the navy， and the militia i need not speak.
such， then， is the happy government under which we live——a government adequate to every purpose for which the social compact is formed； a government elective in all its branches， under which every citizen may by his merit obtain the highest trust recognized by the constitution； which contains within it no cause of discord， none to put at variance one portion of the community with another； a government which protects every citizen in the full enjoyment of his rights， and is able to protect the nation against injustice from foreign powers.
other considerations of the highest importance admonish us to cherish our union and to cling to the government which supports it. fortunate as we are in our political institutions， we have not been less so in other circumstances on which our prosperity and happiness essentially depend. situated within the temperate zone， and extending through many degrees of latitude along the atlantic， the united states enjoy all the varieties of climate， and every production incident to that portion of the globe. penetrating internally to the great lakes and beyond the sources of the great rivers which communicate through our whole interior， no country was ever happier with respect to its domain. blessed， too， with a fertile soil， our produce has always been very abundant， leaving， even in years the least favorable， a surplus for the wants of our fellow-men in other countries. such is our pecul
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