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PROM THE U. STATES • t • ■ * • » . . . • ■ • WAsiWfttTd* City. March .">. THE INAUGURATION. Under rtican^tfcesof a delightful d»y, yes- ferria. took place the in terming ceremony at- tei .ianf on .lie entrance oflhe President dec* of u (JiiUed Slate-., on the duties of Ills awH- 011.-*: oo. TV ceremony and the spectacle were Mingle, but grand, animatingand ilBpres- eive. At half past 11 o'clock,the President, with hitnlk* Vic-President elccMcft his private residence, attended In alargr caralcadeof ct- iizeiisonhoftebaxkmiuthalled b) the grnllc- men appointed totha* duty. The President reached i!"% Congress Hall a little before 19 ; at the ^a»n< tune rheex-pre<i- den*. arrived, and the judges of the Mip.nne court. All having entered :he chamber of the Senate, then in Se*/ion, fhe Vice-President 100k the choir, and t!ie oath of Office was ad-j ministered to hira. A pefHneiu address was delivered on tlie occasion by the Vice-Presi¬ dent. This'ceremony having ended, the Senate adjourned, andtfie Pre idem and V ke-PrevK den', the judged of the supreme court, the »•• nategencntlH, themarsbr.!.- c. acieadrd Vu* President to the elevated poitieo temporarih c-ect^tfor the occasion.V4!iere,iu!;hepre-.eiicei;f a:i immense ronrom>eof officer* of the (iowro- ment, foreign officer*, straogc-w. [ladieias well a> fc<*jilItT.i<*n) and ciiizens, the President rose and delivered the following 6' P E E 0 If — I should be destitute of feeling, if 1-j ^ras not d-eply affected by the strong proof which my fellow citizens haw given me of their confidence, in calling tnc to the high office, whose function; 1 am about to assume. As the cxpre - sions of their good opinion of my con¬ duct in the public service, I derive from it a gratification, which thov' who sre conscious of having done all thai lhc\ could to merit it, can alone feel. M\ sensibility is increased by a }\xi <-"\- mflte of the importance uf the tnic: i • ! of the nature and rxt ! : of U? Juttc : trith the properd schar*,e of ulnch, the highest interest? of a ';rea1 auu fr»-«- people ar? intimately connected. C rt- sc^cus of my own deficiency- 1 cannot eater on these dutte:] without jreat anx¬ iety fortho result. From a just res¬ ponsibility! will never shrink : cal¬ culating with confidence, (3utt, in my best efforts to promote the public wel¬ fare, my motives Mill always be dulj appreciated, and my conduct be viewd with that candor awl indulgence which T have experienced in ollvr stations. In commencing ti»e duties of tic chief executive office, il has boon fin- practice of the di tingui-hed men who have £one before me, to explain the principles which would govern them in th' ir respective sdmi nitrations. In follow ins tluir venerated example. m\ attention is naturally drawn to fchejjreal causes which have cotitribufed, in a principal degree, to produce tlie pre¬ sent happy condition of the U. Slates. They will best explain the nature o? our duties and shed much light on the policy which ought to be pursued iu fu¬ ture. From the rommercement of our re- Toiufion to the present day, almost for¬ ty rears have elapsed, and from the es¬ tablishment of this constitution, twen¬ ty eight. Through this whole term, the government ha:, been, what may em¬ phatically be called, self government : and what has been the effect ? To whatever object we turn our attention, whether it relates to our foreign or do¬ mestic concerns, we find abundant cause to felicitate ourselves in the ex¬ cellence of our institutions. During ;■ pcricd fraught with diihculties, and marked by very extraordinary events the United States have nourished be. yond example. Their citizens, indi¬ vidually, have been happy, and the na¬ tion prosperous. Under this constitution, our com¬ merce ha> been wisely regulated will; foreign nations, and between the states: new states have been admitted into our union : our territorv has been enlarged. by fair and honorable treaty, and with great advantage to the original states ; the states rc5pc3tirely, protected bj the national government, under a mild parental system, against foreign dan¬ gers, and enjoying within their separate spheres, by a wise partition of power, A just proportion of the sovereignty, hare improved their police, extended their settlements, and attained ;i strength and maturity, which are the be:t proofs of wholesome laws, well administered. And if wc look to the condition of individuals, w hat a proud Spectacle does it exhibit ! On whom has oppression fallen iti an) quarter of our Union ? Who has been deprived of any rightof person or property ?—Who restrained from offering his vows, iu the mode which he prefers, to the Di¬ vine Author of his being? It is well known that all these blessings have been enjojed in their fullest extent ; and [ add, with peculiar satisfaction, that there has been uo example of a capital punishment being indicted on any one for the crime of high treason. Some, who mi^ht admit the compe¬ tency of our government to these bene¬ ficial duties, might doubt it, in trials, which put tr the test it** strength and efficiency, as a uitxnbeF of the great |ror\nmiuityor nations. Here, too, ex¬ perience has afforded as the most satis¬ factory proof in it^ fervor* Just as this constitution was put into action, several "f the principal states of Kurope had become much agitated, and some of (item seriously convulsed. Destructive -tars ensued, which have, of late only, been terminated. In the course of these conflicts, the United States re¬ ceived great iniurv from several of the parties. It was their interest to stand aloof from the contest, to demand jus¬ tice from the party committing the in¬ jury, and to cultivate by a fair and ho¬ norable conduct, the friendship of all. War at length became inevitable, and the result has shewn, that our govern¬ ment is equal to that, the greatest of trials, under the most unfavorable cir¬ cumstances. Of the virtue of the peo¬ ple, and ef the heroic exploits* of the army, the navy, and the militia, I need not speak* Such) then, is tlie happy government under which we live : and a government adequate to even purpose for which the social compact is formed; a gov¬ ernment elective in all its branches, un¬ der which every citizen may, by ..' iii-'rit, obtain the highest trust recogni¬ sed by the constitution : which contains within it no cause of discord ; none to f at variance pneportion of the com- ;><i •r.unily with another? a government which prolec.s every citizen iu the fuil luj juiet't ofiifc rtflhti-, and is able te [.icte^t the nation against injustice from »foreign powers, j Oth r considerations of the highest |' -»pt>rtanc", admonish us to cherish our j union, and to < ling to the government j rthirJisupportvit. Fortunate as we are, it? our political iu^titutioas, we have ■ou bci a less mi 'mother circumstances, "i\ which our prosperity and happiness e. entiall) dep. ud. Situated within !b° t -mp'-rate -/one. and extending through m:ut\ di^ree-* of latuude along ftfc A.tlnntic,the UnitedS'atescnj >\ al ihi varieties of climate., and even pro- luetion incident to that portion of the j lobe. Ponctrnting, internally, to the ureat Lakes, and beyond the sources of the ereat river-, \WlicI) communicate through our whole interior, no country was ever 1'iQppief \\ il it iv.-pect to iLido¬ main. iH<-v rd too with afeitile soil, our produce h?.s always been very a- b'l'wh.in. leaving, e\r:ii in years the least favorable, a surplus for the wa'it •f our ft How-men :u other countries.— •inch is our peculiar felicity, that there r* not a part ofottt union fhet i« not particular^ interested in preserving it. The great agricultural interest of the nation prospers under its, rotection.— Uoeal intereSts^are not less fostered by it. Our fellow citizens -»f the north, engaged in navigation, lind great i»n- couragemeui in being made the favored carriers of the vast productions of the other portions ol tl»t United States. while the inhabit..tit* of these are am- ply compensated, in tluir turn, by fhe 'lur'ery for seam •n and uaval force. j thus formed a'id r ared up for (frti sup¬ port of o:;r common rights. Our man¬ ufacturer- find a generooa encourage¬ ment by the policy which patronises domestic industry ; and the surpU;- of our produce a steady and prol.t tble market, by local wants, in les^ favored parts, at home. Such, then, being the highly favored condition of our country, it is the inte¬ rest of every citizen to maintain it. What are the dangers which menace «us? if a.'iy exi^t, they ought to be as- 'ertained and guarded against In exp-aiiiiu^ my sentiments on ih\< subject it may be oskedj what raided us fotle pre-cnt happy state: Now did we a..*om:>iMi the revo'ut; u ?—IIou remedy the defects of tlie first instru¬ ment of our union, by infusing into the national government sufficient power for national purposes, tvithout impair¬ ing the jo5t rights of the states, or af- F< cting those of individuals? Iloxv sus- tain, and pass with glory through the fate Mar ? The government has been in (he hands e,f the people. To th* people, therefore, and to the faithful and able depositories of t&eir trust, is the credit d-ie. Had the people of the 1 oifed States been educated in •dider- enf principles : had they been :e*- in¬ telligent, less independent, or los*s vir¬ tuous, can it be believed t at we should have maintained the same "-teadv am! ■ consistent career, or been blessed with the same success ? While, then, th- constituent bodv retains its present sound and healthful state, every thin.; will be safe. They will choose compe¬ tent and faithful reproseofativesfor ev¬ ery department. It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt: when they degenerate into a populace. thai they are incapable of exercisingth* sovereignty. Usurpation is then an ea«y attainment, and an usurper soon found. The people themselves become the willing instruments of their own de¬ basement and ruin. Let u- th«»n look to the greatcaase,ai»d endeavor to pre¬ serve i' iti full force. Let us, bv all wise and coostitutional meaaurcsj pro-J mote intelligence araong t\tC people, as the best means of preserving ourliber- ties. Dangers from a^oad are not less de¬ serving of at tentio,, Experiencing the fortune of other nations, the L'. States may again be in>mVr(i ;n war, and it may in that event |Jt. ^c object of the adverse party to bverset our govern¬ ment, to break ot,r 0ltjon aud demolish us as a nation. Our distance from Ku- ropc, and the .just.mpdcrateand pacific policy of our government may form some security against these dangers, but they ought to be anticipated and guarded against. Many of our citi¬ zens are engaged m commerce and na¬ vigation, and all of them are in a cer¬ tain degree dependent on their prospe¬ rous state. Many are engaged in thef j fisheries. These interests are exposed to invasion in the wars between other powers, and we Should disregard the faithful admonition of experience if we did not expect it. Wc must support our rights or lose our character, aud with it perh^p* our liberties. A peo¬ ple who fail to do it, can scarcely be -aid to hold a phlco among indepen¬ dent nations. National honor is na¬ tional property of (be highest value. The sentiment in the mind of every ci¬ tizen, is national strength. It ought therefore to be cherished. To secure us again.it these dangers, our coast and inland frontier should be fortified, our army and navy regulated upon just principles as to the force of each, be kept iu perfect order, and our militia be placed on the best prac¬ ticable footing. To put our extensive coast in such a «tate of defence, as to secure our cities and interior from in¬ vasion, will be attended with expense, but the work when finished will be per¬ manent, and it is fair to presume thata single campaign of invasion by a naval force superior to our own, aided by a few thousand land troops, would expose .is to greater expense, without taking info the estimate I he loss of property and distress of our citizens, than would be ruliicieilt for this great work. Our land aud aval forces should he mode¬ rate, but adequate to the necessary pur- poe*. The former to garrison aid pre>< rve *?ur fortification^and to meet the first invasions of a foreign foe; and, while constituting the elements of a greater fore*!, to preserve the science, as wel! as all the neeescgry implement- of war. in a state to be brought into activity in the event of war. The |jtt« tcr retained wifjit;,, \\;t V^Vi^fro^ei % a state of peace. »m(?|rt .yH] in n-anitnitl- ing the neutrality 0f fhe LT. Mates with dignity, iu the wul> 0f n(;irr powers. and in saving thfr property of their ci¬ tizens from spoIi;;l(jon. In timeof war n ith the enlargement <»f " hi<-h thegre^t naval resources oif the country render it suseeptiblej amd which should be du¬ ly fostered in lim.e of peace, it would contributee^scutiSaIly,hofh as an nux- il.arv rfdef-nce. and as n poweiful en¬ gine of aunoyan.e, te diminish the ca¬ lamities of war, 8uid to bring the war to a. peed} aud honorable termination. But it ought a I ways to b" held pro- minetlyiu view, chat the safetj of these states, and of evnvy thing dear to a free people, must d: |pend, in an endm i-.t degree on theMltitia. Invasions n>o \ be made too foriuidable fo he re*i -ted by any land and naval force, which i? would comport, either with the princi¬ ples of our government, or the circum¬ stances of the United States, to main¬ tain. In such ca>es, recourse mu t br had to the great body of the people, and in a manner to produce the best effect, it is of tin1 highest importance, therefore, that thej be so organised, and trained, as to be prepared for an) | emergency. Tin: arrangenn uts should be such, as to put at the command of the government the ardent patriot¬ ism and youthful rigour of the country. • f formed on equal and just principled, it cannot be oppressive. It is the cri¬ sis which makes the pressure, aud not ihe laws, which provide a remedy for it. This arrangement should be form¬ ed too in time of peace, ro be the bet¬ ter prepared for War. With .such an organization, of: ttch a people, the lT. States have nothing to dread from fo¬ reign invasion* At its approach an overwhelming force of gallant men uiightalwav^ be p"t in motion. Other intereflo of high importance will claim attention : among which, the improvement of our country by roads and canals, proceeding always with a conllitutional fam'tion, holds a dillin- puifli^d place. By thus facilitating the intercourfe between the dates, we (hall add much to the convenience and com¬ fort of Our ftllow-ciiizens, much to the ornament of the country ; and what is of greater importance v/e fliall fliorten dis¬ tances, and by malting each part more acccffible to and dependent on the otlicr, we fliall bind the union more clofely to¬ gether. Nature b@& done fo much for us by interCedtng (nc country with fo many great rivers, bays and Jakes, ap¬ proaching from difltant points fo near to each other, that tin'- inducement to coai- pkte the works fecmi to be peculiarly || of <v<ry citizen mo& expand vrhh |IK drone. A. more nUcnftieg f'p-dar'e. when he t<flcas how neat our e«.veJ na-: approached to perfefti .. ; was pcrliaps never feen than is exntbtted within the United States ; a ten ft or y fo1 van1, and advantageoufly fituated, con lainingobjc&s fo grand, fo ufeful, (o happily connefted in all their parts. Our mannfa&urei will, likewife, re quire the fyftematic and foftering care of the government. Poflefling, as we do, all the raw materials, the fruit of our own foil and induftrjr. we ought not to depend, in the degree wc have done, on fuppltes from other countries While we are thu<= dependent, the ludden event of war, unfought and unexpeAcd, can¬ not fail to plunge Ufl into the mod ftrious difficulties. I; is important too, that the capital which nourifhesour ma- nufadlurce fhould be domeftic, a^ its in¬ fluence in that cafe, in dead of exhaufting as it may do in toreign hands, would be felt advantageoufly on agriculture, and every other branch of induftvy. Equal¬ ly important is it, to provide at home a market for our raw materials, as, by ex¬ tending the competition, it will enhance the pi ice, and protect the cultivator a- gainfl the cafualties incident to foreign markets. With the Indian tribes it is our duty to cultivate friendly relations, and to act with kindncis and liberality in all our tranfa&ions. Equally proper is it to ex¬ tend toihem the advantages of civiliza¬ tion The great amount of our revenue, and the flourishing flate of our treafury, are as full proofs of the competency of na¬ tional reionrces for any emergency, as they arc, of the willingnelt lT our fellow citiz* ns to bear the burthens which the public neceffitie* require. The vaft a- mouht of vacant land-., the value of which daily augments, forms an additional re- fource of great extent and duration. Thefe refources, befides accomplit'hfng every other ncccfTary pe.rpofe, put it com¬ pletely in the power of the United States to difcharge the rr.tional debt at an ear¬ ly period. Peace is the heft time for im¬ provement, and preparation of every I kind : it is in peace that our commerce jflonriflieJ' moll ; that taxes are moft eafi- \j paid, and that the revenue is mofl pro dudive. The Executive is charged officially, in the Departments under it, with the difhurfement of the public money, and is refponfiblc for the faithful application of it, to the purpofes for which it is raffed. The Legislature is the watchful guardi- an over the uublic purfc. It u its duty to fee that the difinirfemcnt has been ho- nclly made. To meet the requiiite rcf ponfibility. ever.-facility fhould be affor ded to tl e Executive, to enable it to bring the public agents entrufted with] the puhlie money, ftri&ly and promptly to account. Nothing fllOdld be prcfu- med againII them ; but if, with the te- quifiiC facilities, the public money i* fuf- fertd to He long and ttfclefsly, in their hands, they will not be the only defaul¬ ters, noi wiil the demoralizing effect be confined to them, it will evince a relax¬ ation, and want of tone in the adminis¬ tration, which will be felt by the whole community. 1 (hall do all that I can to fecure economy and fidelity in this im¬ portant branch of the adniinitbation, and I doubt not, that the Legftkture will peifoim its duty with equal zeal. A thorough examir^tron fhould be regular¬ ly ma:!c, and I will promote it. Iti. particularly gratifying to me, to enter on the difcharge of thefe duties, at a lime when the United States are blef- fed with peace. It is a Hate mod con- sj'ftent with their profperity and happi- nef=. It will be my sincere desire to pre- fervc it, fo far an depend* on the Execu¬ tive, on juft principles with all nations, claiming nothing unreafonable of any, aud rendering to each what is its due. Equally ^latityingis ft, to witnefsthe encreasing harmony of opinion which pervades our Union. Diicord does not belong to our fyftem. Union is recom¬ mended, as well by the free and benign principles of our government, extending its bleffings to every individual, as by the other eminent advantages attending | it. The American peole have encoun¬ tered together great dangers, and foltain- ed feverc trial** with fuccefs. They con- ftitute one great family, with a common intcrell. Experience has enlightened us, on fome queftions of effential impor¬ tance to the country. The progrefi has been flow, dictated by a juft reflection, and a faithful regard to evzry intercft connected with it. To promote this hat- mony in accord with the principles of our republican government and in a man¬ ner to ftive them the mod complete ef¬ fect, a-'d to advance in all other refpects the beft iitterc(l« of our iipiofl9 will be the obejclof my conftant and zealot i exer¬ tions. Never did a government commence tinder aufj.ices to favorable, nor ever was fuccefs L complete. If we look to the hiliory of other nations, ancient or mo¬ dern, wc find no example of a growth fo rapid, fo gigantic; of a people fo prof- peroue and happy. In contemplating j what we have ftill to perform, the heart I r hai ia refpectte < we SavC no.-lTentwl ii,™0 " ment to make ; that the great ohi<A ; * to preferve it in the efltntial princirij and features which charafterife it, anj that that is to be done by prefcrvino the virtue and enlightening the minds of the people ; and, as a fecurky again ft foreign dangers to adopt fuch arrangements as are indifpenfible to the fi-ppoit of our in dependence, our rights, and liberties. If weperfevere in the career in which wo have advanced fo far, and in the path al. ready traced, we cannot fail, under the favor of a gracious Providence to attain the high deftiny which feems to await us. In the admimfirations of the illuftrious men who have preceded me iu this high ftation, with fome of whom I have been connected by the ciofeft ties from ezrlv life, examples arc prefented which will always be found highly mftruflive ?n<J ufeful to their fuccefTors. From thefe I fhall endeavor to derm all the advanta¬ ges which they may afford. Of my im- ! mediate predeceflcr; under whom fo im¬ portant a portion of this great and fuc- cefsful experiment has been made, I (hall be pardoned for expreflirg my carneft . wTnes that he may long enjoy in his re« j tirement the afTections of a grateful coun¬ try, the heft reward of exalted talenti and the mod faithful and meritorious fcr- vices. Relying on the aid to be derived from the other departments of the gov¬ ernment, I enter on the trust to which 1 have been called by the foffrages of my fellow citizens, with my fervent prayer* to the Almighty, that he will be gra- cioufly pleafed to continue to us that pro¬ tection which he has already fo confpicQ" oufly difplayed in our favor. Having concluded his addvefs, the oath ef office was admuiirtercd to him j by the chief Juftice of the United State?. The oath was announced by a fngle gun, and followed by falutcs from the Navy Yard, the battery, from Fort Waibur¬ ton, and from fevcral pieces of artillery on the ground. PIlOVINClALPARLiAMKN* Or UP PER CANADA. • ■•• *•-•■••.. ,, . ••••••* From the Ufiprr-Cuvitda Gwttt* HOUSE OF ASsr.MiU.V. TimrfuVy, March \|; The Regiftry Bill, fent dbwn [ttjm the Legiflativc Council as amended,wa3 read the third time and palled Mr. Jones, feconded by Mr. Robi^ fan, moved that Meffrs Van Koughnct and Frazer, be a committee to carry Up to the Legiflative Council, the Regiftry Bill fent down from that houfe, and ac¬ quaint them that the Houfe of AITcrn- bly have paffed the bill, with fomc amendments, to which they requefl -the concurrence of this Honorable houfe. The Auftion Duty Bill, was read the ferofld time. Mr. Nichol, feconded by Mr. Jone« moved, that the Judicature Bill, fent from the Legiflative Council be read ? fecond time, on Monday next. Mr. Robinfon, feconded by Mr. Hall, moved that the Houfe, do now refolve itfelf into a committee of the whole, to take into confideratton the Auftiou Bill. • JVhich was agreed to, and the Houfe went into committee, Mr. MDonell in the Chair. Mr. Speaker refumed the Chair—Mr. M'Donell reported the Bill with amendment. Ordered^ that the report be received. Mr Nichol, fecondrd by Mr. joocs, moved that the Bill fent down fro^n the Legiflative Council, for authorizing arrefts in certain cafes,* be read a fecond time on Monday next. The bill for the relief of Mofes Gam- ble, Efq. was read a fecond time. Mr. Robinfon moved, feconded by Mr. Nichol, that the Anftion Bill be cngrclfed and read a third time on Mon¬ day next. Mr. Nichol, feconded by Mr. Jones, moved that the Houfe refolve itfelf in committee, to take into consideration Mofes Gamble, Efq'rs. relief Bill Which was agreed to, Mr. Van Koughnet took the Chair. The Speaker refumed the Chair, Mr. Van Koughnet reported the Bill, with¬ out amendments. Mr. Hall, feconded by Mr Bumell moved, that he have leave to bring in & Bill for the relief of William Hand?. Efq Which was agreed to, and the Bill read. Agreeably to the order of the dayf the Houfe went into committee on the Abfentee Afleflmcnt Bill. Mr. Jones, feconed by Mr NichoV moved, that the Abfentee Tax BM.be engrofle'd aud read a third time on M'>n* day next. Which was ordered. Mr. Jones, feconed by Mr*. Van Koughnet. movcd,that the Honfc do now jcfolvc into committee of \kc «Wft *