The measures now in operation for taking possession of the posts of Detroit and Michilimackinac render it proper that provision should be made for extending to these places and any others alike circumstanced the civil authority of the Northwestern Territory.
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Government is not reason, it is not eloquence—it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.
None can serve it with purer intentions than I have done or with a more disinterested zeal.
I can not express how greatly affected I am at this new proof of public confidence.
Justice is the constant and perpetual will to render every one his due.
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