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py one and'Teclings of humanity.”
This picturew;i‘>t overchtmiged. Until the
latter part of th# reign of George I‘s, no*
CathWic, although the persons professing
that religion comprise Jive-sixths of the en
tire population of Ireland, wjs permitted to,
carrv arms in Iris own defertce, to acquire!
property m land, to lndilney ori mortgage
to vote in the Section members Wparlia
ment, to act as a guardian to his Own chil
dren, or to have the least share in thS
Sgement of the county or parochial affairs
of the district to which he belonged! It is
possible to render ISfevery more galling and
intolerable?
* . . *W ■’ *
London Extracts from the Charleston Courier*.
LONDON, JAN. 5.
The prosecution of-Mr. QjUonnell never
could have been successful ufider any cir
cumstances; but, to use an Irish figure of
rhetoric, it has eriued before it began. To
imagine that any jury in their senses-cquld
have convicted a tellow-sUbject on such a
charge, was utterly preposterous and fool
ish but the trial was more unceremonious
ly disposed of than the worst enemies of
Mr. Plunkett could Tiave desired. The
Grand Jury on Saturday last threw out the
but! „Tlie Irish law-officers are undoubted
ly the clumsiest performers on th§brwn in
% strument that we have ever heard of. The
only two State prosecutions that they en
gage in terminate so as to make them tlie
laughing stocjk of foe. This,
would be despicable any where else but in
Ireland it if'a, matter of grafe and deep mor
tification. Tlie laws are odious enough in
that country'; but hitherto they have been
adjects of dread, as wall hatred to the peo
ple. To substitute contempt and ridicule
for detestation, it was that we
should employ the grand apparatus gs an
Attorney-General, with his myrmidons, a
gainst offences which it would be more mag
nanimous, andhffiiutely more “Wise to laugh
at—and then, it a crown to the whole en
terprise, that we should expose our actual
incapacity topunish, what we migfit have
had credit for disdaining to prosecute or re
sent, If Attornies-General feel it a useful
branch of the art of Government, to bring
the laws into disrepute among a lawless peo
ple, they are working scientifically towards
thai meritorious end. Let us now see to
what account Messrs. (Tcoimell & Cos. will
turn their triumph over “Mr. Plunlri?tt —fora
triumph it is—under which, if the vanquish
ed can venture to show their faces in broad
day light, whatever we must deem qjgffieir
discretion, their at least,
entitle tfiem to a place in natural history.
* [Times.
- - ■
Pompeii. —Mr. Taylor, who is engaged in
hjs researches at Pompeii,An a letter to. his
friend, Mr. Nodier, dated Pompii, Nov. 16,
1824, says—“ln one ufHhe rooms of these i
baths (speaking of some hot baths recently
discovered.) m> attention has been particu
larly attracied by three seats made (jf bronze,
ofsfform entirely unknown,and in the high
est s 1 ate of preservation. On one of them
was placed the skeleton of a female, whose ’
arms and neck were covered with jewels—
in addition to gold bracedets, the form of
which was already known, I have taken off
the neck of the skeleton a neclace,the work
manship of which is absolutely miraculous.
I assure you that our most skilful jewelers
could make nothing more elegant, or of a
better taste. It has all the beautiful work
manship of the Moorish jewels which I ex
amined at Grannada, and of the same designs
which are to be found in the dresses oftthe
Moorish women; and on the Jeweses df Tet
nan, on the coast of Africa. The bracelets
form a single ring, and are so perfectly re
sembling each other, that no one would sup
pose them manufactured by the saineartest.
The principal hall of the baths is covered*
with beautiful ornaments, and the cornice is
supported by an infinite number of small
figures in al'o-relievo of a very original char
acter. It is dificult to describe the charm
that one feels in touching these objects tin -
the the very spot where they have stood for
ages, and ; before the illusion is entirely des
troyed. One of the windows was covered
with magnificent glass, which has just been
deposited in the museum of Naples.”
Russia. A letter from John D, Lewis, Esq
dated at St. Petersburg, November 18, O S.
to his brother in Philadelphia in giving him
an account of (he late storm and inundation
says’—“l held about 1800 boxes ofsugrrS
for account of our friends iu the United States
of which 1200 wre dreadfully damaged about
40 were untouched. Many of the shop-keep
ers are ruined The . Military Governor sailed
over the police bridge in a large bout—this
fact will give you an idea of the height of the
water The great Isaac’s bridge across the Ne
va was run upon by brake lighters &c brok
en to pieces and carried away; in fact all the
wooden bridges are destroyed. Sugar has
risen in consequence of the destruction; re
fined is now 12 rs a pood higher—it was 28 j
rs, rose to 58, and is now at 50. Coffee was I
but little touched being chiefly in the second
story of the warehouses. A great deal of
hemp has been injured, and a great deal of
.potashes destroyed: White Havana sugars
(not damaged brings 35 rs perpood.
“ JVov. 28— A commission has been ap
pointed by Govenment to investigate the
condition o( foreign merchandize injured by
the flood with a view to diminish the duties
payable on them. Sugars has been divided
into three qualities; the sound pays full duty
the second quality 4rs per pood,and and the
third quality nothing.
“ Kxchange.on London, 9
Statement of sugar-after the inundation of
the 7th inst,
Greatly Leaked
Total Sound damaged out
Havana boxes, 24,019 8,104 3,340 12 575
Brazil cases, 6,162 999 1,102 3,065
Mr. Noah, of the New-York National Ad
vocate,closes some handsome remarks on the
contemplated settlement at the mouth of the
Columbia River, in the following manner:
“We should say that our national strides
are too rapid, that we - undertake Quixotic
projects: but so we said when the grand ca
nal was first attempted. For eighteen months
we wore our eyes, hair, and fingers to noth
ing, in endeavoring to. prove that the canal
never would be compleated, but alas! the
more we wrote the faster they worked, and
had actually the boats afloa*. and the tolls
gathered, by the time we arrived at the con
clusion that the thing was impossible. We
doubt whether a post road can he made from
Buffalo to the Columbia River, and whether
port coaches, with glass windows, will be es
tablished; but ft may possibly be done, and
* we will consider notfli ig as beyond the pow
er, resource&Hftnd enterprise of this country.
Should we ®kblh a territorijJkovernpient
at, the fhoutjj of||he what poor
question of ocefipatro u, or to look-out for
jCwrllndian trade th*J £nie measure should
he adopted on thiss-subject.; but as yet. we
should suppose, that an officer and fifty men
sent round Cape HortffidThat spot with pro
visions, &c. for a ‘two year’s residence,
would-be all that is required in the present
state of affairs!! *
; EMGHI'M ENTH GO.WGRE3S
Second session.]
aJN SENATE,*-:
Fribat, February 25.
Mr. Chandler,from the Committee on the
Militia, to whom was referred the report of
th£ Secretary of War, together with an ab
stract of infantry, tactics, submitted therifoj
lowing resolution. ‘He observed, they had]
bqen at gresf expense in furnishing the Mi>
tm with arms, and were of opinion they
should be furnished with the means to make
use of them for the benefit of she country.—
It was now too late in the session to bring in
a hill for the purpose, and it was the ojftgct
of theTfesolutiorn to obtain sufficient infor
ttation to act on it at the ensuing session,
Resolved, That the Secretary of WIF be
directed t 6” advertise, for three*months, in
the National Intelligencer, that lie willre
ceive, at npy lime before the first.day 6f De
cember next-, sealed proposals for printing
40,000 copies of the abstract-of Infantry Tac
tics, which wa9 reported to the Senate by
the Secretary “of War, -on the 3d day of Feb
ruary, ,i list, to be delivered at the War De
partment abound in bftards, and that he, the
Secretary, wilil stale, ill his advertisement,
sfsnear as may be, the size of the work, the
number of pages aricfiplates, which it w ill
contain, and reportsuch proposals as he may
receivcjflKijhe Senate, in tlie first week of
the rifHpision of Congress.
The senate, as in committee oftne whole,
proceeded to consider the bill authorizing
the establishment of a navy yard and depot,
at or-near Pensacola.
Mr. Lloyd, of Massachusetts, supported
the measure at some length, explaining the
advantages which the sitiiatibjs possessed,
and the necessity, there was of such a depot
being established in that quarter.
Mr. Hayne promised to amend the bill by
adding4.be following section. #
And be it further enacted , That the Presi
dent of the United States be, and lie is here
by authorized to make tlffc necessary arrange
ments for the establishment iiPa n*w yd
either at Charleston, in Smith Carolina, or
St.'Mary’s in Georgia, should the examina
tion and survey, directed to be made by
act of 26th March, 1824, show that such an
establishment will be advantageous to the
public service.
The amendment was sapported by Messrs.
Havne and Elliott, and opposed by Messrs.
Smith, and Lloyd of Mass, on the ground of
its obstructing the passage of the bill.. On
the question being taken, it was negatived.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed
for a-'hird reading.
S atuiidat, February 28.
Tlie Senate resumed, as in committee of
the whole, Mr. Mills in the chair, the consi
deration of the bill for the occupation of the
Oregon river.
Mr. Barbourentered at considerable length
into the history of that part of the continent,
and of tlje claim of the United States to it;
and deqionst rated the advantages which
would arise*to the United States from pos
sessing a port of entry in that quarter, which
would receive their merchpits vessels in
time of p.eace, and their armed vessels with
their prizes in time,of war. He dwelt on the
policy of the measure, expressing his coll
ection, that, before many years elapsed, that
country would be teeming, with inhabitants,
Ui the Same manner as the valley of the Mis
sissippi; which, fifty years ago, was a jungle,
inhabited by none hut indiansand wild beasts,
but now thickly settled.
Mr. Dickerson opposed she measure at
equal length, otj, a variety of grounds. He
argued there was no necessity for forming
this settlement there at this time; -there was
a treaty between England and the United
States, that this portion of the country shopld
with its harbors and navigable rivets, remain
open for ten years. This time was not yet
expired; and were they to form a settlement
there now, it would occasion much disturb
ance with the British. Asa protection for
their commerce, it was inferior tb the naval
force we had already in that quarter. Asa
state, it could not exist; for it would fall off
by its own weight; and as a colony, it ought
not to be encouraged by the United States.
He wished the whole of that portion of
country to be preserved sacred to the Indi
| ans, and concluded by moving that the bill
; lie on the table, which was carried. Ayes
19; Noes 17-
The following message was received from
the President of the United States:
To the Senate of the United States: ,
Just before the termination the last session,
an act, entitled “An act concerning wrecks
on the coast of Florida,” which .was then pro
posed, was .presented to me, with many
others, and approved; and, as I thought,
signed. It appeared, however, after the ad
tournment, that the evidence of such appro
iation had not been attached to it. Wheth
er the act may be considered in force under
such circumstances, is a point on which it
belongs not to me to decide. To remove all
doubt on the subject, I submit to the consi
deration of Congress, the propriety of pas
sing a declaratory act to that effect.
JAMES MONROE.
Feb. 56, 1825.
’The Senate then passed an houxjjn the
consideration of Executive busineW; after
which, various acts brought over from the
the other House, severally received their
first reading.
The Senate proceeded, as in committee
of the whole, to consider the bill granting
the consent of Congress to the act of the Le
gislature of Alabama, authorising the impo
sition of duties on for the improve
ment of the port of Mobile.
The act of the Legislature of Alabama hav
ing been read—
Mr. Lloyd, of Mass, opposed the biH, on
the ground of its being a direct violation of
the 9th section of the Constitution, which j
declares that no preference shall be given I
- by any regulation of commerce, or revenue, |
i to the ports of one state over those of ano
ther; nor shall vessels bound to, or front one
state, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay du
ties in another.
If a vessel were to leave New-York for Mo
bile, it nould have to pay tonnage duty twice
—but reverse the case, ami the vessel de
parting from Mobile would only pay duty
once. ’This w 9 giving a preference to one
> port, over another; and the consequence of
This biU ‘#oitW be. that the harbors of the
Smith wdut<l,U& built up and cleaned out at
...a
supported the bill, refirYrinirto various pre
cedents, and arguing 113
from the 10th fiction of ttre UunstiHition,
where itswi ilerlaredthat no stmeWmU, witM
out the crrifWMtf flflOongress, lay any imposts
or duties on imports, onexports. They were
acting in, strict compliance.witli the Lcnisti
gfe*s 11 1 *the^nieasure. sl.owed’the <-
vantages which wouldhwfe rived by the 1 port
of Mobile by the passing,this only
applied* to vessels drawing qepth
|pf water, and would, When its object was ac
complished, expire ofitself. * -
iPrjir. Smitli made a few remitrks, hut did*
hot oppose the bill, as the ofi
Alabama had given their consent to the mea
sure.
Mr. Holmes, of Maine, was satisfied of the
constitutionality of the measure, but thought
the duties intended to be imported were too
high. To gii* time, therefore, to prepare*
an amendment, he moved that the Senate ad
journ. * /• ‘.Sfl
The Senate<qfln, at half past three, ad
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Plunwr, frqgjL the Committee on the
ludici.iry, reportea# bill, giving the consent
of Congress to a certain act of the Legisla
tive Council of Florida; wliicftwas twice read,
jand ordered to be engrossed for a third read-,
“rig fefc
Mr Buchanan, Committee-on the
Judiciary, reported a Dili to amend an act,
entitled “An act toalterthe tinpes of holding
the Circuit Court for the district of South
Carolina, at Columbia;” which wa3 twice
ordered to a third reading.
Mr. Vinton, from .the Committee on the
Public Lands, made a report in favor of the
following resolution, viz:
“ That the several states which have been
admjued.into the Union, under any compact
prohibifhig such states from laying and col.
lecting a<six on land for five years next suc
ceeding the sale of such land by thelJnited
States, shall be severally permitted7*Pftene*
ver tiiey may deem it expedient, to subject
all lands, hereafter sold by the United States,
within their respective limits, to’the same
they may levy & collect on lands not
subject to the provisions of such compacts.”' 1
The resolution was ordered to lje on the
table.
Mr. Newton, from llieiCommittee on Com
merce, reported a bill to make Castjne a
port of entry for ships and vessels
from beyond the Cape of Good Hope; which
was twice readj and ordered “to a third read
ing on Monday.
The proposition submitted by Mr. King to
the Senate of the United States, to apply the
avails of the national public lands, rt'ter the
funded debt for which they now stand pledg
ed is paid off, to aid in the emancipation of
slaves, and the removal of persons of color
from the Ufiited States, requires much con
sideration. Notwithstanding it must be ac
knowledged that all the Stafes are in some
measure partakers iivthe national'disgrace,
as well as the national sin, of slavery, and we
hope and trust that they combine
their efforts, and submit to great saciififes,
to redeem the national character frortf so
foul a blot; yet it may be questionable .whe
ther they would submit-tnthe principle which
seems to be involved in Mr. King’s resolu
tion, viz.—that thenation is to pay the holders
of slaves a price) as*%n inducement for
consent to their emancipation. If the propel
sition does not mean this, we do not know
what it does. mean. As tlie case may be, we
have no doubt’ the slave holders would re
joice to obtain the value which they m;iy put
upon their slaves from the United Statep,—
The moment the affairs ? bf the worjtl shall,
undergo such a change, as tlftit slftvejabor
“costs more than it cqmes t@”—when rotton
shall cease to he yrorth raising,:—that is,
when the demand for it In Europe is suppli
ed from other places, and our market is cut
off, —then slaves wilfbe so far reduced in
value, that they be worth but little, and
in many will become an expense in
stead of a profit their ownets. din ‘Yliat
isase, if thj. lattes can receive ujeu* own pri
ces for their stock, it might bfe considered]®
profitable, or at letdpa saving
r*At the last riensus, thrive were®
a million and a half of slaves in flfe'WrirUSS’
States. There is no tfie number
will be greatly increased byifhe next census.
Supposing hotfeveptMt we take the roffijd
number of a million and a half, and esfifilate
the sum that will be required to buy them
out of the hands of their masters. At 500
dollars a head,this would amount to 750 mil
lions of dollars—at 400 dollars a head, to 600
millions—at 300 dollars a head, to 450 mil
lions—at 200 dollars a head to 150 millions.
These are pretty ewen the low
est of them is fifty per cent more than the
whole national debt is estimated at the Trea
sury.
As it regards the appropriation of public
money to forward the colonization of free
persons of color in Africa, there is much dif
ference of opinion in the.country. Vl e very
much doubt whether this part of theproject
will go down at all.— J\T.-<¥ork Adv.
A good deal of buzzing Jrtto to b heard in
our streets, and at the C&tree House yester
day, in consequence of a paragraph in one of
the Philadelphia papeft of the preceding
day, that orders had been received from
Washington to finish p\\ the Uniteq States
vessels building at thatj|ort, and to put two
more on the stocks, ft was also said tba4 si
milar orders liad bepn ifeceived here. The
first inquiry, allowing the report to be well
founded, was, whether we were giing to
war; and if po, with whom? We know nose
thing further about the ordem than what has
been stated above. But indicate
war, we cannot be persuaded] We have np
disputes with any as far. as
we are acquainted; nor have we, observed
thashny confidential message has been sent
j to congressduring the present sessio* which
i required the houses to go into conclave.—
| Piy acy Is he only subject that we can think
ti that would require any additional naval
force; and it is hardly to be supposed that all
our 745, and some .new ones, would be re
quired to blockade Cuba. Indted it would
be strange if Mr. Monroe, just at the mo
ment of surrendering the Chief magistracy,
into the hands of a successor already ap
pointed, would close his public career by be
queathing a war as his last legacy to the
country. We also conclude that there can
be no important news recently received from
Europe, as there has been no late arrival
from that quarter of the world.—<std.
the election #Mr. Aiums toffle Presidency
“As *oft as the cloth was removed the
President,rose, and stated to the company,
hr that the celebration
>wflpQlHinteiffiritl > as’ a fliffiitfiph over the
feelings of those h-id differed from
iKem on,the reside.rti*4 lhestion, but was
intended purely to celebrate . two great
events in the political history of our country,
and, with this view, the Committeebf-Ar
rangerhents had"’ framed the regulartbasts,
wlficli he Imped meet the"p-|
probation of all the vohin
teer toasts would be given in a conesponing
manner. qorripajjji responded.to
the sentiment of the Presi
dent wiftvtdirec Inriapty cheei's.”-^/Vi/rio<.
The following were among tlietToasts,
v/hicli were thus li.-uidsoinely *
The President of the IfpUgd Spates. May
the close of his able andyirtuous admmistra
ttion be the harbirt'ger-of she glory of Ills suc
cessor. JThe President's mnrtth.
JhoQfQuincy Adams, President Efcct. The
distinguished patriot. His fame not oidy
fills liis <nvn country, bid penayles all tfic
civilized nation# of the wSrlo, in thfe
did seviefrs an<PsatfiOticdevotiffifbf ttie'jpmr,
vvq haj-e ample se curity/or tfie future. Tune,
Yankee Doodle.
Win. H. ,Cr3wford. Admired by his-friends,
and respected bv his opponents; a speedy
restoration tohis health.
Henry Chi'y. Unsurpassed in patriotism,
unrivalled in Cloouence—tljfe undaunted
champion universaUiberty. ■%
Jrnn G. Calhortn. His splendid talents and
enlarged views of natlfiM poltcyi his master
ly administration ofMM War Department,
entitle him to the applause of his country
men. ‘ “
General Jackson, Thg brave and distin.
iguished chreflaTn—ever biotiming be the
laurels that adorn his brow General Jackson
march.— All/. Lit.
BOSTON MEMORIAL.
We cannot find adequate terms to express
our entire approbation ofthe sentiments con*
tamed ablC documenl, which we rtft
publish This evening, and of oar applause ar
The spirit with which it boldly, nobly recom
mends the adoption of vigorous, prompt gnd
efficient measures to exterminate the crime
of piracy, at all events and at •every hazard'.
Nor can we do otherwise than condemn, in
pointed terms; astfie memorialists haveftone,
Hi at misplaced and mistaken lenity which
has repeatedly been manifested by the pre
sent, Chief*Magistrate of the nation, in inter
posing his prerogative between the law# and
the just punishment of these enemies of the
human. race. —A*. i%'£v. Post.
rilOA) THE ‘BOSTON PATRIOT,
Memorial of the dozens of Boston on the sub
jeft ‘of Piracy. \
To the Senate and House of Representatives,
m in Congress assembled: ‘ ■*-* ’’
JThe citizens entertaining the
fullest confidendPin the'wisdom and energy
of your honorable body, beg leave to submit
foY the donsidriwtton of Qongrfess, a subjdfet
which they deem of vital importance to'the
welfare of the commercial interests of The
nation, and the security of the lives of a va-
of obr, citizens, on whom those
depend.
In wrfh -fff open and, avowed
enemyjsttfe resourcesriafthe goverjimefit are
brought iifUg operation, ana The
combined energies bf the erttntry in
requisition to meet the event. The enemy
is encouritered and combated upon’ terms of
equality, or at least by the knolvn acknow
ledges! practices of legitimate warfare. But
whe%the commerce of a country and tlfa
lives of mt marinersiare jeopardized by bands
of lawless depredators, we look with confi
dence to authorities of the*
nation, for, protection, as the only legitimate
source, whence it is to be dcrivod.
-*Tfie people of this the United
States are extensively ip trading to
The Island of Culjp*- the ports on the'Gulf of
wlexico, of New-Orleans, and in
orderto reach them it is to traverse
file-.seas thrt. surround that Island.’ Their
commfrce is
hordes of pirates which'Tnj[est its. ligrbors,
and smaller inlets, and to whom it fffiß'an
easy prey. The tradetoTTiiba, as tias been
ably demonstiated to yorir Honorable body
by our ofNcW-Yoyk in their
memorial, is mgftly irfiportafft in a national
view, asi well as to individuali enterfyize.—
Hut at the present period, a war
fare hak become s<s systematize dfthat unless
pronqit and vigorous are put in
requiSiticth, the tratle to Cuba and the S perts
bordering,gnjhe Gulf"bfJMoieo, as well as
those within tAir own territory, must be
abandoned. When the Hf£t%ftant cannot
avail himself of tbCindefnnity* that insurance
affords, and our seamen who are reckless of
dangers on all orfiinary occasions decline par
ticipating in an enterpiize so hazardous, few,
if any, will continue*the adventure whefe
4u man life, andPWfe acrifice m prop er
ty, will be the certain result. 4
In the present peaceful state ofthe world,,
many, snip uneftw different auspices were
.Employed in some of the various brandies of
industry, or in the Navy or Army of ‘their
several States; are now cast upon the world
to seek some new occupation. The habits
that! a large proportion of Such a population
have acquired by a familiarity with scenes of
War and the horrible effects of the Slave
Trade and their desolating cqpsequences,
have impaired their moral reelings, and ren
dered them callous to the obligations of hu
man society: From such nurseries df demo-
T-aluption have the appalling con-
sequences which threaten the <] H
of an important branch ot trade, aujH#
discriminate massacre ot our :j|
engaged in its pursuits. I ?
We are aware that Congress has n! *M
unmindful of its high and l
tics in promptly affmding that ai,| t |^H
lie exigencies seemed to require,
imposing force, under t he direction ‘/Wit
ful and enterprising officer, has
ed for the protection of our
But the lynx-eynl watchfulness
tion of our naval power, has not hrlB?
jjept to arrest'...the,, perpetrators i : , cM?
reer of crime. Each succeeding y,,’c
thek'conufienccmSut of the system,|H§
creased nywaheis imd means.iß
I'lfine. Some fumidr provisions
fretr memorialists necessary to
evil, and we subpiit to your
the adoption qf such measures a;
judgment give an eMctual blow j,*
cfiiring.destroy ers of the lives anfl
of American citizens; and we would ,K
, qgrnestlyn&olicit the ,
tention oftlongress to a subject .wlilcMl
carry vVith it the fullest conviction nfSI
*essity of a prompt and determinedMl
tion for their extermination.
# The facility with which e k||iptioiH|
punishnfent has been obtained
lives were forfeited to the violated h-SI
had a tendency so” to increase the i.Sg
and ejnbbldetv those engaged in theJH
f'd.PMcUoe of which ,we complain,
whuldsuggest the consideration
grersl sfiotild it entffport with their
propriety of closing their twenties tnSj
against those who should be
victcd. - .1 .
as we do, that to the iHI
engrejuth-the local Government of (Hi
tofybe attributed in a great measure
tent of that system of outrage whicHj
confined # to remote places, is perpeMl
Within its hat burs—and the spoils of Hi
are dispose^of in the mpgt
we submit to the consideration of
wheth€f it would not be expedicmHS
quire bf that'government the
of measures for the entire suHj
siori of tliose maramiers,
attrances o’ftlie determination of ConpH
pirsevere in those requisitions. ShoyH
gociations fail ofthe desired effect, tlieHl
American people would, we believeH
one heart and one mind, would mcmHl
measures that Congress in their wisdomH
devise, even to the assuming a forcible
sibh of its territory,
Inaugural Address. |
FROM THE PUKJfIX GAZETTE—eiH
Alexandria, Friday, March |H :
At 12 o’c?ock, the following InauguHj
dregs was delivered in the Hall H
Htrii s cof Representatives,by JOHN®
CY ADAMS, on his taking the
President ofthe United States of jH
* ca:— 1
In compliance with an usage, coevH
the existence of our Federal ConstiH
and sanctioned by the example of myH
• cessors in the career upon which I amH,
’ to enter, I appear, my fellow-citisH
your presence, and in that of lleavH
biiul myself by the solemnities of a reH
obligation, to the faithful performance®
dnfi#k allqjted to me, in the station to®
I figjre beeji called. >
In unfq|<iing to my countrymen
> ciples by which I shall be governed,®
fulfillment of those duties, my first®
will fie to that of the constitution, t®
shall swear, to the best of my ability, I®
serve,’ flfotecPlnd defend*. Thatr®
instrfMfient ehumerates the powers, ai®
scribes the duties, ofthe Executive H
Irate; and, in itsnrst
poses to rifhich. these,.and The whole®
ortlie GbverrinnlnT, irislituted by it,®
be invariably and sacredly devoted—to®
a more perfect union, establish justic®
sure domestic tranquility, provide f®
common defence, promote the gener®
fare, atid secure the blessings of libei®
people of tfiis Union, in their sue®
gfl#erations. ffiftce the adoption of t®
cikl cqriUpact, one qfi these generatio®
passed away. It is the work of our®
tbers. Administered by some of thfl
emhient tnen, who contributed to its®
frlost eventful period®
woi®|. and through the vicissitudes of®
and yrac*incidental to the condition®
it lias not disappointfri the®
1 aral aspirations of those illustrious be®
tors of their age and nation. It has®
ted tlie lasting welfare of that count®
<j|far to us all; ifijias to an extent, far®
the ordinary lot of humanity, secure®
freedom and happiness of this People,®
’ now receive it as a precious iriheritanc®
thos? tow horn we“are indebted for it*B
fishment, jg&Sfty* bound by the exi®
have left,and by the bl®
whienwe have enjoyed, as the fruits®
‘ ISbofs, totpinsinit |.hte
the succeeding generations.
In the cbfnpnss of thirty-six years,®
this great natibftal Covenant
body of lews enacted under its autl®
and in qonfiirmity with its provisions,®
folded its powers, and carried into p®
operation its ‘effective energies. S®
nate bave distributed ftel
cutivq functionsfintCheigirarious
to. Affiiirs, totfip Revenue aB
penditufts/and tq the military force ■
Union, jMid andjga. A co-ordiiwt’
partment ofthe Judiciary has expound
Cons||tUtioh-and the La.vs; settling, i”
moaious coincidence with tlie legislative
numerous weighty questions of construi
which ute finpeYfectioh of human lang
hadrfendAred unavoidable. The year)
bilee ’Since tlfe first formation of our l
’ has just elapsed; that ofthe Decfiral |(
mation of both was effected by this Con
tion. Since that period, a population of
has multiplied to twelve. A 1
tOTy boundetl by the Mississippi, has
~ extended from sea to*eea. New states
been to the Union, in nut
: nearly eqtilrto those of the first confe
■ tion. Treaties of peace, amity and comw
l have been concluded with the princip l
i minions of the earth. The people ®f<
nations, inhabitants of regions aequirct
f by compact, have been united with usi
: participation of our rights and duties, o
, buytfSfts and blessings. The forest ha*
■ by the axe gs our woodsmen—the so
■ been made to teem by the tillage of o" 1
- mers, our commerce has whitened
- ocean. The dominion of man over pW