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1 r I- V i v 1 . sioncri, a route lor a canal.from the AlV&hany to! the SusquehaJinah. In addition to the importance of thisroute ,: to large portion of the West, and the state ot PennsylvaniaU was thought . , , to posWw other and trong claim on " the attention of the government. It U - - - KhVvI tn K nne of the most promts- WVBVf.4 w- - - a Inn rrimm wra frMft the Alltffhanv by a . ' ,' canal communication, and should that '! iii.'PAnmi nrove i mDracticable, ' it might afford the means of effectinff ;r the grea; object intended by the canal ' . projected by that route. vvkM .fi'.'varioiii routes to which 1 1 . i.r pvamtned and SUr 4 nlart and estimate TVIbWl Mtlt - - ,,. , j.r;iAi nf the " act, h will present ioTuirrv'tetri)f The hole tubject, at will enable Congress to commence and complete such a sys tem, ofinternalimprovementisitmay deemproprr.witiiuie greatest pi Vlf 4ft ek.rtitafV-J ' . I conclusion, I have to remark, that unrrit-nce has . shown.' that the .Corps of Engineers is too small to per- iorm tne various uuuh wuau -ienedto it. Its duties has been more than trrhlrl tince its establishment ami arm .nraim(r tCTV VCr. " DUN ing the present year much inconveni. encehas been experienced for the want o.a-jiiiffititnt juimjvx.of ,fiffi rr Sftti - ---o ... r- has been on active duty duting the sea ton. ' .. ' c 1 have the honor to remain, your oucuicni servant, ' " J.C. CALHOUN. To the PresiJcatof the United State. IS SENATE. TuftJay, January 4..tr. Eton pre sented the petition of sundrr merchants ui iiainviiic, i en. pray ing (ne imposjuon of a duty of 10 per cent, on sale' auc tion. The renort of the commitire of claims - alpiinst ihe- petition of Jacob Greeri'iof was taken, up ana.greeito. t, anVi.Mr. Benton presented petj- linn frnm ik. InKiiktl.nl. ILH-kili m . I. . m inack, in the. territory of Michigan, pray ing th sstaWishment of a eprte terri ! toria) government, west of the Michigan territory, and north of the state of llli . nols j and, oh his motion, it was referred UIIIT11T ICITIIUf. "-Mr-lohftsoh, ofXentueky, moved that the committre on .Military Affairs, to whomlhe'resolutioh of the honorable gen tleman from North-Carolina, respecting ' ibe Military Academy at West Point, had ' been referred, should be discharged from tne lurther consideration oi it. I he com " Tnitteerhe"said, after a careful investiga tion, were satisfied that the present num ber of cadets did' not exceed a reasona ble complement. The resolution propo sed to diminish the number, 260, down to the number of representatives in the other House i, but the inquiries of the committee did not result in a conviction ;JhaJ Ijwas, necessary, or j xpedientlQdo5t the resolufioh, and therefore brayed 16 be dUcharaxd from further considering tt.' ": Mr. Marnn laid that hrniHri the reso lution which he had proposed he was of - opinion inai measure oe uaen ior breventln? the institution from crowine nta a familu establuhment. A student . lKr maw kmc a krnthr. anrt naturallv desire to have his brother with . hi nj- Thus might influence be exerted to con fine to partic ular family "connexions the -. benefit of an institution designed . lor the general good of the whole United States. Upon i this subject i m? remarked that he had waited until the close of an adminis tration, before he would offer the resolu tion, but intended to offer a provision v 9 against such abuses at some future period. sa a. a. .. . Air, Johnson, in reply, observea mat the varantlei. were, alwava filled .uti ac cording to the federal population ; nor i . i ... f . , i ; . . . xao uie commuicB jounaa single instance of two brothers being admitted. The annninimrnta were left in iha heads of eprtes7Vho weWnbt only sub ject to the censure of that body if they " . .abused this trust, but responsible to the whole nation. He moved that the sub ject lie on the tablet which was carried : : . . collection, JapiiniiaMeomewenJj) . -Mr. Talbot asked and introduce a joint resolution, 44 authorizing rials of the Old Congress which was 7TMdofe?and passed to a secdnd reading, -r-. Vu77. The Senate "did hot' sit to day. -k-HOUSR; 0F REPRESENTATIVES.''' - - offered yesterday bir Mr Ingham, was ta-i-kenunMpd agreed vto -.in thw:fwjng """"r"'"shape"i",":' Jietohrd, That the President of the , ., .United States be requested to lay before i-::r.-; - Congress, so far as he may deem compat ible with the public' interest, sny corres pondence between ihe Executive depart- - xnents of thia KoVernment and the officers of the United States' navy, and other pub lie agents, at or near the ports of South America, on the Pacific ocean-, also w pie of nr mcmomh or communicUons which m hae been received from he citizens of the United Stales, in region to the violitlon of their neutral i by either of th belligerent, ana n sures adopted by the officers nd agents if the United atmes, loriocir v"'"- . . iinn ni Mr. i:onner. ii w t...i... That ih committee on ro Offices and. Port Roads be Instructed to t ! ik. .niiincv oi esiauus"- Inc a post route from Lincolnton North- uarouns, u .v. . ----- - . ville and.Mooresborougn, to nuiou. ion r i , - - - - Van75TheToirowing resolution, oi- fered vesterdsy, wasJaken p . . . .L - tt JkMAw&Tbst ,th !rrww B.,vflw c.... h Mnueitad to commumcste to Lhu House, If J)ot Incompatible with ihe i.i.mo. thm dncumenit ana uru- ceedings or tne ruvai twi .u. .... r f . Unt. Weif er. latelr held in r , M.i,,.l In or near the city of New-York . On motion me reoiuiiuuw .....w . ; bv addine the words "and also ot "'lAild 24 tr cent, retslned os tenant. . m . . m..t ( The resolution was amended, anajnen agreed to. ;. : ' r - . ,J best Dart of this clay, on the "N'ugsrJ Claims- bill and on the till for the pun ishment of crimes. I)iunQti9nxJLwl uiii. That the committee on ln Public tands be Instructed to Inquire and rv. .tn.;hULliQVe, whether tne inter est 01 the Vaovernuieni wouiu nut ue yru- moted by the establishment of Roads and Levees upon the public lands, specifying sucll- as in their opinion would produce that effect, by imparting to the public lands an increased, value, proportioned to the expense of conducting the same. Jan. 7. On motion of Mr. Cook, it was .Retofved, That the committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing one, or more National Penitentiaries, for the confine ment and punishment of persons ronvic ted of offences against the United States, to be located at such place or places as shall be most convenient to the different sections of the Union. -. Jll Cook, in explanation of the obieet - - , a - j of his resolution referred to the Judici ary bill now be fore, the House, which pre sent some 40 or 60 cases for punishment, wdncotitended for the necessity of adop. ting some system, which, while it should protect the community from criminal depredations,- should, at the same time. i.i.i iln. m Miiipt nijnl i - 1 severe lhan iat snHiciefinder the cxis ting law. If the system he wished could not be organised during the present ses sion, he hoped this incipient measure be adopted. TREASURY REPORT. ." ; ' Not havinir room, at this time, for the whok of the report of the SecreUry of the Treasury, we avail ourselves of the following abstract of its principal items, from Uie National Journal Puhhe Landt.Gl the Public Lands, there were sold at the several Land Offi ces, during the year 1823, 653,319 acres, for the gross sum of 8850,136 so. i ne gross amount received in 1823, for land sold prior; tor tst j ply, .t 02 w was: t, 423...09 i making Ih.e 3tptl . DWunt wv ,l.Q98.5f9 35. --1 he expenses of sales, in.-ii.Hinc commissions and aalaries, 871,- r I niu.'"-D . :i413-I-jUh repatmenisjior jaM n.muit torn, was m.iaj aiiu wic payments into the Treasury was-8916, 533 10. Durlnir the two first Quarters of .1824 the quantity soldi wss 357,160 acres for wUdUbB-.groaa amount.receivea, wa-f 8456,507 : Moner s received for land from Jan. 1, to June 30, 505,472 38 Incidental expenses of sales, 36,437 1 5 keoavments to bdividusls, " 493 77 Nett proceeds in first two qrs. or 1824, 408,541 b Amount paid into the Trcasu: .'. ry in first two quarters, - 357,410 jo Amount do. third quarter, 4 1 1 ,394 40 a Tntal rtaid into the Treasury rT5Ur quarterToriiJ-t .: Amount of Duties .which accrued en Merchandise, Ice. of Bounties and Allows ances on Salted Fish snd of Expenses 0 Collection, c. during the year ending Duties on Merchandise, 22,376,725 25 do. Tonnage and light money 88r896 10 .do. Passports 8c clearances.J?3"f 6,00 Debentures issued . , .4,553,603 TP Drawback on domestic refi ...nedaugar, aniLdomesilc spirits, 5,790 28 Bounties. and allowances,' v 487,644 58 Expenses of collectionr""- 723,54 99; Nett revetnie "L:'Z:.iifto2ZQjQ Pav ments ' made .into the reasury,- 19,038,433 44 The following statement exhibits the value and Quantities, ' respectively, of Merchandise on which duties' actually ac rmed durinir the vear 1823. fconsistinir of the difference between articles paying tho entitled to draw back re-eiportel i) "d, lo. of.the nett . t that ttkp. Frnm duties on merchandiw. tonnage, passpons and clearances. mercii AiDiftK fn d 93:.27Idollr7rpertfnt 62.845 33 18,933,705 do.., 11 do. 2.090.035 43 6.12069 15,4674)41 do. do. do." 20 23' 30 do, do, do, 1,224,053 80 3.866.985 25 1,645,610 493.683 00 . ; ' M l 394.41a 23 l. nines j to ax ft-:.-... 7703.152 do. 44.7 ' 15320 44 ias'lZ28M5ldo. 5.0i, 66422 56 Coffee i8,0wu oa. ' ; ; '-T' t a .fi - A 449.740 DUS. Vi.V o,w w oorar r"" . oon ma tin c. ill oth " , 9.764J92 05 Fom whh deduct, Buties rtfaiHUd, after da. ductiiW therefrom duUes on roerchandiae, the 7- partiJlara of bick could aot be Mcertmined, and difference of wlculiUoa ST fill 17,432,403 78 . . " . T 12W59 13 2515 42 7.183 58 Extra duty on merchandise inv poVtod in foreign veissels r Dictiminatiny duty on Frencll veteeis . Interest on bonds " Storage rtceived . I Dute on merchandue. njuT3erwnnre 20.865 18 3.7H 86 17.636.441 97 71,837 5-4 IligUtmamr 17.038 16 , 12,376 00 'it Deduct draft-bat; on domestic refined sifcir . xnorted Do. do. doiiett distilled spir its do. j . Crop, revenue Expenses of colection ir.7.W14 07 2,281 68 317 60 17J3X114 79 72043 99 Nett'revente, per statement A.' 17,008,570 80 wines Imported during tha mf iniinled to 1.730.105 Kallons, the duty ulon which wss394,414 35. na uine ren quauiiiwa t v .' - 68.307 t.lhni: Burpund. kc. 4,058: Sherry and St; Lucar, 9,253; Usbon, ODorio. atci35.74l i Teneriffe, Fayal.fcc. I85frits ilaret, 70,795 r ail otners, r 357,311. XhlZirZ. The Snlrita tmnorted Was' 3, 7ft5. t t ; AUnn. flsvtmr ' a -dutt of g 1 655,326 43. from gram, oi in prooi, there were 196,138 eallonsi 3d proof, 32.928 : Sd nroof. 40.280: 4th proof, l5i- 955pSih proof, 548 from other mate- I P. . 1 M 1 0 JA. A A . 1 M . riais, oi i si ana prooi, J !y"" 3d oroof."hM206Tr4tproof, UVo,. " - .r,"" - 7VaOf Teas there were of Bohea. S85',864 lbs; Souchong, 1,593,114 j Hy son Skin, 1 ,967,1 66 ; Hyson and Young Hyson, 2,384,143; Imperial, 265,535 1 making a total imported during the year 1823fof 6,796,511 lbs. . ' iiMr. The Imports of Suear amoun ted to 42,137,431 lbs. of Brown, and I.- 1 72,054 lbs. of White Clayed. " Salt. The whole amount of Salt im ported was 5,435,449 bushels. 1 Amount of American and Foreign Ton nage, employed in the Foreign 1 rade ot the United States, during the year end- ing uecemner ', 103. American Tonnage in Foreign Trade Total Ton. employea in the roreign - tnae 01 uie v. a. .. . ,ou,uj Proportion of Foreitrn Tonnaee to the wholes amount of Tonnage "employed in the Foreign Trade of the United States, 7.3 to 104. 1 The Secretary concludes his report with the fonowingobrvatioosj-, - - It will be perceived, that, excltldine the loans, the annual average.receipts, in those years, msy be estimated at &-'r. 700.000 00 : and. unon the date already shown, the annual rerenue, in subsequent years, may also be estimated at 15a 1,5 w,- 0OO 00. Should no imnortant chance be made in the existinsr national establish- Dienis, iae orauiary annual cxcuuuuics, exclusive of what mav be reauired for the - g s erection of fortifications, and the increase of the Navy, may be estimated at about 813,500,000 00. 1 bus, after providing ror, fjnejannuaTfletnMidi. !o1DtlJc:pP!yweut of the orincinle and interest of the pub lic debt, and for all the ordinary expen- aex'Oi is Government, there wui remain, for the next eleven years, an annual sur plus of about 3,000,000 ; which, after ther-BW wraBtTOfheeBrtrrtherT ear 1835. will receive an annual addition of the 810,000,000 now appropriated to the public debt: wmcn surpiusses may oe annlied to such obiects. conductive to the common defence .and general welfare of the nation, as may be . within the consti tutional powers oi Congress, and as they, in their wisdom, may deem proper. ' All which is respectfully submitted. - TiYrmfL- CRA Vf FORK- .Taautrav OsaTaaaT.; t..,,v. n-j r-w--:-.'."'-.w.'. December 31, 1824. J Trance, though not the native land of the vine," hasfat Ihe 1 present day," almost four million acres devoted to Us cultiva tion. I he average production of these immense vineyards, is about one thousand million gallons i and the whole annual valucof their vintage about 1 25,000,000. OUR MEMBERS Of CONGRESS. All who value the principles of our govern ment cannot but look with rreat solicitude, to the course that our members of Congress will pursue whan they are called upon to vote Tor nt Preaident. . KOI SO wuw of the reault of the election ltwlf, u to the Im portant principle involved in their action. 1 be . v Man of our reoubitcsn wuiuuu. the rtpnuntad pincipU Tht people on ac vvaw ea.j --- count of their numbers, cannot asaerooie V- - A- iu! direct WHc affairs, be- r.VCr.inlfilSvwoaTo'a wwsaevva JavM W jsy - O t IV SIUIU saa w condensing themselves into a smaller eompasa. This plan it by rejtrt$entaltm. , ine peopia .v tm mt in jConrress for what purpoM t To carry into effect, the wuhes of their constituents 1 w uo wuat uwy, .w Yr themselves would do, were they present, then, .,! there actlns and dome for themKives- wk. k.n r.n hemr without solicitude, that cer- Uia of our "members of CongreM, declare their determination to trample on this fundamental nniu.tnla of our rovernment 1 and treat with contempt, the voice and wiabes of the people f NorthXIarolina-their eonsUtuenu r 11 wey do-iti-wilr it-W fhothat ihtjiaeLat naught the will of their constituents, and that they priie the leading principles ot our coij.u tution, less man tlielr engaKrts to .ti.cs f It is said by some ot their confidential corri.p A.nt. that after the first baflot, they will come over and vote for the man who Is the favorite of KnHhXarollnai but. we aak, does this double em na alter the principle of their conduct in theleaitf Tbey finfendeavor to cary into effect the decree of the caucus but, finding this im practicable, thev then tura round and anpport the wishes of the people 1 mat is, uo p?opw r ' . ....... r,-- wishes are placed second to their owai tne nriiinleU finttramnlea oif, and, then, with an ill grace, h takea ep out of the dust, ana ec- r r . ..... tedon!! The orinciph at stake is worth more than the mtion. who shall succeed t and, it will be well f the neoole to look to it with a watchful ey e. Rntfee rarvernmentthave never been destroyed b meav violence t their wiSLW . ?" SSVaT?' .. .. , L. about by one encroachment after another 1 their &nd then aCIllS w uuiu aaiara f - f I another, until all were lost In this government permit the agents ofj peopl to trample 6n thc rinci6fc trfmeiiotta, ana .oon eItt to aee the n'" " eoveninmn mL,nrv w. Ann, ancl re. pubucaniam leave our shore for some purer clime. Let the people then be awake 1 for the principle at auk ia even of more importance than who shall be President. TOTIXO li PB0JIES in CAUCUS t ' In the late Conmnional Caucus two mem bers of Congress appeared in that meeting by proxy, and voted by proxy. A peer of the On tisb Parliament can make another Lord of Par liament, ha proxy to vote for him in hia absence 1 but. in this country, nothing of the kind has ever before occurred under our constitution 1 a voter who lies sick in icht of the polls, cannot send in his vote by proxy 1 but, under the usasres of caucus, ui member rCongresi be out oljM country, (as wu actually the case with CoL Tat nal. be may vote in Caucus by proxy, ine Peers of King Caucus are thui approaching the Peers of King George, in some-ot Uieir higtt privileges. PRESIDENT MONROE. In the House of Representatives, on the 6th wsttliafallawing;0mta president or the united states, wu received : To the Senate and House of HrniYvntativei of the U. States : As the term of mv service In this hieh trust will expire at the end of the present session 01 congress, 1 mum 11 prupci v invite your attention to an object very in tereatinir to me. and which, in the move ment of our Government, la deemed, on nrfncinle. etiuaflv interesUDGT to the Pub- he. I have been long in the service ot r . - j -- , my country, and in its most dithcult con iunctures. as well abroad as at home, in Uiexojurs ofwhkbJJhav If, in the. course of my. service, it . shall appear.' bn the "most severe scrutiny, which I invite.Xhal tht public have sus tained any lossby any act of mine, or of oibersJbr which. 1. oughLJa beJeld-ei. sponsible, 1 am willing to hear it. ' If, on the other hand, it shall appear, on a view of the law, and of precedents in other ca ses, that iustice has been withheld from me; in any IrtstinreTas I have believed ft to be in many, and greatly to my injury, it is submiued whether itjpught no to be rendered. It ls my wTsTilhat"alf roaners of account and claims, between my coun-jTT..and.-wy4elW regard to. just we whichls observed in let? tlements betweenrndTviduals"in private life. It would be gratifying to me, snd it appears to be just, that the subject should be how examined, in both respects, with a view to r decision-hereafter.' No bill would, it is presumed, be presented for my signature, which would operate cither for or against me, anil I would cei tainly sanction none in my favor. While here, I can furnjbh' testimony! appplkallc to' ' any case, in both views, which a full In vestigation may require j snd the commit- " tee to whom the subject may be referred, by reporting facts now, with a view to a accision aucr iu inuminiiiwiii auow time for further Information, and due,' consideration of all matters relating there to. Settlements with a person in this trust, which could not be made with the ' accounting officers of the government, snoum always ob "u vj vwiircn, l fl.im. ..Ill . lay in prcicnu"5 n'v win 09 ex rvi,.inoH tn the committee to wh subject may oe reierrsu 11 wui, 1 pre . a f..uJ f !ts sume,oe maae apparent mm u was inevi table! that from the peculiar circumstan- ... l.ntlnir each CSSe. ConPTl alnna , jtouJidy e -OA H i ni Uvktooiaii- eratione of deitcacy wouia nave been" MghlyJmproperforwie to jsvt sought te from'ngre an-earJier period than that which H now' proposed--4he expirs tion of my term in this high trust. Oth er considerations appear to me to operate i,k rt force. In favour of the measure which I now propose... . A citizen who his long served hie country, in its highest trusts, has a right, if1e has served with fidelity! ttenjoy tiodUturbed tranquillity, and peace in his retirement. This he a a a a cannot expect to 00, unless nis conduct, ia all pecuniary concerns, shall be placed, by severe scrutiny, on basis not to be shaken, v This, tneretore, lorms a strong motive with me for the inouiry-whieh I a a a a now invite. 1 he puonc may also derive rnnahlerable advantage from the prece dent, in the future movement of the gov- 1 . f.t--:L. . .1... l. liay was made in my case, it may forma new and strong barrier against the' abuse of the public confidence in future; Washington, 5th Jan. 1825. . JLtTTLE JltOUXTJlY. Oar readers, we prtnime, have not forrotten the diKuwons which' a ere had a year or two since, relative to- the merits of the officers U were enpurediilbe battle 0LK1.POlI0u.ntun,.. during the Revolutionary war : and a we lent onr columns to that discussion, we feel that v ought to afford every explanation of the subject Vtch mav ' appear, a fair Chance .to pcconie generally known, we givehe following letter from the Raleigh Kegister, a puce m ewpr fl Jta DfKanct. 24A uv. 1823. n.a Sim Soma time seo, I saws puhlicadon of "ome private letters which sbould have passea oeiwccn mo ie uut ernors Shelby and Sevier, respecting the baisM at King's Mountain, whl'-h an- Mared to reflect me disgrace on UI. ... waa Campbell, contrary to any tntng 1 ma ever heard before, or believed to be true. Since that time ! saw the animadversions of Mr. Preston, the grandson of Colonel Campbell, and also the reply oi taeute Governor "Shelby, Which publications caused tne considerable crief to find (at so distant a period) any thing published, . . .t. inai migm 111 any manner laruisu mo reputation of any of the gentlemen above mentioned, as aome of them have made their exit to the regions of bliss, where T Tiope ihey wlttnairMcelve-everlasinp rewards for their patriotic heroism; inJ in the meah time, their posterity and fcl- i. low.-cifdxenji ght L tomtrmembexJl!1' Livinc rrovHlciivc, at mm itivn vi "-. arid eventful crisis.: Vith everlasting gnti' IN! ! tl . . .1... mmm.. r-.A tudel particularly as the cojmplete yicto-, ry obtained tn that battle appeared 10 rhanir ih asnect at our warfare, until 1 - , we obtained tne glorious oojeci wt-nw- vlew. In that eamoalen. 1 did not make much neraonuL acnuaintanca with Col. Shelby, ouf'rte'vW andrerscity. .l think, perhaps, by having do writing to rcircsn nis memory, not given some of the Olhcers woo com manded in that battle, all the credit they were entitled to, and he has ehd misrep resented the position of our troops at the commencement of the attack. : Col. Shelby say s, bur plan was to sur round the mountain, and attack the enemy on all stdesrfwhkh is eoreCt.V "And h . . ... , -! says that Col. Campbell's regiment his own" composed Ihe centre; and in I ha ri trHl winrr nf pnlumn WSS led Df Mat-Winsrm'wd'mft3?. left by Col. Cleveland and Cel. Wiiwm. by which we ifi'ouldlundfrit'andrt 0 rmy was formed in only, three eoiun. when, in fact, we were formed in low j t.u ivinaton . alone byiuwuij ey gigjY1 u. iwnose csycriciivv aim known) commanded the right, and not Maj. Winaton and Col. SevUr, as men i n ck.iK.v nubhcation lIUIIVU III Vu . MIISIWJ I . 1 . wnicn wuum urrouaic iiy r. . . part of Ihe honor, they werej enUtlea to .i .nilln front o v-ui. vicvci.hu iiiiihiiuv .... tte leTFoTumnVihdheihero " 1 J S I 111. Hams snd his troops were attacneu Ithttimvm totamn werexomnwg I by Cor; Sbelby knd. Col SevtefvfW iMiiinit--fimerM--au--"-i t- Campbell ! having been ""rj" with the chief "cbnimarid Of rte wbale, stated by Gov. Shelby, ' ... nl.m. Gov. Shelby is mistaken Vs othe DUue ber of men that went to the battle, says he started with 910 men, M joined by Col, WilUam.th b jve 5ic. As very lew men '
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