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■" f Vijeir inlrnliou w uUfl'OiuK * c, ' , . > u t ^ tht; irrr|iAMliM !•*•« li»«-
<trt .,|, either by uirJialiou ol by |.>ire. j tI|r unsiii lni'ii unbap-
V nil tlii# view they have lanwi it* j,j pmiiipint iml liy lii^iiff«ii'< '‘l' 11 '
j. ,i ofllie 1w* Sicalte*to repair to Lav-: J. t »(me war wlmb obic .1 tin nation i«
b ' |, to appear there wwiKuUalor be-Ir.vulnrt «.. w and ™o™»h.
'*•«" * »'v* j lajsjyn: ss
• l*.-r trooqmlity ** endangered by tbi* | |n . 4tnr ^ r-i „ Hr , Ia , fl> tlliuli .
I'.aie of thmjf* ; an I as the) have result-, ^j
■,» »— r - tl led not bi recogni** any authority e«- p„ r ,„ e ^ | lil( | ,, ,t rben-lieilfor :
leivdcreJ twir resignation* immediately I tl| t ; ie >e ,|itiom. it u only with I their prince ami bis august d* n- ly... bo. |
“ " r u-.— [hc k|Bf tb>1 , e MI collier. ! bordering >111 adoration —si lb- } tiasi
the intern to be followed has no oredto ohuio burn
than trestle* already ex-. *l”»e, Ibr rdfo
„nng, they h<*e no doubt of liie a.*» **** 1 1 *' ,h
of tbe court j of Pail* aud London. I
nnlv object nf this sv stem i» to consult
VUUVsVU.V.
CasM.-’*""- W ‘ f, . K *'• 1
tATK=T I tMiLAMI.
Bv tlw a.neal >e«l«day allen.oop, ol
t»,e >.Urtua. Lt.11. w 44 day* I com Lo..-
reeled PM-.0I that place, to
the K4th of Jaouary. j
Losdox. Jan. x..
It i* now understood that Ministers j
ir resiguai. .
after tbe failure of the Bill of Bain* an- 1
Benaltie* ; but were presailed ou t
tain them. Should the arraagemc it i ( j 1( , r foiiridnti
n .tcL they mean to propose lor «»«| . __ .. .. ,.
u leen. on the meeting of Barliamein,
not meet the support of < decided ma
jority of the House ol Common*, • 11
null they are deteimineJ l« rcaaiu no
Lmger io olhee.
The opening of the Settitm •/ Vcrluuatnl
ky Hid Majesty.
Tbis nrnruing the u*uai preparation*
were made at the House nf -r », or
the reception of lb* Maye.ty.aud for
the important proceeding* on tbe open-
jug of the lao llou«e* of Legislature.
lb* M .je»ty entered the llou*e at tr*e
minute. to l o'ck#k..ttend4byl.M nu
merous suite, and .ealed him^f ou the
Throne. About i o'clock, the Speyer,
attended by the Member* ol tbe House
of Comm >us. entered through the folding
door*, and approaching in boot of the
Throne, bowed respectfully to bi* Ma-
ns.l de-
I.ltt t M»t'h4*-
111*1 llllriMllllMtlt * ■»*•»
1 Ml IlihiJTs H*#f»*••*>
'".jV"'quirrsl, it w.iuld Ivale l. sli very r.,Jf for
4e [ them i.s assign limits to the royal |Miws-r, ami
dis-IMe to hou eoodit.ouscvtiloiiuobie In the
dale the alliance between theaoyercigna ; ur p rr .ry of tilings,
it ba* no view to rnnquests. or to YinU-1 IJut the i-haractef ofttie Portugni-e u
•uma of the independence of oilier pow-inoMobe In-bed. Tliry |xv fened tm.King
Cff.
desire only to maintain tramjiulity. and]
Voluntary amelioration, in u,e go. l their prime f.w rfl that
. 1 11 '| |.„, than exhibit In p.'impe
^utH.llovX 1^
||w *m %»*.o d h*ri< ^»ti.njwK r.j'jsfl**.! *!»c
HtilltttMUII ol UK hltUnlsi I’O lilt*
i.uMrttr\;j |0 f | |f , w thin^ ili»r« ?ja'C4.
i W« Iti lirfe, ii»il«f***l. fltwti *ucl» 4* o|»|*«»s*
»;<1 Uic ikIrhimuO ol A»i«?ui)ii, Hi outer l»»
1 con»ji*'l lo*r. I»\ rtl ni'iii lo mlo.il her ou
! Atiy othrr itnn<. to i.itroJure inlo Isei
j at!dii*e mh*%n»u^ fl..»<*rv,
1 UUirfd tiioitfi* iht «li*jid% ol incur*
i r«*l in|«<iitMiiou. of u
MuuuliU tlf**«'l ol ll»« co uwi»i«:n tlic^
|l«^4»hO.I. lilt! |.||%h(C loll« H IrillU
.Vi four i oii^lit *i«)i 4«i much in ••*«»«i bt*»*u
i< lic*l on ihe tjiuntniotift Jc' lsO i»l»«Mi
ol ti«*r MUtiiorixrda^eiat; himI, %\1miov**i
/" i .Missouri miglii ii4*e done lin»l no *illeu»|»l
bi*en niHiie to coerce l»er, ne are |/er-
lu.oicrl t»be bvoulJ t ever, umler cou»j*ul-
uou, lime iitli*>ti'ictil mrh a feature
ml*» her comtiliHion. 1 lie w hole atl.nr,
however, now Ihippily •etllod, atnl we
j»«. w v ifetl, rattier | only aJvert to it a« preliniifi.iry to •'« few
1 1 ol>«« i \ tfiiuo* on lias ItiU scuiuu ul Cun* j
ViUvit and iiisjo
lifady di-ntiayed
i»j»rtUck **fa for*
i«*nf iMlioit, or lo apjhMr lo
lisftUv a -pirit «»f rrvolt and ii«»u!>onl»i»alMHi.
A »*»h‘nt and fH-.iceful t*mlnratic of waft
‘li#- rule of th**;r coikI.m*!, fi»nft<Jenre »•» the
»irtues of lin n priuce liie foa.»>l itiuu ofLieir
llalp^S.
tint—and it i« | iinful to d<«clare it—tlieir
h.tkf l»»***fi n«ii»;d» lrlf d.■‘appointed.
•*Tjvt the palioore of thr I'ortari''’^* »ea« Uod
I hr point lny«»tid which it
|Hia**iUle for that of a proud a a! ronni^ou*
nation to cn—a nation tiatfd with I lie
J * Sir Tboma* Tyrwitt having lignified
tb.it lb* M ije.ty *u about to read In*
Speech, prufuand *ilence wm immedi
ately m«urel. Hi* M <je*ty tben, 10 a
slear voice, rather be*peuking the com
plete mm nf buMoea*. than the effemin
ate Sovereign, which In* vile traduccr*
have repreaented bus, *poketo tbe fol
lowing effect :
Tilt Kl.NO S 5PLF.CH
Hi* Majesty began, by e»pre**iog re
gret. that any thing ebuuld have occur
red to retard tbe busine« of the State,
duriti’ tbe loot *e**ioo ; and proceeded
to «tate, tlut hi* great object had been,
and would .till be, to pre«erve foreign
and domestic peace.
He hod directed hi* Minuter* to lay
before Parliament, tbeir **aota for the
Ci* il Government ; and relied on the
(tenerotitv of bit Common* ; an.) be bad
great tatiafacUon m announcing a redoc-1 Man!r ^‘f lkt /Vinga’i. nu.* e/i lo Ike So-
which l*u* appenre.l in nil the London
paper*. Thu ■folio .*mg i* a litoral trau*-
lation :
Micav, dm. 10.
••On Monday Lv*t, nl iiiidnight, tne
Lngiuh Col. Browne, who i* employed
in collecting evidence in the tri d of the
14open of tugl tad, "as assaeiniated a* lie
came out uf the Iheatre, by two men,
stranger* to him. **ho iniluted upon In*
per*.* all wound* with a (tilgtto : One
of them add.-e»«ed him thu* on atoppmg
him. •• Browne, tin* is the l»»t in nuenl
of tlsv l.fe The a**»«*in«. .opposing
that the Colonel »w« dead, lied with pre
cipitation. The Colonel, however, was
conveyed home, and has .urvived Ins
wound* ; but hi* medical attendant* can
not answer lor hi* recovery. Thia atro-
ciou* act h.i* produced a deep con.ter-
natiofio tbi* etty."
lion in the Military tdUb.itnaem 01 toe
country.
lit* Majeaty tben adrerted to the b-
Bvi'ial Mtoahen of tbe country, and ob
served, that notwitlwtauding tbe great
deficiency ia tbe revenue of Ireland,
winch wau owing to lacal cemmerctul
pressure, the total receipt* ofGreat-Bri-
tarn, for tbi* year, considerably eicceded
tbote of tbe laet. Thu, aaid bi* Maje*-
ty, wa* in tome degree owing to the m-
create of Cxciae dutie* ; but it could not
be denied, that there were other brio
che* of improvement, which fully real
ized tbe pro*[>er*ty declared by the total
result. Relative to tbe 4’ieen, bis Mu-
jetty utJ, that tbe prn.iiion filed by
Parliament i* 1814, having eipired with
tbe death of the late Kiug, he had de-
tired bn Minister* to lay the affair be
fore the Houee of Common*, and they
woulJ make their own arraog^ieati on
tbe subject.
ill* Majesty tben lUted, that he had
great satisfaction io announcing a colli
de ruble i-nprovem-nt io tbe commerce
end raaoufocturea of tbe country—a cir
cumstance peculiarly gratifyiag to him.
io consequence of hi* ankioua desire to
•dvanee the power and internal prosperi
ty of tbe ution.
Notwithstanding tbe agitation occa
sioned by late occurrences, and which
he frit to be (till pressing upon a portion
of the people, he had tbe ffrmest reliance
Vpon the attachment and loyalty of his
subject*, ol which he had received so
in my assurance*, and which he consider
ed tbe best and surest safeguard of hi*
own honor.
His Majesty concluded, by calling up
on hi* fulbful parliament, to instil in all
cl*-*e* of hi* subjects, a respect for those
fawful authorities to which, under the
ilesiings of Prorideoce, we owe all our
li.ippinesi and renown as a nation.
D'.daralion of Ikt Sovereign* at Troppau.
Hanauau, Dec. ‘id.
The following is the declaration ad
dressed to the government* by tbe sove
reign* at Troppau, relating to the af
fair* of Naple* and the affairs connected
.with them, a Inch piece was delivered to
The Senate of tbi* city by the Austrian
resident minuter, UaroQ Hadei
•• Tbe overthrow of tbe order of
thing* tu Spain, Portugal, and Naples,
ba* nerestanly caused the cares and tbe
uneasiness of tbe powers who combatted
t. ic revolution, and convinced them of
the necessity of putting n check ou tbe
ecw ralantitK-s nuh which Europe i*
threatened. The principles which uni
led the great power* of the continent to
deliver the world from the military des
potism of an individual issuing from the
resolution, ought to act against the re
rol ilMatfr power whi. Ii has jutt deve
I ope I itself. The sovereigns assembled
at Troppau with th.s intention, venture
to hope tint they shall attaiu this obj -ct.
They will take, fur their guides, io this
gr; it enterprise, the Ireatie* which re
stored peace to Europe, end hive united
it* n itnms together.
“ Without doubt tbe Powers have th*
fight to taka in '-nirBoii geoer.il ran*
•use* of precaution against those state*
vs h >«r{r*form*. eogeoJereil by rebellion
u. r opp'/nisil to legitimate guvernment*
i s eu ample Ha* 4rs«Jy demonstrated,
i.p-mlly when tt,e spirit of rebellion
is pin, sgited in the neighboring state*
Lv swrrt ageuts. Inconsequence, the
Su-sesscbe oescmMcd at Treppau have
gi rang -d tageU/Cf iL* uwvn required
protect Europe frosu the scourge ol new j ^ Kl . ^dvaotag*-. of cin.-umstj.K-vi in order to
revolutions, and lo prevent Uiem as Ui 1 “ " ..... ..
a* pnMible.”
TRl’E BRITON—SK. OVD EDITION
.InasiinAlrju <J Cnone! liro's.ie.
We stop the press, tu annouoce the re-
ceplion of Pans papers ol Suluaday I *st.
Tbe Gaeetle de Trance, gives mi ac
count of the atrocious attempt on the ble
of Col. Browne. This statement doe.
not d/ffer in any m iterial point from tint : *e>>v "f di«.ai.«l nut ignorant of the mean.
1 .. .. . of remedying them.
Tn' Portuguese know in* tile lirnrt nftlieir
snien-igu, datl. i s.l (hem*el»r» ’h.it he would
prepare the neiessiry reforms, as he bad
•.sir.efime* eue.nirngesj litem lo hope—hut
this rxpreUli.iM proved tilirsory : tbs- miuis-
trrs of tlw- court til Hits J.ineuIt have diserl-
cd the mhid of the king from these impor
tant cares, an l evinced tli’pit vsure whenev
er » patriot dared to pnhi;-h hi* sentiment,
on the subject, and shew the iieces.iiy of
making Portugal ag-uii the seat of govem-
m.-nl.
Thus, the Porlttg'iese began t*i Itise tlieir
confidence in the only remedy that reindn-
ed.—The idea of seeing their cnuiitry reduc
ed to llw condition m'n coliuiy.fflicted them:
and all fell it tn lie iinp«i*zihle t!i:it liie affairr
of a mo mrcliy cuutd go on well *t such m
distance from Ihceeutre of action, nlnui the
(lerieriitv of men, th* violence of the pas
sion* anil III* iueiHistancy of the elements,
might obstruct their march.
W h it was the Portuguese nation tn do in
such a state of thing. ? Suffer hi. hope? She
had suffered & hoped in vain lor many years.
Sigh, remuM.h ale,c.iinpiaiiir She n.d sighed,
hot t er -ig>» Were |.-e.|e.l_«.nt heeded > I
No—they ivlrre cruelly stilled. She bad re*
nionstrale.l and n.ninlained. but li. r pray
er* and complaints could ncirr penrtrslr a.
far a. tbe throne. Tile king wa* constantly
told that his people were conic it and faith
ful.
TIi* author* of (hi* Manifuslo insist, in the
face of Europe, tiputi the imallenblr fideli
ty of the nation; but they must remark that
contentment was incompatible with a situa
tion like theirs. They can »jiew that late e-
vents had not their origin, a* ba* Ineii in*M>-
(latrd, in the principles of an absurd and dis
organizing p!iih»»ph}, nor in the chimerical
pursuit nf ail unlimited freedom ; but in the
conviction of public distress and the desire.
tiT relief—The Pnrti'tuese have aimed at
establishing the throne on tlw solid haw* ol
!nw and justice ; they had no nisb fur inun-
tine, hut sought to reptsce things upon tile
footing no which they formerly rusted in
Poring d.
In 11.19, they gave lb* crow a tn their ftr«t
monarch, mid enacted the first fundamental
Ians of the mnnarrhy, in the Assembly ol
the Curt** of l.siitlgn;—in MSthey call
ed John the 1st to the tlirune on condiliun*
which he accepted in IlilO tti-r gave the
rruwn to John IV. who vim respeitrd their
liberty—in fine, during the long period of
Are hundred yeais.th* Purtugnrse had tlieir
Cortrs, and it is then that they sttainod the
summit of glory and power, Itwuul.l, there
fore, be unjust ami absurd tu pronounce
what Iney hair done illegal, and to stignia-
tize tlieir conduct with the epithet—rebel
lion. Philip IV. too, denounced the lirrnir
livings.!' the Portuguese, in 11 In, as rebel
lion !—it is not less pre|m»terous to sserilie
ill* late revnlutiun to the Influence of a fac
tion.—All pointscunsiderrd and weighed the
Portuguese cannot doubt that tlieir patriot
ic effort* have nut only entitled them In tbe
favourable opinion, but also to thr applause
of all the enliglilened nations and all the
monarchical cabinets of Europe.
It would he a subject of deep chagrin fur
thr Portuguese people, if the Mirerrign prin
ces with whom lin y hair always iiii.i itaimul
a good understanding, should abuse their
I'uwar to the end of imposing laws on tin ill,
nr repressing the efforts nf a nation incapa
ble, ftom geographical position, of disturbing
the pesee nf oilier ruuutrira; a u.iliou w hicli
lias net rr interfered in tile internal affairs nf
others,and wInch rnuuts upon the known
justice of the Princes nf Riiropv—But if thr
I wipes of Portugal lo this rra|iect In-deceived,
•lie will risk every thing in define* nf her
juJl right.. No nation firmly resulted tu In-
free, bus ever failed lo become so ; tins is
what entourages Ibr Purtugur-., and if
they runout cumpaa. tbe object, tiery will
perish nil, tu the last man, rather Ilian mr-
vise the Inna nf ttn-ir i-idi p'-nd. n. e; they
l.mk hinss-ter.tua hnppirr cons'iinmatinn.
tertignt t( ntoUvnj oj Eltrope
Th. Portuguese nation, animated by tile
nm-t ardent and sincere Uesire I. manilam
the political and commercial relation* which
have uu.ted her hitln-rtu with all the govern
ments and eoin.ii untiea uf Europe, anil liav -s
ing na. ticularly at heart tu continue tu merit,
>5 opinion of illustrious men of all coun
tries, the esteem and eon.ideraliiin which
haveueier been withheld fri/u: the loyal and
honorable character of tbe Portuguese, has
thought it indispensabl)' necessary to nib. In
the world a aucciucl but candid exposition of
the causes that have produced the memora
ble events which have just occurred in Por
tugal—of the real spirit which has influenced
the nation, anil uf the only end to which ail
the changes made ui intended to h« made,
tbe internal structure of the. government,
are directed: The Portugese nationliafHa
that this cipoiihun, ia correcting Mw false
notions which may have been homed res
pecting those eicnls, willo/neibate the kind
attention of sovereigus and people.
All Europe knows the i stmordinary cir
cumstances whicli, in 1807, forced 11. M.
John VI. then Brine. Regent »f Portugal,
I. withdraw wilii hi* royal family lo Ills
transatlantic domiuiwua. This measure wa*
then denned highly advantageous for the
cause of the general liberty of Europe. No
one, however, could fail to discern liie crili-
«l situation into which Portugal would be
thrown by Ike absence of her priuce—ulteri
or occurrences justified the predictions in
dulged on till* heed.
Portugal, separated from her sovereign by
the vest expanse of the ocean, deprived in'
all her wonted resources yielded by her dis
tant possessions, and uf the benefits ol trade
by tbe blockade of her porta—governed by
enemies then held to be invincible, seemed
lo have reached the term of her political ex
istence, aud to be condemned never to reas-
sume lirr place among independent nations.
In this desperate crisis, the hcruic inhabi-
Isnls of the kingdom lost neither tbeir ho
nor, nor courage, nor llieir attachment to
their king-—of these nritliertlie pressuie of
adverse fortune, not the immense power of
the enemy, coulddeprive them. They ex
cried themselves, in fact, in Ihc most cner
gt-tic manner as soon as a favorable oppor
(unity offerrd. The Purlugiu-se with the
aid nf their allies, recovered, by liie must se
vere sacrifices, their political i-sisli-nm—re
stored with generous loyalty, the tbiinic aud
the cruwn tu tbeir monarch—and impartial
Kuro|ie must confess (alliuiiig'n j.is'.w e is not
always done) that it owes to them in great
part, tbe *ietories since gained in luvurof
thr freedom aud iudi pi‘iid.:w.c uf thrones
aud natious.
It is more easy to conceive Ilian to deline
ate tbe internal condition nf Portugal, us the
midst of circumstances *» new, and after ef
fort* so extrao.iiin..ry and so general a con
vulsion.
The ruin of the country, begun by the r-
migraliou of liie inhabitants who followed
the Prince, or who sought to esrapelln- su
picion nf cn-uperati’igin tile systematic [>• r-
seeution of (he nsiiBV, Was nggcaiatril by
the too fatal inv-i.ioiisof 1809 At ICIO.an.lby
Ihe losses iuri liable in an obstinate contest
uf seven year* duration.
Commerce a id industry, which cm flou
rish only in tbe shade of peace, and pulihr
•/■runty sial tratupui/ty, were not wily aban
doned, but it-emed annihilated by lilt* *n!i-
inited frw duin of lrad • aflusi-il to foreign
nations ia the w«’t* uf Urax/I—by the dues
Irons treaty irt lilO ,‘wilii England ;) by the
decay of inaaofartui'vs by the neatly total
destruction of both 'tie usereantile and mili
tary marine—by the abwriutr want of pro
lection and cm ooragenv’-n* for these two im
portent source* nf nate/usl pro*|wnt).
Agriculture live t.ai.s of tire wealth and
strength of iialio.i*. dejmied of the h.indi
which war iiuoni|><i<ixnd ; destitute of Ihe
capital which feeds it sod which was often
diverted to more nrevving p./ipows ; having
no longer the vi's) power which it had been
accustomed to derive from national industry,
and tbe active circulation resulting from es-
trmal and iulernal commerce—languished
in a fatal lethargy, and out country |>re*e/it-
nd to the astonished observer tlMi dcploielde
pietdrt *f misery i.-d famine.
\iV>.>\VaATVe.
r*>/» ms Manusvc isrilileastta.
.1 /cat enrjory rc.narkt on t'u U't Set-
lion of Congecu-—VVe need not remind
our reader#, how truly the prediction
bus Isi-i-n realized, th.il the agitation cl
live Mvaeouri subject In so late a pci foil
ol the late session ol Cougresj, would
defeat much useful legislation. Il ha*
been said, that we wronged the oppo
nent* to the admit si on of Missouri by
such intimation*. To Ibis we reply,
tlut we only stated facts, and .lulu I paled
consequence* that could not but result
Iroui them. When men inJit iJuallv are
in a state of agit Hum, they are not in m
condiliun to do business, aud shll let*
when congregated. IVhen (lie ocean is
vesed by raging winds, the manner ui
necessity lies by, content to furl to* sail
when it requires all hi* *kili tu keep Ids
good ship from foundering umler bare
poles. With respect to tbe hi.one ul
what is past, we have said no more than
that, if the admission ol Miuouri into
the Lunin li.vl not been opposed, thi*
•talc at' tbmg‘ had cut happened, l o
Of lh« acts which passed, we have
published a list ; and we shall in a day
or two present our readers with a gener
al view ui tbe effect of tbeir provisions.
Ol bill* repotted, aud not finally acted
j upon, there were left, on the table ol the
I I louse of Representative* alone, more
than onr honored—not to speak of mea
sure* which were not reported upon. All
' these bill* must be introduced</c naao at
the next session, which does not com-
'•■once until the 1st Monday in iJt-cem-
b»T nett, as all lulls pending, in whatev
er stage nf tlieir progress through either
house, fall to tbe ground of course, on
the termination, not of every session,
but uf each Congre**.
The gt eat subject of the proposed al
teration of tbe tariff ul'duties on tbe im-
porlalion of foreign good*, was not once
touched during the session, though re
peatedly pressed by the author of the
measure. The bill, of kindled origin,
lor laying duties on sales of merchandize
at auction, occupied the attention ol the
Hutite of Representatives one day, un
der rather favorable auspices, mul was
then put lo sleep, to wake no more.—
We do not know that it can be consider
ed a national misfortune, that the tirst
of these did not become a 1st* ; but it is
certainly a particular grievance to im
important class of the community, that it
was not seriously t*ken up, with a view
tn a derision on it, in one wav or other.
The bill, whicli passed the Senate,
for amending in one or two particulars
Die charter nf Ihe Bank of Hi* L'nited
States, wa* nut even looked ul by the
House of Representatives.
Two or three bills concerning invalid
pensioners were passed over, u* also
were two or three respecting the fiahu-
rie* and fishing vessel*.
The collector* and other officer* of
(he custom*, and postmasters, and public
officer* of all grade* and description*,
are indebted to tbe pres* of other bnsi-
lie** for escaping without bring shorn of
a part at least ofllie beam* of office.
The proposed occupancy of tbo mouth
nf Columbia river, su far ** the bill re
ported ia the Heu-e of Representative*
iiad any thing to do wiih ii, wa* postpon
ed lo a more couveoient seosmi.
'There cannot be any court of the U-
nited State*, nor any officer of the Unit
ed States, within tbe State of Missouri
for the present year, tbe bill fur extend
ing (lie laws of the United State* to that
Stale basing received tbe go by, ut it i*
familiarly laid. Let us hope these Peo
ple have n<> disposition to violate tbe
laws of the Union, and that oo citizen of
any oilier state lias any ground whereon
to coutiurnce e suit against any one of
them. If lie ba«, patience i* bis only
remedy for the present.
Tbe bill to abolish impriicnmrnt for
debt on proc**s issued from the Couit*
of the U. States, tbe passage of whicli
would alone have shed a lustre over tbe
present Congress, was not so much e*
read io the House in which it was re
ported by e committee. VV* luve no
doubt, however, that the proposition
wiil be revived si tbe next sesfiou.
Owing to tbe burry of business on the
last day or two of the Session, at least
one bill, for carrying into effect the stipu
lations uf treaties with the iudiau tribe*,
war not passed ; in consequence of which
no Agent can be appointed tu tbe Choc
taws, who, by a late Treaty, are to be
turned over from this side of tile Missis
sippito the other. It is po»iblu that
the delay of their migration for a twelve-
month will be tbe consequence.
These ere a few of the measures not
finally acted upon, to whicli we will ndd,
although we have before spoken of it,
the bill to establish » Uniform System of
Bankruptcy . " o mena m this subject
again, for the purpose of fiaokly stating
to tls** friend* of that measure, our viewi
of it. We have sincerely desired the
passage of a law an this subject, because
it wa* so earnestly called fur by the com
mercial interest, and because, under the
decisions of tbe highest Judicial Tribu
nal, it has been (Bade almost unlispensa
ble. We were nut unaware, that there
are dilTercul opinions, even among uicr-
candle uinti, on the policy of such a law:
and tlut there is nn iotinciblc repug
nance to it. on (lie miinl* ofuiany of our
legislators, from it* applying, though ap
plying uniformly, to a limited class of
our felloiv-citizru*. We perceived, how
ever, that tlvere wa* no probability of
il* p osing in any other shape, and wc
were willing it should pas* in the shape
in which ouly it could have passed. In
dulgence had beeu extended by the Con
gress to the People iu tbe South and
West, iu regard to tlieir land debt, sml
we thought the debtor*, and creditors
too, on the Atlantic border, were enli
lied to an experiment of the measure
which they believed would he to many
individual* a blessing, and to the countrv
generally an useful regulator of mercan
tile Irai suctions. But, we ao.i forewarn
the advocate* fo that mrtwirr. that the
gulden n.on.eul ha* beeA let slip ; that
powerful supporter* of tin* measure, in
the laic < uugre*.*. are no I a.ger mein-
Iter* ; and, Wat, if (lie interest lately
cicile.l on the subject re suffered to ru»t
in apathy now, it will iiu in vain lo ex
pect that the next Congress vv ill legislate
mi the subject. Let the aim ul the peo
ple ol the commercial cities he, tu shew
to the laruic-r*, planters, and mechanics
of the country, that such an act mil not
in any iii.tuner operate to the prejudice
of their interest*. It is the opposition
of the Representatives of these cla-ses,
on lioucsl view* of this subject, that i* to
he deprecated, and must he overcome
before such a law can pas*. It is true,
much light hu* been »he.l on tbi* subject,
by tbe speeches in Congress; hut it i*
also true, that other arguments are ne
cessary—such ns come home to “ the
hosiiies* and bosoms” of a class of men
who do not pin their faith ou the sleeve*
of any body.
It is not, however, by what it has left
undone but by that which it has done,
lb.it tbe memory of a Congress will be
valued. 1 here is much uf good to lie
remembered of the late Congress, in
cluding it* two sec-ion*. 'The uct to
change thu mode of disposing of tbe pub
lic lands, passed at the first session, and,
allied to it, the act of the present session,
to reliese the public debtors, possess in
themselves enough merit lo redeem tbe
character of the Niteeuth Congress.—
During that Congress, also, two stars,
Maine and Missonii. (one east, the other
we»t,) have beer, added to our glorious
Constellation ; ami, in admitting one of
them, has been decided, happily decided,
thu most dangerous question that has e-
ver arisen in the Republic. Tbe art of
the first session for the further preven
tion oftbe .Slave Trade, i* another mea-
-lire of w hich the nalioii may he justly
proud. In nor foreign relations, tbe late
Cougie** cautiou-ly acted, and wisely
abstained. Brovision his been made lor
the further protection of our nasigalioa,
in competition with that of Luglaml and
France, at the same time that a disposi
tion ha* been shewn to reciprocate the
most liberal policy as to both countries.
In tbit, Congress, when il lias acted, her
acted with caution. It ho* refrained
from offensive measures towards Spain,
Ken ling our differences with that nation,
and frnin measures of roiuprounliiient in
regard to the South Averin an war. In
this it has wisely abstained. If we add
to this general view ol the tncaiuresof
the last Congress, that the anoual expen
diture ha* been, by its measures, reduc
ed more than twiMiiillious »l dollars, we
must allow, if the record of its set* be
not brilliant, tlmt it affords, on retros
pection, much to approve, aud little to
regret.
WAYS AND MEANS.
Rrport of the rommi/h* of hay* and .Meant,
to whom w it referred to mucA of the. I’n-
ti,tent'd Menage, at the commencement of
the demon, ad related to Ihe finance*.
Thecominittee of Way* k Means, to whom
was referred so much of th* President's
message, at the commencement of the
ses-iuo. as relates to the finances, respect- 1
fully submit the following Report.
Th* total nett receipt* into the Treasury,
during the year eighteen hundred and twen
ty, amounted to J 10,969,001.
statr or ms rsinvsT ; n sere arrears, ssn
xreiKiriiiATiOMS roa lux sxsvks u* ins
vs is law.
.hut First.—The Stale of the Trtamry.
The amount uf irailahlr money in the
Treasury on the 1st day of January, agrees-
hly tu the rrport of the committee, dated the
flili Fob. was Miered to be g 47fi,t7l 18.
From which must he deducted amount of
ilepoaitcs in the Bank of Vincennes, nh ; ch it
cannot pay, ftl4,8Q8 00. Leavin,* availa
ble funds in the Treasury, on the 1st day of
January, tlw sum of Ml, 763 IV.
Second.—The revenue for lift.
Customs, a* estimated by thr committee
ofWayssnd Meant, in tlieir rr|mrt of (th
Frbiuary, li,O0t>,M8. Ian id estimated by
the committee, 800,000. Internal taxes, a-
greeahly to the report of tile Svcretary of
the Treasury, 100,000. Bank dividend. Ivy
the seme, S jo,non. Post office receipt*, from
debts of hanks, and other incidental receipts,
100,000. Estimated amount uf means a-
vnilahle fur thu service of the year 1811,
i io,.ijj,;ua.
And tlnrd. Amount nf the several ap
propriatiuo* for tile year Iktl. I. Perma
nent appropriation*, viz. principal and inte
rest of public debt $ 1,4/7,77*—gradual in-
crease of the navy jOO.OOO—arming t e mi
ntia,SOO,000: Indian annuities, lit,000—In
dian trading Iiiumcs, llt.ouo—civ ilixaliun *1
Indians, 10,000—8,;lj8,776. t. Temporary,
agreeably tu ttin sever..I apprupriatiuu* made
fur the service of ill* prvscnt year. For th*
service nf the navy, J 2,909,00:1—fur the
military,4,998,411—civil department I,il7,-
3M—public buildings,90,44j—private claim*
estimated at toil,non—treaty nf Ghent, pre
sumed -tJ.OOO—Spanish treaty, suppuaed
100,000—9,098,St I —I j, 17 j,l 17. Leaving
an excess uf receipt-, over the tipciiac* au
thorized by law , uf j 898,111,
.'/nJ of the Slalt of the Finanert.
Actual balance against the Treasury on
the l.l day of January —ten report ol the
committee of Way* and Means, 4,879,094.
Tu which mutt lie added amount dun by the
Vincennes hank,and which will hot be avail
able fur the service of the present year—are
Secretary’* hitter of I4lll m»t. tl4,S08—Ac
tual deficit Iu be provided fur 4,793,904.—
Tn supply that deficit tlvere may be applied
the surplus uf the estimated receipts, in
1821, over tbe expenditures sulbnrized by
the several act* uf apprupriatiuu passed dur
ing the present session, which is presumed
by Ihe preceding view, tu amount to the
min uf 898,III. And th# av affable funds io
tlie Treasury oil the 1st day of January,
201,483—1,139,674—Leaving on actual de
ficit tu lie provided for by loan,of 3,631,221.
But if the estimate uf the Secretary of th*
Treasury should prove correct, tu wit: that
the customs will yield only fourteen millions,
then there must he added (th* difference be
tween hi* e»tiinate and that uf the cmqmil-
lee) the sum uf 1,903,320—f 44A9,jj0.
The cnmmittr* under all these circum-
stanres ui difficulty and doubt, auhmvt a bill
authorizing a loan fur four iuiUj/M*e five hun
dred thousand dollar*.
Tbe House niff p. rccive s different-, be-
im m the prreent report and ffiat of the Pit,
uf Frh. arising out of tbe *X|M-ndituivs he.
i:,» hut (mill'd in the one as estimates, and
'hi muvf a* (he artuul soma appropriated
l*.-r th* serftc* nf the present year—and ; n
tne esltimt* uf receipts fur laud during the
year 1821, the Committee hate m their pre
sent report, assumed only one helf the a-
mount uf tlieir foronvr, which was taken
•-.im the estimate of the Te»eaury. Th e
committee do not pretend to much personal
knowledge on the subject, but, from cunver-
sal inn with well informed gentlemen from
tha Bed and south, and a correspondence
with tlie Secretary oftbe Treasury, they
were in.breed tu believe it would be unsale
to rely on a larger sum than eight hun
dred thnuiuiel dollars to be received for lain)
during the prevent year. The House will,al
so, jierceivei difference ill Ihe availablefunds
arising frum tbe default of the Bunk of Vin
cennes.
Retrenchment in the Public Expenditures..
The deductions tmvJu from the esti
mate* of tlm several departments for
KUO, unto unted to t he sum of $2,130,000..
Thole fur 1821, umuunt to 2,317,lour*
4,447,loo—viz. civil 116,308, mtltUcy
1,481,064, naval, including $300,000
from gradual increase, 710,383. Total
amount of retrenchments in the annual
public expenditure during tbe sixteenth
Congress $4,417,107.
It will be perceived, by th* preceding
view, that tlie expenditures for Ihe pie-
sent year are lest than lifteeri and n half
millions, l it* committee are of opinion
that those of the nett year will not ex«
ceed fifteen millions, far, during that
year, the whole effect ol the reduction
of tlie army will be felt ; that reduction
has reduced the expense of the present
year $ 061.000, and will reduce that of
the next, nearly one. million. The re-
vidolionary pensioners will cost in future
$ 200,000 leu than the sum appropria
ted for the present year. In line, the
committee are uf opinion that Ihe re
ceipts will, (if no unforeseen change
should happen.) greatly exceed the an
nual expenditures.
All which tbe committee respectfully
submit.
sao* Till MSW'fl/RK iSltlCIt.
At Ihe anniveifary dinner of tbe Fox
Club in Edinburgh, (lie following tuu>t
and prefatory remarks were given by Mr.
Jeffrey :—t\c publish them, not because-
we feel particularly llattered by the praise,
of any foreigner, however distinguished
lie may he. hut to remove Ihe errnneour
impression* respecting the opinions *f
tin* country eulerlained by the celebrat
ed conductor of the Edinburgh Review
“ Mr. Jeffrey observed, that they bad
.already remembered the friends of liber
ty, and of those principles which they
were then assembled to commemorate, in
other portion* of the empire, and they
had. with due honors, drank the health*
of tha Whigs of England and of I reland i
but it occurred to him, that there was a-
oother division ol those persons, not
much more remotely allied in poiot of
consanguinity, nor much further remov
ed, he trusted, in point of friendship nod
affection, wbo ought not, upon such an
occasion, to be forgotten. He alluded
to tlie freemen of the Loited States of
America: men derived from British blood;
who inherited from us Ihe genuine spirit
of British liberty, and wbo administer*
th* British Constitution, and embody
its principles in other forms, but who,
in point offset and in substance, had de
rived (heir principle* from the same
source with our own. They had ac
commodated these principles to farms of
administration, and engrafted them on
constitutions probably bettor suited to
their condition than any other; while
we preferred the old fashion of our go
vernment, and adhered to tbote form*
and practices to which all our habits and
association* had been adapted. But
though there were no doubt rontiderw-
ble difference* in the forms of their con
stitution, the identity of its principles,
and the effect* of these principles, held
out in every point the strongest claim* oo
our sympathy and affection.
1 be ( nited States of America are as
similated to Englaud io all (be substantial
ami characteristic qualities of free go
vernment. They have submitted tbeir
concern* to the same representative go
vernment, and to the same code of laws;
ami they have also that blessed institu
tion of trial BY JCBV, which has never
been naturalized iu suy other communi
ty but this, and is altogether of British
growth. Like us, they are distinguish
ed by their pre-eminence in all tbe arts
ol peace—like us, distinguished by the
-piritjvf commercial and maritime enter
prise—ami, like us, by the practice of
such meeting* at are here assembled, in
which every patriotic feeling it warmed,
and tuc spirit of the people is excited,
without danger, and without fear of tu
muli or disorder, iipou all those subject*
that come to be disciirted in the hall of
llieir representative*. Considered uo-
.tier this aspect, it seemed not only unna
tural. but impious, to contemplate tlie
likelihood of any future Hostility betwixt
natiiiu* to closely allied. We tee so
many traits of fondly likeness, so many
bonds of sympathy, the community of our
language and literature, the resemblance
nf our plain and simple manners, our
common predilection for tlios* domestic
affections li/r which we are distinguished
in both hemispheres—that with su many
trait* of affinity, he could not allow him
self to anticipate soy future difference
between the Ineiuls of liberty here, and
th* friuud* ef liberty in that other por
tion of tbe globe. (.Ipplautt.) He had
already said, that while we naturally
and properly prefer our own ancient
institution*, aud continue our submission
to those forms which we have adopted,
there were still eome things in the ad-
miuistratioe of that couotry that well de
served our admiratioo.' 'When wa look
at tbe great practical economy in all the
branches of their government—at that
UDrcstrajned liberty of the piew whsefa