,opinion is untainted by the madness of ei
ther. And yet how fearful is it to think
that large parties, formidable by their ener
gy, activity and zeal, are constantly agita
ting measures, on one or the other side avow
edly 'directed towards the disruption of the
federal r com poet ! Let us hope that the con
sumation of these unholy purposes is deep
buried in the wombof time—let us pray that
they may be its latest, us they will be its
most hedious birth.
. „
vv,upet sentiments and projects, such us
1 have ad vetted to, are here and there ac
luirnig,a local force, strong enough to awa
ken apprehension in the hearts of the wisest
iina -best citizens, it may be well fur those
.who have not given the subject much re
to'bethink themselves - of the duty
and allegiance they owe to the constitution
and laws of the land. I know that the exist
ence of slavery is tuiveisally deplored by
the good people of this State. They regnrd
it with au almost instinctive horror: but with
no inclination whatever, to interfere with it
in any State where it may be established by
law. The abolition of slavery within her
own limits was one of the earliest, as it was .
one of the proudest acts, of the achieved in
dependence of our noble Commonwealth.
She goes no farther than that. It is her
plain duty not to interfere with other States,
and she does not do it. This is the attitude
of the people and government of Pennsyl
vania upon this exciting question, regarded
in their relation to the other States.
But tllbre sometimes occurs wiihin our
territory an attempt by citizens of other
States to enforce the right of re-capturing
their fugitive slaves. And it is particular
ly to the duties of the citizens upon such oc
casions that I would call their attention.
The fugitive slave law provides the legal
machinery for carrying into effect the con
stitutional proviiion with regard to fugitives
from labor. As to the constitutionality of
that law, in all its provisions, it is enough
to say that it passed through the severest
ordeal of criticism while it was before the
Senate and the Rouse of Representatives,
where all *these 'objections were trade and
refuted. We have a poidished opinion of
the Attorney General of the U. S., taken by
the President; affirming its constitutionality
in every particular,—and we have the con•
curring opinions to the saute at:et of every
justice of the Supreme Court of the U. S.
judicially pronounced, who has been called
upon to act under the law. One would
think this were enough to satisfy the tende
rest conscience, but persons who set up their
conscience against the law, most generally
use ices a mere pretext to cover up the crime
of their disloyalty.
In view of all this concurring authority
no honest and sane man can . affirm that he
belitives the law to be Atconstitutional. Be
men's scruples, however, what they may,
this will afford them no justification for re
sistance to this law. It is the law of the
land—supreme and paramount over every
-state constitution, and over every state en
actment that in any particular conflicts with
its provisions. It has this supremo autho
rity hy virtue of the federal constitution
itself.
What is the plain duty of the citizens,
when stic.h.a law is sought to be enforced—
i
a law car •ing into e ff ect ono: of the leading
compro ses of the Constitution ? Need I
ray to th , intelligent grand inquest that it
is his duty, on his allegiance to his country,
to put no obstacle in the way of its execu
tion—and not only so, it is also his duty to
prevent others from putting such obstacles
in the tray:
Certainly the sympathy which is felt for
a recaptured fugitive, about to be taken back
into.bondage, is natural, and it is honorable
to the heart that is inspired by it. We who
enjoy so large a measure of liberty may well
be supposed to be sensitive when we see a
man about to be deprived of all liberty•to
be reduced from veil his stolen freedom to
slavery—from being a man-to become again
a thing, a chattel: The heart and the head
revolt at that.—The generous impulses of
the great heart of the people are always in
favor of the slave.—l would not that they
should be otherwise, for if that evil day
should ever come when our people would
sympathise with the master rather than the
slave, they would be near being lit to be
slaves themselves.
But this honorable feeling should never
carry the people into resistance. of the law.
Let the master in recapturing his fugitive
have no impediment placed in his way—let
him be held only ton strict compliance with
the law. §ee that he • makes his case out
according to its' requisitions, and when that
is done !et him pass hence with his pro
perty. •
Let every good citizen—every man in
whose eyes the Union has a value—join
with his fellows in putting down, and crush
ing at whatever cost, every attempt to nulli•
fy this law. It is not to be endured for a
moment that crowds of negrocs, shall tithe
upon themselves to set at naught the Consti
tution, nor that the fanatics, who so touiLy
.profess their love for the negroes, shall be
permitted to unite with them in that unholy
warfare, upon the plea of their tender con
science. 11 these people do not love the
Union and the Constitution, let them with
draw to some more. congenial country. and
government. Think you that the people of
the Southern States Will quietly submit to a
practical subversion of the constitution in
this respect—that they, willing to perform
their duty, will release you from the perform
saw of yours 1 It is not to be expected.
Those scenes of violence and resistance
which they have encountered in some por
tions of the North, in proseouting their law
ful claims against fugitive slaves, have made
a profound impression upon the public mind
of the South. The bonds ofthe Union have
been greatly weakened. Section has been
arrayed against section ; and we are now to
come extent threatened with that terrible
evil, against which the father of his country
rased !di warning voice,namely, the forma
tion Ofparties . upon merely sectionalgrounds.
TheJ,Tnion can hardly endure that shock.
- ,:thould any attempt be made, to carry into
tifect the provitions of the laiv I have been
commenting on, in this county, it is the
trust of this Court that the free and
gent citizens will see that it shall not be re
sisted and nullified. In upholding the law
they will be but performing a sacred duty to
their country. Obedience to the laws, in a
country like this, where . the laws.einanate
directly from the people themselves, and
, where there is no strong armed hand every
where present to enforce them, is the sole
condition upon which society exists.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1569.
KrCourt Proceedings we give none this
week—having been disappointed by our repor
ter. Nothing however of consequence was tried.
Kr•On our first page our readers will find
the able Charge of Judge Jones to the Grand
Inquest of the Como) , of Lehigh, in regard to
the 'Sin all Note Bill'' and the "Fugitive Slave
Law." it is a clear and decided document,
afid should be read by every citizen in the dis
trict.
The Scott Meeting,
Held in the Court [louse on the evening of
the 3d instant, was very, largely attended.—
Yhe speaket Murton Ilk Mithael, , of Phil
adelphia; was well received, mid the manner :
in which lie addressed the meeting, the mod
erate langna4,e he used, is highly spoken off
by the members of hush political parties.
The Rail Road Convention
This Convention was held on the 3d instant,
the proceedings of which were given at length
in our last week's issue. A series of resolu
tions went passed which reiterate the leasabil
ity of the prdposed !tail !load, along the riv
er Lultigh, to the Lehigh, and Schuylkill Coal
!legions.
The Convention was largely attended by
DelegAms from Schuylkill, Columbia, North.
ampton, Bettis, 'Carbon and Lehigh, also by a
number of Capitalists front Now Yolk. Sev
eral very animated speeches were delivered.
Judgerortcr,the President of the 'Delaware, Le
high, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Rail Road
Company' stated, that other men who were
large capitalists had taken an interest in its
completion with a view of making it one of
the most productive Roads in the Union.
A connection with the great Central Load
above Harrisburg will be strongly urged at the
locoing of the Legislature. The route is by
no means a difficult one, and if made will
bring a barge portion of the Western trade
through our section of the country.
Among the resolutions passed, is one, how.
ever, to which we would recommend the se4
lions consideration of our Farmers, Manufac
turers, Mechanics and Laboring, men, it reads
its fulldws :
.1-Waved—That Pretz, henry King
and Jacob Di'linger, be the committee for Le•
high county, whose duty it shall be to solicit
subt,criptions of Stock, and to render to said
Company any aid in their power, in settling
the right of way along the line of said Rail
Ro.ad.
Our leaders very well know, that %%xi :lave
done considentble talking up to this time, i 1 now
becomes our duty to act in earnest,—in Whet
words, to walk up to the "Committee's offices"
and set down our mines fur one, two, three,
four, or a dozen dunes. What say }uu! mill
you do it? IVe truss our we• call give you the
welcome news in our next, that at Joust one Atm
tiro, shows are subscribed ! •
Newspaper Improvema.nts
Eycniirg, Bullutin.—This Daily Evening Jour
nal has lately undergone decided improve
ments, and is now ono of the handsomest as
well us one of the best papers •in Philadelphia.
It is what its title indicates, all "evening pa•
per" and we beliet(e the only one pubti.shed
in the• city. A semi-weekly paper is also is
sued from the office, 'at three dollars her
annum.
Daily Sun.—ln the last number of the €.lThil
adelphia Daily Sun" the editors propose to is
sue a double skeet every Saturday in Quarto
form, 'contain a summary of the
Daily paper. Wily' subseilbers will receive
the Double sheet at the present price of sub
scription, which is lour Dollars a year. 11'eek
ly subscribers one Dollar per annuin. Wallace
& Fletcher, publishers.
•
Easton Whiz—W.4l4mi by Jussiair P. lid.
Itch, Ea,uutt, value to us Log week con
siderably (milli g•.l and much imploved in ap•
pe:aranee. :e are four Engliskpapers.pub
lislied at Easton, and the Whig, with the ex.
ception of itic Semi :r 1, is the oldest in' the
place.
Press and plepttblican.—Publielted 'by 5. My.
crs Son, in the City of Lancaster, has chang
ed its head, and is out with new type. A de
cided improvethent friend Myers.
Carbon Democrat.—This Journal under the
proprietorship ol 'Enos 7blan, is out with a new
head. Our brother appears to be getting along
pretty well. One thing, however, we have to
remind him of, and that is to sharpen the ideas
of your Carbon county people in regard to the
proposed Rail Road along• the Lehigh River
to the Coal Regions.
Montour County.
We learn from the Danville papers that al/
needed preparation has been made for begin
ning business as an organized county. Every
office has 'been put in readiness with , record
books, all officers, commissions have been re
ceirod, and officers qualified.
Mount Vernon
There is manifest propriety in the project for
the purchase of Mount Vernon by the Govern
ment, and We are" pleased to see it recom
mended in the truly able report of the Secreta
ry of the Interior in connexion with the estab
lishment 'of an agricultural bureau. the
event of the establishment.ol such u bureau,
which we trust to see speedily accomplished,
a model farm in the vicinity of the metropolis,
under the direction of the bureau, would prove
an augiliary .in illustrating the best modes of
culture; and should such a view meet the fa.
vorablu consideration of Congress, Mr. Stuart
suggests that Mount Vernon, %%these soil was
once tilled by the hands, and is now cOnsocra
ted by the dust, of the Father of his Country,
and which should properly belong to the nation,
might, with great propriety, become; under its
auspices, a model farm to illustrate the pro
gress of that pursuit to which he was so much
devoted. Whatever may be the action of Con
gress, we are sure the heart of the whole
American people will respond affirmatively to
this suggestion. ' It would ensure protection
and permanence to the many relics which are
now objects of so much interest, and wguld ad
mirably comport with the regard we entertain
for whatever is associated with the memory of
‘Vashington.
An Annual Census
A writer recommends an animal census in
each State, which could be done by the as
sessors and tax collectors at little extra cost.—
Nothing tends so much as this to make each
member of society realize the fact that his
personal and family interests are inseparably
blended with the well being of the n hole corn
munity. While this practice of considering
large aggregates of wealth and population abate
human selfishness, and shames littleness out
of haleits meanness, it fosters both patriotism
and humanity. Social, educational, moral and
industrial statistics are altogether too much
neglected in this country.
Pennsylvania Interests
"More than three•fourths of our population,"
says the Piesident, in his late message to Con
gress, "are employed in the cultivation of the
soil."' If this is true of the United States, it is
especially true of the State of Pennsylvania,
which produces so largely, wheat, corn, provi
sions, wool, flax, and other staples that are the
original elements of wealth. Pennsylvania
sheep produce some of the fittest "fleece" ever
fabricated,- and is well entitled to the ancient
name of •igolden fleece." her flour commands
a preference in the markets of the world, and
her rye whiskey forms the bads of rivers of
• French brandy. Commerce, manufactures au l
mechanics all draw their wealth originally from
agriculture, which furnishes the raw material
fur fabrication. Let farmers think of this and
••speed the plongli"—and let more operatives
cultivate terms, as inviolable "homesteads."
A Fact for Farmers
Dr. R. T. Baldwin has recently made public
the result of several years investigations and
experiments upon manures, and the various
ways of fertilizing the soil. lie stales that the
best and speediest way to fertilize any soil, is
to •C 0 Wilf it over with straw, bushes, or any raw
material, so As completely , to shade it. The
surface of the earth thus tieb , g made cool, dark,
damp and dom., soon ut.dergoes a chemical
process like putrilaction, and becomes highly
fertilized. This plan of fertilizing, he says,
may be applied with auccees to .any soil what-
ever, no matter how poor, •tt,rd the result will
be astonishing.
Lager Beer.
The Suns of Tornperanc.e have turned their
attention to the subject of Lager Beer, and in
stituted investigations into its nature and char
acter. A committee, specially appointed in
Philadelphia, have thoroughly examined the
subject and published the result of their delib
erations. 'lt seems that "lager" vontoins
per cent. of alcohol; at least one pint 'of beer,
upon investigation, was disoove,red to contain
that amount of pure spirits in it. The dints
of lager beer are more of a stupying than stint-
Muting character. ' Thu skung decoction of
hops, which forms the basis of ihe lbeer, is
potent s.edmive which does not excite like al
cohol, 'but st•upefes like laudanum. These
effects are visible if a great quantity is swab
dowel.
Reading Rail Road:
We learn from the Pottsville Emporium of
'Saturday, stiat 4 :on Saturday last, bethte the
Court of Common Pleas, at Orwigsburg, Ed
ward Owen Parry, Eq., 011 behalf of William
Chalmers, of Schuylkill Ilayen, made applica,
non for a writ of Quo IVarranio against the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company,
to show cause why their charter should not be
forfeited. The foundation of the appliCation is
a refusal on the part of the Railroad Company !
to permit Mr. Chambers to run burden cars
upon the Railresaal. The Court granted a rule
to show cause why the wit of Quo Warranto
should not .issue, iletantable to : t&o ,psescrit term
of Coml."
Our Western Railroads
Wo.observe from the Congressional reports,
that Mr. Hampton has given notice in the
House of his intention to introduce a bill grant.
ing three millions of acres of public' lands to
the State of Pennsylvania for the purpose of
aiding in the construction of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, the Pittsburg and Connellsville Rail
road, and that portion of the Ohio and -Penn
sylvania Railroad lying Milian the limits of
the Etate of Pennsylvania, to be distributed
among the several companies, as follows, to
wit: two millions of acres for the construction
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, five hundred
thousand for the! construction of the Pittsburg
and Connellvill4 Railroad, and five hundred
thousand for the'rconstruction of the Ohio and
Pennsylvania Railroad.
The Public Lands
The report of Commissioner of the Gen
era! Land Office shows that the whole quantity
of lands sold and disposed of during the :year
1845, including that located by military boun
ties,
State selections, Sze., was 4,033,009 acres,
amounting, at $1,25 per acre, to 56,428,435.
For 1849,'5,184,410 acres were disposed of in
like,mdanner, amounting at the same ram, to
$6,575,025. And for the three quarters of 1850,
exclusive of the bounty locations not yet re- ;
turned for the third quarter, 2,815,356 acres
were disposed of, amounting, at the rate stated :,
to $3,562,041. The whole area of the public
lands, exclusive of those in Oregon, California,
New Mexico,'Utah, the Indian and Nebraska'
Territories, was 421,103,750 acre's. That 'of
these about one-fourth have been sold for the
sum of $135,339,092, while the whole. cost of
every kind to the Government, including the
amount paid to France ler Lonisitma, to Spain 1
for the Floridas, and for the extinguishment of!
the Indian title, was $74,757,879, making the ,
net profit, to the Government $60,381,213, or
ad average of nearly one and a quarter millions
of dollars annually for the last fifty years.—
Nearly the same amount has been granted, in'
bounties, for works of internal improvements,
&c. The average cost of the public lands, in
eluding the purchase, extinguishes the Indian
surveying, selling and managing, &c., is
only 21 4.5 cents per acre, while for each acre,
the Government receives SI 25 per acre, mak
ing a net profit of $lO3 1.5 cents per acre.
The sale of the mineral lands in Oregon and ,
California is recommended in the report, and
the benefits of that system, a.. compared with
the leasing of those lands, are ably considered
and fully sustained. The evils growing, of of
the leasing of the mineral lands m Missouri, :
Illinois, Wisconsin and lowa, are graphically
described; and it is clearly shown that that sys- ,
tem has wholly failed as a source of revenue ;1
that it has been a loss pecuniarily to the Gov-1
ernment, directly to a considerable sum, and I
indirectly to a much greater amount; anil,l
moreover, that it has been the fruitful source of
litigation and crime.
Three Ceht Pieces
The following letter front the Treasurer of
the United States Allot, corrects a misapprehen
sion which exists in many quarters, and has
gained sorne currency in the newspapers, that
a new three cent coin was to be produced.—
The letter is in reply to one enclosing a speci
men coin, the centre of which is silver with a
copper rim, and quite a numb& of which have
found their way in circulation. Should the re
connnendations of the Postmaster General in
regard to the reduction of postage be adopted,
Congress will, undoubtedly, pass a law direct
big the coinage of a three cent piece:
Mita rj the United
November 30, 1850,
Sir:—four letter of the 28th ins!ant, was
duly received. Accelit my thanks for the
specimen coin which you were pleased to send
nie.
It has been erroneously stated in the papers
that the Ain't is coining a three cent piece.—
This impression has grown out of the circum
stance that a bill was berme Congress at the
last session, authorising the coinage of a new
cent and three cent coin ; but this bill did not
pass Congress, and, of course, no such coinage
has been made.
Very respectfully ;
E. C. DALE, Treasurer
Charles llidabock, Eq., New York.
Sartain's Magazine
This periodical, for January, 1851, is already
on our table, .and is the most brilliant that has
yet been issued. The Plates exhibit superior
taste and ; the reading matter is all origi
nal, and horn li•erary writers of eminence.—
Among them we notice the names of Rev.
John Todd, E. M. Elsworth, Mrs. bigourney,
Mrs. Emma C. Einbury, Foderika Bremer,
Mary Clowitt, Mrs. C. M. Kirkland, Professor
Mart, &c.
For the liberal enconragement which Mr.
Sartain oilers to American illierittiire he is
certainly entitled in public commendation and
patronage. Terms for 1851—sitigle copitis
$3, five copies $4O, ten copies for $2O, and
an extra copy to the person who scuds a
club of tell.
The Mississippi Legislature
The Legislature by the joint -action of both
louses, on the 21st instant, appointed a commit
tee of fourteen members of the House and seven
1/1 the Senate, to report a bill calling a convect.
vention, whh plenary power to take such steps
as the State, in s her sovereign capacity, may deem
proper in the pending difficulties.
According to instruction, the joint committee
reported a bill appointing next November as the
time for holding the Southern Convention, We'
delegates to be chosen next September.
Coy. Quitman has sent a message, asking fur
the immediate.organizationairthe tnilitia.
The Legislature passed a resolution, ordering
the Printing of cfilleen thousand copies of Wasia
ington's Farewell Address.
Hine ClaYnre.—A ttlerman agricultural peri.
odical, published in Pittsburg, states that within
a circle of 20 miles from Cincinnati, there arc
743 acres of vineyards, planted with Catawba
and Isabella grape; the imported vines have not
succeeded, excepting in more Sohtlitirly districts.
In 1848 the average produce was 300 gallons
per acre; in 1648, the Most unfavorable year
hitherto, 100 gallons per acre. New Catawba
wine is worth about 7b cents, and after fining,
dm., very readily fetches $1,25 per gallon.
Meyer Barlar Convietcd.—Mayor Darker was
tried and convicted at Pittsburg of misdemeanor
iu office. The suit arose from the Mayor usurp
ing his power, by causing the arrest, some time
since, of.several meMbers of Council--theCuun.
cilmen having committed no legal offence to war•
rant such proceedings. -Colonel 8. W. Black,
counsel for ate prosecution, delivered moat el
oquent speech on the occasion. • •
Scott Meeting
Pursuant to a public notice, the friends of Gen.
Scott in Lehigh county, met at the Court House
in Allentown, on Tuesday the 3d instant, and
nominated him as their candidate for the oflice
of Chief Magistrate of this great Republic. The
meeting was large and enthusiastic, and attended
by citizens from all parts of the County. Morton
McMichael, 'Esq., !TOM Philadelphia, was present
by invitation, and.addressed the meeting in a re.
ry able and eloquent manner.
On motion, the following persons were ap,
pointed officers of the meeting.
Col. J. COOK, President.
ilenty Yeager,
John Weida, Vice Pres .
vt nlents.
John Saeger;
Jon. Reichard,
T.. Gond,
J. S. Reese, } .ectetaries. .
The meeting being properly organized, the
following Resolutions were offered for the
consideration ul the meeting which were read .
and on motion adopted.
Whereas it is fit and proper in a Repub
lican country and under the benign influen
ces of Democratic institutions, that the true
*will of the people Should be fully and open
ly expressed, unpolluted and unwarped by the
interested views and selfish intrigues of venal
peliticians.
And, Whereas it is more especially fit, that
the agricultural districts of the country should
openly proclaim their feelings and preferen
ces in all matters of political importance, be
fore their action is forestalled by the system
atic exertions of the drilled politicians of the
great title's: Therefore be it by this meeting
of the citizens of Lehigh county
11.solved—That in the selection of a can.
didate for Chief Magistrate of this great Re
public, it is an object of paramount import
ance to the best interests and continued wel
fare of our beloved country, that a man should
be designated for that high office who is known
to possess the most unblemished patriotism,
and the most distinguished coinage; who will
in the adintinstration or the laws know no
North, no South, no geographical or other in
vidious distinctions, but who wilt perform his
whole duty to the 'whole union ; who will him
self respect the Constitution and the laws, 11111 i
will compel the same respect from all others
whatsoever may be their numbers or their
station.
Resolved, That amid the politimil degener;
acs of modehl days, it would be in vain to
scotch the ranks (il' our so-called statesmen,
-for a disinterested arid courageous patriot—
without exception they ate either blinded by
the mists of putty strife or solely occupied with
lung cherished schemes of personal ambition
—llOllll have escaped imeontanticiated from the
Wok labalinths and minions padis of political
From the ranks ol :he people alcmc can
we expect that exalted panimism, that high
courage, that iticorruptilde integrity which the
present crisis imperatively demands. That in
presenting to our fellow citizens, the taut L! of
:A:cott as a candidate for the Presi
dency of the United States, we can with
piide proclaim, that he is in birth, a man of
the people, a man whose patriotism no one
can doubt, whose high and dating coinage
no one (fore dispute, whose lofty and nn•
blemished integrity is shown in the record of
a long and eventful life, and whose purity of
character, the breath of slander has never yet
ventured to sully.
Resolved—That Gen. Scott by the devotion
of more than forty years to the service of
his Country, has deserved well that Country's
sons—the bloody fields of Chippewa, Lundy's
Lane, Niagara, where the myrmidons of Eng.
land, till then deemed invincible, were driven in
.confusion from the fight, are-brilliant and start.
-ling testimonials of the services of the American
Hero. These alone should insure him the fer,
vent gratitude, the enthusiastic support of all
true patriots. In recent days the capture of
Vera Cruz—the glorious triumphs of Cerropor.
du, Contreras, Cherubusco, Molino del Rey and
lastly the crowning victory of Mexico are Crum
pet tongued witnesses, that the prowess of the
Hero has not failed, and that the transcendent
abilities which he is gifted have not been weak.
cued. Never! never! will the honest yeoman.
ry of the •Country forget the victories or the
victor.
Resolved—That although he has hitherto been
neglected by the would be leaders of the party
and has nothing to hope from the support or as.
sistatice of mere politicians, whose envy is only
equalled by their fear of ; althoagh attempt
afte'r attempt has been made by contemptible
cliques and yet more contemptible officials to
mortify and degrade him. Although the hand of
power has endeavored even in the midst of his
glorious career to chill his triumphs and darken
his fame. Vet'still Winfield Scott has countless,
firm and enthusiastic friends among the ranks
t,f the American peoPle. The farmer, the me.
chanic, the laborer, the sons of toil throughout
the land, the soldiers who fought and bled under
his command will rally to his support, whenever
and Wherever his standard may be raised, and
wild give to his enemies amore than a Mexican
defeat.
Resolved-O'hat we view with unuttoraWa.con•
demnatlon the proceedings of The fanatics of the
North and the fiouth,-Who to gratify -their setssh
purposes would dissolve our glorious confedera,
cy, the fair inheritance bequeathed to us by the
heroes of ihe revolution. That conscious of his
love fur the Vnion, we hereby pledge ourselves
and call Aron the honest yeomanry 91 the Coon.
try—upon ail true patriots—upon all friends of
a just and economical administration • of the
, Government—upon all friends of the Union, to
unite with us in all honest and honorable efforts
to elect to the Presidential chair for the ensuing
tclOi, the people's candidate-- %Vinfield Scott, the
Ucneral who has spent his life (or his Country ,
!n the tented field with the glorious stars and
stripes-above him. With him forouelesder, the
Union, the Constitution and Laws for our motto,
by which we will'stand'or tail;.iticcess winner.
tainly crown our eirotts. , •
Resolyed 7 Thal we call upon the . frlendi 'PC
General Scott throughout the Stale and the Uni.
on, to assemble. 'in County meetings and to cx.
press their opinion
s in his favor,and io nominate
him for the next Ptesidency, and to cooperate
with us in using all honorable and fair means to
elect him to that high and important station.
, Resolved—That the thanks of this meeting art;
due to Morton McMichael, Esq.,for his able and
eloquent address.
PresidentPillmore's Message.
An Abstract.
The Message opens with a becoming allusionr
to the unexpected e death of General Taylor.
To maintain a strict neutrality Me foreign.
wars, to cultivate ft iendly relations, tp 'recipro—
cate every noble and generous act, atod to. per-.
form punctually and scrupulously every treaty
obligation—these are the duties which we owe•
to other State's, Ind by the performance of whicli.
we best entitle thrselves to like treatment from
them ; or if that, in any case, be refused, we can.
enforce our own rights with justice and a clear
conscience. • - - •
In our domestic policiY, the President says•
that the Constitution will be his guide. He•
shall look for its interpretation to the judiciahlt ,
cisions of that tribunal, which was established
- to - expound i , , and to the usage of the Govern
ment, ganctioned by
,the acquiescence of the
country.
In a Government like ours, in which all laws
are Nosed by a majority of the representatives
of the people, and these representatives are cho
sen for such short periods, that any injurious or
obnoxious law can very soon be repealed, it
would appear unlikely that any great numbers
should be found ready to resist the execution of
the laws. But it must be borne in mind that the
country is extensive, that there may be local in-.
terests or prejudices tendering a law odious in.
one part, which is'not so in another, and that the
thoughtless and inconsiderate, misled by their
passions, or their imaginations, may he inslucedi
madly to resist such laws as they disapprove.--
The President says, that he will shrink from no•
responsibility, and shall endeavor to meet events
as they may arise, with firmness, as well as with!.
prudence and discretion.
The President is happy in being able to say
that no unfavorable change in our' foreign' re.
lations has taken place since the message at
the opening of the last session of Congress. We
are ai peace with all nations, and- we enjoy in
an eminent degree the blessings of that peace,
in a prosperous and growing commerce, and
in all the forms of amicable national intercourse.
The President alludes to the Treaty between
the United Slates and Great lintain,lor facilitat•
lug the construction of a Ship Canal, and he
says—'•Sonic unavoidable delay has occurred,
arisingirom distance and the difficulty of inter
course between this Government and that of
carag,ua, but, as intelligence has just been re
ceived or the appointment of an Envoy Extraor
dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of that Gov
ernment to reside at Washington, whose arriv
al may soon be expected, it is hoped that no fur
ther impediments will be experienced in the
pronipt transaction of business between the two
Governments."
'Citizens of the United States have undertaken.
the connexion of the two oceans by means of a.
railroad across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, um- •
.der grants of the Mexican Government to a citi
zen of that Republic. It is understood that a , .
thorough survey of the course of the communi—
cation is in preparation, and there is every reasorr
to expect that it will be prosecuted with charac- .
teristic energy. •
Although the negotiations with Portugal, for
the payment of claims of citizens of the United
States against that Government, have not yet re
sulted in a formal treaty, yet a proposition made
by the Govetnur of Portugal for the final ad
justtnent and payment of those claims, has re
cently been accepted on the part of the United
Stales.
The Commissioner authorized by Congress for
carrying into effect 'the convention with Brazil,.
of the 27th of January, 1849, has entered upon.
the performance of the duties imposed upon bins
by that act.
The collection in the portsof the United States
of discriminating duties upon , the vessels. of.
Chili and their cargoes has keetrsaspentfedcpur , -
suant to the provisions of the wt. u of Congress of;
the 24th of May, 1828.
The treaty between the United St area and His.
Majesty the King of the Hawaiian islands, Which.
has Troe:mly been made public, will, it, is, belice,--
erl, have a beneficial dam upon the relations he.-
tween the two countries.
The celations betwoeu those parts of the Is
land ter St. Domingo, which were formerly
colonies of Spain and France, respectively, are,
still in an unsettled condition. The proximity
of that Island to the United States, andithe del
icate questions involved in the e.xiatring eontro-.
versy there, render it desirable that, it should ber
permanently and speedily adjastedt.
The total receipts into the Treasury,. fon ths•
year ending 30th of June lase, were-fortpseven.
millions four hundred and tovenly-ons thonsandl
Seven hundred and forty-e Wu. doll= ands ninety
cents, ($47,421,748 90.) •
The total expenditures daringther smite period'
were forty. three million. Iwo- thousandione hun
dred and sixtycight 'dollars. and, ainefy cents.
(A 1,002,169 90.)
The public debt has been, redUcetlk. since the ,
last annual report frora Ilielfkirasury I:apartment..
four hundred and ninetyatate thousand two hun
dred and seventy,mix saventi-nine'
cents, (8496,276 79.)
Aside from the peirreatesnratretsaiexperlditarese
which have necessarily 'apply inertased.apor-•
lion of the public debt., =moan fiag fo.thgbf ugh.'
lions seventy.fise Owasso/a nice Modred, anti'
eighty.six dollars end 61ty•aise (cats (88,075,.
986 59) must De 'provided Off midge the Ilextivro
fiscal years.. ,
,
To make a tariltaniforne andpernt,aithlt ilia
not only necessary that the Ma alma not :be'
altered, but, that the duty should not flactaat T ,....,
To egetSl ibis, all datiettattoard-beapeclticothgp'
ever the MONO et Ili* article is stab . a 14
wit Act tralevenf datiea - lluetuate with the - "
price, call one litrOng•tediptationerto fraud ainti