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to the principles of the constitution, as understood by those who
have adhered to the most restricted construction of the powers
granted by the People and the States. Interpreted and applied
according to those principles, the great compact adapts itself
with healthy ease and freedom to an unlimited extent of that
benign system of tederatife self-governnient, of which it is our
glorious, and I trust, immortal chatter: Let us, then, with re-
doubled vigilance, be on our guard against liehling to' the temp-
tation of the exertion of doubtful powers, even undet the pres-
sure of the motives of conceded temporary advantages, and ap-
parent temporary expediency.

In like manner, as a manifestly indispensable condition of
the perpetuation of union, and of the realization of that magni-
ficent national future adverted to, does the duty become yearly
stronger and clearer upon us, as citizens of the seve-
ral states, to cultivate a fraternal and affotionate spirit,
language, and conduct, in regard to other States, and
in rela ion to the varied interests, institutions, and
habits of sentiment and opinion, which may respectively char-
acterise them. Mutual forbearance, respect, and non-interfer-
ence in our personal action as citizens, and an enlarged
exercise of the most liberal principles of comity in the public
dealing of State with State, whether in legislation or in the
execution of laws, are the means to perpetuate that confidence
and fraternity, the decay of which a mere political union, on so
vast a s,ale, could not long survive.
In still another point, of view is an important practical duty
suggested by this consideration of the magnitude of dimensions,
to which our political system, with its corresponding machinery
of government, is so rapidly expanding. With what increased
vigilance doest it require us to cultivate the cardinal virtues of
public frugality and official integrity and purity. Public affairs
ought to be so conducted that a settled conviction shall pervade
the entire Union that nothing short of the highest tone and
standard of public morality marks every part of the adminis-
tration and legislation of the Government. Thus will the
Federal system, whatever expansion time and progress may
give it, continue more and more deeply rooted in the love and
confidence of the people.

That wise economy, which is as far removed from parsimony
as from corrupt and corrupting extravagance—that single regard
for the public good which will frown upon all attempts to ap-
proach the Treasury with insidious projects of private interest
cloaked under public pretexts—that sound fiscal Administration,
which in the Legislative depUtment guards against the danger..
ous temptations incident to overflowing revenue, and in the
Executive maintains an unsleeping watchfulness against the ten-
dency of all national expenditure to extravagance—while they
are admitted elementary political duties, may, I trust, be
deemed as properly adverted to and urged, in view of the more
impressive sense of that necessity, which is directly suggested
by the considerations now suggested.
Since the adjournment of Congress, the Vice-President of
the United States has passed from the scenes of earth, without
having entered upon the duties of the station to which he had
been called by the voice of his countrymen, Having occupied,
almost continuously, for more than thirty years, a seat in one or
other of the two Houses of Congress, and having, by his sin •
gular purity and wisdom, secured unbounded confidence and
universal respect, his failing health was watched by the nation
with painful solicitude. His loss to the country, under all the
circumstances, has been justly regarded as irreparable.
In compliance with the act of Congress of March 2, 1853,
the oath of office was administered to him on the 24th of that
month at Ariadne estate, near Matanzas, in the Island
of Cuba ; but his strength gradually declined, and was
hardly sufficient to enable him to return to his home in Ala-
bama, where, on the 18th day of April, in the most calm and
peaceful way, his long and eminently useful career• was termi-
nated.

Entertaining unlimited confidence in your intelligent and
patriotic devotion to the public interest, and being conscious o
no motives on my part which are not inseparable from the
honor and advancement of my country, I hope it may be my
p.ivilege to deserve and secure, not only your cordial co-ope-
ration in great public measures, but also those relations of mu-
tual confidence and regard which it is always so desirable to
cultivate between members of co-ordinate branches of the Gov-
ernment.

FRANKLIN PIERCE.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 5, 1853.

LIST OF PASSENGERS PER STEAM SHIP " CANADA," FROM
BOSTON, 7TH DECEMBER, 1853.—Mr. T. G. Davie, Van
Abbott, W. Whiteford, Charles Bacon, W. T. Brady,
Charles King, F. Smyth, Palisons, Fabian, Capt. Mellon,
Rev. Henry Caswell and lady, son and daughter ; Madame
O'Hanster ; Lotach, N. J. Lord, Thomas Tapling, S. G.
Whentland. Vidal, Arista, F. W. Hill, G. W. Johnston,
Thomas Charlton, D. Richardson, T. F. Parish,
M. E. Clarke, Robert G. Brown, Dichaux, H. Neald,
David Lane, J. J. Rogerson, Edward Evans, E.
Maitland, B. Megone, A. M'Kaird, John Campbell,
Henry S. Charlton, Frank Hodgkinsod, Gregorson,
—Nixon, J. W. Nield, A. C. Doorman, John
Kerr, Thomas May, James Gilmour, W. C. Evans,
—Rae , Oldendorff, W. S. Rassell, Mr. Thos. Kear,
Mrs. Martyn, maid and 2 chidren, Mr. Abbott, Mr. F.
Somers and lady, R. Macpherson, Mr. Mullins, Mr.
John McCartry, Mr. Vincent and lady, Mr. H. Sherklaud,
Captain Richardson, D. S. Massini, T. A. Whitt,
Herre, J. Stewart, Antho Vellon, F. Roux,
S. M. Ilion, Grant, Claverie, Wood, Nostage, H. Q. St.
George, David Shaw, A. Cameron and lady, Geo. Waddell,
Badge, Anna Bruce, Allan Fluck, J. Waide, John Hamil-
.L. A. iviusincr. vmay. sr. ifflau“...
liourice, lady, lutaut, and servant, Smifla, J. vv. .I:turas,
Fairlarks, Mitchell, Kolo, Nott, Pearce, F. Montetragen.

List of passengers by the South American and General
Steam Navigation Company's screw-steamer Olinda, Capt.
Haram, from the Brazils for this port, which vessel has put
into Cork, with machinery damaged : From Monte Video :
Thomas Blackie, Dupony Gustave, H. Lohnis, Tajeu Juan
Baptiste, Brougness August, Piyolle Marie Thomas. From
Buenos Ayres : Pablo Dilleman, F. Lahman. From Rio :
Julius Ree, Kohfahl, lady, and two children, W. Lanton,
Richard Foster, Charles Valais, Fern, Ling Macnado de
Mages, Ales. Hamilton, Juan Durand. Miss Clara N. de
Burwy, Jose Messeler, Mrs. Wilson. From Bahia : Ric-
card Latham, Joaq. Frin d'Almeida. From Lisbon : Ed-
ward Thornton, Jos. Sturge Gilpin, Emile de Lagarde,
Geo. Olver, wife, and two children, J. F. Wilman, wife,
and four children, Samuel Jenkins, H. Rowe, J. Jennings,
John Friend, Abraham Isaacs, James Mather, and Herbert
Elliot.

MR. SMITH O'BRIEN.
This gentleman, the Irish journals inform us, has made
his escape from Maria Island, Van Dieman's Land.

At the Manchester Police-court, on Saturday, a young
man named William Lawson was committed for trial to the
assizes for having stabbed a young man named Edward
Clarke.
AN INFANT FOUND DEAD.—CURIOUS CASE. —Mr. E. Her-
ford, coroner, held an inquest on Friday evening, at the
Shakspere Inn, Manchester, touching the death of a female
child, unknown, lying at the burial-ground of the Roman
Catholic chapel, Linsey-street. Timothy Nolan, the sexton
attached to_ the chapel, stated that on the previous Monday
evening, about five o'clock, two men came with the coffin
shown to the jury, with the body of the deceased child in-
side, and laid it down in the chapel with a number of other
coffins, and then the burial service went on. The two men
brought the coffin out again, and a woman followed. As they
gave no registrar's note, he stopped them, and said that the
child would not be buried without a registrar's note, and
the payment of the dues. They replied, "You'll get none
and will go and see the priest." When witness returned
into the chapel he found the coffin there but saw no more of
the people, and had neither seen nor heard of them since.
He made inquiry and found that they had not spoken to the
priest. He gave information of the circumstances to the
police. The men who brought the coffin were Irish and
rough-looking. It was a workhouse coffin, and there was
no clothing on the corpse except a bit of check print. Mr.
Henson, surgeon, stated that he had examined the child's
body and found that it was healthy in all parts except the
head, and that it had a scalp disease which had apparently
produced congestion of the brain. The disease in question
was generally caused by filth and neglect of washing the body,
and that appeared to be the cause in this case. Verdict
"Disease of the scalp, aggravated by neglect."

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DEATH OF A WOMAN FROM TR& ADMINISTRATION OF
POISON —An inquest was held on Friday evening at the
Shakspere inn, Manchester, touching the death of Mary
Brannan, (wife of James Brannan, Kildare, Ireland) aged 52
years. Mrs. Bright, wife of a painter living in Wainwright-
street, stated that the deceased, her mother, had been living
with them about five years. She drooped on Sunday, but
complained of nothing except cold. On Thursday she said
she was a deal better, and at 12 o'clock witness left her;
she returned, want into the room, and asked her if she wanted
anything ; she said not, and next morning witness went in,
and found her just drawing her last breath. Deceased was
in a club. The husband of the witness stated that on
Thursday he called at Mr. Race, the druggist's, and told
him that she was poorly with a cold and cough. The young
man in the shop said that a mixture of ether and paregoric
would be good for the cough, and witness gave her a tea-
spoon full. She had no more. James Brannan, son of the
deceased, stated that he put his mother into a club
about three years ago. She objected very much to be in a
club, and said she would not take anything out of their
hands. She had asked him to taste things which he had
Fiven her, and said she did not like her .daughter and son-
in-law. ler motive for asking him to taste the things
must have been to see that there was no poison in them
Joseph Hopwood, apprentice to Mr. Race, stated that
about twelve o'clock the previous day the male witness,
Brannan, called and said that he had an old woman at his
house who was very poorly and had a bad cold. Another
young man in the shop said he must send, and that he would
mix him something for the old woman. A boy, about ten
years old, came about half-past six at night. The other
young man to'd witness to mix two drachms of laudanum
and a drachm of ether, which he did, in the bottle produced.
He put no label on, and told the boy to give her half a
spoonful in cold water every two or three hours. The other
young man had served his time, but witness had
been there only about ten weeks. It appeared to
him that about one drachm out of the three was gone,
and it would contain 40 drops of laudanum, besides the ether.
We knew that such a quantity would be a dangerous dose for
a person in weak health. Mr. Race had told witness always
to put labels on medicine. Verdict—" Died from the effects
of narcotic poison, administered by mistake."