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TIIE COXSTITUTIOXAHS J’.
OFFICE IN MACINTOSH-STREET.
Third ddbr from the N. W. comer of Broad-Street.
S;*leg of LAND, by Administrators, Executors, or
Guardians, are required, by law, to be bifid on the
first Tuesday in the month, between the hours of
ten ih the forenoon and three in the afterneon, at
the Court-house in which the property is situate.—
Notice of these sales must be given in a ffablic Ga
zette sixty days previous to the day of sale.
Salea of NEGROES must be at public auctifcn,on the;
first Tuesday of the month, between #he usual :
honrsofsale, at the place of public sales in*the coun
ty where the letters Testamentary, or Adminialra
' don or Guardianship, may have been grafted, first
giving sixty days notice thereof, in one of tlie pub
lic Gazettes of this State, and at the door of the
>ourl-houae where such sales arc to be held.
Notice for the sale of Personal Property mast be giv
en m like manner, forty days previous to day of sale.
Notice to the Debtors and Creditors of ah Estate,
must be published for forty days.
Notice that application will be made to the Court o
Ordinary for leave to sell LAND, hm£ be pub
lished for four months.
Notice for leave to sell NEGROES, must be publish
eifour months, before any order absoldte can be
made hv the Court.
Monday Morning, Jan. 25, 1836.
JCTIn our columns this morning will be found the
Special Message of General Jackson. In eur next
we will give the accompanying documents.
Departure of Augusta Volunteers.
Never, in the course of our editorial career,
were we called on to record such an imposing
and gratifying scene to the patriot, as the one
which took place on Saturday last. That will
be a proud day for the city of Augusta. The
patriotic feeling manifested by our citizens, the
zeal and liberality displayed for the organization
of a volunteer corps, and the exaltation as well
as the devotion exhibited by the patriotic band
who are now on their way to Florida, will be
long remembered by those who were actors in,
and spectators of, the proceedings of Saturday,
the 23d of January, 1836. We have not the
ability to give the incidents of the day, with that
vividness of language which they deserve, and
would so well suit the occasion : we cart record
them only in a plain style.
On Saturday morning, the Volunteers assem.
bled in front of the Methodist chapel, edmpletely
armed and equipt for starting. They were in
spected by Col. Lindsay, of the United States
Army, who, after inspection, delivered to them
the address which will be found below. This
address was received with enthusiasm. It
could not have been received otherwise, being
patriotic, and remarkably appropriate to the oc
caaion, and it will certainly be read by those who
did not hear it, with admiration and the warmest
feelings for the gallant officer who delivered it.
After the address, the volunteers were dismis
sed, to meet again at 2o’dock- At 2 o’clock,
the volunteers assembled again, as well as the
two companies lately formed by our citizens, and
the Richmond Hussars. At 3 o’clock, they all
started for the wharf, where the Steam Boat
George Washington was lying to receive the
volunteers. The Napoleon Band of music, now
in our city, offered their services, which were)
accepted; they escorted the troops to the wharf.
When the procession arrived on the wharf, the
volunteers immediately embarked on board the
Steam Boat, where Col. Lindsay and his Suite
were waiting to witness the embarkation. Be
fore the Boat left the wharf. Col. Gumming, by
k invitation, addressed the volunteers, with feeling
I and eloquence: the address was received with
I acclamations by the volunteers :it will be found
I below. Afterwards, a prayer from the
■ Chaplain of the Arsenal, was delivered asking
■ 1 the blessings of God on the arms of the
■1 volunteers who were going todefend the lives ol
H their fellow citizens of Florida, and to arrest
H conflagration and massacre. After the prayer,
B the Boat started, amid the blessings, and good
■ wishes (or the safe return of the volunteers, of
■ hundreds of our fellow citizens and ladies who
■ were spectators of this interesting scene. Many
I tears were shed; it could not be otherwise. Many
I volunteers have left behind them, their business,
I profitable imployments, and what is still more ;
I dear to them, their wives and children, to fight
I the battles of their country. After the departure i
I of the Steam Boat, with the volunteers alt an
■ board, the two lately formed companies, and the
H Hussars, returned to the city and were dismissed.
■ Thus has Augusta done her duty in this emer- ■
I gonev. Every one of our citizens vied with each |
9 other in assisting to forward the expedition, and
I in providing for the comfort of the volunteers |
M during their passage to Florida Our Ctiy |
I Council have acted nobly; they deserve the
I thanks of their state, and in fact of the whole
■ country. Some of our monied institutions de
serve also the warmest tkanks, for their liberal
contributions. The fact is, every citizen has j
done his duty on this occasion. The ladies also j
merit the warmest thanks, who, we hope, will be ,
rewarded, by the safe return of husbands, broth
ers friends and acquaintances, from the cam.
paign. If we were to believe in omens, we
would be inclined to believe that the Augusta
Volunteers, will return safe, after having per
formed their duty with honor and credit to them
selves. and signal benefit to the country; they
having taken their passage on board of a boat
which bears the venerated, lofty, and endeared
name of George Washington.
AUGUSTA, Geo. Jan. 23d, 1836:
SPECIAL ORDERS.
In mustering you into the service of the Uni
ted States, I have performed one of the proudest
duties of my military life. Permit me to say
that the spectacle which you exibit, is refresh
ing to the mind of the patriot and exalting to the
human character. At the call of your country,
II you have relinquished your individual pursuits,
I whether of interest, or fame, or duty, and offer.
1 ed up at the shrine of her eafety and honor, year
f Ht. 3 and yoa r deroteJ MrricM. M»r»f jou
I t3 v. (~<*« ib. «< »»■
endearing ties of hum m affection—many of you
have sacrificed the just rewards of honorable
professional exertions, upon which even the
friends from whom you will part, have re
■lted ; and all of you will exchange the
comforts .and the luxuries of home for the
rough fare of a camp, and the arduous and un
sparing duties of the Soldier. And upon what
occasion have ybu made this tender of your
i services} Not to form the glittering pageant of
a civic festival ot to swell the pomp of a mili
tary parade; bht to rescue a smoking and de
solate frontier from the tomahawk and scalping
knife of the hithieas savage ! tOfly to the suc
cour of the braire, who are hemmed in and sore
beset; and to save from massacre and butchery
the helpless female and infant, who,equally with
the warrior in antis, ire cut down by the bloody
foe you are to meet. When I look at the high
and exalted feeiittgs which have prompted you
to this act, nobly do I say you have redeemed
the pledge given by our revolutionary forefa
thers, arid proudly do I proclaim, that the roll
of the Augusta Volunteers is added to the
deathless and imperishable list of the brave.
Yes, the prayers of the good arid virtuous, will
■ascend for your welfare and your safely, the
blessings ot the patriot will light upon your no.
ble and hardy enterprise, and alxWe all, the con
sciousness in your bwn bosoms that you are per.
forming an act of generous and heroic self-devo
tion* at the call of your country, will abstain you
in the high path ofduty which you have chosen.
Having said thus much, it becomes my impera
tive duty to remind you of the necessity of sub
ordination and implicit submission to the com.
mand of your superiors. All and eafch of you
must forget that you were thb equals of yester
day, If obedience tO the command of a superior
be exacted by the mechanism of a regular or
ganitatton, how much more is it called for as
a sacred and peremptory duty front Volun
teers, who have had the choite of thefr of.
fibers, and who have chosed them for the
very qualities which would sectlre excellence in
the station of Command. Remember that in
obeying your superior you ale not obeying him
as an individual, but hs the organ of that law
Which arranges each 'Of yOtl in your respective
stations, and Bkpects of each of you, your res
pective duties; and let not this feeling be con
fined to the individual whom you have so judi
ciously and honorably chosen as your leader,
but let it extend to his subalterns and to all the
Sergeants and Corporals of the command.—
With the high impulses which have urged you
to offer your service* on this occasion, tempered
by that exalted discipline which becomes'the
Patriot Soldier, I entertain a sanguine convic
tion that the Stars and Stripes of your country,
which have waved over many a field of victory,
will be safely committed to the charge of the
Volunteers of Augusta.
WM. LINDSAY, Col. 2d Art’y.
j Address of Col. William Cummins
Gentlemen Volunteers;
I am invited, as one formerly engaged in a service
similar to your own, to offer you some suggestions of
advice, on this occasion, so full of interest. They
will be few, for few can be needed by men like
yourselves. Indeed, partaking the universal feeling
of this community, far rather would I tender you
praises than counsel. Permit me, however, with
respectful friendship, to direct your attention to one
point, which is sometimes Undervalued in the server
of youth, though a matter of the highest and most
solemn importance—l refer to military discipline.—
Your noble aim is efficiently to serve your country
and to achieve glory for yourselves. In the pursuit
of these objects, whatever may be your individual
prowess, you can only be successful as a corps—as a
corps, you can only become effective, by strict obedi
ence to yodr officers. Subordination is the basis of
discipline, without which, the largest assemblage of
men is a mere rabble, easily repelled by the roost
insignificant enemy; while a smaller body, animated
and guided by the spirit of order, acquires gigantic,
irresistible force. Discipline, discipline is your
; strength, your safety, your glory. Without it you
can never triumph. But you will maintain it—you
i will triumph I Go then generous volunteers ! Your
I countrymen are bleeding under the hand of the
ruffian Seminole; a Whole territory is menaced with
devastation, by the most barbarous of foes. March
Ito the rescue! March, as ministers of the jilst ven
geance of your country! Farewell! and remember
in the hour of battle, the thousands of hearts faraway,
that are beating for your success—hearts that will
swell with exulting joy, to meet you again on this
shore where now we part, returning graced with the
; laurals of honor and victory !
Letters from Key West, dated 14th inst. re
ceived in Charleston, state, that the Indians have
: collected a considerable force at Cape Sable, and
j New River, and that it is their intention to make
a stand at these two points. On the 6th they
commenced hostilities, by murdering, in a most
horrid manner, the wife and three children of
Mr. Wm. Cooley, at New River, and also a Mr.
Joseph Flinton, a teacher in the family of Mr.
C. Men, women and children have abandoned
their homes, and are flying in every direction.
Great numbers have fled to Key West for safety.
Senate of tbe United States.
Yesterday’s western mail brought us the con
firmation of the election of Mr. Robert J. Walker,
the Van Buren candidate, the Senate of U.
S. by the legislature of Mississippi. There
were five ballotings. On the fifth ballot the
votes stood for Walked 44. Plummer 17, Poin
dexter 11, Wilkins 11. Scattering I. Walkers’s
majority over all opponents 4. The correspon.
dent of tbe Columbus (Mis.,) Democrat Press,
writes thus from Jackson, the seat of Govern
ment:
“ Great excitement yid interest was mani
fest in the countenances of those in the Lobby.
The House, at lesst the Democratic Part, only
moved on to do, what they had mousily <***•
elsded was *beir duty. Cur opponents sre m
eaokelotiu We do»« sauli- its what they e&rw
eider a misfortune—we but feel that we have
done our duty to the country ; they, we know,
are in the dust, and there we are willing to
let them rest—not where we put them,
their own specific gravity sunk them."
The democratic or Van Buren party in the
House, succeeded in electing their speaker and
public printer.
The Senate of the United States is now com
plete, all the vacancies having been filled, and
we believe that us complexion will be as fol
lows.
Adm’on. Auti-ad.
Maine. 2
New Hampshire, 2
Massachusetts-, 2
Vermont, 2
Connecticut-, 11
Rhode Island, 2
New York, 2
New Jersey, 1 I
Pennsylvania, 2
Delaware, 3
Maryland, 2
Virginias, 2
North 'Caroline-, I 1
South Carolina, 2
Georgia, 2
Alabama, 1 I
Louisiana, 1 I
Tennessee, 2
Kentucky, 2
Illinois, 2
Indiana, - 2
Missouri, 2
Mississippi j 11
Ohio, 11
25 23
Mr. White Is placed on the administration
side-, though agaihst Mr, Van Buren. If he is
ah anti-administration, then the Senate is equai
ly divided, 24 and 24; the Vice President, Mr.
Vah Burert, having the casting vote, gives a ma
jority to the administration.
Tennessee.
The Legislature of Tennessee has appropria
ted the handsome sum of $3,600,000, for gen
eral purposes? of internal improvement—s6oo,
000 of which is to be applied to the location of
the Memphis and Jackson Rati Road, and 300,
000 to the Atlantic Rail Road from Memphis to
Charleston, S. C.
The Macon volunteers have tendered their
services to Governor Schley, to march to Flori
da at a moment’s warning.
The promptitude of action on the part ot the
Georgians to aid their Florida brethren, speaks
well for their spirit.
More Indian Murders.
The Martin Telegraph of the 21st inst. srij-S;—News
arrived in fUwn yesterday of two men being killed in
Baker cotiiity, by a party of 40 or 50 Creek Indians,
and seVerdl others wounded. We have not time to
state particulars.
It thus appears as though the Creeks and Seminoles
Were acting Itl concert in their savage warfare.
[COMMOMCAfED.J
To his Excellency William Schley, Commander-iu-
Chief of the State of Georgia.
Sir—ln reply to your communication of the 13th
inst. I have to report tbe following names, compri
sing the effective force of the Richmond Hussars.
SAMUEL BONES, Captain.
— -—, Ist Lieutenant.
JOHN W. DANFORTH. 3d Lieutenant.
JOSEPH COLLINS, Cornet.
E. E. ULMO. Ist Sergeant.
CALVIN WILLEY, 2d Sergeant.
—, 3d Sergeant.
THOMAS TOBIN, Ist Corporal.
, -h —. 2d Corporal.
JAMES T. GRAY, 4th Corporal.
Privates,
Robert Clark, M. Cook.
Joseph Shannon, Wm. Rankin.
J. M. Anthony. J- P Stewart.
A. Lamond. Wm. Moulton.
R. T. Hyde. R. M. Tucker.
Wm. Shannon. James Ray.
L. C. D’Antignac. Alfred Baker.
H. Huff. J- D. Speissegger.
J Cavin. A. S Correll.
Louis Sahal. H. Johnson.
E. Cunningham. R P. Spelmnn.
J. S Walker. J. M. Reeves.
E. Campfield. R. B. White.
The above members are eqaiped with horses and
uniform, and the necessary arras are to be furnished
by the U. S. Arsenal at this place.
At a meeting of the Troop held on (he 22d instant,
the following resolution was unanimously passed ;
Resolved, That we, the members of the Richmond
Hussars, tender our services, as volunteers, to the
Governor of Georgia, and agree to go to any point
that he may think proper to order or request, either
m this State or the Territory of Florida.
I have the honor to be, &c.
SAMUEL BONES, Capt.R. H.
[FItOM A CORRESPONDENT.]
“WASHINGTON. Jan. 18, 1836.
Dear Sirs.— Congress has been astounded with
the “ Special Message,” so long coming, but
so ominous of hostilities now that it has con Se.
This morning, every body thought that our af
fairs with France were in the most favorable
state for speedy and mutually satisfactory adjust
ment; now, 2 P. M., everybody £nozo*that the
reverse is the case. The Duke de Broglie re
quires, it seems, that our Government should
make an official communication, acknowledging
error, and perfect confidence in the good faith of
the French King and the Chambers The mo
ney, after this retraxit, will be forth-coming.
It is not my opinion, however, that war will
speedily ensue: Non Intercourse may first be
tried, although it is very doubtful from the tenor
of a debate in the Senate this morning, after the
message was read there, if that body would as
sent to a measure of even that light character,
for the retribution of our accounts with France,
pecuniary and honorary. You will be able to
judge for yourselves, however, when you see
, 1 tbe papers of to njorrow morning, which will
. j go-«4?*Tanaf#aA«eusly with this communication.”
The Special Message.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT TO
BOTH HOUSES OP CONGRESS,
Received, and read, and referred to Ihe Commit .
tee on Foreign Relations in both Houses,
Monday, Ja.nca.rt Id.
To the Senate ind House of Representatives.
Gentlemen : In my message at the opening
of your session, I informed you that our Charge
d’Affaires at Paris had been instructed Id ask
for the final determination of the Prench Govern
ment, in relation to the payment of the mdemni.
fication secured by the treaty of the 4th of July,
1831. and that, when advices of the result should
be received, it would be made thi subject of a
special communication.
In execution of this design, I how transmit to
you the papers numbered from I to 13, inclusive;
containing, among other things, the correspond
ence on this subject between oilr Charge d’Af.
faires and the French Minister of Foreign Af
fairs, from which it will be seen that France re
quires, us a condition precedent to the execution
of a treaty unconditionally ratified, and to the
payment of a debt acknowledged by all tbe
branches of her Government to be due. that cer
tain explanations shall be made, of which she
dictates the terms. These terms are such As
that Government has already been officially in
formed cannot be complied with and, if persist,
ed in, they must be considered as a deliberate re
fusal on the part of France to fulfil engagements
binding by the laws of nations, and held sacred
by the whole civilized world. The nature of
the act which France requires from this Govern,
ment is clearly set forth in the letter of the French
Minister, marked No. 4. We will pay the mo
ney, says he, when “ the Government of the Uni
ted States is ready on its part to declare to us,
by addressing its claim to vs officially in writing,
that it regrets the misunderstanding which has
arisen between the two countries; that this misun
derstanding is founded on a mistake ; that it
never entered into its intention to call in question
the good faith of the French Government, nor to
take a menacing attitude towards Francs and
he adds, if''the Government of the United States
Joes not give this assurance. We shall be obliged
to think (hat this misunderstanding is not the
result of an error”
In the letter marked No. 6. the French Minis
ter also remarks that “ the Government of the
United States knows that upon itself depends
henceforward the execution of the Treaty of Ju
ly 4. 1831.”
Obliged, by the precise language thus used by
the French Minister, to view it as a peremptory
refusal to execute the Treaty, except on terms
incompatible with the honor and independence df
the United States, and persuaded that, on cotlsi.
dering the correspondence now submitted to you,
you can regard it in no other light, it becorhea
my duty to call your attention to such measure*
as the exigency of the case demands, if the claim
of interfering in the communications between the
different branches of our Government shall bo
persisted in. This pretention ia rendered the
more unreasonable by the fact that the substartce
of the required explanation has been repeatedly
and voluntarily given before it was insisted on as
a condition—a condition the more Humiliating be.
cause it is demanded as the equivalent of ape.
ciiniary consideration. Does Frilrice desire only
a declaration that we had no intention to obtain
our rights by an address to her fears rather than
to her justice? She has already had it, frankly
and explicitly given by Our Minister accredited
to her Government, his act ratified by me, and
mv confirmation of it officially communicated by
him, in his letter to ihe French Minister of Fo.
reign Affairs of the 25th of April, 1335, and re
peated by my published approval of that letter
after the passage of the bill of indemnificatioft;
Does France want a degrading, servile repetition
of this act in terms which she shall dictate, arid
which will involve an acknowledgment of her as.
sumed right to interfere in our domestic councils?
She will never obtain it. The spirit of the Ante,
rican People, the dignityof the Legislature, and
th<- firm resolve of their Executive Government,
forbid it.
As the answer of the French Mimstertoour
Charge d’Affaires at Paris contain* an allusion to
a letter addressed by him to the Representative
of France at this place, it now becomes proper
to lay before yon the correspondence had be
tween that functionary and the Secretary of
State relative to that letter, and to accompany
the same with such explanations as will enable
yon to understand the course of the Executive
in regard to it. Recurring to the historical state
ment made at the commencement of your ses
sion, of the origin and progress of our difficulty
with France, it will be recollected that, on the
return of our Minister to the United States, I
caused my official approval of tile explanations
he had given to the French Minister of Foreign
Affairs to be made public. As the French Gov
ernment had noticed the message without its
being officially communicated, it was not doubt,
ed that, if they were disposed to pay the money
due to us, they would notice any poblic explana
tion of the Government of the United States in
the same way. Bur, contrary to these well
founded expectations, the French Ministry did
nottake this fairopportunity to relieve themselves
from their unfortunate position, and to do justice
to the United States.
Whilst however, the Government of the Unit
ed States was awaiting the movements of the
French Government, in perfect confidence that
the difficulty was at an end,the Secretary of State
received a call from the French Charge d’Af
faires in Washington, who desired to read to him
a letter lie had received from he French Minister
of Foreign Affairs. He was asked whether he
was instructed or directed to make any official
communication, and replied, that he was only
authorized to read the letter, and furnish a copy
if requested. The substance of its contents, it
is presumed, may be gathered from Nos 4 and
6, herewith transmitted. It was an attempt to
make known to the Government of the United
States, privately, in what manner it could make
explanations, apparently, voluntary, but really
dictated by France, acceptable to her, and thus
obtain payment of the twenty.five millions of
francs. No exception was taken to this mode
of commication, which is often used to prepare
the way for official intercourse; but the sugges
tions made in it were in their substance Wholly
inadmissible. Not beihg in the shape ot an
official communication to this Government, n
did not admit of reoly or official notice,- nor could
it safety be made the basts of any action by the
Executive or the Legislature, and the Secretary
of State did not think proper to ask acopy, be
cause he could have no use for it.
Copies of papers marked Nos. 9, 19, and 11,
show an attempt, on the part of the French
Charge d’Affaires, to place a copy of this letter
among the archives of this. Government, which,
for obvious reasons, was not allowed to he done;
but the assurance before given was repeated,
that any official communication which he might
be authorized to make, to the accustomed form,
would receive a prompt and just consideration,
i The iadtscpetloe of this attempt wat > mode aftore
manifest by the subsequent avowal of the French
> Charge d’Affaires, that the object was to bring
this letter before Congress and the American
People. If foreign agents, on a subject of dis
agreement between their Government and this,
wish to prefer an appeal to the American People,
they will hereafter, it is hoped, better appreciate
their own rights and the respect due to others,
1 than to attempt to use the Executive as the pas.
sive organ of their communications.
It is due to the character of our institutions,
that the diplomatic intercourse of this Govern
ment should be conducted with the utmost di.
i reccneis and simplicity; and that in ail cases of
importance, the communications received or
made by the Ekecutive, should assume the ac
cdstomed official form. It is only by insisting
on this form, that foreign Powers can be held to
full responsibility, that their communications can
be officially replied to, or that the advice or in
terference of the Legislature can with propriety
be invited by the President. This course is also
best calculated, on the one hand, to shield that
officer from unjust suspicions, and on the other,
to subject this portion of his acts to public scru
tiny, and, if occasion shall require it, to consti
tutional animadversion. It was the more neces
sary to adhere to tbeke principles in the instance
in question, inasmuch as, in addition to other im
portant interests, it very intimately concerned
the national honor—a matter, in my judgment,
much too aacred to be made the subject of pri
vate and unofficial negotiation.
It will be perceived that this letter of the
French Minister of Foreign Affairs, was read to
the Secretary of State on the 11th oi September
last. This was the first authentic indication of
the specific views of the French Government,
received by the Government of the U. States,
after the passage of the bill of indemnification
Inasmuch as the letter had been written befare
the official notice of my approval of Mr. Living
ston’s last explanation and rembnstrance could
have reached Paris, just ground of hope was
left, as has been before stated, that the French
Government, on receiving that informatidn in the
same manner the alleged offensive message,bad
reached them, would desist from their extraor
dinary demand, and pay the irioney at once.—
To give therri ah opportunity to do so, and at all
events to felicit their final determination, and the
ground they imended tddccupv. the instructions
Were given to our Charge d’Affaires which were
adverted to at the eommencement of the present
sessidn of Congress. The result, as you have
seen, ii a demand of an official written expres
sion of rbgreta, and a direct explanation address*
ed to France, with a distinct intimation that this
is a sine qua non.
Mr. Barton having, in pursuance of his in*
structions, returned to the United States, and the
Charge d’Affaires ofErance having been recall
ed, all diplomatic intercourse between the two
countries is suspended—a state of things origin*
ating in on unreasonable susceptibility on the
part of the French Government, and rendered
necessary on our part by their refusal to perform
engagements contained in a treaty, from the
faithful performance of which, by us, they are
to (his day enjoying many important commercial
advantages.
It - is time that this unequal position ofaffairs should
cease, and that legislative action should be brought to
sustain executive exertion in such measures as the
case requires. While France persists in her refusal
to comply with the terms of a treaty, the object of
which was, by removing all causes of mutual com
plaint, to renew ancient feelings of friendship, and to
unite the two nations in the bonds of amity and of a
mutually beneficial commerce, she cannot justly
complain if we adopt suoh peaceful remedies as the
Law of Nations and the circumstances of the case
may authorize and demand. Os the nature of these
remedies 1 have heretofore had occasion to speak,
snd, in reference to a particular contingency, to ex
press my conviction that reprisals would be best adapt
ed to the emergency then contemplated.
Since that period, France, by ail the Departments
of her Government, has acknowledged the validity
of our claims, and the obligations of the treaty, and
has appropriated the moneys which are necessary to
its execution: and, though payment is withheld on
grounds vitally important to onr existence as an In
dependent Nation, it is nut to be believed that she
can have determined, permanently, to retain a posi
tion so utterly indefensible. In the altered state of
the questions in controversy, and übder all existing
circumstances, it appears to me that, until such a
determination shall have become evident, ft Will be
proper and sufficient to retaliate her present refusal
to comply with her engagements, by prohibiting the
introduction of French products and the entry of
French vessels into our ports. Between this and
she interdiction of ail commercial intercourse or
other remedies, you, as the representatives of the
People, must determine. I recommend the former,
in the present posture of our affairs, as b«ing the
least injurious to our commerce, and as attended with
the least difficulty of returning to the usual stats of
friendly intercourse, iftheGo\ernm"ntof France shall
render us the justice that is du°, and, also, as a proper
pre'iminary siep to stronger raeasnr s, should their
adoption be deemed necessary by subsequent events.
The return of our Charge d’Affaires is attended
with public notices of naval preparations on the part
of France destined for out seas. Os the cause and
intent of these amiarnents I have no authentic infor
mation, nor any other means of judging, except such
as are common to yourselves and to the public; but, ;
whatever may be their object, we are not at liberty
to regard them as unconnected with the measures
which hos’ile movements on the part of France may
compel us to pursue. They at least deserve to be
met by adequate preparation on our part; and I there
fore strongly urge large and speedy appropriations
for the increase of the navy and the completion of our !
coast defences.
If this array of military force be really designed to
affect the action of the Government and People of
the United States on the questions now pending be- i
tween the two nations, then, indeed, would it be dis- j
honorable to pause a moment on tbeulternalive which !
such a state of things would present to us. Come,
what may, the explanation which France demands
can never be accorded; and no armament, however |
powerful and imposing, ut a distance or on our coast,
will, I trust, d°ter us from dischargingthe highduties
which we owe to our constituents, our national
character, and to the world.
The House of Representatives, at the close of the
last session of Congress, unanimously resolved that'
the treaty of ihe 4ih of July, 183], should be main,
rained, and its execution insisted on by the United
Slates. It is due to the welfare of the human rac°,
not less than to our own interests and honor, that this
resolution should, at all hazards, b° adhered to. If,
after so signal an example as that given by tii° Ame
ricaa People during ih-ir long protracted difficulties
with France, of forbearance under accumulated
wrongs, and of generous confidence in her ultimate i
relum to justice, she shall now be permitted to w ith
hold from us th=> tardy and imperfect indemnification
which, after years of remonstrance and discussion,
had at length been solemnly agreed on by the treaty
of 1831, and to set at naught iheobligaiion it imposes,
the United Slates will not be the only sufferers. The*
efforts of humanity and religion, to substitute the
appeals of justice and the arbitrament of reason for
the coercive remedies usually resorted to by injured
nations, will receive little encouragr-ment from such
an issue. By the selection and enforcement of such
lawful and expedient measures as may be necessary
to prevent a result so injurious to ourselves and so
fata) to the hopes of the philanthropist, wa shall there
fore not only preserve the pecuniary interests of our
citizens, the independence of our Government, and
the honor of our country, but do much, it may be
hop’d, to vindicate the faith of treaties, and to promote
the general interests of p-ace. civilization, and ira
prweßfcnt. A-NDKC* 1 JAP»?ON
i 'JPhstilßSlOß, An. IS. ISaR.
i [From the Federal Union .l
f DEPREDATIONS BY CREEK INDIANS
i IN 1835.
Our representative, the Honorab'.e JESSE F,
. CLEVELANI), has transmitted to uatha foL
, lowing correspondence, for publilication for tha
• benefit ot those citizens who have suffered from
> the depredations of Creek Indians, in iharaar of
• 1835.
/ t
House of Representative )
January 6, 1836. \
Sir— Will you be so good as to inform ma # -
' whether under any of the existing laws of tha
United Slates with the Creek Indiana, yon sx®
authorised to retain from their annuity, any
moneys which may be necessary to reimburse
the citizens of Georgia, for spoliations commit
ted by them during the year 1835—1 f not, be
pleased to give me your opinion as to the beat
mode to be pursued by such injured citizens for
a redress of their grievances.
Respectfully, vour obedient servant,
JESSE F. CLEVELAND.
Hon, Lewis Cass, Secretary of War.
War Department, January 9, 1836.
Sir—l have had the honor to receive your
letter of the 6th instant, on the subject of the
injuries committed against certain citizens bf
1 the Creek Indians, and asking information as to
the mode by which redress ean be obtained.
On adverting to a letter, written by the act
ing Secretary of War, of July 29th, 1835, 1
find it suggested, these cases come within the
provisions of the Intercourse Act of June 30tb,
1834, and, consequently, that the amount, on
the production of the proper evidence, may be
deducted ftom the annuities payable to the Creek
Indians.
Without going into any other question coni
cerning the local extent of that act, I would
observe, that this department was under a mis*
apprehension, which it is proper 1 should taka
the first opportunity of correcting. I do not
consider that the provisions of the 17th section
of the above mentioned act embrace the depre.
dations committed by the Creek Indians of Ala
bama. The injuries provided for in that act,
must be committed, either in the “Indian coun
try,” or by Indians ‘ who shall pass from the'
Indian country into any State or territory in
habited by citizens ol the United States,” Slc.-
The laws of the State of Alabama having been'
extended over those Indians, the district inhabit,
ed by them has ceased to be Indian country.—
They are inhabitants of the Slate of Alabama,
subject, like ail other persons living within its
jurisdiction to the operation of its laws. You
will perceive, by adverting to the Ist section of
the above mentioned aet, that this view of the
case is there confirmed. The Indiitn country
is described to be “all that part, of the UriffeS'
States, &c. not within any State to which’the
Indian title has not been extinguished,” &c.—
In Alabama, ihe Creek title as originally held,
has been extinguished and special grants haVa
been made, in conformity with the treaty of
cession, to individuals. The title of individuals
to these separate tracts is not the Indian title"*
here described. The latter is descriptive of the
um-eded country.
The case?ot the citizens of Georgia wha has®
been injured by the Indians, is tot provided' s
for, although it is a very peculiar one, and, cer-'
tainly calls for a proper bonsideration. The
present condition of the Creek Indians is not
within the contemplation of ilfb law, although
the tribe is very numerous arid actually living
together with all those habits which rend«P
them dangerous to our owri citizens. Still, tha
theory of their situation is, that they are citizens
of Ala'bama and under the ordinary operation of
its laws. As well known, these laws are fre
quently insufficient to afford due protection, and
the only remedy left for the parties, is an appli
cation to congress for such relief as may be
deemed proper. Your most obedient servant,
LEWIS CASS.
Hon. Jesse F. Cleveland, H. of Rep.
■ i ~ —■—— a I -
MARRIED,
On the evening of the 20th inst. at the late residence
of Joseph Gibbons, deceased, near the village of Jaek
sonhorough, by the Rev. Howell Spell, Mr. ROBT.-
BEVILL, to Miss JANE BURRIS, both of ScriveiT
county.
A LIST OF LETTERS
REMAIN ING in the P«si Office at Applingf
Columbia County, Georgia, on the lift
day of January, 1835.
A Heaven! John
Andeoson JoSu L J
Ayres Abram Jordan Mrs Mildred
Allen Fisncis F Jones Elias
Alford Guilford L
B Loyiess EB2
Basion Hezekiali Lyons Jhines
Benton N M Lamar John
Blunt Henry G M
B anchard miss Rebecca Marshall - ainuel
Blanchard Benjamin Marshall Levi
Beal Andrew McDonald Benjamin
C Magnifier George
I Calhnne Alexander Maeruder Witiinm
I dotting DG McDonald Robert
1 Collins mr« r agpandre > T
(hi tins Wi liam A L Newman Wi liani
Callehand David Ntt ees William
Crawford miss Ann L O
D Offutt Mrs OHedienoe'
Darby Augustus F
Day mrs Martha E B Pounds Robert S 2
Davis mrs Nancv Pounds Jonathan T
Davis mrs Mary P Parks rs Lucy
Dai is James E Roman Hii»m3
| Drane Benjamin Purnell Edwin
i Derry Charles R
E Reid Rev William M"
Eubank John H Reid Hon John
F Rawls J C
Fuller Isham Red C A &. Co.
Font Lucinda 2 S
G Stranford Daniel
Glascock miss Hester Spear H P
. Greene miss M Maria Sanders Washington J*
; Griffin miss Rebecca Shaw Margaret
Gunhy George T
Gamb e Joseph T»v or Gen John
, Graves George Taylor NED
(I Temia' Alford
Hanson Wi liam Tankersley Mrs Margaret'
Had Hardy W
Holton James While Miss Elizabeth
Hunt William, guardian of Watson Isaac 2
Sidney Washington James
Ha land's Orphans Wright Augu-taR
HaliJustancu Wooding Edward
JAMES BURNSIDE. P- M.
Jan 5 79
J- IS.
ffo. 230 Broad Street,
i Has this day Received.
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K 10D Pumps
100 “ “ French Morocco Slippers
50 •• “ Black Satin “
50 <• •» White ••
100 “ ,l Col’d Pranello Slippers,
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November 14 39
Fresh Madeira Nuts & Prunes.
pr BBLS fresh MADEIRA NUTS
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