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of within whose limits they arc situated *rgo their removal, while many of the Indians cling to their soul, Itepeal- i.l efforts have been made by the Gen eral Government to reconcile the par ties, and to obtain the consent of the Indians to remove, but some of them still persevere in their refusal to go, and call upon the Federal Government for protection. No force hps been employed on cither side, but the right Of sovereignty in the States is propos ed to be exercised over all the Indians within certain of the States, by mak ing them amenable to their laws, and answerable for any violation ol them before their courts of jurisprudence. This policy, it is feared, would prove destructive to the Indians. The question then recurs, how are they to be preserved? The commit tee can perceive but one way, and tint is, by adopting the policy proposed by the Government for their removal and collocation upon lands without the limits of the States and organized Ter ritories. The policy of urging them to leave their country for another Would be deplored if it were not be lieved to be the only effectual measure to secure the prosperity and happiness of themselves and heir posterity.” The Itev. tSaac vl’Coy, who for a number of years has officiated as a Missionary to the North-western tribes, at the stations of Carey and Thomas, and who with others was appointed by the President to explore the country w *st of Missouri and Arkansas, has attended the service, and made a full representation of the country, and ot its local advantages to the Indians. His Report is favourable to their re moval, and his sketch of the country lie visited appears to be drawn with judgment. The following is a brief extract:— “From actual observation, and in formation from others on which I can rely. I think I have formed a pretty correct opinion, so far as the data up on which it is predicated are correct of the regions which nature &our wes leru settlements have described for the purposes of permanent Indian hab station, In fixing the boundaries Slates and smaller divisions of our Country, natui'e is usually consulted. A slip of valuable country lies from Missouri river along the western line of'tlie State of Missouri to its north west corner, one hundred miles hound ed on the southwest by Missouri river. This tract is about fifty miles wide at its northern extremity, and comes to a point at its southern? A' few loways and Sauks have recently been located there. But nature se< ms to have de- ligncd that the Missouri, which, frbm the line of the State, hears greatly to the north, as we ascend, should be the line between the whites and Indians. Farther northwest, the river, doubt less will form this division, and it would appear an injudicious arrange ment which should require us hereaf ter, in the uSC oft hat portion of Mis souri river, to pass through the Indian territory. However excellent might be the gore of land of which we are Speaking, our first thoughts furnish tn my reasons for supposing that an In ti a/settlement, severed from its kin dred by the navigation of Missouri, and lying alongside of the white popular tion. would not flourish. Frour'where the western line ofthd State of Missouri river, the general direction v of the latter, as we ascend,■ is northwest, for the distance, on direct line, oftwo hundred and sixty wiles; it then turns to the west one hundred miles, when it again bcars'to northwest and north,' leaving the ' smaller streams of Rfuufling-water and Punacli rivers, to mark the Westward- ly direction towards the Rocky mfeun tains. I hope, sir, that a glaifle at some of the later maps will procure An apology for my supposing that Run ning-water and I’uncah rivers and the Missouri should form the northern boundary of the Indian territory; the latter river the northeastern; he State of Missouri and Territory ’ Arkansaw the eastern; Red i river (which is here our southern boundary of the United States) the southern - and the uninhabitable regions, stretch ing nearly north and south, on this side.of the Rocky mountains, should form the western limits of the territo Missouri river, to west, on the line of’ two hundred and sixty miles mention ed above. West, beyond the dis tance, of two hundred miles, we inny suppose the country to be uninhabita ble, in consequence ol the absence of timber, and, as report says ,the pover ty of the soil. This tract is sup posed to lie fully adequate to the pur poses which the case will require.— It can hardly be thought too much, when wo consider that three hundred and forty miles of the six hundred have already been assigned to differ ent tribes, notwithstanding the work is scarcely begun.” INDIANS IN THE UNITED STATES. The number of the several tribes which remain, at this time, within the limits o r New York, amounts to 5184. Their land, which consists of reservations secured to them by tre«- ty, is believed to be 248,075 acres. They have abandoned, in a great degree, the hunter state, for the more certain, but laborious pursuits of agri culture. The laudable attempts which have been made to Christianize them have been- crowned'with the success which was anticipated. In Ohio, their number is estimated at 2.407.—Their lauds at 409 101 acres. Among several of the tribe* in this State, the use of spirituous liquors is interdicted. They are said to have reached a point of civi lization highly cheering'to those by whose instrumentality it has been ef fected Many of them have comfor table dwellings* ami neat farms, and are in every respect upon an equality with their white neighbors. JMichigan arid Nin th lV'st Territory -—number 28,830, land 7,056.920 They live by bunting and fishing—have made little progress in civilisation and are much addicted to the use of ardent spirits. Indiana and Illinois.—Number 17.- 005, land 15.418.560. ( Like those jost mentioned, they have felt but in a slight degree, the amelorating influ ences of civilization and Christiani ty* ..... Southern Staten East of the Mississippi. —Number 62,122, land 32,476,806. These tribes have become very much mixed by intermarriages with the, whites, and have outstripped all their brethren in the march of improvement 'ho mechanic arts’have been intro duced amongthem, and agriculture is successfully pursued. Many of them are professing Christians, and have tontributed with a generous hand to the support of schools established a mong them. f Vest of the ,Mississippi.—The whole number West of the Mississippi computed at 350 079. The most the tribes which are spread over this vast extent of country, are yet in state of savage barbarity Tuscumbia Tellegraph. of Ifenidval of the Indians.—The re port made in the House of Represen tativ s by, Mr. M’Lean, chairman the committee on Indian Affairs, is an interesting document. Attached it is one from the Rev. Isaac M’Coy,' which from its length we cannot pub lish, giving ah account of his excursions into what may now be called Indian country, accompanied by deputations from the Choctaws, the Cherokees, Creeks and Chickasaws, for the pur pose of reconciling the remnants of those tribes now resident East of the Mississippi, to the necessity which compels their' removal.—Savannah Georgian. V^e hear with satisfaction, that great good is doing among the Indians in the Upper Province, ft was stated in the public meeting lately held ifi York, that upwards of a thousand from those red men have renounced their former hab.ts of intemperance, and are wishing to be instructed in the cultivation of the soil and in the use ful, arts of life.—Montreal Herald, This tract would be six hundred miles from south to north; in this dis twe, we may suppose there it hah jUble country, of the average width from east to west, of two hundred miles, 'with soro rt exceotions at th*- forth, occasioned bj the iacliaatiou ot Red Jacket? This distinguished Chief Warrior of the six nations, ns will be' noticed by an advertisement in this' day's paper, is now in this city, and will this evening, (Monday) deliver an Address in his native language— he will he clothed in the full <*ostume of his nation. We recommend to our younger class of readers and indeed •o all who have never witnessed a’fair specimen of 1he Aborigines of our ountry, not to lose this opportunity for amusement and instruction in vis iting this highly celebrated Indian. . Jlmer. J\kr. INAUGURAL ADDRESS. Delivered by General Andrew Jack- son, on being sworn into office, as President of the United States, on the 4th March, 1829. Fbilow-Uitizenb—About to un dertake | the arduous duties that I have been appointed to perform by a ee people, I avail myself of this customary and solemn occasion, to ex press the gratitude which their con fidence inspires, and to acknowledge the accountability which my situation enjoins. While the magnitude'of their interests convinces me that no thanks can be adequate to the honor they have conferred, it admonishes me that the best return I can innkqp is the zealous dedication of my humble abilities to their service. As the instruincht of the Federal Constitution, it will devolve on me, for a stated period, to execute the laws of thfe United States; to super intend’ their foreign and their confed erate relations; to.manage their reve nue; to command their forces; and by communications to the Legislature, to wat h over and to promote their in terests generally. And- the priw i- ples of action by which T shall endeav- or to accomplish this circle of duties, is now proper for me briefly to ex plain* In administering the laws of Con gress. I shall keep steadily in.yiew the nutations as well at the extent of the xecutive power, trusting thereby to discharge the functions of my office, without transcending its authority.— With Foreign nations it will be my study to preserve peace, and to cul- ivate friendship, on fair and honorable erms; and in the adjustment any dif ference that may exist or arise, to exhibit the forbearance becoming powerful nation, rather than the sensibility belonging to a gallant' peo ple. In such measures ns I may be call ed to pursue in regard to their rights of .separate States. 1 hope to be ani mated by proper respect for those sovereign’ members of our Union; ta king care not to confound the powers they have reserved for themselves, with those they have granted to the confederacy; The management of the public rev enue—that searching operation in all governments—is among the most del icate and important trust in ours; and it will, of couise, demand no incon siderable share of my official solici tude. Under every aspect in which it can be considered, it would appear that advantage must result from the observance of a strict and faithful e- conemy. This I shall aim* at the more anxieusly, both because it will facilitate the extinguishment of the / national debt—the unnecessary dura tion of which is incompatible with re al independence-—and because it will counteract that tendency to public and private profligacy, which a profuse expenditure of money by the govern ment, is but too apt to engender. Powerful auxiliaries to the attainment of this desirable end, are to be found in’the regulations provided by the wisdom of Congress, for the specific appropriation of public money, and the prompt accountability of public officers. With regard to a proper selection of the subjects of impost, with a view to revenue, it would seem to me that the spirit of equity, caution and com promise, in which the Constitution was formed, requires that the great interests of agriculture, commerce, and manufactures, should be equally fovored, and that, perhaps, the only exception to’this rule, should consist in the peculiar encouragemeht of any products of either of them that may he found essential to our national in dependence. Internal improvement, and the dif fusion of knowledge, so far as they can be promoted by the constitutional acts of the Federal Government are of high importance. Considering standing armies as dan gerous to free government, I shall not iieek to enlarge out present establish ment, nor disregard that salutary les son of political experience wKtch teaches that the military should be Held subordinate to the civil power. r The gradual increase of our navy, whose flag has displayed in distant climes, our skill in navigation, and clur fame in arras; the preservation ol our forts, arsenals, and dock yards; and the introduction of progressive im provements in the discipline and sci ence of both branches of Our military ertice, arc so plainly prescribed by prudence, that ! should he excused lor omitting their mention, sooner than for enlarging on their importance. But the bulwark of our defence is our national militia, which, in the present state of our intelligence and population, must render us invincible. As long as our gov ernment is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will; as'leng as it secures to us the rights of per son and of property, liberty of conscience, and of the, press, it will be worth defending; and so long as it is worth defending, a pat riotic militia will cover it with an impen etrable irgit. Partial injuries and occa sional mortifications we may be subjected to, but a million of armed freemen pos sessed of the means of war, can never be conquered by a foreign foe To any iust system, therefore, calculated to strengthen this natural safeguaid of the country, I shall cheerfuily lend all the aid in my power. It will bfe hiy sincere and constant desire, to observe towards the Indian tribes with in our limits, a just and liberal policy; and to give that humane and considerate atten tion to their rights and their wants, which are consistent with the habits of our government and the feelings of our peo ple. The recent demonstration of public sen timent inscribes, on the list of executive duties, in characters too legible to be over looked, the task of reform; which will re quire, particularly, the correction af those abuses that brought the patronigd of the federal government into conflict with the freedom of elections, and the counterac tion ofthose causes which have disturbed the rightful course of appointment, and have placed or continued power, in un faithful or incompetent hands. In the performance af a task thus gener ly delineated, I shall endeavor to select rnen whose diligence and talents will en sure, in their respective stations, able and faithful co-operation—depending for the advancement of the public service, more on the integrity and zealofthe public of ficers. than on numbers. A diffidence, perhaps to just, in my own (ualifications, will teach me to. look with reverence to the examples of public vir tue left me by my illustrious predecessors, and with veneration to the lights that flew from the mind that founded, and (he mind that reformed, our system. The same diffidence induces me to hope for instruc tion and aid from the co-ordinate branche of the government, and for indulgence and H ort of my .fellow-citizens generally. a firm reliance on the goodness of that Power whose providence mercifully protected our national infancy, and has since upheld our liberties in various vicis situdes, encourages me to offer up my ar dent supplications that he will continue to make our beloved country the. object of his divine care and gracious benedic tion. mhig, fowling about daylight on the morning of the 23d, and arrived at MaUnzns on the 24th. The dead bo dies had probably been thrown over* board; large “gouts of blood” Avert- visible on deck, and the waist and rail of the vessel; fragments of hatches and nautical instruments were scattered over the deck, and nothing appeared to have been plundered ex cept the boats—but the wretched sur vivor, overcome by fear, and tortured by a thousand undefiuable sensations, could uot in the darkness of the uight and the horror of his situation measure the ravages they had committed. Mexico.-—'The New Orleans Cou rier of January 30th, publishes later- verbal accounts form Mexico. All the Slates, with two or three exceptions, are said to have declared in favor of* Guerrero as President, which will probably confirm peace and order in the country. This is spoken of ai founded on very satisfactory informa tion. The following is given as a ru mor not sufficiently authenticated-that Com. Porter has been arrested, and imprisoned at Vera Cruz. The edi tor remarks, with reason, that if thisr should prove true, the measure will probably be found to have been owing to Pedraza’s party in that place, as he is known to be warmly in favor of* Guerrero. - IRELAND. ’ Ireland is a large and fertile Island, situated to the west of Great Brit ain. It is about 300 miles long and NEW ECHOTAs 150 broad, and contains about 7,000,* 000 of inhabitants. During the last 15 years, good people have taken great pains to es tablish and support Sabbath Schools among thfe inhabitants.- The follow* ing table shows how rapidly they have increased. In 1810 there were 2 schools • 87 »choliiSf 1814 250 28,598 1820 1.021 108.77* i 1825 1.702 150,831 1827 ' 1,946 165,000 During the last year, more than 11 000 dollars were expended in support of the schools, of which more thatt 1,300 dollars' were subscribed by* v Sabbath School children in England* v in sums of 1 penny each. / / f ^ The reports give a great many in- s teresting accounts of the glorious bea*’ - -,, efits of the schools.—r Vis. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1829. The Editor of this paper regrets that, owing to indisposition,he is not able to ren der hi* present number as interesting as be would wish. - The cabinet of the new administration is | composed of the following G' ntlempn.- Martin Van Beuren, of New York, Secretary of State. Samuel D. Ingham, of Pennsylvania, Secretary of the Treasury. John H. Eaton, of Tennessee, Secreta ry of War. John Branch, of North Carolina, Sec retary of the Navy. John M’Pherson Berrien, of Georgia^ Attorney General. John M’Lean, the late Post-Master General has been appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of the United States. From the Baltimore American of Saturday 14 th. Horrid Piracy!— The editors of the Jimerican have received from their attentive correspondent at Havnnna, a letter under date of the 28th Februa ry, from which they make the follow ing extracts:—The brig Attentive, Gcozier, sailed front Matanzas for New York with a cargo of molases, sugar and coffee, on the morning of the 22d instant. In six hours after leav ing the port she was captured by a piratical, black topsail schooner, of two long guns and about fifty men. The crew, with the exception of the captain, was driven into the forepeak The unfortunate Grozier was soon af ter heard to groan heavily, and dis tinctly to exclaim twice—“ God hat e merdy on my soul.” The crew was’ • then called up, one by one, and butch ered in detail! The second mate, Alfred Hill, concealed himself below, and the pirates mistaking the number of their victims, neglected him. A- bout dusk, hearing no noise, he ven tured upon deck, and found the vessel abandoned and scuttled; her lumber port had been forced out, and she was fast filling with water. He trimmed her sails and steered for shore, but he fore reaching it she went down. Hill saved himself by a plank, and swim- Murder and- attempt at Suicide.—t On Friday last, John Morgan, of thi* town, a seafaring man, in a state of desparation, probably occasioned bf his jealousy or something, more, con clusive, entered a neighboring house^ where his wife was, and stabbed her to the .heart, with a knife. She fell' dead at his feet. He then plunge^ the same fat?l knife into his own body, below the breast bone, and, from apr pea ranee, used evet-y effort to touc$ iiis heart, in which he was not sue*, cessful. Such is the nature of the wound he inflicted, however,. Hut there remains no hope qf his recover ery. He was barely aliyeyesterday! Morgan and his' wife, it seems, haji previously separated, as she had with drawn from his house. On his enter ing the house where she was, the .on ly conversation that passed between them we understand, was, he asked her if she would' go home and live with him. She replied, “I will tqll you to-morrow,” and immediately committed the attrocious act. When grinding the knife, on board a vessel in the harbor, he was asked what Jia was going to <lo With it. His repjlr was, he was going to have apart with it.—Portland Jldvertiser. . * Indulging Passion in children-/i* thickly sowing the seeds of crime, and storing ap many sources of unhap-' piness. On Wednesday, a boy in one of the Mathematical Schools of PtylaW delphia, passionately, and with gaeat violence, threw a pair of compaesfef at another boy ef the name of Hfrt} the sharp points of the oompaasoe struck against the’left' temple offthe boy, and, penetrating to the bf&in, caused death in a few minutes. ;Th* youth, who had left his parents but at faw hours in the vigor of health* Wn* returned to them a corpse! What * melancholy and heart-rending event! Would not our school masters do.welf to detail the facts of this case tofheit* scholars, and accompany them with suitable reflections and advice.. - Prill. Curious Circumstance.—Mr. George Dixon, of this city, butcher, dreamed on Sunday night last (a stiong imprest