five indigencé bl'o‘til~.ilil'aiic'}i,‘ ‘
ft-uind atleqiiate, to cope ttjiilt all the p'rittfef,5',0l
Barharv‘, save the" first, tllltl with oiilililf ‘ile,.
priticipal inaritiine powers of Eiiropetn ’ I It,
period oftfurther’adv‘anceinent, but wltll ll“_'l9-;
-accession of strength, it not only Stlblllllielil‘
‘with honour the most unequal of con tcts,_but
'covered‘itsell' atidottr cotititry ‘with ‘tt,|‘r?1l'll"g
Aglory. But it is only since the close of tlte
late war, that by tlte_utiniber»and force of the
sships of'which it waseoitiposed, itcould do-
-serve tlte name of a Navy. _ Yet it retattis tlte
game 0rg:1ui'/,;itii)n as when lt OOH!-'lSl6(l 0ltly_
'-of live frigatcs. ’- The rules anti iegtilzttiotis by
which’, it is goveriied urgently call for a're'vis-
-im_i,_-,md the want of a Naval School of In-
-sirnction, corresponiliiig with the ‘Military
.Ac;1.]emy at West Point, forthe formation of
Scientific attd accomplished officet's, 'is felt
with daily inoreasiiig aggravation.
'-A report from the Postinaster Generalis
submitted, exhibiting the present flourishing
-cnlltillltm of that Depxirtnient. For the first
‘time for many years, tlifeqreceipts for the year
-ending ontlte first of-Julylast, excceiled the
"€'.\'p6ll(llllll‘e§ during the saute period, to the
‘amount of more tltan 545,000. Other facts
-equally creditable-to the adniinistration ofthe
‘Departuient are,‘ that in twé years from the.
‘first ofJuly, l8_‘l.‘3, an iniproveineut ofniore
‘than l:)5,‘O00 dollars in its' pecuniary affairs
thus been realized ; that in the satne interval
the increase ol"tht.-transportation of 'I'lie'mail
li:.i.sexceeded- one million live |inn.jlred tlious-
'ant.l miles, airtitt'ally ; '.i'rid tlt_at'l,'0'l0 new post-
oliices have been established. It hence ap-
pears, that under jtiiliciotis nianageriietit, the
income from this estiililisli/ment may be relied
-on as fully adequate to defray its expenses ;
and that by the discontinuance of post-roads,
-altogether unproductive, others of inor_e u-e-
fitl character may be opened, iill the circiila-
tionofthe mail shall keep pace with the spread
ofotir population; and tlte comforts offriend-
1ly'co'rresponden'ce, the exchanges of iuttwnal
-traffic, and the lights of tlte»periodical press,
slial|"he distribut'ed to the reniotest corners of
the Union, at'a charge scarcely perceptible to
any indivitlttal,iand‘ without the cost of a dol-
lar to the publieitreasury.
Upon this first occasion of addressing the
Le,riislattire'of the Utiioit, with whichl have
been-honored, ‘in presenting to their view the
execution,-so faras it has been ‘efl'ected,oftlii=
-measures sanctioned by tlietii, for proinotiiig
the internal improvement of our country, l
-cannot close the commtinication witlioitt re-
cominending to their cahn and .-persevering
consideration, the general.pr-inciple in ainore
eillaizgetl e.\'tent. The -great object of the
institution of-civil governinent;is the improve-
nrent'of.tlie'condition ofthose who are parties
'l9the.s'ocial compact-; and no government,
-in wliatcver form constituted, can accoinplisli
the lawful ends of its institution,'but~in-pro-
portion as it -improves the conrlition of‘those
-over Wll9tl)‘li is established. Roads and Ca-
*1-fills, by multiplying a rid facilitating-tlie com-
'-I’tfiilllCIlll0RS and intercourse betweeiidistant
wegionz, and mueltitudes of men, -are among
the most itnporataot means of iiriproveinent.
$But niot'al,po'litical, intellectual irnprovcriient,'
tare duties assigned, by the author of our ex-
istence, to social, no less than to individual
tnan. ‘For theifulliltnent oftliose-dttties,gov-
erntnents are invested with power, and to the
a_ttaintnent_ of the end, the progressive ini-
piovenieiit of :the condition of-the governed,
the exercise of delegated power, ‘is a duty as
sacred and indispensable, as the-tisurpation of
power not granted-iscriminal and odious. A-.
mong t-licslirst,-perliaps .the very first ‘instru-
ment for the-iniprovenient ofthe-condition of
-men, is knowledge; and to the acquisition of
much ofthe knowledge adapted to the wants,
Qlle comforts and enjoyments of human life,
public institutions an_d setninaries of learning
:ire essential. So conviticed of this was the
sirst of my predecessors in this office,riow first
-in the memory, as, living, he was first in the
-hearts ofoiir cottntrytnen,that once and again
‘in his addresses 10 t~lte-C-ongresses,tvitli whom
-he co-operated tin-"the public service, he earn-
estly recotiimendedtlie-establisliment ofsein-
inaries ofleariiing,to prepare for all the enter-
gencies ofpe-ace and‘-war—-a nationaI,univer-
shy, and a military academy. With respect
to tlicrlarter, had he lived to the present day,
in turning‘ his eyes to the institution at West
-Point,he would have eiijoyed the izratilication
ofliis-inos«t earnest wisltes. But, in surveying
-the city ‘Wll;l(‘ll ltas been honoured 'with his
iiaine. ‘he would have seen t_lte spot of earth
which he liaddestined and bi.-queatlied to the
:,use and benefit of his countr_v, as the site for
an university. still bare and barren.
In assuining her station ainong the civiliz
ed nations ofthe earth, it would seem that otir
country liatl contracted the etigzigeiuettt to
contribute her share ofinind, oflabour and of
expense, to the improvement ofthose parts of
knowledge which lie beyond the reach ofitt-
dividual acquisition ; and particulzuly to aeo-
graphical and astronomical science. Looking
back to the history only of the ltalf century
since» the declaration "of otir , lll(lt‘pCll(l€llC8,
and observing the generous emulation with
‘ which the governments ofFrance, G. Britain,
and Russia, have devoted the genius, the in
felligentlc, the treasures of their respective
ii1itioiis,tu l.lle'C0f)‘|lllf)ll iitiproveineiit of the
spr-cies in these braitclies ofscietic_e,is it not
incuittbeiit upon its to iiiquite, whether we
I1l‘e{l()[.llt)tllld.l)_V obligations of a high and
ltoitonrahle character, to contribute oiit' por-
tion ol'ctiet“gy and exertion, to the C()llll~ll()It
gluck ? The roy'aees of rliscovery, prosecuted
in the coiit'se.oftli:it time, at the expense of
tliose nations, have not only reilounded to
their glot‘y,biit to the lltl|)l't)Vt.fll|8lll oflittinaii
ltttotvletlge. We have been partakers of that
iIlIi)l‘tH'(:lItt.‘lll, illlli t)\\'c for [L a 5;]gri_-(ll debt,
"or only of gratitude, lnit ofequal or propo.-.
tional exertion in the saute coininon cause.——
()ftltei'o~'t ofthese ttiitli-rtakin-_rs, iftlie incre
exp,-aiiditnres ofoutlit, equiptiiciit. and corti-
pletion ofthe expeditions, were to be consid.
cred the only cli:it'gc.~, it would be ttnworthy
_,,r';, grin; and getteiuus‘ nation in -take 3 sec.
‘otitltlioii-__v,lit. One liiitidred expeditious of
circiiinnzivigattoti, like those of Cook and La
1)e|'t)us‘e,“\\-‘trllltl not burden the cxcliequer of
the nation lilting tlteiii otit, so inticlt as the
ways '-_i_titl iiieatis 0.l"(lel.l'fl.Vlllg a single cani-
paigii iti_,wn_r- But It We take into the account
_.the lives of those hetielactors of mankind, 01
which their Sel'VlC8\‘ in the cause of their spe-
' tzies we.-re,tlie purchase, how shall the cost of
those ltcroic enterprises be estimated .9 And
what coiitpetisatioii can be made to them, or
19 their countries, for then)? ls it not by
btearitig them in alfectiiiiiiite remenibraiice?
1-; it not still inure by iniitaiiiig their exainple?
by e,_,_ai,i.1iig cottiitryiiicii of -our own to pursue
trasiueveli tli_,i'i'tiltill:_saifiie’cai'eeir, a'ir;l_ lfldrh-“mil lll’f5—3_,.“‘
\
l
the saiite c‘atise'? A, , _.- _.., , ~. l
_ J19 i’i’i_§ji_i_ing die ’;i"tteiiti'o_ii:'of Coii_gress to the
-subject iii’-'iit_rer,i_‘ial llii|)T§l_Y€l,ll9ll_l5_g input} at View
ltlius, etil(i'rged,_it',_'iS ‘rl<?li_i.'".lt' "?9i?_‘P'.
tzaeticntte é?'tt!.iPt!1¢!‘l"°f"l"-"°?5P'l’dl"°"'r9"°"f'
.‘~.tinirt;tvi‘g‘a"rtri’g the globe for. lJl||'|l05_83 ' Of 59"
eiilific "resea'r'cli and lifqtiiry. Wegliaveob-_
]ectsoftisefiil investigation tte':trer lionie-, and
to which our ‘cares itiayhe tnoT'e, b'en'eficia_lly
applied.’ Tlle’lnlct‘l'0t' of our owri .lBI‘l’llUl'|€5
has yet been very iniperlectlyf explored. Out‘
ict)tiSlS.alOllg many ilegrees of latittfdé‘ “P00
the shores ofthe Pacific Ocea”n,’tlio’ mttcll
r.’-eqtiem,-,,t by our spirited cotnnierctal navi-
gators,ohave' been barely visited by our public
ships.‘ The River ofthe lVest‘,,fir"stfiilly dis-
covered and navigatedbya countryman of
our own, still bears the n'a‘nic,'oftlie ship in
which he ascended its w'-it'ers,a'tid claitns the
protection ofour ariii‘ed,"iiatioii.il- flag at its
month. With the establishment ofa military
post there, or at soiu-e otlier point oftha!
coast, recoinuiendcd by my predecessor and
already matured, in the (lf.‘lli‘GI‘fIllf)lIS of the
|a5i Congress, I would suggest the expediency
of connecting the cqiiipnieiit ofa public ship
for the exploration oftlic’ whole nortli-west
coast oftliis continent. '
ll-lere follows, a_ paragrapli on the stibject
of-a iiiiifornt standar‘d of weights and ni,eas-
urés, wlticli we omit.]' , ,
Connected with the establislimetit oftan
University, or separate frotii it, might be tiri-
dertalien the erection of an astrotioiiiicrtl ob-_
servatory, with provisioii for the support of an.
astronoincr, to be in eotistant attendance of
observation upon the phenomena oftlte heav-
ens ; and for the periodical publication of his
observations. It is with no feeling of pride
as art Anterican,tltat the remark may be uiade
that on the couiparatively small territorial
surface ofEtirope, tliereare existing upwards
ofl30 ofthese light houses oftlte skies;while
tlirougltout the whole American lteinispltere,
thet-e is-not-one. If we reflect a inomeut upon
the discoveries, which, in the last 4 centttries,
have been tirade in the physical constitution
ings, and ofobservers stationed in them, shall
we doubt of their ttsefttltiess to every nation?
And while scarcely a year passes over our
heads-without bringing some new astronomi-
cal discovery to light, which we must fain re
ceive at second hand from Europe, are we
not ctitting ourselves off frotii the means of
retttriiing-light for light,wliile we liave-iieitlier
observatory nor observer upon otir lialfoftlit-Q
globe, and the earth revolves in perpetual
tlarkiiess to our titisearching eyes? _
When, on the £Z5tli of October, I731, the
first President ofthe U. States announced to
Congress the result of thefirst en-uuteration
ofthe inliabitantsiofthis Union, he informed
them that the returns gave the pleasing as-
stirrtnce thatthe populati_ou'ofthc U. States
bordered on four millions ofpersous. At the
distance of th-irty years fioni1'tltat tiuie, the
last enumeration, five years Sltlflc completed,
presented a population -borderiztg upon ten
tiiillions. Perhaps, ofall the evfdeuccs ofa
prosperous and happy condition ofiliiiiiiaii" so-
ciety, the rapidity.,“of the iitcrease ol popula-
tion is the tnost itdéqtiivocal. But the demon-
stration of ottr pt'0spcl'lly rests not alone tipoti
this indication. Our commerce, our wealth,
and the extent ofonr territories,liave iticreased
in corresponding proportions; the ntitnber
ofindepetidetit cotiimunities associated in our
‘Fede_ral__Uuion., has. since that time, nearly
dotibled. The legislative tjepteseiitatit-m of
the States and people, in the two Houses of
Congress, has grown with the growtlt oftheir
coitstituent bodies. The House which then
consisted of 65 tnetribers, nownumbers tip-
wards of 200. The Senate which consisted
of 216 members, has now 48. But the Exec-
ntiv‘e,&. still more the Judiciary Departinents,
are yet in a great measure confined to their
primitive organizzttiou, and are now ttot ade-
quate to the urgent wants of a still growing
cotntntttiity. The l'llI\'2tl,‘ill‘lllIllll£‘llls which
at an early period forced themselves upon the
necessities of the Uiiiou, soon led to the es-
tablishment ofa DC[J}|l'llllBlilV()r the Navy.-
But the Departments of Foreign Affaii's,:iii(l
ofthe Interior, wlticli, early aftcrthe fortna~
tioii of the government had been titiited in
one, coiitiuite so, tiiiited at this titiie, to the
utiqtiestiotiable detriment ofthe public service.
The uttiltiplication of our rt.-Iations with the
nations and governments of the old wor|d,has
kept pace with that of our population and
coniinerce, while within the last ten years a
new faiiiily ofiiations,in our own lteiiiisplieic.
has arisen among the itthabitants ofthe earth,
political, would ofilself furiiislt occupation to
an activeaitd ittdttstrious Departutent. The
constitution oftliejttdiciary, experimental ix‘.
iinperfectas it was even in the infaitcy of otir
existing govet'uinetit, is-yet more iiiiitleqn-ate
to the -.it_lmiiiistration of natiotial justice rt our
present maturity. Nine years have elapsed
since a predecessor in this office, now not the
last, the citizen who, perhaps, ofall others
ilirotigliout the Uiiion,coiitributed most to the
formation and establisltinent of our constitu-
tion, in his valetlit:tory address to Congress
immediately preceding his retirement from
public llll'?,llt'§__'_elllly recominendetl the revision
oftlte Judiciary, and the establishnient of an
adtlitiotial Executive Departiiieiit. The exi-
gencies ofthe public service, and its unavoid-
able deficiencies, as now ‘in exercise, have
added yearly cutnulativc weiglit ‘lt) the con-
sitlcratiotts presented by ltitii as pursuasive to
the tueasure; and in recutnineiiiliug it to your
doliberatioiis, I am happy to have the itillu-
ence of his high atuliority, in aid of the ori-
doubtiog convictions of my own experience.
On the £1'lth of Dec. I790, it was resolved
by Congress that ii marble inonuincut should
lieerecied by the U. S. in the Capitol, at the
city of Washington ; that the family of Gen.
Wasliiiigtoii should be requested to pertnit his
body tobe depo~ited ttitder it ; and that the
iiiomiiiieiit be so designed as to coinmcntorate
the great events of his uiilitary and political
life. In reniirtd-ing Congress of this resolu-
tion, and that the iiioinitiietitcontemplated by
it retnaius Ybt without execution, I shall in-
dulge only the remarks, that the works in the
Capitol are approaching to cotnpletion. That
the consent of the faintly desired by the res-
olntioii was requested and obtaitied.‘ That a
iiionttiiieiit has been recently erected in this
c'tty,at the expense of the Nation‘. overthe
remains ofaiiother distingitislied Patriot of
the Revolution ; and that a spot has been re-
served witliin the walls wlierewyou are delib-
crating for the benefit oft-ltisand future iiges.
in which the mortal remains may be deposited
of him whose spirit hovers over you, 8.t,_lis_teiis
ofthe universe, by the means of these bi-iild--.
with whom our intercourse, cotnniercial and ‘
I
\'Vllll“,(lcll9,llt to every lie’! of the _ ReP|'G59Iil3'
tives"ol- llls-Nal'l0‘lI which ft‘-all _l€nll,l_"‘°?"‘.‘,l.‘_&.
adorn his-‘and‘ tlieiricoiintry-. ,, ‘ ' 1 '2,
The Coiistltiitioti tinder __“.'ll_iCll__Y0“ -fire 0?:
setiibled is,-a charter o _
fu ll _and soleinti 'd'elibera‘tion npntt .'a1_l‘-9" .f‘"Y
ol"tlte-objects,"which, urged by an irre_sisttble_
seiisebf my own dt’ity,. Illave l"e\‘30‘l1Inlel'l(l‘8d
to yotir attention, shutlld, yoll_.C0}'H8.l'0 Elle 90"‘
clusion, that, lioti'ever-tlesilable-_ ln llie_tl.IS6lV.e5;
the eiiactirietii or Iaws'.fo_I' effective "‘l‘9°‘*
would transcend the powers.coi_niiiitIetl to yoti -
by that venerable itistrtiinent tvlticlI'.\,‘v'._8fll'l'3 “ll
botind-to sttpport; let no.'coi_iside'ratt_oii intlucef
you to assuuie the "exercise .ofpofweT._s__Vn0l
granted to you by t|te.vI’e'opl'e. l_3t1l.Illll8
power to exert':i's’e exclusive legislatioii It)‘ all
cases ivliatsbeverjover tlie_Disti-ict"of Colum-
bia ; if the power to».lay and collect taxes,
duties, itiiposts, and excises, to pay ;lll3.(.l(:l)l5e
and P,-mime for ihe uoininoii delentie and
general welfare ofthe U. Sltlléb‘ 3 if ‘ll’—"_l5"“""'
to regulate cotntiierce with foreign m|'|U".5_ 3-"
among the st-.ver\al states, and with the lndttllt
tribes: to fix the standard Of:,\Velgl>il5 and
Il1,@fl5Ul'€S; to establish pfJst_offices and post
roads ; to declare war; to ratseattd support
armies; to provide and iiiaititaiii-a Navy ; to
dispose of and itualie all needfiil rules and
regttlaticnsrespecting the 'l.‘eFril0I’,V fir Ullleli,
property beltitigiiig ltillle, U. S. ;and tori-i-ilie.
all laws which sliali henecessary and proper.‘
for, carryiiigtliesepowers into execution : ll
tliesepowers. and (lllll".l‘§,,,ellllll1§I'}l[C(l in the
Cons‘-iimiiun may he effectually brought itito
action -by laivs.proiiioti'ng_’ the iinprovemeul
agriculttire, ,conniiei;ce, and tiianiifacttires, the
cultivation and encouragement ol' the Me-
cliziiiicatitl ofthe elegant Arts, the advance-
iiieiit of Lit_eratiire, and the progress of the
sciences, oruainental andprolountl, to refrain
frotn exercising them for the r benefit pl the
people themselves, would be to _liide‘tn the
earth the talent comuiitted to our cltarge—-
wotild be treachery to the ntost sacred trusts.
The spirit of improvement is abroadupoii
the earth. It stitnulates the lteart,and sharpens
"the faculties, not of our fellow citizens alone,
btit 0‘-fthe nationsofEurope,and oftheir rulers.
__5yi,;i,, (.j\y,(:lllllg with pleasing satisfactioii on
"the stiperior excellctice of our political insti-
tutions, let us not be uutttindful tliatLiberly
is Power ; that the nation blessed with the
ltirgcst portion of liberty, must, in pr.0p0|’ll0"
in"fi:s nipnheys, l,e_the most pow-erful Nalimt
upon eartli ; aitd that tlie.t-eiiut‘e-ol' power
titan, is, in the moral purposes ofltis creator,
upon condition that it slrall be exercised to
ends, of benilicence, to itnprove lhe I‘-Otlflllltm
of hitnself and his fello.\v.inen. \Vhile for-
eign ‘nations. less blessed with that freedom
which is power, than ourselves, are ad vancing
witlt,gi_«_ratitic strides in the career of public
iinprovcmetit,were it e to sl_uinher in iridoletice
or fold tip oitr al‘.lllS and PTO’-.'l:iitn,' I3 “'9
world that we.are palsied, by the will of utir
cottstitnents, would it itot be to cast away the
hottntics of l’i.ovideiicc,', and doom ourselves
to perpettial iufetiurit_v ?,. lo the course ofthe
year now tlrawittg to~its.clost-, we have beheld,
tindisr the atispices, tilltl‘ ill the e:~;pet_ise of one
state of this Uitiou, a" llt‘;‘,\V.,Ulll\'Cl'5lly unfol:l-
ing its poilals tothc sons ofscieitce, and hold-
iug up the torch of liotiiau i_ttiprove_iticttt to
eyes that. stick the light. We ltttve semi,
under the perscveritig a't_it_l ctiliglitcaetl enter‘-
prise nf another state, the _\v:ttcis Ul‘Olll' West-
ern lakes tiiittg!r:d_witlt ‘those t‘ift_lie ocean. ll
undertakings like lhcsti ’.li::vc beet"i at-;cooi-
plislied in the tuitipass of a few 30:1 rs, by the
authority ofsingle inenibcrs ofour co:il‘-:tlur:i-
tion, can we, the l{(‘p|‘f"§l5IllitllVt‘:‘ Autltot'i:it:.~
ofthe whole Uiiion,-'* fall ltchintl our fellow
servants in the exetitise ofthe trust t:t)ll]l||lll.(.‘t_l
to us for‘tltc benefit of our coninion sove-
reign, by the accotnpli.-sliinent of worlts im-
portant to the wltole,and to which neither" the
a|](I]()|'ily nor the" resouices of any one state
can be adequate ? ll —
’ F'tu=tlly, fellow citizens, lshall :itvait with
cheering hopes, and faitlifttl cooperation, the
result of your tlcliberiitions , assttretl that
without encroaclting apon the powers t‘cserv’tl
to the autlioiities of the respective states, or
to the Ptople, you will, with a due setisc of
your obligatiousto your country, and ol llll‘.
high rc.~:pon~ihilitit:s weigliitig‘ upon your-
selves, give ellitzacy to the means ctititiiiittetl
to you for the conituon good. And may He
who searches the liearls of the children of
men prosper '_yt)ui‘ .£e,\t:t‘llt)n§ In secure the
lilcssiiigs ofpeace, and promote, the liigltcst
welfare ofour coiititry. '
ln theSenate 3000,&*;iti thellouse G003 cop-
ies ofthe message were ordered to be prtult:tl.
h"'¢:dtin.s'Ll 13;, Dec. 7.-—[ii the Senate a reso-
lution was adopted so atneudiitg the .>‘t)th rule
for conducting the business oftlte Senate that
instead of a cointiiittce of Coiiiniercc atid
Mtititifacttires, there be two Staiiding C0!!!‘
tnittees, one of Commerce atid one of Mariti-
factures. - In the House, little business
was transacted besitles referring the Prest-
dent’s inessage to committees, and the House
ailjottrtietl to Friday to give the Speaker tune
to make his selections for the great iititnber
of iniportant‘coiiitnittees which are to be an-
nounced at the next sitting of the House.
_ Iv‘;-idiry, Dec. 7.——’1‘he ineinorial oftlte Del-
eg.i;es'tvl_io ass"r':iiiblt:d,'at Pliiladelpltia to rep-
resent'tlic‘su rviviiigr;-'hev‘olutiotia‘ry- offi‘cers‘ol
several states, was presé’nted iiit_lie House by
Mr. Hemphill ; and, on his tiiotioti, referred
to a select coiniuittee, to whom also was re-
i'C,-,-mt 3 Petition froin Aaron Ogtlett, ol'New
Jersey, similar in its import, which was pre-
sentctl by Mr. Condict. " Mr. t\'l’Dulfie oller’d
at resolution on the subject of an aniciitliiieiit
ofthe Constitution, as far as relates to the
election ofPresident Vice President. lllr.
[ngham offered a resolution calling for the
dncumenis and report of procecd_iiigs‘ on the
Courts Martial which tried captain bte\Vi|I"i
and Lieutenants Sands. and I-luntcr. '1‘hc
alteration in the 53d rule, moved by '.\lr.’Ltt-
ile, so as to authorize the appointment of a
new standing cotniiiittee on Revolutionary
Pensions, was adopted. ’Mr. Post was elected
chaplain ofthe House for tlie-present session.
The Standing Comtnittees tverea_nIl0l|fN-‘fill
this day. We find the Connecticut delegation
distributed as follows: Mr. Phelps is on the
comm. of Election ; Mr.Barber out the copiin.
on Claims, i\‘lr. Totiiliiison on that on Loin-
inerce, Mr.Baldwin on Post Olfices &LRoadsi
Mr. Merwin on Agriculture, and l\Ir.Iugersoll
on the Select Cuininittee on Roads &*._Canals.
In the Senate, a committee of Ag|'|C“"U'°
was appointed,and some discussion took place
on the Resolution offered by Colonel ‘R. 31.
Johnson, on the subject ofilte abolition of
linprisoiiinetit for Debt. The discussion was
eventually postponed itntil '1‘ut3$'-l8."-
riiiatieit p:ow‘ers ;. fifiiér '
.
*9-tut+.=simr.iiDE¢Ett-Bmt,.itsdim‘
:5-tar’-~.g" '
l
, :,"‘_'Ouif’._r,_eadt:,rs will have iio,'causé"t‘o coin-
iplaiii tliatwc have filled our‘colun‘1iis.witli
tlio-Presidcnt’s Mcssageto the exclusion of
every thing else-. _ They will find irto be
as interesting as it ‘is 'Iengtliy—to_ ti
‘plain and faithful ex” o'se of all, O_lll-‘ rela-
tioiis,bot1i foi’_cigri ant ‘domestic———to-be rc-
plctc with facts‘ of the most satisfactory
’1l'Z'lt:1l_t‘(?', sliewing tlie-rapid progressive are
tveelewliile,llté!hiall host was start! is its”
l_(_)\,_l_',8'I’ed down ftldlli the-.side.wi’i'|; zghe 5:ecorV1A¢‘i
Viiililfllfli W0 P35-‘mhgellisi ‘fwd’-it\vo.liaiid§,‘ tor
the ptirpose of landing;‘the-ipassengers, thld
ii bow tackle was suddenly-letggo, which piush-
ed the whole five into‘tht=.‘ river‘; and the cap; A
rain and two passengers were d,rotv_‘it‘ed,.__;.- - -,
ports wlii'cl't ‘failed in tlieatteinpt tr_i,rt;-acli the
Castle of St. Joan, returned to Ha'vai1éi‘on _
the t'6tl‘t No"veii_’iiae‘r-., ' ' ' ' 0 '
-.W.dRRIED3--ln.‘Reailing, on the 28th _
-ultt. Mr.-George Selleck of Norwalk, to Miss
Hall“?! Bahks." or the former place.
)1i:tliingl0\V‘itr(l5 distinctioii and honor a-
mong the lniationis ; and givitig abuiidant
reason to all to focltliat our lines havc,in-
ilr.-ed fallen to us‘ in - ‘pleasant places, and
that we have a goodly licritage.
Upon piiblisliing the message the edit-
ore of the . Y. "Observer remark that ma-
ny now‘ and iittorestiitg. measures have
bcen_proposed by the l’rcsideiit'—‘=-Miiiis-
tors are who appointed to attend the Con-
gress of Aiitctictttt Rl3l)t1l)llC.‘4 tit Paiiaina,
and to take part in the 'tlL‘lilJt>I‘11ilUl13 '0ftl1i1E
body,-a iiaval_ 0X1:t‘(lll.‘l0l_li is proposed for
exploriiig the iiortltwcst coast o1"l\. _Amcr-
ica-—tiiit.la1noiig other iiewplaiis, are the
erection of ti iiioiittinciitto Gen. VV asl1ing-
ton within the walls of the capitol-—a Na-
tional Uiiiversity—-an uiiiforin .staiidard
of weights and measurcs—a revision of the
Jiidiciary System and a new lixeciitivo
l)epartuieiit of the General Governnieiit.
The proposition of these incasures fornis
the clitiractci'istic ft‘-llilIl‘C of_ the message,
and as most of them are designed to pro-
mute the progress ofscieucc and literature,
our readers will rejoice in the prospect
that under Mr. Admits’ adiitiiiist_i'ation, the
intellectual cliariictcr of ‘our country will
be gi'et'itly extiltcd in the eyes of foreign
natioits. U The finances of the country
were n(.‘VC‘t‘_ in it more prospcroits condi-
tion.
ctistouis alone, duriiig the year 1825, will
he more tliaii the whole cxpciiilitzims of
the year, iiicltitling the twelve millions dc-
voti-izl to the payiiietit of the priricipal and
ititiwcst of the public debt." This debt,
wliich in 1816 was 23,000,000, is now
i"r-diiccil to loss than ,0O0_,O00, and in
eight or ten y'c:i.t‘s more will be ciitircly
(?7(l'lllf_'lilSllt‘(l. Uiiilur these cii'ctiti1stti_itccs
the l"i'c.siil‘tutt lS_ll1.s‘l‘.lll6‘.(i in sci.-kiiig foriicw
iiictliotls ofcxpt.-.iiditig the public ti‘ca.sut‘c,
and in no -way.wc_ apprcht-tid can this he
done with more credit to The '(:()tllill‘_V-4. than
in ‘the [)‘i‘OSt'..".[lll()ll of the pluiis ‘which he
has sitggostctl.
Mr. Niles s."._\'s of the ‘i it is
plain-, rcpiil)lic:ti"i_-_. pt':-itftititil, and wortliy of
the grczit rl‘ptt€Ettl0lt ofits author. It is ad-
rli“c:~::-:e(l tothc conimori sense ofthe nation,
and will he WE‘. ‘oily accepted by the nation.
At a tiiectiitg of the Stockliolders oftlie
.7Vt)i°z/rrrl/c and ."r'cu.~-I01'fc Steam-B{_2(tt As-
.s'(IL‘2i.’!f£'0IlV0ll the 6tli_iiist, SiIl')n?t0lY.'l'1l.'(,’8(l‘l/5.
Esq. oi l)aiibtti'_v, l'VzZ_lzr1m J. lSfI'f't.ft,' of
Nor-wall~:, and Sanzzycl . Lcgm‘, l_'Vzl’l‘u/in
C'lur.l:_. and .I.~rrr(rr: IL Jesttji, of \ ork,
were ttppointutl il)lll‘(.:\(‘fl‘f)i'$- ol the sloiiiptiqy
tiiltho iic.-.i:t‘_-‘iiiniizi ;.‘i(‘(.‘l.ll2_‘_{; an at asu -
svqtii-,iit inevtiitg of the Directors Samuel
Lt,-gc:‘.£ was chosen l’i'csitlt:nt,- and Is-(tat;
Ii. tfflsllll Seci~rtttii'v. It has been resolved
by tho (_Ionipany to run the Boat the next
sczisori lictwccii this place and N. York ev-
ery day in the week, (Siintlttys cxccptcd)
cotiiinciiciiig on the first of March.
' ‘he Soci"ota.ry of '\Vzit‘ has addi‘e.ss'ed ‘a
letter‘ to Geri. (iaiiit.-s by order‘ of tire Pros-
lti('lllI inforinitig him that the dciiiaiid 01
Got’. T roup for his arrest for‘ violating the
.=\rticlcs of War, will not be complied witlt,
but at the satire tiinc at.ltliiig,tlia.t the I"i't‘.s-
irlztnt has sccii with t't§gzret that he has’ iii-
tlulgod, in his letters to Gov. Troop, a tone
calcttlatcd to destroy that liarmottv wlitclli
_ , ' . s " . .
the Prcsttlciit is so desirous of clit:t'isli:ii;l_r,
and that he di's(Ipprot.vr:s of his wrtttiig‘ as
well as plll)l.l.Sllll'lS{ tltosc lcttci's,titiilcnjo_iii's
ttpoii him to abstaiit in future in his coni-
inttiiications with Gov. Troop, from every
thing that ttiay be deemed olletisivc‘.
In conclusion the Secretary says—'-I
“ I am directed to add, as an act. of pis-
tice to voti, that the President sees, in the
, ' . ‘I
serious cliargcs made against you by (rev.
Troop, and the publicity given to them, &
The not rcvciiiic accruing from-tlic , "
Poundrirlge, Mr‘. John ’Saun't'l'ers to Miss Ber-
s'ey‘Dixou ; Mr. -Albert S‘ce'ley to Miss Ruth
Cross ; M r.,-Daniel Wood to Miss Rlteuaiiia
Walton. In F-.iirfield,"_on the 6th iitst.'bv Rev.
Mr. Hcwit‘, Mr. ‘E'li_ta’than T. Webb to Miss,
Eliza Knapp, daughter efJariies Knapp, Esq. '
ofthe former place. In New-Canaan,on.ghv,,
6th inst. by lll8‘1{8V. Mr. Holcomb, Mr. Ha-
.zer Abbott to "Miss M'ar_v'Ann Ayres. In ‘
Saugat'iick,Aon't|ie_ 24-th tilt. by the Rev. Mr.
Judah, Mr. Nelson Jamie to Miss -./l1a'r'_y Ray-
mond, dangliter ofLewis Raymond, Esq." _ ,
, D,-IE.D—-ln Norwalk, on the fltlth ult. Mrs-.
Eunicfe Warren, wife of Mr-. Nathan Warren-,~
7 aged 63. ‘
. - Q 2 "
\VANfl‘ED—'PlNIBER for :1 HOUSE 4
FRAME 28 by 3”.’ feet. Apply at this
Otfiee in the course of 10 days.
FOR SALE—-ROI:-LIN’S ANCIENT
HISTORY, in 6 vols. 8 vo. well bound, and
well printed—-an excellent edition-, and will
be sold cheap. Inquire at this oflice.
ALSO, For sale the Rev. Mr. Dey’s Ser-
mon, preached at New York upon the death
Of Mrs. Laidlie. .
CHRISTIAN ALMAINACS will be for
sale at this office in the course of a few days.
HOUSE TO LET,
F‘ ROM the 20th of December
to the first of April next,
about 80 rods_ from the Bridge.
Inquire of D. S. Bjuvriiaitr, or
M . 'S1rALi.'UM S'riii«:i-:'1‘i
Norwnlk, December IUZ.
' TRAYED from the sub-
» scriber about the middle
“ , . of August last a HEIFER,
~§.-.‘§"->.- coining two years old, ofa
ilarlt brown color, "with some white spots—no
artificial mark. Whoever will return her to
the subscriber shall be reasonzibly rewarded.
GILBERT 'I‘.ut'Loit.
Norwallt, Dec. 19, 1825. V *4.°‘.
T a Court of\Probate bolden at Statiiford
in and for the district of Stamford, Dec.
6, 13525.4:-33-JOB LYON of Greenwich in said_
district, Guardian OT Mary Rebecca Close, of
said Greenwich, having Petitione d this court
for leave to sell certain Lands belonging to
said Mary, lying in said Greenwich, namely,
a tract containing 11 acres and 3 roods-, boun-
ded North by land ofJonathan A. Close,- E.
by bigh\va_v, S. by the dower ofthe widow of
Jonathaii Close. deceased, and land of,Nath’l
Finch, dec’d,'and West by land of sd.~Finch ;
and alsothe undivided sixth part ofthe fee of
the latid let to said ,Widow as her dower, as
per Petition oit lll8.'—iTlll8 Court assigns the
9th day ofFebrnary tiext, at 9 o'clock, A. BI.-
for the hearing of sd. Petition at the Probate
Ofiice in Stamford. By order ofthe Court—'-
42 Altest SAtu’L Locxwoon, Jr. Clk.
’[‘HE Court of Probate for the District of
St ivtford hath litnited nine months from
this date for the exhibition of claims against
the estate of Williain Knapp, late of Green-
wich, dec’d. All persons inde ted to said es-
tate are requested to make immediate pay-
ment. , Es"riii=:ri KNAPP, Exec’rx-.
42 Bi:.\‘.i’N lsaacs,
JABEZ Mun, Execlrsw“
Dec. 6. JUs'i'Us L. BUSH, A *
OR SALE by S. J. FROST, Fifteen
Barrels IVIACKEREL, No. 1.
70 Barrels \VHEAT FLOUR
CRANBERRYS
300 pounds CANDLES country made
600 pounds good BUTTER in Kegs
500 pounds PEARLASH
Norwallt. Dec. 12. '
. ROCK SALT. "
UST _rec’d_ and for sale by the subscriber-,
. .,QNE HUNDRED BUSHELS of the
first quality‘o_f ROCK SALT. _
Likewise,'a fresh supply of Cider Brandy
CHEESE ofa good quality. _ '
Joint Btiri‘i*..»iLL. ‘
Norwalk, Dec. 19.‘. A ,
‘i«‘'.»-'iIi*.i~‘'it2'i.~i)’ CoU1\**i‘Y-BANK,
NoriwALi<-, DEC. 1; 1825.
T
HE President and Directors have this‘
hall Dollars per Share mi the Capital Stock
which the letters complained of, were in-
tended to repel, circuinstanccs which go
far, in his opinion, to paliato your conduct;
and Without which paliation, the President
would have found it his duty to.liavc yield-
. ed to the dciiiaiiilof Gov. T roiip.”
Wm. ll. Cratvforcl and "Albert Callatin
arciizimcd. ainong otltcrs. as likely to re-
ceive the ’€lp[)t)ll1tlllOllb' of""cotiiiiiissioncre
to the Coiigi'css of Pziiiaiiiti.
Gen. Barton, of VCl‘lll0lli, who has been
in prison many ‘years for (lo-lit, has been
lilicrtitctlhv ti rctiiittaticc from UC\ll0l'i1l
.L.\b'.\Y.E'1"l‘E ! ,
The petition of the Stockltoltlers‘ of the
Lombard l3.itilt for the restoration o_f their
charter has been refuseil. From the" re‘pTlrt
oftlte comniissiotiers appointed by the legis-
latttre to investigate the coucernsiol the bahlc,
it appears that the whole capitalof the epin-
pany is sunk, and there will bea deficiency‘
for the tliscliarge of its debts of S39,Sl3l _l9.-
It is stated in the Baltimore American,that
Mr. Monroe, late president of the U. States
will consent to serve as Governor of Virginia.
should the choice ofthe Legislature fall upon
«him. ‘
A letter from Milledgeville. dfliefl 934"‘ “ll-
says—s“ From appearances I am Induced *0
believe that there will"be a V018 Of 06"5"|’8
passed by the Legislature upon the (’3':overnor,
but upon what point 1 cannot learn.
Jllelmtcltoli; Disaster.---As the steam-boat
Olive Branch w'as-going up to Albany last
daydeclared a Dividend of two and "alt
of this Bank, which is payable on demand.
A_ Per Or_d_e_r_. E._M._iVlORGAN. Cash’r.
ROCK S.-\L'1‘—-—jiist,. rec'd and for saleby
Locinvoon $3 ST. Jouiv.
A SCHOOL TEACHER WANTED. A
X ANTED innneiliately, a School Teach-
er in the District west of the rlveriii
Stamford. For terms apply to.
‘ Etilr-:N’t_t WEBB, School Comm.
Stamford-, Nov. 30,3835. 41*
, DARIEN STATE TAX;
TIJE inhabitants of Darien and n0t1-resi-
dents liable to taxation in said town, are
hereby notified that I shall "attend at Andrew
Bt:ll’s store on _W'ednesday, the 518th of Dec.
frotii 9,o’c|ock, A. M. until 192, and at Rufus
Be|l’s Inn, from I o’clo‘cli, until 4 in the af-
"ternoou ofthe same day.fAt Eben’r VVeed’s
shop on ’I‘hurs'day, the 28th of Dec. from 9
ofelocli, A.M. until re, and at Selleck Seely’s
Iifn, from I oiclock until 4 in the afternoon of
ihe..sanie_day-, for the ptirpose of receiving the
State Tax due on the list ofl8QIl. All those
who neglect this notice will have to pay :rav'- '
ellingfees according to law. ‘- '
r ' Josrapa Wi:E1), Collector.
Darien, Dec. 6,1325. ' 41*
ANAWAY front the subscribers on the-
nigltt of the 29th ult. an indented Ap- -
prentice named William‘ ‘H. Gz'lrlerslewe.—-
Whoever will return said apprentice to the
stibscrib’ers shall receive a Reward often
Dollars. All persons are forbid harbouring’
or entployit-ig said Apprentice, under penalty -
of the Law.‘ JOHN EVERSLEY 8;, Sort, '
Not-walk, Dec. 5, 1825.” all .,
'I‘wo'of‘tlie Slianifib frigate! =l_h(l‘.ltlv”rftl‘sl.rts-"' .
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