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J v-i-. ... : J 'A 'V If '."4 1 . V ..: r4 ' -V . . ' . .. !"' j ! - v : i .. : . 10 ' -J' . v; !:' I ret tJiat 1 eannU ea tMf oct flSKhtfjoq that the past yesrtef ueen pn, Sf Cloyed prosperity. ,e.rave-tscJ'j&re '. j2& KtMitH hate pain luuy aitcieuouierwiss ' focrttiis; portioM of oar country; and seri ne!? ebarrosfnen&y derange Die trade of ;.7thei drem eirettfiastancee, that general :v" F: rTnr-rrirr . which! ha been lieietofre eo tcinViftttlr.beatbwed wpori us y the Author p-friS c.VCI; continues t call for tiui .: '- I kamiK Wlilph mam mm mm n 1 -m aval lit m m w w w ww i ww v-rr ur of the fcuibaada;a ,bn u. I Nulwan or iuditidual ' : ' i j . honorable pannits rf. 41.U.t-t!fh fwiimiU. I 7ithibrr&antnct. oar relatioha ex T JDtoit ine i oreiented ford continued xtraordinary po ' is.Z-tOQlonn morecerwio, anu npaourecoi nan . r:-, i- r Y'rii" TiStoopte forja depeodeoc. ? United Statif;, Va (V 5 MabttiiJin -tnMmt imher vMaieatje .eobjettt m '-erone atnuch dependaia to looked for Je Canaa aenumeuu of IwauUry to. r f JiK ini 'Wli.n-M- "in ri,rf 0 WPJe 4i w UtuUonf t which hare beed J 1- W UIH. WVMI fUVU U WSKIW v . I : i..f .n-nmt v;..i'Mz-.i r. rpopiew oriaoine j uiavaupoTuui&oi ? Kij- 'f. vr.i,-j wuvfm ,i,- Jocal authorities oL the rravineeek-Tbe 1 r vi Ivpadfifl, just, and lbearinttoUcfndopted by cei? m aua .torwqa naw mii rSl fitft Admini.tratl.in uBtie J f . ernment,andpudbyjuet Wf rflld ex?f4at'u1 HP!&t era reated in mVTiviLact WW V V tyowininea. : j !-v l( Congresfjbrthe tlelenceipr tl countnrjn . u,TrM wVv?T v V."'?" "'" an emergency , conn ire that jUie deted aoXir hbleaa'l1? , . . vi I.lliia dinflif ion inf nor aHsiini. Anil whiAn Iimva v V LP meanatb meet it, hae not beea exerts I ;.-a .tl. k.h. vit... i.ii-'.V..U -. '-with norther reault'thad W.inereate. .by the 'Lcfi :-eoo&kBce.ihtteiw l?m cirdinal priiiaplea itJoVeni our inter- rvai ri an a anTm wti n tviivimia. wsriraei pendbdeaiiOTt wiUi GreitTXHuin, out of Mfc .'r-r.iknriNMM. ! M4JMiMj f,XM wyvjll va a)-.aav mm Mwaww ' and it is about to ret6rn to tHe Jslaturf . jxcrouc oy inewrprif ccgaNou wuoumc departxnesi ef the Government. ' '; C ' ' y For, the aetUement of out , Northeastern tiodndarr.ihe oronoaitioa ctomiaed by Grea - uwwm lor cuuiuJinsiuu vi vjLptui iuu uv aurrey, has been received; atfd a comite'pro ject, including allot? froviHtn for tlie; cer tain and final adjustment of thelimiU in Ois- vmiavis now before the British Goverrrraent fbritt conaideration. ;AJul regard 'toT the. I ceucate aiaie ortnis. question, aiia -proper respeclTor the natural impatieliee of the Stale of Maine; not leas Uian a cohriction that tlie negotiation haa been already, protracted Ion rer than-hi prndent on ihefpart of either. Go-" . Ternment; hate led me to, berfe ve waif the present favorable moment shouU. o n aci couutV suffered Wpa question furcttf ml resI Rcl condem tldt A- . T. - tneuovernraeutOJ uer.L.ru-unic i..iiesiv wu take- the same view 6f thfsbjecC;4tl ni r:rui4ed it is gorernedhy deader equal!y?ufaiu lai intercourse m.appre irodsi rhe:Kingof 1 it-" iJ- xr; r-.-r i ... v-5,! , J the Netherlands haa also, in further lllastra- irfl to be added irf ouruntty.tueembarrM i:rtnenjneessarH Qint tatiott, by wjiich UieA?enerat lioverumcni . . - - - - . uoon tne oeeuiiar i whose fomtiera these" lines are to be traced. .To'avoid another lintwersyii whicji a Stat4 Gpvernmem rnlht rightfully claims to, have het wisfiea cohsulted,;previouto the con- Vcerhing hergliUef jW4icaoV te H ..O) j . -:.- -.. . ,... . " 4 I have tliought it necessary tq cau me alien- tion of the Government of. Greafc alri tain 1 remment of Ureafc ajnuin to nnxrlher port mhbf. our . conterminous domin ion, of which the divisionUrreTOainito be Bdjosled. ' 4I refer-to the liner, frbni ;Jie "en : trance of Lake Superior 4o the jftost oortti- ' ' western, point of the Lake of the. Woods, ? tip- , ulationS for the ettTeraentif which are lb be Vk found in tlie seventh rticle-nf thilreaty of 1 the rine.deaignated4 beXorr dieT otemenifwhiehkWt.ndoftlielAan rtes, uues.iispiace in ive tuion as sutet and I reft anon the jcofdiit.cVoreration -of .the British Government ttfefrecttha objects -v There is every reason to net teyp inat ois- turbaneea like those which lately agiuted die . neighboring British Provinces will net-again "prove the sources of border contefttionf ,f ft Interpose obstaclea to the continuance of that m : t. i r I . r " ' i fc -i. - emmed to be a eeneral effort in behalf of iwp- :uiarri;uw, mnu wnicu ia some instances rois 1sd fstr nf oormore inexperiehced citizens, has subsided into n raUonat"conict ton stron?- I v opposed to all intermeddling with the in- ' alfiaira nf our 'neighbors. The people of the IJnited plates feel; as it n U jdwafs will. a. warm solicitude improve the poirtic'al tonditibn of? mvnkind. -.MI.S.'.a.Ma.ai f..ltn ikaw.Alimlf' am.k1.' hUl EEUCIUii iUUW ' 1. aiU, I nraediate nefehbes, But it does not belong to "their character, as a eommuriity, to seek rV!ie'gi2caidacttt in acwhicn '.fio!-1 ityt!qtyVei Uitizens. endanger the r ..;ir twL-airy, sou icnu w oriuj.up ' H cf a vidattd faith towards for- If, zeakCJ .jcssfejisseSts i-sj ?Pf r ICT ,ncfte i If r dirlhat article U'M iwaGbmnWt.; irrwe ef disagTreement in tjejointcont L ing Jittered in iheir jiiop.r made separate J ,? be PPfJ by the VnitedSutes .,thM)binU d;. i n' encore noWi&ab pursuedby k - tion 'e,iom - frWaiy 9oitt& Mei wrnoestutmn h in.- 'MZjZ,Ji nki-i. it w.i.u i. ..iH.j the most conciliatory spirit the explanation , . --j. . - - :J puhlre to its tonress,i under , , presto u ,wu. . . . , . 1 which promise a speedy nittficaUon.; a ;;; Withm the provinces themselves tranquil wLjrh t.. iiloW mvself to doubt. V It endeavoring to m Uie'rierhirinance of ijiVof ' 2 pcr".anej:t cl'.ijatioc tpftrcl upon tltcca aa ciuzenr they are aeldora ion r-:ltd. Frc-i til thW .nfonhatino: I rccme, cfr.3rraed tolsaaie extent ty pewo'aal ener vation. I am niatiafied that nw One ' can oofr hop fengt&tt encountering'' pubUft inugnuoo, in auauion to the aeTereatpen? I jee of ilie ,zw$ ; Uecent information ajso ieadafne tn ftope thai the erui'ranU front het tlalaty V Rro Tineea. who hate fought reTuge within our Doumjarieat are uisposeti to-Deeome pcaceaDie residents, and to abalaln from all atternpts ii endanger the peace of thai country which h'aa afforded them aji Mvluia. - On :a -rtrieW of the -oeeumnets fr both eidea of tlxe JiooV it - . o-e(niknranu,irorn nerrotm ibttght reTubijre4n the'feV hicUtheyweri t;JSe'd? hr -tUi- sens of the United Slatehr: meu of these nrded men were trarenUotf of thriaw mm artlieipJnwn Ciftvt ' ia direct con irequenuy expresaeo mere.anu me ajare- d S0 .Wfc Leea me-fUDeetoie Phonatranre by the. two Go Weti niado'the.ffubiectaibf eornjriaintaml re' ernmenta reanec lfr K Natning,hae oceurred to .d?tuxbe hr- a w - i '--. i- VcXrV '"" .fP "! r?r u'! ,Prwajav IWsaia, or .Sweden v-Lflie, internal rtate of Spain J opain jiaa sensiotr improvea. - amr a m - sa 's-.i. Well jrrounded Impie exUtatnai 'the return of - a i ' . - a - " -1 , a - ' peace win Teaioreto tnc peopieoi tnai coun try ieir former nrWaoefitv'.' aid enable the Government tofujfiiall it phligationi at home and abroad 'Hie Uorerument of 1'o.rtugal, I have h satisfactioii-trt. etatel has: paid in full the elet entb and Fast instalment due to our citizens or the- tuims-embraeeU in the set dement made with itonihe3dof March. 1837. 1 lay before you tretiea'"f jcpmmerce he- atiedw.iUi the Kings or arUiaiand:or therlanut.he, tauficattona of fThieb r A - r v vT - ------- Jtnd welj knowQ wuh rninnh' auk. wun of Congress; The liberal pnnciples of theseJTiuailymd, ad ifCongress shall keep the. aPpr- ircaiiej will rccommciiu inem po your appro- 1 bition. That with Sardinia is the first treaty of commerce formed WiUi that kingdom, and it vjll, I troaUtnawerrthe expejetafiona of the presen t so vereign, by aiding the developm lopmeut I .""t ""Jf' '? S FT kthe-NenieHarffi Harmilv terminates aTlon j. w2 -Tl7-. "17 'i e"H5f Hl ? w.if remove. to; feiTeyeVy usdjissathifac tcpmpensauon- ior; air. American randrri leer, and 'carried into Curacoa, where TZZtKIL .mjttZZLr.iZZ " si a ibsm iwiis iwsrp sb nnrnnriaimi mn liis? bibw na aaa a iropriatcd to the use ol The death of thclale Sultan has produced no' alteration in. our relations with Turkey. Ourney Hjkinted Minister lesidcnt has reaclied. 'Constantinople, and I have received assurances from the present Ruler that the thin will K Til I HI I o1 Kv hiniM fin ilia Mini r -J "-."" 7.V -r . .... I regret to be obliged to inform ypu that no convention for the settlement of the claims of on citizens upon Mexico has yet been ratified by the Government of that country. TljefitiVconvenlion formed for that purpose was not presented by the President of Mex icp'for the approbation of. its Congress, from meats"prposeU to be nude tb:odf.tiizens. ina manner : wbich. whileienuallyjust' to t hemrwas deemed less onerous and 'inconve nient to the Mexican Government. Keljing confidently trfon tlie intentions of that Cot ernment, Mr Ellis was,directeqVio Repair td Mexicoand- diplomatic intercpurse'Tias been resumed betweeu' the two 'countries. ' The hew, convention has, he informs us, been re- Ue- circumstances result r,!ifilreeiIo1iiTtertltheirni. yentWmwitlt Texas, fair the demarcation of the linc whicli separates hs from thaltlepuh lie.1 'The commiasioners oT both Oo'venii Ef W-1 The joint e ments met in' New Orleans- in August lau . commisstnn waorgauiiru, aou su- same place on the presumed to be 1 ThenewVGoveent of Texas has ahowtv. It 'itaiM . nftl..fai fr1mt MlillAIII 1 U H".lV; tivitiM WitTt "Central Americsu a tomventiotr us been enndaded for ihe renewd f itfor ormer tre?ty flfrth UniledCtaiM: .This was not M5" iJ'epartttrenDjar late Uharge ?f Uie period limyd -tor 45e;excbnge c rxtiS - s honed ihow JOmeii . conTw m.o L .1.. T.;t iha ani. 1 twelfth "of October. It is. !, I Ciemed it tp: f t':e death of tl. Char-a en?, in consequence (TACairft to rend Atj-.edyregenl to Cntrd' Atr.;rica.'t3 close tl.a t.?..j of cur fcUiba there, apd toarrangew(ibVilieG6veriiment an exttusich irtjrttas for the exchange cf ; r The con: mission, created by 'the States; which Trmerly composed the Republic of Colurabiat-for-adjustinj the, claims against that Government, has, by a very unexpected construction ajtr-ty under which it a"ctsf decided that tfo prousfort was made for those claims of citizens oLthe United States which arose fronv caplures by.Kiofunibian privateersi and wemidjttdffe4?aMinsjte'"c in ihe -judicial , tribseahv -This decision nrilt compriiiie-vutieu jiaieo appiy iine, sev era! Govern rrefHforri for-re- dress. Wlth alt ihpSeNevv rntatudene zuela, and Ecuador. arpfectly food under statiding exisu - Our treaty" with VVjpfteu'ea UTaithfallv carriedvin to execution, findMhat country i m the enjoymeni oD.traiiqainiy," is gradnall jr advancing; in prosperity; u ndie'r the guidance of its present distin juisheHRresl- f dent,' General Paex. rWitli Ecuador, a libe- rai ciiaimcrciat? couTcnuon, lias . isiciy r ucru coepbded, which wilL be transmitted ' to; the .Seriate at Id early With'tbe "great Amenean Empire of Bra zifour relations trohiintfe unchanged; as does' ourTendly Intercourse with the othest Gov ernments of Southmerica--the A rgentiiie nepuouc ann me nepuouca, ot ju ryznay.nir eru Bolivian ; Confederation. my acactbn tomejem zeuf in utai quarter, out tne oongaiiona on lliQ new Govcthtnents which havft arisen out oT that rolederationfto observ fts treaty stipulations wilt no doubt' be soon under stood, aoJ it i. presnmed'tnat no indisposi tinn-wjll eociif to falfiL those which it con tracted With till ITnited JStater. ; ; ..- Ttipn.tiartraiioits at, tbf Governotent.' do- rjng tu presrnt ;w, bm, 1 am naytto say; been very stfct-VMruL The . difficulties under . which tfes Treasury peMitmeiil has lalwtJ, fom koowu dt trefs in tU zwiiHg laws rebtir to tb a(e -keeping of lbs ptiltlie mpnie aggravated by' the upeitsiu of specie jaymeuts hy several of the Banks holdtng 'pub He dejiusifes, or iudeuted t public officsrs for ootes" received iu pjiyntrttt of puUic Jue, have been aur. mounted to very gratify uig eitcul. . The large cur real sspeudilures have been junctaalljr met, snd the faith if thf Oovernmrnt in all its pscauisry ceaceros has lieeartqHilously mtintatued. . The niiH'ieeu millioaa of Treasury notes authorht-d; ay the Act of Cougress of 1 837. and the modifications therettf, with a vieW-to ibe i4fulgebce of mecbanls. jsa their duly bonds,' and of we deposits Banksla'the' psj foeut of public monies held ly,lheqj, have been m punctually redeetned as to leas less thaji ths orh ginsl ten oiiUions outsindfng' at anjl one .lime, "and (he whole amount, unrrdeemed nosf Clls short of three' millions; Of these, the chief porilMt is' not duo tMl neivyear, and the whole Would hav been at-J ready ezUaguubed, coiild the Treasury have reslued theiwymewU due to it from the lUnks. If those uu ftoin them during, the near year ttk'f liA AitnlLj priauaa witmp jns esiimatea, toere w.ejery reaeyn to believe that "all the outstanding Trsasurm'nbtesi can os redeemed, aud tnavrutnary eipenoM oewsyed, without impoMng on the peoplo .any addiUooat bur dsn. either of loans or increased taxes. ' l i; To avoid this, and to keep ths expenditutss wnhiii reaaoaaltle bJb nda, b a duty ..second swrfy inmpor lanes - to- the icservatton of oOr aationat iracSBf nd the pwectlyft'of oiTr citizens; in' lbr-cml od poiiUcai n2bls The creaUon, in time ol peace, ot s debt likely to'bccome permanent,; ia an evjl fatwhich there Is no equivalent. The) rapidity ' with which' many of the btates sre snparSuily approaching to this condition, admonishes os of ear owe) dutM in 4 nsouerioo imTrsaivs io os wwf iraw. , uiw, the leak important, is te;keep the Federal Govern moot atwava'io a comUUon . tax diacharge, with ease .J hi.hx r..hUi!.. -t.u,ui h.U oe required by aoy sodden c.iuuctu in public "mtk r.;- . L.Ai?j MkUI. .r. mt-.kwm snd which may occur when it is 1s ist et pecteo TS this end, itis indispensable , that,.ita finaiiceaafaould hsuntrammefjed, ami Its remrces, as far as patcti. cable, unincumbered. ;Ns cin;uutanca eoulj preaent greaJer'olMtaeles.to theccompnahment of these vi tally important objects; than the creation of an oner his national debt. Our mn ezperieuce,' sod st thai of other nations, hava'detnonstrated the unavoid able and fearful rapiditr with' which a public iiebt "W ineressed, when the Government haa voce sunen. dered itMlf to the 'rainous practice ot supplying hs auppoaed neceaaities' by new ISana, The struggle, therefore, on our part, to be. succeMfuU must be made at the threshold. To make our eIFrts eOective, severe ocoiiomy is necessary. Inia Is IhS surest provuHHi for the national welfare f and illegal the earns time, the best prrservativs of ths rbcipi'on which our institutfona reat. Himplieity, and, economy In the sftairs of Biate hsvs. never jailed f ehastsn ami in vigorate Republican principles, whjle tbc-s have beea aa surely subverted by national prodtgshty, -,nndef whatever apecioos.prrtezls it may have been intro duced of foeterea. T -x ' ' - t&'ClT. These considerations cannot be bat upon! a people who have never been inattentive to. the.rflvet-ofheir' wiliev'uDon the mstitutions' ibes tva crrated for themselves: but st ths present moment, their force is agmenterby the noreaMty which a decrrasing; rev. enus must impose. - Ths cheek. Istely'givea'to ienpov, tations of srticles suhject to uanss, the uerangemenU in the e?ratiwt of internal trsdeaml OKpecially Itho reduction gradually taking place in our tariff of jdO ties. tend maeerlall id lessns our fvteipts. "..s. dead, it '. is 'probable that .the diminution resulting! from the lakt cauftS aione. wiu noz iu snort oi .tjvs millidtos of dIUr in the year 1 81J. aa the final re duction of all duties lo twenty per .cenU then takes effect. The whole revenue then scrfuin from the cbatoma, and from lbs sales of puttljiif jnds, . ifnot more, will undoubtedly le warned deh4yf the ne crawiry'ezpennea.td' the Governiueitt: under the moat prudent aiuxtuiiatrauon of its anaira 1 neo are cir cumstances that iinpuee the necessity of rigid econo my, and require its prompt snd -coiwtant exercise.- With the Leti4ature, rest the power Snd duty' of so adjusting the public enpeoditure a to promote thia VnU. MtJ llie riniTCH in .uw iivimimung, ia Wit- ly in onarqueeS e appropriation mad by. law, that moil can be 8ra wn from the Treasu-v :L No in stance has occurred since 2 the ettabtuhment of ths GovernmeaJ, in which the Gtectitive, tboug't a corn PntjfF'i of Jthe Legialative Ker, baa inierpoaed sn objection to an appropriation bill mi the sole ground f its eztravaree. Hi dutyJn this respect baa been eontdered fulfilled by rrqneaiing such spprtV prialiens only as the public service may be reasonaidjr ezpected to require In the present earnest direction f i he DotSic mind, towards this subject,' both the- Ei cutvs arid .he fjegislatnre ; have .viajnro of (W strict responsibility to which" they will be hsld ; afd wauet i sua eonanoue oi my own anzieue enons s; psrfiirrrr with fidelity ibis poTt'0 jf y publie funi tisV it is a satis'actin to m fa be able toeount'a a cordial cooperation from yori.'? f 1' At the. time; etijered Uporr my present dulifs, our ordinary disbaraernrnts--.without inchlins thiM'e4Hl seeiHittt of the poJMicjlelitf tb tmst funds mrhsr-t; of. the 'Gove.mrn5nt--adJbVen larelyjff-eaed ipropristwns Jor the lbe"lnd?anSj foe repelling Jndian ; bostilitiss, snd fir ether less nrgent esponaes which' grew out f an over- flowing Tmanry.fi Independent, of the retTeroptiou of the pu14ie debt and trusts, the gross expenditure of seventeen ai 4 ei-hleen millions in- L834 and -1 Afl l. hak' by these asuses, swelled to twenty-ons millions J in 1833, tHjjbf appropriations : U37f- toads pre. j siiS to4)oto the very Urge b.oubP of tLlrrj-thrrs mf (ions. We were enable J darin? thsNrear IZZ2, not ,wi;hsUndij t!:s ci;i:.; -;-:3 cf ear tellw e.T.li raasfflnts. sontewhiif to reduce this amouut $ sna. that for the prweot year, 1839, will not, in all probability, excrrd twenfy-$ miliionr ail millions letsihaat it wvi lart veai- tVithadeteramail(Wso far ai de- pcnJs on me, U ctfiUnue lhU red,eion, I have CM reeled the estimates for 1849 to be- sobjected thr never est s-rtitinyi ni to bo limited to the absolute ro quireroeats i' of the 'paVlie wties.; "They" wilt 6s fraud less thstt' the, ezpeDdkureS J839r by' over five rniU lions of yollara.-jr-. - The precautionary measures which wlB be recom mended by lha Secretary of the Treasury, to protect fahbfujh the pubtic credit undr.lbs;. iuctnstions and cotaingencjrn which our receiis aiJespendjtares sr tpoeed, sod especially In smmeicial rruis like the pfrsenf; sre recommended to-y our early attention. On a lorraet occasion, your aucntioa' wss invited W various considerations in support tf a pre-emption, law in behalf of the settlersorT the peblic lanlla sand, also of a taw gtifluathjg the prices lir'such lands! as, had long been in lh'norAe tioiild,' m Consequence iJheir ulterior auilitVsTho ezecotios) of the :Ac Vbichwlw pssard on Xs first suljeet tfas bseh'at- flenJeJ with tae ksppiest eonsequences, iq, quif Ung .iueasntfaecnnns;nprovementa to too iQduatrtbaf i nndit hasnlso, to ftft aratifying extent,' been.ex erapt from ths fauda which were jMaetised under pre. eieus-praeription faiws :': It has, at the ieame.ume. as -was snticipatpo, $vnu;iyuuM uueraiiy uunng tue pre sent year td'lKs receitarol the Txrwrwi;- - -; v- '"Thfl psaasgo of a graduation law, with the guards. ;hefure 'teramended,'woutd atso, I am perepaded.odd 'cansUiVralJy to the, revenue. "Cr several years, an prove, in JM tor respects; just "and beneficial. r . I Your earljeoneideraUon of lbs. subject is, therefore,' cs'roors earnestly ruested.? iv;k-' ,'" LjXhepresent condition uLths defences nf our prin-j ciI sea porta snd navy-varJ. sa vepresented vbv tbjo j ,yr hi, eerij iu acriwua luniinw n vuin , ww, M cmutHning itself ioiimately with tlu subject, I can not rstnead W stroiicly to your eonsideration the plan 'sabtiilued by. that Oijcer for the organization ol th Miliiia'ot the United Suiea.' w , - S In, coatoXmity with the ez pressed wishes -of Coa grs, sn aiivmpt was madoiu the ctprihg to lermiaato Uwi rioridaVrar b "neMiation. i It ia to be regretted thai' these faaataae inteutions'ahenld have bea frua trsted.'aad that lbs eftort to bring these unhappy ddV nealtfrso a atUfiirtory eonclusun shoukl have failed. IBu,af?er eutering into solemn engagoinsnts wuh the Cminahding General, the Indiana, without any pro 'vocation, reromroeiiced their acta of; treachery and -mnroVfi ', The crnewalof. hortHiucs jn that Territory twtdrre U ncjeesesry that I should reesmssoad to your avorablo onaiiter4Uon, the ptan which will bo sub mitted to yixi by the Secretary uf "VYar, in order to itslIs that DeirtmetjUe conduct them to a suecoss ;jisaue. i-'i&i' .;?H; . Baving.bad,an opportunity of personally .inspecting a portion f the troops dunng. ths Ust Summer, H tves mo ptessure to bear testimony to the success nf 'the effort to improve their tticTpliue,by ksepiug them tofsther in as large bodies as the na' urs ef our service "will permH.- .1 recomrned therefore, that-eomoodi-ous aqd'raf anenf oarra be constractrd -at the I sSveral iiosts disignated by the Secretary of War. vvoiwiwaianuiag toe uiga.ataie ui mii uiacipiina iuu ezeellent police, the evils rultinslo'tae aervtce from 1he deacieacyoi comiany oSeers, Were verapparent, d lreeommend that the stsff ofSeersbs pennanenliy separated from the line ' - - jThojInavy" haa j been Uiefully and honorably cm-; tfed in protecting tlie rights and property of our et iiixens, wherever the condition of aBairs seemed to rs 'oiro'its prowiiice. With the tception jef boo in stance, ..where an outrage,, accompankHlVyj murder. Was committed en a 'vowel of the u. SuieX while en aged in lawful tcommi-ree, a.tthing la known to have ceurrsd to impede or molest the enterprise of owrci Jizens on thst element wm re it U ao signally display, id. On learning this daring nef of piracy. Com. Reed proceeded Jmraediatelf to the spot, and receiving no. tatiSBfaeiiAnl aitbaV ii' the aanremler wt-wjwwwlwiere r tlio tesldration of the pianderedlropt-Bty inflicted cvereand meritedcruiftisrmetit on Um barbarians. It wilj. be seen by the Report ff Secretary of he Iavy respecting the disrwaiUon of our Ships of rar, that it has been jseemed necessary to station a ofliIetent force on the cea- of Africa, to prevent a raVtulent use of our flag-to foretgners. ; . ,. I Recent experience has shonn that the provis'ons in ur existinc laws, 'which relate, to the sals and trans m of American vesseu wbflo abroad, are ex ire met v Tt-r'of A ;iV .i tM tw' : A& Aefec!! 4 give 4o vessela wholly beroogibr to foreigners, and Itavigating tb ocean, an apparent American owner ship r This character hae been so well simutateuV as ioVaUurdiherncoinaratie serurity id prosecuting the :dae trade, a traffic emphatically denounced in our tstutesjregarded with abhorrence by our citixejisand which the effectual suppression is nowhere, more inoccrely desired than iu the United 8t ales. These i circumstances SUks it proper to ts'mmend to your rarly aUentiop carvful revieioo of these lawv so that ywiqiout impedingthe freedom nd fitci ities of oufcia iigathm, or impairing an imporXaht branch of our hw ihistry connected witnit, the iutegriiy and honor, of oW flag may no carefully psoservett. Inf rMtton de rived from our. Uonstil si'Havanna, ahowina the'no- teessity of Jhis, was" cornrnunu au-d to' a cimmiuee of Ihejoenate nrar tbexloee of the lat session, lint .too fate, aa it appeared lo be acted on. . It will be bronght to 'your notice by the proper department, with addi tional communications from other sources. . - The latsstrlccounU from the Exploring Expedi- tion rspresentit M proceeding successfully in its ob jects, sod proraiaiMg results no less useful to trade and navigation tnan to science. The extent of post roads covered bv mail service on the first of July last, was shout. I33,9d9 miles, and tji rate of annual traitaporution upon them, 34, 496, 878 miles. The numbrf ef Post-Oiuees on that day was twelve thousand seven hundred s eigh ty,, Ind on the 30U' oh. thirteen thousand and twen ty eight. .;.;; .. . , ' The revenoe of tht. Post OQice Department for the year ending 30th June fast, was four million four hen- drednd seventy sis theussd sti hundred ao3 th'ir ty-eight dollars esbibiUng an hurase overhe pre Ceding year of two- hundred and tortyune thousand firs hundred andstzty dollars. The engagemenla and Habilities of the Depa rtment for the same period are four million six bnndred snd twenty-four thousand one hundred and seventeen dollars. The excess nf liabilities dver the revenue 'tor the last two" years baa been met out of the'eurplus' which bad previously, acctimulstsd. The .cash on hand A tha 30th nit, was about $206,70 1 95, and the current income of the Department , varies very little from- the rata of eurrent expenditure. Most of the service sus pended last year has beeu restored, and most of the new routes eaubhshed by the set of 7lb "July, 1834, hsvs been set in operation afan annus! cost of 136 93; KotwiihstaiUjing the i-ocuniarv difficulties of the country, Ibereienue of the Dertment spiears to be toervasingf'snd unless it shall be seriously check ed by the roeiitBspensim of payment .by sk rdany of the hanknwi be sbl not only to mainUinrths 1 present piau aervrcef iut in a soon i.me to exietiu n It i gratifjriog to witness the prompti g to witness the promptUode and fijeli iy with Which (he asettts of this fiepanmeut jut gene rid l&fui their public duties. J v ' k- Somedifncultiea have arisen in reunion to contracts f th tiiosf by rail road and steamboat coinpMi.f It appears that the maximum of etmftpentoo ted by Congree ior the Iran portal'ieaff the mil Upo4 nil roods m iiot sufficient to induce s ms of the companies toniivey them at shch hours asr reqoired fur th sccommodUtioa of tbe iub:tc Itif onovf" the most imoortsnt duties of UUeXiejiersl Uevernrnent lo provide and mahitaiu for t&ejnse i taen-ppie l the states the best practicable npUtrtaftOshrnettt.To arrive at thai end U i indispen- fK9 Oat lbs rert pepartment slisll benablsd to eontrot thehurs at which the maila ahatl be car ried over rai I a U now doee over atl oherroadsC Shcmldsvriesiioti fjrom the iriade- qusey oTibe rmpnJtatii now provided by, law, or frojn.umeasonable demands by any of tis rail road enmpf ums; the subject is of such general importaaee as to mjuire-thS pTompt atisntion of Congress., - las ti reurothe Fn0 attention CWese, : viously to tbt f:-nh ef iff rth,ccused ths el?.- II " tT- tUsTost- mei!y is obvious; t ' f ! Vabeens"-- master CJffifral. 'I L " .'rr ;J . sI.-cs-V c:::: y i:?z: .hi!. " 41 is by.no means. lt-l l a 4jm. rnmeit should undertake the tranpjiortation rof passeorrrs or freight as a business, t-era igtn be ti' feasobahfe ob- iecUon to runu'.iiit jbaats,teaporafJy, Whenever it nny t necessary to put down a lew ui al xtortioor to be discontinued as soon al rcaijn&.Is 'contracts' .can be. obtairied. , j 'Z 'J i? "X- V- f Ths suzzestion- of the Postmsster,Gnera;tre!aUve to the i ttsdequsey of the legal allowance' if witnesses: . - 3 1 ' r j si- L-t.:i.i-' in; caseaoi proa, cuiiom tor nw urpnuauuua, mcris your .set hrus ennslleraUon '.Tnesaiety of toe mail requires that such prosecutions shall ;he eCcieiiC and justiee to lbe"tiJien whose time is reqairsd to be giv. en to thsqxhlic,'cemanda not only . tnst, ma exents ahalLbe pSidbut that ha shall-receive a, reasonable WUI WMOWIIWMf - .-. n - ' , . H If - The Eeports from the War4 Navy and Post Office Departmfcnts will accompany this commoaicallon,nd one from the Treasury Deparunent will be presented ht Coaerress in a few days. P:M'v. :: For verioasdetatls inrespect to the matters in charge j of these departments, I WeuH refer vyou to tnoos im psTtsaf docnjiteots, satisfied thatydu' will Qod id them mtny valuab'sarzestions which wi bs found rell deeonriag the) aUen.tioi dt Ihe Igislaiur. . -. From a retort made in December of tsst year by I the Secrjeuryof Stalsv'le SenafeV; shewing the ftriat docket of each of the Circuit" Court; and. the number of miles each judge has tov travefin. the jer forun'nee .ef his duties, a great inequality sppeara in thf ,amount.of bierssigtodr fjo, e-h" juJgo.JTie numbex of terms'to'e ekl inesch of the courts cook pnsin,the ninth circuU, ; the dUfrices Vrwesn' tbe places st wbkh thev eiu and from theuee to Ue seat of GovernmeoU are vepresetited'Ho be such as to ten der 'it imirossilile fertile fodgS oTllistiirlrcuItto per- loroi. m m nianrcvriM'uuiug; wui ine pnuiic exi gencies, hissterra anil circuit duties.; A;reviai.rn.tHere fmtmSfi the- pMaea( air ran ementsf the circuits seems" io oe.aHeu ior, ana is recummenoea io f our hwks. I think it proper to call your attention to the now or assumod by TefritoVlar letilatures'; to,aulhorizo tbs) Issue of bends hy enrniuate compsnies on ' the eoaranteo of thaTwitotV. ConCrea passed a law 1a l836rovUg. thtn aci jf Tjaritori a:Igi4s- ture incorporating hankniShdnld bsve tne tores or law until apmeved by Conzress. but acUiefaveryexrep- tionaVcharacl'er previ-oslv fassed by the Lejislature af Tlorkls. were soflered to remain in Jorce, uy virtue ofwhkh, bonds may be'issued to a. very large amount wy tnose lnsmouone upon iue niw 01 uw i . jr. A resolution intending to be a joiBtfene pajnjed the Senate at the saew sesrion,expredng the sense of longress thst the laws in question ! ought hot to be permitted to remain foforee unless amended in many . materisl respecta, but it faded in the ;IIousn t Rrp ressnutives for waatof time, and the desired smei.d- menU bsve not been made. The ' interesU invoivod are of freat importance, and Ibe subject deserves your early and careful attention.' It The eontinoed agitation of thenuestioo relaUve to tha best mode of keeping adtl 'disb'iraing the; public money, still injanoulyUectr;lhr bustnes of toe eouatr y. The suqietMoa of ajieae payments in 1547. rendered the os of deposUe banks, an preseribed by the act of 1S36, a sonrcsV rather of siembarraasmoot than aid. and of necessity placed ths uUdy of most ofthe public money afterwsrds collected la charge of the public officers. Th "new securities for ' it iaalety, which this required, were a erinctnat- cauaa of mv convening an extra session of Coegres; but in eon- sequence of a.disagreement between the jwo Hon, been any legidation on the subf. The eflbrt made at the last eaiofr to obtain the authority of Congress to punish 'the ass cspubne:monrv.'4b priv-te"Durpox poses ss a crime, a measure iuended under eibey Gptetnments with sigsIaJiranta'n, was also wnsuc- teasTut. from diversities of opinion Jo that bodyot wiinata nuina; lae- aozieij uou otiese'ieit uj uia siwra very practicable security. The result of this is still to fesve the custody pf ibe-'public smneyj; without those safeguards trhrrb have been -for 'eeversUrearf j ill. rt!.:!jn la ' -tlcs.r 3 'y TiS Y, f-jg-- - iVfj-tK.-'irtJaassnmjWvin iimHiatr.ij ri .1 iwtg k id in the action of tne UzlatatuVe, M 1 is only tobe'founil in the action of the isTalsturefit impose on me th duty ef again iubmiUingtoyou Ui propriety of passing a law providing or the sate keep. ing 01 we puoitc moneys, and sspecisuy te sua war its use for private purposes by any officsrs entrusted wiu ti. may ue oociarea 10 no a,t felony, ponisnaDM with penalties proportioned te the magnitude of -the oaence. ; -35 fc. These circumstsece. added to ' known defecta In the existinjg laws, and unusual ,dsvaiigement in th general operations of tradejiave.lurina: the 1aU three years, much increased l difficulties sttendanl on the coHectioQ, keeping;, and disbursement of toe revenue, and called forth corresponding exertio ns frnlhoe having them . in charge. Happily, these have been successful beyond ezpectatioa. Vast sum have been collected and disbursed by, the ssveml Departments with unexpected cheapness and easel transfers have been readily made to every part of the Union, bow. ever euiaat; ana defalcations nave been tar less loan was. ; anticipated from the. absence , of swlequate legal restraiaia. Since the officers sf tbs Treasury and PoatOffico Departments Were charred with the cus tody ofjnost cf tbo nabjie moneys received by thenv there have been collected eizty-aiX miluens of doUars, and, excluding the case of the hte collector at New York, the aggregate amoojitnf losses sustained in Uie collection cannot, H is believed, exceed sixty thou sand d.4Urs. ; The detskation of the late collector at that city, of the eztent and circomstaoces of which Congress has been fu II V informed, ran throueb. all the m.Kles of keeping the public money that have been nucno in use. ana wasHsUnguithet by aW aggra vated disregard of doty, thai broke through i the res traints of everv SVStem. and cannot, therefor 'f tea. fully referred to as a test o(4he eornps'slite safety of either. Addiiionsl iaormation will also be Yuraiahed by the report ef the Secretarv nf tha Treasury: in r- ply to a call made upon that olScer by; the House of Kepresentatrves St the last aeaaion. rflu;riuctUi!ll tnformation on th subject 'of default by public lTi. vw. o, agents unuer eactt Administration, from 1789 to 1837. This doenmant witl ti,.Ml.n,Ul " t J... stated by itself, ) eo fir as they bear Upon this subject era, that the tosses' which have been, sod are Jikelv uica,. wmcn IS Kent senarSTOIt-: aiu! mm ha to be sostabsd, bt any elsW agent, have . been the greatest bv Bank. inctndiaa-Jaa reouiied Id the resolution, their depreaiated paperl received for public is largest nsv eeen jpyMuisiiorsing officers, and the feast K mII4mm nA mmm : tr l$e losses onduty bonds are ezclodeJ,' ihey' atone wnt.be threefold those try both' collectors and reeeiv. Vrs.i Our Whole eznerieneeU tbei4fore. YumktiM ih suottgest evidence ihst the desired 4egistation of tngress u alone wanting to incur in .thee, opera tions the highest degree of security and facility.- Such also appears to have been the experience of other na tioHS. Froa thereaulu oT Serreterr W the Treasury in regard: to the nctire among inem, t am enabled tot state thst in twenty two out of tw.oty -seven foreixn Government. . from wnicu nnueqmea tmormauon bas been oliUinedwtbo public money are kept In charge of; Public Oflicera. . a n- a m . w . y i - .- "e - -. . This concurrence ef opinion, in fvir of-that svstetri. ia perhaps ss great aa exUta 1 on MyestloM of int- ai awouiuatraiion. :r.?A' f , A - ". . " In the modes of business fs vdSrial rasUainta on disbursing officers, no legal change was produced by tae supnsien or pecie payments, j; The report last referred to will be found to contain also much.uscfal information in relstien to-this ubjjeW m .a have herejofore assigned to Congress my leasoas ir oeneving uui ins estatxiaurneni 01 an tnoepesMl' 'nnt Natiooal Treasury, as eootemplated by the 1n aututioS, 1 necessary to the sf action of the Fede ral Goveraaaent; The suspension of specie payments in 1837; by the Danks nsving the custody nf the pub. uc aooney anowao so, aiarining a aegreer smr ,ua- pendenee an ihf daCies required by entire dnsolution i mendation haa been subjected, as fidlsirad it ahodld bev'tei savere scruiinv and animated diaeassiefi: and 1 allow myself 1 believe that, not withstaiidicgthe natu ral diversitiol ofiaion which may bs aatidpUcd on all aubjeets Involvisj such fcpcrtxri ccasidrraUdns, i ....w.., S.i . US' , oe or suck tUjcliowS to-such a coanmti.'tMdani JJ P aw under the existing system snd prsjcticeslilrt Bk ondcnjiiiJ. sll its ha!.i!his f deposiies ans'B, in circulation. It v main! sins specie mHnt?9t transacts a profiubte, business, .Hj h, lha coa&W of the public bs its sol veuey t arid whenever thLT delrt7ed, the demands of ifa depositors sad aCu. .ers , pressed momapidly-than itcaa makr e.jw' tiohs front Js debtoTS-force fcto stop pSyaient Tv loss ofconfiJence wilh lis coCscqtreTices ,carre4 r I f 37rand awarded the gpoley cf th hdnl. f, Ui-.hon. V Tjrf pejblie then tetulescsd in the? lidity of thVexeUse; and, while the State Iegtiilatubft X notes to tpfy "the deiicieorv thns created It now appears that there, aw otlier motives f has . wsnt of public eWifidencS uaJer which the Banks seef wjuHu; iumTTn cejdnai jo roeei inetr owtrv. tiovts. ScmTi ely werte the,Cnfht7y and GoVernteW rSGevrd.iit S dec;fum ihs CLies.KrcasioHal . by ths general snspensionf ! 1 $37.when.. si paniat (ne. ocrrmc within 'thirtv. month of the tonnar. produced new and serious embarrassment V though iV had no paniation in shcb circomatinteo as iwera :1eg4 i Justificatioi- of -that Which Jisd previoastr aaien-pbee. - . There was nothing in the condttiou of ' we country to endanger a well matiajea qsnkuigta. ( stiOitiom coznrnerce was derabged by 'no foreien w,rr overyybrjiK:h of manuracturing industry was crowned wilh rich rewards 'aisl. the more than usual abun dance of our fasrvests, aftensupplying our 'domestic wattts,.had left oor granariea .'and Mor-hooes llf - with a su no for etoortatiHi bis 1ri the midst nf this, thai atf.i. re? eei ai4e aaJ d precuUJ paper can reitcy -js enutueu upon ;oo peoie try avtargv pontoa- of thoGbaka Tu'ev-nis not driverrt itlrv the-eihi. t bitttuiof a I loss of pubtie confidence or of e'sudtlii pressorefrom their depositors ir no;o4nilders,hut they ezcuss theowelve by al git :th"ar the .current of ousiaese, anw escuauga; wun Mrrign oounuies.wuicii draws the precious metal from their vsults,v wouU : require, in oder to meet it, a larger' curtailment of the rloansto s-cbmpnitively Small portion of ih eommmitty: tjian itwt I be conyeU nt for .tbe3 w besr.oi jierhaps safe Cr the Uahks to exact. Th as ceased lirbe done of rieccsstfv.v Cooveoieiice and poiicy ; are now deemed urTu-ieot to warranl theat f nstitntiomt In dtsnarding'their Siilerna :obliati.iii, Such conduct U"W"Wrey an iirjury :to indtviJad creditors; hut it is a strong to thewhole community, froru whose liberality they hold.niosf valuable rivile. 'geM wbosoTtghtsthey violatoi whooS' boslMost; they derange,' and tho value of whoso property they render findatiiaranil toMrainAJ .te mnl h i.t..t Kak lh;. new ground. for fankl'supensiona; ialcrncai'to wholly litdepeaaleiii ?o&tW of the nuldie,tgivs! 'j a character 10 $lr suspensions a arm" eg thaa -any wh 'eh Ihey exhibited bf treand greatly increu. es the impfoprMy nf--velying i on . the Hanks, in tha xraiiisactbVe' '' A large and highly zvspe'rttU porUeiTof out bant ing institmionesrit affords me nnfcigned fdo sure Vi state.Jxeflftpted fromaII-; )fmor aewat of thi, second deaq-iejy Xney haV W teif great iereilit, not 'only eoiitiHued"to rnfet '.thcls- eiigamenta, ImiI have even repudiated the groands'ofsusPehsionjMw" resorted to?; It iipYify "by sochaeiirihat the'eon fldence sAd goodwill oft thecfomoiuiuty r JchrTbeTw' ' served, and, in the ej-qu','' rhe" beit 'inteTeiu if the intiitutidas themselvea. promoted ':f ) i: New dangers the Kinks sw alao dfy-dioed tram the extension of thsvttom'of ;eXtravaxant-cre. dit, pf which they are the pIar8.:Jroimeiiy, our foreign commerce ; was prirpslly tended on sn excnaUge ot eommoditiesi inclodingihojprecioum ing in hs tmnaactions but Ettle foreign debtSuch is aMtnowtbecnse;- by the Banks, mere credit has become too commonly the others, have usurped th rjosincs, white tJvey impair uaa auuMuir, u, vwuKimiuie cofumumiy -.iasy nave become' borrowers instead ' of lenders si thev establish their agencies abroad thtey deal larcdy in stocks and nKicuanuuB laejjmtoaange BioisBiieci emuesecn ritieavuntfl jmeioKagn market is glutted with them; and, unsatisfied with tjhe legitimate use of their own capttavand the excrcuecf their lawful tmvOeceavthev raise, bv Ianre loans, aildirionat manna for evare aariate of speculation. The disasters" attendant orf this devia tion from the former course of business in this country, are now; aharaT alike fy the Banks and individuals, to an extent of whsca there is perhaps no previous exam ple in the history of our country; 80 long: as wil L. -nea of the foreiai lender, and a sufficient export of our productions to meetany necessary ' partial pay ments, leave the flow of credit undisturbed, all sppear tO bs nrOSKtmiU! Int nnh a if i iKAMrnt k in neaitatian abroad, or by an liability to mvuW payment there in our prodacXiomytho evils of the; system sre diadoaed.- , JThe paper currency which might serve for dorneslie purpooea, is useless to pay the debt doe inJBu upon their own debtors; Who pay them principany in their own. notes, which are iui unavsflabhf to' them as they are to the rnerrdunts to meet the foreign demand. The call of tJie Ikmks. therefore, in 'such of necoraty; exceed that demand,' and prodoeeJa cor- - - .. . . i . . . ... : . . t , mwnutng cunRumem oi xoeu ssxaounooauona ana of the cwrencyrst the very moriienthen the state of trade renders it rnost inconvenient to be bonie. --The mtermtyof.tbi pjeasnio en the eonmramity to m pro portion to .the previous hersiiry ef csedlt a censo; quent IxpansioA of the euriency i" forc sales of pro perty are made at the tune when the means of' pur- chasing are most reduced and the wota calamities to inJjvibUudi are only, at last arrested, by sn open viola- umb wjiNn cNNigaaons or ue uanss, at refusal to pay speciefWheirn uiuituj ws nipnuauna; anp uepreciaxeu currency 1 ikk uiuuiuwucci arc pinerem m ue preaem sys tem -JTby ,are not Jaiflaenoed by thn' Cajik large or smalL created'br National or 'State Govern tnent' TJiey amthei xraoe and credit. lit tne recent events which nave so strikingly illustrated the ertain eiTecU of these laws, we have seen' the Bank of the - largest - capital m Jthe Union, established under a National charter, and lately strengthened, ss we were authoritatively mforrned, bj exchanging; that fora Stale charter, with new and on nsuaTprivilege bxn cojidition, too as 1 it was said, of entire soundness and great prosperity-- nierety tm able to resist these eCacts, but Uio first toy ieU to them. -:Nor is it to oVerlookedhat ihere exists a chain ot necessary' oepewdanctf .among these institotkms, wbichobliges them,' to a great extent,' to follow the wurao 01 omers,iiptwatnstanding it injustic to thou own immediate creditors or injury to the partieular cornnituuty-in hich placed. ThU npend ance of a Bapk, hicb is b paportion to the extent pf Us debt for chvulation and depoeUes, rfe not merely on others in its trnn vicinity, but on all those which connects with the centre of trade. ' nifW Tt.nta y lai Withoniaerionsly afioctmi those in ouir tain- opal coniniercial cities ; trat the failure of the latter is xejt at theystrebiUes' of t aew.Yo1n'l7 as every Wberei; with very few exeeptiona, followed, as soon as it was known that recently aTPhHadelphia immediately sflfected the Banka'of the 8outh and Yest U a sirndsr rnsnnen This dependsnce of our whole Ssnking arsr oh the institvtiom in a few h laws of their organixation, but in those of trade' and chance, i The Banks at that centre, to which eur- i reocy. flowai and 'where it is required in pajrnent jlbr tmerrixandae, hold the power of conrolan tnose in ro- ippns wnence tt comes, wnue tne janer possess no 4 means of restraininr them; so that the value'of Indi-j j , . .... . tl la.. great seats of tr-' ' ri the eaMard. Ept this chain' of depen&u; t!jes not sp here.---Ifc does not terminate at Pt2a3c:. lla or New-YorE lt in aecrdariro with ibeecomrdemUtu.nof ti utive, ailowed thein tioie )o pay 4oVef t&r pabhVa. ney they hej I, hlieuib romrc:J to issue, Tressur. rope. lifiia and suver are therefore drawn, in exchange for thev notes, from tbV Banks, ;To keep np their strpply of ehv. these intitations su !oba to call 1 reaches across the.ocfen, til ts in Lerod, the cen. t?S of rjL-i" TU Uws' of r frade, Whjch giveto . Is2s fatVincr?! cUkf P""1 ' i i i I I 4,! tv i t i 1 !
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