The National Intelligencer And Washington Advertiser

The following extract of a patriotic address presents an honorable contrast to the proceedings of the Massachusetts representatives.

COMMUNICATION

Of the Governor of Georgia to the legislature at the opening of its present extra session.

Fellow-citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives.

GENTLEMEN,

On the 6th of April last, I issued my proclamation for convening the General Assembly, in consequence of which you are now convened-my object in doing so at this time, was to afford you an opportunity of devising some mode of relieving our fellow citizens from the embarrassment into which they have been thrown by the acts of Congress laying an embargo.

I was induced to this measure from a strong recommendation by a number of influential, patriotic and well informed members of the community, as well as from the recommendation of several grand juries, and his honor Judge Tait ; and from my own opinion that the distressed situation of the country call for something which is not to be found in the ordinary course of judicial proceedings.

Although the acts before alluded to have brought upon us a temporary distress and subject us to many privations ; yet I must remark that they are viewed by me, as the only means we had within our power to avoid becoming a party in the wars which have so long raged in Europe, and if these should be found sufficient, and I have no doubt they will, to enable us to maintain our neutrality, I feel persuaded our countrymen will acquiesce with cheerfulness in the wise measures of our general government—for I am sure that no one will differ with me in the opinion, that war is one of the greatest calamities which could befall our country.

The general government in adopting this measure, has taken high ground, and assumed a dignified attitude, which must affect all the European nations equally alike : and it becomes our duty as good citizens to support the government in the position which it has taken, and to do this with the more effect, it appears to me necessary that the severities of our civil law should be in some degree relaxed; at least until the depressed state of our intercourse with foreign nations shall wear a different aspect.