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remorseless despot. void ot fi elin„ an
commiseration. In proport.cn a
,|„vet arc pressed by th« '«'"«
dual will he look with 1«* rcf.Kftmce to
the prospect ot’their ..ltinwtr liberation.
Emancipation* will become common, nnd
who knows but that the l real Being, to
ZZZ mercies all men have an equal
. (i(utness of his time.
.Sir, humanity
work a niiraoi
rights of human nature . *- ir > • ’
Sen-, 1 am egrcpo««!v deccvcl. d^-
cbim- those doctrines. the prnctual re-
St of which is to make the black man
more wretched, and the white man less
S u, ... rn , with shivering nhhor-
* c 'e from the letters which, while you
* fleet to loosen, yon clasp more firmly a-
ronnd the miserable Atm am ^ .
Bat let gentlemen beware . A ..slim
the Mis«i?sfppi as the boundary. bay,
hat to the smiling Canaan beyond its
waters, no slave shall approach, Urn you
live n new character to .U ...hah, ants,
fotallv distinct from that which shall be-
io„T'to the people thronging on the east
Of vour limits. Yon implant diversity of
pursuits, hostility o. feeling, envy, hr
tred. and bitter reproaches, which
« shall grow to i lidis and naked swords,
• “ To murder ami to death.
[f von reman, incxorahle ; if you per-
*1*1 in refusing, the humble, the decent,
the reasonable prayer of Missouri, is
there no dangei that her resistance will
rise in proportion to year oppression
Si, the firebrand, which is even now
c , • i-ito vour society, will require
blood ; aye, and the blood of freemen—
for its quenching. Your Union shall
tremble, as under the force of an enrth-
qu.iko! While you incautiously pul
down a constitutional harrier, you rrwk
way for the dark and tumultuous, and
overwhelming waters of desolation ! It
you "soo the winds, must you not reap
the whirlwind ?"
From a Scotch roper.
FI.YG ROBERT BRUCE.
REINTERMENT op THE BODY OF JtlNfi
ROBERT BRUCE.
This day the grave of Robert Bruce
-was re-opened, anil inspected in the
presence of the Right Uon. the Lord
Chief Baron, the lion. Baron Clerk
-Rattray, Henry Jardine, Esq. King’s
Remembrance^ and other gentlemen
of distinction, attracted by curiosity
to the scene, together with the Provost
and Magistrates of the burgh, many
of the heritors and ministers of the
parish, and a numerous assemblage of
inhabitants of town and country. Con
siderable alterations were observed to
have taken place since the first inspec
tion in February, 1S18 ; the ribs of
the bodv, which were then in their nu
ttiral pi ition, having collapsed, and
most of the shroud with which the
b"dy was enwrapped being consumed
A point, on which much diversity of
o ': ion had been entertained since the
firs: opening of the grave, was now
•5 d, that the shroud was above, not
v ler the lead; sanctioning the suppo
sition that the body may have lain in
state previous to interment, when this
-rich covering, consisting of tine da
mask cloth, inu • oven with gold
would he exhib cd;es also, that it
had been endowed m a w ooden coffin,
when laid in the tomb, of which some
vestig'-s, as formerly noticed, remain
ed. ’ll was "dearly ascertained, that
the body had been embalmed, agreea
bly to historical record, for part of the
stcrnvm or breast-bone was found, ihat
had been separated to facilitate the re
moval of the heart; which was further
confirmed by the discovery near the
grave of an oblong leaden box, which,
in all likelihood,contained the entrails.
The lead that enclosed the body was
laid open, so as to exnose to lull *iev>
the whole sk deton, of the length of
which, as weii as of the several pa
-exact measurements were taken. The
body was five feet ten inches in length,
which, when in life, might have been
upwards of six. The head attracted
principal notice. It was disjoined from
the body, and held up to the admiring
guze of the spectators, during which it
was pleasing to observe a solemn still
ness reign, betokening the feelings of
reverential awe, awakened by the re
collection of the noble spirit that once
animated it. contrasted with the pre-
■ sent humiliation of its mortal tenem
ent. Every necessary inspection be
ing made, and the head replaced, the
body was raised from the spot on
winch it had reposed undisturbed for
near five centuries: and, together with
the box before alluded to, and some
ol the newspapers and coins of the
day, enclosed in !-ad, put into a new
leaden coffin, prepared for the pur
pose, which was returned to its ori
ginal position. The coffin was then
completely filled with hot pitch, to ex
clude the air, and so more effectually
promote th, preservation of the bones.
This precaution, however, wasconsid
tred b\ many unnecessary, while it
sv as abhorrent to the ft clings of almost
sib. On the lid of the coffin was thk
fb uple inscription “ Robert Bruce,
1329, 1619.” .
ml it, he appear* to incline <0 the opin
ion that it is merely a revolt among the
troops, that will finally be put down by
the existing government, lie says the
revolt in July lust, which was suppress
'd by O’Donnell, was only partinllj
mothered, and has now broken Out with
new Vary. It extends to the whole of the
army di stined to Bueno* Ay re*, amount
ing to men. lie think:, if the
cadcra had inarched directly to Cadiz
they could have taken that city, as the
whole military force at that time amonnt-
d only to 40t) men. Their dilatory
movements gave the Royalists time to
rally, and Cadiz is more inclined to sup
port the government tlmn tire reformist*,
it being (heir interest so to do. He
states, that on the night ot the 4th,Torty
nine men and one officer, deserters from
thonevv cause,cam*’in from lsln, a Very
had symptom, which will probably fce
idlowed by others of the same nature.
No symptoms of disaffection have been
observed in the squadron, which is ve
ry important, ae their junction with the
troops would have rendered the surren
der of Cadiz inevitable. He admits Ihat
the insurrection is much more formula
hie than any thing that’has occurred since
the return of Ferdinand, and sometimes
appears to think it may progress. He
says its consequences must be important
The army is completely indicated, and
must either be sacrificed or go forward ;
time alone will determine which. The
only certainty the affair is, that it lias
completely broken up the expedition to
South America, which now will never
sail. lie concludes however with the
declaration, that every thing is perfectly
tranquil at Cadiz, where not the smallest
appearance of disaffection has taken
filace, and that “ Spsiin no Ioniser desires
the restoration of the. Constitution fliiil tlo
Cortes.” ft*this be correct there is an end
of the insurrection, and “ Ferdinand the
Beloved” may continue to reign and to
weave petticoats for the virgin Mary.
sorvation, as, upon the sight nf any onr.lturer who was
he instantly returns home. Madame
Montholon had quitted the island, audit
was thought Buonaparte would ultimate*
ly bn left alone. The restrictions are
unrelaxed, and escape is considered im
possible.
not only struggling ft-1 to the other Branches • nml, from
gainst foreign competition, blit who'; what we saw here, vye can imagine the
saw tile sale of his manufactures rcilti- disappointment mid ( dismay ot the \e-
ced by the incapacity of his customers! terans whom it lias been necessary to
to buy; inflict, all classes of the com-j turn away empty handed from the
munltv, under circumstances so ad- portals ol the Batiks,.because no ap-
to the command of funds, were
subjected to curtailments wherever
h i tracts from the. Report of the Stern- \ ^ h . l( , oblain ,. ( | discounts.”
tnnj of the Treasury, m rtfafm *». 1 \|1 intelligent writers up
the condition of the Bailies, tnestatr. ■ ■ ■
DREADFUL INUNDATIONS IN HOLLAND.
Extracts (f litters from tiutliUrlanJ, (flol-
lonit)from January iWi to 20/A.
“The scene of (listres* offered to
our view is inexpressible, and draw s
sympathising tears even from the most
unfeeling heart. From the w alls and
steeples of m;r cities and churches
there is nothing visible but a sea, part
ly covered with fields of ice, one ol
which, (•jit this moment) of several
hundred acres, threatens the destruc
tion of a whole village. All the vil
lages inside of the dikes, in the lower
Betuvve, are now under water. At
the moment of the breaking through
of the dikes, betw een the Maese and
VVesel, the water rushed in like a sea;
in a moment the inhabitants w ere oblig
ed to retire to the upper part of their
houses; but soon the water even reach
ed that refuge, and they were forced
to fly on the roots ; but alas! this was
110 safely, for many were washed away
from thence to rise no more : castles,
churches, and houses were, and-are
swept away by tire united force of the
ice and water. The inhabitants of
the few houses which resist the Force
of the Currrnnj $-c
“ If as previously stated, the circti-
larkmof 1 Bid be admitted to be die a-
mount required to effect the exchang
es oi’thc community with lacility and
advantage, and that, in the year 1815,
that circulation was extended to $90,
000,000, Which was, in some degree,
augmented in 18 Hi, the extent of the
diminution of the currency, ia the
space of three years, may lie perceiv
ed. But it is probable that the curren
cy iu 1815 exceeded $99,000,000......
The banks, upon whose situation that
estimate is founded, were established
at a period when the practice of dis
pensing with the payment of those
portions' of their capital foiling dueiaf-
ter they w ent itrto operation, had not
been generally 'lift!educed. Some of
them <lid not suspend 'sri'eeicpnymcnts,
during the general susjWiision. The
rest were among five first to resume
them, and have continued them to the
present time. It caunot be expected
that banks w hich w ent into operation
during the war, and alter the general
suspension had occurred, were con
ducted with an equal degree of pru
dence and circumspection. A reason
able allowance being made for hawk
notes supposed to be in circulation at
that period, but which were, infoct,
in the possession of other hanks,.quid
for the excess of issues beyond the es
timate, tlie circulation may, it is be
lieved, lie stiffly calculated at not’less
than $110,000,000. Tlie papprtla
udation in 181 J lias been estimated at
$02,000,000. At that period, hovvc
if r. gold and silver formed a substan
tial part of the currency. The, con
dition of the old bank of the U. Stall s,
in 1310, mu 1 , of the sixteen banks, in
1813, proves that the demand for spe
cie from the vaults of tlie banks Was
inconsiderable. It is, therefore, -pro
bable, that the whole circulation of
1813 amounted to $70,000,000.. 3 n
1815, it is estimated to have rkeu to
$110,000,000; and this amount*vras
probably augmented in 1816. At the
close of 1819, it lias been estimated,
upon data believed to be substantially
correct, at $45,000,000. According
to these estimates, the currency of the
United States ha*, iu the space of 3
years, been, reduced from $110,000,
000 to $45,000,000. This reduction
exceeds fifty-nine per cent, of the
whole circulation «f 1815. The fact
that the Currency in 1815 and 18U>
was depreciated, has not sensibly di
minished the effect upon tlie totnusat-
nity, ot this great and sudden value
of the clement ure exposed to all the t ioi,. Whatever was the degree of its
* I depreciation, it was-still the measure
horrors of hanger and cold in this try
ing season. Every effort is made to
save these unfortunate creatures, or to
afford them relief, but human efforts
are in vein. Where the want and
danger is so general, the means com
paratively are few, as every thing is
spoiled by the w ater. Our towns ev en
are in some parts several feet under
water, a id often it is impossible to
hake bread. The finest fields and
meadows are covered-in some parts
with hills of sand. J great number
of cattle are already drowned; and
for those that are saved no food is to
he found. Several people, especially
children, hnve found a watery grave :
a number of houses are «ee«i flouting
among the fields of ice, and in every
quarter inevitable destruction seems to
threaten us. This part of Guoldcr-
Jntul (the lower Betuvve) otherwise so
beautiful a part of our country, is one
universal ruin.
“ From Pannenden, above Nyrue-
guen, near the Prussian -territory, to
the village of Krimpin, (within six
miles S. E. of Rotterdam) the whole
country bordering on and between the
principal rivers of the Rhyu, Yesscl,
Maese, Whnel, anil Iiek, is inundated.
Niglit and day, the roaring of cannon,
the alarm hells, and signals of distress
succeed each other, and new ruptures
of the dikes are at this moment an
nounced.
It is impossible to form an idea of
our sufferings, without being an eye
witness to them. The crops on the
eroutid are all spoiled, and all the
hopes of the farmers are vanished.—
The distress of the ;e that arc saved is
so great, aiatl the calamity so general,
that unless those who are spared by
Providence from diis dreadful scourge
afford us aid, many must perish lbr
want. Subscriptions have been open
ed; tlie king made a grunt out of his
private purse of 1000/. to provide for
tlie first wants, and has Imnself repair
ed to the spots where further danger
threaten*.
Further Particulars from Spain.
We have seen s letter in the Provi-
deuce-American of yesterdnv, f ror .. r'aml
L.ihi.m}, Esq a respertr.bfo merchant;
formerly of that place, but who for ele
ven years pa«t h;-:
Cailiz, wherein, nf
pretty much as we have already ucocvv-l seems extremely desirous to' slxun ob
London, December 30.
St. Helena.—A letter from a Naval
Officer on the St. Helena station, dated
the 2d Sept, states, that at that time the
’island was perfectly healthy. The vvri-
of value. It determined the price of
labor, and of all tire property of tie
community. A change -0 -violent
could not fail, under tlie most favora
ble auspices hi other respects, to pro
duce much distress, to check the ariiuv
of enterprise, und seriously to all .of
the productive energies of the nglion.
Tin? reduction was, in fact, roir.Wqo-
cd under favorable auspices. During
the year 1817 and the greater part of
1818, all the surplus produce of the
country-commanded, in foreign mar
kets, higher prices than ordinary.--
The rate of foreign exchange aflYffth',
no inducement for the oxpoimtiuq of
specie for die purpose of di«cW*gWig
debts previously contracted. Tb^on-
Jy drain, to which the metallic curren
cy was subject, was die demand for it,
for the prosecution of trade to the E.
I in! ies and to China. In this trade,
specie being the principal commodity,
and indispensable to its prosecution,
tlie amount exported during those
years was very great, and seriously af
fected the amount of. circulation, by
compelling tlie banks to diminish their
discounts.
“ Notwithstanding thedrainsfor this
commerce during these years was un
usually large, every „ other circum
stance vi as favorable fo the restoration
of the currency to-a sound state, with
the least possible iy^tr<£' to the com
munity. The capacity of tlie country
to discharge a large portiou of the
debts contracted with bajiks, fc which
had occasioned their excessive issues,
w as greater than at any former peri
od, and than it probably will he again
■for a hipse of successive years. ’Tlie
effort to reduce the amount of eturen-
cy during those years, though success
ful to a considerable degree, was-not
pursued w ith sufficient earnestness. In
die latter part of ISIS, when the price
-of the principal articles of American
production had fallen nearly fifty per
cent, in foreign markets;When the'
merchant needed the aid of additional
loans to sustain him against the losses
which he hail incurred by the Sudden
reduction in the price of the cflnirpo-
dities he had exported; lie .was vailed
upon cur
rency agree that where it is decreasing
in amount, poverty and misery must
prevail. The correctness of the opin
ion is too manifest to require proof.—
The united voice of the nation attests
its accuracy. A* there is 110 recorded
example in the history of nations of a
reduction of the currency, so rapid,
so extensive, so, hut few examples
have occurred, of distress so general,
and so severe ns that whirl) has been
exhibited in the United States. To
the evils of a decreasing currency are
superadded those of a deficient cur-
rquyy. But, notwithstanding it is de
ficient, it is still depreciated. In seve
ral of the states the. great mass of the
circulation is not even ostensibly con
vertible into specie at the will ot the
holder. .During tin* greater part of
die time that has elapsed since the re
sumption of specie payments, the con
vertibility of bank note* into specie
lias been ratjir.r nominal than veal in
tlie largest portion of the Union. On
the part of the banks, mutual weak
ness had produced mutual forbearance.
The extensiv e diffusion of bank stock
among the great body of tlie citizens
in most of tlie states had produced the
same forbearance among individuals.
To demand specie of the banks, when
it was known that the)- were unable to
pay, was to destroy their own interests
by destroying tire credit of the bunks,
in which the productive portion of
their property was invested. In-favor
of forbearance, was also added the in
fluence of tire great mats of bank debt
ors. Every dollar in specie drawn
out of the banks, especially for expor
tation, induced the necessity of curtail
ments. To this portion of the coin
munity all other evils were light, when
compared with the imperious demands
<*f banks. Their exertions to prevent
the drain of specie in the possession of
those who coutroled their destiny, e-
quallcd the magnitude of the evils
which were to be avoided. In most
parts of the Union this forced state of
things is passing aw av. ‘The conver
tibility of bank notes into -specie k be
coming real wherever it is ostensible.
If public opinion does not correct the
evil iu those states where this c.onve
tibi’.ity is not even ostensible, it will
be the imperious duly of those who are
invested with the power of correction
to apply the appropriate remedy.”
'’“As the currency is, at least iu some
parts of the Union, depreciated, it
must, in those purls, sillier a further
reduction before it becomes sound.——
TWe nation must continue to suffer un
til this is effected. After the curren
cy (Shall be reduced to the amount
which, when dtc present quantity of
the precious metals is distributed a-
montr the various nations of the world.
m proportion to their respective cx-
phungeable Values, shall be assigned to
the United States; when time -shall
have regulated the price of labour, and
of commodities, according to that a-
knpuut; and when pre-existing engage
ments shall have been adjusted, the
sufferings from a depreciated, decrea
sing, and deficient currency, will U
terminated. Individual &. public pros-
pcriiy w ill gradually rev ive, ami tlie
productive -energies-of the nation re
sume ilu k* accustomed activity. But,
new changes in tlie currency, and cir
cumstances adverse to the perpetuity
of the general prosperity, may rea
sonably be expected to occur. So far
as thes’e changes depend upon the cur
rency, their recurrence, to an extent
sufficient to disturb the prosperity of
tlie nation, would be effectually pre
vented. if it could be rendered purely
metallic. In that event, we should
always retain that proportion of the
precious metals which our exchange
ible commodities hear to those of o-
tlier nations. Tlie currency would
cldom be either redundant or defici
ent, to an extent that would seriously
1 licet the interest of society. But when
die •■currency is metallic, and paper
ouvertible into specie, changes to
such an extent, it is believed, will fre
quently occur.”
[ Instructs to be continued.]
proprintion has been made for paying
them. In Boston and other New Eng-
fond towns, where the pensioners are
more numerous than in the Middle
and Southern States, the scene must
have been distressing—particularly as
manv of tbe pensioners have travelled
from a distance to receiv the promised
bounty of the government.
.March 7..—Tlie whole of yesterday
was occupied by the Honsc ol Repre
sentatives in the consideration of the
Navy Appropriation Bill. The De
bate, though desultory, wax interest
ing, as relieving the house and the gal
leries from the monotdfiy of the Mis
souri Question, and operating on
them something like a shower after a
drought, refreshing the senses, and re
viving tlie drooping faculties.
The sessions of Congress, and of
the House of Representatives particu-
arly, are protracted to such length ns
to prevent the practicability of pre
senting any thing like an intelligible
report of their daily proceedings, on
the following day.
To obviate misconception, there
fore, it may he proper to state, in an
ticipation of a report of the Debate,
that, though there was tin evident anx
iety, from the state of the finances, to
curtail every expense not absolutely
necessary, there was no hostility man
ifested to a proper provision ior the
support of the Navy.—The point on
w hich the Debate chiefly turned, was
the employment of a stationary naval
force in the Mediterranean seas; to
the continuance of which there ap
peared to he a strong opposition. It
is however, generally understood, that
that force is hereafter to he less than it
has been heretofore, and to he more
frequently relieved
In the course of the Debate, with
a view to the amount of naval forre
necessary to be provided for, enquiry
was made, whether the committee of
foreign relations had determined upon
any report in regard to our existing
relations w ith Spain, and, if so, what
would he the nature of that report.
The reply to w hich was, that the com
mitt* e had not yet come to any de
termination on that subject;and, not
leaving done so, that the chairinan of
the committee had it not iu his power
to state, not having been instructed on
that head, what w ankl lie the nature of
their re port. [JYat. Int.
The bill to authorize tlie people of
the Missouri territory to forma con
stitution and state government, and
tlie admission of tlie same into the
union on an equal looting with the ori
ginal states, (without the proposed
restriction) having received the signa
ture of the President of the United
States, has become a law.
Tiie people of tbe Missouri territo
ry are thus relieved from a state of
suspense in which tlie people of the
United Stales generally have largely
paiticipatcd. It would be unjust not
to say, that, through the whole busi
ness, at tlie present session as w ell as
the last, tlmir delegate, Mr. Scott, has
displayed a zeal and discretion which
entitles Inin to the thanks and confi
deuce ofiiis constituents.—Ibid.
March 8.
It is very manifest, from the decision
in the House of Representative^ yester
day, taken in connection with the de
bate, that there is a large majority in
that body opposed to tlie reduction of
the Navy. The Army expenditure next
passes in review, on the Appropriation
Bill. With respect to that branch of
the service, the disposition evinced in
the debate is not so decidedly favorable
though not so hostile, it is believed, as
to effect any reduction of its effective
strength, at the present moment.—ibid
muting a number of documents exhi
biting tbe latest accounts from our
Minister at Madrid. Tiny shed lit
tle additional light, however, on the
state of our relations with Spain. The
subjoined letter, which is the latest
from Mr. Forsyth, is also the most in*,
teresting, shewing that the Spanish
government had refused to receive a
remonstrance addressed to it by our
Minister, and caused the same to be
returned to him, with the reasons there*
for. All the documents shall be pub*
lislied nt an early hour.
J\lr. Forsyth to the Secretary of State,
dated MtiilritJ, JYov. 27, 1819.
“ Late on the evening of the IGtli
of the present mouth, after my letter
to you of that date had been sent,to
the post office, I was very much sur*
prised to receive from the Duke of
San Fernando the remonstrance ad
dressed him on the 18th of Oct. last,
TV causes assigned by him for this step
011 will find in the copy of the Duke’s
iiote of the 12th November, marked
No. 1. After mature deliberation, it
ppearftd to me that the only course
liich I could pursue, was to insist
upon the reception of the remon
strance, and, if that was refused, to
leave Madrid, believing that, in doing
tliis, I should onfv anticipate the wish*
es of the President. It is possible that
this determination will gratify the
islics of this government, whose good
ill has been lost to me, ever since the
lelivery of my officii'1 note, of the
1st of June, to Mr. Skahnoib The
ruth of this supposition will be ."iscer-
tained b v the effect of my note 01 the
20th, a copy of w hich, marked No. 2,
is enclosed. If they Wish me to re
main, they w ill either receive the re
monstrance or give me such assuranc
es with rirpcct to the grants as will
istify me in withholding it altogether.
1 shall give you the earliest possible
information of w'hat is done. At all
events, I shall not quit Madrid until
the First of January, and will, ifl ana
obliged to leave it, remain ill Frafifce
until tlie beginning of March, with
the hope of hearing before that period
w hat direction Congress will give to
oitr affairs with Spain. Gen. Vivas
w as in Madrid, at the date of my last
letter. 1 did not hear of his arrival
until the 17th, although he arrived on
the 15th. I have been told that big
appointment has been made known to
him officially, and that he has, with
great reluctance, accepted it. From
the government of Spain, I know no
thing about him, either formally or
informally.”
tic »n a resident ofl ter says that Buonaparte,'who was in
statinjr the news I good health, sometimes rideij out ; but
W^shinuton, March 11.
The Budget of the Committee of
Foreign Relations, in the House of Re
preseutatives, is at length opened, as the
reader will see by a reference to the
Congressional Head.
V' e are presented with a proposition
to take immediate possession of the Flo
ridas, and to establish a temporary gov
eminent therein. This proposition goes
a little beyond the recommendation of
the President in his Message to Congress
HOUSE OF REPKESEXTJtTlVESJ
RELATIONS WITH :SPAIN.
Mr. Lotauies, from the committee on
foreign relations, delivered in the fol
lowing report:
The committee to whom has been re
ferred so much of the President’s Mes
sage, at Uie commencement oftlic session,
as relates to foreign affairs, respectfully
report,
That their attention w as directed, im
mediately upon their appointment, to the
state of the relations of the United States
with Spain, and that their delay in mak-
a report upon them most be attribut
ed to ftheir wish “ to afford an. opportu
nity for such friendly communications,
during the present session ofCongress,”
a* the government of Spain had authpi
rized us to expect. They thought it
better that Congress should postpone ite
determination until events might enable
it to make that determination definitive,
than that it should pass a contingent act
for authorizing measures which it wa9
not proposed immediately to execute ;
that it should found its determination up
on relations ascertained to exist, than
upon a calculation of events which might
be expected to occur during its sitting.
But more than a year has passed since
the signature of the treaty by which it
was proposed to terminate the long dif
ferences hotween the United States and
Spain. More than six mouths since, the
appointment of a new' minister from
Spain, w ho was “ forthwith” to make
known to the United States ’the inten-
tiqns of.his government , and we have ad
vanced so far in the session'as \b make
it necessary to propose; without further
delay, any measure on. which it is expect
ed that Congress shall act before its ad
journment.
The committee will not atlrmpttn add
1 any thing to the exposition of the rights
and falls considerably short of the views I 0 f the United States and the'obligations
of at least some of the statesmen in Con- — -
gross. The President recommended
Washington, March G....TI10 sub
ject which has occupied so much of
the time of the present Congress,
being now happily disposed of, the
other mutters depending before lioth
Houses may be expected to receive
the attention due to them.
Among these, the several yippro-
priatiofi laws will be amonw tlie first
us most urgently requjrVug attention!
Last Saturday was tF e day of semi-an
nualpayment to rim revolutionary pen
sioners.—By some arrangement of the
Branch Rank in this place, provision
W ®S 'made for paying the claimants
1'ere, who thronged the door of tin
upon to discharge loans previotisiv . Banji. at an early hour, notw itbstand
1 ontracted. 1 he -agriculturist, Who I lug the public notice previously given,
saw-his Income reduced befo^jiij: in-1 We fear, however, that no such ar-
1 1 pensa 1 c necessities j tue manufac- rungement has been made with regard
the authorizing of a contingent occupa
tion of that territory : some of our lead
ing politicians are fivr occupying Texas
on the west as well as Florida on the
South. We rather approve the inter
mediate t.eursc proposed by the com
mittee of Foreign Relations ; not desir-
on the one hand, to pass tlie terri
torial limits, designated by the Treaty ;
and believing, on the other, that the
dilatorincss of the Spanish government,
ascertained since the date of the Presi
dent’s Message, justifies a more per
emptory course than is recommended
in that documen
The report and bill were referred to
a committee of the whole on the State
of the Union, and tnay therefore be
called up at anytime ; and, it is presum
ed, will be acted on at an early day.
There w a» yesterday communicated
to Congress, by the President, a re-
ofSpain, which is contained in the cor
respondence between tbe two govern
ments. W’c can hardly expect, from
continued negociation, tfie redress wllich
lias been claimed for twenty years, and
promised for eighteen—which has been
a second time promised, and a second
time withheld. In such a negociation,
the signature of a treaty seems to be a
mere incident, and not its term. '
For the spoliations which have been
committed upon the property ofour citi
zens, for the invasion ofour soil, for tbt?
weakness or partiality which has made a
Spanish territory the place of rendezvous
and encampment of an enemy, and which
has still more lately permitted the In
dian inhabitants of that territory, (whom
Spain was bound by treaty to restrain,)
to engage in savage hostilities against us;
for all these acts of war, a people less
attached to peace would seek redres*
only by war. Te capture and confiscate
the ships and property of the wrong-do-
port of the Secretary of State, traits- %r, would be admitted to be a policy of