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av ‘S3’
preservation clout peace the union, and well cal.
culated to prevent an unnecessary waste of hu-
man life. They ought, ‘in my opinion, to be per-
iected and steadily maintained. They reseinble
the fences around our farms, without which the
labor of the husbandman is unavailing. ‘We have
only to open our eyes on the events which are oc-
curring among mankind, to be convinced that the
laws of political action are nearly as invariable as
those of geometry, and that it is as true now, as it
was in the time of Philip of Macedon, ‘ that by
fraud or by force, the possessions of the supine
and indolent, naturally devolve to the active and
intrepid.’ ,
All our national disti'esses proceed, in my 0-
pinion, from a dr:fective system of l-‘inance, which
will, I am persuaded, more and more weaken and
impovcrish the Country, until it is changed. The
low rate of interest, and the decrcasiiig value of
labor, are sure signs of the stagnation of every
kind oi active employment, and the high prices
of our public stocks in Lngl-.,ntl., in connexion
-with the rate of excliange, are infallible indica-
tions, :hat the representatives of our tvcalth are
rapidly ti-ansferring to that country. The pro-
duce ofour farms bring refused, 111856 l1‘1mSft‘T8
are made in payment for fabrics -ff v/Only COMO":
linen and metals, which our soil and our arts
might produce in abundance, not mcrcl)_’ fol‘
home cgjjgrjmptitlll, but for the support of our
commerce, \\ hich can only revive through.manu-
facturcs, or during European wars in which we
remain neutral. The fabrics which we import,
we yearly coiisume, thereby constantly destroy-
ing the capital applied in payment. and leaving
our accumulated debts, as mortgages upon our
remaining resources. . ., _ ,
There is now no civilized, independent nation
but ourselves, which has not become awakened to
the necessity of protecting its internal industry.
From the Baltic to the Mediterranean, the effort
is universal, and we cannot with impunity disre-
gard the admonitions, whicli their examples in-
culccue. A comparison between the condition
of Fr;,1n.';€, and this country. will illustrate the
dif’fereiice between wise, and inefiicictit systems
of political economy. For more than twenty five
years, France was harrsss:-tl by desolating wars,
and within five years, she was oppressetl by for-
eign armies, excited to acts of extortion, by vin-
dictive resentments. Now, she supports a circu-
jamw). ,m.di_,,m in gold anti silver coins, her agri-
culture, arts and manufactures are flourishing,
her commerce is rcvivinr.r, and both excite the
jealousy of her neighbors and rivals ;—-he-r reven-
ue (?Xt‘.t.€(lS her expetiuitures. and her taxes are
dirni‘.‘.i3hinn'. Exccpting the shot" pt.-rior.l of the
last war, we have enjoyed peace, and for most of
the time have Sllppusctl ourselves to be prosper-
0113, but the acquisititms of which we have boast-
ed for twenty years. have vanished, or are inves-
ted in unproductive property, which is daily di-
minishing in value ;ou:' industry is b-—.-c.oming lan-
guid ; our currency consists of notes which are
i'epre-smtations of our debts due to Banlts ; ever.
usury .3 less profitable than heretofore; ‘our na-
tional tl;-bt exceeds what it did when the present
government was first organized, including the
£159: of the P.evol-itionary \~Var, and the State
debts which were then assumed, while our reven-
tie is unequal to our annual expeiices. on the most
reduced establishment which we can make.
No man will deny, that this contrast istruc, or
affirm that it is too highly colored, and I deem it
my indispensable duty to present it to your con-
sideration, in consequence of the unertpected cri-
sis at which our affairs have arrived. Congress
are exclusively vested" with powers to regulate
commerce with forei'g_n nations, and between the
States, and yet find themselves unable to adopt
regulations, which would prevent those industri-
ous pursuits of the people, to which they were in-
vited during a period of great difficulty and dan-
ger. For want of uniform laws on the subject of
Banl-:rnptcy,and in consequence ofdecisions in‘ the
Supreme Court of the United States, local frauds
can be comtnitted with impunity, and yet no man,
whatever may have been his previous character
and conduct, can, on the surrender of all his pro-
perty, be :liscliai'ged.from liability for his debts.
Thus it has happened, practically, that the non-
observance of a-Constitution, which was design-
ed to protect the rights of the people of all the
States, and .0 liarmonize their institutions, has,
in effect, stispeiiclerl two of the -most important
powers of governm_e.ntiii every State, has annihi-
lated many branches of industry, indirectly en-
couvagetl fraud, and condemned great numbers
throughout this extensive country, to hopeles po-
verty and iodolence.
Man in a soll!ai'y and insulated condition, is the
most defenceless ar :1 wre.-.ched being with which
we are acquainted, but in a state of society, and
with a mind illuminated by science he holds do-
minion over the earth, the :;.ir, and the sea, and
renders all nature tributaryto his case and comfort.
The ancient allegories of Prometheus and Hercu-
les, are illustrations ofthe degretlations of science
and liumaii labor, during the early ages ofman-
ltiud. and of the subsequent eff'ects which were
produced by their emancipation and united ener-
gy. These effects survive in the literature, his-
tories and monuments of the mictoscopicl; Re-
publics ofGret.ce, as proofs of the l:l’..VallOl] which
free States may attain by concord, W”.llC their ru-
ins are admonitory tokens of the fatal e_-ons.equen-
cos of disunion and faction. It is a lav." ufhuman
nature, that man never can exert his potvers to
the it-jury of his associates, without llZ.l.l’l‘.‘.: to him-
self: selfishness is never profitable.
The preceding observations are not f(l2‘.ti~.", un-
der the inf'tz-znce of any suspicion that the inter-
ests of this State, have been particulzii-ly ite§‘;§t:i:t-
ed, or that injtjries to us are incditatcd from any
quarter. on-,t'h'c contrary J. believe that we have
no reason to he dissatifierl with our iv.-lative condi-
tion, and that there is no State. in the Union, to
which our citi.'-nrnrs can tnigrate, with any prospect
of zidvaiitagc. ‘We, at least, iire not perplexed
with controvéijsies arising from any supposed op-
position of interests between diflbrent occupations
and “pro_f_es_sions. Our agriculture, ‘commerce,
and mai.iul-hctures, are-equally depressed, and we
perc'e_ive,‘.th,at no branch of industry can flourish,
but in‘ consequence of events and measures, which
will be "beneficial to every employment. Our
compact population, vicinity to the best markets,
our fertile soil, flocks and herds, our arts and
manufactures, the vigor of our Lristitutions, the
ingenuity, concord and energy of the people, will,
with a. divine blessing, sustain us, under any tri-
L
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may be required to endure. ‘We know th‘, 3
world is open before us, and that we can sh
any contingent advantages which foreign mt
may present, and that no expert duty or b
can be imposed on any of our productions;
being required to support. ourselves from oi
ternal resources, we shall cultivate the l'6pl.li)llCZID
virtues of frugality, temperance and honest la-
bour. Our greatest evil is, that we cannot exert
our powers ofimprovement, and sufficiently en-
courage that enterprise, for which this State has
long been distinguishctl. The pressurb of the
times falls heaviest on our least opulent citizens
and upon families recently esablished. These e-
vils are greatly to be lamented, and they demand
wise counsels and a concert of views, to provide
every redress of which they are susceptible.
There is obviously no method, by which the
interests of the people of this State can be advan-
ced, but by pronn'oting measures tending to in-
crease, diversify and improve the productive pow-
ers of liuman industry. I have no_ doubt, that
great benefit has already resulted from the estab-
lishment of Agricultural Societies; but as they
have been wholly unassisted by public support.
their efforts have been confined to promoting em-
tilation, and to disseminating information, and in
these particulars it is just to acknowledge, that
the publications in this and the ncigliboring States
both on scientific and practical subjects, have been
highly useful. The stock of useful animals is
improving, an increasing attention to the multi-
plication and management of sheep, is apparent,
and improved modes of culture have, in some
places, been introduced ;‘ but though there is gen-
erally no" defect of diligence, it is certain that
much of our labor is not directed to the best ad-
vantage, owing to a it ant of the latest improve-
ments in a'gricultu'ral implements and labor-saw
ing machines.
During; the last year, I obtained information of
recent discoveries, \VlllCll::£fl{i,E now in active ope.
ration, both in’ linglancl?md'Fi'ance, which I re-
comment! tojh-n'ii' particular attention. Macliincs
have been invented in both countries, by which
hemp and flax, as taken from the field, can be
prepared for znsiiufaicturiiig even the fittest fab-
rics, and by which the l‘al';r}ui~, expense, and loss
occasioned by water steepi‘ntr., or -'le\v rotting,and
the chymical process of blcaciiiiig, are wholly su-
perccdcd. The French macliines may, it is said,
be easily constructed, are not exp’.-rsi\‘e, and are
even of small bulk.
flax is obtained, fit for making the finest linen or
lace, is t‘rpl‘c':ien[€(l to be extremely’ simple, and
from testimony taken bt:fore a committee of the
English House of Commons in the year l817',
and from their report, it appears, that upon the
estimated quantity ofland, dovotetl to the culture
ef flax in Great Britain and lrelnitl, the in-reas-
ed quantity ofa superior kindoffibre which might
be obtained by diminishing the waste, would, if
the inacltines were in general use, futuisli annu-
al employment to more than 800,000 persons.
This discovery, by converting an unprofitable
into an advantageous object ofhusban-dry, appears
to be perfectly adapted to our climate, state ofso-
ciety, and to the supply of our present wants.——
‘We can no longer supply Europe with articles of
food : we need little or no instruction in the best
modes of raising flax-; this is known to be the
least perishable of our productions ; the supply
can therefore be readily accommodated to the de-
mand, thereby prcserving a steady price, while it
may, in a single season, be rendered as abundant
as we can desire. \Ve now import nearly all the
linen manufactures which we consume. Flax is
adapted to a great variety of fabrics, from cord-
age and sail-cloth for ships, to paper and fine lin-
en for domestic use. All the necessary arts for
conducting these manufactures are at present un-
derstood and practiced. The coarser fabrics can
be manufacturetl by macliinery,whicli has already
been introduced and is now in successful opera-
tion in the states of New York, New Jersey, and
Pennsylvania ; household industry would find am-
ple employment in the clilllreiit kinds of fin,er
fabrics. From the exhibitions at our agricultu-
ral meetings, I am certain that many of our fe-
males possess skill and iiagenuity which enables
them to rival the linest looms of Europe. \Vith
an increase of the material, this skill would rap-
idly tlisseiniiiate. In a few years we may fabri-
cate every kind of article which we consume ; af-
terwarcls, we may supply commerce with excel-
lent articles for exportation; while for :1 long
time and perhaps forever. this addition to our re-
sources, uould not interfere with the manufac-
tures ot cotton already established.
Although models of these machines have not
yet been introduced, and tliougb precise informa-
tion will doubtless be detained from us as long as
possible, yet from the general descriptions which
have been given, I have no doubt, that if the in-
genuity of our mechanics could be strongly exci-
ted, they would at once he imitated and probably
improved, so that a considerable impulse to the
industry of this State, might be communicated in
a single year.
. As all our public funds are derived from a gen-
eral tax on the property ofthe people, and as the
expediency of innovations, even for the most use-
ful purposes, greatly depends on the degree of u-
nanimity with xi-hich they are seconded by public
sentiment, I shall forbear expressly to recommend
any grant from our public income as at present
constituted. I however respectfully request you
to consider the expediency of imposing a justly
proportioned excise on the retailers of distilled
spirits, and of appropriating the proceeds. in aid
of voluntary donations, to the encouragement of
internal improvements. I am convinced thattlie
effects would be salutary, and I hope that the
measure would not be displeasing to any of our
constituents.
I transmit for your consideration, sundry reso-
lutions ufthe State of Maryland, proposing a dis-
tribution to the States, and appropriation of a part
ofthe unsold territory of the United States, for
the support of common schools, colleges, and
academics, to which your co-operation has been
invited. _
It is well known that the State of Maryland was
a very efllstient member of the Confederacy, by
which the independence ofthis Country was es-
tablished, and it is certain, that to the influence
of this State, the union is greatly indebted for
those ccssions of territory by the States, by which
dangerous collisions ‘of sentiment were hapily ter-
niinated. I therefore recommenda liberal and
als which, in coiirhion with our heighbon . ;; _ ~.r
'l‘lie process by wbicli silky c
7-"ipassionate review of the subject,~ and such dc-
.-ion thereon, as will best promote harmony,jus-
e and the~'ge'neral interest.
1.,"-'1-Iere follows 30 close pages of manuscript,
zhcipally upon the question ofthe constitution-
_=."‘»y of taxing the national Branch Bank in_tlte
4 x.-. ’ aral states of the Union, and of the difficulties
j_whtch now exist between the General Govern-
ment and the State ot'Oliio upon this subject. Be-
lieving that few of our readers feel sufiicicnt in-
terest in the question to induce them to read so
lengthy an argum"ent, we shall for the present 0-
mit publishing it.]
Five |Iund‘=“cd copies of the Message were or-
dered to be printed for the use of the House.
ROLL OF REPRESENTATIVES.
fI1tnTroitD, Luther Savage. Nathan Johnson
Berlin, Elijah Francis, Samuel Hart
Brzlvtol, Tracy Peck
Burlirigton, Sylvester Norton
Canton, Alvin Humphreys
East-flartfm-d,Shubael Griswold,Ralph R.Phelps
1'.‘-zzst-Wz'nd.s-or, Eli B. llaskel, Epaphras L. Phelps
E73/felcl, Henry Terry, VVilliam Dixon
Faz'nzing:o7z, Timothy Pltkin, John Mix
Glastcnbury, George V\’risle, David E. Hubbard
Granny, Alpheus Hayes, Henry Pratt
Harn'a7z(1, Jared Ncwel, ‘t.V-areham \Villiams,
Jwfrzrlborauglz, Elisha Buell,
Sz‘ms.’2ury, Elisha Phelps, Ariel Mitchelson,
Sou!/zingzon, Roswell Moore, Chester Gr~an_nis
Su. wld, Luther Loomis, Samuel Smith
Wet/zer.g,’iy.'d, Asher Robbins, VJ/illiam Williams
l*Vi71ds0r, James Newberry, Hezekiah Cliaffee
New-HAVEN, {alph I. Ingersol, William Mix
Brazg/ard, Ebenezer Lindsey, John Potter
C’/lea‘/,zz'7'e, Rufus Hitchcock,.Samucl A. Foot
Derby, Jesse French
]t‘ast-Haven, Philemon Holt
Guz'{/‘uni, Nathaniel Grilliiig, ‘William Todd
Hanzrlcrz, Joel Ford
1'u7r:1'I'L/cn, Levi Yale
.r‘lIirt’:Ile/rm-y, Philo Bronson. _ - ‘
x Ii/jhv-d, Samuel 13. Gunn, Sam
l\'or.'/'1-[‘[c‘u67z, Giles Pierpont;
0.L.""<5'a’. Abel VVht.-cler
S011’/I/Iftry, TI‘-unian fvloseley
""iz[[l7lg_‘_/i)7‘(.’, Abel Cook, Ira Vale
W1.-zerbur_z/. Obadiah VVarner, Elias Ford
Wolroft, Heman Hall
'VVa0d()i'i.:!'ge, Noyes Darling, Adonijah French
isEw-l.oNnoN,Christo.Manwariing,Hcnry Mason
.N'or~wz’c/1, Elisha. Tracy, Asa Routh
B02-Fa/I, Ezra Lathrop
Coz'c.‘.r'.s'tc‘r, John IL \Vaternus, John Isham
Fr:-znklin, Burrel VVoodwortli
Griswultl, Alexander Stewart
GT0-'07:, Nathan Niles, Elisha I. Stoddard jr.
1.i.vb9:z, Tyler Brown
Lyme, John S. Rogers, Daniel Anderson
lllorztville, Nathaniel Bradford
Nor:/z-Sroningzon, Benj. Pomeroy, John Langwor-
thy ,
Preston, Henry Brown, Joseph W’. Brewster,
Stoningtorz, Giles R. H-allam, Asa Fish
lVatcrforc1, Comstocl; Chapel
Salrm,~Mumfortl Dolbeare.
FAIRFIELD, Abraham D. Baldwin. Iona. Buckley
Danbury, Elijah Gregory, Eden Aiidze'.vs
Darien, Thaddeus Bell
"Brno/ff,/z'e1d, Zar Starr
G'I'ee7z=wic/1, Stephen W'ai-ing, J arcd Smith
Hunlington, Andrew I.e.a'.'e.nwortl'i, N.G.Birdseye
./V'ew-Camzarz, Stephen Hoyt
New-1"az7;ficla', Samuel T. Ilarnnm
Newtown, Timothy Sllrplltf‘ .1, Zach. Clark jr.
Jt/‘or-walk, Moses Gregory. James Quintard
Rcdding, Seth VVheel:-r, Daniel Barlow
R."(1'_g£ zcld, Benj. Lines, Aaron Lee
5'/zcrrnan, Jcdediah Graves
Szamford, Joseph VVOL-d, Charles Hawlcy
Strut/brd, Asa Curtis, ‘,Vilson Hawley
Trum/mil, Eli Edwards
PVr:s!o71, O. C. Sanford, Abel Gregory
ffilton, Bela St. John.
\Vi.vnHAit, Zeplieniah Swift, Edward Badger
./1.9/3/'o'rd, John Isl. ‘Sumner David I-Zeyes
B:-ooA'l:yri,' Vine Robinson
C'¢‘u1tz.'rbury, Asahel Bacon, Ephraim Saff'ot'd'
Co/umbzirz, Gershom Dori-ance
Hum,'2ton, Solomon Tainter
1-.’z‘z'lz'rzgly, Penuel Hntchins, Joseph Buck
I.cb:mon, Abel Goodwin, Daniel Hutchinson
_’l'1'ti7z.s_'/Z::’l!f_, Heman Storrs, Stephen Brigham
P/aiqficld, Jolm Dunlap, Joseph Eaton
1')07IlfI‘c’Z, Darius Math:-.wson, George Sharpe
S'lc’7‘[i21g', Jolm 'i'hurston
'1‘/zomjzson, James \Vheaton, Stephen Crosby
Volunmwu, Minor Robbins
Woodstoclr, John Payne, Thophilus I3. Chandler
L1'rcm-‘u-11.1), John Welch, Seth P. Beers
Ijark/iamsted, John Merrils, Elijah Jones
Bctlilcm, Joseph H. Bellamy
Canaan, Asa S. Brewster, Benajah Douglass
Calelrrook, Lancelot Phelps, Henry Bass
Cornrzuall, \Villiam Bennett, Samuel Hopkins
Gas/zen, North Humphrey, Moses Cook
Hurvtrirzgzon, Eli Candee, Marvin Griswold
Kent, Nathan Slosscn
J\’ew-Hartford, Asa Goodwin, James Henderson
.x\1‘c=zu-Jkfit’/'or(;l, Daniel A. Picket, Eli Todd
Norfolk, Lawrence Mills, Elizur Manger
Plyrnout/r, Calvin Butler
Roxbury, Silas Miner
Sal£.s-bury, Samuel Church .
S/zaron, Ansel Sterling, Samuel R. Gager
Turrz'ngtan, Abel Hinsdale, John Gillett jr.
I/Varrcrz, , '
I’Va.r/iington, Curtis Hickox, Ensign Bushnell
I/Vaterta'w7z, Holbrook Curtis _ -
W"inc/zcszcr, Matthew Adams, Hosea Hinsdale
Waotlbury, Daniel Bacon, Samuel Steele.
Mmnnnzrowx, Seth Paddock, Elisha Treat
C/tat/mm, George VVhite, Ira Lee
Dzzrfzam, Bridgcman Gnrnsey, Denis Camp
East-Huddazri, Richart-l Lord, VVilliam Palmer
Hurldam, Simon Shalcr, G. 'W. Smith
It?-.’£z‘ngwor!/z, Jaicd Elliot, Jedediah Harris
Sagwrook, John Ayer, Joseph Hill.
Tc-LLAND, Calvin \Villey, Hezekiah Nye
Bolton, Jabez L. ‘White
Coventry, Eleazcr Pomeroy, Daniel VVhlle
Ellington, Joseph Abbot
Hclgron, Abner I-Iendee, Elcazer Sweetland
Saniers, Amariah Kihbey j r. Solomon Fuller
Staford, Rufus Leonard, Rhodolphus VVoodwot‘tli
Uniurz, David Lawson, Manassah Howard
Vcrnorz, Francis M’Lean
Iliflingtozz, Hiram Rider, Ebenezer Root.
_ti_tfand,
iioosn or Rcpitzsnxrrrivnsg Jlfzy 3- _
The committee for examining the certificated
of the election of members of this House, report-
ed that it appeared that all the gentlemen named
in the roll were duly elected except the gentlemen
from Danbory. That the certificate of their c-
lection stated the electors meeting to have been
held on the 3d of April, but that is was in fact
held on the 2d of April, the day fixed by law.
The Report was read and accepted, and a reso-
lution passed declaring the members from Dan-
bury entitled to seats in the House.
The report of the Adjutant General accompani- ‘
‘ed by an abstract of the Militia was then read, ac-
cepted and approved. Total number of the Mi-
litia stated to be 22,083.
The Report of a Committee of the Senate of
Maryland on the appropriation ofthe Publiclands,
mentioned in the Speech of the Governor, was
read and laid on the table.
Mr. Swift, presented the Report of the Com.
mittee appointed to revise the Statute Laws,
which was read—the report stated generally the
principles by which the Committee were govern-_
ed in forming the new code.
A resolution was passed for appointing a joint,
Committee to report in what manner the new code.-
oflaws should be acted on in the House, and
Messrs. Swift, Sterling and Ingersol were ap-
pointed on their part, to which Committee, the
Report above mentioned was referred.
Jlfuy 4 ——Upon request of Mr. Sterling, the
Report of a committee ofthe Legislatqge o‘fOhio,
with the resolutions adopted by that body which
accompanied the GoVet'n0r’s Speech was read,
and ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. Tracy asked leave to introduce ‘ A bill for
a public act regulating Courts,’ which provides
that no Senator while in office shall be appointed
a judge or assistant judge of the County Court,
or a judge of Probate.
From the C’-;‘-rrc?sfzo‘m1'cnz qf.‘/zc J\"c"zu-IiEzvc1zRe-
gister.
HARTFORD, May 10.
The House have been steadily at work for seve-
ral days on the Report of the Committee appoint‘
ed to revise the Statutes of the Sate. The prin-
cipal subjects examincd have been those statutes
which relate to civil actions, and those which re-
late to the jurisdiction of Courts. \Vhen the law
t'v:lalivc to the jurisdiction of Courts was under
consideration, Mr. Foot moved to so faramend
the bill as to take from the Superior Court the
power to grant divorces, except in case of adulte-
r_v. The motion was advocated by Messrs. Foot
and Woocl, and opposed by Messrs. Swift and In-
gersoll; the ground taken by those who were in
favor of the amendment was, that the scriptures
prohibited divorces except in case of adultery.
The opposite side contended that thescriptures
left the subject open to human laws, and that the
observations of our Saviour on the subject were
only intended to apply to the Jewish Customs of
a man’s writing a bill of divorcement for his wife,
for any cause, without appealing to any tribunal
to decide the case. The question was taken on
Mr. Foot’s amendment by yeas and bays, and
lost, there being in favor of the amendment 31,
against it 150. \Vhen the bill relative to civil ac-
tions was under discussion, Mr. Beers proposed
an amendment. the object of which was todeprivc.
the courts of the power of granting new trials in
cases where the jury, in opinion of the court,
h:~..ve rendered a verdict against evidence ; the a-
mendment was advocated by Messrs. Beers, Ster-
ling and \Villey, and opposed by Messrs. Swift
and Ingersoll ; the amenalment was finally carried
hr veas and na_vs—~there being for it 110, against
it'73, (in motion of Mr. Foot, a committee was
appointed to consider the expediency ofr.c-organ-
izing the judicial system of the State 3 and PTO-
vide for the appointment of States Attornies and
Clerks of Courts.
Col. Tracy’s bill, which provides that no Sena-
tor shall be eligible to the office of Judge of Coun-
ty Court or Judge of Probate, was cliscossctl ‘:1
day or two ago. It was advocated by 1‘-.’lessrs.
'1‘:-acy, J.-Villey, Badger, and Wood, and opposed
by Mr.ssrs. Foot, Engersoll, and Butler. The op-
ponents of the bill contended that it was unconsti-
tutionall-—as the Constitution provides that ‘ every
elector shall be eligible to any o‘.’3n;t in thisstate,
except in cases provided for in the Constitution.”
'1‘he question was about to be taken by yeas and
nays, when Judge Swift moved for a postpone-'
ment, as he said the constitutional question wasa-.
new one, and he wished time to examine it. The
bill was again called up to-day, when Judge
Swift rose, and said that be had attentively exam-
ined thc subject, and was clearly of opinion that
the bill was against the constitution. The ques-
tion on the bill being about to be taken, Mr. Tra-
cy moved that it be laid on the table, which was
consented to.
The revision of the Statutes and squaring them
to the Constitution, will occupy most of the ses-
sion ;—it is very laborious business to examine
them all in detail. The time however, will be
well spent in the examination—our laws will be
very much lessened as tojbull: ; the 00“ Slam‘?
book, the Committee calculate will not be more
than one third as large as the Old ‘-‘diIi0n-
...._._j‘.lI‘ -33‘ '3} ‘liéj-*—'
CIRCULAR.
JV'ew/zort, Ky. ./Jfirz'Z17', I821.
TO THE MARITIME AND o'rm-an CIVILIZED row-
ERS on THE WORLD. .
Having, three years since, published a circular,
in which I declared the earth to be hollow, and
habitable within, ac. See. and in which I offers
my services to the world at large, for exploring ;
and having applied to several influential members
ufthe government of the United States, to the
Russian Minister,(when at Cincinnati) arjdjto each
of our resident ministers abroad, for their interest
in my behalf, without yet hearing of any prospect
ofbeing called upon to fulfil my proposal. I 8m H?-
duced again to repeat my offer; and it_is my dc-
sire that every nation or government will consid-
er this address, when printed in the National lo-
telligencer, of VVashington, in the same It-'rht as a.
direct and personal application from me.
To that government which may first accept my
services in a way suitable to the occasion, I shall
hold myself pledged to wholly devote (£0? 1118 P3"
ticular honor and benefit of such nation,) my cor-
poreal and mental powers-—and even my_life, if
necessary, to the utmost practicable examination
of the new world I have announced.
' Joint CLEVES SYM2»iESa_.
Norwalk Chronicler