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well as give them, under Providence, superior advantages through this life, and a greater opportunity of making themselves acquainted with their prospects, in another. Magistrates and officers of every grade may do much by precept, and their country claims of them much by example, towards establishing and confirming correct moral principles among the rising generation. And our youth, some of whom are hereafter to be the depositories of the power which we now exercise, have every inducement to moral rectitude and persevering industry which can afforded in a free government, established for the benefit of all, whose honors and emoluments can be claimed exclusively by none. The operation of wholesome and satutary [salutary] laws is not more effectual in preserving the public peace and affording individual security, than is the influence of correct habits formed in early life and strengthened by all the partialities resulting from early education. Such habits become a law of themselves, ensuring the observance of the rights of others, and a performance of every duty arising from a connexion with civil society. Industrious habits, especially when accompanied by moral principle, rarely fail of securing private esteem, and are indispensable in those who prefer claims to the public patronage. There should be no sinecures in the government; - no man appointed to, or continued in office, unless he will devote to its duties his personal attention, and will not only assent in profession, but conform in practice, to the principle that the office is created for the benefit of the people, and not of himself. The business of the public, in every station, claims at least as strict attention, as that of individuals. - The emoluments of office are in law presumed to be a fair and adequate for such attention, and in some situations