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J b ?rrvil)' ul QutKr, that tUe 1?*? ^ the collection *n?i Mtu.iiy uf ike <*< venue ftrMng fn?m im|>o?u ?m* chiefly trained when the rate# of duties on Imported jjo-mU presented murl? le*? tempUIMM l<>t illicit trade than at pre*rnt ealM?. There UrcitMHi to heticve, thi?t the*e law* are, In tome re spect*. ouite in%ulfl? lent f??r the projier m: curity hi the io\enur, ^nd ihe pMt?cil>iii ?'f the interim ol tho*e wli?? arc dupoeedtoj ?t?Mr,?>K thorn, The injurious and uvmorul- j bill.*; tendency ?f a MKc<v?ful ?v?tem of] smuggling, i* kit o|>v ioui 41 not to 'cqtitrc1 Mmncnti Mul cannot ||? too carefully K?iar?j d?d ag.iiukU I therefore *ut;gc*t to Con-] Greaa the p?n|)rwty of efficient measure* to prevent this evil) avoiding, hnweter, ?? uuich an |io*?i!>le, every tie* etssary infringement of individual libei ty, and cinburraumeut of fdr and lawful buvi ticw. On an examination of the record* of the Treasury, 1 have been forcibly struck with the large amount of public money which ap? pe#rs to be outstanding. Of the ram thus due fiom individual# to the Government, a lootidtt able portion, it undoubtedly despe rate} ami In mnny instances, has probably been rendered to by remissness in the agents charged with lt?collection. By proper ex ortiotis a great part, however, may yet be recovered (and, whatever may oe the por tion* respectively, belonging to these two diMfi, It behoves the Government to as certain the real state of the fact. This can be done only by the prompt adoption of ju dicious measures for the collection at such ns may be made available. It is believed that a vrry large amot.nt hat been lost through the inadequacy of the mean* provi ded for the coilcction ?f debts due to the fiubllc, and that this inadequacy lies chiefly n the want of legal skill, habitually and constantly employed in the direction of the agents engaged in the service. It must, I think, be admitted, that the supervisory power over suit* brought by the public, which is now vested in an accounting ? fficer of the Treasury, not selected .with a view to his legal knowledge, and cneunibered as he is with numerous other duties, opeiates unfavorably to the public interest. It is important that this branch of the public service should be subjected to the supervision of such nrofessionul skill as will give it efficiency. 't he expense attendant upon such a modification of the Executive Department would be justified by the sound eat principles of economy. 1 would recom mend, therefore, that the duties now asign to the Agent of the Treasury, so far as the) relate to the superintendence ai.d manage TOent of legal proceedings, on the, pat t of ^he United States, be tranfet red to the At tomcy General, and that this officer he pin red on the same footing, in all rrspc-tts *s the Heads of the other Departuu-nis??re tfciving like compensation, and h iving ?urh subordinate officers provided lor his !)? ynrtincnt, as may lie requisite for t!-e di? charge of these additional duties. The pro fessional akill of the Attorney General, em ployed In directing the conduct of Marshal* unci District Attorneys, would hasten the rollcction ot dcl)ts now in suit, and, hereaf ter, save much to the Government. It might be further extended to the superin tendence 'f ?H uiminal proceedings for of f'-nces againtt t!ie United States. In ma king this transfer, great cure should l?e ta ken, however, that the power necessary t<. the Treasury Department be not impaired: one of its grcatcs*. see unties consisting in a control overall accounts, until they are au dited or reported for suit. Iii connexion with the foregoing view*. 1 V'?uld suggest, also, un inouii), whether tbc provisions of the net nt Congress, au thorising the discharge ol the persons of ? debtors to the Government, from imprison ment, mav not, consistently with the public * interest, be extended to the release of the debt, where the conduct ot the debtor is wholly exempt from the imputation of fraud. ?pbmemorc liberal policy than that which now prevails, In reference to this unfortu nate elan of citisen?, is certainly duo to . ibem, and would prove heneficiitl to the <0osntrr. The continuance of the liability, the means to discharge it h:ttc been ?exhausted,, can only serve to dispirit the debtor; or, where his resources are but par tial# the wnntof power in the Government 10 compromVe and release the demand, in* ?HgiMe to fi?aud, as the only resource f<>t Sfecnring a support to his family. He thus ?sinks Into a state apathy, ami becomes a nielesdroae in socicty, or a vicious member <ef tt,lfM4a feeling witness of the rigm atvl 4uhumanity of Ills country. All experience proven, that Oppressive debt is the bane of ? oterprltc} and it should be the care of a BepubHc not tfo exert a grinding power over ^miifortuneancl poverty. Sfaeo the l?t Resaion of Congress, nu merous fraud* on theTroasury have been discoverod, wh.ich I thought it my duty to bring under tli*cognisance of the United flutes' Court fot this district, by a criminal irosecution. It wss my opinion, and that f abtn counsel who were consulted, that to cases camo Wf thin the ponalties of the act 'the 17th Cong?**?si?, approved 3d March, *13,providing mir the puniahment offraud* Emitted onlho Government of the Unit <X9tates. Either from some defect in tho lti>of in its administration, every effort to the areused tor> trial under its provi ifiot proved ineffectual; artd the govem mot^waadriven toUienseeasity of resorting to th vague and inadequate provisions of thee4nmon law. Itiatherefor*!my duty to rtall yur attention to the laws which have been psned for the protection of the Trea^ turt. 'f, indeod, thvro be no provision by which hose who may bn unworthily en trusted -ith it# guardianship, can be pun -* ished forhn most llagrant violation of du ty, extorting oven to the most fraudulnnt -appropriaon of the public funds to their on*ji ust>, t ia time to remedy ho danger ?ous ?u ontmion. Or, if the law haw been ^rverted Dim its original purposes, and' 5>4:mi.ialji. decrring to be punished under fUp,"ovision*havo i?een resetted by legal to be made ho plain, by i anienda?''T phviwons, s? to baffle the arts of pervcrt-x>n, ?nd accomplish tho enda of ICl original enatment. Tn oil! of* *1" rnont flagrant rancs, the f'ourt decided 'bit tho pr mecution w.?? barred by the e?'at?ito which limit* nroac nition for fraud to ?WO year*. In thine*:** all the evidence* <f .'raud, and indeed all Icnowledge that a fauu had lieon commit Jad, were in mmumkn of *he party aectmed *mtil after Inn two yearn had elapsed. HjirHy thectatutr ongVt not to run in fitror or any ntnn while h? rrfainnafl the eviden ces of hi* crime in hie own nomemon and, leant of all, in fcvor of a puhfic INflcer who <*mtinuc? to defraud the Troaawr and con oat the tranwiction f r the brief term of tw<1 year*. I would therefor* recommend audi an alteration of tho law an will give the injured party and the Government two ytftv* after the dMckxiire of the fraud, or . after tho accused ia out ofoffire, to rone- I proeeeuHfn. In COUOftxiuQ <Mt Uu^JflhfrK*, * ?uv*4dl| tlic attention of Congre# to ft jrcuorul sod:< miuuttf inquiry iutu the onudltion dfthf I Government; with a view to MMiUit what offices can be ilbprand Wftk, what oipvowi retrenched, and what iaofov* menta may bo made in the orguiMttai of it* variiwi part*, to secure the proper re sponsibility of public agents, and prompts ctttcirncy and juatire in all its operation*. The re|>ort of tlie Secretary of War will I make you acquainted with the condition of onr Armv, Fortifications, Arsenals, and Indian AutuN. The proper dlaoUdln* cf us Point, tnd the accnsaulation of the means ol defence, applicable to the Naval foreo will tend to prolong the peace wo now joy and_whfeh ?eery fiod especially Umt who have felt the miseries of even a rooccsaftd wtito mu?t ardent ee of this servieo exhibit a regularity and cheerfulness which becomes the profession >fuw. There is need, however, of fur ther IcguUUon, to obviate the inoonven iencee speciAedin the report under consid eration: to somo of which H ie proper that 11 should call your particular attention. - I The act of Congreee of tho id March, 1321, to reduce an < fix the military estab lishment, remaining unexecutedaeitre^ gards the command of one of the r^ of artillery, cannot now be deenH to the Executive in making the pointment. An explanatory aff^pi ting the darn of officera out of whkh this| grade in to be dlled?whether from the mil itary list, an existing prior to theactof 1881 or from it, as it has been fixed by that act would remove this difficulty. It ia also important that tho laws regulating tho pay and emoluments of officers generally should be more specific than they now are. Thoso I for example, in relation t<* the Paymaster land Surgeon General, assign to them an nnnual salary of two thousand firo hun dred dollars; but are silent as to allowances which, in certain exigencies of the service I may ho deemed indinpensible to tho dis charge of their duties. This circumstance has Men the authority for extending to them various allowances, at different times, under former administrationa: hut no uniform rule has been observed on the subject. Bimilar inconveniences exist in other cases: in which the construction put upon the laws by the public accountants muy operateunoqually, produce confusion, and expose officers to the odium of claiming what is not their duo. I recommend to your fostering care, a? on? of uur safest means of national defence tliu Military Academy. Thin institution ban already exercised tho happiest influ ence upon the moral and intclloctual char actor or our array, and such of tho gradu ates an from various causes, may not pur sue tho profession of arms, will l*> scarcely lo?* uhcIiiI a* citizens. Their knowledge of tho military art will be advantageously employed in tho militia service; and, in a measure, secure to that claim of troops the advantages which, in this respect, belong i to standing armies. 1 would also suggest a review in the I Tension law, for the purpose of extending its benefits to every revolutionary soldier ? who aided in establishing our liberties, and 1 who is uuablu to maintain himself in com fort. Thcso relics of the war of Indepen dence have strong claims upon their coun try's gratitude and bounty. Tho law in dcfcetivo.in not embracing within its pro visions all those who were during the last war, disabled from supporting themselves by manual labor. Such an amendment would add but little to the amount of pen sions, and is called for by the sympathies of the peoplo, as well as by considerations of sound policy. It will ho perceived that a largo addition to the list of pensioners has been occasioned by an order of the lato ad ministration, departing materially from the rules which had previously prevailed.? Considering it an act of legislation, I sus pended its operations as soon as 1 was in formed that it bail commenced. ' Before this period, however, applications under tho new regulations had necn preferred to tho number of one hundred and fifty four; of which, on the 27th of March, tho date of its revocation, eighty seven were admit ted. For the amount there was neither es timate nor appropriation; and besides this deficiency, the regular allowances, accor ding to tho rules which have heretofore go verned the dopartment, oxcced the estimate of its late Secretary, by about fifty thou sand dollars; for which an appropriation is asked. Your particular attention is requcv:^d to that part of tho roport of the secretary <4 war, which relates to the money hold m trust for tho Seneca tribe of Indians. It will bo perceived that withoat legislative aid, the executive cannot obviate the em barrassments occasioned by the diminution of tho dividends on that fund; which origi nally amounted to|ono hundred thousand dollars, and ban recently l?ecn invested in United States' three per cent, stock. The condition and ulterior destiny of tho Indian tribes within the limits of some of our States, have becomo objects of much interest and nnnortance. It has lone-(men tho policy of Government to introduce a mong them the arts of civilisation, in the hope of gradually reclaiming them from a wandering life. This policy lias, howover been coupled with another, whollv incom patible with its succem: Professing a do sire to civilize and settle them, we have at the mine time, lost no opportunity to pur chase their lands and thrust them further into the wiklorness By this means they have not only been kept in a wandering state, but l>eon led to look upon us as un just, and indifferent to their fcto. Thus, though lavish in its expenditures upon the subject, Government hss constantly defea ted its own policy; and the Indisns in ge neral needing further and farther to the West, have retained their savage habits.? A portion, however, of tho southern tribes lisving mingled much with the whites, snd made some progress in the srts of civilised life, hsve lately attempted to ereet an inde pendent government within the limits of Georgia and Alabama These States, clai ming to ho tho only sovereigns within their territories, extended their laws over the Indians; which induced tho latter to call unoa the United States for protection. Under theso circumstances, the question presented was, wliether the General Go remment had a right to sustain thoso peo ple in their pretensions 1 The Constitution loclsree, that " no new Stale ehall lie for ned or erected within the jurisdiction of iny other Mate, without the d?nsent of Ms ?gislature." If the CfoaeMl Government i not permitted to tolerate the erection of tier conavnt, much leas coukl it allow * fo-; reign and independent government to ee libm itMtr then. Geurcii became at RWnber of the wnMtncjr which eventu- > Mod in our federal union u a sovereign State, al way siMrtioc her claim to certain ? limits, which, having Tx-?n originally deft-) Bed in her colonial cltartcr, andsttbeequrnt ly recognised In the treaty of peace, aho haa ever since continued to enioy. ?K?))t as they have been circumscribed by Iter own Voluntary transfer of a portion of Iter territory to the United State*, in the arti cle* of ccsaion of 1809. Alabama wee ad mitted into the Union on th* same footing rith the original Statee, with boundaries *? mm.. .1 ... which were pt**cribedby CdmhO. is AO constitutional, conventional, < prorkion. which allow* them l**| ?There orfcgal m power within their borders, than ?Mor New York.? Bine permit the ? nobacot tribe tn?H vemment within ? they Ad, would It not be the duty of the |General Government to aupport them In res->t fox such a measure 1 Would the peo each remnant of ?her borders, to de clare itself sn independent people, under the protection of the United States 1 Could the Indian* establish a separate ie*ublio on each of their reservations in Ohie 1 And if th*y were * > dispoced, would it bo the duty of this Government to protect them in.tho attempt 1 If the principle involved in th* obvious answer to the** questions, lb* abandoned, it" will follow thst the ob jects of this government are ravwsed; and I that it has become a part of its duty to aid Itn deitroving th* States which it was es tablished to protect. Actuated by thin viow of the M^Jtct, I informed tho. Indians inhabiting parts of Georgia and Alabrma, that their attempt to establish an independent government would not be countenanced bjr tVe executive ofthe United States.and advised them toein igrate beyond the Mississippi, or Mibmit to tho laws of those States. Our conduct towards these people is deep ly interesting to our national character. ? Their present condition, contrasted with what tney once were, makes a most pow erful appeal to our sympathies. Our an cestors found them the uncontrolled posses sors of these vast regions. By persuasion and forcc, they have been made tb retire from river to river, and from mountain to mountain; until some of the tribes have become extinct, and others have left but remnants to preserve for a while, their once terrible names. Surrounded by the whites ] with their arts of civilisation, which, by i destroying the resource* of the savage, doom nim to weakness and decay, the latu of the Mohegan,the Narragansett, and the Delaware, is fast overtaking the Choctaw, the Cherokoo, and the Creek. That tin* fate surely awaits them, if they remain within the limits of the States, does not admit of a doubt. Humanity and national honor demand that every effort should l?e made toavert so great a calamity. It in loo late to inquire whether it was just in the United States to include them and their ter ritory within the Ixtunds of new States whose limits thoy couldcontrol. Thatstcp cannot be retraced. A State cannot be di? memliered by Congress, or restricted in the exorcise of her constitutional power. Hut the people of these States, and of every State actuated by feelings of iuhtire and regard for our national honor, submit to you the interesting question, whether some thing cannot be done, consistently with the rights of tho States, to preserve thin much injured raeo 1 Aa a means of eflbctlng this end, I sug gest, lor your consideration, the propriety of aettinr apart an ample district Wc?A>f the Mississippi. and without the limits oi any State or Territory now foroud, to Ik? ES ntccd to the Indian tribes, aa long aa ihall occupy it; each tribe having a rt control over the portion designated for ita use. There they may bo accured in the enjoyment ot governments of their own choice: suhiect to no other control from the United States, than such aa may ho neces sary to preservo'peace on tlie frontier, and between the several tribea. There the benevolent may endeavor to teach them the arts of civilization; and bv |>romoting un ion and harmony among them, to raise up an interest!rg commonwealth, destined to perpetuate tho tooe, and to attest the hu manity and justice of this Government. Th(a emigration should be voluntary; for it would he aa cruel as unjuat to compel the aborigines to abandon the graves of their fathers, and aeek a home in a distant laud. Dot they should be distinctly informed, that if they remain within the limits ot the State they must be subject to their laws. In re turn for their otwdience, aa individuals, they will without doobt, be protected in tho enjoymeat of those possessions which they havo improved by their industry. But it seems to me visioifturr to suppose (hat. in this state of things; claims can be allow ed on tracts of country on which tliey have neither dwelt nor made improvements, merely Itecauao they have seen them from the mountain, or passed them in the chaae. Submitting to tho laws of the.States and receiving, like other citizen*, protection in their nertona and property, tbev will, ere long, become merged in the max* of our population. I he accompanying report of the Hccrc ?y of the navy will mailt*; you acquainted with the condition and ueeful employment of that branch of our aervice, during tlio Sroeant year. Constituting, aa it doc*, le heat atending security of thin country against foreign aggression, it claima the eapccbl attention or Government. In thin spirit, the measure* which, since the term ination of the laat war, Imve been in opera tion f<* ite gradual enlargement, were ad opted ; andit ahouhl continue to be cher ished an the offspring of our national expe rience. It will ho aeen, however, that, notWithatanding the grant solicitude which haa been manifcetcd lor Uia perfect organi sation of thia arm. and the liberality of the appropriationa which that eollettudo ban sugguated, thia object h*a, in many impor | tant reapecta, not neen aecured. In timo of peace, we have need of no more ahipa of war than are requisite to tbn protection of our commerce. Thoac not wanted for thia object, muat lay in the bar bora, where without proper covering, they rapidly decay; and even under the l*at prceMfiona for their preservation, muat become uealeea. Kuch la already the caae with many of our fineat veaaela; which though unfinished, will now require im menae aumaof money to be restored to the condition in which tney w?rr when com mitted to their proper element. On thia ?uhket there can be but little doubt that our beet policy would be, to discontinue the building of ahipa of the first and second claee; Md look rather to the poaaaeaion of ?mpl? material* prepared for the emergen efeaofwnr, than irtilrh wt cart float iif l the Imhi of our neVal deposit** in Navv yard*, of timber and m materials, iMnkinrd under Dm hands of skilful workkmen. and fitted for prompt application t? their various pUrpuese. would *nable ue, at all lanw, to construe! Vessels as fast as they can be manned, and save tho hoary espouse of repairs, except to such vessels as must be employod In gusrding ouroommsroe. The proper points for the establishment of these yards sre in i dicated with so much force, in the * i of the Navy Board, that, in recoara ! it to your attention,.! deem it unnecessary I to do more than express my hearty con currence in their views. The Yard m this District, beingalready tarnished with taost bulld ??ly ofthel ho supply ofthe as the beet for Ion of, materials; and from the facility and ccrtsinty of communica tion between thorn, |t will be useless to in cur, at these depots* tho expense of similar machinery, especially that used in prspa i ring tho ususl metallic and wooden Atmi* 1 ture of vessels. J Another improvement would bo cflected ? by dispensing altogether with tho Navy tfoard, as now constituted ; and substitu ting, in its stead, bureaus, si mils r to those already existing in the War Department, 'tiatii member cw the Board, transferred to tho Itesd of a separate bureau, charged with 1 specific duties, would feel, in itspUgbset | decree, that wholesomo responsibility I which cannot bo divided without s far 1 more than proportionate diminution of its force. Their valuable services would be come still more so when separately appro priated to distinct portions of the crest interest* of the Navy, to the prosperity of which each would be impelled to devote himself by tho strongest motive*. Under Mich an arrangement, every branch of thia important service would assume a mure simple and precise character ; its efficiency would l>e increased, and scrupulousecono my in tho expenditure of public money promoted. I would also recommend that the marine corps be merged in the artillery or infantry, na tliii A ? 1 * * as thv ben mode of curing the many defects ' " (animation. But little exceeding er any of the rcgiin nts of infantry, that corpa has, liesides it* Lieutenant Colo hi numlier * *nyn nun, uenitien IM IjICUienaM UOIO nel Commandant, five Brevet Lieutenant Colonels, who receive the full pay and emolument* of their brevet rank, without rendering proportional Kervicc. Details for marine service could as well bo made from the infantry or artillery, tliore being no iiarticular training requisite for it. With thoso improvements, and such others as scalous watchfulness and matute consideration may suggest, thero can Ih? little doubt that, under an energetic admi nistration of its affairs, the Navy may soon be made ever) thing that the nation wishes it to lie. Ita efficiency in the suppression ol piracy in the West India was, and wherever its fKjuadrons have been employ ed in securing the interest of the country, will appear from the reportof the Secreta ry, to which I refer you, for other interest ing details Among these I would bespeak the attention of Congress, for the viewa presented in relation to (he inequality be tween the army and navy un to the pay o| olhcers. No such inequality should prevail betweun these brave defenders or their country ; and where it does exist, it is sub mitted to Congress whether it ought not tc I* rectified. fbo report of the Postmaster General in referred to us exhibiting a highlv satisfac torily administration of that Department. Abuse* having been reformed ; increased expedition in thotr importation of the mail aocurud ; and its revenue much improved, lu a political point of view, thia Depart ment is chiefly important aa affording the means of diffusing knowledge. It is to the body politic, what tho veins ami artcriei are to the natural, conveying rapidly and regularly, to the remoteat parts of the sys tem, correct information of the operations of the Government, and bringing hack to i< the wiahea and foelings of the People - Through its agency, wo have secured ft ourselves the full onjoyntcitt of the bless tngs of a free preas. In this general survey of our affairs, a suhioct ot high importance presents*itsell ui the present organisation of the Judicia S. An unfonn operation of the Federal rv eminent in the different States is cer tainly desirable; and. existing as they dc in the Union, on the basis o perfect equali ty, each State has a right to expect that the licneffu conferred on the citicens of others should be extended to hers. Tht judicial system of the United States existi in all its efficiency in only fifteen members of the Union: to three others. the Circuit constitute an impoitant part of that systom, have been imperfectly ex tended ; and to the remaining six, altoge ther denied. The effect lias been to with hold from the inhabitants of the latter, the advantages afforded (by the Supreme Court) to llieir fellow-citixeiu in other State*, in the whole exteut of the criminal, and much of the civil authority of tho frederal Jufpary. That this state of things ougH^to be remedied, if it can be done consistently with the public welfare, is not to bedoulitcd ; neither is it to Ihi disguised that the organisation of our judicial system is at onco a difficult and delicate task. To extend the Circuit Courts equally throughout the different parts ol the Union, and, at the same time, to a void such a multiplication of members as woukl encumber the Supreme Appellate Tribunal, is the object desiiwl. Perhaps it might be accomplished by dividing the Circuit Judges into two classes, and provi dins that tne Supreme Court should he held by those classes alternately?the Chief Justice always presiding. If an oxtension of the Circuit Cnur sys tem to those States Which do not now enjoy its hen*'fits should bo determined upon, it would, of course, lie necessary to revise the present srrangement of the circuits ; and even if that system should not txysn larged, such a revision is reromssended. A provision for taking the oensus of the People of the United States, will, to ensure the completion of that work within a con venient time, claim the early attention of CongreMl. The grest and constant increase of bnsi nets in the Department of State, forced It self. at an early period, npon the attention "I the Rxevutive. 'thirteen years ago. it ?vas, m Mr, Madison's last message to Con? Kress, made the subject of an earnest re* rooimendation, which has been repeated by both of his successors; snd my compara tively limited experience has satisfied me "fits justness It has urisen from many; ? atlses, not the least of which is flie large | ?dditlon that Has been m?de to th# family r>t independent nstions* and the proportion-1 ste extension of our foreign relations. Th* I iencv to InctttH ttadwilr ana ?pwMp ? iWy'.hc lr?lr>~?roo,,?u{*. usposed to reel ? ?th* rteoeimewUtfen J but tat not th? leaf impre??<l with the imwor Imkd of m?r|?nltiiif that Department, that its Secretary m?) dt vote mora of hto time to out foreign relations. Clearly utMM that the public-good ?ould ba pn?aw*ed by tnme suitable provision on the Mibtoct, 1 re spectfully invite vour Ntteatian to it IV ikdrter of the Bant of the United State* expires la 1856, and knstockKoW?rs will moat probably apply lor a renewal of their privileges. In oroer to avoid the avlla resulting from precipitant) In a mewurt Involving snch important principles and such deep pecuniary Interests IM that 1 cannut. In Justlc? to the partlea interested, too aooo present it to tha deliberate consid eration of the Legislature and tha People. Both the constitutionality and the axpedl* ency of tha law ureal tog this hank, are well questioned by a large portion of oar ffellow citixens | and it must be admitted by all, that it bus foiled In the great end of eatab lishiug a uniform and sound currency. I Under thtse oircumsUnces ?f *ttch an Institution in deemed esaeatial to the fiscal operations ol theGovrmmcnt, I submit to the wiuiom of the Legislature, whether a national one, founded upon tho credit of tha Government and it*revenues might not be devised, which would avoid all constitution* at difficulties and,at the same tla>e, secure all the sdvantfgcfs to the Government and country that were expected to result trom the present Bank. * " I cannot close tbia communication with out the rer hii capture of the frigate Philadelphia, undei tho heavy battcriee of Tripoli. Altltougi so rouble, as a general rule, of the improprie ty of Executive interference Under a Gov ernment like ours, where every individual enjoys the right of directly petitioning Con gross, yet, viewing this case as one of a ve ry peculiar character, 1 deem it my duty t< recommend it to your favorable conside ration. Besides the justice of this claim as corresponding to those which have beet _!? .?j _nj wl|igg0j> || ii th< itriotie and chivalrou since recpgnixed and aatisAod, it is thi fruit of a deed of patriotic and chivalrou daring, which inAised life and eonfldenc< into our infant Navy, and contributed, ai much as any exploit in its history, to ale vate our national chsracter. Public grati tude, therefore, stumps her xeal upon it and the meed should not t>e withheld whirl may hereafter operate as a stimulus to ou gallant tarn. I now commcnd you, I'ullow-citizens, t tlio guidance of Almighty God, with a ful reliance on hismercilul providence for th maintenance of our free institutions? and with an earnest supplication, thai whatever errors it may he my lot to com liiit, in discharging the arduous dutie which liavo devolved on me, will And ruutody in the harmony and wisdom < your counsels. ANDREW JACKSON. k % I) era authorised tn ^niwuiitrc ItOHKKT M I) KI.IJSON ?? a l??r r # ? IBce ? ?f t'lrrk ?l the t our I of Cpmnt'xi Plrat, lor Fair* fitnl Ui-trn:t r H 51 nr ? % ' K air au'lioi aed to announce \\ K l'KMl T f SON. a eanJidale for the office I ciodi ??f the mart ol PeirficldlSHtricI Dancing Academy. V| K THKUl) ? rWOLI.K ?. theplea lTJL ?u?e ?< annonaelng to hi* trieaU? Mini the nhabitaot* of Columbia ?nd ila vicinity, (bat he h i? taken that cnaimixllou? anil cautral liuildiuy j in Main ?t?ect, above the *tnr? ot Mr Snow.'eu | It Co. Th? School will be opened ou Monday <111 December DAYS OF TUITION Monday and Wednesday, for jouos ^ntltwct I Tae?day ud Thurtday, for young ladio*. Saturday afternoon* will lio devoted in (ho j >ii|?i?*of both aeset a* pracliting nut only U>?n. cloy, but grace ajid manner*, a* ?-oo ft ihe pupil* will be ?uffeiently advanced MUSIC LESSONS. Mr*. THKOI). FAYOM.K will dovoto hoi time to the tuition of the I'iano Forte andSpanish Oultar, attending particularly ?? the art ol Smg Uf Mi P ha* on hand a eboce Mlerlion of Guita* ??n< 1 Piano Mtt*tc j Oultar*; Strinfhfov Violin nod Guitar. n B ? Mr F will Time Piano Tortee For further |iartlrular*, apply || Mr l'*t?r flmey't, Main tire* D-c n ?i a zOVTH UAROU/fA t r.H.ILh lAftTIILIX UR4 JULIA PIKHPOM WARNK (lata I'rineijial of lb* S|iaita Academy, Ueorgi a,J xrill tie ntUKtaled with tbn ln*titute, from lbo let J ouary entiling J P.I.IAS MARKS, M, D. "0" Piiuriphl Ort 8 40 tf Til* editor* of the (iroenvllle Mounianeei. Camden Journal, IVndMoh Met enter, and Kdgefleld Carolinian, will ba |>lra?ed in give ||**? miliiaert^n sandforMaid Ibelraccoant* to lM* , ?iffio? lor paym< nt. EDWARD DE LORME, INPOHMft lii* (< u ml *n<l M>? | u' \>r *?? R?ticr?l. ?i.ni h> will mtrndlo thr H'p*lt<ii? <?f Mu>r e?l ln?r'im*ut?, either in Town <?e fonnirt. aixl e <n he fcttiMl at lh?- Mix* of Mr Jernh Lon^inotli. opi??*ite (n Mwii Wallace k M'l> far Piaiio'a Toneitat I ho ih>rte*t notice. f)rr ? h I If IsQUADKON OKDI-RS. titaleiburg, JVbvrmhrr 28, 1829. rpllT. Low# r rqu .<1ron I lh?- rtt , R- lincnlof I Cavalry I* horeby orrferait to paraif*, proi f*rt)r ermed mirf aeeontred, ?? Columbia, on ?>urwl?y (Ii? I7ib IIcrcan11 r nril, a< V o'clock \ M. M V W- 'MAN. mithic IjRhhiinm. MR8 \NN SIMS will give Mntle l^.??n?o? ili? PlMO FnrtK, i>i youn* l,*Hit atf 10 l?r qanrtar, eommeaclnft on the fU?t of Oatotier acrt <"ol.iwh|(i. Sep! II lR*f. V if |*HK KXAMINAIION *1 the Hoyileol lh? ' Columbia Male \rnde?ny will Ik on Tn?? ley ?nd Wt-dnetday |lm |Hh mid |lhh inat-nt P?r??l?, (iturdla* and the mNIo generally,nr? ?e$p#etfn||t invited to attend fW *, r? *?h Nov. UHI. To tk* PUmUn <md Mmxkmto C. and Ueo. - ^ ^ CAi TiON. W1L 11HB Bo*ril (4 DifKin ?Wo? ita toif mm . lo tbeuwalft# nod u? oi ike IhA oltHU bank, tu?ai? lotto PubUc, ibat o tai Iwm lot mad Ik ikiM community, tl* eb)*et ul wbtab M lo tboto i-obik cv4ifi?tenc? in tbo i 0f Ik* inttiiolioo, nod bf afeatiotf ? llMl uomoanjo l?M ifca Ptaoioc* lo Hoc* tbWr Cohoo, otHUto dynabi id prioo io tbu lowau c2sL*j\u^SEBs'tz^ I or ?f Mob ofoaolft l.rfbullaU ftf It* r*o wMUhwdSM C RmtaitcM, wbiab bar* tP tbo koowWfotftbtoUofdl o. Ilio Luc XSkfc'tlSSTtba?iiKn %f?l?Zmnt+ oiocai <H *"** WfWtOh INrMM of tbot in*ii<irtk>n, and tboac individual*owning aUrco amount of tudtook war* oppoacd to tkfc ?fru rwolation. Ootba ?ama day tba molwloa pond Cireu Itn warn tuueU by ?.t? -.1 Itatt, of tba boutoa rtli'irtd lo (oufagod 1* Hi* Wbic-Hoomj aoA Commit*too Vmnm) to Ikrir irh?4* hi tbo country, ib? |Mjr|?ort ol which ?? |u yrajudico ibcui ifiiut tbo bill- uf ihu ioMiluUoa. Fnafing indignant tl tncb M uubaard of pomk cation and having parted confldeoeu hi tbo ubiti ty of (be MaiebaoU' and PUo<er?' Beak, to mm all dotwand* that coo bo b?ought again*! it, |bo board of Dimctor* bava thenght ba*t to adoft. i! tbia couraa to pot you oo vour guard again* , j tba mulu iom and wilful Jrakoa of' ba<j aaan and to i^ravaot tba innocent and onwnrj bolder ofoor bill* from patting wiibthem at adiacoutt. JOSEPH WHEELER, Ptftitnl, M. + P.JforflK Kt tract fioaa the ulnntt* of tbo ) Board ?.f Director*. ( JOHN V LLOYD. Cathitr mh-r I 4* 3t ? To the Public. IN My Circular fktad btpiemtorr 8Stb, IMS. I |trn. laim**!, thai no unsound currency ?mmM 1 b?.- t omitri anr.ed I* ibli market, ami ehoald any ' br thrown into Circulation, or any Bank *hod!d ? beyond what mifhl be eonatdrrnd pendent, 8 immediate notice thereof WoeU be given, with I ? oat fear or favor. From tlirco to Mr hondrni - ??!?* Colton, are received hi tkhftwiM MV| ? and alw>ut three fourth* of H M paid lor is Nb ;. . f thr ?1rrcbaai?ani) Plentrra Bank of Angnata, 1; J<wph Wiwrhr, FimUtai. tbt totndiiMt of tkb t Bank it doubted, to moah to, that tba Bank of &ucu?ta refute* to raaeive Ha bill* in payment, n and I hereby give notice, thai from tbU day, (bo II Mil* of thai baak, will Id bo received by ma lo ' payment for hou*e re*t, aloraga of Cotton, or 0 otherwise. It t* wither latere*, nor nrrlndlco " that pro-apt* ma, (bare are four bantu in Aogw)> ? K.fnun which mi* market I* tupptled wll|i fnnd*, >" , an J I have neither Mock not dbcount dire city ? nor indirectly in them bank*, aor do I owe ono n iiollar to either of t^iem, but it ia in order that A 'lie Planter aball have no good eanaa again lo >ay, that ha ha* been wronged fa Haatburjt, ont <>f hi* I weire month* tabonr, in reeal vlncnnaoonA and depreciating currency, la piysent ft* bit property, for money i.(?ndottbl(4l bank*, may bo hail, and round |*operty ought t<i jfrvdoca o ??nml ictirenev IIF.NRY SHUl.TfiS. Founder ami Proprietor '?/ Hamburg. Ilnm>>?>?/. 8 C. I)>*c l*t, I8i9 49 Fellow Citizens, IT ia a well kunwu (ad, that tha Merchant** and PlaaUrt' dank of Augvata, has of lato inundated oar Tow n,u Well ne Urn eonotry, with their bill*. ? moptoton of l|tlr gondne* U alreaiftr hafora the publle, and the twa contiadictory rhirjaa mm l?p ike board of that Bmmk miMI the Angotta Bant, Ware|lou?e nan and oihorv now In my powttaion, haaeoolrnird mo in (hat ?wptcion. It b Ilia dttljr of every comaanity to Ctrd again?t intruder* which may prove <?ia u$, and It thia bank ie enthormrd hy Law to ; P,ut WH?, U ?? In Oeorna, bot not id Bo nth Ca roling, and tb??a Ulla belug rejected by oka ?? I tba Aral bank* In lb* M?i fUta u acknowledged ) by thennelraa, ii * t?(Bci?nt notiro lo tba pub* Hc.oftUalr not belug good, the Handing o( that Institution nival ba better known nl home, than I it eon U abroad, and tha responsibility of circu lating any unisuad currency inrolvm on th? river, not on tha rece1 ver, and morn an, M bo t> Mowing toiba fact, thtrtfbro aond their notes home .and my totkta na Ibty would my to ye% your natd must ba pctthnrprotueied. llRKRf 8HUI,TZ. Founder and proprietor of Member*. ffmtwy.l C Ak> w IN9. yo ?f W J, MYDDLETON fc to. HAVK n ftMril hmiIbidI of Qmttiin, * bleb bare Iwn Nltcbd wkh ear*, aad ofbr I beat to tbalr frkmh aod ha generally, mIowm Mcb arllate* can bo aflnrdad. Ilymn, laanerial ahd flan powder tee, la cb+?i>, ( do, Cadie* Mil tint-Mi, Black M, H'Mrm itnd Cbooolatc, b#at double reftoed Loaf Bogar, (team refined do, Um d*. Wbile lla vnoaa >T7>, Wr- Oni* mm! New Orlaani do. Moloml, Co?nlo? Brandy, Jiplw tod 19.0. Ran. Holland and Moribero Ota, old It fob WhH key, tirw OrlraiH.??>, Peooiylvaaia Jo, Madeira. Tenuefe and Malaga fViwa, Port \Vm-\Clar*?, In ra?*f anl r*?k?i Cordial*, inortfd, Loodea Porter, Philadelphia Bear, nie? Halt, hi *acfct Allaai Bull and Hock Hall, Ball Patrc, Copmr, : Allam. Britmione, Indigo, Olaober .Vails btarrh, ?wiila an<l Mar, Pep|?r, All 9pW.ro*! and 1?i (Hind Ginger, daemon, Mare, Clove* and ?Vitaii p', I.<>imIon Marfan), Carrie powder, Ver* i.ricilli, 4Moilm?nt of IVklea, njptn, WalnOt 1 -traji, Knglhh aad Nor!barn Cbceee. B?ep? 'ge and *niall bora, Bpenfteelii aad Tel'ow < aoiller, aiMirted *toee, Aaall'* faaitly floor, HnUint, Curnlat* and Alramide, Oia Powder. Lead aad (Ian Kliale, nreertOMOt of fiock ..iv wire, | wo dinner ?*<e of Bloaa CMtiO, Jo,*, Jtft uml Pitcher*. I,*ndrum wore. Myer*' l?e?t < ltO?lnc 'l obarrn, do, ftpani'h and | Air.. ? ?fan Cigar*, bar Irno, from || In 8 ioehea * I'le, ?qttar# unit roond do. Hood aad hnop <lo. Oar man aud Cart Steel, Col Neil* and Brarb, aworled Wmoght Nail*, Trace (hem*, Cotton Batirn, lla|# rojva end1 win# . 'W 1 (0 If To tho Pub*. 3. HAVING htm tofor*?d by *UH<m P.fan ?hut John Thomti, of Union l>M(rid, ?t Upi<? ? nurl IIimm*. it tli* I Ml novel, on Ml itt.i' mi interrngnt*) c?n Mibwl?<n> cfWa. Kpwt'?-harnrt?r m ? man <>f l?#<H i mm) thtt k? ( iho?n??,) aotd, among otlwtMnpMllftt b?he?H m??aylh*t Wm Km*! lind twnm to a I* nl N*t? btrty Court Hnu?V, U ia?w eortntn mm (hat tri*?l a that cnort?ldo mo?t poaHivoty d?ny having mlrf Thoinn* any mtli thtng, or havti.g liadlny cnnwrntK* with Mm o el ??f Kppr? dharartcr. Wtf.UA ? MAVBIN fi a r>? MuNa. GOUA.t koY " Iuovt hi ( iilumhta (l< xnonipo a u w o Wt.h to r*eotr* in*1rartio?t frow him ? K*k?cm, ?ill plMM Uare tbolr >wn with M' M Anto?i<>. ? ' n*? si