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f 5 whose daily wages arc necessary for their subsistence. y "It is the duty of every Government so to regulate its currency as to protect this numerous class w far as practicable from the impositions of avarice and fraud. It is more especially the duty of the United States, where the Govern ment is emphatically the Government of the people, and where the respectable portion of our citizens are so proudly distinguished from the laboring classes 'of afl other nations, by their independent smnt. their, ove of hbertv, their intent ger.ee, their high tone of moral charac ter. Their industry in peace, is the source of our wealth : anil their brave ry in war, has covered us with glory ; and the government of the United States will but ill discharge its duties if it leaves them a prey to such dishonest imposi tions. Yet it is evident that their inter ests cannot be effectually protected un less silver and gold are restored to cir eolation " These views alone, of the paper cur rency, are mflicient to call for immedi- nte reform : but there is another consid cration which should still more strongly press it upon your attention. Recent events have proved that the paper money system of this country mnv be used as an engine to 'undermine vnnr free institutions : and that those who desire to engross all power in the hands of the.fcw. and to govern by cor ruption or forcte, arc aware of its power, and prepared to employ it. Your banks row -furnish your only circulating me dium, and money is plenty or scarce, ac r.ordincr to the number of notes issued by theny, .White they have capitals not rwituiL; dprportionea to eacn otner, they are competitors in business and no one of them can exercise dominion over ho rest; nnd although, in the present do op? currency, these banks may Mtsof busii.?.'.'? imunouslv upon the ha n the moral tofioepccuniary concerns ihey cannot combine forced wi uumuer nnn . .omniciv i vei irom situation influe nee; and Whntovni- moV ose of positions of some of them, thcirpj8 OJ mischief must necessarily be confin cJVl va io a narrow ..uinni-- -, ... iiiiiijCUUUt; neicnnornoort. Inii (fyimaJ i ii - ' ' . " ut when the charter for the Bank of j ''" ;j. ura.ed btatos was obtained from Congress, it perfected the schemes of the . . Jjnper system, and gave to its advocates 1 ?JP?sH??n ,ncv nave struggled to ob- . laitfTTrJhe. commencemit of the ,-Fpd raI Government down to the nre. 't::Jiopr,iiC-The immense catrital. nod TX'?rjB''cges bestowed upon iL.L(kg v--.owv-.ov sp-ay over country. Fr "Jornnx U . .-. r , . j a . t ' I '?J-.Aiusft iniure.tf not destroy, the -sinens of niiv one of them which might ineiiit-:&3 f rosentment -. and it openly rfaimfeil luritseU the power of regula ting the currency throughout the United States'. In other words, it asserted (and it undoubtedly possessed) the power to make money plenty or scarce, at its pleasure, at any time, and in any quarter of the Union, by controlling the issues if other banks, and permuting nn cx pansion, or compelling a general con traction ol the circulating medium, ac cording to its own will. The other banking institutions wero sensible of its strength, and they soon generally became its obedient instruments ready at all times to execute its mandates : and with the banks necessarily went, also, thatnu merous class of pcisons in our commer cial itio,j.who depend altogether on bank credits for their solvency & means ot business; and who arc, therelorc, obliged, for their own safety, to proni- tiate the lavor ot the money power by distinguished zeal and devotion in its scr vice. . , ' The result of the ill-advised legisla. tion which established this great monopo ly, was xo concentrate ine wnoie money ed power ol the Union, with its bound less means of corruption, and its numer ous dependents under the direction and command of one acknowledged head ; thus organizing this particular interest as one body ; and securing to it unity and concert of action throughout the United States, and enabling it to bring forward, upon any occasion, its entire nnd undivided strength to support or de feat any measure of the government. In the hands of this formiJable power, thus perfectly organised, was also placed unlimited dominion over the amount of circulating medium, giving it tho power to regulate -the value ot property and ihe fruits of labor in every part of the Union ; and to bestow prosperity, or bring ruin, upon any city or section ofj t!)e country, as might best comport with its own lntorcst or policy, - We are not left to conjecture how the moneyed power, thus-organised, and with such a weapon in its hands, would he likely to use it. The distress and alarm which pervaded and agitated the whole country, when the Bank of j jljfiUnited States waged war upon the peopl(inr jtder to compel them to sub mit to its (kmands, cannot yet be forgot ten. The ruimess ana unsparing tern j cr with which whole cities and commu v lilies were oppressed, individuals im. poverjslied and ruined, and a scene of cneerltii jprosperuy suaaeniy cuangea in to one or gloom and despondency, ought t be indelibly impressed on tl mory f 1 3 people of tfca V '' The President closes with ths following very appropriate remarks, which sre worth reading end remembering by ell who have the welfare of oar country at heart. Not that they contain any thing ao very new or unsaid before, but still they contain truth, and such truth as it will do good his partisans, all par lies, and every citizen of the United States to remember. " You have no longer any cause to fear dancer from abroad ; your strength and power are well known throughout the civilized world, as well as the high and gallant bearing of your sons. It is from within, among yourselves, from cu- pidity, from corruption, from disappoint ed ambition, and inordinate thirst (or power, that factions will bo formed and iberty endangered. It is against such designs, whatever disguise the nctors may assume, that you have especially to guard yourselves. You have the highest ot human trusts committed to your care Providence has showered on this favor ed land blessings without number, and has chosen you as the guardians ot free- dom to preserve it for the benefit of the human race. May lie, who holds hands the favors he has bestowed, and enable you, with pure hearts and hands and sleepless vigilance to guard and de- fend to the end of time the great charge he has committed to your keeping. My own race is nearly run ; odvnnc ed age and failing health warn me that bcloro long 1 must pass beyond the reach of human events, and cease to feel the vicissitudes of human affairs. I thank God that my life has been spent in a land ot liberty, nnd iiiat ne mis given me a heart to love my country with the affection of a son. And filled with gratitude for your constant and unwn vcring kindness, I bid you a last nnd af fectionate larcwcll. ANDREW JACKSON, Our readers will excuse us for not having published the whole of tliislengthy document. We plead in extenuation, first, want of room : second, that we feared to fill our paper too full of m liters of this kind j and tliiril, that as we give them them the Inaugural Address of it.. . . .1 . ...Ml t- '" new jreciueni, uiry win nnu me "je topics ircatea or, in a shorter and less tyle. MA Rt v van MJRCN'S Fellow-Citizens: : ; . The practice of nil my predecessors imposes on riie an nl.lioii.. i -1 ,.... luiiii, to acrorrirmnv il n ... ...j - "" io accompany the first ai' act ol my public, . trust .ii"H;''l "eimiinued In prevail in our councils, nnd the PrincUw.uat-will euide me in Per l i i.-..., ut,aint frnm imp i-iiiuiiwi gUKl m ira r Aaaimn r ings on assuming a chargVso" responsible and vast. In imitating their example,, tread in ihe footsteps of illustrious nien whose superiors, il is our happiness to ne- lieve, are not finmil ri tlie executive cal endar of any country. Among them, we recognise the earliest and firmest pillars of the republic; those by whom our national independence was first declared ; him who. abovejill others, contributed to establish t on the field of battle; and those whose expanded intellect and patriotism con structed, improved, and perfected ihe in estimable institutions under which wc live. If such men, in the position I now occupy, felt themselves everwhelmed bv a sense ol gratitude for this, the highest of all marks of their country's confidence, and by a consciousness of their inability adequately to discharge the dulies of an office ao diffi cult and exalted, how much "iiore must these considerations affect one, who ran rely on no such claims for favor or for bearance. Unlike all who have preceded me, the revolution that gave us existence as one people, was achieved at the period of my birth ; and, whilst I contemplate with grateful reverence that memorable event, I fee) that 1 belong tn a later ae, and that I may not expect my country inen to weigh my actions with the same kind and partial hand. So sensibly, fellow-ciiizcns, do these eirevmstances press themselves upon me, that I should not dare to enter upon my path of dbty, did I not look for the gen erous aid of those who will be associated with me in the various and co-ordinate branches of the Government ; did I not repose, with unwavering reliance, on the patriotism, the intelligence, and the kind ness, of a people who never yet deserted a public servant honestly laboring in their cause ; and, above all, did I not permit my self humbly to hope for the sustaining support of an ever watchful and beneficent Providence. To the confidence and consolation deri ved from these sources, it would be un grateful not to ad'l those which s.iring from our present fortunate condition. Though not altogether exempt from em barrassment that disturb our tranquility at home and threaten it abroad, jet. in all the attributes of a great, happy, ami flour ishing people, wd stand without a parallel in the world. Abroad, we enjoy ilic re spect, and, with scarcely an exception, the friendship of every nation ; at home, while our Government qui-tly, but efficiently, perforins the sole legitimate end of poliii eal insiiiulioiis, in doing the greatest good to the greatest number, we present an eg gregatu of human prosperity surely not elsewhere to be found. , How imperious, ihen, is the obligation imposed upon every citizen, in l.ig mvn sphere of action, whether limited or ex tended, to exrt himself in perpetuating a condition of thing so singularly happy. All the lessons of history and experience, must be lost upon us. if we are content to trust alone to the peculiar advaritiiffes we liai ncn to possess. Position and. .climate. anil, the bounteous resources that nature ius scattered with so liberal a.ba.ndercii the diffused intelligence and elevated char acter of our people will svaif ucm thing, if wo fuil sacredly to uphold those political institutions that wen wisely rd deliber- atelv formed, with reference to every cir cumstance that could preserve, or might endanger, the blessing we enjoy. The thoughtful framers of our constitution le gislated for our country as they found if I nnltinw unnn it with the eyes of states- men end of patriots, they caw all the sources of rapid and wonderful prosperity ; hut they saw also that various habits, npin- ions, and insuimiiis, imn-i ous portions ot so vast a region, were deeply fixed. Distinct sovereignties were in actual existence, whose cordial union ... rssenl a to the wellare ami happiness A all. Between many ot llism mere was. it least to some extent, a real diversity of interests, liable to ne exnggeraien un..".. sinister designs; they miiereu in .z-, .. population, in wealili, ami in aciuai ami i.nn0fiivf resonrrvs aim !' , ..... LriJ.I in the character of their industry ..,! aim.le nrnducliuns; ami in some ex- ;.,1 ilnmpaiic institutions, which, unwise ly disturbed, might endanger me narmonv ..r whiile. Most carefully were all these circumstances weighed, and the r..i.n.l.tinna of the new Government laid upon principles of reciprocal concession, -.i .m.imlile comnro nise. The jealous ies which the smaller Slates might enter tain of the power of the rest were nuayeti La ta ml llf renresenlalion. confessedly unequal at the time, and designed forever ti rt Mill an. A natural fear that the l.mn.1 m-nne of pencral legislation niigh hear upon and unwisely control particular interests, was counieriictoti oy minimum; i.r Irnwn ninniid the action of the federa '.,ii.riii' ml to the peple and the States was left unimpaired their sovereign power over the innumeraoie snnjecis em braced in the inlermil government "f i .omililir. pxeentinir such only n ne cexKin ily appertain to the concerns of the whole confederacy, or its intercourse, as n united community, with the other nations of the world. This provident forecast has been verified by time. Ilelf a century, teeming with extraordinary events, anil elsewhere pro ducing astonishing result, Iihs passed along ; but on our institutions it has left no From a miiihII com ouiii- IV, we have rixen to a people powerful i" numbers nnd in slrengtli ; but with our in crease has gone, hand in hand, the progress nf just principles i the privileges, civil and religious, of the humblest individual, me a mrrni r nrOICC.lCMI III lllillic , W"". while the valor and fortitude of our peoph have removed far from us ihe slightest nroliciwlnii ill fnreiL'li oower. IIU'V I' not vet induced u, in a single inslanc forget what is Tight. Our commerce avin.wl.iit tn ilip rcmiitpst nation value, uinl even imltsre, of our prodi "1 "' has been greatly changed ; a wid"' . I? Wif Rfrilvir.iS!' rzru ;,t,.i r ii.iih- nillierence to exisung r.onipacis, inis hyTiprrti-ne fcUf.t' ssfin: that an implicit nnd umleviaiing Iju.renre t ilic principles imuhich we st out. t an carry us prosperously onward through all the coiilucts ol circumstances, an! ihe vicissitudes inseparable from the lupic of years. 'the success that has altended our great experiment, is, in itself, a sufilcieut cause for gratitude, on account of ihe happiness it hat actually conferred, ami the example it liuA unanswerably given. But to me, my 1'diow-citizcns, Linking forwod lo the far-distant lulure, with ardent prayers and confiding hopes, this retrospect presents a ground for still deeper delight. It im presses on my mind a linn belief that the perpetuity of our institutions depends upon ourselves; that, if we maintain the prin ciples on which they were established, they are destined to confer their benefits oil countless generations yet lo come ; and that America will present to every friend of mankind the cheering pi oof, that a pop ular Government, wisely formed, is Want ing in no ebmeni of endurance or strength. Fifty years ago, its rapid failure was bold ly predicted. Latent anil uncontrollable causes of dissolution were supposed lo exl ist, even by Ihe wise and good ; and no only did unfiietiilly or speculative then risis anticipate fur us the fate of past re publics, bill the fear of many an honest patriot overbalanced hi sanguine hopes. Look back on these forebodings, not hast ily, but reluctantly made, and see how, in every instance, they have completely failed. .r. An imperfect experience, during the struggles of Ihe revolution, was supposed to warrant a belief that the people would nol bear the taxation requisite lo discharge an immense public debt already incurred, anil in derray the necessary expenses of l.o II. ... '!!. .. r me uiiiciiiiiii, i ne rosi oi two wais has been paid, not only without a murmur, b it with unequalled alacrity. No one is now left to doubt ihat every burden will bo rheerlully bo-ne, that may be necessary lo sustain our civil institutions, or guard our honor, or our welfare. Indeed, all experience has shown, that the willingness of the people lo contribute lo these ends, cases of emergency, has nuilornilv outrun the confidence of their representatives. In the early stages of the new Govern ment, when all felt ihe imposing influence, as they recognized ihe unequalled services of the first President, it was a common sentiment, Ihat the great weight of his eharacti r could alone bind the discordant material of nur Government together, and save us from the violence of contend ing factions. Since his death, nearly lorlv year are gone. Partv exasperation has heen often carried In its highest poiul; the virtue and the fortitude of the people have aiimutiiiiA.. I...... l. . i - "ecu fireauy inen ; yet our system, punned and enhanced inmlno hv all il has encountered, still preserves it's spirit ol Iree and fearless yiscmsioii, blenr ueoMim unimpaired fraternal feeling. ; The capacity of the people for sell-gov eminent, and their wiliiiiunp. (mm high sense of duty, snd without those ex. hibition of coercive newer mi irenerallv employed in other countries, lo submit to all needful restiaints and exaciions of ihe municipal law, have also been favorably exemplified in the history of the American States. Occasionally, it is true, the ardor of nublic sentimrnt. outrunninir te rfg" nn..(iAaA situ iiitiiiiiiii 'iriiiiiiiaia "-j ..! i...n&lj nr seeking to reach cases nol denounced as criminal by the existing law. has diaplaye'li ... J . . !.. null! taolC in a mnnnpr hlPlllHlP11 II1 lHe encourage the hopes of those who wicti ir r. rvi ' llOW-1 its overthrow, i nese iicrurrn.- ..... I,-.- l.on Tar 1p frrolienl 111 olll rottntry. than in any other of equal popu lation on the globe; ami with ll 'Muut of intelligence, it may well lie nopm. they will constanilv diminish in frequenc and' violence. Trie generom paiuotisn aiiil sound common sense of the great mas. of our fellow-citizens, will asstiremj , time, produce this result ; fur as every as sumption of illegal power not only wound- the majesty oi ine law. nm pretext lor atimiging ine im" people, the latter have the most direct am I' . . . ilio ari-M perinaiienl tnleresl in prpsrri..B B- . t.mn.La ,.f nllT. Ill HlBllltaMl llllll-llini nn " . . ..I Inir. nn nil occasions, the inviolaoilii ihnse constitutional and legnl prov.sioto which they themselves have mane. In a supposed unfitness of imr . , ... r..i' i l unereerfcies, unlet Lrr.rr-.r;.oi.'i. .i...ir ivie.b V. .L ,7. . rce of apprehension lotinu a iiiiimui a r, .,,,.-,. of hope, wiuie un-y ii -rt- i ...ninMS of aciinii than in Uu .BW..."'.. i:n;.M.nilv f.rrned. they over- . . " i .1.-1. r irnnortant consider' iookcii un; - .. SU .3 iniliVi,..,.! or irresponsible will. ..' ih lis. war ri'iim nc.r, ..c .... but must be a me H t 1 1 It inm.cn sin rio. oliolllinrn, '"" .' , ..l.,tuiilir rfirlPfl in liv ,,osc who were t;. hear the necessary sac I- ...i,n would coiisequeiillv feel un in dividual interest in the contest, and whose rnergv would be commensurate with iln difficulties to be encotinlered. Aciuai AM All Id Imve proved llieir error ; the last fur Irom impairing, gave new mini dpoce m our Government ; and amid re- .out nnorehenwions of a similar cohfliei, .... miv ilint the eneraies of our country would nol be wanting in ample season to vindicate it riglils. e may not possess. as we shirtild not desire to possess, tlie ex tended l ever ready military organiza lion nf'lher nations ;' we may occasion utlu uMi'.r in the outset for the want of it but imonjr ourselves, till iloiibl upon this nroit pnh't '",8 ceased, wh!u a salutary .gjrrifllfW iiricM. -.. -- .; ...:il ...... nf ft Wf-ntrni-t- uniii. ft friiin innlinif nt'Cression irom uoroao. Certain danger was foretild from the ex tension of our territory, tlie muiiipiicaiioii f States, and the increase ul p-pul;il Our syshun was Mippofef to he adapted only In ImunilHries comparatively narrow. These have been widcnel beyond conjec ture; tie mi'inhcrs f oursoulrilerary ttre alrciulv "otioieil ; anil me nuiiiiiers ol m r people are incredibly augmenteil'J.'iM' allrgeil causes of diuijgirJia"ng stir- VTWrffipaiion. but none oinuo conse. oiwiWimve followed. Ihe f'tycr and inflveiice of lf.,,blic hiivtrjfiseii to height olivieus to an iukliiil ', ,,-sjeci lor its aurhor'uv was not more apifent at it U III ILIMV t-L sj rrrwi t Tri iti - l - new and inexhaustible sourceif general prosperity Suive been opened; the effects of distance have been averteilhy the in us of our pe.iplejdevel'tne ventive genius and foslered hv the spirit ol -air iiistittt lions; anil the enlarged variety mil amount of interests, production, anil pursuits have strengthened the chain ul in u tea I de- petiibuce, ami formed a cirohol inn: iijI benefits, too appnrent ever W be over looked. ! In justly Imhincin the porirs of the Federal ami State authorities, difficulties nearly insurmountable arose ul the outset. and subsequent collisions woe deemed ...:.! .i :. ........i. IIIrTlini'll. illllMI incur, ih nun ni.nii.rii believed possible that a scheme of govern ment so complex in construction, could remain nuiiij'ired. From lime to lime em barrassment have certainly incurred ; but how inst is the confidence of future safety imparted by the knowledge that each in succession has been happily remired. Overlooking partial and temporary evils as inseparable Irom ihe practical operation of all human institutions, and looking only lo ihe general result, every p'llriot h.is reason to be satisfied. While the Federal Government ha successfully performed its appropriate functions in relation to fir eigir affairs, mid concerns evidently na tional, licit of every Stmc has remarks' It improved in protecting ami developing lo cal interest and individual welfare ; and if the vibrations of authority have occa sionallv tended loo much towards one or the other, il is unquestionably certain thai the ultimate operation of the entire system has been to strengthen all the existing in stitutions, and lo elevate our whole country in prosperity and renown. The Nst, perhaps tne greatest, ot the prominent sources of discord and disaster supposed In lurk in our political condition. was Ihe institution ol domestic slavery. Our forefather were deeply impressed with the'delicacy of this subject, and they treated it with a loriirarance so evidently wise, that, in spite of every sinister fore boding, it never, until the present period. disturbed the tranquility of our common country, such a result i sudicieul evi dence of the justice and the patriotism of their course ; it is evidence not to be mis taken, that an adherence to il can prevem all embarrassment frnm (his. a well as from every other anticipated cause of difficulty or danger. Have nut recent events imidV obvious to the slightest reflection, that the least deviation from this spirit of forbear ance is injtirioti to every inleiest, thai o! humanity included? Amidst Ihe violence of excited passions, this generous and fra lernal feeling liarheeu sometime disre garded ; ami, standing as I now do before my countrymen in ih'n high place of honor and of trust, I ramiot refrain from anx iously invoking my fellow-eiiizens nem to lie ileal to ns nictates. Perceiving, he fore my election, the deep interest this sul jeci was liegining to excite, I believed it a ilcmn duly lully to make known to) sentiments ir. regard to It ; and now, whe'i every motive for misrepresentation ha passed away, I trust thnl thev will be can didly weighed and understood. . At least lliey will be my standard of conduct in the path before me. I then declared lhai.l if the desire nf those of mr count emn ' who were favorable to my election was' irralified, " I rmiflJolnio the Presidential Chair the ioflexif ble and uncompromising opponent ol evdery ottempt, on the part ol Congress, io aifohsl. slavery in tne Liistriel ,,f Columoia, iiVainst tlie wishes ot th elavrholding Stalti's; and also with a (In termination equaUly derided to resist the slightest' interference with it in the Slates where it rxisis." -, submitted nlso lo toy fi-llow-eitizens, wiih fullnes and frank tiers, the reasons which led me to this determination. 'Ilieiesull muhorizes n e to believe that lliev have hern approved, and are confided in. by majority of ihe people of the United States, including those whom they most immediately affect. It now 'only remains lo ndd, that no bill conlliciing with these views can ever re reive my consiittitional sane lion. These opinions have been adopted in the linn belief that they are in accordance with the spirit inai actuated me veneraien luuiers of the repnblie, ami that succeeding cxpe lience has proved them to be linn hup, patriotic, expedient, honorable, and just. If the agimii:in of ihi subject was intended in reach the stability of our constitutions, enough has occurred lo show that it has signally failed ; and thai in this, as in every instance, the apprehensions of the timiil anil the hopes ot the wickeil for Ihe destruction of our Government, are again m'stineil to be disappointed. Here am there, indeed scenes of daiu'erous excite ment have occurred ; terrifying instances ol local t ioh-nce have been witnessed ; and ,t ... a wrecKicsj disregard ol the consequences ol their conduct has exposed individuals V popular indignation ; but neither masses ol the people, nor sections of the country, have been s-verved from their devotion in ihe bond of union, and the principles it has made sacred. It will be ever thus. StK'h attemptsjat dungerons agitation may periodically return, but with each the ob ject will be better understood. That pre diiininating HlVaetinn for our political ays tern which prevails throughout our terri torial iimits ; that calm and enlightened judgement which ultimately governs our peop e as one vustbody; will always hi nt lionl to resist and control every eft", r , foreign or domestic, which aims, or would lead, lo overthrow our institutions. What can be more gratifying than such a retrospect us us ! Wo look back on obstacles nroiied. and dangers over come ; on expectations more tbaojealized. and prosperity perfectly secured. To the hopes of the' hostile, in the fenrs of llu timid, and the doubts of the anxious, ucm al experience has given the conclusive reply. We have seen lime grn.lually dis pel every unfavorable foreboiliiif, and our constitution stiimomt , very tidier rir- jniintilikiinn ,l.......l)nl at die Ullliiit A liev.illil jUnntrol. Preset) excitom'iit will, at all lime, magnify pfesent langers; but true philosophy must I"'ach im that none more Ihrealning than l,:"" 'an remiiin to hi overcoine ; and if" ""ghl, for we have just reason, to eiill'rti,',I abiding cunfi pirifrr - itiT i r& c ;. it vtc!DM"rti deuce in the ct.t!e;.l, '"ir liiHttliilions, lered in the true form, character, ami spirn in which they were established, lliey are abundanily n'lequaie I preserve to tn ami en.- children ihe rich blessings already derived fro in them ; lo make our beloved land, forn ih nisaml ge (-rations, fiat flu sen spot where happb ess spring from a perfect equality of political rigliis." 1 ; . V For myself, therefore. I desire tiV(( Clare.. that the principle llmt will govt r t tup in t!iexhigh duty !o which ny country calls me, is, a strict adherence to the letter and spirit of the constitution, ns it was designed by those who framed il. Looking back t il a a sacred instrument carefully and nut easily framed ; remembering that it was tliruiighoiit a work of concession and com promise; viewing il as limited in naiiuiml objects; regarding il a leaving lo the people and the Slates all power nut expli citly purled with; 1 shall endeavor lo pre serve, proiecl, and defend it, by anxioii.-lv referring to it provision fir direction in every BCliiii. To mailer of domestic con cernment which it has' entrusted to ihe Federal Government, and to such its relate lo our intercourse with Foreign nations, I shall zeal oisly devote myself ; beyond those limits shall never pass. ','' To culer, on this occasion, into a fir ther or more minute- exposition of irrj, vicwi oil the various questions of domes,' tin policy, would be a obtrusive as it is probably unexpected. Before llio stilTrji ges of my countrymen wero conlerfted upon me, I submitted m them, with great precision, my opinion on all the mi:t prominent of ihese subject. Those npin ions I shall endeavor to carry out with my Utmost ability.'' Our course of foreign policy has been so uniform ami intelligible,'" li'vt' constitute ante of executive enmluft-.ifnich leaves little to my discretion, tiuTvjmleed, 1 were willinir to run counter Ho: the light of experience, and Ihe known opinion of my cotistiiiiiini. We sedulously cultivate the friendship of all nations, us the condi tion most compatible with our wellare, and the principle of oiu Government. We decline alliances, as adverse to our peace. We desire commercial relations on equal terms, being ever willing . to aire a fair equivalent for advantage received. We endeavor lo conduct our intercourse with openness and sincerity ; promptly avoid ing our object,, and seeking to establish that ii utiiiil frankness which is as benefi cial in the dealings of nation, as of men. We have no - disposition, and we disclaim all right, to meddle in dispuie, whether internal or foreign, that may molest other countries; regarding them, in iheiijiir .1 state, as social communities, and if v inga strict neutrality in all their,! versies, ..?'..''' . '. ; ; . 'ti ; Well knowing the trie I "valor people, and our exhauslles -resources, neiiher anticipate nor fear any dc aggressions ; and, in the fcosciouatu our own just condnct, we el a cecu that we shall never be called N.W t our determination, never to permit s vasion of our rights', without pniiliiTi i or redress.-1-:- , ' ' ' '' t " ; j v In approachingthen, in the prMneafj my assembled countrymen, lo mux :v solemn promise' that yet remains, 'lind pledge myself that 1 will faithfully ":1. me owes am aooui o no, ( me a setiled purpose to maintain ih.. tutiomi of my country, which, I true! atone fur the errors I commit. i In receiving from the people, the sfcreil trust nvice ronnueii io mv llliislrious pred ecessor, and which he has discharged so faithfully and so well, I know that I can not expect to perforin ihe arduous task with equal ability and success. Butuni ted as I have been in his cinmsels, a daily witness of hi exclusive and unsurpassed devotion to hi country' wellare, agreeing with him in sentiment which hi country men have warmly supported, and permit ted to partake largely of his confidence, I may hope that somewhat of the same cheering approbation will be found to at tenrt upon my path. For him, 1 but ex press, with my own. the wishes of ail that he may ret long live to rniov ihe brilliant evening of bis well spent life; and, for myself, conscious of but one de sire, faithfully to serve my country, I throw myself, without tear, on lis justice and lis kindness. Beyond that. I only lo k to the gracious protection of the Divine lie ing, whose strengthening support I lnfin bly solicit, and whom I fervently pray tit look down upon us all. May it be among the dispensation of hi Providence lo bless our bel ived country wiih h mors, anil with length of days; "inav her ways e way of pleasantness, an. I all her paths be peace." ITEMS. The Lakd Bill is lost i. c. the hill to ornhihit the sale nf land to others limn nctnnl settlers. It wnshiid on the table on Thursday, in the House, by n voiool 107 lo 01. The Sonnte has instslcd on its rejection or the I louse amendment to the Fortification B I1, providing for a further distribution of surplus. revenue on the 1st of Jan.. 1838. It is possible a comprom ise will be effected, but litis is doubtful. No reduction of duties will take place this session, so that in respect to revenue, both from lands nnd customs, every thing will remain ns it was last vcar. I his is to he regretted wc think, for more reasons than one. The extensive row ofbriok buildincr in Oliln f Yiiv LnAivn no lf?fiInrb,io Rlnnlr ' was destroyed by fire on tho 34th ult. , ttritli tVin ovon rt Iimi sifttvfi ctirna East end of the block. The ofTie.e of tho . M f)hio City Argus was consumed. Mr. Folsom. who was the principal sufferer, was partinllv insured on Ins goods, nnd had also $10,000 insurance on the build ing. Bonnowrso knocker. 'Why vou'd better knock the door down I what do -vou want ?' 'Oclt my -darling I don't ct we wake nnv of vour familv ; I'm uist tistii vour knocker to waRo the m-if4 no next f.or; I m locKen out five- . . i m 7irr-fiTrTTinVfV7r-rm-rn- i. l.... nn Vi rap I rap I Du?.l in T:xti. The New Orleans Correspondent of the Courier, slate that a duel had taken place bet wen BrigadW Oen. Johnson nnd Brigadier Gen. Felix lonstnn. in consequence of the nppoint- enfof the former to command the nrmv. rigadier Johnson was wounded. . "'- 1 A Wksteun Stfamboat. Th i Pills- u Advocate gives the following di- i menstons of a splendid steamboat, io be ; called the St. !.uis, now in progress of completion nt the wharf in that city. The dimensions of this boat are, 205 Teet straioht keel. 28 feet beam. 0 1-2 feet j fdl 0!Jn fnnt nn llio mnin dpflf. BS fret . ... 1 from out to out. The main cabin is 1 10 feet in length, and the boat will carry about 1000 tons. ' For Tbxas. It i-i fn contemplation to raise a c impanv of 500 men in Phila i ii-. - c .l' Tt': Tkii neiptiiu tor ino i u.iiin iuiuv., i hcj are to be paid for two year's service, nnd to be furnished with a freo passage, t nnd to bo'enlftled to C40 acres of land. A VViiotx IIoq. Mr. Stephen Rus- , sell, of Lyme, Huron, county. Ohio, re cently butchered n hog. 27 months old. which, nccording to lli' lJeflcctnr,' weighed a'ive, 6!)4 lbs. nficw killing, bo fore dressing, 070 lbs after being neat ly prepared lor market, 607 lbs. - The report of the death of Gov, Poin- ; dexter lias been going the rounds of most of the; papers, fir some time pnst.iVp were convinced of its untruth, nnd some- time ago, stated on the nuthority oi a Natchez paper, that he was rapidly on , the recovery from the effects ol his fall. Mr. P. has, however, tnoie recently , put tho matter entirely to rest; by writ tnrr n letter to tho editor of the Rich-' mond Whig, in which he states that ho . ... ... i.o ntihv in n short time, to .. CXlH.l.lS lit KVJ , y - walk about as well as ever. Cincinnati whig.,,.- v."--;':?-- -. , Serious Loss by FinE. Y6 leam by the Fredonia Censor, that the exten- . si've Cabinet Ware house of Col. P. Cros by, at that place, was destroyed by firo . on the night of tho 7th inst. Loss about , 85,000; insured $2,000. - , . rrTmtitt(tJta Three deaths hj charcoal;' Notwithslnnding the thousand upon id warnings that have been given , i thrust themselves into a room! : cfiarcoal is burnt. One' of the. 'f,. . . V. . I .. :nnnM iKa hiad nr' ..I tnt:!jioi;ini iiio'.unca ui . j occurred this morning, on board th; ihoat Massachusetts, iymg mj Yard. John Oswail, first en -encll Cale. second engineer, , , iiliams. fireman all belungin; !, 0at wero found dead in her berthf v ;" went to bed with a small fut-,:t--i charcoal burning in the stati J hev were admonished the da of the fatal effects, but heedi.v .'tf.;'F. RrnreiA: , ' r t -f V V 1- i is