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t JEFFERSONXAN REPUBLICAN. your separation. These were promptly con sidered; such as were deemed correct in prin ciple, and consistent with a due regard to the ji st rights of the U. States and of the State of Maine, concurred in and the reasons for dis icnting from the residue, with an additional suggestion on our part, communicated by the Secretary of State to Mr. Fox. That minister, not feeling himself sufficiently introduced upon sonic of the points raised in the discussion, felt it to be his duty to refer the matter to his own Government for its further decision. Having now been for some time under its advisement, a speedy answer may be confidently expected. From the character of the points still in differ ence, and the undoubted disposition of both parties to bring the matter to an early conclu sion, I look with entire confidence to a prompt and satisfactory termination of the negotiation. Three commissioners were appointed shortly after the adjournment of Congress, under the act of the last session providing for the explor ation and survey of the line which separates the States of Maine and New Hampshire from the British Provinces they have been actively employed until their progress was interrupted by the inclemency of the season, and will re sume their labors as soon as practicable in the ensuing year. It is understood that their respective exam inations will throw new light upon the subject in controversy, and serve to remove any erro neous impressions which may have been made elsewhere prejudicial to the rights of the Uni ted States. It was, among other reasons, with a view of preventingthe embarrassments which, in our peculiar system of government, impede and complicate negotiations involving the terri torial rights of a State, that I thought it my du ty, as you have been informed on a previous occasion, to propose to the British Government, through its minister at Washington, that early steps should be taken to adjust the points of difference on the lino of boundary from the en trance of Lake Superior to the most northwes tern point of the Lake of the Woods, by the arbitration of a friendly Power, in conformity with the seventh article of the treaty of Ghent. No answer has yet been returned by the Bri tish Government to this proposition. With Austria, France, Prussia, Russia, and the remaining Powers of Europe, 1 am happy to inform you that our relations continue to be of the most friendly character. With Belgium, a treaty of commerce and navigation, based upon liberal principles of reciprocity and equal ity, was concluded in March last, andr having been ratified by the Belgian Government will be duly laid befure the Senate. It is a subject of congratulation that it provides for the satis factory adjustment of a long standing question of controversy; thus removing the only obsta cle which could obstruct the friendly and mu tually advantageous intercourse between the two nations. A messenger has been despatched with the Hanoverian treaty to Berlin, where, according to stipulation, the ratifications are to he exchanged. I am happy to announce to you that, after many delays and difficulties, a treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and Portugal, was concluded and signed at Lisbon, on the 26th of August last, by the plenipotentiaries of the two Gov ernments. Its stipulations are founded upon those principles of mutual liberality and advan tage which the United States have always sought to make the basis ol their intercourse with foreign Powers and it is hoped they will lend to foster and strengthen the commercial intercourse of the two countries. Under the appropriation- of the last session of Congress, an agent has been sent to Germa ny, for the purpose of promoting the interests of our tobacco trade. The commissioners appointed under the con vention for the adjustment of claims of citizens of the United States upon Mexico having met and organized at Washington, in August last, the papers in the possession of the Government, relating to those claims, were communicated to the board. The claims not embraced by that convention are now the subject of negotiation between the two Governments, through the medium of our minister at Mexico. Nothing lias occurred to disturb the harmo ny of our relations with different Governments of S. America. I regret, however to be obliged to inform yos that the claims of our citizens upon the late Republic of Columbia have not vet been satisfied by the separate Governments into which it has been resoh'ed. The charge dT affaires of Brazil having ex pressed the intention- ol Ins Government notto prolong the treaty of 1828, it will cease" to be obligatory upon either party on the 12th day of December, 1841, when the extensive com mercial intercourse between the United States and lhal vast empire will no longer be reguh- led by express stipulations- lt affords me pleasure to coinnranicate to you that the Government of Chili hss entered into an agreement to indemnify fhc claimants in- the "case of the Macedonian, for American property seized m 1819; and Jo add. that information has also been received which justifies the hope of an early adjustment of the remaining claims i.jion that Government. I he commissioners appointed in pursuance of the convention between the United States and Texas for making the boundary between them, have, according to the last report re ceived from our commissioner, surveyed and A established the whole extent of the boundary north along the western bai.k of the Sabine river, from its entrance into the Gulf of Mexico to the thirty-second degree of north latitude The commission adjourned on the sixteenth o lune last to reassemble on the 1st of Novem ber for the purpose of establishing accurately the mtersoction ol the imriy-seconu degree o lnnitulrt with the western bank of the Sabine ?ih1 the meridian line thence to Red river. 1 is presumed that the work will be concluded in the present season. - " A report from the Secretary of War, pre senting a detailed view of the affairs of lhal de partment, accompanies this communication. The desultory duties connected with the re moval of the Indians, in which the army has been constantly engaged on the northern and western frontiers, and in Florida, have render ed it impracticable to carry into full effect the plan recommended by the Secretary for im proving its discipline. In every instance where the regiments have been concentrated, they have made great progress and the best results may be anticipated from a continuance of this system. During the last season, a part of the troops have been employed in removing Indians from the interior to the territory assigned them in the West a duty which they have per formed efficiently and with praiseworthy hu manity; and that portion of them which has been stationed in Florida continued active operations throughout the heat of summer. The policy of the' United Slates in regard to the Indians, of which a sufficient account is given in my message of 1838, and of the wis dom and expediency of which I am fully sat isfied, has been continued in active operation throughout the whole period of my administra tion. Since the spring of 1837 more than for ty thousand Indians have been removed to their new homes west of the Mississippi and I am happy to add that all accounts concur in rep resenting the result of this measure as emi nently beneficial to that people. The emigration of tho Seminoles alone has been attended with serious difficulty, and oc casioned bloodshed ; hostilities having been commenced by the Indians in Florida,- under the apprehension that they would be compel led, by force, to comply with their treaty stipu lations. The execution of the treaty of Payne's Landiug, signed in 1832, but not ratified until 1834, was postponed, at the solicitation of the Indians, until 1836, when they again renewed their agreement to remove peaceably to their new homes in the West. In the face of this solemn and renewed compact, they broke their faith, and commenced hostiliiies by the massa cre of Major Dade's command, the murder of their agent, General Thompson, and other acts of cruel treachery. When this alarming and unexpected intelligence reached the seat of Government, every effort appears to have been made to reinforce General Clinch, who commanded the troops then in Florida. Gen. Eustrs was despatched with reinforcements from Charleston; troops were called out from Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia; and Gen. Scott was sent to take the command, with am ple powers and ample means. At the first alarm, Gen. Gaines organized a force at New Orleans, and without wailing for orders, land ed in Florida; where he delivered over the troops he had brought with him to General Scott. Gen. Call was subsequently appointed to conduct a summer campaign, and at the close of it, was replaced by Gen. Jesup. These events and changes took place under the ad- ministration of my predecessor. Notwithstand- nir tne exertions oi tne experienced omcers who had command there for eighteen months, on entering upon the administration of the Gov- eminent I found the Territory of Florida a prey to Indian atrocities. A strenuous eflort was immediately made to bring these hostilities to a close; and the army under Gen. Jesup, was reinforced until ii amounted to ten thousand men, and turnisheu with- abundant supplies ol every description, in mis campaign a great number of the enemy were captured and de- stroyed; but the character of the contest only was changed. The Indians, having been de- eated in every engagement, dispersed in small bands throughout the country, and became an enterprising, formidable and ruthless banditti. Gen. PaylcT, who succeeded Gen. Jesup, used his best exertions to subdue them, and was se- conded in his efforts by the officers under his command; he too lailed to protect the 1 ernto- ry from their depredations. By act of signal and cruel treachery, they broke the truce made with ihem by Gen. Macomb, who was sent rom Washington for the purpose of carrying into ellcct the expressed wishes of Comrress. anu nave continued ineir devastations ever i , . since, uen. Armistead, who was in rlonda when Gen. Taylor left the Army, by permis sion assumed the command, and. alter active summer operations, was met by propositions "or peace; and from the fortunate coincidence oi me arrival in norma, at me same period, ot a delegation from the Seminoles who arc hap- pny K3uicu west oi me Mississippi, and are now anxious to persuade their countrymen to join thein there, hopes were for some time en- lenaincd uiat t tie Indians might be induced to leave the territory without further difficulty, l hese hopes have proved fallacious, and hos- tiliues have been renewed throughout the whole oi me territory, i hat this contest has emtur- ed so long, is to bo attributed to-causes beyond the control of the Government. Exnerienced generdis nave nau live command ot the troops; 1 1 11.1 , . officers and soldiers have aHke distinprmshed .1 i r... . . memseives lor meir activity, patience, and en- during courage; me army has been constantly furnished with supplies of every description; anu we musi iook lor iae causes which hare so long procrastimated the issue of the contest, in yhatever portion of this trafic may have been the vast extent of the theeatre of hostilities, the carried on under the American flag, and lo-pro-almost insurmountable obstacles presented by vent its use in a trade which, while it violates the nature of the country, the climate, and the way character oi me savages. The scites for marine hospitals on the rivers and lakes, which I was authorized to select and caused to be purchased, have all been des- 1 ignated; but, the appropriation not proving suf- fkuent, conditional arrangements only have been made for their acquisition. It is for Congress to decide whether thoe conditional purchase- shall be sanctioned, and the humane intentions of the law carried into full effect. The Navy, as will appear from the accom panying report of the Secretary, has been use fully and honorably employed in the protection of our commerce and citizens in the Mediter ranean, the Pacific, on the coast. of Brazil, and in the Gulf of Mexico. A small squadron, consisting of the frigate Constellation and the sloop-of-war Boston, under Commodore Kear ney, is now on its way to the China and Indian seas, for the purpose of attending to our inter ests in that quarter; and Commander Aulick, in the sloop-of-war Yorktown, has been instructed to visit the Sandwich and Society lslandsj the coasts of New Zealand and Japan, together with other ports and islands frequented by our whale ships, for the purpose of giving them countenance and protection, should they be re quired. Other smaller vessels have beenr and still are, employed in prosecuting the surveys of the coast of the United States, directed by various acts of Congress; and those which have been completed will shortly be laid before you. The exploring expedition, at tho latest date, was preparing to leave the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, in further prosecution of objects which have thus far been successfully accomplished. The discovery of a new continent, which was first seen in latitude 66 deg. 2 min. south, lon gitude 154 deg. 27 min. east, and afterwards in latitude 66 deg. 31 min. south, longitude 153 deg. 40 min. east, by Lieutenants Wilkes and Hudson, for an extent of eighteen hundred miles, but on which they were prevented from land ing by vast bodies of ice which encompassed it, is one of the honorable results of the enter prise. Lieutenant Wilkes bears testimony to the zeal and good conduct of his officers and men; and it is but justice to that officer to state that he appears to have performed the duties assigned him with an ardor, ability, and perse verance which give every assurance of an hon orable issue to the undertaking. The report of the Postmaster General, here with transmuted,- will exhibit the service of the department the past year, and its present con dition. The transportation has been maintained during the year to the full extent authorized by the existing laws, soma improvements have been effected, which the public interest seemed urgently to demand but not involving any mate rial additional expenditure; the contractors have generally performed their engagements with fidelity; the postmasters with few exceptions, have rendered their accounts and paid their quarterly balances with promptitude; and the whole service of tho department has maintained the efficiency for which it has for several years been distinguished. The act of congress establishing new mail routes and requiring more expensive services on others and the increasing wants of the coun try, have, for three years past, carried the ex penditures something beyond the revenues; ex cesses having been met, until the past year, by the surplus which had previously accumulated. That surplus having been exhausted, and the anticipated increase in the revenue not having been realized, owing to the depression in the commercial business of the country.the finances of the department exhibited a small deficiency at tho close ot the last hscal year, its resour- ces however, are ample; and the reduced rates of compensation for the transportation service, which may be expected on the future lettmgs, from the general reduction of prices, with tfie increase of revenue that may reasonably be an- ucipated from the revival of commercial activi ty, must soon place the finances of the depart- ment in a prosperous condition. Uonsidenng the unfavourable circumstances that existed durint? the nastvear.it is a sratify- ing result that the revenue has not declined, as compared with the preceding year, but on the contrary, exhibits a small increase; the circum stances referred to having no other effects than to check the expected income It will be seen that the Postmaster General suggests certain improvements in the establish ment. desirxned to reduce the weight of the mails, cheapen the transportation, ensure grea ter regularity in the service, and secure a con- siderable reduction in the rates of letter post an-e an ohiect hiVhlv desirable. The subiect i3 one of general interest to the community, and is rp.Knnntfullv recommended to vour consider- - r j ' ntmi. The suppression of the African- slave trade has received the continued attention oi Uov ernment. The brig Dolphin and schooner Grampus have been employed during the last season on the coast of Africa for tho purpose o nrRventinor such nortions ol that traite as was said to be prosecuted under the American Hag. Alter cruising oil those parts ol the coast m0st usually resorted to bv slavers, until tho commencement of the rainy season, these ves- selves returned to the United States lor sup plies, and have since been dispatched on sJmilnr srvi From the reports of the commanding officer n appears that the trade is now principally car rie(i 0n under Portuguese colors; and they ei nri tho nnininn tlint th .'innrehonsion of their II 'I. nrcsence on the slave coast has, in a orcat de rpfn nrrnlnil l lira rrn!lltilt?nri flf tllfi Amtrin,in 6 ' . I .. flag to this inhuman purpose. It is hoped that M)V com hum" to ma ntam this force in that quarter, and by the exertions of the officers in command, muo h will bo done to put a stop to the laws is equally an outrage on the rights of olners and lhe feelings of humanity. The ef- forts of the several Governments who arc iinx iously seekinff to suppress-this trafic, must however.- be directed atrainst the facilities af- I forded by what are now recegnized as legiti mate commercial pursuits, belore that object can be fully accomplished. Supplies of pro visions, wator-casks, merchandize, and articles connected with the prosecution of the slave trade, are, it is understood, freely carried by vessels of different nations to the slave factoi ies, and the effects of the factors are transport ed from one slave station to another, without interruption or punishment by either of the na tions to which they belong, engaged in the com merce of that region. 1 submit to your judg ments whether this government, having been the first to prohibit, by adequate penaliies the ave trade the first to declare us piracy hould not be first, also to forbid to its citizens all trade with the slave factories on thtf coast of Africa, giving an example to all nations in this respect which, if fairly followed, cannot ail to produce the most ellective results in breaking up those dens of iniquity. 11. VxViN UUrtUlN. Washington, December, 5, 1840. A SEASON AIL E AHTICXE. JLovc ami Sleighing. Perhaps Monday night last afforded us as beautiful an opportunity for sleighing as wo have i i .i ni .V eer had in this country. 1 he weainer was mild, and the sky studded with twice ten thou sand stars, and lit up by the moon in all her pale glory, never looked more beautiful. Ihe snow glittered in the softened radiance, while the shi ning flakes appeared like diamonds. The sleigh bells never jingled more merrily m our streets, while the various places of resort in the neigh borhood were thronged. The following is frdm a late number of the Columbia Spy: Love axd Sleigm.vg. "Egad! and whatot it? I wouldn't give a sous for a sleigh-ride un Give me a fros- ess I went like a whirlwind. ty sky, blood horses, and plenty of new laid snow, and, 1 II whistle oil my hlteen miles an hour, making the old woods spin by me as if they wero running off a reel. Sleighing! by the soul of my meerschaum, sir, it's a blessing rarely vouchsafed us in these degenerate times, and when it does come, I've enough of the old chip in me to make the most of it, kick care to the kennel, and go wizzing helter-skelter over lill and dale, like the wizard horseman, or a will-o'-the-whisp gone wild! Wasn't those jolly times, when you and I were young, when with winters line winters, and pretty girls, such as in these days would set a continent on fire? Ah! the world's grow ing worse and worse daily; the horses don't trot as they used to; we havn't snow enough now for a fairy's frolic; and as for getting up your tear ing sleigh rides by moonlight, with a dozen or more vehicles in company, all the pretty girls ol Iwo counties, and jokes, songs, soft words and merry laughter by the bushel; why 1 verily believe, sir, you could as well raise the dead, or go to bed at night without smoking your meer schaum. Then too, the young fellows! they re not now worth a maravedi. Instead of the bold, manly, open air exercise of their fathers, whirl ing along with their sweet hearts in the frosty moonlight, making the dear creaturesr eyes dance and their cheeks tingle with the delicious sport, they mope, and flirt, and play the fop in some hot, crowded ball room, dressed out like dancing masters, ecod, skipping about more daintily than butterflies, and shivering at a breath of cold air. as if they bad an ague fit. Pshaw on such pu ny atomies! I'd cut ofmy heir with a shilling if he dared to ape the scoundrels. iaith, sir, there's nothing like your sleighing to ret up a love scrape, and i d line to know how anv one can resist it, when he sits so close by the side of his partner that he can feel her breath upon his cheek, and hear the lowest whisper of her trembling voice. 1 hen, too, you imist both be under one butlalo, and your feet will get together, and your hands stray nat urally into each other s;-and bye and bye, even your lips get somewhat closer to hers,, and you catch yourself kissing before ye re aware ol it Ah! my boy, there s many a sweet beauty loses her little heart at such times, and finds hetself engaged she scarcely knows how at the end of some moonlight sleigh-ride. If you don't wish your daughters to get married yet, and any gay gallant asks thein to a sleighing parly, take the impudent scoundrel by the collar, and, bat tery or no battery, cane him within an fnfch o his life. Jersey Short. An Elopement. The New York Herald says: "On Tuesday afternoon, in the very prime o tho fine sleighing, a beautiful sleigh, attached to two blood horses, driven by a lino looking young fellow, by whose side sat a beautifu young woman, covered with lace and blushes was seen driving across the Fulton Ferry from Brooklyn. The lady was the rich and accomplished daughter of a distinguished United States ofh cor, recently deceased the gentleman a young and wealthy manufacturer of compounds, deep ly and violently in love with the fair one. The friends of the lady had forbid tho match, be cause the gentleman could not show a pedigreo so long or so noble as that of the lady. I h lady, however, cared less for pedigree than per sonal presence so she preferred a handsome young fellow, with a good business and fine tal ents, who could not trace back his lineage to any noble house, to any of the dandies of tho day, who wear more hair on their lips than I brains in their head. According to every ge- ometrical probability, this "happy happy pair" became man and wife immediately on reaching tho city and as soon after as possible they started for the railroad, took the afternoon train, and reached Philadelphia that night." The Spy in Washington says: "A few days before tho New York election, a Rev. gentle man of this city, was dining at the President's. In the course of conversation he asked Mr. Van Buren what ho heard on the subject of the elec tion. 'Sir,' said he, taking up a wine glass, have no more doubt of my Election than that I hold this glass in my hand,' " ' Senator Preston. Ttjr'Tho dinner to Senator Presto at Charleston was well attended. On being toast- d, the distinguished guest rose and delivered a powerful address, which is thus noticed in the Charleston Courier: "It is vain for us to pretend to sketch even an outline of the picture le furnished, of our national and political posi tion, the unhappy influence of the present ad ministration, and the beneficial results that miist naturally ensue from that of Gen. Harrison. With a master s hand he pencilled the abuses and corrections of the 'powers that bo,' pointing out how popular sentiment had been controlled by the influence ol lxecuitve oictauon; anil al though the people 'had the wills to do, and tho souls to dare ' they still bowed to the nod of patronage, and quietly submitted lo the contin ued impositions of Government. But, in the si- ent calmness of endurance, a storm was brew- mff wtiich was to wait destruction belore it at ength the spirit of indignant iustice, shook off its stupefying and dangerous lethargy; public opinion was unfettered of its shackles; the peo ple m their majesty were awakened to a sense of justice and their 'inalienable rights,' and those rights, in a voice of thunder, were proclaimed upon the banks of the St. Lawrence and re echoed from the valley ol the Mississippi. At ength the mighty convulsion took place; the Hood gates of public opinion were opened, and the waters lrt loose to carry destruction upon their onward course, and we now behold the ad ministration 'without an Ararat to stand upon.' Lie then proceeded to shew the questions which lad created schisms and sectional prejudices between the North and South, and adverted to the 'Compromise,' as the holy and connecting bond of union. Mr Clay received, at his hand, well deserved and beautiful eulogium which w.fs'Jgratefully responded to by the whole as sembly. It is admitted by alf, that uolonel reston seldom, if ever, delivered a more pow erful appeal it aroused the dormant energies of those who had been inactive, and inspired a general sentiment which augers well for politi cal revolution and redemption in South Caroli- . He enchained his audience, for an hour and three quarters, with the most impassioned bursts of eloquence and pathos we have ever istened to; and so completely were they taken by storm, that Irequently the wnoie assemoiy J .., : : rose, as it wnn one voice, iourgeun ; 1.1.1- d speaker. He made an impression never to be eradicated or forgotten." Another Melancholy Suicide. The New York Courier announces the sui cide of Mr. William H. Jefferd, a promising and highly respectable young merchant, member ot the firm of Bums, Hays & Co., of that c.ty. Mr. Jefferd was a native of Maine, about 3i years 01 age. lie nau lor some mumns past resided at the Mansion House, where his death occurred. He had been for several days con fined lo his room by illness, and was occasion ally delirious. About three o'clock on Sunday morning he rose from his bed, and unobserved by the nurse, who was at the time in the room took from a drawer a razor, with which he inflict ed a gash across his throat. The nurse seized his hand and took from him the razor, and screamed for help. Mr. J. promised her that if she would not make a noise he would be quiet. The nurse then ran to the door and alarmed the occupants of the house, and taking advantage of her momentary absence, he seized another razor, and completed the work of death by se vering with one blow, the main arteries and windpipe. He fell on the floor and almost in stantly expired. The Remains offapoleoai. A New York correspondent of the Boston Alias says: "A gentleman from St. Helena re ports, that the remains of Napoleon were clan destinely removed from that place more than five years since, lie says a conviction 01 mis fact is strong among nearly an the mnaonanis of the island. The story is improbable, inas much as it would have required more than two days digging to reach the spot, where the great Conqueror's ashes, were deposited."' The Maysville (Ky.) Eagle says: "Gen. Harrison, we understandr is expected to leave home for Virginia, the latter part of this month. He will spend the month of January with his friends in the Old Dominion,, and repair to Washington in February, to be ready on tho 4th of March to enter upon the duties of the impor tant office to which the people have elevated hint." Blarney before Election. Dear People nobody but us can imagine how pure, patriotic, shrewed and sagacious-you are! You can't be humbugged! You can't be misled! You al ways see right straight through a millstone, whether there's a whole in it or not. You ar always as right as a book, and nobody can gum you. In short, you are O. K. Raving after Election. You miserable, des picable, know-nothing, good-for-nothing rascals 13ought up dy British Gold! Led away by Lop I Cabin fooleries! Gummed bycoon-skius! Bhu 1 ded by skunk-skins! Dead drunk on Hard Ci der! Senseless, beastly, contemptible wretch-' es. Go to the devil. Log Cabin. A Remarkable Like-s tCol W. is a fine looking jvtfm ain't lieT said a friend of ovirsx the other dav. "Yes," replied another "I was takefl for him once." "You! why )rou arc as ugly as sin!" "I don't care for that! I was taken for him I endorsed his note, and was taken for him, In the sheriff!" V