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ported me; and for the opportunities I 
have thence enjoyed of manifefting my in- 
violable attachment, by fervices ufeful and 
perfevering, though in ufefulnefs unequal 
tomy zeal. If benefits have refulted to 
our country from thele fervices, let it al- 
ways be remembered to your praife, and as 
an inftructive example incur annals, that 
under circumfiances in which the paffions, 
agitated in every direction, were moft:li- 
able to miflead, amidft appearances fome- 
times dubious, viciflitudes of fortune often 
difcouraging, in firuations in which not 
unfrequently want of fuccefs has coun- 
tenanced the fpirit of criticifm, the con- 
#tancy of your fupport was the effential 
prop of the efforts, and a guarantee of the 
plans by which they were effeéted. Pro- 
foundly penetrated with this idea, I fhall. 
carry it with me to my grave, as a ftrong 
incitement to unceafing vows, that Heaven 
may continue to you the choicelt tokens of 
its beneficence—that your union and bro- 
therly affection may be perpetual—thar the 
free Conftitution, which is the work of 
your hands, may be facredly maintained— 
that its adminiftration in every department 
may be famped with wifdom and vircue— 
that, in fine, the happinefs of thefe States, 
under the aulsices of Liberty, may be 
made complete, by fo careful a preferva- 
tion and fo prudent a ufe of this bleffing as 
avill acquire to them the glory of recom- 
mending it to the applaufe, the aftcétion 
and aduption of every uation which is yet 
a ftranger to it. 
Here, perhaps, I ought to ftop. But 
folicitude for your welfare, which cannot 
end but with my life, and the apprehen- 
fion of danger, natural to fuch folicitude, 
urge me on an occafion like the prefent to 
offer to your folemn contemplation, and to 
recommend to your frequent review, fome 
fentiments, which are the refulr of much 
reflection, of no inconfiderab!e obfervation, 
and which appear to me all important to 
your felicity as a peopie. Thele will be 
effered te you with the more freedom, as 
you can only fee in chem the difinteretted 
warnings of a parting friend, who can 
pollibly have no perfonal motive to bias his 
eountel. | Nor can I forget, as an encou- 
ragement to it, your indulgent reception 
of my fentiments on a former and not dif- 
Gmiiar cecafion. 
Enterwoven as is the love of liberty with 
every ligament of your hearts, no recom- 
mendation of mine is neceflary to fortity 
ax coutirm theattachment. | 
Adassfs of Prefident Wafhinztone 
Siedfat confidence with which it has fey. 
S17 
The unity of Government which con« 
ftitutes you one’ people is alfo now dear te 
you. It is ju@ly {o; for it isa main pile 
lar in the edifice of your real indepen- 
dence, the fapport of your tranquillity at 
home, and your peace abroad; of your 
fafety, of your profierity, of that very li- 
berty which you fo highly prize. But as 
lt is eafy to forefee, that from different 
caufes and from diiferent quarters much 
pains will be taken, many aitifices employ- 
ed, to weaken in your minds the convice 
tion of this truth (as this is the point im 
your political fortrefs which avainft the bate 
teries of internal and ‘external enemies ‘ 
will be moft conftantly and attively, 
though often covertly and infidioufly, di- 
rected) itis cf infinite moment that you 
thould properly eftimate the immenfe value 
of your national union to your colle@ive 
and individual happinefs; that you fhould 
cherifh a cordial, habimual, and immoyee 
able attachment to it, accuftoming yout 
felves to think and {peak of it as of the 
palladium of your political fafery and prof- 
perity ; watching for irs prefervation wich, 
Icaloks anxlecy ; diicountenancing what. 
ever may, fuggett even afufpicion that ig 
can in any event be abandoned; and ine 
dignantly frowning upon every attempt ta 
alienate any portion of our country from 
the ref, or to enfecble the facred ties 
waich now link together the various parts. 
For this you have every inducement of 
fympathy and interett. Citizens by birth 
or choice of a common country, that 
country bas a might to concentrate your af~ 
feétions, The name of American, which 
belonus to you in your national capacity, 
muft always exalt the jut pride of patriot. 
ifm more than any appellation derived 
from local derivations. With flight thades 
of difference, you bave the fame religion, 
manners, Habits, and political principles. 
You have in a common caufe fought and 
triumphed rogether ; the independence and 
liberty you poffets are the work of your 
councils and jo:nt efforts, cf common dan- 
gers, fuffurinys, and fucceffes, 
Butthefeconfiderations, however power- 
fully they addrefs themfelves to your fen- 
fibility, are greatly outweighed. by thole 
which apply more immediately to your 
intereft, Here every portion of our coun- 
try finds the moft commanding motives for 
caretully guarding and preferving the unio 
of the whole. 
The North, in an unreftrained inter- 
courte with the South, proteéted by the 
equal laws of a common’ government, finds 
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