...parts of our country, by a due attention to the poft-office and poft -roads. Nor am I lefs perfuaded, that you will agree with me in opinion, that there is nothing which can better deferve your patronage, than the promotion of fcience and literature. Knowledge is, in every country,...

...parts of our country, by a due attention to the pud-office and polt-roads. Nor am I lefn perAiaded, that you will agree with me in opinion, that there is nothing which can better deferve yor.r patronape, than the promotion of fcirnce and literature. Knowledge is in ever} country...

...intercourse between the distant parts of our country, by a due attention to the post office and post roads. Nor am I less persuaded that you will agree with me...in which the measures of government receive their impression 'so immediately from the sense of the community, as in ours, it is proportionably essential....

...speeches, while president of the United States, viz. Extract from a speech to the first congress, 1789. " Nor am I less persuaded that you will agree with me...every country the surest basis of public happiness, &c." Answer of the Senate. " Literature and science are essential to the preservation of a free constitution....

...attention to many improvements essential to the prosperity of the interior, the president added, " nor am I less persuaded that you will agree with me...public happiness. In one, in which the measures of CHAP. iv. government receive their impression so inline1790. diately from the sense of the community...

...intercourse between the distant parts of our country, by a due attention to the post office and post roads. Nor am I less persuaded, that you will agree with...that there is nothing which can better deserve your patronuge, than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is, in every country, the surest...

...intercourse between the distant parts of our country, by a due attention to the post office and post roads. Nor am I less persuaded, that you will agree with...Knowledge is, in every country, the surest basis of publick happiness. In one, in which the measures of government receive their impression so immediately...

...their military defence. The sentiments of the president upon literature were thus expressed. — " Nor am I less persuaded that you will agree with me...every country, the surest basis of public happiness." &c. After applauding the disposition of Congress, shewn the last session, towards an adequate provision...

...to their military defence. The sentiments of the president upon literature were thus expressed.—" Nor am I less persuaded that you will agree with me...every country, the surest basis of public happiness." 1 &c. After applauding the disposition of Congress, shewn the last session, towards an adequate provision...

...Republic, "Washington thus addressed the two Houses of Congress on the subject of National Education : " You will agree with me in opinion that there is nothing...in which the measures of government receive their impression so immediately from the sense of the community as in ours, it is proportionably essential."...