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Prom O.nli'y'n l.nit)' R .
THREE ERAS III THE LIFE OP A
i'RIIIA EOHJIA.
UY MISS SISAN A. STCAtlT.
Concltulcil.)
ERA SECOND.
"And, as lliy bright lij.s rang, they cauglit
S i li-jiuilit'iil ti ruy,
Thai, ns I irizetl, 1 nipt ist tlMiitrht
Tin. spirit nf lliy luy
Had left, white inellitiK in the nir,
lis sweet exprc.si'Mi piinted there."
Sim we ten years. Ten years! What
an awful number of (lays, weeks, months!
Anil Jet, to the novelist, how soon ure all
passed! 'Tis only the thought that must
travel. No materialism to obstruct its pas
sage. The mind is here now; the next
moment, presto, Mi as far as earth's con
fines will allow it to range. Yes, thought
does, indeed, annihilate (imo and space.
Well, skin ten years, and come with me.
T am about filtering one of those lumber
ill;", top-heavy IPi( llines, called diligences,
Willi tile tiiileiivor, li v lis mi!, to rear!)
I l'ulis, the capital ol the li'jiin-mnn lr. Tis
! Well ttiat the roads are so delightful, or
i thill c iilie man with the tremendous hoots
would have to niter more "'cv'f .'" and
"s'.'ff.'J ."' nt the pnure?s ol Ins rope-la.-t-ciii
il teaiu than lie iloes at present. IJut
oil ooeb on 'lass, (or the roads are almost as
Miiooth. 'i'ln? vehicle is nearly full. On
the front seat fits a heavy, sour-looking
mynheer, and lnvi ! him a companion,
Willi whom he every wx and then ex
changes some ojnttiir.ie', ntnl then relapses
inlo siiei, Tiio middle seat contains
o::e Kuii.,hma:i and two Americans :
whilst tin- l ock seal is occupied l.y an old
i'leiichiiia.i and a ynuiiir, lady. 1 suppose
her to he omij;, fur she has ihe iilhe, ili-a-.t
fi.ruie of youth: but whether she be
;n iiden, w if, or widow, 'lis nut so cay to
say, s i closely does she keep that thick
veil folded over her face. I!ut 'lis a dear
little ham1, with its i.ice lilting jilove, that
holds down this screen : mid surely, 'tis the
mo4 melodious voico in the world that
answer--, ever and anon, ihe old man.
sweet is il that, once or twice, the fair
haired yotiti American on the seat before
her has turned to the concealing veil ; for
hi.1 seems lo think ils music Bounds like a
familiar strain. Jt probably recalls a dream
ol his fir distant home.
'The last slasre, nion-ienrj," paid lr n
((trlrnr to several of the passengers, who
had alighted. "We shall soon enter Pari--.
What would you please to have, madame !"
as he stepped to the window of the vehicle,
whore s.it the lady spoken nf.
"A olas of caii-sucfe, if you please,"
said the tweet voice.
And aii.i the youp.' American, who
was stamlini: near, turned at tlie words,
and looked at the speaker. Th" cm lnc.
l: 'ir returned with th.1 water, and the thick
i-il was raised as tlie lady lilted the plass
to her lips. Wh it a rtdiant, piquant lace!
What laiije, tilmoiid-shaped orbs of jet
shone, in their daik beauty, upon them!
On plaiuino; at the youm; American of
whom we have i .poken. p smile parted Ihe
rosy !ip as she held v - her little hand,
and the words, 4-Is it possible? Do , in
deed, behold Mr. roll I teiiaye ?" were re
p'inl to by the o;id utterance of, '-Natalie
Du Verri.'r.'"
Yes, 'lis even ?o. Natalie, the little
French irirl, the ilepeinleiit on his mother's
bounty, is now before him in that beauti
ful, ciicpieltislily-allired ilrmaitilr, who is
known to ihe world as Li tulle .Vninlie, the
prima donna ; to hear whose sweet notes
crowd nightly to the opera the kinji, the
queen, ladies, lords, and the prnjite. Yes,
'lis tlie ar-fa:tied Trench niolitiusale, ol'
whom the journals have been prating for
the last twelvemonth, ami who is now on
her way to Paris, with her uncle, to set the
lu- ui-mnnilc v.-ill aaiu with the bewitching
spell tjf Iht music.
And how comes Ashley here? That is
j soon told. After we saw him last In en
i tered college. Three years of hard study
'. sent hi. ii into the world, a oraduale, with
' honors, lie then studied nieilicine, recei
ved his diploma, and now travels ere lie
sits quietly down, in his native city, wilh
his loved m ilher. Mis. Courleiiaye re
mains til home, feediiiir on the hope nl soon
embracinr her idol, cheering hersell wilh
his warmly-welcomed and ever punctual
letters, in the mean time.
All this, mid more, had they related to
each other ere the vehicle reached the fau
bourgs; and so interested was Ashley in
this narration, that he forgot to gaze, with
a tiavt-lh r's rutin iiy, around him.
"You must come and see me, to tell me
all about dear Mrs. Cotnleiraye," said Nat
alie. "Mere is my address." And she
handed him a card, on which she had pen
riled some directions, as the diligence
turned into Hue St. lloimre.
Ashley needed not her uncle's pressing
invitation to induce him to come, lie felt
the old charm of her manner that had won
his boyish heart, aided most poweilully
now by her magic beauty ; for 'twas, in
deed, magical to him, for he had never
dreamed thai the swarthy, meager child
could become so woudioiisly bewitching.
His first visit found her in her charming
little boudoir, whow rose rose-colored dra
pery threw a soft blush over her. She
was studying a new opera when he was
announced; and either Ihu words or the
music had given a Ionic of softnins to the
l.ire, dark eyes, that made them apppar
still more dreamy. Ilerdres.., too, suited
her style. The orange-colored cashmere
would have made any one but herself Ionic
like a fright ; hut it threw oft", with a fine
effect, her rich, satiny skin, with its warm
glow, and her hands of raven hair, arrang
ed with the taste and beauty peculiar to a
forme .
Ah, the hours- were, indeed, winged lo
those two beings ! for Natalie's grand pi
ano w-as in eNquisite tune; her taper lin
gers hud lost none of their dexterity ; and
the strains Irom her mellow voice were so
enchanting that Ashley, Iron) his heurt, felt
that
'lli-r ileep nml tlirllinir soiif;
St-'enieil, with llioir plerrimr inetmty, to reach
The Kout, ami, in mysterious limn m,
llk-ml Willi ull tlioii(;lils of g.inllencwi ami lnvc."
She was not to appear for several nighls;
and she told Ashley, ere he li ft, that she
would look forward always fo seeing his
familiar face among her audience.
What a charm there was to him in her
graceful, playlul manner, tempeied as it
was, by a childlike deference towards him !
It was a direct compliment, and he felt it
in his heart ; for he had ever heard that
the beaulilul prima donna was the haugh
tiest ol the haughty, keeping, by her cold,
proud manner, at a respectful distance
many who would have bowed in homage
to her beauty. "And yet she is all soft
ness, all that is charming to we," soliloqui
zed Ashley, as he gained the 7or7 ics
Klrangers, after leaving her, and sank to
sleep with "Ibis Haltering unction on his
soul."
I need scarcely tell you that his visits
Wore often repeated. In fact, Ashley
Courlenaye had no wish to employ Irmsejf
in seeing the wonders of the city, unless
Natalie was at rehearsal ; and every day
found him Ihe favored, iu truth the only,
visitor of the young girl.
The night for Natalie's appearance arri
ved; nnd Ashley repaired to Ihe opera ear
ly, that he might secure a favorable posi
tion. "Surely hT heart will fail her!"
thought he, as he glanced around on the
brilliant scene, where, tier above tier, rose
bright eyes, sparkling jewels-, and waving
feathers. The air was filled with Ihe per
fume of lb" innumerable bouqueis brought
tjjere, to lavish, in beauty, on ( bi!!a Nata
lie. The full orchestra Ind swelled otil in
harmony, and was just on w fmnlc, when
the shouts of welcome, and the waving of
perfumed handkerchief.-, greeted her ap
pearance. Ashley was actually startled on
looking at the radiant creature, as she stood
gracefully and calmly in the full blaze of
lighl, with her arms, gleaming in their
beauty and gems, crossed on lier breast,
and received, as though an t very-day oc
currence, this tumultuous burst of applause.
Hut now came on his ear such a sweep of
music that he almost held his breath, lest
he .should lose the smallest note of that
thriiliug and soul-subduing voice. Even
when the curtain fell on the last scene, and
Natalie, almost veiled in tlie shower of bou
quets and garlands which had rained upon
Ihe slage, had retired, he but slowly arou
sed himself froin Ihe trance into which her
liquid voice had thrown him, lie left the
house, and sought his room, that he might
f.'at on the remembrance- of tlie Peri upon
whom he had been gazing ; and whose
tones were surely stolen from the "Springs
of Light" heard in Paradise by the blest.
Days, week, months glide on ; for
"lightly falls the foot of time, when il
only treads on flowers ;" end Ashley
Courlenaye is the daily companion of Nat
alie. Each night that witnesses her tri
umph on the stage finds him, also, an en
tranced listener i:i the jinrijuelle, luxuria
ting iu lue "Heaven ol sweet sounds."
And he is conscious, in his own heart, that
he loves the sweet song-bird, and that his
love is relumed, though no words have yet
passed between tiietn.
One day, h? entered Natalie's boudoir
with a sud countenance and a heavy heart,
which even her bright smiles and nd'eclion
ate manner could not cheer. Her own
speaking face became shaded through sym
pathy, as she asked
"What is it that grieves you, Ashley?"
"That 1 must leave yo'i. My mother
writes urgently, pressingly ; and I must
obev. It has never entered into my mind
lo disobey In-r sli.'bti st wish, so dear is she.
lint oh, Natalie, 1 have never fell my obe
dience to In-r lo be anything but pleasing
till now. How can I leave liter f
"Il is your duly," murmured she, with
a pale cheek and quivering lip. And he
knew, from the trembling of the cold hand
which he clasped, how fondly he was
loved.
"Ihit I fell you I cinnuf, unless it he
with the hope ol soon rej lining you, never
to be again separated. Tell me, dearest
Natalie, will you he mine when I have ob
tained my mother's consent to our mai
riage ?"
The pale check became still paler; but
no sound issued from her lips as she sal
tin-re, with Ashley looking anxiously, ex
pectantly in In-r face.
"Answer me, Natalie; one word, one
little word, to give joy to my exile liom
yon. Will you not cheer ine with one
smile, one word V
'I'ort are aware, Mr. C!ourtenaye, how
much I would give if I fell that 1 could
honorably say that word ; for you know
full well that I love you," said she, sadly,
but with a quiet dignity, ".nit it may not
ie. Mis. Courlenaye would never con
sent : and even you would hale me in
time, if I were so ungrateful as to engage
myself to you. No ; do not urge me again.
(Jo forth unfettered to your mother.
Thwart not her wishes, her hopes. Let
her not think, for a momen', that the child
whom her kindness; fostered, whose mo
ther's death-bed was cheered by her ben
evolence, should, like the serpent, now
turn lo sting her. Yes; it must be so. I
tell you wilh a pang that only those who
love, as I now do you could feet. Co to
your mother, and forget me."
"Never, as you yourself well know ! J
will go; but it will be to sue, to entreat
her consent. She has never denied me
anything, nor will she now, when 1 tell
her my whole happiness is at stake. Say,
will you consent to be minel Say, dear
N'atali" . . ,
How hard was it to that loving, lender
girl to compel her lips to utter words of
relusal to those beseeching looks and tones,
and her still more pleading heart; yet her
duty was plain before her. She knew
Mrs. Couitenaye was proud, for she recol
lected some instances of it as a child, and
remembered Ashley's speaking ol traits
which showed its existence still ; and she
therefoie loved him too well to bid him
hope, only to disappoint him, for her own
heart told her he could never obtain the
consent of his parent. Then, with a moral
courage great in one so young, so ardently
loving, still greater and nobler in one who
had lived for the public, with no fond mo
ther to urge on, by precept, lo this noble
sacrifice of her vim happiness to principle
and gratitude, she answered, (till tremb
ling, but calmer and more confident
"No, dear Ashley. 1 must ever say no.
It is useless to hope. Your mother will
not consent; and I will not take your
vows your love, so dear lo me ; but I
will say now, as ever, obey your mother;
go lo her ; lorget me, or remember me
only as a humble frie-d. This has been a
delightful dream ; but He thai ia over us
knows only how fully I am awakened.
Henceforth though the memory of this
joy shall he hallowed I am but Natalie,
the dependent on your mother's c harily ;
and you lnimt he to me the son of my bene
factress, my childhood's kindest friend.
.Iiiieu .' For my sake, and your own, let
this be offT last interview."
And, though he endeavored to detain
ln r, she lefi him. Overwhelmed at her
firmness, he sat speechless. He waited for
her return, but she came not. Message af
ter message did he dispatch: yet the only
answer they sufiiced to bring was a billet
cf ailieu. So he was forced t leave. He
saw her no more before his departure; for,
on going to Ihe opera, thinking to see her,
he learned "that the engagement for the
season had been brought to a sudden close
on account of the illness of the prima don
na." When he inquired, from liie porter
ess of tiie house in which she and her un
cle had resided, he heard that .she had left
wilh Monsieur Duval but where, he was
unable to find out. Ashley, hopeless, re
turned to America, with a heart burthened
by sad experience. And thus ends the
second era in the life of a prima clonic
"TnreweM : my life nmy wear a carries tinile
My w.irtls may breathe liie vely soul of lititness ;
lint Ihe tom-licit tiuirl must tlia-pl) Ti e!, the while,
Tl.at liie Irilli 1 13! a p inion of os l..i ituess.
Anil w anaii's love !;all neier Is- :. chain,
To bind ine l.i ils ii:ilhilii;lics.s nain.-'
ERA THIRD.
Twr.NTY-six years of age! and yet she
is in the prime of her sunny beauty. Those
five summers seer.i to have changed .Nata
lie but little to outward appearance ; and
though Time has brought sorrow to her, as
to all of Earth's traveller.-, still they have
not withered the radiance of her complex
ion, nor dimmed the brightness of her eye.
Heboid her now in New York, whither
ine has come to fuh'il a .jfes.iional engage
ment ! How many memories are crowd
ing in her mind, as she sits at the window
oi lier parlor t the Aitor house, looking
out upon the crowded scene ! Her voyage
has been tiresome, end she now courts the
agreeable lull of doing and saving nothing.
She has denied herself all day to "callers,"
who, ever crazy after "stars," have been
craving admittance; whil.t her uncle has
l gone out lo attend lo the dull reulitins of
business with the manager. There she tils,
as I said belore, gazing sadly out.
Iler young days! Wh.t a retrospect
passes through her mind ! And, above all,
ie obtrude Ihe ever-loved image of Ash
ley Courlenaye. She bai not heard of him
for five years; and even now Ihe recollec
tion suffices to color with a brilliant glow
her soft cheek. Not all the facinalions of
her splendid career, nor flat'ery, nor change
nf scene, had banished from her mind the
image ol her childhood's friend, her youth's
lover, which now plainly and vividly rises
before ln r. The thought of once more
seeing him made her induce her uncle to
close with the olf- r of Mr. , when he
sent to engage her services.
"To morrow I shall behold him!"
thought she, ''fof lo-morrow night my en
gagement commences; and my coming has
been sufficiently heralded, if one can trust
these papers Co.- information." And she
again leaned over one lying in her lap
What crowds the next evening betook
themselves towards the Op-ra House in
Astor Place, lo hear the new prima donr.a
in NonfU! So many seals had been se
cured that numbers could not be admitted.
Natalie was there; but unlike her usual
calm mauii'-r and reserve, she was recon
noitering the dress circle- and jmrquttle as
eagerly as ever did ihiutunit before or
since,
from a convenient slit in the curtain.
Long
she gaz-s, without any interest.
apparently, on the large and fashionable
audiences before her; but, at length, a start,
which fiom its vehemence shook the cur
tain, showed her to be awakened. NcDrthe
slage so cloje, in loci, that evtvy eye
glance might be delected sat a party of
three, upon whom her regards were fasten
ed : Mrs. Courlenaye, her son, and a lady
sitting between them, of an intellectual and
sweet face, who, at the moment Natalie's
eye rested upon the group, was familiarly
placing her hand on Ashley's arm, as
though lo call his attention. "His wife!"
was her thought ; and a new sadness sprang
up in her heart as she looked upon his ani
mated face, which exhibited no traces of
the sorrow from which she had suffered
still was suffering. No he was gay ; and
his iiveliuess must have found words, from
the smiles wreathing the lips ol his two
listeners.
There is the tinkle of the first bell Ihe
second and she must now call up her
smiles to face the audience, who are so
ready to applaud. One last sigh to her
past dsys and "Norma'1 is bending in sal
utation to that expectant crowd. How
justly was the praise merited that night in
her plaintive strains! How comet i"
gesture, in look, in lone, was lier persona
tion of the forsaken, self-sacrificing priest
ess ! And '.he applause was loud and heart
felt as she left the stage, with a pale f'nee,
and a sa I, sad heart.
The next day, Ashley Courlenaye and
his mother came lo see Natalie. There
was scarcely a spice of embarrassment in
his manner towards her ; and Mrs. Cotirte
naye was as affectionate as a relative.
"Come lo us soon, Natalie," said she,
"and renew some of our old days nnd glad
some feelings. I promise you 'twill be a
family party; none hut ourselves and Ma
ry Ashley's wile who would have call
ed also, but her babe was unwell. By the
way, you cruel one, why did you treat my
pmr Ashley si badly whilst in France?
Why, 'twas impossible for me lo comfort
him for your dismissal of his suit ; and I
must confess 1 sympathized wilh my son,
and blamed you i'or not letting him know
your whereabouts, in order that he might
tell you of my permission by letter. But
ilon t h nsh so : let I he oast be lorgolten.
He has a sweet little wife now. Come
very soon, and get acquainted with her.
I am sure you must love her, as we do."
How agonizing ! Not only was her no
ble sacrifice unappreciated, but what was
far more galling was the fact that it was
unnecessary ! I low that thought same into
her soul, making her feel the bitterness,
and yet the abject littleness, of the world,
and all ils belongings! Hut she had too
long been in the habit of hiding lier real
feelings to betray them now ; and though
her face flushed, yet did she compel her.
self lo smile, and answer lightly, even with
a eves looking upon her. Il only added
the one drop to the brimming cup, the rose
leaf on the full goblet ; and, as she walch
ed from the window their departure, she
turned, with a bitter sigh, into her own
chandler, saving with her heart, not lips,
"Farewell, hope ! and nil that gilds this
past and hollow dream. My profusion
and my talents must, in future, he suffi
cient for my earthly happiness; for n-ver
will I bind "my rpirit down to this clay
again." And, if her happiness depended
on ibis, it was assured ; for the musical
and fashionable world long and rapturously
sung the praises of the French nightingale,
Natalie Du Veriier.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
Fellow Citizens of the Senate
amd House of Representatives :
(('onifiK'fd )
The Secretary cf Ihe interior has sngoes
led in his repot t vaiiuus amendments ol the
laws relating io pensions mid bounty lands,
lor Ihe purpose ol mine eHeetually "nanli,-!".
against abuses and Iratuls on the (Jovern
iiient in ull ol which 1 invite your particular
attention.
The large accessions to our Indian popula
tion consequent upon ihe ucipiisiliou ol New
Mexico and Culilumia, mid the cxletision of
our settlement into I'lidi and Oregon, have
given increased ioteiest mid impuiluuce to
our lelalioni with the aboriginal nee.
No material change has laken place, wiih
in I lie last jear, in Ihe condition nnd pros
peels of liie Indian' tribes who reside in ihe
Northwestern Teiiiuny mid west of Ihe
Mississippi liver. We me ul peace w ilh all
of ihem ; mid it will be n souice of pleasure
to Jim tu learn 1 ii.it they rue puiluully ad
vancing iu civilization mid Ihu pursuits ol
sDiinl hie.
Alunu the Mexican frontier, mid ill Cali
fornia, and Oiegnti. ibeie have been occa
sions:! miuiil'eslalion of unfiiendly feeling,
and some depredations cuuimitled. 1 urn
Milisiied, however, that Ihey lesulled more
from llio ilesiiiule mid simving condition of
I tie Indians I tin il fiom any settled hoslility
louaids the whiles. As Ihe settlements ol
our citizens prngies towards ihem, the
game upon which they mainly rely for sub
sistence is driven oil or ilestioved, ami l hit
only alternate left lo lliem is .taivaiiou or
plunder ll becomes us lo consider, iu view
of ibis condition ol' thing, whether juxtice
mid Immunity, us well as mi enlightened
economy, do not requite lliat, instead of
seeking lo punish them lnr otlences w hich
ar the re.-n It of our own policy towHids
Ihem, we tdiuuld nnl provide lor then imme
diam want and encourage l hem tu engage in
agriculture, and In rely nu Iheir labor, hi
lcad of Ibj chase, iui Ihu means of sup
pint. V.uiiiis inipoilaut treaties have been ne
gotiated w ith ilillerenl lubes during Ihe year
by which Iheir t il ie tu l.i.ge mid valuable
iruelrt of cuuniiy has been cxiinguished, ull
of which' will, at the proper time, be sub
mitted to ihe Sen ile for laliilealinn.
Thu joint commission under thrf treaty
nl liiiiiiltilupn llul..lgo has lieen actively en
gaged in limning nnd i.iatl.nig the boundary
line between ihe Coiled Slate and Mexico.
It was staled in ihe last annual report of the
Societal y of ihe Interior, ih.it the initial
point on ihe Pacific Mini Ihe point nf junction
of ihe CJila Mi Colorado livei had been deler
mined, mid ihe iulei veiling line, about one
hundred uud (illy milej in length, tun and
marked by tempiiiary moiiuineiils. Since
lli.it lime a monument nf marble had been
elected at the ir.il r.t I oiiil,. mid permanent
laiidm.uks ol j i on baui b en placed nl Mut
able distaneeii along I he lit .
Tim initial point i n the 1'io (Trande, tins
also been iiveil iiy liie i-oiiiuiissiiiiieis III Imi
lude 'Si dag :V2 min , mid ul tin) dale of ihe
l ist commiinii-alioii ihe suivey ol ihe line
had been mado Ihenee westward about one
hundred and lift y miles to the ueiybboi hood
of Ihe copper mines.
The commission on onr pivtt was nl fiisl
organized on u scale which experience pio
veil in be uuvviedly and attended w ith un
necessary expense. Ordeis have, therefore,
been issued for the reduction of the number
of persona employed uuliin Ihu smnllesl
limit, consi-leul wilh- IIih nafe'y nf lh'e
engaged in Ihe service, and the prompt and
efficient execution of iheir iinpoituut duties.
Kelurus have been received fiom ull Ihe
(ifiieen engiiged in taking Ihe census in Ihe
Slates and Territories; except California
The superiiiteiiilnnt employed tb make the
eiiumemlion in lliat Stale liu not yet made
hi full report,, irom causes, as he allege,
beyond bis control. This failure is to neb lo
be regretted, as it bas prevented- ihe Secre
tary of the Interior trout making Ibj decen
nial apportionment of representative ttmong
Ihe Suites, n required by Ihu act approved
May Sf, 1850. ll is hoped, however, that
ihe relume will soon bo received, and no
limo Will ihen bo lost iu making the neces
sary iippointment, mid in transmitting the
cetlificales required by law.
The Siipeiiiitendani" of the Seventh Cen
sus is diligently employed, under Ihe direc
tion ol the Secretmy of ihe Interior, in clas
sifying nnd armnging, in tabular form, nil
the statistical information derived from tits
returns of the marshals, nnd it is belietnd
that when the work shall be completed it
w ill exhibit a more perfect view of the pop
ulation, wealth, occupation, and fociul condi
tion of a great country, than has ever been
presented lo Ihe world. The value of such
a woik, as the basis of eiilighlenad legisla
tion, can hardly be nrer-eslimated ; and I
earnestly hope lhat Cong'ess will lose no
time in making Ihe appropriations necessary
Incomplete the classifications, audio pub
lish Ihe results in a style woilhy of the sub
ject and of onr national character.
The want of a uniform fee bill, prescribing
the compensation lo bo allowed district
attorneys, clerks, marshals, mid commis
sinneis in civil and criminal cases, is the
cause of much vexation, injustice, and com
plaint I would recommend a thorough re
vision of iho laws on the whole snhjecl and
the adoption of a lurid' of fees which, as far
as practicable, should be uniform, and pre
senile a specilio compensation lor every ser
vice which the ollicer may be required lo
perform. This subject w ill be fully presen
ted in ihe lepoit of the Secretary of the
liUei jnr.
In my last annua! message I pave briefly
my reasons for believing that you possessed
the const it m imia I power lo improve Ihe har
bors of onr great lake? nnd seaeoasty and
Ihe navigation of our piincipal liver, and
recommended that appropriation should be
made for completing fuch woiks as had al
ready been commenced, and for commen
cing such oiheis us might seem lo ihe w is-
ilnin ul Lotii'tess In he ol public and gener
al importance. Without rene.'ilit'g ihe ten
sons then urged, I deem il my duly again lo
call voiir aileiitinu to this important subject
The woilts of many of the haibois were h it
iu an unfinished slate, mid consequently ex
po'ed to the action of the elements, which
is fast destroying them. Great numbers nf
lives uud vast amounts of properly are an
nually lost for want of safe and convenient
haibois on the lakes None but Ihose who
have been exposed to lhat dangerous naviga
tion can fully appreciate ihe importance of
I hi subject " The w hole noilhwest appeals
lo miu lor relief, and I trust tlieft appeal
will receive due considerations at your
hands..
The same is in a measure Irtte ia regard
In some of the huibura and in ink-Is on ihe
seiieoiisl.
The unobstructed navigation of our large
liver i of equal impoitance, Our sellle
men! are now extending lo Ihe sources of
Ihe uieat liveis which empty into, mid form
poll if the Mississippi, and the value of the
public land in those region would be great
ly enhanced by fieeing Ihe navigation of
ihose water fiom obstruction. In view,
theiefoie, ol the great interest, I deem it my
duly again lo ntgo upon Copgiess lo make
such uppinpiialinii for those improvements
a I hoy nitty deem necessary.
The survey of l he Delia of ihe Mississippi
w ith a view lo Ihe prevention of the over
flows that have proved o disastrous to thai
legion nf country, have been neatly comple
te I, nu. I t tit: reports thereof are now iu
course of prepaiulion, and will shortly be
laid befoie yon.
The protection of our northwestern fron
tier, and of the adjacent Mexican Plates,
against the Indian tribes within onr bonier
ha claimed my earliest nnd constant atten
tion. Cougies having failed, nl liie la-t
session, In adopl my lecommenu.ilion lhat
an additional regiment of mounted men
specially adapted lo lhat service should be
raised, ull thai leniained to ; done was to
make the best use of ihe means at my dis
posal. Accordingly, all the I mop tuhipled
lo lhat service that could propeily be spared
from oiher ouai leis have been cimeentraled
on that tiuulicr, uud oflicers of biyh reputa
tion selected lo command ihem. A i.ew
airuugemciil of Ihe military posts has also
been made,- whreby Ihe tioops are brought
nearer to Ihu Mexican fiontier. and lo Ihe
liibes Ihey are intended to-overawe
Sullieieut time hj not yet elapsed to real
ize all the benclils that are expected to
result from these ui rangemenls, but I have
every reason lo hope lhal Ihey will elleclu
ally check their maiuuding expeditions.
The nature of the country, which Ititnishes
little lor ihe suppoil of mi army mid abounds
iu places' of leluge and concealment, is re.
maikably well adapted lo this predatory
wailnre, and we can scarcely hope lhat any
military force combined villi the grealebl
vigilance, can eniiiely suppress it.
By the treaty of (Juadalupo Hidalgo we
ate bound lo protect the ternloiy of Mexico
agaiitsl the incursions of the savage tribes
within our border "with equal diligence uud
energy" a if Ihe same were made within
our tjiriloiy or against our citizens. 1 have
endeavored lo comply, as fur us possible,
wilh t lie provision ol Ihe treaty. Unlets
have been given lo the olliceis commanding
on lhal fiouiier lo consider Ihe Mexican ter
ritory and il inhabitants us equally with
our own entitled to Iheir pmlecliun ; and to
make ull iheir plans and arrangement wilh u
view to Ihe uilainmeul of this object, di
stinctions have also been gMfeu to the Indian
commissioners and ageutjtwamong llrese
tribe, iu ull treaties, lo nutwejllio clauses
designed for the piotecliou of onr own cili
zens upply also Iu those cf Mexico 1 have
no reason lo doubt that these instructions
have been fully carried into etl'ecl. Never
theless il is piubublu lhal, in spile of all our
rlioils, some of the neighboiiii Stales ol
Mexico may have sutTeied, as our own have
I mil) depitii.ihun. by the Indians.
To Ihe ilitiiciillies of defending onr own
lernlory, as uIhivu nieiioiieil, are supeiadded
in defending lhal of Mexico, thuse lhal arise
from il remotfiie, Irom Ihe fuel lhat we
have no right lo Mat ion our troops within
lier limil; and lhal there is no eliicient mil
itary force nu Ihe Mexican side In co-oper-ale
wuli our own. So long as ibis shall enii
liuun lo be the case, iho number ami aeiivi
tv of our troop- will raihei increase than
diminish ihe evil, n ihe Indians w ill nalin
i.llv luni lowaid, lhal country wheia ihey
encounier Ihe least resistance. Yet these
I loop are necessary lo subdue I hem, and
lo compel ihem lo make and observe Iroa
ties Until ihis shall have been done, liei
iher country will enjoy any secuiity from
Iheir attacks.-
The Indians in California, who had pre
viously appeared of a peaceable chararler,
ami disnoM-d lo cuIiivhib the friemlrhip of
liie whiles, have recently vomniiited several
acts oi iioatihiy. ,As a kvge portion of lb
reinforcements Rent to the Mexican frm tier
were draw n from Ihe Psrilii i thn military
new now siaiinuen mere is consul-red en
tirely, inadequate to ils defence. It cannot
tie increased, however, without nn increase
ol '.lie army j ami 1 ngmn recommend that
measure as indispensable !o the protection
of l lie frontier.
1 invite your attention to the sn?rresliona
on this subject, nnd on others connected
with hi Department, in the report of tf?e
Seerelary of War.
The appropriations fur the support of ihe
army during Iho current fiscal year ending
duin Juno next, were reduced laf below Ihe
estimate submitted by the Department.
The consequence of this reduction is a con
sideiable deficiency) to which I invite your
earty aiietmon.
The expenditures ol that Department fof
thu venr ending 30th June last, were 89,
060,268 CS. The estimates for fhe year
commencing 1st June next and ending .tune
30, 1853, are S7.898.775 83 ; showing a
leduction of SI, 1 G 1 .493 "5
The Itoard n Commissioners, to whom
the management 6f the alfaiis of Ihe Milita
ry A.yliim created by the act ef 3d of
Maich last was entrusted, have selected a
site for the establishment of nn Asylum in
Ihe vicinity of this city, w hich has been ap
proved by me, subject to lue production of a
satisfactory title.
The report of the Secretary of the Navy
will exhibit the condition of the public ser
vice under the supervision of that Depart
ment. Our naval force afloat during the
present year has been actively and usefully
employed in giving protection to onr widely
exlended and increasing commerce and in
terests iu the various quarters of the globe,
arid our Hag has every where-aflorded the
security and received the respect inspired
by Ihe justice and liberality of our inter
course, and the dignity uud power of the'
nation.
The expediticn commanded by Lieuten
ant De Haven, despatched in search of the
British commander, ?ir John Franklin, and
ttis companions in the Arctie Seas, relurned
lo New Yoik in the month of October, after
having undergone gieat peril and suffering"
liom nn unknown mid dangerous navigation
and ihe rigor of a northern climate, without
any satisfaclmy information of the objects of
their search, but with new contributions to
science and navigation from Ihe unfrequen
ted polar regions. The officer and men of
the expedition, having been all volunleers'
for Ihis service, and having so conducted it
as to meet the entire approbation of the.
Government, il is suggested, as an act of
grace and generosity, lhat the same allowance'
of extra pay and emoluments be extended
to them lhal were mr-de t t tre ollicer anil!
men of like ruling in ihe late exploring ex
pedition lo the South Sea.-
1 earnestly recommend to your attention
the necessity of reorganizing Ihe Naval F.s
tablishmenl, apportioning and fixing ihe'
number of oliiceis in each grade, providing
some mode ef promotion to Ihe higher
grades of iho navy, having reference tor
merit and capacity, rather than seniority or
date of entry info the erfire, and for retir
ing fiom Ihe effective list upon reduced pay
those who may be incompetent to the per
foimaiico Of active duly. And a measure
of economy as well as of efficiency in this:
arm of the service, Ihe provision last men
tioned is eminently vvotlhy of your consid
oiatiou. The determination of the questions
of relative tank between the sea ollicer nnd
civil oflicers ol the navy, and between olli
cer of the army and navy, in the various
grades of each, will also nieiit your atten
tion. The failme lo piovide any substitute,
when coporeal punishment was abolished for
olienees in the navy, has occasioned the
convening of numerous courts martial upon
the nriival of vessels iu port, and is believed
lo have had an injurious ellect upon the dis
cipline and efficiency of the service.
To moderate punishment from one grade
to another is among the humane reform of
the age ; but lo abolish one of severity,
which applied so generally lo offences on
chip-board, ami pruvide nothing in its stead,
is lo suppose a piogreSs of improvement iu
every individual among seamen which is
not ussumed by the Legislature in respect to
any other class" ol men. It is hopeil that
Coiigiess, in ihe ample opportunity afforded
by the present session,- will thoioughly in
vesiigate ihis impoitimt subject, and estab
lish such modes of determining guilt, and
such gradations of punishment as are consis
tent with humanity ami the personal rights
of individuals, and at the same lime shall
eusuiu ihe mosl eneigetie and eliicient per
formance of duly uud I lie suppression of
crime in our ships of wai.
The stone dock at ihe Navy Yrd at New
Yoik,- which whs ten years in process of
eousliuctio!i, has been so far finished as to
be surrendered up lo Ihe authorities of fhr?
yard.
The dry dock nt Philadelphia is repotted
as completed, and is expected soon to be
tested and delivered over to Ihe agent of
Ihe Government. That al Portsmouth, New
llampsliue, is also ready for delivery ; and
a conduct has been concluded, agieeably to
the act of Congress at its last session, for a
floating reciioinil dock on the Bay of San
Krancisco. 1 invite your attention to the
lecommeuduiiou ol the Department touching
Iho establishment of a navy yard jn con.
junction wilh ihis dock ou ihe Pacific.
Such a station is h'ghly necessaiy to ihe
convenience and etlccliveness of our fleel in
ihut ocean, which must be expected to in
crease wilh ihe giowih of commerce, and
Ihe rapid extension of our whulo fisheries
over its waleis.
The Naval Academy at Annapolis, under
a' revised and improved system of reputa
tion, now iiilords opoi utilities of education
and instructidi to Ihe pupils quite equal,
it is believed, for professional improvement,'
lo ihose enjoyed by ihe cadets in Ihe 3ilita.
ry Academy. A large class of midshipmen
was received at liie commencement of Ihe'
last Academic term, uud u prenlice-ship has
beer, attached to t lie institution, lo ulf'ord
ihe amplest means for regular instruction In'
seamanship us well as for cruises duiiny the
vacation of three or four months iu eaclr
yeur.
Tho Advantages of science hi naulicaf
amiiis have rarely been more strikingly
illustrated lhaii in the fuel slated iu Ihe re-'
port of ihe Navy Depailment, thai, by
means of ihe w ind and curienf chart, pio-'
jrcled U!it prewired by Lieutenant Maury,
the Supt-iiiileiulaiil nf Ihe Naval Observatoiy
Ihe passage liom the Atlantic lo the Pacific
port of oar country bus been shortened by
about foil)- days.
The cs'imuies for the support of Ihe Nnvy'
and Marine Coip the ensuing fiscal year
will be found o be S3 856,472 19, the rsii"
males for the curieul year being
Mr.- ' '-"
The estimates for special oW. un,i. ,
coc,.o. of thi. Deraien, iKt