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* uu it ;.i.:i;. no ?.':!? o j cfirn vo:i'
iv'IOVN <,!, i I -i<s. ??; i Oner ill'! 0!)l\' '
'i.rti u::v its on'uiv, is t!.o liifil- ,
rtl.tV i:; ? , <?! r i? \ j.
I i .r? ' -> ?
* m.' lo , iuv>, j\>;? -t;;iJjiv. lil.Jt
on :s wrv immIv obviu'ed.
*vlt \ >>il -ay ii| l.U' illiiit'i'l V o! CO. Ic "Mill t-'ic
I ; ivc tou.nl to bo exue-iv tr?c. J
u'k i!iy not, i neroiore, to coiit ct sec.!; Ir.i
K l ?'i u:-j?; ..no dig over the snn n o of ti.c
col lo cover toe seed \v':oro il
ui.iv n.iir.cn to li . i.i -i:v Sar.ni followII
ft
mg i ii i ! :t eoiii's iij) Mick; an J taking a* v.ionise
. a inoisi ?iav, 1 t :!o? no iii-'
young .nants, a.e! s t 'eeiti o'l! v.iieiv I want
l.i in t > reel on. T.i- V ;uv so e nnr oils
i ,.s o <> ,?.i no lot's ;n iraMsyinnti
n?w i.'.o Ii r :no ?e < ! ;t.on |
it l?**I?i't t ;c:c>>. 1 nine Uj> t!i" oal nunc n
<s earn : i !..c <p. in_r. ..n! d.v: ' Ilsem; and
?il out t.u (,-;s as > ;m: u .
\i led ...iJ & : -.i i :) ??iJ i !i;,vc i liai
l.icy jjiii'V A?;;.oJi any diftictiity. I have
taken nil a sai^ie b'.ii.i ii, one st.ar old, that
wmni ti.v:*Jc?i in .srr/ji'v plan's.
la eiilier of these isj.? J -s, ndy p'.irsu
*.1, t ,< ru ?s rmdy no d.kieulty of p:vp'. nation
iocomplain ol; when we coasid r di?'
vtv great value of the tilings when i?* i>
(!o;ie; and t ie \ ?*i y ^r-at durum; ty: as you
may easily ptovc i.y figures.
An acre set 2 In" 2 feet, \v"i! contain
abou' ll.OvM plains. Pappose a bunc :
out*year olw uen alien up aiiJ divided,
gives oaly 30. last a 1 ol seventy Clise.s.
To pi.su. an aero tiio second year, vou
have to b-gin with 3 3'o plants. Taking
bota mo J-s tog' ther; lii.it is, dividing the
roo s. and taking up what comes i;p from
the seed, ami had mat number ol plants
would be enough ;<? beg.n With. 13m sup J
pose it required double til - numb I think
tardiness of propagation should not to be
- .. ?. .I.. ... i 1 - , 1 v* ;i< ;ill rtiM'n a >l w?e
tin uw: v y? v.M.t , %%.. ???. w v..x^
planted will -as; a his iilL- ;i n , most
probably.
As to Juration, the only inioima'ion I have
is derived I o;n a gentleman of Alabama,
who sta'es tin; nineteen years ago !i t iiclosed
a lot (h i*, as he found it growing on
his land; an J that now i; is be ter, anil yields
a great r crop than when he enclosed i\
I have ascertained satisli ctonly, tint!
thirty thous nil pounds of green grass to ?he
ST", is a mo 1 va c c.' cp. Car .fully dried,
the !os? is as IT to 5;.Int is, 17 ponuls
of green grass will give 5 pounds of go-en
grass Wiil give 5 pounds ofwell-cimd nay.
No man who h >s the sligh.est regard for
the iuJepcnd nee of las own a.c, or tor his
own cotnlorf, should iose u mometi/s time
in ge ting a lew acres well set \vi:h grass.
l oi* tnv, or green loj'i, or soin <g. uum id
case cfcult.v .lion mii :n vu!u.\ it is as fur
above the clover ;i;iJ timothy of the u Tib,
as ourco'tou is above their onion crops; ami
the or.ly thing ;h.v can prevent its universal
cnl ivauon here, w iiI he our over propitious
climate; adding mo !?er to the many facts
already existing, going io estahiish t!?o truth,
that where nature is over bountiful man is
almost a spoilt child.
If the hints 1 nave given shall be of any
service to vou, I s tail be particularly gran*
lied.
Very respec fully, JAMES CAMAK.
From tki London Cjurt Journal.
llliMl NATURALS.'
Amongst the many very excellent papers
in the Monthly Magazine, is one by M. C.
G rat tan, entitled 'Sketches of Irish Tools.'
To me it was peculiarly interesting, as
bringing :o my remembrance many ancc- j
do es of, and circumstances connected with !
this unhappy, yet in Ireland, highly favored
class of beings. Perhaps a few of my re
collections might be welcome to you, as
forming, * Addenda' to the article to which
I have referred. The Turks, we have j
heard, consider .heir madmen inspired, and
suffer iliein to go about unmolested, but r.o:
uncared fur. t )ne wotild suppose that the
Irish entertain ti.e same feelings, fur as
^ Grottan observes, * Ireland is more fertile
than any other couu'rv in what is generally
called fully.' I confess my belief, that many
of those called * born Naturals ' may
l?-? Ix-Ani r'r /I iiiiWOinnffi'l * 11< U'l I
UV/ liJiHW |?i V|? 4 > uv.iiwiiiii?uk\ u i?
Knaves.' One I particularly remember,
who used to haunt our house, our poul ry
yard, our orchard, to the manifest destruction
of our eggs and apples. 11(3 was
known by the sobriquet of 4 Boiled Jack,'
from the fact of las having, in Ids childhood,
fallen into a brewing copper; how
he escaped with life is a marvel, hut his
left arm and the left portion of his face
were woefully distorted: but for this he
would have been a tall, handsome fellow;
as it was, he had something rather comical
than disagreeable in his aspect, and certainly
made his one arm do the business ol
two.
4 Boiled Jack ' was invariably assiduous
i i his attention to the cook, the hen-wife,
the gardener; but to the hen-wife in particular,
constantly assisting her in mixing
the potatoes lor the pou.try-yard, until us
she says, 4the fowls, the cruythurs. were as
iond of 4 Boiled Jack,' as of herself.' lit
the housekeeper's room, and in the parlor,
however, there was a pcrpe.ua! cry for
eggs?more eggs?fresh eggs. The cry
continued, day after day, morning after
morning, but no eggs came; the nest was
searched,?the hen-wife scolded,?the pour
woman declared the hens were good for
nothing?1< d and fat liiey were, and yet
they would lay no eggs. This was very
provoking; the cook could make no puddings,
tiltiv was an outcry throughout
the house. W iiat is an Irish house without
plenty of even -tiling, hm above all, plenty
of i ggs ? 'llow fat * Doiled Jack grows*/
sail the cook. 4 i>o ho does/ echoed the
but or. 4 A d sings like a nightingale/ exclaimed
the k.t nien maid. 4 bucking eggs
niak s sweet voices/ cliimcd in Tommy
Furio'.ig. ti;c bare-legged whipper-in of all
work in the establishment. 4 i?o:led Jack'
was sit'ing in :lie chimney corner, and his
eves gleamed upon poor little Tommy with
animal ferocity, hut for a inomen'. the next
saw him sitting m die same position, rock.'
' ? > inn ? ? i' j ? p^.'wn '.tmt. .M m ?
ing backward and forward, as if no lung'
h id d:stui b-d him. 1
To. nine's hint, however. was not lost
r|> mi the mrck-wi ti-J Irish woman : partly j
b?'threats, and j?.i: l'y hy largo bribes?ml.
jvc s!:".po of huge pieces <>i 4 while btvad ?
and ir-.si bafcr*?Tommy was induced !o i
; !! al1: that !?o:!ed Jack had succeeded in ]
earn.if.ng i portion of the fou ].iiou.se : trial :
lie r ?bbed the n- s's every morning at day- (
break?that die hens, who knew lain, made j'
no noise, ; n 1 that, carefully replacing the j
s.'ntes, iie proceeded ui.h his prize to a sort ',
d' v.'en lie ha ! termed in the turtrick, and 1 ]
t <ero sat ?piict!y sucking sonic two or three 1<
dozen of i:is delicate favorites, invariably j <
cut'i ig die slick's, to prevent detection.
! bided .1 sck was watched ; tlie statement '
was lound Jo ho correct, and i'oded Jack
was h r ndden hy all the servants 4 o dark
en tin* doors wid his ugly carcase any j
mere. .Mo.vIjs passed, the liens behaved <
as wed !' .! hens and Tommy took ;
iioi'o I Jack's place, increasing in fnvt r
wad meicns ng years: but 4 The Natural
hail ji>; forgotten his denouncer, and one
morning w.jen poor Tom was helping the .
siicp'i t i to u.idi his sheep, the idiot sprang
upon him tVom the banks of t!ie river, and i
l.old.ng ;h; hoy's head underwater, kept i
singing.>;i?Sticking eggs mak's sweet 1
vo'ces?Ah ! ah Sucking eggs makes sweet 1
voces?Aii! ah! ah!'
i is cor ain that Toimm's singing days
woi i I have been soon ended, had not the '
shepherd < x'ricatej the unfortunate boy;.
Iron i the grasp of :!ie re vengeful idio\ i
In t;ie retired village of Ihdlymitty, there ;!
lived a iKJor widow whose name was Jacob. ' i
Sue v. us decern, sober and industrious 1
much b loved by her neighbors, and universally
respected by the higher orders of :
society. This woman had three sons?
ail "bom Naturals''?'handsome fellows;
ih y were, singularly well made, and finely ,
1 propor.ioucJ, good tempered, gentle, and, 11
what was veiy distressing, painfully alive to
i dicir infirmity. Tney had been sent lo
school, hut had not the power of acquiring j
either i"' ading or writing. One of them j
had a tas e for, or rat liar a love of drawing:
and would set for hours on his moth- !
; er's neatly sanded floor, sketching with a !
j piece of sdel; trees and rivers?but, above j
ail, Angels. Whenevci lis mother wasp
sick, he would draw iior, w ith a monstrous i(
pair of w ings, tliat she might, he said, 4 the
easier fly to God;' indeed, all his ideas!
and f clings were directed heavuiward; iiti
would s;t outside llio doors for hours on a .
inoonligh night, calling the moon, 4 God's
big candle,' and the s.ars, * God's little I
caudle.' Another, the vo ingest, I believe,
was cclebiu'cd all over the country as a j
stoiie-mason ; he had picked lip the bu>i- j
:it ss Without receiving any ins ruction ; and i
wlu never lie could be go; to work would !
do wonders, but uoear.hiy poucr could in.:
ducehim to be industrious lor more than a
fortnight at a time.
4 Larry?I wain you to build mo a wall.'
i ?4 How big, yer honor V?41 wili toil you j
when you come.'?4 Can't build lite wall j
; unless it's done in a fortnight, ycr honor, j
i Can't work for more ; all the brains go out I
! of my iicad every foruiigh'/?4And yo'ii
j give me a now blanket for my mother, ycr I
j honor V?'Yes, Larry, and a new gown.'!
i'Ah, all! God bless yer honor; a new
| green gown without a taste cf orange in it. |
; Thank yer honor?God bless yer honor:? j
j may he never want a blanket nor a new '
gown.' Then lie would rush into his I
i mother's cabin, dance overall the pictures !
his brother had been sketching on the sandi
ed floor, hurra, jump, give loo e to ail noi- ;
! sy demonstrations of jov, kiss his poor pu- [
rent, tell her of the treasures he had secured.
go off the next morning to his work.
tj m m O _ * { ,
remain fixed at :t for tiic exact fortnight,
receive the stipulated clothes as payment,:
only excepting two pence in money to buy i
"imrerbread : he set oll'to the country town |
O O ' * #
to purchase h:s cakes the next morning,1
amltl.cn rambled almost wi,hout covering,
through the woods and tlic mountains for,
i
about a week : he would then return home,'
; and he quite ready for another fortnight's
| employment.
Those three young men were singularly '
attached to their mother. >She would of.cn
I say, My poor foolish boys are better to |
I me limn many wise children; they never
j cross or contradict me in any tiling; they j
bring me ail they go*, and have wit enough
to do tie good and keep from the bad.'i
This was all true. ]>nt sorrow cuue upon ;
them. Ti'.c wiJow died, j.i.d was buried.'
i Some lime after, there was great cunstcr-'
r,alien in the neighborhood ; lor the sancti-.
1 tv of the grave had been violated?The j
widow's dead body had been stolen. No,
trace of it could be discovered, and thej
occurrence was nearly forgotten, when poor
Larry, who never either sung or worked |
after his mother's death, soon refused food,
1 and took his bed ; and the artist brother was
often occupied in sketching his head, with ,
j huge wings at the back, a sort of prosenti-;
i ment of his death appeared to occupy the j
j inind of this young man, lor, when not j
u rawing, no wouiu sit opposite barry. now
worn to a skeleton, and hum some of the
wild ha.lads they used to sing together. Ma*
i ?
uv of the poor n -ighbors, with the cnarac-.
i teristic humanity of their country, used to
: visit and attend to the comfort of the poor
sonemason, who was every where a favor|
ire; at last ho was given over, and theparj
ish priest paid him a visit. ' \ ouV not go;
in' to take mc from my mother V said Lar'
ry,feebly, ''lake ye from your mother!!
| On! no! uiy poor fellow. Xo! you are
! going to her, I hope.' 41 know 1 am,' rc-1
, plied the natural, J y.vi hi mc alone ; but.'
I you put h?T in holy ground, irkcre you 1i
{would vol put {he lev! ! And tiie fool < I
! knew that, and stole his mother away, and j i
1 put her under the old beech tree in the hoi- i
: lew, where she is hot, md where Jemmy J
j hil put his poor brother Larry.' It was h
i all true : the remains of the widow Jacob j <
I had been stolen away by her afiectionatc j i
j son wlio labored under ihe impression that, j I
i because he was a fool, they would not bury j'
| him in consecrated ground. This trait of I <
tilhal ahectiou is something Lke the one re- 1
corded by Mr. Llrattan. '<
From I't V. Y. M-.r a i'Hc Advertiser. i
r.reat mkctinf; at masonic hall to ile- s
n:ivi; TJir; report or tiii> merchants ;
COMMITTEE. .
At half past T o'clock Lot evcnmg, l!io time
tppoin'rd lor the meeting, Masonic Hull was
;)crowded thatsta tding room could hardly b? 1
vocured. The m -eta:.; was evidently com- 1
;;osed, not only of merchants, but oi' mechanics '
jnd operat ives?of t he bone and sinew of the I
roun'ry. It was uncommonly decorous, and I
nil attempt at excitement was ucprecafed and (
disavowed. We have only time and space at |
arescnt to state, that t!?e meeting was adlressed
by Isaac S. JI me and Hryan,
Psqrs. in support oft he resolutions, which were 1
adopted with great unanimity. Wc shall 1
comment upon the proceedings hereafter. >
The second and last resolutions were warmly 1
applauded, and a second reading called for. i
After which the meeting quietly adjourned. ,
On motion of Shepherd lvnapp, Phillip ',
[loxr, lis:;, was appointed President, and the 11
ol'owing gontL men were apjiointcd Vice Pros- j
it'll!.* ;
Nathaniel Weed, Benjamin Lender,
Shephard Knipp, Charles 11 al.se v, <
Thomas Tileston, M. B. Benjamin, :
George S. Bobbin?, John W. Leavitt. <
Stephen Crocker and Thomas Denny were (
appointed bVcretarics. I
Isaac S. Ilono, I'sfj. then read the Report of .
the Committee appointed to proceed to Washington
and remonstrate with *ho President cn 1
ihe subject of the present distresses el" the *
country, winch was as follows :?
KEPGJtT OF TliC COMMITTEE, i
Appointed at the Meeting of Merchants, at Ma- !
sonie'I lail 0111 hetioth of April, 1S-3T- ;
This Committee liaving been convened upon ,
t!io day af.cr its appointment, we ascertained
that a large majority of our number could not
leave the city without serious inconvenience &
. . . 1 1
loss, aiul we tliorerore appointed a suo-coinnniteo
oflo to repair to Washington anil present ?
to t'le Executive the remonstrance of the Mer- ?
chants of New York. In the interval between ;
the nomination of this Committee and the day ;
fixed for its departure, several of the Mem- (
hers found that the increasing difficulties by
which they were surrounded, made their presence
at home indispensable and accordingly I
only nine were able to enter upon their duty 1
with which itr wore originally charged. <
These gentlemen reached the Capitol on the <
evening of the thl inst., and on the following j
morning their Chairman addressed the follow- j
ingnoteto the IVesidunt.?
To Martan Van Iiuren,
President of tlie United States.
Sir ?I have the honor to inform you that a (
Committee lias been .appointed by a meeting '
of the iMerchants of N \v York, for the pur |
pose of addressing the Executive upon the i
present distressed condition of that city. ,
With profound respect,
Your most obedient scrvnn\
ISAACS. IIONE, Chairman.
Gadbv's Hotel, May 3, 0 o'clock.
* I
l liC reply Jo tins note was as follows :
Washington, May .'5, iclJT.
Sir:?I have received your letter, informing ;
me that a committee had been appointed by a
nice in oftlK'm rci a itsofAew York, tor the
purpose of addressing tnc upon the present
distressed condition of that city, and requesting
an audience at as early an J-our asmv con- <
venience will admit. i
I will receive the committee at two o'clock ,
to-day, and will, at that, or any cthor time, (
more agreeable to them, be pleased to receive (
any communication which they may desire to
present to inc. To avoid the misapprehensions
to which oral communications are liable, '
and also to avoid the errors which." with the I
best intentions are so apt to occur on both (
sides, in giving account of such interviews, I (
think it most proper that the representation of
the committee be made in writing. In that
form, I shall be happy to receive it, and when '
so received, it shall be respectfully considered, 1
and answered in uie same manner. 1
I am, sir, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant, <
M. VAN BUREX. ,
To Isaac S. Ilone, Esq. Chairman, &c. j
Washington City May 3,1837. j
To Martan Van Bi rev, Presidentofthe U. S. ,
Sir:?I have the honor to inform you that f
the committee will wait upon yon at 2 o'clock,
and present a written communication, in ac- 1
cordancc with tiie suggestion expressed in (
your note. I have the honor to be, your most i
obedient servant, i
ISAAC S. IIONE, Chairman. i
At the appointed, t ime, they presented them- ]
selves, were courteously received by the Prcsident,
with whom they found the Secretaries of
State and Treasury Departments, and read
the following address :
To M. Van Bur en, President of the U. S. "
Sir:?We have tiie honor of informing
you that a verv numerous meeting of the
mcrchan s of New York was held on the
2oth of April, for the purpose of consider- '
ing the present distressed condition of the '
city, and delibera'icg upon the means of '
relief. It was called by more than three '
hundred firms, and was attended bv a lame ]
i I JI" ! I ?_-iJ 'jw> I I II iijwwwwct
idopted by trio recir arluiii.istnt.on, and I pe,
;us aisied by the \ r sen*, is founded in error p >
md threatens the diMruc'ion ol" every do I tie
jariui' nt of indesiry. : sec
Our merchants, manufacturers and inc. ; ev
haui.-s, have repeated!y predicted t!ie fitai \ as
ssu2 of th it policy.? *Wlint was prophecy, ex
?;ts now become Ins orvp' and tun reality wcj
ar exceeds our most gloomy anticipations, co
L'nder a deep impression of the propriety of dc
joi.lining our declarations within n odcrate su!
units, we affirm that the value of our real an
.'state, has within the last six months, dc- for
iiiru-o limn ihrfv millions: thai I lio
Jit.".* KUV^U ItltStw intiu ?w. 7 >vi:hin
tiie last two months, there have been 1
nore thaw two hundred ami tit* y lailuros of! of
jouse.s engaged in extensive business; that ter
A'ithiii tiie same period, a dec line of twenty int
nilhons of dollars has occurred in our local en
stocks, including these Railroad and (.'anal dit
ncorpc rations, whicli, though chartered in foi
>ther .States, depend upon Now York lor ex
he sale* that the imimnso amount of mer-1 art
:handi/.e in our warehouses, has wi Jim the mi
same period fallen in value at least thirty per i to
lent thai within a few weeks, not less than j ins
twenty thousand individuals depending upon ! wi
:hcir daily labor for their daily bread, have { sic
t>cen disc barged by their employers because ! bu
he means of reiaininglheni were exhaus ed |
?a d iiar a complete hi giit lias fallen upon j ca
i community heretofore so active, enter- j rej
arising and prosperous?the error of our j ni(
ulers has produced a wider desolation than 1 pr<
- i.i I _4?
hcpcsuletico wiuch nepopuiaieu our sireeas ; ??
ir the conflagration which iaid them in \vl
w |
i>lrs. i sir
We believe that it is unjust to attribute ' of
hose cv i!s to any excessive clevelopemeut j isf
jf mercantile cnterpiiso, and that they re- c;i
i!lv flow from that unwise system which fci
limed a; the substitution of a metallic lor j
i paper currency?the system which gave j "o
[lie first shock to the fabric of our commcr- j frc
:iai prosperity, by removing the public do- }110
posits from the United Suites Bank, which j
(V 'akened every part of the edifice by the j rC:
destruction of that useful and efficient in- j ,ri<
r.iluiioa, and now threatens to crumble it } slt
into a mass ol ruins under the operation of J re;
the Specie Circular, which withdrew the j m<
[p>ld and silver of the country from the j *ul
channels in which it could be profitably
employed. We assert that the Experiment
lias had a fair, n liberal trial, and the disap
pointmont and iruscJiicl arc visible in an
its results?that the promise of regulated
currency and equalized exchanges has
been broken, the currencv totallv disor- ,
* V
Jered, and internal exchanges almost entirely
discontinued. Wo therefore make
our earnest appeal to the Executive, and
ask whether it s not time to interpo-e the '10
parental authority of the Government, and ! c}
abandon the policy which is beggaring the |t,l<
':co',,c- ' Q
Amid all the distress of our condition \vc , '
have been gratified by a view of the gen- ) v\
erous and li?rbcaring spirit which has al- j 0l
most invariably marked the conduct; of the an
? 7 | Jq
creditor towards the debtor. A genera! i ,
disposition has been mnnirestcd to indulge
to l
tlie debtor with ample time for the arrange- j ^
ment of his business and collection of his I '
debts, and we would respectfully suggest !
...... fc... i OU
LUJ example ior uiu lmnuuuu ui uiu uuv ;
jrnmont?Theombarrasmcnt and distress t|
af the merchants would be more readily J jj
relieved by the suspending ofsuits upon un- |.
paid Roods, un il a future day, when the L
wisdom of Congress may grant some measure
of relief. C(J
Feeling as we do that we have reached a ' j
crisis which requires that exercise of all the j f
wisdom and energy of the Country to heal
the wounds which have been inflicted upon j J(
ts Commerce and Productive Industry, we
would respectfully and earnestly urge upon t
he Executive the propriety of calling an
ixtra session of Congress to deliberate up- I p
an the unprecedented and alarming embar ''
rassmcnts in which we are involved The .
members coming directly from their consti- i'.
" . i v|<
tuenfs, will have had the opportunity of ! 1
knowing and appreciating the extent of the ,
distress which exists, and are convinced that ,u
an
their collected opinions will fully sustain
those which wo have expressed?and their "J!
ctfimony indicate an amount of sufliring of 0
which wc cannot believe that you, Sir, have
heretofore been aware.
We persuade ourselves that the reprcscn- '
i. i ?.... ?< ?i... ?? ....i r 1
uiiuiis wux'ii wu hum; ui uit: a?: uui
condition of our affairs, wil! induce you to
Joubt the expediency of the policy which
lias been recently pursued, and we trust to jvour
intellignce lor such a change of measures
as will revive the hopes arid stimulate
r <
:he energies of the merchants of New . ?
York. b0
, cc
ISAAC S. IIOXE,
JAMES \Y. BR VAX,
BEXJAM1X LODER, ^
ALEX. B. McALPIX, th
JOHN A. UNDERWOOD, wI
THOMAS TILLESTON,
MEIGS D. BEXJAMIX, c.\
ELISIIA LEWIS, an
SIMEON DRAPER, Jim.
Washing on, May 3, 1837. pb
tin
After the address had been read to him,
lie President in brief and emphatic terms | t
issured the committee of his sympathy i ivitSi
the distresses of his (Mlow citizens jjj'.
5f Xew York, and of his desire to do every j (r '
thing in his power for their relief, consistmt
with views of his official duty, and said j
ie woul I answer the address in the manner ^
ndicated in his note. ^
On the atternoon or mo 4111 tne commirco
received the following reply to their ad- c0
Iress, ami deemed it so explicit as to leave j
10 opening lor anv further communica1
0 - mi
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Washington, May 4, 1S37. aK
(j'entlemen,?1 have bestowed on your ?,
:onirnunication the attentive considerat on
vluch is due to the opinions, wishes, and
ntorests of the respectable portion of my gis
eliow citizens in whose hchalf you act. stit
In the correctness of the judgment which, lit
n the exercise of undoubted right you have iuc
11 such general terms, pronounced upon wf
)art;cular points in the policy of the late fro
m l nres-mt admini.s'ntion. vott ertnno4 ex- ca1
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proportion of .hose merchants who are con- :
nectcd with the internal trade of the coun- j
try, and who have all especial and direct
interest in the state of JJomestic Exchanges.
A committee was appointed to repair
to Washington, and remonstrate with the
Executtve against the continuance of the
Specie Circular, and to ask that instructions
may be given to prevent the commencing
ofsu is in anvof the collection districts
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upon unpaid Bonds, until after the iirst day
of January next, and to urge upon the Executive
the propriety of calling ail extra
session of Congress at as early a day as passi
hie.
In obedience, sir. to those instructiens, we i
present ourselves before you, and ask your <
deep and solemn attention to the unhappy 1
condition of thai city winch has hitherto
l)cen the promoter and the indexofour national
prosperity, an J whoso la!l will include
the ruin of thousands in every region of our
territory. We do not tell a fictitious talc
of woe; we have no selfish orparizuu views
to sustain, when we assure you that the
noble- city which we represent, lies pros(rate
in despair, its credit bhgnud, its indust.y
paiahzed, and without a hope beaming
throughthe darkness of the future, unless
th government of our country can be
induced to relinquish the measures to
which we a t ibate our distress. Wc fuiiy c
appreciate the respect winch is due to \
our (Chief Magistrate, and disclaim eve- i
rv intention inconsistent with that feeling; f
but we speak in behalf of a community
which trembles upon the brink of ruin, which i
Jecnis itself an adequate judge of all ques- i
hons connected with the trade and currency \
>f th" "ountrv. an J believes that tip nolicv c
r: mo o conour. My op.uioiis on. those |
;u s ? c d stincty announced 10ti/o Am -'1
an people be lore my election, and I li;? vo i
;n no reason to change thorn. But howrtr
much 1 may ddli.r with you upon them, 1
well as in respect to the causes cf the ; 1
is: hi" evils vou may he assured of the !
irm interest I shall ever feel, in whatever j
ncerns the mercantile community, ol'iny j
L'p sympathy with these w!io are now
lie ring Iron) the pressure of the times, j 1
d of my readiness to adopt any measures j
their relief, consistent with my eonvic- j
ns of duty.
The propriety of giving to the Collectors j1
the Customs, instructions of the charac- 1
desired, necessarily involves inquiries
o the extent of the power of the Exe- J1
live over t!?c subject, the present con- i;
ion of the Treasury, and expenditures J
' the remainner of the year, These j'
animations have he< n diiee'od, and
i in progress and the result will be com- J
inicared in' liic Secretary of tlie Treasury 1
the Collector at Xe'.v \ork, wiio will be j1
;tractcd to give it publicity. A few days j:
il be required to arrive at a safe conclu- 1
in upon some parts of the investigation, j 1
t there shall be no unnecessary delay. ' <
'The other subjects to which you have '
lied my attention, arc, first, an immediate '
peal of the order requiring specie in pay- nt
on sales of public lands, issued by my '
sdecessor, for tlie purpose ofeniorcing a ]
ict execution of t!:e Act of Congress, '
iieh forbids the allowance of credit on 1
ch sales ; and secondly, an extra session 5
Congress. 1 have not been able to sat- i?
y myself tiiat I otigiif, under existing cir- 1
instances, to interfere with the order re- j (
red to. h
\ on must be aware of the cbs'.aeles to an ; 1
mediate convocation of Congress arising I 1
)tn the imperfect s'ate of the representa-1*
n in one branch of that body. Several i 1
the States nave not) et chosen their Ilep- '
sentatives, and are not lo do so for some '
- t i j _ r i
iniiis 10 come. lnuopcnueni 01 m.u ion- *
leration, I do not sec at present, sufficient,j
isons to justity me in requiring an earlier j J
jcting than that appointed by the cotisti. | 1
ion. ;
I am, gentlemen, very respectfully, '
Your obedient servant. !
M. Y.\N" Ul'RE.W I'
j Messrs. Isaac S. Hone, Jas. W. Bry- j
an, Benj. Loder, Alex. B. McAlpin, Jno. i
A. Underwood, Thomas Tileslon, Meigs [
I). Benjamin. Elisha Lewis, ai.d b'ime-!
on Draper, Committee, &c.
From this correspondence it is obvious, j'
low.citizens, that we must abandon alt j'
pe that either the justice of our claims I
the severity of our sufferings will induce '
e Executive to abandon or relax li.c p?;l- i
ir which lias produced such desolating
lects?and it remains tor us to consider | ,
lia: more is to be done in this awful crisis
our affairs,our first duty under hopes |
d distresses which we have endured is j
cherish with religious care the blessings ] J
lich wo yet c.?joy, and which can bo pro- '
cted only by a strict observance o? the ''
ws upon which society depends ior secuv
and happiness. W e do not disguise j'
r opinion that the pages of history record, j!
imerous instances of popular insurrection, 1
c provocation to which was less severe i'
an the evils of which we complain. But \ 1
these cases, die outraged and oppressed '
d no oilier means of redress.
Our case is different, if we can sliced
iu an effort to bring public opinion j
to sympathy with the views which we j
tertain, the Executive wdi abandon the j
iicv which oppresses instead of protect- i
r the people?do not despair because the ^
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UU ill ?ll UU1IVI UKJ.\ w?u (. AVI L15U
healing influence appears so remote? !
;; sagacity of the practiced politician Will '
rceue the change in public sentiment l-c- \
re you are aware of its approach. But i'
j effort to produce this change must be j
porous and untiring.. Omit a.l appeals | (
popular prejudice, in wi.ich demagogues j
vo lound their strengtn and their success,
d address your arguments and your rc- j ,
Diistrances to the intelligence and virtue ' 1
the people?tell them that the principle j
on which Mr. Van Buren has umlbriuly |
cd, and uniformly succeeded, is this?
nt the poor na.urally hate the rich, and j
o. o them that if this r l!y te the j
, it is time tna. they s.iouid he con- i
iced of their error?avow our belief tiiat |,
a great majority of cases the possession j
property is the proof of merit; be- j '{
use in a country of free laws and equal \
pits, property, as a general rule, cannot
i acquired without industry, skill and
onomy.
Human sagacity may err in its caleulains:
disease may interrupt our labors, J,
e dispensations of Providence may over
Itilll U3 nnuvwiwiiiiMj'ii ?? "UOL VIUVIIKI*
ent bring us to ruin?but there are lew ,
ceptions to the rule that Temperance, ;
,d Industry, and Economy, lead to Prop, j,
tv. Tell them that the perverse and
isiinate adherence of the President to |
3 existing system, after all its dangers and I (
y ors have been developed, arises from j
j b lief that ins bes: chance for populariconsists
in affording nutriment to his ;
rnicious principles?with a firm faith j
xl the many will follow the wise and the ;
od, call upon the men of sound morals, j
intelligence and of industrv throughout, i
3 nation, to forget all the distracting top. 1
; which have agitated if, and unite in de- ,
ice of the insi anions, without which ,
mir.crcial socio v cannot exes'?convince 1
ni that the abundant resources for our i
ppiness and enjoyment, with w h cii a be- ]
juant Providence has blessed our land, j)
nnot be brought into action without the
1 of commerce, and that the security and
Dspoiity ot merchants cannot be sustain, j
without a National Bank. ,
It* they reply that our present Chief Ma. i
urate and his predecessor deny the con.
utionality of a Bank, remind them that
imiltoa was the autnor of the law wiiich
torporated such an institution in 1791,
icn the sages of our revolution, fresh
mi all its struggles, were alive to all the 1
ition whHi a vigilant jealousy could
leach; that \\ aslmigton, tiftcr a careful
consid"ia ion, gave n his approval; l"al
in t o i. s:u!.i:cs, the tiuprcuo Court twve
unanimously allinned liie coustitututionidlty
of a Bank; and ask thorn bv what sanctions
Constitutional law can be sustained,
if the laws of Congress, i.i 1701, approved
by Washington, and in 1S16 approved by
Ma lison, and forty years acquiescence by
the People, are inadequate to its support ?
Convince tiiein, loo, that when you assert
the necessity of National Bank, you are
not under the influence of an uttacament
to any particular institution, but regard
only the public good.
Appeal to our brethren of the South for
their generous co-operation, and promise
llicm that those who believe that the possession
of property is an evidence of merit,
will be tnelusi to interfere uidi property
of any kind?discourage every ciiort to
awaken an excitement; llie bare idea of
which should make every husband ami
father shudder with horror?remembering
tuat it is their peculiar piide tiiat they have
sho w n an early and unceasing care of the
constitution, remind them that the alterations
in our conditio.) since its adoption,
ind the innovations to which it has recently
been exposed, demand the attention
)f every true friend oI his country.
The arbi.rury use of the Veto, the destroying
of hills by neglect to return them
ivithin the prescribed period, the excessive,
f not illegal exercise of the power of refiioval
from ollicc, and the President's assumption
of a control over the Treasury,
ire evils which suggest in the most forcible
iianncr the necessity of maintaining the
consti'.u ion as expounded bv its authors,
md finally, endeavor to give such a direcion
to public opinion, as will inspire the
p.embers of the Cabinet witii the proud
sense of independence which should murk
heir eminent stations, and which should
back them to resist tho usurpation of the ^
President, or to resign office, if their opin- 3
ons upon questions of V;tal importance,
ire disregarded by him, even when a muority
of liis cabinet believes that Ins mcasires
are injurious to the public interest.
We trust that by a strict adherence to a
:;ced founded upon these rccomendations,
md by the exercise of those virtues of
which adversity is an apt inspector, you
will soon be placed in a position from
which you will be able le perceive that the
Dppression which arouses a lice people,
and excites them to new vigilance in the
guardianship ot their rights, is like tho
tempest winch prostrated the lofy tower
md destroys the humble cottage, out purifies
the atmosphere, and gives a new impulse
to the energies of na ure.
ISAAC S. HONE, Chairman.
Win. A. Lawrence, Secretary.
Tne following are the Resolutions referred
to:
Resolved, That a strict construction of
the act of I $20, the only act which could
lave been referred to in the President's
luswer, was unknown during the administration
of Mr. Monroe and Mr. Adams,
md fn (ionfr;;! .Iiii?L?oo dimmr thr? fircf
seven years of his uuinmistiat.on ; that the
necessity for such construction is not assigned
in the Specie Circular as one of the
reasons for issuing it, and we consider the
distinction mate by the Pres'dent between
:hc notes of so!vent Banks and specie, dei
gnatmg the former as credit, iu be erro.
neous, and at variance with the true interests
of the country.
lit-solved, Tnut we dwell with satisfacion
upon the fact mentioned by the President,
that several of the JS.ates have not
yet chosen R- pretC ita.ivcs, and we trust
that a protecting Providence will direct the
people of those fSta.es to tiie choice of Repicsentativcs
wno hare wisdom to perceive,
and virtue to pursue tlic best interests of the
:ountry.
Resolved, That we \ ielJ our hearty assent
to ti;e preamble ot the act incorporaling
the first Bank of the United States,
ivhicti declares such an lnsjtution to be
'conducive to the successful conducting
0 w.
:ho national finances, and productive of
zonsidernble advantages io trade and indusry
in general."
Resolved, That the interests of thecaciialists,
merchants, manufacturers, mechanics
and industrious ciusses, are dependent
an each other, and any measures of the
government wlucn prostrate the active business
men of die community, will also
Jepnvc i.unes industry of its reward, and
ao call upon ail our iellow c.tizens to unite
with us in removing from power those who
peis st in a system tiiat is destroying the
prosperity of our country.
Resolved, That the chief causes of the
existing distress are die d?-leat ot Air. Ciay's
Land Bill, the rcmovul of the public i epos
ites, the refusal to rcchar.cr die Bai.k of
the United States, and tiic issue of the
Specie Circdlar. The L,und Bill was passed
by the People's Representatives, and
vetoed by the President. The People's
Representatives declared by a solemn resolution,
that the public deposites were safe
in the United Suites Bank; within a few
weeks their a her, the President removed
the public deposttcs. I he People's Representatives
passed a bill rescinding the
Specie Circular: liic Presidoiu destroyed
it by omitting to return it withiii the limitted
time?and in answer to our address,
President Van Buren declares that the Specie
Circular was issued by his predecessor,
Draining all notice of the Secretary of the
Treasury, who is amenable directly to
Congress, and charged by the act creating
his department with the superintendence of
the Finances, and who signed the order,
We therefore
Resolve, That all these circumstances
indicate an in inlhs.'on of monarchal principles
into our system, which demands the
prompt and regular action of every patriot.
MEXICO AND T1IE U. STATES.
We learn from the New Orleans Bulletin
that news to the throwing effect had
been received in that city.
The Mexicans ha i captured and carried