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pendently of the weighty objections which
have already been urgéd, to render its crea-
tion and existence the sources of bitter and
unappeasable discord.
If we add. to this, its inevitabletendency to
produce and foster extravagant expenditures
of the pblic money, by which a necessity is
_.crcated for new loans and new burdens on
{be people; and finally, if we" refer to exam-
-ples of every’ governinent which-has existed,
for proof, how seldom’ is it that the system,
iv en once adopted and implanted in the pol-
icy Of a country, has failed-to expand itself,
until public credit was exhausted, and the
people were no longer able to endure its in-
creasing weight, it seems impossible to resist
the conclusion, that no benefits resulting from
its career, no extent of conquest, no accession.
of wealth to particular classes, can counter-
ballance its ultimate but certain results——a
splendid Government, and an impoverished
people.
If 1: national bank was, as is undeniable.
repudiated by the framers of the constitution
as incompatible with the rights of the States
and the liberties of the people; if, from the
beginning, it has been regarded by large
portions of our cititens as coming in direct
collision with the great and vital amendment
to the constitution, which declares that all
powers not conferred by that instrument on
the General government, are reserved to the
States and to the people; if it has been view-
ed by them as the first great step in the
march of latitu'dinous construction, which,
unchecked, woifld render that sacred instru-
fneiif of as liftlé value as an unwritten con-
éiifiitioii, cpendent, as it would alone be, for
its meaning, on the interested interpretation
ofa dominant party, and affording no securi-
ty to the rights ofa minority ;—ifsuch is un-
deniably the case, what rational grounds
could have been conceived for anticipating
aught but determined opposition to such an
institution at the presentday ?
Could a different result have been expect-
ed,iwhen the consequences which have flow-
ed from its creation. and particularly from its
struggles to perpetuate its existence, had con-
firmed in so striking a manner, the appre-
hensions ofits earliest opponents; when it
had been so clearly demonstrated that a con-
centrated money-power, wielding so vast a
capital, and combining such incalculable
means of influence, may, in those peculiar
conjectures to which this government is una-
voidably exposed, prove an overmatch for the
political power of the people themselves,
when the true character of its capacity to
regulate, according to its will and its inte-
rests, and the interests of its favorites, the va-
lue and production ofthe labor and property
of every man in this extended country, had
been so fully and fearfully developed ; when
it was so notorious that all classes of this
great community had by means of the power
and influence it thus possesses, been infected
to madness with a spirit of heedlcss specu-
lation ; when it had been seen that, secure in
the support of the combination of influences
by which it was surrounded, it could violate
its charter, and set the laws at defiance with
impunity; and when, too, it had become.
most dp'pa'i‘entt_hat to believe thatsuch an ac-
éiimulation of powers can never be granted
without the certainty of being abused, was
to indulge in a fatal delusion?
To avoid" the necessity of a permanent
debt, and its consequences, I have advocated.
and endeavored tocarry into ‘eflbct, the poli-
cy off confining‘ the appropriations for the
p‘u'b‘lic service to such objects only as are
clearly’ witliiri the coiistitutional authority of
the Federal Government; of excluding from
its expenses those improvident and unauthor-
ised grants of public money for works of in-
ternal improvement, which were so wisely
arrested by the constitutional interposition of
my predecessor, and which, if they had ‘not
been so ci1eCi(c(.l, would long before this time
have involved the finances of the General
Government in embzirrassineuts far greater
than those which are’ now’ experienced by
tiny ofthe States; of limiting all our expen-
ditures to that simple, unostentatious, and eco-
nomical administration of public affairs,which
is alone consistent with the character of our
institutions; of collecting annually from the
customs, and the sales of public lands, a rev-
cnue fully adequate to defray all the expens-
es thus incurred, but under no pretence
whatsoever, to impose taxes upon the people
to a greater amount than was actually neces-
sketch of the past history and present state of
the financial concerns ofthe Federal Govern-
ment. The facts'there stated fully author-
ize the assertion, that all the purposes for
which this Governuient was instituted have
been accomplished during four years of
greater pecuniary embarrassinents than were
ever before experienced in time of peace,
and in the face ofopposition as formidiblo as
any that was ever before arrayed against the
policy of an administration; that this has
been done when the ordinary revenues ofthe
goverument were generally decreasing, as
well from the operation of the laws, as the
condition of the country ;—without the crea-
tion of a permanent public debt, or incurring
any liability, other than such as the ordinary
resources of the government will speedily
discharge, and withoutthe agency of a na-
tional bank.
If this view of the proceedings of the go-
vernmcnt, for the period it embraces, be war-
ranted by the facts as they are lmown to ex-
ist; ifthe army and navy have been sustain-
ed to the full extent authorized by law, and
which Congress deemed sufficieiit for the de-
fence of the country and the protection of its
rights and its honor; ifits civil and diplomat-
ic service has been equally sustained; ifam-
ple provision has been made for the adminis-
tration of justice and the execution of the
laws; if the claims upon public gratitude in
behalf of the soldiers ofthe Revolution have
been promptly met, and faithfully discharged;
if there have been no failures in defraying
the very large expenditures growing out of
that long-continued and salutary policy of
peacefully removing the Indians to regions of
comparative. safety and prosperity; if the
public faith has at all times, and every where,
been most scrupulously maintained by a
prompt discharge of the numerous, extended.
and diversified claims on the Treasury ;-—-if
all thcse great and permanent objects, with
many others that might be stated, have for a
series of years, marked by peculiar obstacles
and difficulties, been successfully accomplish-
ed without a resort to a permanent debt, or
the a-id of a national bank; have we not a
which has been to sustain the public service
independently of either ofthese fruitful sour-
ces of discord, will receive the final sanction
pfa people whose unbiasscd and fairly elicit-
ed judgment upon public affairs is never ul-
timately wrong .7
The embarrassments in the pecuniary
concerns of individuals,ofunexampled extent
and duration, have recently existed in this as
in other commercial nations is undoubtedly
true. To suppose it necessary now totrace
these reverses to their sources, would be a
reflection on the intelligence of my fellow
citizens. VVhatever may have been the ob-
scurity in which the subject was involved
during the earliest stages of the revulsion,
there cannot now be many by whom the
whole question is not fully-understood.
Not deeming it within the constitutional
powers ofthe General government to repair
private losses sustained by reverses in busi-
ness havinsr, no connexion with the public
service, either by direct appropriations from
the treasury, or by special legislation de-
signed to secure PXCIUSIVB pr1viie_i;res anti im-
munities to individuals or classes in prefer-
ence to, and at ‘he expense of, the great ma-
jority necessarilydebarred from any parti-
cipation in them, no attempt to do so has been
either made, recommended, or encouraged,
by the present Executive.
It is believed, however, that the great
purposes for the attainment of which the
Federal government was instituted have not
been lost sight of. Intrusted only with cer-
tain limited powers, cautiously enumerated.
distinctly specified, and defined with‘ a‘ pre-
cision and clcarness which would seem to
defy misconstruction. it has been my constant
aim to confine myself within the limits so
clearly marked out, and so carefully guard-
ed; Having always been of opinionthat the
best preservation of the union ofStates is to
be found in a total abstinence from the exer-
cise of all doubtful powers on the part ofthe
Federal government, rather than in attempts
to assume them by a loose construction of
the constitution, or an ingenius ‘perversion
of its words, I have endeavored to avoid re-
commending any measure which Ihad reas-
on to apprehend would, in the opinion even
ofa considerable minority of my fellow citi-
zens, be regarded as trenching on the rights
sis; giving and receiving in all cases value
for value, and iicither counteiianciiig nor on-
couraging in others that delusive system of
credits froiu which it has been found so diffi-
cult to t-scape, and which has left nothing he-
hind itbiitthe wrccksthatmark its fatal career.
"That the financial affairs of the govern-
ment are now, and have born during the
whole period oftliese wide spending difficul-
tics, conducted with it strict and invariably
regard to this great fundamental principle,
and that by the assumption and iniiiiitt~ii-
ancc of the stand thus taken on the very
threshold of the approaching crisis. more
than by any other cause or causes whatever,
the community at large has been shielded
from the incalculable evils of a general and
indefinite suspension ofspt-cie, paynients,and
a consequent annihiliition, for the whole pe-
riod it might have lasted, ofa just and inva-
riable standard of value, will, it is believed,at
this period scarcelybe questioned.
A steady adherence on the part of the gov-
ernment to the policy which has produced
such salutary results, aided by judicious State
legislation, and, what is not less important,
by the industry, enterprise, perseveranco=.,and
economy ofthe American people; cannot fail
to raise the whole country at an early peri-
od, to a state ofsolid and enduring prosperity,
not subject to be again overthrown by the
suspension of banks, or the explosion of a
bloated credit system. It is for the poo-
ple, and their rcpresoritativcs, to decide
whether or not the pr.-i'm:inent welfare
of the country (which all good citizens equal-
ly_desiro, however widely they maydifler as
to the means of its accoinplisliment,) shall in
this way be secured, or \\'llt‘Il')eI' the trian-
agement of the pecuniary concerns of the
government, and, by CODSCQIJPDC9, to a great
extent,thoscofindividuals aiso,shall be carried
back to a condition of things which foster-
ed those contractions and expansions of the
currency, and those reckless abusesof credit,
from the baleful effects of which the country
has so deeply suffert-d—-a return that can
promise in the end, no better results than to
right l° exp‘-’-Ct ‘hat 0- Policy. the Object Of reproduce the embarrassments the govern-
ment has experienced, and to remove from
victims, the bitter fruits of that spirit "V5
speculative enterprise to which our country.-
mcn are so liable, and upon which the los-
sons of experience are so unavailing. Tlie
choiceis an important one, and I sincerely
hope that it may be wisely made. _
A report from the secretary of war, pres.
enting a detailed view of the affairs of
department, accompanies the commiinication.
The desultry duties connected with the re-
moval ofthe Indians, in which the army hjis
been constantly engaged on the northern arid
western frontiers, and in Florida, have rep-
dercd it impracticable to carry into full‘:_f,tf§f-
feet, the plan recommended by the Sfcrctttify
for improving its (lisipline. ln every instance
where the regiments have been concentrqfed.
they have made great progress; andglbe
best results may be anticipated from a con-
tinuance of this system. Dtiring the- tist
season, a part ofthe troops have been e_m-
plo ed in removing Indians from the interior
duty which they have performed efficiently, &.
tion of them which has been stationed in
Florida, cdntinued active operations there
throii houtthe heats ofsummer.
Thgd policy of the United States in regard
to the Indians of which a succinct account is
given in my message of 1838, and ofthe
wisdom and expediency of which I am fully
satisfied, has been continued in active opera-
tion throughout the whole period of my ad-
ministration. Since the spring 1837, more
than forty thousand Indians have been re-
moved td their new homes west of the Mis-
sissippi"; and Iain happy to add, that all
accounts concur in representing the result of
this measure as essentially bcnficial to that
eople.
P The emigration of the Semirpfiolels along has
been attended with serious di cu ty an oc-
casioned,bloodshed-—-hostilities have been
commenced by the Indians in Florida, under
the apprehension that they would be com-
pelled, by force, to comply with their treaty
stipulations. The execution of the treaty
of Payne-.’s Landing, signed in 1832, but not
ratified until I834, was postponed at the so-
licitation of the Indians, until 1336, when
sary to tbe Publlfi S€l‘V‘lCt?. Cflmlucled "P011 lbe ofthe States, or the provisions ofthe hallow- they again renewed their agreement to re-
principles I have stated.
In lieu ofa national bank, or a depend-
ed instrument of our Union. Viewing the
aggregate powers of the Federal government
move peaceably to their new homes in the
west. In the face of this solemn and renew-
encc on banks of any d€SC|‘iPll0n, l0F lbe as a voluntary concession of the States, it ed compact, they broke their faith, and com-
management of our fiscal affairs, I recom-
mend the adoption of the system which is
now in successful operation. That system
affords every requisite facility fol‘ tbe ll‘anS- prietv of this course, by the conviction that treachery.
seemed to me that such only should be exer-
cised as were at the time intended to be given.
I have been strengthened, too, in the pro-
Dade’s command, the murder of their agent,
General Thompson, and other acts of cruel
VVlir_=n this alarming and unex-
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to tile ierrttorv tissigiiutl tlic-in in the west-—-a,,,gccomplished.
difficulty.
wiley character of the savages.
only have been made for their
conditional purchases shall be
and the humane intentions of the
into effect.
protection of our commerce and
under Commodore Kearney, is
should they be required.
was preparing to leave the Bay
which they were prevented from
ing.
present condition.
penditurc; the contractors have
whole service of the (lt‘pt‘lI'lm(-‘l‘il:
veral years been distinguished.
mail routes, and requiring more
actions ofthe government itself on a solid la- to protect the territory from their deprcda-
tions; By an act of signal and cruel treach-
ery, they brolie the truce made with them by
Gen. lvlacomb, who was sent from \\’ash-
ington for the purpose ofcarrying into cflect
the exprcssctl \ViSli(S of Congress, and have
continued their deviistations ever since. Gen.
Armisti-a;l, who was in Florida when Gen.
Taylor left the army, by prc-mission, assum-
ed the command, and after, active sumiiier
operations, was met by propositions for peace;
and, from the fortunate coincidence of the
arrival in Florida, at the same period, of ti
delegation from the Seiiiiiiolcs who are hap-
pily settled west of the Mississippi, and are
now anxious to persuade their couiitryinen
to join them l.llt'I'(?, hopes were for some
time entertained that the Indians might be iii-
tlucvd to leave the territory without further
Those liopt-s have proved fulln-
cious, and hostilities have been renown-‘d
throughout the wliolc of the territory. That
this contest has endured so long, is to be at-
tributcd to causes beyond the control of the
Govermeiit. Experienced generals have had
the command of the troops; officers and sol-
diers have alike distinguished themselves for
their activity, patience and cnduriiig cour-
age; the army has been constantly furnish-
ed with supplies of every description; and
we must look for the causes wliicli so long
procrastinatcd the issue ofthe contest, in the
vast extent ofthe theatre of hostilities, the al-
most insurmountable obstacles presented by
the nature of the country, the climate, and
The sites for marine hospitals on the riv-
ers and lakes which I was authorised to se-
lect and cause to be purchased, have all
been desivrnatcd: but the a ronriation not
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porving sufficient conditional arrangcinciits
acquisition.
It is for congress to decide whetlic-r these
sanctioned,
law ca i't‘ic(l
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The navy, as will appear from the ac-
compaiiyirig report ofthe secretary, has been
usefully and honourably employed in the
citizens in
the Mediterranean and Pacific, on the coast
the shoulders of the present to those of fresh i0f Bafzlli and in lbe Gulf Of. Mexico. A
small squadron. consisting of the frigate
Constellation, and the sloop of war Boston,
now on its
way to China and the Indian seas, for the
purpose of attending to our interests in that
quarter; and commander Aulick, in the
sloop of war Yorktown, has been instructed
to visit the Sandwich and Socie y Islands
on the coasts of New Zcaland and Japan,
together with other ports and islands fro-
qlut-nted by our whale ships, for the purpose
ofgiving them countenance and protection,
Other smaller ves-
sels have been, and still are, employed in
prosecuting the surveys of the coast of the
United States, directed by various acts of
‘Congress; and tlios,r,:,,wliich have been com-
‘plctod will shortly be laid before you.
The exploring expedition, at the latest date
of Islands,
New Zealand, to further prosecution of_ ob-
jects which have, thus far, been successfully
The discovery of a new Con-
-tinent, which was first seen in latitude 66
with praiseworthy humanity; and that por--‘deg. 2 min. south, longitude 154 deg. 27
min. east, and afterwards in Latitude Gfidog
31 min. south, longitude 153 deg. 40 min.
east, by lieutenant \-Vilkes and Hudson, for
an extent of eighteen hundred miles, but on
landing by
vast bodies of ice, which encompassed it, is
one of the honorableresults ofthe enterprise.
Lieutenant VViliis bears testimony to the
zeal and good conduct of his officers and
men; and it is butjustice to that officer to
state, that he appears to have performed the
duties assigned him with an ardor, ability,
and perseverance, which gives every assu-
rance ofan honorable issue to the undertak-
Tho report of the postmaster general,
liorewith transmitted will exhibit the ser-
vice of that department the last year, and its
The transportation has
been maintained during the year,to the full ex-
tent authorised by the existing laws . some
improvements have been effected,
public interest seemed urgently to demand,
but not involving any material additional ex-
which the
fient-rally
performed their engagements with fidelity;
the postmasters, with few exceptions, have
rendered their accounts and paid their quar-
terly balances with promptitude; and the
has main-
moiiccd hostilities by the massacre of Major taincd the efficiency for which it has for se-
The acts of Congress establishing new
expensive
fiCll0D Oflbe pecuniary 00"C'3TnS Ol lbe gov- all efforts to go beyond this tend only to pro- pected intelligeuae reached the seat of gov. services on others, and the increasing wants
eminent; W|ll,1tl3 confi’«’entl_v fiflllfilpflwd. tluce dissatisfaction and distrust, to excite ernment, every effort appears to have been of the country, have for three years past,
produce in other respects, many ofthe benefits
which have been from time to time expected
from the creation ofa national bank,but which
jealousios, and to provoke resistance. In-
stead of adding strength to the Federal gov-
ernment, even when successful, they must
manded the troops then in Florida.
has Bevel‘ been 1't?«’1llZ‘-’<l; ll‘/Oitl the manifold ever prove a source of incurable weaknesss, from Charlcston—-troops were called outfrom
evils inseparable from such an institution;
by alienating a portion of those whose ad-
dlmlfllsb. 10 1! greater ‘3-“em ‘ban C°“l‘l be hesion is indispensable to the great aggre- Scott was sent totalrethe command, with ain-
accomplished by any other measures of re-
gate of united strength, and whose voluntary
ple powers and ample means. At the first
f9|’I'fl. the PfllT0l1i1‘-Te Of the Fedeml G0V€'l’D' attachment is, in my estimation, far more es- alarm, Gcn. Gaines organized a force at N.
ment—a wise policy in all governments, but
more especially so in one. like ours, which
works well only in proportion as it is made
to rely for its support upon the unbiassed and
unadulterated opinions of its constituents; do
away, forever, all dependence on corporate
bodies, either in the raising, collecting, safe-
keeping, or disbursing the public revenues;
and place the government equally above the
temptation of fostering a dangerous and un-
constitutional institution at home, or the ne-
cessity of adapting its policy to the views
(‘an-I interests ofa still more formidable money-
power abroad.
It is by adopting and carrying out these
principles, under circainstances the most ar-
Iduous and discouraging, that the attempt has
i‘ been made, thus far successfully to dcuion-
stratc to the people of the U. States that a na-
tional Bank at all times, and a national debt,
except it be incurred at a period when
the honor and safety of the nation de-
mand the temporary sacrifice of apolicy
which should only be abandoned in such
exigencies, are not merely unnecessary, but
in direct and deadly hostility to the princio
-pics of their government, and to their own
permanent welfare. .
' The progress made in the developeinent
ofthese positions, appears in the preceding
sential to the eficioncy of a government
strong in the best ofall possible strength-the
confidence and attachment of all those who
make up its constituent elements.
Thus believing, it has been my purpose
to secure to the whole people, and to every
member of the confederacy, by general, sal-
utary, and equal laws alone, the benefit of
those republican institutions which it was
the end and aim of the constitution to estab-
lish, and the impartial influence of which is,
in my judgement, indispensable to their pre-
servatiqn. I cannot bring myself to believe
that the lasting happines of the people, the
prosperity ofthe States, or the permanency
oftheir Union, can be maintained by giving
preference or priority to any class ofcitizens
in the distribution ofbenefits or privilegcs.or
by the adoption of measures which enrich
one portion of the Union at the expense of
another, nor can Isee in the interfcrrenco
of the Federal government with the local
legislation and reserved rights of the States
a remedy for present, or a security against
future dangers.
The first, and assuredly not the least im-
portant step, towards relieving the country
from the condition into which it had plunged
by excesses in trade, banking, and credits
ofall kinds, was to place the business trans-
Orleans. and without waiting for orders,
landed in Florida. where he delivered over
the troops_he had brought with him to Gen.
Scott.
Governor Call was subsequently appoint-
ed to conduct a summer campaign, and, at
the close of it, was replaced by Gen. Jessup.
These events and changes took place under
the administration of my predecessor. Not-
withstanding the exertions of the experinc-
ed officers who had command there for eigh-
teen montlis, on entering upon the adminis-
tration ofthe goverinent I found the territo-
ry of Florida a prey to Indian atrocities. A
strenuous effort was immediately made to
bring those hostilities to a close; and the ar-
my, under Gen. Jessup, was reinforced un-
til it amounted to ten thousand men, and fur-
nished with abundant supplies of every des-
cription. In this campaign a great number
of the enemy were captured and destroyed;
but the character of the contest only was
changed. The Indiiins, having been defeat-
ed in every engageinent, dispersed in small
hands throughout the country, and became
an enterprising formidable and ruthless ban-
ditti. Gen. Taylor, who succeeded Gen.
Jessu p, used his b.-stexcrtions to subdue them
and was seconded in his efforts by the oili-
ccrs under his coiniiiand; but hr, too, failed
ous condition.
pected income.
subject is one of general interrest
your consideration.
The supprcssion of the African
made to reinforce General Clinch, who com- carried the expenditures something beyond
Gener- accruing revenues-—-the excesses having
al Eustis was dcspatched with reinforccmt-tnts been met, until the past year. by the Surplus
which had previously accumulated
Alabama, Tcnnesse, and Georgia, and Gen surplus having been exhausted and the an-‘in removing from circulation the paper ino-
ticipated increase in the revenue not having
been realized, owing to the depression in the
commercial business of the country, the fi-
nances ofthe department exhibit a small de-
ficiency at the close ofthe last fiscal yenr.——
Its resources, however, are ample; and the
reduced rates of compensation for the trans-
portation servico, which may be expected on
the future lettings, from the general reduction
of prices, with the increase of revenue that
may reasonably be anticipated from the re-
vival of commercial activity, must soon place
the finances of the department in a prosper-
That
Consider the unfavorable circumstances
which have existed during the year, it is a
gratifying result that the revenue has not
declined, as compared with the proceeding
year, but, on the contrary, exhibits a small
increase; the circumstances referred to hav-
ing bad no other effect than to check the ex-
It will be seen that the postmaster general
suggests certain improvements in the estab-
lishment, designed to reduce the weight of
the mails, cheapen thetransportation, ensure
greater regularity in the service, and secure
a considerable reduction in the rates of letter
postage-—aii object highly desirable.
The
to thccom
munity, and is respectfully recommended to
slavc trade
has received the continued attention of the
government. The brig Dolphin and schoon-
er C‘iI'Z1l}’}p11Sl]tl\'Clit't’l‘l lcinployed during the
last season on the coast of Africa, for the
purpose of prevc-niiug such portions of that
tr-utle as was said to be pl'OSC‘('.i]l.t-?(l under the
Aincricnn flag. After criiisiiig off those
parts of the coast most usually resorted ‘to by
slavers, until the coiiimcnccnfent of the rainy
season, these \'('$S(‘lS i‘etiii'n’ed to the UllIit'-fl
States for supplii-s, and have since been des-
pntclied on a similar‘ service.
From the reports of the commanding offi-
cers, it appears that the trade is now princi-
paliy carried on unzier Portuguese colors;
and they express the opinion tli it the apprc.
hension‘ of their presence on the slave—coast
has, in a great deg rce, al'l‘CSi.t’(l the prostitu-
tion of the Americiiii flag to this inhuman
purpose. It is hoped that, by contiiiuiiig to
maintain this force in that quarter, and by
the exertions of the officers in command,
much will be done to put a stop to whatever
portion of this trufiic may be carried on un-
dcr the American flag, and to prevent its use
in :1 Liade which, while it violates the laws,
is equally an oiitragc on the rights of others
and the feelings of liuiiiariity. The efforts
of the several got-ci‘incn!s who are anxious-
ly seeking to suppr-iss this traffic must, how-
ever, be directed against the facilities afford-
ed b_y what are now rt-cogiiisctl as legitimate
t'0mmt'l‘Cii1lf:Ul’SLiiiS, I)L'fO|”L‘ that olijt-ct can
be fully accomplislied. ‘
Supplies of provisions, water casks, mer-
chandise and articles connected with the pro
S(‘CLili0n of the slave trade, are it is undr-i‘-
stood, fr&‘L'ly carried by vessels of clifli-i'e-nt
nations to the slave factories; and the efforts
ofthe factors are traiisported openly from
one slave station. to another, without inter-
ruption or punislimcnt by either of the na-
tions to which they belong, engaged in the
commerce ofthat region. I submit to your
judgments \\'l1I_'lli(‘l' this govt-rment, having
been the first to prohibit, by adequate penal-
lit‘S,_Il1C slave trade~—the first to declare it
pii'acy——sbould not be the first, also, to for-
bid to its citizens all trade with the slave fac-
tories on the coast of Africa; giving an ex-
ample to all nations in this respect, which, if
fairly followed, cannot fail to produce the
most effective results in breaking up those
dens ofiniquity. M. VAN BUREN.
VVasliington, Dec. 5, 1840.
SELECTED sUiviMA-it Y.-
Reciproc-ily.-——-A series of resolutions has
been introduced into the Georgia Senate, in-
structing the Senators and requesting the
Representatives of that state in Congress “to
use their best efforts to have a law passed at
the ensuing session of Congress, to tax all
French wines, silks and brandies, in propor-
tion to the one which they la_,' upon our to-
bacco in their ports.”
The Georgia Senate on the 2d instant, ap-
pointed the 4th for the choice of :1 U. S. Sen-
ator. A VVhig will doubtless be elected.
The business between the city of St. Louis
and Boston, and New York, this year, ac-
cording to the St. Louis Gazette, 'is about
$6,000,000. \Vhen the Chicago canal is
finished, which will be tne coming year, the
transportati.in of the mercliandize will most.
ly be done by the Eric canal and the l.-ikes_
Pretty Fa-ir.——-A London paper says that
a Yankee has offered Congress to build ships
of India Rubber, containing more valuable
properties than either wooden 0]‘ iron vessels.
Congress is said to have thrown every dis-
courngement in his wiry, fearing that in soil-
ing across the line, the ships may rub it 021.! .’
Macon. Dcc. I.-—Cr'eorgz'a Si!/~.'.——Ata late
term of the Inferior Court of this county, one
of the presiding Judges appeared oh the
Bench with silk stockings, silk hankcrcliiof,
«Sac. made by his own family or some of his
friends, of the production of their own co~
cocnerics. The next day anotlicr of the
Judgcs, A. E. Ernest, Esq. appeared in a
full suit of silk, including coat, vest, ]'}i]fliil-
looiis, stockings, pocket handkerchitf and
stock.) product-d and niantifacttirod wholly
and entirely in his own family. Judge E. is
ofopinion that domestic silk ‘.\'lll, before nia-
ny years, he found the most economical arti-
cle for negro clothing as well as ladies and
gentle-nien’s tlrrssos.
A private letter received from Paris states
that in a police investigation, the proof sheets
of a violent attack against the king, corrected
by M. Thiers, had been found and delivered
up to his Majesty.
A short time since. the three hundredtli an-
niversary ofthe foundation of the Order of
Jesuites was celebrated by the pope at the
church of that order in Rome. The core-
mony was accompanied with great solemnity.
The Hartford Courant states that “navi-
gation ou the Connecticut is now stopped.”
_ The message of Gov. Yr-ll, of Arkansas,
is but the fourth ofa column long.
The-autliorities of the Cape of Good Hope,
ney of the colony, found that the ariiount of
£36,589 had been added by forgeryor fraud.
The Legislature of South Carolina have
unanimously 1'8-t'lf?(‘.iC(.l the Hon. John C.
Calhoun to the U. S. Senate.
S_7/mploiiis of a Bree:e.——The Baltimore
Clipper says that the Siamese Twins have
both fallen in love with the sonic girl——slie
preferring Chang to Eng —-—'1‘lie'],iuc1~ is
determined to challenge the former, but their
friends cannot agree as to the distance. The
young lady, it is further stated, for the sake
ofquiet, is willing to take them in a 171,172.77,
but her laivyhr says she will be indicted for
biganijz.
Prescnfment by U1-6 Granrl Jury, 0fRe-
cnrcler ]l1orris.——Twenty of the Grand Ju-
ry of New York, on the Glentworth case,
81025872. of t/Le-in Locnfacos, have presented the
Recorder, as guilty ofsundry misdemeanors
in the case referred to.
The St. Joseph Fa. Times, a rabid Van
Buren sheet, holds forth the following strains
on the late defeat of Locolocoism:
‘The game is_ up—it is usclcss to fit“
back from individual States tipon the intelli-
gence, the rcason, the sober judgment ofthe
mass—-the people are drunk, cider mad, and
their bloated t'0llUit"l'l?\I.Cf‘S peering througli
the crtiks of their log cabins. give‘ no hope
for the salvation of the country.’
Poor fL‘llL,‘\\'l Give him a tomato pill.
MysIe7z'ous.——Capt. Miller of Sloop Lady
Hole ri, lt‘fl. his vessel last night, Dec. 2d-. 33
9 o’tlock, saying he should be back in a
few morncnts, since which time nothing has
been heard of him. -Ie had about $200 in
Hartford Bank notes,paid to him by JamesM.
Bunce & Co., at 5 o’clock, when he express-
ed the determination ofgoing down the ri-
vorin his vessel early next morning,_under the
charge ofthe mate. She is owned in N. Y4
but the ov;ner’s names are not known.
* Courant.
Iifr. C/mpman’s Painlivig, of the Baptism
nfPoc:L/miitas, painted by order ofCongress,
for the Rotunda of the Capitol, has been
0p('n(‘(l to the public view in the niche de-
signatcd for it in the-Rotunda. Ofthese niches
there are eight. I-‘our are occupied by Mr.
'l'rumbiill’s Celt bratcd National Paintings.
Mr. (L'l:apmau’s is the fifth, and the remain-
ing three are still in the hands of the artists.
N. Y. Aincricmt.
Rcrrmie Callers on Wiizter Sen:t'cc.--
Thc Sccrcta'y ofthe Treasury has complied
with tho rtqui-st of the Bostonians relative
to placing a revenue cutter offtheir coast, to
aid l‘n(:l’Cl1I1l‘il. vessels during the winter, and
also directed the Jackson to cruise off Sandy
Hook, the Matliscsuian offtlie Delaware, the
.Yanci-y at Noifollr, and the Van Burcn at
Btiltiniorc.
New England, under the ‘new arrange-
inent for inc-nibeiis of the House Reprt-srntaz
tives, will iose four members of Congress, if
60,000 be the number agreed upcn, The
States of N. I-lanipsliire, Connecticut, Ver-
mont und Rhotle Island, will each lose one.
M-aiiic and Massacliusctts will each hold their
own.
The Bouiirlari/.—'I'lie British Boundary
Commissioners have been driven by snow
from tlit-ii‘ work oftracing the boundary be-
tween Maine and the Provinces, and have
suspriidcd operations till next year.
1"Il‘)'C.-—‘V(? understand that the store of
Mcssrs. Hcnd<_-i‘son, in the south part afNeW
Ha rilord, with all its contents. .goods, books,
and papt-‘rs, was destroyed by fire on Monday
night last. The fire was not discovered un-
til the whole inside was in flames. Loss 3
to 4000 dollars—insured for about $1800.
Litclijielrl Enquirer.
- Prnpnsafs for U11i07t.——-The Rt. Rev.
Bishop Smith, of the Episcopal Church,
Iientucky, has addressed a letter to the Meth-
odist Episcopal C-liurch ofthe same state, re-
rovnrnending a union between the Methodist
and Episcopal denominations.
The N. Y. American says :—VVe just
learn the Grand Jury have thrown out the
bills against Glentwortb, it being proved
that the chief witness, Stevenson, was not
worthy of belief on oath. His own near re-
ltili\‘(‘S testified to this.
flIis.s'iSSfy)]/1'. Lcgis/attire.-—-The Mississip-
pian, the organ of the V. B. party at Jack-
son, exprcsscs the opinion that by resigna-
tions aiid changes, the Whigs now have the
Le-gislatiirc. So bad has the legislation of
Mississippi been, that this must be good news
to every body. - ~ -
Tliirteen states and Territories have this
year appropriated a day of thnaksgiving
and praise for the bounties of ‘Providence
which have been enjoyed by the institutions
of our land during the past season. The
custom, though more peculiar to the New
England States, is gradually extending itself
over the whole country. -
Post ()j]icc.—- The Postmaster General has
ordered the Post Offices at North Scipio,
Cayuga county, N. Y., and at Torrington,
Litclifield county. Connecticut, to be discon-
tinued. O. S. Tl.omns, has been appointed
postmaster at North Reading, Steuben coun-
,N. Y. and H. P. Cronlthito, at Fonda,
Montgomery county, N. Y.
"I say, look liea, Sam Jonsing, wat kind
0’ \\'t’(.l'..l("I' you call this .7” said Pete Gumbo
ycsterday morning, his body curled up with
the cold and his hand sunk deep in his pock-
ets. ‘ .-
“ You mean dc wedder dis morning’
does you, Pete 2”
"'Ezackly.” - l
“VVy, I should call him seddern weddeit
wid nordern principles!" Sam was more
than halfriglit.-—Pi'c.
A Prospect Kings might e7z'o_i/.——Farmer
l~lzirrison can stand at the door of the log
cabin at North Bond, and look upon the soil
of the tliree noble states cherished and de-
fended by him in their infancy and danger;
and whose 1/tree 77Ilfff07L$ of free people in
the might of maiiliood have now repaid ‘his
fatherly care with a majority of six'rY 'r}rou-
sixivi) for President. IVhat monarch ever
ruled an hour like this?
-3.’
did carriage, the workmanship of Mr. Elisha
Lee of Baltimore, and said to be one of the
most plcndid vehicles ever manufactured in
this country, has been purchased by the
Whigs of the "monumental city,” and \vilI__
be presented to the President elect. This
will answer for an offset to little Matty’s,
English coach.
Drzclined.—Col.\Va yne,one ofthe staunch-
est supporters ofOld Tip, and the son of “Old
Mad antimony,” has declined permitting _his
name to be used as a candidate for the Gov.
of Pennsylvania.
Gen. Harrison’s age will be 67’ the 91b
day of Febuary next. He was born in .
p-,»-r-
lill.
Moses Goodliue has been sentenced to
three days solitary confinement and 20 years
hard labor in Massachusetts State prison, for
incest.
It is stated that Sully has been- engaged
to go to North Bend and paint Gen. Harri--
son’s portrait for some of his Philadelphia '
friends. ~
A girl aged 19, recently cut her throat at
Chester, Pa. Cause, religious derangement.
Population of Ohio, l,800,000,—making
her, the third State in the Union.
Aaron Burr & President Timothy Dwight.
of Yale College, were cousins—theii' moth-
ers being daughters of the elder Jonathan
Edwards.
The State Bank of Ai'l\'at‘)SaS. at Little
Rock, has resumed paying specie.
The lludson is closed by ice.
Ana!/icr ,P2'csc7tt_/‘or Old Tip.-—A splcn- ‘
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