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iiblhmitted the direction of the militariy corres-
pondence.’ _. _ . H _ , .
The Inspector general 15 required to be with
we a,.,,,-)., It is his duty to inspect the troops;
‘to ascertain the exact state of tltc1t‘aFIl’!3a t-‘(lull)’
ments, and clothing, and of every other circum-
stance ten _ .
tmopsso inspected,’ and may be said to exercise a
general superintendance over“ the police of the.
army,’ On this OIIICCP depends the discipline 0:
the army. _ _ ,
The bill unde ‘ consideration contains a provis-
ion that there shall be an Adjutant Genet‘-al and an
Inspector General tutacltetl to the army. VVhy
then continue the oflice of Adjutant and Inspector
General, tvizl.‘ his der '3 .9 VVhy not Still?-’X‘ the Ad-
jutant General and the Inspector General to com-
municate directly with the VVar Department ?-‘-
VVhat need of this intermediate department ? Sir,
it is wtorse than useless ;
its continuance would materially effect the sym-
metrv of the establishment proposed by the pres-
ent bill, and in my my judgment it ought to cease.
But the gentleman from lrlassttcliusetts has
thought proper to bring to the‘ consideration of the
house the character and qualifications of the off-
cet‘ who now holds the station of Adjutant and In-
spector General, and to say that if he were not
‘actually engaged on the lines during the late
war, it was because his repeated requests to be so
employed was denied.’ Sir, with the character
of git.-ti officer‘, or any other in the army, I have
1-,mhi,,,; 1!; do on the present occasion. The oili-
cers and men of our army, during the late war.
distinguisltetl ‘.lt1F:!‘tl':lL‘.i't‘€;S by their valor, and both
(l(‘.S-‘.‘.l‘\’€ll and t‘ecei1‘e-.l the almost ut‘-qualrtied ap-
],ja~,~,5e of a gt-an-_-.‘r':tl country. But I will not de-
tract from the glory which they acquired in that
eventful and victorious contest, by admitting, for
-a moment, that they were influenced by any
but the most honorable considerations. I trust
they joined the army to defend, not to become a
burden to their country. _
The gentleman from IVILlSSaCl‘lt1S.‘.‘.li’S Will not
claim that they were met‘cc:r.‘.t‘ics. If their patri-
ding to show the actual condition of the 4 _ _
‘ come available in the two first quarters of the
it is a mere excresceuce; ,
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the aggregate amount of 16,500,000 ..doll_-ars.
Now, sir, it is obvious,‘ that if the receipts shall
fall short of this estimate, the estimated balance
against the Treasury will be proportionably in-
creased. Although that diminution may not be
felt to its full extent in the current year, yet’-‘ it
will materially affect the revenue which may be-
year 1822. Hence the importance of inq-‘..=‘it‘ing
what amount of revenue may be expected to arise
from customs during the present year ? For the
sake of brevity, I confine this inquiry to a single
year. 'l‘he subject is liable to many contingen-
cies, that nn one will hazard a precise calculation
upon it. But, from the reflection which I have
been able to bestow on this subject, I have formed
a conclusion that the ofiicial estimate is much too
high.
What, sir, is the situation of your commerce,
from which this part of your revenue is to accrue 3
The prospect is appalling, but you must look at it.
VVith the ‘Nest India lslantls, that trade which in
l'ormer times was so lucrative to the merchants
engaged in it, and contributed so largely to the
revenue, is very greatly diminished. The redu-
ced price of the produce oftbis country in those
i:-.-lands, and the high duty on the return cargo,
combined with the existing r<‘.gulations, or rather
restrictions, of a portion of that trade, forbid the
hope that the revet.ue arisiing from this source
during the current year, will equal that ufforntcr
years of peace. --:'
The in‘.pox‘t::ticns from the East Indies, it is
bolE:;ver.l, will decline. Already the coarse cut-
tons of India, which have coutributetl largely to
the revenue in fut mer times, have given place to
the mantzl" ;ture:z of our own country, under the
ittfluence of our existing tarit'l’; and it may be
reasonably apprehended that our trade in that
qlta‘-.l‘i€l' of the world will be still further diminish-
ed bylcauses which I will not detain the House to
(lCI?tlI.
If we turn our attention to the other side of the
Atlantic, we shall discern nothing to justify the
opinion that our commerce has there exptrien-
ottstn impelled them to the field, can it be sup-
posed tbut, disrt-.garding the example of their!
pr«:rlecessot‘s ofthc revolution, they will reluctar.t-
ly quit the profession of arms, and resume the.
ptirsuits of private ltle, when their country no
lo;ia;er needs their services ? A contrary supposi-
tt.~.n would, in my judgm_ent, tarnt‘.:h_ the glory
which they have so bravely won. oil‘, the titan
ttho wishes to hold a sinecure 1n this government
is unworthy of its confidence.
But, sir, I do protest angainst this rnodejof le-
gislating. I will not suffer‘ myself, in lormtngi an
opinion upon this question, to inquire how it tun)‘
affect particular individuals; who may be retain-
ed and who discharged? The sole inquiry I feel
disposed to make, is, what does the good of thisj
natim, 1-(.-quite? Having ascertaxnctl that, the de-;
mantis of iudivid=.lai l‘t‘i€ll{lSllip.“.'t'l'.lS.t yield to that
consideration which, in legtslattng, ts paratnount;
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to all otbets, the interest of my country.
If the considerations which ll'.tV€ been suggest-~'
ed by the getitlenmti ft om ll-'laSS;‘.CllUSL-'tl.3 were to
govern, you could never dtsband an army.
force found necessary in mu‘, must be
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ivitlt the flattering pt‘o:-;pcct which then cheered
the ct.‘.untry as to its accruing revenue, the army
was reduced to 10,000 men. The nation could
not, or would not, retain in set“-‘ice a larger num-
her. The revenue was deemed ioadt-quote to the
maintenance of a greater force, and the discharge
ufthn other necessary expenditures of the nation.
The question now to be settled is, whether this
5,:-my .-mall be still further reduced to 6000 men ?
Ii: is a ouestiou as to the maxtmnrzt of military
force whtclt this nZ\‘.l()ll ought to maintain in time
of peace. in (ICCl(lll\§.‘f it; there is an obvious pro-
pt‘i(,';,.‘ not to say tiecessity, of adverting to the
-c-tote of .t;~. finances of the country ; it being an
axiom in this government, which I hope never to
see contravened, that our ftermancnt ea.‘/Icrt.Ziturc.s‘
am: not to exceed our /L¢'rmauc71tf rcverzuc. The
e;-:.--.n'.':2tation ‘..hic'n I have been able to give this
tzbjcct. has resulted in the settled conclusion that
ne.i'.'ttet‘ the present revenue col’ this country, nor
that which may be reasonably anticipated, for
years to come, will be found adequate to the main-
teuance of our present military establishment, and
the discharge of the other authorized and neces-
sary expenses of the nation. This being granted,
will any gentleman venture to pronounce the pro-
posed reduction of our military force inexpedient?
W’hat, then, sir. is the amount of the revenue
which may be expected to accrue during the year
I82l,antl-xvltat will be the condition of the Treas-
ury at the termination of the _cut‘rent year, if all
the present objects of expendttut‘e be continued?
I choose to confine this examination to the reve-
nue which may be expccted to accrue during the
present year, believing that it will afford a fair
sample of that which may accrue In subsequent
years. _
In drawing the attention of the House to this
intet‘est.ing. and, I may add, intricate and tlifficult
subject, I do not propose to examine the various
calculations which honorable members tare al-
ready submitted to your consitleration, no two of
which produce the same result; all admitting,
however‘, that at the close of the year 18:21, the
lxtiaiicc against the Treasury will amount to sev-
3,-;,,1miltioz;é; but I resot‘t for information to the
report of the Secretary of the Treasury, exhibit-
ing the state of tin: IT-i:1ltCC$. In tittit report we
are i::fo«.‘:~..ed that the estimated balance against
1;“, ';_‘,¢,-.-;,._,,~y on th . 1st of January, 1822, will be
$5,158,;-83 But. if *':‘om this sum there be de-
ducted $.30e,000 of the sum heretofore appropria-
ted fot the -,.;x-rd-zztl i;t.‘.reasc of the navy, which
sum will not be ‘.-."c\‘..lf)fl during the year 1821, the
actual balance against the 'l't'e:.sut‘y on that day
wil‘. be 554,658,-183. VVith respect to this, there
can be no tIr,'ulJ.' ; the report distinctly so states.
But it will rs-it be forgotten, that this balance will
l.l:peT1(l entirely upon the actual receipts into the
'l‘re;:sury during the present year, and must, of
necessity. fluctuate with those receipts.
The oliicial report from the Treasury estimates
the t‘ecei-nts into the Treasury for the year l82l,
at 16,500,000 dollars. This sum is estimated to
accrue from customs, ‘,;§l4.,000,000 ; Public lands,
excluetive of Mississippi stock, 1,600,000 ; arrears
of internal duties and and direct tax, and inciden-
ml yecgipts, 100,000; third instalment from the
Baal-: of the United States, 500,000 ; and from
Bank diviclends, which may accrue during the
year, estimated at 5 per cent, 350,000-Making
cod its greatest depression. Vv"ith France our
trade is suspended, I had almost said annihilated,
by the cot.-ntcrvailing system to which eaclt na-
tion has deemed it proper to resort. The ton-
nage duty surcharged upon American vessels
arriving in l7't‘cttch ports, by the ordinance ofJu-
ly last, liac instantly eilectctl that which the com-
mercial rc;:;ul‘.\tio:‘.s of France have for years ten-
ded gt‘?-.dttaily to prutlttce, the entire exclusion of
Amert;‘:‘.n v::s;-‘.els from lfircnch ports.
' ‘he tlisc:‘irnin:tting duty imposed by the act
of the last scssiott of Congress, on French ves-
sels arrivir.g in the oorts of the United States,
equal to the cltarges then collected from Amer-
ican vessel.-‘ in l"rcnch p:_xt'ls‘, with the declared
intention to procure that just reciprocity in the
ccm:ne-rcial twgulations of the two countries,
which the U. States offer to all nations. anti de-
sire tr; r-.2-.tl:,e the basis of their corn'met‘c.ial inter-
cours.’-3~,lia.2: -;live1‘leLl I“rench ships from our ports.
‘v‘v"e have been 0iT2(‘,iClll)' it‘tfot'm:‘d by the secreta-
j ry of the treasury, that already several I7runch
The: vessels are ‘itovering upon our southern border,
retained inl with larr-‘e c:.:‘_a;oes, tor no other‘ conceivable pur-
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9...... t...- .- smuggle utosr; v.u.::-,._..s 1r)t0tltt:'Uutt'ec}
States. 'W'e have it from the same 1"-.tliIt.')l‘l’.'y‘,
that more are e.\‘pc.cted shortly to arrive in the
same qnat‘tet‘. The design is apparent. It will
probably be defeated by the vigilance of the
Treasury department ; but it is evident that the
revenue which will accrue driving the presto“:
year, from I“rench c‘ mmercc, must be very in-
considerable. -
\Vith Great Britain and the continental na-
tions of the north of Europe our trade is still 0-
pen, and placed upon a fair and reciprocal basis.
But, it is much circumscribed by the present con-
ditions of those powers. At peace with each oth-
er, aud with us. it is evidently, not only the inte-
rest,but the determination ofthose powers to re-
suscitate tlteir own commerce, and to direct it in
the natural channel, in which it flowed previous
to its diversion to our shores, which commenced
in l790,and continued with partial interruptions
to I819. During that period we enjoyed the car-
rying trade, so imrr~.ens,ely profitable to us, and un-
der the influence of which this country increased
in wealth and population with a rapidity unprece-
dented. But the causes which made us the car-
riers of Europe have ceased, and with them has
ceased this source of profit.
But. it has been said that, IIOiWllllSlCtl1(lll‘.t_‘; we
have lost the carr_viug t1';32lr-., we shall continue to
import for our own consumption the 1n;tntt.‘i‘.c-
tures and produce ofcthet‘ conntries,and thus the
revenue will be sustained. Sir, be not (l':if.clV&'t.l.
This c:-zpcctation will not be realizzcd. This
country will not import foreign goods, to an ex-
tent cqual to the former years. Our expotts
will not enable us to do it. The value ofour cza-
ports having been diminished by the production
of the some articles, it seems to int‘. a necessary
consequence, that our imports will be equally di-
minished. That our imports will be rcstt‘ain-.;tl
by our exports, is clear, unless the people of this
country shall become so infatuated as to c:n;sent
to contract a debt to foreign nations for articles
which maybe produced by th-.--it‘ own industry .-
W'hile the zxnormous debt which was contracted
by the excessive importations of for-met'ycat's is
still unpaid and producing wide spread embar-
rassment, it is to be hoped that even common pru-
dence will rctain us from enlarging that (lcbt.-—
Should the individual embartassments, to which
our extravagance, as a people, has subjected us,
result itt the successful cultivation of our own re-
sources, our condition may be ameliorated. But
to continue our imports by contracting new debts
abroad, or at our own banks, would be madness.
And, sir, I must confess I am not much dissatisfi-
ed to find that if we have not the lirmness to re-
sist the progress of extravagance in this country,
the time is not far distant when stern necessity
will bring us back to the simplicity of former
days, and compel us to rely upon our own ener-
gies. .
But, sir, the honorable gentlemen from Penn-
sylvania, (Mr. Sergeant) who sits near me, and
with whom I usually take pleasure in acting, has
told us that the two last years have been * bad
y,..a,.8,- and mate we may hope for better times."
But, that gentleman has failed to show us ‘.my
ground to justify this hope. He tells us that
commerce is indeed depressed; that it languish-
es ; that ottr imports are diminished ; but that we
may expect it * re-action.’ Ttustnot, sir, to a re-
action. Under given circttmstances, it is true,ac-
tion and re-action are equal ; but let it be remem-
bered that where there is no resistance, there is
no re-action. Your commerce has gradually de-
clined since the general peace in Europe ; and
what is there, I ask,to prevent its further depres-
sion ? I-‘Vill it bring your productions into compe-
tition with those of the same character in the
countries, where they are raised with less ex-
pense? VVill it pre—v:‘nt the efforts of foreign na-
tions to supply their own wants from their own
resources ?
Icome then to the conclusion that the revenue
which will accrue from the customs, during the
year 1821, Wlll not equalthe estimate of the trea-
sury. And, sir, in my judgtnentthere is no good
reason to expect that it will exceed $13,000.
Besides, V e have been informed by the secreta-
ry of the treasury that of the bends outstanding
on the 30th Sept. 1820, $3,130,000 are in suit; of
which about $1,250,000 ‘quill not be coilcczcrl on
account Q/‘t/re z'7.‘.solz‘c72cy 9,!" the debtors.’ Now
what guarantee have we, that from the same
cause an equal amount will not he lost during the
current year? Is it not now as difficult for the col-
lectors of the cttstoms to ascertain the solvency
of those who may be entitled to a credit for du-
ties, asit was durlngthe year ending 30th Sept.
last ? If then the losses ‘ on account of the insol-
vency of the debtors,’ during the current year, be
estimated at only one half of that oflast year, a’
further deduction of $625,000 must be made
from this portion of our revenue, giving an avail-
able amount of $12,875,000.
The revenue which is estimated to arise from
the ‘ public land exclusive of Mississippi stock,’
which, in the report heretofore refet‘red to, is sta-
ted at §Sl,600,000,_ next presents itself to our con-
sideration. This sum it is expected will be re-
ceived lrom persons who are now indebted for
lands heretofore purchased ; and from sales to be
made under the law of Congress passed at the last
session, providing ‘ that credit shall not be allowed
for the purchase money on the sale of any of the
public lands.’ On this subject my information is
limited, not being pat‘ticulat‘ly acquainted with
that section of the Union, from which this portion
of the revenue is to be drawtjt ; but certain facts
have been communicated to this house which
seem to justify the conclusion that the available
anzouutof receipts from this source will fall con-
.-.itlet‘ably belriw that at which they have been esti-
mated. Although the amount due for the public
land is enormous, exceeding 55r20,000,000.'yet the
debtors tell you they cannot pay it. Your table
has been loaded with tnemori.‘.h;, not only from
individuals, but from the legislatttres of the sever-
al states, praying that further time may be allow-
ed for the payment ofthis dc.-ht. ll‘, sir, the peo-
ple of ti e west cannot pay the debts already con-
tr‘.tcted for the public lands‘, can it be supposed
that any considerable qttatitity will be sold for
cash? Unless some mr.“.:stttcs shall be adopted to
relieve those who are ittt.lt;l)tL'tl for public lands.
there is, in my apprehension. no good reason to
'oeli-sve that the receipts into the treasury front this
S’.)ill‘C.tI during the ytar 1821 ,will exceed 1,000,000
dollars.
If then it be admitted that ‘the bank di‘.‘itl.t:nds
which may accrue tluri-.1-g the fix-»t'." will amount to
to toe ‘sum or U00. which is by-no means
certain, it may be estirnatctl that the revenue ac-
cruing in the year L821 will not cztceedl-l,3i’5,()00
dollars‘. lfthis calculation be correct, and no dim-
inution of the public expenditures talte place, the
balance against the Treastu‘_'-,', on the 1st day of
January, 1822, will exceed that which has been
estimated at the Treasury, and will probably not
be much less than 7,000,000 dollars.
Now, sir, I re-a«.lily admit that this calculation
depends upon contingent events, the effect of
which it is impossible to determine, and which
may occasion a very great fluctuation of our re-
ceipts. But we are made ollicially certain, by the
report of the Secretary of the Treasury, that pro-
vision must ‘ be made for raising the sum of
7,000,000 dollars, in aid of the funds which it is
estimated will be received into the Treasury du-
ring the year 1821.’
\.’Vitb this appalling financial prospect before
us, I anxiously ask, what is to be done ? And I
trust the people of this country will, with not less
anxiety, respond the inquiry.
Sir, you must either boldly meet the crisis and
supply this (leficiency, wricli, for ought I can see,
must be as great in luturc year:-‘,by resorting to a
permanent system ofiutcrnal and direct taxation,
t)t'tn]zc7‘[zet1ta[loam ; or, by a judicious and thor-
ough retreuc‘nme:t'., you must bring your expen-
ditures Wi‘. bin your ir..-:ome..
‘Nill you, I -.».:~:-;. irnposc a land tax, in time of
l,mfm,m1 put.-cc? 53.;-.-hair‘. ‘Jon, the people cannot
pay it. Tl1ep:‘odut,e of the farmer is depressed
to a price l,ll‘r3}1Ctmj‘;l€(l Si.'lt':€. the formation of this
government. Tl’-.r‘. t?::;t:'es:Y’:.‘f the country is uni-
versal. Ifl have been correctly infot‘nted-—antl I
have my information from sources entitled to
the ltlgglfeflt t.‘.t'=.‘t.l:l.‘.—-—‘t’l'ltfi‘l.‘ are farmers in this coun-
try, who lzavt.-. l‘«»:‘.=.‘L:l'.‘l’Ol'C lived in aliittencc, that
cannot corn:z‘;ancl ten dollars in cash, while malty
"of them are (imply in debt, and are compelled to
witness the sacrifice of the earnings of‘ better
times,’ to satisfy debts which they have contracted
at the banks in those times. This I admit. is an
unple_:tsaot picture, but it is no fiction. I wish it
were. But, sir, you will not impose internal tax-
es. The voice of the nation is opposed to this
course, and you must and will listen to it.
VVill you then resort to loans? Sir, I hope the
long exploded doctrine, that ‘ a national debt is a
national blessing,’ is not now to be revived. 1, lot‘
one, cannot consent to transmit that inheritance
which was achieved by the wisdom and valor of
our predecessors to posterity incumbered with the
expense of our improvidance. I have hoped to
see the day when this nation shall, by a steady and
persevering course of economy, and a rigid appli-
cation of its means to useful ends, present the sol-
itary and cheering spectacle of a nation free of
debt. Although the public debt is now 20,000,000
more than it was when the operations oftbis gov-
ernment commenced, I will not yet relinquish
this hope. But, should Congress now resort to
loans in preference to relieving the Treasury by a
general retrenchment of our expenditures, 1
should indeed despair.
( (.'o7zciuded'1zcxt week.)
.___g5-‘.iC"§:-
A Lottlsville (Kentucky) paper announce
establishment of a line of Steam Boats bet
that place and lrIa‘;am.
From the Jl/law-Ha-van In-gz'stcr.
INAUGURATION.
We learn from the-National Intclligencer of
Tuesday, that the Inauguration of the President
of the United States,-whose second term of ser-
vice has commenced, "took place on Monday the
4th inst. The Oath of Office required by fire
Constitution, was administered by Chief Justice
Marshall. On this occasion the Presidem deliv-
-ered a Speech which fills about five columns. In
{his Speech he takes a view of the present situa-
tion of the cotmtry--our navy, army, and fortifi-
cations-—-our agriculture, commerce, ntanttlac-
tUl‘f—'_Ss fisheries and revenne—our relations with
foreign nations, and with the Indian tribes--and
lastly he adverts to the acquisition of an impor-
tant territory by the cession of the Floridas to the
U. States, and concludes by saying. ‘ ‘We now,
fellow citizens, comprise within our limits the di-
mensions and faculties of a great power, nutter a
government possessing all the energies ol any
government ever kuovnn to the old world, with an
utter incapacity to oppress the people.‘
The Intelligencer says there could not have
been less than 2000 person of both S(‘X:’tS who
crowded into the Rt:pt‘cSC1l‘llt‘:‘1lt."cS (.‘h;tmbet', to
witness the ceremonies of the Iuangut‘atie:t.-—-
‘ There was not much form about this Ct3l€ll}t)I‘t}',
which, in truth, requires no form but the forms
of decency and clecornm—but the scene was not
the less imoressive. '1 be President was placed
on the platform in front of the Spc:‘tl~’.t:r’s chair ;
the Chief Justice stood by his side during the de-
livery of the Speech. The Associate Judges, the
President of the Senate, the Spealterofthe House
of Representatives, the Heads of Department, and
many of our distinguished military and naval offi-
cers, were near him. The members of the va-
rious foreign legations were assigned to their
proper places. On the entrance and exit of the
President, the music ofthe Marine Band enliven-
ed the scene, which was altr.-gctliet' characterized
by simple grandeur and splendid simplicity.’
VVe arc inforturrl that on Saturday la-;t his Ex-
cellency l.lr.:.'r:~;I. D. 't'o:ut‘xr.:,‘s vas sworn into-
office as Vice President ofthe United State-;s, by
the Hon. V‘l.’tn. P. Van Ness, District Judge of
the United States. As i\'i'.‘. 3‘v"got‘.:',‘.;-:."s term expi-
red on the 3’l. and he did not take the oath of mi‘-
lice until the 5th, '.‘.-lr. Toroplzins ~.~.‘-as for the in-
tervening time the vit‘t=.n.l h‘;z.t! of our national
c:-:ecutive.—-—.'V. Ya?‘/: ./1'.-2.-H-écarr. -
he lntelligs,-r‘.cet‘ of .“sl:n‘r.h 51!). says, ‘The
session of Cr:ngt'e.‘ss trrminatt-d an l'i'.‘.!t.l1 day nig ht
in good order and in perfect lxarmony. Both
houses were a(ljo.p=.'ncrl .-.-i7:c :.’s'r:, at a QLl'.tl‘C:!‘ be-
fore ono ; but no bn.=.i.ness was tlorm. ;-. let‘ twelve
o’cloclt, (:X(‘.E‘.plll‘.:.;' the mere form of the enrol-
ment and z-zit-,nat.ut'c of some of the bills.’
A little before the close of the sea‘-[tutu Mr. Clay
rose, and in a short atldt‘css to the house passed
a handsome C‘llC(.‘-lTtll_lI".". on the conduct of Mr.
Spcalter 3”ag,‘..’or, and c,-ll‘r.-rer.l a vote of thanks,
which (al't-et‘ Mt-:ssz-s. Rhea and I-lat-den had ex-
pl'€S3t:(l in the strongest terms, their apprt-.bation
ofthe S-peal;t~r’s cont-la.-ct) the resolution \.'.‘(t.‘3 a-
dopted--the voice ofunly one Nay was heard, and
that proliztbly from I~lz‘nrtulpl1, uhois certainlya
very consistent opposititnist. Mr. Taylor repli-
ed in a very handsome manner.
It appears by a List of Acts, that 61 Laws and
3. Resolutions have passed-—-2-4« of whiclt are for
the relief ofintlividuals-—.‘.‘. relate to Courts and a
Collerre within the District ofColumbia——-3 alter-
ing the times of holding District (.‘ourts in Ala-
bama. Mississippi. and in the northern (lI..~'lliCI of
Notv-Yo:-k--5 t:p})t‘t)p! izztton bills, one for the sup-
port of ;:0‘.‘c.'1t!’l‘.tt’.!:l for the-. year‘ lS‘.2l, one’ for
the public bl.lil(lIl‘l;b'!i, 2 '.-.'() .‘:>r tire n:.il1t'.try servitze,
and one for the n.-.t_v....l to .tt;tlt:.;%_«.:. the l”rt-.si-
dent to borrow Ll St;Il't trot —;~::c;‘.-:<'ti:'.=i_'; §g‘5,t;'-30,000-—.
l to rt-duce anti the military‘ pa.-ace establish-
l'1'lCI‘.‘.-.---i. to £t.’t‘.L'll{i -an act (t‘ct‘=:."e the zzmtual ap-
propt-tztttor. frovt. Lt‘.-00, 7‘-00 to gféttt) (100 per an-
tttmr) for t .3 ,;r'.:t’?z:a! itzCt't:a2=,e (.1: the Navy--1 40
extend the time for unloading vessels arriving;
from fot~ei,'__fn ports in certain cases-—l furtnev to
regtelatc the entry o;"rncrch.‘.n:li::e into the Uni-
ted States from an adjaccm. territory-—l to an-
tlzorize the rzci-‘.tctt;»t's; of customs to pay dv._-bcn-
turcs i;-:sucd on the ex‘,:r>t't2.tion of leaf sugar and
spirits dis'.i'l-.‘d front ozolasztes-—-1 to release
French ships and voss:.ls_. entering the ports of
the United States prior to the 30:!) 5cj)it‘ntl>tE‘,
1820, from the operation of the act (:Tllltl€(l ‘ Ax:
act to irupose a ncrw totniagvz duty on I"rcnc'n ships
and vessels,’ 8:c.-—-l to regulate the location of
land warrants and the isrutittg of Patents in cer-
tain ca!-:es—~l establishing the salari-.::; of the
commi::siour:t's and agents appointed tttit-l~;‘t‘ the
treaty ofGltent---1 for carrying into execution the
treaty between the U. States and Sipaiti. lately
ratified-—l to amend an tact, entitled ‘ An act for
rcgulating the process in the courts of the United,
F.tates’-—-l to continue it‘: force ‘ An act rt-.gula-
ting: the currency within tilt‘ Unitctl States uftlze
gold coins of Creat I_’>l‘li{:ii.I. I“: ance, Portugal, anti
Spain,’ passed in I819, so far as the same relates
to the crowns and live franc pieces of Ft'uttce—l~
ft‘.-r1l‘.e_.;ellel' of [)ir!'Cl‘-:_'.':‘.{:t':‘: of public lands-—-
'l‘lit.-so are all the Acts of general iznportance‘
which have passed during the session.--Reg.
--1-o—— -
I"I.0t'tI'J.»\..
The territory now ceded to the United States,
is about 400 miles long and 3-10 broad at its wi-
dost part. [fart of it forms large tongue ofiand
P|'0_]C(‘-Ill‘-2';‘ Into the Atlatttic, an-;! extentling to
within 150 miles of the ISltu‘¢(l of Cuba. Its inte-
rior boundaries are on the .-1:. is of Léetitgizt and‘
Alabama. The p0}'>tllt.lli()t’- is not supposetl to
exceed 30.000. besides tva;t:let‘ing Imliitns, St.
Augustine, Pensacola, and St. :l}.L."l;,,‘, an the 3
largest towns. The harbor Pensacola is said
by seamen to be one oftbe safest in the world ;
but vessels drztwing more than 21 feet of water
cannot pass the shoal at the entrance. The Span-
iards were the first occupants of the territory,
but they were frequently expelled by the French
and other adventurers. In 176:5 it was ceded to
England in exchange for Cuba, which with Yan-
kee aid, site captured in the preceding war. Du-
ring the American war, the Spaniards 1‘C-possess-
..rI |I‘nnv\anoItvuo 456' to numb n“&Lo:'—n-o—Iu.- 5...] g. -L..
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