To the President of the United States : the respectful address of the officers of the late American army and navy assembled in the Society of the Cincinnati of the State of New York

To the President of the United States : the respectful address of the officers of the late American army and navy assembled in the Society of the Cincinnati of the State of New York

[New York? ca. 1812]

[1] p. ; 33 cm.

MSS L2011F160

Addresses the present situation of the United States "threatened as it is by a very powerful foreign nation." They are united on several cardinal points: "That our essential rights as a free and independent nation are at every hazard to be maintained. That the constitution of our country, established by the choice of the people, is in every event to be defended against all foreign control or interference. That invasion from abroad, from whatever quarter, is to be repelled by united and vigorous exertions. That our government ought never to subscribe to national degradation. That however desirable peace certainly is the evils of war can bear no comparison with the sacrifice or abandonment of any of those great principles. Making this declaration of our sentiments the same with those which led us to assist in fighting the battles of our revolution, we chearfully dedicate the remnant of our lives to the maintenance of them – and we pledge ourselves to stand ready to seal our sincerity with our blood."
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