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F THE ILLNOIS FREE TRADER. fthe rights of tlie minority ; if suck is jjdeuiably the case, what national grounds iultl have been conceived for amicipaing pght but determined opposition to such jh institution at the present dayt t Could a different result have been ex pected, when ths consequences which ave flowed from its creation and nurtic- lary from its struggles to perpetuate its Ixislence, had con firmed lit so striking a "aanner, the apprehensions of it? earliest , opponents ; when it had been so clearly lemonstrated that a concentrated money ixnver, wielding so vast a capital, and r;ombinlnir such incalculable means of in fluence, may, in those peculiar conjunc ture J to which this government is unavoio "ibly exposed, prove an overmatch for the political power of the people themselves ; jwhen the true character of its capacity to iregulate according to its will and its inte irests, and the interests of its favorites, the .'value and production of the labor and pro perty of every man in this extended country had been so fully and fearfully developed; Jwhen it was notorious that all classes of this great community had by means of the po w ers d influences it thus posscscs,leen jfeetod to madness with a spirit of heedless 'speculation ; when it had been seen that, 'secure in the support of the combination ;of influences bv which it was surround ed, it could violate its charter, and set the laws at defiance with impunity; and 'when, too, it had become most apparent 'that to behove that such an accumulation of oowers can ever be granted without tlie (certainty of being abused, was to indulge ' in a fatal delusion. ' To avoid the necessity of a permanent debt, and its consequences, I have advo cated, and onduavoun:d to carry into tl ; feet, the policy of confining the appropri ations for the public ftrvicL-to such ob jects only a are dearly wiliiu the coiiMi ' tutional uuthority of the federal govern rmenl, of excluding from its expenses those ''.improvident and unauthorized "rants of public money lot works ol internal im provement, which wem so wisely arrested by the constitutional interposition of my predecessor, and which, if they had rot been so checked, would long before this time have involved the finances of the i general government iu embarrassments fir greater than those now experienced by any of the states; of limiting all our ex penditures to that simple, unostentatious, .and economical administration of public affairs which is alone consistent with the character of our institutions : of collecting anunally from the customs, and sales of . public land, a revenue fully adequate to defray the expenses thus incurred, but, un der no pretence whatsoever, to impose tax es oa the people to a greater amount than was actually necessary to the public ser vice, conducted upon the principles I have stated. In lieu of a National Bank, or a depen dence upon banks of any description, for the management of our fiscal affairs, I recommend the adoption of the Hystein which is now iu successful operation. That system affords every requisite facili ty for the transaction of tho pecuniary concerns of the (Jovernment; will, it is confidently anticipated, produce in oilier respects many of the benefits which have leui from lime to lime expected from ihc creation of a National Hank, but which have been never realized ; avoid the mani fold evils inseparable from such an insti tution ; diminish, to a greater extent than could be accomplished by any other mcasuro of reform, tho patronage of the Federal Government a wise policy in all Governments, but more especially so in one like ours, which works well only in proportion as it is made to rely for its support upon the unbiased and unadulter ated opinions of Us constituents ; do away, forever, all dependence on corpo rate bodies, cither in raising, collecting, Safe-keeping, or disbursing the public revenues ; and place the Government equally above the temptation of fostering a dangerous and unconstitutional institu tion at home, or the necessity of adapting its policy to the views and interests of a still more formidable money power abroad. It is by adopting and carrying outthese principles, under circumstances the most arduous and discouraging, that the attempt has been made, thus far successfully, to demonstrate to the people of tho United States tint a National Hank ut all times, and a National Debt, except it be incurred at a period when the honor and safely of the nation demand the temporary sacrifice of a policy which should only bo aband oned in such exigencies, arc not merely unnecessary, but in direct and deadly hostility to the principles of their Govern ment, and to their own permanent welfare. Tlie progress made in the dcvelopemenl of these positions, appears in the preced ing sketch of the p-.st history of tlie pres ent state of tho financial concerns of the Federal Government. The facts there stated full authorize the assertion, that all the purposes for which this Govcrn ' mcnt was instituted huvo b?en accomp lished during four years of greater pecu niary embarrassment than were ever before experienced in time of peace, and in the face of opposition as formidable as any that was ever before arrayed against the policy of an administration : that this hau been done when the ordinary revcii ucs oi ' the Governmrnt were generally . decreasing, as well from tho operation of th laws, as tlie condition of the country without the creation of a permanent pub- lie . tlcbt, or incurr ingany liability, other than such as the ordinary resources of the Government will speedily discharge, and without the agency of a National Hank. If this view of the proceedings of the government, for the period it embraces, be warranted by the facta as they are known to exist; if tho army and navy have Men sustained to tlie lull extent authorized by law, and which Congress deemed sufficient for the defence of the country and the protection of its rights and its home ; if its civil and diplomatic service has been equally sustained, il ample provision has been made for the administration of justice and the execution of the laws ; if the claim upon public aratitmlc in behalf of the soldiers of the revolution have been promptly met, and faithfully discharged ; if there have been no failure's in defraying the very large expenditures growing out of that long coutiuued and salutary policy of peaceful ly removing the Indians to regions of comparative safety and prosperity; if ihe public f.iith has at all limes, and every where, been most scrupulously maintain ed by a prompt discharge of the numer ous, extended, and diversified claims on the Treasury ; if all these great and per manent objects, wiih many others that michl be stu'.'-d, have, for a series of years, marked by peculiar obstacles and difficulties, been successfully accomplish ed without a resort to a permanent debt, or the aid of a national bank ; have we not a light to expect thai a policy, the object of which lias been to sustain the public service independently of either of these fruitful sources of discord, will re ceie the final sanction of a people whose unbiased and fairly elicited judgment upon public affairs is never ultimately wrong Thai embarrassments in the pecuniary concerns of individuals, of unexampled extent and duration, have recently existed in tins as in other commercial nations, is undoubtedly true. To suppose it neces sary now to trace these reverses to their souret s, would be a reflection on the in telligence of my ft How citizens. hat cv( r may have been the obscurity in which tlie subject was involved during the earlier stages of the revulsion, there cannot now be many by whom the whole question is not fully understood. Not deeming it within tlie constitution al power of the general government to repair private losses sustained by reverses in business having no connexion with the public service, either by direct ap propriations from the treasury, or by spe cial legislation designed to secure exclu sive privileges mid immunities to indivi duals or classes in preference to, and at the expense of, the great majority neces sarily o't barred from any participation in them, no attempt to do no bun boeu either nifwle. recnm m iowIoi 1 m iHnri(.(t..Ail I... i .v vi vm-uuitiruj " present Lxceutive, It is believed, however, that the great purposes for the attainment of w hich the federal government was instituted have not been lost sight of. Intrusted only with certain limited powers, cautiously enumerated, distinctly specified and de fined with a precision and clearness w hich would seem to defy misconstruction, it has been my constant aim to confine my self within the limits so clearly marked out, and so carefully guarded. Having always been of opinion that tho best pre servative of the union of the states is lo be found iu a total abstinence from ibe exercise of all doubtful powers on the part of the federal government, rather than in attempt.-) to asuumo iJiem by u loose construction of the constitution, or an ingenious perversion of its words, I have endeavored to avoid recommending any measure which I had reason to ap prehend would, iu the opinion even of a considerable tninoiilv of my fellow eiti zens, be regarded as retrenching on the rights of tlit: states, or the provisions of ihe hallowed instrument of our Union. Viewing the aggregate powers of the fed eral government as a voluntary concession of the states, it seemed to me that such only should be exercised as were at the time intended lo be given. 1 hate been strengthened too, in the propriety of this course, by the conviction that all efforts to go beyond this tend to produce dissatisfaction and distrust, to excite jealousies and to provoke resis tance. Instead of adding strength to the federal government, even when success ful, they must ever prove a source of in curable weakness, by alienating a portion of those whose adhesion is indispensable lo ihe great aggregate of united strength, .i and whose voluntary attachment is, in my estimation far more essential to the efficiency of a government strong in the best of all possible strength tho couli deuce and attachment of ull those who make up its constituent elements. Thus believing, it has been my pur pose to secure to the whole people, alio to every member of the confederacy, by .i i i general, salutary, and equal laws alone, the benefit of those republican institutions which it was ihc end and aim of tho con stituiioii to establish, and the impartial influence of which is, in my judgment, indispensable lo their preservation. I cannot bring myself to belicvo that tho lasting happiness of the people, the pros perity Of Ihe states, or the permanency ol their union, can be inaintainod by giving prelcrenee or priority lo any class of citi Kcns in the distribution of benefits or pri vileges, or by die adoption of measures which enrich one portion of the Union at the expense of another nor can I sec in the interference of the federal government with the local legislation and reserved rights of the states a remedy for present, or a security against future danger. The first", and assuredly not the least, important step towards relievinir the coun try from the condition into which it had been plunged by excesses iu trade, bank ing, and credits' of all kinds, was to place tin: business transactions of the govern ment itself on a solid basis ; giving and receiving in all cases value for value, and neiJier countenancing nor encouraging in others that delusive system of credits from which it has been found so diilicult to escape, and which has left behind itnolh in:r but the wrecks that mark its fatal career. That the financial affairs of ihc govern ment are now, and have been during the whole period of these wide-spreading dif ficulties conducted with a strict and inva riable regard to this great fundamental principle, and tin t by the assumption and maintenance of the stand thus taken on the very threshold of the approaching crisis, more than by any other cause or causes whatever, the community at laruc has been shielded from the incalculable evils of a general and indefinite suspen sion of specie payments, and a consequent annihilation, for the w hole period itniigh: hae . iled, of a just and invariable stand ard of alue, will, it is believed, at this period, scarcely be questioned. A steady adherence on the part of the government, to li e policy which has pro duced such salutary results, aided by ju dieious state legislation, and, w hat is not less important, by the industry J enterprise, perseverance, and economy cf the Amer ican people, cannot fail to raise the whole country, at an early period, to a state of solid and enduring prosperity, not sub ject to be again overthrown by the sus pension of banks, or the explosion of a bloted credit system. It is for the people, and their representatives, to decide wheth er or not tlie permanent welfare of the country (which all good citizens equally desire, however widely they may diil'er as to the means of its accomplishment) shall be in this way secured ; or whether the management of the pecuniary con cerns of the government, and, by censc quence, to a great extent, those ol individ uals also, shall be carried back to a con dition of things w hich fostered those con tractions and expansions of the currency, and those reckless abuses cf credit, from the baleful effects of which ihe country has so deeply suffered a return that can promise, in the end, no better results than to re-produce the embarrassments the gov ernment has experienced ; and to remove from the shoulders of the present, to those of fresh victims, the bitter fruits of dial spirit of speculative enterprise to which our countrymen are so liable, and upon which the lessons of experience are so unavailing. The choice is an important one, and I sincerely hope that it may be widely made. A report from the secretary of war, presenting a detailed view of the affairs of that department, accompanies this com munication. The desultory duties connected with ihe removal of the Indians, in which the army has been constantly engaged on the northern and western frontiers, and in Florida, have rendered it impracticable to carry into full effect the plan recommend ed by the secretary for improving its discip line. In every instance where the regi ments have been concentrated, they have miido frcul wofi mid lh lt rraullJ 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 performed efficient ly, and with praise-worthy humanity ; and that portion of them w hich has been stationed in Florida continued active op erations there throughout ihe heats of summer. The policy of the United States in re gard to the Indians, of which a succinct account is given m my message ol 18118, and of tho wisdom and expediency of which 1 am hilly satisfied, has been con tinued in active operation throughout the whole period of my administration. Since the spring of 1837, more than 10,000 In dians have been removed to llicir new homes west of the Mississippi; and I am happy to add, that all accounts concur in representing the result of this measure as eminently beneficial to that people. The emigration of tho Scmiiioles alone has been attended with serious difficulty, and occasioned bloodshed ; hostilities hav ing been commenced by the Indians in Florida, under ihe apprehension that they would be compelled, by force, lo comply with their treaty stipulations. Tho exe cution of the treaty of l'ayne's Landing, signed in lHH'j, but not ratified until 1831, was postponed, at ihe solicitation of the Indians, until 1830, when they again rc newed their agreement to remove peacea bly to their now homes in tho west. Iu the face of this solemn and renewed coin pact, they broke their faith, and commenc ed hostilities by the massacre of Major Dade's command, tho murder of their agent, Gen, Thompson, and other acts of cruel treachery. vv hen this alarming and unexpected intelligence reached the seat of government, every effort appears to havo been inado to reinforce General Clinch, who commanded tho troops then iu Florida. Gen. Eustis was despatched with reinforcements from Charleston ; I, i ... Tennessee, and Georgia; and Gen. Scott was si nlto take the command, with ample powers and ample means. At the first alarm, Gen. Gaines organized a force at New Orleans, and, without waiting for orders, landed in Florida, where lie deliv ered over the troops he had brought with htm to Gen. Scoot. Governor ('all was subsequently ap pointed to conduct a summer campaign, and, at the close of it, was replaced by Gen.Jesup. These events and chanircs took place under the administration ofiny predecessor. Notwithstanding the exer tions of the experienced officers who had command there for eighteen months, on entering upon the administration of the government I found the territory of Flori da a prey to Indian atrocities. A strenu ous effort was immediately made to bring these hostilities to a close ; ami the army, under (Jen. Jesup, was reinforced until it amounted to 10,000 men, and luriiished with abundant supplies of every descrip tion. In tliM campaign a great number of the enemy were captured and destroy ed ; but the character of the contest only was changed. The Indians, having been defeated in every engagement, dispersed in small bands throughout ihc country, and became an enterprising, formidable, and ruthless banditti. General Taylor, w ho succeeded Gen. Jesup, used his best exertions to subdue them, and w as sec onded iu his efforts by the officers under his command ; but he, too, failed to pro tect the territory from their depredations. Ii v an act of signal and cruel treachery, they broke the truce made with them by Gen. .Macomb, who was sent from Wash ington for the purpose of carry ing into effect the expressed wishes of Congress, and have continued their devastations ever since. Gen. Armistead, who was in Flo rida when Gen. Taylor left the army, by permission, assumed the command, and, afier active summer operations, was met by propositions for peace ; and, from the fortunate coincidence of the arrival in Flo rida, at the same period, of a delegation from the Seniinoles wdio are happily set tled west of the Mississippi, anil are now anxious to persuade their countrymen to join them there, hopes were for some time entertained that the Indians might be in duced to leave the territory without furth er difficulty. These hopes have proved fallacious, and hostilities have been renew ed throughout the whole of the territory. That this contest has endured so long, is to be attributed to causes beyond the con trol of the government. Experienced generals have had the command ol the troops ; officers and soldiers have alike distinguished themselves for their activity, patience, and enduring courage ; the annv has been constantly furnished with sup plies of every description ; and we must look for the causes which have" so long procrastinated the issue of the contest, iu ihe vast extent of the theatre of hostiliiics, the almost insurmountable obstacles pre sented by the nature of the country, the climate, and the wily character of the savages. The sites for marine hospitals on the rivers and lakes, which I was authorized to select and cause to be purchased, have all been designated ; but, the appropria tion r.ol proving sufficient, conditional arrangements only have hern made for their acquisition. It is for Congress to decide whether those conditional purchas es shall be sanctioned, and lliu humane in tentions of the law carried into full effect. The Navy, as will appear from the ac companying Kcport of the Secretary, has been usefully and honorbly employed in the protection of our commerce and citi zens iu the Mediterranean, the Pacific, on the coast of Hray.il, and in the Gulf of Mexico. A small squadron, consisting of tlie Irigato Constellation and the sloop of war Jsoston, under Commodore Kearney, is now on its way lo China and Indian seas, for the purpose of attending to our interest in that quarter; and commander Auliek.in the sloop of war Yorktown, has been instructed to visit the Sandwich and Society Islands, the coasts of New Zeal- ind and Japan, together with other ports and islands frequented by our whale ships, lor the purpose ol giving them countenance and protection, should they de required. Other smaller vessels have been, and still are, employed in prosecuting the surveys of the coast of the United Slates, directed by vaious acts of Congress ; and those w hich have been completed will shortly be laid belore you. The exploring expedition, at the latest date, was preparing to leave the Hay of Islands, New Zealand, in lurther prose cution of objects which have, thus far, been successfully accomplished. The discovery of a new continent, which was first seen in lat. CO, 2 south, longitude 151 27 east, and afterwards in bt. GO 31 south, longitude 153 10 east, by lieutcn- tenants Wilkes and Hudson, for an ex tent of eighieu hundred miles; but on which they were prevented from lauding by vast bodies of ice winch encompassed it, is one of the honorable results of the enterprise. Lieutenant Wilkes bears testimony to the zeal and good conduct of his o Iheers and men; and it is but justice to that officer to stale that ho appears to have performed the duties assigned him with an ardor, ability, and perseverance which give every assurance of an hono' rable issue to the undertaking. Tho report of the postmaster general herewith transmitted, will exhibit the scr vice of that department the last year, and iroops were caueii out irom Alaiiama, its present condition. The transportation has been maintained during the year to the full extent authorized by the existing laws ; some improvements have been ef fected, w hich the public interest seemed urgently to demand, but not involving any material additional expenditure ; the con tractors have generally performed their engagements w ilh fidelity ; the postmas ters, with few exceptions, have rendered their accounts and paid their quarterly balances with promptitude ; and the whole service of the department has maintained the efficiency for w hich it has, for several years, been distinguished. The acts of congress establishing new mail routes, and requiring more expen sive sen ices on others, and the increas ing wants of the country, have, for three years past, carried the expenditures some thing beyond the accruing revenues; the excess having been met, until the past year, bv the surplus which had previous ly accumulated. That surplus having been exhausted, and the anticipated in crease iu the revenue not having been re alized, owing to the depression in the commercial business of the country, the finances of the department exhibit a small deficiency at the close of the last fiscal year. Its resources, how ever, arc ample; and the icduced rates of compensation for the transportation service, w hich may be expected on the future Idlings, from the general reduction of prices, with the in crease of revenue that may reasonably be anticipated from the revival of commercial activity, must soon place the finances of the department in a'- prosperous condi tion. Considering the unfavorable circum stances which have existed during the past year, it is a gratifying result that the re venue has not declined, as compared with the preceding year, but on the contrary it exhibits a small increase ; the circumstan ces referred to having had no oilier effect than to check the expected income. Il will be dcen that the post-master gen eral suggests certain improvements m the establishment, designed lo reduce the weight of the mails, cheapen tlie trans portation, insure greater regularity in ihe service, and a considerable reduction in the rates of letter-postage an object high ly desirable. The subject is one of gen eral interest to tho community and is rc. spictfully recommended to your consid eration. The suppression of the African slave trade has received the continued attention of the government. The brig Dolphin and schooner Grampus have been employ ed during the last season on the coast of Africa, for the purpose of preventing such portions of that trade as was. said to be prosecuted under the American flag. Af ter cruising off. those parts of the coast most usually resorted to byslavcrs, until ic commencement of the rainy season, these vessels returned to the United Slates for supplies, and have since been despatch ed on a similar service. From the reports of the commanding officers, it appears that ihc trade is now mneipally carried on under Portuguese olors, and they express the opinion that the apprehension of their presence on the lave coast has, iu a great degree, arrested the prostitution of the American flag to this inhuman purpose. It is hoped that, iy continuing to maintain this force in that piarter, and bv the exertions of the oth ers in command, much will be clone to put a stop to whatever portion of this traf fic may have been carried on under the American flag, and to prevent its use in a trade which, while it violates the laws, is equally an outrage on the rights of others and the feelings of humanity. The cf- lorts ol the several governments who are iinxiously seeking to suppress this traffic, must, however, be directed against the fa cilities afforded by what arc now recog nized as legitimate commercial pursuits, before that object can be freely accoin- ilished. Supplies of provisions, water-casks, merchandize, and articles connected with the slave trade, arc, it is understood, free-1 y carried by vesscis of different nations to these slave factories ; and effects of the factors are transported openly from one slave station to another, without interrup tion or punishment by either of ihe nations to which they belong, engaged in the com merce ol that region. I submit to your judgments whether this government. aving been first to prohibit, by adequate penalties, the slave trade the first, to de clare it piracy should not be the first, al so, to forbid to its citizens all trade with the slave factories on the coast of Africa ; giving an example to all nations in this respect, w hich, if fairly followed, cannot fail to produce the, most effective results in breaking up those dens of iniquity. LM. VAN HUItEN. Washington, December 5, 1810. Piwiprcla of Resumption ttriiktmng. The Lancaster Intelligencer of the 15th ult. ay: "We arc plenneil to learn by nickncll'tf Reporter, that tho Philadelphia bank are preparing to resume on the 15th of htnunry, and that it is expected they will certainly be aide to go on paying specie." A Fund Couple. Jumea Hunter, sentenced to death for tho murder of II. Lovejoy, in Georgia ha been pardoned by the Legislature of that Slate. The Millcdgcville Record slates that the following circumstance camo out, under legist tivc examination : After the conviction of Hun ter, bo was visited iu prison by hi wife. During one of her visits the clad herself in his apparel, and bo dressed himself up in hers, and in that dis Kuiw! mad? hia escape. After some hours tho ii flair was discove red, ami tlie jailor detained the wife in prison, as being accessory to the escape of her husband. Ilmitrr, hearing in some way that his wife ivaa kept in jail, came fortli voluntarily and gave himself up to t!:e popcr authority, lu sutler upon the gallows, in order to relieve an athrtiouate and eoiifidin wife from tlie walls of a prison, t'nder lliose circumstances, the Legis lature grunted the pardon. "JUSTICE AND EQUALITY." THE FREEJlllt; tyrnrfr IMie, i:,liior.. Ottawa, 111., rriilay, January l, ij. IIAI'I'V ."Vi:v YFAIt! Kind friends und patrons, u happy New Year! Head the poetic effusion of our esteemed, hut ua- knov.li correspondent I . The sriiliinrnM of the poetry are, without douht, the productions of a mind, well stored with pious thought an 1 given to deep meditation. The author will please accept i"ur thanks for past favors, totrether with, our cor dial wishes for a happy, joyous New Year, hoping we may he favored with productions of the samo pen hereafter. aJMr. J. IIofkm an, Peru, Illinois is author ized to act as aeiit for this paper. 'oiiimimion-iV Court. We learn that a special session of the Com missioners' Court of this county, will he held on Mondav ne.t. now Klrittliing. From sparklinjr eyes lo drink indraughts of Mis, From rosy lips lo ftti.l ihe honied kiss And whilst the fair one 'gainst your side reposes To i.rtr it fur in the drifted sumrs-f ! II i:d.:nrr (',.). Cjzetie. ly jolly, look nt the snow ! How it rnukes a Vlhnv's eye gli.-ten ! Not very deep, lmt slick and smooth. So, haul out that ulcd with the narrow box, end give in that little mi'j what run n mile a 'ininit" let me help you t. it sc.it Miss Warm driver! ull ready. In the language of. Jersey Hiort. 1 wouldn't give a io m for a sleih ride mile s I went like a whirlwind. Give me a frosty sky, blood horses, and plenty of new laid snow, and I'll whistle oil' my fifteen miles an hour, making the old woods spin by me as if they were running off a reel. Sleighing ! by the soul of my meerschaum, sir, it's u Messing rarely vouchsafed us in these degenerate limes, und when it dors come, I've enough of the old chip in me. to make the most of it, kick care tu the kennel, and go w lowing heller-skelter over hill and dale, like the wi.ar.l horseman, or a witlj'-the-wisp. gone w ild. "Wasn't those jolly times, with winters line winters, and pretty girls, such as iu these dayo would set a continent on fire ! Ah ! the world's gioi ing worse und worse daily the horses don't trot as they used to we haven't snow enough for a fairy's frolic and as for getting up your tearing slcigh-iides by moonlight, with a dozen or moru. vehicles iu company, all the pretty girls of two counties, and jokes, songs, soft words, and mcTry laughter by the bushel, why, I verily Miever sir, you could as well make a mile stone dance a hornpipe. Then too, the young fellows ! they are not worth rotten poiatoc. Instead of the bold, manly, open-air exercise of their fathers whirling along with their sweet hearts in the frosty moonlight, making the dear creatures' ryes dance and their cheeks tingle with the delicious sport, ihev mope and flirt, and play the fop in some hot, crowded ball room, skipping about more daintily than butterflies, und shiveiing at a breath of cold air, as if they hail an ague lit. Pshaw on such puny atomies! I'd cut olfmy heir with a shilling if he diired tu ape the s.-oundrcls. "Faith, sir, there's nothing like your sleighing lo get up a love scrape, mid I'd like to know how one can resist it, when he hits so closely by the side, of his partner that he can f.-cl her breath upon his check, and hear the I nvest whisper of her tremb ling voice ! Then, t , you mn:it both bo under one buffalo, and your feet will get together aiid keep warm, anil your bauds stray naturally into each others', and by and by, even your, lips get somewhat close to hers, ami you catch youiselt kissing before you're aware of it. Ah! my 1J, there's many a sweet beauty loses her little heart at such times, mid funis herself engaged she scarcely knows how at the end of some moon light sleigh-ride. If you don't wish your daugh ters to get married yet, and any gay gallant askes them to a sleighing party, tuko tho impudent scoundrel by tlie collar, and battery or no bat tery cune him within an inch of his life." Impudent Dictation. Wo observe by u number of Pennsylvania pa pers, that the Harrison Presidential Electors, im mediately after the adjournment of tho College, signed a recommendation in favor of Thaddcus Stevens, us Post Master fJcneral, and a brother of the famous Secretary Uurrows, as collector of the. Customs ut Philadelphia. For tho good of the country and the honor of tho nation, wo hope tho President-elect, will ex clude Stevens from a seat in the Cabinet. He is a disgrace to the party with which he stands identified ho is murrally and puliticully unfit for any civil station within tho gift of the president. Were we unxtous to see tho dominant party ruined at tho expense of public good, we would wish for the appointment of Stevens to this sta tion, for past events furnish sufficient evidence, that no man can destroy a party quicker than Thaddcus Stevens. Marked by tho hand of Na ture, in the language of tho Duke of Gloster, his portrait is taken "to life" "Cheated of feature by dissembling nature, That dogs bark at me as I halt by them I am determined to prove a villain. And hato the idle pleasures of these days." dj'TisNew Vear'sduyt Pretty darn'd cold at that! Stranger! tlm! the duur! Sehcrc, , while you'r warm'in yourself, won't you just tep down stairs and shovel away tho snow with your feet, and pack up a lump of coal.'