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THE MADIHONIANTHOMAS ALLEN,
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T.. PAHFNT9 ANDTEACHERS-- At a meeting on^.ti^ in the "H.11 of Representative* at
Washington, hebl Dec. 13, the following rt-oluuon
"^eWvcd 'That th» meeting con.iderthe School Book,.1T» T»«hT Hi-ellmg Hook," u original work of"'l;id ,11, * .*e - Urache* the child the rn.an.ug of15 .5 »t theaame Uiue their spelling ia learned, andss1*f££srs.».»-»¦"«" ¦ctol"-ilec. |1 itijftlWi »
rritfP RUINS OK ATHENS, and other Poem*, try O.T HtU, jut pablt.hcd and tlua day w^d, for^-Oe byAlso Eruai'a Selection from the Work* of the Britiahp^ffro- Meooer to Walter Soott, with b'W'£«rfeach, complete in one octavo volume. ,eb"
ly 1 octaii taM fubliehed by the Bntieh society,filled with engravln#* An additional aupjily juat receiv-
1 i)V v TAYLOR, who haa for aale a large *upply ofall the roost valuable Agricultural Work*, both Engliahanil American at the lowe.t price.
English Book* imported to ordar.
MARSHALL'S LIKE OK WASHINGTON, abridg-rd by the aulhor for the use of School*, in one vol.
Bj*. pVivLOH""^ITe AMERICAN JURIST, for January, 1839, iathis day received by F. TAYLOR, who will furniah
the work regularly to subscriber*K T also receives aubscription* for the Law Library,
and will forward either, strongly enveloped to any part of
Smith's Chancery Practice ; Leigh'* Ni«i Priu* ; Kenne's Blackatone. are juat .received, and all other LawBook* are received a* *0011 a* published^On hand a well selected collection of standard LawBook*, for sale in all caae* at the lowest Philadelphia prl
English Law and other Book*, imported to order fromLondon. >»" 24
TO TEACHERS.At a meeting. Dec. 13, in the Halof Repreientatine*, the following resolution wa*
unanimously passed:Resolved, That we consider the work called "Town's
Spelling Book" of the lMghe«t importance to the cause ofeducation, and do earnestly recommend it* use in all our"
It has been adopted by the State of New York and bythe leading achools of New England. The great pecu¬liarity of this Spelling Book is, the child learns themeaning of the word, While it learns to spell it. This isa point of great moment.
For sale by F. TAYLOR, Washington, who haa alsofor sale "The District School or National Education,by J. Orville Taylor, and " The Farmera School Bookbv the same author.
New NOVEL.." Eoncguski," or th« CherokeeChief, a tale of past wars, by an American, is just
published, for sale by F. TAYLOR, or for circuit ion
among the subscriber* to the Waverly Circulating Libra¬ry. e
Rambles in europe, t.y F.m»> w Hail, in avolume*, being a Tour through France. Italy. Swit¬
zerland. Great Britain, and Ireland in 1836, i volumes,just published, are this day received, for
Or for circulation among the subscriber* to the WaverlyCirculating Library. 1
WAVKKLT ClHCPIiATIHO LIBHABY
IMMEDIATELY Ea*t of Gad»by'* Hotel, Pennsylva¬nia Avenue.is regularly supplied with « **an^*T "/copies of every new work, (novels and others,) immediately
upon publication, the Magazines, &c. <Vc.Terms Fivo dollar* per annum, or one dollar tor a
.ingle month. Ja" 10
North American Trust and Hanking Company,No. 20 Wall Street, New Fork.
CAPITAL, S50.000.000.This Institution ha* been organized under the General
Banking Law of the State of New York. It* Capital is
Fifty Millions of Dollars.Two Millions of which hasbeen subscribed.
It has limited its capital for five years to Ten Millionsof Dollars, one half of which is to lie secured on bondsand mortgages of fee simple real estate, and the otherhalf in cash or public stocks.The Company issues its Stock for cash, Slnte Mocks,
or Bonds secured by Mortgage, on unincumbered RealEstate. Applications to be addressed to the Second^ *The terms upon which this Company make their ar¬
rangements are as liberal as those of any Corporation inthe State.
OFFICERS.JOSEPH'D. BEERS, Piesident.JOHN LORIMER GRAHAM, Counsellor.WALTER MEAD, Cashier.DANIEL E. TYLEE, Second Cashier.WILLIAM P. POWERS, Notary.
directors.Joseph D. Beer*. Peter Stuyvesant,Thomas E. Davis, Anson G Phelps,George D. Strong, Thomas L. Servoss,John R. Peters, John L. Graham,Robert Dyson, William P. Halle".Jonathan Trotter, Valentine G. Hall,,Charles Hwt, William Stebbins,James B. Murray, Henry H. Leeds,Henry H. Elliott, Gilbert Allen.Obadiah Holmes, Thomas G.Talmaje,Daniel E. Tylce, Courtlandt Palmer.Henry Yates,
Sheldon Thompson, Erie County.Samuel Wilkeson, Erie County.Washington Hunt, Niagara County.David E. Evans, Genesee County.William K. Strong, Ontario County.William M. Oliver, Yates County.Samuel D.' Walker, Baltimore..lames Erwin, New Orleans.
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THE WEEKLY MAD1SONIAN, durino thrcom-IM3 sksnion or Congress..The Weekly edition
of the Madisonian, during the approaching session ofCongress, will contain a condensed abstract of all theproceedings of both Houses, and substantial reports ofthe leading speeches on questions of general interest fromthe speakers of every p'irty. and will lie furnished tosubscribers for FIFTY CENTS for the session.Persons at a distance desiring the paper can either
transmit by the member of Congress for their District, ortwo or more uniting together can *end by mail. Orderswill not be attended to unless payment in every ca*e liemade in advance, and letters will not lie taken from theoffice unless the postage is paid.The price of the tri-wcekly edition of the paper for the
session is 81 50.nov lotf THOMAS ALLEN.
TVTKW BOOKS..The Heir of Sellwood, a novel byIN Mrs. Gore, author of Pin Money, &c. &c. and FourYearn' Residence in Paraguay, under the government ofKraneia, by the Messrs. Robertson, are both just publish¬ed anil this day received, for sale by F. TAYLOR, or forcirculation (together w ith all other late work*)tothe sub-criWr« nu\.. Waverly Circulating Library, immediatelyE.iit id (.ndsby'n Hotel.Also, Ali\ir» Vernon,by Miss Leslie, author of PencilSketches, 1 vol.
Mary Raymond, hv Mrs. Gore, author of Mother* andDaughter*, iVc, for sale and circulation as above, dec 8
Ii^TIQl FT I E, or rules and reflections fjr conduct inJ society, by a uentleman.I vol Ml centsAlso, Madame Celnarfs " lWk of Polilenew" dedi¬cated to the youth of both sexes, price 50 cents29 K.TAYLOR.OOUVENIRS, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, dee..Ak 7 great variety of Souvenirs, English and American,all that are yet published for the coming year, are for saleby F. T xYLOTR, and several new ones daily expected.Juvenile Souvenir* Bnd Juvenile Hooks| IllustratedBooks of Travel* and Book* of Engraving* in gieat va¬riety, books in elegant binding, ornamental and illustratedand miniature edition* of'every variety of celebrity; allat nnu*u.tlly low price*, at hi* bookstore, immediatelyEast of Gadsby'* Hotel. jun 1
History of the extra sEssioN-Em.bracing a faithful alwtract of the Currency debatesand accurate table* of the yeas and nay* on every impor¬tant measure, in pamphlet form ; price 25 cent*,fcb* F.TAYLOR.
THE MADISONIAN.VOL It.NO. 67. Ctl 9, 1839. WHOLE NO. 806.
DURAN1) & CO.BASK NOTE KMUHAVSRt,
No. 2G Wall. miicrr, New Yoa«,INFORM the Banking Institutions of ihe United 8t*lN,
that tkey have organised an establishment new andcomplut* in alt its department*, fur the purpose of carry¬ing on the above buaineaa. Their long experience, andtheir reputation aa inventor* or jperfectora ol the great im¬provements which have taken place in Bank note engrav¬ing, will, they truat, be a sufficient guaranty for the aup«-rior and elegant execution of ordera entrusted to theircare.Their die, or machine work, the greatest preventive ofcounterfeiting, ia entirely new ana oruinal in its style,made expressly for this firm from a machine constructed
by C. Duraud. who haa devoted twenty years attention tothe subject. For beauty of execution, variety and rich-lies* of effect, '.bey pledge themselves that the new styleshall excel sny thing that has been before produced in thisline.
PRICES.For s Steel plate of four notes, . (1500For s Copper plate of four notes, . . 2flOPrinting, per 1000 impressions, . 25
Bonds for l«onn», with Coupons, Bills of Exchange,Drafts, &c. elegantly executed. jan 20-ldwOai
DWELLING HOUSE IN GEORGETOWN TO BELET FROM THE 4TH OF MARCH NEXT.
One of the handsomest and most commodiousDwelling Houses in the District, with small gsr-
¦den and stable, delightfully and healthfully situ¬ated in Georgetown, about twenty minutes walk from theDepa^rnents. The House is in good condition, snd maybe hndr with or without furniture.^fc^f m>w occupied bySenator FuImm, and is well known property ofMrs. y W. Williamson. For particulars, inquire of Mrs.Williamson, or at this office. jan 10-tf
CHEAP THEOLOGICAu BOOKS-F. TAYLOR'Slist continued.
Milnor's Church History. 2 octavo volumes of 030 pa-ges each, full hound ; price for the aet, $3.
Collyer's Lectures on Scripture Facts and Prophccy,1 8vo volume, full liound, 360 pages ; SI 50.
Homilies of the Church of England, 1 large 8vo vol.full bound, SI 25.
Giesler's Text Book of Ecclesiastical History, trans¬lated from the German by Cunningham, 3 vols 8vo. price6 dollars.
Hunter's Sacred Biography, 2 8vo volumes full bound,price S2.
Luther's Sermons, 1 vol. !2mo. full bound, 204 pages,37 cents.
Calvin's Sermons, same size, 37 cents.Standard Theology, comprising, without abridgement,
in one Hvo. volume; price 87 conts; Watson's Apologyfor the Bible, addreased to Paine ; Watson's Apology forChristianity, addressed to Gibbon ; Leslie's short andeasy method w ith the Dei'ts; Dick on the Inspiration ofthe Scriptures; Jenyn's Internal Evidences of the Chris¬tian Religion ; Historic Doubts relative to Napoleon Bo¬naparte ; Mason's Conversation with a Young Traveler ;Lord Littleton on the conversion of the soul, and RobertHall on the effect of Infidelity on Society,
A large collection "of books of all sixes, at the samelow average of price, is for sale by F. TAYLOR, ofwhich the list will be continued in a subsequent adver¬tisement. feb 8
ANCIENT FRAGMENTS.Just received, for saleby F. TAYLOR.
The Phenix, a collection, in one volume, price 75 centsof old and rare Fragments, translated, containing the Mo¬rals of Confucius ; the Oracles of Zoroaster; History ofthe Creat<on by Sanchomatho; the Voyages of Hannoround Africa five hundred years before Christ; KingHempsal's history of the African settlements ; Transla¬tions from the Punic Books ; The Choice Sayings of Pub-lius Syrius, &c. &c.
Plato on the Immortality of the Soul, Dacier's transla¬tion, with a Life of Plato, by Fenelon, 1 volume, price 62cents.
Lempriere's Classical Dictionary, 1 volume, full lioundof 432 closely printed pages ; price 75 cents. jan 8
IJHILLIP'S LECTURES on the History and Principies of Painting, in one volume Hvo. London.
The Literary Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, 2 vols.London, w ith portrait, memoir, &c.
Calcott's Essays on the. History of Painting, 1 volume,London.
Fnirland's Studies of the human figure Cooper's Draw¬ing Book of animals ; Oxford Draw ing Book ; Sopwith'sisometrical Drawing ; Brown's Principles of Perspective1 4to volume; all published at London, are for sale by F.TAYLOR.
Also, Thenot's Practical Perspective; Peale's Graph¬ics ; Dimes Shades and Shadows; and a various collec¬tion of valuable (looks connected with the same subject.
jan 31
GHEAP BOOKS..Jefferson's Works, 4 8vovolumes,the Boston edition price S7.
Spark's Life of Govemeur Morris, 3 vols 8vo. priceS3, original price $7 50.
Life of Arthur Lee, 2 vols, octavo, by Richard HenryLee, Boston edition, price SI 25, published at S5 50.
Sparks' Diplomatic Correspondence of the AmericanRevolution, 12 volumes, S9, original price S18.The Pickwick Club complete, octavo siie, with very
numerous engravings, price $1 75.Marryatt's Novels, ten in number, handsomely printed
in two large octavo volumes, in frill binding, price S3.Life and Writings of John Jay, 2 large 8vo. volumes
with portrait, price $2 50, published at ®<i.Letters of Junius, 2 vols in one, full binding, 62 cts.Botta's History of the Revolution, by Otis, 2 vols, large
octavo, well printed and full bound with engravings, priceS3, published at $G.Lady of the Manor, by Mrs. Sherwood, 7 vols, price S3
published at SI per vol.
BUEL'S CULTIVATOR, published by the New YorkState Agricultural Society.
Four years of the above periodical liound together, com¬mencing with the first number, March, 1834, are for saleby F. TAYLOR, at a very low price.A few copies only received for sale.Subscriptions to the current and coming years receive
ed by F. T. jan 8
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.The Congressional edition, complete in eight volume*, law
binding, a single copy in good order, is for sale by F. TAY-LOR; price30dollars.
Also, a single copy of the Secret Journals of the Con¬gress of the Confederation from its first meeting up to thetime of its dissolution, in 4 octavo volumes. jan 8
KEITH'S Demonstration of the Truth of the Christianreligion, by the auilior of the " Evidence of Prophe¬
cy," 1 volume, with numerous engravings.Is just published, for sale by
jan31 F TAYLOR.
FOOLSCAP..F. TAYLOR has just opened a caseof Cap Writing Paper, satin surface, white and blue,
from a new manufactory just established at the North,winch excels in quality and finish any before brought toWashington. For sale at a reasonable price ; 40 reams
only received. jan 26
FaC SIMILE OF GEN. WASHINGTON'S LET-TERS.(Engraved in London thirty-nine years ego)
to Sir John Sinclair, Baronet, M. P. on Agricultural sub;jeets, in one thin quarto volume, engraved from the origi¬nal in the British Musum.
F. TAYLOR has this day received several copies ofthe aliove, the first and only edition, London, 1800, lie-licved to lie the only copies now to be found; price 4 dol¬lars. jan 24
CCYCLOPEDIA OF HISTORY, both ancient and mo-J dcrn, lieing a copious and complete Historical Dic¬
tionary ; is just received for srle by F. TAYLOR, in one
v*ry handsome volume of the small quarto size, 708 close¬ly printed pages on fine paper in elegant binding, marbleedges, with many engravings price S2 25. jan 21
TANNEHILL'S HISTORY OF LITERATUREfrom the earliest period up to the revival of Letters
in the fifteenth century ; I octavo volume full hound ; priceone dollar. Just received, for sale by F.TAYLOR.
Also, Lectures on Dramatic Literature, translated fromthe German by John Black, 1 volume octavo, 454 pages ;price SI 25.
St. Pierrcs Studies of Nature, 1 volume full bound, 400pages ; price SI. jan 15
THE LAWS OF TRADE, considered in referenceto the works of Internal Improvement in the United
States. By Charles Ellet, Jr., Civil Engineer. 1 vol.Just published, is this day received, fur sale by
jan 12 F.TAYLOR.
Three years of the american sport-1NG MAGAZINE, complete and hound in 3 vols, is
for sale by F. TAYLOR; price 8 dollars for the whole;the usual price being f 1.1 unbound. jan 12
HISTORICAL TRAITS, and other papers, relatingin the North American Colonies, from the discovery
of the country up to 1776, collected by Peter Force, arejust published and this day received, for aale bjr
jan 12 F. TAYLOR,-i I
PKKCIVAL'S wondebs of the world-Comprising the most remarkable cunoaities of nature.
and art. By the Rev. E. C. Clarke, a new edition, erfite<i'<> James (J. Prrcival, in one ortavn volume of 024 pages,full liound handsomely, snd containing 85 illustrative en¬gravings. Just received for sale by
jan 12 F. TAYLOR. I
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swsssrff.q^SSJSESS?^'i*!,S' er^fSisisand Minister PlcnlptMrtuiatr nl Grwi Hr> mn . .<L,h« *»»**' «f U>« tiecrmryV m^TtotkmJLous'b^i I "9T"r.fr°* 'JJT* ioe*m.*»*>>* . IMWf-oos b.iiid of lawlewiaud dm<rr«u> i»r« ,lum.llie adjoining British ptu'lntm but without tit* . »-hority or unction of ihe Pr^mrj.i O^rml^bad .re»p***d upon thai pori.oo uf tJ7,7r£I?tadisputebetween the UnitrdHiaten and Urrm Britainwhich is watered l»jr the river ArooMtook.MdcUiii-r.lto belong to the Htatr of Maine: and tCi2!rI2committed extensive depredation* therv k* rwitawand destroyinga very large i|u.intnjrof timber It viiifurther appear, thai the Govern.# of Main* havfe*been officially apprized of the circumrtaeee. kedcommunicated it to the L.ai«iaiur* .iiha r^JZT
."ih .SESalready existing by law, aa would enable hu> iu »re*t the course of said depredation* dinpen* thetrespassers, and secure the Umber wkiehKwabout carrying uwatr; that, inco»pli«T£|^Iresolve of the Legislatuie^ passed pursuaMe ofhis recommendation, hi* Excellency had desmtehedthe land agent of the State, with'. ' -Tri Hadequate to that purpu*. to the veae of U»IKJdepredations who, after accomplishing a part of buduty, was seized by a band of the trespasser* at a
ihkhjS*h&,° ** T'lfl'S ,he J"«-iNdlclion of .M.iitipwhither he had repaired for the purpose of meeting
'he,land a^'il ProvincfFr^tinn T ' !.' an^ cotm7«'d an a prisoner to
rthat Province, together with two
; 5 iT , f 8tate, who were assisting himin the discharge of his dutyIt will also appear that the Governor and LegMa-
r aL'sfi.ed ,hat ,hc 'respa*ieM had act.
fii tfie ,nws of both countries, learningthat they were in possession of arma.and aniicipaiing(correct Iv. as the result has proved) that persons oftneir reckless and desperate character would set atnaught the authority of the magistrate*, without theaid ol a strong iorce, had authorized the sheriff andofficers appointed to the place of the land agent, toemploy, at the expense of the State, an armed p< «>e,who had proceeded to the scene of ihete depreda¬tions, with a view to the entire dispersion or arrest of
^trespassers and the protection of the public pro-
In the correspondence between the Governor ofMaine and Sir John Harvey, Lieutenant Governorol the Province of New Brunswick, which hasgrown out of these ocurrences, and is likewiseherewith communicated, the former is requested torecall the armed party advanced into the disputedterritory for the arrest ol trespasses*, and is inform¬ed that a strong body of British troop* is to be heldin readiness to support and protect the authorityand subjects of Great Britain in said territory. Inanswer to that request, the Provincial Governoris informed of the determination of the State ofMaine to support the land agent and his party in theperformance of their duty, and the same determi¬nation, for the execution ol which provision'is madeby a resolution of the State Legislature, is commu¬nicated by the Governor to the General Govern¬ment.The Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick in
calling upon the Governor of Maine for the recallof the land agent and his party from the disputedterritory, and the British Minister, in making a si¬milar demand upon the Government of the UnitedSlates, proceed upon the assumption that an agree¬ment exists between the two nations conceding toGreat Britain, until the final sfttlernent of the bound¬ary question, exclusive possession of, and jurisdic¬tion over, the territory in dispute, the importantbearmg winch such an agreement, if it existedni°Mi «"av®uPon.the condition and interests of thepanies, and the influence it might have upon theadjustment of the dispute, are too obvious to allowhe error upon which thin assumption seems to restto pass for a moment without correction. The an¬swer of the Secretary of State to Mr. Fox's note willshow the ground taken by the Government of theUnited Stales upon this point. It is believed that allhe correspondence which has passed between thetwo Governments upon this subject has already
communicated to Congress, and is now ontheir files. An abstract of it, however, hastily pre-
^eiu( accompanies this communication. It fs pos-si le that in thus abridging a voluminous corres¬
pondence, commencing in 1825 and continuing to a
y recent period, a portion may have been acci-- a,'y overlooked ; but it is believed that nothingicW, r
e -,ch would ma'erially change thea. pect of the question as therein presented. Insteadr0£n»ri« ,Kg, .ssumPlion ol the British func¬tionaries, that correspondence disproves the exist¬ence of any such agreement, shows that the twoGovernments have differed not only in regard tothe main question of title to the territory in disputei h fr:er.?rls0 ,0, lhe r*ht of jurisdictionand the fact of the actual excrcise of it in differentportions thereof. Always aiming at an amicableadjustment of the dispute, both parties have enter¬tained and repeatedly urged upon each other a desire
SflrZ',km , e.xer.c,se its rigbts, whatever it con-sidered them to b?, in such a manner as to avoidcollision, and allay to the greatest practicable extentthe excitement likely to grow out of the controversyMSnVHn5,,MUanceu0f SUCh an understanding thaiMaine and Massachusetts, upon the remonstranceof Great Britain, desisted from making sales oflands, and the General Government from the con¬struction of a projected military road in a portion ofthe territory of which they claimed to have enjoyedh/rnnr ?0ssessioD i and 'hat Great Britain, on
ih- ^l?rence 10 aJsil?i'ar remonstrance fromthe United States, suspended the issue of licenses tocut timber in the territory in controversy, and alsothe survey and location of a railroad through a seV-lion of country over which she also claidSfto£exercised exclusive jurisdiction.The State of Maine had a right to arrest the depre¬
dations complained of; it belonged to her to judge ofthe exigency of lhe occasion cal ing for her inter¬ference; and it Is presumed that had the LieutenantGovernor of New Brunswick been correctly adv.s-ed of the nature of the proceedings of the State ofMaine, he would noi have regarded the transactionas requiring, on his part, any resort to force. Eachparty claiming a right lo the territory, and hence tothe exclusive jurisdiction over it, it is manifest thatto prevent the destruction of the timber by tresspass¬ers, acting against the authority of both, and at thesame lime avoid forcible collision between the con¬tiguous Governments during the pendency of nego¬tiations concerning the title, resort must be had tothe mutual exercise of jurisdiction in such extremecases, or to an amicable and temporaryarrangementas to the limits within which it should be exercisedby each party. The understanding supposed to ex¬ist between the United Stales and Great Britain hasbeen found heretofore sufficient for that purpose, andI believe will prove so liereafirr, if the parties onthe frontier, directly interested in the question are
respectively governed by a just spirit of conciliationand forbearance. If it shall be. found, as there isnow reason to apprehend, that there is, in lhe modesof construing that understanding bv the IwoGovern-ments, a difference not to be reconciled, I shall nolhesitate to propose to her Britanic Majesty's Govern¬ment a distinct arrangement for the temporary andmutual exercise of jurisdiction by means of whichsimilar difficulties may in future be prevented.
But between an effort on the pari of Maine to pre¬serve the property in dispute from destruction by in¬truders, and a military occupatien by that State ofthe territory, with a view to hold it by force, whilethe settlement is a subject of negotiation between thetwo Governments, there is an essential difference, aswell in respect to the position of the State, as to theiliiticsof the General Government. In a letter ad¬dressed by the Secretary of State to the Governor of
a >(,n 'he 1st of March last, giving a detaileds airment of the steps which had been taken bv theFederal Government to bring the controversy to a
7r,a;ulLrtes,Pned '« apprize the Governorf that State of the views of the Federal Executive
in respect to the future, it was stated, that while thebligations of the Federal Government to do all in
its power to effect the settlement of the bonndarvquestion were fully recognized, it had, in the event ofbeing unable to do so specifically, by mutual consent,ik°« k-r me?ns to "ccomf,lish ,hal obJect amicably,than by another arbitration, or by a commission withan umpire in the nature of an arbitration; and that,in the evtnt of all other measures failing, the Pre-« dent would feci it his duty to submit another propo¬sition Co the Government of Great Britain, to refer
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"Tto° ikTInkar kaad, M ika iwhfkie. of NewRraaawkk .h> n?d atra»|< «« aatorrr Ik* claim ofesrtw.lv. jortadintoa art ap kjr tka» toumaans ofMilitary ifjrtia aa «k> tr port of tft disputedwtrto*?, I ikati fert tod »o e«*«kkr thetoMtaiwr p**Mo4 kr »kr Ca»rfk«*j at havingimrtH .. »k* ka*»atof of arklek a Mate ka» iker%M loeall tor toa aid of lha W««i Owrernineat
I k»» ripmard to iko KritM Minister near thi*<t.*«-r»aMM a naMwl oaprotottan thai iko agentsoI ike Mato of Mato*, who hare fcaea arrested aaderaa ak«i«a» MayyrihanMua af ike it)ia of ikrirMtawioa, ai l to pruMply r*lea»*d j aad to ike Go¬vernor ol Maine, that a tnatlar nanr will fee Mr-»aad to rmH u> tha afraaul ika province of NowHruu*wica I have ato»ree. aaniW tkai aay ni-Ikkp ikat mmy kara kara kroafht together by IkeMate of Malar, (torn aa apfwahraato* uf a colli*-toa vHk ike OuvenMBaat or profto of ike Hrfel»hProvince, will kr Volaatartljr and pearrably dutoadrd.
Icaonoi allow myself 10 doakt tkai ike rasait* anti¬cipated from ik«--e reprrwatatioa* will ka Maaoaakljr rraiKed Tka parite* more Immediately Inierested caanot km peraoire Ikat aa appeal to araaa,under exirtlag eircumetaeces. will a<* ualy prvrefatal to Ikeir prvaral latere**, km woald postpone, Ifact defeat, tke attainment of ike mala otoecu whichthey have ia rlear Tka rerjr incident* whick karr re-reoily occarred will oecevarily awakea theGovern¬ment* lo ike importaaeeofpromptly adjustinga dlvputcby wkiek it H aow made laanifnl ikai ike peaceof lhalwo aai ioa> 1* daily and immiaeniW endanger-ed. Tbiaeipertaiion is further warranted ky Ike gene¬ral forbearance which ban hhherto character!ted Ikeconduct of the Government and people on both sidesof ibe line. In the uniform pairioiiom »l Maine,bar attachment to tka Union, her respect for thewinhes of the people of ker sister Hi air*, ot a hoaeinterest in her welfare khe cannot be ancouacioas,and in the Micitada fell ky ibe country at large forthe preservation of peace with our neighbor*, wehave a strong guarantee that *ke will au diarcgardtoe^rnaut thai hast been made of her.As, however, the aew>iun ol Congreus i* akout to
terminate, and ike agency of the tUccutive may be-a>me necexaary during the recem, it ia importantthat the attention ol the LegiMamie should bo drawntu tbe consideration ol Mich uifaturn i» iimy be(Slrulated to obviate the necessity of a call lor ancitra session. With that view, I have thought it mydoty to lay the whole matter before you, and to Invite rtich action thctcon a« you may think the occasou requires.
M VAN BUREN.Washington, February fit!, 1KI9.The Menage and Documents were referretl to the
Commltiee on Foreign Relations.
PREFATORY REMARKS OF TIIECOMMITTEES REPORT.
The Select Committee, chosen by the House ofRepresentatives on the 17th and l!)ifi ultimo, to in¬vestigate the dtfalcations of Samuel Swartwout. latecollector of the customs at the port ol New York,and of other officers, have devoted to the faithfuldischarge of the duties assigned them the limitedtime allowed foi the purpose by the shortness of thepresent session of Congress.
It was most obvious, however, that the whole fieldof inquiry presented by the resolution appointingthe Cominiitee, could not be properly traversed toreport thereon, either satisfactorily to the country orto the Committee, during the snort remainder olthe present Congress. This impressed upon theCommittee at once n resolution, which has beenrigidly adhered to, of limiting the investigation tosuch branches of the subjects referred to them as hadmost deeply excited public anxiety and alarm, andto undertake only so much of these ns might bethoroughly exhausted within the allotted period ofthe Committee's researches. But the important re¬sults which have been attained, notwithstanding thedisadvantages adverted to, cannot fail to inspire thecountry with a confident hope, that the high t bliga-tion which will rest upon the successors of the pre¬sent Congress in the Legislature of the nation, toresume and complete the great work of investiga¬tion and reform of the alarming condition and abusesof the Executive departments of the Government,from the highest to the lowest, and from the nearestto the remotest functionaries, will engage the promptand efficient attention which its magnitude demands.Guided solely by the character of the develop¬
ment which the investigation imposed upon themby the House has elucidated, the Committee cannotresist the conviction, that at no period in the historyof the Federal Government has there been deeperor better founded cause than exists at the presentmoment, for every patriot heart to desire a promptconsummation of ihat signal "Uisk of rtform" irkichpublic sentiment many years since inscribed an the listof Executive duties, in characters too legible to be over¬looked, requiring, " particularly the correction ofthose abuses that have brought the patronage of theFederal Government into conflict with the freedomof elections, and the counteraction of those causeswhich have disturbed the rightful course of appoint¬ment, nud have placed or continued power in un¬
faithful or incompetent hands."*The first procedure of the Committee, after or¬
ganizing itself for business, was to visit the city ofNew York, to inspect there, in person, the originalrecords and papers of the custom house, in conjunc¬tion with the examination of such witnesses as mightbe supposed capable of shedding light upon the in¬quiry involved by the defalcations of Mr. Swart-wout. Thenceforward this branch of the investiga¬tion was conducted pursuant to the resolution of theHouse, viz: to ascertain "the causes and extent" ofthose defalcations; the length of time they have ex¬isted ; the correctness of the returns which havebeen made by Mr. Swartwout, and by the naval of¬ficer at New York, and by other officers connectedwith the adjustment of his accounts.Concurrently with the investigation ofMr. Swan
woul's defalcations, those of William M. Price,lale district attorney in New York, were likewisekept in view; and the fullest practicable extentof information respecting them has been i b-tained, and will be adverted to in the sequel of thisreport.
The correctness of the returns which have beenmade bytheprcsentcollectorof customsandlhe navalofficer at the port of New York, was also sought to beexamined bv the Committee w hile in that city. "Con¬sidering that the customs collected at New Yorkequal nearly two-thirds of the whole amount in allthe United States," as stated in the special report ofthe Secretary o( the Treasury on Mr. Swartwont'sdefalcations, (House document 13, p. C, of the pre¬sent session,) the Committee did notsupposethat ihevshould faithfully discharge their duly to the House,or pay a proper deference to that patriotic distrustwhich pervades the country at the present time inregard to the affairs of the custom house at NewYork, were they to limit their inquiries to the re¬turns of the late collector and naval officer, and ne¬glect entirely those of their successors, which must,af all times, be to the country of equal interest withthe former, and, at the present lime, of even moreimmediate importance to the security ofthe nationalTreasury. But, in the execution of' so much of thispart of their inquiries ns related to the present col¬lector of New York, they were compelled to encoun¬ter most unexpected obs acles, interposed by the col¬lector himself, aud setting at defiance the authoritydelegated to the Committee by the House. Thefacts connected with the battled endeavors of theCommittee to obtain information for the House andcountry from this officer of the Executive branch ofthe Government, who is in immediate chargcof andcontrol over public moneys that " equal nearly two-thirds of the whole amount" collected from customs" in alt the United States," will be more specially de¬tailed in a subsequent portion of this report.The Committee will remark here, that, in theonset of the investigation they have made, they sup¬posed it both proper and safe to place themselvessomewhat confidently under the guidance of the se-veral special reports which have been made to theHouse upon the subject of Mr. Swartwout's defalca¬tions, bv the Treasury officers, previous to the appointment of the Committee.combining, in thisview, reports from the Secretary of the Treasury,the First Comptroller, the Solicitor, and First Aii-dilorof the Treasury,as exhibited in House document
* Inaugural address of President Jackson, March4, 18*».
13. Ii, however, vcryaoon became evident that thosereport* were not to be implicitly relied on as auxilia¬ries in finding out either the law or the (acts of theease: and that, on the contrary, they furnished butan oblique view of both the causes and duratiou ofMr. 8wartwout's defalcation.*, as also of the lawand many material facts which develop the truecharacter of those defalcations. Of necessity, there-
I fore, these reports, although emanating from thehighest orders ol official functionaries employed inlh« collection end disbursement of the public teve-noes, became the subjects of as cautious and criticalexamination a* any other portions of evidencewhich the case presented, and as such it will beobligatory upou the Committee to lieal them in thisreport.
In reviewing the details of their labor.*, so thatthe progress ami results ol tbetn may be presentedin the simplest form, the Committee propose to con¬sider.
Psarl. The defacations of Mr. Swartwout.Past II. The defalcation* of Mr. Price.Pabt III. The correctness of the return* which have
been mad* by the present collector sod naval officer ofih* port of New York, respectively.Psbt IV. The defalcation* among receiver* of thepublic money.
Paar V. The (set* connected with the foregoing de¬falcation*, and deemed material to develop their truecharacter.
Each of the division* thu* proposed will properly in¬volve the law appertaining to it, a* the appropriate *d«junct of it* fact*. And a* the lavage of the lawiiaetf will in each instance be cited in detafl, that its au¬thority and injunction may be correctly onderatood byovary one, *o the language of the individual teatimonyrelied on in each instance will be adduced, that its im¬port and fore* may he left neither to uncertain construc¬tion or doubtful inference. Tlie increased fidelity oftheir report, in the eetiination of the Committee, will be,by this mode, sn ample offset to ita consequent enlarge¬ment
Bcforepioceeding to the general topic* of thi* report,a* al.csdy laid down, it m*y be proper here to expressthe deep aei.ee of diaappointment and regret whicn theCommittee feel, in not being able to communicate to theHouse one document that waa called for at an early day,regarded s* having an important and interesting influ¬ence upon the judgment which the Home might form onthe subject of defalcation* among public officers, andthe cause* which have led to their multiplication. It will!.* perceived from the following letter, that the Commit¬tee availed itself of the earliest period after their organ-nation to make a call upon the Preaident to furuiali alist of the defalcation* that have taken place among col¬lector*, receivers, snd disbursing officers of public mo-r.ev. and other public officers, since the 4th of March,1U29, showing the amount of each, dtc.More than tour weeks hsve now elapsed since that
call waa made upon the President, snd the only infor¬mation winch the Committee haa obtained to refiort up¬on to the liooae is contsmed in the following letter ; thedistinguishing festure of which information is, that stillmore time than even the whole remainder of the sessionwill Lo requisite to snswer the call. From thia theCommittee are compelled reluctantly to infer, either.
lat. That the accounts and recorde of the aeversl De¬partments, in general, are so incomplete and defectiveas not to exhibit, without great labor and delay, the truer< lationa of collectora,receiver*and disburse. of the pub¬lic money, and of other officer* of the Government, asto distinguish debtor* from defaulters, and creditorsfrom both.
2dly. That the number of the defaulter* have multi-pin d so rapidly since 1839, under theayatem of accoun¬
tability pursued toward* collector*, receiver*, and dis¬burse ra of the public money, and other officers, aa topreclude the practicability of receiving sn account cur¬rent of thrir defalcations with all the clerical force atthe command of those Departments, under existing lawaand appropriationa.If either inference be juat, (and none other of equalweight aecrns to be fairly deducible from the letter of theSecretary of the Treasury.) it manifest* a laxity of ad¬ministration which demsnds the earliest application ofsuitable remedies within the reach of Congress and ofthe country.
For the papers No*. 1 and 3, referred to in the sub¬joined latter, reference is respectfully msde to the jour¬nal of the committee, p. 470 and onward.
Treasury Department, Feb 18, 1839.Si* The Preaident, on the 23d ultimo, referred to
thi* Department the following resolution passed by theInvestigsting Committee:" Ketolvid, That the President of the United States
be requested to cause this committee to be furnished bythe proper Executive Department with a table showingthe defalcationa which have occurred among the collec¬tors, receivers, and disbursers of the public money, sndother public officers, since the 4th day of March, 1829 ;the names of the defaulters ; the amount of each defal¬cation ; when each case occurred; the length of timeasch case has existed ; what atep* have been taken bythe proper department* or officer* to proaecute the de¬faulters snd to aeenre the United States, In each case ;and what defaulter* are retained ir. the same offices inwhich thev became defaultera, or have been appointedto other officea "
He accompanied it with a reqneat that ail the infor¬mation desired should be procured a* early as practica¬ble, and submitted by me lo the committee. Accord¬ingly, on the same day, I enclosed copies of it to theother Departments, and alao to the proper bureaus inthe Treasury Department, and denrea that replies mightbe furnisheo, so fsr a* in their power, and soon as intheir power, to the several inquiriea made. I furtherrequested the bureaus connected with this Departmentto employ any extra assistance that could ite advantage-oualy applied in haatcning their anawera.
I would now inform the committee that (Treat propresahaa been made in respect to those part* of the aniwersconnected with tho Hegiater'* office, and all whichcould be made, conaiatent with the difficulty and extentof the labor, in the Third Auditor'a office. But it i*feared that, on account of thi* labor, and the greatma** of previous calla by eommitteea and by the twoHouse* of Congress, which are alao to he answered,bende* transacting the current business in the differentbureaus, the whole details and tho tabular statementrequired cannot be completed during the session. Eve¬ry effort, however, winch, under *11 the circumstance*,can be made, ia believed to be exerted to meet thecall at tie earliest dav practicable.
In reaped to the la*t branch of the resolution, asking" what defaulter* are retained in the **me office* inwhich they became defaulters, or have been appointedto other offices." I am able to preeent the report of theKegister, from hi* r<Acf, which exhilrit* such name* a*arc on hia hook* connected with the State and TreasuiyDepartments. It ia annexed, and contain* no name a*to thia, and but one aa to the State Department. Thatone is Commodore D Porter , arid by the correspond¬ence anneaed. it will b« seen that he does not considerhimself a defaulter, though h* stands charged on theRegister'* books for a considerable sum on account ofprixe money, as explained in the papera (Nos I and 2.)
K*aa>acifuHv,LEVI WOODBURI*.Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. James lUai.tN,Vkati man of Inmtigating Cammnut.
r**T I-THE DEFALCATIONS OF MRSWARTWOUT
1. tub xxrtffT or mb. swsbtwoi i'* ntrsLrtnoM*Cvnrlujimi* ./ ikt Committer
1st That Mr Swartwout ia a defaulter to gotwmentaa appeara by hia ownielum*. as adjutud from time to
tune at the Treasury Depaitm»nt, in tb» sum of one
million two hundred and twent* fi«e thousand aoranhundred and five dtdlara and uaty-ntne cents.
2d. That thi* amount of il.drbledns.. hss »rr ino-
latid upon the face of the quarterly accounts rvgnisilyreturned by him for adjustment at the 1 reasury De¬partment, without the omission «f any <*t eiltoer item*.debit or credit thtieon, until it became ." ah*oiut* lit -
falcatum.2. thk Dt'BaTtoN «»r am sw*BTworr'» iwrafccaVMm.
CMthmmi»( t*r * tmmUtm.1st. That ail monet - received by Mr. Swartwovi
a« collector prior to r.guUrly *. eoontedfor by him in hi* quarterly rctsraa Ut tb« TreasuryDepartment.£|. That *o much of all mooey* refriv. d by MrBwartwom prior to IKIT, and accunird fur lo tbeTreasury Department in hi* qnarerlt mat;.', ¦*were not paid by him Int . the Trn^ury, a e rr ret,lined by him tinder thi? tacit acquiescence of iheaccounting olttri «»f th* Treaaurv ; and rero'artycarried forward, debited to bimaelf, la ikr baton**of each subsequent qnarterlv Mm*ftt 11 ad»r*d hfhim lo the Treasury l>epnnment k» tho cloa* «l ibo ^lernvofJ>is^>®cf.
3d. Tbat hi* omianiou to carry a debit to kiniellof the moneys received by him from the Treasury,or from other sources, prior to 1837, to the clone oiaccounts kept onlv at the custom house, called hiscask accounts, and his carrying a debit to himself ofany soch items to MOV other class ot accounta keptoutv at the cuUomkoute, called tutytnu and unsettledaccounts, or by any other name, would not operate asa concealment, innocent or fraudulent, from theTreasury Department, of the true cuik balance in *bis hands. First, because neither his cash account
.tior his suspense and unsettled account, nor anyother subordinate account, kept at the coatom-house,was ever exhibited to, or formed the basis of anyquarterly settlement made by him with the account¬ing officers of the Treasury. Secondly, because inhis quarterly accounts settled at the Treasury De¬partment, the aggregate and true balance oI all hissubordinate accounts kept at the custom-house, in¬cluding both his cash account and suspense account,was uniformly, prior to 1837, carried into hia quar¬terly account under the item of " cask, and unseltUdaccounts."
4th. That the defalcations of Mr. Swartwout, bymeaus of fraud and false returns, commenced in1837, and not sooner, and have existed since that pe¬riod ; and the defalcations thus acct uing, added tomoneys previously retained by hlrn, according tohis returns to the Treasury Department, and by thesilent acquiescence of the officers of that Depart¬ment until the close of his term of office, constitutethe aggregate of his defalcations at the present pe¬riod.
3. TIIE CAUSES OP MR. aWABTWOUT's DEFALCATION.
Causk I. Th*irresponslbility of Mr. Swartwoutin pecuniary character at the time of his appoint¬ment to office.
Conclusions of the Committee.1st. That nt the time of Mr. Swartwout's appoint¬
ment, and of his reappointment to office, he waswholly irresponsible in pecuniary reputation, andwas Involved in debt.
Sd. That at the time of his appointment and of hisreappointment, and for the whole period he was inoltice, he was notoriously engaged in large andhazardous speculations, and deeply embarrassed bythem.
,, ,3d. That his pecuniary responsibility and conse¬quent involvements by hazardous speculations, con¬stitute one of the primary causes of his defalcationsto the Government.
, , .Cause II. Culpable disregard of law, and neglectof official duty, by the lale naval officer at NewYork.
Conclusions of I've Committee.1st. That the late naval officer at the port of New
York, throughout the term of his set vice, from 1829 to1838, wholly disregarded the requirements of lawprescribing the duties of his office.
2d. That said naval officer, for the same period,wholly disregarded the instructions of the Comp¬troller of the Treasury of November 10, 1821.
3d. That said naval officer by so disregarding therequirements of law and the instructions of ie
Treasury Department, culpably neglected to keepthe accounts and records appertaining to his ottice,and thereby rendered the office nugatory as a cnecKon the »ecounts ol the collector.
4th. That if the duties of said naval officer, asauthorized and directed by existing laws, had beenexecuted with proper care and vigilance, they wouldhave rendered it impracticable for any fraud or errorin any of the accounts of the collector of said port toescape immediate detection.
5th. That the culpable disregard of the plain re¬quirements of law and of Treasury instructions pre¬scribing the duties of naval officers, hv navaloflicer, and his continued neglect of official duty, isa primary cause of the immense defalcations ol thelate collector of New York.Cause III. Culpable disregard of law ami neglect
of official duty by the First Auditor of the Treasury.Conclusions of the Committee.
1st. That the First Auditor of the Tressury hasbeen guilty of culpable disregard of law, snd neglectof duty, in examining and certifying the correctness ofthe accounts of the late collector at New York withouthaving compared them thoroughly with the vouchersaccompanying the same ; and also in transmitting saidaccounta to the First Comptroller, certified, for revision,whilo the mojt important vouchera therefor were re¬tained in his own office.
......2d That no fraud prtctiiftd by the said collector inhit weekly returna of caah to the Secretary of the Trea¬sury could affect the just and true settlement of the ac¬counta of said collector at the Auditors gjjkfojs saidweekly returna form no part of the basis oT the settle¬ment of aaid quarterly accounts by the Auditor: andtherefore furnish no apology for the neglect of the Au¬ditor to examine the same thoroughly.
,3d That, without the aid of the regiater of bond ac¬
counts of collectors, required by law and 1 reasury cir¬cular to be kept by the Auditor, to enable him to detectfrauds and defalcations, if any exiat, the said Auditorcould have thoroughly examined said Swartwout s quar¬terly accounts during any quarter said Auditor has beenin office, inasmuch as the original quarterly accountswere retained, against law, in hia office, and furnish¬ed the same meana of comparison as a register wouldhave furnished.
,4th. Tlist, in the culpable disregard of law and ne¬
glect of duty, as aforesaid, by said Auditor, is found &
primary cause why the defalcations of said Swartwoutin 1837, and subsequently, escaped early detection, andhave resulted in the probable loss of the public trca-
,1Caus« IV. Culpable diaregard of law and neglect ofduty by the lato and present Comptrollers of the 1 rea¬
sury.Conclusions of the Committee.
1st. That the late Comptroller of the Treasury,George Wolf, Esq , now collector of the port of Phila¬delphia, was guilty, while in aaid office of Comptroller,of culpable disregard of law and neglect of duty, bothin regard to the bonds of collectors filed in his office,and the records thereof required by law, and in settlingand certifying to the Register the accounts of SamuelSwartwout, late collector, without having transmutedto him the vouchers therefor required by positive m-
J '2 l'°Thst the present Comptroller of the Treasuryhas been guilty-of culpable disregard of law and ne¬
glect of duty in settling and certifying to the Registerthe quarterly accounts of Samuel Swartwout, late col¬lector, without having transmitted to him the voucherstherefor required by positive injunction of law.
3d. Tlist said Comptroller is also guilty of culpabledisregard of law and neglect of duty.1st In not hav¬ing sought and sscertained from the "invoices and ap¬praisements" st the custom-house, either through theSolicitor of the Treasury of otherwise, the true ornoontof Swartwout's clsim upon the 8201,000. retained byhiin in going out of office, as suggested in the letter o
the district attorney that was before him, dated April2!S 1838 2dly, In not causing the accounts of saidSwartwout to be forthwith stated, or instituting mca-
aures therefor, immediately on the neglect of saidSwartwout to return atid settle his accounts at the ex-
ptralion of the time allowed him by law for^ that pur¬pose, to wit: in the early part of July, 1838. 3dly.In continuing the same neglect, and foibcaring to issue
warrants of distress against said Swartwout and hissureties from the 3Wt of August, 1838, when apprizedhv the letter of the F.rst Auditor that ssid sccounts stillre,named untitled, until the month of Novembel, whenthe detection of Swartwout's Isrger defalcstion was
communicated from New York.4ih 'ITiat the administration of it is marked with
such sijnsl inefficiency. ss well as neglect of duty, as
rmd.r nugstorv many of the most important checksupon the First Auditor, snd collectors, receivers, snddisburse** of the public moneys, which the laws creatingand regulating lie duties contemplated, and have aum-eienl'v provided.
...., . ,Aih Thst. in said disregard of Isw snd neglect ofduty by the said Comptrollers, snd inefficiency of thei.lTut as now administered, is to be found a primsrycause of the immense defalcations of the Iste collector(i the port ol New York, snd consequent loss of pub-Cai s* V The discontinusi.ee of the use of bsnks
as d.poeHori. a of ibe public moneya, and permittingit* same to accumulate in the bands of Mr. Swsrt-
Carsa VI Tbe negligence snd failure of the Secre¬tary of ibe Treaeory to discbarge k* doty. ss ie
of tbe Treaaary Department. ..barged '-y l«« «"¦»
eupertotr* deaca of Vhe co»le.no.. of the revenue.
fW/a*ume of Me Comment.Iss That .< late veers, important hooka of records,
.*e**e" T* " "foHertoes of customs, weekly,oZmm* aJ" "anerlf. he" P-."^ K> fall into
* *T |\r|.»rmicn«B of ibe Secretary of the Trea-** m'lhrrr4. rvtwfrr negatory manv af the eaeen-'
j,, ftir dofalratiooe of tbalclaeaof officers'Tin 'be elisting laweard Treaaury regulations*"2* Tw j-jbjsnn aid failure of tbe Secretary of tbe
«. .». rv M discharge bia doty, aa tbe hee<l ol theIWparuarat, charged by law smbthe soper.n-mt ike (oMaetioaaf the retoaae, and hia want
of a tarred apawriatMi af the befare named recordatSe sapee...lsa*ones af the collectwa of the public^aaoaTUd tbe ces^»e«t neglect to continue snd