -—Thy Jabrics reared magnificent andgrand y While shouts of freemen reach the dijlant land. — Thy beauteous plains zvith lojt) buildings crown*d, jind the wide Jlretchivg landscape smiling round ; Rich laden barks ftiall croud thy harbor o*er And leave their treasures on thy happy shore : Innumerous fails will on thy paters ride y And swell thy own Potowmafcs lofty tide. v «. Here wealthy power, empire fx their fledfafl throne— \ Give thee^unboundedfway—and make the fubjcEl world. k \ iky own. | \VScprgc-Town, July 4, 1792 NEW-YOR K, July 19. At a meeting of a large and refpedla ble number of citizens at Corre's hotel, in the city of New-York, on Monday evening, the i6ih inflant, pursuant to public notice given in ieveral newfp*pers and hand-bills, a number of resolutions were pafled approving ot Governor Clinton's election, as constitutional. Are {peiftful address, it was also agreed, ihould be presented to the Gover nor by a committee named at the meeting. Pursuant to tliefe resolutions, seve ral of the committee, accompanied by a very refpe&able number of their fellow citizens, waited upon his Ex cellency yetterday, at the government ho life, and presented him with the following address : Tobis Excellency George Clinton, Esq. Governor of the State of New- York. May ic pleafeyour Excellency, A refpeeftable number of our fel low citizens, met in consequence of certain violent anil inflammatory tnea fures now pursuing by a party in this date, have deputed us to address your excellency in their behalf, toexprefs their fatisfac'tiou on your re-ele(dion ; Ithejf reliance on your fortitude, pa triotism and perseverance, iji oppofi ti<fli to an attempt upon the conditnti on and laws of your country,and their drffermination to unite with you in preserving the peace we now so hap pily enjoy, and in defending a con dilution so well calculated to preserve that tranquility from violation. In offering you our warmed con gratulations on your re-election, to an office you have lo long filled with integrity and reputation, we are per suaded we speak the sense of a large majority of the free and unbiafled electors of the date. When we rely on your fortitude and patriotic cou rage, that confidence is judified by an experience as their exertion in the mod perilous times; and when we tender our alTidance and support to maintain the conditution and tran quility of the date, we do it from the melancholy convi<ftion, that both will be endangered by the efforts of party zsal, and disappointed ambition. By order of the committee, Samuel Osgood, Chairman H. G. Sleght, Secretary. To which his Excellency returned the following Answer : Gentlemen, I receive, with great sensibility, your congratulations on my re-elec tion to the chief magidracy of this date : Ever happy in being favored with the approbation of my fellow citizens the time at which your's is bedowed, enhances my edeem of the obligation it confers. When I reflect on the good sense and patriotism which has ever didin guifhed the people of this date, I can not but entertain a hope, that the measures to which you allude, will be difcotitinned, as Toon as they (hall be found inconsistent with good order and a regard to the constitution and laws under which we have the hap piness to live. In this enlightened period, when the rights of man are so well underdood, and the blefiings of liberty and peace so highly prized, a spirit of free enquiry should not only be permitted, but encouraged upon every quedion in which the con llitutional privileges of the people may be concerned. While the dif cuflion is conducted with temper, and by an appeal to the reason, not to the paflions of our fellow citizens, those who have done right need not fear the invedigat ion ; a good cause will ever find its bed and firmed support in its own merits. From the moderation you have al ready evinced, 1 cannot think it ne ceflarv to recommend a perseverance in such temperate meafui'es, as will not only fatisfy the public that you are actuated by principle andafincere regard for the welfare of your coun try, but miift, in the end, be attended with success. After thanking you, with finceriry, for the very obliging terms in which you exprcfs yourlelves in my behalf, permit me to aflure you, and the gen tlemen whoin_yoti represent, that in clination, as well as duty, will ever prompt me ro co-operate with my 62 fellow citizens, in every legal and Re cefl'ary measure to maintain inviolate the constitution and tranquility of the ilate. July 17, 1792. .rifter preferring the preceding ad dress, his Excellency favored with his company, at a public dinner, above one hundred of his friends, who had aflembled at Corre's Hotel, to cele brate his re-election. The day was (pent with great conviviality, and the following patriotic toads weredrank: r. The constitution of the United States. 2. The constitution of the Hate of New York. 3. The President of the United States. 4. The French revolution. J. The friends of liberty and good order throughout the world. 6. Tllonias Jefferfon, Secretary of State. 7. La Fayetre, the afTerterof free doin in both hemispheres. 8. The seven firm and patriot can vaflers [three cheers.] 9. The clergy of all denominations in the state. 10. May a refpevft for the constitu tion and laws ever diftinguiih the ci tizens of this state. 11. A speedy return of peace, good will, & harmonythroughout the state. 12. May the'facred name of liberty never be proftitmed in promoting aristocratic or licentious views. (His Excellency the Governor's toast) The republican interest through out the union. 13, The continuation of a wife and upright administration to the state of New-York. 14. The memory of Warren, Mont gomery, and the other heroes who fell in defence of American freedom ij. May the sons of America nev«r draw a sword but against a foreign foe. After his Excellency had retired— GEORGE CLINTON, EJq. Governor of the state of New-York, was given with three cheers. Volunteers from the chair. The virtuous citizens of Otfego, who oppoied the corrupt practices at the late eleiftion—[three cheeis.] The chancellor of the ftate—[three cheers.] July 20. Yesterday upwards of two hundred Friends to Liberty in this city, gave an elegant entertainment at the City- Tavern, to the Hon. JOHN JAY, Chief Justice of the United States, at which several gentlemen, as well from the city as the country, who were particularly invited, were alfoprefenc. It was the fealt of Freedom and Friendship—each eye sparkled with pleasure, in beholding the diftin guiflied patriot whom a free people had lately honored with their fuf frages—while an honed indignation rose in every bofom,when the thought occurred, of the vile attempt to rob him of that honor to which those fuf frages entitled him. A band of mnfic played at inter vals during the entertainment, and the following toasts were drank un der a discharge of cannon, accompa nied by the shouts and huzzas of the people. I. The constitution of the United States—the wife and virtuous who formed and adopted, and all who sup- port it 2. The American nation, and their illustrious President. 3. The state of New-York—may its virtuous citizens ever mainriin its free and republican constitution in violate. 4. The blessings of peace, liberty, and good government to the French nation. 5. The rights of man—may they be revered and enjoyed in every part of the globe. 6. The right of fuffrage—may every violation of it experience the indig nation it merits. 7. The honed minority of the late canvassing committee—(three cheers) 8. May 110 power exilt unless de rived from the people, and exercised foi their benefit. 9. The patriots of every age and country. 10. Republican principles may tliey resist the arts of pretended friends, &the force of open enemies. 11. A virtuous a:id enlightened Legislature. 12. May the voice of th«"p eoi ,l e evw command refped and obedience 13. A complete remedy for everv wrong. J Geo. Clinton 14. Our injured fellow citizens i n the counties of Otfego, Clinton, and 1 ioga. IJ. May the Friends of Liberty and Justice ever be united and happy Mr. Jay then gave the following toast. 6 May the people always refpett themlelves, and remember what they owe to polterity. Mr. Jay then retired, faying, g en . tleinen, I wish to you all profperitv and happiness. He was escorted to his house bv a committee. 1 Volunteer. After Mr? Jay had retired, rhe, company drank, •; JOHN JAY, GOVERNOR BYIHiE VOICE Of THE. PEOPLE—(Three cheers.) Our virtuous ai:d beloved Fellow Citizen Baron STEUBEN : May lie ever enjoy the honor and esteem due to him for his eir.inent Cervices to the United States. , When the committee returned,the whole company broke up, and went in procession to Mr. Jay 's house; and after giving him three cheers, ibey dispersed. <An ex trail of a letter jrotn Trance x dat ed May 23, (by way of Bedftrd, Maf fachtifetts ) ' Announces, that the armies of France had not come to any engage ment since the battle ofTournay and Mons ; the failure of which had pre vented the army of M. de la Fayette fiom commencing its operations: they write that his army is under the best discipline, and request that those who have aflaffinated General Dillon, may be brought to punishment. Part of three regiments of cavalry have deferred. They put great confidence in the National Guards, and each corps are burning with desire to dis tinguish themselves. They fay that Offend is to be garrisoned by Dutch troops, and Anvers by Prussian, and that the King of Pruifia had declared himfelf againfl the French Nation, had fetit intoAuftrian Flanders 42,000 men, and had set off for Colbert. Private persons had demanded per mission to fit out privateers from Of tend, which was refufed them ; by which it appears that the merchant (hips would not be interrupted by ei ther party. In consequence, the pre mium of insurance in France and in England, was the fame as before the commencement of the war. Accounts diredl from India confirm the capture of Seringapatam by Lord Cornwallis. The French King's letter toßocham beau appears to be fabulous, as no mention appears to be made of it. BOSTON, July 14- Thro'out the Kingdom of uoralliM ofFrance, thisdayis confecratetothe Divine Being, to Liberty and to Feftivity.—lt is the anniversary ot their regeneration ! On this day they renew at the Altar of Liberty, tlieir vow « TO LIVE FREE, OR DIE. May it be to thein, and all man kind,'a happy day, and may each fuceeeding year present thereon the homage of accumulating numbers, until all the inhabitants of the earth (hall with one voice, aspirate ARE FREE." . , The famous Col. Tarleton, ha England, and joined the army or • • de la Fayette. , , ■ Capt. Flag, in the br.g Bei fe jr,» arrived at Portsmouth, (N. H.) 10 Oft end, after a paflage of 45 da ? ; He informs, that there had been vei al final I a<stions between t e of France and the Auflrians— t ie ' of none of which was deemed ot any consequence. . The latest European mw'W! received in this town, is ~>y 11 Ann, Capt. Morse, from Dunkirk, which is arrived at Bedfoi . Morse left Dunkirk the 29th •> and informs, that no gagemenr had taken place in Dillon's defeat ; that fevcra p accelTary to his death, are trial, and are expend to (offer it was generally believe t CTro untllc(s ons of his treachery we ™.; of this —That the inhuman officer was much repro J ,' officers, greatly dilcouraged the other
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