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,. '_ friend of‘Auierica will strive to r_naint_ain these’.
.;§,.;ti,-.resp'ective authoritgies in full purity and vigor,

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‘shall njeither-l‘t,ave, 'l1t1‘lO'1-1'al"l1'0111e,.l\QlT respect
tibroad; ‘ ,\Ve sliall be arrayed’ into 5f,?P“"_‘_,“j'.t
confederaciesfor exist as.-itisulted states,.m_.3m',
iaining-:la,rgc' standing armies, iv‘-1SliItgV0.ll|‘_l'<.3.‘
sources ‘in intestiiio:\var's;‘-‘llie dupes of for-eig_n-'
-intrigue and the ‘victims "of civil‘ tli~‘~C0|"l-‘_'"'.-’
. ‘Without stateiiailivtlioritiefqthere 03,“ ‘be “f’_ ‘''_l'
'vil libei'fy,;;arid‘ii() griotl-govei'iiiiieiifa r‘“' l‘ *5
'utle_i',l-y:itii?pbssihlc tli‘-i_'t- S0 €,Xle"5l"e 3 °°‘“’"'Y
‘ can be,b0ii§iid=,to2etlieij unless as a confeder-
atioii, or-ah. military despotism. EVCVY ""9

witlioiitdetracting from the powers ofthe one
to add to those-'of the other, nor extending
the faculties of eithgr beyoiid their legitiiiialc
dime_nsions. Each possesses a portion oftlie
‘delegated autliority.o:” the people, and ‘each is
‘supreme within the sphere of its 'constitut.ion-
al powers. The apprelieiisioiis ciiteitaiiied
by some of our distinguislied stalteriien at tire,
forinatioii of the national coustituiioii have
entirely failed ;-and instead oftht_3 lift‘-530"“
inauce of a cor_it~rolling power in the states,
the centripetal forceof the general govern-
meiit has had perhaps too great a prepoiider‘—
mice. The offices ofthe latter exceetl W059
ofthc former in l"dl1li", power, nuuiber and e-
nioluiiient ; its patronage is coinrireiistiratc
will its superior resources; $:. lt_l0l1t.',lieS1l1 its
ielaintioiis aiid-ratificatioiis every chord of
ambition, presents the most spacious theatre
for the displayiof gt'e'at talents,.and for the
gratificalioii oflofty aspirations. jlt also pos-
sesses a decided advantage over the state gov-
ci'rii‘uetits iri_,tlie;,.ariangeinent or‘ its jtidictitl
authority. , InU’all controversies ‘relative to
the -dtic exercise-of‘ their potycrs. this ¢l_'3l3“"“

gment ofthe i,ia-tional government is a tr_il_iuu:il
-ofdernieryresort, without any amenabilrty to
tlieupeople, or tlrestates, with a’ couipensatiuu
that cannot -be (liminislicrl, under a tenure
tli-at will endure for -life, and with no other re-
sponsibility than liability to iinpea‘climent_for
high crimes ant_l,_iiiisdemeanors under which
any -decisions,;lio‘wevcr erroneottsi 1‘-3111 “3Vel‘
be classed, becEIUS€’__E1l,]_.}‘l'1'0'1‘ ofjutlgtlletlt can
never be adjudged -as "a'criIH8-

A\'_ Natural .just'ice' ‘prescribes that no man
should be ajudge in his own cause, and_lliat
between contending sovereigntics netlltet‘
sliotild pronounce the law of the case. A
new ’tribun'al'ought to be coiistittited, to de-
eideiipori the -p_owc‘r of the national and state
governments, ziiid to keep them within legit-
imate boundaries. I know of none that can
be formed with a character so imposing, with
a t‘esp0nsiliility "so iriiperative, and with a po-
sition so dignified as the Senate ofthe U. S.
Composed ofthe most distinguished and tal-
ented uienof?.,t_lie several states ; its decisions
would be formed with integrity and ability
and received with respectful acquiescence.-
As a co ordinate branch of Congress, and as
a coinpouerit part of the executive power, it
would be a _safe guardian of’ the just authori-
ty oftlie national government ; and as a rep-
i'-esentation of the states with a periodical
change of members, it would be their natural
and efficient protector against unconstitution-
al invasions. In these sriggestions,I have not
the most distant intention of violating the lia-
bitual respect which I entertain for the Su-
prernejiidicatory ofthe union.

[The Gov. next recommends the construc-
tion of a state road from some point on the

Hudson to the head of Cayuga lake, nearly
central between the line oftlic Erie canal on
the one sidc,aiid the Pennsylvania line on the
other. The distance would be 150 niilr:s,and
each end of the road would furnish good mar-
kets to an important region of the state now
remote and sequestered. He then refers to
‘the salt works in Onondaga County, which
he says, may in a few years he made to" pro-
duce a revenue of half a million. He next
alludes to the penitentiary system, and says
that a classification of off'eriders,scpai'ate_ dor-
mitories, solitary confinement, anti steady lu-
bor are essential to the success of the system.
He also alludes to the house of reformation of

N. York ; to the Orphan Asyluui in that city;
and to the Deafaiid Dumb Asylurii: In the
latter he says there are 27 state pupils, and
that there are 30 or 40 applicants who cannot
be received under the present law : he recom-
mends that: the law be altered so as to allow
- attire rate of G from each seiiatorial district.
He also recommends an enuineratioii of all
the deafand dumb and insane persons in the
state.—-——He notices the objections of the
Friends to hearing arms and paying niilitriry
_,fiues. and says he doubts not that relit-foug_-lit
‘tube extended, but it cannot be without the
interposition ofCongress, or an alteration of
the constitution. He thinks it incompatible
willitlie spirit ofthisenlightened age to wound
the consciences ofoiiriiiiuffeiuliiig fcllqwnien.

The reception of Lafayette in this country
is next appropriately alluded to, and he says
"it remains forthe’lr=gislature to unitein the
general voice, and to adopt measures suitable
-for the occasion, and lionorabie to the state.”

He states that the most friendly feelings
exist between N. York and the other states,$I.
with all oftliein except NJ. the controversies
about jurisdiction Ex’. territory had been settled.
and he rcconimends that provisioiibe made for
this purpose in accordance with a law passed
by that state.

'All1isioii is made to the necessity of pro-'
‘tecting the great commercial emporium from
-pcstile-ntial diseases, and to the importance of
.a vigilant execution of the quarantine laws.
As it is an incoiitrovertihletruth that no dense
population can furnish within its own limits
an adequate quantity au_d proper quality of
water,aiid as without good water there cannot
be goodiliealth, he hopes that the legislature
will give couiitenanee and support to all latld-
able attempts to furnish a sufticiciu-.y either
for domestic purposes, public baths,or cleans’-
iug the streets.

He next recommends an alteration of the
{law respecting aliens, giving them in'ore‘ad
vantages than they now enjoy.——He also
-reconimends a reduction ofthe rate of inter-
-est, and a repeal oftlie present law relative to
ziiiercliants and factors, and tothe estates of
iutesiates and testates,botli ofwliich he thinks
greatly injurious, and founded on erroneous
zprinciples. He then adverts in some very

_ erroneous practices which had obtained inilie
legislature as to the manner, $z.c. of proceed-
ing in certain cases; after which he concludes
szfollows :]
; ‘Tire causes which led to our divisions and
(liSl1‘1lcll()l1S,|10 longer predoiiiiuate. VVe are
emancipated from the tliraldoin of a system
ofpatronage which formed a component part
ofour former constitution, and whose direct
tendency and inevitable operation were to ag-

 

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-sions ; to makefiperysoghal. I gratil‘icatio._n ‘the
-.'s"tan'da_rd of |irili13ic'al JO[lll_Q.d9X y; tjo} render ' the
“state, tlievictiin or -po iticalgx inacliinatiions -at
i-l*1i‘)ll‘l,iQl. and fifoiii’, ab'i'oad~; aiirl,t‘o]’:conyei‘t~tlie
;ve'r-y\fa'voi_ii's ‘co‘r:ifcrred by its l)(,).l.llll_}’-‘_ll)l5'.-T.‘ll'lB,
..instrt'iiii‘erit"s of it‘siI.v-ajssallagea’iid:d5:gredatioti.

(ted ar‘.—‘m early p_el‘i0tl,_. .a—"§li‘fl'eréfit.3a’rriitige-

age once vested in=a‘coti‘ncil_ ol‘,._}-ifpjioiiitnieiit‘
is now diff7use.d; and political power‘. which
u'iidei;i1tlie‘l‘oriii§.-_i',or, ‘El’-()'l";ll]il;1,gS.,\V4as in many
“respec'is' (:0l|Cfll‘1ll'aV[:t‘2_r(i_V’l.l1 petty aristocracies,
;m_d.wiclrled’..»|iy factioti_s_ c_o_iiibiiiations, has
been in :-‘'a great meastii‘e._restored to its air-
tlientie source,‘ tlie'grea_t_- ,h01l,V Oftliepeople.
That abolition, and . tliat restoration have dis-
solved the union bgetiveeii "personal ‘interest 62.-
political subservieiicy. The people rising in
the majesty oftheir_-power above the debasing
iramuiels ofnanies, and the obnoxious dicta-
tiotis of conibinatioiis, have sustained and
vindicated a systetn-‘of diseuthralled aiid in-
dependent sgfi'i‘age. And the auspicio'iisin-
fluence oftliis niagiiaiiiiiious ‘course will be
witnessed in the iiitlepeiideiice and purity of
the elective francliise, in the talents audio-
tegrity of our legislative assemblies, and in
the correspondent estimation oftlie state ‘with
our sister repiiblics, and in the councils ofthe
uni0‘n_ . We possess a territory ofgi-eat ex-
tent ; a soilofincxhatistible fertility ; a clim.
are of undoubted salulirity ; subterranean
wealth almost boundless; incalculable extent
ofiiiiiiiiifacttiriiig power; :positions for pros-
perous cominerce unsurpassed upon the globe;
vast public property in lands, stocks, and ca
rials ; a flourishing treasury ; ti, pros )ei;tive
and certain revenue of millions ; a system of
laws under which the rights of persons and
property are secured, and still susceptible of
great iruprove.ineuts. And above all, may
we not say without arrogance and witliout
flattery,tliat our population is religious, moral.
industrious, intelligent, enterprising, high
spirited, profoundly conscious of its rights, its
duties, and its blessings; with the principles
and feelings offreedoiii engrafted into its ino-
ral and physical being? Enjoying, as we do
these transcendent blessings, it remains for
ourselves to detcrniiiie whether we'are, worthy
of the career which the author ofall good has
opened to us; whether we have wisdom and
virtue enough to become what he has given
us the uieans, and indicated as his wish that
we should become a uiaiii pillar in the great
and glorious fabric of freedom and social’
happiness, reared by the valor, established by
the wisdom, and cemented by the blood of
our fathers, blessing as we are blessed, and
ministering as we have been ministered unto;
or whether we are to prove recreant to these
elevated ari_d imperative duties, and by \vast-
ing our strength and sullying our character in
petty cabals, intrigues and local agitations,
conunencing in folly and terminating in dis-
grace, we cast away the rich boiinties of Hea-
ven, utidermine our own prosperity, $1. retard
the estgblishnient of principles associated
with the exalted destinies of Freedom, and
identified with the primary interests of the
human race. DE 'VV1'1"1‘ C1.iN'rox.

CONGRESS.

Senate, .’l]onda_i/, Jan. 8.-Mr. Smith from
the joint committee appointed io~wait on Go-
neral Lafayette with a copy of the act con-
cerning liiiii, reported that they had performed
their duty and received the following reply
from the General:

The iiiiiuense and unexpected gift, which,
in addition to former and considerable boun-
ties, it has pleased Congress to confer tipon
me, calls for. the warmest acknowledgments
of an old American soldier and adopted son
of the U.Statcs, two titles dearer to my heart
than all the treasurcs'iii the world.

However proud Iain ofevery sort of obli-
gation received from the people ofthe United
States,a:id their 1~1cpreseiitatives in Congress,
the large extent of this benefaction might
have created in my niiud feelings of hesitation
not iuconeisteiit, I hope, with lllc- e of the
riiost grateful reverence. Brit the s_o very kind
resolutions of both liouses, delivered by you,
Gentlemen, in teriirs of equal l£ltt(l0€55a P“?-
cludes all other sentiriients except those oftlie
lively and profound gratiftide, ofwhich, in re-
spectfully accepting the lniinificent favour, l
have the honor to beg you will be the organs‘.

Permit me, also, gentlemen,tojoiu a tender
of my afi'ectionate personal thanks to the ex-
pression of the highest respect, with which I
have the honor to be, your obedient servant,

- LA Farr-:'r'rr:.

The annual report was received from the
Treasury Department; and, on motion of‘.\l r.
Ellioi,3,000 copies were ordered to be printed.

The Senate then proceeded, as in coinmit-
tee ofthe whole, to the consideration of the
bill for ilie reliefof'l‘bomasL.Ogden $1. others.

[The petitioners were the proprietors'oftlic
village of Sachets’ Harbor, in N. York,during
the late w,/ir,aiid allege that they have sustai-
ned damages to the amount of $7,175 in con-
sequence of its having been held as a naval $2
military station on lielialfofthe U. Staies.]

The bill was ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Benton presented a statement (wliicb
was ordered to be printed) offacts in relation
to the origin, present state, and future pros-
pects of trade between the Valley of the Mis-
sissippi and the internal provinces of Mexico.
He said he had derived his information from
persons engaged in the trade, and aiiioug oth-
ers, from a M r. Storrs nfN. [~lainpshire, who
had been one ofa caravan of8l persons, 156

expedition from Missouri to Saute Fe in May
and June last. It sounded like roinarice,like
an eastern tale, to hear ofcaravaiis of men,
horses and wagons traversing,with their irrev-
chandise, the vast plain which lies between
the Mississippi and the Rio d_el Norto—but
still it was true. “’heu they arrived at San-
ta Fe he said they divided, and branched ‘off
in different directions, soiue proceeding down
the river to the Passo del Norte, sortie to the
iniiicsiu New Biscay, and some to the Gulf
of California. The fruit of this enterprise,
for the present year, auiounted to $190,000 in’
gold and silver bullion and coin, and precious
furs. The principal article given in exchange
is tliatof which we have the greatest abund-
ance, aiid which has the peculiar advantage
ofmaking the circuit of the Union before it
departs from the territories of_tlie Republic,
cotlan,wliich isgrown iu the south,maniifactur-
ed in the north, and exported from the west.
Mr. B. concluded by stating that the paper
he presented contained information of uitich
importance to the committee which had been
ordered to inquire into the expediency of

have the community with incessant convul-

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treating with the Iridiair tribes between Mis-

a—a

W l'tl1.,f1,_l.l1ll vi'ew..of'tli¢_§s,é-c.Vil5'. I_recqii,i.gne_ii- .

merit of the appointing‘ power. ~,,'1flie-5pa_tt‘0Il-A

horses. and 23 wagons, which had made they

sourianrl Mexico for the ‘right of ‘safe passage
through their countries. . - ' ,

;1n the House, on Monday, Mr. Williams,
from the committee of Claims, reported a’ bill
‘fiaiithorizing the, payment ofinteifest due to
the state ofVi'rgiuia E” which was "read twice.

The house, was occupied most ofthe day
with the Niagara claims bill. As no new
facts were stated in addition to what we have
heretofore given, we must omit a sketch of
this debate. The other business transacted
was of no general importance.

On Tuesday and Wednesday the Senate
were priucipallyoccupied with tliebill for abol-
ishing iinprisonnient for debt, which received
its third reading, and was ordered to be laid
on the table and printed. , '

On the same days the House were engaged
on the Niagara relief bill." A resolution pass-
ed requesting the President to communicate
to the house the documents and proceedings
of the Court Martial in the cases ofLt.iVeav-
er and Lieiit. ' , [name not published.)

On Thursday the Niagara bill was un-
der discussion. The blank was filled with
$250,000, and the bill laid on the table.

A coiiiriiuiiication was received froiti Mr.
Monroe inviting an investigation of his ac-
counts. We have ro'om for the following ex-
tract only : ‘_‘I have been long in the service
of my country, and in its most difficult cori-
jui-ictures, as well abroad as, at home, in the
course of which I have had a control over the
public moneys to a vsst amount. If, in the
course ofuiy service, it shall appear, on the
uiost severe scrutiny, which I invite, that the
public have sustained any lcssby any act of
mine,or ofotliers forwliiclt Ioiight to be held
responsible,l atn willing to bear it. _If, on_
the other hand, it shall appear, on a View of
the law, and ofprecedeiits in other cases, that
justice has been witliheld'frorii me, in any iii-
stance, as I have believed it to be in many,and
greatly to uiyiujiiry, it is submitted wlieilier
it ought not to be rendered. It would be grat-
ifying to tire, and it appears to be_pist,that the
subject should now be examined, in both re-
spects, with a view to a decision her'eafter.—
The cause of the delay in presenting these
claims, will be explained to the cvominittee to
whom the subject may be referred. It'will.,I
presume, be iuade apparent tliatit was inevit-
able ; that ‘from the peculiar circumstances
attending each case, Congress alone could de-
cide on it ; and frotti cous_iderati.ons of deli-
cacy it would have been highly improper for
me to have sought it an earlier perrodfllait
that which is nowproposed—tlie expiration of
my term in this high trust. A citizen who has
long served his cotintry, has a right, iflie has
served with fidelity, to enjoy undisturbed tran-
quility in his retirement. This he cannot ex-
pact to do, unless his conduct shall be placed
by severe scrutiny,on a basis not to be shaken.

 

On the inst.says-the Nat.Jour. the doors of
the President’s House were thrown open, as
usual, for the reception of these who desired
to avail themselves of the opporttiiiity of of-
fering theiricompliineuts to our venerable $1.
most excellent Cliief Magis'.rate. On no sini-
ilar cccasion have we witnessed such an eager
press of citizens and distinguished strangers,
all anxious to get a last shake of the li:iiul,‘or
a last look at the furrowed and care-worn
checks of our last Rcvolutioiiary President.

 

FOREIGN ITEMS—Fi‘om London pa-
pers to .N'ov. 2/1.—M r., Stratford Canning pro-
cceds to Constantinople as H. B. M. Minister,
and Lord Sttangford takes the Eiiiliassy at
St. Petersburgh. Measures of great import-
ance to Greece will be taken as soon as aprop-
er understanding exists between Fraiir:e,Erig-
land, Austria and Russia on the subject. The
two former desire her independence,while the
two latter dread her iiifiiieiice, should her an-
cient empire be restored. It is said that the
G,.ec,,,,, gov’; will be recoirimended to give a
sum of money to the Grand Seignor for the
claims which he supposes he has to their al-
legiance. Accounts from Trieste confirm
the report that the celebrated Ismael Gibral-
tar, the Egyptian Adiiiiral, has been taken by
[he Greeks, and is now_ a prisoner of war.--
Great consternatioii prevailed at Constanti-
nople. It was feared the Greeks would block-
ade the Dardanelles-—tlie Captain Pacha, it
was said, had been beheaded. It was report-
ed also tliatthe Grand Seignor was beheaded.

> The French Minister M. deVi|lele is accu-
sed of having acquired 38,000,000 by deal-
inus in the stocks and army _coritrac_ts, since
hi: appointment. Many of his political acts
were solely for the benefit Of 3 Company ‘fr
brokers which he established. 5-“ll 5°‘"‘3 °l hls
army contracts were made Ill. 60 Pet‘ 31- P"°fit-

"A Madrid paper of 8th_ NnV._ Sfl,Y3 that at
the conferences which foreign Ministers Were
then holding there the American Ambassador
took an active part. It is said the subject,
ofdiscussion is of moreimportarice to the tran-
quility ofEurope than the evacuation ofSpain.
it is generally admitted_ that Spain cannot
exist without foreign assistaiice.

A private letter from Cadizsays no business
is doing there, and all ll1e?}m0Sl. respectable
Spanish families are removing to I-Iavanaand
the U. States. Every one distrusts the king
and the present govermnent.———~Tlie French
are to occupy Cadiz with 10,000 men.

MADRAS, July 23.—-We understand that
orders frorii Ava had been received by the
Burmese authorities “to fight the English
sword to sword—-teeth to teeth—aud drive
them into the sea ;” and they themselves say,
with reference to their vaunted success at Ra-
.m,o,;imr if we will not take ivarniugnve must
abide the conseqiiences, as they will not taiii-
per with us any longer. -'

 

.7V'c-to Sc.’i.eme.—-A Mexican paper proposes
a '[‘n_-aty of Confederation for all the Ameri-
can muons, The objects of the confedera-
tion are to complete the independence of
[he New yvorld, by driving away the forces
which still hold their ground in several points;
to settle the disputes which subsist between
sortie oftlie American nations; and to facili-
tate emigration from Europe. A _General
Congress shall be chosen of 3_deputies from
each state, and located in Florida; and shall
immediately undertake an experlitiori against
Cuba, with the combined forces of tlie_con-
federation. These are to consist of6 shipsof
war from each of the principal nations, viz.
the U.States, Mexico and Colombia ; 8 from
Buenos Ayres, Peru and Chili ; and 1 from
St.Doiningo. The iuiinber oflaiid forces to be
furnished by the principle states is 3000 each,
and a proportionate number for the rest. Ev-
ery 3 years a general is to-be chosen by the
states in their order of succession, our own

 

country standing first.-—./V. Y. fid-

 

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 11,1825,

-The loss sustained by Dr. VVeed in conse-
quence oftlie fire mentioned in ourlast, is, we
are desired to state, estimated at about $600:
The cider-iiiill hoiisegnear thedwelling house,
was consumed, with its conleiits. All the
materials ofilie Doctor’s Pri:zlz'ng Oflicc were
lost in the general wreck.

A letter from a member of Congress from
S. Carolina expresses a conviction that Mr,
Crawford’s friendsin the House will vote for
Mr. Adams in preference to Gen. Jackson.

Gov. Clinton has appoliited Charler G.
Haines,ofN.Y. Adjutant General of the state,
Charles A.Clinton, his private Secretary, and
Charles Walker, of N. Y. Military Secretary.

, It is said to betheintention General La
Fayette to visit every state in the tlnion, be-
fore lie leaves the country.

Dinner to Lnfuyelte.——On New-Year’s day
Gen. Lafayette dined with the iiieiiibers of
both houses of Congress. Mr. Moiiroe was
among the invited guests. The party con-
sisted of200. Mr. Gaillard, president, pro.
tem. of the Senate, __and.Mr. Clay, presided.-
On the right of Mr. Gaillard sat M r. Monroe,
and on his left, Gen.L'-ifayette. 'Ontlie right
of Mr. Clay sat Mr. J. Adams, and on his
left Mr. Callioun. The following are a part
of the toasts which were drank z-—-' y
The day: which exhibits the Patriarch of
Liberty s'urrounded by his brethren in the
midst ofliis children.‘

The President of the U. States: Our re-
spectability abroad, $L our prosperity at borne,
are the best eulogy ofliis administratioii.
[VVlien this toast was announced the whole
company rose. Deeply affected the President
stood up, and in a short and neat address ex-
pressed his gratitude for such a tribute of re-
spect from such an assembly.].

The statesinen who proclaimed,andthehe-
roes who achieved our independence ': Un-
speakable gratitude for unspeakable benefits.

Gcii.Lafa_veite', the great Apostle of ration-
al liberty: Uiiawed by the frowns oftyranny,
unintluenced by the hlandisliments of wealth,
$L unsedticed by popular applause ; the same
in the Castle of Olmutz as in the active scenes
ofhis labour, andtlie height of his renown.

To this sentiuient Lafayette made a suita-
ble reply, and then gave the followipg : Per-‘
petual union aitiongthe U.States: it has saved
us in times ofdanger-it will save the world.

The Republics of SouthAnierica and Mex-
ico : Instructed by our example, may they
participate in our success. A

Greece: May the glories ofantiqiiity be
rekindled amidst her desolate groves and bro-
ken aliars,aiid Athens and Sparta be retouch-
ed into life with fresh associations of splen-
dour and renown.

After the regular toasts were drank, Mr.
Gaillard rose and gave the following:

May every generous and gallant defender
ofa nation’s rights meet with the noblest re-
ward that can be received by man——a nation’s
admiration, gratitude, and affection.

Mr. Clay then rose, and after making some
appropriate allusions to otir sister republics. at
the south, and remarking that in their behalf
no generous and disinterested Lafayette had
arisen, proposed the following:

General Bolivar, the Washington of Sotitli
America, and oftlre Republic of Colombia.--

-The co_mpany_ soon after dispersed.

' Treasury Rrport.——It appears from this re-
port that the receipts oftlie past year exceed
the estimate presented at the last session about
$300,000. The gross atiiouiit ofduties wliich
accrued during the whole year is estimated at
322,500,000. Thegreceipts for the first three
quarters oftl-ie year exceeded by $1,200,000
the receipts of the corresponding quarters of
the year 1323. The debentures issued during
the first three quarters of the present year, a-
mounted to $2,952,000; which is $460,000 less
than the 'r1l110l11‘lK issued in the corresponding
quarters oftlie preceding year; and the am-‘t.
of debentures outstanding on the 30th Sept.
last, and chargeable upon the revenue of1825
was $1,004,000 ; which is $40l,000,less than
was on the same day in 1323 chargeable upon
the revenue of1824. The ani’t of bonds in
suit on the 30th Sept. last was $2,909,000.-
The a’iiit of duties outstanding on bonds $*.c.
payable after the expiration of the present yr.
will be about 12,200,000 dollars.

It is estimated that in the year ending on
the 30th Sept. last the value of doiriestic arti-
cles exported was 549,684,710; which exceed-
ed by ,j';‘2.529,302, the ain’t exported the.pre-
Lagging year ; and that the value of foreign ar-
ticles exporleo' was S3.-5,343,783; which was
less by 32,294,340 that} the a«n’t- exyqrted in
the preceding year. The value 01 1|hP0”5
during the same period is estiiiiated‘~at about.
$77,516,183, which exceeds the imports oftlie
preceding year by $956,916. For Syears past
the averagfie annual value of imports has been
$.79,678,097;‘ll121t of foreign articles exported
25,026,201 ; and that of domestic articles ex-
ported $48,904,732. The little fluctuation that
has taken place in these years, and the im-
provement in the last year, may be regarded
as indications that the commerce oftlie coun-
try is tcnding to a regular and sound state.

For the 2 yrs. ending on the 31st Dec. the
annual gross amount ofdcN—'.es on imports was
323,217,825, being 29,12 per cent of the iin-
portations, or 42.42 per cent after deducting
the exports of foreign articles. .

The operation of the new tariff uponthe
revenue cannot now be correctly estimated ;
but it is believed that it will increase the rev-
enue about’ 7 1-2 per cent. The receipts
into the Treasury during the year 1825 are
estimated as follows :—Custoiiis, 20,000,000;
lands, 1,000,000; bank dividends, 350,000;
rriiscellaneous and incidental, $150,000—ma-
king $21,500,000; and tberesidue of the loan
authorised by the act ofMay last, $2,450,000,
forming an aggregate of $23,950,000.

The expenditures ofthe year are estimated
as follows :—Civil, diplomatic, and miscella-
neous,S1,685,026; militaryservice,35,0t3,283;
naval service, including the gradual increase
of the navy, 83,044,789. Public debt, inclu-
ding a payuient of $7,654,570 of principal,
$11,962,068. Making together 821,905,163.

Which will leave in the treasury on the 1st
Jan. 1826, after satisfying all the deinauds of
the yr. 182fi,a surplus estittiated at32,24-5,836.

Public debt.-—Oii the-first Jan. 1826,21 large
aniouut ofdcbt incurred by the late war, viz.
$19,500,000 ofthe Gper cent stock of1813 will

up -

be redeeirialilei _ As it is not pltolzifiblé that flffi ‘
surplus means of the year 1326 will more that!
equal’ the amount ufthe sinking fund for that
year, only S7,li00,’00Uof‘tliat‘stock can be dis»-
charged _oiit of. the ordinary revenue of H19’ ' ‘
year. On the 1st Jan. 1827, the 8'per cent!
of 1814, another portion of‘ tli"e_war debt, a-
mounting toSl3‘,000,000,will become redeem-‘ '
able ; and in that year, also, it is probable that
not more than $7,000,000 of the principal can
be discharged. There will then remain in
those 2 yrs $18,000,000, which cannot be paid

~ out of the revenue ofthosc 2 years.

-60%-— ’
.M.&RRIED—In Fishkill, on the doth oh:
by Rev. Mr..De Witt, Mr. Henry D. Hajj! to
Miss Jane Berry. In ' Bedford, by the’ Rev:
Mr. Green, Mr. Walter Smith, of Sit-linford,
to Miss Jerusha Lockwood, ofGreenwicli. .
DIED—-=ln this town on Slinday night last
an infant child of Captain John Knapp. Irf '
Ridgebury, Mr. Daniel Sriiitli, in his 29th yr.

~ 5

FOR SA Leon TO LET,
HE Dwelling-House_ Barn,
.. Cafriagé-house,’ $2. other out-
‘ liotises, with about 10 acres oftlid
of land, latejiy occupied by Mrs;
-Ml1T.7I~E- 31. Jofin, situate in Norwalk, with’:
in a short distance‘ of t_he Landing, wli’eré'_i%
Steam-Boat and Packets run to and from N..
York, thro’ the season. The buildings are,

 

sirable place for a private family, or a board-
ing house. fll.so,aDwellingHouse situated
on the West-side ofthe harbor, at present oc-
cupied by Dr. Ansel Hoyt.-—.I_9lso, 20 acres
meadow, plow and wood land, lying in the
east field, at Saugatiick Brook, so called.—-
fllso, 10 acres wood and plow land lying ‘on
the west side the‘ river, at Brook lot, so called.
Also, 5 acres Land at Dry Hill.

FOR SALE-8 acres meadow and pasture
land, lying on the eastside of‘ the harbour,
known by the name of Mallory land.

.dIso,10 acres wood land at thewhortlebury
Hills, known by the name of Cheese Spring
Ridge. For further particulars inquire of.

Win. $L B. ST. JOHN.

Norwalk, Jan. 10,- 1825. 46

TIiE subscriber offers for sale
' a ‘small Farm, one mile from
the Chlirch, on the main road to
 North Salem, consisting ofabotit"
eight acres ofL.~ind_§ a part of which is ex-_
Celleht W00d Land ; the remainder is good
Meadow. On said Fa rm is a large two story
Dwelling House, nearly new and well finish-
ed, with a Barn and necessary ‘out llO!lS8Si~..
.4130, a large Shop, used by the subscriber as
a Hat Factory, in which is a new patent Dye
Kettle and other necessary fixtures for carry-
ing on the business extensively. The place
is pleasantly situated, and for the couvenieiice
oftlre Hattlng business‘, is equalled by none
in Ridgefield. Payments can be made easy,
and an indisputable title given by the subscri-
ber, living on the premises. ,

_ . ',TH01\iAS HoLLt:vsm-:xn'.
Ridgefield. January '1, 1825. ' 46 if

FOR SALE at Vendue,on Sat-
urday, 22d inst. at 2 o’clock,
P. M. at the house of Mr. James
, .,..._ ‘ James, 15 acres of Wood Land,
situated in Wilton, called Dickenson Land.-'—-
./Ilso, on Thursday 1st Feb. at the Store of
Mr. Geo. Cannon, VVilton. two o'clock, P. M.-
12 acres Wood Land at Honey Hill, and six
acres Plow-Land at Mon; Lot, so called.—-
Conditions made known at time ofsale.
Norwalk,Jan. 10. 48 JOHNCANNON.‘

 -. J ILL be sold on the first
Monday of February next,
atPublic Auction on the prem-
. ‘.-_\_ ises. 11 acres of valuable Wood
and Plough Land, situate at White Oak_
shade,near the dwelling house of Elijah Reed,
being the estate of Seflcck Reed, dec’d, and
sold by order of the Court ofProbale for
Norwalk district. The terms will be made
known at the time and place of sale. '
Tiaioaus REED, Adm’r.
Norwalk. Jan. 10.1825. 40

’l‘AKEN UP on the 27th of
Dec. last a bay HORSE 3
or four years-old, with white
hind feet and switchtail. The
- _ owner can have said Horse by

proving property, and paying charges.

ALVAN MEAD.
Grr*enwcb,Jan. 5, 1825. 46'

BRASS $1. WOODEN CLOCK-S cleaned
.. and repaired, ‘at short notice; Fa)’
bale, Wooden Clocks, oftlie best quality.—-
Boot and Slice Kits made to any pattern,'and
Guns repaired in the best manner.

3in46 Ina Hon‘, Norwalk, '-
(1 mile from the Bridge,east side the river.)

’I‘0 be sold at Ptiblic Vendiie on Thursday

the 3d of February next, at one o’clock,
P. M. a farm ofland containing about 52 a-
cres, with tlie Building thereon, late the prop-
erty ofM r. John .N'cw.’rirk, dec’d. Said Farm
is situate in the East Field. Said Vendue
will be held on the premises. Conditions
‘made known at said time.

' SETH T.nrLon, Agent for the Heirs. ‘
' Norw'alk.*January 3, 1825. 48 3w

Vl‘O be sold at Public Vendue on the prem-
,ises,‘by order oftlie Court of Probate for

the District of Stamford, on Monday the 31st
day ofJanuary-next, at ten o’clock, forenooii,
so uiitcliof the real estate, of NATHANIEL
F£ms,'lat.e of Greenwich, dec’d, as will raise
the sum ofS901 65-100, with incidental char-
gas of sale. , JONATHAN F1KC1!, Ad , ,
-_ “'46, Cii_.uu.Es SMi'ru. m '5

T the Annual 'l‘0wn-Meeting oftlie inliab-
iiauts of the town of Greenwich, legally
warned and holdeii at the Meeting-House in
the second Society on the 4th day of October,
1824, the Meeting Voted that all,Swine under
10 weeks old be allowed to run at large on the
Commons, and all over 10 weeks old shall be
free commoners, haviug.two good rings in the.
nose of each... The above is a true copy of
Record, examined by me,
4w46 JOHN JAY TRACY, Town Clerk.

ALL persons indebted to Nathaniel Hub-
bard, are requested to make immediate
payment and all those who have any claims
against him are requested to present them for
payrnent. All persons indebted to the part-
nership of Samuel Wheaten $1. Co. which was
dissolved last spring by mutual agreement
are requested to make immediate payment 10
John S. Wheaten. ’ N. HUBBARD.
Stamford, January 1, 1325. ' 46
N. B. All accounts which may remain
unsettled after the 1st Feb. next,will be lodg-

 
 

 

 

 

ed in the hands of Chas. Holly for collection

lar'ge_and spaciotis,in good repair, and is a de-- ‘.