The writings of George Washington; being his correspondence, addresses, messages, and other papers, official and private, selected and published from the original manuscripts; with a life of the author, notes and illustrations. By Jared Sparks.

56 WASHINGTON'S WRITINGS. [1795.
I am happy that the part, which I have myself borne
on this occasion, receives the approbation of your House.
For the discharge of a constitutional duty, it is a sufficient reward to me to be assured, that you will unite
in consummating what remains to be done.
I feel also great satisfaction in learning, that the
other subjects, which I have communicated or recommended, will meet with due attention; that you are
deeply impressed with the importance of an effectual
organization of the militia; and that the advance and
success of the army under the command of General
Wayne is regarded by you no less than myself, as a
proof of the perseverance, prowess, and superiority of
our troops.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
SPEECH
TO BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS,
DECEM:BER 8TH, 1795.
FELLOW-CITIZENS OF THE SENATE
AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
I trust I do not deceive myself, while I indulge the
persuasion, that I have never met you at any period,
when, more than at the present, the situation of our
public affairs has afforded just cause for mutual congratulation, and for inviting you to join with me in profound gratitude to the Author of all good, for the numerous and extraordinary blessings we enjoy.
The termination of the long, expensive, and distressing war, in which we have been engaged with certain
Indians, northwest of the Ohio, is placed in the option
of the United States, by a treaty, which the com