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But we pass over the thirty or forty interven ing centuries, and bring our <!i.-q uisitions t<; bear upon the fashions and. follies of our more immediate progenitors. What a field is here displayed tor calling to:th the smiles ci the hu morous and the sneers of the cynical. Deme trius and Heraclitus might have laughed and went over it till the one had dissolver) himself , in tears airl the other exploded from thi inten sity of his own cachiiations. But let us con fine oursdves to the- single point under discus sion: An oxernphry yutiiig gentleman fancies liimse.lf in love, or in want ul'a help-mate, or indulges in some kindred chimera, which allows him no rest until it is icalized or dissipated.— AV hat is now his modus operand!? W hy, he seizes the first fair opportunity; and having ar rayed his outward man in its most comely ha- Liiiinent’?, proceeds forthwith on his desperate undertaking. But no incipi nt tremors as yet betray’d his consciousness of the magnitude m the ?nterprize. or the difficulties which thickly beset the path to success. Th-re is an air of determination —oi subdued recklessness, ever; —in his flashing eye, as he adjusts, for the for ty-ninth time, his well perfumed locks, face to face with the triumph mt looking p<-rsonag< in the mirror, and, dreaming of nought but • on quest an 1 prospective felicity, sets gaily for ward. But gradually as Jic proceeds «n his nilgrimag' ofhope do the penis, the trials, and ♦ aevexations of his high enterprize unfold them selves to view; and he marvels rather that ho ever could have assumed, the cool deliberation 1 •—the steady immobility of purpose, with which be sot out, than that lie feels them m-w oozing sensibly away with the perspiration of his fever ed brow. Deeply doos he realize the force of ♦he quaint saying of an early poet — “ Tis only being in love and debt, That breaks us of our And he that is quite out of both Os all the world is blest.” But ho approaches the goal of his pilgrimage.— Ho summons the last flickering remains of res olution, and while his heart kn ><ks stoutly a gainst his ribs, his hand knock- tremulously mid faintly :t the portal FI nlers man ag ony of confusion, which, wu.. it s rves effect ually to proclaim his errand, renders him the r.ame than countervailing di service of making him appear ridiculous when he should be par ticularly captivating—embarrassed, when he has need of all his self-possession- and egre giously awkard when he most covets to appear polite and insinuating. We disdain to expati ate on the blunders, the mishaps, and the vexa tions which attend the lover’s debut in the char acter of a professed wooer. His mortification is heightened rath< r than diminished hy the fact ♦bat it is voryilittlc sympathetic—that hehasitall ♦o himself. There is a quiet smile on the face of the good matron which savors much more of triumph than trepidation—even Miss (’eic.stinal herself seems to regard the advent as a pleasur able one, but quite a matter of course—while undisguised mischief peeps forth from the in quisitive optics of the junior members of the family circle, whi h is hardly r strained by the ♦errors of parental discipline from breaking out into uproarious merriment. But we will not pursue the unlucky votary through the whole proc.e s ofhis lingering martyrdom. I’ me may mi'in ate his miseries, but cannot utterh re ove (hem, until the fintfl consummation ofhis long course of periodical penance, when we may in dulge the charitable nope that a few ears of intermitted torture will be amply repaid by a v.h.>te after-life of uninterrupted and unb >uml cd felicity. We would not be deemed unconscious that ♦here are li ihter shades intermingled m the col oring ol the pi< lure—that there are moonlight walks and midnight serenades to be taken into ♦he ae-o;:nt—that there are rhapsodizing and —a „o. .. i ikjjjjjjJ t , as, t<> be duly considered—hut these will pot in, ♦ bis age of stubborn uns*-ntimentahsm, exert any preponderating influence. Besides, we have disdain <1 to avail us of the strong corrob oration ot our argument which is afforded by (ho thousand cases of parentally vetoed, of dis appointed, and of inreciprocati <1 affection.— VVe will not insist, with the great delineator of hmmr.i natme, that “ i'h • course of true love n wer md run smooth;'’ but we find its smuothe-t piths quite rough and them ,enough, in all < ons i nee. Turn wo, then with glad ess and exultation to th" unparalclled advancement - the uuuppre viable improvement which the genius ot this enlightened and labor-saving age has eflectei; in the pursuit ol that highly crith al te eiuuu nt- ' ty essential icicnce: the art ofw.ioing. Ihe uhol" process is reduce I to a matter of ch k troik regularity, and ofcvery-dav i’.i< *'iiv. Let tis suppose that Mr. Ichabod Snooks ha- iinfiib- < either incidentally or through ah ng pr. ee.-s rs ratio matian, the novel idea that hi« fortune, his habits, or his hose would lie innteitally a rnen bd by the addition of a helpmate to the cat tdogue of the goods and chattels whereof he is seized and possessed. hat then? Shall he resolve to undergo the trials and (nbnlati the crosses and vexatious, < f which we have been discoursing? Sunil he twn determine to com nonce a campaign ofmi i < !!anc >us dang ling with the whole <’,< !< et hisjcniale ccquain fnnee—to the manifest eun-.imptum of his pre vious tier? and the -- . :o.:s utt'im.'i't of I r packet —in order t » s v out same blomnitig damsel whom he mi.. it ;• • it) lived, in precess of t.me. to enduie to', wi'.de, so-so sort of a companion, hmise-kt r*y< or uaggngm—Cer— I linly n.»t. ii< as >n. d-rc ■r, art* ‘tr.e rush <tmm ■' al■. <>• I t it. L> se I draws up his wilting appmatu- u»” . • ..>e fi i <e fiu-site. ib.ngs o;.? of ms >i 'p • • i '* i .a ro<<t other, and, before h i .- nn| : ;.n meh ilcur. 1 ■ ' i. - sc quiil, •? . ♦ >ct« d the tuJ.ow;. l g c, mprehens.vc cvts.ica- •• \ lot x . ♦IENTT.r.'t v« g> J family, ox-} , nq.lary t.i-cin v,e. , r.imucrs, < xctdl? r•' prospects m hie, an t p-.- -<r;'» every t. r dui which can adorn an I cl the humsn mir ; a- ter, is desirous of u ; I’c**, trnorurd .. .. I ;• •' - ? m-\ ‘.'g ay. 'O-'-zs-i-'g the re-' quisile qualifications. Sue must be not above eigi teen years of age, beautiful, well educated oi’unblemished fame and high connexions, and possess not less than SSOOO in available prop erty. [N. B. Safety Fund Bank stock will not answer.] The candidates will please address : theii letters (post-paid) to 11. O A. X. No 4 Musquito Alley, where an interview may be bad after the preliminaries arc settled. II re we have he business half settled before it is tairly begun. The next morning scatters the intcliigen e ofhis destitute situation as on the wings of the wind, and straightway the < yes f the five thousand fair readers of the “earth quake” ..r - unanimously fixed on the intensely interesting paragraph; and the inquiry flies from mouth to mouth with inconceivable velocity —“Have you seen the advertisement in this mornitig’s paper'” Mr. Snooks is a made num. Iln has only to turn over his pyramid of letters w 'll the end ofhis eane, and select a dozen or i ■<> of those which, from the felicity of their apt iscriptioes, an the all-but correctness of H> ir o thography, seem to savor most decided ly of gentility. The interviews, the selection, and the con-uniation, follow in rapid succes sion; and the “ fortunate adventurer” awakes so ;u’ sunny morning, he happy busband of a blushing and blooming bri ie, possessed ol eve ry imaginable perfi ciion to say nothing of the small matter ol the SSOOO aforesaid. Who will not admit the pre-eminent advantages of “ Mat rimonial Advertising?” G. —— Alecli g of the Citizens of Murray County. At an adjourned meeting of the freemen of Murray county, most of whom were supporters of Wilson Lumpkin at (he late election for Go vernor, c nvened at the house of Nelson Dick erson Esq. in said county, for the purpose of taking into consideration the late conduct of the said Wils-m Lumpkin, in relation to his com missioning certain persons as county officers, who w’< re illegally elected, and the co irse pur sued by them and their friend-, in relation to the extraordinary proceedings contained in the preamble and resolutions, pretended to have been adopted at a public meeting of the people of th" county, of wnich one Francis Buik, late ; ot Oglethorpe county, was ( hairman, and Isaac Baker Secretary At which, among other things, a high judicial officer was thr« atened to be as sailed, his authority set at nought by force of arms, and the judicial authority of (he State thicat; ned to be oppose,! at the point of the bayonet —And also the conduct of his Excel lency’s commission'd officers in selecting the names of persor s to compose the grand and petit jury lists of said county, when John B. Mustin Esq. was called to the Chair, and A. M. U ilson appointed Secretary. The meeting being organized, th ■ committee heretofore ap pointed forth- pm pose, reported the following preamble and resolutions, which were unani mously ad iptcd. Wln ias, at the election for county officers of the county oi Murray, held on the first Monday in February last, t ien wasen the part of our oppoii. uts at certain precincts much bribery, < anvassing and other corrupt practices in voting at said el i non precincts, and the persons who sup< n.ilended me elections at Spring Pkic , and J. J Ilunipuries’i t.illy disregarding botn the principles of law and justice, p> rmitt<-d some forty live persons to vote, who either resided out of Ims State and county, or were under age —or had not reside,; in this county six months; fifteen or twenty id said voters resided in the State of Tenn, some travellers, movers an citizens ot other counties ; . or were any of the .Managers at said pi< emi ts freeholders or <>ffi cers of any sort whatever, who forwarded tne return upon whicli ins excellency granted*! om missions : And whereas, the return of the elec tion I rwarded to the Governor by cur adver saries was glaringly defective within knotvl of ms excelle ey by the omission of the numbered votes polled at New Echota. an election precinct established by law, and at w.iich place there were thirty two votes polled in str; t compliance with the law, and which vol s were all given against thos< who received toe c uumis.'ious from his < xcellencv, save sev- And wher as, there was deposited in the Executive tdlice, and known to his Excellency, acertiiica’e signed by one Benj. Clark, the only magistrate who signee the return from Spring Pluc<, upon which Ins Excellency acted, stat ing in substance among other things, “that he went to the -Spring Five precinct shortly alter sunrise on tin first Monday in February, and found mat nearly all the votes bad been given i:i, that the managers were n i her magistrates, or freeholders ; and that about two o’clock m the ail rnoou, he was i<questca to swear them in, and toat in bis opinion the election was ille gal and corrupt.” nd whinas, with a full know! eg, of all these fact-, toe Governor with a precipitance unusual ev« n with his Excellen cy, “ and co.ih ary to his Evccllciictj's custom” proceeded to ac» upon the illeg I r< turns for warded bj express Ircm Spring Place, without waiting an instant tor the arrival of our returns which arrived m about un hour, but i.is Excel- Uwv "said that he had already acted on ike i ther relunis" and did grant c mmissions to his aid and others, ns count) otllcers, whose names were contained m the sat illegal and imperfect retain, by which the will of a ajority of the lawful vott rs of Murray county was entirely di.-regarut<!. Ills Excellency substituting his own will tor the will of that majority. And wherras, certain persons, some late of a.i.itbi r State, convened at the call of Wm. N. Bishop late of liaii county, and aid to his Ex— ,< Henry, consisting ot not more than ten ptr sous in nmnoer, yet audaciously calling then'.- sdets a rna-orify oj the people of this county. \\ ho at th instance ut said Bishop, passed sundry resolutions and a p-eamble. prepared bv bun, and signed by one Francis Burk, one of his Exec Ik ncy’s coin missioned Justices of the L ’erior ( oust us Chairman, and one Isaac baker “Sccrilarv,** which preamble and resolu tions -wii isly all’ ct the character of the people f Murrav county, and presents them tn the j tituue I t ifTians, and if permitted to go ferth, . nc<v ; -,f-g wc’l calculated tj Irrng thein into great disgrace, and to induce a belief, that the county of Murray is peopled by a laxv~ less mob, a distinction of which we are by no means ambitious, which said proceedings ar;* annexed hereto, and to be published herewith. And whereas, during the late term of the Su perior Court of this c -unty, at the house of the said aid oj his Excellency, near the place of holding said Court, a quantity of public arms, were collected, having been but a few days be fore, as it is understood, from good authority, for warded to that place, by direction of his Excel lency which muskets were on Monday night,af ter the meeting of said court pr unpously clean ed up, put in order, and deposited secretly, in or near said Court House, with the avowed in tention, of carrying into ( fleet, the threat? con tained in their said resolutions, ai d designed to intimidate, overawe and obstruct the administra ti nos justice in said county. It is known that in al. these movements \Vm. N. Bishop the aid de camp of his Excellency "as the chie/ insligater, and manager, and vauntingly pro cl. im d himself, as having been instructed by his Excellency to disregard all jud: ial man dates. And when it is considered that these arms, are public arms, that they are placed at til disposal «»1 Bishop, but a lew days before th Court,—that Bishop is the aid ofthe Gov ernor, that his Excellency has on more than < ne occasion expressed himself strongly in reference to certain judicial proceedings m this circuit. That Bishop declared he was instructed by the Governor, to disregard the judb ial authority— that the presses in his Excellency’s confidence, and devoted to his v iews. Lave encouraged op position to the judiciary, and’that the Governor would support them—when all these circum stances are remembered, in connecti< n with the free use ofhis name by his md and his friends, the belief, however painful, is not to be resisted, that Vv ilscn Lumpkin Governor of Georgia if not the activc’insUumenl in bringing about this I extraordinary state of things,--has at least en cotiraged, aided, and abetted other in the neja rious design, and nothing can weaken this be lief but a public disavowal, and the removal of his aid de-camp. And. whereas, in preparing and putting in the jury boxes the names of persons t<. serve «is grand and p tit jur rs, the commissioned Hi rers of his excellency, selected thirty-t. rec persons as grand jurors, without reference to their residence, quali cations or character, and as would seem for the cause of their devotion and adherance to the views of those by whom they were selected - these grand jurors being in some instances entirely destitute < t all pre tensions either to integrity or respectability, and without exception, devoted to the views of Bishop and his friends while their opponents have bc< n indisci iminately placed upon the petit jury list. This fact standing as it is, and so humiliat* n S to any party, is adverted to, with the view of exhibiting the extraordinary recklessness to which partv vengeance will sometimes carry men who hav ceased to acknowledge the obli gations of duty, and who have no characti r t lose It indeed presents a melancholy po " of human depravity at which all hone *. must revolt. The trial by jury has been esteemed among the greatest bh ssii . freemen, but if uii Institution, designed fi r u. security of our rights, is thus suffered to be shamefully perverted,—instead of its being a blessing, it be< om< s a curse— for what can be the hop- s oftbose Who shall he 4 p:irties in court, and opposed to such men, for justice—what expectations of an impartial trial by jury, when the devoted partisans of one party or the other, are selected to determine the rights <d their op ponents, all these evils, and others that arc t<> follow, are to be attributed to the strange and unaccountable conduct ot the Governor in the organization of this county. Condemning these proceedings, and being desirous that the char acter of this county should be rescued from the consequences of the folly, corruption an I madness of the Govern i and a lew of tts citi zens who aie his d> voted adherents: Ist. De it therefore l{<solved, I’hat we view th • conduct ofthe Governor, m commissioning he persons in Murrav County, whom ho knew to be ill gaily elected, as a gross dep rtme from his duty as Governor, and as subversive ofthe elective franchise. 2d. Ilcsolvcd, That his Excclltncy's con duct in lending his aid and it fluence to encour age a disregard of the mandates of the judicial tribunals ofthe State, an conniving and in strueiing his aid decamp and bis friends in their outrages upon civil order—he has forfeited our confidence and support, and he and his friends are no longer entitled to either. 3d. Resolved, I hat we view the late attempt to overawe and obstuct the judiciary in the ad ministration <>f the laws as a gross outrage, and worthy only of a lawk ss mob. 4th. Resolved, That we entertain a high re sped for the judicial ch iracter of Judge Hoop cr, and h ive an unabated confidence in bis in tegnty, firmness and ability—and we will at all hazards sustain bun in the discharge ofhis ju dicial duties in this county, and it nccc. be, v.e will oppose force to force. sth. Resolved, That the conduct of the com missioned oik’ ers of his Excellency in this county* in s< lecting the nam 1 s of persons to compose the grand and petit jury list, is dis graceful to tiie county, and calculated to subvert the trial by jury. Cth. Resolved, That the preamble and .©solu tions signed by F. Burk, an 1 Isaac Baker be attached to these proceedings and published therewith, with toe view of exhibiting the great outrages meditate-, by his Excellency’s particu lar inends. 7th. /icso/rfrZ, T’nat we cast bark as a foul slander the reproach of his Excellency and his particular friends in this county “that there was a set of men in this county opposed to the ad ministration of the law sos this State.” So far are we from being opposed to the administration of the laws in this county, that it u our constant and most fervent wis.;, that they should be im partially administered. But we have but little hopes that they will be, until his Excellency , sb- ’’ i’ his v iidom see proper to anneT? a more discreet set of county officers to reign ov er us. Sth. Resolved, That these proceedings be published in the Georgia Times and Southern Recorder of Milledgeville, after being signed by the Chairman and Secretary. 9th. Resolved, That the Southern Recorder is requested t • publish 500 copies of these pro ceedings to be forwarded to the chairman of this meeting. JOHN B. MUSTIN, Chairman. A. M. Wilson, Secretary. JEFFERSON TO OFFICE-HOLDERS. The following Circular, addressed by Jeffer son, while President ot the United States, to those who held office under his administration, must at this time, be read with deep interest by every patriot vvh > loves his country. It furnish ed a broad and striking contrast betwei n his principles, and the conduct of the present ad ministration ; “ i'h' President of the United States has seen with .iissatisfacti n, officers ofthe Gei.t r al Government taking on various < ccasions, active parts in the elections of the public func tionaries, whether ofthe General or State Go vernments. Freedom of elections being essen tial to the mutual independence of Government, so vitally cherished by most of our constitutions, it is deemed IMPROPE !. tor officers, depen ding on th< i xecutive ofthe Union, to attei pt to control or mflii.m e the ire< exercise of the cle< live rigid, ar furth rit is expected that he, (individual < ffici r) will not attempt to inflm nee the votes of others, NO 11 TAKE ANY PART in the bu- iness of electioneering that being deemed inconsistent with tiie spirit ofthe con stitution and his duties to it.” I TIIE PRINTER’S COMMANDMENTS. 1. Thou shalt subscribe for the news paper 1 prim. <1 in thine own vicinity. 2. '1 hou shalt not take a newspaper without paying the subscri >tion money punctually,—for Printers are a race of men deserving to be fed w ith the fat of the land, and have then purses filled with the riches ofthe earth—(though they seldom ge t either.) 3. i hou shalt not steal another’s articles, and publish them as thine own. 4. Thou shalt not prepetrate maniac prose, or insane rhyme, and exp ct thy vile effusions to be pu.dished as the outpourings of youthful genius. 5. Remember the advertisements, and keep the primer bless d with the fullness thereof. 6. Thou shalt not borrow thy . neighbor’s new spaper, nor any thing else that is his, but go to him that hato to sell, and buy for thyself. 7. I'hen shalt not fly into a passion when thy milk-and-water < ommuni< atiohs, and thy co pilations, of stolen thoughts, are rejected by the Editor. 8. Honor thy contemporaries of the type ; am quill, and always show a good example bctoie thy brother’s e,\cs. 9 Renn mber the ladies;—and when thou rethn n taking unto themselves •a . oui among the fair daughters of the ■’ i go and do likewise, for y this i at the printer’s subscription list • n u-a.-ts. 10 B'-ware of medlers and gossips, double faced politicians, and sea-serpents, and com mon scolds. I THE LOCUSTS. In addition t < oth r causes of trouble, it ap pears that die sevente< n year Locusts (Cicadcr septemdecim) are to pay the ir periodical visit thi ' ear. it has been ascertained that the in sect periodically once in seventeen : years, and, in the spring of the year. They were observed m i is < uiitry at the stated in tervals from 1749 to 1817. Apprehensions are expressed that they will commit great ravage s, and it is asserted that more iban onee when , they vi-ited some parts of New England, they I not only ate up all the gras« in tfie fields, but : attacked clothing ami i'e .• >- t > appeas their insatiable hunger. But tin E cyclopedia J .imericana informs us that they an in no wav, injurious to veg fa ion, except from the damage j done Io the fetmd" in depositing her eggs— while the insec t is itself the favonte food of various ammal , ami in this way may be turned < to good ac count. Hogs devour them eager! , and some ofthe larger birds are fond of them. The Indians co siderthema delicate food when fried. In New Jersey they have been cnv> rt ed into soap. In various parts of the world, from time im memorial, these ins"' ts nave been used as food lor human b< iiigs. For this purpose, in some count™ s, they are caught in nets, and when a sufficient number is procured, t' c-v ar< roasted over a -low tin , in an earthen vessel, till the wings and legs crop from them; when thus pre pared they an- sai.. to taste like craw-fish. The fi oust constituted a common food among the Jews, and Moses (Levit xi. 22) has specified the ddlerei.t kinds which they were permitted to eat. It has been disputed, however, whether the food of John the B btist, in the wilderness, was the inset t locust, or a fruit of the same name.— i Bi It. Gazette. “I lake the Responsibility.”— A gentleman having a valua'-l: ship on the stocks, directed her to be got rea l y to I ranch by a certain time. The time came, tue ti .'e was full, and the own er ini.ikiug t e preparitions not quite complete, and unwilling to nazaru the attempt of putting the ship into toe uat> r, ordered the* launch to Ir def rred. A Fellow standing by, who had not a’dollar in die world, said, “ Let her run, Mr. “ You'll take the responsibility, will you,” said! the owner, “and who the d—-I will pay for tne ! ship?” A hint for the man who manages 1 our ship ot state. Gamin is possible* that a wise and good ‘ man ay be prey ailed upon to game....bui it is ! impossible that a professed gamester sir.’ Id be I I a wise and cood m?n. -—— - „ > , THE WESTERN HERALD. DAHLOHNEGA, GEORGIA, MAY 9, 1834. ■ - Jl meeting oj the State Rights Association of Lumpkin county, will he held at Dahlohnega, on Wednesday the 4th day of June. JI general attendance is requested, as the meeting will be public; the Association having nothing oj its principles or resolutions to conceal. By order of (he Executive Committee, JCIIJV 11. THOMAS, President. May 9th, 1834, —' This is the last number of the Western llerald that w’ill be issued' at this place. In accordance with oi no ice published in the Southern Banner, of the 3d inst. our establishment will be immediately removed to A t'lens, and uni s« our concerted arrangements should bo frustrated, a number will be issued at that place on Satur day, the IGlh inst. After its removal, life name of the pap r vvi'l b chart :, ed, and it will be under the Editorial charge of its present Junior Editor, William E. Jones. Measures will also be immediately taken to enlarge its size to that of the largest papers in the State. Since the Lieraid has come into the hands of the present proprie tors, its subscription patronage has increased beyond the expectations entertain' <1 by them at the commencement of their labors. Phe subset ibtion to the Herald is now probably the largest of any paper in the up country of Georgia, and new names are adding toils list every week. The reasons which have induced the present removal, are, among others, the prospect of more extended use fulness to the cause in which the Herald is enlisted— greater post office facilities, and a flattering prospect of * still greater patronage. The second reason urged, has / indeed become a powerful one, and in proof of it, we will merely stat ■ that we have not received a paper from Mil ledgeville for three weeks past except a single number, which, however, did not come directed to our The Senior Editor, at his present residence, will act as the Aecnt of the i icrald for the Cherokee Circuit— through whom business can be transacted connected with it, with aimost equal facility, and with as little expense as at present. Editors of Newspapers who exchange with us, wvlt please direct their papers to Athens. Just as our paper is going to the press, we have re-? ceived the Federal i nion of the 2 ; d April—the first that * ha reached us from that quarter since the 16th of the same month. e <> .serve in the Editorial of that paper, a notice of some our icmarks upon the Cherokee Cases and the Union Dcmce rtic Republican conduct of a por- v lion of the citizens of 'imiay county, A'e have onjy r • time now to acknowledge he notice, and to promise that jk. the IMitor of the Herald will bo heard in reply from then?, in at least as short a time as it has taken the Fed eral Union to find its way from Milledgeville to this place We publish an extract from the first, and the second Message 6 the President entire, to the Senate upon the subject of the passage of ' ir. Clay’s Resolutions, on the Removal of the Dcposites. '’ e apprehend if any, will agree with Mr. Forsttji, l< mat the sub sequent Menage is to be understood in no other light than the original one—that it was not a correction of er-* ' ror, but designed to prevent erroneous impressions.” , • Let those who have seen and would credit the sinceri ty of our honorable Senator in making these deckira tions read the first; art of our extract from the original - , s-age—and then the subsequent Message : and an swer, if in the first thcic'is not a power over the public treasure us < xpressdy «Jaimed by the President, which, in the latter, i( as expressly conceded “to be a constitutional • power of the Legislature,” • a EXTRACI FROM THE MESSAGE, April 15, To the Senate of the United States. » “The cu.-tody of the public property, tinker such regulations as may be prescribed by legis lative aulhoiity, has always het n considered an appropriat function oi the Executive Depart ment, in this a r d all other Governments. In ircordan e with tiii.s principle, every species of property b- longing to the United States, (excep tieg ’hat which is in the use of the several co or mate Departments of the Government, as means to aid them in performing their appro priate functions,) is m charge of officers appoin ted by the President, whether it be lands, or buildings, or mere’, mdi.se, or provisions, or clothing, or arms and munitions of war. Tho superintends ts and keepers of the whole, are appointed by the President, responsible to him, and removable* at his will. Public money is but a species ofpublic prop erty. It cannot be raised by taxation or customs, nor brought into the treasury in any other way’, exc< pt by law; but whenever or however ob taint d, its custody always has been, and always must be, unless the constitution be changed, entrusted to the Executive Department. No officer can be < rested by Congress, for the purpose of taking charge of it, whose appoint ment would not, by the Constitution, at encc rievole on the Prcsidt nt, . nd who wold net be responsible to him for the faithful performance of his duties. The L gislative power may un doubtedly bind him and the President, by any laws they may think proper to enact; they may prescribe in what place particular portions of the public money sb II be kept, and for what reason it shall be n moved, as they may direct that supplies for the army or navy shall be kept in particular stores ; and it will be the duty of the Prr rfdci.t to sec that the law is faithfully executes—yet will the custody remain in the Executive D partinent of the .Government. — Were the Cmgiess to assume, with or without a legr I ;tivc act, the power of appointing offi cers, md‘ pendenily of the President, to take the charge and custody of the public property cod- - - • ’ fc ’ ♦