| TERMS OF PUBLICATION. ~,g2 00 perannupi.in advance—or , .. g2,50,:if not,paid iWitl.in they car. . ! aubscriptiontaken for a less term than six months, t)iidno ; discontinuance permitted ant!) all arrearages are paid. A failure to notify a discontinuance at the expiration of a term. Will life coiisidered a new engagement. ' OO per square for the first three Insertions, and twenty five cents for etreVy" subsequent one. ' ; 2b the heirs and Legal Representatives nf Henry Shenk, -laic of Newton township, deceased. . . -Take notice that! will lipid an Inquisition on a writ of Partition or Valuation on the promises late of’ Henry Shenk, deceased,, on Monday the 7th day of Juno, 1841,at llo’clO’ck, A; M. where all interested may attend. , , PAUL MARTIN Sheriff. . Sheriff's Office,' 11 • • > • ■ ' Carlisle, May 27,1841. y ' . 7b the Heirs and Legal 'Representatives of John Shcaffer, deceased, late of Easlpennshorough town ■ ship. Take notice that I will hold an Inquisition on a writ of Partition or Valuation on the premises late of John Sheaffer, deceased, on Friday the ,18th day of June, 1841, at 11 o’clock A. M. where all interested may attend. PAUL MARTIN Sheriff. Sheriff’s Office; .7 Carlisle, May 27, 1841. 5 HONEY of very superior quality for sale by Stevenscn & l)in,kle.— ORPHANS’ COURT SALE., BY virtu? of a decree of the Orphans* Court of Cumberland county, the suhscril/cr will Hill by publi.c.vcndue at the Court House in Car lisle, on the ’2th day ot June next, at 2 o’clock P; M , the'undivuled half of a Lot of Ground in Carlisle, bounded on the south by Pomfrct street, st fashionable style, and a l rhodef; te prices* He solicits a share of public patronage. d AVILLIAM H. TROUT. . Carlisle, May 20, 1841. 6m « CHARLES M 9 Cl (I RE, Attorney at law. OFFICKin Main street; a few doors west ol the Post C ) ITicr. ' Carlisle, April 29, 1841. Estate of'Mary Gray , deceased. "■T F/tTKRS of Administration with the will an -8 inexciL have been issued loihe subscriber, re siding in Newton township, on the estate of Alary Gray, late of West Pennsboro’ township, Cumber land county, dec’d. Notice is hereby given to all persons indebted £o said estate, to make immediate payment, and those hnvingclaims to present them properly authenticated for settlement without de lay. THOMAS McCULLOCH, • 6t» June 3, IBU- Extra (Session of Congress. Congress met in the Capitol at Washing ton on Monday the Slst ult. In the Senate, Mr. Southard took the Chair; and that bo dy was immediately organized. -In the House of Representatives, John White, of Kentucky, was chosen Speaker. ■ Whole number of votes; 221 Necessary to a choice, 111 Mr. While received, John \V. Jones, Henry A. Wise,i " r Joseph Lawrence, ■Messrs. Briggs; Clifford, and- W.-tJos Johnson; each received one vote. ; The voting for Clerk resulted as follows; Necessary to a choice, ■ 112 F, O. J. Smith, 11. (Sarland, ’ M. St. Clair Clarke, J. Mason, rNo choice. ■ ■ Two more, unsuccessful ballots were ta ken, by reason -that a number of the. Whigs would not support the, caucus candidate, Mr. Smith. , The Democrats,'finding' they doiild not elect a candidate of their own, went Tor Mr. Clarkf. on tile fourth ballot, and with'the aid of the inipVacticable Whigk elected him. . He received 128 votes. ; •JtIJESMGXI ; -v FROM THE FHESWENT 0E THE' IX. STATES, To thelwo Houses, of Congress,, at the com mencement of the■ first Session of the -U Twenty-seventh Congress; Fellow-citizens: •! You bqvp been assembled in,your respec jtiyjeha!la;gf ' feeding tlj.e. signature of,.tliegillusf\ ; ious cjtir by i the, direct suffrages of i the people, toj ithb' discharge of the important function's of tlieirchief execu tive officei. Upon the expiration of a siri glc month from the'dar of his installation, he has paid the-great debt of nature, leaving behind'him; & hameassucinted ; with thore cqtlgctipris br huuieifoua benefits conferred upon' a long life if patfij otie deyotiqn,.,, With tills public'bereayq - Baent~are*cqnnec,te(j igtlier.congideratipnq v which will not escape the attention Mi Con gress. The preparations necessary for his to’ the seat ; bf' Govertrmen tin vie w of a residence! ftfTouryearsrnust have db j vol ved 1 OpqVrthe laffePre'sident heavy expen- jiEfniitfeii ; to ' fiurden limited; rqsourqcaefhis private fortune.imay fend seriously tp.;tp;iepbqrraßBmqh>;bf his surviving family;.andLitls therefore respect popgrqss whether.,the jpr djnary principles,of justice vrquldVnoi;d|e7 tatetneproprietyof.itslegialativc-intcrpo- fundamen tal jadtf ihe ;dUtiesiof"thei high i stationto”Wlli(ih'heWaB' elUeted'haVqdcvof* ved npon inej and in (he dispositions of : tlie I , BY GEO. SANDERSON.] Whole No. 1402- Representatives of the States and of. the.peo ple will be found in a great extents ;snlu tion of the problem fovvhicbour institutions are for : the first time subjected. : ■ • , . ■ , In:entering upon the duties of this office, I did,hut feet,that it would ...be .becoming in me.tq disturb what had been ordered bjr my lamented predecessor..: Whatever, there fore, may have been:my opinion, originally, as to' the propriety of convening Congress at so early a day from .that of it B Jate ad journment, I.found a new and a controlling! inducement nut to interfere with, the patri otic desires of the late President, in the. no velty of the situation in ;which.Lwas so un expectedly placed. My first wish, undcr such circumstances, would necessarily have J been to have called to.myaid,in the admin istration, of public affairs, the combined wis dom of the two Houses of Congress, in. or der to take their counsel: and advice as to the best mode of extricating the Government and the country from the embarrassments j weighing heavily on both. I am, then, most j happy in finding myself, so Soon after my accession to the Presidency, surrounded by the immediate representatives of the States | and people. , . „ ... No important chahges havingjtallen place fn our foreign relations since the last session of Congress, it-is not deemed necessary on r this occasion to |pi into a detailed statement in regard to them. - 1 am happy to say. that I see nothing to destroy the hope of .being able to pueserve peace. j ~ Tberatificationof the trealy with Portu-' gal has been duly exchanged between the I Uyu Governments. This Government has j nut been inattentive to the interests of those I -of=ouwci*iaetta..wliß’.bßV®3:kiimaiintfeGmwd the representations which have bceii made to that Government on this subject may lend j ere long. to beneficial results. . j A correspondence has taken place between the Secretary of State and- the Minister of] her Britanic Majesty accredited to this Go ,vernm]ent,..t)ii.t)m,kubject uLAlexander.Mc-! Leod's indictmentajrd imprisonment, cop ies of whichare herewith communicated to Congress! "In addi.tiop Id what appears from-these papers, it may be proper, to state,that Alex ander McLeod has beefi heard by the Su preme Court of the Slate of, New York on bis motion to be discharged from imprison-j uient, and that the decision of that Court has not yet been pronounced. The Secretary-of State has addressed to me a paper upon, two subjects interesting to the commerce of the country, which will re ceive. my consideration, and which I have the honor to communicate to Congress. So far as it depends on the course of this - Government, our relations of gOud-will.and .friendship will be sedulously cultivated with all nations. The true American,policy will be found to consist in (he exercise of a spir it of justice to be manifested in the discharge of all our international obligations, to the weakest of the family of nations, as well as to the most powerful. Occasional conflicts of opinion may arise; but when the discus, sions incident to them are conducted in the language of truth, and with ’a stijict regard to justice, the scourge of war will be for the most part avoided. The time, ought to be regarded as having gone by, when a resort to arms is to be esteemed us the only, proper arbiter of national differences. ’ The census recently taken shows a regu larly progressive increase in our population. Upon the breaking.out of the war of the Re volution, our number scarcely equalled three millions of souls;, .they already exceed sev enteen millions, andwill continue to pro gress in a ratio which duplicates;ih a period of abou t twenty-three years. The old;States contain a territory sufficient ip itself to main tain a population of additional millions,;and the.most populous of the hew States may e ven yet be regarded as but partially settled;’ while thenew ipndson this side of the Rocky mountains,; to say nothirig-qf: the immense' region which Stretches from the base of. those mountains:to the.muuth of the Columbia-ri ver, about f 70,000,000. of acres .ceded and unceded,, still remain, to bo brought .into market. We.hold put to the.people of oth er countries.an invitation .tp come,and.settle among us as members of bur rapidly.growing! family;.and,.for the.blessings which wp.offer them, we require of them-to.look upon our country as their country, arid ter unite with us in the great task of. preserving our’insti tutions, and thereby perpetuating our liber ties. No,motive exists for foreign conquest. We desire but.tii;reclaim pur : almost..illim- 121 84 90 81 -38 13 ituble wijdernes's,and to introduce'into their depths the jight.of ')..While we shall ut nl( times be prepared to vindicate the .national .honor,, our, iqostearncst, desire will be; to maintain an unbroken, peace;; • y ,in presenting, the fqregqing yieivs, f can not withhold the expression gf the opinion, that there exists nothing in tlie extension, of our empire qyer our. aqltpowledged posses sions; {to excife the;alarm of the .patriot; for (he, safety of pur.institutiqns, I.The fedqra-' each,State.the,cqre qfits dqmeßtic eqncernsi/nnd . deyolying. qn the Federal- Governaiei)t ; ,i(iqse:qfi{gencral import-—admits, jnis.afety, ,of the.greatest expansion; ohfi qt, the'isqirie.tiihei jl depot, it n*isl, at alt ' times,, ah;, imperious necessity for restraining all the"functionaries' of this Goyernment within the range of tlieiri’res pectiye'pqwers; ’ thereby' gresbf'fing 'a ’ j ust Balahce the poWers&dntfed this -GhWrhmeht'and^^tliosefßSbi^eU'ibllidSta'tbs and to tlid peOpl’e; ‘ '■twiH --- is ww vj-.r; From the report of the Secretary of tlie Treasury will.pprceivc:'tlilif f tfid'ißscdl hidhris,'present and iqcrhVhg; arfeihsqffi'cieht fo shpplylh'e Wahf ' Carlisle, Pa. Thursday June 10, 1841. !' for coining, land in process: ; of, coinage,, and which .could, not be withdrawn without in convenience; 1 thus leaving, subject to draft in thevarious depositories the sum of 00Q. By virtue of.two, several acts of Con gress, the- Secretary of the Treasury, was authorized to issue, on and after the4th day. - bf-March last, Treasury notesto the amount of $5;413,000, making an aggregate availa ble fond-of $6,058,000 on hand. . . . But this .fund. was. chargeable, with , out standing Treasury notes,-redeemable in the current year, , and interest thereon, to the estimatedamount of $5,280,000. There is also thrown upon the Treasury the payment of a large amount ,of demands, accrued in whole of in part in former years, which.will exjiaust the available, means of. the Treasu ry, and leave the accruing revenue, reduced as .it is in amount, burdened with debt and .chargedwith the..current expenses,of the Government. The aggregate amount of out standing appropriations on the 4th day of March .last, was $33,429,616 30, of which $24,210,000 will be required during the current year; and there will also be-requi red, for the use of. the War Department, additional appropriations to the amount of $2,511,132 98, the special 'objects of which will be seen by reference to the report of the Secretary of War. : . " The anticipated means of the Treasury are greatly inadequate to this demand.. The receipts from customs for the last three quar •ters of the last year, and the first quarter of the-present-ycarramounted- to $12,100,000; the receipts! for lands for the same time to $2,742,450: showing an average revenue from both sources of $1,236,870 per month. and punctuality on the part of collecting of ficers, may cause an addition to (he monthly receipts from the customs. They are esti mated for the rcsidue of the year, from the 4th of March, at $ 12,000,000;' the receipts from the public lands, far the same time are 52,500,000; and ...from misceh laucouksnurccs at $170,00b: making an ag gregate of available fund within the year of $14,670,00.0; "Which will .leave, it. probable, deficit of' sll,4o6;i329B.lThTnVeet this, some temporary-provision is necessary, un til the amount can be absorbed by the ex cess of revenues which are anticipated to accrue at no distant day. •There will full due within the next three months Treasury, notes oftlie issues ot 1840, includinginterest, ahout $12,850,000. There is chargeable in the same period for arrear ages for taking the sixth census. $294,000; and the estimated expenditures for the cur rent service are about $8,100,000: making the'aggregate demands upon the Treasury, prior to the Ist of September next, about $11.340,(100. S The ways andmeansin the'Treasury, ami estimated to accrue within the above named period, consist of about $694,000, of funds available on the 28th ultimo; an unissued balanceof Treasury notes authorized by the act of 1841, amounting to $1,955,000;'and estimated receipts from all sources, of $3,- 800,000: making an aggregate of about $6,- 450,000, and leaving a probable deficit oh the Ist of September next.of $4,845,000. , In order to supply the wants of the Gov ernment; an intelligent constituency, in view of their best interests, will, withoukjjgsita tion, submit to all necessary burdens. "But it is nevertheless important so to_.impbae' them as to avoid defeating the just expecta tions of the country, growing.out of pre existing laws. The act of the 3d hjjfamli. 18S3, 1 commonly Called the comproimWact, should not be altered except under urgent necessities; which-are--not believed at this time to exist. One year only remains to complete the series of redactions provided for, by that law, at which time provisions made byjthc same law, and which then, will be brought actively'in aid of the manufactu- ring interests of the Union,’will, not. fail to produccftlie most beneficial results. Under asystenTof discriminating duties imposed for purposes of revenue,fin with: the provisions of cXistihg lawsVit-is toimpositibn/ ': .Expansions and contrabtifana' rnay fullbwi cach : other .ln rapid succession—the one engendering, a , , “ouR cooNTay-—rioiit, on wrono.” reoklets spirit of adventureand speculation, which embraces .States as .well as individu als; .the other causing a fall in' prices, and accomplishing an entire change in'the aspect of affair's; Stock's of; all Kinds rapidly de cline- —individuals are ruined; and States embarrassed,_eyen in, their .'efforts to meet with punctuality the interest on . thei r debts. Such, unhappily, is'-the state of things now existing in the United States. These effects may readily be traced to the causes above referred to., The public revenues, oh being renipved from the then Bank of the United States, under,an order of a late President, were placed in selected State batiks, which, actuated by the double motive of concilia ting the Government, and augirienlirig,their profits.to the greatestpbssiblecxtcnt/cnlar ged extravagantly their discounts, thus en abling all other existing banks fo do the same. -Large dividends ■' were declared, which, stimulating the cupidity of capital ists, caused a rush T to.b,e made to the Legis latures of tlie respective States for similar acts of incorporation, which,, by many of the States, under'a temporary infatuation, were readily granted; and thus the augmentation of the circulating medium, consisting almost exclusively of paper, produced a most fatal delusion. . , ’ An illustration, derived from the land sales of the period alluded to, will serve best to show the effect of the whole system. The average sales of the public lands, for a period of ten years prior to 1834, had not much-exceeded $2,000,000 per annum.—ln 1834 they attained; in round numbers, to the amount of $6,000,000; inthesuccecding .year of 1835 they reachcd'sl6,ooo,ooo, and 'crowdingiVrtb; the ofturec years upwards years’ purchnse.juf, the public doriiain. So apparent had become the. necessity of arresting this course of things, that the Executive assumed the high ly questionable,power of discriminating in thefunds.to be used'in payment by different classes iff, public debtorsrr:a.,.discripii i nati(.)ti which was doubtless designed to correct this most ruinous stale of things by.ilie exaction of specie „in: all .payments .lor the public lands, but -could riot at once afresf the tide which had sb'strongly set in. Hence the demands, fop specie became unceasing, and corresponding prostration rapidly en siled under the necessities created with.the banks fo curtail their discounts, arid thereby to reduce their circulation. T recur to these thing's with no disposition to censure prer, cxisting administrations of the Government, but siinply-in exemplification, of the truth of tlie position which I have assumed. If, then, any fiscal agent which may be.created shall be placed, without due restrictions, either in .the hands of the administrators Of the Go vernment, or 'those of private individuals, the temptation to abuse will prove fobe' re sistless. '' Objects of political aggrandize: ment may seduce the first, aiid the prompt ings of a boundless cupidity will assail the last. Aided by the experience of the past, it will be the pleasure of Congress so. to guard and fortily the public interests, in the creation of any new agent, as to place th'cmi so far e's human wisdom can accomplish it, on a fooiing.of,perfect security.- Within a.few years past, three different schemes have been before, the country, '. The charter Of the Bank of, the UniteiPStales expired bye its Own limitation in 1836. ; An eftoffwas made to renew it, which received the sanction of the two Houses of Congress,' but the then President of the United Stales exercised his'aetO poweri and . the measure was defeated; A regard to truth requires me to say that the President was fully sus tained in the course! he had taken by the popular voice. His successor iti the chair of State unqualifiedly pronounced his oppo sition to liny new charter of a similar iiisti-' tutioc; rind riot only the popular election which.brought him into power, but the ejec tions thfotigli 1 ihuch Of his: term, 1 seemed clearly, to indicate a cpncuri'ence ’'with' liini in sentinicrit on 'the people. ■' J; ; After the public moneys were yyitlidrawn from the XJnitpd States Bank, they Wore placed, in de positO, with the State Banks, arid the result of that policy has b'deri before the country. To Sap noth'* ingVas-to 'thb'‘question Whether that experiment Was madeunder propinnusqr adverse circumstan ces, : it;ihay safely bo asserted: tfiaf it: did receive the unqualified-.fcondemnation of-most of its early advocates, and it is believed was also coridemnod by.Ahe;‘popular; sentiment. .'The,.existing'sub- Tfeasurjf sysfetri does not Seqm to stand in higher favor with' thepeopie, but ithas recently b&ri corir demried dn rt manner dob plainly indicated to ridi mit ora doubt. -Thus iri'tho short period of eight years, the popular voice may be regatded as hav ing; Successively condemned, each pf the threo fichemeaof finance to which X haye^adverted.,. As’ tothe. first, itwas introduced at a time (18X6) When the StalebariliSvthen comparatively few in number, had been forced tq susperid specie paymferitsV By reason, of the ’war Which had-pfeViorisly prevailed With Great Britain.•• Whether,' if the United Stdtes Batik charter which expired iri 1811 had been re newfd in duo season, )t .would have been enabled tq.qontinue, d urjng ,t)ie: war aad thp disasfrpusyeripd jto the corijraeroepf thocoun iry which immediately ducqeeded, is,',to say the least, problematical: ;attd- \yheiher. the. United States Bank Of'lBl6 produced arestoratiori of spar cie'.payments; : or-the same' wad accOrriplidhed through, the instrumentality' of other means,’ was a matter of soma difficulty at llia.t ti me id determine. Certain i t is,: that for the, first,■ years) of .the opera tionef .that btp^K,,lts,’o'orirsp Wap as.disastrouaps for the,greater part of |ts subscqucnticareef it be came'enjihcripyshccessful.'' Aritethesecondl the experimeqt was; fried 'within redanffarif Which it continued to-iricfeasO uritil'it;seeiVied to bedhe part of wisdom, to distribute the surplusre venue among,tho.'States,’.which; operating at.th'e satno timeyvitli the specie hFfora.ady?fted,ip,,causcd;them .tospspapdypepip paymerits,. and irivqlyed'thß country ,iri tKp'greates’t omharrasslrierif."' Arid/nff 'tbrii through all tho. stages of jts trarißrnuraliorilfrOtri paper-arid sjieclo toriolhingbui tHe''p’rtbiririSfnel als, to say nothing Oftiib jnseedrity ofahepublie moneys, by the. couritry'irijts qnquojt6 6 f l 4 o <>ri^emriati. o n.rr- as'tKCjudgeraeritef ihe ; Amerjca4'pfop)o,oqthis wJioreBUlneof,‘l ! haVi Hoiredu'riitemeffrisoFdetormmlrigibut’by-appeal ing to their more immediate representatives., The, [AT T.\VO DOLLARS PI2R. ANNUM. , Now Siorlea—Vol. 5, No. 62. ■ -V' late contest, which terminated in the. election of Gen. Harrison to the Presidency, was t ,decided on principles well known and openly declared:, and While (he sub-TreasUry received in’ the result tjie most decided condemnation, yet no other scheme of finance seemed to have been concurred' in. To youthen who have come most, directly, fromthe bodyTof our common consUtimnts,-l r submit-th'o ep ■tire’questionj.as beat qualified to give a full expo* sitton of their wishes arid opinions. I shall, be ready to concur with you'in the adbption'of such systems as you may propose, reserving to myself tho ultimate power 6f rejecting any measure which may in my view of it conflict with llie Constitution, or otherwise jeopard the prosperity of the Country; a power that Fcould not part with even if I would, but wlnch j will not believe any act of yours will call into requisition.^.. I cannot avoid recurring, in connexion with this .subject, to the necessity which exists for adopting some suitable measure whereby the unlimited cre ation of banks by the States may be corrected In future, ouch-result can bo most readily achieved by the consent of the States; to-be . expressed in the form of a compact among ihemselvcs, which fhey can only enter into with the consent and ap probat/oh of this Government: a consent which might, in the present emergency of the publicde mands, justifiably be given in advance of any ac tion by the States as an inducement to such'action upon the .terms well defined by the act of | Such a measure, addressing itself tp_the_ calm re flection of the States, would find in the experience of the past, and the condition of the present, much to sustain it. And .it is greatly to bo doubted whether nriy scheme -of finance can prove for any length of time successful; while the States shall continue in the unrestrained exercise of tho power of creating hanking corporatToris.; This powercan only be limited by their consent, - ' . -.--With- Ihe.adoption of.a financial-agency-ofa sat*, isfactory character, the,hope may be indulged that the country may once more return to" a state .of prosperity. Measures auxiliary, in of l)io pubVi j n s’uch distribution does npt force upon Congress the necessity, of imposing upon cprapveicehcavier bur dens than those cpmlemplatedhy.the.act of 1833, would act as an efficient remedial measure by be ing, brought directly in aid of the Slates, As one sincerely devoted to the .task of -preserving a just balance in .our systembf government, by the mairf tenance .of. the States in n the:'most-free and respectable, and in (he fair possession, of all their power, I can no .otherwise than feel desirous for tlieir qrnaheipationfrom tbe.siluatibn to Which the pressure on their finances now Subjects them.'" And, while I must repudiate as, a, measure found ed fn error, arid wanting constitutional sanction, the slightest approach to an assumption by this Government of the debts of the States, yet I can sec, In the distribution adverted to, much to re commend it. The compacts between the proprie tor States.and this Government expressly guaran ty to the States all the:benefits Which may arise from the sales. :The mode by which this is lp .be effected addresses itselfto the.discretion- of Con gress, as the trustee for the Stales; and its'exercise, after Ihe most beneficial (banner; is restrained by nothirtg In the grants oV in the Crihstitulion, so long as Congress shall consult that equality in the distribution which the compacts require/., # , 111 the present condition of some of IheStatqs, the question of distribution.may be regarded as sub stantially a question “between direct and indirect taxation. If the distribution be hot made in some form or other, the necessity will dally become more urgent with the debtor States for a resort to I an oppressive'system of direct taxation, or their credit, and necessarily their power and influence, will bo greatly 'diminishcd. The paymerit of taxes, aftqr the most inconvenient and oppressive mode, will bo exacted in place of contributions for the most, pari’ voluntarily made, and therefore compa ratively unoppresSive. -The States, are emphati cally the constituents of this Government; and we should'bo entirely regardless of the objects held in •view by them in ihe creation ,of this Government if we could be indifferent to theirgood. The hap py effects of such a rqeasure upon all .the States would immediately ho manifested. 'With.the debt or States it would efferit the relief to a great extent of the citizens from a heavy burden of diredt tax ation which presses with severity on the laboring classes, and eminently assist in restoring tho gen ■ eral: prosperity.. An ; immediate ;advance.wopld I take place in the price of the State securities, and the attitude of the States wb.uld becorne once more, I as it should eyerbd, lofty arid erecti • With States laboring uiidei' no extreme pressure from debt, the fund which they would derive from this source wouldeiiable them to improve their condition in an , eminent degree; So far.-as this Government is concerned,(appropriations to dqmesUo objects,;ap .proachingjin amount the revenue derived from the land spies, might be abandoned, arid,thus a systeih crundqndl aria.therefore Joiijlist legislation would Be sribsiitu ted by one equality to allihe members of thld Confederacy* T ’WhetheKsuch dis tribution should be'made directly'W tlie States-in the j)foceeds.x)f the.'sales,* or in thrifdrm of profits by virtue of-the operations of any, fiscal f agency hayiftg'those pToceeds as its basijs^should;Such ipeasure be contemplated by Congress, would.well deserve its corisideration*' Nor'would such'dispo sition of the proceeds of the sales: in prevent Congress, from time to* tittle from 'passing airriecessary ; pre-empii6n' Uws for the benefit of actual settlers, dr frorri makihfg anynew arrange ment as to th.e price pr-.the.publiQ lands vyhich mjght in futurq be^teeropd;d e sirabj,e. lC ; I beg, leave particularly'to. cpU your attention to the accpmpahyi'ng\fepbrt'/ ( frbm- the 'Secretary of Wari ' BriSide the present stato of.thri war. which bnb'.db lori£ aflllctod the Territory of Florida, arid the Various' other matters of interest therein refer- red to, you will' learn from it that the Secretary-has instituted an!inquiry, which promises, todeyelope gross-enormities ip connexion .with,ln dian, trpqties which have been; as'in the expenifilures for the rjemoyal pnd subsist-, cnee of the ,Xnillaiis. He' represents, also, other Irre’gqlaritiespT serious nature' that liavC gtoWiVub : in the practice of the'lndian-Department; Which, will require the'approprintlop Of upwards efSJOO,- 000 to correct, ondwhich clairid the'immediate. ntr. 1 te.httpnof Congfess,j; . v;- f,; ;! i , Inr,euecUngentoep,rpper.nwans i of.defending, . tpe country, We,cannotehnteuif'eyeato Uiep'onee - miehces, which’the*.idtrodudjlon anp iise of the i pdWerbtdtfeam’npdfi ibC;pceanf l are‘liKely toprtf . ane6‘itt : warS'belb%'eh:marltfmti Std(eBi : : We'cah - nbt Vet'Seethe dxteht to which this power maybfe applied in'.belligererifcoppratipnß} connecting itself - psitdpeawitb.rP“nMmPtoV®muntoin thfeecjenCe' - no. feSr.of.bejngTeftvm regard,tothpaethings,behind. the rods^ pedve nng skilful'of other nations if 1 the anttfentefpfieno'fd«r fellnw?eitizeny r'Cc'elve propef’ettcduragemCnt ahd direCliob ftCm’Ho'veril'- •nlientivaCjT.it-sqtii novjg •M.itji Jl-y.. novbithelessiiedem'to die; bite; the necessity ;bf placing iapccfpctCqndidUn ths?. e fardficapoM, which afeposiCTfw.i^fpSiPpp the defence of puf ' chief should bo Ipqt Inplaqing pur principal cities on the :a g e n't ' Johh.Moore, Esq. Newvill . . Joseph M.. Means, Esq. Hopewell township. John Wunderlich, Esq. Shippensburg. ' William M. Mather, Esq. Lee’s Vi Hearts. John Mehafff, Dickinson township,*.''; Clerdenik, Jr. Esq., Hogestown. George F. Cain, .Esq. Mechanicsfturg Frederick WonderliCh, ' do. James Elliott, Esn. Springfield. Daniel KRYsREUi Esq. ChtirchtdwnV "■ v_ JacobLoNgnecker, Esq.Wornrteysbnrg.,' Gkoijge Ernest, Cedar Spring, Allen. tp. . Marti* G. Hupp, Esq. Shireman'stown. , ' seaboard and thelakes in a state of entire security from foreign .assault.. Separated as we are from the'countries,of the old world, ahd jii much Unaf- I fcctedby their policy, wo aro.happiiy relieved from the necessity or.ii(aintainihff large standing armies in times pf peace,_The policy,which was adopted by Mr. Monroe,.shortly.after the conclusion of.thp late war wifirGroat Britain, of. preserving a rogn- , larly organized staff sufficient for the command of a large military force, should a necessity for-one arise, is founded as well ip economXias. in true wisdom. . Provision is-thus made, upon filling up the rank and file, which can readily, be done on any emergency, for the introduction of a’sysleln of discipline both promptly and efficiently; AU that is required in time of peace is to’maintain a suffi cient number of men to guard our fortifications, to meet any sudden contingency, and to. encounter the jitst.shock of war. Our chief reliance' must be placed on the militia.; They constitute the great body of national guards,-and, inspired by an ardent love of country! will bo found ready at all times; and at all seasons, td repair with alacrity to its defene. It wjll be regarded by Congress, I • doubt not, at a suitable time, as one of its highest duties to attend to' their complete organization and discipline. J- ~~ . ~ ; ... : , The state of the navy pensiorffund requires the immediate attention of Congress. By the opefa fion of the act of the 3d of March, 1837, entitled “Ah act for the more equitable administration of the navy pension fund, ’’ that fund has been.ex hausted. It will bo seen from the accompanying report ofJhe Commissioner-of Pensions that there willbe required for the payment of navy pension ers, on the first, of July next, $34,006,06 1-3, and on the first Of January, 1842, the sum of $60,000. In addition to these sums,,abouts6,ooo will bo re quired to pay arrears of pensions, which will-pro hably be allowed between the first of July ahd the firat-of January; 1842rrnaking in thewbole $150,- 096 06 1-3. To meet these payments there is with in the control of the Department the sum of $28,- 040 leaving a deficit .of $121„966 05; 1-3. , The, efficiency,' a new system of accountability may bo found to he indjspensafyly-riecesSary.. To mature a plan having for its object the accomplishment- of an.end sb important, and to meet the just expecta tions of the country, require more time than has yet been - allowed to the Secretary at the head o£ the Department. , The hope is indulged'that.by t|io time of the next regular session measures, of imporlaficby in cbhftsiibn witlr this'biahlilwof'-ilter" public service, may be matured for your consider ation . // • Although t^Jaws,regulating-the. Post JJffico . Department only ■ require from the officer charged with its, direction to report at' the usual annual session of Congress, the Postmaster General has presented;'to me somoTacts connected' with the financial condition er the Department which- are deemed worthy die'attention ol Congress. ‘ By the accompany ing report of .that officer, it appears that the existing liabilities of 'that Department be yond (he means bf payment at its command cannot be less than five hundred thousand dollars. .As the laws organizing that branch of the public service confine the expenditure to ils own revenues, defi ciencies . therein cannot be presented under the usual estimates for the expenses bf Government. It must therefore be left to Congress to determine whether the moneys now due to contractors shall be paid from the public Treasury, or whether that department shall continue under itb present embar rassments. It will be seen, by the report of,the Postmaster General that the recent lettings of con tracts in'several of the States have, been mado at such reduced rates of compensation as to .encour age the belief, if the department was relieved from existing difficulties, its'"future operations might be conducted without any further call upon the;general Treasury. , .The power of appointing tooffico is one of achar qcter the most delicate and responsible. Tlio ap pointing power is evermore exposed to.be led into error. With anxious-solicitude to select'the most trustworthy for official station, 1 cannot be sup posed to possess a personal knowledge of the qual ifications of. every applicant. I deem it therefore proper, in this most public manner; to invite on the part of tho Senate, a -just scrutiny into,tl\e ohrac ter and pretentions of every person whom,l may bring to their notice, in the regular farm of a nom ination for office. Unless persons every wray trust worthy are employed in public-Service,'corruption and irregularity will inevitably follow. ‘ 1 shall, •with the greatest cheerfulness, 1 acquiesce in the de cision of, that body, and, regarding!!! asTwisely constituted to aid the-Execuliye department in the performance of this delicate duty; I shall look to its .“consent and advice” as given only, in further ance of the; best interests of the country. 1. shall, also at-the earliest proper occasion,, invite the at tention Of Congres to shell niedns as in my judg ment will.bp best calculated to regulato and trol the Executive power in reference to thisvital ly important subject.; . 77 ~ , « I eh'aH'also.'at thopfopor seasoii, invite your at tention ito thelstatutory enactments for, the sup- , pressipii of; the slave trade, which may; reqnire, to he,rendered more efficient in their provisions— There is,reason to believe that the trafficis, pitthe- ' increase. .Whether,such' increase is.tp be ascrib ed to Jlie abolition of. slave ’laboiir id thoßritish possessions in our vicinity, and art attendant di- ' minution in fire supply: of thosemrlicles.which en-, ter into the the general consumption, oftho world, thereby augmenting 4 the demand, from'Cither, cquaj:- tors, and thus calling for aOdiliona] labor, it \yer£: nejedjcss, tp inquire.. 'Tfie, highest of public honor, as well 1 as the strongest prompt ibgs' of humanity,‘require a resort to' tnV'tuosi trig. ' orous efforts to suppress the trade., • : • ; 7i?i» '' In corioKieioh;'! bfg^td'invito yohrparticular at , tendon to thy interest of tlilaDistri'ot. -Nor-il6'l doubt that in a liberal spirit of legislation;: you will sect to ndvabce its conunerci’al as-well as its ; Joea(infgre9fa. : ,.;Sbould.pongrpssblf,:bhMis.shOT ■ to, he be‘ Wade: Satisfied with hnyeystenf of nftasurCKi fiatleh'.niy- , s'UlfffiSt tbe/gre'at'hbdy'af iKe'petJjdb Will readiljr. uhito' in support Hf tlfdab whise effortsnpring frbinrt' B'dieinterested rdhßirßttofpro'ntote their happiness; ' to i preserver the,, Federal apd ; : Stale, iGpvqnnncnts . within .peqep \y.ithjalt.thehatiqns patlh;Un! jupi; and hori- • arable mnndstrboexact obedience tp: theTaWb: iio Übnßtr'Uing the triosl Tigid econeitiyV td abolisli; all - upelbsi expenses. Washington, Junol, ISII. , ’v-XX