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n V-O-V XVII. EWBERN, FRIDAY, DECEKBEH 13, 1S33. NO. 870 n v LIBERTY... THE CONSTITUTION. ...UNION ' V - ii'ii'ii!kii:i) BY THOMAS WATSON; ti:k ns, Three dollars per annum, payable in advance. CONGRESS. On Monday, 2d inst. commenced the first session ol "twfhty-iliiril Congress. In thV Senate, the Vice President being absent, the Chair was taken by the President pro tern ol the Se nate, M r. V hite, of Ten ncssee. In the House of Representatives, Andrew Steven- eon, of Virginia, was re-elected Speaker, without any uiiciiiitruiary oi me location, mougn peaieaiyTOjiugai. ai.ine ame duties as rsra-rilijin r- . . vi . , , , . . i applied for tM the American Char&m, under iu- atisfif d that no better ltA ma If ' ,k ? ir L f,? r !? yU Upn of the vera Departments, and to authonze the factions from this overrn,ntT have not vet Seen m consent was ri,e . T.C Til. , the prosperous condH oi, of ihe (1 a ce of he country, . erection of suilnhle depositones lor the safe keeping communicated; and thJs ,'el.v, it is apprehended, will of Portugal was Accordingly issued on U eltl of Feb ' X T W"r Vif,he I,uh!ic "nientsand records. necessarily prevent the'comp.etion of i duties assign- ruary las!, for the redact oTttduut Z J T5S ce thelast adjournment of Congress, the Seed ed to the Commissioners w.thin the time at present pre- I the United States. It would give me great pleasure, if, t am ' t " ' than t,v,VV( unions of doU Il 1 " "5 in speaking ot that country in "whose nnmnpritv ii, ' t-u j 1 r " . n k i- i "iteu states to be uopositco: in ceriam oun- aus r 1 . o." ,n wnose prosperity the i The revenue derived from customs will, it is believed, ' j,,.- n, , . ,. . ,, i.. Tor k Lni ed btates are so much int. rested and with h ... - . . ... . 'L .- .- j !. designated by him. nnd he wil immeaiately lay ne- uc more man iweniy-e "ni mi i ons, ana me puuuc ianas np - . . ,. . i ;,,- ,;,, , , . . J' - ir X ;u Toreou his reasons for this direction. I concur with will yield about thref-millions. 1 he expenditures with- u- ' i,. .. . , , A , rk r . - . i o i --a on qq n,m entirely in the view he has taken oi the subject, in the var for all objects, including $2,02,240 99 on . , ' , , T accn.,nt..fthpnhi;pJ.ioh -:ii nt li L tW(n:v. nionth.. More the removal, I urjred upon five millions, and a me balance will remain in the ; ? . Jrtmenl U!e. Propriety of tak.n- that Step. Treasury after satisfying all the aDuroDriations charge- terposition of the Chambers is in any manner required friendship, I could announce to you the restoration of regular opposition. V alter S. b rankhn, y Pennsyl- j Pari b1tto de atch him for the delivery of those papers. Under these circumstances, in a case so important to the interests of our citizens and to the character of our country, and under disappointments so unexpected, I deemed it my duty, however I might respect the gene ral assurance to which I have adverted, no longer to de lay the appointment of a Minister Plenipotentiary to vani , wag, on the third ballot, chosen Cjiejk of the House, OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES TO BOTH HOUSES Of CONGRESS. fellow Citizen of the Senate, and House of Representatives : On vour assembling to perform the high trusts which the people or the United States have conlided to you, of legislating lor their common welfare, it gives me pleasure lo congratulate you upon the huppy condition ot our be loved country. By the favor of Divine Providence, hpalt. is again restored to us : peace reigns within our boners: abundance crowns the labors of our fields: commerce and d unestick industry flourish and i icrease: aod individual happiness rewards the private virtue and titurprizi! of our citizens. Our condition abroad is no less honorable than it is prosperous at home. .Seeking nothing that is not right, nd determined to submit to nothing that is wrong, but desiring honest friendships and liberal intercourse with all nations, the United States have gain "d throughout the world the confidence and respect which are due to a policy so just and so congenial to the character ol the American people and to the spirit of their institutions. In bringing to your potice the particular state of our Foreign .vrlairs, it affords me high gratification to in form you, that they are in a co idition which promises tho continuance of friendship with all nations. With Ureat Britain the interesting question of our North-eastern Boundary rem.uns still unde; id- !. A ne coUAtioti, however, upon that subj ct, has been renew ed since the close of the last Congress, and a proposi tion has been submitted to the British Government with, the vie w of establishing, in conformity with the resolu tion of the Senate, the line designated by the. Treaty of 1733. Though no definitive answer has been received, it may be daily looked for, and I entertain a hope that the overture may ultimately lead to. a satisfactory adjust ment ot tins important matter. I hav the. satisfaction to inform you thnt a negotia tion, which, by desire, ot the House ot Representatives was opened some years -tgo with the Britsh Govern ment, to' the' erection of fielit houses on i!i- Bihamas, hfts i) :ii MH.-resst'ul. i'hose wo:s whe?i compl'ted. together with those which the United States hnv con structed on the western s-id1.' of th" Gulf of Fionda, will cdntrihut: esi-sntially t. In s.if-ty of -tavigation in that sea. i'iiu joint parlicipatio i i i stabiishin. nts interest in" to liuiiiaiuty and beneficial to commerce, is worthy of two ciiiijjiilciied nations, ail lnilicat'-s feelings which cannot fail to nave a happy l.iilu .-nee upon their political relations, it is gra dying to the friends of both to per ceive tuat the intercourse between the two people is be coming daily more extensive, and that sentiments of mu tual good will have grown up, benlitting their common origin and justifying the hope, that by wise counsels on each side, not only unsettled questions may be satisfac torily terminated, but new causes, of misunderstanding prevented. Notwithstanding that I continue to receive t!i most amicable assurances from the Government of France, and rhat in all ut'.ier respects th- most frirn !ly relations t'.w-l bet eea me. united tat"s an I that Government, i! t ) he re retted that the stipulations of the Conven i.uii co iciudei on the 4th July, JS31, remain in some important parts, unfulfilled. By the second article of that Convention it was stipu lated that the sum payable to the United States should be paid at t'-ins in six annual instalments inu the hands of such pt rson or p rsons, as should be authorise! by . the Government of tu : united States to receive it: and by tli'j same article the first instalment was pvaLle on tiie secou day of February, 1S33. By the act of Con gress of the 13tn July, it was made the duty i the feecri;taty of the i'reasury to cause the severul i i- . ttalm!iits, with the interest thereon, to be 'received from the French Government and transferred to the Unif I States in sucli manner as he may deem best ; and by : the sain- act of Congress, the stipulations on the part of . the United States, in the Convention were, in all i--ppects, fulfilled. Not doubting that a treaty thus made and ratified by '"the -two Governments, and faithfully executed by the United States, would be promptly complied with by the other party, and desiring to avoid the risk and expense of lutermediate agencies, the Secretary of the Treasury deemed it advis.ibl to receive and transfer the first in stalment by means ot a draft upon the French Minister of Finance. A draft for this purpose was accordingly drawn in favor ot the Cashier of the Bank of the United States, for th" amount accruing to the United States out of the first instalment, and the interest paya ble with it. This bill was not drawn at Washington "until five days after the instalment waspayahle at Paris, and was accompanied by a special authority from the President authorising the Cashi r or his assigns to re ceive the amount. 1 he mode thus adopted of receiving the instalments as officially mad known to the French Government, by the American Charge d'Affairs at Pa ns, pursuant to instructions from th Department of Sfat - I'he bill, however, though not pres nted f . payinvnt until the twenty-third d ay of .March, was nt pawl, ami tor the rea,soh assigned bv the. French Minis ter ,f Finance, that no appropriation had been made by the French Chambers. It is not known to nr thitup , to that p riod, any appropriation had been required of the Cha nbers ; and, although a "Communication was eiihserpi "Uly made to the Chambers, by direction of the " Kt i-g, p-eouni'. ndmg that the necessary provision should be m:e.,e tor carrying the convention into effect, it was at an adva ieed period of the session ; and the subject was anally postponed until the next meeting of the Cham bers. Notwithstanding, it has been supposed by the French Ministry, that the financial stipulations of the treaty cannot be carried into effect without an appropriation by e numbers, it appears to me to be not only consist cnt witiuho charter of France, but due to the character ot both v Jov ; iiments as well as to the rights of our citi Zens, tj treat the convention mad- and ratified m proper 'onn, as pledging the good faith of the French Govern Went for its ex cution, and as imposing upon each De- partimnt ,i :, obligation to fulfil it: and I have received assurances through our Charge d'Affairs at Paris and l!v rench Minister Plenipotentiary at Washington, a,l more recently through the .Minister 'of the Unit d Stat-4 at Pans, that the delay has not proceeded fiom an" indisposition on the part of the King and his iirus t rs l,) fulfil t! treaty, and that measures-will be prc 8Pr t", at the next meeting of the Chambers, and with a tea .rjable hope of success, to obtain the necessary ap propriation, it ilia necessary to state however, that the documents, except certain lists of vessels captured, condemned or burnpd at sea, proper to facilitate the examination and liquidation of the reclamations comprised in the stipula i of the Convention, and which by the 6th Article - rartce engaged to communicate to the United States in season to communicate the result of the application to the French Government at an early period in your session. 1 accordingly ap pointed a distinguished citizen for this purpose, who proceeded on his mission in August last, and was pre its internal tranquillity. Subsequently to the commencement of the last ses sion of Congress, the final instalment payable by Den mark under the convention of the 23th "day of "March 1330 was received. The commissioners for examining the claims have since terminated their labours, and their awards have been called for. The justice rendered to our citizens by that Government is thus completed, and a pledge is thereby afforded for the maintenance of that friendly intercourse becoming the relations that the two nations mutually bear to each other. it is satisfactory to inform you that the Danish able on the revenue for the present vear. T 1 - i aeem it proper to recommend to vour notice the re The near approach V the dav on which the charter will expire, as well as th conduct of the BanE, ap reared to me to call for this measure, upon the hich vision of our console fivttPm nn ;,n. eonsiderntions of public interest and public duty. The portant branch of the pnhlick service, inasmuch as it is extent of its misconduct, however, although known intimfitoltr . i -.i 1 tn hp orpnt. urn.! lint at tHnt timo Hillv rloroln1 Kr ........u.v.t i,uuiicUeu wun tne preservation oi our na-; - v,.vM,.. j i i tionat character abroad, with the interest of our citizens m foreign countries, with the regulation and care of our commerce, and with the protection oi"our seamen. At proof. It vas not until late in the month of August that I received from the Government Directors an i official report, establishing beyond question, that this seuted to the King, eaily in the month of October, since i vernment have recently issued" an ordinance bv which i i . i . . u . . i i . . . . i i ' : i . . . . . which iirne no uespaicues nave Deen receiveo irom mm. tie is particularly instruct d as to all matters connected witn the. pres. nt posture of affairs, and I indulge the hope, that. with the representations he is instructed to make, and from the dispositions manifested by the King and his ministers, in their recent assurances to our Min ister at P iris, th-- subject will be early considered and satisfactorily disposed of at the next meeting of the Cham bers. r j As this subject involves important interests and has attracted a considerable share ot pnblick attention, 1 have deemed it proper to make this explicit statement of its actual condition :, and should 1 he disappointed in the hope now entertained, the subject will be again brought to the notice of Congress in su? h manner as the occa sion may require. The friendly relations which have alwavs been main tained between the United States and Russia, have been furtner extended and strengthened by the tr a'vef navi gation and commerce concluded on the 6th of Decem ber last, and sanctioned by the Senate before the close of its last session. The ra lfications having been since ex changed, the liberal provisions of th Treaty are now in full force ; and, undei the encouragement which they have received, a flourishing and inercasing commerce, yielding its benefits to the enterprize of both nations, affoids to each the just r omp"iise of wise measures, and adds new motives for that, mutual friendship which the two counti ies have hith-rto rherilv d towards each other. it afibr; s me peculiar satisfaction to state 'that the Government ot Spain has at 'length yielded to the jus tice of the claims which have been so lone urored in be half of our citizens, and has expressed a willingness to provide an indemnification, as soon as the proper amount can be agreed upon. Upon this latter point, it is probable an understanding h u) taken place between tiie .ijnister of tne United -tutes and the Spanish Go vernment, before the dec ase of tire late Kincr of Spain, and, unless tiiat event may have delayed its completion, there is reason to nope that it may be in my power to announce to you, ea.ly in your present session the con clusioo of a convention upon terms not less favourable than those entered into for similar objects nations. That act of justice would well accord with I J . J l-l 1 l U I I I -A I the close of the ast session rfCnnore I pmmnaio,l orpnt nnd powerful institution hail been actively en- a report from the Secretary of State upon the subject, to ! gaged in attempting to influence the elections of the which I now refer, as containing information which may i public nlficers by means of itsyuoney, nnd that in Vio be useful in any inquiries that Congress may set fit to lation of the express provisions ol'its charter, it had, institute with a view to a salutary reform of the system, j by a forma! resolution, place! .its funds at the dispoFi- The measures taken hv thn Secretary of the Trea- i tion of its President, to he employed in sustaining the sury will probably enable him to p-iy offin the course of the present yearth residue of the exchanged four and a half per cent, stock, redeemable on the first of January next. If, has therefore been included in the estimated expenditure of this year, and forms a part of the sum above stated to have been paid on account j truth, intended lor electioneering purpose" )t the public debt. 1 he navment ot this stock wi 1 the commerce w ith the Island of St. Croix is placed on a more liberal footing than hereiofore. Thi3 change cannot fail to prove beneficial to the trade between the United States and that colony, and the advantages like ly to flow from it may lead to greater relaxations in the colonial systems of other nations. The ratifications of the Convention with the King of the Two Sicilies have been duly exchanged, and the Commissioners appointed for examining the claims under it, have entered upon the dutie assigned to th- m by law. The friendship that the interests of the two nations require of t em being now established, it may be hoped that each will eniov the benefits which a libe ral commerce should yield to both. A Treaty of Amity and Oommerre between the U. States and Belgium was concluded during the last win ter, and received the sanction of the Senate; but the exchange of the ratifications has been hitherto delayed, in consequence, in tiie first instance, of some delay in the reception of the Treaty at Brussels, and, subsequently, of the absence of the Belgian Minister of Foreign Af fairs at the important conferences in which his Govern ment is engaged at London. That T reaty does but embody those enlarg' d principles of friendly policy, which it is sincerely hoped, will always regulate the conduct of the two nations, having such strong motives to maintain amicable relations towards each other, and so sincerely desirous to cherish tin in. With all the other European powers with whom the United States have formed diplomatic relations, and with the Sublime Porte, the best understanding pre vails. From all, I continue to receive assurances of good will towards the United States, assuiances which it givs me no less pleasure to reciprocate than to ieceive. j v ith all, the engagements which have been entered in to are fulfiilled with good faith on both sides. Mea sures have also been taken to enlarge our friendly rela tions and extend our commercial intercourse wilh other mares. me system we have pursued ot aiming fence of our dearest rights both successfully nrosecu- ui. iiw ci-i niui.aiie.t, oi ueaimg wild an on terms political power of the Bank. A ropy of ties resclution is contained in the report ol'the Government Directors before referred to ; and however the object may be disguised by cautious lanuuare, no one can doubt that this money was in anil tne reduce the whole debt of the Un ted States, funded and unfunded, to the sum of $4,760,082 OS And as provision has already been made for the four and a half per cents, above men tioned, and charged in the expenses of the present year, the sum last stated is all that now remains ofthe national debt ; and the revenue of the comino; year, together with the balance now in the Treasury will b sufficient to discharge it, after meeting the current expenses of the Government. Under the power iriven to the Commissioners ofthe bulking und, it will, I have no doubt, be purchased on favorable terms within the year. From this view of th- State of the finances and the public eiigaire .."iits yet to h- filled, you will perceive that, if Providence permits me to meet you at another session, I shall have th h'gh rrat i fieation announ cing to you that th national debt is extingu'she. 1 cannot refrain from expressing the pleasure I feel at the near approach of that desirable event. Tiieshort period of time within which the public debt will have been discharged is strong evidence of ihe abundant resources ofthe country and ofthe prudence and eco- j u"tny e-. mi winch the government has heretofore been administered. We have waged two wars, since we became a nation, with one of the? most powerful king do ns in the world, both of them undertaken in de- I : I i i . - . I, 1 n n- pnrncuiar uses ro wnicn il is proven iu uuvc wen "im plied, abundantly show that it was so understood. tiie character of Spam, and is due to the United States irom tueir anci'-nt friend. It could not fail to strength en the sentiments of amitv and good will between the t.' o nat ions which it is so much the wish of the United States to cherish, and so truly the interest of both to maintain. By the fi st section of an net of Congress parsed on the 13th of July 1832, the tonnage duty on Spanish ships arriving from the port of Spain, was limited to the. duty payable on American vessels in the ports of Spain previous to the 20th October, 1817, being five cents per ton. That act was intended to give effect, on our side, to an arrangement made with tne Spanish Government, by which discriminating duties of tonnage were to be abolished in the ports of the United States and Snain ot fair and equal reciprocity, and of adhering scrupu lously to all our engagements, is well calculated to h other rjVe success to efforts intended to be mutually bene.fi- ci.il. The wars of which the southern part of this continent was so lone the theatre, and whi h w ere carried on. either by the mother country against the States which had formerly been her colonies, or by the Stat s against each other, naving terminated, and their civil dissen sions having so faisnlsided, as, with few exceptions, no longer to disturb the public tranquillity, it is ear nest y hoped those Mates will be able to employ them selves without interruption in perfecting their institu tions, cultivating the arts of peace, and promoting, by wise couuciIb and able exertions, the public and private prosperity which their patriotic struggles so well enti tle them to enjoy. With those States our relations have undergone but iiuie cnange uunng rne present vear. io re-union Not only was the evidence complete as to the past application ofthe money and power of the Bank to electioneering purposes, but that the resolution of the Board of Directors authorized the same course, to be pursued in future. It being thus established by unquestionable proof, that the Bank of the United States was converted into a permanent electioneering engine, it. appeared to me tint the path of duty which the Executive De partment ofthe Government ought to pursue, was not doubtful. As by the terms ofthe Bank -charter1, no officer but the Secretary of the Treasury could remove the deposites, it seemed to me that this author ity ought to be at once exerted to deprive that great corporation ofthe support and countenance of the Government in such an use ot its funds, and such an exertion of its power. In this point of the case the question is distinctly presented, whether the peopled the United States are to govern through representa tives chosen by their unbiassed suffrages, or whether t he power and money ol a great corporation, are to be secretly exerted to influence their judgment, and con trol their decisions. It must now be determined whether the Bank is to have its candidates for all offices in the country, from the highest to the lowest, or whether candidates on both sides of political ques tions shall he brought forward as heretofore and sup- ted and hnnornhlv terminated mid manu nf thoae ,,..r,w,i.. .I, . fl- i .... .u i I Dorted bv the usual means. will have lived to see the last item of th-debt incurred .. At this time the efforts of the Bank to control puo- , 1 lie opinion, tnrougli tne distresses ot some ana, jne fears of others, are equally fapparent, and if possible more objectionable. By a curtailment of its accom modations more rapid than any emergency requires, and even while it retains specie to an almost unpre- in these necessary but expensive conflicts, taithtullv and honestly discharged and we shall have the proud satisfaction of bequeathing to the public ser vants who lollow us in the administration ofthe go vernment, the rare blessing of a revenue sufficiently on the vessels of the twonations. Pursuant to that ar- j having yet taken place between the "States which com rangement, which was carried into eliect on the par! of Spain on the 20th of May, 1832, by a Royal order, dated the 21ith April 1832, American vessels in the ports of Spain have paid five cents per ton, which rate of duty is also paid in those ports by Spanish ships ; but, as American vessels py no tonnage duty in the ports of the United States, the duty of five cents payable in our ports by Spanish vessels under the act above mentioned, is really a discriminat ng duty operating to the disadvan tage of Spain. t hough no complaint has yet been made on the part of Spain, we are not the less bound y the obligations of good faith to remove the discrimi nation ; and I recommend that the act he amended ac cordingly. As the Royal order above alluded to in cludes the Ports ot the Balearic and Canary Islands, as well as thus- of Spain, it would seem that the provisions of the act of Congress should be equaliv extensive ; and that for the repayment of such duties as may have been improperly receivtd, an addition should be made to the sum appropriated at,th last session of Congress for re funding discriminating duties. As the, arrangements referred to, however, did not embrace the Islands of Cuba and Porto Rico discrimi nating duties, to the prejudice of American shipping continue to be levied there. From the extent of com merce carried on between the United Stat s and those Islands, particularly the former, this discrimination causes serious injury to one ot those grfat national in terests which it has b en considered an essential part of our policy to cherish, and has given rise to complaints on the part of our merchants. Under instructions given to our Minister at Madrid, earnest representations have been made by him to the Spanish Government upon this subj"ct, and there is reason to expect, from the friendly disposition which is entertained towards this country, that a beneficial change will be produced. The disad vantage, howev. r, to which our shipping is by subjected the operation of thesi- disc; iminating luti s, requires that they be met by suitable countervailing duties du ring your present session; power being at the same time vested in the f r sident to m'duy or discontinue them as the discriminating duties on American vesds or their cargoes may be modified or discontinued at those Is ands. Intimations have been givi n to the Spanish (overninent, that the United States may be obliged to resort to such measures as are necessary for self defence ; and there is no reason to apprehend that it would be unfavourably received. The proposed pro ceeding, if adopted, would not be permitted however in any degree to induce a relaxation in the efforts of our Minister to effect a repeal of this irregularity by friend ly negotiation, and it might serve to give force to his re presentations by showing the danger to which that va luable trade is exposed bv the the obstructions and bur thens which a system of discriminating and counter vailing duties necessarily produce. 4 . The selection and preparation ofthe Florida archives for the purpose of being delivered over to the United States, in conformity with the Royal-order, as mention ed in my las annual message, though in progress, has not yet been completed. Phis delav has been produced, partly by causes which were unavoidable', particularly the prevalence of the cho'era at Havana ; but measures have been taken which it is believed will expedite the delivery of those important records. Congress were informed at the opening of the last ms.01 ni, wdi, owing, as was alleged, to embarrassments m the finance of Portugal consequent upon the civil war m which that nation was engaged,' pavmont had been maueo. oimv on- insiairn-nt ofthe amount which theJ fortuouese TOVerninent had posed there public of Columbia, our Charge d' Affaires at Bogota, has been accredited to the government of iN ew-G renada and we have therefore no diplomatic re lations with Venezuela and Equator, except as they may be included in those heretofore formed with the Columbian Republic. It is understood that Represen tatives from the three States were about to assemble at Bogota to confer on the subject of their mutual inte rests, particularly that ot their union ; and if the result should render it. necessary, measurers will be taken on our part to preserve with eaclthat friendship and those liberal commercial connections which it has been the constant desiie of the United States to cultivate with their sister Republics of this hemisphere. Until the important question of re-union shall be settled, however, the different matters which have been under discussion between the United States and the republic of Colombia, or either ofthe tate? which composed it, are not likely to be brought to a satisfactory issue. In consequence of the illness ofthe Charge d'Affaires appointed to Central America at the last session of Congress, he was prevented from proceeding on his mission until the month of October. It is hoped, how ever, that he is by this time at his post, and that the official intercourse, unfortunately so long interrupted, has been thus renewed on the part of the two nations so amicably and advantageously connected by engage ments founded on the most enlarged principles of com mercial reciprocity. It is gratifying to state, that, since my last annual message, some ofthe most important claims of our fellow-citizens upon the Government of Brazil have been ! satisfactorily adjusted, and a reliance is placed on the friendly dispositions manifested bv it, that justice will also be done i i others. o new causes of complaint have arisen: and the trad 'Ctween the two countries flourishes under the encouragement secured to it by the liberal provisions of the treaty. It is cause of regret, that owing probably to the civil dissensions which have occupied the attention of the .Mexican Government, the time fixed by the treatv of limits with the United states for the meeting of the Commissioners to defin the boundaries between the two nations. hasb en suffered -to expire without the appointment of any Commissioners on the part of that Government. While the true boundary remains in doubt by either party, it is difficult to give effect to those measurers which are necessary to the protection and quiet of our numerous citizens residing near that frontier.' The subject is one offgreat solicitude to the Unit d States, and will not fail to receive my earnest attention. The treaty concluded with Chili and npproved by the Senate at its last session, was also ratified by the' Chi lian Government, but with certain additional and expla natory articles, ot a nature to have required it to be 1 any nurthens i but A'dat th jy themselves shall tliink proper to im pose upon it. The flourishing state of the finances ought not, however, to encourage us to indulge in a lavish ex penditure ofthe public treasure. The receipt? of the present year, do not furnish the test by which we are iu estimate the income of the next. The changes made in our revenue system by the nets of Congress oi an ! lodj, and more especially by the former, have swelled the receipts of the present year, far be yond the amount expected to.be raised in future years upon the reduced tarifl of duties. The shortened cre dits on revenue bonds, and the cash duties on wool ens, which were introduced by the act of 1832, and took effect on the fourth of March last, have brought large sums into the Treasury! in 1833, which accord ing to the credds formerly given, would not have been payable until 1834, and would have formed a part of the income ol'thatoyear. These causes vvduld them selves iproduce a great diminution ofthe receipts in the year 134, as compared with the present one -rand they will be still more diminished by the reduced ratesjof duties which take place on the "first of January next, on some of the most important and productive articles. Upon the. best estimates that can be made, the re ceipts ofthe next year, with the aid of the unappro priated amount now in the Treasury, will not be much more than sufficient to meet the expenses of the year, and pay the small remnant of the national debt which yet remains unsatisfied. I cannot, therefore, recommend to you any alteration in the present tariff of duties. The rate as now fixed bv law on the va- cedented amount in its vaults, it is attempting to pro- I r. i i . . ;iniin, :iMT ru ic 1 u'lfnnut mmcfio nr nnrwt jirn tr nor fitivpno nn,i uniiw iimKo mA ivid, or.., k-i,., nuce great embarrassment in one portion of the com- v iu viniuiu., UIIU UUiin UU1UUIVU llll Ull V Mill LIIC119 - . " . muntty, wnue tnrougn presses Known to nave ueeu sustained bv its money, it attempts by unfounded a- larms to create a panic in all. These are the means by which it seems to expCCfr that it can force a restoration ofthe deposites, and as a necessary consequence, extort from Congress a, re newal of its charter. I am happy to know that, through the good sense of our people, the effort to get up a panic has hitherto failed, and that, through the increased accommodations which the State Banks lias been enabled to afford, no public distress has followed the exertion of the Bank, and it cannot Ik? doubted that the exercise of its Kwer and expenditure of its money as well as its efforts to spread groundless a larm, will be met and rebuked as they deserve. In my own sphere of duty, I should J'eel myself called on by the facts disclosed, to order a scire facias against, the Bank, with a view to put an end to the chartered rights it has so palpably violated, were it not that the charter itself will expire as soon a deci sion would probably be obtained from the court of last resort. I called the attention of Congress to this subject in mv last annual message, and informed theni that such measures as were within the reach of the Secre tary ofthe Treasury, had been taken to enable ,him to judge, whether the public deposites in the Bank of the United States were certainly safe, but that as his single powers might be inadequate to the objected I recommend, the subject to Congress as worthy of their serious investigation, declaring it as my opinion, that an inquiry into the transactions of that institu tion, embracing the branches as well as the principal Bank, was called lor by the credit which was givJn rious articles was adopted at the last session ot Con- j throughout the country to many serious charges im gress, as a rnuueroi compromise, witn unusual una nimity, and unless it is found to produce more than the necessities of the Government call for, there would seem to he no reason at this time to justify a change. peaching their character, and which, if true: might justly excite the apprehension that they wee no lon ger a safe depository for the public money. The ex tent to which the examination thus recommended, But while 1 forbear to recommend any further re-1 was gone into, is spread upon your journals, and Js duct ion of the duties beyond that already provided for ' too well known to require to be stated. Such as was iy the existing laws, I most earnestly and respect- I made resulted in a report from a majority of the com-A. fully press uxn Congress the importance of abstain- I mittee-of ways and means, touching certain specified ing from all appropriations which are not absolutely j points only, concluding with a resolution, that the required for the public interest, and authorize ! by the 1 Government deposites might safely he continued ill powers clearly delegated to the United States. We the Bank of the United Stales. This resolution was are beginning a new era in our Government. The adopted at the close ofthe session by the vote of a ma national debt, which has so long been a burthen on jority of th House of Representatives, the Treasury, will be finally discharged in the course j Although I May not always be able to concur in the ofthe ensuing year. IV o more money will alterwards views ofthe public interest or the duties of its agents be needed than what may be necessary to meet the which may be taken by the other departments ot the ordinary expenses of the Government. 1 Government or either of their brandies, l am, noi- Now, then, is the proper moment to fix our system of expenditure on firm and durable principles; "and bj cannot too strongly urge the necessity of a rigid eco-; nomy.anu an inflexible the income mem. and not to increase the wants of the. Govern ment by unnecessary and profuse expenditures. Il a contrary course should he pursued, it may happen that the revenue ot 1834 will fall short of the demands upon it; an 1 alter reducing the tariff in order to light en the burthen ofthe people, and providing for a still ubmitted to the Senate. The time limited for the fl,rtl;er jetton to take effect hereafter, it would be , muni iu oe riepioren it, at the end of another year, i wehould find ourselves obliged to retrace our steps ! and impose additional taxes to meet unnecessary ex j penditures. It is my duty on this occasion to call your attention ! withstnndiii"- wholly incapable or receiving otherwise 4han with the most sincere respect, mi opinions r lit ?li.TMGtir.niirrreedini; from such a source, . r,r" A - I mnrp inclined to do so than to the an inflexible determination not to enlarge Zl Reniv But it will be seen from, beyond the rea necesstt.es of , he takeI1 on the ,ubjecl lot ro inereacp Hip urani.. a,., i . me onei yjcn- myself, as well as the more ample ones presemea Dy exchange of th" ratification, however, having since ex pired, the action of both Governments on the treaty wib again become necessary. The negotiations commenced with the renti ie Republic relative to the outrages committed on our essels engaged in the fisheries at th- Falkland Islands, 1 to the destruction of the public building occupied by bv persons acting und r the color of its authority, as j the Treasury department, which happened since the well as the other matters m controversy between j last adjournment of Congress. A thorough inquiry into I the rwo Governments have been suspended ny ttie.de- thecausesof thislues wasdirectedanu maueaiuiemiie, thw,hiprt hnbpert found in pacture of theChe rge d Affiaires of the U. States from the result of which will I duly communicated to you. " ' Ya.,f " haS beefl UDd Buenos Ayres. It is understood, however, that a minister the Secretary ofthe Treasury, that the change in the deposites which has been ordered, has been deemed fn be called for by considerations which are not affected by the proceedings referred to, and which if correctly viewed by that Department, rendered its act a matter of imperious duty. Coming as you do for the most part immediately from the people and the States, by election, and pos sessing the fullest opportunity to know their senti ments, the present Congress will be sincerely solicr to carry into full and fair effectthe willjof their constit uents in regard to this institution. It will be for those in whose behalf we all act, to decide whether the Ex ecutive Department ofthe Government, in the stepa new the negotiation in the United States, but though government had stimilntod to nav fnr Sn.- j-.i . j u u ..t t rrimA in i -r i uuii v ri fticu, lie iiao y - ' ma lull 111 TV. uei, n. v ing our ci izens tor property illegally captured vvith Peru no trentv has yet been formed, and with in the blockade ot I erceira. Since that time, a post-') Bolivia no diplomatick intercourse has yet been estab ponement tor two years, with interest ofthe two remain- ished. It will be my endeavor to encourage those sen mg msta ments, was requested by the Portuguese Go-j tim-nts of amitv and that liberal commerce which be vernment, and as a consideration it offered to stipulate I iong to the relations in which all the independent States that rice of the United Statea should be admitted into ( Gf this continent stand towards each oth4 lmunicaieu luyuu. , .. . . . . 1 1 hp hnp ot ite Hniv ! I take nlensnrP. however, in stating here that ny tne . ix7r was subsequently appointed by the Gov ernment to re- I laudable exertions of the officers of the Department er ens of the district, but lew papers ,uv",t,e"l,s auucxcu lu " 'd that will materially affect 'the ! tl0"s ft"e )Var Department the P? . j condition of the various subjects entrastea requires that arurfher mr . u: , . ,. ,w the Army maintain and many ofthe eitizen? were lost and none public interest. 'im. n.,kli cnnvpnipnrp 1 lit; pui'iiv 1 , I i. . .ii i building should be erected, as soon as practicable, and . . 11 ul en irom l"e ired for efficiency in providing for it, it will be Advisable to enlarge in ! me cnaracter h nas "V tnjnT have ocqpjrenT to requiic no - some manner the accommodations lor the public offi- military I since vour, last session
Newbern Sentinel (New Bern, N.C.)
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Dec. 13, 1833, edition 1
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