iar felicity that there is not a part of our union that is not particularly interested in preserving it. the great agricultural interest of the nation prospers under its protection. local interests are not less fostered by it. our fellow-citizens of the north engaged in navigation find great encouragement in being made the favored carriers of the vast productions of the other portions of the united states， while the inhabitants of these are amply recompensed， in their turn， by the nursery for seamen and naval force thus formed and reared up for the support of our common rights. our manufactures find a generous encouragement by the policy which patronizes domestic industry， and the surplus of our produce a steady and profitable market by local wants in less-favored parts at home.
such， then， being the highly favored condition of our country， it is the interest of every citizen to maintain it. what are the dangers which menace us？ if any exist they ought to be ascertained and guarded against.
in explaining my sentiments on this subject it may be asked， what raised us to the present happy state？ how did we accomplish the revolution？ how remedy the defects of the first instrument of our union， by infusing into the national government sufficient power for national purposes， without impairing the just rights of the states or affecting those of individuals？ how sustain and pass with glory through the late war？ the government has been in the hands of the people. t
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