JPrifcSlDl'-Vl"* -TIE KsE.
Mtcw-Citi:*** f ' *'**" * rpe.scttrsrirrs:
Sixtv year* have elapsed since ihe establishment ol
this Government, and ft.e Congress .-I the United States
again assembles to Iterate for an empire of freemen.
Tne predicn.wrs of et >l pr>qifc*ls, who formerly pretended
;■• foretell tire downfall f uvir institutions,are now re
tn-inhered only to be derided, and the United States of
America, at this moment, presents to Ibe wor d the most
staple and permanent Government on earth.
Such is lira result of the labors of those who hive gone
before us. I'p ui Congress will eminently de|iend the
future maintenance ut our system >f fee pivrmnient,
a.id the transmission °f it, unimpaired, to posterity.
We ar.; *i peace with all tiie nations of the world, & seek
to maintain otir cherished relations of amity with tliem.
During; the past year, we have been blessed by a kind
Providence, with an abundance of the fruits of l lie earth ;
and. although th: destroying angel, for a time,visited ex
tensive portions of our territory with the ravages of a
dreadful pestilence, yet, 'he Almighty has at length deigned
to ft ay his hand, and to restore the imttia.able blessing
of general health to a people w ho In t • ac knowlcuged bis
l>otver, deprecated his w rath, and implored his merciful
protection.
While enjoying the benefits of amicable intercourse
with foreign nations, we have not been insensible to th?
distractions and wars which have prevailed inotliprquar
ters of the world. It is a profier theinc <>f thaukegiving
to Him who rules the destinies of nations, that we have
been able to ma in tain,amidst all these contests,an indepen
dent and neutral position towards ah belligerent power'
Our relations with Great Britain are of the most friend
ly character. In consequence of the recent alteration of
the British navigation acts, British vessels, from British
ttnd other foreign ports, will, (under our existing laws,)
after the first day of January next, be admitted to entry
In our ports, with cargoes of the growth, manufacture,
or production of any part of the world, on the same terms,
as to duties, imposts, and charges, as vessels of the United
States with their cargoes ; and our vessels will be admit
ted to Ihesaiiic advantages in British ports,ettieringthere
-.n on the same terms as British vessels. Should mi order
In council disturb this legislative arrangement, the late
r.ctof the British I'arl.anient, by wh eh Great Britain is
brought within tne terms proposed by the act of laitigrcss
of the Ist of March, le>lT, it is hoped, will be productive
of benefit to both countries.
A slight iiuerm i on of diplomatic intercourse, which
occurred between this Government and France, I am
happy to say. has been terminated, and our Minister there
tins been received. It is therefore unnecessary to refer,
now, to the circumstances which led to that interruption
I need not express to you the sincere satisfaction with
which we shall welcome the arrival of another Envoy-
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from a sister
republic, to which v. e have so long be < n, arid still remain,
tound by the sir 1171-st ties of amity.
Shortly after I had entered upon the discharge of the
Executive duties, i was apprised tint a war steamer, be-
I mging to the German Umpire, was being tilted out 111 the
tiarbor i f New Voile, w it h the aid of some of our naval ofli
-1 erg.rendered under the permission of the lite Secretary of
tne Navy. This permission was granted during an armis
tice between that Empire and the Kingdom of Denmark,
tvliich had been engaged in the Mliieswigllolstein war.
Apprehensive that this act of intervention, on our part,
might be viewed as a violation of our neutral obligations,
incurred by Die treaty wnh Denmark, and of the provi
sions o? the act of Congress of the d 'th of April, IMb, I
directed that no further aid should be rendered by any
ager.t or ofii -er of the Navy ; and I instructed the Mere
t iry of Male to apprize the Minister of 'he German Em
pire accredited to this Government, f my determination
ta e tecu'e th • law of the I piled States, and to maintain
the faith of treaties with ah nations. The correspondence
which ensued between the Department of sit ate and tin-
Minister of the G -rtnan Empire, is herewith laid before
you The exe~ution of the law and the observance of the
treaty were deero-d by me to l e do*- to the honor of the
country, as we,l as to the sacred obligations of the Con
stitution. I si.all not fail to pursue the saute course,
should a similar case arise with any other nation.
Having avowed the opinion, on taking the oalit of of
f.re, that, in disputes between conflicting foreign govern
ments, it is otir interest, not !es than our duty, to remain
strictly neutral, I shall not abandon it Von will perceive,
troin the correspondence submitted to you, in connexion
with this subject, that the course adopted in this ease has
been properly regarded by Ike hi iligerent powers inter
ested in the mailer.
Although a Minister of the United Mates t . th- German
Empire was appointed by my predecessor in August, IMS,
and has. for a long time, been in attendance, at Frankf.-rt
oo-lhe-Maine ; and allhoiigha Minister, appointed to re
present that Empire, was received and accredited here,
yet no such Government as that of the German Empirs
has been definitely constituted. Mr. Donclton, our repre
sentative at Frankfort, remained there several months, in
the expectation that a union of the German Mate*, under
one constitution or,farm of government, might, at length,
be organized It is believed, by those well acquainted
v. ith the existing relations bet ween Prussia and the Mate*
of Germany, thai no such anion can be permanently estab
lished without her co-operation. In the event of the for
mation of such a union, and the organization of a central
power ii Germany, of which she should formapart.it
would become necessary to withdraw our Minister at
Berlin ; but while Prussia exists as an independent king
dom, and diplomatic relation!- are maintained with her,
there can be no necessity for the continuance of the iri
s.on to Frankfi-ft I have, therefore, recalled Mr Donel
son, and directed the archives of the legation, at I rank
fort, to be transferred to the American legation at Berlin.
Having been apprized that a cunsi lerable nuother of
adventurers were engaged 111 fining out a military expe
dition, within the United Mates, against a foreign coun
try ; and believing, from lit* best inf.irmation that I could
obtain, that it was destined to invade the island of Cuba,
I deemed it due to the friendly relations existing between
the United Mates and Hfi'iin ; to th<- lr-aty between the
two nations; to the laws of the United States, and,above
all, to the American honor, to exert the lav fu! authority
-i f this Government in suppressing ihe expedition and
preventing the invasion. To tins end, i issued a procla
mation, enjoining ii upon the < fti ere < (tie- United Males,
-civil and military, to use all lawful means within their
power. A copy of that proclamation is herewith submit
ted T/.e expedition has been suppressed 80 long a* the
-art of Congress, of the tWtli of Ap. il, IMS, which own iis
existence to the law of nationsand totiie (Kilicy of Wash
ington himself, shall remain on our statute-book, I hold it
to be the duly of trie Eierutivg faithfully to obey it* in
Junctions.
AA iule thin expedition was iri progress, I was informed
that a foreigner, who claimed our protection, had been
clandestinely, and, i was supposed, forcibly, carried off
in a ve*sel from New Orleans to t'.ie island of t'uba. I
immediately caused such steps t-< be taken as I thought
r.cressaty. in rase the information"! had received should
prove correct, to vindicate the honor of the country, and
ttie right of every person seeking an asylum on our soil
to the protection of our laws. The person alleged to
have been abduried was promptly re*n r--<l ; an 1 the < ir
ciimstance* of the case are now about to undergo an 111-
vtigation before a judicial tribunal. ! would respect
fully -uggest, that although the crime charged to have
beet, committed in tins care , held odious as being in con
flirt with our opinions on the subject of national sover
eignty and personal freedom, there i no prohibition of
It, or punishment for it, provided in any act of t.'ongress
fbe expediency 01" supplying this defect in our criminal
code is therefore recommended to your consideration
1 have scrupulously avoided any interference in the
"ar# and contentions winch have recently distracted
Europe
Dum.g the late eonfli-1 between Austria and Hungary,
'.here seemed to be a prospect that the latter might bet on e
an Independent nation However faint that prosper tat
the time ap;ieared, I thought it my duty, in accordance
wilh Ihe general sentiment of ihe American people, who
-deeply sympathised with the Magyar patriots, to eland
ij/eparcd, upon the contingency of the establi hm-nt by
.<-r of a permanent government, to be ihe lir-t to welcome
independent Hungary into the family i f .Valines f,r
this purpose, I invested an ngent, then in Europe, with
power to d-clare our w illingrie#* promptly to recogniz*
her independence in the event of li-r abiliiy to s-isiain 11
The powerful intervention ,£f Russia, in tl • • -trtest n
languished the hopes -f the struggling Magyar in
United Mate* did not, at my lime, interfere in the contest;
cut the feelings of the nation wore strongly enlisted in the
cause, and l-y the suffering* of a brave people, who hid
made a gallant though unsuccessful -rfri to be free
Our claims upon Portugal have been, during the pat
yeiir, pr-eecuted wnh renewed vigor.and 11 bus been my
cnject to employ every effort of h -runable diplomacy to
I -orure their adjustment Our lute Charge il .Affair, at
I labon, the ilon Geo W Hopkins, made an ab'e .mil *ll
- toil unsuccessful effort to settle these iiuple.as lot
matters of controversy,and to obtain indemnity far the
wrong* which were the subj-cls of complaint tlur
present Uhaige d'Affair** at that court will, also, bring
to the prosecution of lln-o-Um. ability and zeal The
revolutionary and distracted , nnditioo oi Porti g-1 in past
tones, has been represented as one ->r the leading causes
r f her delay in indemnifying our suffering citizen* Hut
I must now ssy, 11 is matt- r of profound r- gret that these
claims have not yet been ..-ttted '1 he omission of Por
tugal to do justice to the A-tirrlcan ctalmsnts ha* no w as
sumed a rlnrsiter so grove aim serious that I -,ll*ll short
ly make It the su'ij-i lo! , spec) ,| rues rage to Gong, ess,
wltn a view to such ultimate- action us 11* wisdom and
patrioiin- may suggest.
D lit Ejss.t, Avistria Prisl. h cx!vc Dtbmsrl;
Belgium, the Netherlands, and the Italian States, we
stHI maintain mi- sec-tti>n!ed amicable relations.
Danntf the recent rwolullotts in tke Tapal States, cur
Uharge d" Affaire at Rome has been unable to present hi*
letter of credence, which, inde-d, he was directed by my
predecessor to withhold until he should receive further
order* Such was tke unsettled condition of things in
those Stales that it was not deemed ex[iedient to give
! him any instructions on the subject of presenting his
- credential letter different from those with which be had
been furnished by the late administration, until the 25th
of June last ; wi:en, in consequence orthe want of ac
curate information of the exact slate of things, at that
distance frc-m us, lie was instructed to exercise his own
discretion in presenting himself to the then existing gov
: eminent, if, in his judgement, sufficiently stable ; or if
1 tint, to await further events. Since that period, Home
has undergone another revolution, and he abides the es
tablishment of a government sufficiently permanent to
justify him in opening diplomatic intercourse with it.
Witn the Republic of Mexico, it is our true policy to
cultivate the most friendly relations Since the ratifi
cation of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, nothing has
occurred of a serious character to ilmturb them. A faith
ful übsorv ance of ihe treaty, ami a sincere respect for her
rights, cannot fail tn secure tiie lasting confidence and
friendship of that republic. The message of my prede
cessor to the House of Representatives, of the bth of
February last, communicating, in compliance with a
resolution -if thai body, a copy of a paper called a pro
tocol, signed at ti'ieretarn on the 20lh of May, lble, by
the commissioners of 1 lie United States and Hie minister
of foreign affairs 01* the Mexican government, having
been a subject of correspondence between fhr Depart
ment of State and the Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter Plenipotentiary of tbul republic accredited to this
government a iransaript of that correspondence is here
. with submitted.
The Commissioners on the part of the Uuhcd States
! for marking the boundary between he two republics,
though delayed in reaching San Diego by unforeseen ob
stacles, arrived at that place within a short period after
ihe lime required by the treaty, and we w ere joined by
the Commissioner on tiie part of Mexico. They enter,
ed upon their duties ; ami at the date of the latest intel
ligence from that quarter, some progress had been made
in the survey. The expenses incident tn the organization
of the commission, and to its conveyance tn the point
where its operations were to begin, have so much re
| d-.iced the fund appropriated by Congress, that a further
sum, to cover the charges which must be incurred du
ring the [resent fiscal year, v. ill be necessary, 'ihe
great length of froniiei along which the boi n lary ex
tends, the nature of the adjacent territory, md the diffi
culty til" obtaining sup; li,-*. except at or near the extremes
of the. lines, render it also imitspemiible that a liberal pro
vision sh' old be made to meet the necr ssary charges: du
ring Hie fiscal year ending on the 3Gih of June, I*sl. 1
accordingly recommended this subject to jour attention.
In the adjustment of the claim* of American citizens
on Mexico, provided for b> tic late treaty, the employ
in- nt of counsel, on lite pan of the Government, may be
- owe important for the pur|*-s of assisting the commis
sioners in protecting the inter*-ts of the United States.
I recommend this subject to tha early and favorable
consideration ofUongress.
Complaints have been made in regard to the ineffi
ciency of the means provided by the government of New
Grenada for transporting the I ulted Mates mail across
the Dthmus of f'anaina, pursuant to nur Postal conven
tion u ith that republic, of the 6th of March, Dri4 Our
Charge d'Affaires at Bogota has been directed to make
such representation to the government of New Grenada
a* will, it is hoped, lead to a prompt removal of this
cause of complaint.
The sanguinary civil war with which the ID-public of ■
Venezuela has for some time past been rat aged, has |
been brought to a close. Iri its pr grt-ss, the rights of
son e of our citizen* resident or trading there have been
violated.
The restoration of order will afford the Venezuelan
government an opportunity to examine arid redress ih- se i
grievances and others of longer standing, which nur
representatives at Uaraccas have, hitherto. Ineffectually
urged upon the attention of that government.
The extei.s <>n of the coast of the 1 ruled Mate* on the
Pacific, and the unexampled rapidity with which the in '
habitants r.f ( ilit'orr.ta, especially, ar* increasing in num
bers, have imparted new consequence to t-ur relations
with the other countries w hose territories border upon
that -jceaii It is probable that the intercourse between
those countries and our possessions in that quarter, par
lu ulariy with the Republic of ( lull, w ill become exten
sive and mutually advantageous in proportion as tltlilbr- j
nil and Oregon shall increase in population and wealth. -
It is desirable, therefore, that this Government sbou'd do
every thing 111 r.s power to ftmter and strengthen its rela
lions with those Mates, ai d that the -pirn of amity be
tween us should be mutual and cordial
I recommend the observance of th* same course to
ward# all other American Mate*. The United state#
stand as the great American power to which, as their
natural ally and friend, they wiil always be disposed,
first, 10 look for mediation and assistance, in the event of
any collision between them -and any European nation
A* such, we may often kindly mediate in th--ir behalf, |
without entangling ourselves in foreign wars or untie
cessaty controversies. Whenever the faith of our trea- :
ties with any of them shall require our interference, we
must necessarily interpose
A convention i.as been negotiated with Brazil provnl !
11.g for the satisfaction of American ilattns on that gov
ernment, and it will be submitted to the Senate. finer
the last session of Congress, we have received an Envoy
F.x'.raordinary and Min *t-r Plenipotentiary from that |
empire, and our relations with it are founded upon the
most amicable understanding
Voiir attention is earnestly invited to an amendment ;
of our existing laws relating to the African slave trade,
with view to the effectual suppression of that barbarous
traffic. It is not to t.e denied, that th s trade i* still, in
part, earned on by means of vessel* built in the United
Mates, and owned or navigated by some -if our citizens.
The correspondence between th Department of Mate
and the Minister and Consul of the United Mates at Rio
de Janeiro, whi- h h * from lime I-- lime been laid before
Congress, represent* that it 1* u customary device to
cv ad- the penalties of our law* by means of sea letters.
Vessels sold 111 Brazil, when provided with such papers
by the Consul, instead <ff returning to the United Mates
for a new register, proceed at once to the coast of Africa,
for the purpose of obtaining cargoes of slaves .Much
additional Information, of the same character, lias recent
ly been transmitted to the Department of State It has
ro-t been considered the policy of our law a to subject an
American citizen, w ho, in a foreign country , purchases a
vessel built in tiie | n.ted States, to the inconvenience of 1
sending her home fur a new register before permitting
h- rto proceed on a voyage Any alteration of the laws, •
inch might have a tendency to impede the free transfer
of property In vessel* between our citizens, or the free
navigation of those vessel* between different part# of
the world, w hen employed in law ful commerce, should
be well and cautiously considered ; but 1 trust that your
wisdom will devise a meihod by wliiehour general jh-Ik y
in this respect may be preserved, and at the same time
the abuse of our flag, by means of sea-letters, in the
manner indicated, may be prevented
Having ascertained Mat there i* no prospect of the re
union of the live state* of Central America, which for
merly composed the republic of that name, we have sep
arately negotiated with some of thein treaties of amity
and commerce, wtii< It will be laid before the Henate.
A contract having been concluded ith the state of
Nicaragua, by a company composed of American citizens,
for the purpose of constructing a ship canal through the
territory of that sla'c, to connect the Atlantic an'! P icific
oceans, 1 tiave directed I lie negotiation of n treaty wilh
Nicaragua, pledging Imtli governments to protect those
who shall engagv in and perfect the work All oilier
nations are inviterl by the state of Nicaragua to enter
into tiie same treaty stipulations wit It her ; and the ben
efit to be derived by eai h from such an arrangement,
wiil be the protei linn of this great inter-oceanic commu
nication agun *i any power w lih li might seek to obstruct
it, or to monopolize it* advantages. All stutes entering
into such a treaty. w ill enjoy the right of | assag< thro'
the. canal on payment •>! ihe same tolls
The work, if corinlructed under these guarantees, w ill
become a bond of peace, instead of a subject of conten
tion arid siritV, between the nations of the earth Should
tie great maritime si.-iie* of Europe consent to this ar
rang-toent, (and we hive no reason to suppose that a
proposition so fair and honorable will be opposed by any)
1 lie energies of their people and our* will co operate in
promoting the successor the enterprise. Ido not recom
mend any appropriation from the National Treasury for
this purpose, nor do 1 believe that such an appropriation
is necessary. Private erterprise, if properly protected,
w ill complete the work, should it prove to be feasible.
The pnrties who have procured the charter from Nicara
gua for it* construction, desire 110 assistance from this
Government beyond its protection ; ami they profess that,
having examined the proposed line of communication,
they will he ready to commence the undertaking when
ever that protection is extended to them. Should there
appear to be reason, on examining the w hole evidence, to
entertain a serious doubt of the practicability of con
structing such a . anal, thai doubt coubl be speedily solved
by an actual exploration of the route.
Miould such a work he constructed, under the common
prot.oXmn of „|| nations, for equal benefits to all, it
would be neither just nor expedient that any great mari
time state rhould command the communication. The
lr rritory through who h the canal may be opened ought
j to b' freed from th# claim# of liny foreign power. No
each power rhoirld occupy a [unition tlist would cnahta
;i hoic..fit 1 i*. cVrfc.i-re •ii . i.lreMii.g no iofl • . 1 ov.-r
the roninrcrr* .if the wnrhl or to obstruct a highway
w hlch ouylit to h detlicalcd to the common use.? offnan
kind
The t.nttes across the Isthmus of Tetiuantepee and
Panama. are also worthy of our serious consideration.
They did not fail to-engage the attention of my prede
cessor. Tire negotiator of the treaty of Guadalupe Hi
dalgo was instructed to offer a very large sntn of money
for the right of transit across the Isthmus of Tebuante
pec. The Mexican government did not accede to the
Imposition for the purchase of the right of way, proba
bly because it had already contracted with private indi
vidua!* for the construction of a passage from the Guas
cualco river to Tehuantepec. 1 shall not renew any
proposition to purchase, for money, a right which ought
to he equally secured to all nathiiis, on the pay merit of a
reasonable toll to the owners of the improvement, who
would, doubtless, be well contented with that compensa
tion and the guarantees of the maritime states of the
world, in sejiarate treaties negotiated with Mexico, bind
ing her and them io protect those who should construct
; the work. Such guarantees would do more to secure the
completion of the communication through the territory
j of Mexico, than any other reasonable consideration that
could be offered ; and as Mexico herself would be the
greatest gainer by the opening of this communication
' between the Gulf and the Pacific Ocean, it is presumed
that she would not hesitate to yield her aid, in the man
ift propoe<!, to accomplish an improvement-en important
j to her own best inteies'rs.
We have reason to hope that the proposed railroad
across the Isthmus of Panama will he successfully con
structed, under the protection of the late treaty with
New Grenada, ratified and exchanged by my predecessor
on the 10th day of June., ISIH, which guarantees the per
fect neutrality of the Isthmus, and the rights <rf sove
reignty and property of New Grenada over that territory
i "with a view that the free transit from ocean to ocean
may not be interrupted or embarrassed" during the exis
tence of the treaty. It is our policy to encourage every
. practicable route across the Isthmus which connects
i North and South America, either by railr vd or canal,
which the energy and enterprise of our citizens may in
din e them to complete , and I consider it obligatory upon
me to adopt that policy, especially in consequence of the
; absolute necessity of facilitating intercourse with our
possessions on the Pacific.
The position of the Sandwich Islands, with reference
to the territory of the United States on the Pacific; the
success of our persevering and benevolent citizen* who
hive repaired to that remote quarter in christianizing the
natives and inducing them to adopt a system of govern
, inert and laws suited to their capacity and wants ; and
; the use made by our numerous whale-ships of lite har
bors of the Islands as places of resort for obtaining re
freshments and repairs, all combine to render tbeir desti
ny peculiarly interesting to us.
it is our duly to encourage the authorities of those isl
ands in their efforts to improve and elevate the moral
and political condition of the inhabitants; and we should
I make reason able allowances fort he difficulties inseparable
from thi* task. We desire that the islands may maintain
their independence, and tlial other nations should concur
1 with us in this sentiment. We could in no event be in
different to their passing under the dominion of any other
. power. The principal commercial state* have in this a
common interest, and it is to be hoped that noone of tliern
will attempt to interpose obstacles to the entire indepen
dence of the island*.
The receipts into the treasury forth* fiscal year ending
on the thirtieth of June last were, in rash, forty-eight
millions eight hundred and thirty thousand ninety-seven
doliars and fifty rents, Mb,K3o.<H>7 50,) and in Treasury
notes funded, ten millions eight bundled and thirty-three
thousand dollars, (10,533.1 XX),) making an aggregate of
fifty-nine millions six hundred and sixty-three thousand
ninety-seven dollar* and fifty cents, .663.C97 50,, and
the expenditures for the same tune were, in cash, forty
six mdiions seven hundred and ninety-eight thousand six
hundred and sixty-seven dollars and eighty-two cents.
( -jt JG,796, W7 firi,) and in Treasury notes funded, ten
millions eight hundred and thirty-three thousand dollars,
■ f10,*33,0f It, making an aggregate of fifty-seven millions
ix hundred and thirty-one thousand six hundred and
sixty-seven dollars and eight) tworents, (#57,631,667 h'2.)
1 lie accounts and estimates which will be submitted to
Congress in the report of the Secretary of the Treasury,
show that there w ill probably be a deficit occasioned by
the expenses of the Mexican war and treaty on the first
day of July next, of five millions eight hundred and
twenty-eight thousand one hundred and twenty-one dot
!:<rs and ixty-six cents, (#5,82*,121 fit',i and on the first
day of July, I*sl, of ten millions five hundred and forty
seven thousand and ninety-two dollars and seventy-three
cents, (#J0,517,(W2 73,) making in th'- whole a probable
deficit to be provided for, of sixteen millions three hun
dred and seventy-five thousand two hundredand fouiteen
dollars and thirty-nine cents, (#16,375,214 3'.) The ex
traordinary expuse* of the war w ti Mexico, and the
purchase of California and New Mexico, exce, d in amount
this deficit, together with the loan* heretofore made for
those object* I therefore recommend that authority be
given to borrow wlnteversum may be necessary toenver
ibat deficit. I recommend line observance of strict econ
omy in lire appropriations and expenditure* of the public
money.
I recommend a revision of the existing tariff, and its
adjustment on a basis which may augment the revenue
I do not doubt the right or duty of Congress to encourage
domestic Industry, which is the great source of national
-is well a* individual wealth and prosperity. 1 look to the
wisdom and patriotism of Congress for the adoption of
a system wbt< h tnay (dace home labor, at last, on a sure
and permanent footing, and, by due encouragement of
manufactures, give a new and increased stimulus to agri
culture, and promote the developenient of our vast re
soutces and the extension of our commerce Believing
that to the attainment of these ends (as well a* the neces
sary augmentation of the revenue and the prevention of
fraud-) n system of specific duties is best adapted, I
strongly recommend to Congress the adoption of that
system, fixing the duties at rates high enough to afford
substantial and sufficient encouragement la our own in
dustry, and at the -"inn; time so adjusted as lo insure
*talulilv.
Tlie question of the continuance of the Hub.treasury
system M respectfully submitted to the w isdoo. of ( on
gress If continued, important modifications of it appear
to be indispri sable.
For further details and view s of the above, and other
matters connected with commerce, the finances, and rev
enue, I refer lo the report of the Hecretary of the Treasury.
No d,rett aid has been given by the General Govern
ment to the improvement of agriculture, except h> the ex
peud'lureof small sum* for lb'- collection and publication
of agricultural statistic*, ami for some chemical analyses,
which have been, thus far, paid out of the patent fond
This aid i, in my opinion, wholly inadequate. To give lo
this leading branch of American industry the encourage
ment which it merits, I respectfully recommend the estab
lishment of an Agricultural Bureau, to be connected with
the Department of ihe Interior To elevate the social
condition of the agriculturist, to increase hi* prosperity,
and to extend hi* means of usefulness to his country, bv
multiplying hit sources of information, should he lire study
of every statesman, anda primary object with evety legis
lator
Nr. civil government having been provided by Congress
fur California, tbe people < f that Territory, impelled by
the necessities < f their political condition, recently met
in convention, for the purpose of funning a constitution
and Htate government, which, the latest ndvtres give me
reason to suppose, has been accomplished ; and it is be
lieved they wiM shortly apply for Ihe admission of Call
fornia into the Union as a sovereign Htate, Should such
he the case, and should iheir constitution he conformable
to the reqi.i ution* of the Constitution of the 11. Hfates, I
recommend tbeir application to the favorable considera
tion .f Congress.
The people of New Mexico will also, it is be
lieved, at rio very distant period, present them
selves for admission into the Union. Prepara
tory to the admission of California and New
Mexico, the people of each will have instituted
for themselves a republican form of government,
" laying it* foundations in such principles, and
organizing its powers in surh form, a* to them
shall seem most likely to effect their safety and
happiness."
Ity aw aiting their action, all causes of uneasi
ness may be avoided, and confidence and kind
feeling preserved. With a view of maintaining
the harmony and tranquility so dear to all, we
should abstain from the introduction of those
exciting topics of a sectional character which
have hitherto produced painful apprehensions in
the public mind , and I repeat the solemn warn
ing of the first and most illustrious of my prede
cessors against furnishing ' • any ground tor char
acterizing parties by geographical discrimina
tions "
j A collector has been appointed at San Fran
cisco, under the act of Congress extending the
revenue laws over California; and measures
have been taken to organize the custom-houses
at that and the other por!* mentioned in the act,
at the earliest period practicable. The. collec
tor proceeded overland, and advices have not
yet been received of his arrival at San Francis
co. Meanwhile, it is understood that the cus
toms have continued to be collected there by
officers acting under the military authority, as
they were during the administration of my pre
decessor. It will, I think, be expedient to con
linn the collections lhu made end direct the
avails (after such allowances as Congress may ;
think fit to authorise) to be expended within the
Territory, or to be paid into the Treasury, for j
the purpose of meeting appropriations for the j
improvement of its rivers and harbors.
A party, engaged on the coast survey, was
despatched to Oregon in January last. Accord- I
ing to the latest advices, they had not left Cali- ,
fornia ; and dirertions have been given to them, !
as soon as they shall have fixed on the sites of
the two light-houses and the buoys authorized
to be constructed and placed in Oregon, to pro
ceed without delay to make reconnoissance? of
the most important points on the coast of Cali- j
fornia, and especially to examine and determine
on sites for light houses on that coast, the speedy
i erection of which is urgently demanded by our
; rapidly increasing commerce.
I have transferred the Indian Agencies from
Upper Missouri and Council Bluffs to Santa Fe
and Salt Lake ; and have caused to be appointed
sub-agents in the valleys of the Gila, the Sacra
mento, and San Joaquin rivers. Still further
legal provisions will be necessary for the effec
tive and successful extension of our system of
Indian intercourse over the new territories.
1 recommend the establishment of a branch
mint in California, as it will, in my opinion, af
ford important facilities to those engaged in
mining, as well as the Government in the dis
position of the mineral lands.
I also recommend that commissions be organ- j
ized by Congress to examine and decide upon
the validity of the present subsisting land titles
in California and New Mexico ; and that provi
sion be made for the establishment of offices of
Surveyor General in New Mexico, California,
and Oregon, and for the surveying and bringing
into market the public lands in those territories.
Those lands, remote in position and difficult of
access, ought to be disposed of on terms liberal
to all, but especially favorable to the early emi
grants
In order that the situation and character of
the principal mineral deposits in California may
be ascertained, 1 recommend that a geological
and mineralogical exploration be connected with '
the linear surveys, and that the mineral lands be
divided into small lots suitable for mining, arid
be disposed of by sale or lease, so as to give our
citizens an opportunity of procuring a perma
nent right of property to the soil. This would
seem to be as important to the success of mining
as of agricultural pursuits.
The great mineral wealth of California, and
the advantages which its ports and harbors, and
those of Oregon afford to commerce, especially
with the islands of the l'acitic and Indian oceans,
and the populous regions of Eastern Asia, make
it certain that there will arise in a few years,
large and prosperous communities on our west
ern coast, it therefore becomes important that
a line of communication, the best and most ex
peditious that the country will admit, should be
opened, within the territory of the United States,
from the navigable waters of the Atlantic or
Gulf of Mexico, to the l'acific. Opinion, as
expressed and elicited by two large and respect
able conventions, lately assembled at St. Louis
and Memphis, points to a railroad as that which,
if practicable, will best meet the wishes of the
country. But while this, if in successful opera
tion, would he a work of great national impor- •
tanee, and of a value to the country which it
would be difficult to estimate, it ought also to be
regarded as an undertaking of vast magnitude
and expense, and one which must, if it be indeed
practicable, encounter many difficulties in its
construction and use. Therefore, to avoid fail
ure and disappointment; to enable Congress to
judge whether, iti the condition of the country
through which it must pass, the work be feasible,
and if it be found so, whether it should be un
dertaken as a national improvement or left to
individual enterprise; and m the latter alterna
tive, what aid, if any, ought to he extended to it
by the Government, 1 recommend as a prelimi
nary measure a careful reconnoisancc of the
several proposed routes by a scientific corps, and
a report as to the practicability of making such
a road, with an estimate of the cost of its con
struction and support.
For further views on these and other matters
connected with the duties of the Home Depart
ment, I refer you to the report of the Secretary
of the Interior.
I recommend early appropriations for continu
ing the river and harbor improvements which
have been already begun, and also for the con
struction of those for which estimates have been
made, as well as for examinations and estimates
preparatory to the commencement of such others
a* the wants of the country, and especially the
advance of our population over new districts,
and the extension of commerce, may render ne
cessary. An estimate of the amount which can
be advantageously expended within the next
fiscal year, under the direction of the Bureau of
rnpographiral Engineers, accompanies the re
port of the Secretary of War, to which 1 re
spectfully invite the attention of Congress.
The cession of territory made by the late
treaty with Mexico has greatly extended our ex
posed frontier, and rendered its defence more
difficult. 'I he treaty has also brought us under
obligations to Mexico, to comply with which a
military force is requisite. But our military
establishment is not materially changed, as to its
efficiency, from the condition in which it stood
before the commencement of the Mexican war.
Some addition to it will therefore be necessary , '
and I recommend to the favorable consideration
of Congress an increase of the several corps of
the army at our distant western posts, as proposed <
in the accompanying report of the Secretary of
War.
Great embarrassment has resulted from the
( Heel upon rank, in the army, heretofore given
to brevet and staff commissions. The views of
the Secretary of War, on thi* subject, are deem
ed important, and if carried into effect will, it
is believed, promote the harmony of the service,
i he plan proposed for retiring disabled officers,
and providing an asylum for such of the rank
arid tile as front age, wounds, and other infirmi
ties occasioned by service, have become unfit to ;
perform their respective duties, is recommended
as a means of increasing the efficiency of the
Army, and as an act of justice, due from a grate
ful country to the faithful soldier.
The accompanying report of the Secretary of
the Navy presents a full and satisfactory account
ot the condition arid operations of the naval
service during the past year. Our citizens en
gaged in the legitimate pursuits of commerce
have enjoyed its benefits. Where vet our na
tional vessels have gone, they have been received
with respect, our officers have been treated with
kindness and courtesy, and they have on all oc
casions, pursued a course of strict neutrality, in
accordance with the policy of our Government.
'1 he naval force at present in commission is as
large, a* i* admissible, with the number of men
autboi ized by Congress to be employed.
I invite your attention to the recommendation
of t,i< Secretary of the Navy on the subject of a
reorganization of the Navy, in its various grades
of officers, and the establishing of a retired list
for such ot the officers as are disqualified for ac
tive and effective service. Should Congress a
dopt some such measure as is recommended, it
will greatly increase the efficiency of the Navv,
atui reduce its expenditures.
I also a*k your attention to the views expres
sed by him in reference to the employ ment of
w arsteamcrs, and in regard to the contracts for
the transportation of the United States' mails
and the operation of the system upon the pros
perity of the Navy . 1
By an act of Congress passed August 14, 1348,
provision was made for extending post-office and
in.til accommodations to California and Oregon,
r.tortious have been made, to execute that law ; 1
>ut the limited provisions of the act, the inade
quacy of the means it authorizes, the ill adap
tation ol our post-office law s to the situation of
that country, and the measure of compensation
lor services allowed by those laws, compared
with the prices of labor and rents in California,
render those exertions, in a great degree, inef-
Jectual. More particular and efficient provision
by law is required on this subject.
fhe act oi J345. reducing postage, hes now, ;
by its operation 'hiring four yeai*, produced re
sults fully showing that the income from ieduc
ed postage is sufficient to sustain the whole ex
pense of the service of the Post Office Depart
ment, not including the cost of transportation in
mail steamers on the lines from New York to
Oliagres, and from Panama to Astoria, which
have not been considered by Congress as pro
perly belonging to the mail service.
It is submitted to the will of Congress, whe
ther a further reduction of postage should not
now be made, more particularly on the letter
correspondence. This should he relieved Irom
-the unjust burthen of transporting arid deliver
ing the franked matter of Congress, for which
public service provision should be made from
the treasury. I confidently believe that a
change tnay safely be made, reducing all single
letter postage to the uniform rate of five cents,
regardless of distance, without thereby impos
ing any greater tax on the treasury than would
constitute a very moderate compensation for
this public service; arid I therefore respectful
ly recommend such a reduction. Should Con
gress prefer to abolish the franking privilege
entirely, it seems probable that no demand on
the treasury would result from the proposed re
duction of postage. Whether any further dimi
nution should now be made, or the result of the
reduction to five cents, which 1 have recom
mended, should be first tested, is submit.ed to
your decision.
Since the commencement of the last session
of Congress, a Postal treaty v, ith Great Britain
has been received and ratified, and such regula
tions have been formed by the Post Office De
partments of the two countries, in pursuance of
that treaty, as to carry its provisions into full
operation. The attempt to extend this same
arrangement, through England, to France, has
not been equally successful; but the purpose
lias not been abandoned.
For a particular statement of the condition of
the Post Office Department, and other matters
connected with that branch of the public ser
vice, I refer you to the report of the Postmaster
General.
By the act of the 3d of March, 1649, a Board
was constituted to make arrangements for tak
ing the seventh census, composed of the Secre
tary of State, the Attorney General, and the
Postmaster General, and it was made the duty
of this Board " to prepare and cause to be print
ed such forms and schedules as might be neces
sary for the full enumeration of the inhabitants
of tiie United Stales ; and also proper forms and
schedules for collecting in statistical tables, un
der proper heads, such information as to mines,
agriculture, commerce, manufactures, educa
tion, and other topics, as would exhibit a full
view of the pursuits, industry, education, and
resources of the country." The duties enjoined
upon the Census Board, thus established, having
been performed, it now rests with Congress to
enact a law for carrying into effect the provision
of the Constitution which requires an actual
enumeration of the people of the United States
within the ensuing year.
Among the duties assigned by the Constitu
tion to the General Government is one of local
and limited application, but not, on that account,
the less obligatory ; i allude to the trust com
mitted to Congress, as the exclusive legislator
arid sole guardian of the interests of the District
of Colnmbia. I beg to commend these interests
to your kind attention. As the National me
tropolis, the city of Washington must be an ob
ject of general interest; and, founded as it was
under the auspices of him whose immortal name
it bears, its claims to the fostering care of Con
gress present themselves with additional
strength. Whatever can contribute to its pros
perity must enlist the feelings of its Constitution
al guardians, and command their favorable con
sideration.
Our Government is one of limited powers,
and its successful administration eminently de
pends on the confinement of each of its co-ordi
nate branches within its own appropriate sphere.
1 lie first section of the Constitution ordains that
"all legislative powers therein granted shall be
vested in a Congress of the United Slates, wfiich
shall consist of a Senate and House of Repre
sentatives." The Executive has authority to
recommend (not to dictate) measures to Con
gress. Having performed that duty, the Execu
tive department of the Government cannot
rightfully control the decision of Congress on
any subject of legislation, until that derision
shall have been officially submitted to the Presi
dent for approval. The check provided by the
Constitution, in the clause conferring the quali
fied veto, will never be exercised by nie, except
in the ca*es contemplated by the fathers of the
Republic. I view it as an extreme measure, to
be resorted lo only in extraordinary eases—as
where it may become necessary to defend the
Executive against the encroachments of the le
gislative power, or to prevent hasty and incon
siderate or unconstitutional legislation. I?v
cautiously confining this remedy within the
sphere prescribed to it in the cotemporaneons
expositions of the franiers of the Constitution,
the w ill of the people, legitimately expressed
on all subjects of legislation, through their con
stitutional organs, the Senators and Representa
tives of the I ruled States, w ill have its full ef
fect. As indispensable to the preservation of
our system of self government, the indepen
dence of the Representatives of the States and
the jreople is guarantied by the Constitution, and
they owe no responsibility to anv human power
but their constituents. By holding the Repre
sentative responsible only to the people, and
exempting him from all other influences, we el
evate the character of the constituent and quick
en bis sense of responsibility to his country. It
is under these circumstances only that the elec
tor can leel that, in the choice of the law-maker,
he is himself, truly, a component part of the
sovereign power of the nation. With equal
care we should study to defend the rights of the
executive and judicial departments. Our Gov
ernment can only be preserved in its puritv by
the suppression and entire elimination of every
claim or tendency of one co-ordinate branch to
encroach upon another.
\N ith the strict observance of this rule and
the other injunctions of the Constitution—with
a sedulous inculcation of that respect and love
for the I nion of the States, which our fathers
cherished and enjoined upon their children, and
with the aid of that overruling Providence which
ha* so long arid so kindly guarded our liberties
and institutions, we may reasonably expect to
transmit them with their innumerable blessings
to the remotest posterity.
But attachment to the Union of the. States
should be habitually fostered in every American
heart. For more'than half a centurv, during
which kingdoms and empires have fa'llen, this
I nion has stood unshaken. The patriots who
lormrd it have long since descended to the
grave ; yet "till remains, the proudest monument
to their memory, and the object of affection and
admiration with every one worthy to bear the
American name. In my judgement, its dissolu
tion would be the greatest of calamities, and to
avert that should be the study of every Ameri
can. Upon its preservation must depend our
own happiness and that of countless generations
to come. Whatever dangers may threaten it, 1
shall stand by it and maintain it in its integrity,
lo the full extent of the obligations imposed,
and the power conferred upon me by the Con
stitution. '/'■ TAYLOR.
W ASHisrcTOM, December 4th, 1849.
PUBLIC NOTICE.
WHEREAS thf tricrß rush nt C. I..Jones'
celebrated new cheap cash store for de
sirable and cheap jr,>otls Ims tendered it ni
many times impossible to wnii upon all the
customers, many have had to wait, ami some
beinp in a hurry have been obliged to leave
the store; th is is to inform nil sncli that there
is now nn additional force udded. so that all
can he nccommoduted without delay. Come
on for cheap poods at O. 1,. JONES'
Celebrated New Cheap C&fh Siorc
November IT, IS 19
< K\Tlt A
A mnti Si the niiii.e iff < /. ? / /' h* eta ni-ti uli „
voting ninn nf to* n*tn** of I' Tounnrnri aid av< hi,
untnr Ui (nit UJ> h Sncovnun'tlK. which lion mil Mr. Town
•end'* Hr--((nrillH. denominntin* i' O F.Vt /.VP. i Vrijuni
•tc. Tlii* Tow iiM-nd is vo doctur. and never vw u , hut vt **
formerly h worker on mi [road t mnalt, and the III:*. ), e
ilame>i the ntie of Mr., f " the purpo\ of •kiining credit i..r
w hat ho i* not. Thi* i to ' union the pulilir not to he
deceived, and pnrrhuue none hut the U F.KI 'IKF. Oltlfn.
K.HI. Of.I) Dr. Jacob Tow n-ed' Sarxapurilla having u*
it the Old Mr's likenevv hi* family coal of nrnm, a n j (,i
nfnaiure acnnt the root ol arms.
Principal Of.-. ti'J .V-ocao .VrK t urlt Clly
1 l< id/'IdU NSlAil.
THF. ORIGINAL MISO >VF.RER OF THB
(.oiiuiuc Townsend Sar*ajaril!a.
Old Mr. Townsend i now ntioiil TO years nf -isi-. ano l.m
long been known a* the .1 C'l'HOH and IHSt nl /• H F.R
of the OKKL'I.VK OHIOI-V.il. TOIf.V.-h'.Vh S.ik-
S.i P.iH I 1.1..1.'' Being poor, he was com pel led to limit its
tn.-.EUf.wmre, by which means it has been kept oat of n. .r
ket. and the sales circumscribed to those only who had
proved it* worth, and known its value, it had reached
the ears of many, neverthelei*. as those persons who had
been healed of sore diseases, and saved from death, pro
claimed its excellence and wonderful
HEALING POWER.
Knowing, many yrarx ago. that he hud by his *k.: ! ,
icience and experience, dt-vised nn article wli.rh would he
of incalculable advantage to tu takiod when the means
would ,>e furnished to liring it into nnivern! notice, when
its inestimable virtues would be known and appreciated.
This time liar come, the i:tean* are supplied ; tins
OH.HKI) .HKI> r.VKHV.II.I.KU I'RF.P.iHATIOJf
t* manufactured on the largest scale, and is called for
throughout the length and breadth of the land, e-pcctnby
u it is found incapable of dajteuratioo or deterioration.
L'nlike young rv I' TowsendN.U iuti>roves with age and
never changes, hot for the better : because it is prepared e*
ectrntidc principle* by a gcientife m. The highest know-l
edge of Chemistrv. aod the latest d.acovenes of Um art,
have all been brought into requisition in the manufacture
of the Old Mr's Mursapartila. The Sarnapar.lia root, it t*
well known to medical tarn, contains many medicinal pro
ponies, and some properties which are tuert or useless, and
others, which if retained in preparing it for use, produce
fern:rub,torn and acid., which is injurious to the system
Some of the properties of UnrsaporiUa are so volatile, that
they ent.reiy evajioraie and are lost in the preparation f
they are not preserved by a tcientijie prvcrtt, known only
to those etperieneed in its manufacture Moreover, these
volatile prmetplts, which fly off in vapor, ores an exhala
tion. under heat, are the very estential medical proper:,ei
of the root, which give to it ail its value.
SOURING. * i.i Mr- N i i.v,. At ID "COM
POUND" OF S. P. TOWNSEND,
tnd yet be wou ii fun i> ve tr :-r- J that O.c IKJi.eob
l ownsend's flmum' Orig n.il .hirst,-.anlia is an IMITA
n 'N of his infer.or preparation
Heaven forbid that we shonld -deal in an article which
would tiear the iiukt distant rcx-mb ance t ■*. J". Town
tenri'* article' and w !i rh thonid bring down -..(ion the Old
Mr. such a mountain brad of ranp'sinli \nC rr mini Hons
from Agents who have void, anu iNctrnnser- who have used
■. F. Tow-mend's FbRMKM INt, I'DMPiii Mi
We wi*h it understood. :ivcH"'t it the I'o.Vr 'rvtk,
lhat S. P. Townsend"* article and Old Mr. Jacob Tow n
iend"s Sarsaparilla are keavn-iri <l* aprrt. an*, mjinife.'ydis
arm lar , that they are unlike in every particular, having
not one single thing m common.
As S. P. Townsend fs no doctor, and never was. is nn
rhetnist, no pharmaceutist know ■, no more of meii.ciue or
furwr than any other common, tinanentihc eamofnaioea)
man, w ha: guarantee can the public have that they are re
ceiving it genuine seientitic nied.cine. containing all in*
virtues of the article* used in preparing it and which are in
capable of change* which tn.gnt leader them the AUL.NTS
j of I'i-ease instead of health.
But what eise should t expected from one who know*
nothing comparatively of medicine nr disease '. It requires
a person of some experience to rook and serve up even a
common derent lift-: i. How much more nwportant is it that
the persons w ho manufacture medicine, designed for
WEAK STOMACHS AND ENFEEBLED SFSTEMS.
should know well the niedicul profierties of piunu. the
best manner of securing and coneenirHliog their heaiing
virtues, aim an extensive know ledge of rhe various diseases
which affect the i.tnnaai syneni and bow to adapt renieiiiet
U> these diseases '
ft is to arrest Iriud* tt|>rin the unformn.ate, to pour biUn
into wotinded Iniiuanit ~ to kindle hope in the desfiairinj
hoanin. to restore health and bioom. and vigor into the
crushed and broken, and to banish infirmitv that 01.1 l DR.
JACOB TOWN BEN L> haa SOUGHT aodFOIND the op
portnaity and meant to bring his
Grand Lniversal Concentrated
Itemed*'
w thin the reach, and t-> the know ledge of ail who need if,
that they m iy iearu and know, by joyful etjienence. its
Transcendent Power to Heal.
Any pron c*r. boi! or iirw the rtvu till ihfy (fei a d&rfc
colored liquid, which is more from the coloring nialicf la
the root than from any thing eise : they can then strain
this Insipid or vapid f quid, sweeten w th sour molasses,
tnd then r-li it •• B A RBAPA KILf. A EXTRACT or SY-
Rl P." But stu h is not the article known as the
GENUINE OLD DR. JACOB TOWNSEND'S
SARBAPARILLA.
Thin is prrjmril. that nil the inert properties <f ;he
r >os re first rewmved. every thine capable c.f
tiec)cn np nriii r of terinentation, is extracted and reeded;
then every }>ar.; le of* medical virtue is secured in a pure
and c.mccntmu .i form ; and thus it is rendered mcapahle o*
any #t" its valuable ami heating properties. Prepared
in this Wix), it s made the most {w>werful npenl in the
Uiirit f iiiiinmerable diseases.
Hence the reason why we hear commendations on every
side in its favor by men. women, and children. We find it
doing wonders tn the cure of
COKSUMPTIOK. /> I'sPEPs/.f. and I.U F.R COM
ri..il.VT. and in RMKCJUITtSJI, SCROFVI-0,
PH.IS. COSTIf'i .VP.SS. nil OLI.iKF.OUS FH CP
TICKS. riJHPJ.r.S. PI.UCTHF.S. and a ! affections
arising from
IMPURITY OF THE BLOOD.
It posses-es n marvellous* tlicary in - o complaints arising
from tadigectiri. Lnnti .liiuiiy of the Sit-mack. troin unequal
circulation, determination of blood to the head. |lpitaiiou
ol the heart, co <i feci ami hands, cold chills and hot flushes
over the Ixidy. Il has not its equal in Cvldx nnd Cough* ;
and promotes eas\ rxpectorntion nnd gentle perpirulion,
relstmg strn'iure of the lungs, throat, and every other part.
But In nothing i- it> excellence more ni initesli)" seen &nd
ftcknon o dged than in all kind* and Mages of
FEMALE COMPLAINTS.
It work* wonders in cases of F nor .i.'bu* or ff kite*. Fail
ing i- • e H , n- - OUi-trafttii. Sttpprc.-y d, or Painful Mtnte*,
Inrgi. nitty oi the mentrnn: i-ertiais, and the like; and
is as effectual in curing all the forms of A'ofx'r M'smsr*.
By removing obstructions, ami regulating the general
system it gives tone and -irtt-gth to the whole body, and
thus cures all form* ot
Nervous til senses and <lel>ilityt
and 111 us prevents r r- ;.ves a src.kt Ninety f other nuU
•lies. 's s/>.w<; irrtta 'ft, A "eura'#**?, St. I'ilM#* JUnct
Stemming Fr> -pt.. I (\*nrul*lt as. At.
It cleanses* the hl-awi. excites the iixer to healthy action,
tones the .slum irh. and car. goinf digestion, relieves the
bowels of lorjkir end constipation, allays inflammation,
aunties the skin, equalises the circulation of the biood.
producing gentle warmth eqwatly all over the body, and
the htsrusible perspiration ; r.-. iv. - ail strictures and tight
it'-ss. removes all obstructions, and Invigorates the enure
nervous system. Is nut this then
The medicine \ou prf-ominenlly oi-fu *
lint can anv ot these tilings lie said ot it. P. iownsend s
inter or ,n . .- T Tins toung man's liquid • not to be
\UMPAUED WITH THE OLD DR-S,
tcci'll ill one tJIJANM F It'T. that Ibe one is l.it.tr.t
81.l ot ME rKRIt'K' ATKIN. and
NEVER SPOILS,
. . v ,i r r> • < v'rfMFfa/, /cr*rKfif, Rni bfox*ng
ac i'idbc'c....'ta,.. .:g it imo .'agmenu . the -our. acid liquid
l\ . ,d , g and d .in ig-r.g otiu-r gomls I Must not this hom
' , ,111., i be poisonous to the system ! H hatput
end mi" a •! nlreaiiv d traced ir th acid ' What cause*
D\m-ci>mii but acid 1 Mi> we not nil know that when fond
sours in our sioin chs. whit in.-chiefs it produce* t flatn
lenci. heartburn palpitation of the heart, liver complaint,
diarrhip*. dysentery, colic, ami r->rruptton of the li-oodt
V\ hat is Srrotula but an arid humor in the body ? \\ hst
produces all the humors which bring on Eruption* of th*
Skui, .-scald Head Sili Rheum. Erysipelas. White Ssweil
bigs, l ever Sore., and all ulcerations internal and extern*.l
It is nothing tinder heaven, but an acid substance, which
aours. and thu< spoils ail the fluid" of the body, more or
less. What causes Rheumatism bill a sour or acid fluid
which insinuate- it-c't between the >onl* and elsew here,
irrtl. ting and tntlann g the delicate tissues upon wb-ch n
acta T r-u of nervous diseases, ol impurity ot the bhaui. ,*
deraugid rircu'sltou*. and nearly mi the ailment* which
afflict human nature.
Now Is it nut horrible to mas* *n.i sell. nd ivodef
itorti to use this
o^7"For sale in l.cvvihtown liy F„ ALL-LN.
who is solo ajo nt for Mifflin county,
may 'JG. I^4o—ly.
Superior Sugar-house Molasses,
ALSO.
*V FAV Orleans and the roal genuine CUihien
i Xl Syrup for sale at the former low prires,
which is at least "20 per cent, under the reju
lur country prices. A large supply 011 hard At
('. L. JON ICS*
tu>!J. New CltP3n Uauh Stiiff