The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-12-31 00:00:00

DEAFNESS.

MRS. GARDNER, Aurist,of London, and Castle-street!
Edinburgh, begs to intimate that, at the request of ieVOral
individuals, she has made arrangements by which she will be
enabled to attend at 95, Bold-street, until the January,
beyond which time her stay will not he • nded. So nu-
merous have been the instances in whir enefit has been
received by individuals who have done h r the honour of eon•
suiting her since her arrival in Liverpool, that Mrs. G. conceives
the excellence of her system to be so well established as to
render unnecessary any allusion to it bore. Soul:. cases being
incurable, Mrs. GARDNER gives her opinion perscoally, with-
out charge. The late Mr. GARDNER'S TREATISE on the
ANATOMY and PHYSIOLOGY of the EAR may be had by appli.i
ing as above, Price 7s. Gd,
December 26th, 1833.

KYAN'S PATENT FOR THE PREVENTION OF DRY
ROT, MILDEW, AND DECAY IN TIMBER, CAN-
VAS, CORDAGE, &c.
I-10HE Public are respectfully informed that th OAKS
1 for carrying on the above effective Process, a established
in a Yard, situated in MASON-STREET, where a Agent to the
Patentee is now ready to take in Timber • very description,
Canvas, Cordage, &c.
From the test already made by some of the first Chernitts of
the day, relative to this inestimahle discovery, there is no doubt
but the Articles enumerated, after having undergone a thorough
saturation, will resist the injurious effects hitherto experienced
in close and damp situations, as well as exposure in The trolfst-
of climates.
For furthei information apply at the Premises, or to;Mr.
WILLIAM NttyLott, Agent to the Patentee.

MINERAL SUCCEDANEUM,
FOR FIL4.IIi9,MiCAYEp TEETH WI14:10•UT PAC:7, REAT, CtE
PRRSSI.7[..kEAtCD
INCORRODIBLE MINERAL TEETH,
Placed without Wire's rings, or asp.ollier
-11kIESSRS. J. M. and X& .
4ALLAN,N No. 46, I3'ot.n-s•ittEpT.
lrl Liverpool, SIIRGEON DENTIST, (of the tint of Malian
and-SOIIS, Great Russell-skreet, Pfoomibtirv, and Half 'moon_
street, Piccadilly,.Lendon,
where they rrizy cutisillted daily,)
ardently thank their Friends-and the'Puldte fur the distal
guiphed suno.rt which they calitique to.,jeCeive.
l‘lons. .1. M. and A. MALL ti coritin.ue to RESTORE
DECAYED TEKH, howevetriatge„or small, the cavity,
with theirreelebiated•MlNEßAg SIJCOFtiNNE.UNI, so uni-
versal-Iv reconp:*v...ended br the Faculty Of Engles:4., France.
and 'other Contiuental Cities; the operation of stopping de,
caved Teeth is-perfOrnied itt 'a few seeondsr fhe Alineral it
Put into the. eaTity iu an almost 1i9u141- stat,e,witisout pain,
beat, or pressure, hardens into Enamel, allals the Most excru-
ciating pain, making a stump into a Whole et' ooth, and last
fbrAueity ypars, preventing the necessity of,extraslion. .
• l‘fessrs. M. during their course of state, haVe adopted a mode
of FASTENING LOOSE TEETH, partienlaily of aged per-
spits, whether arising from neglect, or the use of Calnief, or
disease of the Gums.
INCORRODIBLE. MINERAL TEETH' place,d, from one
,to a complete set, tNtrich are ca_puble of diScolouratiou or eor-
'rOsion, without hires or ligatutes, renders it impassible
th.distingpsh the Artificial Tepqi from the Natural (Met, and
Warranted to answer every purpose of Mastication and artice-
,lation, apd,will.he fogad, in every respect, amply. -competent to
supply. the ylace, of their predecesS'ors. Narvaal.
'fixed ou the above improved prinCiple.
The Faculty are' couStantly,w4c9o*e to witness the applica-
tion of the Mineral StiecidluieUg *filch they so universally
rec.ommenci," • • -
Messrs. AL recount:6mA to Patterits and others, having the
care of Children; to be particUlai in haVilig their Teeth exit-
'.mined previous to their second growth, as variuns diseases of
the mouth have arisen from that neglect.
Charges as in Faris,

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Fragrant Palm, - ditto. 0 i.. 1 1 4
R0t...! Sop .l 0 8 1 4
Almond ditto.~
Violet ditto,.. ' 1 U 2 0
Vegetable Cato ... 1 U 2 0
Milleflee ditto 1 U 2 0
RoyaVVictoria .litto., 1 U 2 0
Thirteen 1),• F--.-:4 far Twelve to large purchaser:1r,
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E MUSICIAN'S BRIDE. A Can net, for Voice and
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71, Eold-stieet, Liverpool, where the coed Edition of the
admired MERSEY QUADRILLES is now on Sale. •

GRANT THOANBURN, THE ORIGINAL OF LAWRIE
TODD.
This day is published, 12mo, cloth hoards, rice Cs.,
FORTY YEARS' RESIDENCE in AM RICA, or the
Doctrine of a Particular Providence emplifled in the
Life of GRANT THORNBURN, (the origi Lawrie Todd,)
SEEDSMAN, NEW YORK, written by hiiniel with an Introduc-
tion by JOHN GALT, Esq., containing Direct ons for Emigrants.
" The fall of a sparrow and the crash of an empire are seen
alike by Him whose eye is every where."
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Fur: DEPARTMENT.—III addition to the benefit of the late
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Farming Stock is now exempt from Duty, and may be assured
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heretofore charged.
Policies becoming due at Christmas should be renewed
within fifteen days from that period.

The Company's Rates and Proposals may be had at the
Office in London, or of any of the Agents in the Country, who
are authorized to report on the appearance of Lives proposed
for Assurance. HENRY DESBOROUGH, Secretary.
Cheapside, London, December, 1833.

The Agents for this Company are,—
L icerpool • SWAINSON and HORRBY, 4, Dale-street
Ditto MAT. WOTILERSPOON, Goree-piazzas.
Appleby Mt. Eddlinson.
Ashton-under-Lyne T Finney.
Blackburn R. Wilding.
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Burnley and Todmorden T E. Hamerton.
Bury Richard Lomax,"
Chorley. John Latham.
Clitheroe W. L. Oddey.

Macclesfield R. Turner.
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Preston Wm. Lancaster.
Rochdale Jas. Hartley.
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LIVERPOOL are informed by S. W ILVER and Co.,
of Nos. 9 and 10, Corahill, London, t t they may procure
the whole or any part of, ,an OUTFI from the coarsest to
the finest quality of goodslainown, inc ding Cabin Furniture)
at their Branch House, Nos. 4 and St. George's Crescent
South, LIVERPOOL, at the same WHOLESALE SHIP-
PING Prices, as at their Warehouse in LONDON. Daily
communication between London and Liverpool for Ship sail-
ing information, &c.

IMPORTAN't"rO THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.
grr ENDA LL'S STEEL PENS have (keine the greatest
Flik, co,,b:•ity as being the best; the following ist of Prices
''.'ilt i--,%...: to every consumer, that they are so the cheapest
,- .dered to.the Public:— i
s. d.
Twelve god Varnisited Steel Pens an/ older 0 3
Twelve finest Peruvian Steel Pens an older 0 6
Twelve best. Rhadiographic Pens and lolder 0 6
Twelve superb Lunar Pens and Holder.. 0 0
. Twelve excellerit Steel Pens for Quitl Holders..; 0 6
Twelve Royal Victoria Pens, made of Damascus
Steel, and Holder, (a new iarenzialt) 1 0
Sold by the Manufacturers, tieiolall anti Son, at 417, West
Strand, London; 17, New-street, Birmingham; 18, Foregate-
street, WorcesteT-; 35, Market-street, Manchester, and 01,
Lord-street, Liverpool.

ALLAN CUNNINGHAM'S EDITION OF BURNS.
LONDON, 11, WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL, DEC. 1.
MESSRS. COCHRANE and M'CRONE have the plea-
sure to announce their intention of publishing the first
complete and uniform Edition of THE WORKS OF RO-
BERT BURNS; with an Original Memoir of his Life and
Character, and a Criticism on his Writings, by. ALLAN CUN-
NINGHAM, uniform iu illustration and price with the late
admired Editions of the Works of Lord Byron and Sir Walter
Scott.

i THE COMMISSIONERS of WATCH SCAVENGERS,
and LAMPS will be ready to r eive, on or before
THURSDAY next, the 2d of January, nders for supplying
One Hundred GREAT COATS for th se of the Watchmen.
A Pattern Coat may be seen, and anyfurther information ob-
tained, by applying to Mr. KILSHAW, at the Watch Office, No.
1, Fenwick-street.
By or4er of the Commissioners,
N % PETER WOODS, Law-Clerk.
Liverpool, 27th Decenitr, 1833.

P. is the object of the Editor to collate the Po, s, Songs, and
Letters; arrange them in a natural and chra °logical order;
illustrate them with Historical and Critical 'otes and Intro-
ductions; insert Contemporary Opinions, C ticims, and various
Readings; together with original and im # •nt Letters, Poems,
Songs, and Snatches of Verse, hitherto u t a oticed or unknown;
and render the Edition acceptable to all ho admire the genius
and sympathize in the untimely death of the great and truly
national poet.
The whole will extend to six volumes, of which the first will
appear in January, 18.34, and each volume will be embellished
with a beautiful View and a Vignette of scenes rendered im-
mortal by the verse of the bard. Drawn expressly for this
Work, from real scenes, by D. 0. Hill, S.A., Edinburgh.
The Illustrations are in course of being engraved in the
highest style of art, by the most distinguished engravers,
among whom may be enutherated Brandard, Cooke, Horsburgh,
Miller, Edwards, Graves, Forest, &c.
A Portrait from the original, by Alex. Nasmvth, painted in
1787, will be given in Volume 1., engraved by W. C. Edwards.
The Work will be elegantly bound in cloth and lettered; the
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Scott, and will appear monthly until complete, price five shil-
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KENDA:II:.--nal SON, 4-17,.\VEST STRAND, LONDON.
ANEW METALLIC DISCOVERY, calculated entirely
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The metal is of the same colour and texture throughout—
solid, white, hard, and ductile; of greater durability than silver,
and the longer it is used the more nearly it approaches the ap-
pearance of that metal; it is forged by hammer, filed, and
polished exactly in the same manner; is perfectly wholesome,
readily cleaned, and will not injure by rough usage.—The cost
is about one seventh of that of silver, and any article manufac-
tured in the one metal can readily be produce in the other.
Crests and Cyphers engrave(
The following are a few of the prices :-
9. s. d.
Table Spoons, Fiddle Pattern 32 0 W doz
Dessert ditto ditto 26 0 ..
Tea ditto ditto l2 0 ..
-re-rt ditto, larLest size ditto 15 0 ..
Table .F*4s, Fiddle Pattern
Dessert ditto . ditto 26 0 ..
Salt, Mustard, ii'"-n- &Egg Spoons l4 0 ..
•
Ditto ditto Gilt Bowls--.
Sauce Ladles .3 3 each.
Gravy Spoons . 6 6 & 9 6 ..
Soup Ladles
Punch Ladles 7 0 Si 10 6 ..
Butter Knives 3 0 to 5 0 ..
Sugar Tongs
Cheese Scopes
Fish Knives l5 t) is; IS 0 ..
Toast Racks. : . ;) to 19 0 ..
Skewers
Dessert Knives and Forks, plain ivory handles 5 0 lf, pair
Ditto dito carved ditto .... 6 6
May be procured also at the Manufacturers' Warehouses, c,
Now-street, Birmingham ; 15. F oregate.street, Worcester ; 35,
Market-street, Manchester; anil 61, Lord-street, Liverpool.

010114-r- Orderi should be given early to Booksellers to secure
t he first impression of the plates.
Agent for Liverpool, W. GRAMM.
Agents for Scotland :—Bell and Bradfute, Edinburgh • Smith
and Son, Glasgow. Agent for Ireland:—W. F. Wakeman,
Dublin. And to be had of every Bookseller in the United
Kingdom.

Public Mobito,

LIVERPOOL EXCHANGE,

/
XTOTICE IS ic.:IETnY GI-VEN, th-Ta GENERAL
1.11 MEETING of the PROPRIETOI-,' of the LIVER-
POOL EXCHANGE will be held in't Public Sale-room,
On SA TU R imr, the 4th day of January t, at One o'clock in
the Afternoon, for the purpose of takin into consideration the
propriety of Closing the Exchange News-room during the Sab-
bath day; and at such Meeting it is pi ()posed to bring forward
a Mott ,n that, in future, the said News-room shall be wholly
closed on Sundays.
By order of the Committee,
- , , • •WILLI AM FOSTER, -Secretary.
Exchange annmittee-room, Dee. ti, 1833.

NOTICE TO THE LESSEES UNDER THE CORPO-
. RATION• 01, LIVERPOOL.
I
d-IROUND RENTS for the present ye having become due
‘ll on the 29th SRPTENIRKIt 138 t, the essees are hereby re-
quired to pay the wine immediately at t ts.Otlice.
And such Persons as are in Arrear f the like Ground Rents
are hereby inforinA, th,it Legal Me ores will be instituted,
without further Notice, unless the demands which have repeat-
edly been made, shall be liquidated forthwith.
JOHN DEANE CASE,
• Treasurer of the said Corporation.
Treavurer's Office, Town-hull, Dec. 11, 1833.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GlVEN,that a SPECIAL M 1.: I,IT-
. ING of the PROPRIETORS of the LIVERPOOL OIL.
GAS LIGHT COMPANY, will be held at the.OEfice of the
said Company, situate in Rose-hill, in Liv rpool, on Mox Da Y ,
the 20th January, 1531, at One o'clock in ,t e Afternoon, for the
purpose of taking into consideration anyl,' terrnining upon the
propriety of authorizing the Committee the said Proprietors
to direct an application to be made in he ensuing Session of
Parliament, for a Bill to alter, amend, and extend the powers
and provisions of the said Company's Act, which was passed in
the fourth year of the reign of his late Majesty, King George
the Fouith, and to repeal so much of the said act as prohibits
the said Company from manufacturing Gus from Coal, and-to
authorize the.Naid Company to increase the Capital or Joint
Stock of the said Company in such way as may be then agreed
upon ; and for other purposes. '

THE VACANT SEE.—We understand that the vacant bishop-
ric of Limerick will be filled by the honourable and ltev. Dr.
Edward Knox, now Bishop of Killaloe, who will be succeeded,
under the provisions of the Church Temporalities' Bill, by the
Rev. Dr. Butson, Bishop of Clonfert, which last-named see will
thus become suppressed, and its income be transferred to the
Church Fund.

Morpeth election was proclaimed, according to ancient cus-
tom, by the bailiffs and officers of the borough, on Wednesday
last, to be held on Tuesday, (this day,) the 31st instant. The
Hon. H. G. Howard has arrived at Morpeth for the purpose of
paying his respects to the electors.
Their graces the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland are
entertaining the Lord Bishop of Carlisle, Lord Prudhoe, Lord
Decies, and a distinguished party at Alnwiek Castle. Their
graces have also,.with tbei; usual benevolence, at this joyous
season, distributed large quantities of butchers' meat, coals,
great coats, and blankets, amongst the poor families of Aln wick.
On Christmas-day, the girls in her race's charity school were
regaled with roast beef and plum pudding, and the 200 boys at
the Duke's Lancasterian school, and the Sunday scholars, were
each presented with a Christmas pie. Several suits of clothes,
and other rewards, were distributed to the, most deserving boys.

30th December, 1833.

FOSTER and LLOYD;
Solicitors to the said Company.

-BOROUGH AND TOWN OF LIVERPOOL.
JOHN ;FRIGHT, ESQ. MAYOR. • •
riprit GRAND PORT MOOT COURT LEET, and
1 GENERAL COURT of QUARTER SESSION of the
PEACE for this BOROUGH and TOWN.; will be held-in the
NEW COURT-ROOM, on the south -side" Of Chapel-street, on
MONDAY,.the 6th day of January next, at Ten o'clock in the
Forenoon; -when and where all Pei-lions bouTid over to Appear
and Prosecute, give Evidence or answer, eto attend, on
pain of their respective Recognisances heirs entreated.
And the COURT of PASSAGE, or e Trial of CIVIL
CAUSES, . will
_be held before tbe i 1 . OR and Bei LIFFS of
the said Town, on THURSDAY. the 10 day of January next,
at Ten •o'clock in the Morning, of which the ATTORNEYS
of the said Court. are re,pired to take notice,
FOSTER, Jwn-clerk and Clerk of the Peace.

*** -All Persons are requested to take Notice, that no Tra-
verse will be tried at these Sessions unless the same be entered
for Trial at the Town-cle:k's odice, on or before the first day
of the Sessions.
Add all Indictments for Mi,demeanors and Assaults found
at these Sessions against Persons admitted to Bail, must be
antered for Trial at or before Tw Ave o'clock on the clay next
after the discharge of the Gand Jury, otherwise the Trial of
the same will stand over until the Sessions following.

TON DON, HOLYHEAD, and LIVERPOOL STEAM
i COACH and ROAD COMPANY. Capital, £350,000,
in Shares of £2O eaCh; Deposit, £2 per Share.
Subscribers will not be answerable beyond the amount of
their 4espective Shares.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.

The right Hon. Sir Henry P rnell, Bart., M.P.
W. R. Cartwright, Esq., M.P. iam Stuart, Esq., M.P.
C. D. 0. Jephson, Esq., M.P. ' Charles Knightley, Bart.
TRU ES.
W. R. Keith Douglas, Esq. it A. Agnew, Bart., M.P.
Henry Handley, Esq., M.P.
BANKERS.

London—Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Messrs. Smith, Payne,
and Smith.
Daventry—Messrs. Watkins and Son.
Coventry—Messrs. Beck and Prime.
Birmingham—Messrs. Attwoods and Co.
Liverpool—The Bank of Liverpool.
Shrewsbury—Messrs, Beck, Dodson, and Co.
Northampton—Messrs. Watkins, Tawney, and Gillett.
Acting Secretary--A. M. Robertson, Esq., 2, Parliament-
street.
Solicitors—Messrs. Green, Pemberton, Crawley, and Gar-
dider, Salisburv-square; and E. S. Burton. Esq., Daventry.
Consulting Engineer—Thomas Telford, Esq.
Acting Engineer—John Menai, Esq.
Inspector of Engines— —.
Application for Shares to be addressed to the Secretary,
No. 2, Parliament-street, where-copies of the Prospectus and
rtlier information may be obtained. ' •

A LEARNED AUCTIONEER.—An auctioneer in the neighbour-
hood of Stockport, while engaged in his vocation the other day,
thus exalted the merits of a carpet—" Gentlemen and ladies,
some folks sell carpets for Brussels which are not Brussels, but
I can most positively assure you that this elegant article was
made by Mr. Brussels himself ! !"
A CHILD BURNT To DEATH.—On Tuesday last an inquest
was held at Haugh, near Rochdale, on view of the body of a
Cirl, about nine years of age, daughter of the minister at Haugh
hapel, who, while playing in the school-room, set fire to her
clothes, and before any assistance could reach her, was so
dreadfully burned as to occasion her death.—Verdict, "Acci-
dental death."

A QUICKENER FOR SPINSTERS.—By the law of Magna
Charta it is declared, " That for the widow's dower shall be as-
signed unto her the third part of all lands of her husband which
were his in his lifetime." '!'his, at the present time, is still the
common law of England; but by the custom of the county of
Kent, the widow's dower extendi to one half of her husband's
lands. The right to dower has ever been held so sacred, that
the widow might, after her husband's decease, renounce any
provision made by his will, and, in lieu thereof, claim her
dower, if she thought it would be more beneficial to her. It is
true that the husband has had the power by a peculiar mode of
conveyance, of barring his wife's dower in property purchased
by him, but all estates which vested in him by descent or devise
were immediately dowable, and the tights of the wife therein
coubl not be barred Without her consent. What then must be
the surprise of all unmarried females when they are informed
that these their ancient rights and privileges are on the eve of
being abolished for ever! A statute passed in the very first
session of the Reformed Parliament enacts, " That no indivi-
dual shall be entitled to dower out of any land which shall
have been absolutely disposed of by her husband ' in his life-
time, or by his will.'" This euractment at once destroys all
the rights of the wife to the husband's lands, and leaves her
completely at his mercy. Although at the altar he endows her
with his wordly goods, yet he may by his will leave her without
a sixpence ! Some consolation, however, remains. Only con-
sider that by the wisdom of Parliament,' this abolition of wo-
man's right is deemed an amendment of the law ! and consider
:also (which, by-the-bye, is the best consideration of the two),
that the act will not apply to any lady now married, or who
mi:y marry before the 24 of January next. A short notice
truly !

MESSAGE .OF THE PRESIDENT. OF THE:UN ITED

STATES TO BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS.

Fcllow-Citizens of the Senate, and House of Representatives :
On your assembling to perform the 'high trusts which the
people of the United States have confided to you, of legislating
for.thair common welfare, it gives me pleasure to congratulate
you upon the happy condition of-our beloved country. By the
favour of Divine Providence, health is again restored to us:
peace reigns within our borders: abundance crowns the labours
of our fields: commerce and domestic industry flourish and in-
crease: and individual happiness rewards the private virtue and
enterprise of our citizens.
Our condition abroad is no less honourable than it is pros-
perous at home. Seeking nothing that is not right, and deter-
mined to submit to nothing that is wrong, but desiring honest
friendships and liberal intercourse with all nations, the United
States have gained throughout the world the confidence and
respect which are due to policy so just and so congenial to the
character of the American people and to the spirit of their in-
stitutions.

In bringing to your notice the partioular state of our Foreign
Affairs, it affords `me high gratification to inform you, that they
are in a condition which proinises the continuance of friendship
with all nations.

With Great Britain the interesting question of our North-
eastern Boundary remains still undecided. A negotiation,
howevei, upon that subject, has been renewed since the close
of the last Congress; and a proposition has been submitted to
the British Government with a view of establishing, in confor-
mity with the resolution of the Senate, the line designated by
the treaty of 1783. Though no definitive answer has been re-
turned, it may be looked for, and I entertain a hope that'the
overture may ultimately lead to a satisfactory adjustment of
this important matter.,

'lBl7, being five cents- per ton: That act was intended to give
effect, on our side, to an arrangement made with the Spanish
Government, by which discriminating duties of tonnage were to
be abolished in the ports of the United States and Spain on the
vessels of the two nations. Pursuant to that arrangement,
which was carried into effect on the part of Spain on the 20th
of May, 1832, by a royal order, dated the 29th April, 1832,
American vessels in the ports of Spain have paid five cents per
ton, which rate of duty is also paid in those ports by Spanish
ships : but, as American vessels pay no tonnage duty in the
ports of the United States, the duty. of five cents payable in our
ports by Spanish vessels under the act above mentioned, is
really a discriminating duty operating to the disadVantage of
Spain. Though no complaint has yet been made on the part
of Spain, -we are not the less bound by the obligation of good
faith to remove the discrimination; and I recommend that the
act be amended accordingly. As the Royal order above al-
luded to includes the ports of the Balaric and Canary Islands,
as well as those of Spain, it would seem that the provisions of
the act of Congress should be equally extensive; 'and that for
the repayment of such duties as may have been improperly re-
ceived, an addition should be made to the sum appropriated at
the last session of Congress for refunding discriminating du-
ties.

DECEMBER 31, 1833.

I have the satisfaction to inform you that a negotiation,
which, by the desire of the House of Representatives, was
opened some years ago with the British Government, for 'the
erection of light-houses on the Bahamas, has been successful.
Those works, when constructed, together with those which the
United States have constructed on the western side of the Gulf
of Florida, will contribute essentially to the safety of naviga-
tion in that sea. This joint participation in establishments in-
teresting to humanity and beneficial .to commerce, is worthy
of two enlightened nations : and indicates feelingi which can-.,
not fail to have a happy influence upon their political relations:l
It is gratifying to the friends of both to perceive that the inter-
course between the two people is becoming daily more exten-
sive, and that sentiments of mutual good will have grown up,
befitting their common origin, and justifying the hope, that
by wise counsels on each side, not only unsettled questions may
be satisfactorily terminated, but new causes of misunderstand-
ing prevented.
Notwithstanding that I continue to receive the most amica-
ble assurances from the Government of France, and that in all
other respects the most friendly relations exist between the
United States and that Government, it is to be regretted that
the stipulations of the Convention concluded on the 4th July
1831, remain, in some important parts, unfulfilled.
By the second article of that Convention, it was stipulated
that the sum payable to the United States should be paid at
Paris, in six annual instalments, into the hands of such person
or persons as should be authorised by the Government of the
United States to receive it, and, by the same article, the first
instalment was payable on the second day of February, 1833.
By the act of Congress of the 13th July, 1832, it was made the
duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to cause the several in-
stalments, with interest thereon, to be received from the
French Government, and transferred to the United. States in
such manner as he may deem best; and, by the same act
of Congress, the stipulations on the part of the United States, in
the Convention were, in all respects, fulfilled. Not doubting
that a,treaty thus made and ratified by the two Governments,
and faithfully executed by the United States, would be prompt-
ly complied with by the other party, and, desiring to avoid the
risk and expense of intermediate agencies, the Secretary of the
TreasUry deemed it advisable to receive and transfer the first
instalment by means of a (haft upon the French Minister of
Finance. A draft for this purpose was accordingly drawn in
favour of the Cashier of the Bank of the United States, for the
amount accruing to the United States, out of the first instal-
ment, and the interest payable with it.
This bill was not drawn at Washington until five days after
the instalment was payable at Paris, and was accompanied by a
special authority from the President, authorising the cashier or
his assigns to receive the amount. The mode thus adopted of
receiving the instalment was officially made known to the
French Government by the American Charge d'Affaires at
Faris, pursuant to instructions from the Department of State.
The bill, however, though not presented for payment until the
23d day of March, was not paid, and for the reasons assigned
by the. French Minister of Finance, that no appropriation had
been made by the French Chambers. It is not known that up
to that period any appropriation had been required of_ the.
Chambers; and, although a communication was subsequently
made to the Chambers, by direction of the King, recommending
that the necessary provision should be made for carrying the
convention into effect, it was at an advanced period of the ses-
sion; rind the subject was finally postponed until the next
meeting of the Chambers.
Notwithstanding, it has been supposed by the French minis-
try, that the financial stipulations of the treaty cannot be car-
tied into effect without an approbation by the Chambers, it
•,ppears to me to be not only consistent with the charter of
France, but due to the character of both governments, as well
as to the rights of our, citizens, to treat tho convention made
and ratified in proper form, as pledging the good faith of the
French government for its execution, and as imposing on each
department an obligation to fulfil it; and I have received as-
surances through our Charge d'Airaires at Paris, and the French
Minister Plenipotentiary at Washington, and more recently
thrOugh the Minister of the United States at Paris, that the
delay has not proceeded from any indisposition on the part of
the King and his ministers to fulfil the treaty, and that mea-
sures will be presented at the next meeting of the Chambers,
and with a reasonable hope of success, to obtain the necessary
appropriation.

It is necessary to state, haivever, that the documents, except
certain lists of vessels captured, condemned, or burnt at sea,
proper to facilitate the examination and liquidation of the re-
clamations comprised in the stipulation. of the convention, and
which, by the 6th article, France engaged to communicate to
the United States by the intermediary of the legation, though
repeatedly applied for by the American Charge d'Affaires, under
instructions from this government, have not yet been communi-
cated, and this delay, it is apprehended, will necessarily prevent
the completion of the duties assigned to the commissioners
within the time at present prescribed by law.
The reasons for delaying to communicate these documents
have not been explicitly slated, and this is the more to be re-
gretted, as it is not understood that the interposition of the
Chambers is in any manner required for the delivery of those
papers.

Under these circumstances, in a case so important to the in-
terests of our citizens and to the character of our country, and
under disappointments so unexpected, I deemed it my duty,
however I might respect the general assurance to which I have
adverted, no longer to delay the appointment of a Minister
Plenipotentiary to Paris, but to dispatch him in season to com-
municate the result of his application to the French Govern-
ment at an early period of your cession. I accordingly ap-
pointed a distinguished citizen for this purpose, who proceeded
on his mission in August last, and was presented to the King
early in the month of October, since which time no despatches
have been received from him. He is particularly instructed as
to all matters connected with the present posture of affairs, and
I indulge the hope, that with the representations he is in-
structed to make, and from the disposition manifested by the
King and his Ministers in their recent assurances to our Minis-
ters iu Paris, the subject will.be early consideted and satisfac-
torily disposed of at the next meeting of the Chambers.
As this subject involves important interests, and has attracted
a considerable share of the public attention, I have deemed it
proper to make this explicit statement of its actual condition;
and should I be disappointed in the hope now entertained, the
subject will be again brought to the notice of Congress in such
manner as the occasion may require.
The friendly relations which have always been nfaintained
between the United States and Itnssia, have been further ex-
tended and strengthened by the treaty of navigation and com-
merce concluded on the 6th of December last, and sanctioned
by the Senate before the close of its last session. The ratifica-
tions having been since exchanged, the liberal provisions of the
Treaty are now in full force; and, under the encouragement
which they have received, a flourishing and increasing com-
merce, yielding its benefits to the enterprise of both nations,
affords to each the just recompense of wise measures, and adds
new motives for that mutual friendship which the two countries
have hitherto cherished towards each other,

As the arrangements referred to, however, did not embrace
the Islands of Cuba and Porto Rico, discriminating duties, to
the prejudice of American shipping, continue to be levied there.
From the extent of the commerce carriedon between the Uni-
ted States and those Islands, particularly the former, this dis-
crimination causes serious injury to those great national inter-
ests which it has been considered an essential part of our policy
to cherish, and has given rise to complaints on the part of our
merchants. Under instructions given to our minister at Ma-
drid, earnest representations have been made by him to the
Spanish Government upon this subject, and there is reason to
expect, from the friendly disposition which is entertained to-
wards this country, that a beneficial change will be produced.
The disadvantage, however, to which our shipping is subjected
by the operation of those discriminating duties, requires that
they be met by suitable countervailing duties during your pre-
sent session; power being at the same time vested in the Presi-
dent to modify or discontinue them as the discriminating du-
ties on American vessels or their cargoes may be modified or
discontinued at those Islands. Intimations have been given to
the Spanish Government, that the United States , may be
obliged to resort to such measures as aro of "racesiary self-
defence ; and there is no reason to apprehend that it would be
uufavourably received. The proposed proceeding, if adopted,
would not be permitted, however, in any degree to induce a
relaxation in the efforts of our minister to effect a repeal of this
irregularity by friendly negotiation, and it might serve to give
force to his representations by showing the dangers to which
that valuable trade is exposed by the obstructions and burthens
which a system of discriminating and countervailing duties
necessarily produces.
The selection and preparation of the Florida archives for the
purpose of being delivered over to the United States, in confor-
mity with the royal order as mentioned in my last annual mes-
sage, though in progress, has not yet been completed. This
delay has been produced, partly by causes which were unavoid-
able, par ticularly the prevalence of the cholera at Havannah ;
but measures have been taken which it is believed will expedite
the delivery of those important records.
Congress were informed at the opening of the last session,
that, " owing, as was alleged, to embarrassments in the finances
of Portugal, consequent upon the civil war in which that nation
was engaged," payment had been made of only one instalment
of the amount which the Portuguese government had stipulated
to pay for indemnifying our citizens for property illegally cap-
tured in the blockade of Terceira. Since that time, a postpone-
ment for two years, with interest, of the two remaining instal-
ments, was requested by the Portuguese Government; and as a
consideration, it offered to stipulate that rice of the United
States should be admitted into Portugal at the same duties as
Brazilian rice. Being satisfied that no better arrangement
could be made, my consent was given, and a royal order of the
King of Portugal was accordingly issued on the 4th of February
last, for the reduction of the duty on rice of the United States.
It would give me great pleasure, if, in speaking of that country,
in whose prosperay the United States are so much interested,
and with whom a long-subsisting, extensive, and mutually ad-
vantageous commercial intercourse has strengthened the rela-
tions of friendship, I could announce to you the restoration of
its internal tranquillity.
Subsequently le the commencement of the last session of Con-
gress, the final instalment payable by Denmark under the con-
vention of the 28th day of May, 1830, was received. The com-
missioners for examining the claims have since terminated their
labours, and their awards have been, paid at the Treasury as they
have been called for. The justice rendered to our citizens by
that Government is thus completed, and a pledge is thereby of-
fered for the maintenance of that friendly intercourse becoming
the relations thak the two nations naturally bear to each other.
It is satisfactory to inform you that the Danish Government
have recently issued an ordinance, by which the commerce with
the island of St. Croix is placed on a more liberal footing than
heretofore. This change cannot fail to prove beneficial to the
trade between the United States and the colony, and the advan-
tages likely to flow from it may lead to greater relaXations in
the colsnial systems of other nations.
The ratifications of 'the convention with the King of the two
Sicilies have been duly exchanged, and the Commissioners
appointed for examining the claims under it have entered upon
the duties assigned to them by law. The friendship that the
interests of the two nations require of them being now estab-
lished, it may be hoped that each,wiil enjoy the benefits which
a liberal commerce should yield.to both.
A Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States
and Belgium was concluded during the last winter, and receiv-
ed the sanction of the Senate, but the exchange of the ratifica-
tions has been hitherto delayed, in consequence, in the first
instance, of some delay in the reception of the Treaty at Brps-
sels, and, subsecitimitly, the absence of the Belgian Minister of
Foreign Affairs at The important conferences in which his go-
vernment is engaged at Loudon.
That treaty does but embody those enlarged principles of
friendly policy, which, it is sincerely_ hoped, will always regu-
late the conduct of the two nations, having such strong motives
to maintain amicable relations towards each other, and so sin-
cerely desirous to cherish them.

.. . . ,• . .
With Peru, no treaty has yet been fanned, and with Bolivia
no diplomatic intercourse has yet been established. It Will be
my endeavour to encourage those sentiments of amity and that
liberal commerce which belong to the relations in which all the
independent states of this continent stand towards each other.
I deem it proper to recommend to your notice the revision of
our consular system. This has become an important branch of
the public service, inasmuch as it is intimately emir 00ed
the preservation of our national character abrua' -, with
Li
,
interests of our citizens in foreign countries, wik the r '
tion and care of our commerce, and with the plotottion of sea-
men. At the close of the last session of Congresi I communi-
cated a report from the Secretary of State upon'the subject, to
which I now refer, as containing information which may bo
useful in any inquiries that Congress may see ,fit to institute with
a view to a salutary reform of the system.
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It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you upon the pros-
perous condition of the finances of the country, as will appear
from the report which the Secretary. of the Treasury will in due
time lay before y(,u. The receipts into the Treasury during the
present year will amount to more than thirty two millions of
dollars. The revenue derived from customs will, it is believed,
be more than twenty eight millions, and the public lands will
yield about-three millions. The expenditures within the year
fur all objects„ including 2,572,240,99 dollars, on account of the
public debt, will not amount to twenty.five millions ; and a large
balance will remain in the Treasury after satisfying
all the
appropriations chargeable on the revenue for the present year.
-The measures takeu by the Secretary of the Treasury will
,probably enable him to pay off in the course of the present
year the residue of the exchanged four and a half per cent.
stock, redeemable on the first of January next. It has there-
fore been included in the estimated expenditure of this year,
and forms a part of the sum above stated to have been paid on ac-
count Of the public debt. The payment of this stuck will reduce
the whole debt of the United States, funded and unfunded, to
4,760,082,08 dollars. And as provision has already-been made for
the four and a half per cents above mentioned, and charged in thin
expenses of the present year, the sum last stated is all that now
remains of the national debt; and the revenue of the coining
year, together with the balance now in the treasury, will be
sufficient to discharge it, after meeting the current e-sp.ensee of
the Government. Under the power given to the Commtsaioluas
of the Sinking Fund, it will, I have no doubt, be purchased•ou
favourable terms within the year.
From this view of the state of the finances and the public en-
gagements yet to be fulfilled, you will perceive that, if Provi-
dence permits me to meet you at another session, I shall have
the high gratification of announcing to you that the national
debt is extinguished. I cannot refrain from expressing the
pleasure I feel at the near approach of that desirable event.. The
short period of time within which the public debt will have been
discharged is strong evidence of the abundant resources of the
country and of the prudence and economy with which the go-
vernment has heretofore been administered. We have waged
two wars, since we became a nation, with one of themost power-
ful kingdoms in the world,—both of them undertaken in defence.
of our dearest rights—both successfully prersecuted and honour-
ably terminated—and many of those who partook in the first
struggle as well, as the second—will have lived to see the last
item of the debt incurred in these necessary, but expensive con-
flicts, faithfully and honestly discharged—and we shall have the
proud satisfaction of bequeathing to the public servants who
follow us in the administration of the Government, the rare
blessing of a revenue sufficiently abundant, raised without in-
justice or oppression to our citizens, and unincumbered with any
burthens but what they themselves shall think proper to impose
upon it.
The flourishing state of the finances ought not, however, to
encourage us to indulge in a lavish expenditure of the public
treasure. The receipts of the present year do not furnish the
test by which we are to estimate the income of the next. TO
changes made in our revenue system by the acts of Congress of
1832 and 1833, and more especially by the former, have swelled
the receipts of the present year tar beyond the amount to be
expected in future years upon the reduced tariff of duties. The
shortened credits on revenue bonds and the cash duties on
woollens, which were introduced by the act of 1832, and took
effect on the 4th of March last, have brought large sums into the
Treasury in 1833, which, according to the credits formerly given,
would not have been payable until 1834, and would have formed
a part of the income of that year. These causes would of them-
selves produce a great diminution of the receipts in the year
1831, as compared with the present one; and they will be still
more diminished by the reduced rates of duties which take glut
on the first of January next, on some of the mostimportant and
productive articles.
Upon the best estimate that can be made, the receipts of the
next year, with the aid of the unappropriated amount now in
the Treasury, will not be much more than sufficient to meet
the expenses of the year, and pay the small remnant of the na-
tional debt which yet remains unsatisfied. I cannot, therefore,
recommend to you any alteration in the present tariff of duties.
The rate as now fixed by law on the various articles, was
adopted at the last session of Congress, as matter of compro-
mise, with unusual unanimity, and unless it is found to produce
more than the necessities of the Government call for, there
would seem to be no reason at this time to justify a change.
But while I forbear to recommend any further reduction of
the duties, beyond that already provided for by the existing
laws, I must earnestly. and respectfully press upon Congress the
importance of abstaining from all appropriations which are net
absolutely required for the public interest, and authorised by
the powers clearly delegated to the United States. We are be-
ginning a new era in our Government. The national debt,
which has so long been a burthen on the Treasury, will be finally
discharged in the course of the ensuing year. No more money
will afterwards be needed than what may be necessary to meet
the ordinary expenses of the Government. Now, then, is the
proper moment to fix our system of expenditure on firm and,
durable principles; and I cannot too strongly urge the neces-
sity of a rigid economy, and an inflexible determination not to
enlarge the income beyond the real necessities of the Govern-
ment, and not toincrease the wants of the Government by un-
necessary and profuse expenditures: If a contrary course
should be pursued, it may happen that the revenue of 1834 will
fall short of the demands upon it; and after reducing the tariff
in order to lighten the burthens of the people, and providing far
a still further reduction to take effect hereafter, it would be
much to be deplored if, at the end of another year, we should
find ourselves obliged to retrace our steps, and impose addi-
tional taxes to meet" unnecessary expenditures. ,f
It is my duty, on this occasion, to call your attention to the
destruction of the public building occupied. by the Treasury
Department, which happened since the last adjouanment of
Congress. A thorough inquiry into the causes of this loss was
directed and made at the time, the result of which,will be duly
communicated to you. I take pleasure, howevekin stating
here, that, by the laudable exertions of the officers of the De-
partment and many of the citizens of the District, but few!'
papers were lost, and none that will materially affect the public
interest.

It affords me peculiar satisfaction to state that the Govern-
ment of Spain has at length yielded to the justice of the claims
which have been so long urged in behalf of our citizens, and
has expressed a willingness to provide an indemnification, as
soon as the proper amount can be agreed upon. Upon this lat-
ter point it is probable an understanding had.taken place be-
tween the Minister of the United States and the Spanish Go-
vernment before the decease cf the fate King of Spain, and,
unless that event may have delayed its completion, there is rea-
son to hope that it may bo in my power to announce to you,
early in your present session, the conclusion of a convention
upon terms not less favourable than those entered into for simi-
lar objects with other nations. That act of justice would well
accord with the character of Spain, and is due to the United
States from their ancient friend. It could not fail to strengthen
the sentiments of amity and good will between the two nations
which it is so much the wish of the United States to cherish,
and so truly the interest of both to maintain.
By the first section of an act of Congress passed on the 13th
.Tio), 1832, the tonnage duty on Spanish ships arriving from the
pelts of Spain was limited to the duty payable on American
vessels in the ports of Spain previous to the 20th October,

With all the other European powers with whom the United
States have formed diplomatic relations, and with the Sublime
Porte, the best understanding prevails. From all I continue
to receive assurances of good will towards the United States,
assurances which it gives me no loss pleasure to reciprocate
than to receive. With all, the engagements which have been
entered into are fulfilled with good faith on both sides: Mea-
sures have also been taken to enlarge our friendly relations and
extend our commercial intercourse with other States. The
system we have pursued of aiming at no exclusive advantages,
of dealing with all on terms of fair and equal reciprocity, and
of adhering scrupulously to all our engagements, is well calcu-
lated to give success to our efforts, intended to be mutually
beneficial.

The wars of which the southern parts of this continent was
so long the theatre, and which were carried on either by the,
mother country against the States, which had formerly been her
colonies, or by the States against each other, having ter-
minated, and their civil dissensions having so far subsided, as,
with few exce tions, no longer to disturb the public tranquillity,
it is earnestly ied those States will be able to employ them-
selves without i uption in perfecting their institutions, cul-
tivating the arts ace, and promoting, by wise counsels and
able exertions, the public and private prosperity which their
patriotic struggles so well entitle them to enjoy.
With those States our relations have undergone but little
change during the pr sent year. No re-union having yet taken
place between the Sktes which composed the republic of Co-
lumbia ; our Charge d'Affaires at Bogota has been accredited to
the government of New Grenada, and we have therefore no di-
plomatic relations with Venezuela and Equator, except as-they
may be included in those heretofore formed with the Uolombian
republic. It is undstood that representatives from the.three
States were about toaeissemble at Bogota to confer on the sub:.,
beet of their mutual interests, particularly that of their union;
and if the result should render it necessary, measures will be
taken on our part to preserve with each that friendship and
those liberal commercial connections which it has been the
constant desire of the United States to cultivate with their sis-
ter republics of this hemisphere. Until the important question
of re-union shall be settled, however, the different matters which
have been under discussion between the United States and the
Republic of Colombia, or either of the .States which composed
it, are not likely to be brought to a satisfactory issue.
In consequence of the illness of the Charge d'Affaires ap-
pointed to Central America at the last session of Congress, lie
was prevented from proceeding on his mission until the month
of October. it is hoped, however, that he is by this time at his
post, and that the official intercourse, unfortunately so long in-
terrupted, has been thus renewed on the part of the two nations,
so amicably and advantageously connected by engagements
founded on the most enlarged .principles of commercial reci-
procity.
It is gratifying to state, that, since my last annual message,
some of the most important claims of our fellow-citizens upon
the government of Brazil have been satisfactorily adjusted, and
a. reliance is placed on the friendly dispositions manifested by
it, that justice will also be done in others. No new causes of
complaint have arisen, and the trade between the two countries
flourishing under the encouragement secured to itby the liberal
provisions of the treatye
It is cause of regret, that, owing probably to the civil dissen-
sions which have occupied the attention of the Mexican govern-
ment, the time fixed by the treaty of limits with the United
States .for the meeting of the Commissioners to define the boun-
daries between the two nations, has been suffered to expire
without the appointment of enfCciininiesioners on the part of
truethat government. Wh• c the boundary remains in doubt
by either party, it is di It to give effect to those measures
which are necessary to !h.. protection and quiet of our numerous
citizens residing near ,;eit frontier.
The treaty conclude,! with Chili and approved by the Senate
at its last Seeeien, was also ratified by the Chilian Government,
but with certain additional and explanatory articles of a nature
to have required it to be again submitted to the Senate. The
time limited for the exchange Qf the ratifications, however, hav-
ing since expired, the action oftoth governments on the treaty
will again become necessary.
The- negotiatior w cohianenced with the Argentine Republic
relative to the overages Committed on our vessels engaged in
the fisheries at the Falkland Islands by persons acting under
the colour of its authority, as well as the other matters in con-
troversy between the two governments' have been suspended by
the departure of the Charge &Affairs of the United States from
Buenos Ayres. It is understood, however, that a minister was
subsequently appointed by that government to renew the nego-e
tiation in the United States, ,tstit though daily expected, he has
not yet arrived in this country•

The public convenience requires that another building should'
be erected as soot), as practicable, and in providing for it, it will
be advisable to enlarge in some manner the accommodations
for the public officers of the several Departments, and to author-
ize the erection of suitable depositories for the safe keeping. of.
the public documents and records.
Since the last adjournment of Congress, the Secretary of the
Treasury has directed the money of the United States to be
deposited in certain State Banks designed by him, and he will
immediately lay before you his reasons for this direction. I
concur with him entirely in the view he has taken of the sub-'
ject ; I urged upon the Department the propriety of taking
that step. ' The near approach of the day on which the charter
will expire, as well as the conduct of the Bank, appeared to me
to call for this measure, upon the high considerations of public
interest and public duty. The extent of its misconduct, how
ever, although known to be great, was not at that time fully
developed by proof. It was not until late in the month of
August that I received from the Government Directors an offi.-
cial report, establishing beyond question, that this great and
powerful institution had been actively engaged in attempting
to influence the elections of the public officers by means of its
money; and that, in violation of the express provisions ofits-
charter it had, by a formal resolution, placed its funds at the
disposition of its President, to be employed in sustaining the
political power of the Bank. •
A copy of this resolution is contained in the report of the.
Government Directors before referred to: and however the ob- •
ject may be disguised by cautious language, no one can doubt
that this money was, in truth, intended for electioneering pur-
poses, and the particular uses to which it is proved to have been
applied, abundantly show that it was so understood. Not only
was the evidence complete as to the past application of the mo-
ney and power of the Bank to electioneering purposes, but that
the resolution of the Board of Directors authorized the same
course tube pursued in future.
It being thus established by unquestionable proof, that the
Bank of the United States was converted into a permanent
electioneering engine, it appeared to me that the path of duty
which the Executive Department of the Government ought tet
pursue, was not doubtful. As by the terms of the Bank charter,
no officer but the Secretary of the Treasury could remove the
deposits, it seemed to me that this authority ought to he at once
exerted to deprive that great corporation of the support and
countenance of the Government in such an use of its funds
and such an exertion of its power. In this point of the case
the question is distinctly presented, whether the peoplenf the
United States are to govern, through representatives chosen
by their unbiassed suffrages, or whether the power and money
of a great corporation are to be secretly exerted to influence
theirjudgment and control their decisions. It must now be de-
termined whether the Bank is to have its candidates for all
offices in the country, from the highest to the lowest, or whether
candidates on both sides of political questions shall be brought
forward as heretofore, and supported by the usual means.
At this time the efforts of the Bank to control public opinion, •
through the distresses of some and the fears of others, are
equally apparent, and, if possible, more objectionable. By a
curtailment of its aecommodationsianore rapid-than any emer-
gency requires, and even while it retains specie to an almost
unprecedented amount in its vaults, it is attempting to produce
great embarrassment in one portion of the community, while,
through presses known to have been sustained by its money, it
attempts by unfounded alarms to create a panic in all.
These are the means by which it seems to expect that it can,
force a restoration of the deposits, and as a necessary conse-
quence, extort from Congress a renewal of its charter. lam
happy to know that, through the good sense of our people, the
effort to get up a panic has hitherto failed, and that, through
the increased accommodations which the State Banks have
been enabled to afford, no public distress has followed the ex-
ertions of the Bank, and it cannot be doubted that the exercise
of its power and the expenditure of its money, as well as its ef-
forts to spread groundless alarm, will be met and rebuked as
they deserve.
In my own sphere of duty, I should feel myself called on
by the facts disclosed to order a "seise facias3' against the
Bank, with a view to put an end to the chartered rights it has
so palpably violated, were it not that the charter itself will
expire as soon as a decision would probably be obtained frani•
the court of last resort.
I called the attention of Congress to this subject in my last
annual message, and informed them that such measures es were
within the 'reach of the Secretary of the Treasury had been
taken to enable him to judge whether the public deposits in
the bank of the United states were certainly safe, but that as
his single powers might be inadequate to the object, I recom-
mended the subject to Congress as worthy of their serious in-
vestigation, declaring it as niy opinion, that an inquiry into the
institution,•
transactions of that embracing the branches as well
as the principal bank, was called for by the credit which was
given through the country to make serious charges impeaching -
their character, and which, if true, might justly excite the ap-,
prehension that they were no longer a safe depository for the
public money.
The extent to which the examination thus recommended
was gone into, is spread\upon your journals, and is too well
known to require to be stated. Such as was made resulted in
a report from a majority of the committee of ways and means,
touching certain specified points only, concluding with a reso-
lution, that the government deposits might safely be continued
in the Bank of the United States. This resolution was adopted
at the close of the session by the votes of a majority of the
House of Representatives.
Although I may not always be able to concur in the views of
the public interest, or the duties of its agents, which may be
taken-by the other departments of the Government or either
of their branches, I am, notwithstanding, wholly incapable
of receiving otherwise than with the most sincere respect,
all opinions or suggestions proceeding from such a source,
and in respect to none am I more inclined to do so than to the
House of Representatives. But it will be seen from the brief
views at this time taken of the subject by myself, as well as the