Lee, capt. of the cutter Eagle 91. 196 Missouri-expedition up the ri- Money, the scarcity of in Eu- 266 64 the Letters to the editor-on bank- Macomb, gen. at Washington 476 158 Mail robbers executed 63; other 480 robbers 433; caught 464, 480; 418 5; medical college 27; elec. 388 Mesachusetts;----thanksgiving 160; court martial 199; claims, noticed 244; elections 352; militia 432 149 Mayhew, Dr. notice of a sermor by him Medical college of Maryland, 27 140 261 Naval-depot in theChesapeake 480 110 432 43, 125 199; transportation of goods 476 agriculture 156, 428. 477 42, 105, 198 480 New Hampshire-state house Mexico, Robertson's map of 6; 416 Military roads, from Platts. burg 267 Militia-returns of 389 Mineralogy, M. Brongniart's work 196 195 Plague Plaster of Paris schooner, the 181 416, 431 259 Population, of several states 10- 201 92 Price, Dr. extracts from his 37 219, 220 Printer's revenge ૨. 352 476 Rabun, gov. his correspondence Salem, bills of mortality Sea serpent-attacked 9; is a horse mackeral! Seas, the freedom of - 92 176, 384 476 hibited Seminole war,-see Florida, Ar- 367 Steam coaches, proposed 25 Seneca lake and Tioga river Raisin, river, the butchery at Sierra Leone alluded to Randolph's cement 254 3 9 Ray, le, Chamount's address 353 to in courts of law Ielations with Spain Reports on roads and canals, 431 478 27 1 Subordination of the military 182 Silver and gold, product of 196 269 385 Sloan col. 129 329 10, 45 S.nut mill 80 293 Revenue of the U. S. see treasu- 348 32 Rhode Island-elections 350 2 97 401 480 390 Supplement to vol. 15; South Carolina-on internal im- 122 290 157 139 290 39 107 Wasps, met with at sea Vattel, quoted 349 282 293 Virginia-estimate of the va- United states, extension of the Usury, law respecting 196 43 Vitriol W. 42 245 125 Weld, the British traveller port respecting 255 111 West Indies--St. Bartholo- 349, 477 352 Woodbine-see Florida Washington's birth day celebra- Y. Yellow stone river, expedition to 176 117, 160, 268, 295 11 NEW SERIES. No. 1-VOL. III.] BALTIMORE, AUG. 29, 1818. Desirous of bringing into the "REGISTER," every thing calculated to subserve the purposes of the statesman, and encourage the growth of political philosophy, and also to redeem an old pledge given, we have commenced the publication of Mr. New subscribers are respectfully solicited. Such Gallatin's famous report on ROADS AND CANALS, for which we think that every enlightened man will as design at any time hereafter to secure an enti thank us: Copies of the work have become exceed-copy of the work, are recommended to commence ingly rare, and are only to be found in the libraries with the 13th volume, (Sept. 1818), or first of the of a few. We shall, by breaking off at the end of new series. But any gentleman may commence at one number and recommencing with the beginning such time as he pleases-provided he pays one of another, as much avoid interruptions in the mat year in advance. Every one should, however, beter of the volume, when bound, as the nature of gin with a volume, and the present time is a very good opportunity for it. things will admit. bulk and value; and the time is not, probab distant when the editor may say, he has none to sell. But they are a heavy stock, and a part of the product that they will bring, would be very convenient now. The accounts to the agents to whom payment We intend, very soon, to make a few special re-was made last year, will be forwarded during the marks on the conduct and maneuvres of some banks next week. Gentlemen who did not pay to an A vile pro-agent last year, will please to communicate immeand bank making men in MARYLAND. ject is a-head; and legislative honesty will be need-diately with the editor, at bis cost and risk, by mail, ful to stop it. Some will perhaps, be offended-this rule is adopted, not because the editor thinks let it be so; we have no community with gangs of he ought to pay the postage (often equal to 10 per individuals combined to avoid payment of their just debts. We owe them nothing, of justice or fear, nor even in mercy-without an abandonment of their SINISTER intentions. cent. on the paper money received, and that perhaps, subject to discount) but that he may get his accounts closed, and, released from the perplexity of pecuniary matters, devote his time to the more pleasing duties that specially belong to his estab We have a very nice set of meteorological ta-lishment. Bles for a whole year, kept at Chillicothe-which shall be preserved for reference, so arranged and printed as to occupy no very great space. Our lists of chartered banks established in the United States, and newspapers published, is extensive and interesting-but we have not yet received returns from all the states. As soon however, as Mr.Gallatin's report is finished we shall proceed to publish what we have. Brief Septennial Retrospect. "A THING OY-SHREDS AND PATCHES." [The editor would advise the reader, that although a large part of the following article is widely different from the path that he meant to pursue when he took up his pen to write it-it is not, on that account, perhaps, less worthy of his perusal: and some of the arguments used are believed highly to merit the reflection of many enlightened minds. The terms of the WEEKLY REGISTER are five dollars a year-payable in advance by every subscriber. The last seven years were marked with uncomFiles may be had, from the beginning, on the Their history will fill many ponde.. terms stated below-they will be sent at the cost mon events. of the editor, to any convenient sea-port of the U.rous volumes to astonish and instruct posterity. States, and may be forwarded, if ordered in sheets, into the interior, at the rate of 14 cents per sheet, for any distance. The purchaser must pay the postage; but the safety of the mail is guaranteed by the editor, who will supply missing volumes, or numbers, lost in it, free of charge for them. The cash is always expected with orders for files of the work, unless assured that it will be paid on demand. For 7 years, or 14 vols. WEEKLY REGISTER, $35 the extra supplements to vols. 5, 7, 8, and 9, 4 the General Index to the first twelve 3 Cost of the file in sheets, 42 13 5 The firm march of the great republic of North Ame rica to a first rank among nations, has excited the admiration and received the applause of the liberal and enlightened world. During the period just above stated, its population has increased a third, and its general wealth and resources been doubled. Immense tracts of rich lands have been wrested from the wilderness; and so rapidly, that the ploughshare may be said to have effaced the traces of the foot-steps of the deer; and the busy village, the seat of thrifty commerce, enlivens the spot where but as yesterday the sullen bear dozed away half his existence. Three new stars have been added to the constellation, enlarging the circle emblematic of duration, and other districts of country are starting into sovereignties, teeming with freemen. Bountiful nature opens her lap to honest industry-rugged Independence cheers the hand of labor-com12 petency is the general lot of the prudent and persevering, and a heavenly quiet blesses the land. Art is summoned to the aid of nature, and improvement is every where extending-canals, roads, bridges, and the beds of streams, occupy a large "Unconquered share of the public attention. steam" has stretched forth its mighty arm, an 60 12 The complete sets are more rapidly passing off han could have been expected, considering their VOL. XV.1. almost joined Pittsburg to New Orleans, seemingly nity, and resting place of the laboring poor-we threatening also to carry the great city of New are not without alloys to our happiness, and have York into regions of the west yet untrodden by ci- cause to regret the want of an enlightened policy vilized man. The happy influence of a free govern- to secure all the good which ought to result from ment begins to be felt and duly appreciated-it is our national and political advantages. The most hallowed by the blood of patriotism, and no one of such deficiencies grow out of the negligence profanely touches its ark! It acquires power every of the people in selecting their representatives, or day by the force of its benefits; and reason yields in their being guided by local and partial viewsthat obedience to the law, which in most other too much bounding their patriotism by the ideal countries, is only paid to the sword. The sublime lines of some little town, village, or district that problem, so long held doubtful by political casuists, they happen to inhabit. And hence it is, that inis completely solved-man is best able to govern stead of having sound practical men to manage our himself, and that of a free republic is the strongest affairs, we are so often disgusted with popin jay orasystem yet devised for a social compact amongst tors and creatures of party, and a large proportion men. How glorious it is, that a people should be of ignorance and stupidity. We would respectgoverned by their own understandings of what is fully invite the people to a consideration of this right, rather than by the fear of punishment for subject, and exhort them to make selections for offences committed! This is the grand principle of each office in their gift, more with a view to the OMNIPOTENCE-HE governs in love, and has His general welfare than to subserve a petty interest: seat in the heart;-the good yield obedience as a to elect statesmen instead of politicians, for their pleasing duty, instead of because He has the power governors, representatives, &c. It is the natural to punish. Herein is the great distinction between operation of things, if a person is selected to carry a republican and monarchial administration: under some favorite measure-such as to make a road, the first, every reflecting citizen supports the law, clear a water course-or some other atom in the as his own concern; in the other, being in a state of general good, that he trades and barters, nay, may natural war with the governing power, it is his in-be said to sell his vote on questions of greater moterest to evade the law, in many cases, so far forth ment, to accomplish the particular thing he deas he can in safety to his person and property, and sires. This is notoriously the case:-if you will vote he yields respect to it only of necessity. It is im-for me, I'll vote with you, is the phrase in which possible that there can be a community of interests what should be esteemed, and called, PERJURY is without reciprocity-and reciprocity cannot exist cloaked. Every legislator is perjured who votes for between parties if either is irresponsible to the a law except by conviction that that law will be beother. neficial; and it is a manifest fraud and actual bribe. This happy estate is ably sustained by a grow.ry, as well as perjury, to obtain votes by such sort ing NATIONAL CHARACTER, which, supported by the of "management." But it is lamentably true that national strength, indicates the high destinies of the nine tenths of the offensive laws are in this way obrepublic. The late war with Great Britain most tained. Will any one believe that the whelping of eminently contributed to this; and it would now banks in Pennsylvania could have happened, against seem as if we were prepared to act up to the old the veto of the invaluable gov. Snyder, without a Scotch motto-nemo me lacessit impune; yet willing combination of buyers and sellers of votes or in seto make a "child's bargain" with every one-"let veral occasions in New York, and in the bank-litters me alone, and I'll let you alone." This is as it should of Kentucky, and other states? No-no. The sobe-and we hope that the principle of it will be vereign power of legislation-the awful trust of forever adhered to. The resistance of wrong, in doing that which a man in his conscience believes the present state of the world groaning under to be right-is sometimes littled as into a retail kings and state priests, is the preventive of wrong: trade in tapes and bobbins, at a cent per yard; and the age of impressment was ended at the cannon's many, instead of considering laws as useful to the mouth, and it is the resolve of the republic that that state, are rather disposed to examine how their disgraceful and inhuman age shall not return! An passage may affect their own meanly contracted, if opposition to it is the fire-side idea of every Ame- not sinister and wholly personal views. rican-it has become engrafted with those princi- We think that the facts just stated will strike ples he esteems self evidently right, and the stealth every reflecting man, and some will enquire, why of one man will light up a flame to consume the vil- did I not think of this before? But the great conlainous aggression. Yet a little while, and a force solation remains-"it is never too late to do good" will be raised to avenge such acts as justice and-and future carefulness may be offered to expiate mercy may plead for in vain; and a prepared state former errors; and truly entitle us to an exercise for the former will surely give effect to the latter. of the inestimable right of suffrage, as being the Power is the argument of kings, and must be an best political gift of Gon. A venerable old swered by power, when reason fails. Another se- friend of the editor-one of the best men that ever Ten years will give us that power; we do not fear it lived, and a true whig in the worst of times, often for ourselves, because the ballot box is unpolluted. observes, as though it were a fixed principle in his Small pieces of paper effect reformations that the heart-"I feel myself accountable to my MAKER for bayonet would fail to accomplish. The first prayer a discreet use of his blessing conferred in the right of every American for his country should be, that of suffrage." Would to heaven, that every citizen the right of suffrage may remain unimpaired. It is might feel such responsibility! What a purgation hardly possible that a whole community can mate- of legislative halls would ensue! The spirit of rially err; and if they do, seeing their error, they truth would drive out the buyers and sellers-tbe have the ability and the will to correct it. "money changers and those who trade in doves." Whilst thus, in general terms, we feel our soul liftcd up because of the prosperity that flows from liber ty and independence, and taste the luscious fruits of freedom-whilst we exult at the proud attitude of our country, the home of emancipated man, the hope of philosophy, the Eden of oppressed huma To make a rapid descent from things of such high moment, let us look a little at the "paper system"-the offspring of the worst passions, as advancing to maturity of corruption within the last seven years, with a view of applying common sense and common reason to the common defence: for, un |