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i in so striking manner, the apprehenf it earliest opponents; when it had -WrlT demonstrated that a concern

A money power wieiamg so vn A comVining such incalculable means f -lience, mv, in those peculiar conjunc.:.kii.;sr:nrprnmfnt is unavoida-

-tpj.nrovean overmnicu 101 mc

tire?

B,J . Ar il.o nennle themselves; when

IP rue dii .ct

r.L.i,w ami the nrosDenty ot every

HO"0' . ..!J ,n,.nlrv h.l BO

,CC te of its favorites, the value and produe-

1

fully removing the Indians to legior-t of com- period, scarcely be questioned parnlive safety and prosperity,; if the public) . A steady adherence, on

faith has at all times, a .id every where, been

most scrupulously maintained by . a prompt discharge of the numerous, extended and diversified claims on the Treasury ; if all these great and permanent objects, with many others that might be started, have, for a series

bi!fr If ,1.. i hmflr9: when of vears. marked by peculiar obstacle and

character of its capaiity to regulate, difficulties, been successfully accomplished !pro?perily,nnt subject to be again overthrown

k'c" . .. :,.;ii,n it. iiiifrpsi. and the wunoui resort to a permanent aeot. or tue

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aia oi a national oaiiK; nave we not a rignt to expect that a policy, the object of which has been to sustain the public service indepen

dently of either of these fruitful sources of

discord, will receive the final sanction of J

people whose unbiassed and ftirlv elicited

judgment upon public alJYus is never ulti

mately wrong? That embarrassments in lh pecuniaryconcerns of indivtdui!s,of unexampled extent, and duration, have recently existed in this, as in other co.ii.norci-il nations, is undoubted!

true.

these reverses to their sources, would be alelFects of which

reflection on the intelligence of my fellow citizens. Whatever may have been the obscurity in which the subject was involved dur

ing the earlier stages of the reu!s:on, there cannot now be many by whom the whole-

question is not fully understood.

,t

.i -r-t!ofl rnnntrv.

M v and feai folly developed; when it was Sous that all classes of this great i ommuSr had, by means of the power and tnuV

re it thus po'sssscs, occn uuectcu ti muinr a spiiit of heedless speculation; "Ten it had heen seen that secure in the supt of the combination of influences by which ?.as;ui sodded, it coulJ violate its charter, j iet the laws at defimce with impunity;

fs believe that such an accumulation of wtren can ever be granted without the certainty of being abased, was to indulge in a fi ml delusion! -' To avoid the necessity of a permanent debt md its inevitabls consequences, 1 havo advocated, and endeavored to carry into effer.t.thc .,Hrnfco-,iSiuiz tbe appropriations for the

oablic servive to su;h objects only as arc-j

riearlv within the constitutional authority ot

3iit. ofexcIad;nc from

its expences ti'ioi improvident and unauthor rA grants of puMic money for works cf in

tpmal'moroveinent, which were so wisely ar

rested by the constitutional interposition of

mv predeces-or, anJ winch, it they naa no. hwi o checked, w ould lonj before this time

hare invoked lue nnances i me veneiai

Government hi embarrassments far greater than those which are now experienced by any

of the Slates, of limiting all our expenditures

Isthitsi.-nplfl, unostentatious, and economi

cil aJ:muistrat:on of public affairs, which u

alane consistent with the character of our in

i:itu'ion,of coliectipg annually from the cu5

tons, ad the sa!e3 of cublic lands, a revenue

fvi'ily aiJate to defray all the expenses thus incurred, b it, under no pretence whatsoever, to impose taxes upon the people to a greater tmoaiit thin was actually necessary to the fh.c service, canlncted upon the principles I hue stated. In lieu of a national bank, or a dependence :n)n banks of any description, for the man-

iement of our fiscal affairs, I recommend the

l?ptioi of the 3stem which is now in sue ces-li:! operation. That system affords every

requisite facility for the transaction of the ps

cam

the part of the

Government,' to the policy which has produced such salutary results, aided by judicious Stale legislation, and, what is not lesj imporiant, by the industry, enterprise, perserverance, and economy of the American people, cannot fail to raise the whole country, an at

early ptriod, to a state of solid and enduring

procpenly,not subject to be again overthrown by the suspension of banks or the explosion of a bloated credit system. It is for the people, and their representatives, to decide whether

or not the permanent welfare of the conntry (which all good citizens equally desire, however widely they may difler as to the means

of its accomplishment) shall be in this war secured; or whether the management of the

pecuniary concerns of the Government, and,

by consequence, to a great extent, those of individuals a!so, shall be carried back to a1 condition of things which fostered those contractions and expansions of the currenc,"nd

Tosipposeit necessary nw to trace I those reckless abuses of credit, from the baleful

' it - -r L i. i i

cuctis OI which I lie luuuujr ii -is tu usi ; suffered a return thsl can promise, in the end, no better results than to reproduce the embarrassments the Government has experi

enced; nnd to remove from the shoulders of

the present, to those of fresh victims, ihe bit

TLetie hopes Lve proved fellacioos.and honilitie;

have been renewed throughout the whole Territory, j oil natiors ia tbi respect, which, if fairly followThat this contest has endured to long, is f ba at- ed. cannot fail to produce the mrttjetfective resHp tributed to causes beyond the cerrfrol of th Gov-I in bteakingup thotc dens of iniquity. miner. Experienced gcn'l have had the corn-i M. VAN BUREN. tnaod of the troops; officers and soldiers have alikej Wae V on, Dec. Cth, IS40. - distiuguiehed themselveff for Iheir activity, pa-j ' .. s tience and enduring courage; the army has bon v constantly furnished with suppliraofevery dascri.t-; n tion; and we murt look for the causes which have Free 'VrArK Mhi sli4..e" so long procrastinated the isauo of the contest, in ! every tt.(ig na's swept away ji . ie ltLt the vast extent of the theatre of hostilities, the al- wjh the t.f0m of !csttu rJoB,' and most of naianrrvll nt hi A rnt ai!na mBAHa aJ at 1

" " "-""r. " -J the lit dii-rs tlm f hire to the kase of tl,.

1 ejr hlufl'. am! were ihui slultfred from the torna-

nature of the country, the cliaaate, and the character of the eavaores.

The cites for marine hospitals on the rivers an J '' l've si ore been lumcd by a destructive lakes, which I was authorised to select and cau ! lire; yet, like a ph;?tix,riing the frcshrr frcm to be purchased, have all been designated; but thea&hes of ruin, that t oriicn ofcur i. has nearpPi2lnU.Crf!u fcon.d.it-naI 'r!y rebuilt ill better ft,le tk.n ever, rangements only bave been made for their arqm- e , r ir . , . sition. It is for Congrew to deciJo whether those' of our citizens who left ft,ah'M z d.r the conditional purchases shall be sanctioned, and the'; 0rth just nflcr the tornado, on their retoia

iiumane imtuiiuns uuua iswcarrieu uitu inn er-1 scarcc-M Know wnere uu y are Hancii wi . a

they reach the levee, Utc-ly strewc-u with M e wreck of matte r." .V. 7. Telegraph.

feet.

The Navy, ss will appear from the accompany

ing report of the Secretary, has boen uaefuMy and! . ui.. - -1 J ;.. .i . , I

nonnraui) vm injcu in me iirQiecilon 01 our CVn-1 r i 1 v .. ., j in ii.v.i . ' ..V o I Grut cdditio. On Mondnf in ew

uicik ......... ...v- unci iliriM, WIV I - . , , , -v J I . . w . cific. on Ihe coaat of Brazil, and in the Gulf of ork i".hop Onderdonk uuited Louis BiDMexico. A emll squadron, couBitinr of the fri-'eiman, jr., of Mississippi, to Ellen Angelica

gite Constelbitioo aud the sloop o" war IJosion,1 Livingston,

dercomnocorervcari.y,u nowonit.way tothe h.estoP, of Almont, Diitrhcss county. TU

Not deeming it within the constitutional

powers af the General Government to repair private losses lustaiaed by reverses in business having no connection with the public service, either by direct appropriations from the

Treasury, or by special legislation designed to

secure exclusive privileges and immunities to

individuals or classes in pieference to, and at

the expense ot, the great majority necessarily debarred from any participation in them, uo

attempt ta do so has been either made recommended, or encouraged by the present Executive. It is believed, however, that the grc.il purposes for the attainment of which the Federal Government was instituted have not been lost eight of. Intrusted only with certain

limited powers, cautiously enumerated, d;s-,

tinctly specihed, and uehued wiln a precision and clearness which would seem to defy

misconstruction, it has been my constant aim to confine my sell within the limits so clearly marked out, and so carefully guarded. Having always been of opinion that the best preservative of the union of the States is to be found in a total abstinauce from the exercise of all

doubtful powers on the part of the Federal

Government,ratlter than in attemps to assume them by a loose constrnction of the constitution, or an ingenious perversion of its words,

ter fruits of that spirit of speculative enter-

I have endeavored to avoid recommending

hry concerns of the Government; will, it I "aJ "sure which 1 had reason to apprehend

acoau-Jsnllj anticipated, produce in other wuiu,in op-n on even oi a considerable r-.H m,nv rf th lionr.r,'a i,!. mmarity of my te.low citizens, be regarded

bcea froT. tlma !o time expected from the creation cf a national bank, but which have never been rj tliz2d;avoiJ the manifoii evils inseparable from such an institution; diminish to a greater extent than could be accomplished by aiy other miasura of reform, the pat-ronag-jofth-s FeJenl Gjvernmcnt a wie p3iicyin all G iveraavunts, but mire e?pecial!v so onellk o trs, w'r'ch warks well only

n proporJon as it i j mi le la rely for its support Ur)01 the UIlbia??f.l ant nni tnlfpralort

opinions of i!s constituents; do away, forever, nli dependence on corporate bodies either in the nising, cvllecting, safekeeping, or disburUn? thi n :Mir racsnniii. .l

n:sient equtily above the temptation of fo3'flr r - J 1 ... ..

..... a urtngerous ana unronstitutionat inttaation at home, or the necessity of adapting

l!s pcjcy to the views and intercs's of a still rcire formidable money power abroad. It is by adopting and carrying out these principles, under circuaislances the most ar-

uu.uuirtguig. inai me attempt na en, thasf.tr successfully, to demonstrate to tiie people of the Uuited' States that a nalionslbwk at ail times, and a nati mal debt, cxpi it ha incurred at a period when the holier anj safety of the nation demand the tern porary sacrifice of a Dolicv. wkich sbnnld nlv

nerely unnecessary, but in direct and deadly

utility to the principles of their Govern-

ol ' 10 their own permanent welfare.

l ne progress made in the development of uese positions, appears in the preceeding

lc" 01 Pt history and present stato of j

""una: concern of the Federal Gov

,i 1 1 m 1 1 aifiicu lull T u-if"fM-C a5ierti0-,i tlt all the purpoies for . ",cu l!S GovernniAnt wc ;nei;i.,. 1,.,..

i - - j in. in u s,a iiav Vi cd accomplished during four years of greatPecuniary embarrassment than were ever oc.ore Hn.r;.l : -i- ...

astrencniug on the rights of the States,or the provisions of the hallowed instrument of our

Union. Viewing the aggregate powers of

the Federal Government as a voluntary concession of the States, it seemed to me that such only should be exercised as were at the time Intended to be given. . 1 have been strengthened, too. in the Dro

priety of this course, by the conviction that all efforts to go beyond this, tend only to protuce dissatisfaction and distrust, lo excite jealous ies, and to provoke resistance. . Instead of adding strength to the Federal Government, even when sucxessful, they must ever prove a source of incurable weakness, by alienating ft

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pu.uuu ui wiuse ncse aaaeiion is inuiepensible to the great aggregate of united strength,

aud whose voluntary attachment is. in my eslimation,far more essential to the efficiency

of a government strong in the -best of all possible strength-tue confidence and attachment

of all those who make up its constituent ele

ments. Thus believing it has been my purpose to secure to the whole people, and to every member of the confederacy, by general.

salutary and equal laws alone, the benefit of those republican institutions mhich it was the end and aim of the constitution to establish,

prise to which our countrymen are so liable

and upon which the lesson of experience are

so unavailing. 1 he choice is an important one, and I sincerely hope it may be wisely made-. A report from the Secretary of War, pre

senting h detailed view of the affiirs of that

department accompanies this communication. The desultory duties connected with the removal ef the Indians, in which the army

has been constantly engaged on the northern

and western frontiers, and in Florida, have rendered it impracticable to carry into full fiect the plan recommended by the Secrcla rv for improving its discipline. In every in

stance where the regiments have been con

centrated, they have made great progress: x

ths best results may be anticipated from a continuance of this system. During the last

season, a part of the troops have been cmpIoy

ed in removing Indians from the interior to

the territory assigned them in the West a duty which they have performed efficiently.

and with praiseworthy humanity; and that

portion of them which has been stationed in

; Florida continued active) operations ther

throughout the heats ol summer. e j The policy of the United States in regard to the Indiaas, of which a succinct account is given in my message cf 1838, and of the wisdom and expediency of which I am fully satisfied, has been continued in active operation

throughout the whole period of my administration. Since the spiing of 1837, more than

forty thousand Indians have been removed.to

their new homes west of the Mississippi; and I am happy to add, that all accounts concur in representing the result of this measure as eminently beneficial ! that people. The emigration of the Seminoles alone has been attended with serious difficulty, nnd occasioned bloodshed; hostilities having been

commenced by the Indians in Florida, under

the apprehension that Ihey would be compcll ed, by force, to comply with their treaty stip

purpose

ing to our n.iurti m mai quarter; and coicn

dure Aulick, in the sloop of war Yorktowii, bax been instructed to visit the Sandwich and Society Islands, the counts ofNcw Zealand and Japan, together with other ports and Inlands frequented by our whale ship?, for the purpose of piving them

countenance ana protection, mould they be reqntr cd. O' her smaller vessel have been, and still are, employd in prosecuting the .surveys of the United States, directed by tarious acts of Con-

I grass, and those which Lave been completed will!

shortly be Jaid beloreyou.

Tho exploring ex;ihtion, &t the latest date.wat

preparing to leave the bay of Islands, Nev Zealand, in furthe- prosecution of objects which have

thus far been successfully accomplished. The dis

co ve-y of a new continent, which waa first seen

in Int. 68 deg. Jm. south, longitude 151 dcs. 27 m. east, and afterwords iu latitude 66dcr. 31m.

south, longitudo 15:1 dga. 4't m. east by Lieufn-

antjW ilkes and lludeon, for an extent of eighteen

adopted daughter of Judge Liv-

marriage settlement whs ..00,000.

Machibu. AtMrs.Geifl. Tikef, in Boon " Co. (My)' by the Rev. Wra.1 Whitakei, Mr.

John Hunt, of I.awreitf.tb jrgh, la. to MUs

Zebuline .V. Harrison, grand slaughter of Win. II. Harrison.

fr Arnold BufTum.forrrrrljof Rhode I land, has issurd proposal for job fishing an abolition paper in Wayne county, Ind., to be railed "Northern Rights." We know Mr. Riiffum intimately;. Notwithstandir g His fanaticism, he is a strong man and an honest one. Jjou. Jour.

Ohio tikm the conjf.'T-Thf - Cincinnati Ledger states that Mr Robert StoLes.tesiding

hundred miles, bat on whith they were prevented near Hamilton, raised a 6'ock of corn, during

from landing by vast bodies of ica which ercom- the last season, w hich measured twenty nine

feet and four inches in height, and on which were 25 er and two nul-bius af grod soui 4 corn.- -PJtila. Chron. '- ,Wiieke do Lawyers cosiBFROMt' Elia

in nnonf hi delightful essavs. has taid.Law

r ,

passed it, is one of the honorablo results of the en-'

terprise. Lieutenant Wilkes bears testimony to the real and pood conductor his officer and men; snd it is but justice lo that officer to state that be apiears to have performed the duties assigned him with an ardor, ability and perseverenre, which give every assurance of an honorable issue to the

undertaking. The report of the Postmaster General, herewith transmitted, will exhibit the service of that department the past year, and its present condition. The transportation has been maintained durinir

the year to the full extent authorized by the existing laws; some improvements have been effected, which, the public interest 6cemcd urgently to demand, but not involving any material additional expenditure; the contractors have generally per

formed their engagements with fidelity; the post-

matters, with few exceptions, have renderod their accounts and paid their quarterly balances with

prompuiuae; ana tnc wuole service of the depart

ment Las maintained ths efficiency for which it has for several years been distinguished.

The acts of Congress establishing new mail

rouics, ana requiting more expensive service on

others, and the increasing wants of the country have fur the three years past, carried tb9 e.rpendi turss soinothing beyond the accruing revenues

mo excess having been met, until the past year by the surplus which had previously accumulated

i ne surplus navmg oeen exhausted, and the anti

cipated increase in the revenue aot having been realized, owing to the depression in the commer

cial business of the country, the finances of the de-

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ulations. The execution of the treaty of; P""" exmo.i sman oenciency at the close oi

Payne's Landing, signed in 1832, but not ratified until 1834, was postponed, at the

solicitations of the Indians, until 1836, when the)' again renewed their agreement to remove peaceably to their new homes in the

west. In the face or tins solemn and renew-1 ed compact, they broke their faith, nnd commenced hostilities bvlhe massacre of Major

Dade's command, the murder of their agent, Gen. Thompson, and other acts of cruel treachery. When this alarming and unexpected intelligence reached the seat of Government, every effort appears to have been

made to reiniorce uen. vimcn, wnu manded the troops in Florida. Gen. Eustis was dispatched with reinforcements from Charleston, troons were called out from Ala-

and the impartial influence of which i?, in my i ,nvM, Tennessee, and Georgia: and Gen

vers were children onceIuppohr;"-an uodoubt in the mere literal sense, they really

were, but your genuine,? unadulterated Ia yer, even in his iHcteolfJpy8, only stimulated ,

n fancy: he was voung, but knew aot youth

It were no violent freak of fancy to paint

Charles Phillips frollia cking,roaring hoy:but

yonr attorney, your issuer of writs, and draw-

er of cognovits, your mortgage maker- r-he

was never a boy. roets, it is laid, are born, not made. May it not.' be that lawyer are

nat born? I put it to any lady in the land.

from Mrs, E-Jtvirds, who lately had four children at a birth, to In r most gracious Majesty, whether she wuld suckle a lawyer. In the name of the whole sex I answer -No!" There have, probably, been women that would. Mrs Brownrigg, who had a fine taste for cruelty, might have done it; but England in 1840, contains no such woman. 1 see from

my window a chubby cherub, nestling in the arms of a beauteous mother. The young spirit, fresh from the presence of his Maker,

breathes ol heaven; purity is hearted in him. Will any one tell me that it is only a suckling lawyer? The thought is monstrous!

,v'fre "Perienced in lime of peace, and in ,,fe0!opaO5itian a fnrmidaMo ae .nrlUl

j- a a - - ........ wax imij .. j "cr faeire arrayed against th policy of "Uiiun&raliou; lhat this i s been done nerineojdinarj expences of the Govern-' eat were generally decreasing, as well from i! ?cral,on of the laws, as the condition of "SCO'Jltrr 1 il. .?

judgment, indispcnsibleto their perservation

1 cannot bring myself to believe that the lasting happiness of the people, the prosperity of the States, or the permanency of their Union, can be maintained by giving preference or priority to any class of citizens in the

distribution of benefits or privileges, or by the

adoption of measures which enrich one portion of the Union al the expense of another, nor can I see in the interference of tho Federal Government with the local legislation and reserved rights of the States a remedy for

present, or a security against future, dangers

Scott was sent lo take the command, Viiiiij

ample powers and ample means. At the first alarm, Gen. Gaines organized a force at N. Orleans, and, without waiting for orders, lan

ded in Florida, where he delivered over the troops he ha d brought with him to General Scott. Gov. Call was subsequently appointed to conduct a summer campaign, and at the close of it was replaced by Oen. Jesup. These events and

changes took place under the administration of

my predecessor. Notwithstanding the exertions of the experienced officers who had command there for eighteen months, on entering upon the admin-

The first, and assuredly not the least, im- jietration of the Government, I found the Territory

nnrtani cfT inmnli rplivinir lh rount rv ! of Florida a nrv to Indian atrocities. A strenu-

Imm (ho niiin into irhirh it hA hrn ous effort was immediate'y made to bring these

me last nscal year, its resources, however, are ample; and tbe reduced rates of compensation for the transportation service, which.may he expected on the future let'injje, from the general reduction . r : ' . i . t . -

oi priutB, vim uie increase ot revenue that may w , , , . reasonahlv ho nH.;.i,. fr.,m .(, :.,.ir . I VV OMAN. Oman! woman! truly she 18

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mercial activity, must soon place the finances of i"irarie. i lace nor Hitna nowers, loster har

the department in a prosperous condition. Considering the unfavorable circumstances that have existed during the past year.it is a gratifying result that the revenue has not decline', as compared with the preceding year, but on the contrary exhibits a small increase; the eircumstances refered to having had no other effect than that to check the expected income. It will be seen that the Postmaster General suit-

tTPSt A frtfi i n imnrriirnmonla in ilia ..... k! :.. I !

fc .. iiivuio iu me ceiauueu incus. designed to reduce the weight of tb mails, cheapen tho transportation, ensure greater regularity in The service, and secure a considerable reduction in the rates of letter poslare an obiect hiirhlv desi

rable. The subject is one of general interest to

plunged by excesses in trade, banking, and credits of all kinds, was to place the business transactions of the Government itself on a solid basis; giving and receiving in all cases value for value, and neither countenancing nor encouraging in others that delusive ystem of credits from which it has been found so difficult lo escape, and which has left nothing behind ilb'it the wrecks that mark its fatal career. That the financial affairs of the Government are now, and have been during the whole period of these wide spreading diffi

culties, conducted with a strict and invana-

ta-jj. . jjroiecnon oi its rigius eie regara to mis great lunuameniai pnncipic,

'J1U . HI 1 1 2 riril n n ,1 -I . I . 1. 1 J 4 1. . 1 1. . 11 Mn M t.. m w n . A

h - i ..j vim tttiu uiliioiii tiiv: aur- nuu iuai uv me asaumuiiuii nuu incinniuniui. IS Koo U . 1 j. .. . J. . . . r .L L.ll

provi. cu.i:y sustained; u ample -ot me stana thus taken on tnevery inresnoiu

ot me approaching crisis, more man oy any

other cause or causes whatever, the community at large has been shielded from the imtalculible evils of a general and indefinite suspension of specie payments, and a consequeut annihilation, for the whole period it may have lasted, of a just nnd invariable standard of value, will, it is believed, at this

the community, and is respectfully recommended

to your consideration

The suppression o! the African si ave trade has receiv'd the continued attention of theGovernment. Tbe brig Dolphin and schooner Grampus have been employed during the last eessnn on the coast of Africa, for tho purpose of preventing such por

tions oi inat trade as was said to be prosecuted under the Aurrican flag. After cruising on" those parts of the coast most usually resorted lo by sla

vers, until the commencement of the rainy season, these vessels returned to tbe United States for supplies, and Lave since been despatched on a similar service. From tbe reports of the commanding officer, it appears that the trade is now principally carried

on under Portugxese colors; and they express the opinion that the apprehension of their oreseuceon

hostilitier to a close; and the army under .General i lhe slave coast has, iu a great degiee, arrested the

i n ;in it i no ipaiiiai

public debt, oriacurrins any liability'

ther SUch a3 lhe orJinar resources of

;.f , ',,tnenl w speedily discharge, and j' out the agency of a national bank. traL ,,ew of the proceedings of Ihe Govrforlhe Perio,t il embraces, be war-

"'fih " Known to exist; ft.rr!RJraad navy hare been sustained to

W Cntnulho,iznd jlaw. and which ft.'.-"85 sufficient for the defence of

1 i- u fJ an4 lh' protection

aan r uen m lae ,or the adaunislra

tfth. J - 1 08 aa 1 lh? execution of the laws; U?:V1 pab,ic 6rat'tuJe n behalf

W, Im Kevo'Ution have been

VkJ . ' nd hrully discharecd; if!

y '2; e Dpen no failares in defraying the -co-eeX,Jen(iilu;'es growing out of that

maiHry po!:y oi peacs-

Jesup was reinforced until itamonted to ten thou

sand men, and furnished with abundant sapplies

of every description. lathis campaign a great

number of the enemy were captured and destroyed but tbe character of the contest only was changed. The Indians having been defeated in every engagement, dispersed in small bands throughout

the country, and Became an enterprising, loriniuable, and ruthless banditti. Gea. Taylor who succeeded Gen. Jesup, used hid exertions to subdue them, and was seconded in his efforts by the officers under his command; bat he too failed to protect tbe Territory from their depredations. By an act of signal and eruel treachery, they broke the truce made with them by Gen. Macomb, who waa sent from Washington for the purpose of carrying into effect the expressed wishes of congrosa, and have continued their devastations ever since.

Gen. Armietead, wbo waa in Honda wben Uen. Taylor left the army, by permission, assumed tbe command, and, after active sninmer operations, was met by propositions for peace; and, from tbe fortunate coincidence of the arrival in Florida, at the same period, of a delegation from the Seminoles who are happily settled west of the Mississippi, and are now anxious to persuade their countryman to join them there, hopes were for sometime ntriained that the Indians mirht be induced to

prostitution of the American flap to this inhuman

: nil pnnu It . k.nn.l .1. I . -

m.i. uu(nu mai, uy communis ij maintain this force in that quarter, and by the exer

tions oi me omcers in command, much will be done to pat a stop to whatever portion ol this traf-

he may have been carried on under the American flag, and to prevent its use in a trade which, while it violates the laws, is equally an outrage on tbe rights of others and the feelings of humanity. Tbe

efforts of the several governments wbo are anx

iausly seeking to suppress this traffic must, however, be directed against the facilities afforded by what are now recognised as legitimate commer

cial pursuits, before that object can be fully accom-

plisned.

as a tender plant, nnd she Is a thinf, of fancy,

waywardness and sometimes of folly annoyed by a dew drop, fretted by the touch of a hutterfly's w ing; ready to faint at the rustle of a beetle. The rph) rs are too rough, the showers too heavy and she is cverpowered by the perfume of Ihe rose bud. But let real ca

lamity come to rouce hergafT-riior.?, enkindle

the fires of her heart, nnd mark her then.

How her heart strengihens itself Low strong its purposes. Flare her in the heat of battle, give her a child, a bird, or any thing she I ves or pities, to protect, and see her, as in a recorded instance, raising her arms as a shield,

and as her own blood crimsons her upturned forehead, prating for life to protect the helpless. Transplant her into the dark place of the

earth, awaken her energies lo action, and her

breath becomes a liealine, her nresence a

blessing; she disputes the strides cf Ihe stalking pestilence-when man, the strong and

brave, shrinks away pale and affrighted.

Misfortune daunts her not; she wears away a lile of silent endurance, or goes forward to

the scaffold with less timidity, than to her

bridal. In prosperity she is a bud full of imprisoned odors, waiting hut for the winds of adversity to scatter them abroad puro told.

valuable, nut untried in the furnace, in short, a woman is a miracle, a mvstarv. '

jOASII wilt be

MACLEAN LINEN

Supplies of provisions.water casks. merehan.W

and articles connected with the prosecution of the

slave trade, are, it lsuncerstood, freely carried bv

vessels ui uiQBreiu nations to the slave factories

and tbe euects or the factors are transported opea ly from one slave nation to another, without inter

raption or punishment bv either of the nations to

which they belong, ewraired in the commerce ofl

that region.' I submit to your judgement whether' chvered at theiiMills in Brookvillg. " this Government, having been the first to prohibit! J. II. SPEER-.a

oy aaeouate penalties, the slave trade tbe first to declare it piracy should we rot be first aUo.tr

a 1 . . . .

I loroia to its citizens all trade with tbe slave- facto

ALL persons indebted to tbe subscriber maka settlement within thirty days, or pay cost.

Dec. 9, 1S40.

LUNG it BKOVYN.

ICOOrtLIJS. COTTON YARN

IVVOV 1

,000 Sole Leather,

200 Barrels Conautaugh Salt, 10 Sacks Coffee, 8 Bales Brown Sheeting, 2" Kegs Nails, 1 Ceroon Indigo, Just received and fetal by R.& fT. TTKBR. Brookville Sept. 11, 1840.

paid by the subscribers

and UOTTOJH

RAGS.

far

leave the Territory without further difficulty ,ies on tbe coast i.f Africa; giving an example to

TOMBSTONES ' For sale by Sept. 184(1.

R.dc 8.1 AMR.