i,s
I t t Tc;
I t .i \ t I ii.i'hi . .u III ! u! ly i!c-
IK . I ■ 11 •• t H•!' Ip'' I 11 \is SII11 |l'C 1, bill.
i';n;(. !plc U.i-v liavo a^sti(lu»! v itli
i hu\ .• ovm tin'
111 I ll l)Ci unit's not
’l'.‘ M'lr1 ol the I ^l.iti .
I >11'.i. •• I.' •-(m’u ii L'i'ati'itoiis : i,r«. or i>
; t rt p’ a-, ttu- oi' a kivor tluit h.'r
' i.u lj ; n aiiiplf il".,t is t x;'ctt.-('.
I ’o !'(• (!i ti i' Iiy ;i,- j c-
.• pri MM' - i l li'.lH IilS, \' in l'»C! ’iU‘ U l'llt
•'iul! I t; i)>' acts i i' r»-"rii o'al
li inn. It in tiu' tni'un tin)f,
‘ li"!,if Wiry to know, i!ut!. ijp.iii iVoiii in-.
"■ )n'.i i i;'nc{'S!!’v!,'t lor.i ;i diritiii I .uirr
« !’ I'.ic Li''iial  Ill'll cU ol :I u.l • d;> 1o‘ ■) iias
f, I. !i Iiv r r t uni'.ni inv liu-
?i;taUo'N or '’f rrsMUv'tl liir i. I'iti'ti
SlaM". ;k1 iio"f oT i»ias,niMii!f is to be
IV :!'.i tr.ls ti-.nliii;; sUili' ot
snuiuai iii'.ri t!:f.
With tl,i‘ nniriiimt' nr (.1 com-
rM'icial ol' i.urop;', oni- inii!-
'lursc coiHin.; Ji i:;tli‘ \jrl.iti(.n.
.••.I;', ,■ i!ic  . - li!)!!, Iiv tlii“ C'on\I’niioTi
« 1'J i;]i Jutit . I. -. , oi\'!! (,i->t 1 iininaMn!:^
utiiiis lijjon ni ilu* Lnittd
uml ol'l la’Kc. in ( ilhci cunniry,
viiif 11 u i'll liial ntii'-'fi has ini'.n'asfd
i'.i i! i' i:ti'I fa''iA ui''po'ii Ion on t!u'
j)ar •■ i has hern nianiii''led :o
r.i .V tlr.i! : imd it! ac i^dini;
i;> 'i,c I 101)0'-;',!. w I’ havr t xpn’sst d thf
wi'. i !i.,i' f in).’Ill !)!• iXUndid to uilui
1 1.'(‘i-, w liii !i a n;(.'0(I niu'it'rsiand-
ifi;; 111 :v-('fi! ihi' j>ai lit" \\ould lif !)( lU'ii-
liul lo til'.'oi'oolh- The oiitrin
i,i'! hi' I.' Iii:i ai I'i h;t ion Iji I'M'cti I Ilf L'-
Sillies 1 raiifi', is cocval uitli
liu liisl ’t'.iis of our Indfprndoiict.
'1 ill' nii tni.>ry oi' it is ii.U'rwovt'd with
i'liul ui oui' i.j'dtjoiis '•tlot' i:alio!ial
c:-.istciicc. d a-, it i::;s (.tcms-
ionallv hc'on sinct' that liiiu , it cmu !)V iis
iif'ci' !;i- (-ii'iM)Ur", : iMi'J WO should hiiil
V. it li cxid!.'.i i(jn iho i!u.iiu':,t V. i.it h sh( nid
.■;ialu .tli' vi 11 C(dIt'c lion. *'(;tial!i iVii'iuiiv
in spin!, on tlu' jiaii d I'l'ancr. A iicsh
ui’oi'i i.as K'Ctnily l ^in madt', l»y lln'
.'viij.isU'i'ol'llic Uniu-d Slalcs r('si(iini;-at
I'ji'is. to chta'in a considci'atioi! ol tlx-
jUi>i cluin)s ul' cilizt’tis ol’ ilic L’niit-tl
btaU's lo thi' I (’iKii'jtiu!) ol' wi'onij's Ioml’'
fttdi'f commiitcu, many oi'llu in IVi'.nkiy
iicknow U'(i;;fd, anti all of tlit'm »'niit!i.'d.
•ap.'n fv uiincijdr o! iuslicc, lu a cati-
did «>;:iiniiu;i iui). 'I'lu' pmjjo.sal Ksi
uiaiU' to I he I'l'rnch (i u \ i.'innu nl has been
toritVrtho si.bjift, wliicli has 1'onr.i‘d
uti o!)stacl«' to tlis runsidt I ailUii, to l!.-
(1','U'i ininati()n oi'a Sc Vi'i 'ii';n, liit' coiit-
l.UJi) IVirnd oi' boih, 'I’o iliis oil't r no
clt ii'u;iie afiswtT has yi'i bi’fn rcccivt'd ;
but iIh‘ giillanl and lionorable hpii’it
uliicli has at a!! liiv.es !>n'n the pi i(!t"
vUd l-'i'::nrt', uil! not uh in-Jattdy
jtcnnit tilt* di nic.nds ol’i?ino l ilt sidTt'i «'i's
to !,'i’ r:-.'jiic^ni'jlu'd in liit' nn'! ’ c.oii.sciuu:}-
iivss o!'t'.if pov.crto ic,.'-cl tlu’ir..
i.iv- Ti Luiy ■oi’Amity. Nj\if^r-fion,
oit'.J ('(jnii'u i'cc, !i .s i coiiciudt.'d v. ith
liif Kni,udoni oi'Sv.idon, witicli will be
svibmiuf fi to ll'.c b(‘i;alt’ ‘or iht ir ad\!C-
wil.b rt'ir:-.d to t atl.'i ation. Ala
inoi e recent date, a iMinisi. r I'h-nip.otcn-
iiary fioin tiu' ] lanseatic lli'j;u!dics,]Iu!n-
Lui:;. Lub( rk,C; Jii'e.'iicn, lias been i-cceiv-
ed,thari;cd uilh a special inissiuii I'ortlii*
Tif.qo'iiation ol' a ’’I'lta'.y (!' Aniiiy and
cop.imcrcc i-'Ctween that anrient and
'Oiio'.vni'd L('a:>,iii* and l!ie L’liitid .Stales.
T'nis nef;-(itivi!iun hatj m. couliitirly been
c.ornmt i.ced, at'd is iiijw in pro'^rv'ss,
l!',c rt-'^^'iU /f wl.leh w.i!, if siicrt' sl’al, I;e
^ho s'luiniiied tu llic Senalc for tlu’ir
ccniiderat i(.'n.
Jiince the acces!-.ioti e-f llu' I'mpfior
'Cif hf)!as to the Inipcrial thiriiie oi’ al!
the il‘J.-5,s!as. the IVicndly (iisjHr^iiiotis
inwards the Uni't'd hlaU"-. so coriMan'Iv
inI d ’uy iiis j)r’drces jj, Iiavcccn-
til I I'd t.'fabatcd ; and lune !)frn ree«'nti\
if'ti*;-d by t!u' appoiiiUiK'nl ol'a Mlni >-
tPr IMi'iiiI'oteiiii.Ty t > la-sidi^ ai pla,
Fi ' tri ! Ilf iiiterrs! tal-.rii b\ ihis So\ i i i*i
in bidiulf ol’ tlie MdVcrii;;: (.Ii'iek>, am'
{'i'"ui t;u' SOI'it with which oiln'i's fd
t)if ' at ]'ji I o;M'.-n I'O'A f r'' a: e co-opn ai-
int;' w ill) !ii:n. 11,*' 1' icr.d-; (d i'l d.Mii aid
V i'luimani; V hk-.v ’«u(' ■■>,i*t!u' hnpc,';!.;;i
li:f V will  in ifiiif !'• on' I!".'i nuc-,!
Our"
] \ and S'! !,;d^
ill; V ill ( '';o\- i'll
t • ■ ' 'it. \\ ''if !),
Mcn • iU'y I,
U;»' '
\\\'\
1
J Im- '
aiM-
11
a-.d that ti'.'.;-
I f li ! -'f] l!V f h(' -I^ 1
V hi‘ 'i t ’'■('M' c’Oli
!M
.• tc'lilv
1 '.'I 'I’r!,.'! -n'T
I'r-." ' n-
.•! y ru-,i dird
! in' I'.l'.to; \ rd’
IIL IIIAWI IjJI, ..... UHPIPPJ
T!ieha!nn\eit. I’.c Trcv.r,ury, or. ;!• t* fii st or i
Junnai V '' iniilif iis htincl-1
red anU fiftj-'i. lit thonsand six liui.drje.tl
and eiglity ssi\do'i'i! s and eii;lit‘t‘n ci'iits.
I’he I'eccipts iifjiri tluit day lo the SCili
ai'e siieeri di'd by a sdic itudc, I'cpialU j September lat’, u'i nt'^ i'as tlie rt turns ol
aidfi.t and toidia!. that, ijv the wisdom | tium yet r'"c-"ivrd c:\n ',!io\v, imovrU tf»
and [jurily oi't In i" institutions, tbey ma\
it roiilf! ^a’.e 1 ♦'rn ruliirvcc?.
hi' nriv ws'.iit.'. at. ! for'J.i;d 5;ood will,
wnieh huM' ons! .nlly I'ollDwed tlu'
Southern »i.'t II ns ol'Anict ica in all tb«
vii is>ii iidc- f i I heir \wir ol Indeuendt'nre,
u n ■
V,;
f 
vi Iditi.' ' ij :
for !ii' !i I '.n
I'f.ui in';' ^oi; > t
il,-'-. V-I : h ;';i
«.r tbf I'l,',’. ■'
i'ld'i'"' 'd !i
si'ciiK' !o tiu'n.si'lM's tiic choicest blc's-
iii*;^ (d ^ lu'i.d o! i« r, anfl the lics.t rt'w; rds
ul' vi^l!ll■•|^i libcriw 1 )iscl:iimini» aliki'
all rit;-!u ai'd :di inii'ntioii ol’ interb rinsr
in tluni' '-otii'i't'tis which il is ihi- pr lo-
i^Hlive f i ihi.'ir Ilu'.t'pendfnce lo I'e^tda.li’
as to tii'T, sl'.all seem lit, v. e hail wilh j'y
(‘V('ry indication ol' their pi'ospt nty, of
tiicir i;a;'T..i>j oi tin.ii' j»ci scvfrin;^ and
inncx.fdc lu.n: lo llmsc princpiies oi'
i’l'ei'dorn and ( I’t fjiMl nights, whi- h arc
'.ixit'i ti iniilions  i!;!'.t, inindred iind six
ihonsand live hnnrl!'«d and ci;j:bty oiit
'iollarsand tliirly-lwu cents. 'I’lu' re-
ci'ipts (/f Hie Dri's'.'iit cnarter, estimated
ul I'nnr iiuilion l';ve hutidred and Idteen
ihoiisand, uvidi d to t!>.e above. I't/im an
ol’ incnty-onc' millions I’onr
hnndnd thoiisand (iidlais cd' n ri'ipls.
'I'he expenditnii s f 1’ tiie yea!' may pcr-
ha])S an’onnl to tv t'nly-lwo millions ihrer
iiundred tlnnisaml dollars, pi e';entin;;' a
snudl excess over ilic rccripis. IJiil, ol'
alone sniied to tiic ;;f!iiiis and icm]>!'r ol t!ll■'^e twenty-two millions, upwards
ol
six have !j('(':i applied to ilic dischai'^efj
l!)C' principal ol I’ne public debt ; llu*
observed inrlications ol'inte'.tme di\ i- ;i'!is I w hfde anioimt (d’ hich. appi'i)ai'hinf>^ kc-
iri somt’ol’ the ]-{«'pid)!ics ol i!ie hotnii. i \ t'niy-l’our millions on the iir^t oi'Janwai y
I Ik- Amrric.in na'ions. .T l has bi'cn
tlu rd'oic w ilh some roncern tliai we liavc
iVoi.i 11 ci
^ t' n• •' of
li.ai li'i' '( !
:.e J‘i
I,.' 1’
■ d (i'u ' I nt'.i'
■ ' • " fd' i,i
I at.d t'j V. '
and appearatirt ol less union vitii one
anolln-r, lliaii wfbe'ieve tc» !)e tiie in-
li'icst ol' all. AiDoiii;^ the rtsulis of
M'.is state of lliiniys has been ibat the
'freaties coucludtil ai I’anarnu do not
appear to lia\«' l)ern rulifu'd bv the con-
ti'actin;^ parties, andthat the nu ctini'; ol
liii ( ongrcss at '1 a(ul'a\a h.(s ijct'ti in-
(h linitf'ly postp(jiK.'d. Jn at;ci.'j)lin;; l!>e
invitations to be ri j'i'csi'nti’d at l!>is C’on-
i^-'i'cs-;, wi'.ile a rj.aiiiii station v.as in'vtid-
♦ d. on i!ie pan ol'ihe L'niu'd State.-, fil'
tli‘‘ most Iricntlly dr po-ilion ton ..rib.
thi'Souihi'in lvr})ub!ics by whom ii li,;.l
!)('( II pi'0])0si’d, it was liop.'d that ii
would I'urnish an oj'pfii t'inily lor bi in;;-
in-..^ all lh(* nulions ol‘li^is liemispi'.cif I'l
I lie commoti ucknowlcdLpnent a.nd adoj>-
lion ol’the principles, in the r";idauon
cd’ liu'ir inlei national n lations. w iirli
uuiild have sicuii'd a iastii:;, pt'r.ce a'ld
harmonv between tln'iu, and lia\e pro-
iiK-trd tli(' t ol' Tiuuna.l benev.ib uce
ihrou'.'diont the jrUtbe. lint as obstacles
appeal- lo luve arisen to the I'-assemb-
!iii:' of llie (.'ons‘,1 fss, oiuMd' ilie two Min-
isiers cjniinissiont'i! on the part ol’ llie-
U. Sillies has i'e:urncd to the bosotn of
his lountrv, while the Minister char'^ei!
v.itii the ordinaiy mission to Mexico
remains authori/t il lu allcnd al the cmi-
!'erenc('s ol’ihe C'oiijrebS whencvei’ they
I'lay be resumed.
A hope was for a shoi-t ti;nc entertain
ed, iliai a Treaty of l\aeo actually shin
ed between the CJovernnients of 15iienos
\\res aiid Brazil, would supei'sede all
I'lirlher occasion lor those cidii'-ions be-
iwfj'n !"'Hi i^erenI j)retensions and neutral
'i;;liis, which are so conuiionly the re-
^,u!t fif mariliii'.c war, and whicli liave
unl'ortunately disluibetl the harmony of
the relations between the Uniletl Slates
and the Brazilian (iovci nmej;is. At
tiieir last sesion, Corif^ress w ere iid'oinied
that some ol' the naval ullicers ol' that
Kmpiro luul advanced and practised
upon prill ciplt s in relation to Idockades
and lo neuiral navi^alioii. wiiicli we
c(»uld 'lOt sattclion, anti which cur cotn-
manders found il nccessary lo ri..''ist.
It apjx’ars ih.al they have not bt cti ^■us-
taiiu'd by the (jovcrnment of lirar.il it-
sill'. Some of the vessels, captured
under the assumed autlioriiy of tlu'ce
erroneous jiriiiciples, ha\e been restor
ed ; and we trust ilsat our jusi expecia-
liou w ill lie realized, that ade(piaie in
demnity will bi' made lo all ihe e.itizcns
o*f the United States who have sulTerrd
i>y the unwi’rranted captures which the
iira.’.iiian tribunals llicniselves have pro
nounced utilawl'ul.
In the dijilomatic discu'islons nt Rio
de .Janeiro, of these wroni;s, sustainefl
by citizens of llie I nitcd Slates, anti of
f)iiuis v.’bich si'i'iiii'd as if emanaiiii^-
inuiK'diati ly from that llovcrninent ii-
seif, tl'.e Chai !;e d’AlVuireb of the United
Slates, under an imi'/ression that his re-
prcsentatioMs in bahairofthe li.^hiH and
mU rests oi’his count; ymen we;e lovaliy
disregarded and usi less, deemi'd il his
UUI3, wiihoiit w ailiii;.; ior insii uclions,
to U'iT.ii.iale I'i.-i i .n’icial i'unctiorjs, to de-
maiui his |)as‘r)orts, and i i'lurn to t!'.e
L'nlled Stales. i i-is moveiiU'nt, dictat-
. d l)V an iioncst zeal for the honor and
inierests ol'liis coi.ntiy ; nioii\es wliii. h
opeiati'd exclusively upon the mind (>l
I lit'fri'i'-ei' w ho r(‘Oiled If) i', has not
been fii'.v.p[/i'('\eil by m(’. The lii a/.iiian
I lON ei nmi'iit, however, com|)lained 01 ii
as a iiiea'UH' for wliich noatuquaie in-
ii'nii'itial cause had been i.’;'l\eii !>y them :
and iip'fii an cxplieit assurance. lliitii(;;li
I iieir C’!iai ';-e d’A!Vaii C ’. resifiinv; here,
'liat a su, . .'Sior to litc lale l’;puseiila-
: i\f f)!’ t l.e U ii M ed St
fiiimetii, ihe :■ ppf)int menl ol whom iIk'\'
' .liid. slit)ul(l be rei civil! an.l tii'aled
u.ihlhe iispectdue to i:is e.i.aiacUr,
.,d tll^l iiidemiiiiv s!i(uild be pi'oiiiplK
Made foi' all iitiuiie^ inilicled on ctti/.ens
"1 ii:e Unite.i .‘''U'tes or llieir I'rupeity,
I .-'lU ai y lo ! he td' tiutio:is, a tempo-
. ..rv
f, will, on the first flay of next year,
r.'.d sh»)rt of sixty seven jiii!liuns and a
ha.ir. 'i’h('balunre in t’lc 'rr;a"ury, on
the fti'sl (jf January nexl, it is expecled
will (M'eed 1.ve ni'dlions four bunilied
and ii!t V I!u)iisand dollars : a stini e..s.C' I'll-
lu’’; th it of tiie first of .lanua.r . ISJj,
t!ion;..'Ii i'alliir-sliort ci’tliuL c^.!;»!/Ueu on
ihe iir.sl 01' Ja.nuai'}' la'.'.
It V. L.s i’orcseen tliat t’x' revenue of i!ie
present \ear would iiol equal that oi the
last, w hirh had itseif ijeeii less than that
ed' llic next prece(!in; year. Jiut llu-
bop(' has i:eeit reali/ed which wasenier-
tai'it’d, tliat tliese di iirienct s would in no
u i-i‘ inU I’i i!pt t!io sliady oi>erulior) of
the discl'.ar;r'(jf the |)'ab!ic debi by the
am i:al ten indlion.. d'V(..led lo that object
by the A cl of .kl March. 18! 7.
'i'he a.inoi.nL of tin ;i*. s tec'j i i d on mer
chandise' imi'orted i’roi.i llu' cumnu'iice-
uieiit ol’lluyar I'lilil I'.ie .’'.'ih of S.'.p.
u iv.lier L.'.t, is i\\ 1 n’._\-one milii'Uis tu.)
Iiundi'i d t;iul lw('ii!\-^ix thousand, and
the prbable amount of tiiat u hicli wiil
!)e secured dnrinO; ihe rcniaiiuli'r ot The
year, is f.'e inillions hundred
and sevcnly-four ilif/urai.d dollars ; for
ming a .•'tun tolal fd’ iwenty se’vt'n mil-
li(j'is. W’il’.i th;' allowances for draw-
back.i, r.nd coutii'.;cnt delieiencies w hich
may occur, tboui'h nol specifjeaily fore
seen, we may .safe!) estimate the rcreints
()f Ihe ('nsuin.;' yi ar al twenty-two mil-
lic'ii ihiee hnudred thonsanil dollars ; a
revi'iine f**r liie next, equal to the expen-
d It lire oft he presen l yv:tf.
'I’lu' deep solii.itiide felt by oiir citi
zens of all classes 1 hroutylii/iit the Union
for the tolal disrhai'^v' of the public dib!,
w ill ap)!o;';i/.o IV'P the ea.mestness wilh
which I t!eem it niv duly io ni;,e this
topic uj)on the consideratiuii of (^)ii;;i'ess
—ofrecumnH'mlii', lo them a.!.‘-ain the
observance d' tiie siiu'tesi ('couomy in
the apjdicaiion >>! :l;e pubiic iuml.s. 'I’he
dejiressiun upon t!'.( 1 e . i of i he re\t li
ne wliicii liad coi:-.vc>Kcd with ihe y«'ar
1 contiiiut'd w iiii inciear ed severi.y
liui'in;;; the two iir 4 f.ir.i: ler-i of ilu' pre’i-
cni }ear. 'J'lu- relumi:.!;- tide be^ran lo
i’ifiv/ wi'h llu; liii id (.'iaiter, and, su far
as we can iuiijre fioni expeiiene.e, may
l.e i'i])ecteil to ronliniie throiH.j(i llie
course of the ensuin;^ }Cc.r. In the mean
time, an alleviation from tlic burden of
the pulilie, Ul bl w ill, ill the three years,
luwebeeii en'c'clei! to llie amijuiit of iieai ly
sixteen millions, and the chargt' of an-
nna! interest will !n\e been reduced up-
waidsoi’one million. Ijiil amoni; ihe
maxims of political economy wlii.'b the
Sicwards of ihe jmldic moneys should
never sidfer w illujut ur;^etil m cessily lo
be transccndet!. i-^ tli..t of ki'epinij the
expeiulitures of the u ar witliij) the lini-
i s of its receipts. The ai)piopriuiions
ol’ihe two last year‘s, im Itiditii'; tin' year
ly ten millions ol’ ihe sinking*- fund, have
each ((pialled llie jii c'tni'ied n-voniie of
the eii'ii. 11,;.*’ year. \\ liiie we ftiressi'e
~w ilii cor.li.lenee that tlu' piddic ccdfers will
i)e 1 ( plenished from llu* reci'ipts, as fast
uS llu-^’ will I>p drained by the ey.pi n-
ditui’e'-, ecpial in amoiial to tlio-.e (d’ the
cun ent y.eai'. it sho'.jid not be n)ri;-oi;i n
that they coidd ill -i.n'er llie exhausiiun
of larger disbui bemei.ls.
'i’he coiulition (,f ilu' Army, and of all
tiie branri.e;, (d’ ihi' juddic serviei'unde;'
llie superintt t.di'iu e of the Secretai y oi
War, will be ^.u 11 l.y Ihe report from
that oliicer, and llu* ducumculs wilh
w hich il is iccompanied.
Dm in'; the  o:irve f I l!ie last S’.imnie;,
a detac hinent 0!'tbe Army has been usi,-
lully ic MIC ces'-fi.dly c alied to preioi m 1 he'.i'
, apjii opi iau* dlil!e:>. /i I 1 hcl.ionienl when
tes near tual (o\- | ihi C'>!miiissif)nei s u;)p(;!iited for can \ iii;;'
mil) execnliun rcrlain i'ro\isions of the
I'l i'ai) Ml’Au'.;I!->i Uiih, I i-;.:.;, w ilb various
li'dies I i'llii- ?\o!'!!, V. ( s;c! 11 IndiL.i..'-’. v.i'ie
alionl to ..li ive at t!;e appointed p.a' e o(
ni.’.i ovoi.i d murder oi s -
iii,ii>si'.n as C i.ar.,e ir.Miaii I s
li'.;' t ou.r.i \ has l'(\n i-.'-ned, 111- h il
..'li \' ill t ill i:ei\ 1 c> U'l e ihe 01 d inary
, bjinaii'' i'l'.ei coui s(' betwi'cn ihe two
ji ' r.'i' I,!', and th-' i’l i ndly rei.iiions
'.\.'. ;i ;!i. ir II -pcwli'.e t'.aii(;iis.
'i'urnin;; fia.’n'. tlu; i.icmentous ?oncecns
o'lr I’nr u, i'l it'i intrn ourse 'vi’h lor-
m e e 11
\ ei al cili/. u'., and i.tlicr
i;iti\ Ol'd bo ' liiiy, (
ol tiie \\ iiiiie-baeo inIji
SociaV'!) in U,e '] K'aW.
diea.tioi; . li! a nu nac '
LT'V-. ol Ul!'-
liiii'd oy a jiar!
one ol '. ;;
f(dl‘v. I 1 1/V 111-
tliUiaclei, a-
I, p ..ip
!. t ' •
.. i
! ui' I hi
I pi'C
I moni; other tiibes (d llu,' same ii..',ioti.
1 1 eiidei I 'd i;t\ i".-.ai y an immediaii' display
j (,il ihe dcii ii:,i\e and proiccI ire lort 0 «,l
I the I. nioii iu til ,I (;nailcr. Ii w.is ai ■
I coi-ilin udy exhibiuU by tiu- iiiiiiM .iiaU
.iiid concei'led ino'eoun'i 'f *.!u- (iov-
ernoisol llie Si.iie ii lliuio:?i and id tin'
•'( I'liloiy of Michi-’..;ii, i.nd con'peie-nt
levies ol mii!l:a i.nder tl.cir 1.: Iii'l i i \ •
i,:aicipu!'.’..ns'; wiili a e.orps ol seven hnndiei' men ol U-
a.spect .siiil j niu d Swiies H'i'mijj.-., unf'ir the oomii'ai'd
iC Oi iliv. I.ext. 1 v; C>eiu.itAl V.he, u' tl.e cai! i t
• oi' 1 he d( ('pcr,l jn-
■,li:''ioii of our in-
1 I he I rvernes of t iie
.;i{.in;c as ifariv as
It til
(loverr.or Ca'^s, irnnie«Viutc!y ropairtd to
the si eii.e «»i datij^t'r, -iroin their station
al S:. Loujs. 'I'ljrir prt *.i’nce dibpelled
the alai^nis of our felloyv-i itizens on tlio.se
hordors, and overawed the liostiic pnr-
p')ses of ihe Indians. I he per[)eti ators
oi the mnrdeis wi-ie > nri ndi.i i d to llu
auliioriiy and oijt ralion of our laws, and
every apjiearanoe of jiurjiosed hustiliiy
from those Indian trilje.s has tuljsidcd.
Althongli tliejjresent orr'^aniz.iiioii ol
the Anuy, atid the adminisiralion ul its
various hranchf’s of service, are upon
the whole, satisfati.ry, they are yet sus
ceptible of much iuipiovenunt in ])ar-
ticluai s. some of which have !)een here
tofore submitted to ibe consideration of
(,‘onjfress, and others are now Hrst presen
ted ill the I’epoiL of the Secretary ol
War.
'I'hc expediency of providini^- for ad
ditional niini!)cisof otVicers in tlu* two
Coi'jis of Engiiu'ers will, in some degree,
dep-eiid upon ihe numbers aful exlent id'
the objects of national importance upon
which ('ongress may iliink it proper that
surveys should be malc, e.mlormably to
the act of the ."0th of April, l.'’,:i.. Of
lh(> surveys whicfi, fiefore ilu' last session
of C'(.tigreb“. had I)een made uiuler the
aulhoriiy of lliat ucl, reports were made:
I. Of the lioaril of Internal Impro\i-
ment, on the Clusajieake and Ohio Ca
nal.
J. On therontinnaiice of tl'.e National
Uo'ud I'rom Cuinbeilaiul to llie tide wa
ters svithin the I'istiii t or('o!umhia.
3. On the continuation of ilu'National
Iload from (.'anion lo Zane;,\ille.
^1. On the location of the National
Road from Zuiiesxilii- to (\jluinlnis.
;i. On the comiimation of llu* same
Road lo ihe Seal of (iovernmeui in Mis-
sou I i.
0. On tlie Tost Road frowi lialiinion
lo I’hiladelphia.
7. Of a survey of Kennebec river, (in
l>art.)
s. On a National Road from Wabhing-
lon to IJnll'ilo.
t'. 0.1 the survey of Saugaiiick harbor
and river.
10. On a Canal from La!;e runtchar-
;rain to the Missis iipju rivir.
II. On sui\eys ai ]'d},''arU)\', n, New-
bur\|U(i't, and Ilyannis harbr)r.
1,?. O" a survey of La I'Lisaiice Hay, in
the 'i't*ri itory of Mu lligan.
\nd reports are now prepared, and
Will Ijc submilti'd lo Congress,
Oil surveys of the Peninsula of I'lorida,
to a .certain tb(* praciii ability of a cunal
(toeoi’neci the Waters id'the .Ailaniie w iih
I the Ijiilf of .Mexico, across that Petiinsu-
j 1.4 ; aiu! also, of ibe country between tlu
liays «.f Mobile and of Pensacola, with
the view of connecting them togetiier b)
j a canal ;
On urveys of a route foi* a canal to
I eoiiheci llie waiers of James and (irea'
KeiilK.ua liveis;
On the survey of the Swash in Pamlico
Sound, and that nfCape fear below the
to'.vn of \\ ilmington, in Norih Carolina;
On the sui'M y of liie Muscle Shoals, in
the Tennessee ri\i-r, and for a route fur a
cf-nternplatcd coniniuiru at ion between
the Iliwassee and Cousa livers, in the
Slate (d‘ .-\ labanicj.
Other reports of surveys, npon oI)jects
pointed out by ihi* several lu (s of C^jn-
gressofihe last it preceding st ssions, are
in (he progri'ss of preparation, and most
of liiem may he ronipleted before ihr
( lose of this .session. All the olUcers of
both corps of I'jifpi.eeri,, with several o-
ther persons duly tiualifiid, have been
constantly employed upon if.ese services,
from t!ie passage of the act of ."’Oili April,
1824, lo this lime. ^Vere no oilier ad-
vaiila'^f’ to accriu* to llie couniry from
llieir labors llum the fuiicl oi' lopfigra-
phieal knov.lefb;c which they have c(d-
tecled and conniuiniraied, llial aloiu'
would have been a proiit to the Union
more than adeijuate to ail the eXj)endi-
lUK'suhicii liavi’ been devoted lo the
object : but the appropriations ior ihe
j lepair and conlinualion of the Cuiiiber-
iatid Road, f.;r ibe const! uriifin cd’ \an-
I ons other roatl'., lor 'lie iciiioval of ob-
! sli jclioiis from tl'.e IJi’t’ers and llarbfii s,
lor llic erection of Ligbt-IIouses, Rea-
cons, Piei's, and Ijiioys, and for ihe com-
plt'iion oi'Canal-s uiulei lalu n by individ
ual associ i:iotis, but i,ceding the asMs-
t.iiice of miai.s aud resources more com-
piehcnsivc ihaii individual «'nler|)i'i',e
can conimand. nuiy be considered raliier
as trea-.iir-as laid iij) I'roin llie conlribu-
lions ol tiie. pic'-inl a,;e, for the oenelii
oi pos'.'i iiv, liian as urieini.ed apj)lii.a-
l.. us oi'the accni revenues of ibe na-
li.'in. '1 J siicli ub’i cts of j-i'rnianem im-
pi'ov!. n>' \i‘ It; *!,(> c(/ndiiion oi the coun-
(.1 addi'.ion to ihe wealth as well
as i.« ii.-: (':>ni!-j;'. cfthe I’eople by ’.vlu^se
i;y a,id it'soir.ce■, they have bt-i n
I .Tecled. f. 1,1,1 tliiee to I'our millions^of
the :,ii:.'.al itii.oine of I he iial ioli iiave, by
ia'.'. s f'lUirled at lliv iuf)St vef;cnt sessions
(d C-’on'i i11, bl CM applied, without in-
u;h)ii t!;e nei.essilic-'. ;f ihe
, ill.I'' adfjin ;- a di/lIar tf) the
b '•’ol 1 il'* Cf)i >!i!'I'lit}’; 'vvitluiut
; c en 11ll' ‘ It. 'dy Mif! i ” Milar
oi'thf di b*>- con’)-.)i.'led in loi-
w l.i h. v. i; i.ia ib.’ !j,.inii.' Ih: e»'
c I ecu (' iieir,i bed by I 'if'
('••rly si: lnjlliolis ofd.i l-
'ih ii'dai (,)t
' r;,;';ci!,r ;
'i l ea^ar;
IaV"S or I
Sio pt ;,di
lii;.dial
nu r da V'
veaii-. il.
nioen; ol
lai ~.
■Si. A. ^7/;.
''tOM'M, Ills
cl' ! I .'r
Vice fnol; tlic Ch:;Ir.
of Senators ha\ ii!g bei n lulled.
Mr. Lovvrle, the Sccietaiy. ii app.^i,,.,'
lhal every Meniber was m jTh in’,
(*xce|)t Mr. \V ^slrr (d' Ma.-. .^chia .cvr ’
and Mr.. Thoiaas ( f Il!iii':i-. ’
The o:-.lii (.f v.as tlu n ;ulinii,‘i„
tered to fcuch Members as, having I)..,.,,
elected siiu t* ihe la;.l ression, ia^vv i ij.;!
il'.eir seats for blx years iVom lliepreb^,
lime.
On motion of Mr. Macon, ihc P.cc: ■
tary was ortlered lo wait upon the Ihji,,
of Representatives, atid ini’orni ihemij,
a quorum oi'tlie Sf;nal(' was pJ ejeni, ,1
ready to procei il lo biisiness. JJ^. ,
turned, and reporied that liie House Ip.t
not yei elected iheir Speaker.
i\lr. Johnson, of Iventncky, then ro»,
to give notice that, on Wednesday nc'.
he should ask leave to introduce a bi '
“to abolish lmi>rison;ntnt for Debt.'
Mr. J. accompanied tliis nollce with ^
few remarks, staling his desire that tld
subject might receiv** tlic early aiteMiifji^
of the Setiale, so lhal its fate mn |>;
without farliier delay, be made kiiijw'
10 tlu* nation, lie considered il his (!aiv
to press ihe sul'jecl at llic preseiil sesbion’
and should have donv.* i,o at i!ic lab’*
hui he luid forborne in considc'ialiuil
of its being llie short session ofC:ofigi'csv
and a crowd of other busint;ss deinaiidiir''
ihe attention of the Senate.
Mr. Cobb off( red ihe usual rcsoluiion
resi)ecting the furnishing of news[)ai;ci^
for ihe useofthc Scnalors j which \»ai
agreed lo, with one disseniing voice.
A message was recv-ived from the
J louse of Rci)i'esentativos by their ( k ik
announcing that a quorum of that lluusc
had assembled : lhal Andrew SleveiiMjn
of Va. had b. en elecled tb.eir Speakoi'l
all.! that ihey were ready lo pi'ocecd lu
business.
Soon aftc'.', a seconfl message in-
I'ormeil the Senate th.il the House ti^J
passed ajoint reso!uii'..n, iliat a Comnii'-
let' be ajipoinied by eaeh llou.se, tov.^,;
011 Ihe Prcsidenl of ihe United StalC',
and inl'orm liim lhat they vvere realy ii
receive any coinniunicutioii he inr V
have to make.
The resolution was concurred in, at’
Messrs. Macon, and Smith of Md. wo: '
iippoinied a Comniiitec on llic |u.;i I.
liic Senate.
nOVsn OF UEPIiESKyi'JTfFL'^
The House Was called lo order by
St, Clair Clarke, Cieriioflhe House, pi- ,
ciseiy at 12 o’cloi k : and ihe Roll of 1!..
House being called over by Siate.s, ivw
Iiundred and seven men'.!)ei's, out cd't-'j
hundred aiul tliirteen, answered to tlita
names. 'I'he House then procei.ded ;o
ballot for a Sjieaker.
.Mr. Sprague and Mr. Haynes bn:,;
nanu d 'fi'ilers, re[)oried the following us
ihe result of the balloiing :
rf,r .■\iiilrevv \ensiiii, of Va. - - !(*!.
I fir .John W. Taylor, (if Yf>rk, - - ‘./4.
lor I*. I’. Muri'oiir, ofVirginia, - - ;.
Sciitteriiig votes,
Ancifew Sievenson, of \’irginia, hiv
ing received a majority of the whole
number of votes, was dei.Iurcd to be du
ly elected.
The Ovtli to support the (!onsfitutiod
id the I’liited Slater was llien adniiniv
‘tei'ed by Mr. Newton, the I’ailu r of ilis
House, to tlie Speaker, and by him suc
cessively to all the Members from the sev
eral Stales.
On motion of Mr. Sawyer, of N. C. it
was
>nwni;hous!i/, 'I’liat Matiheif
St. Clair Clarke, C lerk to the late HoihC
of Pvcprcseniuiivcs, be appoitiled ClerkI'J
this House.
On mol ion of Mr. W'aiil, of N. Y. il was.
Jicsolred, iinniiuoHsI:/, 'I'liut .Tolm Ov
wall! Dunn be appoinled SergeantatArm'i
to this House—that Reiijamin IJurch ! ;
appoinled Principi»l Uookeeper, and
verion Carr AssisUni DooKOC[)cr, lutlic
sanu'. ,
[These gentlemen filled the satru' 1 i:
res for tlie last and several piecedi ^.,
Congresses, "j
rrnii'i the Natiuii.il Iiitt 17,»i^( r.
A —We oiler the bdlijvv ini> !i 1
llu* spec i;d edilicaiion (jf our fiii ’ids,
i'.dilors of Ihe 'P.iujuirer.’ who i.ppeai'iJ
keej) a sIku'p lof)k out for cunsohi'-.m y « 1
cumstances in thcso •* corrupt v.!.d ■’
gi nerate” limes.
I’AtrHi t (if il leMei’frfini n nt > f r.a.';''■
('fiuiilv, in'Virj^'iiiia, t') iht. t',.1 ' c." uf'! . '
elicstf r |{( puhlii .m.
I li;i/!ud nothin);’ 111 tl.i:\ t--
I'Dinilii -. Ilf l.iiiiduui), i aiiijiii 1. : 1 , ( id; > r .
fonilii lit d, t licic is a iii.i iiii i‘V u! ;.l Ii
llu; Adiiiinisli ilidM, inui li'c ir.in. n' ij di'•
j;:iiiiiii!4'. II' till' .\driiiii'.li'i'i •.hi'ufi r''' ■ '
n niiss ill their diil . , bniu a f onvirtiM'i 1 I t'l
Mipi nor sli'eii',;1|i, 'tp, Ai'.v'i- v id ..
I'l'Ciive till' ( iii liii'id \()ic of \ i.!ii,I : - '
C( I'tuiii tliiit (;(iirr;ii ,hn Kst/n '.vdl l\ci.ivc tlii
ik cli.ral vole of'renni s-,.
Ehoinf nnl 'Jn/riz.—T!;i; I’rcr.idi'ti' ■
Toast has giv( n rise to the ‘•a^pi.ij '•
much of mvihological and pa.;;a:i h aii!
ing, and amf)ng oiiu-r difuiiiions dI i''
nicaniiig, we iiucl the followiiig in i'''^
I)( l\ ideri' ( N. J. ) ,\ jiollci :
(I'lJ 7b/'//:.--,\ mi!im 1 d'ff v>i- ’
M-; !»> };i\ 1 hi in sniiii ■ mfi 'rniat i)ii ;i •. fti t lu' ai
iiii;'of lv\ o \\ iiri].-. ■'I'w o of fiur/ii/;'/’’>. '
sc'jjiided hsi vvicl;, wll limit k.i'> in^ tie'»
ilur ii.s —’i'tu y si'e iinJ v. • ri'i'",
Ilirci' .sidiscniiei'., t iii.i ^ 1 .■>
liie Viiiicc—-tjirv arc'I ( r-i:’.” ■ •