The Case Of The Seminoles Constitutes At

Railroad Carriages Are Pulled At The Enormous Speed Of Fifteen Miles Per Hour By Engines Which, In Addition To Endangering Life And Limb Of Passengers, Roar And Snort Their Way Through The Countryside, Setting Fire To The Crops, Scaring The Livestock, And Frightening Women And Children. The Almighty Certainly Never Intended That People Should Travel At Such Break-neck Speed.

The Condition Of The Tribes Which Occupy The Country Set Apart For Them In The West Is Highly Prosperous, And Encourages The Hope Of Their Early Civilization. They Have For The Most Part Abandoned The Hunter State And Turned Their Attention To Agricultural Pursuits.

If Laws Acting Upon Private Interests Can Not Always Be Avoided, They Should Be Confined Within The Narrowest Limits, And Left Wherever Possible To The Legislatures Of The States.

In Time Of Peace There Can, At All Events, Be No Justification For The Creation Of A Permanent Debt By The Federal Government. Its Limited Range Of Constitutional Duties May Certainly Under Such Circumstances Be Performed Without Such A Resort.

Every Proper Exertion Has Been Made And Will Be Continued To Carry Out The Wishes Of Congress In Relation To The Tobacco Trade, As Indicated In The Several Resolutions Of The House Of Representatives And The Legislation Of The Two Branches.