~ o|l Indian ictulimiH «re itresen'o.l in a inos'i f.l - in the. report Irom tho War Uepart- WUMlom of °ur policy In regard io iho JP‘v 1 • Wllhin-pqr limits, is clearly monife»led by their improved,, and rapidly .improving, condition. A moat. Important treaty with the Menomonces b J|}is«| n r€ “"' iy ne K°tioleJ by the Commissioner onind an Affdira. m person, by which ail their lana»Jn the *-1010 of Wisconsin—being about Wrfflpwn acrcs—has been ceded to the United States. This treaty will be submitted to the Sen sion r ™ tl ,callon ’ ht an «a»ly. period of your bps- • . VW l ** l tbe four year., eight important trea- heart, negotiate,r with dlirorenl Indian aha ala cottof ?1.845,000, anillh(lian bnd.' to IM ahiount of more than 18,000,000 acres have »>' <>n,led Slate.,end provision he. UMit.mjde for smiling in the country west of the Mt.«l«l| pi,rivet, the trlhes which occupied this .a'*? domain, The title to all K*.?^ri a £' l an d .within the several Slates of our IJnton. tvtlb the eiccplion of alow email reerva . lton.l. npw.oxtittßttiehed, and a vast region opened - r WtlciOßMl and cultivation. mps " y i n 8 re P° rl of tlie Secretary of (he eniKt* a r" ll L ? ,Mbi ’ of lh ' operations and coDdition.of that branch of the public service r r -° f “ maU ve ” e . U Buitab, « for entering the Ih« «lV°. f j‘ Ve ”' w "' JoJio ously pnrehased ddring In' n,, B rr “* nfflciency to Ihe squadron id tnf”"rCo,r C0, 0n , ll, “ r6lurn of P'nce, when no • for “, Tal Purposes and liable In can •oU,""d ,h ” “ l,n ? b erof men lathe Naval service authorized Djr.iaw. during the war, has been reduced by discharges maximum fixed for (he peace establish* , Adequate squadrons are maintains! in the Quarters dr the Globe where expertence has annwn (heir service* may be moat usefully employed and the naval service in a condition of higher discipline I 1 or greater efficiency. £ invite attention to (he recommendation of the Sec* Wary of the Navy on the subject of the marine corps. A .*J® of (ho corps at the end of the war ro qoircu tii&t four officers of each of the three lower BjMWa should be dropped from the rolls. A board of ‘ officer* to make the selection, and (hose designated n f ce *** r ‘'y dismissed, but without any alleged . «anjt. I concur in opinion with the Secretary, that the ?** j lc * ; would be improved by reducing ihfc number of • «ndsm«n, and increasing the Marines. Such a mea* •or« Would Justify an increase of (he ,tmpet hsppy results in cementing, friendship be* tw4ierj the two Republics, and in extending rccip* >J®P*M>4n6filft.tw Utc trade and manufactures of both cpahlrfesl . report of the Postmaster General nj|| make iuibwo to you the operation of that department, for the-particulars. • > It ds grgt.fying to find the revenues of the de partment, .under the rates of postage now vslab* Ushedr by-law so, rapidly increasing. - The gross amount of postage.during the last fiscal year, was $4,371,077, exceeding the annual average received for, the. nine-years immediately preceding the pas- Bage,or the act of the Srd of March, 184 b, by the ■urn of .$0,453, and exceeding the amount received for thelyear ending (he 30° P>rcet*o that the icinll. jy. fed and halt clad oporallrai wore hilt only In •laocl poreny but were boond in chains dfoppres. ‘‘l for Iho benefit of favored chases who were the exclusive objectli of the care of the Bov ernmor.t. t b it * l . not re-construct society* in (be United Stales upon "the European plan. Here more was n written constitution by which orders ana Utica were not recognized or .tolerated. A’ system of measure* was 1 , therefore dtvmjJ, calcu- Inted if not intended to withdraw power gradually and silently from the states and the mass of the poo., plo, and by construction to approximate our gov. ernment to the European modes, substituting 'an aristocracy of wealth for that of orders and titles. V> about reflecting upon the dissimilarity of our institutions, and the condition of our people and those of Europe, they conceived the vain idea of budding op in the United -States a system fimiliar to that they admired abroad. Great Uritian had a Nattona! Bank of large capital, in whose hands was concentrated the controlling monetary and financial power of the nation. An institution wielding almost kingly power, and excriing vast influence upon alt the operations of tradni and' upon the policy of the government itself. ; Great Brilian had an enormous public debt, and. it had become a part of her public policy to regard this as “a public blessing.” Great- Britain hadnlno a' restrictive policy which placed fellers snd'hurdcns oh trade and trammelled iho productive industry of the mass of the nation- Thus, by her combin* ej system of policy, the landlords and-other perty holders were protected and enriched by the enormous taxes which were levied upon the labor of the country for their advantage. Imitating her foreign policy, the first step in es. tablishing the new system In the United Stales wa» the creation of a National Bank.. Not the dan. gerouspowcr.and countless evils which an inalhdff tlon might entail upon the country, nor receive the I connection it was designed to form between the j bank and the other branches of the miscalled r« American system;” but feeling the embarrass tnenls of the treasury, and of the business of iho ! .“unify, consequent upon the war,, some oC our Statesmen, who had held 'different and sounder views, were induced to yield iheir scruples, and, in deed, settled conviction* of its onconslitutionolily, and (ogive it their sanction, as an expedient which they vainly hoped might .produce relief. It‘was a most unfortunate error, aa the.aahaequrnl history and final catastrophe of that dangerous and corrupt institution hare abundantly proven. The bank, with its numerous branches ramified into the States, 1 soon brought many of the active, political and com* merciai men, in different sections of the country, into the relation of debtors'to it, and dependents Upon pecuniary favors, thus diffusing throughout the mass ofsociety a great number oflndmdunla of power and influence to'give tone- to public opinion and toaeUncaacertincaseeofemergency. The cor rupt power of such a political engine is no longer a matter of. speculation, having been displayed in numerous instances, but most signally inthepo* litical struggles of eighteen bundrel and thirty, two, Jn opposition to the public will ’represent, ed by a fearless and patriotic President . But the bank was but one branch nf the new system. A public debt nf more than one hundred and-twenty'millionsof dollars existed, and it is hot to be disguised (bat manv of the authors of the new system did not regard its speedy payment as essential to the public prosperity, but look upon lu continuance as-no rational evil. Whilst tbodebt bxisted it furnished aliment to (he National Bank, j-afid tendered an increased taxation necessary to Ute amount of the interest exceeding-seven millions ; of dollars annually. - This operated in harmony with tbo next branch [of the-new system, Which was a high protective i larifT This was to -aflord bounties to favored classes and particular pursuits, at the expense of alt others. A proposition to (ax the whole people j for, the purpose of enriching a few, was too men \ strops to life openly made. The scheme was (here* : fore veiled finder the plausible; but delusive pretext of a measure to protect home Industry; and many of uur people were, fur a time, led to believe that a (ax which, in the main, fell upon labor, was for the benefit of the laborer who paid it. This branch of ■.tbo system' involved a partnership between Iho go. vernmenl and the favored classes—the former re ceiving the profits on the lax imposed on articles Imported, and the latter (be increased price ofsimi ■ lar articles produced at home, caused by such tax It is obvious that the portion to be received by, tbo favored classes would, as a general rule, bo In creased in proportion to the increase of the rates of (ax imposed, and diminished as those rales were reduced to tbe revenue standard .required by the wants of the government. Theifatea required to prodqce a 'sufficient revenue for tKo ordinary ex* pendlihrca rtf government for necessary were not likely to give to the private partners in thia seberao, profits sufficient to satisfy their cupid ity, and henco a variety of expedients and pretexts were- resorted to for the purpose of enlarging the expenditures, and thereby creating a necessity for keeping up a high protective tariff. The effect of this policy was to interpose an artificial restriction upon the natural course of the business and (rado of the country, and to advance tbe interests of Urge capitalists and monopolies, at the expense of tbe great mass of the people, who were taxed to increase their wealth. Another branch of this sys tem was a comprehensive system' of internal im* provemenls, capable of indefinite enlargement, and sufficient to swallow up as many millions annually as could bo exacted from the foreign commerce of the country. This was a convenient and necessary adjunct of the protective tariff. It was to be the great absorbent of eny surplus which might, st any time' accumulate in the treasury, and the (axes levied on the people, not for necessary revenue pur* poses, but for the avowed object of affording pro tection to the favored classes. Auxiliary to (he same ends, If it was not an essen tial part of the eystem itself, was the scheme, which ®t a later period obtained, for distributing (he proceeds of (he sales of the public lands among die'states. Other expedients were devised to take money out of •lha Treasury, sod . prevent its coming In from anv other, source than the protective tariff. The authors and the supporters of the system, were the advocates of the largest expenditures, whether for necessary or use ful purposes or not, because the larger the expendi tures the greater was the pretest for high (axes in the form of protective duties. These several measures were sustained by popular namr-s—plausible arguments, by which thousands were deluded. The bank, represented to be an indispensa ble fiscal agent for the government, was to equalise exchanges, and to regulate and furnish a sound curren cy always, and every where of uniform value. The protective tariff was to give "American labor ad vanced prices— waa to protect home Industry," and furnish a steady market for (ho farmer. Interna) im provements were (o brjng trade into every neighbor hood, and enhance (he value uf every man’s property. The of the land money won to emicli the states, finish their public works, plant schools throned)- out thyir borders, and relieve them from taxation. But the fact that for every dollar taken out of the Treasu ry.for these objects, a much larger sum wa| transfer red to the favored classes, was carefully concealed, as waa also (he tendency, if not the ultimate design, to build up an mistocracy of wealth to control (he u,asses of society, and monopolize the political power of the country. The several branches of this system were so inti nistely blended together, that In theit operation each sustained and strengthened the others. Their joint npersuon nas to add new burdens of taxation, and tn en courage a largely Increased and wasteful oipi-ndllure of public muiiev It was the Interest of liie bank that the revenue cudecled, Bad thn disbursement made l»y tho government should b« large, because being tho depository °f llio public money, tha largi-r the amount thu creator would bo the bank profits hy Its me U was thu lmoro»l of he favored cU»»os who weio enriched by tho nroicetlvo r “ ,O, "f ‘hat protection as Mali pos •tb|e, Mir the hlllmr thrso rales ilinsrc-atar would bo their advantage. It was Ihcliu-iiwt of the pt-r>p|.i of all those sections and and localities, wlioexiinctml to bn bsiirflum] hy expoud lurt-s for Internal Improvements, thaL the amount collected should he at largo as possible, to tho end that tba sum dlnbursixl inlphlntso ho thn larger: IhuUtaios being the beneficiaries in tho distribution of tho land money, hud an Interest In having tho rates of tax imposed by their protective tariff large enough (o yield a suljkjuiu revenue from that hu’Co to meet the wants of tho euv. . eminent, without disturbing or taking from thorn Urn Fund fund, so that each of the hrauchus constituting it had a 1 common toterosl In swelling tho public eipi-nditurM.- i 1 They hid adimet Inter, si in maintaining the public debt ■ unpaid, and locresalng its amount, boceusn this would I produce un annual Increasod drain upon the treasury to ■ t the amount of the Inton-st, and render nujm<'nte.l taxes I necessary. Thu operation mid ii.oearary effect of tho 1 wlw’e fysjern were to encourage large and extravagant * espendtlures. and thereby, to lnrr>-sse the public palrnn i age and maintain a rirlt and splendid guvernmeiil at (he 1 eipettso of a taxed and Impoverished people. |t is manifest that this schema of enlarged taxation and exprndituru* had it continued to prevail, mint soon have converted the government of the Union, intend ed by ha founders to be a plain, cheap and civil con federation of States, united together for common pro tection, and charged with a few specific duties, rela ting chiefly to our foreign affairs, into a consolidated empire, depriving the Slates of their reserved rights, end fhe people of their just power and control in the administration of their government. In this msnner the whole former character of the government would be changed, not by an amendment o( the Constitution, but by resorting to unwarrantable and unauthorized constructions of (list instrument. Tho indirect mods of levying the taxes by a duly un imports prevents the mast.of the people from readily perceiving the amount they nay, ami has enabled the few who are thua enriched, end who seek (o wield the political power of the country. In deceive and delude them- Were the taxes col lected by a direct levy upon the people, aa is the case in the stales, Ibis could not occur.' Tho whole system waa resisted from Ita incep tion by many of our ableat atateamen, some, of whom doubled ita constitutionality aud ita expedi ency, while others,believed It waa, in all Ita branches, a flagrant and dangerous infraction of the consti tution. 1 » That* National Bank, g proleclira tariff lavM lint to ralaotho UTenus npeiled but-for itoioi t nr meioly, Interns! impro»em«nti,distribution of Iho protcodo of tho salt, of Ibu public Undo, oro m.t surca without Iho warrant of Iho constitution; would, upon the mslurcsl consideration, seem to bo cleor. li is rcmarkabio that no one of these measure* In* volving such motnentoua consequences Is nulhorii* by nny express grant of pbwer In tlio constitution. JNo one of them incident to, as being -necessary »nil proper for Ute execution of the specific powers; grunted by tho constitution. - The authority under which it; has been attempted to justify each ol them, is derived from infer 'ncc and constructions ( of the constitution, which Its loiter and whole oh* jecl and design do not warrant.: • la it to be eon* ccived that Such immense powers would hove boon left by the framers pf the constitution to mere |n* Terences and doubtful constructions! , Bad it been intended to confer them on the Federal government; .it is hut reasonable to conclude that it would have ’ been done by plain and unequivocal grants. This was not done, but Iho whole structure of which the /‘American fcystom” consisted, was reared on number nor better foundation’ than forced implica tions nhd Inferences'pf power which its authors as* sums,.might be deduced by construction from the constitution; . .'But it has been urged that the National Bank which eonstituted-ro essential a branch of this,combined aya* lem of measures, was noLa hew measure, and that its constitutionality had teen previously sanctioned, be* catisra Bank had been chartered in 1791. and had re* | ,oeiyed the olllcial signature of President Washington. A few facts will show the jusfweighi to which this i precedent, is entitled, ns bearing upon the question of , constitutionality. * ! Great divisii-n of opinion upon the subject existed in Congress. It is Well known that President Washing ton entertained serious doubts both as to the conslllu* tiiinahtv end expediency 6f the meHBiire, ahd while the bill was before him for his official approv»Lor dis* approval, so great were these doubts that ho required the pmnioDi tn writing, of the members of his Cabinet Ip aid him in arriving nt a decision. His Cabinet gave thelropmion.and wfrodivided upon thesubject—Gen. Hamilton in favor of. and Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Randolph being opposed to the constitutionality mid expediency of. the Bank. Ii is well kuo« n also, Hist President Washington retained the bill from Monday, i i , 1 ) v J, ien ,l WM presented to him, until Friday, I the »sth of February-being the last moment permitted I him by the constitution, to deliberate, when he finally I | yielded to it hi* reluctant assent, ami gave it his n]J. nature. It is certain, as late as the 2'kfof February— ! being the ninth day afloi lim bill was presented to I him—he had arrived at no satisfactorv conclusion, for on dint day he addressed a note to Ocn. Hamilton, in which ha informs him that “ this bill was presented to mo by the Joint committee of Congress, at IS o’clock on Monday, tho 14th inst.,” and he requested his opin ion to what precise period, by legal interpretation of Ilia Constitution, can the President retain it in his pos* •estjon,*before it becomes a jaw by the lapse of ten days If the pioper construction was that the day on which the bill was presented to the president, ami the 1 day on which bis action was had upon it .were both to be counted inclusive, then the time allowed him within - which it would be competent for him to return it to the’ House in which it originated, with hts objections woirld expire on Thursday the 24th of February, . Gen. Hamilton upon the same day returned an answer in which he stales, ** I give it as mj opinion that you have ten days exclusive of that on which the bill was de livered td, you, and Sundays. Hence In tho present eaae. If it is telurned on Friday, it will bo in lime.” By (his construction, which (he President adopted, ho gains another day for deliberation, and it \« as noi until the 2-Jih of February (list he sign d the bill; thus af fording conclusive prool that he had at last obtained his own consent to sign it. noi without great and in superable difficulty. Additional light lias been recent ly shod upon the serious doubts which he had on the subject, amounting at one time to n conviction (hat it was his duty (6 withhold his approval from the bill. This is fonnd among the manuscript papers of Mr. Madison, authorised to be poblUhed for the use of the government, by an act of the last session of Congress,, nnd now for the first time accessible to the public.—• From these papers it appearsilmlPresidont washing, ion, while he vet held the Bank bill in his hands, attu* ally requested Mr. Madison, at (tint time a member of the House of Representatives, to prepare the draft of ft. veto message for him. Mr. Madison at his request, did prepare the draft of such a message, and sent it to hitn on the 2i«| of February, 1701. A copy of, this original draft in Mr. Madison’s own hand writing'was carefully preserved by him, and is among the papers lately purchased by Congress., It Is preceded bya note written on the same sheet, which is also in Mr. Madi son’s hand writing, and is ns follows: “ Feb: 21st, 170 J, see copy of a paper made out and sent to the President at fa's request, to be ready, if in hi’s judgment, he should finally decide against (he bill for incorporating a National Bank, (he bill being then before'him.”- v Among the objections assigned in this paper to the bill, and which were submitted for the consideration of the President, are the following: . *| I object to the bill because it is an essential piiu* ctple of the government, that powers hot delegated by 1 the constitution raunot he rightfully exercised,because ilia power proposed by the mil to be exercised U not delegated, and because I cannot satisfy my self that It results irom any expr. «s power by fair and sale rules of interpretation." The weight of the precedent of the bank of 1791, and the sanction of tho great name of Washington, which has been so often invoked in ns support, are irreatly weakened by the development of these tacts. The ex) erimcni of that bank satisfied the country that it ought not to be continued; and at the and of twenty years, Congress refused to.re-ehaiter it. It would have been fortunate for th* country, and saved thousands Irom bankruptcy and ruin, hod our public men of 1610, resisted the temporary pressure uf the timet upon our financial and pecuniary interest, and refused to char ter the .second bank. Of this the country oecame abun dantly satisfied, and at the close of its twenty years duration, as in the pose of the first bank, it also ceased to exist. Under thp reported pf President Jackson, it,fell; gnd q subsequent attempt to charter a similar institution, was arrested by the veto of Pre sident Tyler. Mr. Madison, hr yielding his signature to the charter of IRIO, did sir upon tho ground of the re spect due to a precedent, and, q-i ha subsequently declared «the Bank of the United States, though un tiro original question, held to be unconstitutional to receive the executive signature." It is probable that neiiheMhe bank of 1791,n0r that of 1816, Would haye been chartered, but for the erol-arrassmenle of the government in its fi iiance-—the derangement of the currency, and the pecuniary pressure which existed; the first, the consequence of the war of the Revolution; and the second, the war of 181$. Both were resorted to in the delusive hope that they Would restore public confidence, and afford relief to the government, and to the business of (be country. Those of our public men who opposed the .whole *• American system," at its commencement, and throughout its progress, foresaw and predicted that it was fraught with incalculable mischief, and must result in serious injury to the best interests of the country. Fora series of years, their, wise coun sels were unheeded, and the bystom was estab lished. It was soon apparent that its practical ope ration waa unequal and unjust upon different por tions of the country, and upon the people engaged in different pursuits, if ail were equally entitled to the favor ond protection of the government. It fostered and elevated the money power, and en riched the favored few, by taxing labor, ond at tho expense of the'miny. It* effect was to *• make the rich richer, and the poor poorer;*’ its tendency was to, create distinctions in society, based on wealth, and'to give to tho favored cteasea > undue control and sway in our government, It was an organ ized money power, which resisted the popular will, and sought to shape and control the public policy. - Under those pernicious workings of this combined sys tem (if mvasuri'S, tl)e country witnessed olu-rnsio seasons of temporary nnd opjinn-nt prosperity, ami dlsasi roils com mercial revulsions of an unprecedented fiuciuailoi) of price and ibu depression of her grout Intmois of sgrrcul* - mre, navigation and commerce, of gmiorai pecuniar* inf. fciilngs, and of final bankruptcy of thousands. After a severe strugiileof more than a quarter of * comuryvihe was ovunliruwu. r Thu bank has been, succeeded by a practical system of finoucoconducted and controlled sii|«-ly by the govern meat. Tho constiluUooar currency has been irsturedj tint nubile credit inalnisiDvil unimpaired oven in a period of ioreien war, and tho wliolu aiun'ry has bncmitu satisfied that banks. National and Slate, areimt uecrssury as fiscal agents of tits government. Itovoouo duties have taken tho place of the protective tariff Tho dltlnbutioiMif tho nmiioy dorived from thosaio of the public lands, has been abandoned, and the corrupting system of internal Im provumums. it is hopod has been o/lbctually checked. It is not doubted that if this whole train of measures design to taka wealth from the many and bestow it upon the few. were to prevail, the effect would be to change (ho entire chaiactorof the government. One only danger remains. It ia thu Introduction of that branch of tho ayelrru which consists in internal iraprovomontp, holding out as it docs, inducements to tho people of particular sections and iucatities to embark the government in them, without stopping to calculate the inevita ble consequences. This branch of the system is to intimately tjoiqblned and linked with lha others, that us surely as an effect is produced by en ade quate cause, if it bo rceuichsleJ and revived, oud firmly established, it requires no sagacity to forsco tlmt it will necessarily and speed I ly draw after it the r©-establishment of a National Bank, the revi val of a protective tariff, tho distribution of the land monoy, and not only the postponement to the distant future of the payment of tho present no tional debt, but its annual increase. 1 entertain the solemn conviction (h«l If (ho in ternal, improvement.branch of tho •• American Rys tem," bo nut firmly rtalsud k( this tinib, tb* wltoU system of measures composing it will be speedily ro-eslabllshcd, and the country thrown back from its present high atile of proepemy which the existing policy hoe produced, ind he doubled again to wit neaa all the evils, commercial revulsions, depression of trade, and pecuniary embarrassments through which wo have passed during tho lust twenty-fivu years. , To guord against consequences so ruinous is an object of high national importance involving in my judgment the continued prosperity of the country. 1 have fail It to be an imperative obligation to withhold my constitutional sanction from two bill, which was passed lit the two Houses of Congress involving the principle of tha internal improvement branch of ih« " American System,” and confMrig in Iholr pnayjtipne with the,flaws here expressed. j 1 he powir'-co'hf rred-Upon-the’Preslilonl by tin Constitution, on th 30 ‘occasions during my Admin* istralton of tho Ex< cuiive Department of- the Gov ernment, I deemed ,t my duly to exercise, and on this last occasion ounakmg |o Congress on annual .communication of the slate of the Union, it ia not deemed inappropriate to review tho* principles nnd considerations .which .have governed my actions* I deem this ,lho, more’n'ecmnry because after the lapse of nearly, sin-’e tho adoption ol the the propriety of the exercise ol (his undoubted constitutional power by the Presi dent, has for the first time been drawn seriously in question by a ponioji of. my followcitlxonß. . • rbeoonaritntioh’provides that “every bill which shnll have passed the;. House of Representatives and Uie oenaie ahall, before it become a law, lie presented to-the President of the United States; if he approve, he shall srgn, it, but if -nol, ha shall return it with Ids olfactions to that house ia which St 011011- Imve origin* riled, who shall enter'die objections >ai large on their journal, aou proceed to reconsider it.” • 2" e t P re “j rvn , lion l^u constitution from Infraction, is the President's highest duty. He is bourn! todis* chario this duty, at whatever hazaid of incurring the displeasure of those who may dilferwilh him in opin mn. He is bound to discharge it as well as his obli gations to the people, who havo clothed him with his -exalted trust, as by hts oath of office which he may not disregard; nor are the obligations of the President in any degree lessened by tho prevalence of views differ cm irom bis own, m one bp both Houses of Congress, tt is not alone hasty and inconsiderate-legislation he is required to check, but if at any lime Congress shall, alter apparently full deliberation, on measures which he deems subversive of the vital interests of the 1 counlryj .it is hts solemn duty to stand in (he breach and lesist (hem. ‘ i’he President is bound to approve 1 or disapprove every bill which passes Congress, and is presented to him for his signature. i he Constitution makes this his duly, and he cannot escape it if ho would.' He has no election In deciding upon any bill presented to him; he must exercise his own beat judgment. If ho cannot approve, the Constitution commands him to return tho bill to the House in which it originated, with hts objections; nnd if ho fail to do this within ten days, Sundays excepted, (t shall become a law with • out his signature. Right or . wrong, ho may he overruled by o vqte of two-thirds of curb house,- and in that event the bill becomes a law without his signature; if his objections be nqt thus over ruled, the subject is only postponed,‘and is referred [to the Miqtea and the j>eople,/af (heir consideration nnd decision; (lie President's power is negative’ merely, and not affirmative. Ho can enact.rib law. I The only effect, therefore, of his withholding hi* approval of o J bill passed by Congress'is, to suffer the existing laws to remain unchanged, nnd tho de lay occasioned is only' that,required to enable the State's und tho people to consider and act upon the subject 'in-'the election of public agents, who will carry out their wishes -nnd Instructions. Any at; temptto coerce thd President (o give his sanc tion to measures which be cannot approve, would be a violation of (he spirit of the Constitution, pal pable ami flagrant, and If successful, would break down the Independence df the Executive depart ment, and make the president elected by the peo pie, and clothed by the ConstilutforLWith power to defend their rights, the’more instrument ol mni. ; jorlly/of Oongrcss. A'surrender on his part, of the power with which the Constitution has invested bis office, would pflcct'a practical alteration of that Instrument, without resorting to the prescribed pro*, cess of amendment. 'Kc must presume (hem to be as pure as his qwn, 4ad look only to the practical effect of their measures,-when compared with, the Constitution, or the public good. Dql.lt has been urged by those wlm'object (o (his undoubted constitutional power, that it assails the representative principle of tbVpoople to govern themselves; that.there is greater safety-iti a nume rous representative biidy, than in the single execu tive created by tlio ttinstiiuiionand’ (bat the ox ecutive veto Is a “one man power," despotic in Its character.-'To expose the fallacy 0 f this olJhc> non, il ls only rieccssary to consider the frame and true character of our system. Ours ia not a con solidated empire, bulla confederated Union. The States, before the. adoption of (lie constitution, were co-ordinate, co-pquul snd separate, Independent *ov eri'lgne, and, by Hs adoption, they did not lose that character. They clothed the Federal governmenr with certain powers, fnd reserved alfolhora imlud lug Ihotr own’sovereignty, to the'msalvev. They guarded their own rights as States, and the rights of tho people, by ihojvoice to dictation which they Incorporated into tha Federal Constitution, where by the different departments of"the general g.w* ermnont oro'checksupon each other.' Thai the' majority should govern Is the general principle, controverted by nonj; but they must govern ac cording to the Consstutlon, and nut according to an undefined and unrestrained discretion, whereby they may oppress thd minority. l*he people of IherUnited States are not blind to (be fact- that they-may bo temporarily misled, and that their Representative*' legislative and Executive, may bo (qistakcu prioftuencipd irt their -action by Improper motives; they have therefore .interposed b-tween tbemsctves,aiid the'laws which may bo passed by their public agents, various Rep resentations, such as Assemblies, Senate and Gov ernors, Iti Ibelr several stales, tho House of Rep resentatives, the Bennie and.a PreslJent'of United States. The 'people can, by their own direct agency f> make no laws, nor cgn the House of Rep. resentativea lotnicdigteiy elected by .them, nor can the Senate-, nor can both’together without the con currence of the President, or a vole of two-thirds of both Houses, Happily fortiiemselves, the Trailers of our ad mirable system ofOnvernment.were conscious of the Inflrmallea of iheir representatives; and id del-, ega log lo than the power of legislation they have fenced them around, with check*, to guard against tho effects of baaty action of error* of combination and of |>oaslble coiruption. . Envious, telflshnesa and faction often sought lo rend asunder (bis web of checke, and subject the government,' (o the cun* trol ol fanatic and sinister Influences, but these efforts have only satUfied the people of tho wis dom of the checke which they have imposed and of-the necessity of preserving them unirapalrod. Tli- true theory of our ayitem Is not to govern by the acts or decrees of toy ons «if Repre*eutatirei Tlio coiismuilixi Interposes checks upon sit branches of ilm government, In order to give time for errors to be corrected and delusion to pees away ; but If the people settle down Into a Arm Conviction, dluore&i from that £f their Itenro- Mniatlvea.they give off xt to ibelr opinions by cU'irauia their, public act vault. Tim checks winch the people lm - jwsod on thrlr public servants In the adoption of tho Constitution, wis the beat cvldrnce of iheir capacity of e«-lftoverntiient. thny know that the Governor whom they elect to public stations, aro of like hiifirinltln and ma«ioawlth th'-mi-lves. sml not to b*-lru»leU wUltmit .bel nft restricted by coordinate auihorJUMiiml constitu tional IlmliMloo Whoiliut has witnessed the legislation of C'-ogresa forthojasl thirty year*, win sny that he fciiowa of no Instance In which measures not demanded by the public gyod iiava been carried; who will deny that In the Statu governments by c»rnblonlimm.f iml|t idtinls am! tactions, lu derogation of lh** generel Interval. banks have been chartered, systems of tni-rmi) linprovrimnia adopted, and debts entailed upon tho people repressing their grow Ih nod Impairing tnelr energies for jeors to come. After no much experience It cannot be said that ab* solnle?tmv!iecked power is snfe in the hands of any oqe set of Representatives, or that the capacity of tho pee* pie for self government, which ]t admitted in its broad* eat extent, is a conclusive argument in prove the pm dance, wisdom knd mlegiity of their Representatives. '('he people, by (he Constitution, hvaecommand ed tho President os much on they havo commanded (bo legislative branch of the government, lo 'exo* cute (heir will; they have said to him, in the Con* slUullon which they require he shall take it solemn oath to support, that if Cungreaa pass any bill which he cannot approve, '• he .shall return It to tho house in wblch'lt originated, with his objcciionq.” In withholding from jt Ills approval and signuturc be Is executing the will of the people, constitution, oily expressed, aa tnuch oe (ho Congress that passed it,. No billJs presumed lo be in accordance with (he popular will 1 until It 'shall hove.passed through all the branches of government requited by tho constitution lo make it b law* A bill which passes the Houso of. Iteprevenlativos may be re jected by the Senate, and so a bill passed by the Senate may be rejected by (ho House. In each case the respective houses exercise the veto power on the other* ! Congress and. each Hpuse hold iim)«r (he constitu (lon, a check upon the President, and he, by the power of the qualified veto, has a check upon Congress, When (he President recommends measures to Congress, ho avowa in (ho moat solemn form his opinions, gives his voice in their favor, and pledges himself in advance to approve (hom if pissed ty Congress { if lionets with* out due consideration' or, has been infiuenoiortnii( (hat the conslitiiliunnl checks of the Executive, upon Ihu legislative branch, should be pro served. if it bo Bsld that the typrcsciitnlivos in the popu lar Stanch of «too*an au«eity'V>y the people, It Vs answered, the people that elect (he President. U both Houses rsproaonl the State* and the people so does the Ifrceidmil. The Preaident represents the whole people of the United States, as each member of the Legislative department re presents portions of thoni. J , Thu doctrine of restriction upon Legislative and Executive power while ajwcll settled public opinion is enabled, within a repsiinulile lime, to accomplish its ends, has made our country what It is. and has opened to us a career oi glory, and happiness, to which nil other nations Hava been strangers. In the exercise of tlje power of the veto, the President is responsible,|not only to an enlightened public opinion, but .to'the people of . the whole union, who elected him 1 , as the Representative, In the Legislative branches wbofilflerwlih blrtj In «■ opfnidnrariPrftpbnsible'in ilie poo(ilo‘«ilVjiaVtioular •: .dialoa, or. dislriijK who compose their respective, omslhuenclps. /.-To deny lo the President the oxer i ciso of.this powcrwould be.lo repeal tba| provision -1 of (he constitution'which confer* it upon him.— i To charge, that •He exercise unduly controls the 1 Legislative will, is to complain-.'bf tho constitution r itself. i . * .If iho-Pfealdonilol veto, be objected to'on Hip .ctoimd ■ inni.u chocks and thwarts (ho public will, uiwn the samo i P r ."h p i P ’ tho Pf representation of tho Slates ' l'L l • Bon ete,shf» .lit .b-* stricken out of tho Conitltiuiun. ’ JJI?u 0W ihir/ !ly 1 ! e .. C^. n ? ,t . u,, j llln, composition of tho Senalo. n majority of Ui4| botly from tlio smaller Slates represent leas (hun one.louruiofiho people of Um Union . Th-reore tliirtv Slates, ami under the existing apportionment nfreuro semniiviui, there are two hundred and thirty member* In iha Ilonas of Hcprewitaiivo*. Sixteen rtf the smaller Stales are retirt-semed hi Unit House hv hut Ilfly members, nmuy-t the Semunrs from the*.- Stales consiitutoa ma. Joriiy of the dentin, so that the ('resident may reco-nmemi « mcafturn pi Cmigrem and it may n-e<-ivn the sanction and approval of morn than throe fourths of ilia House of oeprcsoolntlves, and of all the Senators from thn tareo Binics containing more than threw fourths (he House of Represent' taiivcs, consisting of a single member’more, than half of tho whole-number :elected to ihal' HoUue might pose a bill by n majorhyTof n single vote, -and, in (hat case, a fraction inure thanone-fourth of tho people of the United Slates would be repreJ sented by those who voted for It, It might happen that the same bill might bo passed by a.majority of one of a quorum of-the Senate, composed of Sen* atom from the fifteen smallest State*; and a single Senator from a sixteenth Stale, and if the Sena* tow voting for it happen to bo from eight of .the smallest of Iheso Slates, it would -be passed'by the votes, of Honaior* from States having hut four* teeu Representatives in the Huu/e of Representa tives, and containing less than one-sixteenth of (ho whole population of tbe United States. Thta.AXtreme;cg>D illustrates the fact,.that the mere passage of a lull by Congress, is no conclu sive evidence that those who passed it, represent tho majority of the people of the United Stale-, or truly reflect (heir will. If such an extreme case la not likely to happen, cases that approximate it, are of constant occurrence. It is believed that not a single law haa bcen passed since tho adoption of (he Constitution, upon which all the members elec ted to both Houses, have been present.and voted.- Many of (he most Important acts which have passed Congresq have been carried by-a close vote in thin Houses. Many tml-ncesof (bis might bo given. Indeed,.our experience proves that many of (bo.most important acts of Congress, are post . poned'to (ho last days, and often (he last hours of a session, when they are disposed of in baste, and by Houses but little exceeding the number nccca •ary lb form a quorum. Besides in most of the States the members of (he House of Representatives are chosen by plurali ties and not by majorities, and all the voters in their respective district*; and it may happen that a ma jority of (hat House may bo returned by a leas ag-- gregate vote-of the people (ban (bat received by tbe minority.. If ihe principle insisted on be sound, (ben tbe Constitution should bo so changed that no bill shell become a law unless it Is rb'ed for by members re presenting a majority of (he whole people of the United Stays. We must remodel our whole sys tem, strike down and abolish not only the salutary checUt.l'idged in the Executive branch, but must strike'out sml abolish those lodged in the Senate also, am) thus practically infest the whole povtor of the government in a majority of a single assem bly, a majority uncontrolled and absolute, ond which may become despotic. To conformt to (his doctrine of the right of the. majority to rule in dependent of the checks and limitations of the Constitution, wo must revolitionaa onr ■ whole system. We must destroy tbe constitutional com pact by which the several tittles agree to form a federal Union, and rush into consolidation which must end hi monarchy or despotism. ;No one ad vocates such n proposition, and yet' tbe doctrine maintained if carried out must lead to this result. One great jilyct nf the constitution In confer ring upon the President a qualified negative Upon the legislation of Congress, was to protect'minorities from injustice and oppression by majorities. .' The equality of '„tbeir representation in (he Senate ami the veto power of “the President, are the con stitutional guarantees which the smaller states have that their rights Will ha respected. Without these guaranties all their interests would be at the mercy of majorities in Congrete, representing the larger ■tales. To the smaller and weaker states,.there fore the preservation of this power and its exercise upon proper occasions, demanding-it, is of vital importance, They ratified the conaiilution and entered into the Union, securing to themselves an equal representation with the larger states in the Senate, and they agreed to be bound by all laws patted Congress upon the express condition,'ami none otho, that (bey should he approved by the President or putted, his objection to (he contrary notwithstanding, by a vole of (wo-thirds of both houses. Upon this condition they have a'rigbk to insist as a part of the eompac 1 tn which they gave' their assent. * A hill might be passed by Congress against the will of the whole people of n particular stale, and against the viilca of its Bonatora and 'all its repre sentatives. However prejudicial it might be lo the interest of such slate, It would bo bound by U if the President shall oppose it, or it'should bo passed by a vote of two-thirds and of both Houses; but it Has a right to demand that the President shall exercise hia constitutional power, and arrest it if hiii Judg ment Is pgalnst it. If ho surrender thin power, or fail to exercise it in a case where he cannot ap prove, it would make hia formal approval a mere mockery, and'would bo itself a violation of tho'con stitution, and (ho dissenting State would become bound by a law which had not been passed accord ing lo the sanctions of tho constitution. The objection to the exercise of tho veto power is founded upon un idea respecting tho popular will, which, If carriod oqt, would annihilate state sovereignly, and substitute for the present federal government o consolidation directed by a supposed numerical roojiulty. A'revolution of (ho govern ment would bo silently effected, and the Stales would bo subjected tu-laws to which, they had never given their constitutional consent. The Supreme Court of (he United Statce is in vested with the power to declare, and has declared acts of Congroit, passed with the concurrence of h o Senate, the Hou«e of Representatives, ond the approval of (ho President, to be unconstitutional and void (and yet nano, It is presumed, con be found, who will he disposed to atrip (his highest judicial tribunal under (ho Conelitblion, of this «c -knowledgcd power, a power necessary alike to Its independence, and the rights of individuals. For the same reason that (ho Executive veto should, according to the doctrine maintained, bo rendered nugatory, mid bo practically expunged from (ho Constitution, this power of the court should also bo rendered nugatory, and boozpung* cd, because it restrains (he Legislative am) Exocu live will, and because the exercise of such a power hy the court, may be regarded as being in conflict with the capacity of the people to govern them selves. Indeed there is more reason for striking this power of (ho court from the Constitution, than there is for thil of the qualified veto of (ho froai dent, because the decision of the court is final, and can never be reversed, oven (hough both Houses of Congress, end (be; President, should be unani mous lh‘ opposition' W U; whnress, (he veto of the President may be overruled by a vote of twb.thlfda of bath Houses of Congress, or by the people at the polls, It Is obvious that to preserve the system established by (he constitution, each of the co-ordinate brunches of the government—the Executive, Legislative and Jndb dal—must be loft in tho exercise of lu appropriate powers. If the Executive or the Judicial branch be deprived of powers confened upon either, us checks on (he Legislative, tho preponderance of tha tailor wilt bccemu disproportionate and absorbing, and the other impotent for the accomplishment of the ureal objects for which they were established. Organised aa they are by ilie coinoitution, they work together htrmo.ii ously for the public gpod, If the Gxrcutivo ami Judi ciary shall be deprived of the constitutional powers , Invsstsd Ih them, and of ihslr due proportions, the equllihriutq of the system must be destroyed, and eoo solldatlon with the mo* pentlalouv resultf muftenme— ■ • ‘a cohsohdaiicm of unchecked dcspotlcpi,wt , f excrcmet > by’rmiJorUirs of die Legislative bianoli. ; jTlio.Execuliwe, Legislative and Judicial, each con* blitutoa a'separalo co ordinate department,of tho gov. ■ eminent, and each is independent of the other. In (ho peiformnnce of their respective duties under the eonnlitution.'moilhcr can, in its legitimate notion, con trol* the eififrs. They cnnli net, upon their several responsibilities,Jn (heir respective spheres; hut if the ddeuinett now maintained he correct, tho Executive must become practically subordinate to (ho Logisiu*. (ivo, and the Judiciary must become subordinate to both the Legioiative and Executive; dud thm (he whole powers of tho government would' Ue'mbrged in « sin* glo department. Whenever, if ever (his shall occur, oar glorious system of well regulated government wilt crumble into ruins, Co be succeeded first by anarchy, -and finally by monarchy or despotism. lam far from believing that this doctrine is |ho sentiment of the American people; and during the short period that - remains in which it will bo my duty to administer the Executive department, it will be mj aim to preserve its independence, and discharge its duties without in* fringliig upon the powers or duties of either «f (he de* partmenls of (he government. The power of Ihi Kxecuiive voloi was oxercised by the first and ninsi illustrious of my prcihcessors. ami by four nf liissuccessors who prucciivil mo in (ho administration (■fiho t!uvenmiont. and it is believed, in no instance' prejudicially, to tho public tnt-r-si. It has never been, and tiler*- Is lull Hill- ilsnser (hat it' ever can bo abused; No Preddcnt will cvordiMro unnecessarfiv laplaco his opinion In opposition to that of Congress, ilamiifltel. .ways exorcise, the power reluctantly, andotilv Incases "here his convictions mako it a matter of stern duty which he c ennoi escape Indeed, tliero’ is mom dancer thni (he rp’sitl-ui. from the njitiguanra ho must always feet, to count in csltfilun with Congress, may fail (ocxer* rise It wherein- pr-scrvatlon of tho Constitution from . infraction, and the public good, mny ilemnnd it, than that he will over exorcise It unnecessarily or wantonly. During tho'period that I have administered (he Executive Department of the Government, great and'lmportant questions of public policy, foreign' aniTdoinwulc. have arisen, upon which it was my duly to oet.< It may, indeed, he truly said that my 'mlministralioh has fallen upon eventful times. I have felt, most sensitively, (be weight of the high responsibilities devolved upon hie. ■ 'With no other object lliaii the pirbiic good, the enduring fame and permanent-prosperity of my‘country 1 ,1 have'pur sued the convictions of my own best judgment.- Th« Impartial arbitrament of enlightened public opinion, present and future, will determine how far (ho public policy I have maintained, and the measures from time to time recomraended-fnay have tended to advance or retard the public prosperity at. home, and to elevate or depress the estimate of 'our na tional character abroad. - r i .. I revoking the blessings of- the Almighty upon your deliberations at ynur present Important session, my #r (dent hope is, thot in a spirit of harmony and concord yon may be guided to wise results, and such as may redound to the hanpiness, the honor and the glory of our beloved country. JAMES K. POLK,' 5, 1848. .(Ej"The President's -Message which, we had from Baltimore, excludes all ‘editorial intended for this paper',' ' ’ r UST OF LETTERS REMAINTNGinIhoPost, Office at Harrisburg,Pa;, Dee. .1, 1848. Persons inquiring for Letter* on line lift, will please shy they arc advertised. A Longneoker Cadi' ' Allbert Joi - Loyd Hiram Aloman Rudy - Loydd Hyram U Lynds N (Sorrow , Baker Elian . M 1 Baders Doctor ' . M*Quaid Jas Bailey Bnel . ,• M’Coy Mr , Banliile Henry '.M'Cormlck Jno ' • Barnett .lame* N M’Cnrly L - . : Barnshart LouUa9 M’Cabe Peter ' • Bari\lhael Henry '- M’Devit John. • • • Baum Adam. H , , . M’ElveyßMO . : Bear John 0 , ,M’Ginnis Susanna - ‘Beaver Peter*. , _ ■' M'Gnire Malllew Beigle Jacob M’Halo James Beyerle II J 2 . WMath Micliael Black Jno M - ‘ Black Susan v Mpad-Cyrus Blair SS > . MaddyJamee A - 4 Bleyney Patrick - Mauir William Blue Thus D. MarklyJß Blust Jos Markle Arthur Bobb LewU Martin James Bout SB Martin Rebecca . 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WILl* bfl t*nUd. tiy public. oulrry, on (ha pre mlua, to tha.hWhett and bait blddar. on Bau ,S, Ml jN r » |f* }"* "jay «f December neat, 0 t d o’clock P f Wil* property, altiiMo the borobah of Datiphin, Middle Paxton lownalilp, Dauphin conn* (teL.. Jli»i w*H known tavern *l»ud, culled the BbTO" !)««;.Am Houn,"' now kept by Jo.rph B B B»I iMwar. (formerly Bteea’,) together with tU , appurtenance*; be|n« one of the ben Htnnde lor busmen In Dauphin .county. Alm, the dwelling houao immediately onpoalte the tavern aforesaid, now ooonpleit by I2«a -Cliaae, tailor, together with a rabi* net maker’* ahop, hloekamith ahop, dcc„adjonlinr the aarue. . 9uid propeity will be jentoJ for one or more yekra,, ,o KJlk r .f ® r wpafale, aa rqky boatiult rentera. Condition* will be made known ut aair) time and i , , „ ISAAC SOONER, oT 111. Eilitt* ol John F.rlln, Ju'd.; . .... - , - - , aj" v. i> ■ •■.ruiiir t\ni:unitci n ain'rm. iwj •, r t'nxii/ent, ami his Amci't/ti Judges Court of: Quarter Sessions of the Peace fir (hr eounti/ of Dauphin, o' " - r pilE petition of Daniel Collier respectfully J. eth:—That your peiiiioner occupies a commcdl mm limine, situated in the town of Lykens, in ih* lownship of Wlconisco, which is well calculated for a .public house i*f entertainment, iffid from its neighbor', iiood and situation is suitable ax well us'necessary for ,the- accommodation of the public'and the on* lertainmenl nf, strangers and travelers. That lib is piovided with stabling for horses,, and ’ nil conveniences necessary for thbcnieHainmeni cfsitsu* «ors and travelers. Ho therefore tes’ptclfuJlyprajM thncoinlto grant' him-aiicense to keep an inn or Public House of Entertainment there,'and yourjieti* tinner will'pray, ij-n, . DANIEL COLLIER. WE. the undersigned. citizens of the township of Wiconisco aforesaid, being personally attainted w i Daniel Collier.-the above named petitioner, and also having i knowledge of the house, lor which tho license is prayed, do hereby certify tli.it such house is neces saiy to accommodate the publionnd eniertam'sii angers or travelers; that he- is' a person of good repute for honesty and temperance, nnd that he in well provided with house room and ronveniencen lor the lodging nnd .accommodation ofsitangorsand tiavelers, We there fore beg leaveto recommend him for a' llcenso agree-- •bly to liis petition. • , Ipanr. Bind, JtShn 1 Row, Tecob Moyer, Jph'n' Worn* mer, Esq.,Jacob Envrlch', Daniel Hoffman, Richard No'ert, J. D. Hoffman, Joseph Matter, Benj. Carman, Edward Meyers, Geo. E. Hoffman. JTOTICE. ’William M’Clure, J \ Precept from _ „ ' V*. Mho Coart of Tl«p Pennsylvania Railroad Company. ) (parlor See aion of Dnuphin 1 county, to the Sheriff*, Mm to summon twenty discreet and disinterested jJdrsons, freeholders of soul county, to ant as Jurors In assessing the damages dono said William M'Clure by the con slruct.on of jbe saM, Railroad over and through M. land, In Susquehanna township, in said county . To W Ljliam M’Clurn, complainant, and S. V, 1 Mer lick, Prefcjdent of said Railroad company, and dm Directors mid other officers of, the same: Know ye (bat Thavo designated, as the place for the meeting of said Jurors, ihi’public house of Margaret Holabach,in said' township, and. Monday, the 11th day of December, 1848,* at ten ‘o’clock In the forenoon of said day, as dm lime of aaid meeting; when and where yon and eacli.of you me requested to attend.; < JACOB SHELL.- - ' ; Shr-nfi of Dauvhin County. l*a. Novi*mbi»r 25; l&IS. ' J INJ the subscriber, residing 1:> a\r JWi!/u* on^ bout th * middle 1 of'November. ,8 "' ofI^ o ld, while with black SflX 11 lbe h ® ad nnd neck. The owner is hereby .^JV° me forwa " 1 * P rov ®. property, paycharge. '“"I k. will L „( ELIAS FERTIG; November 28—31* Nollee to tile Heirs of Ifrnry W’Ocf, d«’d. , HP « Michael M’Gee, Rodney M'lJee, DehnU M‘- X Gee. Bernard M’Gee, Sarah M’Gee,JohnM’Qde. Catharine M Gee, Mhr«arel Ann M’Geo, who have for their Criia'dian John B. M’Gee; Sarali Intermsr- MvJ" lb Nancy M'Gee, Manasses, M Gee, and Catharine Ai’Gpo ; , y You are hereby cited to be and appear before the Judges ofonr Orpbuna’. C'durl, elan Orphan’* Court o be held at Sunb'nry, in the county of Nofthumbei* land, on the Ist day of January next, at 10 o’clock A. Al., then and ihere to accept or refuse the real estate ?f;“'® nf y "} G *° dec’d, situate inChillisquaquetowM' •hip, in earn county at the appraised valuation put upon duly awarded bythe said court! of which, the aforesaid heirs will taka notice. u . r ; ‘ JAMES OOVEIVTiShirtf- Sheriff 8 Office, Sunbury, I November2o, iSdS. « } FORREST COUNTY: SALE OF TOWN LOTS. YTTIL', be sold nt public vendue in die town of • v Marten,' in Forrest county, on TUESDAY the 16ih January, 1819. Terms of sale :—One-fourtll of the purchase money to be paid in hand; one.fo:.rlli in six months; ope*fourth in twelve moi ilia, and Un balance Ju -eighteen momhs from the daybf sale, at which lime a good and sufficient deed will bp nivcii by the subscriber. CYRUS BLOOD. Aov. 22—1 m IP DOLLARS REWARD. RAN away from die subscriber, on Tuesday morn (ugi the ‘iOlli iust., an indentured apprentice to the 800 l and Shoemaking business, by. the nauit of JACOB SCHILLING; aaid boy is about Bvo feci Jiiult, liulil hair, grny eye*, considerably freckled, and light complexion, ho in a German •by birth, speak* Lngluh tolerably well. The above reward, but no charees, will be paid for-hia delivery. All persons are hereby warned against harboring or trusting said apprentice, as I will pay no debts of his conirartinu. X. MILLF.R, * ' Boot and Shoemnfar. Nov.'23—3i Adiulnitdrution Notice. T EUXEUSiof adremSstrcbUcm ou th« oatale of John •Li Ffrtlg, lale of Middle Paxlon township, Uanphin county j dec’d, having been uranted to (he subscriber * tiolico is hereby given to all persons indebted to said' .waie, (o make payment without delay, and all person* haying Clauds against said estate will present llietu properly authenticated for settlement to ISAAC SOONER, Administrator. .Middle Paxlon township* Nov. 28, JB-18—Ol Ji'OTICE, Augiisln* O. Hicster, Precept from i,\ _ , \ . «'£ , -. /the Court of 1 he Pennsylvania Railroad Company.) Quarter-Sea* "ion of Dauphin county, to the Sheriff, duecling him ♦o summon twenty discreet and disinterrated persons. fraehqlderA, of said county,' to net as. Juror* In as sessing (he damages done aaid AugnstuaO. Hlestrr, by the construction of the said Railroad over and through, hi* land, to Susquehanna township,,in aaid county. . M To Augustm O. Htesler, complainant, arid 3. V. Mrrnck, President of aaid Railroad company, and the Directors and other officer* of (be same Know ye that 1 have designated, as the place for the meeting of aaid Jurors, the puplio house of Margaret Holabaoh, in *aid township, and Tuesday, the I2ih dayof .Decern* h*r ne*t, ai ted o’clock In (he forenoon of aaid day, as the time of aaid meeting, when arid whei« you and each of yoo are are requested to attend. JACOB SHELL. ■ Sheriff of JDaurhin County, Pa. November 85, 1848. , , , ... NOTICE. \ Luther Rljey, _ , i Precept fiom _ _ vj. Sthe Court of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company. ) Quarter Ses sion of Dauphin county, to the Sheriff", directing him to summon twenty discreet and disinterested peikonn freeholders, of suid county, to act as Jurors fn asse*-’ sing the damages done said Luther Riley by the con struction of th- aaid Railroad over and through hit land,- in Susquehanna township. In said county. ■To Lmhai Riley, complainant, and V. Merrick. President of said Railroad company, aad the Directors and Other officers of (he same Know ye that I have designated as the place for meeting of said Jurors (ho Court House, in the borough of Harruburg, und Sat urday, the kth day of December, 1848, at ten o’clock in the forenoon ol said day, as the time of ssid men* mg; when and where yon and each of vou are re quested to attend. ’ , Bf JACOB SHELL, v , ‘-''jr, 77 -" °f T)aiifJnn County , i\». November 85,'18 IN, ' OOAL. C’UAIj, COAJ,.- C/itapftr than lk* cheaii- Vw' «*/.-•-line Grove, Wilkesbarre, and DitniniiimU c «' l . M URANT& ZIEGLER. November SB, ISIS. f YKENS ,COAL.—IOO lm..Lvkd„. Xj Vail,, Coul for rale lj- FUNK AS,MILLER. Nnvcuibfr 88—2ni"-'tV "D ROOMS AND nUCKETS -10 doa. Corn Broom., D 10 dozen Wooden Buckets, for sale by November 28—2 m ’ , FUNK A' MILLER. Boroitult Bonds. riOihM* who tire deatibus of mukluo ajnilicioim I oii'l'prnniablo liivcalmeiil, llic Mibicribcr orlcialor ■ ale flnnl»bufg:Dor«>unli Honda, in number* io milt « Tvlinaor*. , E. A. LESLEY, OlUce, opppßiio Cou’ily’a Hold. Nov.t—3m A I Bio.—Tlio Hmnv Flaks, Gem* of Beauty? Laurel Wreath, Glftol KrlrmUl.ii., ttod a.vtrlriy of Annuala for IW9, bound lu atilemlul •lyle, Bud etnbeliahed with numerous vnuravinu*, b»t received from NewYoik. and for aalo vorV low tit the cheap book and periodical store of ■GEO. I3EKGNER, Next to the court house, Nor. 18^ .Telegraph notice. AMi person* having claims against (he Ametituu WtgravK Company awning the line from liuf rUlmru to UaUnnon l , ate requeue*! (u leave llioir hill* forsellU'nifnl.yflth Mr. WEmmox,oUhaTelfgnnh Office In this uoroiitih. HENRY J. ROGERS, rrftulml. Nj.v. 23—Hi New Music.— To llio Ladles*. WE ha vs raoolved a beautiful •»Bortm«*nt of nil (i<« l&tcil Muiio from Now Vork Call and eaoni* ine it at BLANCHE & CHAV. • d Pot. 18, 1818 , - CHEAP FLUTES, FLAGELETB, FIFES nqj Inairuoiion Uookß,Guiiar and U/inno Slrinun, fifo . fco., for aalo by BLANCHE Ac CILU*. Pluii(»Forton. WB will * ll,er I'do lirronnomcnu to hire out I iano FoHca and Oman*. and lo supply any kind nf Mimlrnl lunlrnniPtilft. ’ Pet. 18/16-18. HLANCHEAcOHAP, O HELIiBAKKS.—fr) bnubeU for •>»!• by ..i „ . funic & Miller, Od.yj^am ALMANACS.— A v»iie;y or iCnutifl, sml Cfernwn Hltohniiei for 18-iO. Jn/i reodve-d amt r", xaif by the dot an or utoH, v*iy law.,, Call at Hip -lim* book am MriufliwlVur* 9tv . CIEO. BKHONffl' * ffnt. I*>< . . . ~ , »fw conn lu>g<|