prosecution of the inquiry. As the charter had but leaving each to move, unobstructed, in its yet four years to run, and as a renewal now proper orbit.

was not necessary to the successful prosecution Experience should teach us wisdom. Most of of its business, it was to have been expected the difficulties our government now encounters, that the bank itself, conscious of its purity, and and most of the dangers which impend over our proud of its character, would have withdrawn Union, have sprung from an abandonment of the its application for the present, and demanded legitimate objects of government by our nationthe severest scrutiny into all its transactions. al legislation, and the adoption of such princiIn their declining to do so, there seems to be ples as are embodied in this act. Many of our an additional reason why the functionaries of rich men have not been content with equal prothe Government should proceed with less tection and equal benefits, but have besought haste, and more caution, in the renewal of their us to make them richer by act of Congress. By monopyly. attempting to gratify their desires, we have, in The bank is professedly established as an the results of our legislation, arrayed section agent of the Executive branches of the Go- against section, interest against interest, and vernment, and its constitutionality is maintained man against man, in a fearful commotion which on that ground. Neither upon the propriety threatens to shake the foundations of our Union. of present action, nor upon the provisions of It is time to pause in our career, to review our this act, was the Executive consulted. It has principles, and, if possible, revive that devoted had no opportunity to say that it neither needs patriotism and spirit of compromise which dis nor wants an agent clothed with such powers, tinguished the sages of the revolution, and the and favored by such exemptions. There is fathers of our Union. If we cannot at once, in nothing in its legitimate functions which make justice to interests vested under improvident le it necessary or proper. Whatever interest or gislation, make our government what it ought influence, whether public or private, has given to be, we can, at lea t, take a stand against all birth to this act, it cannot be found either in new grants of monopolies and exclusive privithe wishes or necessities of the Executive De leges, against any prostitution of our governpartment, by which present action is deemed ment to the advancement of the few at the expremature, and the powers conferred upon its pense of the many, and in favor of compromise agent not only unnecessary, but dangerous to and gradual reform in our code of laws and systhe Government and country. tem of political economy. It is to be regretted that the rich, and pow- I have now done my duty to my country. If erful too, often bend the acts of Government sustained by my fellow-citizens, I shall be grateto their selfish purposes. Distinctions in soci-ful and happy; if not, I shall find in the moety will always exist under every just Govern- tives which impel me ample grounds for conment. Equality of talents, of education, or tentment and peace. In the difficulties which of wealth, cannot be produced by human insti- surround us, and the dangers which threaten tutions. In the full enjoyment of the gifts of our institutions, there is cause for neither disHeaven and the fruits of superior industry, may nor alarm. For relief and deliverance, let economy, and virtue, every man is equally us firmly rely on that kind Providence which, I entitled to protection by law. But when the am sure, watches, with peculiar care, over the laws undertake to add to these natural and just destinies of our republic, akd on the intelliadvantages, artificial distinctions, to grant titles, gence and wisdom of our countrymen. Through gratuities, and exclusive privileges, to make the His abundant goodness and their patriotic derich richer, and the potent more powerful, the votion, our liberty and Union will be preserv humble members of society, the farmers, me ed. ANDREW JACKSON. chanics, and laborers, who have neither the Washington, July 10, 1832. time nor the means of securing like favors to themselves, have a right to complain of the ing justice of their Government. There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses. If it would confine itself to equal protection, and, as Heaven does its rains, shower its favors alike on the high and the low, the rich and the poor, it would be an unqualified blessing. In the act before me, there seen.s to be a wide and unnecessary departure from these just principles.

CHOLERA IN NEW YORK,

A memorandum on a New York paper states that on the 6th there had been 37 cases and 19 deaths.

In New York is inereasing. One hundred and twenty new cases and forty-four deaths on the 9th.de

In Albany ten new cases and three deaths.

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"I believe, on the 18th of March, I was Extract from Mr. Blake's testimony, page 65: in conversation with Major Eaton. He told After I returned to the western agency, me that he was about to close an important conspeaking of the bids and proposals to the con-tract for supplying the emigrant Indians with tractors, Joseph Cooper and Singleton Vaughn, rations; that he had ascertained that the ration of the State of Missouri, I told them what I had had heretofore cost about twenty two cents; put in at. They told me my bid was a good that General Houston had gone to New York, one. They had been very extensive contrac-and, having obtained a wealthy partner, (or setors in the northwestern country, and persuadcurity,) would take the contract at eighteen ed me, as the thing had not been settled, to cents. He estimated that the rations, at that claim my bid, and send on my resignation, and rate, would amount to twelve thousand dollars they would become concerned with me." per day, and seemed desirous to impress on my Extract from the evidence of Col. Mcken-mind a belief that the difference between twenney, page 19. ty-two cents and eighteen cents per ration. "I find from the figuring, which yet re would be so much saved to the government on mains in the office, that I estimated the cost of the issue to that extent. He spoke of the numthe ration at ten cents; but assumel, that if a ber of Indians whom he expected to emigrate, change were made in the mode of supplying which, as well as I recollect, he estimated from rations from the focal agencies to a system of sixty to eighty thousand." contracts, one-third of the cost might be deducted; leaving six and two third cents as the cost of the ration."

Upon the back of the letter are the following memoranda:

On this day, we saw the within letter of, Major Eaton to the President, and his reply on the next page.

I was present (between the 15th and 20th of March, 1830) and heard part of a conversation which passed between Gen. Green and the President of the United States, in relation to a contract for supplying migrating Indians with rations. Gen. Green appeared to have been Franklin, April 30, 1832.