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spark of worthy feeling, but would cheerfully give, Whilst the use and necessity of a certain number of double the amount to save the life of a fellow crea-regular troops cannot be denied, yet assuredly it ture about to suffer death in his presence. Many must be admitted, that with proper discipline, the very sound reasons, both of a benevolent and inter-militia may be trained to atchieve the most brilliant ested nature, might be offered in favor of this grand victories, as they did at King's mountain,and many plan of reforming the too sanguinary criminal code other places during our revolution.-The people derived from Great Britain whilst under her govern-possess all the bravery and patriotic zeal that is necessary to great and glorious actions-give them The long pending and unpleasant differences with true, that for want of perseverance in digesting a nabut arms, good officers and wise regulations. It is our neighboring states of South Carolina and Geor-tional militia system, this great rock of defence has gia, respecting boundary, still remain in an unset been too much neglected-yet it is observable by iled and disagreeable situation. A letter from gover-every experienced officer, that the smallest military nor Middleton in the file marked No. 5, appears to attention from those of high grade rouses a spirit of merit prompt attention, for the reason therein set emulation amongst the men. This is evident by forth. And you will assuredly in the course of the the improvement from reviews. Under a convic session, treat with all due respect, the communication of the good effects that would ensue, I had detion from governor Mitchell, marked No. 6. To it, termined to pass most of the summer in visiting the the reply in the letter book, page 54, was made; regiments ir. the healthy parts of the state, and emwhich I trust will meet the approbation of the legis-ploying myself in discharging the military duties of my station, as commander in chief of the militia, by Too much attention cannot be paid to the all-im-reviewing them-but circumstances beyond my conportant subject of education. In despotic govern trol (and which I shall ever regret) prevented that ments, where the supreme power is in the posses-as well as a more constant residence at the seat of sion of a tyrant, or divided among an hereditary government, for which I had amply provided. I aristocracy (generally corrupt and wicked) the ig of improving the militia, till a representation is laid shall reserve further remarks on this favorite object norance of the people is a security to their rulers; but in a free republic, where the offices and honors of the state are open to all, the superiority of their political privileges should be infused into every citi zen from the earliest infancy, so as to produce an en. thusiastic attachment to their own country, and ensure a zealous support to their own constitution laws and government, to the total exclusion of all foreign influence or partiality. A certain degree of Fellow citizens-portentous and threatning clouds e lucation should be placed within the reach of every darken our political horizon, which must soon be child in the state; and I am persuaded that a plan dispelled, or they will generate a storm that will burst may be formed upon economical principles that on our heads with redoubled fury. The crisis is would extend this boon to the poor of every neigh-alarming- -Too long have we borne the injuries borhood, at an expence trifling beyond expectation, heaped upon us by the oppressive belligerents of when compared with the incalculable benefits from Europe. In vain have we depended on the justice such a philanthropic and polite system. In these of those hostile nations. They have trampled on schools, subject to proper superintendency, the ris-our right, imprisoned our citizens, plundered our ing generation might be brought up in the true property, and degraded us with insults not to be principles of christian religion, which includes the endured by a nation having any pretensions to honor purest morality, and would prevent that multipli or independence. Our forbearance and love of peace city of crimes now too frequently perpetrated in the have tempted their avarice, encouraged their presumption and pampered their insolence. It is full

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before you in a separate communication, respecting the situation of the state as to the measures of defence taken by the general government to place it in a posture to resist invasion-and what further steps appear indispensible to our safety. Preparatory thereto, the papers marked Nos. 8, 9 and 10, in the file A. may be well worthy your perusal.

arms.

It gives me sincere pleasure to call your attention time to make a determined stand. Let us discard to the masterly report of the manufactures of this all foreign partialities and prejudices, the bane of restate, published by the marshal of the district. The publics. Let us know the nations of the earth only amount and variety must swell with exulting satis as enemies in war, in peace friends.' Let us cling faction the breast of every good citizen; for, how-to our own government and support it with zeal,as ever proper it may be to encourage and protect com- the ark of our safety. Let us assure our political head merce, yet certainly a proper attention to our own of the warmest support, with our lives and fortunes, manufactures and products, will render us more in in the sacred cause of defending our country's rights. dependent of foreign nations. True it is, that North Viewing the man as a traitor who would encourage a Carolina, from her great extent of uncultivated ter separation of the states, let us cherish that unaniritory, including some of the most fertile lands on mity which will secure our safety against a world in the globe, must long continue an agricultural state : Let us strive in our neighborhoods, both yet it is certain there are many persons who may be by precept and example, to discard all party bickeradvantageously employed in domestic manufactures ings, and promote a spirit of harmony and good But what fellow citizens, will these and the many will. Let us cherish industrious and frugal habits,imother blessings we possess avail, if we cannot enjoy prove domestic manufactures, facilitate the means of them in peace and security--if we do not evince a wil education, but above all, regard "the one thing need. lingness to defend our rights, a power to punish inful,' which will bring down blessings on ourselves, sults and avenge wrongs? To be prepared for war, and ensure from the Giver of all good gifts, peace, frequently ensures peace. To the federal govern liberty and happiness to our common and beloved ment belongs the fortifying our harbors, equipping country. a navy, and raising a regular military force; but it I have the honor to be, with the highest consider is in our power to do much by improving that natuation, gentlemen, very respectfully, your most oberal and powerful safeguard, the militia, one of the dient. strongest pillars of national liberty and security.-}

BENJAMIN SMITH.

Catholic Meeting.

[From the Dublin Evening Post of Oct. 19.] The first meeting of the general committee of the Catholics of Ireland.

Saturday, Oct. 19.

who had been for some time present, rose to address lord Fingall.

Many persons at first imagined that these were catholics desirous to deliver speeches, and as the meeting had adjourned, no attention was paid to them.

Alderman Pemberton and Mr. Hare, two of those This day, the long expected meeting took place police magistrates, were evidently much embarrassat the Theatre, Fishamble street. Nearly three hun-ed. The noise of mixed conversation and departing dred members attended from all parts of Ireland.--visitors, completely drowned their voice. A numerous concourse of spectators, of all religieus At length some gentlemen recognized them, and persuasions, and many of the first men in Ireland, apprised lord Fagall of the circumstance: his lordfor rank, fortune and character, appeared at an ear-ship had just reached the door, but instantly returnly hour, to grace the meeting with their counte ed. The magistrates not knowing his person, fell nance and support. The boxes, pit and galleries of into various mistakes in this respect, and addressed the Theatre were crowded. About 150 of the most several members successively with the title of my distinguished members of the committee were seen lord.' With difficulty they, after some time, (and upon the stage-all anxious-all determined-ani- with the help of catholic gentlemen) addressed lord mated by the love of the constitution-tempered and Fingall, who stood upon one of the benches, in exguided by the most valuable spirit of moderation pectation of being addressed. and concord.

A few minutes before eleven o'clock, the earl of Fingall presented himself to his approving country men,supported bya long train of peers, baronets, and the representatives of a great portion of the wealth, talents and virtue of Ireland.

At 11 o'clock precisely, on the motion of lord Netterville, seconded by lord viscount Southwell, the earl of Fingall took the chair amid loud acclamations.

The meeting, as we observed already, had broken up; the business had been concluded—no object existed, calling for its continuance; and therefore, no chair was taken or called for. What followed was merely in the nature of a personal conversation between lord Fingall and Mr. Hare, in a corner of the room,

Mr. Hare then said, I understand I have the honor of addressing lord Fingall. I wish to state my purpose of coming to this meeting: [Loud cries of the His lordship modestly addressed the meeting ;- business is concluded.] I wish to state the factthanked them for the confidence thus reposed in [Cries of--too late, too late.] I hope I shall have the him, and declared that he would on that occasion, honor of a hearing. [Cries of the meeting is over.] and on every other, discharge his duty with zeal f trust your lordship will not refuse me a hearing. and fidelity. He stated that there was but one ob- Lord Fingall-Sir, I am no longer in the chair; ject in view, namely to be put on an equal footing with their protestant fellow subjects, which was an act of sound policy, as of immutable justice. There was one sole and definite object for their considertion, and the introduction of any other business, would be perfectly irrelevant.-[Loud applause.

Viscount Netterville rose, and produced a draft of a petition for the consideration of the committee, and moved,

"That the draft now read, be approved of by this committee, and recommended to the adoption of the Catholics of Ireland, throughout the respective counties, cities, towns and parishes.

Viscount Southwell seconded the motion. The petition was then read by Mr. Edward Hay, and was received with universal approbation. Lord Netterville's motion was then put, and unanimously carried.

It was then moved and carried, that the petition be subject to revision, if necessary or prudent.

Also, that the committee do adjourn to a day pre ceding the meeting of parliament by one fortnight, (which, of course, will be on Wednesday, the 6th of November,) the meeting of parliament being prorogued to the 20th of that month.

and I now speak as an individual.

Mr. Hare-1 wish to state my object in coming here. I came here as magistrate, on an information which I received, that the general committee of the catholics of Ireland, were to be assembled here this day. As soon as the chair was taken, a person, who had been placed here for the purpose, came to me to apprise me of the fact, and I walked immediately here to disperse the assembly, conceiving the meeting to be unlawful. [Loud and general cries of-too late-too late.] I hope that you are perfectly convinced that I did not mean to offer the slightest personal disrespect to the feelings of any individual,but to discharge a public duty. My object is effected, as you now disperse; but I wish to say, that the very moment I heard that the chair was taken, I walked here for the purpose of dispersing this meeting.

Lord Fingall-Sir, I am no longer in the chair, I am only as an individua! here.

Mr. Hare having made some observations which were not heard by our reporter.

The hon. Mr. Barnewell stepped forward and spoke the following words:

Sir, I think myself called upon to come forward as a member of the catholic body, and the son of a The hon. Thomas Barnewell then moved, that catholic nobleman, to assure you, that none among the earl of Fingall do leave the chair; which being us, from the peer to the ploughman, wish to shew carried, lord Netterville was requested to take it. any disrespect to the government and the magisThe sincere and warm thanks of the meeting were then unanimously voted to the earl of Fingall, for his dignified, manly and prudent conduct this day in the chair, upon the motion of Mr. Barnewell, se conded by sir Edward Bellow.

trates of this kingdom; but that we are all determined to join hand in hand with our fellow subjects of every religious persuasion, in the defence of our country, to the last drop of our blood.

It is remarkable, that two of the head constables The chair being again vacated, and the intended of this district applied for admittance at twenty mibusiness of the day being thus happily and effectu nutes before eleven, were actually admitted, and ally concluded, the meeting broke up. The earl of were conducted to seats in the gallery by Messrs. Fingall, lord Southwell and the other members of Murphy, Macon and Dromcoole, members of the the committee, then left their seats, and were retir sub committee of arrangement, and sat there quieting, when gentlemen, from the head police office, ly throughout the entire scene.

During the continuance of this monstrous ef fort of nature, numerous shocks of earthquakes were felt over the whole island. The only damage done that we know of, was the overthrow of seven small stone houses on the western part of the island, which were entirely demolished. The occupants were obliged to decamp very suddenly, in order to avoid being buried in the ruins of their habitations. A visit to the new island was contemplated to be made immediately. The result of this visit will no doubt prove highly interesting to the philosopher, as well as important to the navigator.

The Island lately formed by volcanic eruption, about two miles W. of St. Michaels, has been named "Sabrina Island," by captain Tillard, of the British The impatient curiosity of three gentlemen was sloop of war Sabrina, who landed on the island, the very near being paid with the loss of their lives. In 4th of July (the eruption having ceased) and took attempting a visit previous to the termination of the possession of it in the name of his Britannic majes-eruption, they were, notwithstanding their greatest ty. They found it very steep; its height no less efforts, drawn by an overpowering suction of air, than 200 or 300 feet; the ground, or rather the about half a mile, as they supposed,into the immense ashes, composed of sulphurous dross of iron, &c. body of surrounding smoke They remained one The whole island (in circumference from 2 to 3 miles) hour and an half, much frightened by their perilous is however but à crater, and it was conjectured, situation. When at length, the glorious light of would soon break out again. In the place where this island has appeared, the water was formerly 240 feet deep.

[The following account of the above remarkable occurrence in natural history, though partially related before, will be read with some interest It was communicated to the editor of the Boston Palladi um by a gentleman recently arrived from St. Michaels.]

Heaven again shone upon them, they were much surprised to find their faces, hands, clothes and sails quite blackened, and the deck of their vessel entirely covered more than an inch with a coarse black cinder, like those found in a blacksmith's shop. This new island is in lat. 37, 46, long. 25, 53.

It is not yet ascertained whether a vessel can or cannot pass through between this new island and the old land. This and many other particulars will be the fruits of the expected navigation of this wonderful gift of old Neptune.

Curious Phenomenon.

"In the first part of June last, the inhabitants of the island of St. Michaels were much alarmed and astonished by the appearance of smoke, which ap parently issued from the earth, spread over the wes tern part of the island, and continued for the space of two days. This smoke was so strongly impreg On the 19th of July, about 12 o'clock at noon, nated with a sulphurous quality, that the residents of says a Dublin paper, the following remarkable apthat part of the island were nearly suffocated. At pearance shewed itself near mount Congrave: the expiration of the abovementioned time an im- Although the day was calm and very sultry, mense eruption was discovered to proceed from the yet, at that point of the river, at the extremity of the bosom of the ocean whose depth at that place was Long Reach, there arose a violent whirlwind, which 50 fathoms, at about 6 leagues distance from the caused the water to be ruffled and the waves to roll principal town or village of St. Michaels, called uncommonly high. The commotion, after a few Posa Delgada, and one mile from the shore. This minutes, produced a whirlpool, whose diameter eruption continued for two days more, emitting no-nearly equalled the breadth of the river, which car. thing but fire and smoke, which appeared spread ried the water to a great height, in a perpendicular as much as three miles round its vicinity, and then disappearing entirely for the space of only a few hours, when it again commenced its volcanic vom itings, one league further to the westward, in the same direction from the shore.

so much alarmed, that they dropped their employment, and with all possible speed sought the banks of the river, where they remained until the wind ceased and the phenomenon vanished.

line, and rendered the bottom of the river plainly visible to the spectators. It was fortunate that no boats came within the grasp of the whirlpool, in whose bosom they would inevitably have been entombed, for the assistance of sails, and the plying of oars, "Now was to be seen one of the most awful and could have availed them nothing. The fishermen magnificent sights that the eye of man ever beheld. that were at some distance in the small boats, were Let the reader picture to his glowing imagination, a tremendous marine volcano, in its most violent operations; casting forth continually immense bo dies of sparkling fire, beautifully variegated with the colors of the rainbow intermixed with rising volumes of smoke, at the same time very large rocks are seen ascending to an astonishing perpendicular height, till their force being spent, they return with increasing velocity, to regain, as it were, their for mer watery station; then let him add the terrific thunderings of the greatest naval battle that was ever fought and he will have a complete description of this awfully sublime' spectacle.

The following explanation appears due to the patrons of the REGISTER, and may prevent some anxiety and trouble in future.

Of the fisrt four numbers of the REGISTER, 2500 copies were printed-at No. 5, the copies were increased to 3,000-at No. 9, to 3,500, the quantiy at this time worked off. A second edition of Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 (and the supplement to No. 4) is now "This last eruption lasted about six days. When completed, and to subscribers who have not received it subsided and the smoke disappeared, a small island them, were carefully forwarded last week. As leisure was discovered in that place, composed of rocks, permits, we shall proceed to reprint Nos. 5, 6, 7 and cemented together by the lava, similar to that which 8-but wishing to publish several supplements, while comes from burning mountains. This island is the present pressure of matter continues, those desupposed to be about one mile in circumference and sirous of possessing a complete file, immediately nearly round, having a large bason of water in the after subscription, must secure it by a speedy ap centre, apparently half a mile in circumference. plication. EDITOR.

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Legislature of Pennsylvania.

MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA,

TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMON
WEALTH, DELIVERED ON THE 5TH INSTANT,
AT 12 O'CLOCK.

that of impressing our seamen. To despoil us of the fruits of our honest industry and legitimate enAmerican citizen, and compel, by the galling lash, terprize, is palpably unjust-but to enslave, an brother to stain his hands with brother's blood,-is adding insult and cruelty to injustice-and trampling in the dust the most precious and essential at

To the Senate and House of Representatives of the t ibute of a free and independent nation. Devoutly

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

FELLOW CITIZENS

deprecating the miseries of desolating war-prudence imperiously suggests the propriety and the ne cessity of preparing to meet every event. This consideration will naturally lead your attention to the revision of our militia system. It cannot be too of and well appointed militia, is the only legitimate, ten repeated, that a well organised, well dis iplined,

Through the blessings of Divine Providence you are permitted to assemble and to deliberate on the concerns of the commonwealth in peace and tran quility. In the commencement of the discharge of the important duties devolved upon us, permit me efficient, and safe defence of a free republican go. to join with you in sentiments of sincere gratitude to that kind Providence who has favored us with a vernment. It is generally acknowledged the present continuance of internal peace and prosperity, with system is materially defective, and the repeated abundant productions of the earth and a general essays of the legislature on that important subject, prevalence of health throughout our country-prove the difficulty of forming a system that will Grateful for these blessings, let us look to him that be effective in its operation, without being oppresformed and can control the human mind to direct sive to the citizens Let not, however, dificulty to such public measures as will best promote the deter;--rather let it stimulate to exertion for the completion of so indispensable an object. While on real substantial happiness and prosperity of our this subject, it is my duty to state to you, that country. The communications recently made to congress by the president of the United States, and the public arms not distributed, are suffering materi voluminous documents accompanying the same, al injury in consequence of no legal provision being which no doubt you have all read with attention made to keep them from corroding rust-nor are those which have been distributed (except such as and solicitude, exhibit but a gloomy prospect.-Amidst this gloom, however, it is with just pride are in the hands of volunteer ascociations) in a betand pleasure we notice the firm, the candid and ter condition, because of the insuficiency of the impartial conduct of the executive towards the two regimental funds, fromthe want of a judicious final conflicting powers who have violated the laws of a rangement of the fines when collected, as well as nations and of common light. The justice, impat-the iregular manner of their collection. Frequent tiality, and forbearance of the United States will be applications have been made by volunteer companies matter of wonder and approbation to a candid world, and a lasting monument to the honor of a free republican government. While it neutralizes the poison of calumny, it inspires confidence, and it must unite the hearts and hands of all true Ame ricans in support of their government, in every measure it may ultimately adopt for the mainte nance of our rights or to avenge our wrongs. ·if, in the course of events, a last appeal must be made to arms, we may with confidence rely on the valor and patriotism of the citizens of Pennsylvania, to unite with their fellow citizens of other states in supporting the honor and independence of our beloved country. It is matter of satisfaction to perceive that one of the belligerents has evinced a dispo To the subject of education I would again invite sition to respect our neutral rights; and although your serious attention: of its beneficial effects upon that government has still left strong ground for moral and political institutions I need not enlarge complaint, yet what it has done justifies a hope that Toignorance, our prisons, our penitentiary and poor it is a prelude to measures of ample justice. Onthouses are principally indebted for their inhabitants. the part of the other belligerent, scarcely asymptom The value of education is incalculably enhanced in appears to warrant an expectation of an amicable a government of the people, such as ours, where adjustment. To the general government we look every citizen may be called in his turn to legislate for that wisdom in council and persevering energy or to execute. A general diffusion of knowledge of action which will cause that power to respect all can alone insure and perpetuate' our republican inour rights and redress our injuries: and especially stitutions without a competent portion of infor

for rifles; the applicants could not be gratified, because there are no rifies in possession of the com. monwealth, To you is submitted the importance and propriety of making provision to meet such applications. The discipline of the militia is materially affected by the frequent change of officers, arising from resignations, generally occasioned by the expense to which they are exposed in uniforming, equipping, and time in learning the military art. Perhaps a small compensation from the state for such sacrifices, or an exemption from military duty after a faithful performance of their duties as officers for a given period of years, might probably obviate the evil.

W

mation, national liberty cannot be realized,- superior advantages of water carriage are too well ceases indeed to be a blessing,-it degenerates into understood to require much argument to prove of licentiousness. Your predecessors have made some to illustrate them. The importance of such improveprogress in the business, but not to the extent of ments will be greatly enhanced by recollecting that the constitutional injunction. our country can be most ellectually annoyed on the The present embarrassing state of our foreign re-sea board.-Maritime and hostile nations have it lations, cutting off the sources of supplies of manu in their power not only to interrupt, but almost factures from abroad, which we were in the habit destroy, our coasting trade, and cut off the trade of importing, will necessarily lead your particular and water communication between the states. This attention to the encouragement of our own manu evil can alone be avoided by opening canals; and factures. The importance of the subject will re-so numerons and so situated are lakes, rivers, and ceive additional force from the recollection of the lesser streams, that by exertions worthy the magnifrequent recurrence of manufacturing establish-tude and immense advantages of the object, both as ments being destroyed by fire, and from those un-it regards interest and safety, water communications fortunate events being connected with circumstances might be opened so as to connect the eastern and which excite strong suspicions that incendiaries western, the northern and southern extremes of the have been employed to perform the work of des United States-This subject has engaged the attentruction, and check the enterprizing spirit of our tion of our sister states.-The state of New York is artizans. Food and raiment are indispensable to the now assiduously employed in the project of opening preservation of real practical independence. The a water communication between lake Erie and the fertility of our soil, and the industry of our hus-Hudson river-From a view of the map of Pennsyl bandmen, afford an ample supply of the former; vania, as well as from information derived from enthe skill and enterprize of our artizans, with the flightened and scientific men who have explored the abundant supply of materials which our country country with a special view to that subject, it is affords, are fully competent to the latter, and only confidently believed that lake Erie can with less want the fostering hand and patronage of govern diffiulty and expense, be connected with the prin ment to make us in the true and most unlimited cipal navigable waters of the state-It is confidently sense of the word, an independent nation. In the hoped that the government will not be inattentive to midst of embarrassments occasioned by the inter- the importance of those water communications diction of commerce, it is a consolatory idea, that which have been mentioned. There is one which those very embarrassments have a tendency to wean may be considered as a preliminary step towards the our citizens from a too ardent pursuit of foreign accomplishment of so interesting an operation, which commercial speculations, and invites their attention I conceive is completely within the power of the to the exploration of the internal resources of our state to effect, the connection of the Susquehanna own country; and we view them with pleasure with the Schuylkill and Delaware rivers.directing the force of their genius, their enterprize, A company for that purpose has already been and their capital to improvements in agriculture and incorporated, but in all probability, without the manufactures, which must, if persevered in, ulti-aid of the state, neither the exertions, the entermately convert a transient calamity into a perma prise, nor the resources of the company, will nent substantial national advantage.

be adequate to the object. Some consideration I Years of experience, purchased it is true, at trust, will be bestowed on the propriety and expegreat expense, must convince us that foreign com [diency of aiding them by a loan of money upon a merce is a good but of a secondary nature, and that moderate interest, until their prospective resources happiness and prosperity must be sought for within can be brought into action. I am persuaded of its the limits of our own country and not in foreign practicability. The object is worthy of legislative connections. Moral honesty among individuals is aid and patronage, and it would be honorable even but too rare; moral honesty in governments, espe to have failed in so laudable an attempt—I have only cially those founded on violence and wrong, is vi-to add on the foregoing subject generally-That sionary. The importance of the subject upon which domestic is infinitely more valuable than foreign I have been addressing you is too palpable to require commerce as it regards pecuniary considerations; arguments to enforce it, and will command that por-fand in a political view it becomes still more enhantion of your deliberation which it deserves. Inti ced: it would form an indissoluble bond of union: mately connected with the foregoing subject is that it would forever banish the idea of a separation of the of improving our roads, the navigation of our rivers, states: it would create new and strong ties and deand opening of canals, by which the supplies of ar pendencies-new and reciprocal advantages and ticles procuced in one part of the country may be excite new sympathies and affections among chiltransported to another with cheapness and facility dren of the same American family. To the former of these subjects the attention of The legislator as well as the moralist will search your predecessors has been directed with considera for the sources of evil either felt or feared, in the ble effect. The liberality of the last legislature, in corruption of the morals and manners of the people, the encouragement given to the improving of roads, as well as on the defects of their political consituand building bridges, has justly received the general ents: in fact he will perceive that they have a necesapprobation of the people of this commonwealth.sary and reciprocal influence on each other. A reThese monuments of public liberality, I am happy publican legislator will examine the subject with to say, have been so effectually supported by private peculiar interest, because he is aware that the stawealth and individual exertion, that during the re- bility of the government depends not only on the cess of the legislature three companies have had information but the virtue of the people-There are charters of incorporation granted them for the national vices which are nothing more or less than building of as many bridges over the Susquehanna, the aggregate vices of individuals, which invite naat M'Call's ferry-at Columbia+and at Sunbury, tional punishment-The predominant vices of our On reviewing that subject, you will probably dis-country are too palpable to require a particular decover that something more still remains to be done, tail-These few remarks will lead your attention to Little yet has been dope in cutting canals: to that the revision of the laws for the suppression of vice point I would solicit your particular attention. The land immorality:-They are either too lenient in