The said resolution was read and considered; and Ordered, That Mr. Smith, of Maryland, and Mr.. Burnet, be the Committee, on the part of the Senate. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives accordingly. On motion by Mr. Chambers, That the Senate resume the consideration of his motion to print the message and documents this day received from the President of the United States, relative to the instructions given to the Ministers of the United States at the Congress at Panama; It was determined in the affirmative: Yeas, 35; Nays, 5. On motion by Mr. Holmes, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are-Messrs. Barton, Berrien, Bouligny, Burnet, Chambers, Chandler, Chase, Dickerson, Eaton, Foot, Hayne, Hendricks, Holmes, Iredell, Johnson, of Kentucky, Kane, King, Knight, McKinley, Marks, Noble, Ridgely, Robbins, Rowan, Ruggles, Sanford, Seymour, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South Carolina, Tazewell, Tyler, White, Willey, Williams, Woodbury. Those who voted in the negative, are-Messrs. Barnard, Benton, Branch, Dudley, Prince. On the question, "Shall the message and documents be printed?" On motion by Mr. Chandler, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are-Messrs. Barton, Bouligny, Burnet, Chambers, Chase, Foot, Hendricks, Holmes, Johnston, of Louisiana, Knight, Marks, Noble, Robbins, Sanford, Seymour, Silsbee, Webster, Willey. Those who voted in the negative, are-Messrs. Barnard, Benton, Berrien, Branch, Chandler, Dickerson, Dudley, Eaton, Hayne, Iredell, Johnson, of Kentucky, Kane, King, McKinley, Prince, Ridgely, Rowan, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South Carolina, Tazewell, Tyler, White, Williams, Woodbury. On motion by. Mr. Tazewell, That the last mentioned message and documents be transferred to the Executive Journal, It was determined in the affirmative: Yeas, 25; Nays, 16. On motion by Mr. Chase, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the Senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are-Messrs. Barnard, Benton, Berrien, Branch, Chandler, Dickerson, Dudley, Eaton, Hayne, Iredell, Johnson, of Kentucky, Kane, King, McKinley, Prince, Ridgely, Rowan, Sanford, Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South Carolina, Tazewell, Tyler, White, Williams, Woodbury. Those who voted in the negative, are-Messrs. Barton, Bouligny, Burnet, Chambers, Chase, Foot, Hendricks, Holmes, Johnston, of Louisiana, Knight, Marks, Robbins, Seymour, Silsbee, Webster, Willey. A message from the President of the United States, by Mr. John Adams, his Secretary: Mr. President: The President of the United States did, on the 2d instant, approve and sign, "An act for the relief of Thomas Griffin;" And did, this day, approve and sign, "An act to authorize the President of the United States to cause the reserved salt springs in the State of Missouri, to be exposed to public sale;" and "An act to authorize the President of the United States to cause the reserved lead mines in the State of Missouri, to be exposed to public sale, and for other purposes Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives accordingly. Mr. Foot, from the Committee reported that they this day laid before the President of the United States, the four enrolled bills last reported to have been examined and signed. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Clarke, their Clerk: Mr. President: The President of the United States, this day approved and signed, "An act concerning the government and discipline of the Penitentiary in the District of Columbia;" "An act for the relief of the legal representatives of John Guest, deceased:" "An act for the relief of William R. Maddox; and "An act for the relief of Joshua Foltz." The House of Representatives having finished the business before them, are ready to close the present session of Congress, by an adjournment. On motion by Mr Smith, of South Carolina, Ordered, That the Committee on Private Land Claims be discharged from the further consideration of all subjects referred to that Committee and not reported on. On motion by Mr. Johnston, of Louisiana, Ordered, That Simeon Knight have leave to withdraw his petition and papers. Mr. Smith, of Maryland, from the Joint Committee appointed to wait on the President of the United States, and to notify him that the two Houses of Congress, having completed the business before them, are ready to close the present session by an adjournment, unless he may have other communications to make; reported that the Committee had performed that duty, and that the President of the United States was pleased to answer, that he had no further communications to make to Congress. Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives, that the Senate, having finished the legislative business before them, are about to adjourn. The Vice-President then adjourned the Senate, sine die. APPENDIX. EXECUTIVE PROCEEDINGS AT A SPECIAL SESSION, COMMENCING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1829. The President of the United States, To, Senator for the State of Certain matters touching the public good, requiring that the Senate of the United States should be convened on Wednesday, the fourth day of March next, you are desired to attend at the Senate Chamber, in the City of Washington, on that day; then and there to receive and deliberate on such communications as shall be made to you. WASHINGTON, 12th January, 1829. J. Q. ADAMS. In conformity with the summons from the President of the United States, above recited, the Senate assembled in their Chamber, in the City of Washington. PRESENT: John C. Calhoun, Vice-President of the United States, and President of the Senate. Georgia, Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, Illinois, Alabama, Maine, Missouri, From the State of The Hon. John McPherson Berrien. The Hon. John H. Eaton, and The Hon. Jacob Burnet, and Benjamin Ruggles. The Hon. Elias K. Kane, and The Hon. William R King, and The Hon. John Holmes, and The Hon. David Barton, and Mr. Smith, of Maryland, administered the oath of office to the Vice-President, who thereupon took the Chair. The Vice-President laid before the Senate the credentials of the Hon. Samuel Bell, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of New Hampshire, for the term of six years, commencing this day; and also the credentials of the Hon. Nathaniel Silsbee, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of Massachusetts, for the term of six years, commencing this day. Mr. Dickerson presented the credentials of the Hon. Theodore Frelinghuysen, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of New Jersey, for the term of six years, commencing this day. Mr. Holmes presented the credentials of the Hon. Peleg Sprague, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of Maine, for the term of six years, commencing this day. Mr. Johnston presented the credentials of the Hon. Edward Livingston, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of Louisiana, for the term of six years, commencing this day. And the credentials were respectively read. The oath prescribed by law was administered to Mr. Bibb, Mr. Branch, Mr. Clayton, Mr. Hayne, Mr King, Mr. Knight, Mr. McLean, of Illinois, Mr. Tazewell, and Mr. White, whose credentials were read and filed during the last session, and to the Senators whose credentials were presented this day. The President of the United States and the Judges of the Supreme Court having entered the Senate Chamber, On motion by Mr. Smith, of Maryland, The Senate adjourned until 12 o'clock to-morrow. The President of the United States, attended by the Vice-President, the Judges of the Supreme Court, the Senators, and the Marshals of the day, then proceeded to the Eastern Portico of the Capitol, where he addressed the audience as follows: FELLOW-CITIZENS: About to undertake the arduous duties that I have been appointed to perform, by the choice of a free people, I avail myself of this customary and solemn occasion, to express the gratitude which their confidence inspires, and to acknowledge the accountability which my situation enjoins. While the magnitude of their interests convinces me that no thanks can be adequate to the honor they have conferred, it admonishes me that the best return I can make, is the zealous dedication of my humble abilities to their service and their good. As the instrument of the Federal Constitution, it will devolve on me, for a stated period, to execute the laws of the United States; to superintend their foreign and their confederate relations; to manage their revenue; to command their forces; and, by communications to the Legislature, to watch over and to promote their interests generally. And the principles of action by which I shall endeavor to accomplish this circle of duties, it is now proper for me briefly to explain. In administering the laws of Congress, I shall keep steadily in view the limitations as well as the extent of the Executive power, trusting thereby to discharge the functions of my office, without transcending its authority. With foreign nations it will be my study to preserve peace, and to cultivate friendship on fair and honorable terms; and, in the adjustment of any differences that may exist or arise, to exhibit the forbearance becoming a powerful nation, rather than the sensibility belonging to a gallant people. In such measures as I may be called on to pursue in regard to the rights of the separate States, I hope to be animated by a proper respect for those sovereign members of our Union; taking care not to confound the powers they have reserved to themselves, with those they have granted to the confederacy. The management of the public revenue-that searching operation in all governments-is among the most delicate and important trusts in ours; and it will, of course, demand no inconsiderable share of my official solicitude. Under every aspect in which it can be considered, it would appear that advantage must result from the observance of a strict and faithful economy. This I shall aim at the more anxiously, both because it will facilitate the extinguishment of the national debt-the unnecessary duration of which is incompatible with real independence-and because it will counteract that tendency to public and private profligacy, which a profuse expenditure of money by the Government, is but too apt to engender. Powerful auxiliaries to the attainment of this desirable end, are to be found in the regulations provided by the wisdom of Congress, for the specific appropriation of public money, and the prompt accountability of public officers. With regard to a proper selection of the subjects of impost, with a view to revenue, it would seem to me that the spirit of equity, caution, and compromise, in which the Constitution was formed, requires that the great interests of agriculture, commerce, and manufactures, should be equally favored; and that, perhaps, the only exception to this rule, should consist in the peculiar encouragement of any products of either of them that may be found essential to our national independence. Internal improvement, and the diffusion of knowledge, so far as they can be promoted by the constitutional acts of the Federal Government, are of high importance. Considering standing armies as dangerous to free governments in time of peace, I shall not seek to enlarge our present establishment, nor disregard |