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"■ . (SKO. U; GUAHAM.
outli west corner of Cty>switBt Third si; Phil'i.
VALTTABiS OtTT LOTS
]VW7ILL.be iwld at public sale, on.tbo pre’mi
-8<!s ’* n,rs ' l! ’ nce an order of the Orpli-
Culnberland county;.on Monday the
14th of; December next, the following described
ceasdd QtS,,at0 * IGCBlatC ' Armstrong, dc
«f Jim. M. Biddle,
/ street continued, and the
. .Goll e ge lane,,containin s .One and Two Thirds
Acres*--;---•
norlh and west
- Ndble»B'heirB<-on-iheeast by a
lotoCtbobeira,of James Moore, deo’d., and on the
south by lots’ , -of: James Armstrong and Mrs. -i—,
Copper, containing TJirco Acres. ° *.? * ,
lands of Baughman's
.. Jieire, Andrew. Blair, Patrick Phillips and others,
berng part of ah additional out lot No. lS,,contain’
; ipg Two and Forty Perches, all situate m
. Borough of Carlisle. ; ' ' - ■ Vl
, 'fnoterms of sale are: one half ofthe purchase
• njoneyiW.hq pa|d bn thecbhfirm'atiohtofthesaU;
jnd,*t!B;residne in one year thereafter .without ,in
■ aeciued by judgment ,bonds; ; Sale to
‘“e 0 clock t,,8 foWnoon of said
be given
,*i % ,A < ?^ ; S ARMSTRONG, -■■
A boy to learn the Shoeriiahinff buBia Pß <i _
: HENRY WARNER *
; Carlisle, Nov. 13. 1840; . "
SttiCTCiW; ■: fiilttttt® m -
BY* GEO. SANDERSON.]
'Who 1 e No. 1377.
legislative Keystone.
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HAtIRETT & PARKE.
Ilarrishujg, Nov; '26, 1840. ■ - - '
-Estate of Josiph M’Kec , deceased,
IT ETTERSof administration with'tho will ah-
MjJ Hexed,- of Joseph M’Kdc, Into of. Newton
township,' dcc’d;,-have been issued to the subscri
bers residing in said tpwnship: All persons in-’
debted to said estate are requested to pay o(V im
mediately, and. those having claims to present llie*
same properly authenticated for Settlement. -
_ ■ . . ' DAVID J. M’KEE, •
" JOSEPH ST. M’KEE,
Administrators
Novcmbfer 26, 1810., . ' •
I.AST NOTICE.
PERSONS 'indebted to the estate of David S.
Forney Jidec’d., by book account or otherwise,
are hereby requested to coipe and settle, the same,
-on-or before die 23d day of December-next, .ns no
-furlherJndulgcncD wjll-bo givcn Tlie books will
tlieri bo placed-in the hands of a Justice of tho
Peace for collection. ...
- :G: w. shaeffrr;
JACOB SHROM,
Executors.
November 26, 1810 v 3t
'FEMTBiESfS, PEMCMSiiS, &c.
The subscribers- liave just returned from the
West with a lot of FBA.TXIERS, and DRIED
PEACHES, which they offer for sale at their
store room corner of Hanover and Louther sheets.
Also on hand, a large stock of Horses, suitable
for Saddle, Harness, or Draught. - '
All of which will bo sold'reasonable.
HAMILTON & GRIER.
Carlisle, Dec. 3, 18-10. - : ’ 3t.
• At a stated Orplians’ Courf
began and held on Monday the 9th day of Novem
ber, 1810, at Carlisle, in & for Cumberland, coun
ty, before the Hon. Samuel Hepburn, President,
and John Sfuhrt and John irefovre, Associate Judg
es of the same, assigned, &c., the following pro
ceedings were had) to wit: ' -
■ - Upon the petition of John K. Longnecker,- Ad
ministrator of Henry Longnecker, dcc’d., respect
fully representing that'your petitioner was appoint
ed Administrator of tho estate of the said Henry
Longnecker, dec’d.—that he has filed his admin
istration account, and there is upon the settlement
of said account a balance overpaid by accountant
of $3118,91}.- There are no funds belonging to
tho estate except the recognizance entered into’by
John IC. Longnecker for farm taken by him at t the
valuation—lie therefore prays the Court to grant a
Rule on the Heirs, to shew cause why the amount
overpaid.by.him should not he credited.on the said
recognizance as of the 1st 1 April 18-10. ‘
10th November 1810., Rule granted. Person
al notice to be served on those'in tho 'county, and
'notice Ip he given' to those out of the county by
publication in two newspapers in the county for
six weeks, returnable at the January Court 1841.
Cumberland count)/, ss; •
® T; W’illis Foillkidorli of the Orph
ans’ Court ill and for said county, do
: hereby certify the foregoing to bo a
true copy of record. Witness my hand
and seal of said Court, at Carlisle, the
IGth day of November 1810. ' \ ,
: W. FOULK, Clk. O. C.
FARM FOR RENT.
WILL be rented for the term of one year, on
the premises, on Saturday the 19th of De
cember inst,, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, a val
uable and well, improved farm, situate in Dickin
son township, late the property of Anthony'Black,
dcc’d. The farm, eon tains 06 acres in all, about
85 of which are cleared and. in, ajrood state of cul
tivation; It is situatedabout 5 miles, west of Car
lisle.' Theimprovemehts are an excellent Log
House and Log 1 Barn, a well of water, and a first
rate apple orchard.
. WILLIAM CAROTIIERS,
Executor of A; Black,. dec'd.
December 3, 1810. St
, SELLING OFF AT
FIRST COST!
TO, COUNTRYMEIIQmNTS JtXD OTHERS.
. The. subscribers, intcmjing to leave fear
lisle, offer tlieii* entire stock, comprising ah
extensive variety of every description of
■; . drv goods,
for sale ai FIRST COST!
- Country Merchants, and the public gen
erally, will find if decidedly to; their ailvnh
tage # to cnl(, cxamine, atitl purcliase— as they
cannot obtain goods cheaper in the city.: -
- -jCall.and see—call and purchase. - L
{Depend, upon; if, bargain s,a re now offered
to every-one who desires tdpuAdinseV-^
, c ;; Arnold &co.v,
/ Carlisle, Nov. 12,1840.’_ VC
..' indebted ire requested' to
;call and settle before lbe .first of'januiiiny
o'ext. : .' ‘' : ; ■'";■
Carlisle, Pa. Thursday December 17,1840.
TIYE RESULT OF THE ELECTION.
Mr. Hazewell—the intelligent and very
able Editor of the Nantucket Islander—com
ments upon the result of the General Elec
tion as follows: : '
“Ihere are some events recorded in his
tory, or to be so recorded, which.excite,in ;
thoughtful minds, feelings, not so much of
indignation as of regret—not so much of
anger as of sorrow. The “Restoration” of
the Stuarts to the English throne: —that great
est act of ale-inspired folly to be found in
the history of mankind—is one of these acts;
and the election of General Harrison to the
Presidency of these United States is another
and if possible a worse one; worse, inasmuch
as the American people are enlightened, arid
have a better knowledge of human rights, a
more thorough appreciation of human duties/
than had .the English people of 1660. Hut,
bad as is the act;.a majority of our country
men have.seen fit to perform if, and we trust
that we have that respect for the popular
voice that will enable us to bow toils decis
ion; if nut with content, at least with an ap
pearance of respect. Without pretending
to be more learned than our neighbors, we
can say,-that history lips taught us to be sur
prised at nothing which the ’people may
choose to perpetrate; when every exertion
has been made, and successfully made lo.de
ceive them, . We have compared the election
of General Harrison to the Restoration, of
Charles 11., to the English’ihrone,’amt we
believe the parallel a good one; for it is our,
-siiicereconviction,-fhatrns~tlie~Englisli'na
tion soon became" sick of the Stuarts, whom
in their mad folly they had re-called to rule
over them, so will the American people soon
become disgusted, with whigism, and return'
to democracy. This'c'ohvictioii it is -which
enables us to hear ou,r defeat with fortitude,
or otherwise we should be completely crush
ed in spirit. . .. - - ■»,
Wc heed scarcely say to our readers, that
we deeply iegi;et the result of,the late con-,
leaf, nvejy,.as_a.re;_ourjiopcs:.of a- great tri
umph four years froin this time. , We regret
it, because it proves that even in this enlight
ened age, truth can, be. stricken down by
falsehood. We regret if; because'it shows,
that the people can he"{p'ossly deceived, and'
this will tempt tfie ambitious to appeal toady
thing but their judgment. Wc regret it, be
cause it has clevatedyhe aristocratic spirit'
rule \yi (Itout.let or ldiidrauce. Wc-rcgrct-i(,-
because the country, instead'of being the
scene of-peace during the next four years,,
will be field of‘a more dreadful battle
than has yet been fought between the two
great antagonistical principles which are. now
agitating, not merely .this’Union, but the
whole Christian world. We regret it, be
cause it will prevent the democracy from ac
tively engaging in important works of reform
demanded by the spirit of the age, but -Will
compel them to abandon such works for the
purpose o“f engaging in, one of scarce less
importance, that, namely, of preventing'the
principles of evil developing itself. We
regret it, because it has added to the instan
ces of popular ingratitude which are already
on record, by the condemnation of a faithful
public servant, and will thereby deter men
of talenlsffrom being true'to the people.—
'Ye regret if,, more than all, because it-is the
triumph of money over men, a victory of the.
men over the poor, in which, the latter have
been grossly abused, deceived, trampled
upon. For these, and many other reasons,
which.we might enumerate had we room,
wo regret the defeat of Mr-Van Huron and
the election of General Harrison each Of
whopi is the great type of a great principle
which is elevated or deprcsscd.according Us
is its archetype.”
SALARIES©? GOVERNORS.
I’he Baltimore Sun contains a statement
showing the salaries of the Governors'of the
various States rcomposing our Union, of
which tlie following is an abstract:
Gov. Rhmgn,. . of' Louisiana,,—. $"500
: Grayson, Maryland,' • , 4200
Seward, • New York; ' .4000
Porter, , Pennsylvania, "4000
•McDonald, ‘Georgia, • 4000
■ • Morton,'' Massachusetts, . 3666
. ■ Hannigan, ■ South Carolina, 3500
Gilmer, Virginia, SSSS
McNutt, , Mississippi, , 3000
Letcher, ' Kentucky, 2500
lieid, 2500
•Dodge,, Wisconsin, -2500
Lucas, lowa, 2500
Pennington, New Jersey, . 2000
Moorehead, North, Carolina, 2000
Conway, , Arkansas, . 2000
Polk, Tennessee, A- ,2000
Woodbridgc,.. Michigan, 2000
. Reynolds, ■' Missouri,'- " - 2000
Fairfield, Maine, ' 1500
~ Shannon, . 'Ohio, ; - 1500
Rigger, Indiana. 1500
Carlin,. - Illinois, . 1500 :
; Comcgys, , Delaware, JS3S
, Page, • New Hampshire, 1200
• r '-Ellsworth, Connecticut, UOO
Jenhison, Vermont, TSO
Kipg, Rhode Island, 400
MURDER AIOST FOUL.
The Mnlburo’Gnzetto gives the.following
accpunt Of one of the most bloody,deeds we
have cVcr been called upon to notice.. Not
\vilhstHnding:; (hc heiripusnesS of thecrinidl
wc fill'd (he old, plea pu t in behalf of tliecul
pri t, of lespectab'dityof relatives, and he is
aotunlly adinilied to bail.' ’The occurrence
took place in the neighborhood-ofßliidcns
burg opSaturday last. nrb' informed
by. the Gazette, which; says’:— ‘‘ \Ve 1 earn
that a misunderstanding'hud Tor Bpiho time
cxistcd'between Cleiiient T.' Hilleary and -a
a young. man named Albert M ngruder; a nil
,Oiat.,pn_
near Hilleary’s, house, .wherd;they resumed
w«ere
passed bctween Hilleary went
“our ,'countrv— moiit oh wrono.”
to,his.'house, got his gun, and. when within a
few yards of Mngruuer -discharged - the gun
at him—three of the shot.as we near, taking
effect in the forehead, the remainder passing
through the hat.\ QWe have no desire to
prejudice, public opinion against Hilleary—
we therefore state that at this stage of the
affair there arc 'Contradictory 'statements in’
circulation;—hne isthatMagruder.apprdach
ed Hilleary before lie shot; and another that,
he advanced efter he was'shot. There were,
V'C believe, two white witnesses of the whole'
matter.] . v : . • . '
We have yet to record the most shocking
fiart. After shooting the young man, we
earn that Hilleary ordered one of nis negroes
tp hold him, while he with the butt end of
his gun, literally knocked out Ike man’s
brains.'”
Hilleary has heretofore stood fair in '{his
County, and has many respectable relatives;
There are, we suppose, some -extenuating
circumstances, attending this bloody deed,
as his honor Judge Stephen permitted bail
in this case. - The amount of bail required
was $6,000. —Baltimore Republican. ;
No Newspaper.— The time is coming
when a man who has the means, and does
not take a newspaper, will bp looked on by
■his neighbors,as'a fish without a tin, a crow
without a wing, a blind horse, a mole,.or
whptyou please. Such an individual might
do-.well enough to.live in the manneroT Rob
inson Cruso, but he has no,excuse fur thrust
ing (himself
newspapersjind-ai‘6 belter informed.’to gath
er whatever political or general intelligence
they may choose to drop tor him. We-know
piany.such men, and might name thejn; but
we refrain;, but you gentle reader can point
(hcm.uut yourself.—^ An. Union.-
PISXUSi&JEJVT’S 'mJESJS.IGE.
.message of the President, of the United
Status to the two Houses of Congress,
at the ciitomoncement- of the second.
Session''of-the Twcntjr-Sixth Con*
gross.
Fellow-citizens of the Senate - ■
ami House of Representatives:
~ Our devou t gratitude is due to the Supreme
Being for having graciously continued to our
beloved country;-through - the vicissitudes of
another year, the invaluable blessings of
health, .plenty .and,peace.-, .Seldom has this
JjivomUaud_beeiu>olgcnerally-exempted-l
from the ravages of disease, or the labor of
the husbandman more amply rewarded; and
never before have our relations, with other
countries been placed on,'.! a more --favorable
basis than that.which lhry : ko happily occu
py at this critical conjuncture of the alfalfa
of the world, A rigid and persevering ab
stinence from all interference with the.do
mestic and political relations of other States,
alike due to the genius and distinctive char
acter of. our government and to the princi
ples by which it is directed; a faithful ob
servance, in the.management of our foreign
relatioilS) ofthe. practice of speaking plainly,,
dealing justly, arid requiring truth and jus
tice in return, as the best conservative of the
peace of nations; ..a.strict impartiality in our
manifestations of friendship/in the commer
cial privileges we concede, and those m e re
quire from others; these accompanied by a
disposition as prompt to maintain,
emergency, o ur own rights, as we arc from
principle averse to the ibvasi&n of those of
others, having given, to pur country and gov
ernment,a standing, in the great family of
nations, of which we Iflive just cause to be
proud, and the advantages .of which are ex
perienced by our citizens throughout every,
portion of the earth to which their enterpris
ing arid adventurous spirit may carry them.
Few, if any, remain insensible to tjie value
of our friendship, or ignorant of the terms
on which it cat) be acquired, and by_vvhich it
can alone be preserved.
A scries otqueslions of long standing,
difficult in their adjustment, ahd ilnportant
in their consequences, in, which,the fights of
our citizens and thp -honor of'the country
wore deeply involved.,have.iu thecourse of
successful ad ministration of .my immediate
predecessor,) been brought to a satisfactory
conclusion; and the most important of those'
remaining are, l am ■Say, in a'fail
way of being speedily, and satisfactofilly ad
justed. "■' ■ ~
VV itlinll the PoWcfs of thc worid,ourfc
lations are ‘■'Since;
your,adjournment, nothing stilus'lias cc-,
cufred to interrupt op threaten this desirable
harmony.' If clouds have, lowered above'
the other hemisphere, they have not.'cast their,
porteiriious;shadow qpon our ha'ppy shores.
Bounded by ,no entangling alliances, yet
linked by a common nature and interest with
the other nations of mankind, our aspirations
rare for the preservation of peace, in whose
[ Solid and civilizing triumphs all may partici
pate with a generous emulation. Yet it be
hooves us to be prepared for any event, and
tp’ bealw aySjrendy to main tain those just and
enlightened.' principles of national inter
courscf has
corilentletli'K' ln the shock of contending em
pires, it is Only by a.ssuin'ingaj^]Tii^bqaf-.
armor that. neutral nations cim maintain
their iiidcpe'ndcnt rights;. v '-; ...
.The cxcitement which gipw out of tlu
ferritonul controvcrsy betweeti the fJnitcd
States and Great firitain -having in a great
measure subsided; it.is h6ped that a favorable
period, is approaching for its final settlement-.
Both'Governments must! now be convinced;
bf-ihe dangers' with which ;'t|ie;, r qubißdripri'
fraugji 1;, pnil. it iiipst, be
their Interest, that this .perpetual cause o!
irritation fhriuld be remoyed na speedily at
;pfacticable.Jtri^
\ye re info rm edj that tfie’ pfoppsi t (oh for -
missinnofcxploritibnaridjsuryeypromisei'
unal adjustment |
[AT TWO DOLLARS PEU ANNUM.
New Series—Vol. 5, No, 27.
oE the limits in dispute, was then before the
British Government for its "consideration"."
■The answer of that Government, accom
panied by additional propositions of its own,
was .received'through its minister here since
your separation. ‘ . These were promptly con
sidered; such as were deemed correct ,in
principle, and consistent with a due regard
to the just rights of the United States, and
of the state of Maine, concurred in; ami the
reasons’for dissenting from the residue, with
an additional suggestion bn our part, com
municated by the Secretary of State to. Mr.
hox. _ That not feeling himself
sufficiently instructed upon some of the
points raised in the discussion,-felt it fo. be
his duty, to refer the matter to Ids own Goy
, ermnqnt for its final decision- - Having now '
been for some time under tts advisement, a |
speedy answer may be confidently expected. ]
Prom the character of- the points still in
difference, and the undoubted disposition of
both parties to bring tlie matter to an early
conclusion,:! look-witb-t}filire confidence to
a prompt and satisfactory termination of the'
negotiation. Three commissioners were ap •
pointed, shortly after the adjournment of
j Congress,'under the act of the last session,,
providing for the exploration and; survey of
the line which separates the statea of Maine
and New Hampshire front the. British Pro
vinces; they have been actively employed
until their progress was" interrupted by : lhe
incjemency of-the season, and will resume
their labors as soon as practicable in the on-
Ming_ye_ai:. —Itjs.umlerstood .that their re- 1
spcctivc examinations will throw new lights
updn the subject in controversy, and serve !
to remove any erroneous, impressions which i
may have been made elsewhere prejudicial I
to the United Stales. It was, among other
reasons, with a view, of'preventing the cm
-1 barrassmcnls 1 which,:in our ’peculiar system
of government,'impede and complicaterncgo
tiations involving the territorial rights of a
slate, fliat I thought it my duty, as you have
been informed, ph a previous occasion, to
propose to the British Government, through'
its Minister at-Washington,: thati:arly steps
should bo‘taken to" ailjust tlic points bf dift
crence on the line of boundary from the en
trance of Lake Superior to the most’ nortli
wcstcriT point ol the Lake of the AVoods; by
the arbitration of a friendly Power, in con-,
formity with the seventh article of the treaty
ol Ghent. .No answer has yet been returned,,
by the British goyernmenf to this proposition.
- With Austria, France, Prussia; Russia,
-and-lhe-rcmaining-Powersof--Europei-l"am
happy tp inform you,,dur relations continue
to be of the most friendly character.. With
Belgium, a treaty of commerce and naviga
tion,based upon,liberal pfinciples'of recip
rocity and equality, was concluded in March
last, aiid, having been ratified by the Bel
gian government, will be dul/f aid before
(lie,Senate. It is a subject of congratulation
that it provides for', the satisfactory adjust
ment of a Jong stamling question of contro
versy; thus removing the only obstacle which
Could obstruct the friendly and mutually ad
vanlagcuos intercourse between the two na
tions. 1 ■
A messenger has been despatched with the
Hanoverian treaty to Berlin, where, accor
ding to stipulation, the ratifications are to
be exchanged,. lam happy to announce to
you that, after many delays and difficulties,
a treaty of commerce and navigation between
the United States and Portugal, was conclu
ded arid signed at Lisbon, on the 26th of
August.last, by tlie plenipotentiaries,of the
two governments. Its stipulations are found
ed upon thosc principlcs of mutual liberality
ond advantage which the’United States have
alwyas sought to make.tlie basis of their in
tercourse with foreign Powers, and it’is
Imped they will tend to foster and strength
en the commercial intercourse' of the two
countries. ,
. Under the appropriation of the last session
.of.Gongress,an:ngcnt-hak.beeri sent 10-Gcr--
mahy, for the purpose of promoting thc,in
terests of oiir, tobacco trader . ;
. The commissioners appointed under the'
convention for the adjbstment of claims of
.citizens-of the United States upon Mexico
haying 1 met and organized at, Washington,
in Auguiblasl, the' papers in tlie possession
of the Government, relating to those claims,
were comniu nicated to the "board. The
claims not embraced by JhaTconvcn lion are
now (he subject of negotiation between the
two:'Governments, - through" the ’ medium of
ois,m ini ster; at M exi co. ",
.ylisturL.'tlae -liai*7
mony of our relations with the different Gov
ernments dl South America. ,T regbet.Ww-'
ever,’ tu be obliged to inform you that tlie
claim's of our citizens upon the late Republic
of. Colombia have not yet been, satisfied by
the separate Governments into which it has
been resolved.
The charge d'affaires of Brazil having ex
pressed the intention of Ids Government not
to prolong (hc. tronty of 182$, I cease
to Up obligatory upon either party on (lie 12th
day of December, 1841, when the extensive
cnmniercial Intercourse between the United
States prid that vast cmpirc will. no longer
be regulated by express stipulations.
, It affurds me pleaSureto communicate, to
you that the'Governmcnt ofChili.has enter
ed infoan agreement tp indemnify the claim
ants in the case of’the Macedonian, for A
inerican property sei?.ed in 1819 j and to add;
dial information has also becil received which
justifies the hppe. pf an early, adjustment ol
the remainingclaimsupon that Government.
- Thecuronussibhcraappointed in pursuance
of the.convention between the. United. States
ind' Tcxasr.for niarking the boundaryheft
t»Vpen'tUem.''have,accprding
port received from our cpihiniBsioncre > .'Bur
yeyed and established the ivhule extent d 1
the boundary nor Ih along the. vvesterp bank
•f the Sabine, river, from its entrance: into
ihje Gulf of Mexico to the thirly-Becpnd;de.-
(fee of north The comroisdon. ad
journed on the. Ipth of. June-last,' ib rcras
scmble on the lst of Npveinbcr. fpr tbe puij
pose of establishing accurately theiiirtpi-scc
iionbf lhe thirty;second degrpe/bf latitude
. . AGENTS,
John Moore, Esq. Ncwvill .
Joseph M, Means, Esq. Hopewell township.
John Wunderlich, Ean. Snippeiisburg.
vYM. Mateer; Esq. I,ee’s>s Hoads,
John Mehaffy, Dickinson township,
>?^„ CLE 5 0 S NIN ' Jl '- Es g-Ho ß estowD. ■
f? E ° RGK *■ ■ pj' l N > Esq. Mechariicsburg
FrederickWonderlich, do.
James Elliott, Esq. Springfield. '
Daniel ICHysHER.-Esn. Churchtown. -
Jacob Longneckkh, WorndeysburfN
George Ernest, Cedar Spring, Allen tp.
Martis.Gj Kur>, Esq> Slmenmnstown.
with the western bank qfJhe rind
the meridian line thence to Redriver. lt
is presinned that the. work' will be concluded
in the present sensohi •
Fhe present sound condition of their fi
nances, and the success with which embar
rassments in. regard to them, at times' appa
rently insurmountable, have been overcome,
are matters upon which 1 the people and Go
vernment of the United States may well con
gratulate themselves.' An overflowing trea
sury, however it may be regarded an as evi
dence of public prosperity, is seldom condu
cive to tile permanent welfare of any people;
and experience lias demonstrated its incom
patibility with the salutary action of politi
cal institutions like those of the U. Strifes.
Our safest reliance for. financial cfficiency
and independence has on tlie contrary, been
found to consist in ample resources unen
cumbcred Vyith debt; arid, in7tliia respect the
Federal Government occupies a singularly
fortunate and truly enviable position.
•When 1 entered Upon the discharge of my
official duties in-March ISSf, (he act for the
distribution of,the surplus revenue, was in a
Upurse of rapid exccu tipn. Nearly twenty
eighf millions of dollars of the public moneys
were, in pursuance of itsprovisions, deposi
ted with the States in the months of Janu
ary; April, and July of that year. In May,
there occurred a general suspension of spe-,
cic, payments by the banks, including with"
very few exceptions, those in which the pub
lic money was deposited,apd upon whose
fidelity the Government-had unfortunately
made itself dependent furJhe revenues which
hiul fieon collected'from (he people, and were
indispensable to the public service.
The suspension; & the excesses in-banking'
and Cotrtmorcc. out of which it arose & which
Were gi-eatly. aggravated byf its-occofiencc,
made'to a great, degrceiiriav.iilable, fifepim
cipril part of the public money then on hand;
suspended the collection of many millions'
accruing- oil. merchants’bonds, and greatly
reduced (he- revenue arising fi;oih customs
and the public lands. These effects 'have
continued to operate' in various-.-degrees, to
the 1 present'pcriud;~ad'd~in~ail<linbii (o’ (he
dccrcasc.in the revenue thus-produced, two
and a half millions of dutics.lmve bceii re
iinqiiislied.by two biennial reductions under
the act of 18S3, arid probably as much; more
upon the importation-of iron- for railj-oads,
by special legislation. ; : . J T ■
Whilst such has been our condition- for
the last four years in relation.to revenue, we
have duringthc same pciiirdV bccii snliiccted
(orin uhavoidablc continuance oflargc & cx- ,
•li‘aordinary expenses necessarily, growing out
of pasMransactions and which could hot he
immediately arrested without great preju
dice to the public interest,; Of (hose the
charge upon, the Treasury, in consequence
of the Ghcrokee treaty alone, without adver
ting to others arising out of Indian treaties,
has-already exceeded live millions of dollars;
that for the prosecution of measures for (he
removal of the Seminole Indians, which
were found in progress, has been nearly
fourteen millions; - and the public buildings .
[have required the,-unusual-sum of nearly
three,millions.
It aflordtt me, however, great pleasure to
) be able to say.that, IVonVuie commencement .
> of this period to the present dav" every do*
, mand upon the government, athome or a
i -broad, lias been promptly met. This has
been done, not only without creating a'per
r mancnt.debt, or a,resort to additional-taxa
tion in any form, but in the midst of a stcadiljr
progressive reductioii-of existing, burdens
■ upon the people, leaving stilla considerable
i balanccof available funds wliich will remain
in the Treasury at Hie end of the year. Thb
i smalt amouritof Treasury" notes, not exceed-.
ing four and a half millions of dollars, still
outstanding, arid less by .'twenty-three mil
.lions than the United States have in depofi
- ite witlrtlie States,' is.composed of such only
-as .are not ycl-duc, or haye-not yet been pre
sehted for payment.- They :jnay' be redee
med oiit of the accruing .revenue,if tlie.cx-.
peuditurcs do not exceed (he amount within
' which they, may, ills thought, be kept wilh
out prdudicc to the public interest, ami the
revenue shall prove: to be as large as. inay
justly be anticipated. . - ' .■ , '
' A morig the reflections arising from (he
contemplation of these, circuiristances. oriej..
not theieast gratifying, is the consciousness -
.that' the Government had the,resolution,arid
tlie ability to adhere,'in evcry-eniergency,'to
the sacred obligations of law; to execute-all
its contracts according to (he .requirements
of the constitution; arid-thus to present when
rnost needed a- ! rallying point by -which the
business of the' whole country ■ might be -
brought back to-.a safe;and. unvarying'slanJpT ~
ard-—a result vitally important as. well to
to tile interests as to'the. morals of the nco
ple. i
There crib surely now be no difference of
opinion in pegard to the incalculable evils
that would have, arisen 1 if the government,
at flmt cnticnl.moment, had sufleied ilsqlf y,
to he deterred from upholding the.'only'sfji.ff-.tf ‘ ; -
ilard of value, cither by tlie pressure of rid
verse circumstances or (he violence of'un- .
-.merited denunciation. , The manner iri which
the people sustained (he performance, of t his
duty was highly- honorableto, their-forfitude
and patriotism. If cannot fail' to stimulate
their agents-to adhere, underi.!| .circumslan
ccs.- to the.line of'dutyf,;and : t<>:raiisfy them
of the safety with - which « course' really
right, and demanded!),/ a financial crisis;
(payj in a coinmuidfy.iifee; ours, be pursued, .
how-ever, apparently severe -Its■immediate °
operation. .. • '.’V-.
■' vThe-fpplicy;l,of tlie Federal;Gpyefrimprit>
.in estinguisriing'as rapiilly ms -
ria\irin9,l ; dribi,
new,,
of pUblic Hec»ritics';to conceti(ratcmltimat?v
'y in the coffers of foreign stockholder
:H)e'ivliich i 3 cyci'y day ga}lier'rag: streiigth.. -
?V!. l '.9?4y. have tlie, i csources'of. inany of the' -
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