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THE WESTERN GABOON LOT
rllHLISIIED WEEKLY: JOHN BEARD, Jr, Editor and Proprietor. ?ZT r- Xumbcrfrcm iU lcghnitig,7Wi No. 29 OF THE XVth VOLUME.
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at caarfod tor eacli tnaorttoa.
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coooimodated Ijf a reaaonaUa dtxiucUuo fruu tlje abore
laaiin fce hauicnt enatora. "
to coKroiDXRT.
1. To rnaora prompt attratimi to addread
Io tba Editor, Um) puatae ahould in all caata be mL
- Book, PamphletA,
nandMiU, Circular, Cards, &c
NaaUa Prmiad at th Oflie, -
Omdxiti fnm eaar loaf.
Ovr Ibroign relatione continue, with but few ex
eapuooa, to Daintaia tho farorable aaptTl which
lhay bora io ny laat annual mewange, and prvmiae
to extend thoaa ad rant gee which the principlea
Ibat regubtto our toteroourao with other natione
are ao well caleulutod to eecure.
Tho ouaatioa of the northoaatern bound try ia
atiU pending with Groat Britain, and the proposi
tion m&do ia accordance with tho resolution of the
8anato for tho oatabliahmoot of a bo according
to tba Uwaty f 1783, haa sot boon aficvptnil by
that Government. . Bolioriog thai erery diapoat
tioa m fclt 00 both aidea to adjuat thia perplering
auuitnA tA rha aalLJaflioa of all the partiea into-
fMted ia it. tho hop io yot indulged that it may
. a a a . 'a!
pi etSxted oa the baata of um propoaiuon.
V .1 h lk n,.rrnmntl nt Auatria. Ruaaia.Pl
'rnw Holland, Xflm and IWiinmrk. tba baat wa-
aeraUnding oiwta. Uoronierco, With ail.it loeter.
ad and protected by reciprocal good will, under
Um aaocuoa of Irooru conronutaiui or icgu j)rui
-U-tho-rmdat of-her wtarwal diffiealtiaa, the
Queen of Bpaia Jiaa raUpod TStu JOl
'tba pay ment of tho cUiiiw, of our citita arising
HOC 1S1 V. It W M WO -OOwraww w
Vmmh ad cmrof ttianowlaid before -yon:
fcr auch kgtalatioo aa may be found neceasary to
ceabto tboae tntereawKi 10 aunro iu wmmi w
. YmLlm. la th lore ef ireumatanrea, and to
tb wiae counsels of time and experience, (hat
. a a a a.. ! at.
Power haa Bually roaolvoa no HHgor w occupy u
umtatura,! position in which ahoatood to tho. new
fi,.rnnvmta awtahliahod in thia hemiapherO. 1
bar the great aatwfactioo ofjUting to you Utal
r ik am Jok the restoration of nar
mooy between thoae who haro aprung from tho
bum ancestor, who aro allied J common into
reata, profca the aa roe religioo, aod aieak tb
ih- United State bar been ao
tiroly inatrumeutal. J Our effortt to eflbct thia good
or wtli "bo poraoaorea aa m wy
ad useful, to. tho paxtie,aDd out entire diamtoreat.
tWo li;nua in hj fell and understood. The
V'llJUBEU llaw' wm
M fncrw"i to . coonterwan Jthe diacnmina
tins Hiltlra. loviiiff to lU '.' li mm tit w naviira
tion in Cuba nud P0H0 Rico, has been transmitted
to the Minister of tbo United Btatea at Jiaorio,w
be communicated to tho (avveroment of the Queen.
No intelligence of iU receipt haa aa yet reached
M Department of State; If the preaent condi-
two of the country permit trie uoernmeni 10
make a careful and enlarged examination of the
tree intcTCsta 01 ineso Tmpnam pumuiw w
dmntniona. no doubt ia entertained; Ibat Xheit. &i
tura intercourae wati th Uuiled State ft ill be
rinroA nun a'mnr Kiat and liberal basia.
Th FU.U !.. basanot vet -been Act
M ami ri.lirMi. Kecent orders nare oeen otin
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to the Agent of the United 8tate at Havana, to
fetUM wttn aU . tuaL.ne.can ..ounun, u uuu. uf
nau K in WaJilmrtnft Iielor the OeatjoA of the
Bnpreine CouH, to be ued in legal qwytiona there 1
liiteriwl tranquillity ia happily restored to Por
tugal. The distracted -elate of tho country rcn-
ttred unavoidable the poatpooemeni 01 a unai pay
ma nf our citizens. Our. fli
pTicf re bo aooo reaumed, and the
long subsisting friendship with tnal rower anoras
tne stronceal cuaraotee tnat me otuauca uuo u
reiri-fl hrnmnt attniltinrju
. jr . r 1 .1 o :
- u Mini iiimwiiuvm www
lit. iha VlnunT the Two Sicuies.
I Via ;, inslulmAnl 1I11A lllUIAr IIM tODTCUllUII
ba been duly received, and an offer baa been made
to extinguish th whole by a rompt payment-
an offer which I did not conaider tftyaelf aathori
ed to accept, aa the indemnification provided ia
the exclusive property of indi vidual citizens of the
united states. Tbe ongioai aojuauucui w
rlnim. .rul Ik. Hinnlavnit to fulfil at OnCO
Hie stipulation made for the payment of tbem,
ore highly honorable to tti uoveromciii i iut.
Two ftirilipa. Whon it ia recollected that they
J ere the result of the injustice of an intrusive
irowar, temporarily dominant in us .erniury,
aa beea tMnthar unnalural m maMrJ ik
eircumatancea cannot iail Io exalt ita character
for iualwa and fxj failh ia tba eyea of all Mttona.
ivij vi AiniiT wki miwigiw aaaaraaai
tU United Bute and Belgium, brought to your
nutica in my laat Annual Meeaaga, aa aaartmwd
by tho Senate, but the ratification of which had
but been eichangod, owing to a delay la ha re
crption at Rruafula, and a euLaequeut abaeora of
niaatawat a?aaiM k Tm
" "w ""ivi f m wivin Auaii, ww ajaava.Hi
after mature doliberalioo, finally diaaood by
that (Jof mmcut, aa incotwiiatent with tba powere
and inirtructiooa f,ru to their Minuter who aego
ciated it. Thia diaavowal waa eotirelr unextxiet-
ed, aa lite liberal pruicij.lca enbotLed ia tho Coav
veutioo, and wbicb form tho gruuad work of the
objectiona Io it, were perfcxtly aaUactory Io the
Belgian Kopreaentatirc, and were auppoeed to be
ocit only within tho power graotod, IhiI ipraawJy
cnnfortnable Io lle inatructiia fire bus. Aa
ofltir, nut yet accepted, hu bneo nado by Belgium
Io renew ngiciaiiona t"f a Treaty leaa kberal in
ita proviaiuia, on qucatioua of general minliraa
law.
Our newlv eatahtiabed relaiiana with th &1W
I11110 rorte promise to be useful to our eosnnwrre.
and aatudactory 10 every respect to thu) Govwra
menl. Our ititerrourae with th Barber Potreta
couIiducs without iiuportant change, except that
mo present political auie 01 Aigiera aaa laauceg
me to terminate the resideoc tber of a aalained
Consul, and to substitute ao ordinary Cnosulai, to
remain ao Inns' aa the also continue in th bob
D r
rsaion 01 r rsuce. vur pm irnaiy wiia 00a w
ItieaA I 1 1 M 1 till, rmmtmr nf M nrrirrn arna
formed in 1780, and waa limited to fifty yeara
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1 nai periou nas aimnsi cxpirea. 1 enau iaa mom
imipm tn -Mftftaf il ilk t Km rlnat aahVarfann. aa
its stipulations are just and liberal, and hav be,
with mutunJ natality and reciprocal advantage,
cruulily fulfilled.
Intoatio diasention have too frequently occur
red to marth prosperity, interrupt the commerce,
anil iltafraef th finmminMita nT fnfa rX I Ka sat.
tiona of thia hemisphere, which hav aeparated
.1 I r a Itfl . e j
inemsciT w irom opaui. " neo a urn aau penam-
unl MiJaralaiwIini vifk tKa n. Mtfif MBBatrV atiafl
have produced a rormal axbamlodgmeot of their
I a S .ft a B a aaw - a
uMepeooeoce, an iue aooa 01 aangcr iroca uuu
quarter caa be no longer entertained, tb fiiends
nf frMwinm aivrL that thoaa enuntrie. ao favored
hv nature, will be distinguished for their lot ofl
nawtiee, and their devorjoa to too peace tut ana,
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to aasiduoua cultivation ot wdicb coxuera anonr
upoo nations and sivea valu to huaaaa lira. Ia the
mean time I confuJently hope that tb appteheav
iiona entertained, that boom of tb people of those
In rn riant reoinns ma ha temoteiL is a BBOtXtegt
of on worthy diatruat of low owo ecfoetry tor in
Miinvmrail r libartv. ta AOMkmit the too eeeamo)
ii --vp
error of purchasing preaeal repose by teatowwig
on some laronu leaders in nuai gin n uTcepoar
siKle power wilt awto reafiaed. WkhoWbeag
UorertuncDta, and with that car itrasii, avs woei
mvImI r.hanirea in our relation have occurred do-
imt the nresent TearIj.FrOflUOia.a4pa5p-W
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complaint have ansen upon tbe part of the cttt-
irramtlaf aettoa of the-eooatituted anbordinato a-
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tnoritie 01 tne maniimo regions, aou mohuik
m
fmrr. the 1 nailers or Dajliaana 01 moao ia axaos
against tho oaUbliahed Governmeota. In aB ca
sea, repreaentalioha have been or wiQ be made ;
and. aa soon aa their Dolitical affair are t set-
tlod position, it is expected Uiat.our inenaiy re-
rmin si ranees will Do loi lowed trr aaeoaare reoreaa.
The Government of Mexico made known, u Le-
cemrjerTiT"tho "appOTntnent of Commisoaers
and Surveyor, on its TMrt. to run. in fxmjooctioa
with our, tji boundary lino Wweooj ka territo-
no and tb United State, and axewseo we oeiay,
In lh reasnna anlici Dated he Pfevalenc of Cl-
wil - Thn fVimmiaairwiflra and SunOTOra BOt
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.having -met within th time stipulated by tho leea-
ty, a oewarrangemea. oecaiiiu waawmitj,
lharge d'-Allairs waa insiruciea, in January hsx.
to negotiate, in Mexico, an article a&aiitooai w
the pre existing ; treatyT Thlslnitnicuon waa ac-
UuMt, and no OiuiCUIty waa apprencooeu
thn arnmnlihrnent of the obiecU Til ilrfc a
tinn in'af MMiiui. thai additional article to the
treaty will be obtained, and transmitted to this
country, as aooo as it can receive" the raiiIr3oa
Ai" ..a aVf aawtaoftn I in rr-aal
thn then Stare of New Gra-
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Vfjneufa:' and EtfUador. formiha: the R-
public of. VoIombMr oeema every . giy.te swBoe
more improoauie. 1 w yviMiiw"
t A' Ei-ot m iinnnratnnd tn he now neirotiatincT'a
just diviaioft of 4hMigttooBrtreed by them
ml... iiniMxi nrwier on& tioremincm. a m um
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war jn Equadpr, it ia beBeved-luu prevented tits
tbo appointment of a. immisatonef one fwm
rlv dsv. to submit, in the pro-
per form, the appointment 01 a aipiumfluc agaaw.
Venezuela. The importance of tho commerce 01
that country to the United States, ana inavivge
claim of our citizens upon tho Government, ari
sing before and since tne aiviauu 01 vminuum,
rendering it, in.
iL.Ii thia atnru. . - - - -'- 1
- Our ropreaentatiTes lo Central America, Peru,
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and tlrazti, are euner a, or on uw -
MMiuiliva twMta. .
From, the Argentine Repnblie, from which a
Minister was expected to this Government, nothing
r..ik. k.a hnm hpard. - Oecaaion baa been taken,
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on tho deporture of a new Consul to Bueooa Ayrea,-
to remind that Uovemmeni tnat ws tong ju.
at iniati.1 whose aonMntment had been made
knnwn to us. had not. amved.
(The por of the Menapt next tirl'rw. At
auMRa or rr7rm. um a tn- -
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Tho progresa ot our goia owng"
.i ir.. thn mint, snd oroouaeB ro a short
w im wuiwip v ,,.w . . ,
period to furnish the country witfc a aonwT and nor.
. . . L- I III uu.k AltnintJh thn in.
table currency, wmcu wm
convenience to travenera of the want of a t-eneral
Cpar nmaey, ahould tho Suit Dank bo lotap
1 of turasahsng iU Thoa kaaUiitiono hav al
ready show tlw ajaulvaa eoaapeteat I pure has and
pwaah aVaaamad tsxha&gf Lt th couraueoo of
UaW, at reaauoaU rates and A a douU i eoter
taiond that, is a abort period, aU th want of th
country aa Bank aocoaaaodi.Uuoa and oixbange.
wiU b supplied a prusopdv and cheaply as they
hav hfeiaur bee by tho Bank of tho United
Suae. If th eneral bate ahall b iivlueed gra
dually to njjrm their batdtiag syslemaiaud prohibit
tb aasu of all BDaafl ajoaaa, w shalL, n a few yeara,
hav a cauroncy a aound, nod a littlo liablo to
nWtiwipowa, aa any other eoeaoaercial eountry.
TV retnrl ef its Bet rotary of War, together
with th accoaapajrysag ducankBBta &osa th ecveral
bumuixct' thai Dpjpsjlaisat, will exhibit th) aitua-
tiu of th taxiowe object tofamittnd Id ita adini-
BiatraiMMk.
Na araot haa occurred einc your laat aiun
reoJcnng aseassary nay aauvoaatasla of th army,
with th exception) of th tipediwai of tb regv
t c4 dragoon ante tho atrntory of thn wander
aag aad Bawdaaory truja aonaUMUng ine western
tVuauer aaid kving afjacetal Io th Mexican bounda
ry. TVs tribe hav bee foetutuf known lo
a raraaanaly bv their attacks apo our own citixcos
and Bprpa other Lallana aoUlUd to th arotoctioo ofl
th Ln.id Bute. It became necessary, fcr thai
of th U-jaaista, ta ehecfc these habttoat ra-
raads. and I asm haocrv lo ialuraa vou that tb ob
ject ka bea eOoctod without the commisaion ofl
any act of hoatiLrfy. Cut. tajdgo, awl tho troops
satder baa cnmmawt, hav acted with equal firmness
biiisoaitr. and an arraarement aaa been nsvie
with tbna Isdiaaa, which a at hoped wiH nasur
their peraaaaeot pariAc rebOtur-a with tho Umled
State and th other tribe f Jndiaa upon that
border. It as to b regietied that the prevalence
of atckaesa ia that quarter ha deprivad tbo coun
try of n Bomber of valuable live, and particularly
that General Lavenwurth, aa officer weQ knowa
and steejtd Car hie gaJlant aervice ia the lata
war. aad for hts sobpa-qGcot good ouftiluct, has Ctllca
a victim to hi seal and axertioas in th discharge
of his duty.
Tb army m in a huh stale or discipline, ita
Moral coaditsua. a far aa that ia knowa bora, ia
good, and thai various branch of th puhlie Bor
neo aro carefully attended to. II M amply aum-
cteot, nodsc il preaant orgajuaatauo, for prodding
th nncf arr tagjsuo fo that son hoard and for
th ddeoco of th ic terns! frontier, and also for
meaarviag the etemcnts of military knowledge, and
Lr i-rt-ti-a; taaoa with thoa im prove menta which
roodcra experience ia continually making. . And
thesa objects appear lo me to embrace all tbo legi-
tuaal purpose fat mutch a parsaanaot military
force should bo maintained ia our country. Tn
IrjBjoa of kulorf leach ua iU danger, and tho ten-
(Jcorv which exuaa to an increase. This can be
beat met aad averted ay a just cautioa on the part I
of the public ttacif, andofJtboe whoiiotteentlhemj
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Cungreaa.
From Ike dutiea which derolva oa the' Engineer
ftpajPUBnf.' and upon the TutwraibpCAl iuifil-
neara, a eaacrea Tgamaa ia mr aeems to pa ownsaoo
ed by the public interest, and I recoounend. the
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su'iject to your cooaocration.
tto impurtant cfaang suu owing tnta awrm. Ta
ken oiace ia tho coodiun of th Indian. Ar-
rangement are ia pregreat for the removal of tbe
Creeks, and will noon bo for tho removal of th Se
minole. I regret that tbe Cocroa.ee cast of the
Maanaairjpa hav not y4 -tejmin m exmraau
nitr. to remove. - How loo th awraonal eauaea
which hAveiarKhiijfewtafd.id lhat nltimat.ay in-
vitablo nxasure, wiQ contiaaw to operate, I am
eraahle to conjecture. It is certain, however, thai
dekv was awanc with it aecnratibUed evils; Which
will tender tneu conotuoa more sou snore unptca
aatr TTiO experience of every year add to the
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conviction that intgration, and thai alone, can
pieaui fran-uVatiWctiuathnreroTaiut of th tribe
Bjiiut anaoitg aa. . Ta taciuty wua wuku tne
nccesaane of hie aro procured, and the treaty ati
puktiooa pnrviJing aid fur tbe emirrant JnJiao in
tlietr afrtcultural punuita, and ia tb important
concern of education, and their reeuval Irom i&oee
m which have hereto! eVpreased all aod" de
stroyed many of tho flibwa, caaoot fail ta stimulate
Ibeir exertmns and la i rewanj theutinnugtry,
" The two law pawed at tho hut session of Con
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gress, on the subject of Indian afiairs, have been
carried into e&ct, and detailed ioMrurtions for
their admintstratioa have been jrtreaw It will be
seea. bw the eatimade for the preaent arwkm;' that
a groat ledisoioa wU tai f4ae in the eTpeodi
turea of the dVpitnient m eonppjpei,oLJ
1ws.AJm1 Tlre"Isnreai that their
ooeration wiQ be salutary, and that tbe colonization
J- th Indiana the western frontier,-together
with a judkiuua ayatetn of admuuwraUon,-wiff atiU
further reduce the expenses of this branch of the
wJir " am May aad-iaaVaJO ttaWBr pf OCnOtC. llS
watfuhxes and ethcieocy.
Ciitmatancea have been recently oWroped,
oKnwinjr the exMteore of eitenaive fxauds under the
rartms few granting pension and gratuities for
PnynhiriraMry prtlfM. It m impOjanMO to OBO.
nnmrtheanaiont whkh may havo been thus frati.
dufcody obtained from the national treasury.
am aatLsfed. however, it ka been rach aa to justi
fy a le-examination of tho system, and tho adop.
tin of the neoHanur checks m its administration.
AIT will agree that the aervice and sufieringa of
the remmnl or oar Revolutionary nana srtouui oc
nmr rnowoated. Bid while this is done, every
proper precaution ahould be taken to prevent tho
adioisioa of fabricated and fraudulent cbiima. Io
the nresent anode of prnceedinff, the attestations
and cfTtificaie of Judicial officers of tho varioua
.State. fm a ectanderaUe portion of the chocks
which are interposed against tbe commission ofl
frauds. These, however, nave neen, una nry oe,
cwp-atmt and in -ti n wav as to eludo detection
at the etatm'ng office. And, WeperdentJy of
ntwrfical dtmcnltr. it airertained that these do
enmrats are often loosely granted ; sometimes, even
blank corOucalos havo been issued I aomctime pre
pared papers havo been signed without inquiry
and, id out instanoe at lt, tb seal of tb court
ka been within reach of a person moat interested
in it improper application. It ia obvious that, un
der such eircumatancea, no severity of administra
tion caa chock lb abuse of tho law and informa
tion baa, from time to time, boon communicated lo
tb reopaoo CXUcc, questioning of donying tb
right of persons placed Uoo th ponaion lun, to the
buuntv of th countrr. .. Much cautions are always
athmded to, and oxajiuned. But a far mora gene
ral Mvaatigatiua ia called for. And I therefor re
commend, in eonformiiy with th suRgoation of lb
Secretary of War, (hat an actual Upjhjcuoq should
be snado, in each otatef into the eircumatancea enu
claim of svery perw now drawing a ponaion.
The bonest veteran has notlung to fbar frotn such
a scrutiny, while tho fraudulent claimant will be
dot oc ted, and tbo pubUo treasury relieved to aa
amount, I hav reason to believe, far greater than
haa heretofore been auapectod. Tbo detail of such
a plan could bo so regulated aa to intorpo tb
necessary checks, without any burtheuaotne opera
tion upon the peoaiofiere. The object ahould bs
two-fbid I
1. To look into tho omnnal justice of the claim,.
ao far aa this can be don under a proper system of
reirulaiiuoa, by an examination of tho claimant
thtBsolve, and by inquiring, ta-'J vicinity of
their reatuence, into ttieir nuttory, ami uiio ine
opinion eutertaiuod of Ibeir revolutionary sorvicea.
8. To aaoartain, m all cases, whether tb origi
nal claimant ia living, and this by actual persooul
uuuwctiiin. ,
meaaure will, if adopted, bo productive, 1 1
think, of tbe doairod results, and 1 therefore re
commend it to your consideration, with tbd further
suggestion that all pay incuts ahould bo eunpeoJod
till the uecoasary report aro received.
It will be Buen, by a tabular atatoment annexed
lo the document tranamittod to Coturresa, that tbe
appropriations for object connected with tho War j
lA-partinenl, tnado at tne last Brwatoo, lor in air
vica of the year lb34, excluding tbe pcrmanenl'
appropriation for tbo payment of military gratuities
under the Act ol Juno 7, ies, tne appropnauun m i
two hundred laouaaiMl dollar for arming and eqtiip
duut tho militia, and the ammrwriatio of ten thou
sand dollars for the cinlizatioa of tho Indians,
which are not annually renewed, amounted to tho
sura of nine millions throe thousand two hundred
and aixtv-one dollars, and that tbe estimate of ap
propriations necessary for th name branches of
service for tbo year l amount to um surn ot
nve muiona seven nunureu squ sovoniji(ut uw
sand nine hundred and sixty-four AtlUm, making a
diOerenoe in th appropriations of th current year
oyer tba eatimaloa of appromtions for tbe next, of
three millions two hundred, and tweuty -lour tbou.
sand two hunlred and ninety ovua dollara. - -;
The princinoJ causes which hav operated at
thWtiffp to produce tbi gaatdtuti rswea, ar shewn
in the report and documeota, ana in me ootauon
estimaio. , .pome of those cause are accidental
and lempcrory-f while ether ar-pcrrrmnmit awl.
aided by a just CoursQ of administration, way" con
tinue to oporato Awcoctauy upon too puuiic expun
&uire. 'rmm,r.
A jnat' ec the public
service roquiroa, and withholding where it doe
not, is among th wdwponsaWe dutw ol the u o.
vernrnent. " "
I refer vou to the aceomoenviriff rcnort of tbe
Socretaty of the Nary, and to the docuroents with
it, for a full view of'th operations of That : impor
tant branch of our eenivo duringtlie preaent yea f7
It will bo seen that the wisdom and liberality with
which Congress hare provided for tbe gradual in
crease of our navy material, havo been aeconded
by a corrospoading teal and Bdeuty oa the part ol
thoa to whom has boon confidod tho elocution of
the law on the subject, and that but a short peri
od would to now'reauired to liurin couuiumiuu a
fuBce large enough for any exigency into whiclffCould
the country may bo thrown. , a ..... t
....When wo reikjct upon our position in relation to
other nations, it must be apparent that, in the event
of conflict with them, wo must look.chiufly to our
navy for tbo protection of our national rights. The
wide sea which eeparate us from other govern-
oients, must ot nasosaily ha th theatre ea watol)
an enemy wm aim to aaxaii pa : ana, umess we are
boared to meot him on this element, we cannot
aaid . to possess the power roaoieite- to repel or
prevent agjpiotiav,yyf nr
wtih too much attention this arm of our defence,
or cherish with too much car fhfi tficahs ty which
itcaapoasssahenecaearye
sion. To this end, our policy has Men neretolore
.-. . .T a af m
wisely directed to the constant employment of a
force 'Mfficnfto
rapid accumulation of the materials which are no
cessary to repair our VccU,and construct with 1
of war. . ;-""-";
In accordance with this policy, I recommend to
your consideration the erection of tho additional
Dry Dock doscribed by the Secretary of th Na
vy, and also the construction of the i3tim :Batte-
riea m wnica nu.a. rviwrwir n puqiuw i i
testing their effwaoy a auiliries to t!io system ofi
if.i i - 1 .e. .J' .i ' el
aeicnco now in use.
The Report of tho Poetmoitor General, herewith
submitted, exhibits the condition and proepect of j
that Uepartment. r rom that document it appears
that there waa a deficit in the funds of Iho Depart
ment, at Ihe cominencement of the present year,
beyond its available means, of three hundred and
fifteen thousand live hundred and ntnoty-nine dol
lars and. ninety-eight cents, which on the first of
July . last bad been reduced to two hundred and
mxlv-eiaht thousand ninety -two dollar and seven-
fl hi r cents. It appears, also, that tbe revenues
r tho cntnincr year will exceed the expenditures
bout two hiinored and seventy thousand dollars,
wb'n h, with the excesiof revenue which will re-
suit from I lie operafion of the current half year,
may bo expected, independently of any increase tn
tit gross amount of postage, to upt3y theontir"
dekit beforo the end of lt35. But a this calcu
la tion is. baaed on tho groM amount of postage
which had occured within the period embraced by .
the time of atrikinf the baknee, it ia obvious
that without a progressive liter in the amount
of postage, the existing Ktrenchment must be
persevered ia through the year 1830, that tho Do
parUnent may accumulate a surplus fuod suUicloet
to place it in a ooodiuoo of perfect
It will bo observed that the revenue of the .
Poet Office IX'partmeot, thouirh they have increa
acd, and their amount is above that of any former
year, have yet fUleo sliort of tho estimate mora
thaa a hundred thousand oWlarst Thia ia attribu
ted, in a great degree, to the ibex of fred -letters,
growing out of the extension and abuse of .
the franking privilege, There hu been a gradu.
Increase ia the number of executive otlrces to .
wbicb it has been granted! and by ao Act passed ia
March, 1833, it waa exteoded to member of Con ,
greas throughout the whole year. It ia belitrod '
that a reriston of tbo laws relative to the franking
privilege, with some enactment to enforce more
rigidly tho restrictions under which it U granted,
would operate beooficially to tbe country, by ena.
bluiJ UiftlJcpajInpaiit at aa eariieT period W to- "
store tbo mail facilities that have boon withdrawn. .
and to extend tbem more widely as the jyywipg '.
settlements of tbe country nmy require." .
To a measure so important to the Uovammenl,
and ao just to our oonsiitucnta, wbo ask ho exclu
sive privilege for tbemsclvoa, and are not wiling
to concede tliera to other, I earnestly reoommend ,
.! ! ... ... m r '
tne serious aitciiiion ot uongr
Tb imiKirtano of lit 1'oat Office IVrwrtmrnt,
and the magnitude to which it has grown, loth in
its revenues and in ita operatinrta, soura to demand
ita re-organization by law. Tito whole of it re
ceipta and diabunpeiucnti have hitherto been left
entirely to Executive control, and individual dis
cretion. 1 ho nriuciplo is a eouud tn relation to
litis aa to any other IVparUnent of the Gorenuuest,
that aa littlo discretion should bo confided to tlie
Executive officer who controls it, aa is compatible
with its efficiency. It is therefore earnestly o
commended that it be oriranizod with aa Auditor
and Treasurer of its own, appointed by tho Preset
dent and Bonale, wbo shall be wanchce of t!
Treasury Department " "r " V
Tour attention ia sgaln rerwctftilly ivifrja
theAToct which exwU in tne Judicial Bystctn of
the United rJtatea, JSothing can .bq roore .dura,
ble than the uniform operation of the Federal Jui .
iliclary throughout tlie several Statea, all of which.
standing on tne eame (otiru aetncmUr of the
Union, liar equal rights to the advantage and
benefits resulting from its law.' This ol)jvt is
Mtattalat)d'by theuucTaT'Acts'oiiwnn forced
becousa .they Joav ooVfvurth of the. &Uttca wilh.ni:. ..
out Circuit Court.' '"" " 'x :- -Izz'Lz
all lh Slata4fiewtrrfeeting
it is uikmhiihtoit inv uuiv w vuicrca io uiar
either by the creation of an additional number of' ' .
aasociate judges, or by an enlargemcnt'of jhejcif -
euita asMgned to those already apojiilcd, bo as to
irkTude Ihd'licw Etatoi be' Ihrr?
difliculty ia a. proper nrganixation of tip judicial '-systi-rnj
so nf to secure it sfucieocy and unifbrniity " ;" '
In all parts of the Union, and at the same tim to
avoid such an increase ot judge aa would encumber
the auprcme appellate tribunal, U ahould not b al-' " '
loed lb weigh against tba great injustice which ,
the present. orraiiaa. of the ytta piucca. ;:JJL-.1
I trust that I may be also pardoned lor renewinrf -
toe recornmcnoation t nave so oiicn ui)niiiiod to
yoUFaireriiion, In regard to the mode of electing 1.
tne i rem uent ana vice rreeiueui ot toe niiea
State. " All the rtfloction I have been able to bo
atow upon the subject, increase my conviction
that the best- interests of the CXMlnxry wilt oe pro
motod by th adoption of some plan which vili ao " '
cure, in all contingencies, tliat important right of -mXctmoAy
to tlie direct control of In People--p -r-r;
Could thia be aitauiod, and the terms of those offi
cers be limited to a single period of either four or
sis years, I think oar liborUo would poescs aaad"' vv""
ditional aalbguard. , ' ' ? ; ;
At Your bit session I 'caHod the attention of
Corurres to tbe doBtrucllon of the public building
ooeupied by the Treasury Derrtincnt.""As th
pubua wMArost nquire that another building should .
be erected, with as little delay a poetublo, it ia
hoped (hat the moans will ba seuwnably provide
and ihat. theyil
such an enfargemehfand improvcnient in tho plan
of the building a will rnp.re.eifrctuully aoconirno. i-
date fhe puMie oftoian
wntjTlcpo.iujrmifTrom m
I have not boen able to satwfy myiolf that tha -
bill entitled HAa Act to improve thenavlCTtion of!
thn VhajJi,-M B rlilt. . .. J
close of your last session, ought to pass, and.1 Jmrol
- - .j.. .irvii nuiw WVUI W Um KL Lilt
inerwreiuuciain)av-
return it to the Senate, the body in which it oritri
There can be no rnjeetlon ennnrtet witK ihn
adminigtration of public affairs, more important or '
j:ns 1. i .iv , .. r...
nmr uiiucuu io uo Buusmctoruy ac wu thaa..
tharwuf wlaib to th rightful authority;-juidI:i:
proper action of the Federal Govenunont upon the -,
subiocf of Internal Improvements. To inherent
embarrassments have been added other rnaultinrr
from the course of out ' legislation, WMcrning it. y
I hat e B6retoforB communicated fr&clv with
Conirrosi upon this suhlect. and in advortinn- to it
again, ! cannot refrain from expressing my increa
sed conviction of its extreme importance, as well
d re-p-xu io iia peanng upon the maintenance t,l
the Constitution and the prudent management of
the public revenue, as on account of ita diaturhinV
effect upon the harmony of the Union.
vye are in no danger from violations of the Con-,
stitution by which encroachmenta are mado upon
the personal rights of tbe citizen. The sentence
of condemnation Jong since pronounced by the
American People upon acts of that character, will,
I.. 'doubt not, continue to prove as aaltttary jn ill
effect a it i irrevefbible in iu nature. Dut agaiast
V ' .inn. ' !
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