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TJESDAY, JUNE 4, 1322.
No. It
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AYTUMUTN.
AN ACT far (tic i-eUt-f of tlie officers, volun
teers, «u<i«t her parsons, elignged in tile !«•«■
campaign iifnin't Ihfi Seminole Indium.
He it enacted by the Semite amt Home of
Representative.1 of the United States of A me
rle.1 in Congress assembled, That any tifficrr.
volunteer, ranker, cavalry, or otliiT persons,
engaged in tlin campaign of one thousand
, ; Hit hundred and eighteen, against the Se-
niTnnlc Indians, who has sustained damage
i, v reason of the. loss of any horse or horses,
which, in consequence of the. government
of the United States failing to supply suffi
cient forage, while engaged in said service,
died, or were unavoidably abandoned and
tost, shall be. allowed and paid the value
thereof.
See. 1. And be it further enacted, That
said officers, volunteers, and rangers, caval
ry, or other persons, for the loss of any ne
cessary equipage, of said horse or horses, or
for any guns lost in saitl service, or which
were left in possession of the United Stales,
or of any officer thereof, shall he allowed
nnd paid the value thereof; said claims to
be paid out of any moneys in the Treasury,
not otherwise appropriated : Provided, That,
Jf any payment shall have been made, to any
officer or soldier aforesaid, for the use and
risk, after the death nr abandonment of his
horse, such amount shall he deducted from
the. value thereof, unless said officer or sol- __
dier shall shew that he was remounted, io | ^niler the dominion of Great-Rritain, have
to wiitelftho Indian title has hern extinguish
ed, he, after the flotli day of October m"xt,
attached tft the district .established by the
first section of this act, and the public lands
therein shall he sold, on the stlme terms and
conditions, nnd in (tic same maimer, and pa
tents shall issue fur the lauds so sold, agree
ably to the provisions of tile laws for the dis
posal of the public lands oflhe United States,
in tho state, of Mississippi, w ith the excepti
on of section numbered sixteen, in each
township, which shall he reserved for the
use of schools within the same, and of such
other reservations as now are made,or here
after may he made by law. And it shall he
the duty of the Register of the district of
Madison comity, under the direction of the
Commissioner of the General Land Office,
to transfer such hooks, maps, and records,
or transcripts thereof, to the Register ap
pointed for the district established by the
first section of this art, as may be necessary
to carry into complete effect the provisions
of this section of this act.
Sec. 1. And be it further enacted, That,
from and after the 30th day of October next,
sueh part of the district east of Pearl river,
as lirs within the state of Mississippi, be at
tached to, and constituted a part of, the dis
trict of Jackson county ; and the President
of the United States shall cause the land of
fice to he removed to such place, within the
district of Jackson county, as established by
this act, ns ho may deem convenient ; and
that part of the district of Jackson county
which lies within the state of Alabama shall
lie attached to, and constitute a part of, the
district cast of Pearl river, in Alabama—and
it shall he the duty of the register of the dis
trict ea«t of Pearl liver, and the register of
the district of Jackson county, each, to trans
fer to the other sueh hooks, records, sur
veys, or the transcripts thereof, as shall he
necessary to carry into complete effect the
pros isions of this section of this act.
Washington, Glh May, 1822.—Approved.
AN ACT in addition to the act concerning na
vigation, and also to authorize the appoint
ment of deputy collectors.
Re it enacted by the Senate and House nf
Representatives of the United Slates of A-
mrrica in Congress assembled, That on satis
factory evidence being given to the Presi
dent <if the United States that the ports in
the islands or colonies in the Wi st-Indies,
fnr the due observance of the, laws regulat
ing trade and intercourse with the .Indian
tribes—and said licences may be granted for
atiTm not exceeding seven years, for the
trade with" the remote tribes of Indians be
yond the Mississippi, and two years for the
trade with till the other tribes. And the super
intendents and agents shall return to the Se
cretary of War, w ithineai'h year,an abstract
of all licences granted, showing by and to
whom, when, and where, granted, with the
amount of the bonds and capital employed,
to lie laid before Congress, at the next sessi
on thereof.
See. 1!. And be it further enaeted, That it
shall and may lie lawful lor tho President of
the United States, in execution of the pow
er vested in him by the 21st section uf the
act of the doth of March, 1802, aforesaid, to
which this is ail amendment to direct Indian
agents, governors of leriitories acting «s su
perintendents of Indian affairs, and military
officers, to cause the stores and package* ui
goods of all traders, to be searched upon »u»
piemn or iufot matfnn that ardent spirits an
carried iirto the. Indian countries by sard
traders, in violation of the said altst section
of the act to which this is an amendment—
and ifany ardent spirits shall he sn found, all
which case the deduction shall only extend
Xo the time such officer or soldier served 00
foot : And provided, also, That, il aov pay
ment shall have been made to any officer or
soldier, on account of clothing, such pay
ment shall lie deducted Irom the value ot
bis horse or accoutrement.: And provided
further, That no claim shall he allowed un
der the provisions of this act, until proper
evidence shall have been received by the
accounting officers from the company to
which the claimants shall have belonged,
shewing the number of horses lost in said
company in manner aforesaid, the time
when lost, and the name of the owner.
See. 3. And be it further enacted, That
the accounting officer of the Treasury De
partment shall audit and settle those claims
under such rules and regulations as the Pre
sident of the United Stales may prescribe.
PHILIP P. BARBOUR,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
JOHN’ GAILLARD,
President of the Senate pro-tempure.
Washington, May 4, 1822.—Approved,
JAMES MONROE.
AN' ACT providing fnr (lie disposal of (lie Pub
lic I,suds in the Stole of Mississippi, ami for
the better organization of the land districts
in the. states of Alabama and Mississippi.
lie il enacted bij the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of A-
vuricain Congress assembled, That all that
tract of country which was ceded to the U-
nited States by a treaty with the Choctaw
Indians, held on the 18th day of October,
in the year of our Lord 18-20, near Doake s
stand, 111 the state of Mississippi, lie, and the
same is hereby formed into a land district ;
and for the disposal of the public lands in the
Said district, a land office shall be establish
ed within the same, at such convenient place
as the President of the United Slates may
direct and appoint—and fnr said office a Re
gister and Receiver shall he appointed by
the President, by and with the advice nnd
consent of the Senate, who shall severally
give bond, with security, behire entering on
the duties of their respective offices, in like
manner, and for like sums—shall receive s-i-
milar compensation, fees, and emolument*
and shall perform similar duties, and pus
suss similar powers, with all other Register?
and Receivers of public moneys of the Unit
ed States, appointed by law for the disposal
of the public land—and shall, in all respects,
be governed by the laws of the U oiled States
providing for the. disposal of the public lands
-Provided, however, That tlw first sale of
(he lands witllitl the district aforesaid may
he held at such convenient place within the
district west of Pearl river as the President
of the United States may appoint— And
provided also, Tint lhe President mi), it it
should he necessary, in consequence iff the
establishment of a new basis meridian, at
tach a portion of the land otherwise belong
ing to the district established by this act to
the district west of Pearl river.
See. 2. .hid be it farther enacted, That the
President of the United States he, and lie i*
hereby authorized, when he shad think pro
per, to cause so much of the land within the
district evented by this act. or winch may he
attached to the district of Pearl river, and
which may he surveyed, to he exposed to
sale, on the same terms and conditions, and
in the. same manner, as all otlwr public lands
of the United States, with the exception of
section numbered sixteen, in each township,
which shall he reserved for the use of school:
within the same—and of such other reserya
tion«, as now may, or hereafter may, exist
by virtue of any art ol cession, treaty, or
l.iiv of the United States—and for the lands
fo sold, patents shall issue on the terms and
conditions, and ill the manner provided by
law in relation to all other public lauds of the
United States.
Ser. ft. And be il further enacted, That all
tile lands lying on tile east side of the l urn*
Kigbcc river, 13 the state ot Mississippi, and
been opened to the vessels of the U. State
the President shall he, and hereby i?, autho
rized to issue his proclamation, declaring
that the ports oflhe U. States shall thereaf
ter he open to the vessels of Great Britain
employed in the trade and intercourse be
tween the United States, and sueh islands
or colonies, subject to sueh reciprocal rides
and restrictions as the President of the Unit
ed States may, by such proclamation, make
and publish, tiny thing in the lawn, entitled
“ An act concerning navigation,” or an act,
entitled “ An act supplementary to an act
concerning navigation,” to the contrary ilot-
w itlislanding.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That, in
the event of the signature of a treaty or con
vention concerning the navigation or com
merce between the United States R France,
the President of tile. United States lie, and
is hereby, authorized, should he deem the
same expedient, by proclamation, to sus
pend, until the end of the next session of
Congress, the operation uf the net, entitled
“ An act to impose a new tonnage duty on
French ships and vessels, and tor other pur
poses and also to suspend, as aforesaid,
all other duties on French vessels, or the
goods imported in the same, which may ex
ered the duties on American vessels, and on
similar goods imported in the same.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the
aforesaid first and second sections of this act
shall continue in force to the end of tho next
session of Congress, and no tDnger.
See. <1. And be it further enacted, That the
third, fourth, and seventh sections of the act
passed the 3d day of March, 11)17, entitled
“ An act to continue in force an act, further
(o provide for the collection ol duties on im
ports and tonnage, passed the 3d day of
March, 1810, and for other purposes,” he,
ami 1 he same arc hereby revived and made
perpetual.
Washington, May C. 1322.—Approved.
the goods oflhe said traders shall heforhit -non as may be
ed, one half In the use oflhe informer, ill'
other half to the use of the government, hi-
licence cancelled, and bond put iu suit.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all
purchases for, and on account of, Indians,
for annuities, presents, and otherwise, shall
he made by the Indian agents and Govern
ors of territories, acting as superintendents
within their respective districts—and all
persons, whatsoever, charged or trusted with
the disbursement nr application of money,
good", or effects, of any kind, for the benefit
of Indians, shall settle their accounts, annual
ly, at the War Department, on the first day
of September ; and copies of the same shall
belaid before Congress at the commence
ment of the ensuing session, by the proper
accounting officer, together with a list of the
names of all persons to whom money, goods,
or effects, had been delivered, within the said
year, (br the benefit of the Indians, specify
ing the amount and object for which it was
intended, and showing who are delinquent,
if any, in forwarding their accounts accurd
ing to the provisions of this act.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That, in
all trials about the right of property, in which
Indians shall he party on one side, fc white
persons 00 the other, the burthen of prool
shall rest upon the white person, in every
ease in which tho Indian shall make out a
prctsunilinn of title in himself, from the im.t
of previous possession and ownership.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That it
shall and may he lawful for the President of
the United States, from time to timu, to re
quire additional security, and in larger a-
mounts, from all persons charged or trusted
under the. laws of the United Slates, with
the disbursement nr application of money,
goods, or effects, of any kind, for the benefit
of the Indians.
See. 0. And be it further enacted, That the
President of Ilia United States, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, may
appoint a superintendent of Indian affairs, to
reside at St. Louis, whose powers shall ex
tend to all Indians frequenting that place,
whose salary shall he fillecn hundred dollars
per annum—and one agent for tile tribes
within the limits nf East and West Florida,
with a salary of fifteen hundred dollars.
Washington, May 0, 1822.—Approved.
his orders, towards satisfying or cxtingqisli-
ing the treaty obligations on the part oftlie U-
nited States, to keep up trading houses with
the Indiana ; also, towards the payment of
annuities due, or to become due, to Indian
tribes ; also, in making the customary pre
sents to tribes or individuals in amity with
tile United States, and the surplus, if any,
may be sold to the best advantage, under
the orders of the President, and the pro
ceeds paid over to the Treasury of the Uni
ted (states.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
the furs, peltries, effects, and property, re
ceived under the di al section of this act, shall
tin sold in the manner the President may
direct ; the debts due and owing shall lie.
collected under l.is orders ; ami all the iiio-
ney received fmm these sources, and all that
shall he received from the Superintendent
of Indian trade, and from tile factors, and
suhrfaetors, shall he paid over, as last as re
ceived, into the Treasury of the United
States : Provided, That such sums may be
uU.-. ..si amt applied, under Hie orders of the
President of the United States, ns may lie
.ecesaary to defray the expenses of carrying
this art into effect.
See. 4. And be it further enacted, That, as
Stale of Alabama, under the direction of the.
Legislature thereof, according to the pro
visions on thin subject contained iu the act.
entitled “ All Act to enable the people til
the, Alabama Territory to form a constitu
tion and state government, and lor the ad
mission ot sueh slate into the Union on an
equal footing with the original .States,” and
to no other purpose, and an annual account
of the same shall lie transmitted to the Se
cretary of the Treasury, by such officer or
person ol the State as the legislature thereof
shall direct, and of its application, if any lie
made ; and in default of sueh return being
made, the Secretaiy of the Treasury is
hereby required to withhold the payment of
any sum or sums that may then Le due, or
which therefore may become due, until a
return shall be made, as herein required:
Provided, That the Secretary of the Trea
sury shall not allow to either of the. said
States of Mississippi and Alabama three per
as are imposed by religion arid morality,
and that within these limits, intellectual
attainments are the most valuable, ar.d
ought lo he respected as the most invio
lable property we can possess.
Our common schools, alter having
been diffused Ihroughuut the Slate, nod
liberally endowed, on principles of en
tire equality, have been committed to
the protection of the people at large.—
No duties therefore remain unperformed
by the Legislature, hut to observe with
vigil,mt attention, whether the system
which .their wisdom has formed, is duly
executed,
I11 conformiqty with the laws of na
ture, which tire, alway s wise, provision is
ffiade in Anr system, for instituting Schools
efhigher order than those which may ho
cent, on the nett proceeds of the salts of! established by the districts. These are
AN ACT to abolish the United States' Trading
Establishment with the Indian Tribes.
after the commencement
of the next session of Congress, the I’rcsi-
lont of the United States shall cuminuni-
ate lo Congress tin; manor in which lie shall
have caused this act to he executed, shewing
tile amount of moneys, furs, peltries, and
other effects, and the amount and descrip
tion of goods, w ares, and merchandise, and
the actual cash value thereof, received from
the Superintendent of Indian Trade, and
each of the factors and sub-factors, under
the provisions of this art.
PHILIP P. BARBOUR,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JOHN GAILLARD,
President oflhe Senate, pro-temporc.
Washington, May C, 1822.— Approved,
JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT to provide for paying to the State of
Missouri, Mississippi, nnd Alabama, three
per cent, of the nett proceeds arising trom
the sale of the Public bauds within the
same.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United Staten of A-
merica in Congress assembled, That the Se
cretary of the Treasury shall, from time to
time, and whenever the quarterly accounts
nf public moneys of the several Land Of
fices in the said slate of Missouri shall he
settled, pay three per cent, of the nett pro
ceeds oflhe sales oftlie. lands of the United
Stales, laying within the state of Missouri,
which, since the first day of January, one
thousand eight hundred and, twenty-one,
have been, or hereafter may he, sold by ill
United Slates, after deducting all expense
incidental to the same, to sueh person, or
person's, ns may or shall he authorized by
Ulia Legislature of the said state of Missouri
to receive the same; which sum or sums,
thus paid, shall he applied to the making of
public roads and canals within the said
stale of Missouri, under the direction of tin
Legislature thereof, according to the pruvi
sinus on this subject contained the act of
Congress of the sixth of March, one thou
sand eight hundred and twenty, entitled
“ An act to authorize the people oftlie Mis
souri Territory, to form n constitution and
state government, and for the admission
of such state into the Union on an equal
footing with the original states, and to pro
hibit slavery in certain territories,” and to
no other purpose. And an annual account
of the same shall he transmitted to the fce-
ptiblic finds Within thu liums «*f the late
Mississippi Tenitm-y after deducing inci
dental expuiices, until the sum of one mil
lion two hundred and fifty lliousnud dollars
stipulated to be paid by the U. States to the
Slate ol Georgia, for the cession of the Mis
sissippi Territory, now composing the States
ot Mississippi and Alabama, shall have been
first paid and deducted ; nor until the stock
rented under the provisions of the net of
’ongress of the thirty-first of March, one
thousand eight hundred and fourteen, en
titled “An Act providing for the indemni
fication of certain claimants of public lands
in the Missisippi Territory,” and the art [youth, intelligence, vigour and energy,
in all those concerns of active life, to
which they may be devoted. A College
in the Slate of Vermont, is now conduc
ted on these principles, and l have no
doubt that it is one oflhe most useful in
stitutions in this country.
In connexion with this suggestion, t
deem it mv duty lo observe, that tho
Journal if Science, which has for some
time been published at New Haven, and
conducted by one of the Professors of
'1 ;!e College, has acquired a circulation
throughout the United States, and lias es
tablished an extensive coritspondenra
upplemenlary thereto, shall have been re
deemed, or if not entirely redeemed, tile
residue to be deducted from the nett pro
ceeds.
Pill I IP P. B ARBOUR,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
JOHN GAILLARD,
President oftlie Senate, pro tempore.
Washington, May 3, 1S2‘2—Approved,
JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT to continue in force “ An act de
claring the consent of Congress to act- ot
the state of South Carolina, author!::.ny, ", •
City council of Charleston to impose amt
collect a duly oil the tonnage of vessels
from foreign porls , and to acts of the state
Re it enacted hi/ the Senate anil House of
Representatives of the United States of Ame
rica\ in Congress assembled, That tin; Pre
sident of the United States shall he, and
hereby is, authorized and required to cause,
the business of the United Stales’ trading
houses among Indian tribes, to be closed,
and the. accounts of the Superintendent of
Indian trade, and of the factors, and sub-
factms, to he settled ; and, for that purpose,
the President is hereby authorized to select,
from among the Indians agents, or others,
a competent number of lit and suitable per
sons, to he and appear at the office of Indian
trade in Georgetown, in the. District of Co
lumbia, and at each of the tribes, on or be-
precioue institutions, well adapted to en
courage still higher advances in science.
A third grade might be introduced, or
perhaps engrafted on some of our exist
ing academies, with great benefit to the
State, urn! with as high a probability of
profit, ns any investment ofcapital with
in my knowledge. Insuch institutions,the
indespensable intentions to religion and
morality might he united with instruc
tion, in nil those branches of phvsicnl
science and knowledge, which impart to
ot Georgia, nutlioriziiig the imposition and I in the mo9t polished nnd literary N
collection of a duty 011 the tonnage of
sets in the ports of Savannah and St. Mary’s.
Re it tnneied by the Senate and House of
Representatives oflhe United States of Amer
ica in Congress assembled, That the act, en
titled “ An act declaring the consent of
Congress to acts of the stale of South Caro
lina, authorizing the City Council of Char
leston to impose and collect a duty on the
tonnage of vessels from foreign ports; to il
to arts ot tlie stale of Georgia, anthorizim
lie imposition and collection of a duty on
of Europe. Its object is to rruder com
mon to this country, nnd lo the world, n
know ledge of our vast resources, con
nected with notices oflhe means of ren
dering all discoveries 22. inventions, both
here it elsewhere, useful to ourselves and
to mankind. While pursuing its silent &
unobtrusive career, it has centered a ce
lebrity on the State anil on the College,
which they never before derived from
the tonnage of vessels in the porls of Su- : >ny single publication. Neither the li-
vanuali and St. Mary’s,” passed the twenty- terary labours, nor even the publication
ninili ol April, one thousand eight hundred have derived any aid from the fund* of
and sixteen, shall be, and the same is here lhe State, or the College, but have l.ith-
hy, continued m force for three years, und ' ,,, 7 .’ nave 111111-
V....’ f ‘ r,n “ben wholly gratuitous and unre
warded. I most earnestly recommend this
to the end of the next session of Congress
thereafter : Provided, always, and it is here
by farther enacted, That il shall he tin: duty
if the City Council of Charleston, e 1 1
Journal to your protection, that after
proper inquiry, you may decide whether
the Collectors of the polls of Savannah and j any, or w hat assistance, is necessary to
St. Mary’s, lo transmit to the tsecmtioy of) insure it against any hazard of a decline
lhe 1 reasury an annual account of the sums . ln ,| that if nru^ii-ai- , ... ,
llvcted, and of the application of the same "[, V..\ . u!,.. P . 1 l' 0 , “ 8 Utll "y ma > be
for tin* purposes aforesaid.
Washington, May 7, 18 22.—Approved.
... , fort; tho third day of June next, or ns soon
AN ACT lor llio relict ot certain insolvent n3 can conveniently he done, to
. ,1 . in t demand and receive of anil from the Suner-
Ue it enacted >y ,r. ,• an c am ous o ( . n( j ent 0 f Indian Trade, and oftlie res-
Rcprcscntatives oj the Luted Sal n oj A mt- fetors,and sub-factors.all the goods.
riram Congress assembled, l bat so much an( , ln ; vchitn( | isP , fm-s,’peltries, evi
dences of debt, and property anil ef
fects of every kind, which may he in their
power or possession, by virtue of their rcs-
of the seventeenth section of the art, enti
tled “ An act fnr the relief of insolvent debt
ors within the District of Columbia,” ap
proved on the 3d day of March, 1803, as de
clares that the provisions of the said act shall
not he eonatnied to extend (o any debtor
who has not resided in the District of Co
lumbia one yeiffffiext preceding his appliea-
catinn for relief under the said net. shall he,
and the same is hereby repealed—-Provided,
That no discharge under this act, or the act
to which it is amendatory, shall operate n-
gainst any creditor residing without the li-
mits oftlie District of Columbia, except the
creditor at whose instance the debtor may
he confined. This art shall commence and
he in force from and after the passing there
of.
Approved, May C, 1822.
AN ACT to amend an net. entitled “ An act to
regulate trade and intercourse with the In
dian tribes, and to preserve peace on the
frontiers,” approved 30lh March, 1&02.
P,e il enacted by the Senate nnd House of
Representatives of the United Stales of Ame
rica in Congress assembled,That the seventh
section of the art, entitled “ An act to regn
late trade and intercourse with the Indian
(iihe», and to preserve peace on the fron
tiers,” shall he, and the same is hereby re
pealed—and, from and after tho passing of
this act, it shall lie lawful for the supnioten
dents of Indian affairs in the territories, and
Indian agents, under tlie direction of tin
Fiesident of the. United States, to grant li
renees to trade with Indian tribes— whie!
licenses shall he granted to citizens nfthe U
States, and to none others, taking from theiti
bonds, with securities, in the penal sum. not
exceeding five thousand dollars, proportion
ed to the capital employed, and, conditioned
poctive offices, and justly due and belonging
to the United States; and the said agents,
selected for tile purpose aforesaid, shall lie
furnished with the copies of the latest quar
terly returns of the said superintendent,
factors, and suh-lactors, as rendered by
them to them to the Treasury Department,
nnd copies of any other papers in tho said
Department which will shew what is, nr
ought to he due and coining to the United
States, from the said office of Indian trade
in George-town, and from each oftlie tra
ding-houses.established among Indians. And
the persons so selected shall enter into bond,
with good and sufficient security, in such
sums as may he required by the President
of the United f-tates, for the faithful dis
charge oftlie duties enjoined on them by
the provisions nf this act. And from anil
after the third day of June nuxt, the act of
the second “f March, one thousand eight
hundred and eleven, entitled “An act for
establishing trading houses with Indian
tribes,” shall he continued in force, for the
purposes only of enforcing all bonds, debts,
contrai ls, demands nnd rights, which may
have arisen, and all penalties and punish
ments which may have been, or uiay he in
curred, under the provisions of the said act,
and for the settlement of this accounts of
the superintendent, factors, and sub-factors,
at the Treasury Department.
Sec. i.And be it further enacted, That the
goods, wares, and merchandise, w hich shall
cretary of the Treasury, by such oIlierr or
purgin', oftlie slate, as the legislature there
of shall direct, and of its application, if any
he made; amt, in default of such return he-
iqg made, the Secretary of the Treasury is
hereby required to withhold the payment nf
any sum or sums, that may then he due, or
w hich, (hereafter may become due, until a
return shall he made, as herein required.
See. 2. And he it further enaeted, That
the Secretary of the Treasury shall, from
time to time, anil whenever the quarterly
accounts of public moneys of the several
land offices iu the state of Mississippi, shall
he settled, pay three per cent, of the nett
proi ends oflhe sales of lhe lands of the Uni
ted Status lying within the state of Missis
sippi, which since the first day of Decem
ber, one thousand eight liundu d and sev en
teen, have been, or hereafter may he, sold
by the United Stales, after deducting all ex
penses incident Lo the same, io sueh person
or persons as may or shall he authorized bv I r. 1 1 . - .
,, 1 , 1 . . ,", . J literary establismerjls are rising, or he
the legisl ature ol tile said state ot Alississqi- '
pi, to receive the same; which nuin or sums
thus paid, shall he applied to making public
roads and canals within the said state, ac-
iliug to the prov isions on this subject con
tained in tlie act, cut lied “ An act to ena
ble the people of lhe western part of the
Mississippi territory to term a constitution
arid state government, and for the admis
sion of such state into the Union on an
equal footing w ith the original states,” and
to no other purpose ; and an annual account
nfthe same shall lie transmitted to the Se
cretary, nfthe Treasury, hv such officer or
person of the state, as the legislature thereof!, i,„, r a, 0 ,
1 - r , mat tor a long time, we stud cunt nue to
shall direct, and of its application, if any he , , ,
made; and, in default of such return being l,e « colonizing State, and that our suns
made, the Secretary of the Treasury j s who leave us, can only acquire that e-
hereby required to withhold the payment of qunlslalion in society, which will he al-
any sum or sums that may theji he due, nr lotted lo their \ irtues ;mil intellectual at-
w'hich thereafter may become due, until a ! taimnents.
return shall he made as herein required.
See. 3. And he it farther enaeted, That the
Secretary of tlie Tirnsury shali, limn time
to time, and whenever the quarterly ar
il! further augmented.
A laudable zeal lor promoting internal
improvements, has been excited hv the
brilliant examples of neighboring States;
& | have no doubt,that thesuljeet w ill re
ceive from yop, that impartial attention,
"hu ll a respect to public sentiment and
the interests of our constituents de
mand.
CONNECTICUT.
The Legislature of that slate metal Nevv-Haven
on the 1st ult Qov Walcot’s Message mis
delivered on the follow ing day.—Sulijoim d
are a few extracts, which w ill give an idea
of tlie enlightened views of that statesman :
hi a review of past transactions, con
nccted, w itli proposals for future im
provements, it would he a great omis- rr.ovt the democratic press
sion not to notice our estaldtshin. nts for; COURT OF OVER AND TIM! uivrr.i
promoting lvlucntion. These are inn o f , T (lnfll | a|) .1 - i ‘ Jt '
nourishing condition, and are the glory .... . . . ^ " r !' 1 n colored
of this Slate. During a commie, able pe- j Bur 'ffirv. ” ° n 11 l>f
rioil, Vale College was an advanced sta-j
non on tho frontiers nf American litera
ture. 1 shall leave to history the duty
of awakening the public memory to the I
names of eminent men distinguished in
every branch of human knowledge, and
of recounting (he services they have
rendered to (he cause of science and \ ir-
tue. Wo are now surrounded by en
lightened 22 opulent communities, whose
tv e
risen, to an equality with our own.—
I heir great success can excite no un
pleasant emotions in our breasts, be
cause it is merely the accomplishment
of purposes which we have constant!;
labored to promote, We ran only fail
in performing our duties, when wo for
get that the services of preceding gene
rations, are pledges for the duties which
we owe to posterity ; that in an age nf
general improvement, whatever is not
advancing, is at least relatively decliuiu
All human duties relate to God, or to
our fellow men. The first tire rcvpaled,
and it is tlie right nf every man to inter
ments of public moneys of thu .ever; j land j pre-t them according to the dictates of
offices in ihu stain of Alabama shall be si l
lied, pay three per cent, of the nett pro
ceeds of the rales of the lands oftlie United
States lying within the. state of Alabama,
which, since the first day of September, in
the year one thousand eight hundred and
nineteen, have been, or hereafter may he,
sold by the United States, after deducting
all expend’* incident to the same, to such
person or persons ns may or shall be au
thorized hv the Legislature of the said State
he delivered over to the agents oftlie Uni- j of Alabama In receive the same, which sum J ‘
led States, under the prov isions of this act or sums, thus paid, shall he applied to malt- I human capacity, we can only be certain,
shall he placed at tin* disposition of the Pro-, iog public roads and canals, and improving | conduct of men ought to be sub
sided of the United States, subject, unffqr 1 the navigation of rivers, wifliin Ute said fject to uo o’,her restraints, than such
Ins own conscience. Education relates
to our social duties, which arise, from
our intellectual or physical capabilities ;
and that system is best, which most in
pidly and most extensively imparts to
successiv e generation, the knowledge of
whatever has been, or, can he known,
with the faculty of performing whatever
has been, or can be performed. As we
cannot yet perceive the boundaries ol
Much difficulty was found in
obtaining a sufficient number nf Jurors.
The Counsel for the accused were
Messrs. Diddle Memdith & Dunlap. Mr!
Kitteru conducted tlie prosecution. A
person hemp railed as a Juror, was in
terrogated by Y\ in. lM. Meredith, ivu.
as to bis having made up hi< mind or de
clared an opinion as to the guilt or inno
cence of the prisoner. Among other
questions were the following ;
Have you any bias or prejudice against
the prisoner at the bar ?
Ar.’sn. 1 believe him to be an old con->
virt.
Mr. Meredith repeated his question
anil pressed tor a more direct and satis
factory answer. At length the juror
saul No, 1 have not so much prejedice
against him as 1 have agaiust you.”
Qcest. Why Sir have you a prejudice
against me ?
Ansr. Because, in my opinion, nei
ther von nor the other counsel have act
ed very clever towards the. Jury.
Mr. Meredith now turned from the
Juror anil addressing himself to the pre
siding Judge, Hallowi II, anil “Sir, will
you permit the Juror to use such inso
lent language to the prisoner’s counsel?”
Judge Mallow ell -aid he hud not heard
iv hat the Juror said, 22 enquired “ what it
was l” Mr. Meredith again turned to the
Juror, again repeated his question, again
received the same answer, and a "a in
turning to the Court repeat’ d the same
inquiry he had just before made. Again
Judge II Howell declared that he bail
not heard what the Juror had said and
again enquired ” what it was ?” This
answer was evidently unexpected by
Mr. Meredith, and lie said to the Judge.
“ then Sir, you should have attended and
heard and protected the Counsel fn,ra
such insolence.”
Judge Iloilowfell said “I am desiroua
to hear ar.d l wish the Jusoc would turn