mm
been tmu&in ncrdntice 1 plfftfe& iflSAcqJfr. . improve 'theffi.cienpy of .theism-ice, and
I commeodUo your favorable regime l ed teriulorViincluding Texifr.) and nf em- j that I regard it us still moTe.eqtitled o fn
sugr cstion contained in 4h(? .,rc)orf of" ihe igrdtritt prbeeedmgthcrcto. 1 am gratified vor for the salutary influence u must exert
v . . i . . i . a .. .....n...-. in . 1 ii i i in iilii unnriu i v. . i ii i' 11 iiin.iiiii li.i.i i iiu uiukiiiiiii.1' mm-
s t ii.-s' fc -1 " i i,. .;.hf.kc2r.if wiii, ii,,.v,.nnimii nfcuinn disturbed hv the inereasin!? snint ol in
tributionj'nerifidicallvV pf an analytical di -
nest of ull llie.oatents which have bten,-or
r IIIUV IIV.lCitlcl lit". Ji rail ll U IUI USIUI MUCH-
lions and discoveries wirlj &uch descrmtions
iti ii fi nu.inw'inr .fnn mimir-uimn mm I j i iv i;.?iui. ttiiiiLiii v .iv-i ... w..a..w i i
and illustrations Wmav be be necessary 1 re-ion, the iuioaJs of the Indians have : 1.850, abolishing corporal punishment, andj testimony to we einciency ana iniegr. y , snooid be oppressed in me cause oi noer
iA nrt-sent an iniclliih1e viW of their na- 1 been efTacluallv restrained. i satisfactorily sustains the policy of tbatactf wifh-tvhich they are conducted. Willi , y. Here was the false step which led to
lure and operation, The cost of such pub -
licv.inn could easily be defrayed out the
patent fund, and I am persuaded that it
could be applied to no objcl more -nccep-
tab'e the inventors and beneficial 1 he the
public at largn.
An Honrmirhiimn of SMfl.dnrt Imvincr
been made a the last session fr the pur- wever, in the application of this policy to
chase of a suitable site, and .'cr the erecJ Texas. By the terms of the compact by
lion, furnishing, and fitting up of an Asy-J which that State was admitted into the U
lum for the Insane of the District of Co. nion, she retained the ownership of all the
lumbia, and of the Army and Navy cf the i vacant lands within her limits. The gov.
United Slates, the proper measures have j ernment of that Stale, it is understood, has
been adopted to carry this beneficent pur- ; assigned no portion Of her territory to the
pose into effect. I Indians; but as fast as her settlements ad-
Dy the latest advices from the Mexican i vance lays it off into counties, and poceeds
boundary Commission, it anne-ars that the to survey and sell it. This policy manifestly
suiveV of the river Gila, from its-confluence
tviih the Colorado lo iis supposed interscc- i Indians, but to compel them to resort to double service on otners whose tideiity lo
lion with the western line of New Mexico, plunder for subsistence. It also deprives j their duties may bs relied iipdn in such an
has been completed The survey of the i this Government of that influence and ; emergency. The exposure to this incieas
Rio Grande has also been finished from ! control over ihem without which no durable J ed and arduous labor, since the passage of
the poim agreed on by lij Commissioners j peace can ever exist between them and the j the act of 1850, has already had, to a most
as "the noint wheie il strikes :he southern ! whites. I trust, therefore, that a, due re- observable and injurious extent, the effect
boundary of New Mexico" to a point one j gard for her own interest, apart from con- ( ol preventing the enlistment of the best sea
h mdred and thirty five miles below Eaiiie federations of humanity and juslice, will ; men in the navy. The plan now sugges-.
.... . " . - : I .-m . . ii . ' - f . .1 " 1 . . . i r
Pass, which is about two-thirds lif the dis
t.mcc along the course of thp liver to its
mouth.
The appropriation which was made at
the last session of Congress fir the contin
u.iti .n of the survey is subject to the fol
low inr proviso :
uJ3rovidcd, That no part of this appro--priation
shall be used or expended,until it
f ball be made satisfactorily lo appear to
the President of the United States that the
southern boundary of New iNJexico is not
established by the commissioners and sur-
vP)or of the United jStntes farther north
of the town called "Paso"' than the same
is laid down in DisturnelPs map, which is
added tohe treaty."
My attention was. drawn to ibis subject
by a report from the Department ol ihe In
terior, which reviewed all the facts of the
case, and submitted for my decision tl.e
question whether, under existing circum
stances, any pari of the appropriation could
be In vvfully used or expended for the ex
pended for the further prosecution of the
work. After Ti careful consideiaiion of the
subject, I came to the conclusion that it
cou'd nol, and so informed the head of lhal
Department. Orders were i.nmediaiely is
sued by him to-the commissioner and sur
veyor to make no further requisitions on
the Depurtment, ns they could n t be paid;'
nud to discontinue all op( rations on the
s -uthern line ol New Mexico. iut as the
Department bad no exact information as i
!. the amoiml ol provjMohs and money
winch ic-maiiied unexpendrd in the bands
of ihe commissioner ant" surveyor, it was
If ft discretionary uilh them to continue the
survey down the Rio Grande as far as the
means at their disposal would enable them,
or at oncelo disband the Commission. A
special messenger has since ariived from
the officer in charge of the survey on the
river, with information that the lunds sub
ject to bis control were exhausted, and that J
the officers and others employed in ilje ser-
vice were ucsuiuie aince oi. ihe means ol
prosecuting the work and of returning to
their homes.
The object of the proviso -was, doubt
less, lo arrest the survey of the southern
und western linos of Jtw Mexico, in re
gard to which different opinions have been
exprrssed; for it is Hardly to be supposed
that there could be any objection to lhal
part of the line which extends along the
channel of the Rio Grande. But the terms
of the law are so bread- as lo forbid the
use of any part of the money for tbe pros
ccution of the work, or even for the. .pay
ment, to the officers and agents, of the ar
rearages of pay which are justly due to
1 . . . -. ..
I earnestly .invite your prom; t atteniinn
to this subject, and recommend a modifi-j
cation of the terms or proviso, ao as to en- '
able the Department to use as much of the j
appropriation js will be necessary to dis
charge the existing obligations of the Gov
ernment, and to complete the survey of ihe
Rio Grande to its.rr.pulh.
It will also be proj-lo make Jiu'lher
provision by lawffor uife fulfilment of, our
treaty wiih Mexico .or running and mar
king the residue of the boundary line "be
Uveen the two countries.
Permit me to invite your particular at
tention to the Interests of the District of
Columbia, which are confided by the 'Con
stitution lo your peculiar care.
Among the measures which seeem tome
of the.greulesl importance to its prssperity,
are the-introduction of a copious supply of
water into ihe city of Washington, and the
construction of suitable bridges across the
Potomac, lo replace those 'whieji were de
slroyed Dy high water in the early part of
the present 3 ear.
-At ibelast session of Congress, an ap
piopriallon was made to tieray the .cost of
the surveys Necessary for determining the
best means ofafibrding an unfailing supply
of good and wholesome water.. Some
progress has been made in the survey, and
as soon as it is completed tlie result wjli be
laid before you. ,
Furtheranproprintions will also be necessa
ry for grading andjiayjngthe streets" and
avenues,and enclosing and embellishing the
publje grounds within , the .city of Washing
ton. I commend, all .these objects, together
with Ihe eha;Ttabje instil utiupspf the Dis
trict, Jo your favorable regard.
Evejy effort Jias been. made , to protect
oucronlier,.anjd.thit of lhe,adjyihuig.Mex
icanijtnteiJro"niih oian tripes..' Ul xPno A ' ,'JUU mcu ol
which ihe.ftrmy is,co4jposed SjCOareem
j
t.jSTT-! ,?SSTS,.. .m.uwumjljiiwmwiiiwi m ir.fcL.Jii ! miMi irmiini
; partml. outbreaks in Caliornia and Oregon,
and occupational depredation on a por
yu. ui imi.j ......w.v, -.. ."Cj,.-- -
f flr. l'tn r.pniw p nwniir. it is hftlirV-
ed, to the dwturbeu state ni inai unrqcr
i Experience has shown, however, that
whenever the two races are brought into
contact, collisions will inevitably occur.
To prevent these collisions the United Stales
I have generally set apart portions of their
' territory for the exclusive occupation of
the Indian tribes. A difticultv occurs, how-
' tends, not only to alarm and irritate the
induce that Estate to assign a small portion iea is aesignpu 10 promote a conuiuon oi
or her vast domain for the provisional oc- service in which this objection will no Ion
cupanc' of the amall remnants of tribes ' ger exist. The details of this plan may
wiihin her borders, subject of course to her be established in great part, if not alto
ownership and eventual jurisdiction. If 1 gether, by the Executive, under the authori
she should fail to do this, the fulfilment of . ty of existing laws ; but I have thought it
our treaty stipulations wiih Mexico, and ' proper, in accordance with the suggestion
our.duty to the Indians themselves, will, it i ol the Secretary of the Navy, to submit il
is feared, become a subject of serious em-
harassment to the Government. It :s hoped,
however, that a timely and just provision
bv Texas, mnv avert this ovtl.
No appropriations for lortifiealions were
made at the two last sessions of Congress,
The cause of this omission is, probably, to
be found in a growing belief that the sys-
tern of fortifications adopted m 1816, and
heretofore acted on, requires revision
The subject certainty deserves full and
careful investigation ; but it should not be
delayed longer than can be avoided. 4n
the meantime there are certain works
which have been commenced
some of 1
them nearly completed
-designed
to pro- j
tect our principal seaports from Boston to
New Urleans, and a lew other important ;
points. In regard to the necessity lor
these works, it is believed that but little .
difference of opinion exists among military !
men. I therefore recommend that the ap-
propriations necessary lo piosecuie them ,
be made
I invite your attention to the remarks on (
this subject, and on others connected with
his Department, conlnined in the accompa- !
nvmg report of the Secretary cf U ar. I
Measures have been taken to carry into
effect the law of the last session makinn
provision for the improvement of certain !
rivers, and harbors, and it is believed that
the arrangements made lor that purpose hscal year -j but it is now said by some that this pol-
will combine efficiency with economy. Ow- j Although in its operation during the last , icy must be changed. Europe is no longer
ing chiefly lo the advanced se-.son when jyear the act referred to has not tilled the ; separated from us by a voyage of months,
the act was passed, litlle has yet been done predictions of its friends by increasing the j but steam navigation has brought her with
in regard to many of the -works bevond , corrspondence of the counlry in proportion in a few days sail of our shores. We see
making the necessary preparations. With !
respect lo a few of the improvements, the
cttmc -nlmnrir nnnrnnrtnlnrl will cttftiio In '
j J M J VI I ltjtl.'l Ui.U 1.111 OUlAlVrk IU
1. ... .-.! II ..
Loinpieie mem, oui most oi mem win re j
quire additional appropriations. I trust
that these appropriations will be mude, and '
lhal this wise and benificent policy, so aus-' from this cause, and from ihe rapid growth power," yet it is said that we ought to in
piciously resumed, will be continued. of the country in population and business, ! terfere between contending soversigns and
Great care should be taken, however, to the receipts of ihe Department must ulli- I their subjects, for the purpose of overthrow
commence no work which is not of suffi- mately exceed its expenses, and that the j ing ihe monarchies of Eorope and estab
cient importance lo the commerce of the ; counlry may salely rely upon the contin- ; ijshing in theirr.Iace republican institutions,
country to be viewed as national in its I uance of the present cheap rate of pos ' It is alleged that we have heretofore pur
character. But works which have been j
commenced should not be discontinued
until completed, as otherwise the sums ex
pended will, in most cases, be lost.
The report from the Navy Department
will inform you of the prosperous condi
tion of the branch of the public sercice
committed to its charge. It presents to
your consideration many topics and sug-
gesiions of which-1 ask ycur approval. It '
exhibits an unusual degree of activity in j
the operatious of the Department during
the past year. The preparations for the theft of the papers, records, and achives Wecannol witness the struggle between the
Japan expedition,4o which I have already ' of the nation ; for authorizmg the surplus oppressed and hisoppressor an) where with
alluded ; the arrangements made for ihe . revenue to be applied to the payment of the ! out the deepest sympathy lor theformer.and
exploration and survey of the China Seas, public debt in advance of the time when it I the most anxious dea ire for trinmph. Nev
the Northern Pacific, and Behrings Straits; will become due ; for the establishment of. ertheless, is it prudent or is it wise to in-s
the incipient measures taken towards a re-' . offices for the sale of the public lands in vrdve ourselves in ihese foreign ware? Is
connoisance ofkhe continent of Africa east- ! California and the Territory of Oregon ; j it indeed true that we have heretofore re.
ward of Liberia; the preparation for an for the construction of a road from the Mis- frained from doing so merely from the de
early examination of the tributaries of the sissippi valley to the Pacific ocean : for the' grading motive of a conscious weakness?
River La Plata, which a recent decree of , establishment of a bureau of agriculture '
ihe provisional chief of the Argentine Con- for the promotion of that interes!, perhaps !
f!.J T I -. il.! .- ..... .'
ieuciauon nus opened to navigation ; an
these enterprises, and the means by which
w.j ,W u uccwuiiiioiiuu,
ii.i,cv.viuiimuL-ij iii) imrujifjiuuaiiuii, uiu .
I .IMiltt tittl Im n . .. . .1
of the Amazon riverrum the confines of
Peru to its moulh. Tbarqturn of one of
them has placed in the possession of the !
rnvprn npn an inTPru:T:r!ir- unn csniin i n
and valuable,
account of the cbaracler arid resources oH
i iiu uuuui viu uc niuuuciiye oj. most , ic uni, iresci iomg a sppcinc comppnsa-1 mejr irecoom, coma never have been ac -useful
results. . for every service required of clerks, district j.tuated by so unworthy a motive. They
Two officers of the nuvy were hereifoore attorneys, and marshals; for authorizing ! knew no weakness or fear where right or
instructed to explore the whole extent of an additional regiment of mounted men. I duty pointed the way: and it is a libel un-
a country abounding in the materials of the relative rank between the naval and
commerce, vand which, if opened jo the n- j civil officers in our public ships, and be-
dustry of the world, will prove an incx- j tween the officers of the Army nnd Navy
haustible fund of wealth. The report of i in ihe various grades of each ; for re-or-ililj
nvnln..i:An ...:n i. ! . .i . t .... :r.,' i ...i.irv .i . ... .
.no r.Auiuiuuuii "in uuujiiiuuicuieu io
you us soon as it is complcied.
Among other subjects' offered to your
police tby t(ie .Secretary of the Navy, I J
select for special commendation,, in view ;
ui jia vyiimjiiim wwii , iue jpieresis oi iie
nuvy, the plan .submitted bv him for the
establishment of a permanent- corps of
seamen, and tru suggeslions-he has pre
sented for the reorganization of the Naval
Acadeniy. .';
Jn.neiprcrjce'to the first of these, I take
occasion to say that 1 think il will greatly
j subordinaUon, resulting from our present
The plan proposed for the or
i of the scamrn furnishes a judi
uiini'iitirm
o !
l'litlUIIIIll
cuius .tuoMiiuio .ur mu .a u.
under conditions well adapted to maintain
the authority of command and the order
j and securily of our ships. It is believed that
j any change which proposes permanently lo
, dispense with this mode of punishment,
should be preceded by a system
of enlist'
ment wnich shall supply the navy with
seamen of the most meritorious class,
whose good deportment and pride of char
acter may pieclude all occasion for a re
sort to penalties of a harsh or degrading
nature The safety of a ship and her crew
is often dependant upon immediate obe-
dlence to a command, and the authority to :
enforce it must be equally ready. The
arrest of a refractory seaman, in such mo-
ments, not only deprives the ship of indis-
; pensablo aid but imposes a necessity for
j to your approval.
The establishment of a corp3 of ap-
preniices for the navy, or boys to be en-
listed until thy become of aue, and to be
; employed under such regulations the Na
j vy Department may devise, as proposed in
J the report, I cordiully approve and com
' mend to your consideration ; und I also
' concur in the suggestion that this sj'stem
lor tne cany training ol seamen
n . l I - r
may be
the ser
most useluliy engrailed upon
vice of our merchant marine.
The other proposi'ion ol the report to
which I have referred the re-organization
of the Naval Academy 1 recommend to
your attention as a project worthy of
your encouragement and support. The
valuable services alreany rendered by this
Institution entitle it to the continuance of
your fostering care.
Your attention is respectfully called to
the repoit of the Postmaster General for
the detailed operation'of his Department
during the last fiscal year, from which it
will be seen that the receipis from postages
for that time were less by SI, 431, 696 than j
for the preceding fiscal year, being a
de
crease of about 23 per cent.
This dimiuutiontis attributable to the
reduction in the rales of misuse made bv ;
the act of March 3,1851, which reduction ,
took effect at the commencement of the last
to the redi
luction of postage, I should nev- j
ertheless question the policy of returning
t r .Itirrtim vfif.kc f?.vncxvinnnc umi rmnts flio
IV II'qIIII 1111.0. UAfVlll.0 "UllUUId ! 1 1 1.
.1. .
expectation mai as me community uecomes
accustomed to cheap postage, correspon- j
dence will increase. It is believed that
tage.
In former messages 1 have, among oth
er Ihings, respectfully, recommended to the;
consideration of Congress the propriety and ,
necessity of further legislation for the pro-
tection and punishment: of foreign consuls
residing'in the United States ; to revive with I
certain modifications the art of IOth March, I
1 838, to restrain unlawful military expe-!
ditions ag.iinst the inhabitants of conter. .
mir.ous States or territories ; for thepreser-
valion and protection from mutilation or '
the most important in the country ; for the ,
prevention of frauds upon the Government
in ujniucuuuiis iur pensions arm ooumy ,
niiius , iur me esitioiismneni o a unnorm i
I , . I. '.II :i T tz . I.I
for the defence of our frontiers against the i
Indians, and for fulfilling our treaty slip-
ulations wiih Mexico to delend her citizen's
against ihe Indians "with canal
diliger ce
tiid energy as our own :" for detrrminm
iu 1 1 iiiig me iiu vii i csiu oi lsumem uy nxjn
the number of officers in each grade, and
providing for'a retired list upon reduced pay
of Ihose unfit for active duty ; for prescrib
ingnnd regulating punishmorjls inthe navy;
for the appointment of a commission to re.-
4
vise the public statutes of. the United Slates,
by arranging them In jorder,supplying defi
ciencjqs, correcting incongmiijes, simplify
ing theirlanguage,& reporiing them lo Con
gress for its final u.ction ;andf-for. tthe.es?
tublishmeht'bf ;aJco'mmission to adjdiucate
and settle private claims againsHhe United
States. I am not aware, however, that
any of-Jhese subjects have been, finally ac
ted upon by Congress. Without repeating;
t lie reasons lor legislation on these-subjects
- which have been assigned in former mes
, sage
1 respectfully recommend them a
- ! gain to your favorable consideration.
- 1 I think it due to the several Execut
ive
i -.i
m " r. " . , - .7
.... v a . 1
ified to believe that, they have generally
performed their duties faithfully and well
They are appointed to guard the approach
es to ihe public Treasury, and they occupy
positions that expose them to all the temp-
tations and seductions which the cupidity
of peculators and fraudulent claimants can
prompt tuem lo employ, it win be but a
wise precaution to protect the Government
against that source of mischief and corrup
tion, as far asil can be done, by the enact
. .1 "I . Ml t .
ment of all proper legal penalties. The
laws, in this respec!, are supposed to be
defective, and I iherefore, deem it my duty
to call your attention to the subject, and to
recommend that provision be made, by law
for the punishment not only of those who
shall accept bribes, but also of those who
shall either promise, give, or offer lo give
lo any of those officers or clerks a bribe or
reward touching or relating to any mailer
of their official action or duty.
It has been the uniform policy of ihi
Government from its foundation to the
present day, to abstain from all interference
in the domestic affairs ol other nations.
The consequence has been that while ihe
nations of Europe have been engaged in
desolating wars, our country has pursued
its peaceful course, to unexampled prosper
ity and happiness. The wars in which we
have been compelled to engage, in defence
of the rights and honor of the counlry,
have been foiiuualely of short duration.
During the terrific conlest.of nation against
nation, which succeeded the French revo
lution, we were enabled by the wisdom and
firmness of President Washington to main
tain our neutrality. While other nations
were drawn into this wide sweeping whirl
pool, we sat do'A'n quiet and unmoved upon
our own shores. While the flower of their
-numerous armies was wasted by disease or
perished by hundreds of thousands upon
the battle field, the youth ol this favored
laud were pcru ittcd to enjoy the blessings
of peace beneath the paternal roof. While
the States of Europe incurred enormous
debts, under the burden of which their sub-
jocts still groan, and which absorb no small
purl of the prodnct of the honest industry
ol those countries lor generations to come,
the United Stales have once been enabled
to exhibit the proud spectacle of a nation
free from public debt ; and if permitted to
pursue our prosperous way for a few years
longer in peace, we tn.iy do the same again.
moreol her movements, and take a deeper
interest in her controversies. Although no
nno nrnnncflc f li.it 111 limdl i'n!n ft I
. ''UOV.w ll.lll II U CU'UtU J'JlIf 1(115 i I H
1. . . . . I I f
lerrmy oi pcicniaies wno nave lor ages
lavished the blood and treasure of their
subjects m maintaining the "balance of
sued a different course from a sense of our
weakness, but that now our conscious
strength die! a es a change of policy, and
thai it is consequently our duly to mingle
in ihose contests, and aid those who are
struggling for liberty,
This is a most seductive but dangerous
appeal to the generous sympathies ol free
men. Enjoying as we do the bleesing of a
free government, there is no man who has
au American heart that would not rejoice to
see these blessings extended lo all nations
For the honor of the patriots who have
gone before us, I cannot admit it. Men of
. . . . . i
the Revolution who drew the sword against I
the oppression of the mother country, and I
pieugeu to ueaven "their lives, their lor-
tunes ana ineir sacred honor, to maintain '
" C 1 II i 1
on their fair fame for us. while wo "nniov
the blessings for which they so nobly fought
aud bled, to insinuate it. The truth
is,
. ! - I I r . t t
mm mio L-uui&u vviiiun mey pursueu ; was i
uiuwiuu u) ii sjiuiu sensi oi nuernationai i
ju "j w amtuaiiiuinino jMnuunuu uuu ii i
ii -o.uiy rij.uuu , louiuiiy un uiuiuiy iu
ine preseni neccssiues, bill lo the perma-
nent salely and interest of the ccuntry.-
all the carelul superintendence wnicn it is ncr subsequent rnislorlunes. fclie soon
possible for the Heads' of those Depart- found herself involved in war with all the
ments to exercise, still the due administra- ' rest of Europe. In less than len years
lion and guardianship of the public money j her government was changed fronr a re
must very mnch depend on the vigilance, public to an empire; and finally, after shed
intelligence, and fidelity of the subordinate ding rivers of blood, foreign powers rcslor
officcrs and clerks, and especially on those ed her exiled dynasty and exhausted Eu
entrusted with the settlement and adjust- j rope sought peace and repose in the un
menl of claims and accounts. I am grat- questioned ascendancy of monarchical
I lie.y.knev. lhat the world is governed less j nious action in prrservlng the form and
by sympathy than by reason and Torce ,'j.spiri ; of the Cohstitutiouand at the same
.liua. it. nw lJ I'UOOIIIU IUI IIIIO II1IUWII IU
become a "propagandist" of free principles
without arraying against it the combined
powers of Europe and that the r.e3iilt was
more likely to be the overthrow of repub
lican liberty hero thnn its establishment
there. History has been wrjtlen in- vain
for IhosCiVvho cau doubtihis;. :Frahce h,rd
nb.so'onerreslabMshod ti ropublicaii' form t5f
goverrimant'tlian shV manifested a desire to
lorce its blessings on hl) (he -worfd ?Hur
.vhhisloria"n informs?us -.thatv shearing of
some pelty ac s of tyranny in a neighbor
ing principality,l.uthe National Convention
declared that she would afford succor and
fraternily to all nations who wished to re.
I cover their liberty, and she gave; it in
; charge to the executive power to give or.
dera to the generals of the French armies
i it -i , . .
i . ... i i ' : '
' I r .
principles. Let us learn wisdom from her
example. Let us remember that revolu-
lions do not always establish freedom.
. Our own free institutions were not the off -
spring ol our Revolution, i hey exisied
! before.
They were planted in the free
charters of self government
unuer wmcn
the English colonies
rew
up,
and
our
Revolution only freed us from the domin
ion of foreign power, whoso government
was at variance with those institutions.
European nations have had no such train-
i ing for self government, and every effort
to establish it bv bloody revolutions has
been, and must, without that preparation,
continue to be a failure. Liberty, unregu
lated by law, degenerates into anarchy,
which soon becomes the most horrid of al'
despotisms. Our policy is wisely to gov
em ourselves, and thereby lo set such an
example of national justice, prosperity, and
true glory, as shall teach to all nations the
blessings of sell government, and the em?
paralleled enterprise and success of a fiee
people.
We live in an age of progress, and ours
is emphatically a country of progress.
Wiihin the h:sl half century, the number
of States in this Union has nearly doubled,
the population has almost quadrupled, and
our boundaries lutve been extended from
the Mississippi to the Pucifiie. Our terri
tory is chequered over with raihoads and
furrowed with canals. The inventive tal
ent of our counlry is excited lo the highest
pitch, and the numerous applications for
patents for valuable impiovements dist n
guish this age and this people from all
others. The genius of one Amrican has
enabled our commerce to move against
wind and tide, and that of another has an
nihilated distance in the transmission of
intelligence. The whole country is full of
enterprise. Out common schools are dif
fusing intelligence among the people, and
onr industry is fast accumulating tiie com
forts and luxuries of life. This is in part
owing to our peculiar position,to our fertile
soil, and comparatively sparse nonulatLn :
but much of it is also owing to the popular
institutions under which we live, Jo the
freedom which every man feels to engage
in any useful pursuit, according to Lis
taste or inclination, and to ihe entire con
fidence that his person and properly will
be protected by Ihe laws. But wh itevcr
may be the cause of this unparallelled
growth in population, intelligence, and
wealth, one thing is clear, that the Govern
ment must keep pace with the progress- of
the people. It must participate in their
spirit ol enterprise, and while it exacts obe-.
dience to the laws, and restrains all unau
thorized invasions of the rights of neighbo
ring
estates, it should fosier and protect
home industry, and lend its powerful
strengih to the improvement of such means
of intercommunication as are necessary to
promote our internal commerceand strength
en the ties which bind us together as a
people.
Ft is not si range, however much it may
be regretted, lhat such an exuberance of
enterprise should cause some individuals to nersville, Monroe co., Pa., and having in
mistake change-for progress, and the inva.- j crease(j tlQ machinery of the establish
sicn of the rights of others for national ; mentj hc is prepared to execute all or
prowess and glory. The former are con j derg in llis line 0f business, in the best
slantly agitating lor some .change m the manncr axu Wltb despatch, and therefore
organic law, or Urging new and untri.-d ! respectfully solicit the patronage of the
theories of human rights. The .latter are , puLlic- Ife manufacture cast and
ever ready to engage in an wild crusnrii; wrou:at iron work of all descriptions, in
agamsl a neighboring people, reegardless ' cU(inirr
of the justice of the enterprise, and wilhout j $ga3fl CrarlSl"
looking at the fatal consequences to our-! a v
c., i . ,u e i for flour and other nulla, mill screws,
selves and to the cause ol our popular guv; , . , - , J. -Al
.,. q. i' ' . bark and corn nulls, together with cast
ernment. ouch expeditions, however, are . - -, . ' - . , i Ri
often stimulated by mercenary individuals, ' Jnf of .eT description turned and fit
who .expect to share the plunder or profit ted J !n tllG est possible manner. As
of the enterprise without exposing them, j Particular caro will be taken o employ
,i., ,i j 1 , , none but the best workmen, and no pama
selves to danger, and are led on by some . . uuu , . 1 'mi n u
: ti.i..?-... . .. . , :, , i will bo snared, he feels confident ot bc-
u lusjuniaiuie lon-igtiyr, wno aousfs tne nos i
pitahty ol our own Government by sedus
.itijj iwv jr iim- uuu iiiiiiw:i lujum 111 HIS j
scheme of personal ambition or revenue. !
under the lalse and delusive pretence ol
. .... c- '
extending
reprehensi
the area of freedom. These
ble aggressions but retard the
true progross of our nation and tarnish its
fair fame. Thev should, thomfiire riwivo
ine mdignani Irowns u! evrry good ci'izeu
wtii sincerely loves hispountn uiidjlakes
a pride in its prosperity and 'honor. - !
... . ' ft .
Oar Constitution, though not perfect, is
doubtless tho best that ever was formed.
'I herefore let every proposition to change
it oe wen weighed, undil lound beneficial,
cautiously adopted. Every patriot will '
rejoice to see its authority so exerted as
.10 advance the prosperity and honor of the
and if found beneficitf
to auvanco inc prosperity and honor ol. the ,
nation, wnusi ne win wateh with jealousy
a u v f u iu j 1 1 ( a iu muuiun; tins cnurtuiqi;our
jioetnes, or pervert 'its powers to acis oj
nggression or mjuslice. -Thus shall con
I servatism and progress blend their-harmo;
limecarry forward the great improvement !
of the country with; a rapidity mid-energy! Sou boxes .aud hollow waro win aiwa
which freemen only can display. be P5 011 !iaiItl-
In closing-this, my last aiinu.-il commn I JACCXB STOUFFiiK.
hidation, permit me fellow citizens, lovcbrtV ' January 1, 1852,-1 y
gratul.ite jou on tl6 prosperous condition : ; : : ' .
ol our belnved' ''cQiihWy,' Abroad its ' OABS.-fino, scented Soaps for wash
relatns wjil)sall foreign ppwrSj.ato friens , ingrandtshaving also-the cofebratea
dly its rights are respected, and ils.high. shaving creamfor s.Vp by J
place Wrflhn'ifiimllyi of'iusttuns cheerfully1 j - kt SA'M1132L MELIUS
fecogiiized;' At home wo-enjn'y1an,fhm6unt Stroudsburg, Nov. 181893."
of- happinesspublic nnd private, which has
probably never fallen to the lot of any
otherpi-ople.. .Besides affording to our own
citizens a degree of prosperity, ol which
on so large a scale T know of no other inx
stance, our country is annually affording
a refuge and a home to multitudes, alto
gether without example, from the 0!d
World. '
We owe these blessings, under Heaven
to the happy Constitution and Government
which were bequeathed, to us by our lath
ers, and which it is our sacred duty to trans
mil in ali their integrity to our children.
We must oil consider it a great distinction
and privilege to have been chosen by ilje
people to bear a part in the administration
of such a Government. Called by an un
expected dispensation to its highest tru.st
at a season of embarrassment and alarm
l entered upon us arduous auiies wih ex-
treme diffidence
I claim only to have dis.
charged them to
the best of an humble
- ability, with a single eye to the public
good ; and it is with devout gratitude, in re
j tiring from office, that I leave the country
; in a siate o neacennd nrosnerttv.
MILLARD FILLMORE.
Washington, Dec. 6, 1852.
MONROE COUNTY
iTlicJtjal Fire Instiraiice Conip'y.
njnhe rate of Insurance is one dollar on
JL
the thousand doar3 insured, after
which payment no subsequent tax; mil
be evied, except to cover actua oss or
damage by fire, that may fa upon mem
bers of the company.
The nett profits arising from interest
or otherwise, wi be ascertained yeary,
for which each member in proportion to
his, her, or their deposit, wi have a
credit in the company. Each insurer in
or with the said company mil be a mem
ber thereof during the terra of his or her
poicy. The principe of Mutua Insur
ance has been thoroughy tested has
been tried by the unerring test of experi
ence, and has proved successful and be
come very popuar. It affords the great
est security against oss or damage by
fire, on the most advantageous and rea-
sonabe terms.
Appications for Insurance to be mado
m person, or by letters addressed to
JAMES IL WALTON, Sec'y.
MANAGERS .
John Edinger, John S. Heller,
Andrew Storm, James K. Walton,
Silas L. Drake, M. H. Dreher,
Geo. 13. Keller, llichard S. Staples,
Bobert Boys, Joseph Trach,
Jacob Stouffer, Charles D.Brouhead,
Michael Shoemaker.
B. S. STAPLES, President.
J. H. Walton, Treasurer.
Stroudsburg, Sept. 23, 1852,
TANNE.RSVILLE
la'on and HSrass Foundry.
The subscriber takes this method of
informing the public generally, and mil
lers and farmers especially, that having
purchased of Mr. Samuel Hayden, late
proprietor of the Stroudsburg Foundry,
all his Patterns and Fixtures, he has re
moved the same to his Foundry in Tan-
. i,
ing able to give general satisfaction.
Al-
so
made to order.
BRASS CASTINGS
such as snindle steps, shaft and gudgeon
Boxes, &e., will be made to order. Old
nnnnw nml Ttrnss taken in exchange at
the highest price, ratterns maae to or
'der.
Threshing-machines and Horse Foicers
of the mobt approved construction, will
be furnished to order. at the shortest no-
tice.
sjp JE m .
of. all, kinds for coal or WOod, cookstoves
&0 on hand or ina(10 to order, for salo
'ionlft
-wholesale or retail
P f O W S
of the most approved plan will bo kept on
hand, and every .variety of plow castings
on hand and for sale.
XEJ3 Wrought iron mill ork will be
done on the most reasonable terms. Tho
best land ol stea shoes and poasnea
ft-