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lions appropriate i liercf. It is truelhev are not
77 i,s tne i placed on farms noriii the woods, but in towns.
Irom tnc, of acresjJ!-" iiJig"-!1 -F mf.
quantiiyTsfcrti-.TtC the 30ili of September,
loo!, there remains twee huiuind and lourteen million of acres, which at seventy live cents per acre, would produce two hundred and thirty five million; live hundre d thousand dollars. This amount, added to the preceding estimate, make the immense sum of five hundred and seven! v five millions six hundred
and twenty five thousand dollars, which may be divided among the different Mate?. Assuming th representation of the states ill Congress as the basis of distribution, and that under tlsc apportionment which wi! he made according to the census of 1840. we shall have twelve representatives, (the whole number rcniainiaz as now, at two hundred and forty two and if not our delegation will
be in n similar proportion to any other number adopted.) it would make our distributive
share la be twenty eihl millions two hun
dred nnd ninety five thousand four hundred itai of the poor man. bestowed upon him as and fifty four dollars. This calculation rests ! the reward of his enterprise and integrity. on the assumption that the population of the With it, lie can compete successfully with
states is to remain the same. Uut Indiana will continue to increase largely in numbers for many years, far beyond many other states, which will entitle her to a much greater sum. After making Uberal allowances to cover all
deficiencies and reservations, I think ve may safely set down the amount which may he derived by this slate, at thirty millions of dollars. This sum ought not to he made liable
to any deduction on account of the portion of
the surplus revenue winch we have received, as there can be no valid objection to its being retained, on the amount to which we would have been entitled, under the distribution bill of 1S3. If a scheme of distribution were once satis
factorily adjusted in jsuch a manner that the elate would he enabled to vest their funds so as to apply its proceeds to Ihe payment of her current debts as ii might he found necessary' to contract hereafter, for judicious works f improvenent,or for other purposes, its amount and stability would place the credit of the State ou a permanent foundation, lighten thr
taxes on the people, and furnish the means for the mst liberal provision for the benefit of common school?, and the general promotion of education. It is important to bring this subject before Congres at as early a day as practicable, with instruction to our Senators and Representatives toine their exertions to procure the adoption c.f omt mode of tlis'rs-
bulion, consistent with the rights the s'ales. and which nill secure tons, a soon as possible, the full advantages of stir h a system. The state owes the State (tank, including interest to next July , about 092.435. It i essential 4to ihe business of the tountry that this debt should he arranged at as early a day as pessihte, inasmuch as the Bank is restricted in its accommodations to n corresponding amount. The peculiar connection with Internal Improvements bv which this indebtedness
as produced, should not he forgotten. The
object of the Rank should be the promotion of the agricultural and trading interests, and its i-sues should be fevered by the demands and wants of those interests. But if we connect it too closely with the uncertain fortunes
not for their particular benefit, but as the central points of business. Steamboats procure employment because they nre profitable
to the owners, and the people use them be
cause they unci them convenient Tor transportation. Great loss of life and propel ty issus tained by them, and even associated wealth
ha3 ventured to own them. Fortunately, however, for the rnmlry, those who manufac
ture political capital by arryiog jone inter-si
agamt another, have not made the discovery that because they navigate our rivers and re
fuse to run on dry land, therefore the ought ; to put down as dangerous monopolies. A paper currency, rea lily convertible into specie on demand, is etsciiti-tl lo our progressive improvement. In it is laid Ihe foundation of the true credit system, w hich is out
surest protection against the actual monopo jv "
lies orcamiitiisis. urruu tunsuiuirt uic ihii- . ,.
. rraht in
Adams r.-i.
H'ak l. . r..ll.. ..al. 1 'c
mi li, lie inn llMlllit ie mii rMuiiv nun
wealth and in all its forms. Wi'.hout it, labor and properly would be brought entirely with
in l"e hr artless grasp ol individual weaitn whose operations can never be brought under1 the control of legislation. All binu b s of regular business, whether dependent on wealth or labor are essential to each other. When one prospers, all prosper. Disturb one, and the others are also affected. True policy requires us to cherish and to sustain all these interests, and protect cachjfrom the undue encroachments of the rest. With regard to Common Schools, it is perhaps scarce! necessary for me to say, that I
shall nlway stake the deepest interest in their
prosperity, and 1 trust it will be a prominent object of our mutual regard and counseU,'hal
they may be brought within the reach ofevery
familv in the state, under the instruction of
competent teachers.
The powers wi:h whic h the Executive of
the state is clothed, arc limited : but it w ill af
ford mc the greatest pleas ire toco-operate with the Legislature, m carrying out those principles which recognize a strict impartiali
ty among the diversified interests and claims!
of the different parts or the state the maintenance of her rights, and the perse rvation of her faith, at every hazard the observance ol a prudent economy, and a strict accountability in the administration of every branch ol the public service and Ihe creation or con
tinuance of no public office for selfish ends, but merely a trust to be faithfully and honestly executed for the common welfare. Whatever is done, v here different views ol policy may exist, I must hope will V e effected in tinexercise of a liberal spirit of compromise and
forbearance. It is highly desirable, for the
advancement of ihe social and public rela
tions whi h should ever bind us together one people, that cur zeal and solicitude should
be ilurt led to Ihe nest provision lor Ihe future instead of recrimination as to the past. - Am
tllhough our prospects are daikened by the
adverse circumstances with which we ir curroimded, we may console out selves will ihe reflection, that in an honest and feailesdischarge of duty under every exigency, ni
MISSISSIPPI-.-Officiul Van Buren Harrison.
658
Hinds Madison Holmes Smith Lawrence Simpson Newton Y-ilatMisha Copiah Lafayette Y. ilahatthie Bolivar Octibbeha
Lowndes Kemper Chickasaw Warren Yazoo
Ca.Toll
Amite Jefferson
Rankin
Attain Neshoba Wist on
Monroe Leake
Choctaw
Noxub-e Wb) ne Green Perry Jones Covington Marion Lauderdale Wilkinson
Itawamba Tippah Panola Coahoma Pontotoc Jasper Tlshemiligo
Claiborne
Tunica
De Soto
Clark
llanrcc.k
Marshall Washington
Jackson
312 318 179 133 219 191 013 545 306 124 44 219 020 100 201 422 3C0 527 108 233 438 370 294 229 202 300 1G4 288 487 132 430 372 b7 125 94 103 233 175 444 148 394 581 200 109 329 208 583 390 53 319 238 107 814 G5 175
10.995 Harrison's majority, 2523.
1207 691 550 89 123 201 109 739 571 382 ISO 02 195 020 320 142 10CG 501 711 41 18G 602 314 500 412 331 272 113 202 452 155 38 514 94 94 110 50 1IC 130 239 CG3 170 08 1 332 181 237 239 321 5:38 70 371 124 2SI 1000 102
19,518
TENNESSEE Official.
KASi TENNESSEE,
MISSOURI Official
The following returns arc o(h ial of tl.ee-
lection lor 1 resident and Vice rresident
live counties remaining to be heard from: Harrison Van Buren.
ofour public works, its whole buiiness may in ma 00 forward with confidece to the ap
me tuu iwimuiicu j men vaecess, uuciu-; proval ol our constituents, and ol our own .: :.l ...I I 't-l. - . , .. .... .
consciences, and nboe all, with humble trust, to the continued guidance of a benefirien Creator, whose signal providence has so often proved vurqounliys safety and sure defence. HVMIIEL B1GGEK. Indianapolis, Dec. 9. 1810. A RKA NSAS Official
ations.or accidental cmbariassments. Ihe
Bank has become of vast impottance to the feople in furnishing the means to purchase and carry oil their surplus produce to market. This is one of its most valuable offices, and it should he the aim of the Legislature, as it is the interest of the people to secure its management with faithfulness and ability. The prospei t of a return to the system so long and successfully practiced by the General Government, from the ilavs of Y:tvi'mrtnit In ll
commencement of the present a tmi iistration,! Unton
oF transacting the hnancial business of Ihe General Government with the same currency, under safe restrictions, which is used by Ihe people,justities the expectation that the pav. tnent of specie will soon be Ji csumed 'permanently by all the solvent banking t timunin the country, including our State Bank and Branches. As the subject of Banks has Veen n fruitful theme of discussion lor a number of vears, 1
trust a few remarks from mc.resperting them.
will not he deemed inappropna'e. Men looking only to Iheir own political aggrandizement, regardless of he public welfare. sei22 upon every thing wrong in their management, not to correct it, but to hold it up lo the community as conclusive evidence that all banking (institutious arc necessarily torrupt. We hear it said that they arc created solely for the benefit of the stockholders, and the inhabitants of the towns and cities where they are situated, whose only object istospec-
ulateatthe expense olthe people. Banks exist because they are profitable to the stock
holder and the borrower;:!though they would not be worth a moment's legislation if their benefits extended no further. They are not objectionable simply because everv man in the community is not accommodated with loans, if those who borrow throw the money into circulation through the ordinary channels of business and trade. Nevertheless, r.s far
as their means will permit, they should be re
quired to pursue a liberal and enlarged policy, in aiding nil the active branches of business
which may require assistance. A liberal profit is made on the capital employed; and yet. no man who borrows money, can procure it at as low a rate of interest from nny other source. When properly regulated, banks exercise a beneficial influence on labor and
vuicrpusr, i.iio!i incalculable. vv licit lijudiciously or dishonestly con In, ted, they are powerful instruments of evil i, the country, and Ultimately, of loss to I !n we who own t hi-
Stock. They should be watehed with n jeal-'
Van Buren. Harrison. Arkansas COO 128 Benton 215 72 Con war 201 177 Chicot" . 43 191 Crawh rd Carroll , 223 CS Crittenden 71 95 Clarke S7 119 Desba 78 173 Franklint Green Hempstead 251 210 Hot Spring 103 55 Independence 198 370 Izard 174 79 Jefferson 109 173 Jackson 143 107 Johnson 321 100 Lafajctte 25 43 Lawrence 214 130 Monroe Madison 253 135 Mississippi 73 90 Marion Pulaski 499 GOO Pope 203 183 Phillips 247 238 Pike 87 23 Poinsett 130 4 Randolph 252 45 Scarce Sevier 197 70 Saline 135 142 Scott 112 32 St. Francis 240 82 Union 123 124 Van Bu.tn 171 29 Washington G20 422 White 40 S2 0218 4303
Nn returns.
tRejecled for informality GO votes for
an lturen.
Audrain Barry Benton Boone Buchn'nn Calloway
Cape Girardeau Carroll Chariton Clay
Clinton Cole Crawford Clark Cooper Caldwell Daviess Franklin Gasconade Greene Howard
Jackson
Jefferson Johnson Lahm-Me Lewis I. tin ln
Linn
Livingston
AiatllMJlt Marion Monroe Montgomery Morgan Macon Miiler New Madrid Newton Platte Perry Pettis Pike Polk Pulaski Randolph Rail Ray Ripley Rive St. Francois St. Gene live St. Chailcs St. I,ouis Saline Sott Shelby
Stoddard
I aney Van Burcu Wairen Washington Wayne
122 430 5JI 500 1128 020 701 182 391
233
220
pwseje, net with rtn to Ibeir destruction, i lutfe rascals.
Crceltt to Anmmals. A couple of boys are under arrest in Orleans, N. Y. for throw.
ingsuuitinto the eyes of adandv. Inhuman!
000 208 342 479 57
258 3G0 348 514 211
28,043
21.441 Federal majorit). G.G02.
The fire counties to be heard from, increase this majority to about 7000.
Anderson Bledsoe Uloutit lirtdley Carter Claiburna Cocke Campbell Grainger tJreena liaiuiltonf Hawkins Jeffertfoa JolilleOII Knox AlcMinn Marion Meigs Mo ii roe Morgan Polk It hea Uliono tevier Sullivan Washington
MIDDLE Bedford Cannonf Cotfeef l)a id ton De Kalkf Dickann Fentress Frnnaliu (Met Har2in llickiuan Humpbreys Jackson Lawrence Lincoln Marsball Maury Montgomery Overtoil Robertson Rutherford Smith Stewart Summer VanBurcnt Warren, Wayne White Williamson Wilson
Harrison
C2. 641 1 10407 8U7 0:)l 917 lt'95 ltt:f2 105:) :9ii 2l'!!(J K.22 6o3 119 9-.M '211 107 St-9 1(147 0-2G -7 fe9-
Van Buren 227 202 64H 791 99 73: t-0 449 1559 1251 i:tl 49 314 t97 J563 5S5 92S 161 :j:8 545 45 1S66 108:1
19.172 i:i,194 TENNESSEE. 1S78 2156
Accoiuas 7o9
Allegany August a 1204 Bedford 919 Boltlourt 407 Brunswick 261 Buckingham 475 Caaipill 713 ('tarlcs city 17:1 ChefterfielJ 293
Cumberland 262
Dinwidie 202
Kssex 241 Farquier (fc'-l I'luvanua, !'4 Franklin 5C9
Giles 22G
(ioochlanJ 12) CJreenbriar 543 Greene 62 lliiinpsbire 72M Hardy 497 Henrico 445
Ule of Wright r-Q JeQVraon CS7
Kanawha 827 KingGeorfo 163
Lancaster I tit L wis Lunenburj 223 Matthew leO
MecUlenburff 319
WEST Benton Carroll Dyer Fajettc Gibson Hardeman Henderson Henry Haywood Lauderdalet McNairy Madison Obion Perry Shelby Tipton Weakley
1000 396 140 615 119D 562 293 191 1032 537 831 1497 1101 320 1IG7 17( '0 2057 457 701 513 7G0 1201 2017 2550 20.404 TENNESSEE. 259 1301 440 1140 1272 070 1318 802 807 900 1312 287 781 950 573 528
1275
Midtileacx
Marshall
Montgomery Nanremond Norfork co. New Kent Northum'lud Nichols Ornuge
Patrick
101
458 333 333 561 193 133 173 231
83
Pittsylvania R76 Powhatan 176
I're&'un S96 Prince Ed. 263 Prince Geo. 124 It art do! ph 450 Bockbridgo 635 Uichinoudco. 177 Kutsel 264 Scott 2-2 Smyth 259 Sicttsylvan;a?53 "urry 95 Tazewell 113 Washington 361 Wood 513 Warwick 92 Wiiliamiburg 63 Amherst 372
239
171 454 5ol olo -0 52.1 437 30 5SS 223 2i5 125 533 153 515 293 333 ros 2MO 605 2:U) ;93 5:33 92 324 129 67 CIO 202 220 561 123 462 261 259 478 156 300 120 235 00 616 210 464 361 237 321 523 151 2S8 444 305 393 195 4-B 025 392 3 7 329
Albermarle
Amelia Bath, Berkoly Brooks Braxton Cabtll Caroline t-'barlotte
Ciark
r. v
w. ;! It 4-1 a
EbbetUeit, J
Fayette, Floyd Frederick GlouceMor Gray ton Green vi!a Hali'ax Hanover Hrriou Henry James city
IU "V) 4.V, 110 4"m
King Win
le Iogan Madisan Maccn Mercer Monongalia Monroe MorgM Nelson
Norfork lor"gh.5J9 Nortbatnptou :z
A ouo way Ohio Page Pendleton Pocabontag Puiabki Petersburgb Princeei na Prince Wm.
BaimahainuM-k
Uichiiiund city f,-. Itockingham i". Bnanoke Shenandoah hi Suulhamplaa T.X SialTord 335 Sussex 10 Tyler :-25 Weftmorland 22 Wytbe 2:3 Warren Jlfl York 192
115 2:5 135 SI 45 1 Cl ' 40n" K9
4i4
132
922 43 itn 142 245 4t
IfiT
13.478 -RECAPITULATION. East Tennessee 19,172
Middle West
20.401 13,478 59.054
25,011 301 3.2 200 902 418 800 277 1079 570 477 537 357 313 G81 5S8 723 8,077 13.194
25.G11 8,077 47.4S2
Van Buren'a majority
41 41,". J.
4!,
1
Hnrrison'ti maj. 11.572 I'licse counties have not been heard from. tThebe are fi actions of counties, and voted
with the counties from which they were ta
ken ; hence the vote is included in the above
table.
LOUISIANA Harrisdn.
Official
Van Buren.
will
A GOOII BEGIN NINO. We are pleased to observe that the Lr
lature have already commenced the wort
rdrenchmentnd we Lope that they will :
it out lo its fullest practicable extent, be they slop,
In the 6rst place, they have lopped eff .
unnecessary expense ol subscribing for arm her of ex.ra copies of the several papets r
lished at the scat of Government. Tl have also ordered a less number ofcorie
the Governor's Message by some Cor ?,(
than has been customary. I his sliom t
public bodies, as well as private indiiidv
whenever they deem it necessary lo tu expenses, commence first of all upon the
printers. We shall not complain of this,
ess the Legislature make them the only
ects ol their retrenching operations. In the second place, we notice a resolut:
submitted by Mr.Matson of Franklin, Tor:
Legislature to adjourn sine die cn the 3d :
of January 1841, which was laid upon the
oie. iv c nope 10 see it taken up soon a
adopted. This would then be a very th
session indeed,compared with former sess;
and a creat 6aving of puUltc expense. LI
the members of cat h house co to orl
earnest make but few speeches, and them be laconic and lo the point and believe iLey can accomplish all the nece
business ol legislation by the first week
Jatuary, just as well, and more lo lliesv
faction of their constituents, asiftbty t to sit for three months or more. In llit; third place, we notice a prcpoci:
to provide by law for slopping the yn de
compensation oi the members of the Lfg:lure, in allcaseH where an adjournment tl place on account of the Christinas or 3
1 Ear i festival- I Im ia rlrrlit II IS SP '
saying, that thosc who dance should pay
hddler." So we think, if the members ir
needs lake a Christmas frolic, they should r
frolic at Ihe public expense. In the fourth place, we notice a propoiil in both Houses,to reduce the numbei of rr
ber in the Legislature the Senate to ihr
and the House lo sixty. It is to be fcv lht lliid mutiCHro will 1. . .....;A.I nilf. V
...... ....w v. w w wm iif tlx; Crt I I KU v fully concur wiih Governor Wallace.in 1 opinion thai a Legislative body compo 30 senators and CO representatives transact more business, in a less time,belter and more lo the satisfaction of ' people, than can n House composed of ' members, and a Senate of 50 " lu ihe fifth plncei a committee hi raised, for the purpose of inquiring, n''0) amount received, in an v form, bvtlie AuJ::
- .... iivnauici Ul uihiv pei:atioii for their spn irw. with a vie
iheir reduction if found too hieh. We AoV
know that the salaries ofthoce officers are
llioh :if nroaon. U.. I. I, nrn urn tO
nfriiiieifjB .H...I..J l l.,. r if nroul 4
M'Orlll u liita In tn...;... fl.a mntter.lh3'i"i
... - IIIUIIC IIJIU lilt "'"'- ' iflil Legislature and the people might know l M public nuenls were amulv compensa'cl1 1
1 ' their sprvirta. ntirl .. mn-
There are several other mallei 1 conrffJ with this subject of retrenchment, whlC..J 1 . II - -t . u.'A
irui win not escape the viguam ej Legislature. Laurenctburg Btacon
FiucMjjiiip. The water that flo fj
Whv ill about
lime you w. paying that quarter of a dollar: those seiuiuunti of friend.blp hlrrJ you owe m-.' What! is it thai latef 1 from the heart, cannot tefro4 fcl
IMaqnemine 40 250 St. Bernard 173 91 Orleans 2081 1748 Jefferson 252 80 Charles 09 33 St John the Baptist 133 45 St. James 379 37 Ascension 2l8 218 Assumption 2S9 340 Lafourche interior 538 41 Terrebonne 313 20 Iberville 204 182 West Baton Rouge I3 81 East Baton Rouge 321 208 Easi Feliciana 300 430 West Feliciana 253 2G St. Helena . 172 238 Livingston 127 207 Washington 150 . 134 St. Tammany 204 80 Point Coupee 147 139 Vl. Martiti 4G3 103 St. Mary 308 87 Lafa yelte no returns Si. Landry & Calcaisen 836 431 Avoyelles 250 205 Rapides 475 382 Natthi!oihes&; Caddo G67 610 Claiborne no returns. Ouachita 243 130 Union 74 7G Caldwell no returns. Catahaula 259 231 Concordia 209 113 Madison 147 Carroll QQ jij 11.296 796 Harrison's majority, 3,700
'What lime is it, Sam?