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MR. CARSOVS CIRCULAR.
ommunicitf'(l fur rublirati'i..
To the Frcemtn of the Tivclfh Congres
sional District cf J or th-Carolina.
Fellow-Cittzcns : As the first session of
the Nineteenth Congress is neurits close,
it becomes my duty to inform you of the
business upon which we have delibera
ted? and the course, as your Representa
tive, which I have pursued.
This is a duty which is discharged with
thomore pleasure by the Representative,
when, upon a retrospect of his conduct,
it appears that the motives by which he
has been actuated are unimpeachable, and
that his country's welfare has been his
primary consideration.
Jt is impossible for mc to give you,
within the limits of a letter, the whole of
our proceedings in detail. I shall men
tion ti'ose only which have been consid
ered of thp greatest importance, together
with those in which you are more im
me'ii te!v interested.
Tin: first important measure which was
rgitatcd bclore U3, was a hi) I proposing a
change in the judicial system of the Uni
ted Suites. The biil proposed to incteasc
tlie number of .'in
seven, to t-n, and
tur.al circuits in the West. I voted
avpmsf this mc'isiirc. because I thought
th' is urt already suhicicntly numerous;
nnd further, tnat it wua an extension o
Lxetiuvc patronage, which has already
provn to an alarming extent; and the
re isons advtnced in favor of this bill, al
though pljus'blo, yet, to my mind, were
Ldl t'. ious. I he most important was, that
the giowing extent and increasing popu
lation of tUc States west of the Allegha-
nies, demanded an additional number of
Judges. If, in fact, this reason was a
good one, their necessities, at this time,
did not demand such a number. One, in
my opinion, would have been sufficient,
because the States whic were to be ben
efi'cd, already have orv; Judge, and their
representation in Corgtess amounts to
only 49. To have allowed an additional
Judf", ,fbev then wotif 'nv h-d vvo out
of eight, which, acccrding to the ratio of
representation, woull have been rather
more than their eqml proportion, there
aeing 213 representatives in Congress.
.And list, though not Itast, the salaries of
those Judges would hate annually amoun
ted to SI 3,500. Theic, with other rea
sons, induced me to oppose the measure,
and I hope my constituents will be satis
fied with my course.
The next important subject, was the
resolutions introduced b -Mr. McDuffic,
proposing to amend the Constitution of
the United States, as regards the election
of President and Vice President- The
objects of the amendment were to pre
vent ihe election, under any circum
stances, from devolving hereafter upon
the Mouse of Representatives, and also
to establish an uniform district system
throughout the United States giving to
tl:e People the nirht of voting directly
now referred to a committee of twentv
(our, one member from each State. No
report is expected from them before the
next session of Congress.
The next important subject, and per
haps the most important ever convassed
in our National Legislature, was a mea
sure recommended by the President, to
send Ministers to a Congress which was
to convene at the Isthmus of Panama,
composed of two Ministers from each of
the Republics South of us, formerly
Spanish. The manifest object of this
Congress is, to unite, in one Confedera
tion, all those Republics, and to establish,
by compact, an alliance, offensive and
defensive. To this Congress we were
incited to send Representatives. The
President, upon his own responsibility,
without consulting the Senate, with whom
it was his constitutional duty to have ad-
Tistdy before entering into a measure of
this novel and extraordinary nature, took
it upon himself to accept the invitation,
and pledge the Government to be repre
sented at said Congress. This step of
the Lxeculive is viewed by many as an
unjust assumption of power on his part,
and as well calculated, should such prin
ciples be persisted in, to forever blast
and ruin our now happy political institu
tions. The President, however, thinking
i he better of this subject, (although he
still contended that it was 44 within his
constitutional comfietcncy to have sent
those -Ministers without the advice and
consent of Congress,") yet, in the abun
dance of his discretion, thought proper to
submit the measure to Congress, for
their concurrence and ratification.
This measure, after having been anal
yzed in the Senate, and its deformities
exposed, by arguments which remain
unanswered, and which are unnnswera
blc; yet, strange to tell, it received a suf
fitient number of votes, (though not i
majority of the whole Senate,) to pass it
I his result is believed to be alone attii
butable to the death of two, and the ab
sence of other Senators; otherwise it
would have been negatived by that body,
and an end put to a measure, from which
(while we hope no evils may result) there is
more danger to be apprehended than from
any preceding act of this government.
Although the appropriation bill passed
our House, yet the vote upon Mr. Ale
Lane's amendment to the resolution in
troduced by the Committee on Foreign
Relations, was clearly an expression of
tneir disaDDiooatioii ot the uiciUic ; uin
as the President and Senate ivd recom
mended it, many members let them
selves bound, from constitutional mo
tives, to vote foi the appropriation, who
otherwise would have votcJ against it.
I was, througbout, opposed to this mea
sure ; because, in the first place, I could
not see the least benefit vhich t his na
tion was to derive from its adoption ;
while, upon the contrary, it will be atten
ded by an expense but little, if any, short
of one hunch ed thousand dollars, and per
haps by consequences which m&y involve
our country in difficulties from which she
may never extricate hertelf. Feeling
that the best interest of my country was
at stake, and believing tha: my constitu
ents would never sanction sich a measure,
I felt impelled, by a sense if dmy as your
Representative, ot oher my reasons, on
the floor of Congress, in opposition to it.
ser.lativcs, and until lonfter the sub
ject had been acted on the Senate :
and was finally drawn opy a direct call
of the House upon the iretary of State
for information as to vi other nations
had been invited to eprcsented at
this Congress. jj
Now, then, let me ask,1 this Congress
was intended alone for t jbenefit of Re
publican principles, and rights of man,
what busines has the Ei-ror of Rr3zil,
or any of the crowned pds of Europe,
to oe represented tneri -re we now
to be told, that the Emrors and Kings
are proper persons to de'erate upon our
interests, and that thejviH aid us and
those South American loublics in main
taining our liberties ? No, fellow-citizens.
I awfully fear tl there is some
hidden mystery in thisIari of the ad
ministration, of which e are not to be
informed until it may st their interest ;
for whenever Repub!icall upon Mon
archies for assistance a advice, we may
justly conclude that Vy are in a fair
way to ruin ; for it is ewxini to be ob
served and never to blparted from,
" never take advice fron rur enemies:"
and here let me ask, v are so great
enemies to Republics as ings and Em
perors ? both of whom has been invited
to this Congress. Upon lis part of my
communication you perils may thing
me rather prolix ; if so,mapoloy must
be found in the noveltjd importance
of the subject.
The unhappy differec between the
Ccncral Government d the State of
Georgia, which grew oiof the Treaty of
the Indian Springs, ha?ecn fortunately
adjusted and settled a Treaty con
cluded since the meetg of Congress,
which iias been ratifiedand which, it is
believed, will be satisfacjry to all parties.
The contemplated Xdional Road from
this pjace to New Orleas, is a subject of
intense interest to all tit country south
west of this and knowig that my con
stituents must deeply prticipate in this
feeling, I took the eaifcst occasion to
communicate your claim to the Secreta
ry of War, under whosecharge this sub
ject then was. The corespondence was
published, and laid bebre you- l he
Engineers have repored to Congress
thiee general routes forits location ; the
Eastern, Middle, and Western routes.
Hiis report was referred to the Commit-
tee on Roads snd Canals, who have re
ported a bill throwing entirely out of the
year, (182G) the Secretary estimates
" that there will be received from cus
toms, twenty-four millions of dollars
from public lands, one million bank
dividends, three hundred md cighty-fivt
thousand dollars miscellaneous and in
cidental receipts, one hundred and fifteen
thousand dollars making an aggregate
of twenty-five millions five hundred thou
sand dollars. The expenditures of the
year are estimated as follows, to wit : civil,
miscellaneous, and diDlomatic. two mil-1
lions thirty-two thousand four hundred j meet of an additional naval force.
and fifty-four dollars and sixty sixty cents
military service, including fortifica
tions, ordnance, Indian department, rev
olutionary and military pensions, arming
the militia, and arrearages prior to the
first of January, 1S17, five millions five; ding cne term of the District Court for
hundred and twenty-five thousand six the Western district of Pennsylvania.
hundred
the Indian Department for the year on
thousand eight hundred and tw'enty-aLc.
5th March, 18C6.
lf. An act making appropriations for
the Military service of the United States,
for the year one thousand tight hundred
and twnty-six. 3;h March, 182t?.
J 7. An act to confirm the supplemen
tary report of the Commissioners of the
Western district Louisiana. 5 1st March,
1826.
IS. An r.ct to provide for the emplcy-
tin
April, 1S26.
19. An act to extend the land district
in the Territory of Arkansas. 5th apri!,
1326.
20. An act for altering the time for hnT-
and sixty-two dollars and fiftv-
five cents naval service, including the
gradual increase of the navy, three mil
lions twenty-six thousand six hundred
of
5th April, 1S2G,
21. An act to authorize the State
i ennsylvania to l.iy out and make a canal
through the United States public ground,
1S26.
rn act ro equalize me mures on
vessels of the Republic of Colombia, and
their cargoes. 20th April, 1826.
23. An act appropriating a sum of mo
ney for the repair of the post roads be
tween Jackson and Columbus, in the Stato
of .Mississippi. 20th April, l -i26.
24. An i.ct giving the right of pre-emption,
in the purchase of lands, to certain
settlers in the State of Alabama, Missis
sippi,
April,
1 X
and twelve dollars and eighty-one cents j near the city of Pittsburg. Ktli April,
public debt, ten millions making to
gether twenty millions five hundred and
eighty-four thousand seven hundred and
thirty dollars and two cents; which will
leave in the Treasury, on the 3ist of
December, 132G, after satisfying all the
demands of that year, a surplus estimated
at four millions nine hundred and fifteen
thousand two hundred and sixty-nine dol
lars and ninety-eight cents."
I cannot conclude without observing,
that the next Presidential election is
looked upon by many of our sages in
politics, as the mrst important era in the
history of the present generation.
Those in power must be put out, or the
wishes, and perhaps best interests, of this
nation, may be triumphed over forever.
And here let me say, that Gen. ANDREW
JACKSON is looked upon here as being
nble to effect this desirable object. His
friends are daily increasing, and are
sanguine of his success. For my part,
there is no event in fiituro, upon which 1
look with more certainty, than his elec
tion to the Chief Magistracy of this Na
tion. And the reflection is peculiarly
gratifying, when I recollect that he was
not only my own, but the decided choice
of those whom I now have the honor to
represent. Your friend and fellow-citizen,
SAM. P. C ARSON.
Washington, JTay 13, 1826.
LIST OF 1'UHLIC ACTS
Pasted at the First Session of the 9th Congress,
tion of electors.
These propositions received my most
hearty concurrence and support I deem
it useless to advance any reasons for my
course upon this subject, as the result of
the last Presidential contest proves, with
out comment, the importance of prevent
ing the election from ever again being
decided by Congress ; for when we have
once seen the man who was the un
doubted choice of the American People,
and who had received the greatest num
ber of their votes, put down, and with
him the wishes (but I will not say hopes)
of this nation, and mat, too, by an unna
tural, und, in the opinion of too many
honest men, corrufit coalition, such as has
never heretofore, anil it is to be hoped
will never again disgrace the history of
ur country, it is time to make such al
terations as will prevent like results.
As to the second proposition, which
contemplated a uniform district system,
and
President
that the President shall appoint three
m u.U i n it - P ) "o p r i p. '. i
for those officers, without the intcrven- ply speech has been published ; and as it
is to my constituents aloie that l have
to answer for mv political acts, I thought
it my duty to send a number of copies
. , . . . f ; '
thereoi to my district ror Four invesuga
tion. But there i anotaer important
fact, which, I am confident, will go far to
convince you of the impropriety of this
government entering into, or having any
thing to do with the deliberations at
Panama. Some of the strongest argu
ments urged in favor of this mission was,
"that there was now a family of sister
Republics sprung up on the American
Continent, and that we, as the oldest,
ought to take the lead in all measures
which might tend to meliorate the condi
tion of man : and that we ought to frater
nize with, and render to them, every aid
which our experience would enable us to
do, and that this meeting was intended as
a Council for the furtherance of Repub
lican principles, and to fix, on a mote
solid basis, the Political institution of
I giving to the people a direct vote for ; those new Republics." Rut what is this
:sidcnt and Vice President, it must, at important fact I Why, it turns out, after
once, so forcibly strike everv citizen as to j all the fuss about sinter Ktmbics, and our
the propriety of its adoption, that I deem
it superfluous to add a solitary reason.
The first of thebe resolutions (to take
the election from the House of Repre
sentatives) passed by a vote of more than
two-thirds of our House, which is the
requisite majority for such propositions.
The second did not pass. As these were
propositions merely testing the opinions
of Congress, without having digested any
substitute for the parts intended to be
amended, it is imnossible to sav what
beintr looked up to for information be-
cause of our experience, cc. Sec. that the
Emperor of Urazil, (the veriest despot
on earth,) and the Kings of England and
France, were also invited to be represen
ted at this Congress of Republics I And
here let me inform you, that this impor
tant information was kept hid from Con
gress, (and for the purposes best known
to the President and his Secretary of
State, for they were both officially in
formed of the fact,) until the discussion
may be the final result. The subject is i had nearly closed in the House of Uepre-
Commissioncrs, whose duly it shall be to
examine the Middle and Western routes,
and locate the road upon one of them.
Should the Middle route be selected, I
am assured by the Sectetary of War,
that the direct Hi e which leads through
my district shall e accurately examined
and duly attend d to. The bill, I pre
sume, cannot be acted on definitely
during this ser.iion.
According to the wish of the Legisla
ture of or.r State, as espressed by the
passage tf resolutions 3. their last ses
sion, I in roduced two resolutions, one
directing ai. inquiry intothe expediency
of the General Government refunding to
the State of iToah Caroina the sum of
$519,910, which -um thcState paid to In
dian RcservcrSf ir land which the Uni
ted States granted o then in fee simple,
within the limits of our hate. The res
olution was referred to the Committee
o:; Indian Affairs, who v4cidcd unfavora
bly to the claim. Thepti;er resolution
was to inquire into the apedincy of ap
propriating a sum of mnfey to enable the
President to appoint Commissioners to
hold a Treaty with the ( letokee Indians,
for the purpose of ex nguishing their
titles to land within thechartcred limits
of North Carolina. Tb Committee to
whom this was referrd, has agreed to
report the sum of five housand dollars
for that object but thee being such a
quantity of business bere it, it will be
imnossible to act iurtheluoon it tnis ses
i--
sion.
There were many
minor importance actecon, and which 1
would mention with tjeasure, but the
hi Hi mv communication has
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already extended, forbi it.
In conclusion, fcllowcitizens, permit
me to congratulate youupon the present
flourishing state of ourfinanccs, and also
upon our pacific relations with the world,
and upon our extendel commercial in
tercourse, which indues the hope that
each succeeding year fill add to the re
ceipts into the Treasuy, and enable us
. ... . -i
in a short time, to Uisciarge the national
debt cntirclv.
The following brief taken from the
Annual Report of the Secretary of the
Treasury will not, I rresume, be unin
teresting to you : 1
During the past ycai, the receipts into
the Treasury have been more than suffi
cient to meet all the demands upon gov
ernment. Of the revenue of the current
compensation to the members and ofiicers
her subjects of
and for the contingent expenses of the
two Houses of Congress. Approved 23d
Dec. 18
2. An act making appropriations for the
payment of the Revolutionary and other
Pensioners of the United States. 18th
January, 1826.
3 An act altering the time of holding
the District Court in the Northern District
of New York. 1st February, 1826.
4. An act to revive and continue in force
an act, entitled "An act fixing the com-
! pensations of the Secretary of the Senate
and Clerk of the House ol Representa
tives, of the Clerks employed in their
Oftice, and of the Librarian. 1st Febru
ary, 1S26.
5. An act to annul " An act concerning
wreckers and wrecked property, passed
by the Governor and Legislative Council
of the Teritorv of Florida. 1st February,
1826.
6. An act to authorize the Legislature
of the Senate of Ohio to sell the lands
heretofore appropriated for the use of
schools in that Senate. 1st February,
1S26.
7. An act making appropriations for
the purchase of books, and defraying cer
tain expences for the use of the Library
of Congress. 3d March, 1826.
8. An act concerning the transportation
of the mail between V incennes and St.
Louis. 3d March, 1826.
9. An act tor the survey of a route for
a v-aiiai oeiween me vnaniic aim mc vUn
of Mexico. 3d March, 1826.
in An net t. rvtend the limits of
Georgetown, in the District of Columbia.
3d March, 1826.
11. An act making appropriations for
the support of the Navy ot the United
States, for the year one thousand eight
hundred and twentv-six. 11th March,
i 826.
12. An act making appropriations for
the support of Government for the year
one thousand eight h undid and twenty
six. 14lh March, 1S26.
13. An act making appropriations for
certain fortifications of the United States,
for the year eighteen hundred and twenty
ither nui Doses. 1 ith .arcn,
and Territory Florida. 22d
1826.
An act to confirm the Reports of
the Commissioners for ascer taining claims
and titles to lands in West Florida, and
fcr other purposes. 22d April, 1826.
26, An act supplementary to the sever
al acts for ascertaining titles and clslms
to lands in the St. Helena, and Jackson
Court ! louse Land Districts. 4th Mav,
1826.
27. An act to provide for the apprehen
sion and delivery of deserters from French
ships, in the ports of the United States.
4th May, 1S26.
23. An act for altering the time of hol
ding the Session of the Supreme Court of
the United States for the Districts of
Georgia and South-Carolina. 4th Mav7
1826.
29. An act to exempt the Professors
Stevvarts, anH Students of the different
Seminar? if Learning, in the District
of Colui.ua9 from Military duty. 4lh
May, I3?6.
act.to. authorize the President
of the United Statestc run and mark the
line dividing the 'Jerkory of Florida
from the Statp nf frnro-V-. Ath
1S26.
31. An act to exlenl the lines sf cer
tain Land Districts in the State f .Mis
souri. 4th May, 1824.
32. An act making appropriations for
carrying into effect the appointrcent of a
mvision at tne Congress oi Panama. 4th.
M.v, 1826.
5L An act making further provision
for h extinguishment of the ebt due to
the Utited States, bv tht purchasers cf
Public La rids 4 th M.y, 1726.
o. ici ruaiter me. um,s 0f holding
tlie Circuit Cou?t9 of the Ur;tcd States
for the District oi New lork, anrj the
April term of the Circuit Court for the
District of Connecticur. 13hMay, 1826.
35. An act authorizing the javment of
interest due to the Stte of .Iaryland
13th May, 1826.
36. An act to authorize a subrintion
for stock on the part of the United States,
in the Louisville and Portund anal
Company. 13th May, 1S26.
37. An act making lurther appropria
tion for compensation and mileage to tie
members of the Senate and House oi
Representatives. 13th May, 1826.
38. An act to amend the several act
for the establishment cf a Territorial
Government in Florida. 15th May, 1326
39. An act further to amend the char
ter of the town of Alexandria. 13th
May, 1826.
40. An act for the sale of a house and
lot in New-Orleans, and a store-house at
the quarantine ground in Louisiana. 1 5lh
May, 1826.
41. An act to confirm certain claims to
Lnds in the District of Opelousas in
Louisiana. 16:h May, 1826.
42. An act to alter the lines between
the land districts in the Territory of
Michigan. 1 6th May, 1 S26.
43. An act to extend the time allowed
for the redemption of land sold for direct
taxes in certain cases. 16th May, 1826.
44. An act for the subscription of Stock
in the Disr.vd Swamp Canal Company.
v, 1H-6.
isth :
i
An act
mentat v to
,e LcgiM.tturf
approp:
cvid- June!
public
Lndi.
Lrrr-tUk-l increa--e oi the
six, and for other purpose
1826.
14. An act to authoiize
of the Slate of Missis-vippi to
the amount of the per
arising from th-; sales ol
15. An ct maUnc ap?ropihuc.t)s 2or purphn iuad. M-y
an art
ivy of-
the
,h. United States.' i7ih May. 1826.
46. An act making furlher appropria
tion for ten Sioops -ui War, and re-appro
:jii:uiiht ct: t un
balances tunied to the
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