Page:Niles' Weekly Register, v30.djvu/17

 ."SBS NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER. Third series. No. 1— Vol. VI. ] BALTIMORE, MARCH 4, 1826. [Vol XXX. Whole No. iSa THE PAST — THE PRESENT — FOR THE FUTURE. EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY H. NILES, AT #5 PER ANNUM, PATABLE IN ADVANCE. arficles prepared for publication, are left out of tlie present sheet. We especially wished to say some- thins; of the multitude of propositions and much speaking about amending the constitution, bat have not either time nor room for it. After the index for the last volume is out of the way, we shall, by the aid of supplements, have a greater space to occupy. The Panama question remains as it was, and this is the chief thing that can be said to be knoicn about iit. Speculation is busy as to the motive or princi- ples that have operation on this great question; but we prefer to let it wholly rest where it ought, until permitted to see and understand the facts that per- tain to it. We are opposed to any proceeding that may involve us in "entangling alliances," but think that much responsibility will rest upon those by whose conduct our government shall be made to ap- pear unkind, or uncivil, to the people of the new go- vernments in the south, who ought to be as our na- tural friends. Great Brituin, though uninvited, will have agents at Panama; and if she shall make a TOODopoly of the good will of the congress, the trade, manufactures and commerce of our country will suf- fer more by it in one year, than would pay the salary of a president of the United States for an hundred. With reference, however, to this subject, we give a sketch of a speech delivered by Mr. Randolph, in the senate. Take it all in all, it is one of the mo3t extraordinary that ever fell from the lips of that ex- traordinary man. Can he — can "Virginia," or even the United States, arrest the march of millions in the south to freedom? Does any one wish it, because some of the people are of "mixed blood," as certain who think themselves of thebest blood among us are? Shall toe conquer Hayii! prevent the conquest of Cuba! and put ourselves in the way to stop that which is decreed as to the complexion of the future in- habitants of the West India islands? The fate of these islands is sealed; and it is time that we were looking to it. The shutting ef our eyes that we may not see danger, will afford no protection against it Come It must and will; and, while we do all that we can to guard ourselves at home, how important is it that we should have a good understanding with those of whose color Mr. Randolph is so much afraid? We are really, perhaps, as sensitive on this subject as Mr. R. or any one else — but speeches and proceedings like his, if calculated to have any effect at all, can only tend to add fuel to the flame, by giving birth to hostile feelings in the new nations of America, whose friendship it is not loss the interest of the peo- ple of the eas'Jrn, middle and western states, to cul- tivate, because of the trade that we may have with them, than it is that of our brethren in the soBthern states on another account. ItCPAs we expected — Mr. Randolph's cotion has Seen laid on the table. Foreign news. The brig Commodore Barry has arrived in the Delaware; she left Liverpool on the 13th Jan. and the captain has reached Philadelphia, but neglected to bring letters or papers with him, supposing that the intelligence brought by him had been anticipated. The chief thing mentioned by the captain is that Constantine had resigned the throne of Russia in favor of his brother Nicholas, that the lat- ter had been crowned, and official accounts of th.ose Voto XXX. — A. proceedings were said to have been received by the Russian minister in London. All this may be true: but we rather suppose it is the old story newly fash- ioned. The panic in the money market had nearly subsid- ed in England. The winter has been sc severe that the people, in many parts of the country, had to tura out to clear a passage for the mail coaches. Bank of the U. States. A document was laid before the house of representatives on Friday, last week, containing the monthly accounts of the bank of the U. States, for the year 1825. It appears that the amount of notes of the U. States' bank issued is about $13,000,000. The depositei, in the bank, on public and private account, are between eleven and twelve millions. [We shall give an abstract of this paper hereafte^J John Gaillard, a senator of the United States from South Carolina, died at Waahirjgtos city oa Sunday last, at 4 o'clock P. M. of a complaint wii which he had been much afilicted for several years. For a long time past, he was the president pro tein. and, indeed, the actual president of the senate, ani he filled the high and honorable station with all the intelligence and dignity that beioDged to the body over which he presided. He was a real patriot and an honest man — best beloved by those who knew hisa the best. Treaties with the Mahas, the Madans, the Paw* nees, the Crows, the Poncars, the Sioux and Chippe- was, and the confederate tribes of the Foxes and Sacs, the Ottoes, Missouris, &a with like provisions to those noticed in a late Register, have been conclud- ed and ratified. They are simply treaties of friend- ship, and of acknowledgment that they live within the territorial limits and under the protection of the United States. The names of the Indian chiefs are, as usual, strange to us — such as the Horse Stealer, who suffers his prize to be re- taken — the Handsome Bird — the Rotten Foot — Big He id with tangled halt — He that fears no bears — Black Dog — Rising Thun- der — Medicine Bear — Barking Wolf, &c. Cotton AND woollen goods. We see it estimatedl that the annual value of these goods manufactured ia the United States, is twelve millions of do lars. Though we cannot pretend to say what is the re?u value, or even to make a tolerable guess at it, wa may venture an opinion that the sum supposed is fap below the real amount — perhaps much less thaji tho cotton manufacture alone. It is believed that about 100,000 bales of cotton are consumed at the different mills, (to say nothing of what is used in private fa- milies), and the raw material cannot then be of less value than three millions; and, if the spinning, dye- ing, weaving, &c. only increases its value four fold, the whole value will be twelve millions. As to wool, it may be pretty reasonably estimated that we have fifteea millions of sheep, but what is the amount andl value of the articles manufactured from their wool, we cannot pretend to say. When the next census of the people of the United States is taken we hope that, by a more liberal ap- propriation for the purpose, we shall be enabled to ascertain the facts which relate to these manufao tures and ethers, that otfr statesmen may act apen
 * C3^A large quantity of matter in type, and many