The Creek Indians commenced hostilities in May of this year, in their usual fierce and barbarous manner. Gen. Scott and the State authorities of Geo. subdue them early in the summer.
In the presidential election this fall Martin Van Buren was elected.
Dec. 15—The General Post Office and Patent Office, with many records and articles of value, are destroyed by fire.
1837.
Jan. 16—The U. S. Senate repealed and expunged its resolution of March 24th, 1834, censuring President Jackson, as having exceeded his Constitutional powers when he ordered the public funds to be withdrawn from the U. S. Bank.
Mar. 4—Van Buren inaugurated President.
Speculation having been carried to an extreme length for some time, and somewhat arrested by the “specie circular” requiring payments for public lands to be made in coin, a revulsion, producing great distress, and suspension of payments by the banks, occurred this spring.
May 3—The merchants of New York present a memorial to the President urging him to remit the regulations of the “specie circular.” The President declines, but calls an extra session of Congress.
Aug. 4—Texas proposes annexation to the U. S. The President declines to entertain the proposition.
” 13—The banks resume specie payments.