Pictorial life of Andrew Jackson . eir ability the authority of the government, and thelionour of the American arms. A committee of safetywas appointed to co-operate with and assist the go-vernor in the execution of such measures as mightbe deemed expedient for the defence of the city. Thiscommittee addressed their fellow-citizens in the fol-lowing patriotic strain: Fellow-Citizens ! Named by a numerous assemblyof the citizens of New Orleans to aid the constitutedauthorities in devising the most certain means ofguarding against the dangers which threatened you,our first duty is to apprise you
Pictorial life of Andrew Jackson . eir ability the authority of the government, and thelionour of the American arms. A committee of safetywas appointed to co-operate with and assist the go-vernor in the execution of such measures as mightbe deemed expedient for the defence of the city. Thiscommittee addressed their fellow-citizens in the fol-lowing patriotic strain: Fellow-Citizens ! Named by a numerous assemblyof the citizens of New Orleans to aid the constitutedauthorities in devising the most certain means ofguarding against the dangers which threatened you,our first duty is to apprise you of the extent of thosedangers. Your open enemy is attacking you fromwithout, and by means of his vile agents dispersedthrough the country, endeavours to excite to insurrec-tion a more cruel and dangerous one in the midstof you. Fellow-Citizens! The most perfect union is neces-sary among all the individuals which compose ourcommunity; all have an equal interest in yielding afull and free obedience to their magistrates and ^m^ .mi;>^:m>:^>ms$m*i^sgmmsmmmmms^^^m^m^mM oss$ss5?s^>?~ X ADDRESS OF THE COMMITTEE. 269 and in forwarding their views for the pubUc good—allhave not only their property, but their very existenceat stake; you have, through your representatives inthe convention, contracted the solemn obligation ofbecoming an integral part of the United States ofAmerica; by this measure you secured your own so-vereignty, and acquired the invaluable blessing of in-dependence. God forbid that we should believe thatthere are any among us disposed to fail in the sacredduties required by fidelity and honour. A just ideaof the geographical situation of your country will con-vince you that your safety, and in a greater degreeyour prosperity, depends on your being irrevocablyand faithfully attached to a union with the other states;but if there exist among you men base and mad enoughto undervalue their duties and their true interest—letthem tremble on consideri
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