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VE TO .MESSAGE. . > Ho ike House Jte/iresrnletires. aMhj} I /etura the i>; 11 which originated in the Ilnusjd Representatives, cntiile<l ".An act t.? extend ! xp?/or a limited period the present laws fjr layinir and duties on imports," with the l'ol-1 ing objections: It suspends?in other words, abrogates for the 4 A time?the provision of the act of Irooiuiouly called I'm "compromise act" The only j ground on whicn'this departure from>tlio solemn tT* adjustment of a greet and agitating quest ion j. segaas to have been regarded as c.\p"d!e..', i.;| * V theallege-*! necessity m us .nur-.o-.; -: gk'' ' .* lativo enactments, rulj^and ro^n!;i?1 sing the ilatics to he levied on imports", after the j 30th June, according to the home vain i,:on; I and yet the bill expressly provides that, "if he-, fore the 1st of August* there be no logi latiou i* upon the subject, the laws for*1ayiugl'aiid collecting duties shall be the same as thowrh this' act had not been passed." In other wdjjg?, that' the act of''1S33, imperfect a-: it is considered,; * shalJLm that case continue to be, and to !>o executed, under such rules and regulations as pre-j * vious statutes had prescribed, or had enabled the Executive Department to provide for that; - purpose, leaving the supposed chasm iu therevenue laws such as it was before. I am certainly far from being disposed to deny ; that additional legislation upon the subject, is ! very desirable; on the contrary the necessity as ! well as difKculties, of establishing uniformity j * in the appraisements to be made in conformity 1 with the true intention of that act, was brought to the notice of Congress in my message to (ton- j gress at the opening of its present session. IJut Sp*- however sensible 1 may bo of the embarrass-1 r-,>ginente to which the Executive, in the absence of all aid from the superior wisdom of the I.e f.t %jslaturc, will be liable, in 1 lie enforcement of ? ^Re existing laws, 1 have not, witli llic sinccrcst wish to acqueisce in its expressed will, been able to persuade myself.tbat llic exigency of the occasion is so great as to justify mo in sign- | ingthe bill in question, with my present views ,of its character and effects. The existing laws, as I am advised, are sufficient to authorize and enable the collecting officers, under llic directions of the Secretary of the Treasury, to levy the duties imposed by the act of 1^3:}. That act was passed under peculiar circumstances, to which it is not necessary that 1 should do more than barely allude. What may! , he in theory, its character 1 have always regarded it as imparting the highest moral obligation. It has now existed for nine years, unchanged in any essential particular, with as general nc* vffquiescance, it i-s believed, of the country, as that , i-' 'country lias ever manifested for any of her wisely established institutions. It has insured to it the repose, which always flows from timely, wise, and modcraate counsels?a repose iliel more striking, because of llic long and angry agitations which preceded it. This salutary jaw proclaims, injexpress terms, the principle which, while it led to the abandonment of a scheme of ^ indirect taxation founded on a false basis, and I pushed to dangerous excess, justifies any on-1 larg^ftfent of duties that may he called tor by the real exigencies of the public scrvfile. Ji ^provides "that duties shall he laid lor the purpose * of raising such revenue as may he necessary to an economical administration of the Governinent." It is therefore in the power of Congress to lay duties as high as its discretion may dictate, for the necessary uses of the Govern-: mcnt, without infringing upon the act of 1SW. I do not doubt that the exigencies of the Government do require ah increase of the tariff of do-, -ties above twenty per ccnr; antr nurnnfo doubt j that Congress may above as well as below that rate, so discriminate as to {five incidental protection to manufacturing industry, llius to make ? the burdens which it is compelled to impo-c upon the people, for lite purpose of (iovcrniucni, i productive of a double benefit. This mo.-t ofi 3- the reasonable "opponents of protective duties , seem willingly to concede; and if we may judge from the manifestations of public opinion in all j quarters, this is all that the manufacturing in-' ^ 1 tercstsreally require. I am happy in tlie pcrsuasion that this double object can lie most easily and effectually accomplished, at tlie present juncture, without any departure from the spirit and principle of the statute in question. The ,, manufacturing classes have now an opportunity, which may never occur again, for permanently , identifying their interests with tlio.-e of the jrSgwhole country, and making them, in 1 lie high"SpSfest sense of the term, a national concern. The moment is propitious to the interests of the n whole country, in the introduction of Inrmouv among all its parts and all its several interests. The same rate of imports, and no more, as will most surely re-establish the public credit, will i secure the manufacturer nil I lie protection nc j * ought to desire, wil h every prospect of permri " nence and stability which the hearty acquiescence of the whole country, on a rcasong^L.. \ able system, can hold out to him. But of this universal acquiescence,and the harmony and confidence, and the many other benefits that will certainly result from it, I regard the suspension of the law for distributing the proceeds of the sales of the public lands as an indispensible condition. Tins measure, is, in my judgment, called for by a large number, if not a great majority, of the people of the . United States; by the state of the public credit and financed; by the critical posture of our various foreign relations; and above* all, by that j most sacred of all duties?public faith. The act of September List, which provides for the distribution, couples it inseparably with Ibc condition, that it shall cease?first in case of: fjiSK, war; second, as soon and so long as the rate of " duties shall, for any reasoi#whatever, be raised ' above 20pcr cent. Nothing can be more clear, express, or imperative, than .this language.? It is in vain to allege that a deficit in t ho trcasu-1 ... ry was known to exist, and that means was la-] jfe* ken to supply this deficit by Joan when the act was passed. It is true that a loan was ] authorized by the same session during which the distribution law was passed; but the most ' sanguine of the friends of the measure cut-] ertaincd no doubt but 1 hat the loan would j be eagerly sought after and taken up by j capitalists, and speedily reimbursed by a country ] destined, as they hoped, soon to enjoy an over-. flnvvinop nrosnoril v. The very terms of the loan making If redeem-1 able inllitenM^ira, demonstrates this beyond all I cavil. Wh8?at the lime, foresaw or imagined I the possibility of the present real state of things, when a nation that has paid oil" her whole debt ; since the last peace, while all the other pre.it i powers have been increasing theirs, and whose' resources, already so great, arc vet but in the; lfar.cy of their devclo|iCincnt,slioii!d he compelled to i$gg!c in the iii<uicy-ii.urkcL for a p-dir/j sum, not c?jua1 to one year's revenue upon her. . economical system. If flic distribution law is to I be indefinitely suspended, according not. only to its own terms, but by universal con-eat iu tlio^ * ;v "Ti % . m i a ,r,, UIL. - jagfe case of wat? wherein are flic actual exigencies of t( 'lie country,'or the moral obligation to provide for them, tegs under present circumstances than they rouJiiTO, were we actually engaged in war! Il appoavSto me to lie 1 lie indispensable duty of I? all concerned in the adiiiinis'ration of public al- c laws to see that a state of things so humiliating t ami so perilous should not last a moment longer a to in is absolutely unavoidable. Much less ex- .1 cusable slioii^hvc lie in parting with any por- |i 'ion of our available moans, at leas! until llic ile- s nnn.'! of the Treasury are fully supplied. Cut, t besides the urgency of such considerations, the c fact is undeniable, that the distribution act could t iiol iiave Leco iie a law without the guaranty in t -o- ' f W:e proviso oi mc ;in hmj*i. This connexion, I ini< meant to lie inseparable, } is severed !iy the liill presented to mo. The hill -t violates tiie principle oftheaeis ol 1S13 and Sep- f lainim;, 1311, by suspending the lirst, ami ron- I during, for a time, t lie last iiioperativc. Duties i above per cent are proposed to lie levied, and vol the jivmiso in the distribution act is disrc- i yarded. The proceeds of;vtlio sales are lo be c disirilajpd on 'fhe lst ofTTugusl; so that, while t the d tores propo.-cd to lie enacted exceed 20 per I cent, no suspension of the distribution to the Stales is permitted lo take place. To abandon 1 the principle lor a month, is to open the way for | its total abandonment. If such is not meant, j I why postpone at all? Why not let the distribu- 1 < lion take place on the 1st oi'July, if the law so j directs.' (which, however, is regarded as cpies-; < tionahJe.) lint why not have limited the provi-i! sion to that, efibct! Is it for the accommodation | < of tlie treasury! I see no reason to believe that the treasury will he in belter condition to meet' i the payment on the i~t of August than on the 1st) i of July. The hill assumes that a distribution of the j' proceeds of the public lands is, by existing laws, I i lo he made on the 1st day of July, Id Pi, not witli- J standing there has been an imposition of duties i on imports exceeding '20 per cent, up to that day, i and directs it to he made on the 1st of August I next, ft scems to ine very clear that this con- J elusion is equally erroneous and dangerous; as it 1 would divert from the treasury a fund sacredly < pledged for the general purposes of the Government, in the event of a rate of duty above 20 per cent being found necessary for an economical administration of the Government. The bill under consideration is designed only as a temporary measure; and thus a temporary measures, passed merely for t lie convenience of Congress, is made to affect the vital principle of an important act. If the proviso of the act of i September, ldll, can he suspended lor the whole J period of a temporary law, why not for the whole i I period of a permanent law! in fact, a doubt may he well entertained, according to strict ie- j gal rules, whether the condition, having been j thus expressly suspended by this hill, aud rendered inapp'icablc to a ca.-c where it would j I otherwise have clearly applied, will not he con-! | sidcrcd as ever after satislied and gone. With-! out expressing any decided opinion on this point,! J see enough in it to justify me in adhering to j Uic law as it stands, in pcrJcrcnrc tosttnjertiiiga condition so vitally at'ecling tlic peaet of the 1 1 country, anil so solemnly enacted at a momentous crisis, and so steadfastly adhered to ever since, and so replete, if adhered to, with good to every interest of 1.1m country, to doubtful or captious interpretation. In discharging the high duties thus imposed on me by the Constitution, I repeat to the House my entire willingness to co-operate in all tiuunei il measures constitutional and proper,"which in is wisdom it may judge necessary and proper,! to rc-esLut'.'st? [ ?, ' i*Ci':' ol the (iQvernineiit. I ti^eve that t lie proceeds of the sales ot {Tie pub- j lie lands being restored to the treasury?or, more j properly speaking, the proviso ol the act of Sep- j teinher, 1811, being permitted to remain in full force?a tariff of duties may easily be adjusted, which, while it will yield a revenue suflicicnt to maintain the (iovcniment in vigor, by restoring its credit, will a (lord ample protection, and infuse a new hope into a!1 our mainifacl tiring establishments. The condition ol the country calls for such legislation, and it will a .Turd mc the 1 most sincere pleasure to co-operate in it. .IOI1N TV J.Ell. Washington, June, 29, 1812. < Correspondence of /he Charleston Courier. tv.wm vrrmv ri:\*p o.i It was stated, in the House, yesterday, in debate, tliatit was the opinion lately expressed by the eminent banker and financier, Air. Ricardo, that tlie financial prosperity of the United .States : might he restored in two yctirs. There is some comfort in this, though it is but an opinion. Connected with this circumstance it may be well to mention that Air. llivcs, in the debate, to-day, in the .Senate, in adverting to the present low state of public credit, said tliat, lie iiad information?though not ollicinl?that the amount of the loan last mil homed?a loan Ihe terms of which were more favorable than bad ever been offered by a solvent government?had been taken only in part?that only one and half lmillions had been obtained, that at 97?. But it is something to get even a million and a half, in the present very embarrassed condition of the public tipances. In the course of conversation, to-day, in the Senate, it was stated that the Cabinet had decided tint there was law to carry on the collection < of duties, without the interposition of any act. * But Air. Archer stated that the subject, having J been discussed in the Cabinet, was referred, ' propter iHjJtciili'a/ciii, to the Attorney General; nml tliat the Attorney General bad not yet given ' his opinion. But, in contradiction In this, Mr. r Buchanan stated that the Attorney General bad ' given his opinion, and tliat the circulars to the ' collectors bad been issued. I So you see that, even in Congress, we can, sometimes, by close watching, get some hints s as to what is going on. (I The session of the Senate, to-day, long as it r was, was very interesting. Mr. Hives, of Va., i made a most glorious harangue against the Pro- J visional Tariff bill. Asa speech, it was iutiiyte- s ly the greatest that Mr. Rives ever made^'in c Congress. I had the pleasure to hear if, and to u find that the whole current of opinion, in all ' narlies. concurred with mine. Ii Mr. lives took, perhaps, the inost earnest n and especial interest in this subject, for. the rca- v son that lie alone was the channel through which a the Distribution bill was carried through the ben- o nte. " Mr. Rives had voted against three distribution ' hills, bit was appealed to, at this time, to frame tl a proposition that would meet his assent, lie ollered the sixth section of the distribution, and ^ voted for the hill, with that section. Three nth- n or Senators went with .him, on the same grounds, ii Mr. it. holds it to he a breach of the compact to ! n rose d th-j restriction clause of the Distribution '.i bill. '1 The temporary TarilTbiil was, however passed. The 1 louse,to-day, was engaged in the can- n nM ..C .Kiifntn I.Ii!.. fill ? ! ?*? linll!" mwl fl Siuviatiuii ui |unaiv vino uu ik laiv, livui j uuuj ai" t ? (l * V?>^ *? -?*> ? * ' * ^ " "5" Ji* 1 ! "mi1" ' m ' i" ii j m inn ;r that time, upon the Navy Appropriation bill, mr No vote was taken on the Army .till, po WASHINGTON, JUNE 25. Iiu The duel between the lion. T.'F. Marshall of tvl l?, and Col. Webb, of the New York Courier, fu. Me oiil this morning, at half past 4 o'clock on lai lie line hclwecii Mary laud and Pennsylvania, ha s I mentioned to you, in my letter of trie 20lh. mi Jr. Marshall was tire challenger. iMr. M. had tin previously intimated to Col. Webby in a public dc nooch, and also privately, through an oflicer of l'ii lie army fftlaj. McNeil) that he would accept a w< hallengi. Hut the challenge did not come, ami s" here was some question of eti<juett involved in th ho lnaiter, which Mr. Marshall solved, by ho- 'lr joining 1 lie challenger himself. The firut. lire yas harmless?Mr. Marshall's bullet, striking 's ho ground at. Col. Webb's feet. On the second :i(: ire, Col. Webb was struck in the leg below tlie c' nice, and Mr. Marshall was unhurt. The wound J11 sA painful, but* not dangerous character. .Mr. I'reslon's army organization bill catnoup ^ n tlie Senate, to-dnv. The bill fixes the force >f the army.at 8884 men. The House pro|K>sed ,ri o limit it to 7,339. The saving in the whole w /ill is over700,000 dollars. I presume yon have seen, if not copied Mr. hi Preston's report on the subject. The reduction 1,1 imposed is not in accordance with the Commitcc of .Military Affairs, but with the necessities if I be Treasury. - ?l The second section of the bill abolishes the 111 iflices of Superintendents of. the Armories at u* Springfield and Ilar|ier's Ferry, and puts them in ibarge oi'olficers of the Oitlnance Corps. 01 Mr. Hates, of Mass., moved to strike out this to section, and a long debate ensued, which ended ^ in a vote retaining t he section. ^ The bill to pay the claims of American citi- di itens on account of French Spoliations, prior to 1800, was taken up in the House, on motion of F Mr. Adams. Mr. Adams made a splendid and a' interesting expose of the subject?going into many curious details of events and intrigues con- w noc.tod with the treaty of mutual offence and defence between this country and France, and ma- t( ny other facts?all furnished from the store-bouse O of a most wonderfully susceptible, retentive,*me- 'c tbodical, and accurate memory. a| These claims, by the way, are as just as were ri ever brought against the Government. This '? Government coiifiscnlcdtliein, in fact, for public si and very valuable purposes. The Government o give them up in consideration of the annulment ti u! ibe obligations of the treaty by which we guar- t< antied to France-heir West India possessions. d Hut, a Government that, when it had forty millions surplus, would not pay five for such n b th hi, will not pay it now;?and it is idle to talk h about if. . M Aii exciting scene occurred in the House, at a " lain hour this evening. * ' A message was received from the President, J-' in relaiioti to the Apportionment hill, ife slates that he has signed it, and has lodged, in tiie Sidle l) Departmont together with the bill, the reasoifs why he signed it. .Mr. Adams was choked Jial-* most wit h rage. Such a speech was never heard " before in that body. Unluckily, the able report- tl ers of the .Xalional triMfignncer were not pres. cut. In fact all the reporters were gone. .Mr. A. moved to refer the subject, to a Select Committee, with power to send for persons and papers. Mr. Wise replied. Nothing was done. ^ From l!ir Washington (Hohc. * T1IK DISTlllliUtlON ACT. This cherished measure of Foderal-Whigcry has nitu arrived at a point 10 display a part of its fruit; ami it is right lor the people to pause and contemplate il, and see what manner of fruit it Ileal*?. Tflc 1st 01 ts just- at hand; and, by " the terms of t he act, a half year's income of the c land revenue is payable to'the States; that is to " say, to the few pi thcni who love not declined the miserable gift. First, wha; is the amount to ll. be disWbulcd? This we learivfrom the laiedc- ri bales in the Senate?where thd gross amount of the land'sales for the half year elapsed, was ascerluincd to.beabout 3-100,000. From this,all Lhe expenses of the laud system, and the per rentums to the new States, are to be deducted, before t he" grand distribulion-ofthe golden prize can commence among the States. These arc!'11 rlM LT'illlKJU III OUIIcllU UUUQIlICm rtU. OV, IU UU ii>. follow*: . j? 1. Amount of expenses of snrreying1 the public * lands, and of salaries and expenses of the olli- [' cesofthc surveyors-general, as ascertained and climated for the year IS 11, $202,752; of which ta!;e the one-half for 1 lie half year 8101,371 01 Amount of salaries and expenses of tlie(iuiiera) Land Ollicc forthc year 111 1811, the sumoi 8l21,5i>3; pf which take half ^ CO,731 !,f 3. Amount oi'incidental expenses paid jl at the land offices, including salaries, commissions, and alhwanees V for the transportation of the public !'1 moneys for fltrci:quarters ol'tlje year j1 1641, l lie sum of $83,390; of which 11 takfc two-thirds lor liie had year 55,650 '? 1. Amotinls of 5 per centum for roads and canals, by the compacts to the new Stales, on the gross amount of ?s t lie sales, 20,0001 th i an 6237,7551 hii This makes the sum of 6237,755 to be deduct- M :d from the 6400,000, before un\j distrihulion ; f()' indcr the act commences; consequently, the!1'1 jross sum (6100,000) is reduced to 6102,215 an tefore the division of the spoil commences? ol 1'iiis seems small enough in all conscience; hut an I is to be made still smaller belore tlie bcantiliil u;' cpartion begins. The nee States are entitled r,,: o a preliminary division among themselves be- rc! ore t lie grand division among all the family takes bh dace; and this ten per cent slices oil' ?16,224 co roni the aforesaid $1(12,2 In! leaving the univeral grand aggregate ol ?15(1006 to he then divi- J'0( led equally among t \vcnty-s;x States, three Tor- '>y ilories, and one District of Columbia! contain- rel ng a population of eigliteen millions of soul-! PI'liis will give to each soul, if fairly divided, the r'1, tun of 15-lStli of a cent! mat is to say, divide a ai" cut. into eighteen parts, and the happy recipient <'ai if the national bountv will receive fifteen of 1111 hose parts. This will lie the dividend by 1 lie lejul; and, as the division ought to he fairly fic nade, and its there are no fractional parts of si I- iro or small enough lo make it, we would suggest am new and profuse issue of small copper for l lie on >ccusion; and?lo avoid delay?'hat the branch the lints ho allowed to assist in coining the copper thi olio re the bill lor their abolition is gagged As lirough Congress. pit Tins is the amount for distribution: ?150,000! rji< hircly this mountain has been delivered of a onl ion. e! lint, small as it is?miserable, contemp- wli ilfr, ridiculous, and laughable as it is?it is still ma lore than Federal Whigjcry is able to pay; and pei iie doctrine of repudiation lias been applied to it! <|it] 'lie li lie Inrili'bili has postponed the payment oic -and tiiat without asking tlie consent of the At cceiving States?until the 1st day of August; nej iid thus the Slates which had condescended lo ye ike provision for receiving their .munificent j rtioittonthe 1st day of JuJy, find themselves j mbugged. bamboozled, and mystified! And iy tliis postponement! For two most power-J I reasons. In the first place, because the J ul money has tJSen used up, and the treasury ' s neither got it, nor is able to borrow it, to 1 ike a present of it to the accepting States. %In 1 e next place, because the delivery of the divi- 4 nd would expose its insignificance, and pro- 1 ice a revulsion in the public mind, which ould tover tbc authors of the scheme with nine and disgrace. These are the reasons for e postponement. And when August comes, iw will it be paid! By borrowing at 6 per cent., id selling Government stock under par! This the complexion to which the great bribery heme has come: 8150,000 to divide among gliteen millions of people; no money ready; pay y put off; loan to be made, by shaving Gove'rncnt bonds! and no credit at home or abroad. Licit is the issue of distribution! To the States which expected great things , run this miserable attempt to bribe thejjcnplo itli their own money, the result must he morti-1 ing to the last degree. The States which ive made provision for receiving the money, ust feel themselves humbugged; those which ive refused to receive it, may l'eel proud that ley have the wisdom and the patriotism to keep it of the ridiculous scrape. To the new States which lie public lands lie, a fact is revealed hich justifies all the anticipations from this casin o?that it was to change the whole policy the Federal Government towards them, and maWthem the tenants and vassals of the old tales. This is proved by the fact, that no new aids have been brought into market since the stribution party got into power; and none will i brought in until they buy up all the old lands, ederalism intends that the old lands shall be II bought up, at a dollar and a quarter an j#cre, afore new lands are brought into market;' and hen new lands do come in, the lords and mas:rs of the new States (their new lords and mas;rs) will take care to have bidders on the ground > riin up the land to the highest possible price >r wliiqh it can be sold. These facts are now pparent; and let the new Slates attend to their ghts in time. They have increased rcprcscnition under the new census, and not a man liouid be elected to Congress who is not in favor f abolishing the tyraijic&l and corrupt distribuon act, and of selling the old lands at gradua:d and reduced prices.^ In the incan tirfie, the csigu of Federalism to make the people buy all ie old lands at $1 '2a per acre, can only be met y doing as the people have already done?that refusing to buy them. That is a case in Inch the gag cannot apply! Old land cannot c crammed into the mouths, and thrust down lie throats of the people, by the gag rules of 'ederalism! People cannot be found tobuv im il 1 he refuse lancf. Federalism may think so, ut it is a mistake. They had as well try to lake a man eat tip all the bones on his plate be;rc he is alowed any more meat, as thus try to mke the ..'CopJc of the new States buy up all :ie refuse land before they are allowed any new. From the Missouri Reporter. IMPORTANT EXPEDITION. Lieutenant Fremont, of the corps of.Topograliiral Engineer?, left here, under orders from be War ifepartment, ubout ten days ago, with a arty of twenty men, 011 a tour to the Rocky lountains. The object of-the expedition is an xaminnliuii of the country between the mouth f tlio Kan/..is and the head waters of the; great iver Platte, including the nayigable parts of nth these rivers, and of what is called the Southrn Pass in the Rocky mountains, and the intcrlediate country, with a vi$fe to the cstablishicnt of a line of military p'rtsis from the froners of Missouri to the mouth of the Columbia ver. This expedition is connected with the roposition now before Congress to occupy tlio rriiory about Columbia river, as proposed by >r. Linn's bill. The great river Platte is the most direct line 'communication between this country and the unit It of the Columbia, and that route is kttown 1 lie practicable and easy. It therefore benncs important to ascertain the genera! characr of that river and the adjacent country, and ie facilities it wiil be likely to afford in proseiting the contemplated settlements in Oregon, his Houlltcrn Puss, or depression in the Rocky our.tains, is near the sourdgfof the extreme estern branch of the river Platte, and affords i easy passage for wagons aiul other wheel images, which have frequently passed over the oun'ains upon that route, W&hbut difficulty or day; and it is important that the latitude of this lint should be ascertained, as it-is thought that will not vary much from the line established 'tween the United States and Mexico, by the catv with Spain of 1810. If this Pass should Jl south of that line, (the 52d degree of north tit ude,) it tnay become necessary to examine c country north of it; the line of the Yellowline, and south branch of the Columbia, would, is thought, alli.rd the next best route. Lieut. Fremont, though young, has had much periencc in surveys of this hind, having made c topographical survey of the Des Moines river, d having assisted the scientific Mr. Nicollet in s "great survey of the country on the Upper ississippi. lie is well supplied with instruments r -linkingastronomical observations: for fixing e latitude ami longitude of; important points; d a Daguerreotype apparatus, for taking views impartant points and scenes along the route; i d?if not obstructed in his operations Jby large! uds of wild, wandering Indians, which some-1 nes trouble small parties passing through that ;ion?may be expected to impart much valua) information to the Govarninent and to the itnf rv. Since the attention of the country has been dieted to the settlement of the Oregon territory our able Senator (l)octor Linn) and by the torts of those who have visited that region in rson, the imporLiiiicc or providing ample sccuy for the settlors there, and of opening a safe', il easy communication from the western bnunry of Missouri to the Columbia river, has been ivcrsally admitted. " The day is not far distant when, if the General tvernment shall do its duty in thefrfStter, Ore i n will be inhabited by a hardy, industrious,' d intelligent population, and the enterprise of I r citizens iind a new channel of trade with I ; islands in the Pacific, the western coast ofi s whole continent, and perhaps with Eastern ia. Notwithstanding the many obstacles at sent in the way of the settlement of this terary, emigrants are rapidly pouring into it, and ly demand of Government that protection licli is di&toall our citizens, wherever they v choose to reside. *3SVhile negotiations are 1 inlingat Washington to adjust all existing 1 licnlties hoi ween his country and Great Britain , I- i.rllt In tl.iJ ' . . .&v? ... ...IO H.-11 miry SIUJIUU nOl 0(3 lorgOltOll.' present, it may seem a small matter to tliej ijoiiators, but they should remember that every | ar'a delay will only render the liitaJ adjust- ] i/ ' jV_. 1V "t m. . *c?r ? F7--;W - .* ' > I*-- . f'.'V- ' *" > ' < lPrtof"^be *" '*, ' ?We are pleased ta; l^^that the proper an;horitiee at Washin^iTrwFnrce a dispositoa to fc snmftfchinnr tnivnrdK Prtir^niA-rimnr* tho 1? ? -? - ? rr , ? n vuw ?UJ cnpatTon of Oregon by permanent American eev-^t* ? liers. It known that many of the*islands in tbe,Pacijic have already been settled by Americans,.and trading-hofirses established, by1 wbiqjfi ' ' f a large and profitable business is carried onwith the Indian tribes on the Northwestern coast of , America, and with the East Indies and China.? . < There is nothing to prevent trading establishments in Oregon from ultimately securing a large share of this trade, and adding much to the wealth and prosperity of the whole Union. l>ut, regardless of those ultimate advaiiUges . tbp prospect of immediate success is so great* that many of our hardy pioneersare already turning their attention to the settlement of Oregon; . , and many years will not elapse before that terri- V v lory contains a large population. Dr. Linn has "* done much to urge a speedy occupation of it by permanent Atft^rican residents. If Lifljtfenant fex Fremont shall-bfe successful in his conteriSpIated exploration of the route; and if the Gwpmhent shall furnish proper protection to thole who. shall seek a home in that distant region, the English may not only bejgompletely dislodged from the foothold they have* already acquired there, but prevented from making farther inroads upon ^ our Western territory, and longer monopolizing the greater part of the trade at present carried.on with the Indian tribes at the Northwest and West * qjAMDiam ' Jp' WEDNESDAY SOUSING, IUIY 6, 1842.^ ' Washington Temperance"Societv. Tlio regular semi-monthly meeting of this Society jB will be held on S>Uurdjy evening next, at Davis's dfSfB II,ill, at 8 o'clock. Persona friendly to the cause arc invited to attend. *'_ ?* .? AGItlCULTl RAL MEETING. A meeting of the Wateree Agricultural Society will be held on Thursday,: the 14th inst. at half past ten o'clock. (UPMembcrs will be required to comply with the. first clause of second Rule. ^ * J. BOYKIN, Scc'y. ~ July 6. ... * **% NATIONAL ANNIVERSARY. The Anniversary of our National Independence was celebrated.^ this to\yn on Monday last, with a spirit and an enthusiasm which we have not. witnessed for some yeajjpTpast. The day wai^g^efed in by tfie firing of can- ?non and the ribj|n|jg*of bells. At eight o'clock the Marion C'adgjfi^composed of a large number of the youth of our town, under jke command of Capt. T. J. Warkjjjt, marched to Kirkwood, where, at the rcsjdenc&B^Mrs. Spann, they were preeented with a bekdfiFuF ^tand of Colours^ elegantly embroidered by Miss Porter, one of the teachers in Mrs. Spann's Female Academy^ Major Ale Willie, was the organ through whom the Standard was presented, and his speech on & the occasion was replete with patriotism and eloquence. The reply of Capt. Waeben . happy and appropriate, as was alsc^his^ addresd", on delivering the Flag to Ehsigfi A. Mathwon, of the Cadets. The response ofthe Ensign was brief, though felicitous and to tbe: point. The ceremony was witnessed by a large iylpiber of Citizens, and graced by the approving. gmjles oL* the beauty and Fashion of Kirk\\*bbd' and ;Cam-^\*' den. We are pleased to sec this youthfufcbm-Je?N par.y winning the approbation of oar comraunitMBW/ and especially of the Ladies; they richly meri^HjS|fef At 9 o'clock the Citizens assembled at Court House for the purpose of electing an Ora^v tor for our next Anniversary and appointing a Committee of Arrangements for that occasion:? Joseph B. Kershaw |}$q. was elected Orator; Dr^E. H. Anderson Jr; P. T. Villepigue and VV. H. Oilman Esqrs.jvere appointed a Committee of Arrangements."^*?' At 10 o'clock a procession was formed at the Market House, composed of the DeKalb Rifle Guards, the Marion Cadets, and Citizens, under the con^ajed of Major Murray and Gapt. An- <cituM a^pfarshals of the day, and marched to the Presbyterian Church^wbere^v after Divine service by the Rev. R. B^'Campbell, and music hy the DeKalb Amateur Band, the declaration of Independence was read by Mr. Joseph B~I&bshaw. B:B. Salmoxd Esq. then delivered an appropriate and patriotic oration. The Orator * was frequently interupted by the applause ofithe audience. ~**L After the exercises at the Presbyterian Church were concluded, the procession was again formed . . and marehed-to the Methodist Episcopal Church-, where an Oration was delivered by Lieut F. L. Villepigue of the Marion Cadets. The mattery as well as the manner, of the address was highly creditable to the youthful orator. At both churches, before and after the oration, several V fine pieces of Music were performed by the ? Kalb Amateur Band with a spirit and a prccision^**^ which speaks highly for their perseverance and. musical talent. We trust that we shall frequent, iy be delighted with the ^oncort} of swpet sounds" by this patriotic and energetic band. At 2 o'clock a large number of our citizens sat down to a sumptuous barbecue, prepared under, the direction of Wm. Baskin Esq. After the. cloth was removed, a number of spirited.toasts and sentiments were drank in Cold Wagr, nothing stronger being on the table. Several elOf queiit and animated speeches were made by gentlemen present in reply to complimentery toasts. The jovial hilarity, and social enjoyment mani festedou This occasion, is another evidence that strong drink is not. required to promote either one nrtlie otbe^. Nothing occurred .during the day lo intcrrupfwc harmony and good feeling which:* should ever characterize the celebration of our National birth day. JjCgj The Toasts given on the occasion, will bu s' published ih'e.xt week. '"V " C ' * *