:2 ~ "-'~”/»"’-~"/-::'./,4’ . .- ..,,.--,-,.
. of the reader to
‘_._.-
YELLOVV STONE E-XPEDITION.
It is scarcely necessary to invite the attention
I the Oliicial Exposition of the
object and expenses of this expedition. After
what has been said and surmised on this subject,
there are few of our readers who will not, with
us, be much stirprised to learn, that no extra ex-
pense will have been incurred by these extensive
and important movements of troops; and that it
is even calculated that the army will prove to be
1353 gxpcnsive, thus employed, than if it had re-
mained inactive in gar‘!-ison.——.Natirmal Imtet.
DEPARTMENT or VVAR,
- 291/: Dec. 1819.
SIR——In reply to your letter, requesting to be
informed of the expenditures which have been,’
and which are likely to be incurred in fitting out
and prosecuting the expetlitioti to the Yellow
Stone. on the Missouri river, and of the objects
‘IDl;t:llt.l<:(l to he accomplished by the expeditions I
have the honor to make the following statement :
The enclnsecl reports and estimates from the
qt.iai'tct‘-tnastor-general, niarl~::-d. NOS. 1, 3, 3: 4»
with a statenicut of the duty performed, and that
which is CD1](t'!1ll)l,.t".€(l, exhibit the expenseot the
egpediticin up the lvlissouri, for the last and next
succeeding three yeats, with a similar statement
in relation to that on the Mississippi. Though
the last is not referred to in your letter, yet, as
the l.\V‘.')l‘.10V€f'llCIIl.S constitute a part of the same
system rof nie..snx'es, I believed it would not be
unacceptable to the committee to recei\e a state-
ment of the whole of the expcuces incurred, or
likely to be incurred, in its execution.
'l"lie expedition ordered to the mouth ofthe
Yellow Stone, or rather to the Mandan village,
(for the military occupation of the former, de-
pending on circumstances, is not yet finally de-
termined on) is a part ofa system of measures,
which has, for its objects, the protection of our
north-western, and the greater extension of our
for trade. It is from that frontier only that we
have much to fear from Iudiztn hostilities. The
our frontier must ever be exposed to the calami-
ty of Indian warfare’. By the treaty , of 1794,
Great Britain obtained the right of tratle and in-
tercourse with the Indians residing on our terri-
tory; which gave her nearly a monopoly of the
trade with the various tribes ofthe lakes, the Mis-
sissippi and Missouri, and a decided control over
their measures. ' The effects of this ascendancy
over them must be retnetnbered and ‘lamented,
so long as the history of the late war shallbe pe-
rused. The most distressing occurrences, arid
the greatest disasters of that period, may be dis-
tinctly traced to it. This right of intercoureand
trade with the Indians, which has proved to us so
pernicious, terminated in the war, and was not re-
served in the treaty at Ghent, and, in the year
l8l6, Congress passed a law, which authorized
the President to ptohibit foreigners from trading
with the Indians residing within‘ our limits, and
instructionslhave been given, under the act, to
prevent such trade: but it is obvious that the
act and instructions to Indian agents can have but
little efficacy to remedy the evil. VVithout a mil-
itary force, properly distributed, the trade would
still be continued, and, even it were prevented,
that which is more pernicious would still remain
—-Indian talks at British posts, accompanied with
a profuse contribution of presents. '
This intercourse is the great source of danger
to our peace—and, until it is stopped, otir fron-
tier cannot be safe. It is estimated that upwards
of three thousand Indians, from our side of the
lakes, visited M-alden. and Drummond’s island,
last year, and that at the latter place alone pre-
sents were distributed to them to the amount of
£395,000. It is desirable that this intercourse
should terminate by the act of the British govern-
ment, and it is believed that it has been continued
by its agents in Canada, rather in consequence of
the practice before the late war, under the treaty
of 1794, than by the direct sanction and autliori-
ty of that government. Its attention has, how-
ever, been called to it, through the proper de-
pat-tnicnt——and as it is wholly inconsistent with
trib*.-s to the south-west are either so ir-considera- the friendly relations between the two countries,
blc, or so surroundtd by white poptlltlliuh, and.
what is of not less importance, so cut off with in-
tercoutsc with all foreign nations, that there is a
reasonable ground to bclieie that we shall, in fu-
it is hoped it will not be permitted in future.-—
The occupation ofthe coutemplatecl posts will,
in the mean time, put into our hand the power to
correct the evil.
The posts on the lakes will en-
ture, be almost wholly exempt from Indian war- i1l>l<= lhc governtnent, not only to check efl'cctual-
fare in that quat'tt:t‘.
(.ll'.i()ll of those on our uortli-western bortlet‘. They
are open to the inlluence of a foreign power, and llS-
Very different is the con- ly all trade with foreigners in that quarter, but
also to restraui the Indians from passing ourlim-
On that side, the remedy will be complete.
many of the most warlike and powerful tribes, 0“ ll“: Mi-95lSSlP1ll-iilllfl We Ml55UUl‘l, the P051881
who. by the ex1cti:.i»n ofour settlements. are be-
coming our l‘lt‘3l‘ netglilitirs, are very little ac-
(1l__'§li.;I[CC.i'|'~IlI1()ul‘ power.
the St.‘ I‘etcr’s and Mundan village are well se-
lected for the same purpose.
To guard against their the VVooels, wcstwardly, the 49th parallel of lati-
From the Lake of
li0.~.-tility, it flue‘ been tlionght proper to increase luile is the boundary established by the late con-
our forces on that frontier from one to three re-
vention between the U. States and the British
gi,._,,_,,,5; am] [U oc,~,i;-,~._v new posts, better Cuzco. possessions. The Hudson Bay and the North
l:.~.'cd to cut oft‘ all the imercourse between the In-
VVcst companies have several posts and trading
diaus re:-it‘.i;igoti our tcrri:ory aiid foreign traders Cslfibllfilmlellfs. “lllcll are b€llCV€<l to be much
or posts, and to gar-ris.;n lllt'll‘l with a post suffi- to the south of HMS line, and consequently within
cit-mly strong to overawc
VVitli this view, measures have l):.‘cn taken to es-
tablisli bll't;llf,"' posts, at the Council Bl‘tllTS and the
Dzlaiitlaii rill-..ge, on the Missotit-i ; at the mouth
of the St. l’ctcrs, on the Mississippi ;ant.l the falls (
ofSt. .\.lary’s, l)el\V:‘€.!i lakes Superior and Huron.
The posts at Green b.-.y, Chicago, Rock-Island, '.
and the l’raire du Chien, will be still be contir.u- Within our limits.
ed. The posts at_ the iiiouah of the St. Peter's, l
the neighboring tribes, our territory. \Vhen the boundary is ascertain-
ed and marked, the policy ofthe act of the 29th
April, 1816, already referred to, may, by means
oftliese posts, be effectually enforced ; and in that
juarter, as well as on the side oftlic lakes, we
shall li-ave the power to exclude foreigners from
rad: and intercourse with the Indians residing
The facility of communica-
ton. by the Mississippi and Missouri, with Out‘
and at the Council Bluff. have already been no P05l5 Onll‘-03¢ l'l‘-’<=l‘5- lb‘ 30 much gl'€‘~'dl€!‘ 111811
Copied ; and tits at the Ivlauthin village will prob-
ably be next sumnie.r.
of St. M-.u‘y’s ll2l3‘l)cCl‘ll'CCOnl1uliCl‘('(l, and it is in-
tended to iiiakc prcparatioti the next summer to Cy over the
The occupation of these posts with. an tratlc and power, ought, with judicious measures
will, it is believed, by establishing on our part, to be complete.
occupy.
adequate for cc,
over the various tribes in that quatrter the influ-
ence of our g‘»JV€l‘HZ‘|)ClIt, and preventing or di-
minisliitig that of 01 hers, have the most beneficial
clfects.
very important one; and the post will Colise-
lhat between Hudson Bay or
Tlie position at the falls larly without passing llllottggll our territory) and
the British posts north of ours, that our ascentlrii-
t\‘Ir,i..tt'eal, (particu
Intlians of those rivers, both as to’
I deem it my dtity I‘cspr.'Ctf1llly to suggect to
the committee, as it is intimately connected with
the subject of the present inquiry, that the pres-
The position at the Council Bi=_ifi‘i3 a rut systctii oftlic Indian Trade is defective, and
that, besides endangering the peace of our conti-
quently be rendered strong, and will be Occupied try, it cannot meet, on equal terms, the well or-_
by a sufiicient garrison.
lwecn St. Louis and the Maudan village, and is
at that point on the Missouri, wliitzli appro'.tches
the nearest to the post at the mouth of the St.
Pctcr’s, with which. in the event of hostilities, it
may co-operate. It is besides not more than 180
miles in advance ofour settlements on the Mis-
souri, and is in the centre of the most powerful
tribes west ofthc Mississippi. It is the best po-
sition on the Missouri, to cover our flourishing
settlements in lli:tt qtiartt-r, and ought, if it were
wholly unconnected with other objects, to be es-
tablished for that purpose alone. '
The position at the Maiiclaii village has been
selected for a military post, on account of the ma-
ny advantages which it is supposed to possess.-
At that point the Missouri approaches nearest to
the establisliiiient of the Hudson Bay Company,
on the Red River of the Lakes, near the mouth
of the A-sitialioin, and, at the sonic point it takes
a dirt:C.ti0n ‘o the south, which, in the event ofhos-
1-iliti.:s, would l't:Ilt'lt:l' it inure difficult, for any
foicu ‘.vhit.li tiiight he brought egaitist it fzom the
pt)S:‘it‘S:;lL)ll:5 ofour northern neighbors, to inter-
rupt its ctiintiitinicatioti with the posts below.--
It is besides well situated to protect our traders,
and to prevent '.lios::. of the Hudson Bay Compa-
ny froni extending thtir trade towards the ll(.‘€l(I
waters of the l‘vlissouri, and along the Rocky
M-mtitaitis, within our limits, which tract of coun-
try is said to be abound more in fur, and of a bet-
ter quality, than any other portion of this conti-
nent. The post _-at the muatli of the ht. I-’etei’s
is at the head of n£1‘~Ig"<tliOl] on the Mississippi,
and, in €l(l(li'.i-‘JD to its commanding positions, in
relation to the Indians, it possesses great advan-
tages, either to protect our trade, or prevent that
of forcrigtict-s, The post conieniplatcd at the falls
of St. .‘vlary’s, it is l)P.li..‘Vv.‘tl will be of great im-
porutticc. The position, as has been stated, has
been l‘CCOll!‘l0l=Cl‘t.'(l, and it is found that the com-
munication between the two lakes can be com-
mauded from our side, as the channel passes
-close under the western shore. The post may
be established and maintained at a very little ad-
ditional expense. \-Vhcn these posts are well es-
tablislicd and occupied, it is believed, with judi-
cious conduct on the part of our officers, that
out-north-western frontier will be rendered much
more secure tlian"lieretofor'e, and that the most
valuable for trade in the world will be thrown in-
to our hands.
‘ Trade and presents, accompanied by talks cal-
culated for the purpose, are ainongltlie most pow-
erful means to control the action of savages; and
It abut)‘; hulfw-.,y be. ganizcd trading associations of our northern
neighbors. ’I will, however, fotbear front pre-
senting any additional observations oti this point.
as the report which I had the honor to make to
the House of Representatives on the fifth of Dec.
1818, contains my views in relation to it.
The ultimate success of the contemplated
measures must, necessarily, depend very tnuch
on the manner in which they are executed.—-
W'ith this impression great care has been taken
to select ofliccrs every way calculated to effect
the objects of government. Strict orders have
also been given to use every effort to preserve
peace with the Indians, and impress them favor-
ably with our cliaracter-—and it affords me much
pleasure to state to the committee, that the con-
duct of Col. Atkinson, (who has received every
aid in the Indian Department from Major O’Fal-
len, the agent) and Col. l..v58V€BS\V0l'lll, the for-
mer of whom commands the troops on the Mis-
sonri, and thelatter those on the Mississippi, as
well as of their officers and men, has been very
satisfactory, and has fully justified the confidence
miles, and established an iinportantiwork. __But
this statement,“ there will be ii saving, in the two
expeditions in the course of 4 years,of$42,485 8’-1-.
In addition to their establishing the iinpoittant
intlttary posts,_i‘t isalso proposed to employ the
troops in removing the obstructions to the navi-
gation of the Missouri river, such as Sawyers, 8cc.
‘-—-to open a‘ road from Charlton, in the Missouri
‘territory, to the Council Bluffs, and thence to the
Mandan villages-“-to open a road from the Coun-
cil*Blulfs to the post at the mouth of St. Peter’s,
on the Mississippi—to improve the navigation on
the Ouiscousin and Fox rivers, and connect them
by a canal, or good road, in order to facilitate the
communication between Fort Howard, at Green
Bay, and Prairie dti Chien, on the Mississippi;
those rivers are navigable for batteaux, within one
mile of each other. ‘It is, believed these import-
ant works will be accomplished in less than three
years._] ‘i
_
- New-Yoax, Jan. 18.
Heavy Gale and Storm.—About 3 o’clock yes-
ay morning, commenced blowing a gale from
E. N. E. which continued with increased violence
’till about 12, at noon. The storm commenced
with snow, but about sunrise it changed to sleet
and then to rain, which fell very fast during the
whole time. At ll o’clock the tide was about a
foot higher than was ever before known to our
oldest citizens. All the lower parts of the town
were inundated, and the water flowed through
many houses and stores. About noon the wind
subsided in a considerable degree, and the rain
ceased. In the afternoon the wind changed to
the westward, blowing with considerable force,
and we had many squalls.
Much damage has been done to the wharvcs,
and considerable property washed from them, and
from the lumber yards. Great quantities of ice
are strewed through South-street, the slips, Scc.
The greatest loss we have heard of, was the
destruction of about 1'0 liogslieads of sugar from
pier No. 8, owned by Mr. Joseph Bouchaud.—
Many other individuals have suffered considera-
ble loss, and damage of property. Great quanti-
ties ‘of lumber have been washed from the docks
and lumber yards at Corlaer’s Hook.
No great damage was sustained by the ship-
ping. A sloop was sunk at New slip, and many
of the small craft were cast upon the wliarves.
The ofiice of the steam boat Nautilus, at the
foot of V/Vhiteliall street, is raised from its foun-
dation, and several boats have floated from the
docks.
About 1000 barrels of naval stores were wash-
cd from the wharves at Brooklyn; a quantity of
wheat in one of the store houses was injured;
and much lumber, niahogany,barrels, Sic. floated
off from the yards and wharves.
Jan. l9.——In the gale, at Staten Island, the
wliarves were very much injured, and nearly de-
molishcd. A schooner was driven ashore and
bilged, and the steam boat Nautilus received con-
siderable damage. Upward-s of 500 cords of
wood were washed from Mr. Lawrcnce’s wharf
at the Kilns. ‘
The sloop Improvement, of Newburg, which
lay at VVhitehall, loaded with salt, rum,molasscs
and iron, was so pressed by other vessels, that
she opened her seams, filled and sunk.
\Ve leariinthat lVI’Comb’s stone dam at Har-
laem riv 1', which is said to have cost 50 or 60,000
dollars, was carried away on Monday afternoon.
'In Long Island Sound, it appears the gale was
equally severe as at this place ; some vessels are
ashore at Riket-’s Island, and the sea rose at that
place to the height of twenty feet I
The ship Rubicon, from Savannali,went ashore
at Long Beach. The ship Sophie, from halal‘-
tiniquc, and a Frencli ship, from Rio Janeiro,
went ashore about 8 miles to the southward of
that place: the latter bilged, and of her cargo
consisting of sugar and hides, the latter only will
be saved.
Jun. 20..-—A gentleman from \Vest-Chester in-
forms that several sloops were driven ashore on
Monday in that neighborhood; one with 2000
bushels wheat lies on “fest F'.trnis Meadows.
A Pouglikeepsie paper states that the storm
was severe at that place, and that several barns
and sheds were blown down in different parts of
the county.
Letters from Boston, written on Monday noon,
state that a severe gale commenced that morn-
ing, and was then increasing in violence» ttccom-
panied by a snow storm. The brig Midas, from
St. Domingo, with a cargo ofmahogany, molas-
ses aud 10,000 dollare in specie, arrived in the
harbor that morning, was run foul of, by another
brig, and instantly sunk. All the crew, except
one man, saved.
SOUTHAM1‘TO.‘,', L. I. Jan. 10.
The ship Helen, l-luguet, frotii Bordeaux for
New-York, went ashore yesteizclayat 8 P. M.-—
The Captain and passengers, eight In number,
among whom was Ivlajor Sterret, American Con-
rep.‘;se(l in them. There is every reason to ex-
pect that, under tlieirjutlicious conduct, the posts
will be establislted aiid maiutaiuted, "without exci-
ting the hostility orjealottsy of the Indians.
.l. C. CALHOUN.
Hon. A. SMYTH. Cliziirruan ofthe Coin-
niittee on Militzzi-y Affairs.
[Accompanying this document is a letter front
Th. S. Jesup, the Quarter-Master General, in
which he states the whole expense of the move-
ments for the present year, includit-g all the sup-
plies, cannot exceed one hundred and sixty-tlitee
thousand dollars ; from which should be deduct-
ed the expense that would have accrued had the
troops remained at their former sta‘tions,as well as
the value ofthe barges, batleaux. and other means
of traiisportation, lthe property of the govern-
ment) attached to the expedition._, He also states
"that the expenses of the establishments, both on
the Missouri and the Mississippi, will diminish
every year, as arrangements have been made for
the supply of a part of the transportations, by the
troops, at but a trifling expense totlie public.—
The expenses of the expedition up the Mississip-
pi for the year 1819, and the three succeeding
years, he states, will be lcstfby $83,847 84 than
they would have been had the troops remained at
their former stations, in consequence of their
having provided boats,'i‘3uel, quarters, &c. with-
out expense to government. The expense of
the Missouri expedition, estimated for the same
term, cost more by $31,862 ; this is owing to one
so long as they are wielded by a foreign hand,
of the regiments having travelled nearly 3000
‘\
sul at Bordeaux, are all lost. The mate and 8
seamen saved in the forecaslle. The bodies of
Mr. Sterret, and two young Spanish gentlemen
of fortune, who had embarked to see and amuse
tliemselt es in our counti'y,were found this morn-
ing in the fore rigging, completely covered with
ice. The ship went to pieces this forenoon. A
very small part of the cargo, consisting of bran-
dy, some dry-goods, and fruit is saved.
Bos1_*_oN,Jan. 2l.
- The sclir. Union, Blanchard, from Halifax for
Boston, went on shore in the gale on Monday last,
at Eastern Point Gloucester, and went entirely to
pieces, and seven men and two boys, Including
passengers, perished.
BRIDGEPORT, Jan. l8.
In the storm, on Monday, the tide rose atleasl
7 feet above ordinary tides, and completely flow-
ed through the whole length of water-street, and
covered the first floor of every building on the
east, atid several on the opposite side. Part of
the old wharf and one of the stores at Newpasture
Point were torn down by the violence of the wind
and waves. The causeway at the yellow-mill, on
the stage road to Stratford, was much injured ;
200 barrels of flour, packed in bulk, lying in the
above mill, has been badly-damaged.
VVe learn that the dwelling house of Mr. Eli-
z-ur Andrews, situate near the outlet of the great
marsh at Stratford point, was flooded and blown
down, and that the family were provident-ially sa-
ved on a parfxof the roof which waftedi them to
the dry land, with no oiher injury than their suf.
lerings from the wet and cold. The effects of the
family. we learn, were all swept away by,the tern.
pest. -
—<-no-
HARTFORD, Jan. 17. ‘V
Manufactures qf Connecticut.-—At a meeting of
a number of gentlemen from various parts of mgr
state who are friendly totlie encouragement ofna-
tional industry, lately held in this city—a com-
mittee was appointed to procure returns from all
parts of the state of the present condition of dif.
ferent Manufacturing establishments : and altho’:
the returns are dcficient,and many esia[,]j5hm,._.n,5
are known not to have been reported, yet the fol-
;l1ng result appears :— -
COTTON.-—Thel‘(: are more than sixty Cotton
manufacturing establisliments, containing 50,000
spmdlcs-cosh $1_.s00.0oo—ai-e capable if all
were employed, of manufacturing nine millions
nine hundred and sixty thousand yards per an.
num, of common sliirting, and other goods ofrlike.
qoaltty—-of employing ten thousand persons, ex.
clusive of weavers-—of paying out annually, clglff‘
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, for labor. ‘
WooLurt.—Thcre are thirty-six woolen man.
ufactoties, (exclusive of five hundred clotliiei-’s
shops) which are worth at the present valuation,
$400,0_ 0--these are capable of producing goods
at pres t value, to the amount of $400,000 per-
annum-—will work one hundred and sixty thou.
sand pounds of wool per annum—-will pay annual.
ly, two hundred and eighty-seven thousand dol.
lens for labor.
Iaoiv——’l'liis article is not less important than
cotton and woolen. VVith suitable encourage.
m‘~’m (by protecting duties) from 4 to 506,000 dol-
lars ‘value might annually be made--a great pro-
portion ofits value would be paid out for the la-
bor in manufacturing.
I GLASS, Poivncn, and PAPER.-—Returns ham
seen made from very few towns, but from East-
Haytford only, it appears that the capital employ-
ed iu tliese-branches amount to $30,000.-
‘ [:ZlIz’r'ror.
—-n--::s-n-——-
From the Boston Patriot.
British Ilfono/zoly.--A letter has been publish-'
cd in the M-anufacturers’s Journal in Prov-itlcnce ’
from a gentleman in Manchester, Eng. wherein
it is stated, that a meeting was liulden at the
Crown and Anchor Inn, London, on the 231];
l\'Iay last, with Sir Bobert Peele at it_§;5}iea(l,i’tvithm
the /z1°q/essrd object qfrais-in__I,r a fzuidflfoi assist dis-
tressed Cotton Illcmzg/lzctzzrrrs in Englanrl, but wit/L
rlze REAL z'r:tmtior2 o,/‘raising a fzu/‘(I to drstrr.-y t/1e
AMERICAN MAivUi=Ac'ruiu-.s IN Tiimit 1.\'F_/tivcv.
The plan is to sink 300,000 pounds sterling, to
be raised by subscription, and paid in amitial in-
stalments of 20 per cent. In the meantime gov-
ernment is to advance exchequer bills at 90 days
renewable. The directors are to reside at Man-
chester ar.d for the present it is understood that
two agents are to be sent out to your principal
cities, who are to open ware-liouses, in their own
names, and are to be furnished with goods from
hence, of such quality and patterns only as are
now made in America-—These goods are to be
sold lower than American Manufacturers can pos-
sibly afford them—and in three years it is calcu-
lated our manufactures will be ruined. Up to
the 21st June 75,000 pounds had been subscribed
to the abovementioned fund.
——<a-ate.-2»-—
To the honorable the Senate and House of Assembly
qf the State Qf J‘o"c=zu- York.
The Memorial of Mordecai M. Noah, of the
city of New-York, respectfully sheweth—
That your rnemorialist is desirous of purchas-
ing that tract of land belonging to the state,
known by the name of Grand Island ; situated in
the Niagara river, between Lake Erie and Lake
Ontario, and bound by the possessions of Great
Britain, in Upper Canada.-
In thus applying to the state to extinguish its
title in that island, he feels himself called upon
to explain his views to your. honorable bodies
with i'rai'ikness, in order that the application may
be duly estimated, and considered in its proper
light. His object is to cause a town or city to be
erected thereon, to be inhabited by a community-
of Jewish emigrants.
Your memorialist has witnessed with painful
emotions, the recent persecutions which they
have experienced in various parts of Europe: and
the incompetency of their government to afford
them that protection of person and property,
which every independent power is bound to ex-
tend,to subjects and citizens living under their ju-
ri.~idictioii. At this enlightened period, when a
general peace in Europe was supposed to offer a
favorable opportunity for the encouragement and
promotioti of liberal and tolerant views, your me-
morialist could not1but_ behold with indignatitm,
a spirit of cruelty and‘ persecution rci-ivecl,_which
he had hoped the lights of learning and civiliza-
tion had forever destroyed. Professing the same-
religion, btit having the honor to be a citizen of
this republic, he has felt it incumbent upon him,
as a duty which he owed to littinautty and his
country, to use every effort to induce his co-rc.lt-
gionaries in Europe,—Asta and Africa, 10 €ml!;1‘3_l°
to the United States, and to participate freely in
those blessings of equal liberty and equal law»
which no other government can extend in the
same ratio.
' \~Vitli this view,lie has taken preliminary meas-
advantages which this country holds fortli,and has
directed his attention towards several parts of the
Union, in order to ascertain the most eligible
spot, which may combine the benefits of soil, cli-
mate, and location ; and after much observation
and reflection, he is satisfied, that the state of N.
York, from its position and ititernal resources,-
promises the most advantages. A [)eOplc“\\l-lo
have for many ct:-tituries possessed no rights in
the soil, and who have been prevented by oppres-
sivc laws, from enjoying the benefits of Agricul-
ture, must be settled in a country sufficiently cul-
tivated to afford them immediate means of sub-
sistence. To give to emigrants full faith and
confidence in the title of their possessions, is one
of the inducements for wishing to purchase .8
tract of land from the state, and the state con-
senting to sell the land in question for the object
contemplated, carries with it a degree of sanc-
tion and approbation, which will be peculiarly ac-
ceptable.’
¢ Population is wealth,and an active p0pU,l3ll°“'
tires to make known to the Jews in Europe, the _
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Norwalk Chronicler