The American Continents, By The Free And

From Several Of The Indian Tribes Inhabiting The Country Bordering On Lake Erie Purchases Have Been Made Of Lands On Conditions Very Favorable To The United States, And, As It Is Presumed, Not Less So To The Tribes Themselves.

There Is Every Reason To Believe That Our System Will Soon Attain The Highest Degree Of Perfection Of Which Human Institutions Are Capable.

The Great Increase Of Our Population Throughout The Union Will Alone Produce An Important Effect, And In No Quarter Will It Be So Sensibly Felt As In Those In Contemplation.

It Is Only When The People Become Ignorant And Corrupt, When They Degenerate Into A Populace, That They Are Incapable Of Exercising The Sovereignty. Usurpation Is Then An Easy Attainment, And A Usurper Soon Found. The People Themselves Become The Willing Instruments Of Their Own Debasement And Ruin. Let Us, Then, Look To The Great Cause, And Endeavor To Preserve It In Full Force. Let Us By All Wise And Constitutional Measures Promote Intelligence Among The People As The Best Means Of Preserving Our Liberties.

The Best Form Of Government Is That Which Is Most Likely To Prevent The Greatest Sum Of Evil.