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come permanent. The.commerce with; the, 
Indians too, within our own boundaries, is, 
likely to receive abundant aliment from the, 
fame internal fource, and will fecure to them, 
peace and the progrefs of civilization, undif- 
turbed by pra€tices hoftile to both. 
_ The accounts of the receipts and expendi- 
tures during the year ending on the 30th day 
of September laft, being not yet made up, a 
corre& ftatement will hereafter be tranfmit- 
ted from. the treafury. 
amounted to near eighteen million of dollars, 
which, with the eight millions and a half in 
the Treafury at the beginning of the year, 
Have enabled us, after meeting the current 
demands and intereft incurred, to pay two 
millions three hundred thoufand dollars of 
the principal of our funded debt, and left us 
in the Treafury on that day, near four- 
teen millions of dollars; of thefe, five 
millions three hundred and fifty thoufand 
dollars, will be neceffary to pay what will, 
be due on the 1ft of January next, which, will 
complete the reimburfement of the eight 
per cent. ftock.—Thefe payments, with 
thofe made in the fix years and a half pre- 
ceding, will have extinguifhed thirty-three 
millions five hundred and eighty thouland 
dollars of the principal of the funded debt, be- 
ing the whole which could be paid or purcha- 
fed within rhe limits of the law and of our con- 
tracts; and the amount of principal thus dif- 
charged, will have liberated the revenue from 
about two millions of dollars intereft, and ad- 
aed that fum annpally to the difpofable furplus. 
The probable accumulation of the furpluffes 
of revenue, béyond what can be applied ro the 
payment of the public debt whenever the 
freedom ane fafety of ourcommerce fhall be 
reftored, merits the confideration of congrefs 
Shall it be produCtive~in the public vaults? 
Shall the revenue be reduced? or thall it 
Incidents in. andmear Londons. « 
1 In the mean time, ~ 
it is afcertained, that the receipts have ° 
(Jan. ly 
not.rather be appropriated to the. improve- 
ment.of roads, canals, rivers, education, and, 
other great foundations of, profperity and, uni- 
on, under the powers which congrefs may, 
already. poffefs, or fuch amendment of) the, 
anette as_ may, be. apgrones by. the 
States: while, uncertain. of the courfe of, 
things, the time may be advantageoufly em- 
ployed in obtaining the powers neceffary, for, 
a fyftem of, improvement, fhould, that be 
thought beft. 
Availing myfelf of this the laft, occafion, 
which will occur, of addrefling the two houfes 
of Legiflature. at their meeting, I, cannot 
omit the expreflion of my fincere, gratitude, 
for the repeated proofs of confidence, mani~ 
fefted to me by themfelves and their, prede- 
ceffors, fince. my call to the, adminiftrationy 
and the many indulgencies experienced. at 
their hands; the fame. grateful acknowledg~ 
ments are due to my fellow-citizens general- 
ly, whofe fupport has been my great encou- 
ragement under all embarrafsments.—-In the, 
tranfaction of their, bufinefs, L.cannot, have, 
efcaped error—-it is incidene to, our imperfect 
nature; but], may fay, with truth, -my » er- 
rors have been of the underftanding, not.of 
intention ; and that the advancement of their 
rights and interefts has been the conftant mo~ 
tive for every meafure. On thefe confider- 
ations, I folicit their indulgence. Looking, 
forward with anxiety to their future deftinies, 
Itruft, that, in their fteady character, unthay 
ken by difficulties, in their love of liberty, 
obedience to law, and fupport of the public 
authorities, I fee a fure guarantee of the 
permanence of our republic: and, retiring, 
trom the charge of their affairs, 1 carry with, 
me the confolation of a firm perfuafion, that 
Heaven has in. ftore for our beloved coun- 
try, long ages to come of profperity and hap- 
pinefs, ~ 
Nov. 8, 2808. Tu. JEFFERSON. 
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INCIDENTS, MARRIAGES, axp DEATHS, ry anp near LONDON: 
— With Bugraphical Memoirs of distinguished Characters recently deceased. 
, 
ON the 16th of December, Mr, Sadjer’s — 
yard, in Goswell-stréet, was opened dor 
publicly exhibiting the cattle, sheep, and pigs, 
Sent in by the candidates, for the prizes offered 
by the Smithfield Cattle, Club, The pre- 
Miums were adjudged as follow :——Twenty 
guineas, in Class I. for the Herefordshire 
breed of oxen, to Mr. Samuel Chandler, of 
Moreton, Bucks, for his,six-years-old pied ox, 
bred by Mr, William. Walker, of Burton, 
Worcestershire. And an additional, premium 
,- Of ten guineas to the same (gentleman, on ac- 
count of his ox being adjudged tu be the best. 
shewa in the first,six classes.—Twenty gui- 
neas, in, Class LY, for, the Sussex or, Kent 
breed of oxen, te Mr, Edward, Auger, of Eass~ 
bourpe, Sussex,, for his: five-years-old red ox, 
bred by himselfi—-T wenty guineas,.in Class V. 
for the Devonshire breed of oxen, to Mr. 
Martin Webber, of Uchester, Somersetshire, 
for his six-years-old ox, bred by Mr. Francis 
Quaitley, of Molland, Devonshire.—Twenty 
guineas, in Class VII. for large oxen, not” 
worked,'to Mr. Martin Webber, of Ilchester, 
Somersetshire, for his three-years-old red De- 
von ox, bred’by Mr. John Burgess, of South~ - 
Moulton, Devonshire.— Ten ‘guineas, in 
Class. VII. for large oxen; not worked, to Mr. 
Samuel Chandler, of Morton, Bucks, for’ his” 
six-years-old red Herefordshire ox, bred by. 
Mg. William: Walker, of Burton, Worcester- 
shire.—l'en guineas, in Class VIII. for small 
oxen of any breed, to Mr. Samuel Brooks, of 
Wolvers-hill, Warwickshire, for his five-year- 
old 
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