Southern telegraph., 1836-12-20


advertisement, paid up as presented, and
together with those on hand, cancelled and
destroyed. Their re-issnes is sanctioned
hy o law, and warranted by no necessity.
Il the U. States be responsible in their stock
for the payment of these notes, their re-iS-
s1cs by the new corporation, for their own
profit, is fraud on the government. 1.-THE
u. States is not responsible, then there Is
no legal responsibility in any quarter, and
it is fraud upon tho country. They are
the redeemed notes ola dissolved partner
ship, but contrary TO the wishes of the re-
tiring partner, and without his consent, are
again re-issued and circulated
1t is the high and peculiar dlty of Con-
gress To decide whether any further logis-
htion be necessary for the security of the
large amount of public property now held
and in use by the new bank, and for vim
dcating the rights of The Government, and
compelling speedy and honest settlement
with all the creditors of the old bank, public
and private, or whether the subject shall be
left to the power now possessed by the Ev-
ecutive and Judiciary. 1t remains TO be
seen whether the persche, who as managers
of the old bank, undertake to control the
Government, retained the public dividends,
shut their doors upon a committee Of the
House OF Representatives, aud filled the
country with panic to accomplish their own
sinister objects may now, aS managers of a
new bank, continue with impunity to illod
the co@n,ry with spurious currency, use
,he seven millions of Government stock for
thclr own prof., and refuse the United
States all Information as to the present con-
lltioH of their own property and the pros
pect Of recovering il into thoir own possess
sim.
The lessons taught by the Bank Of the
United States cannot well he lost upon the
American people. They will take care
never again to place 81 tremendous power
in irresponsible hands, and it will be
fortunate if they seriously consider the con
sequences which are likely to result on a
smaller scale from the facility with which
Corporate powers arc granted by their State
! Governments.
1t is believed that the law of the last scs
81 qreguIa'ing the depose banks, operates
onerousy and uninsily upon them in many
rcspocls:and it is hoped That Congress, OF
proper rcprcscntaian, will adopt the modfi
cations which are so necessary to proven
this cou7equcncc.
The report Of hc Secretary of War az
interim, and the accompanying documents
all which are herewith laid before YOU, will
rive Won full view of the diversified an,
lmportants operations Of that Department
during the past year.
The military movements rendered necos
sary hy the aggroasions of the hostile por
tions Of the Seminole ana Creek tribes o
Indians, and by o.hcr circumstances, hay,
required The active, employment Of ncarl.
our whole regular force, including the MI
/ rine corps, and of large bodies ofmilitIa an,
volunteers. With all these events, so ia
as they were known at the seat of Govern
mont before the termination Of yonrlast ses
sion, YOU are already acquainted, and it i:
therefore, only He6dlul in this place to la
before YOU brief summary ii what hp
since occurred.
The war with the Seminolcs, during III
F. summer, was, on our part, chiefly continc
to the protection of our frontier settlement:
from the inourSOns OF the enemy, and as
necessary and important means for the aC
crmpIiShment d' that end, to the mainter
anco OF the T. SIS previously established. |
fhe course of this duty, several actions tool
place, in which the bravery and d,cipln
of both Officers and men were conSpicunusl
displayed, and which have deemed it pro
per to notice, in respect to the former, b
!hc granting of brcvet rank for gallant SCI
vices in the field. But as the force Of til
Indians was not so far weakened by thes
partial sue ccSs@s, as to lead them to sutmi
and rs their savage inroads were trequcn
ly repeated, early measures were taken fl
placing at the disposal of Governor Cal
who, ns commlndcr-n-chief of the Terr
torial militia, had been temporarily inreste
with the command, and ample Hrre, for III
purpose Of rcsuming offensive operations
in the most efficient mMnner, so s1on as til
season should permit. Majpr General Jc'
up was also erected on tho conclusion I
his duties in the Creek country, to ropa
to Florida and assume the command.
The result the first made movement Il
the forces under the direction of Governe
Call, in Oct. las', as detailed in the accom-
: panying papers, excited much surprise I'm
Disappointment. A full oxplrnrtin has bee
required Of the cruses which led to ih
failure Of that movement, hut has not u
been received. Intho mean time, as it WI
feared that the health of Governor Cal
was understood to have suffered mach trOl
sickness, might not be adequate to the cri
is, and as Mojor General Je>sup was know
to have reached Florida, that officer w
directed to assume the command and
, prosecute all needful operations with Il
utmost prompiitudc and yigor. From Il
fnrce at his disposal, an The dispositions 1
has m2do and is instructed to make, nj
from the verv eff lent measures which it
since Il. certained have been taken by Go