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Domestic News
January 6, 1807
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
The Governor of Virginia, in a communication to the General Assembly, stresses that an enlightened, armed populace with virtuous representatives can resist enslavement and ambition. He praises the federal administration's wisdom and notes a favorable situation for internal improvements.
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The Governor of Virginia, in his communication to the General Assembly, observes,
"A people, once free, can never be enslaved, so long as they remain enlightened. With arms in the hands of a well regulated militia, they may defy invasion; and elevated by virtue, and inspired with the knowledge of their own rights, and the duties of their representatives, they will have nothing to fear from the intrigues of faction, or the designs of ambition; for "the voice of the people"—will then be heard as the "voice of God."
Our present situation is favorable in the extreme to the introduction of great and useful improvements. By the most happy organization, our foreign relations are entrusted to the Federal Government, and they are now under the guidance of an administration, whose wisdom, virtue and unceasing solicitude for the public welfare, command all our confidence, and leave us at leisure to devote our attention to internal and domestic improvement."
"A people, once free, can never be enslaved, so long as they remain enlightened. With arms in the hands of a well regulated militia, they may defy invasion; and elevated by virtue, and inspired with the knowledge of their own rights, and the duties of their representatives, they will have nothing to fear from the intrigues of faction, or the designs of ambition; for "the voice of the people"—will then be heard as the "voice of God."
Our present situation is favorable in the extreme to the introduction of great and useful improvements. By the most happy organization, our foreign relations are entrusted to the Federal Government, and they are now under the guidance of an administration, whose wisdom, virtue and unceasing solicitude for the public welfare, command all our confidence, and leave us at leisure to devote our attention to internal and domestic improvement."
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Virginia Governor
General Assembly
Political Address
Militia
Federal Government
What entities or persons were involved?
Governor Of Virginia
Where did it happen?
Virginia
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Virginia
Key Persons
Governor Of Virginia
Event Details
The Governor of Virginia communicates to the General Assembly observations on freedom, militia, rights, and favorable conditions for improvements under the federal administration.