T13R9I9 'F TUB " AttEKlCAIV HENRY D. MAS8ER,? PTumitiit in JOSEPH E1SELY $ Poi.iTo.t. torrid YSr market stiimt, sa itu. THE-AMERICAN" la published every Satur day at TWO DOLLARS per annum lo l paid half yearly in advance. No paper diecontin tied till ah arrearages are paid. . etieriptioni rcreired far a less period thin ai mouths. AJI communications or letters on business relating to the office, lo insure attention, must le POST TAID. A SOFT AASffCH, BV T. S. ARTHUIt, -1 4 I'll give him law to his heart's Coii ent.fhe scoundrel.!' said Mr. Single on, .walking backwards and forwards, n a state ot angry excitement. 'Don't all harsh names, Mr. Singleton,' said sawyer Trucman, looking .up from the lass of -papers before him, and smiling l a Tjuiet, benevolent way, that was pe uliar to him. 'Every man should be tiown by his true name.' 'Williams a scoundrel, and so he ouiht to be tiled P Tcsponded tlw client, with in reased warmth. 'Did you ever do a 'asonablc thing in your life when you ere angry r asked Mr. Trueman, hose age and respectability gave him c license to speak thus freely to his ung mend, lor whom he was at mpting to arrange some 'business dif ulty with a former partner. 'I can't y that I ever did, Mr. Trueman. But w I have good reason for being an y ; and the language I use in refer ce to Williams is but the expression a sober and rational conviction,' re ed Singleton a little more -calmly, id you ever pronounce him a scoun ;I before you received his reply to urlast letter V asked Mr. Trueman. a, I did not. Hut that letter con ned my previously formed impre6 n of his character.' But I cannot 1 in that letter any evidence proving ir late partner to be a dishonest man ie will not agree to your proposed de of settlement, because he does not it to be the most proper way? 'He n't agree to it, because it is an ho t and equitable method of settlement, t is all ! lie wants to overreach me, ! is determined to do so if he can !' xmded Mr. Singleton, still excited, ere you are decidedly wrong,' said lawyer. 'You have both allowed rselves to become angry, and are i unreasonable, and if I must speak uly, I think you the most unrcasona in the present case. Two angry, l can never settle any business pro y. You have very unnecessarily eased the difficulties in the way of ;dy settlement, by writing Mr. Wil is an angry letter, which he has re ined to in a like unhappy temper. v, if I am to settle this business for , I must write all letters that nass axn you to Mr. Williams ia future, lut how can you properly express my evs and feelings ?' 'That I do not ish to do, if your views and feelings c to remain as they now are, for any ling like an adjustment of the difiicul es under such circumstances, I should insider hopeless,' replied Mr. True ian. 'Well, let me answer this letter, nd after that I promise vou shall have our own way.' 'No, I shall consent no such thing. It is the reply to that iter which is to modify the negotia on for a settlement in such a way as j bring success or failure? and I have o idea of allowing you, in the present tate of your mind, to write such a one i . .. . . r s will most assuredly defeat an arnica-; ilc arrangement.' Singleton paused for some time, bo ore making a reply. He had been for ome time forming in his mind a most ulting and bitter rejoinder to the letter ust alluded to, and he was desirous that Sir. Williams should have the benefit of nowing that he thought him a 'tricky md deliberate scoundrel,' .with other pituons of a similar character. He bund it, therefore, impossible to make ip his mind to let the unimpassioned Mr. Trueman write this most important ;pistle. 'Indeed I must write this let er, Mr. Trueman,' he said, 'there are iome things that I want to say to him, hat I know you won't write. You .lon't seem to consider the position in which he has placed me by that letter, nor what is obligatory upon me as a man of honor. 1 never allow any man to reflect upon me, directly or indirect ly, without a prompt response.' 'There is ia the Bible,' said Mr. Trueman, 'a passage peculiarly applicable to the pre sent case. It is this, A soft answer tur- neth away wrath, but grievous words tUr up anger. 1 have sound this pre cept, in a life that has numbered more than double your years, to be one that may bo safely and honorably adopted jn all cases. You blame Mr. Williams Lr writing you a.l Sy le"cr. and are indignant at certain expressions con- tained therein, iovv, is it any more right for you to write an angry letter, wTih cutting epithets, than it is for him V m,it Mr. Trueman ' ! do assure you, my young friend," said the lawyer, T.,nrriiWin? him. 'that I am acting in this case tor your benefit and not my fqrteacfncMon. of the By .tlasier & Ishclj-. own and, as your legal adviser, you must suoinit to my judgment, or 1 can not consent to go on.' f I will pro mise not to use any harsh hinuuntre will you not consent to let me write the letter? urged the client. 'You and I in the present state of your mind, could not come lo the same conclusion in reference to what is harsh and what is mild,' said Mr. Trueman, 'therefore I cannot consent that you should write one word ot tlie proposed reply. I must write nv Y ell, J suppose tlien 1 shall have to submit to it. When will it be ready?' 'Come this afternoon, and I will give yoa the draft, which you can copy and sign."' ., In die afternoon Mr. Singleton came and received the letter prepared by Mr. Trueman. It ran thus, after the date and formal address: 'I regret that mv proposition did not meet our approval. The mode of settlement which I sug gested, was the result of a careful con sideration of our mutual interests. Be kind enough to suggest to Mr. Trucman my lawyer any plan which you think will lead to an early and amicable ad- justmcntof our business. You may rc- Jy upon my consent to it if it meets his approbation.' Is it possible Mr, True- man that vou expect me to sifrn such a cringing letter as that!' said Mr. Sin-' gleton.throwing it down, -and walking uaciavarils and lorwards, with great ir ritalion of manner. 'Well what 'is your objection to it?' replied Mr. Trucman. mildly, lor lie was prepared for just such an exhibition of feelinsr. 'Objection ! how can you ask such a question ? Am l to go on my hands and knees to him and bea him to do me ittstice? Xn! I will sacrifice every cent I have trot in the world first, the scoundrel !' 4Y6u wish to have your business settled, do 'ou not asked Mr. 1 rueman, looking lim steadily in the face. 'Of course I do ! honorably settled P 'Well, let me know what you mean by an honorable settlement.' 'Why I mean . The young man hesitated a moment, and Mr. rrueman said, 'You mean a settlement in which your own interest shall be e qually considered with that of Mr. Wil liams.' 'Yes, certainly, and that 7 'And that,' continued Mr. Truom.ni, 'Mr, Williams in the settlement, shall consider and treat you ns a gentleman. 'Certainly, I do, but that is more than he has done 'Well, never mind. Let what is past go for as much as it is worth. The principal point of action is in the present.'' 'But I will never send that mean, cringingletler, though.' 'You mistake its whole tenor, I do as snre .you, Mr. Singleton. You have allowed your "angry feelings to blind you. You, certainly, carefully consi dered, before you adopted it. the pro posed basis of settlement, did you not V 'Of course I did.' 'So the letter which I prepared for you, states. Now as an honest and honorable man, you iire, I am sure, willing to grant him the same privilege which you asked for yourself, viz : of proposing a plan of settlement. Your proposition does not seem to please him; now it is but fair that he should be invited to state how he wishes the settlement to be made. And in si- such an invitation, a gentleman should use gentlemanly language.' 'But ic don't deserve to be treated like a gen tleman. In fact, he has no claim to the title,' said the young man. 'If he has none, as you say, you proless to be a gentleman, and all gentlemen should prove by their actions and their words that they arc gentlemen. '1 cannot say that I am convinced by what vou say ; but as you seem so bent on having it your own way, why let nic copy the thing and sign it,' said the young man, suddenly changing his maimer. ' I here now !' ho added, passing across the ta ble the brief letter he had copied, '1 sup nose ho will think me a low spirited lei low, after he gets that. But he is mis. taken. 1 will just take good care to tell him that it did not contain my sen timcnts 1' Mr. Trueman smiled ns he took the letter and went on to fuM and direct it Como to-morrow afternoon, and think we will have (hint's in a prcttv fairway, ho said, looking up with his usual pleasant smile, as he finished the direction of the letter. CJood afternoon, Mr. Singleton, ho paid, as the gentle ... .1 - man an cniet cu ins ouu-c on w.c d. in g g day. UooU otter noon, r.-ponded. the younjj man C'llyo'jljavellCarii Irom that milk -dU watcr latter of yours 1 1 cnnVot CUU it niinc. Yes hero is tho aiWer. Take a seat, and I will rea'i u to you, said the old pen ikinan. Well, let us hear it. 'Dear Absolute U1T AMERICAN. AND SHAMOK1N JOURNAL: majority, ,ho vital princfpl. of Republic., from which Suubury, Hoi thumbci laiirt t George I have vour kind, reasonable and gentlemanly note of yesterday, in reply lo my harsh, unreasonable, and ungcntlemanlv one of the day before vicuuvc UoUi been playing the Too but you arc ahead of me in becoming sane. I, have examined, since I got your note, more carefully, the tenor of your proposition lor a settlement, and tt meets my views precisely. Mv fool- isn anger Kept me Irom seemc it before. Let our mutual friend. Mr. Trueman. arrange the matter after the plan men tioned, and I shall most heartily acqui esce. 1 ours. &c.' He never wrote that letter in ihe world, exclaimed Mr. Sinclelon. start ing to his feet. You know his writing, I presume ? said Mr. Trucman. Jin rul ing him the letter. It is Thomas Wil- iams' own hand, as I live! ciaculated Singleton, on glancing at the letter. My old friend, Thomas Williams, the best natured fellow in the world 1 he continued, his feelings undergoing a sudden and entire revolution. What a fool I have been ! And what n fnnl 1 lave been ! said Thomas Williams, ad vancing from an adjoining room, at (he same time extending his hand towards Singleton. ' Mod hleSS VOU. niV rilrl fi lr-n.4 7 .v ' claimed Singleton, grasping 'his hand. Why what has been the matter with us both ? My young friends, saKl old Mr. Trucman, 'one of the kindest hearted men in the world, rising and advancing towards ihcm, I have known you long, and have always esteemed you both. This pleasant meeting and reconcilia tion, you perceive, is of tny arrange mcnt. Now let me give you a precept ...:ti . .. . 1 w.ai viii uoui maw; menus and Keep mends. It has been mv motto thrniirrh life, and I don't know that I have an en emy in this world. It is A soft nnswer turneth away wrath ; but grievous words stir up anger.' M . OlIZOT. The Americans in Paris haw united in soliciting M. Giizot to sit for his portrait to an American artist. Mr. Mealy, testifying thereby the high es timation in whirh ily hold the distin guished Frenchman for his admirable essay on the character of Wammngtox. The London Quarterly, we may add, speaks of this book of (.Juizot's as the ablest of his works. The letter from the American committee concludes by saving : Our ulterior purpose is tr transmit the portrait to the Speaker of our Con gress, and to request ft r it a place in the Library ol (hat body, as a perma nent memorial of the profound respect which we entertain for your persona! character and intellectual trophies, and. in particular, ol the gratitude which all Americans should feci for your liberal agency in exhibiting anew lo Europe the true nature ol their revolution, and the distinctive pre-eminence of it hero. lo this communication M. (jiuzot replied in the following manner : Paris, Feb. 10, Department of Foreign Affairs CiEXTt.KMF.x I am profoundly sensi ble to your proceeding. I accept with gratitude the honor you are pleased to conler. As soon as 1 shall be disenga ged from the imperative occupations, which, at this juncture, leave no mo ment at my own disposal, 1 will cheer fully give to the American artist, whom you designate, the sittings requisite for my portrait. It gratifies me exceeding ly that the United States of America have found my homage to Washington worthy of the great man. I shall re joice if a place be assigned to be in the Library of Congress, and I thank you for the conception. I pray you, gentle men, to receivo me sincere assurance of my most distinguished consideration (il.l7.0T. iTimsoiT o th s conrsTono. l ne genius of Rohort Fullon ia about lo enhven the pltcid ca ter of his native county, ai d the great conrpjest of the matter mind, who atartcd from Lancaster county a poor U-y. unnoticed and unknown, to brave the sneers and e.ntuinely of "i.e vile Wotlil'' has re turned, In his works., lo the plac.i of hi nativity ! What U aeon bgla lo the '.on,.y s(Udcnt, stiugglitll' Ltt bread. t,nd Uarin- upag aiii.t a host of humbugs and tiusiks, wboM impudence blinds the public to their inn AnA. Tk. iu, n .i.m t.t a Ti i -n-iuir. a no f J- - .v.. .. WMtl.h , Plliadeli his, and .. inleoded lo unite ,u. Navigti with tb v Water Canal. Atiothcr evidence of Ihe princely iiih ivuvinuiii.il u. ti r mnm . Yviw u i k-is ar m aiin iiin i.tii publ'ie spirit of Mi. Culomsn. Due notice will be given of the time when the boat wi I commence running. . Home little. delay will occur on account of the damsg occasioned by tha Isuj freshet to the limn .1 lh m.. ..,K f 1 1 there i no appeal b ,0 forco, ,he viln, piinriple o. r. Saturday, .t2n ir, mt From Iht AVm York Signal. Itodg' Sram Fire Kiigtitr. On SnturJay la(, FCircral experiment wrrc mn l wiih ttits rrgirm in front of trie City Illl am! in pregonre of t!,0 mcintx-rs of (lie Common Council; llio renlt of w hich ncems to how that a nrw rra in llio rxtinguHiir.g of firra muy rommenre, wlicucv ?r our orprratmn nei fit to oid mi it. The prirrpil irinla of ll-.o engine tvrrn an M town : A stream of one inch utd tt half Jiam. tcr was thrown at nn onIo or 45 degrees to a point of 120 f.ct prrpcndicul.r tltviin. Thin Kirrnm wouM liae gone fir ahove ny elevation where fi.e i lifccly t0 occur, and iliel.ody of water llirown was fqual !0 what four of our ordinary ermine. couM UischixrRo : a i rodiiou ichuIi, certainly ; ond one lluit did fair to exclude (lie present encinc from use altogether. At the aceonJ trial a utream of two inches. wa llirown to a perjndirut.r !iR!iUfrenv ft-1, the en gine Ltinjr at the lime worked lo only two third of i( power ! JW, as arvenly f.ei u Mill almvc the elevation ofan ordinary fire, and as ihn ciigii.e t() throw the water aeventy feet was not laxf to its full force, it may l araumed thnl the'fWh!n. isenpaldeofthrowinsa litreain of three or fair inch rt to the high! of forty feet t on J it is evident that urh a stream would reach and alrrtort inrttiifmrott extinguish any lire that coulJ poadWy occur in our city. i.-v We do no! know th expense of one of tnene en- g;nt, hut it is very aafeto cstimnle that the catt of the fjrty or fif'y engines now 'owrwd hy the corpor ation, miii tc equal to a me four or 'five nf ihe mi- chine; and it ia equally safu to aserl that four or five of the Litter would do the work of a hundred nf the former, and much wore; hccitiae the engine can do with ease what the common engine cannot do at all.Xiz: exlingui-h a fire at an elevation of ofhO, 2t0, and even 120 fect.frooi the ground. Uc aidea, when these steam mcjites are o:iee construc ted, there is little comparative expenso in woiking them ; and there would ihen ho no necessity for legislative action at out the organization and r-cotn-pcuso of fne companies. Domestic Salt. Rock salt is found in Europe in largo quantities, hul in this country it is only obtained hy evaporation. One of tho moat remarkable localities for rock salt is found in Cordova in Spain. It comisti in an in sulated mountain, nearly 1700 feet high and 1200 broad at ita base, Itu auifjce la entirely destitute of vecctulion, and when the sun shines, it glitters like a vast pile of gema. The atmosplu m . perfect'y dry in its vicinity, that vases, snuff boxes and su h sort of fancy articles, are manufactured from it. The same aiticles, when taken into the moit at- iio.-phcrc of England, soon nioibtcn and decay. In fYland, near the Carpathian moun!aiu, rock suit is found both above end below the surface of , thecartUin great quantities. The principal aull tomac. With such malecontents we have few sym woiks in this country ore in Onmidigo county, New I palhies. We want neither a Northern policy nor York. The salt springs there are numerous, and Southern policy pursued in the conduct of our they annually muke about three million bushels. niitioiisl aiT.iirs, but an American policy, not limi On the Atlantic coast, in the vicinity of Ho.-ton, im- I ,eJ Mate lines, hut covering the iho!o I'niun in mrncc quantities are made by evaporation. The ' water is puinjied up into spacious vat, nnd ns il i evaporates, it leaves Die salt deposit. On all the low linds bordering the ... .i 1.. c. . i the srms of huge windmill: ins are constantly ai woik, l pumping up silt wa'.cr. Phila. 7i A'aer. 1 I American Coi.iKi-. , ,. , , . " . . A bite numlier nf the t-consin r.nqtrer unvs, ... , lr , , .., ,. ' .. Mea.rs. W. Alford nnd P. . J homa, of New ,. . , .. , Ualiimnre, in that territory, have met with complete , . . ' , . success in their cxneriiiunU en sineln.ig copper ore. ' , , . . . 1 hey constructed a v. ry simple, furnace, which cost . ., , . , ' . , only ten dollars, in which they smelted, on the iitith of tScplcmhrr last, 2,500 lbs. ofoie, from which ' they obtained neatly 700 lbs. of good iiiz c !:cr, 3 3 h ivii ronoui eeu by competent judges to be aapirior to the fou'.h American pig copper. The time ecu- nitd in procuring from ttu ore the uboie nmount uf . -,, coiqicr wa onry nine uouis. Neither Mr. Alb rd nor Mr. Th. uias had any experience in the im. ness of smelling, and the result ia justly deemed a matter of groat const quenee to that teriilury, wh:ch abounds in tieh copper or. Pf.niioi s I'scsri:. The lltt b ir rail should be prohibited from u o on put. lie rouus, alnioit by legislative enactments. They are uufule and dan gerous. Day before e lerdav, a the Jrain was coming on from New York, war Uriilol, on the Tionton route, one of the wheels struck the uiscd end cf a rail, railed 'snake's head," from tho man- ''.er in which il was elevated. Il broke t'.uough the bottom i f the car. tiaiiug off the cloak of a f a..- ). j on tha comparative me. its or demeri s of the suffer ger, and grajing hi ear, and fro.n tUeuca passed j fr uul'' l length his society became uuliearable, through Ihe lop of ihe vehicle. Hi csc'j ws ul- most miraculous, for an inclination ofan incli would have killed him instantly. Tl-e dieadful incident on tho Columbia toad, lm tha same earwo, a few vears since, by which a lady lost her life. d. mau l of railroad Diiectors the utmost vigilance suj cau- lion. I'hiLtd. Korlh, A-ntrican. An invention U supersede the ug of we'h locks is about to be tried by the New Voik Caitul Com missioners, It is perieiid.fulur lubo inserted nitd.hips ihrongh the bottom of the boat, in w hich lube the water, (to le indicated by a marked gauge, w ilh a floating bulb on the lowei end,) will .how the weigbt of the boat, and of the fivighl that may be taken or diavh.'ij.d and immediolo parent of desp rtism. Jcrrtnao. Vol. IXo.'XXX. Jm Tyler, President of the V. S. We copy f am V e IV. Y. Sgntl, a judicious, wc!l conducted, and neutral paper, the following para K' l'. which we thii.k are entitled lo ro-pcctful consider; tion. . John Tyler, who, by a dispensation of Pro vidence, lias beconio legitimate President of the Tniled Stales, ia I liat've of thil same county of Hanover in ngtnia, which gave birth to our lamen ted Chief Magistrate. In his political faith and at tachments ho is a democrat of the) old Jrfil-rsonian school, oi;d wns one of Ihe most ellicicnt supporters of the last, war i it the lower IIoum 6f Congress. He has long ln tho fii. nd of Henry Ciay.'aud was at the Hartisburg Convention one of the last who consented to lite sub.ti ution ofaiiothur candidate for the Presidency. - In the Senile of the United Stales, Mr. Tyler maintained a steady opposition to the measures of the lite administration, until, in conformity with the Vnginian t'oe'rine of instruction, he resigned his seat. He ha.t however, in his recorded spcechrs ex pressed himself opposed to the recharteriog of a United States Bank, although il is believed that his i piidous have und rgono some modification apon i his su' j r.t within thu Inst two or three years. Certain it id, he U decidedly opposed lo the sub. treasury win me nnd to tho exercise of the veto pow er by tho President. - From bis personal appearance we should judge thst Mr. Tyler wn about fifty years of sge He is lull and slim in his figure, and strongly reminds one of tho published liknosses of Patrick Henry. His linir is Mill uiixilvcrcd, and his countenance ia indi cative of munly frsiiknKSi, courtesy and amiability of temper. His manners arc courtly and coidiul, and his style of reception singularly gracious and pre possessing In his demeanor as Yice Prcsid nt he has been rcmaUably mxlest and unobtrusive, indi caving no disposition lo inttir.ro in distributing the offices, or to bias the judgment of the executive nnd his Cabinet. IndeeJ, he has been nltnost wholly overlooked by the managing politicians and leaders at Washington, inasmuch ss hi pr.siiiu, apart frcra the uulonkrd for contingency which has now called him to Ihe White Housi, wns one of little more in fluence than that of an ordinary Senator. Certain peoplo will undoubtedly now be very active in at tempts to mske up for their psst inattention. Mi. Tyler is a fluent and graceful speaker, al though in bis pesonal intercourse he is by no means inclined to be garrulous. He ia unquestionably a man of sterling abilities and good senso, and will not be blinded anil moulded hy any man or act of men. He Is in the full vigor of all his faculties, in the prime nf lift-, without even the tense of s gln im paired. We believe he will mako a good, patiiotic nnd wise President. Already some mo .nings have been riiscd by certain cliques of politicians among us, because of the fact lli.t Mr. Tyler is from the South of tho IV 111 eapacons embrace, and i-litl abiding always rigidly with n tho boundaries of the Federal Con- slitution. Such will, wo I el, eve, be the policy of lni.n TV!.,. . ..,.1 ... ...M. -..Il .1.. .1.. ..,:: . ru' '" - i.-u -unis giic mew uuiaiung sup- p 'ft w , , .... I 1 he "TiTaoeiMTix Miuaiim for March, 1S11, I ... . . : contained a curious account of one of the natural , , . , , I re-ulls which arises from these exhibitions. It was i , , . ,, , . , i that of a hea thy, robust, independent gentleman, , " . . . - ! who went same ears sinco with the Sheriff into t ...,. ' ' the interior of Ncivtpte, to visit a malefactor who ! . , , , , ....... was to be executed the tame day. After the diop had lr ,, . . ., , ' ., , , , ,, I fallen, he went with order to the breakfast-table, , , , , where he could think of nothing hut the execution he had witnessed ; and before he left he requested ihe Sheriff to Dronire the ror it with u-hirh Hie man , , .. .. , . , .... J h id been hanged. It ninv be mentioned, that it was not an execution of comtnon occurrence. Possessing one rope, il subsequently occurred lo him, as. the next much-talked of execution was lo lake r', ace, he wotil.l hive the ro;e u.cj on that occis'.on. In thr; course of a short lime lie hah a co!l,ci.jol 0f rjpes, labelled and deposited carefully . 8 drawer. About two years aft.-r the pe;ic.b-.,lU fr eo'iectiiig ropes use.I at executions bad !nanifested its. If jit was ob served by hi frieu. th,i his conveiatio-i most fre i qucf'''y lurnc' on the subject of the execution he "''"'".sod, and the success ho had met with in "f'tfUt'.ig such a number if ropes ( which he usually j Vr ought out t exhibit to his friend, expatiating ' 8n'' llc vvI the sulinquct of the ui in with the I'fiisib' idea. He lived ah.ut lourtten yeirs alter wn;8 he firl execution; at Inputting at tnd to hit own I ft by tufpending his hotly wilh "e t: ,Uo roi u t,a Wecutl iroin tne cjmmon hangman. The Montre-il Herald i f Saturday, March SOtb, speuk of scenes of unpirsileled viol, lies and blood kin d at the election in Uenlheir county. That pa per slates that a large body of Can ?:ne, armed with bludgeons, altaiked a body of IiUhmen, rati, mated at forty or fifiy, and thai the encounter resul ted in the death of una Canadian and aix Irishmen, and the weunliug of a graet iiuui'oei on both sides. i'ricxs or APTKn-mi.vtu I (quart 1 insertion, fr) fio 1 tlo S do . . . t) 7.1 I do 3 dj . a I ot) Fvry subsequent lnertii n, . 0 SA Yearly Adroilisemenla, (with the privilege M Iteration) one column $5 J half column, fit), three squares, f 13; two squares, f 9 ; one square. . Without the privilege of alteration a liberal ulsronnt will be made. Advertisements left without directions os to tha lennthof timetbe are to be published, will la continued until ordered out, and charged" accord- "igiy. Ci"P8xtren lines make a square. PUKSIDET TVZ.1S1V ADDRESS To the People of the United Mattes. Ffliow Ciiizkvs: Before my arrival at tho Seat of Government the pninful communication was made to you by the officers presiding over the sever al Departments of the deeply regretted death of Wil liam Henry Harrison, Inlc President of tho Un ted Stales. I'ji in him you had conferred your suffra ges for the first office in yot'r gift. and had selected him as your chosen irrifruinr-lit to correct and reform all such erring arid abuses rrs bad manifested ihcm aelvcs from linn! to tltf.c in. the practical operation of Government.. Whihi'suitJiogr'lt the threshold of this gr'njt work, he, h ir. by tha dispensation of an all wise Pro v id enc'n, breu iJliiovcd from amongst us, and by the provisions ijf the constitution tho ef forts to be'tt'trccfed 10 i&e accomplishing of this vi tally important lusk have devolved upon myself. This ssmc occurrence has subjected the wisdom and sufficiency of our ins.itutions to a now tea'. For the fmt lime in our history the person elected to tho Vice PrcsiJ ency of the United Stales, ly Ihe hop lining of a contingency provided for in the consiN ration, has had devolved upon him tho Presidential office. The spirit of faction, wliLli is directly or--puscd to the sj.irit of a lofty p ibiotism, may find in this, occai in f -tas nu'l j,i.n my a lin'mutr-lion. Aud, in succeuJing under circumstances so suddti & unexpected, and to responsibilities a j greatly aug. mented,to the administration of pu'ilic affairs, I shall place in the intelligence and patriotism of tho peo ple my only sure reliance. My earnest prayer shall be constantly addressed lo the all wiso and all pow erful Deing who made me, nnd hy whose dispensa tion I am called to the high office cf Picsidcnt of this confedency, undcrstandingly to carry oul tho principles of that constitution which I have sweru to protect, preserve, and defend." The usual oppotlunity which is nOhrdcd to a Chief Magistrate upou his inductions to office of present ing to his countrymen an exposition of the poucv which wouM guide his administration, in the fo m ofan inaugural address, not having, under the pecu liar circumstances which have brought me to the i'i charge of the high duties of President of tho Unit..! States, been afforded to me, a brief exposition of tho principles which will govern me, in the general course of my administration of public a flairs would seem to be due as will to mysrlf as to you. In re gard to foreign nations, the ground work of my po! icy will be juMice on our part to all, submitting l. injuftice from none. While I shall sedulously cul tivst the relations of peace snd amity with one rnl all, it will he my most imperative duty to sea that the honor of Ihe country, shall sustain no Urmish. With a vi-w to thi, tho condition of our military defences will become a matter of anxious solicitude. The army, which has in i.ther days covered itself with renown, and the Navy, not inappropri .tely termed the right arm of the public defence, whiclt haa spread a light of glory over the American st ui.! ard in all the waters of the earth, t-hould hj rend ered icplete with efficiency. In view of the fact, well avouched by hinto v t'.st the tendency of all human institutions is to concen trate power in the hands of a single man, and t!j. it ultimate downfall has proceeded from this Cau.e, t deem it of the most essential importance that a en n plete separation should take p'acc between thes'vo rl and the purse. No matter where or Low the nub. .. " "C moneys .hull be deposited, so long as the IV.- : ijtr) CJ) t.xcrt i tnt can exert the power id appointing and rinno- ving at his pleasure, the agent selected for th ir ... 1.. .L . t 1 1 f .... i.usiuuy, uiu i.omnianocr-in-tinc! ol tne army j .Navy, is m fact tho Treasurer. A pcrintim i ..ri.l radical change should ho decreed. The t incident to (he President!! nfR.-n Iroja.-o ... ' r'eal. is coiisUntly increasing. Such increj' . : . . keep pace wt.h the growth of t p ni. without a fi?ure of speech, r ,rm o((t(rM, may be spread over the I' n t t" . ' , , ... n,, 1 eic unrestrn.-.i-.i po.v. cr exerted J.y,. Ky jn loer to pe.tU'.u bi rMhmity t0 hand it ov,r . same fdvor-;., hi. ,lcctliso,i may ieaj , i: ,.,n. ployme llt of ,, lho ra(.aii wiihjn h eitril, Sl erjpli.h b .t object. The right to remove from of- I See, wln u;.j tud to no just rcslraint, is :nen ..h!y !estr.ied to pioduce a spirit of crjuchii g setul ly A ah the official corp. which, in order to iij. hold the hand which feeds them, would lead t d .-e.-t and acl.ve intctfcience in the elections, boih and Federul, thereby suljecting the course of S. ate legislation lo the dictation of the Chief Kv.t,v officer, and making the will of that officer aU..lou and supreme. I will, at a procr time, invoke i!n action of Congresa upon this subject, and shall read ily acquiesce in the adoption of ail projr me ts we which are calculated to arrest these evils, so fall of danger in llvir tendency. I will remove no tniunt. bent from office who has fa tt.i'u'ly nd honc-tlv ac quitted himself, of tho dutiea ol his irli.e, cxe pi in such cases where such officer has been guiliy of m aclivo parli.uu.hip, or by saut means the less manly, and therefore more objectionable hai is'e.i his official influence lo the purpestt of party, ihrr. by bri ging the pa ronsge of iha (awverumcnt ia conflct with the freeJooi of the clecuous. Nuniei. ous removals in y become necessary under this rult Thrse will be nis le by me througll no acerhi'y of Ice'uig. I have hid ro cue Ij cl.erish or i:.. dulge unkind f clh.gs to aid any, but oiy con duct will beieguiated by a profound sense nf what is ilue to the country and iu institutien ; nor sba: I negUct lo spply th same unbending rule to thus, of my own appointment. . Fieeduia of opinion wei tolerated, the full enjoyment of the light of suaTrs;. srul be asaintsiiiad s tbn birthright of aieri; Auitf ( it ft