Lynchburg Virginian. [volume], March 13, 1837, Image 1

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BY I LF/I C MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 13, 1837 WL. 15-AO.64
„TIIH i.Ysii:iiniJt«r. virrivia*
* ylishd Semi-recekly, on Mondays and 'l hurt
r n(r annum payable in. adrance.
day’for ^freriptiomfor a shorter period than ti
Iff - “ ... received, nor any paper discontinue■
uZlalI arrearage, are paid, ezc.pt at the op'ion c
hid it°r'
\I)VF. R TISBMEXTS inserted at HO cents
^ Tt fart he first insertion, and 37 l 'J rentsfo
r'T ",V,abstinent insertion. A liberal deduction
'*‘Je to those rrho advertise bo the year.
— M . ,1 i: A 7 A ll l. ! h< h to t A T
rou qurcan & Palmer,
SIGN O i- T 11 E
Boy & Oolcleii Mortar,
ihe llridi Tenement, n fete (linns belnu
1 the Past office, and l.ettrren It ll. Sin
1 i rt (,'anril Dry Isnnd Shu e .nut Tliiirmun
V,aid School field'» Hurd u.ne Lstubliohment
HAVING entered into co-parmcr-hip, fui
the purpose of carrying on the Apothccaiy
and Dru ’l'i-t Business in tins place, we t,.k.
t|,n method of informing our liiends arid tin
',1,1,,. generally, that we are now icrn n; and
o lien in*, direct from ..ore, Philadelphia
i ,1 New York, an entire new fu«ortnicni ol
l'l;r.sn and Genuine Medicines, Dnros Paints
Oiis Dye-Stuffs Scmokon’s Insniumen is
&e So -
Comprismlt all ti e newest and most npfrovi d
arti' lcs ill llier :,li of which have been recently
selected with tjreat care, by one of the firm.
rve are determined to sell oil “ accommo
datins term», especially to larg ■ dealers. \vi
particularly invite Physicians and country Mer
'units to live us a call.
Order- from a di-tance promptly attended to.
put up in the most careful manlier, ami (or
,v;irde l with th ureate-t de-patch. We solicit a
»lure of the public pitro iaep.
THOMAS A. FoURQU U 1-2AN,
REUBEN l>. PAI.MKIi.
X. B. —Me have ju t received a -plemlid new
SODA Apparatus, which will he in lull ope
ration in a few days.
KOUliaUREAN Si PALMER.
September 2f) is
ifoTimL
«u!t riber respectfully return* Ins
.1 thinks t » In* fri*Mi I* ,in 1 the pjV, ic cener
!>i ly fotvin liher.i! p iht> i;i.rf cxicml *1 to (to
|;iti! concern of E*fus & \\ hit«dic,uf. nJ m!orm*
them th.it he hi** hoti flit the eutir* >» k of *.n*l
concern, an ) will co iti.m • t i hu no *<, ami
tn.licils a co’iMau no e of their riislo n. lit
ivill keep a >* fit rett'h re a laijje ii•"*<>itnient o
Fancy nod Staple Diy G "tl , ol the moM mod
ern style, anJ lae hc*t cjmlity, which will hi
Bold on as^uuJ terms as tluv in In* lit I »dse*
where. E. 15. ES I'ES.
Feh. 16. if
David . Gurlumi, Fla.mi..
against
3u in Ilardv c’t and Tlohij* (*■diman, adm. • »f I’.] z
both Coleman, dic'd. Dt!* n.huita,
1 V CilANC FRY.
pC.tSU l\T tom if I. f ul w«i.--*hi|.fol county cmirl
* tl \ i)1i<t«'. • it i i ‘ ill ih-: aft a it•! cauau, am I ! nn
a1 reeled, 1 i'nll pi*..ii't'i',I. i. i . ..mr l ty tin ^r»th d.iv «»
Majv'iucx', t th* Ui c ty >, . r t»i I hotti s ('..Jrm t .
-1 llrf. in af • • < *»; * I e ruv, in ik«
a*le of t!io lw » I' L \'' i ■» UK i. \ \ : > in ihe art \ t't
crec d, fur i-iC'.'Z tn*ii,«' one t>l vdiic i c«m
lain* forty ao* « .-,uJ lh< mV r n 8i r* f—he i n
•amc more or less. TiJO.M V S .V r.l I#A \ li,
of A a ietft (' i • -i hj
Fcbnwv 27 t
SPRING MI LL,
BY SIR AllCIIY,
V\ ill M.nul lliis Spring, Tt m\ .
pl;iutmi.»n. one mile from Amlier^i j
( twurt House.
I ills i propo-e to run tin* "pi
II, 1114 . I I I, .1! Ihru • y 1 ,KS Old, ll_'.lln-l (lie
{.’H ol a .y Horn* in lliu Union, over lliu F.ir.i.u.- ,
Cc’lll-C.
For i’odi'reu ifce., sic Hinil Rill-,
HENRY I. ROSE.
M mil 0 t.
Clover Sect! and Un
vote.
nMIE subscriber haft ou hand afresh supply of CIo
* ver .Seed, and can Itunish Planter* tne leii.a.ti.ug
part of the feeajoii.
Also,
4 stock nf rend \« w Uncon, all ot wh ch lie will sell
-* on the . .oat accetuuiodatinr terms 1< r cash.
\v:d. l. l v.nc A.vrr.i.
March 9. u
\ o 1111 <>' American Eclipse,
Vyl I *F b>-exhibited at Campbell, Amherst and Pod
lord Match courts cud at I ou uuirt Ar r 1 Court.
„ , Tin: iMOPiUKlo.ts
MarehP.
8900 U.T1ON.'
rPlIei u.i(ierai«rn * 1 havin' sec trod the requ s te a 4
1 tanc • in teac iin : the JLAlO.t Cl.A.^sFS in Ins
School, respectfully informs his tri-nds nml pairoi.*
t 1 u ho i* Drcpared t > receive a few morepu >d* in ihoa*
cli-sea—pled" i tier'll i ms* !l that tiny shall I »• Miimg.ii
tint mi e ig’arin^ in higher studies they shall have uo
tiiinn u tt doarn.
T Fit MS, Fifteen doll irs the session, 01 three dollars
a month- noy l le in ndvat.ee.
1 wo or three more Boarder can be rccnmnmdated.
I*'. G. SMITH,
Ma ch 9 11
VIIIGI.\l A : — At rules lieM in the Clerk’
0.1L*e of l lie* circuit superior court ol la>\
an I cli ineery, !m DedlorJ cuuulv. the Gill day ol
Fchru irv. l!>37 :
Mic.ijili Davis. Jr, A r lielaus Gilliam, and
H ir'Im U. Murrell sfc David G. Murrell, laio mer
c.i.uiN and pirtners. lui'lin^ under I lie style and
firm of II. & D. G. Murrell, Plaintiffs,
a go ins!
Wesley Tracy, W illiam Harris, admini-tra
lor ol William Tra y. ilee’d., and in Ins own
ritjlit, Sally Hart is wile of -aid William Harris,
Nancy Tracy widow of Willi nil Tracy, dec’ll ,
Jolni fra v, Matthew Gil/ s and K ziali hi,
wile, late Keziali I' racy. Defendants,
In Chancery.
The Defendants Wesley Tracy, Joan Tracy
“'I M itlliew Gibb s an I Keznili Ins wife, not
h Win; entered their appear.nice, and eiven ,e
eur"y>accordin’ to the Act of As-embly, and
'he rules of tins court, and it appearin'; by satis
lactury evidence that they are not inliahit.in’s of
'his commonwealth : It is ordered, That they do
• ppear here on the first dayol the next term, and
■ aswer the hills of the Piainliffs, and lhat this
older he mserle I in so ne newspaper published
m Lvnehhurj. for two months successively. and
po te l at the front dooro! the court-house of this
®ounty,on some court day.
A Copy — Te-te,
„ JOd. WILSON, ci/k.
i'ebruary 23 w2m
s 1: L I M .
If.L STAND part of Ins time at mv sta
ble in LSedliird county, an I part at Capt.
U'irwell Lee’s, in Campbell county, at Lt*e>
*■ V|‘*e> °n &taunlon river.
WILLIAM EDGAR.
March 6 It
TflUiITJiIB _
notice.
rlm/,?:r'rnntP h:"'"f«rer*Uiin« unde,
s .1,,' L V & Edmund
., p <lay ll,s'° ved by mutual cou-ent. P,7ar
. Ldmund, ,s Mune |"ll|,,,r,-t.l| ,u m en e and ,,.u
.11 tbur debts due to and f,o „ «
Tilt »S\ A uoi.t o\t HE
DAVID XV. HUH roN
p . , , PIZAHUO EDMUNDS.
Richmond, Jan. 23.
'pilE subscriber having purrlused the emir
interest ul bis t.vo partners in the abov.
OtCerii prnpscx n continuance of the lu.ines.
li the house at pre-ent occupied hv them, and
I llr palronngi .( the friend, i.fllolcomhe
tiurlnn A IvimimiD and the public generally,
heretofore tile bu.inc* will he exclusiv, ly a
; < ommission one, and liberal advances will'at
I ,11 times lie made on all ei n-ignmento of pro
j uce, particularly tobacco. Hour nn.lwhent
_ PI Z AH HO EDMUNDS.
Richmond. Feb 23 |m
JAI1ESE lngiily celebrated F.i-t Powders.
I .rm a light and agr. eiil.le bread, devoid ol
! acidity ; A vou may calculate to a certainty upon
i having eou-tarilv served at your table Bnek
wheal fakes, Mulfins, Frill r«. and any otliei
article lorned from halter, i l uirng hut a lew
moments to pul ihe rn ws in n p. .per slate for the
griddle or oven. Fm sale uv
JAMES T. ROYALL.
February 23 t.
Extremely Valuable
Property for sale.
i! rr will ‘•ell t-» I ho highest bid
JL der, on lli- 17*li tl.»v of M.irrli next, if
fair, if not on the next lair day there.liter,
; Sundays excepted,
The Eianghorno’s Mills,
Situated in tin* Corporation of Lynchburg.—
Terms arcomnioil.iti 11 if. and m i e Known on the
Idiivofsah*. This property, from it> location.
I Sir., i * ill our e-lim lion ,i« valuable ns Rt;y other
Mils in \ ir-jimi. dun e I he f .»l I •*! .1 inns l\ iver
! It Inis six pair of five |» et lint Mill Stone-, ol
• uperi' r quality, with all u-ei';il and nece^ary
Mndiimrv lor Mauul.niuring put j uses, with a
never-failin'/ sir an? o* water, ami i* capable ol
turning oul 1*K) to 130 bands »d* Flour in each
i 1 bom
There i* a No aftaehed to this property a double
SAW A11 i.I.,
Capable <d' saw mg two or three thousand feet uf
timber per day.
There is r, gnml stock of FLOUR DAR
RELS "ml DARREL TIMBER, ou hand,
w hlcii will be sold w ith iii»* M ill-.
MAUHH 'E (..-XNliHORNE, Jr.,
1IENUV S LANOflOHNI',.
JtT?’ The Hiehriinnd XVing will publish till
d.,v ul sale, and at-n I their account. to this Of
liec.
February 0 117M
n huia:
< hi j'.i). < I;:'- A. Ha rli.< aware
E^ta^Sishuii'iit.
4J\TIE -ub-cnhrr \v« iii(| rail the attention of
v—* I!u(lunUs to this c tablUlinn nt. feeling
con fulllit l li»‘ y w ill ti it (I it 111 u <’ li to their inh-r
•vi in I’UivInoi' il»-i* (. iii.vA. IjLASi and Ear
then ware in LY .\Cl I LL’UG.
Tin* iis»unincnt is large and general, anil
no doubt the price-, and terms will lie pirfertly
.afi'lart iv. /Ml oulei thankfully lei ei\ej and
promptly attended lo. — parking particuinrlv at
tended to. JOSEPH EVANS.
Piie Wythe Mountaineer. Abingdon States
man. Jone-horough Ilepuhliran and Knoxville
Uegi*t* r will in ert tin above lu ice, and forward
their bills ; stl-o one ropy of the paper which
contains the advertisement.
Jan. »s
Cloaks and Cloak Materials.
G:\ hand, a large -stock ul
Gentlemen1* Goat* IJairaod other kind
ol Camlett Lio.ik*,
I .adie-1 Circassian,
Heavy Over coats. &c. <fcc.
Together with a hirge and general assortment
ol inateri iH for making the -ante.
MARTIN. WAUL) A. DAVIS.
N o v 2 3 t --
\V ASIII.XU lu\ IHuTa.I.
r|AlIE subscriber* beg leave t'> inform theii
JL frit nd* and the puidic generally, that tiny
iiave pur< ha*ed this valahle properly.and are pre
pared lo accommodate all tho-e who may favor
u* with a call. The hou-e will lie turni lied
with neat and plain furniture, and our servants
the l>e*t that can he procured, our bar with the
he t of liquor*, and our table and stable with the
best the market afford*.
Our senior has great experience in the bu*i
ness.and we pjedge ourselves to ti*e the ino-t
•ndefiligable exertion* to render our visitors
comfortable and agreeable.
\\ ll.I.IAM IJIX.
JAMES M. LANGUORNE
N. D.—The sub-i riber- are prepared to ar -
commodate and would like to receive a few
yearly Boarder.*. W. II
J M L
Lynchburg, Oct. i\ ts
liX£N<M2l<rV-;Y $11.1 X =.
JUST It ECEl V ED linen Irani the Manu
factory, Kentucky Jeans, some of it very line
ami beautiful.
MARTIN, WARD & DAVIS.
Nov. 2S ti
i' • 11 * t »' < i / m f t Jilt,
OPERATIVE CAPITAL UPWARDS
30,000 DOLLARS.
DKPOSI TES, (it nut les^ tliati Five
Lir-,) will he teceivcil t»v this |n«ti
iition, and eertifi ates h ueil, binding fully
and firmly all funds and property owned by the
I n dilution.for tin* p.iym nt thcreof.upon ten day -
untice, bearing inter *st from the dale, at the rate
of 5 per cent, per annum, fur such as may re
main six months ; 4 per centum per annum, for
•mch as may remain lour and not exceedin'' six
monilis ; *iud 3 p» r cent, per annum foi such as
may he demanded within four months.
DISCOUNT DAYS.
Every Thursday at t> 1 2 oVIuelc, P. M.. at1
i lie oflice of t! i I u>ti tut ion, five doors below t lu*
Former •’ Hank.
JOHN llom\. McDANIRL, President.
'THUS. McKINNEY. Treasurer.
MO. CHAN. NEW 11 ALL, Secretary.
DIRECTORS
In-linn It. I Inline-,
Ino. II. 1). I’.iyne,
.lolill llevely,
John Mi-Kinni'V,
Hubert YV. < olijii-,
.1 iiuirirv {_
Jams I . Steven*,
Henry D'Jiinington,
\\ tu. Iannrastcr,
| David U. Lyman.
wif t'HD
KAHL.Y MAY 1* A>.
rffV/JJ «ub«mber lias received a supply of Ear
-*■ lv May Peas, of superior quality, warranted
genuine. JAMES T. K'OYALL.
February 9 ta
NOTICE.
4 IX lliO'c indebted to me l>v bo ml or open a
| - *• ^unt, art* requested to make tmtuedi.it*
I »•»yment to Smn'l Stoner, Ho tetourt, or the sub
| oribvr, Ooo«e Creek, Bedford.
JOHN STONER.
February 20 w4w*
S ADORER y7&
j INIIk sub-rriber- have removed lo the tone
| I- menl formerly oeeupied hv Mr \\ ilium
, Dean, and one door above Patrick Mathew-A
where they w ill eon,(antly keep on hand, ;
j mneral asaorlinrnt of every aitiele in their Inn
d h nine--, con ii-tin j of (he following nrtu-le
l vlnch titt y are determined to sell, on nioderat*
I emu:
deard’- mu h improve! Patent Spring Saddle-.
! l.adic-’ Saddle-, of every description,
flentlemen*j do do
j Coach II.one,
i D1/ do
jl'irryall do
1 Waggon Gear
('art do
! Drav do
1 Whips,
(dollar.,
Saddle Hag-, of every Jetcriplion,
Hr.die-,
M arlinga'es,
aler proul trivrlliug Sockv, a good tnd com
fort able article.
Any kin I of pro In -e t ikon for work, and re
pair- done at the-Itorlc t nut >o. A' or ler
■ hank I u 11 y received ami imurtually nilt'mled to
SIMPSON A I V MAN.
A fa-hionahle an I eomfortahle Cain ice lor
hire, with good and sale home, uml r ireful dri
ver. S. A I.
January 5 t
Look in" (.'Inss lYIaimfiuton
AM)
Ha rd ten re Store*
l %T I I.I.IA M I! A. < IIA ItEES S WAYNE,
▼ “ M.iiiulaelnri rs ol Looking Gla-si s. anil
linpiHli r.nl 11 inlware, tinlerv. Pla'ed, Rn'nn
n.a anil Imitation Silver War , No. 21, north So
i mill Street, Philadelphia, i Her lor .ale — Mattel
anil Pier Looking Glasses, in gill, mahogany ami
other frame-; toilet, .wing, I ihh-i no,I .having
Gl ' ' ,H ire j ("mleiy ; Plated, Rritannia
anil I III i tut ion Silver W aie<.
T lie ait vei 11 .ei s carry mg on il," MAN’UFAC
TL'U E til I.ookmg Go -set, ami IMP . It TING
llteir [I irdware direct Irnoi Ihe maniifaclurinc
e t.ii'.li-hoieiiH ol Riimmgliam ami Nlu lliclil
Englam.1, are enalded lo as-ure those whoinnv
he disposed to purchase ol' them, that th ir pri
re, and terms area- iieeoiimioilalmg a - tho.e ol
any similar esiahii huienl i any ol the Atlantic
iili“*
Ol’die Imitation Silver W are, of which lin y
import Talile, Tea anil Dessut Spoons ; 'I'hit
and lies.ell lour prong Fork- ; Soup, Oy.l *
and Toddy Ladle. ; Sail and Mu-lard Spoon. :
Sugar Tongs ; Duller Knives ; Ki.li Miecrs ;
I Me (■ a*tin s | h i ml h m ve«, &e. a u rJ lo
those uiiai ipiainle.l with it may not he out o’
place It. value Its a mo t u el'ul, cheap an
peauti'iil article ol lalde u-e, (combining a. il
i all ilie g' ml qua I il |"S in gm.iime , I v i r j I
eoi.lirim d hy the (csti.iiony o| all who li tee used
II. and iLo a* I i its he ng ll.e Inst 'l.', tualel'oi
real -ds er \el discotered. As to its cli ip
ii is enough lo s.iv the price is barely moie than
one th ii ii mat ol - liter.
The following limn Professor Hopkins, w ill
give i me idea of this metal"I I. ,j several
.lips of il Luriii'bed and expu-ed for set era I day -
lu the to tioti ul Uiluie SnlpluiiIe, Dilute Muri.il
ic. and D lute Act lie Aeui , ii ml a l-o, to a .olu
t.on of common .alt. *i he pieces wme placed
U| right in llie gl is-fs. eonlainine the liquids,
as l i In iinili'Tsed lo alum half llo ir len. ili. Ai
ilie end ul rivE days the results were as follow. :
— In Ilie .all ami water, the metal was not in Ihe
lea-t degree i irnialied. fCj’ In strong Sulplmr
rie Aeui llie saine...f^j Ilie acid, frequently
called ‘ ll.ulie.il Vinegar,’ though mixed with
water, was si'll many times struugcr titan any
vinegar u-cd in families. It dul nut dissolve Ihe
ntelal, hut the I dler remained as hriglil where il
was immersed in Ilie m'ld. as ii w a. originally.
Nunc Acid dissolves l lie alloy With gr, a I rapidi
ty ; hut this acid acts with equal power on Silvia
11 se 11.
“The results hare satisfied me perfectly, that
lour alloy may he u-ed with solely for any pur
I o.e to w Inch Silver is Usually applied in a lam
lly."
“ I consider ilie trio's 1 have made of it as far
exceeding any lo which it would he .uhje, ini in
ordinary household use ■, from its resistance lo '
the uclioo ol eorro-ive aeui its lienulv. and ns I
low | re e, 1 eun-u ler H an excellent .uh.liiuie lm i
the mure costly metal. [C? ' li.eolor and In ■-• I
Ire so neatly resemble tho.e of silver, tli.it it i- j
difficult to distinguish the one from ilie oilier." I
s,g “d, w. e. Hopkins,
Actiag Piof of Chemistry U. S. Military Acad I
e-inv, SVe.t Point.'’
Ail .iblcnml cxperiencnl Looking t *l.is«s pack- j
vr is employe I, "(> that every ".Hi>fnctimi is guar |
untied in that department. As to the r»M, the
ndverti*i'rn intend to ‘•pare no pains to render
tli« iuselve> and their store pnpul.ir. a .! eomludv
l»v inviting all in want of good" m llieir line n*
give tin mi a rail. W. IJ Si. C. S. \V.
Pliil.i lelphia, January 23. 3 u
M icentu Uutliim ,. cicai’U.
n >AN AW AY fioni the subscriber". about in*
1 V I si J.muai y, a NKiiUO WOMAN, named
lm isy, about tilt* middle bright, aged about 2»i j
\e.ir«. The only marks recollected are on
the l»aek ol her neek, caused hy her having
tons, and adaik splotch on one *n!e ol her fore
head. The said negro wag purchased of Mr.
CrrneliU" Crow , of Lynchburg, and i" supposed
to be in Hull neighborhood. The above reward
will lie paid Ibr the apprehension of said negro,
if bulged hi j nl hi Lynchburg, hy aj pi cation to
Mr. Cornel in • t ‘row, or to the subs* i ib*rs, living
at Cascade, I'ilt-vIv .iiia county.
MILLNOK Si WATKINS.
February 9 l« j
C.i/.r MtJLQ JllkiMIVi • us.
moxtaguk" nvi.si for ini: i i;i;i ii
TIik Halm u warranted to afford immediate
and permanent reliel m that mo-l distress ng
• pain ol all pain-,'’ 7'"fi//r-ntha. |i is also mu'
nl ill ■ best preservatives for the teeth now
known.
A.\TI SPASMODIC TIM Tl HE, Or
i/o Tin:us <:o \iroirr
a new and valuable remedy (or Diarrhea ill al
us variuti; forms. Dvsemerv, Cramp, Cholera
Mail al -. Asialie Choleia, hummer Di'sea-esof
children. Ae. Ae. It lias been subjected to the
most rigid and scientific examination hy some ol
the most extensive Physicians A practitioners
in Vi.ginia, who now recommcml it in llieir plan
nee.
ALSO,
UONAPARTI S (t AMP) r.XPI NGINC
MIXTURE.
Fieexunrlinj, G ease, Turpentine, P.iints. Oil
&c. from Caipets. Iiroadclolh, Hats, and Silk-,
hy which coat collars are made to look as Ire-li
n, anv part ofllie coat, with ample directions ae
conipanvie'j each hotth- lor llieir uses.
For sale by JA M F.S T. HOY A LL,
Agt for II. 13. Montague, Petersburg.
Jan. ?9 t«
———- - " • ~
•’AKEWELL ADDIUC. S OF ANDREW
JACKSON.
^ Ta the Penj)lt uf th* Utilrd Slot ft :
Fi.llow Citizen* ; Ui-mg about to retire ti
•ilTv from public hie, I In g leave to oil' r you tm
rateful thank* for the many proof* of kuulne
ud confi lence. which I have received ul you
ind* It ha* been my fortune, in the ditchuig
i public duties, civil an I militaiv, frequently t
ave found myself in difficult and trying jitua
oiis, win re prompt decision and energetic nr
ion were necessary, and wnere the interest nl
he countiv required that high responsihi itie
houhl be fearlessly encountered ; and it i* with
lie deepest emotion* of gratitude that I nek now
•*dge the continued nnd unbroken confident*
villi whit h \ou have sustained me in every ti
if. My public life ha* b« en a long one, and I
annot hope that it lias, at ul! tunes, been Ire*
roin errots. Rnt I have the consolation o'
(Mowing that, if mistakes have been committed
hey have not seriously injured the countr\
I so anxiously endeavored to stive ; And at tin
Moment when ! surrender mv I i*t public tru*Y
I leavc this great people prosperous and happy
n the mil enjoyment of liberty and peace ; am'
moored and re-pceted by every nation of tin
world.
It mv humble elT rts have, in any degree, con
'ributed to preserve to you these blessings.1 Ii.ivi
•ceil more than rewarded by the honor* yon
hive heaped upon me ; ami, above all, by tin
:enerous confidence with which you have -up
sorted me m every peril, ami with which you
l ive continued to animate and cheer mv path t>
lie clo mg hour of my poliijcul life. Tlietum
bas now come, when advanced ce ami a hro
hen frame warn me to retire from public t on
■ern 5 ; but »ho lecollecl on of tlie many favors
you have lie* towed upon me i« engraven upot
’V brail, ami I have felt that I could nut pari
from your service w ith* ut making tins public
• < knowlcilgmcnt of the gratitude I owe you
I Lid if l u-e tfic o«*casoti to oiler to you the
Miinscfs of age nnd experience, you will. I ’rust
i eei vc them with the same indulgent kindne
vvliu h you have so often extended to me ; and
wi11, al least, see in them an earnest desire t.
perpetuate, m this favored land, the b!e*&mgi o
Iiberty and ecpinI law«<.
W e h irenow lived almost fifty years Under the
('on trillion framed by the -ages and patriots <m
‘ the I’ ei ohitic n. The conflicts mi which th*
nation of Etimp- were engaged during ii great
p ut of this petiod ; the spun in which they wa
ged war against each other; and cur intimate
outturn a,il connexion* with every part of the
i-ivili/.e I world, rendered it a time »d much dif
ti uiliv f >r the Government of the U State*.—
We* have bad umt season* of peace anil of war,
with all tliee\ils which precede or follow a
tale of hostility w nh powerful nations. \W
eneountcred these trials with our (’oustitulmn
set hi ii* infancy, and under the di'advantage
which .a new and untried Government must al
wavs feel w hen it is culled upon it* put huh its
trength without the lights ul expeiui.ee to
uidc it, or the weight of'precedent* to justify
measure*. But we have passed triumph ant
y tilrou411 all these ddficultie-. Our I'onstitu
i n i* no longer a doubtful experiment ; and,
it flu* end of nearly ball a editing.we find that it
.as preserved unimpaired the libi rtu * ol the pro
! jde, secured the r ghN ol property, and that out
i ountry ha* improved and t* llouiishing beyond
I my former example in (he hi lory of nution-.
In our domestic conferm» then isi-reiy thing
I i » encourage us ; ainl il you are irue to your
‘ 't-lves, nothing can impede your march to the
| iighesi point ol national piu-pmiy. The Slates
which had mi lung been n laidvd in their mi*
p-. vt Hirni, by the Indian 111residing in the
nidst I'thein, are nt length relieved hum thee
v11 : nid this unhappy race—the original du el
lei in our 11lid — aie now placed in a situation
where wr may well hope that they will slure
in the hhssings of i iv ilizahon, and be saved
from »be degradation and de»tiuelion to which
hey were rapidly hastening while they remain
•*d in the St it s ; and while the tamely and coni
furl nIOur own citizens h.ive been greatly promo
»ed hy their r moval, the philanthropist will re
joict that the militant of that ill-laird race has
been at length placed bevoud the reach ul inju
re ol oppression, and that the paternal care of inc
Genet at Government will In rentier watch over
them and protect them.
Ifue turn to our relations with foreign pow
• is, we find our condition equally gratifying.—
Actuated hy the sincere desire lodo justice to
every nation, and to preserve the blessings ol
peace, our intercourse uuh them has he u con
ducted on the part of this Government in the
-pint of frankness,and I take pieasuie in saying,
ih :l it ha # rjencially been met in a cwrrc.-poudmg
temper. DiLlfullies ol old standing have been
uimouuleJ by friendly di-< uv-iun, and ilieiuu
iii.il desire lo lie ju-i; and the claims ul our cm
/ens, which had been long withheld, have ai
« ng.‘h been acknowledged and adjusted, and
itisfue.iory ariangcimuis made lor their filial
payment; and with a limited, a ad, 1 trust, a
temporary exception, our relations with t veiy
ioreign power nre now ol the uio-t friendly eha
. actei — our commerce contiuallv expanding, and
»ur (lag re-peeled in every quarter ol the world.
These »heorii»g and grateful prosper Is, and
ihe-e multiplied favors, we owe, uuucr Frovi
• fence, to the adoptiun ol ihe Federal t ’o.islilu
lion. Ills no longer a question whether this!
great country ca.i remain happily united, and
llnuii'h under our picurnC form ul Goverumeiii.
LCxperience, the unern g lest ol all human un
dertaking , Inn shown the w isdom and fure-ighl
"( those who formed H ; and has proved, that mi
(he Union ol lliese Slates there is a sure Inunda
tion Ini the hi lightest hopes ol freedom uol for I tie
Happiness ol the people. At every hazard, and
by every sacrifice. Ihi- Union mu-l h.* preserved.
'i'he necessity of wait hlog w ith jeamus anxie
ty for the preservation ul ihe Union.was earnestly
pressed upon lit- fellow-citizens hy the Father ol
ins country, in Ins farewell address, lie has
tin re told u> that 44 while experience shall nut
have demonstrated it* nupracticnbili v, there
w ill always be reason to distru*t the patriotism
of those w ho, in any quarter, may endeavor to
weaken it> bond-;” and he has cautioned u-, in
ihe slru.igfst lenm, agam-l ihe lormation ol
parlies, oil geographical discriminations, a* one
ol T- c means vv huh might disturb our l 'uion and
io which designing men would he likely tore
sort.
The lessons coni.lined in this invaluable lega
ry oi Wa hington to bis countrymen, should be i
cherished in the heart of every citizen to the la- j
te>! gencranon; and pcihaps. at no period ol j
time could they he more usefully remembered
than at the pre-cut moment. For when we look ]
upon the scenes that arc passing around u«, and
dwell upon the pages ol his parting address, hi
paternal counsels would seem to be not merely
theoH'prmg of wisdom and foresight, but the
voice of prophecy foretelling events and wamin.*
ii-, of the evil to come. Forty years have passed
since this imperishable document was given to ,
ins country men. The Federal Constitution was |
then regarded by him as an experiment, and he
-o-peaks of it in his address ; but .in experiment
upon the success of which the best hopes of Ins !
country depended, and we all know that he was j
prepared to lav down his life, il necessary, to se- j
ure to it a lull and a fair trial. The trial has I
.een made. It has succeeded beyond the proud- ’
• •t hopes of those who framed it. Kvery quar
ter of this widely extended nation has felt its
les-ing«, and shared in the general prosperity
produced by its adoption. But amid this gener
al prosperity and splendid turrets, the dangers
of which he war lit u us arc becoming every day
mmsamtmmmammmmmmmmmmtfwiflH
I lore evident, nnd the sign tot evil are •utlinent
, apparent to awaken the deepest anility in thi
is on* ol* the patriot. We behold systematic el
•its publicly made 10 now the seeds ol disrort
elwren ildlerent parts ot llie United Hintes, am
i place party divisions directly upon geograplii
• I distinctions ; to exrite the South ayainst tin
VortA, and the \orth again t the South, an t t»
oreemto rlie controversy the most delicate am
feiting lopn » topic* upon which it is mipv
• hlc that a large portion ol the Union can tvei
, peak without strong emotion. Appeals, tco
re constantly made to sectional inteiesta, in oi
ler to iuHuenct* the election ol the 1’tnef Magi*
rale, ns it it were desired that he should favor u
Miiticular quarter of the country, instead of ful
tiling the duties of his tmtioii with impartial
Usiiee to nil ; mol the possible dissolution of Hit
Union lia* at length heroine an oidiuarvaud lami
i.tr subject of discussion. II.is the warning voice
• I Washington been forgot tin 7 or have designs
llready been funned to sever the Union 7 Let it
tut he’supposed tbit I impute to allot llc-c who
iiive tnKi'ti Nil active part in these unwise nnd
inprcfitnhle discus n w ant id* patriotism nr
j if public virtue. The honorable feeling ol Stall
I Tide, and local attachment, tint) a place in the
I 10*0111 s of the most enlightened nnd pure. 13Ut
j wfnlv such men ate i umcioui of their ow n integ
nty and honesty of purpotr, tiny ought never in
j orget that the citizens ol Other States nre their
I political I rtilncn ; and that, however mi.taken
'hey may he in their view*, the great body ol
In m are equally honest and upright with them
elves. Mutual auspicious and reproaches may
' ii time create mutual hostility, and artnil und de
ogiiing men will nLvay* be found, who are r» ady
i) foment these fatal divisions, and to intl.mu
die nitlural jealousies ofiliMcreiil *-ecliotis ol tin
ouniiy The history ol the world is loll of *i,eh
examples, and especially the histo v ol n public*.
U hat have you to gam by division nnd di-*# n
sion 1 Delude not yourselves with the belief that
i breach once made may he afterwards repaired.
II the I ii ion is once sect red, the line fscp.ra*
Mon will grow wider nnd wider, nnd the coulro
ver.ie* which are now debated nnd settled Millie
halls of legH'ntion, w ill then he tried in fields ol
battle, ami determined by the sword Neither
hould you deceive yoursHte* with the hope,
tl.at the tir-t line of senaimion would tie the per
; mnnent one,nnd that nothing hut harmony nnd
oueord could he found in the new nsmemtin *
tunned upon the dissolution of this Union. !.••
• ill intere*Is would still he found then-, and un
• 'hastened nmhitinn. And il the recnllecinin of
! common dangers, m which the people of these
United St ile-, stood side by aide against the
•omtnon foe ; the memoiy of victories won by
iIimi'united valut ; the prosperity and happinesH
| they have enjoyed under the present ConsMlu
lion; (In* promt name they bear as citizens ol
this great republic ; it all these recollections nnd
I Tool* of common interest are not strong enough
I to bind us togethei us one people, what lie will
i hold united the new divi-ioiis of empire, w hen
these bonds have been broken nnd ibis Union
| dissevered / The first line of '(.partition would
I not last lor a single generation ; new fragments
1 would be loin off; new leader- would «pring op ;
and this great .uni glorious republic would soon
1 be broken into a multitude < t petty States, with
• ill commerce, without ere it, jc; lo j* of one
| another; armed for mutual aggression; loaded
i w nh tales to pay armies and lendtii; seeking
aid agano t e.u b other from foreign power- ; in
sulted and ti:iio| led opon by the nation* < I Kn
r *pe, until liarns ed w ilh conflict*, and humbled
ai.d debased in pint, they would he ready to
submit to the absolute doinin on of any military
ud\ enturer, and to Mir rend* r their liberty for tlie
sake of r» po*e. It is impossible to look on the
eo.isequenees that would inevitably lollow the
de*tuii lion ol this Liovernmeii!, and not feel in
dignant w hen yvr hear cold calculations about
the value ol the Union, and have »o ronstitntly 1
befoie us a line ot conduct so will calculated to 1
w ealo n Its ties. I
I here is loo nuirli at Make lo allow prior or
passion lo inlluencc } our decision. Never lor a
loniiieni heheve ilia the great body ol the citi
/ ns ol iiiv Stale or Slates ran deliberately in
tend to do wrong. They may, under the mllu*
cnee oftimporaiy excitement or im guidi-d npi
nions, commit mistake* ; they innv he mis
led lor a time by the vugge stio*-»o( self-interest •
hut hi a commt mfy -o eiiliglilrned and patriotic
•is the people ol the United Slate*, argument
will *>oon make them sensible ol their error* \
and, w hen convinced, they w ill be ready to re
pair them. II they have no h'gher or better
motive* to govern them, they w ill at least per
reive that their own interest icquire* them to he
just to others, as they hope to receive justice *f
their hands.
Hut m order to maintain the Union unimpair
ed, it is absolutely necessary that the j.nvs pas
sed by ttie constituted authorities-hould In faith
fully executed in evi ry pari of llie country, and ]
that every goo I citizen should, at all lime* j
stand ready to pul down, with the combined [
force of the nation, every attempt at unlawful j
resi-tancc, under whatever pretext it may be
made, or whatever shape it may assume. Un- I
constitutional or oppresMve laws may no doubt I
he passed by U'ongress, cither from erroneous |
view*, or the want of due consideration ; I
if they are within the reach of judicial au- 1
ihorily the remedy i* easy and peaceful , and ■
if, fiom the character uf the law, it isim abuse of j
power not within the control of the judiciary,
(hen free disc I'sion and calm appeals to reason 1
and to the justice of t tic people will not fail to
redress the wrong. Hut until the law shall he I
declared void by tlie court*, or repealed by (’on- 1
gres*, no individual, <*r combination <■! individ- '
mils, can he justified in forcibly resi-img its ex |
eciition. It is impossible that any G ivcrninent j
can continue to exist upon any other principle-* i
It "’nuld cease to he a (•uveriimenf, and be uu- |
worthy ol the nnme, ii it had not the power to
enforce t he execution uf* its own laws within iis
ow n sphere ol action.
It is tiuethat ca*es may be imagined disclo- j
sing .such a settled purjMjs* of usurpation and 1
oppression on the part of the Government us
w ould justify an appeal to arms. These, how
ever, are extreme « uses, w hicli we have no iea
son lo apprehend in a government where the
power i* in the hands of a patriotic, people ; and
iio citizen who loves his country would, in any
case w hatever, resort to forcible resistance, un
less he clearly saw that 'he tunc had come
when a freeman should prefer death to submis
sion ; for, if such a strugle is begun, and the cit
i/.eiis of one section ol the country arrayed in
arms ng nn»t those ol another in doubtful con
Hict, h i the battle remit as it may, there will be
an end of the Union, and, with it, an end to the
hope* ol freedom. The victory of the injured
would not secure to them the blessing* ol liber 1
ty ; it would avenge their wrongs, hut they
would themselves share in the common ruir.
Hut the constitution cannot be maintained,
nor till' Union preserved, in opposition to pub
lic feeling, by the mere exertion of the coercive
powers confided to the G neral Government.
The foundations must he laid in the affections
of the people ; in the security it gives to life, lib
erty, character and property, in every quar
ter of the country ; ami in the fraternal attach
ment which the citizens of the several States
hear to one another as members of one political
family, mutually runtribut ng to picuiicte llie
happiness of each other. Hence the citizens of
every State should studiously avoid ev ry thin.,
calculated to wound the sensibility or offend the
iusf pride ol the people of other Stales ; and
thev should frown upon any proceedings within
I (heir own borders Itkelv to disturb tbc tranquili
ty of their political brethtitn m other portion* ot'|
! 'ir I’nion. In h country »o r*t»nsivr n* lli*
United Hlitc, ■lid w tlh purnllil* »o Virieil, ihe
nteriiitl regulation* ol the sect r. l Slat* •* must
n-queiitly differ fiom one another in importoot
•articular* ; and tin-* ill Herr me i§ unavoidably
McrfUneil by the vaiying pi met pie* U| on which
he Ainfrii'in rl'uiiir* were t nginal y planted \
•nneiple* which find taken deep loot in iheir t»o*
ul relation* befort the U* solution, and there*
.•re of necessity u fluencing t cir policy kitice
lit*v became free and itid« pendent Stale*. Uut
arh State ha* the urquei'tonulde right to ng
ilate it* ow n internal toncernt according to it*
• \vn pleasure,and while it due* net iuteifcie w ith
ha rights ol the people of other State*,or the right*
•f the Union, ev* ry State nm-t he the knit* judge
1 .ftlie rnea me* proper to -eruic the -nli ty of it*
ilizen* and promote their l.npj iue** ; end till
Hurt* on the par: of people of other States to
ast odium upon their institution*, nod oil mea
uic* call ulated to disturb their right* i f proper
v. or to put in Jeopardy tlie:r pence mil n ternal
tnttif|titluy. >rc in direct opposition to the «j irit
m w hich the Union was formed, nml n ust en«
l inger it* safety. Motive*ol philnnthri py may
he.ihm toed 101 this un w ar rantuhle interference j
mil weak men may persuade them--elves for a
, moment that tin y are lahot mg in the cau <e of the
uman idee • hut i vary one. upon sober r« H«»c
>ion will see that nothing hut mischief can come
Imm these improper assault* upon the feelings
mil right* of oilier*. Uc*t it-“it red, that the
men tumid hu*y in this w ink of discord me not
worthy ol your conflJimce, and deserve your
• Irongcst re probation.
In the legislation of Congees*, nlso, nnd in
evny meii*ure ol ti e («eneial i JoVerrinctit. ju*
; ice to every pint ion of the I anted Slates «h'*uld
'*e faithlully observed. No freeCfovernmci t ran
-Nnd willmi.t virtue m the p»*« pie, and a lolly
-pint of pairn.ti-m ; nnd if the sfndid filing*
of mere nelli-Lnc** -hall usurp the pljcc w h ch
ought to he filled l v puldie s| irit, tbe legislation
. d t \ ogres* will soon he eon vei led into a sernnt
hie for personal nnd *<ilional advantage . Un
der our free in-titulioni, the citizens of eveiv
<111 .rtf r of our country ar*- capable of attaining a
high degree of pro | eruy and lia| pines-, w 11h« i t
seeking lo piofit tliemselvei ut the expense of
othei* ; hi.d every ^u< h nilempt n u-1 in ilie et:d
fail to *ucre< d; lor the people in every pan of
the United Mfnte* me too ei lightened not to tin
d< rstiiml their own right- and interest*, nnd to
• Iffe* t nml del« at eveiy i Hurl to gain lit.due ad
vantage* over tin tn ; and w hen *in h it» sign* art!
discovered, it naturally provoke* rt**enlment*
w Itiili cannot always le di tly dilated. Jii-h*e,
lull nnd ample justice, to ev« rv (oitionid the*
United .Slates, should he the tilling prineij le of
I every freeman, nnd should guide tiie deltl.em
it mil* ol every public body, whether it he State or
I National.
Ii is well know'll. Hum U ric imvr nlwrys Teen
! «lio«t* among*! iih w ho w i-li lo enhirge iIn* j ow
it* of ilie CJeneial Unvci mmni; and experience
: woo'd seem fc> indicate, 11 uf there i» u tendency
on the part ol iliit Governnu ill lo ovi r l* p tht»
' bound.irie* flunked oul lor il ly lie Coiiiuu*
I non. Its legitimate mu bore y i« »l ondnntly Mil
In■•flit for nil ihe purpose* for which rl w as m a
I ted; and its pow ers being « xpiesslv enijiner; t d,
there can be no justification for f lainiing m y
ilung beyond tin inKvi iy h11« in| t tu even t\e
power beyond these liinil*, *houhl be | tctrplly
and flnnly opposed. For onee\il example will
lead to other measures still more hum hit\*
! ou.s; nnd il the principle ol roiiili m If ve now*
t rs, or suppo rd ml vantage*, or temporary ••n*
i ctiiiistances, shall ever he | ♦ nniiP d tojnstilv ll c
assumption of a power nut given by the Const •
i ut ion, the General Government w ill he fore big
absorb till the power* of legislation, m d you w til
have, in c flee I, hut one consolidated ( hi v« rnturnt.
Fiom the extent of our countiy, it* diversifi. d
interest-*, dillrm.t puiruit**, nnd difletent habit*',
M is too obvious lor argument that n ingle ton
sididnted Government would I e w holly inade
quate to watch over and protect its infcie-t*; ai d
every friend «d our free institutions should In*
always irepaicd to maintain unimpaii(d
and in full vigor the rights nnd st vrreigntv of
the States, and to cui line tin action ol the Gen
eral Government stiutly to the rj lute ol its np
propnale duties.
There is. perhaps, no ore of the powers con
ferred on the Federul Governor* nt *o liable to a
huse ax the taxing power The moat productive
and convenient tourers of revenue were r.cre*
saiily given to it, that il might he aide to j r •
bum I lie important duties imposed npi n il ; m.d
the taxes which il lavs upon commerce being
I concealed from the rt al paver in the [ i ice of the
article, tfu y do not so readily attract the atlei *
lion ol the people r.s smaller sums <h mnnded
from them directly by the fax-gaiheirr. Uni the
tax imposed on goods enhances by so much the
price ol the commodity t * * the cotisunu r; nr.d, as
many of the duties are imposed on articles of ne
cessity, 'which are daily used by the g cat body
ol the people, the mom v raised I y these imports
is drawn from their po« ltet«. Congress has no
righ!, under the Const itut ion, to take money from
the people, unless it is required tn execute *ome
one of the specific power- intrusted lo flu* Got*
eminent; ami il they raise more than i- ncccast -
rv lor such purpose*, it i- nn abuse ol the power
ol taxation, and unjust and oppressive. |t may,
indeed, happen that .In* tevei.uc "ill sometime*
exceed (lie amount anticipated when the taxes
were laid. When, however, ibis is ascertained,
it is ea-y in reduce them ; vV, in *m h a r*«e, it
is unquestionably the duty of t lie Govern menr to
leducelliem; lor no circumstances can justify it u
assuming a power not given to il l y the ('oiisti
r ut ion. nor in taking away the money of the peo
ple, when it is not needed lor the lejitiiuife
w ant* ol the (ioveriMiicut.
Plain as these pi ini'iples appear to lie, you will
vet find that there is a eon taut i lfittl lo induce
the General Government In go lieyond thi lim
ns ol ns taxing power, and in impose unneces
sary hardens upon ll.e people. —Many power
ful interests ire eontini ally at noils In pioi ure
lo avv duties on commerce, and to swell the reve
nue beyond the real necessities of the public
service ; and the country liasatrcndv fell the in
jurious i fleets of I heir i onihui' il it lluem e. I hey
succeeded in obtaining a larifl' of duties, bear
ing most oppressively on the ngtieultural and
laboring classes of-ncielv ami producing a nv
enue thill could not he u-efullv eu plnt cd with n
the range of the powers conferred upon Con
gress ; ami, in order to fa-lfit upon the people
this unjust and unequal s'-inii of t x
ation, extravagant schemes of inti rim I improve
ment were got tip. in various quarters, to squan
der ihc money, and to nun lui -c stippott. T Itu •,
one iineonstitutional men-ure was intended to
he upliel I hv another, ami the afu-e of the pow -
er ui'taxation was tn he maintained bvu-uipitg
the power of expending the money in inlerral int
provemenls, You cannot have forgotten the se
vere and doubtful struggle through w licit we
passed, when the Executive llepaitment of tl e
Government, hv its veto, endeavored to arrest
this prodigal scheme ot injustice, anil brine hark
the legislation of Congress to the In tti darie*
prescribed by the Constitution. The a cod st nse
and practical judgment o‘ the people, when the
subject was hrouslit before tiiem, sustained tbe
course of the Excentive; and this plan of
nneonstilior.nl expenditure for the purposes if
corrupt influence is, I irn«l, finally overthrow r.
The re«tilt of tin* decision has been left in
the rapid extinguishment of the public del t. at d
the large accumulation of a surplus in the Trca
«nrv. notwithstanding the -tariff' was reduce!1,
and i« nmv very far below the amount erig n lly
contemplated hv its adiooates. Rut, rely upen
it, the design to collect an extrfT»o»t;t revi nue,
and uxburdea jou with taxes Upend the nun