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VOL. II. M1LLEDGEV1LLE, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1821. No. 7. PUBLISHED WEEKLY, (l>N TUKSDATl) nr s. gm.ytm.yd % it. m. mime, (f TMRKC DOLIARS, IN ADVANCE, OR FOUR DOLLARS At TI1E EXPIRATION OF THE TEAR. U3* Advertisements conspicuously !i»«erte*l at I'ih customary rotes. Washington, Marcli 6. INAUGURAL SPEECH. Ycltcrduy at 1 i o’clock, on taking theoath tn support the Constitution of the United "Rates, tin 1 following Speech was detiveroil hv James Honroe, President of lliu United States: FELLOW-CITIZENS: | shall not attempt to describe tile grateful emotions which tile new L very ilistinirni.di ed proof of tin- ronfnlence of my fellotv cite y.ens, evinced liy my re-election to this liigli trust, lias excited in inv hosn i. Tne ap probation which it iinoounces of my eondort, in the preceding term, nfliuds me n coneila- *inn which I shall profoundly feel through file. The general acrord With which it has hecn expressed, adds fo I lie '-rent anil never* erasing obligations whicll it imposes. To merit the continuance of this good opinion, and to carry it with me into my retirement, ns the solace of advancing years, will he til" object of tny most zealous and unceasing ef forts. Having no pretension tn the high and commanding claims of ray predecessor*, whose names nre so much more conspicu ously identified with our revolution, and who contributed so pre eminently tn pro mote its success, I consider myself rather as the instrument than the cause of the union w hich has prevailed in the late election. In surmountin';, in favor of my humble preten sions, the difficulties which so often produce division in like occurrences, it is obvious Ilia) other powerful causes, indicating the great strength and stability of our Union, have es sentially contributed to draw you together. Tim these powerful causes exist, and that that rerun tin-) are pciniaiirtii, is uiy fixed opinion :■— " 'I m ivv. that they may produce a like accord in all'” ” questions, tnur.liing,however r.tuotcly, the kiloirty, prosperity, and happiness, of our country, will always he the object of my most fervent prayers to tile Supreme Au thor of all Good. In a government which is founded by the people, who possess exclusively the sove reignty, it seems proper thatthe person who may lie placed by their suffrages in this high trust, should declare, oo commencing its du ties, the principles on which lie intends to conduct the administration. If the person, thus elected, has served the preceding term, an opportunity t: •S’orded him to review its principal occurrences, and to give such fur ther explanation respecting them as, in his judgment, may he useful to his constituents. The events of one year have influence on those of another—and, in like manner, of a preceding no the succeeding administration. The movements of a great nation are con nected in all their parts. If errors have been committed, tlwy ought tn lie corrected—if the policy is sound, it ought to lie supported. It is by .a thorough knowledge of the whole subject that our fellow-citizens arc enabled to judge correctly of the past, and to give a proper direction to the future. Just before the commencement of the last term, the United States h id concluded a war with a very powerful nation, on conditions equal Hiid honorable to both parties. The events of that war are ton recent, and too deeply impressed on the memory of all, to require a developement from me. Our com merce had been, ia a great measure, driven from the sea—our Atlantic and inland fron tiers were invaded in almost every part—the waste of life along our coast, ami on some parts cf out inland frontiers, to the defence of which our gallant awl patriotic citizen* Were called, was immense—in addition to which, not less than one hundred and twen ty millions of dollars were added at iLcnd to the public debt. As soon ns the war had terminated, the na tion, admonished by its events, resolved to placo itself in a situation, whicll should he hotter calculated to prevent the recurrence of a like evil, and, in case it should rcrur, to mi tigate its calamities. With this view, after reducing our land forces to the basis of a peace establishment, which lias been further modified since, provision was made for the construction of fortifications at proper points, through the whole extent of our roast, ami auch an augmentation of nor naval forrr, as shniild be well adapted to both purposes.— The laws, making this provision, were pas sed in inti and 16, and it lias been,mice, • he constant effort of the Executive, to car ry them into effect. . Tile advantage of these fortification, and Of an augmented naval force, in the extent Contemplated, in point of economy, has been fully illustrated, by a report of the Board m Engineers and Naval Commiaaioners, lately communicated to Congress, by which it ap pears that ill an invasion by twenty thou sand men, with a correspondent naval force, in a campaign of six months only, lie whole exoense of the construction of tlm works would he defrayed by the difference inith* sum necessary to maintain the force which would be adequate to our defence with the aid of those works, and that which would he incurred without them. The reason of this difference is obvious. If fortifications arc judiciously placed on (HI.- great inlets, as dis tant from our cities, as circumstances will permit, they will form Ih; only po.ets of «t- tnck and the enemy will be detained thrre by a small regular force, a sufficient time o enable our militia to collect, and repair to that on which the attack ia made. A orcr adequate to I be enemy, collected at that sin gle point, with suitable preparation f.ir auch others as might lie menaced, is all that would be requisite. But, if there w ere no fortifica tions, then the enemy might go where he pleased, and, changing his position, and sa I- mc from place to place, our force must lie called out a the whole coast, hcM^abli for'.liip* of war. By these for lifirul/in?* supported hy our navy, to which would aif.)id like support, wc should orcscnt to other powers ho armed frn»ii Irorn St. Croix to the S.tbiv, whicll would protect, in tin* event of war, our whole ciriat tnd interior from iuv.i ion—ind even in the wars of other power*, j., which we were neu tral, they would !»*• f* til eminently uxcf.il, as, by keeping their public ships .it a dis tance from our citu i, p *ace amt order in them win; 1 i»e preserved, and the govern ment pf‘»h tried from insult. ! t need M .ua cly he remarked, that these •Tieas'ires have not been resorted to in a spi rit of hostility to other power*. Such adis- P ‘sitiiMi does not exi*.! towards any power. !*i are and good will have Iwen, nnd will hereafter he. cultivated with id I, and by thv most i.wihl d re.rard to justice. They have hern dictated by a love of pence, of econo my, ind an car;ms! desire to save the lives of ourfcllow citizen* from that destruction, and our country frn n th it dev tsfa-ioo. which aro inseparable from war, when it find* us unptepared for it. It is believed, and expe rience has shown, that such a preparation is best expedient lb it r:in he resorted to, to prevent w.»r. | ad l,w Ih much pleasure, that considerable progress his already been made in these measures of defence, and that they will be completed in few years, ronsi- 15; the great extent and importance of the object, if the plan be zealously nnd stea dily persevered in. The conduct of the government, in what relates to foreign powers, is always an object of the highest importance to the nation. Its agriculture, commerce, manufactures, fishe ries, revenue—in short, its peace, may all he i(T*cted bv it. Attention is, therefore, due to ibis subject. At the period adverted to, the powers of Europe, after having hc< n engaged in long and destructive wars with each other, had nnrluded a peace, which happily still exists. Our peace with the power with whom we ha<l been engaged, had also been concluded. a n-rir between Spain anil the colonies in South America, whicll had commenced ma ny years before, was then the only conflict remained unsettled. This being a con- Iween difierent parts ot tile same com munity. in which other powers had not in i'. .!, Oiga not ante led by tiieir accommo datin' 1 *. This contest was mn*Hrred, at an early stage, by my predecessor, n rail war, in which the parties were entitle ! to equ.il rights in our ports. This derision, the first made by any pow er, being form' d on great consi deration of the comparative strength re sources of the parties, the length of time, and successful opposition made by the colonies, and of all other circumstances on which it ought to depend, was in strict accord with tlie law of nations. Congress has invariably acted on this principle, having made no change in our relations with either party — O ir attitude has, therefore, born that of neu trality between them, which has b**en main tained by the government with the strictest impartiality. No aid Ins been afforded to either, nor has any privilege been enjoyed by the one, which has not been equally open to the other party—ami every exertion lias hecn made in its power, to enforce the exe cution of the laws prohibiting illegal equip ment*, with equal rigor again**! both. By this equality between the parlies, llirir public vessels have been received in our ports on the same footing—they have enjoy ed an equal right to purchase and export arms, munitions of war, arid every other sup ply—the exportation of aJI articles whatm cr being permitted under laws which were pas sed lung before the comnicncmcnt of the content—our citizens have traded equally with b.*h, nnd Ilnur commerce with earn ha* been alike protected by the government. Respecting the attitude which it m iy be proper for the U. States to maintain hereaf ter between the parties, I have no hesit ttinn in stating it ns my opinion, flint the neutra lity heretofore observed, should still be ad hered to. From the change in th** govern mont of Spain, nnd the negotiation now de pending, invited by tile Tories nnd accepted by the colonies, it may he preemned that their differences will he settled nu the fe'UW* propose/1 by the colonies, Should the war {»« continued, the United State*, regarding its occurrences, will always have it in their power to adopt such meix'ire* respecting it, as their honor and interest may require. Shortly after the genera! peace, a hand of adventurers took advantage of fids conflict, ami of the facility which it afforded, to esta blish a system of buccaneering in the neigh-, boring seas, to the great annoyance (if the commerce of the United States, and, as ira* represented, of that of other powers. Of this spirit, and of its injurious hearing on the United Stale*, strong proofs were afforded, by the establishment at Amelia Island, and the purposes to which it was made instru mental, by thi. band in 1817, and by the oc currences which took place In other parts of Florida, in I81H, the details of which, in both instances, nre too well known to require to he now recited. I am satisfied, had a less decisive course been adopted,that the worst consequences would have resulted from it.— We have seen that these checks, decisive as they were, were not sufficient to crush that piratical spirit. Many culprits, brought within our limits, have been condemned to suffer death, the punishment due to that atro cious crime. The decisions of upright and enlightened tribunals fall equally oil nil. whose crimes subject them, by a fair inter pretation of thi law, to its censure. It be longs to the Executive not to suffer the exe cutions, under these decisions, to transcend the great purpose for which punishment is necessary. The full benefit of example be ing secured, polity, as well a* humanity, e* qually forbids that they should be carried further. I have acted on this principle, par doning those w ho appear to have been led as tray by ignorance of tlie criminality of the acts they had committed, anil suffering the law to take effect on those only, in whose favor no extenuating circumstances could be urged. tJrrnt confidence is entertained, that the late treaty with Spain, which has been rati- ^.iLnd.prAdin^tninnh.re along i whole coast, ami oo birth aide* of Mere be ,' n ,. xr |,. hi „ pLrcerl the T »ml ri.ee,high-plo «ch e*:,«_m*hl dirt on a basis of permanentfriendship. The provisions made liy it lor such of our citizens ns have claim* on Spam, of the character described, will, it ia presumed, he very satisfactory to them— tnd tli*.* boundary w hicii is established be* tween the territories of the. parties, westward of the .Mississippi, heretofore in dispute, has, it is thought, been settled on conditions just and advantageous tn both. Rut, to the ac quisition of Florida, too much importance ea mot he attached. It secures (o the Unit ed States a territory important in itself, and whose importance is much increased by its hearing on many of the highest interests of the Union. It opens to several of the neigh boring states n free passage to the ocean, through the province ceded, by several ri ver®, having their sources high up within their limits. It secures 11s against all future annoyance from powerful Indian tribe*. I: gives us several excellent harbors in the Gulf of Mexico for ships of war of the largest size. It covers, by its position in I lie Gulf, the Mississippi and other great waters within our extended limits, and thereby enable* the U. States to afford complete protection tn the va-t and very valuable productions of our whole western country, which find a market through those streams. By a treaty with the British government, j hearing date on the twentieth of Ortolan*, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, | the convention regulating the commerce he-j tween the United Stales and Great-Bcitain, concluded on the .‘Id of July, one tlioumi l' eight hundred and fifteen, whicll was about j expiring, was revived and continued for the term often years from the time of its expi-1 ration. By that treaty, *l«o, the diff/cnce* ! which had arisen under the treaty of Ghent. ! respecting the right claimed by the United I States for their citizen*, to take and cure fish ! on the const of his Britannic Majesty’s do-1 minions in America with other differences on important interests, were adjusted, to the satisfaction of both parties. No agreement has yet been entered into respecting the commerce between the United Stxtcs mil the British dominions in the West-Indies, and on thi* continent. The rratrai.;:* hn posed on that commerce hv Great Britain, and reciprocated by t!ir United States, op a principle of defence, continue still in force. Tiienegotiation with France for the regu lation of the commercial relations between the two countries, which, in the course of the last summer, had been commenced at Pari*, has since b-cii transferred to this city, and will be pursued, nu the part of the Unit ed States, in the spirit of conciliation, and with an earnest desire that it may termini.te in an arrangement satisfactory to both par- tic*. Our relations with the Barhary powers are preserved in the same state, and by tin same, means, that were employed when 1 came into thi* office. As early a° 1801 il was found necessary to send a squnlron in to the. Mediterranean, for th«* protection of our commerce, and no period ha* interven ed,n short term excepted, when it was tlmh <idvi«ab|e to withdraw it. 'Pile great inte rest which the United States liav e in the Pa cific, in commerce and in the fi-heries, have also made it necessary to maintain a naval force there. In disposing of ibis force, in both instances,the most effectual measure* ia our power have been taken, without inter fi r ing with its other duties, for the suppression of the slave trade, and of piracy, in the neigh hor iug seas. The situation of the United States, in re gard to their resource*, the extent of their revenu *, and the facility with vx hiejiit is rais ed, affords a most gratifying spec! icb*. The payment of nexrly hixty-smert millions ol dollar# of the public debt’ with fin* great pro gress made in measures of defence, and m other improvement* of various kinds,‘■ince the late war, are conclusive proofs o! tSiis extraordinary prosperity, e*peci illy wh. u it is recollected that theje expenditure* ha.e been defrayed, without a burthen on tile peo ple, tile direct fix and excise having be .n repeal, d soon niter the rnnclrsion of the late w .r, and flic revenue applied to these cr* at obj •* ts having been r»i'i*d in a in inner not to be felt. Our great resources, therefore, remain untouched, for any purpf • which may affect the vital filtered# of the n. Mnu. For all such purpo ses they are iiiexln 1 -fi- hle. They are more especially to lie fanoi in the v irtue, patriotism and intelligence, of our fellow-citizens, and i:i tin* devotion with . which they would y ield up, by any just 111 a- j sure of taxation, all their property, in sup port of the rights ctvJ ku.uer of their couii-| I nder the present depression of price*, af- J feeling ;,|| the productions of the count* y, j and every branch of industry, proceed*! tgj from causes explained on a former occasion, | t!i« revenue has considerably diminished— the effect of which haa h<*e.u tn compel Coil-1 gre*seither to abandon these great mca«nresj of defence, or to resort to loans or internal taxes, tn supply the deficiency. On the pre sumption that this depression, and the defi ciency in the revenue arising from it, would he temporary, loans were authorized for the demands of the last and present v ear. Anx* ious to relieve my fcllow-citi/eu* in 1817, from every burthen whicll could he dispens ed with, and the ‘fate of the Treasury per mitting if, I recommended the reper.l of the internal taxes, knowing that such relief wa* then peculiarly necessary, in consequence of the great exertions made in the I iV war. I made t I1.1t recommendation uni! r a pledge that, should the public exigencies re juire a recurrence to them at any time w* ile I r«* mained in this trust, I would, with eqii l promptitude, perform file duty which would then Ik* alike incumlient on me. By the ex periment now making it will he seen, by the next session of Congress, whether I lie reve nue shall have been so augmented as to be adequate to all these necessary purposes — Should the deficiency still continue, and es pecially should U he probable that it would lie permanent, the cnnr*e tn lx* pursued ap pears to rue to bo obvious. I nrn aati**f ii that, under certain circumstances, loans may he resorted to with great advantage. I am equally well f&tisfied, as a general rule, that the demands of the current year. es|»erin|!) in time of peace, Minutd lie provided for bv the revenue of that year. I have never dread td, nor have I cvrr summed, in any irituati* on in which I have been placed, making ap-1 been remedied. By steadily pursuing this p« als to the virtue and patriotism of my fel-1 course, in this spirit, therein every leason to low-citizens, well knowing that they could 1 believe that our system will soon attain the never be made in vain, e*p«*cinlly in times of J highest degree of perfection of which hu man institution* are capable, and th*t Vh« movement, in all its branches will exhibit such a degree of order and harmony, as to command tlo* admiration and respect of the civilized world. Our phydcul attainment!) have not been less eminent. Twenty-five years ago the river Mississippi was shut up, and our west ern brethren had no outlet for their com merce. What has been the progress since that time? The liver has not only become the property of The United States from its source to the ocean, with all its tributary streams, (with the exception of the upper part of U e Red l iver only.) hut I.ouisiaiia, with a fair mid liberal boundary on the west ern side, and the Floridas on the eastern, have been ceded to u*. The United States now enjoy the complete and uninterrupted sovereignly over the whole territory from St. Croix to the Sabine. New state*, set tled from among ourselves in this, and in 'flier parts, have beet) admilti d into the U- nion, in equal participation in the irilionat sovereignly with the original state 1 . Our population has augmented in mi a-U.mishing degree, and extended in every direction.— NVe now, fellow-citizencomprise within li nils the diimuislo and faculties of a great power, under a go* eminent possessing all the energies of a »v government ever know n to the old w orld, with uii utter inca pacity !•• oppress th** people. Entering, with these views, the office •i'll ! have jn*t so! • uinlv sworn to execute with fidelity, and !•* ;lh uinm*d of my ability, I derive great s'itisf.irtinu from a k 11 »wledge hat I *h.t!| lie a-sisf.**| in I lie several depart great emergency, or lor purposes of liigh n« tional importance. Independentlyof tk-ex igency of the case, many considerations n great weight urge a (Nilicy having in view a provision of revenue to meet, to a certain cx- trnt, the demands of the nation, w ithout re lying altogether on the precarious resource of foreign commerce. | am satisfied that internal duties and excises, w ith correspond ing imposts oil foreign articles of tile stitii kind, w'ould, without imposing any serious burthens on the people, enhance the price of produce, Promote our manufactures,'* and augment the revenue, at the same time that they made it more secure and permanent. The care of the India;) trilies within 1 limits has long been an essential part of our system, hut, unfortunately, it ha* not In executed in a manner to accomplish nil the objects intend* d by it. We have treated them as independent nations without their having nuv suSsiuntinl pretension to that rank. The distinction ha? flattered llirir pride, retarded their improvement, tfnd, irt winy instances, paved the way to their dr. struction. The progress of our settlement* westward, supported, a* they are, by population, has constantly driven them back, with almost the total sacrifice of the land* which they have been compelled to aban don. They have 1 laiim on the magnanimi ty, nnd, I may add. on the ju-tice i.l this na tion, which we must all fed. We should become their real benefactor*, we should per form the office of tiieir Great Father, the endearing tide which they emphatically gv *• the Chief Magistrate of our Ueion. Their sovereig / v over * ot territories should eea.se, in lieu of whirl) the right of soil slum :i be secured to each individual, and bis poste rity, in competent pmthum, and for the ter ritory thus ceded by each tribe, some reason able equivalent should he granted, to lie vest ed it) permanent funds for the support of«■ v ii government over them, and for the cd:i- v.d.ioi of their children, lor meir instruction in tile art* of h'nd-y, v.v! ' : pr;jv;d • tenauce for them until they 1 mid provide il for themselves. \fv eatoesi b«*p,» j", »!»•«» f’ongri’ss will d! ;**st home plan, founded 00 these piiuciples, with such iniprovcmente as their wisdom may suggest, and carry it into effect ns soon as it nt iy hepr. i r i< able. Europe is agai 1 unsettled, n>d the proa- pec! of war increasing. Sh-odd the nunc light up, iu any quarter, >" far it 111 y ex tend, it i.* iuipos-ih!e to f. t i a *. It is our peculiar fetidly to he 1 together unconnect ed with tu- r i'im >.v iii-ii produce tni*» m • n.ieiug aspecte!i v h re. With eve v p**w «*r we are in ;■ : ct amity, and it is our inte rest to remain it’ if he p;m tirable on just coiiditiioi*. I — t* 1 • no »•* i»ninb!e cause to ap prebend variance with <-.\ power, unless it proceed from a viol.inon of our maritime right*. In these co.ii-sts, «hooid they oc «*»•»*. nnd to whatever extent they may o« carried, we shall heneUiral—but. as si neutral power, wo have right* whicll it is our duty to ni.lint. in. For light injuries it will he i 1- ciunbent on us to seek redress in a spirit ot amity, in full confidence that, injuring none, nope wouid knowingly injure to*. For more imminent dangers vve should I"* prepared, and it shuuM nlwny* In* recollected that swell preparation, ad tpti d to the circumstan ce 1, and sanctioned by the jndx lieut and w i*he* of our coiintitueots, cannot fail to have a good effect, in averting dinger* of every kind. We should recollect, also, that the season of peace is best adapted to these pre paration*. If we tun our attention, fellow-citizen*, more immediately to the inertial concern# of our country, and more rs[ dually to those on which its future welfare depends, we have every reason tn anticipate the happiest re sults. It is now rather more than lorty-four years since we declared our indcpendence and thirty-seven since il was acknowledged. The t dent* and virtues which were display ed iu tb.it gn at struggle were a mire presage of all that has .since followed. A people who wen* able to surmount, in their info f ?t He. such great peril**, would be more competent, as fli*y ro*e into manhood, to repel any which they might meet iu their progress.— Their |»li\ deal strength would he more a.Ie- uu ife fo foreign danger, and the practice of - !f-love**ornent, aid'd by the light o r .*pe- rienpe rout 1 not fail to produce an off t,e- quaMy #?.l it ary, on all those questions con nected with the interna! organization. These f.,vorahie nufiripitions h ue been re-dizi d.— I 1 our wl*«»|r fV't< nt. ni!ii»n;d cud state, we h ive shunned ;,l|;!•« fi u**ctx wliieh iincea* ingly preyed on the v ir ancient republic*, fu t tinct orrie >, a nobility i people governed in one the one instance, f.he/ e 1 flii t between the orih a*c mlerit v, in wldcb t ai:* 1 destroyed the 11, there v\, re dis people, or the • "’.bit. Thus, in 1 : pi'. pefi," I con- in society fur til- Vlctu/V of Op her terminated in tbc.toerihrow of toe g«w» m- miu.t, and flic ruin of the state. I • u utli- er, in w he h tht pcple gnv cr*»ed i. ♦ lauG . and w li«me do .union* ueldo 1 cr« red the di mensions cfa ro nty in * i:n ilTcir Male®, a tumultuous »nil disorderly moveui* t, p* • milted in Iy .1 transitory exislerre. *In thi** gient na'ioii there ie but on- outer, tb:;t of file people, v l.oM* power, by a pt ioliarly bappv improvemept of tlo* rej 11 «entativ principle, 1* transferred from them wiftue ' impairing, in the slightest «!. grcc, thr if ho«e- reighty, to bodies of their own creation, nnd to pernm* • lected bv tliemxclves, in the full ♦*xt« .It mceisary for ail the purpose* of free, enlightened, and * fiicicut goveronieut. The whole system is ♦ lective, the complete an- vercignty being in the people, and cvciy of ficer, in every department, deriving bis au thority fiom, and being responsible to, them for hib conduct. Our nicer ha* corresponded with this great outline. Perfection in our organizati on wudd not have been expected in thr out set, either in the national or “tati* govern ment*, or in tracing the line between their respective power*. But no eerioua conflict !im< arisen, nor any contest but not h a* are managed bv argument, and by a fair ; • *al to the good sen*e of the people—and many and every jpdividual or company, that hag laid off, on any lands by him or them pur chased of the United States, any town, a part or the whole of the lots whereof have been sold, shall be entitled to the benefit* of this act in relation to any half quarter or quarter section of land, on which such town may be situated, U of all lands by him or them, owned, contiguous to adjoining said half- quarter, quarter section, or section, on whicb said tow n is situated, upon condition Only* Ilia: each and every person who has purchas* cd of him, or them, a town lot, or part of % lot, or land in and adjoining the same, shall lie entitled to a refhissiou of mII int«re.*i that ha* accrued, and to a discount of twenty per centum on the amount unpaid, and to dis charge their debt by bond*, with security, ia equal annua! instalments of four year*, from the .10th day of Orceniher next. Nor shall the orovision* of this act be construed to ex tend to any person or person* claiming title to land under tiie provisions of an act j a-sed the third day of March, eighteen hundred and seventeen, entitled “ an act to set apart I dispose of certain public lands for the encouragement of the cultivation of the vino arid olive.” And be itfvrlher enacted, That, fop failure to pa) the several debts aforesaid, if* manner aforesaid, and for the term of threw mouth* after the d iy appointed for the pay- n»-ut of the last instalment thereof, in eac h of 1 he classes aforesaid, the land so purchas- d or held by the respective persons iudeht- . d to the United States as aforesaid, shall, pso facto, become forfeited, and revert to he United St.it,*,. , *! 7 - dntlbc it further enacted, That no |i.r- '"tn hIi.i!I Ii" di*ftni a d tn hriiicliMl.il ivitlmi, nr cntitlnl to, tile hi in fit of any of tin- j.ro- vi.iiin. of tlii.arr, who .h illnnt, on or b-fore •it« hy til" vi-ry cr.|i;hlcm-il unit upright the , J .0tli J.iv of iJc|i.cmlNT r» xt, ni^n. ami 1 ‘ " ' '' IB- hi Ihtt offlrrof the Kr,i.trr of tile Land Ollier iif the ili.trirt Hrhric thr hod waa pur» »Inard.or «lirj-r ihr rrsit.ur ol Ihc | n citnsG money i, p ijr,.blr, a dcclnrntioii in ,-, Kf ■•xprrs.inu In. consent to the iamr—and ni.trr, tor reccitmg, re- rordimr. anil flli ieih“«::rar t (ft. i) «. Jlud be it further enacted, That n oi.-.ll hr, anil hereby h rmule. the d'jtf cf th - vernl KeEi.tera imd Rrceircra of Land olli* re. ol the. I'lilted S.atrs. RCcoriling to the form* and io.trurtimia which thail lie piveo in that behalf hy the Treasmy l)epar| r ncn|, to i.Hiirt ill carr»iii|* this « r t into execution, to keep f 'll find l.titlifol .in onnts and re- oiril ol'all prurecdiiiji. under the same—mid nithi'i the term Ilf three oioiith. after tun s.iid Siltli (IsV of September next, to tMni- mit to the s:nd depurtment a rorrrrt report "f the qtt 'iitily of laml reliti.jiii-hed to the L oil.il State.—tlir quantity on which till payment* ah.-ill hare been madi—and tint *,"entity on whirh a furthercrrdk .hall hero liren yi>< ii.di.tirn;iiitihiiiE the amount ofth* • debt on » u h further rrrdil shall hare liren allow ed—and llle Registers and Receiver*, reitpictii 1 Iy, shall be rnlitled In receive fifty rents from the party relinquishing, for rack half quarter section, quarter section, hill'sec tion, section, or Irani sulxlivlsiou of a fracti onal section, so relinquished, Ii t>. .fad be it further enacted, That no land, pt^-basrd from tile L'liilrd Sluta., on or before the first day of July, Itiyo, which are not already forfeited, shall he considered as forfeited to the gm eminent, for failure iu completing Ihe payment thereon, until the said .-toth of September next;it all th.- land* which shall he relinquished to the U. Stales, as aforesaid, shall be deemed and hel.' to tie forfeited, and. with «|| other land, which may become forfeited under tills art, ahall lie sold according to Ihe provision, of the act, entit led “ An act making further provision for the tale of the public lands,” passed Ihe Xtth day of April, |u :o. >10. find be it further enarted. That no land w hieh *hull lie Hurmuteod under th® provisions of thi* act, shall be ottered for sate Tor the term of two year* after tha .urreu- der thereof. pgoil Ttl» ARXAkhll GA7ITTI. t‘ ne .lrl.ameu Rtoer—The Arksr.sai, next to the Musouri, is the most con.ider.ble tribu- tar) of toe Sli.kistippi, In l. n «th, it is nearly Imo Ihoutnii.j 8ve hundred mil.., and naviga- l.le, at proper »«».», u ,„|y jj.. tance. Dreukenridge't new„/Uuimueea. This river aflords immettse hodie* of lir.t-rnte land ; the bottom, are from one to .even nnlca wide ; and the uplands are very fine and well watered. For two hundred mile* up thi* riref, the soil " adapted to the cultivation of Cot- ton. a. ha* been fully proved by many of the planters, who have *ettled‘, within w lew year* past, on its herder.. It j s found, bv experience, that no laud in tha U. State* will produce more to the acre, oftlii* valuable article of commerce, than those on the Arkansas. In point of qual ity, the Arkansas cotton i» equal to that ol l.ed River, and alivay* commands in the New-Orleans market hs high a price. three—'lake. it. course in th. Cor dilleras. at no great d .tance north of Santa. Fee. In irngth il is -.limit the lame with the Arkansas."—fir./-; n,ridge. i hi. river runs ln a ,alley, which is from live to fifteen miles wide ; the soil of which is equal tn any in the known world. Large settlements are already •i z»*ns from whom I !mi» r* r»*ivo«l somurli ■•I i i th** pivccUitig term. With full eoufi- buKe i • ’ »»• cop!im , ,hch of l!ii»* rmilor, and 'i* uToiHiudulv ' it. f Min my fellow citizen*, •t !• vvbii’li f !mv ri.tofore e\|»» rituic- I. himI. wi»h h fi Almi^htv G ui. I .p:»|l forthwith ot i*it- high trust to which you have called \.\ \Cr Tor the relief f ti— I*urch«*er# of tin* T bite Laii'l*. prior • > t .'»#* fiiM dnv of July, eighteen h'ii' Irpfi hii# iwmty /ic if >nactt<l b;f the Senate end If him of irpresetd'tlirex uf the Untied Staten cf •lm<- Ira in ('ongrfs nttembled. That, in all chs- •** xvhere bind# have het*n puri’hnx* d from lie United State*, Prior to the find day of 1 ulv* eighteen huiiuretl Hiul twenty, it vhJill »e finvfi'l for any *urh purchaser, or other lemon or perxon*, beiug the legal holder of mv certifie.ifp, or rertifieale*, of land, on or i-fore tie .10»h day of September, U’<l, tu •lie, with *he B.egi?ter of the Land Office where anv tract of land ha* been purch:e** d. relinquishment in writing of any section, Half tjeefion, quarter *ertimi, half quarter «ec- fioii* or legjl *u!idivi*ion of any fractional ert ion of land *0 | urrhaxed, upon which the a hole purchase money ha* not been paid, tnd all sum* paid on account of the part re- inquished shall be applied to the discharge »f toy instuliiiOfitx which may he, nr shall ureafter become due and payable upon ♦ui h land, *0 purehit*ed, a* -hall not have been relinquished, and shall fie *0 applied k credited a* to complete the payment on *otne one or more half quarter section*, where the ixyment* hy transfer are sufficient for that purpose : Provid'd, That all division*, and -ubiljvis.ons contemplated hy this act, “hall ie n»**d- j in conformity with the first section >f an act making further provision for the < de of public land*', passed the J4th day of April, 18.*0 : And provided, also, That the uglil of reiiiii|ui«hmeiit hereby given chxll, 111 no case, authorize the party relinquishing to claim any repayment from the United State-* : And provided, a/#o,That where h- ny purchaser lias purchased, at the same lime, two or more quarter section*, he shall not he permitted to ri linquish lean than a piarter section. ^ *!. And be it further enacted, Tli.it the in terest which shall l? % ve accrued before the thirtlHh day of Septemlier next, upon nkv f*r to the United States, for public land, shall be, and the same is hereby, remitted ml discharged. y And bt it furliter enacted, That the persons indebted to Hie United States, as a- fore«nid, shall be divided into three classes— the fir*t das* to include all such persons as hull have paid to tin* United States only one fourth part of the original price of tiie land hy them respective Iy purchased, or held— Hie second ete** to include all such persons ihall have paid to the United States only e h 'If part of such original price—and the third cbus tn Include all sue!) persons a* shall Imve p;ii | to the United Slate* three-fourth lmi is of Midi origiml price—and the debts n* ihe person* included in the first class shall e paid in eight equal annual instalments— be debts of the pel son* included iu the Be rn d el iss shall he paid in six equal annual iust/iliiients— and the debts uf the persons includ' d in the third class shall |»e paid in four eqiii-l annual instalment*—the first of wbicb instate ents in each of the rla®s*e» a- foresaid rhall be paid in die tnnmjer follutv- ug. In wit : of the third cla-s, on the fM)th !j\ of September next -of the second cla'-s »n file J! 1st day of December next—and of be fust rla«s, on the 31st day of Marctk, _ Bvti—ami III.- wlmle of III.! debt aforesaid, j formed upon it within the limits of our -ball bear an attunal interest at the rate of Territory, »»‘d which ix per rent: Provided altrays. That the rime shall be remitted upon each and every ►f the instalment* aforesaid which shad he punctually paid when the same shall become pay abb* a- aforesaid. tnd be it ftitiher enacted, That in alt case* where complete payment of the whole are rapidly in- croamng. The fir-t land sale that we ahall have in the Territory, will no doubt embrace a considerable quantity of (hi* valuable soil, as it j, alrewly Nh v-.ved nnd ready f or market. We will mho doe, or >1 hit ti may heroine due, for any p . nffJJLV!? tr .ct of land purchased from the U. Staton ' lron Wr indoceuteOts to the aforesaid-tinll he made on or before the Soth ; J >m ' - Cri, nt, than this does. It it renera! day of Se|itemtier, l«4i. a deduction, at the j M " np *y watered, and is Considered b. thirty -even and a half |mt centum, j Ihtise «hn inhabit it as being r«ry heal •halt he allowed iq>on the sum remaining un- thy. Many small but beautifol stream*' paid '. Provided. That nothing herein con- which pay their tribute to Red River' tamed shall authorize any cWnunt upon 1 nuke thole ^ ., - J psymei.t* made hy . transfer of former pay- .E?™*- jUroogb .. . . . ® Pjments under the protiliont of the first teeii- 1 'XUrtOUS Felley. Cottac), Tobacco, if Ihe defertaNt hirh expeneuee had clearly on „f ,hi, net. • «nd Lorn, are the prioctpRl articles CuL demonstrated, in both governments, t»*ve | j, Ani k U y ur(W narlt ^ Tlut tivaled on ll«d Riv^r.