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1 r ill IMI; ;T J?U.JUL JL J J-Lf Jl. l - J-LVJ JJ. 1 " Ours are the plans of fair dcliglttfiil peace, uiiATarp'd by party rage, to lire like brothers. !ilinEE BOlilAitSPer Annum ? 5 VOLUME XXXVIII. '1131 v.. KjLn vsj i ,1. n&3Li;--Ea :-e ffll i (BBOT nam j 15 PUBLISHED EVERY TI7ESDAT :S By Joseph Gales Son. TERHIS. fHmi Doha ri per annum oiehklf in aJvarce ,Thos whotta not, ttihet at the time of subscribing ;V flf subsequently, give notice'of their wishfoliaTe 1' the .Paper discontinued, at the ejrpjration of the I year, will be presumed as desiring its continuance Until countermanded. r 4 - - t . ADTERTISEiUEliTDS, Wot exceeding sixteen lines, will be inserted three times for a Dollar; and twenty-fire cents foe each I subsequent publication s those of greater lengthen t 'oroDortion. If the number of insertions be not f marked on them, they will be continued until or I dered out and chareed accanlinjfly . , ; - TEXAS'.- J The followinscmessaee was received from the C RESIDENT OF THBUHTB OTATf-s, t . ' . . . . .- - v - , Piv the hands ot Andrew JaCksox, jr. nis ? Private Secretary : - f , . To the House o Representatives V, S. J, During the last session. inEqrmation was ,;iven to Congress, by the '.Executive, that n.easures had been taken -ta-ssfcertain the Jolitical, military, and "civUcondition of '.rexas." I now submit ftir your conside- Ration,-ex tracts from the report of the agent j1 rvho bad been appointed to coUect it,.rela- j'iive to the condition of that$fntry. , ' No1 steps have been takfirAtykthe Exec utive towards the acknowiedgrnent, of the -independence of Texas ; aladthe whole ;,r Subject would have been left without fur l rlher remark, bri the information now givn I congress,were it not that the two Houses, r at their last ? session, actW separately. i V:passedresolutions thattheindependence "-jot lexas ougni 10, oe acttnwicugcvv j uc lUnlted States whenever satisfactory infor Imatiori should be riceivei that it had in "succesful operation & civil gocrtnnti ca- paoieoi penorming me QHiics,fAM iutuu iing the obligations of an ihdepeBtlent Pow-5er.M-tThi8 mark otinterest in, jhe , ques tion of, the independence of Texas, and in I dication of the yiewf pf CofcfffeRS, . make it ?DroDer that I shoulifrsotnewliat in detail, 1 present the considerations that'have govern ied the Executive irjrcb'ptinuing to occupy 2 the ground previous1V'?"taken injlhe contest flbetween.Mexicoantf Texas- & .vTlie acknowledgmehtrof a new State as independent 'and entitled Wa place in the I family of nations, is s at times an act of $ret delicacy and respdnslhilUy 5 but more u especially so when such State has forcibly 1 separated itself from another, of which ithad Jforrhed an integral part, and which still c ' claims dominion over it Aremature re "j cognition, binder these tiricu instances, if not looked upon as justifiable cause of war, is always liable to be- regarded, as a proof of an unfriendly spirit td, one ;of the contend . ding parties. All questions relative to the government of foreigtii nations, whether of f the old or. the new wortdave been treated I by the United States aa . questions of fact enly, and our predeceisori have cautiously I abstained from deciding upon them until s the clearest evidence 'was m their posses 1 sion, to enable -them, ftiot only to decide correctly, but to shieCd'tjelr decisions from every unworthy imputation. In all the contests that have arisen out of the Revo v4 lutions of Franceroot of the disputes rela-1 ! ting jto the crowns; "of Portugal- and Spam, ( out of the revolutionary movements in thpse jf kingdoms, out of the separation of the A- merican possessions of both from the Eu-.j-ronean Goveinmehtsand out'ofthe nume rous and constantly occurring struggles for dominion in Spanish America, so wisely consistent with ourjust principles has been the action of bur Government, that we have 5 under the most critical circumstances, a 4 Voided all scensurej and 'encountered no i other, evil than bat produced by a tian V'" stent estransemehtiof od will in those a- trainst i Whom wia have betfn, bv force! of evidence compelled iodejeide. .j . , '"-It'has'ihusibeeJMJ! known, to the j 'world that the uniform policy arid prac- tice ofthe United Staffs; is, to avoid all hfl nterrence in dUpues? -which merely re I 'if late to the internal-'corernment of other , JJOauons,: anu eveniuaiiy 10 recognise me fj$ authority of the prevaijing party without Y reference to our particular interests, and I t,, views,' or'td thements of the 'oricinal controversy. -;ftlicl opinion here is so lin favor otthlr policV, that no serious disagreement as ever arisen among our selves in relation tfit, although brought .'-- ' 1 !.'!' !.i'.rf j under reviewMnaVariety of forms, and tomes purely d Jor has anr deriierateinauirr ever been 1 .instituted injCociress, or in any of our jegisiaiive Douies as. 10 wnoin jeiongcu V.'ihe power of oriijnally recognisinga.new It. state & power, ine exercise ot wnicn is equivalent, undtr gome circumstances, to a declaration if vrdr-fF power nowhere expressly deleptted, and only granted in a;, the Constitution, as it .is necessarily .in- ft ai perioas wnen inoj minus vi: me pcuptc I were greatfy.'&xcit by, the agitation of I topics nurely dotiesticin their character. j. 4'votved in somg f the great .powers given to Congress 5 ta ijiat given , to theJPresi l . i dent and Seriate ai forortreaties Vith fb- i i rei?n nowers. ami! tn annoint ambassadors omer pudiic minisiers 5 anu m iimv conferred upon the President to receive ministers from foreign nations. k In the preamble to the resolution of the House of Representatives, it is distinctly intimated -that the expediency of recog nising the Independence of Texas should be left to the decisiorl of Congress. In this view, on the ground of expediencv", I am disposed to concur j and do not, there fore, consider it necessary to express a nv opinion as to the strict constitutional right of thf Executive,! either apart from or in conjunction with, the Senate, oveHvil or dispute, the ability of the People the subject. It is to-be presumed that on no future occasion will a dispute arise, as none has heretofore.iccurred, between the Executive and Legislature, in the ex ercise of the power; of recognition. It will always be considered consistent with the spirit of the Constitution, and most. safe, that it should be exercised when pro-1 bably leading t() war, wjith a previous un derstanding with that body by whom war can alone be declared and by whom all the provisions for sustaining its perils must be' furnished Its submission to Congress which represents in one of Ks branches the States of Xhis Union, and in the 'other the People of the United State?, where there maybe reasonable ground to apprehend so grave a consequence, would certainly afford the fullest satisfaction 1o our own country, and a pei feet guaranty to all other nations, of the justice and prudence of the measures which might be adopted. r In making these suggestions, it is not my purpose to relieve myself from the re sponsibility of expressing my own opini ons of the course the interestsof our coun try prescribe, and, its honor permits us to follow. ? It is scarcely to be -imagined that a question of this character could be pre sented, in relation to which it would be more difficult for the United States Jo a void exciting the suspicion and jealousy of other Powers, . and maintain their es tablished character lor fair and impartial dealing. But on this, as on every trying occasion, safety is to be found in a rigfd adherence to principle, f In the contest between Spain and her revolted colonies we stood aloof, & wait ed not only until the Jtbility of the new States to protect themselves was fully established, but until the danger of then being subjugated' had e-ntirely passed a way. Then, and no.t tijl theh,were they recognised. Such was our course in re gard to Mex ico hersel f.f The same poli cy was observed in all the disputes grow ing out of the separation into distinct go vernments of those Spanish-American States who began or carjried on the con test with the parent country, united un der one form of government. We acknow ledged the separate independence of Ne w Grenada, of Venezuela and of Ecuador, only after their .independent existence Was no longer a subject hf dispute, or was actually acquiesced in bV those with whom they had been previously united. It is true that, with regard ip Texai, the civil authority of Mexico .has been expelled, its invading army defeated, and the Chief of the Republic himself captured, and all present power to control the newly orga nized Government of Texas annihilated within its confines. Bat, on the other hand, there is, in appearance at least, an immense disparity of physical force on the side of Mexico. The Mexican Re public, under andther Executive, is ral lying its forces under ajriew leader, and menacing a fresh invasion to recover its lost dominion. p Upon the issue of this threatened inva sion, the independence of Texas may , be considered as suspended; and were there nothing peculiar in thejrelative situation ot the United States and Texas, our ac knowledgment of its independence at such a crisis, could scarcely be regarded as consistent with that jj prudent reserve with which we have heretofore held our selves bound to treat alisimilar questi ons. But there are circumstances in the relations of the two countries which re quire us to act, on this occasion, with e ven more than our wonted caution. Tex as was once claimed as a-part of our pro perty, and there are those among our ci tizens who, always reluctant to abandon that claim, cannot but regard with soli citude the prospect of the re-union of the territory to this country. ; A large pro- portrori of its civilized inhabitants are e mlgrants from the United States j speak the same' liuguage with burselves ; che rish the same principlesrepolitical and religiouV; and are bound t& many of our citizens by the ties of friendship and kin dred Wood'; and, more than all, it is known that the People of that country have instituted the same form of govern ment with our own j and have, since the close of your last session openly resolv ed, on the acktiowledgmeriiby'us of their independence, to -seek admission into the Union as one of the Federal States. This last circumstance is a matter of peculiar delicacy, and forces upon us considera tions,! the grayest char?cter? The ttfle of Texas to the territory she claims is identified with" her independence 5 she asks us to acknowledge that title to the temtorywith an avowedleslgno treat inimediAteJV of its transfer to the United SfaiesW It becomes ui to beware of a too early movement, as it might, subject us, however unjustly, ito the imputation of seeking to establish the claim of our neighbors to a territory, J with a view to its subsequent acquisition by ourselves. Prudence, therefore, seems to dictate that we should still stand aloof, & main tain our present attitude, if not until Mexico itself, or one of the great foreign Powers, shall recognise the independ ence of the new Government, at least until the lapse of time, or the course of events, shall have proved, beyond ca- of that country to maintain their separate sovereignty, and to uphold the uovern ment constituted by them. Neither of the contending parties can justly com plain of this course. By pursuing it, we are but carrying out the long-established policy of our Government -a policy, Which has secured to us respect and in fluence abroad, , and inspired confidence at home. Having thus, discharged- my duty, by presenting with simplicity and direct ness the views which, after much reflec tion, I have been led to take of this im portant subject, I have onl to adl the expression of my. confidence that, if Con gress shall differ with me upon it, their judgment will be-the result of dispassi onate, prurient, and wise deliberation ; with the assurance that, during the short time I shall continue connected with the Government, I shall promptly and cor dially unite with you in such measures as may be deemed best fitted to increase the prosperity . and perpetuate the peace of our favored country. ANDREW JACKSON. Savannah, Dec. 20. J Loss of the Steam Packet Dolphin. We deeply regret to learn, by Captain Brooks of the steamer Santee, who arri ved yesterday morning from Volusia,that on Monday, 19th inst. about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the steam packet Dolphin, Capt. Rudolph, off St. John's Bar, stop ped to take & pilot on board, and in the act of starting the engine, the boiler burst, and unfortunately killed filteen persons. The Santee was lying at an chor inside of the bar, and saw the ex plosion take place, whereupon she raised steam and proceeded for the wreck. When within half a mil eoC the wreck, met a pilot boat off St. John's harbor, having on board Col. Brown, lady, three children and servant, Mrs. Gibbs & son, and Capt. Rudolph ; at the same time picked up one of the Rudolph's boats, with three men belonging to her, and one of'the St. John's pilots. On the arrival of the Santee at the wreck, she took off Dr. Martin of the Army, and Messrs. Waldron and Donaldson. . The small boat of the Santee was then sent to a man who had drifted about a mile on a piece of timber from the wreck, and while get ting him on board the boat, another per son was discovered about one hundred and fifty yards from them, with his head just above water, who proved to be Col. Dell, of Jacksonville, slightly wounded, and much exhausted, and succeeded in saving him. It getting dark, the Santee returned inside the bar, with the follow ing persons, saved from the wreck, viz : Col. Brown, lady and two children, Mrs. Gibbs and son, Dr, Martin, U. S. Army, Messrs. Waldron and Donaldson and Col. Dell, slightly wounded, and one person (whose name we could not ascer tain) Capt. Rudolph, the stewardess, a colored woman, and four hands, one of whom is badlv scalded. The following are the names of the kill ed : Col. Brooks, Lieut. Alex. Mackey, U. S. A. ; Miss Brown, daughter of Col. Brown ; Barnabas Luce, mate , Burie & Aldree, Engineers; Kennedy, pilot ; two deck hands, three stewards, & three blacks. About thirty persons were supposed to have been onboard of the Dolphin at the time of the disaster. We commend the following remarks of the Albany Daily Advertiser to those who have done all that in them lay to handover the South, in chains, to the candidate of the Abolitionists : 'Let the South hereafter look to itself for security. Let Virginia and North Carolina, in particular, look to themselves since they, through their stolidity and a- pathy, have beckoned on the Abolitionists of the North. They were wafned, abun dantly warned ; but they were deaf, for they would not hear. Already the move ment of the waters has commenced. . An Abolition convention has been in session with closed doors, for a fortnight. They think Van Buren's election is surej that they have a President who recognises the cons titutional power of Congress over slavery in the District of Columbia ; and knowing that, having avowed such convictions, neither he nor bis friends can consistent Oroojecito uiscussion m congress, in Abolitmn.sts are resolved toagUate wit redoubledzeal and perseveranceThe Boston Liberator thusarifces the de- ly obiect to discussion in Congress, the liberations of the . AnifcSlfvry Conven! tion in New YrCr .." For the space of a fortnight its pro ceedings have been full of intense and ab sorbing interest about thirty agents ma. nyi others being unable to attend) have ben present, and also several valuable corresponding members, among whom we may mention Theodore B. Weld, Charles Stijiart, Beriah Green, Simeon S( Jocelyn, Amos A. Phelps, Henry B. Stanton, Ar thur and Lewis Tappan, &c. With re gaifd to the fundamental principles arid measures of the anti?slavery cause there hai been entire unanimity of sentiment, all) seeing eye to eye," all cherishing the saiie feelings and sentiments ; the great question of American slavery has been thoroughly examined and discussed, from itsicentre to its circumference ; the most popular, arid, indeed, aJl imaginable ob jections to the couse pursued by the Abo litionists, and to the luty of immediate em'ancipatiort, without expatriation, have been met and refuted ; and many great trujfhs have been unexpectedly elicited, mulch information disbursed, much talent displayed, and a flood of light thrown upon many fbscure or doubtful points. Probably a more important convention has not been held sinee the commence mentof our holy enterprise." 1 jk Let the South look at this, and then l(?ok to itself for security. Let South ern gentlemen ask themselves how much of tjhis increased heat and resol vedness of purpose is to be ascribed to their own sins ot omission and commission. J2 Charge. The Nashville Republican, of the 1st inst. says that Judge White was lurd to decline being a candidate for the office of President at the late election, and was given to understand by a great personage that his timely condescension should be rewarded with a seat at the head of the Senate, second! only in digni ty p the Presidency, with an 44 estate in remainder" when the term of an illus trious tavorite should expire." The Republican adds as follows: j We do not repeat these charges in hasite or ill -nature. We write them down deliberately, and stand pledged to pro duce the proofs whenever contradiction shall I come from that only responsible quarter we ever intend to recognize. We re-jcissert the charge ; these offers were conveyed to Judge White by the instru ijneinality of the President of the United States. The readers of this paper, and rhariy others beside, know how they were rnejt. An instant and patriotic rejection jjbqrted the scheme, and as we shall soon see;, threw its projectors upon the last and foulest weapon of "the party." fifrs. Madison. The correspondence of this distinguished lady with the Govern ment at Washington is calculated to ex cite interest and surprise. At the time when the press is literally inundating man kirid with every species of trash, it appears wonderful that a posthumous work of James Madison, on a subject of such deep in'er esti, so carefully prepared, and to which he lattachediso high a value, should require either pecuniary advances from His widow, jar national patronage to secure its publi cation. The taste of the age is depraved. Hail the work left by Mr. Madison been a poiel, though of merit so despicable as to disjgrace his reputation, there would have been eager competitors for the profits of its publication. But it is mt an. accurate report of the secret proceedings & speeches in (conclave of the great convention of '87, that devised and recommended the existing constitution, of which the fathers and foun ders of the American republic were mem- fro the statesman, historian, and gene ral) thinker, the work will be one of inesti mable value, and we trust Congress will promptly, and tn the most liberal form, ac cede to the wishes of Mr. Madison. j Richmond Whig. iTAe new Dollar. The Globe thus des cribes this new coin: "The face of the coin represents a full length figure of Liberty, seated on a rock, with the classic emblem of the piens or liberty-cap, surmounting a spear held in the left hand. The right hapd rests on the American shield, with itsj thirteen stripes, crossed by a scroll, on wljich is the word liberty. , 'The reverse represents the American eagle, on the wing, drawn accurately fromi nature, all the heraldic appendages of the old coin being discarded. Over the field ar placed irregularly twenty-six stars; the entrance of Michigan into the Union having been, it seems, anticipated. j"The design of the face of the coin was drawn by Mr. Sully, and that of the re verse by Mr. Titian Peale; both under in spection from thejpirector of the Mint. The dies were executed by Mr. Gobrecht, one of the engravers of the mint. fThr emission of dollars is the first coined at the mint since the year 1805. it is intended to adopt the same design in the! other coins as soon as it is practicable to do so. A jlose Calculation. Mr. Seereta- rviWotidbu ry, in his report to Congress ,83 estimated the receipts into jrmtvr y during the year 1836, at glu J5Q ' In hu ovt"of Dec. 18S6, 81,750,000, In his report of Dec. he i states the receipts at 847,691,898, more than twentyeight millions above hisi estimate. A valuable officer, this Mr. Secretary Woodbury. FayettevilU Obttrver. COMPROMISE ACT, In a recent debate in the Senate, Mr. Clay took occasion, incidentally, to ex press his views, in reference io the i efforts now making to disturb the Tariff Compromise, as follows : Mr. Clay was extremely unwilling to interrupt for a moment (and he would only interrupt for a moment) the progress of the debate expected to proceed to day. But,'from the numerous indications which had been given of a purpose to disturb the compromise act, and from the direct ail usion to the subject- which had just been made, he felt himself called upon to say one word. Considering the circum stances under which that act passed, the manner through this body, the acclama tion with which it ran through the House, thCcordial reception, with, which it was greeted by every part and every interest tn the country, he did not think that it ought to be lightly-touched. In faith of adherence to the provisions of that act, large investments have beea made, and under its beneficent operation every in terest has prospered, the manufacturing not less than other great interests. The whole. country has looked to the inviola bility of the act : the messages of the President ; the reports fropi the Secreta ry of the Treasury ; the declarations of members of Congress, upon this floor and that of the other House, all heretofore have united in stamping upon it that character. Strictly speaking, he was aware that Congress possessed the power to repeal or modify the act, but in his opinion it could not be done, without something like a violation of the public- rat tn. He hail foreseen, at the period ot the passage of the act, the probability of a large surplus beyond the wants of the Government, economically administered, arid he had endeavored, simultaneously with the passage of the act, to provide for it by the introduction of the land bill. That bill had passed Congress, but Un fortunately had encountered the veto of the President. If that bill had received his sanction, there would have been no surplus -at the last session, none now, probably none hereafter, to divide and distract us. For it was from the proceeds of the public lands that the surplus arose. It the land bill which passed at the last session of the Senate had become a law, it would have distributed among the seve ral States a larger sum than will be de posited in their treasuries under the dev posite act.t Mr. C. said that he knew well that the preservation of the compromise act did not depend upon him. He well knew that its fate was in the hands of a majori ty of the Senate, as now constituted, 'and a majority of the House. But, if they chose to repeal it, or to make any es sential alteration in the measure of pro tection secured by that act, he could only deeply regret the re-opening of wounds which had been so happily healed. He can co operate tn no such object, but shall, for himself, steadily oppose any material change of the provisions of the act, and insist upon that efficacious and complete remedy for a surplus whicli is to be found in the land bill, or upon sme other couipetent remedy which will not unsettle ail the great business of the country. i Stage Robery qf a Large Sum ! The Lynchburg and Richmond, stage was robbed at 3 o'clock on Wednesday night, in the suburbs of Manchester, of the sum of one hundred and twenty six thousand dollars, seventy thousand the property jof the Bank of Virginia, fifty six thousand of the Farmers' Bank of Virginia. ; The two Banks had despatched this sum to their branches in Lynchburg, by a pas senger in the stage, whose trunk was cut off, as were all the trunks. It is stated that of all the trunks, when the alarm was given and the spot where the robbery was committed reached, that containing t!e money was alone not to be found which implies a previous knowledge on the part, of the highwayman. All the notes are on the two branches of the Virginia and Farmers' Banks at Lynch burg. The Banks here have offered a reward of hve thousand dollars for the re covery of the property. We have little doubt that it will be recovered and the robber brought to justice; Richmond Tfhig. The Darien 'Geo.) Telegraph gives us the particulars of the trial of Edwin E Roberts,' an Englishman, who had been capitally indictejl for "attempting to ex- ritf nn iniinrrprtmn find rvn)t t f iliv.i! ' After a long trial, Roberts was acquitted arid discharged.. The Telegraph savs : 'We never saw a greater "object of pity than the prisoner. He lay in jail since last August, and had a severe attack of illness : indeed we doubt if he will ever - m recover from his present state of feeble-. nessi A subscription was set on toot in Court, to enable him to leave the city. which he did on the following morning." The Dinville Olive Branch, speaking in reference to the outrageous appoint ment of Alfred Hocker, as ? Postmaster -at Stanford, says : When Hocker presented, his creden tials as Postmaster, and demanded 'pos session of the papers, , furniture, : &Ci of the office ; the assistant of the late Post m . . l .-. i r - '.'5-c' ilf- iviasier uecsineu com prying wuii me ur-i band. Sir," said . Hocker, by whati authority do you refuse to surrender roe! the office ?" The young man replied, 4 By the same authority, sir, that you re fused to surrender the Lincoln poll book." Collar Falsehoods The Van, Buren pa, pers have been pledging their veracity (I) for sometime that Gen. Djud ley's majority over Mr. Sjmight was but between SQ00 and 4000. The votes have been joperied in the .Legislature, with the exception of those of BurkeChowan, and Gates and Dudley's majority is 4043. In.those three couuties, his majority is 724, making his whole majority' 4767 ; at least a tlidusf and more than his opponents stated it to be, although they declared they had co pied from official returns Newbern Spec REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT GENERL v Adjutant GEJt.EfcAi8 OfIci, Raleigh, Dec. 6, 1836. 5 To the General Assembly of the State of North-Carolina a Gentlemen: Under cover hereof, I have the honor to submit sundry abstracts, mark ed from A. to E. embracing' all the infor mation in regard to the Militia, required by law to be communicated annually from this Office to the Legislature. ' In obedience to a Resolution of the last session of the General Assembly, requiring the Arsenal at Fayetteville to be repaired and placed in a condition to afford better accommodation to, the arms, Gen. Ayer,the superintendant of that depot, Was engaged to cause to be carried into effect the object of this i Resolution. Having been disap pointed in the expectation of a Report from him of the completion of the work by this time, I take it for'granted, fronia knowledge of his upiform promptitude in the discharge of his public duties, that there has been no want of attention on his part; and that the delay has arisen solely from the circum stances of the case. j : N1 provision having heretofore been made for cleaning and repairing the public arms, thoseL at that depot, consisting of the old est arms, have been lying for-, many" years without any kind of dressing, are now, as might be expected, in a most deplorable, condition, and unless something is speedily done to arrest the rapid process of decay, now operating, they will within a few years, or perhaps in a shorter time, become en tirely worthless and unfit for any valuable purpose. I would therefore beg leave,3 . ...... 1 A ' again, to suggest tnat tnese arms be at once distributed, at the cost ofthe State, among , the regiments where exist the greatest ne-' cessity of the Militia being constantly arm-' ed. It has been found from experience vain to expect the Militia will incur the expense, even were it right thev should, of transporting arms to the points where they are wanted ; under the existing act of three years standing, authorizing the distribution of the muskets at this depot, upon applica tion of the Colonels of the different comi ties, not oine third of the counties have ap plied for their respective proportions i and in the course ofthe whble last year, there has not been a single application which has come within my knowledge. I take it for granted, therefore, that unless they are dis posed as above recommended, or a very considerable expense is incurred in having them put in good condition, they will in a short time be lost to the State. Should the' Legislature determine on the former. alter native, I would suggest the propriety of the arms being stamped before issued, Iso that they may at any time be identified as the property of the State- A precaution worth while being extended, if practicable, even to those al ready afloat, which togethertvith. such enactments as the. Legislature may devise to guard them from becprpihg j arti cles of traffic, and against their being car ried out of the State, will render them more available for the purposes of the State, and afford greater security than loaned out up on individual guarantee, as frequently re sorted to which has from experience been found to be a mode of security generally in operation, and at best, inconsistent with ; a proper regard for that liberality justly ex pected of the State towards the-MUitia. ; The arms deposited in the Arsenal' at this place, have not, as yet, suffered mate rially; but thetimelias arrived when they should be cleaned and oiled ; and it cannot with safety be longer postponed: and while undergoing this process, it would be a con- -venient opportunity to have them also stamp ed, as recommended fn regard to those con- , templated for distribution. There ,is an artist, resident in this place, in every res pect well qualified, , and doubtless can be employed at reasonable rates to perform ' this service, these arms, when thus put in order,, together with ihose now due from the General Government, will constitute a competent number for any emergency, and as many as the two Arsenals can con veniently accommodate. And the annual accumulation, under the standing appro priation by Congress, which is nearly equal to a thousand muskets a year, ill enable the State to pursue a regular system of dis tribution among the Militia of the older arms, whilst it would be holding-in readi- . ness a ; sufficient number of efilcieirjt'arnas for any emergency which may arise. ,j . : 1 am, very respectfully, gentlemen, xour ooeoieni servant, BEV. DANIEL, v J v rev.' i
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