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NOVEMBER 23,-1803.
Published weekly AiiMivit 7iY at. Ts sit Dollar's, a Yeah,
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Vet. 7, No.::?.
WASHINGTON
The following report was laid before
the House of Representatives.
. vu . 1 ucsuay jafci. -v ., .
Jn ciedUvcetiHbj directions if the act
supplementary toyhiact entitled tl An
' act to establish the frftuur Dcp$ri
went," the Scc'retay if reas'jry
. respectfully submits the filliwing.
REPORTS and ESTIMATES.,
,Te Jwimial nctt procetds of the
duties on'siTicrchandi2e pnd onnnge
Jiad in fon'ne'r reports, 'been Vstinitited
j.aa u Wu n u , ' f ier vessels shatll lc V ?
at nine -millions fite hundred thou- l --rr:, ;e;;. ftkhnrtv
sandollai-stT-TMtlestirnatcdrteTf1
rue, predicated on the importations of t ", , ' n-.
the years, imrnediatelpi'ecedintf the ";f - 06' 000
Jate European war, and on the 6scer- j,:
taincd ratio of ehcrease of tlifi. popu-!
.lation of the United State's,' appeivri j
from the experience ;of the tvo last
years, to have been under-rated. The
nett revenue " arising . from that source,
which accnied during the yar 1802
exceeds ten millions one - hundred
thousand dollars. The revenue which j
has accrued during the wo first quar- h
'account of tho snfil
the year" endur6:V--,-:40U:gf.iVr:p-:.a
tcuUer last-Lave exrcl n-n miU;
lions nx nunjrec! ti-.ou3.uvi r.ojjcrs.
1 nose ..ctsfji-vn-p.ntt,ctorr i-
!ence tliat th'' ':wft-hLr.f -tha Vtivd ;i
Statcs enr rc:.es, n. a-i?j!i r.-'er ra
to tlihn their. Ailatio7v;t;wl induce
a Delict trat !!.; tjvanrn i ' t -j-jl-t-c
revni(? miv nov, !;r s?.f, ciiii.nwtcd -j
at 10 fijl-icns cf dollars.
i
. From the" statement A it will ;n-;
par that the tame revtnue for 're 1
two list yvars f.f the ble Ktirui.trai i
war (1800 a".'d'l'3l)' talcuS. .rd at the
, p-esentrate ofdr.'.k'. r,vcr?i(;ed li.COO, -
coo
dollar a ycr.r but - altl-.V u?h it
might with'-aoxc df ii-ree cf pvohalili-
ty Ixe supprcd tViai. tiic um-wnl of
. iiostuitics will """r. f'0f "r? a siTr.i-
a-ia ui. ii.j , jcv' "I'i"-4' w.,uib . EQl5,Tt&"and demauds not beng of government of I rfince, ?r to its afc
brtt estimate that .can now he fonrud, rtnfla,1CT, nature, 'are not inchided 'signees, in a stock heaving an 'interest
to have been only.finy thpund dol-, jn. hatcakulation,' to'it; of x -per cent. p;.vrtble in 4:utope.
Iar less than that r.thetwo corres- jn thVTv-Jp ' V. aiuV theprficipel of which will be dis
ponchng qiiar'ers ci tiv? year JS02 ; 8nrVrwhiGi,;: on the-, -VV char af:ihe Treasury of the-Unit.
a".-! the rweip.j;ln ib'; . i ne$tivy,;on ; nnti.' f R'ciitf'm-;: ; i.;. ' fd States, in-four instalmt-hts. the .first
.liin mil il
far enr.n -ase, r.o ir.ferrnre from that j ilism.-. d'-llars. which, after rrsci
pel iodis drawn in thsr?p?r in;iela-', njj the sum', which it U necessary to'.
tion to the revenue .of the ensuing, j keep in the treasury, wiljt.etif"cienl
yccrs. -.' -. - . . i'ta discharge .the demands due on nc''
The sarrocnt h: v.hews ihe
ral specifsof Inerchnndije, on which
the duties on importations were to!
lected during the year 1CC2 ; the jk'hv
,'ion of that; levtnce which was de
rived from drawb?chv and that which
arose from the extra, duty oh - mer-
t-lnndize imporicd in fi'..:in vessels,
Although tho fairs tf the public ;
landrduring the year nu'ing on the1
" 50th day cf :epte mi' n h'.t were af- ,
fected by the situo'jin of the .western!
ronntry ; two hum' red thcusanJ aerts
lave been sold dunrg that period;'
, andj as it appears from the t.ihU-ment.
C that, intlrf tner.tof future sales,'
4hc mms already paid to the receivers,
tOMthrr-whli thti.c vh'.ch, .txclu-1
, ( fivtiy of interest, .fall dv'. during ihc1,
ir.rcc ensiiH.? yerirs, amount to 1,250,
'vO jlollars, the 'annual revi-nut
jng from the p-occtd f.f those
cannot hirstimated at Is than fohrj! forllie exfiaordmsry expences attend-
Lu'adred thousand d.jrk, !in the intcrcourie with fqreign r.a-'
i he . extension ef post-oads, anl
it . r .v. '.f 1
ii v ui I vicirirri VI me niui-i
irriiiing and cnerea-ung the hrnchts.
oi;l.e institution, hate, as n cnjct ol j
rV'nu-, rendered It Uss prwlnc'ive.'
The rccrtpts f.om that aourcf'.hsvel
atnountcd, dutinr last vcr, to 27X03
dtllarsi. but as Btithir these, .tnr; - Which, together with .
thoe sri.,irg from some other smnl-'ihr iotrease of specie in
it incincnini urancnts, are r.i imi-
5!:!!iiJirwirlnnfe to sffcrt any j-rnr-
rl rrvu!t, th; mh,c cviktiiiit TcfuViie
cfthc l.nited KtslcS will he romputtd
at only ten millions four hur.'Ivrd ihgii
Ssnd dollars.
Tlie permanent st'r.u;l cipenrr of 1
r.-trrn:uti,t which, voder cxWtir'i?''
' lais, f.iust he defrave d out oftlut re . :i
senue, nmumo nine niilii'ns ti,;ht
hundrrd thousand dollars ;' to wit
! The annual nir.irprrivinn - nl
,:.oco dollm. for li e payment
t the piinelpf.1 rndititerrkt of the debt ;
- ' nf width about ihrtcmilfinns and an ;
l alfartf at prrv.nl applicable to the i
. Inhargn i f the piincipsl, and Ihe re-j
miui to tiit ftjjmcnt cl interest, Colls,
-' The torrent tx-
pvtHs nf (rorctiimcrit
I jfti.arrordmK to the
fvinntc fi,r the year
' I,i-'hIu of ih f,,.
I hi.; i'ttns, 'it.
1 r l!.r 1 ll t'rpsrt
1'iM and all dnmtk'.ic. v
;'.!. -s i.f a. tint r.a-
;ture,' iVj;' VyM,D0d
i"r:'Fpr expeficei attend-v.
ing the intercouVSe with
foreift Rations, includ-' f,
insj jlIic vperrrtanent ap''f n;,:
'propriation foKAlKevs:
i relative Jo the Barbary , ,
"powers, ; ' ' " 14,000 :
i 1 ' For the' nnjltary and ;
Indian department. 875',OO0 ; 4i
! "-. Tot ihc naval, 'c stab- V, ;
'i lishmenVcnl ciliated "on '4
the supposiutmjhcvt ,twoL,
! frifttes'nndyri..;
y: '.;f.-:lf5-:91800,ooo
1 And deducted from lbei:;,.Vt;,C'J !
permanent rever.ucv- y
',Six hundred thousaiid dollars appll
, .Xhe '"!.,,,)-., : : exn-aoiinaW'
caoie io inner oujccis.
bef last, amounted to 5,8CO,OCO uols.l'of
taxr" eBUmated " -
u, rt t ;-. . i;. 20,000
- T;C ciitstandro inter
nal dn'its. ' atnount-
il ; ing to tjear.
400,000 . , 1.
Ancl'tbC f.ura which vo'l
he repaid to the Ui -'
t td Stales, on account
' of advanccSr- her:tOi
foVe made in , Eng
land for the proiecu-
- tion of claims ; csti-
. mated at
ISO'.OOO ',..'
ConstH'titinj an aggre-
v
aatc cf 1
C,660,000 .
fort'than Vix mill'ionsr sis hbnrred
cve-,:count 0f tin; cenvention .withGrcat-1
JlrUain, and amounting to 2,064,000
i do'.Jars.
1 Sundry extrc'iri'inary 1
'? vxpenecs in .relation
. to the conventions
vith France t: Clreat,-
Ihitsin, estimated at 1CO,COO
The laan oh'.air.cd from
the statcof Maryland, '
.grille City of Wash- '.
ingtou, emountingto 200,000
And oho to pay two" -; '-',
Dubious, .;;' - ' .2,000,000
- -'.- ,:.': 4.9C4,000 dclh.
f . 1 - . . !
of t'ollar on nrcoimt if the -purchase
cfluWana; Ining'he same vim
wl.ith ws renrned for the .twirposes
!; contfiuplated by the law of the last
session, appropriating thst-amount
r,tjronnatintr thst - amount
tions
1: it .i.... i,aii . '.iiin.). rm it.,i'
j - it ciitn uj tap tjuunn i'j
rninng the yesr ending 0:1 lhe3?th
rtpttnibcr last, the payment Irons
th ireamry on account of tho puhj'tc
d-lt, have amounted to t'otUrs J,0'JC,
000.
uneiirury uirm 111c
' tvne period, amount-
- ninrta
LStOiCco- '
4tlUJQ :
W ;r-c!Kl diir-rncc in favor cf
t! United- .States f dhmt than four,
ni'!rcJ tliouiand dollars during that
!' T.?r
Tb povmrnU fn account bt the
trin'"ipal of the public debt, from the
uV c" "rA''ri! ;e2! ,, o-3'
day of S-t'tcmbcr, 1803, lm amount
ed, as apHrs by the tMimfitf (El t'
. . . ; dolIJr-9,V2,(4
Thi specie in the Ireamrt ,.tm the
Crst day of Apnh'UOl, atnounttil tt
1,794,00-3
An l onthe ,
dav. i.f . '.
SrptftrLtr, , '
Malir.g an increau-of 4)6S.(03
Thrtc tto Items eonti-.
tji'e an rrjjrtgstc ef
dr.".
3,:90,f0.
of, ' :' v . 0,400.000 nhe treaty with France into .eflect,
;-W; it.'.-':'-. . , ; V . . ' iwill result frora ihe"putj:hise of Lou
' LeA-c a surplus revenue ;' t ' tisiana. ; S';.
"f.h ;-:--i-'f ';rti 600.000 ...The sum' 'hich the . UmtcdStates
From hich 'deduttins
the extraordinary re-,
?; source arisinn; from
t ; the sale, of the bank
Ihares. which tro
'duced v v, v ,2fif ,60
Leaves; for the amount ' " ' .
"'of the'ltruejdifierence'' i2i702j4O4jxundsv and -that of indigo -is stated
y t :i A V- ','t '.about', 30,000 pounds. - Supposing'
in tavor of the' United States;' fur that 'f which on' account of that exemption,
'period of two years aiid an half, a suin!
oftwelye millions seven, lndrudtbcui'.
sand dollars'.-f
. From that
tuation of '
the United
oniv-'ouestion Inch reatdres xonsulc-
jration is, ' "Whether ' tiny additional re;
vehues aVe-Hvantect in order to provide
for thTMr (lehtj" w hich, If Congress
shah pass tlvMaws necessary io sarry
may fiave to pav,; br 'virtue -sf that
treaty; amounts'.to fifteen millions of
dollars, , and consists of tw Kcmr
I t,' ) UWfiCQ clolls.-payahW. to : tKe
which shall comnitiicc. ,in. the j'cai
4 ti 1 3 2dlyr- Rum which cannot cx-
cceo, but mav. fall short of !i,T50,000
dollars, . l?aable, in ' siecie,' . at the
- T reasury-uf .the.X1iu;c.d. ..Kthjes. dur-
ina the course of the ensuing year,' aoi
American citizens t.avng claiuis Oi a
certain description cn. the govtrunicjit
of 1-ranee.--. v i-' yi- V..'.
- ilt has already Lee stated that tv-o
millions of dollars may he p ud rom
the Mieci,' new jn the treasury, Vyao-'
count of the lufct hem J and thc whnlt
amount of the newV.clit v.-hich-lnsy W
eventually .(crealfdv'tinnotjthcrcforf
exceed thirteen millions jf dollars; the
annual Interest, tf- which is ccjual to
f80,(.'00 ,dniLs'; Ivit on- accovtr.t ol
hitnu. wtlt he mated at cirrhthtttl-
v-'dred thiviiuiid dolors. ,' ' '. ;
The txistiur MirplusTeVcnuerrtlit
United States will, as Iihh been stated,
be sufficient to discharge six hundred
thousand dollars of.that sum, vd it i
expected that the ntu re'xehue rolled
td at Nf.v-OiUrt.s will he equal t.-
t .5 rcmair.i'ig two . hundred thousand
collar. , - . '
Thst opinion" rcli f n the suf posi
tion tkt Cor.iross sfc-11 place ;that
post on 4 1 e s .iic footing as those of
tlie Unhed .States"; - so' thst the same
duties shell h- c-Mvded there, cn the
impoilstion oi foreign merchant!
arc now ty law lewed in the
htsUs ; and that in miUs, shrlr lc,
fcllmt'd eilhct m
v f"?-" i;pitfcd to the U. states, the loss to the
mcw-.0f the pre&ent st-, ftvenue will be r about .1 00,000 dpi-'
thennarkial concerns ot.Jrs.i;:); t-' ihi
States, $eeroa:'UCiM:'l'' 2.di : Kft'Cn create of i?pcnc in fhc:
n therx;:ui !tigiisbf Jed by Congress " I he rc w . '.rt yi'l i would Le admitted U.t by ti e tx-
rchtiidii-is iVom New- inciihcr impede tior' ntaid'the jat- J rcs tctin cf the trts) the United
;thti pl.re ; nftron t-Jjincnt of the principal if tie eld tli" JUtLl.td ttltlir icqniif d i tw tetri
uitcd into the UiitrdjtlK thc ivn.dHiiltKfSufcirnt.l.tkif'ii;; tciy cr riew subject, - lie prrt cf .
r.rnlrct or mere I
Oileaii to nr.V cth
nv atiiclei imiHiitcd
Sta'cs fitm tl.c cided ttnitorits, .ft jfpnying ti c iMfjtst cn b.th,.to div '
into the,' territories from tie UnltcdiMuiuc the rincipal of.theoM 'tl.i, i
Stu's. ' .- , . t befot'e'thr trtr lllt. vrd li st rf'l.e '),
i ...The statements F, C, N, tl iUtilni''. .l".l,ia vnc ji-i tni tn 1.1.1. ' ulxir
the am
the annual exnorts tnd imnoit tftln
Uni:ed States to rnd fioni l'lorida Mid
lajuis'ftna,fwr the years' 1759 to
I and the tatcmcm' nt V, pmlir ul r!j
. i ...
JUCV.J Mini , lilt iau i:i iiiiii 1 1, c ; j
AtunticMatrt to Uiosc Colutms, rlj
articles not of .the jr'iMt'N tiroduct,
or manufacture tf the Ur.ltrd Sta'fs,
amounted for tlie'yfr-17ny ISotv
and 1801, - 6,S2'i.l69 dollars mr.J
ntgan ft.tra;rc of more than tv.o mil-
I'miDS two hundred IhotiTfid cToIlai J
1 . . . . "
da are so IniTia that thtt vtitcnient
tf foreign fertie'e, hsnie ,to pa-y.t'ii-tooi.ics In the treukt.iv uA tiUi vi',t t it nw has in the hai,! of Nj.a'.n, rd
tannuaHy imported into Florida rn'pf 1 trpiiaied. ' r ' ' 5 '''i-t it 1 id f htn Fr c .n tied U 1
l,aWlana fiom UieLi6utcsaUi;c, L'lLt fgi;.il e pi rj re f (T'trir nduili rv it t m!J he if'rr tl v trta
. ltii Bsccilfincd that the tsiwrtn-'Uc whole t.( that p.-M-.m t', iU I uh.' t' s k.n u ntlr entered h't ,1 c
ticirs ficm th Uni'cdS'jtts to M;ii-'dvi.t f .'the I't.iu d M.tt ic n.tl i rt twren Si.aiu snd t-thrr ttDtrs"- As 1
mat becousiJeirU as applying f"Mj.ii r. 1,5 K'.vs 0 i:lis, . in ii u is at
( NeN.()rkir.s ; aiid it ti also 1 nowHijii.t t xi id it i.ln j cr 1 it 1. a u n 1
thst almost the v. hole cf (hoc v.rr ll t)d ti nt ko nn h 1 1 !. j im'
;tsiicns were t'Mi'i'rncd vlOiin thr.s ro
.h oy, and tint during the war the sup-!
Tne irom me i.nuru .'r icruK
ni(cdby farthc icalef put clits in;J
po.n. ,, . t . -
i romthrnte it mulls Jhil Ihe n.
mlid ii.'poitatinns into the cti'rd ter -
rltoiy, aattirlea denined for theevn.
atii annionni rut 11 n uc j rr ten
..... A a f . 1 . t . .
atc,ofw;ttc,.iJJ ynlj t revenue if
mmptiondf its cn tr.UUjistu. and km 11 tl' lit Vii g find, ltin.c it's ' H.ritrinrn, sn f,il!y tnl in'iHe
rthith will under the revenue Ian cf in.cwvt, in tueitsla'He Pre Ui ! tu e inm.ner t they lml,rrat
ihe Uuittd Slates, he H.I4le pcy tin-, ei r r it t peeiert Vr re eu't tt ; ltd e.iJrtd ly th7 lrtnh ntitd' c, in
y, may fa M It cMin ittd t two ternic i p.iy, jtihp. nr 'e j sinus cf th kUer er icm ; iiekty,
miUions' fjie liwndrrd tho"srHl dil- tl tu sani rf, eiun . tino 1 f tl t ! icfuhi ltd ith I li r ithdlr lai'ik'.
boat Hddlars. .l'rm that rc-! e fit. inpreti f H r' .1 Lt f . 1 a
cnu-,; -ii :.0Tiue.tf.. liOCt0 eU,!- O, idc lt J;Hif tie to luir..
arsf;r;yj,ll.liiJiem,slr-. -.. jk'kfrt-m jajWv Iv iliMr cf th
i-a)0 ii.J f,dt'tkl tn rt t r 1 nil n I'h (.rn '. 1' j'.t:.:n, trt
ipiSnti'. i Jr tri i.d f ty;tt :l.r.,tHr tie ul k.di!i r icsltJvn
ejusntit
that which shall' he imported from
New-Orlcuns inta the United htatts ;
as those articles being im'pertvd free
fi m '"dutjv will diminish by so much
the rcvemte now collected in the sea-
liortsof the-VUnited" States.
The
.whole, amount of sugar exported from
.JSew - Oricans is jess than 4,00c ,000 of
is not Improbable) ttat the whole of
those arUctes kKouM hereafter he' exVj,
Plilitavv
jbtates, contempjateq-'on account oi
the acquWhioiv'
txpcnces 6J hh c'nil administration;
of the Prpvinccflhoise incident tbthe
jintcrp busc wth-jthe Indians, anTesti-;
'mated at 50,000 doUais ; If aving for;
the .nett revenue derived from the Prfl-'
vine'eiand applicable to the payment
of the intertstbf the. new debt, 200,000
dollars, as above; stated ' " i Vlr, " "
i,Tb-nf provision s whi ch , ? j f t h a t ;
view of the.u,bject he correct, appear
necessary, andaje rc'sectfully. sub. :
rnLtted, are V'v , 'V . 'y
-1 In rclatioii 'to tfiCNStock" of
1 1.25O',OC0 dollars to be created in fa-
vor oi tht
egm eminent if France or of.
'its assignees.-.,..::';..;' uf ':V'A.
I ! Yl"Lat that debt z made a charge 1
on the bmkiii l-ftud directing liif
commhsioncrs tf the fund to apply so
jin'uch of its proceeds' aft ltnay,be lie
ccssary.for" the pavmti.t ! irtci tbt
and ixifnhursdment, or, redympilou of
jibe princ'iia1,1i the sanie inunnci'i.s,
!hy the existing laVsf they are, drYttf-"'
jtdlo do In rcVttirm to the'liaymct-.t cf
jiniti tst arid ilisclurge n'f the prini ipI
of the. dvbtrow charged on thai fund.
I That so irtdf.lv tf thudutit.8"on mctv-J
ii;h.".ndl7.e sAsd tonnage as will he, tquul
to voij hunirred .tboManu dollars, '
.hfingthe sum wanv.d 10 pay the in
terest cr that ncV'UocL, Lc'addudto
the ''annual 'x.-rmahen( appioprlation
ifr the hinkinjj Fund j mukhg loge-.
ther vith the existing appropriation,'
'eichl millions (f dollais. vnniiallv
'phcvUf-totuphyiiientofthtiiiteitkt'i;
uTiri iM".nf-W.ui ( ii. ,M,l.r... A. Ii
j '; And- that the said ar.iUal mm of n
'eight millions nf dollar tcnitiu thus ' r
jplrdgt-d iindbe vi strd In" the rnnimii- i
sionv'is cf the tiLtihjr fund in trust for
!the said pay menu, .until the vhoK- nf l1
.theclsliiigdiht'tTlhe Unitid Stutes, '
r.i d of thejiewMcik, shall have Iccn !'
Himhuisvtl or rcdecmeJ. it
- saifin vo4u-.l to the u
Lctuiv.pJ t u thc r.cw atoc!. wi
tcrrst tc- Ij
will thus he
'sddd to the kr-.Iinr fund, ihe tr.re
rat'nn rfil'al fund, us U4tlat. to the.
,fcstabli$ irmnt.ot ttie uniteti
andiap-asjVxtinji.tntnt. cf -the tMktiitjj dtLt, j! " to iven Umporitry Imw for
s.Unittdijtein ; umalw prrcin-ly mi the" same ;j( the eccupr.tuii of th rn,cr the pro
shrll hcj foiitirp Lil,a bit n hercibfoic ivitAld. tj ernnicnt of the t4her. Jlelnhevrd
f,utirg as h bvtn herclfoie pros id'
that )tnr.
" II. In ''rtlati'in to the Arrtirtrn
'ttiitmi ii.,' l inn. 1 i:t i.r il ii i i. 1 1..
I'vaintd I y ihecoi.str.titn with I'rtnre.
I l i t u iv.ni li'.t xc iruii g ;,?.'.C.CtO
!f,lliti iixliiMic t-f li e Iwoi. i,!.ni
i-ppif p'iitid ty a law cf tl r :.t in.
,:M ti (oi.jnciS I'll;. n g "ti e
-,'r"idin:fy tJ-fttiUS iiuh'tit to
t't iiiuutv.ne v.it!k foiiin MLits.
lr 1 1 pu j ilwtMl for ti e jvM nt f
J c.c staims, -"tn he ir"-.1 t't iftr.v
. . .
ii.rd to hnifw n m.i lit
rf li t ds'lkn 1 11 uc n ",7c 1 1 e! U n-
a tiiay l e luinn, Lt ti j io-
1 naini f. f
r inn t f ll e jrt-
ttitst r-rt Lr t c lein.U tHt.u.t cf
Itlc lit.titeli III t bin vli.h nr
nii.ii i!;) I cd eiudl) titii t li! e
i pntei'.ir;;ri(hki'. ' ..
1 Jt U nl ruffitd to ihrtl ilet
1 r icy, ni'o jrtiv
il x it t
tciiolciiev tie 1
l'f, 1 1 o, in J.ui
I Vuti d 4
for the pijmctit ofl!.e whoic of thi .
pnMic debt. ' 4 - ;
1 1 is. evident that.thepcssihility of thus '
providing for the payment of the inter-
est of anew debt of thirteen million's
of dollars, without cither recurring to '. ;
new Jaxcs or intct ferine Miih the pro-
Lttsiom -heretofore made for' the pay-"
"ment ot the existing debt,' ueptnds oft.
;the. corrtctnuss'of the estimate ofthe ,
public revenue' which' has been -sub-.-mittcd.r'jA.lthough
it is notwithcut
.diffule'nc? that tae hope of tvich favo ... r
' rable - result is entertained, "some re
liance Si placed on . the, solidity of the .
rbasia on which'the estimate u ground-, '
cd. j' It rests" principally on -the cx .
ptctation that th? revenue of the en
suin years shall not 'be. less than that
M'hicn aCcrvied inihe' year U02., No
part r it depends on' thr" probable
encrease which may result from the
neutrality of the United States during
.the continuance bf the war in Europe ;
vrior even hn the progressive .augmen-
tation,' which from past experience
may naturally, he expected to arise -;
fiomlthe gradual fnerr fc?e ."of popula--.
tion and wealth.'Nor has' that effect 1
been taken into consideration -which .
the uninteri'uptc'd free navigation of
tliC' Missisippi, and the acquisiiion of J.
-New-Orleans may have either on the"
sales 'of the public lands, or on the
general resources cf .the inhabitants of --th
western states, -'-x,:'t? t -
xA which is rtspectltrtly submitted
AUBERT-.aAU.ATlr;, :
Sferctary cf 'the Treasury, .
October 24, lsb.1,. . ; ( -
; LOUISIANA'- TREATV. ' -
f. ? OS iS w.d said that by advert1, v
ihg to the : niessaec cf Me, Ixrsidcnt
' -.lespcctirg the treaty and contentions
i l ut ly concluded between the United '
j "States' rnd the. FrchijV government,
j he found that tlie- FfcsMent, rpmkini;
itt the subject observes "as permanent
I 'arrarp.cmeiits (of 'ihis'ohjert require
j time ind dt-ribfiMbn, it ,i fir your ,
ton side ration "whether "-youviM not
! iorihwulHnar.fi tuch tcmpoJaiy pre-t.visioiia-f)r
4he preservation," iii lha ,
n tl.c ronntryi as the tasemty ri-
, ,.... l .. 4
ruiiii .!! rt comment! a' lo tlie ini
Intthate. tU-;iUoii.'cf ' Congress the
P'S8?r: of some temporaiy laws .
his hting the rase, nd tie subject
being alout to be Iroiipbt htrore lie '
licv.tt, it heeame important thtt they
should know distinctly vhnt they had
obtained hvthtf Treaty ; and vhahe "
thm- weie t ny tcriitcry Uloi trg to ;
tac L'lviltd States to iake pCHSCkaion C)f 4
trrryntw sublets to t-ovi-rtv. .in-.
ti.muth ss if i:o r ew territory or fiit
lettt .i.rf'Lcr,'.iircd, it wns peifvUl ,
lft"Trecty,haingrclationtoihiiro!nt
is thusixj it? fc . i. '. Y '.''.
' Whcn-ns, l-v.the article tl V -third
' rt the tin ty rr-m It.fh d 41 i l. JMrforts)
I Ihe 9ih Vt mil r. nit e, mi. &(lt f)cu
, l r Ifi;) hrtv.ccnthc 1 ir:t t onuil
1 fthel unch I'f J.uhlirai.dl.lC'i-'lilc
Mi.jsy, u v?t iprnd as f r.'.wsj
'lii'i Catl.rKc MtjcMy pitn.isca
md trj'rti in his purl, 11 ikV to
the I triuh lUp'Mk !m.iMh if.tr
the fi ll ot d ei.f'lrt istcotltn 1 f tha
M't i'iticti 1 1 d ktiptil. ut,ti t..u .1 , re-.
Hive i hi. lf:)lll nj nctithc Duke
f IVima, ll e n l it j or ptcvii-cc cf
v.iki.'rs, "nh tl e .!.. ixuntttstt
v here: , in J uttrtrre
snd rartifi;'jily if e
f li e tiewty
tl.ir il ait.cle,
tu :
1 1 r t h Ft p.lllc J t to Sntrn.
lr'i! Ic tMe lo ll e cr rVm nd to tl
i ii'iilr n cf tic aid tejii'.oij 1 I I e
i iru C'cnsuJ cf the Frtnth it; 1 ilg
t ttir.rr; to f ie to 11 e Ll i'.mI .Mulct
-i a strtrg proof dfl.'u fricr.i 1 in, Odli
I' 1 rLi cu!e to ih laid I'l.hrd yf
i'i the t ame i f ihe Fundi Frj' -ll c,
fttttrandiuL.il t,- m.'v, tie
; sail tminrr. Ul dl i;s 11 1 i d
21 ih.s an'ulc it r5T ni thtt in i
treaty
liteen ?,).! at I 1 mr.f,
pt ir' Kii k!sud luio'i to Fiance
nix n certain i n!'.ii it. , ll t trulter
ef Iulwara. Ihe I rertf liei u
tl t Uniied Sttif m t tl c I itt- h o
crrr.;eitiiesna aHirt.iu vUUif
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