i
intrnJ-d pusim-; a week with Col. Unison, j house of Mr. Jo'm MiI!h. Hern some la
After iiiiiuifiiVj; tli.j roiio to lMt:itla nd j dies wept upon seeing the low estate to
Mn. Carson's ferry, on the Tomtiit; y, wlueli this great in m was reduced, ami one
ha callud for wmine; m.itci'inS, ami uuliu j t' tliem, Mrs. Jack Johnson, named her
event icuus. " -lUMni'iii was u.'s-
pjieiiiiit on too ruiMi route lor noimt ur
pose. He mmmcd about nine o clock in
tho m.irniiiij, an I the travclloia .el out lor
the Cm-oll', a )t far distant.
li't us n iw return li Col. Perkins,
whom wo left last night in the woods, 1 tl ,-, t, admire a in in of daring and r 1 let, yet in the whole distance to Hichmniul,
highly excited and nlmuriiig in tlni cold. 1 ems impulses, and to pity and defend him ' the impenetrable Aaron llurr, was never
Why did not Origin well keep hi promise .' m hj adversities, heard to complain that he was nick or even
Noone knows. L is a mvniery to tins i At the boat-yard in the present county of, l.uigued. At ihe Cattahocliiu was a cros
tUy. ' Perkm remained ut his post mini 1 15 ddwin, State of Al.ib.nn a, the crew dm-' Mm,' dace, owned by an indiai) named Mar
his p.nietioe wij exliau-sied, and uppo ing embarked, and h-re li-ed William and shall. The eflecis df the expedition were
lUat Uiir.lwll. f.rob.tiilv aju account ol die -John Pierce, natives.)!' .New Kii'daud, who .carried over in canoes, and the horses
fascinations of Uurr, or the pity winch had
ssized him in his behall, li id hcirayed their the lirst cotton gins in Alabama, ami a tra.
plans, now mounted his horse and rode rap , ding establishment. Gains gave the coin
pidly to the house of Mr. Jostph llaics, ' uiaud of the guard intended to convey llurr
Sr., at Nannanhubba IJIulf, to avoid the io Washington city, to Col. Nicholas Per-prei-li
iii ihu main rout1; to Port Moddurl. kins, ;t lawyer hue Iroiu Tennessee. Ilis
lie procured from that gentleman a canoe
and negro, dropped down tho Tombighy, ,
and arrived at Tort Stoddarijmt alter day
'break. Th .commandant was Kdmuud
1'. Gains, then a Lieutenant, now a ui-.uu-
ruishud Major General. Col. Pel nim ;
' P . . i.i . .. 1,1. ii... .......
tnielly acquaiu'cu uiaiom... i mm ...vj.,..
ticulars of his last nighi"s ad, ctniire, and
of itis suspicious which, although of Might
foundation, had nevertheless impressed
him with solemn eoiivietious t.f iheir iniih.
Placing himself at lb" head of a lil of
tjinynted snldiers, the Ideu'.ctianl iuiuiedi-
.'ately rode otl wnlt Perkins. IM the rise ,
of a'hdl, S.iudiof a branch, and near a wolf-
'pen. two inile-J below Col. Jli,i9ou s, the ; indeed, he feared tlie same inllminee up
'Lieutenant suddenly eneouiuered tin: per- ' ,, h i in sl If. His cluiracter for making
'son h was persuing, liJing iu company ; strong impressions upon the human mind,
with bis travelling companion and Mierilf ; ad atlaehing m on to him by association,
Jlrighlwell, when the following couversa- ; vv:is ,V(dl known to the world, When Col.
tion look place: ' Bmr lied from the Natches setileineut, lie
' Guint. presume I have the honor of procured a disguized dress. His pantaloons
"addressing Col. Hurr. I Were of coarse, copperas cloth, w ith a rouu-
flarf. I am a traveller and a -stranger : dabout of inferior drab. His hat, a flap
'in' tho land, and I do not recognize j our ping, wide-hriitiined beaver, had in times
right to ask such a qdesiion. i been white but now gave evidences of hav.
Galiui. I arrest you at the instance of ing encountered much rough weather.
the United S.ates. Placed upon his tine horsu, he bestrode
' jjurr. By what authority do you ar- him most elegantly and Hashed his large
rest me a traveller ami suai ger in the high-1 dark eyes a though he were at the head of
way; on my own private luihie&s f j l(ew otA jrgiment. To use a com-
' Cuius'. I am an ol'kcr ol the United ! mol, pxprestion of 'he old settlers who Faw
Rtatei Army ; I hohl in my baud the Proe- j ,j, jt Alabama, "his eyes were peculiar,
lunation of dm President, and the Gov. of ; thcy looked like stars.' Kach man of the
the Mississippi Tjr.itur; , directing our ) expidition carried provisions for himself and
arrest. I some for Col. llurr. They were all well
Burr.in arc a young man, and may 1 mounted, with unarms except pistols in hoi
not be aware of the responsibility ol ar- stcrs. and two muskets borne by the two
resting a traveller? ' soldiers. I he party set out from the boat-
6' n.t.-l am aware of my responsibil- var( j the latter part of IVbruary,
ity 1 know my duty, 1 1 1 a quarter of a mile of this place the
Col. Jlurr now entered into a brief ar- : dreadful massacre of Tort Minis occurred
gnmeut to show .that tbse proclamations g,x years afterwards. Pursuing the Indi
should never have been issued, and that in a p;l,, which led from the "Digby settle
following their dictates the Lieut, would i menf' to fort Wilkinson on the distant
be subjecting himself to milch damage and C,;onee, the guard travelled the fust day
bhme. His manner was firm, his air in a- about thirty miles. At niulil the only tent
jesticaud his language impressive; bvi
ihe firm young olhcer, mm unu ins minu
told him his mind
was made up he must accompany him
to his quarters where he would ho treated
with all the respect duu to tlie ex-Vice Pres-
He.nl of the Untied Siaics, so long as he
in .de no attempt lo escape. V ilooul lur- rnal woods, while his pars were saluted
tner remonstrance, Col. Burr became a j with the howl of hungry wolves ! In tha
p. ivmci, and separaied from the two gen- j wilds of Alabama, in a small tent, reposed
liuuifii tiding with him. The party reach- this august personage. ; having no one to
ed Fort Stoddarl in the evening, and the j converse with ; surrounded by a guard ; a
prisoner was shown his appartmeut where prisoner of the United iSiates, for whose
be tuck his dinner alone. ! liberties he had fought, whose govern-
L itr iu ihe night C.I. B'irr beard a groan : lm.,a ,u lad 1(.j)(.d l() form; ex;ei f,0lll
in an adjoining room, lie arot-e, opened j ,.w York, whose siitturtj and instituiims
th; door, and approached the bed-side id ; hore ihe impress of this great mind ; depra
Mr. George S. Gains, who was suffering j ved by death of his splendid wife; his on
from sickus.ss Burr's manner was kind ! v ehiid then nu the distant coast of Cam
to him; be felt his pulse, offered his scrvi- ,:l . m professional rmsuits abandoned
r.es, said he had trnvelled much and knew , and his fortune swept from him ; the ma(
, e l- . - . i . . .' . . . . r
sotnthniL' of m':iii'iiie. 1 hey Filtered in
toa spriirhdv conversation. Burr ask
fpiefiti, ins ahout the country and the Choc- i
taw Indians, among whom Mr. Games, ;
lived as United Slates factor. The next :
day, Rurr being introduced to the wile ol
the commandant, a daughter of the late
Judge Hury Toulmiu, dined with Ihe
Jamily. and puliveued tlie whole party with
it. sprightliiii'f'S and rlegant discourse.
Ju the eii'iinig. he played elites with Mis.
lmes, with whom iie wsa often a fre
fj'ii'.t rompeiiior in thai interesting gatni'.
f )f nights ho soiiejit tiie company of Hie in
valid, who became exceedingly attached to
Gol.Beir. I luring tlicir uiil-iiigln con
i ,-. ,ii
versitn-J', oueii auu oiieu wouio ine goo i
heart of George S. Cnnrs grieve over the ,
niuiortuoos of this g. e itui i:i. Uui ing iiK,
time tliey wers together, Lol. llurr never In 1811. (ion. Wad- Hampton cut out olina. Maloiie and llcnrv advised the pur-i.iice-liudjcl
t) Iiu arrest, his trouble or .the "fed mmI Road" along this trail, which i rhan of a carriage. The former took
his future pU:is. l ,'om ins early youth it
ha.l been w cum to in to cone .il ihitis in
frli'iou M himscif, and h! alw.ivs endeav-
o.V. :o t'.iww a;t air of mystery over his
i.C'.P,
After f'o!. B.trr It' been safely conduc
fd to Fort Stod'l ut, b" iutlefaligablc iV.-.
kinj tlcp:ir'd ft- Wakefield, and caused
the arrest of Burr's tra.velliii'.' companion,
who was a Maj, Anhl". Juslices Hilliani
II. llarifrave and .loho (,'ailer placed linn
under a "uard, from whom he tied in the
nio-hi. and made his wav r.ipidU to Tr.u-
ncHhee, where he beciuiei'i:,!;"!! iu liking
tretmvny for Hurr's Irial at Richmond. !
'J'he (lehiint'iiislied prisoner had been- mm- ,
fmed al l'ie l rt lor three wet ls betiue
Iieutenaiil Gains coiHpleiod in. a tii.ire
menu to convey him to VV i;--iiin tioi, env.
j lie uiao vHiPie v,tre i;n a'. j tpro v, ere
no roads, no carriages, no lrriri. and few
pieii could be found in thp. pnrsely nolde l
country, wh.o vould und"r:-,lie a jourucv
so long and perilous f),,,r smvo Inuds.
finally C'd. P.urr left tho -,,ri uriile.r puinl,
and proceeded in a soverioiidnt boat up tin:
Alabama rivrr and into the Trna h't.r,
with liieutcnaiit Gainen, ,-.url topped at h-
sou Aaron llnrr. lie is still alive, ami he
w.i not the only b y turned A iron luirr
in the Mississippi Territory. The ladies j
every where espoused Inn cause in the J
souili-weaierii !ew world. It is a proini-1
nent and noble trait in the female clmrae-
had several years before established one of
men was Thomas Malum, formerly a clerk
j,, ,. iind '". ttt l.deigh, N. I'., and
ivn VJt cerk ol' Washington county, ,?la
hann, Henry H. Made of.North Carolina,
a, (wo brothers M Coniiaeks, Ironi Ken-
mcky added to these were two United I
Males soldier. 1 hey were all men whom !
Perkins selected, and whom he could rely !
upon under all circumstances. I In took !
iliede men aside and obtained from ihemlbc !
most solemn pledges, thai upon the whole
route to Washington citv, lh"v would not
converse with llurror let him escape alive;
l-fkins kin:w how fascinating Murr was
all, K. i:irod his familiarity with his men
M, company was pitched for the prisoner,
wno rejifjac-d hunsell upon Ins blankets.
The lower part of Monroe county abounded
with immense pine forests. Here the ex-
V ice 1 resident lay, the Inst night, by rous-
ig ,fireH which threw a glare over the dis-
inlieent scheme of the conquest of Mexico i
uprooted ami ihe fragments dispersed : Man-!
dered and hunted down from one end of
ihe Union to the other ill these things
were sufficient to weitrli down an ordiu ny
oeiiig ami sink him io an untimely grave. him his prisoner ; but the celeriy of I, is
('ol. Burr, howev er, wns no common man. i niovciut'iits gave no time lor the people to
In the morning he rou cheerfully and pur- reflect before he was fir off in the out
sued his journey. Atihoiiidi etnrded wilb t-kirts of the villnce. Here thp trunril T, 1 -
vigiience, nis lew v. 'iuu were gr.itilivd ar.
f.tr as they could he, ;ui, he w;is treated
with respect an 1 kindness. Th" trail be
ing narrow, as aru all Indian highe r", s,
Burr rode in the mill lie, having a p.ir'. of
the guards in front and iho others hi hind
htm, all in mngle tile. The route lav ab-ml
r:2ht miles souih of the itsu ei'v oft
Montgoioery , ih-m an Indian town called '
UHeoueh irifi. meaniu-j lied Gronn.l. I
well known to parlv settlers ns the on-
ly highway in South hih una. The irn.ird
passed hy ihe site of ihe present Mount
Meigs, and stopped at the house id "Old i
Mdlc
tli", lormer wile ol a I.nit-h sol- i
dtcr, who, with Ivr husband, in 1770, left
tho barracks at Knvanah. and came lo the
Crefk nation. She had lorn? been a reM-'
dent of these wild wood., now I iv incr in 1
the eouiil v of M
.(..
al ibis time, a colored man, named Means, !
w is finploveit bv I eihin to pilot the par
ly aTo.ss the dancm-otia creeks Line, Cuba-
b.iicbee and Calebee, ll of which they
li id to wim. It was a penlious and fa.
tigui !!,; ma rein and for davs the rain des-
r.iiiidfxl in chilling torrents upon these un.
'ehcltcred Imrsemcn, collecting in rivulets
and swimming them at every point. Hun
dreds of f-'idians ihronged the trail, ami the j "treason" until the "27ih ( f Aupuct. On
party could have been shot down ; but the j the 1st of September the jury returned a
fenrlcf-s Perkins bore on his dist.inriiihed j verdict of "not guilty."
prisoner amid anijry elements and human)
foes;. In their journey llir iu;;!! Alabama, Conros r "h tle tv av danger of the lu.a
.i -i i... i. . i ! . . ...
r.'.ry iwayn siepi 01 i.i'. wn.iun, ti.tar
.' 't. auijis of recti, upon which the I elled
....II I I . . I i . .I.... t !
,uvi iioiiiuo iiorfes I'd not oio in' iho in. ,
After n liar-ldy pirparcl In'Ciiklanl, it war
their custom nain to remount and march
on in gloomy silence, which was eome'
times broken by a remark about the weath
er, the creeks or the horses. Col. Dor
was t splendid rider, aitting firmly in the
saddle, and slwavs on the alert, lie was
always a hardy triveller. Although wet
lor hoiira with cold and clammy rain, ri
dinn; forty mil a a day, and at night stretch
ed upon the bare ground, upon a tl.in pal.
swam alongside. In Una manner they
crossed the Flint and Ocmulgce, Arriving
at roil ilkinson, on the Oconee, they
entered the lirst ferry-boat they had seen
on the whole route. A few miles farther
on, they were sheltered by the first civili
ined roof a house of entertainment, kept
one 15m in. While breakfast wa3 nreDar-
ing, and while the guard were seated around
a large lire, the host, like all publicans on
the highway, inquired from whence they
came. As they were from the "Bigbco
settlements, he immediately fell upon the
fruitful theme of the traitor JIaroti Burr.
asked if he had been taken, was he not
a very bad man, and wau't every body a-
I ra iii of him ? Perkins and his parly were
very much annoyed and enibarrasoed, and
made no reply. Burr was sitting in a cor
ner by the tire, with his head down; he
now raised it, and planting his fiery eyes
upon Bevin, said, "I am Aaron Burr, what
is it you want with me ?" Bevin, struck
with his appearance the keenness of his
look, and the solemnity and dignity of his
manner, stood aghast, and trembled like a
leaf. He uttered not another word while
the guard remained at his house.
W lieu Pei kins reached the confines of
South Carolina, he watched llurr more
closely than ever. In this State lived Burr's
son-in-law, Col. Joseph Alston, a man of
talents, wealth and influence, and afterwards
Governor of the State. Perkins, upon
reaching the frontier of Georgia, endeavor
ed to convey the prisono in by-roads, and
to avoid the towns, lest he should be res
cued. Tho plan was attended with diffi
culty ; they were lost often, the march im
peded, and the highway was again resumed.
Just before entering the town of Chester
Court-house, iu South Carolina, the party
halted. Two men were placed before
Burr two on either side, and two behind
and in this manner they passed near a
tavern in the street, where many persons
were standing, while music and dancing
were heard in the house. Seeing tin as.
ncinbly of men so near him, Col. Burr sud
denly dismounted, and exclaimed in a
loud voice. "I am Aaron Burr, under mili
tary arrest, and claim the protection of the
.civil authorities." Perkins immediately
dismounted with several of the guard, and
ordered him to ru-mouut. Burr said, " j
will not!" Not wishing toshoot him. Per
kins threw down his pisiols, and being a
man of prodigious strength, and the priso
ner a small man, seized him round the
waist, and placed him iu his saddle ns
though he Was a chilJ. Thomas Malone
seized the reins of the horse, slipped them
over his head, and led Burr rappidly on.--The
astonished citizens of Chester Court
house had seen a party enter with a priso
ner, had heard him appeal to them lor pro
tection, had seen him forced on his horse a
gain, and the parly vanished before thcy had
time to recover from their confusion ; for
when Burr got down from his horse, the
guard generally cocked their pistols, and
the people ran in ihe piazza to get out uf
danger. This feat proves that Perkins was
well fitted for the difficult task Gaines had
assigned him
P.uir was still to some extent popular in
South Carolina, and any wavering or tim
idity on the part of Perkins wouldhavr; lost
t'il : Col. Burr was in a high state of excite
iiicul he was iu tears ? The kind-hearted
Mnloue also wept at seeing the low con
dition to which this man was brought. It
was the firsttime any one had ever seen
Aaron Burr unmanned. The bold attempt
to escape, its failure that he received, pro
duced these sudden emotions.
I he guard were very much alarmed for
fe ar Burr would be rescued in South Car
charge of the euard and oroeeeded on while
Perkins returned lo the villM and nur-
chafed a gig. The next dav Burr wan
placed in th'? vehicle and was driven with-
nut further incident to Frederickalniru. Va .
Mere tlespatclu s from President Jefferson
,
requiring Perkins to convey the prisoner 1
to Richmond. The etiard took thp ct,,,.
,. . .
and soon reached that place. The ladies
, ,..,.,,,, ,,vo 1. IMILHtll IPIICI Ml IHU' I
ii-i'iutine to the coin forts of Col. Wr. !
Some sent him fruit, nunc cloth
e., woine
wine, Home one thing, some another. j
Perkins and bis men went to Washington, i
were paid for their serines and returned to !
Alabama by way 'of Tennessee.
Col. Rurr arrived at Richmond on the I
20th of Ahrch, 1(I7. For the want ofj
testimony he was not placed on trial for
eonsoict, r niiing re.' a-lied a visitor t
ZooloKicd (Jaid.-iiH. ; ,t the k.isi in,rm"
. . ,
Ihe :
r-
pii.nl the sli,..sni m, "h ie v,;r hit
in. i:utn whole "
r s-.s allow ,
I
Columbia GJcinorrat.
i.kvi l. TA-rr rPiTom.
-:x:-af-
Uloomobnrg:'
SATURDAY M0ilN.,MAUCH I0.1R49
Opining ol thf I'linnylvaiua
(iia.
Taval CnMMM-ii'iNtni' iHricE, )
liar, i, oii, Ma, th 1, ib-l'J. )
I'.Utur i'J tht Dnitoei at Dett fir : II the wea-
titer permit, the Main Lino if Canal will bo open
lor iiai(atiiin en Sat u a j the lOtli instant.
RfSjU'ctfully Yuurs,
'fiioM.K L. WiMo.v, Secretary.
Tlie La-l Lrvcc.
We ,vc it atdtd. am thai too, it. a l,i pap. r,
iK .i .1 i ii..... t ,. j ! - : I
4, a"mj"c i',i'fiurf li irisiio dliL'mitu Ileal-
iIimiI f'nlk'i lt Itwr, (Vrlninlv lliii ilo.-a tint
,M,k a, tlmuiih be .w n,.pp,,.lr, fr it is i.ol
usual lliu- In huinir a rtlnnii' public oli.cei, dinl
it uuul b;io bi'.'ii t'K-r'li..!ly tiiui n'tvun; 0
t tie tnmcraldf fciibh-ri al WavnitiKtun, whu have
fur ve.tm been trying to ct,,ate the inipreiiii thai
Mr I' .it, , t... .1... ..... . I
On former occu-,tot,i the reason Riven why bit
ltrn- Here o well atietuled, wan tlnd he had of
fices to bestow, and henre, hundreds wnuM jtlenil
wiihnut any intei.tiuu'oi' lining him honor. Thi
then, being bis Ijtewell levee, w hen lie had no
t.iuiu f-iiuia ',o grant, and when a hew tun
ien;y 10 lectin; Vim iiijn.r, Iii popul.u itv, if In
bad any, wnuhl be lairiy IcsIl J, ii musl b.ivo been
deeply gulily injj io Mr. 1'olk at,d bit atnublu la
dy, as it certainly was io tbetr IrieiuU, to me u
unuiiually larc atter.daii e. The penple have tea
son lo bu pruiidiifthe laan, and of his brilliant
administration
President Pol's returns In his home in Nh
ville, Tenn., woh the thanks and gratitude of lie
country, for lbs a'deand faidiful manner in which
be diseliaied III lnh'li and important duties de
volved upon hill., in the most eluvatcd station in
Ihe world. As an American and a Democrat, we
fre proud of J a aits K. Poi.c.
bun.
I.OIl'' lite, to
The Tariff, Again.
Tiie Whig! have, fairly abandoned the "Tinilf
of 1 M! " Mr. Iludjoli, it. his repott to Con
gress, admits that It is too hiU, and I ti.it its res
(oration is not desired. So then, alter our nypo
nents have Ihe chance, the) ieluu to malic good
Iheir professions. Tim is really l,i bad ; w,
could not hav expected Ihis.lroin wbal we heato
hefoie the election. tu it is. Tht T hi jf uf
in detti ttd by ilt fiu n.U, and will, we leal,
not even get a decent burial.
ll any well be doubled, w hi ther (here will be
any material alteration made tu the larill ol liJ,i,
under Ihe i.tw aduoniMrattoii. General Taylor
savs he shall "recommend such constitutional
uiiaUies to Congress, a-, to.,y be tieccsarv an, I j
proper to secure eoconianeiiieiil ,n,d piotcctnui to
the gre it iii!, r,ti , f agricijl'iiie, ci mnien e an I :
mauufaclure," which is vety mm h like the I
Kane loiter, and ihcivlore we cm gilio'r itothoi,
ftorn present indicalioiis as to Ins views iu rtgatd
In the protective policy. j
(' 11 1
t.'oltl Dollars.
(,'ongrnss having passed the bill ) rovi.iins l,n ;
(he co-.tiasri) o( gout ,n,.it , we hope Ihe project
for Ihe neation of small notes will now he allow
ed lo sleep the sleep of d.uth. Ill the presold
hcallyr.ondiiion of the currency, sm..il paper
money can only he used as a means lo plunder '.be
laiiiuiiiK poor.
Gen Taylor and Gen Cam
A lelter from our Washington corn spnndent ol
lie 1st irist.. w hich did n.it te.uh us until jester
day, has the following. I he other portion of his
letter his been iotticipated :
Gen. Cass, in company with Mr. Sen
ator Fitzgerald, paid a visit to Gen. Taylor
this morning Several penileinen were
present when the interview took place.
The President elect received his late Dem.
ocratic competitor very cordially. "Well,
General," said General Cass, "ynn have
diahneed me in the race !" "Hul, General,
replied APry happily the Hero of Pdiena j
Vista, "the race inot nlwavs to the swift, I
nor the battle to the Strop, r j" I
I
D 'ath of Dr. G-otge R Espy. We regret lo see
bv a despiicb finin Bin linuton, lnwa, in the it. !
Nhoi-h Post, that lir Cor,.,- R Kspy, formerly
of thn Slate, die,) at l'orl ,Ma,li,iu on ihe 2:jih tilt.
Dr Es;iv wa lout: a pr,,m nent men, her of Ihe
neui"Ci,itic ti.ii l, in Wesiern IJenr sylvania, and
...I V .i ' .
'i, -.i-u-.-u ,rd.,i,i, it iii ii t it r tie l.eins dture
, ' ,,. ,, , .
,.,.7... ,',i-i me n'llliilUMiitllfin 1,1
G'.ven.or Porter he was Auditor fleneral of the
St. t . S ,on afr. r his r'tircmei,t from that nffi,.,.
I 1 -
" '
Iowa, where he lui since resided.
The ,xl Stftte Senate.
The terms of ihe f,'iliiing federal Sen.ilots
which will he filled next tall by Deii.oouls, t.
pirn with rl.e present s.-.i, n :
OeorifP R'Chnr-'s. ,,f Mnt.ryi.niery.
J ,i;'.h Rn'ii, oi I.,,. 'k.
Jacob D. Hcas rl h-hi-h.
V.'.iii,, n I irr.s, ,. Lvrnmirnj.
Ptielip St:iVi.r, ul "
Icfif from .Hex ico.
The rii-tisb n,ai I steamer Dee arrived at M
ii.t, from Vera Ctuz, on the Vl.t oil
I
She j
Inon'h !? pa- liters ,.
C" w Urleuis a, io
Mobile. f.cf j Ift C ;n a
lor M ,l,,.-.
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Thcrr, 'Inauguration of Ccn.
Taylor-Ilisj Addrets
On Mondav, at 2 u'dock, (Jen. Zacha.
hy Talor, rrosWcnt elect of the United
States, delivered to the Senate and mem
bers of the House of Keprescnlativcs of
the United States, and thousands of assem
bled citizens, in front of ihe Capitol, the
following
I.N.Uul IIAl, AL'bRKM.
Ll.'d.-d hy ti. Amiii',n p. npl ,, ,
mi i'b, ktiovMi to our Imva , 1 ipocar her tu take
iln. cti) prrtei'ibud b the CuiMiilutiuii, and Hi
Ciiiiipiijnte won li. e liiiii-liuni.reil cul,iin, to
:iUdres Hi'? wti.i at mw fKi-inbh-il. Die run
fidcece a i: d n eel rhown l, my counti yoien in
i culling u.u iu ll.c Clod MiiL,'iMi
y ul a Republic
Ih'loin a iiinh i.ii,k uiudo Ihe natiimt ut Hit
eurin, i,av injured ire Willi levli ul the niosl
I profound nuniiidc ; but v. ht-n I u fleet that tlit.
I iicrptame ul the ollictt which iheir pailiahiy lut
bpit,wi,il iin p,,scii llie discliiiiijB ul the most ar-
! duou dulitrt, inviilvvi ihe A(i;!iliet obligation,
, I am Ciiiim mils that Ihe iitmiliuii ulirhl I, a
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lniifl an, lulu in, ii iirr,iion!( ,1 by fearful reapon-
illillitii-H. Hiitit llv. hovvi-l i-r. i.i the ni f,n tn,.p
I of my ,- du..e,,' .hall ..ol be vsilbout able co-
npe.ali,,,i.
The LeifisUtive and Judicial branches r,f Ihe
'j 'iiivermiieiit piesinl pi, tniianl exainphs (,f dis-
linti uibh.-d civil aMaiiimeiilt and maluted expe
rience, and it whall be r,y endcavci In call to rnj'
aiih-nce in the Rxecunve Deparimen'a, individ
uals whoe talents, integrity and purity of char
acter, will fiiitii-.il ample guaiantt-rslor the faith
ful and botiorahie perforituncc of the trusts to be
committed In iheir cbsr(.'n. Willi such aids, and
an lenient purpose to do whatev, r is riel)l,I hope
lo execute diligently, iu. ar'iiiKy and for the best
inleirts of the et untry, ibe m .nif.ild dnlies He
volve.l upuii me. In i,e (1wh.u3i of ihes du
ties, ir.y tuide will be l!.e (.', nilulion, which I
this d.iy stteur to "pitte.ve, protect and de
fend." Fit the inti-riretatl, ii of li ft instrument, 1
shall lock to the decisions , ,f ihe Judicial tribu
nals established by its authority, arid lotbe prac
tice of the Goverr merit under i, earlier Presi
dents, who bad .0 !at(.e a share in its formation.
To the example of lboe illustrious patriots 1
shall always defer with reverence, and epcriallv
to his example v. ho wns, by so many titles, "Ihe
r.iiher.of bis Country "
To rmmatid the Army and Xi vy of the Uni
ted Slates ; wi'h the sdvici. and consent of the
Senate, to make treaties, and lnapoint ambassa
dors and other oflicets to uivetn Congress infor
ma'ion of the slate ol the Uni ui, and recommend
such ineaurcs an be hail judge to be necessary,
and lo take care that the laws shall be failhfullv
j executed. These are llicitu st important lone
1 ii,,tis etiliu-lcd to ti e 1'iesideiit bv ihe Constilu-
linn, and it may be expected ihailshall briefly
oiiltcate the pi inciples which will conlrol me in
Iheir execution
Chosen hy ihe body of the people under Ihe as
siuance thai my adn.inis'rMini) would be .devoted
tu the welfare of Ihe cunntiy and rot lo the sup.
p rt of any particular section, or merely local in
ter. st, I this day renew the declarations I bav
bett'.f,,re made, ai d proclaim my fixed deleitni
iiatMin to riMntatn, to the extent nf try abil itv,
the C,'crntnenl in its original puri'y, and to
adopt a the lj-i of my pu'dic policy those great
Republican th, crimes which rontilute the
strut, g!h of our n.oi"t,al f xisknce.
In refurence to the Army and Navy, lately em
ployed with so much ilMinc ii,n on active ser
vice, rare sloill he taken lo insure l' highest con
'liti',ii of eflicii nry ; and in furtherance of that
object, the Militmy and Naval Schools, snstain,,l
by the liberality of Canijiess, shall rereiva the
special attention ol the Executive.
A" American freemen, we came t but sympa
thize iu all effni'i to extend the blessinps of civil
and political liienv, hut at the same time we are
warred by the admrnilions and bitnry and the
voice of our own beloved Washington, to ab
stain from entarihni; alliances with foreign na
tions. In all dispntrs hp'ween eniiflietin eovern
ments, it i our interest, not less than cur duty,
I, i remain strictly neultal ; while our geographi
cal posi'ion, the genius of our institutions and
our people, the advancing spirit nf civizition,
nnd above all, the dirlati.s el religion, rfhert us
to Ihe cultivation of peariful and friendly tela,
linns with all other powers. It is to be hoped
tint no international quest irn rsn row arise
whirl, atovemment, confident in its ow n strength
and n s.ilvi d lo or, terl ils own iust riiihN. mav
r"' Wse negotiation ; and it eminently
becomes a government like our own, founded on
Ihe umralitv and inlelliui ncr of its citizens, and
upheld by their affections, to exhaust every re-
sort of honorable diplomacy before aiiealing to
arms.
In Ihe conduct of our f.ireign relations I shall
confm in to these views, as I believe them essen
tial tuthe hest interests and the true honor of the
c-uiit y.
The appointing power vested in Ihe President
imposes ileiicate and onerous duties. So far as
it is possible lo be iinfonned, I shall make non-e-iv,
capability, and fidelity indispensable pre
icjuisit. s to ire bestowal of olfice : and the ab
ji'nce of either of these qualities shall be deemed
S'lfin'ienl cane for removal.
It shall be my study tn recommend such consti
tutional measures to Congress as may be necess
ary and proper lo secuie encouragement and pro-
, tecluti to the great in'erests of agriculture, com
, t.ierce, and uiaiiufaclmtf ; lo improve our rivers
an i lt::r'j,ns ; to provide I, r tin speedy extin
guishment cf the public drbt ; to enforce a strict
accountability on the part of all officers of the
government, and the uttiicst economy in all pub
lie expenditures.
but it is for the wisdom of Congress itself, in
iile j which all legisla'ive powi rs are vested bv the
C institution, lo regulate thise and other matters
i "I policy. I shall look with confidence tuthe
enlightened palrotism of that body to adopt such
( 'n a.utc.'ifioiicilialio:, n r.lay liaru.nni.e con-
fl'ctbf Interesti, and tnd in p-rpepirtbst wt i.
on which should be the t,i;,unuiiit shjert of cur
hopes and alleciiom.
In any action rslriil ,leil In jir, fi rir in ibjrrt
so near Ibe hesrt of ivery one who truly loves bis
country, I will tealouili unit will, the co-oidi-lute
branches ul the gusetumeiit.
In conclusion, I congiatulate ou, my fellow,
citizens, upon Ihe high state of prosperity to
which th goodness of Divine Providence has con
ducUd our cMMimti couidiy, J.el us invoke t
contii uance of tbessmr Pn lecltng Cue w hich
has led us from small b. gitunt.gi, to the eminenro
we ibis day occupy ; and lei us stik lo dteiv
t h at coiiliiiuaiite, by prudence and inodeiilioii in,
our cotoictls ( hy. well directed alien, pis to as
suage the bitterness which too oiler, n,oiki una
voidable differences tl opinion by the pu niul
yation and practice of just and liberal piii ciples,
and by an enlarged patriotism which si all ac
knowledge no limits but tur isvn iii!t-prtad
Republic.
From lYnkliiugtoii.
Correspondence of the Tcnnsylvanian.
Waimiisctok, March 3, &49.
Much was said in Ihe public paptu, about the
time that (Jen, Taylor returned Irom Mexico to
llaton Rouge, of a daitiihler vho was rather fa
miUiary termed ly the letter-writers and otheiti
as "Miss Betty Taylor :" and n.uch speculation
was indulged in, as to her age, personal appear
ance nnd accemplislilr.f nls, as it was then the
pierailling impre'sion that she would bectme
'Mrs, Lieutenant Colonel Bliss," a supposition,
which has since been fally verified. 1 will not
refer to the ill-natured ren aiks then made, on
these interesting points l y old Mrs. Humor j but
will merely stale, for the iiil, rmatioti ofyt ur fair
readers, that Ihe lady is yi irg, elegant, accom
plished, and amiiible fads whirh will greatly
lend to alleviate the dislitss lell I y tie liisl.icr,
able here al the liational n etrt poiis, in anitg
with another lady who, loi bur years past, hos
presided with so much grare in that department of
Ihe White House, to which I understand Airs,
li I ,ii is now about lo be transferred.
It is stated that Gen. Taylor is becoming dia"
gusted with the intrigues and annoyances cf the
politicians, in refeince to his Cabinet j that ho
has declared, that he will hae nothing to do with
the tesuniisibiliis of ll,e 1 1 pai'n elil ; ard that
il his Cahitiel i fl'cets shall l ot givt falisfactir n
lo the people, whose apptohalion be is enrnislly
desirous to secure, he w ill change them until
he gels a Cabinet that shall be satisfactory,-
Mr. Iluchanan, I learn, has received an invi
tation trom sixty Democratic members of the
Pennsylvania Legislature, to visit the Capital of
our Cotnmanwealth, at the close of his duties, as
Secretary of Slate. It is a compliment well
meiiled, and shows that the unanimity with
w Inch hewas first recommended by l'etiiisylva
ni.i for his present important position, and sub
sequently for one still more elevated, has net
been in the slightest degree impaired. All will
reret his reliiemtnt Irom the councils of the
nation, where his tevices have been so fully ap.
precialed alike by political friends and political
opponents.
Things in General.
"A SnapptfVp of Uncomitcred Thint.'
'yy David Thomas, iu ihe Albany Cultivator,
sais that soap, ruhbed into the bottom of the hoofs
when clean, and before the horses leave the stable
will prevent the collection of snow.
t)r Isaac C. Betts, who was recently arrested
in Florence, Ohio, on charge of having murdered
his brother, John Betts, is said to have a wife
and six children ia L'lster county, New York.
cinKe nomerai i.ew rorK, in the prize
fight beteen Hjer and Sullivan has given up the
main stake of $10,000 lo Hjer, in accordance
with the decision of the referee.
5r It is now asserted as a medical fact, that
child be kept too long at the breast, it is sure to
perhsh.
t It is mentionsd IhM Cm. Tsylor kisses the
girls with groat guesto, as often as they present
Iheir lips in the modern style of welcoming dis
tinguished personages.
fjO- Guizot has received IS.OOO francs for bis
late work entitled "Dtniocracy.''
CO- A gentleman in New York, whocontempla.
ed going tu California, died suddenly from the
excitement at separating from his family.
f According lo some of Ihe papere, Gen Tay.
lor was lo he inaugurated in two vests, a black one
and one of while Marseills.
Gold and silver are metals quite loo btavy to be
carried to Heaven, but, in good hai.ds, tbay pave
he way lo it,
(K- A wagon can run without greasing, and'
business can be done wilh. ul adveitisii g, but it
is slow work.
IjrJ- We bear, says at, . xebat ge, of a pflni on.
in circulalion, urge g that no widow shall be al
lowed to marry until all Ihe single Indies are dis
posed of.
$y Booth, the tragedian, had an attack o
cholera at New Orleans, it is stated, but has rn-
covered.
W- There are lands on Kentucky river,
devoted exclusively to raisirg willow twigs for
baskets.
$y It is said that upwards of 40.CC0 passports
have been issed at Washington with the last three
months.
Mrs. PartIngton on BntcKOHsi. "Breeches
of faith." s.-reamed Mrs. Partington, as she heard
that term applied to Mexican violations of the ar
mistice. ' Well. I wonder what Ihey will have
next. T have hearn tell of ' cloak, 0f hypocrisy'
and -robes of purity,' but I never heard of brec
chesofaith' before. 1 hope they're Wade of some
thing that won't change and wear out as old
Deacon Gudgin' faith did, for his was alwa-.s
changing. He went on from believing that n'l'
would be saved, and than that none would not be
and at h, t turned out a j hrtrdrj,,, ,
belisre in-nothing "'