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JOB PRINTING,
o F A L L K 1 N D s ,
Executed at the Gazette (Bfliice.
ENTAL Surgci'y.—-A. Hill, Dental
Surgeon, oilers his services to lite public
in evcr\ departmentof Dental Siir2€fV-
Office as heretofore. in Burrall‘s Buildings.
Rcferencss--J A. M ‘Lean. M. D ; Ira Greg
my, M, D; Hon. '1‘. l3.‘Butler; Hon. Ben_;.
lsaacs; R.ev.Dr Mead; Rev Edwin Hall; Rev
G. N. Smith. Norwal/.:. Nehemiiih Pcrry,M. D.
]{,'d£,;fi¢[,[_ R. B, Bottsfortl, M. D. Danlrury.
Dr. Hov-‘ll R!t(l_2,'I".rS, Colcrrhcster. W in Witter.
M. D. l-Villinutntic. Ct.
G. \V. Raymon, Draper ac Tailor.
AVING taken a store in the sotiilt part of
Olmsied's Building, east side ofthe B_rl<l_f1e’
is ready to give attention to all orders in his line
at sltort notice, on favorable term‘. and
, in I/1.8 Best rmrl Blast Fr1.s/tionablc style.
From his experience in the business. he feels
coufirlent in his ability to give entire satisfaitiioit
to all who tnay fzivor him with their Pflll""‘3§19-
All garments made to order are warranted tr fit.
Particular attention paid to Cutrine.-
-I-;1V‘.lf‘e‘Sttl)SCfil)ef has on hand it good sttpply of
Cloths, Cassimeres, Sattinetts and VesiiI|gS-
which he will make tip to order in a manner to
challenge competition.
Pilot and Beaver Cloths for Overcoats, with
superior 'I.‘fltTlt'lIll12$-
Also, it fine assortment of Stocks of. various
styles and putters. at the lowest r:ash prices.
Fall Fasliiritis received.
Persons wishing garments ofany description
will find it to their advantage to call.
Norw;ilk,Octnl)er 18-11. 49
TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT.
TLJE subscriber would respectfully inform
his friends und the public in gem-ral, that
he has opened a sltop over the store of \Vm. dz,
B. Lockwood. recently occitpied by M. Banks.
where he would be happy to receive all orders
in his line. He feels confident in saying from
the experience he ltas had in New York as it
Cutter, that whoever willfavot him with their
custom can depeurl on havingtheir work manti-
Norwttlk. April 20. Jost-:PH E CORK!-‘.R 23
For sale.-A valuable tract or
- (Laud, consisting of about. 50 acres.
situated in this town. at West Rocks.
so called, near the residence ot'Jon
athan Camp, Sen. Said tract is well appor
tioned into plow, meadow. pasture. and wood.
and will be sold in one or more parcels as will
best suit purchasers. on ztccomrnotlating terms-
. E. J. ST. JuuN-
Norwalk, Sept. 5. 1842. 36
FA RME R S-—-LOOK AT. THIS I!
For sale a Farm‘ pleasantly situa-
.. ted on the main road leading from
5* “,New Canaan to ‘Ridge-field. and
‘- '- Lewisboro. containing 76 acres, suit-
ably proportioned in Meadow, plough. pasture,
and woodland, with a comfortable two story
House. Barn, and Corn House; fences gerieral-
ly good. payment made easy iosuit a purchaser. I
The stock, farming utensils. hay and grain, (if'
desired) will also be sold with the farm, and
immediate‘ possession can be had. Further
particulars is deemed unnecessary.
« LEANDER Horr-
New Cztnnart; November 8. 1842. ’*3t46tf
FOR SALE at" a Great
.'Bargain.—’1‘he subscriber offers
:for sale a small farm situated in the‘
. t western part ofthe town ofi\’orwalk,
about a halfa mile from Five Mile River har-
bor, consisting iofabout. twenty five acres offitst
rare land, well divided into meadow, plough,
and pasture land. and it good orchard of grafted
fruit, with a dwelling House. Barn. &c. thereon.
This place will be sold at a great bargain, and
is a very desirable one for a" farmer or mechanic.
for ‘terms which will be made easy, apply to
the subscriber. T305 REED-
Norwalk. Nov. 3. 1842. 46
The sirbscriber offers for sale his
-' ‘wellknowti 'e'stablishtrtent f'or’jthe
imaoufacture of‘Oil Dressed Leather.
The premises contain about 12 acres
of good land, on which is a good Dwelling
House, Barn, Shop. and other buildings—a good
water power. and a fine orchard- It is situated
on the Daubury road, three miles from Norwalk
landing. 'A further description is deemed uu
necessary.’ ‘ KLEBER Woitm-;Y.
Norwalk. Attg.16. 1842 33
I
500 lbs ‘superior quality of Madder.
500*’-" Logwood.
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Additional Rules.
Adopted by the District Court of Connecticut
.rlIa'rch S, 1842.
ANDREW T. Jonson, District Judge.
Rule 25.--Form q/’1\otz'ce to be sent to each
creditor, named in the original Petition, by an
indifferent person, or the Marshall. asihe Order
may require. for the banliritpt, after disc/rrzrge
and cerlr_'/icale. This petition is presented after
the decree in bankruptcy has passed. I
To Creditor of
By order ofthe District Court ofCoonecticut you
are notified that my further petition in bank-
ruptcy, for a discharge and certificate, will he
heard at the District Court Room in on
the day of 1842.
Yours. &c.
After the above is filled up and signed by the
bankrupt, an indifferent person will compare
and seal it, and direct the some to each creditor
at his usual place of residence. like any other
letter, and on the seal sic/c, must he added these
words : "'l‘ltr-. Bankrupt notice of
The ln(lllfl.£t't‘.tll person will see that all these
blanks are uroperly filled up. then he will lodge
the letters in the Past Office. and make his re
turn in the following form:
RETURN.
To the District Court of Connecticut :
District of Connecticut ss. this——-day of
1842. I then deposited in the Post Office
at in said District. 2: notice to each and
till the creditors named in petition of in
bankruptcy, directed tothe said crediiorsat their
several and usual place rifresitlence, in conform-
ity to Rule 25, of the District Court of(.'onr.ec-
ticut and in compliaiiccwiih the published order
ofsaid Court.
Indifferent person.
Swortito and subscribed this day of
Justice ofthe Peace.
DIS'l‘l".lC’l‘ f‘.oiv.\'i~:c'i‘tcU1*-—ss
Be it Remembered : That at it District Court of the
U. S. held at Canterbury, in said District, on the
28th day ofNovetnbei'. Anno Domini, 1842.
Present ANDRE\V T. JUDSON, Judge.
Then, was duly filed in this Court, the application
and petition of Abrani Cressy, Jr. of the town of
New Canaan, in the county ofFairfield, within said
Dictrict, setting forth, that the petitioner is owing
debts and eitgageiiiciits which he is unable to meet:
setting forth also, a list of his crerlitors, their respect-
ive phiccs of residence, and the amount due to each ;
together with an accurate iiivcntory of his property,
rights, and ciedits, ofcvery name, kind and descrip-
tion; and the lociition and situation of each and
every parcel and portion thereof. according to his
best knowledge and belief, as he saith; verified by the
afiirmntiou ofthc petitioner : prziyiiig for the benefit
ofthe Act of Congress, entitled “An act to establish
at uniform system of baiikrtiptcy throughout the
United States,” approved August 19th, 1841, as per
petition on file, dated the 28thday November, 1842.
Tliereupon it is oi'(lci'ed ; Tliatsaid petition be heard
at the District Court room in New Haven, within
said District, on the 1 1th day of January 18:13,
when and where all persons interested, may appear
and shew cause, if any they have, why the prayer
of said petition shall not be granted : notice wliereof
to be given, by a publicittiou ofii copy oftliis order,
at,least l.\Ve11ty_dt't._vo before the day of-melt hx airing.
in it iiewspztper primed in N orwalk, in said District,
called the Norwalk Gazette. -
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said Court, the day and year
above mentioned. 3.
Attest-— CHARLES A. Ii~'a1'-:RsoLr., clerk.
The foregoing is a true copy of the original order.
Attest—- CHARLES A. INGERSOLL. clerk.
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ALL 'l‘H‘a(le.——\Ve have lately returned
from Nev. York with a large supply of
Goods, which. added to our formcrsiock, niakcs
much the largest stock in market, and most of
our goods we purchase with cash which enables
us to sell very low. We invite the public to
call and see if we do not sell cert; low.
\VA'i't:iii~:s.-—\Vc have Gold andSi!ver lever.
Lepine and t'Z(il"f|ll‘lt)l) Vl’atr-hes crtnstantlv on
hand. Some oflliose articles are 25 and 30 per
cent less than former prices. W'atr.-lies of all
kinds carefuly repaired with our own hands and
warranted
Jr:wr:LitY.—W’e have almost all linids of
Pius from 6 cts to $6. Rings ofall sorts, Silver
and German Silver Ttiiniltles. Gold and Silver
Pencils. Gold and Silver Chains, Gold and G”
made wholesale and retail.
C1.ocKs.—we have a variety ofpaiterns and
very low. We think they will rise in
‘mark that. A ‘
Looxtivo Gmisszs from $7 to 14 cents, it
variety of patterns. «
SrooNs.—Silver and German Silver and
Plated Spoons of all» kinds. -.1/Ve are willing that
our Spoons should be compdrcd with any other
as to price and quality.
FANCY Goons.-—C0rnbs, Tooth and Hair
Brushes, a variety of Razors, ,Pettkoives, Steel
Pens, VValleiis. Soaps, «Stritps.7'Pnrsr-s, Hair
Oils, Scissors. Teapots, Canrlles'ticks.'&'c. ,. ._
Cnxs. E. Disniiow. .
,l~‘ARltI For Sale-Situated
in the towti of Wilton, Hurlburt st.,
"so called. withintltree fourths of a
.‘_ rnileofthe Episcopal Church in said
Wilton. and a public road leading from Rcdding
to We.-satport and Norwalk, and another from
Kiri,-_u-fit-ld. to Bridgeport. :1 school house willi-
in ii li'\V rods of the liocse, and a dry grocery
close at hand. The liomesteail consists ofabout
60 acres of as good land as lics out of doors,
feoccd offinto small lots suitable for plowing,e
tnowirtg or pasture, with suflicient fruit for the
use ofa family. all well watered. with a large
two story house, nearly new. a new born and
a fine grainry and wagon house, and a two
story hat shop with plenty of water fixtures.-
Abotit forty acres of Timber lrtnd, lying in
what iscalled Honey Hill Den. a part of which
is pretty well timbeted. .
The above property will be sold at a bargain
and a good title given. Any persons wishing to
purcliase it, will do well to call on the subscriber.
34 Wilton, Aug. 19,1842. Witt. Gm-:i-:N.
HURNS.-—The, Premium Churn, foi
400’ “ Fustic.
500 "' ‘ Altiiit.
500 1'. Copperas, for sale cheap by
, ' W E B i run
C. Isrmca.
sale ' by
Lockets and Snaps. and every thing -io¢"f _l_i_e.1 ll;
Jewelry line. Gt.ld and Silver Spectaclés’,.‘5
Nonwiujrc, or‘. ’wno:vi2s1yt_v,. n1:or;iirn1:1;,,;-14, 1g,42_ ,
THE CINCINNATI BAR_BAli.ITY.
The horrib'e cruelty said to have been perpe-
trated in Cincinnati upon an old "lady by lief
childrcn—of which we _publislfed something
some days since—has been made the subject of
irtvestigatioo by aCommittee of Methodist cler-
gymen; and to the utter disgrace of humanity
we regret to say t.hat.it is found to be true. VVI?
littd the following summary ofthe facts pruvedin
the Cincinnati Tirncs. It is scarcely possible
to conceive ofanyihitzg inpre barbarous or un-
natural. It is alleged iti.tlel'ence, but not prov-
ed, that the old lady was insane; but even if
this be true-, it rather aggravatesiltan palliates
the horrible crime: ‘ y ,
To be as brief as possible, and to give in
it condensed form,’ the facts adduced to sus-
tain the allegattioits against the accused, and
which were not successfully contradicted or
satisfactorily disproved by witnesses. for the
rlefenée——it appears that, about the l8th of
July last, ll~'bt‘C£lm€ known to certain per-
sons residing in the same neiglabotliood in
this City, that a woman namtd Stibbs, who
was ninety-five years old, was lying in the
house. of her son-in-law, J. E. Crosby, in so
utterly triiserable ti condition. that the scene
almost defies description. According tothe
evidence aduced, this wretched woman,
whose tottering limbs bent beneath the but-
den of nearly an hundred years, was Confi-
ned by lock and key in it dismal rooui, front
which she was seldom allowed to escape,
amid the most loathsome and disgustful ob-
jects lll‘-Jl. the mind ofman can conccive.——
It appears that she was brought and left ei-
ther in the alley by, or the piazza to, the
house duringa heavy fall of rain; and tvlteu
at difierent times afterwards, she was visited
in the room above nietiticnt-d,“‘by neighbor-
ing men and women, her situation is de-
scribed by the witnesses as horrible to the
l:lS'.(ltgl'(‘t:‘. To use the language of the
witncssi-s themsi-lves in describing it :-She
was stretched upon her back on a black,r:tg-
ged fTlr'.ll.f'.'iSS, with no licdclothcs for covering
but it ragged quili——her head resting on it
dirt_v black pillou-——her fet-ble body partly
clad in tattered garmcuts—ht-i' matted hair
completely lillccl with disgusting vermin.
When Mrs. Coppin went to see the
wretched crt-ature, she found the doors of the
house locked, and no one bade hct‘ enter
when she knoclied. She had heard tending
groans, and was dctcrrniried to effect an en-
ttanci.-. into the room where Mrs. Stibbs lay
suffering; which she finally accomplished
by going in through an “entry-tva_v."—
When the unhappy invalid saw her, she
stretched he-.r ll'£’I1’ll.{llt'lg :1 rms towards lieavcn
rind blessi.-cl God for sending her a dc.-liverer ll
She st-izetl and held her hand with a death-
like grasp, and implored her assistance-—
begged that. she rniglit be sent to the Poor
House——-told her sufferings, and prayed that
thev might be alleviated. A small girl
entered the room, and Mrs. Coppin inquired
of her who took care oftbe invalid; the girl
answered that “nobody took care of her.’’—-
An Irish scrvzint girl also came in, and ex
pressed great delight that Mrs. Coppin had
come to relieve Mrs. Stibbs; wlio, she srtid
was abused titost,dreudlully—-but “she was
afraid to make it known abroad.
On :1 subsequent occasion, when this wit-
ness visited the place, the poor famisliing
old lridyasked her son for an apple, and was
told in reply that she did not want any.-—
She also desired to go to the fire: but they
replicd she did not want to go the fil‘C—ll]tll.
she would onlytumble about ifshe attempted
to do so.
The weather was then cold and uncom-
forlable; still the old lady was clothed in
rags. Her dress was gone from her knees
downward, and her sleeves - below her el-
bows. When her son-in-law, Rev. Robert
Richardson, was told unless better care was
taken of his mother-in-law, she would die. he
is represented to havcsaid, “Let her die then;
she is old, and has lived long enough l"
The son-in-law, theyisgon, and se ' al of the
daughters, \\'Prt3.,:,i't.jp+."Zif%_\7 (l% to con-
tribute to the rt-liefzioftli r fami hing moth-
er, they refused and neg do so; one
nswering that he bad if for her
""”‘a_d.y; ‘another that she ot visit her
H—i_i__()r,‘ll’l_:lVl;"‘_Q_l_ a sore foot—-nor would she
eQ"j?eh’i,l,':t_l-_r,\t=.ii to assist her; another,
that _"so’iii’ ppd . were always meddling
.‘-iviih ih, bust’ 'f;éothers—that they were
fools an, I get no thanks,” &c. At
one t3iniépwh’eri‘°th‘e'f°“’inother asked for food,
the children denied it, to her; whereupon
she exclaimed sever times, in the agony of
spirit, “They disown~Lme, they disotvn the !”
But though the distress ofthe mother was
unheeded and unalleviated by her sons and
daughters, the sympathies of pitying strang-
ers at length compelled the latter to provide
for Mrs. Stibbs a more decent and comforta-
ble subsistence. She was finally clothed
and fed, and well cared for. The hair was
was shaved from her head, and the vermin
destroyed with mercurialointment.
Mrs. Stibbs is now dead. and her troubles
and sufferings, whatever they were, are all
forgotten. She lived in grief—she died in
dcsp-air—may she rest. in peace.
The foregoing is but a very imperfect
sketch of the particulars which have trans-
pired ‘in relation to this subject; but asthe
report oftbe comtnitlee will be published so
soon" as prepared, we must be brief for the
present. I
Winter Fares from New York.
To Boston via Pro’dence or \Vorcester $6 00.
To Albany via. I-lousatonic Railroad 5 50.
To Hartford via. New Haven 3 50.
To Philotlelphia, by railroad direct 4 00.
From Boston to Albany 6 00.
Hon.'iJas. W. Williams. member of "Con-.
gress from Maryland, was taken with a. fit of
apoplexy while in his carriage. on his way to
Washington. lie expired on the nextydayy,
‘each othr-r’s quit-t conipnny.
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IVVOMAN,AND‘MARRlA,GE.
BYitV".-iS!itisG.To.‘it iitvtixo.‘
' I have spe.cula,i_etl ri great deal upon mat-
rhnony.
women, the pride of the guy circles. niarried,
_—-as the world _ sa_vs_ —-welil, Some h,ti\_'e-
moved into costly houses, and their ft'ieh_ds
have all come to see their "fine fut'riiture.and-
;_t§f;eir splendid rii'r;-tngctuents for liuppiness,
Had they l't{tve'gt_)ne :i’\v:t_v' and ' cornhiitled
ithram to the sunny liopcs_,r:heerlully and willi-
out fertr.‘ It is_ natural to be sanguine. for
the young. and at such tirnrs I__ am carried
tti_v:.ty by similar feelings. I love to get
unobscrvcdinto ii corner, and watch the
bride in "her white nttirc,‘and with her smil
iug, face and her soft eyes ruov'i'ng before int:
in their pride, oflift-,’weave ti _ wiil<i'_ng_dreatri
0f_ltel‘ fnturcvhappincss and, pr-rsttade rtt'_v-
se-lfthat it will be true. I think how, thr-y
will sit upon the luxurious sofa as . the
.l\\'1lit:rIul falls and ‘build guy hopes", and mor-
tnerin low tones the now unforbitldr--n ten-
dc-rni-ss, and how thrillirig the allotvetl l.'is_s-
cs, and the lit-‘iilllllflll endeurtnents of tvccldetl
life; will make evcn their parting joyous,
and how gl’:tdl_v' they will come buck from
tlie‘-crowdarid the emptymirth of the gay to
1 picture to
niysclfthat young crerittirc, ti‘ ho blushes
even now at his hesit:-tting caresses, listen-
ing eagerly for his footsteps as the night
steals on, and wishing thnt__he would come,
and whenihe enters til lost,'nntl with an of-.
fcctinn as undying as hisipuls-, folds her to
his boosom, I can feel the very tidethatwgoes
flowing thi‘oitgh"his l"ienrt; and gaze with
him on her graceful form as she moves it-
hout him for the kind offices of affection,
soothing all his tinquiet cares, and making
him forget even hiinst-lf, in her young and
Ul'lSl'i:t(lt)\\'t‘[l beauty. I
I go forttard for years, and see her luxu-
riantihair put soberly away from her brow,
and her girlish graces ripe"-ned into dignity,
and bright loveliness into christened affection.
Hi-r btxsburitl looks on her iviiha proud eye,
and shows her the some fervent love and the
delicate attentions which first won her, and
fair children are grown up about them, and
they go on full of honor and untroubled
_vc:'ii‘s. and are rerucnihr-rcd tvhcn they die!
I say I love to tlrcaiu thus when Igo to give
the voting bride jhy. It is the natural tend-
encv and ft‘f‘lll'1g touched by lovliricss. that
fearis nothiug_r for itself, and il Iever yield to
darker fe-fillings. it is because the light ofthe
picture is Cltflllgfd. I am not fond ofdwell-
lug upon such cltariges, and I will not ini-
nutelv now. 1 allude to it only because I
trust Illill my sirnplt-, page will be lead by
some ofthe young and beautiful beings who
ttf'f?"\i‘e dailyiacross my path’, and ‘I. would
whisper to them, as they glide by, _io_vously
&confidentlv,the secret of an uncloudcdluiure.
The pictiire Ihavedrawn above is not
peculiar. It is colored like the fancies of
the bride, and many, oh! trinity an hour
will she sit, with her rich jewels lying loose
in her fingers, and dream such dreatns us,of Christcnrlorii.
She belt:--vi-s lli*.‘ln too——-and shelthc 'l'ie:ttv upon ourselves will be felt in the
lsecurity afforded to tueccantile enterprise,
'which. no longer rtpptclictisive of iu_lei‘rup-
ltion, adventures its speculations in the most
these.
goes on for a whilc_ '_ndi-ct-ivetl. The eve-
ning is not too long iirhile. they talk of plans
for ha ppim-ss, nndthe quiet meal is still pleas-
ant with deligblol novelty of mutual reliance
and attention. There comi--s soon liowcver,
:1 time when personal topics become bare
and tvcarisome, and slight attcuiions will
notonle keep up the social cxciteinciit. There
cotne long hours ofunhnppy restlessness, and
terrible misgivings of catch oth-:r’s worth
and affection, till by and by, they can con-
ceal their unhappiness no longer, and go
out separately to seek relief, and lean upon
a hollow world for support \\‘l1lt.‘ll one who
was their friend could not give them l
Heed this, ye who are winning by your
inoo:cnt beauty the affections of high mind-
ed and thinking beings! RI)ll1(!lIlbt"f that he
will give tip the brother of his hezztt \\ll.l'l
whom he has had, ever, a fellowship" of
minil—the society of his cotcrnporary
nets in the race of lame, who have held with
him a stern companionship—and lreqtiently.
in his passionate love, he will break away
from the arena of his burning ambition, to
come and listen to the voice of the charmer.
It will betvilder hitn at first, but it will not
long; and then think you that an idle blan-
dishment will chain the mind that has been
used for‘. years to an equal t:ortimunion ?
Think you he will give tip for a week dal-
liance, the animating themes of men, ‘and
the search into the mvsterics of knowledge?
Oh! no, ladyl believe nie——no! Trust not
your influence to such light fettersl Credit
not the old fashioned absurdity that tvon.an’s
is a secondary lot----ministering to the neces-
sitiesof her ‘lord and master! It is a— higher
destiny 1 would award you. If your im-
mortality is as complete and your gift ‘of
mind as capable as ours, I would charge
you to water the undying bud, and give it a
healthy culture, and open its beauty to the
sun, and then you may hope, that when
your life is bottnd with another, you will go
on equally, and with a fellowship that shall
pervade every earthly interest I‘ ~
A "Roman Cal/zolic Protracted Meeting.
Bibles b~wt'7terl by /zundrrds-—A letter from
a gentleman in Cbazy, Clinton county,N.Y.
dated 28 Nov., savs: . .
‘We had a S0fI.-0l‘ auto-de-fe at the Carbo,
(a village in the township of Champlain.) it
short tiuie since. The Roman Catholics
had a protracted meeting and during’ its pro-
grcss they called in all the Protestantl-libles
which hadbeen distributed and purchased
among them (except some few who would
not give them up) and made- a public bonfire
of them. It is said by those who witnessed
it, that the number thus burned was between
two and three hundred. Efforts were made
to purchase tltem, but to no effect.’ We
have had public meetings both here and in
C.lta’mplriin, to give some expression of sent-
‘intent in ‘t'egt1i"d to the wicked outrage.’
.V _Jou_r. of Com.
I have seen young and beautiful .
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‘V _PRE_SIlfiENT’S MESSAGI3 :
To llie,.Ser;rz!,e;anr[ Hgrrlsd . ,, ‘
Represenlutitics of the'U__ Strilcs:
I VVc> hav_e._co,ntinucd reason to -,—xpr~ess our
pifofotingl gratitude .10 the great Creator of
all tltings, for I'ft1tI‘_il.')_t‘l‘le:‘S benefits conferred
upon, its asa People. Blessed with genial
seasons, the . httsbundmun has his garners
_filled,w.itb a_bu_ndance. and the necessaries of
ilife,.not to speak‘ of its luxuries, abound in
every d,ir_c'ction. Vl’bile in some other na-
tions steady and-industrious labor can hardly
find the means of subsistence, the greatest
evil which we, have _ to encounter, is It sur-
plus of production beyoynizl the home dc-tnand
wliicb so.-elcs, and with difficulty finds, ti par-
tial market in other regions. "Plle{lT{’Z1ll.l1 of
the cottniry, with partial exceptions, -has for
the past year been well preserved; and. un-
der,_th_eir free :‘i!lCl,\\'lS(-'2 institutions, the Utii-_
ted ‘States, are ra,tpidly.ndvancin,*_1 l_9.\\‘tl|:flS the
consuttirtiattion of the high destinvvfhicli an
overruling Prov-idi-nce St‘_t'lllS to have niarlied
for them. Exetnpti froiu domestic.‘ convul-
sion, and at peace with the world, \\'e._’{1l‘E’
left free to consult as to the best means of
securing and advancing the happiness ofthc
people. Such are the cit‘--utustances under
which you r:ow='assenible in your respective
charribers, and which should lead usito unite
in praise and tlianltsgiving to tliiit_gre:it.~ Be-
ing_ who made us, and who preserves" us as a
nation. , , .
l corigraiulaite you, fi'll0\V citizens, on the
happy change in the aspects of our foreign
tiff.-iirs since my last annual message.-—
Causes of cnmplaioikiit that titne'existed be-
tween the United States-and Grr-tit‘ Britain,
which attended with irritating circtintstances,
tlire-.it°nt-rl most S(‘l'l0ltSl_\-' the public peace
The difficulty of atdjtisting _titIllC‘ctl)ly the
questions at issue l1tl\\'€'L‘Il the two countries,
was in no small degree auginented by the
lapse oftime since they had their origin.-—
'l’he opinions entertained by the Execiitive
on S_t-'\'t.'t‘ttl of the lending topics in di-pute
were’ ll‘.inl(l_V set forth in the Message sit the
opcning ofyour last session. The appoint-
ment of it spvci.-il miuisit-r.hy Great Britain
to the United States with power to negotiate
upon lll0$l. of the points of difference, indi-
cated it desire on her putt zimicahly to adjust
them, and that minister \\'tlS tur-t b_v the Ex-
ecutive in the srtrtic spirit which had dictated
his mission. The 'I‘re.'tiy consequent there-
on, having been duly r.-riifir-d by the two
Govei‘ntui-nts, a copy, together will‘! the cor-
t‘espond_cnce which riccotitpnnied it, is here-
witli coriirritinicittt-d. I trust that whilst
you may see in this nothing ol-jection-able, it
may be the means of preserving. fu_r an in-
definite period, the amicable relationsihappily
L 'Volum,e‘ XXV.—i-Num-her ‘
a force not less thaneigbty ‘guns, to act sep-
arately and ’ apart, under instructions from
their respective Government, and for‘ the
en forcemr-nt of their respective ltlwsand ob-
ligations.”—-Froin this it- willbe seen‘ that
theground» assumed in the Message has been
fully trtniutaincd, at the Sametime that the
stipulations of he Treaty of Ghent are to be
carried out in good faith by the -two court'-
tries, attdthat all pretence is,retn_oved for in-
terference with our commet'ce_for- any pur-
pose wh~.ttever by a foreign Government. 2
While, therefore, the United States: have
been standing ‘up for the freedom ofthe seas
they have not thought proper to make that
a pretext forrivofling a fulfilment of their
'I‘renty stipulations, or a ground for giving
cotzntenunce to rt trade reprobated ‘by hour
l.tt\‘s. A similar arrangement by the, other
great powers could not fail to sweep from the
ocean the slave trade, without the interpola-
tion of any new principle into. the ‘maritime
code. “To may be permitted to hope -that
the example thus set will be followedby. one
ifnot all of them. We thereby alsoafford
suitrtble protection to the fair trader in those
seats. thus fulfilling at the same time the dic-
tutcs ofar sound policy, and complying with
the claims ofjustice and humanity. _
I would have furnished additional cause
for congratulation, ifthe Treaty could have
embraced all subjects calculated in future to
lend to 8 tnisunderstrtnding.between the two
Govt,-tome.-nts. _. The territory of the United
States, commonly called the Oregon-Terri-
tol‘_V. lying on the Pacific Ocean, north of
the 42d degree of latitude, to a portiongof
tvhich Great Britain lays claim, begins to
attract the attention of our fellow citizens. and
the tide of population which has reclaimed
what was so lately an unbroken wilderness,
in more contiguous regions, is preparing to
flow over these vast districts, which stretch
frotn the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific
Ocean. In tidv.-ince of the acquirments -of
individual rights to these lands, sound policy
clistaies that every effort should be resorted
to by the two goveruineots, to settle their re-
spective claims.
It became manifest at an early hour of the
l-tlt.’ negotiations, that any attempt for the
time being satisfactorily to determine those
rights. would lend to a protracted discussion,
which might etnbritcc in its faliure other
more pressing matters, and the Executive
did not regard it as proper to waive all the
advantages of an hororable adjustrnent of
other difficulties of great magnitude itnd_itn-
portance, be cause this, not so immediately
pressing stood in the way. Although the
difficulty referred to may not for several
years to come involve the peace of the two
eX1'$i'ln§"I5‘t'[\‘.‘:‘€tl t.':.e two"(3'rovet'ti-i cuts.
The question of peace or war between the
United Sl.£l1f"S and Great Britain, is a ques-
tion ol the deepest int:-rt--st.’not only to them-
selves but to the civilized tvorlil. bince it is
scarcely possible that a war could exist be-
ttveetrtbcttt \\ll.l]Olii t-!]l’.li1l'lgt:'t‘lllg the; peace
l'lJD-_
'I.‘lIt'Ilfllll(’(1llll(‘ effect of
distant sea, and, frciglitt,-rl with the diversified
production of every land, returns to bless
our own. There is nothing in the Trent_v.
which in the sliglttest de-_rree, coniprotnits
the dignity and honor of either nation.-—
Next to the seltlt-int-tit oftlie l':oi,tndar_v line.
tvhicli niust always be a nintti-r of difficulty
ht-ttvccn Stuteszis between inrlividnrtls, the
question which sci-mcd l0'tlil't‘2'1lt{nl.l1t:' great.
est. 9ll'l1ial‘l‘it5Stl‘lt:’nl, was that connected with
the Africuti slave tr:-(le. _ _.
By the 10th article of tbetrenty ofGhent it
was expressly declared that ‘whereas the
traffic’ in slaves is irt'econcilr>able _with the
principlrs of |iuttt:init_v and justice; _ and
whereas 1',-Oil] his Mitjesty and the United
States are desirous of continuing their cflorts
to promote its entire abolition, it is hereby zi-
grced that both the contracting parties shall
use their best endeavors to accomplish so dc-
situble an object.’ In the enforcement of
the laws and treaty stipulations of Great
Britain, a practice had tiireatcncd to grow
tip on the partof its cruisers, of subjecting to
visitation ships, soiling under the American
flag, which, while it seriously involved. our
maritime rights, would subject to vexattcn a
brunch ofour trade which was increasing,
and which required the fostering care ofthe
Government.
And although Lord Aberdeen irt his cor-
respondence with the American Envoys at
London, expressly, disclaimed all right to
detain any Amet'ii'an ship on the high sens
even if found with a cargo of slaves on board
and restricted the British pretension to s.
more ciaim to visit iilnd enquire, yet it could
not. well be disccrntd by the Executive of
the United Stutr-‘s how such visit and enqui-
ry could be made without dett-nsion on the
voyage, and consequent inti-rrup_iion_ to the
trade. It was regarded as the right of
search, pr,eseritr~d onlv in_a new fortii and
,._,p,-,.s'5,.d in different words, and I therefore
felt it to be my duty distinctly to‘ declare, in
my annual message to Congress, that no
such concession icouldlxe made, and that thi-
United Sta’te's_h‘ad both the will and the abil-
itv to enforce. their own laws, and to protect
their flag from being used for purposes whol-
ly forbidden by those laws and obnoxious to
the moral. censure of the world. ’
, Taking the Message as his letter _of..in-‘
structions. our then minister at Paris felt
hirnselfrequired to assumethe same ground
in remoostrance which he felt it his dutyto
present to M. Guizot,"_and through him to the
King oftbe French, against \\‘l):tl. has been
called the_Quintuple treat r; and his conduct
in this respect, met with the approval of this
Government. In I close conformity with
these views, the eighth ' article ofthe Treaty
was fraiued, which provides that "each_ na-
tion shall keep afloat in the African seas
countries. yet I shall iioi delay to urge on
"Great Britain the importance of an early set-
tlement. Nor will other matters of com-
mercial importance to the two countries be
ov'erlool.-ed; and 1 have the good reason to
believe that it will comport with the policy
of En,gl..nd. as it does with thatol the United
States, to seize upon this moment, when
most of the ca uses of irritation have passed
away, to cement the peace and unity of the
two countries by wisely removing all
grounds of all probable future collision.
\Vith the other powers ofEurope out‘ I‘:-
lations continue on the most amicable foot-
ing. Treaties now existing with them
should be rigidly observed, and every oppor-
tunity, compatible with the interest of the
Utiiled States should be sezied upon to en-
large the basis of commercial intercourse.
Peace with all the world is the true founda-
tion of our policy, which can only be render-
ed permanent by the practice of equal and
impartial justice to all. Our great. desire
should be to,enter only into thatrivztlry which
looks to the general good in the , cultivation
of the sciences, the enl:-trgentent of the "field
for the exercise of the Mechanical arts, and
the spread ofcommerce---the great civilizer,
—to every land and clitne. Carefully ub-
staining from interference in such questions
exclusively referring themselves to the po-
litical interests of Europe, we may be per-
mitted to hope no equal exemption from the
interference ofEnropean Governments, in
what relates to the States of the American
Continent. ' ,
On the 23d of April last, the commission-.
on the part of the United States, under the
convention with the Mexican Republic, of
the llth of April, I839, made to the proper
deprit-iment a final report in relation to the
proceedings of the corninission. Front this it
appears that the total amount. awarded to the
claimants by the commissioners and the titti-
pire appointed under the convention, was
$2,260,079 68. The ttl'bll.8I' having
considered that his functions were required
by the convention to it-rtuinrite at the same
time with those oftbe C0ttttnlSSlODPl'S,' retur-
claims which had been ailotved by Ameri-
hundred and twenty-eight thousand six-hu_n-
C8015. '
Other claims. in which the amount sought
to be recovered was three millions three hun-
dred a_nd thirty six thousand eight hundred
and thirty seven dollars and five cents, were
submiited to the board too late for its_consid-
eration. 'The.Minister ofthe United States
‘at Mexico basbeen duly authorised to make
demand forrtbe. payrtie nt oi the aiwatds accor-
ding to the terms at the convention, and the
provisions ofthe act of Cong.» rcss of the l2ih
of June 1840. He has also been instructed
to cornmunicatetothat Governtm-nt the ex-
pectations oftthe Gotjernmt-nt of United State
in relation to those claims which tve-re not
disposed o._f according to thepiovisions of the
Convention, and all others of ('Il.lZt'H$ of the.
United States against the Ma. .‘1lL .. 1;. \:'ii;
ment. ' ‘
He has also It en lt.'llliélit'(.l (ti-"Ii otht r.
instructions to be followed by him in case‘.
the Government of Mexico should not: find
ned to the board. unrlecidr-d for want of time, j
ican Corurnissiotiets, to the atiiount..of nine ,
drcd and twenty dollars and eiglity-eighti‘
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