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I .ae . I) ,c uf it ob.WI imfiaarUnt rlu uf f " m9991mly oy 'the war into alucn we were recently for. saZae country, aaaal all owr gr at inuireai j cod) with a neighborinj nation, ut ih d aea asan fsiftasfwrwoo asw auccraaful. sBonsiration 11 haa afforded of ihe military ia rtwavoifg iUm gret event ol tha past f ewatrug iho agitated aatal das- tat Ut af hWV SJaSMtrMT With oat ' atl mi happy COOdittoci, we aay COn- ' g ratal at owrwelvcs that we are tbu .Wo 1 fa i pf 00 the faea of the c-rih. people other couniri are , ea.abliab frt inaiituiiun. un- mmJ gaawa hianaell, we I thO actual mint arm f !. ... , .1. natal ewjnyeaewt uf ibe .. OO fro. .ur fjlho.-e. Vhile a an - na of r.arup a e mmul-i d by civil war or iniaaline acuta ii wot political cunuover- oy toe peace lu eaercsa of it- nhu -mm - . . i at lh- aailot-boz. The arcat sx m so deeply enaraveu on ta of our po..ple. thai the will of j easewiiiaiiuoally ax pressed. 1 M f 7 "f ,M WaJU agaiaet L . It tea ewhteci m jaal aawia, that sar la a and ewaacaar a a 1 nU rataaly to asjvaace ia the m. u mm at Ihe Civ dtaed world. To our aawJ frw aaati to Uuat M is to be aiirtb- Other aations have achieved toe fwm of the ewfleriog. diatrea. aod impasaaaaaaaeat of their people, we hOtaorsU poamoi, m the mt aaiaterrapied prwspenty . and of ""xdsvidoal aw at fort and happt- oa thai all mmm iinnvo anu Ueatica of com- CMsciuooal aiihaa the i Naw (irrni.li Pm .. . w . " I Of- arena. vawtrietie svs m j " amt P1 foreign 7 mm soaaaeds a more liberal adapted by trsW sded. bigher in 'be rpaet 1 7 saeoaer period. easatas ixraa arnuJ m,. mj r j- m - . T n r eai r to aveasi s aaaes. hv- j -m. v 1 usatitu la their aara wdl aad pie. mm u mm Ur C ymmf aolargad BBatMmfsl if. Ilcnce r da not lok behind xsl Mig j.iitnmfnu, capable of inihliininK n sjth..f n . Wt rtnf uir all f"er 11 stents, no sJflv from il drii uf um policy, but flU a cred regard f -r the indpcnueure of aslons. W hike thi a our ariiled policy, it d cs roi follow thai w caa ever be iiuifferenl uf il piofrrt of liboial priori- The gotrrnartii and people of Uk. Uaued Siaaee haded with enthusi sad Jeli Kl lbs aie6lihe-nt of the French re- si . at c mut I. ad ik effort in pro a,r K ww the Stvte of tiet tor mi a eon fede ration, siamlar in an any respect to r o n federal Union, if the areai and I enlightened Geimaaa Shatea. wecupying, as . iKry do, a central and commanding po 11. "n in Europe', ahail auceeed in eatae liahing awch a ronfetlerwied government ae rur n at the tin t time to the ciuzrna l each biair, local governments adapted 10 the peeoliar coudiuoo oi eah, with unre aincted trade and intercourse with each irtrr. 11 will be an impovtaut era in the biefoty uf huaaaji eveoia Whilst 11 will consolidate and strengthen the power of laeraaany, it must aeaoatially pru.note the eauae uf peace, remwsree, civilization, and ewoeiiiutiooal liberty throughout the w orld. v nh all the gnveenmenia on Ibis conti nent oar lelsatiMie. it 1a believed, ara now . on a mora frwudty and astisfaciury font ing than t ve aver bceu at any fur- period. Since the exchange of ratifications of the treaty of peace with Mciim. our tu- ' teteo nth mp HHrrnmrii o! thf rr. public has been uf tne most friendly char acter. Tha nvnv E 1 ir feoi d, or v aiu! 1 Mm a t PUtnipotekiiiary of the Untied . oiaies to , niczieo naa ueen rrreivcu ami accredited; and a diplomatic rfpreeemative from Mexico of similar rank ha been re 1 ceived by ibis government. The arnica ' ble relatione between the two countries u . 1 a a which had been suspend d have been hap pily ri stored, and are destined. 1 trust. 10 h lung preserved. The two republics, both siiusievi 00 this continent, snd with coterminous territories, base every motive rf s aapaihy and of imereat to bind iheni together in perpetual aaatiy. This grsjiify'ing condition of our fnr- m'fT "" reuduia 11 nnnecesary for ntm in call tour atlrmiou luure aoecolicallv to them. It haa been inw ennafant aiaa and t. t -1 J sire to'cnliivsic peace and commerce with all nations. .anqudloy M home, and peaceful relattoae abroad, conatiitne ihe true permanent pobcv of our country. War. ihe scourge m( natiuna. aonietimes becomes mt vitaote. but ia always 10 be n..l..l i.. -mm i. ......ul..u. mm - m w a w - ajraat w ilt W"iVI' II I1 a With the Marina mJ honor a.f (lie iialiaoi .ireneih of our country Before Ihe late war ' . with Maieo. European and Other foreign I'.iarrt mtrrmnnl innrifrM moil .ratine. nua iwbi of oar nhvaieal atri.ruth aa a nation, and f our ability to nro-cui war. anJ especially a war waned out of our own eooatry. Tliey saw thai oar sianduig ar- any on the peace cstabl ah ate nt did not ex Creu ten iSousand men. Accustomed .heenclve 10 aiaiain ia pea large ' ...ndtng armies fur the protection of throne. 1 . 1 against their own s.hicci, as well Bmat fureicn enemies, thev had not conceived that it waa nuaatble for a nation ant. mil .11. -h a M arnii' mrrnW itiuinlinnl I .ml uf lone service. 10 waa war success- " ... ; fuv. Tl.ev hehl in low renote our i ,ua. and ware far froaa reaardina them ' cfTeetiva force, anleaa it might be for temporary defensive operations when maadrd on oar own soil. The event nf the late war with Mexico have not only nen ' Ir 1 undeceived then, hoi have removed erru- 1 aeaea impressions which prevailed 10 some 1 ia oar inciitotiona. Ii is. that with extent evoo among a p .rtina of nor own cxni 10 government or danger to country men. That war has demonstrated. r liberties, we have in the bosom of our that upon ihe breaking bat of hostilities eociety of freemen, available in a juai and not anticipated, and lor which no previ- , ous preparation had been made, a volun leer army of citizen soldiers equal to voierao troop, and m nambers equal 10 aay emergency, can in a abort perud he brouchl into ihe field. Unlike what urou( n lino nie uriu. J wouid l.aVe rv-curred in ny aih-r cnonl.y, we were under no noeaaaiiy of resorting ; .l..rlta ..r ,uilirinluini lh COll- WW. w. w . Hppn. . . . . w - - - I irary. aueh wss the namber of volunteers who patriotically tendered their services, ih.i tn cluef diiHralte waa in mkine se- r w 1 leetiooe and determining who should be , dtsaptroimed snd compelled to remain at ! home. Our citizen soldiers are unlike those drawn from the population of any ! mher cobwm-. Thau ara eomnoeed in auvmiairately of nrofession snd pur. suiuj : aiarmera, iswyers, phystans. mrr- .1 .bw- . . - 1.. v.. !, uaiKli'H ii, HiTt oan iikj i- borers : and 1 h ' ,... ,t. 0fK ease. bcH the private soluter iw tha ranks, afV- m.Lm2Jk.- .... B S .aw..... a- ' wok cnia5noiuier are untiM irtove oi any ether country in other res peat. They - .. - T - ' . - f ar era so, and have been accustomed from Arete yath np 10 handle and use rt re- and a we proportion of them, ea i" mapaaiira aod mere nsaly rtdrd Stairs, are expert marksmen. They are men who have a reputation to maintain at home by their good conduel in lite field. They ere .intelligent, and there ta an indivduality of character which I "a found in Ihe rank of no other army. In 1 battle. rad private man, as well aa every nlneer. atfhts not only for his euuntry. but for u ! r y and distinction among lua fellow . eirfsane when he ahall -earn to civil life. a. war with Mex co has demons.rf.t-d WaX awly the ability of the gnvecuuierm lo oceseta a numerous army upon a sudnVn call, but also to provide it wuh all the mu- i nitiwna and necessary supplies with ! patch, convenience, and ease, and lo diri-ct ita operations wiHi effieienry. The alrengih jof our tiisiiluiinna haa not only been dia- ! played in the valor and skill of our troops 1 engaged in a-siive service in the field, but m the organization of those executive branches which were charged with il.c I general direction and condnci of the war. While loo great praise cannot be best wed upon the officera and men who f.oig t our ; battles, it would be untuat 10 withhold from those officers necessarily stationed at home, who were charged with tha duty of fur nishing the army, in proper time, and at proper places, with all the munitions of war and other upplies bo necessary to make 11 fficient, the commendat'0 1 10 which 1 hey are entitled. The credit due lo this eiass of our officers is the greater, when-it is considered thai no army in an cient or modern limes was ever better ap pointed or provided than our army in Mex. uprrating in an enemy a country. removed two thousand miles from ti'e seat of the fedeml government, us different corps spread over vast extent of fmtory, handicds and even thousands of miles apart from each other, nothing short of the un tiring vigilance and extraordinary eiiergy of these officers could have enabled tuem to provide the army at all points, and in proper season; with all thai was required for ihe iimusl efficient service. It is hut an act of justice to declare, that the officers in charge of the several execu tive buseaus, all under the immediate eye and super vi ion of ihe Secretary of War. performed thevr respective dutie with abil ity, energy, and efficiency They have reajed leas of 1 ha glory of the war, not having been personally exposed lo its per- ' 1 1 m an K I I I ill 111 llifiir ... " ... .. mi 11 t.uniidiriiniv o arms; but without their fori cast, efficient aid, and co-opcrati.-n. those in ihe field would not hats been provided with the ample means they pocssed uf achieving lot themselves add their country the uuf- ding honors they have won for both. W ben all these facia are considered, it ' may cease lo be a matter uf so much amaze j mcnt abroad how 11 happened thai our no ble army in Mexico, regulars and volun terrs, were victorious upon every batile held, buwever fearful the odds aainsi them. The war with Mexico ha tha faltr de- 'wl'", ,MW "P"'7 u repuancan govern- l 1 .. e a . metiis in prosecute successfully a just and : necessary fireign war with ail mo viiptr , uaualiy auri bated 10 more -arbitrary forms I of government. It has been usual for wrners on public law to impute to republics a want j of that ii oil y, concentration of purpose, and I vigor of execution, which ar generally admitted to beloug to monarchical i.d ar- ',,ra,,e ""'i f're of popular rr' been Supposed to display . 1 I f o.ir .. n..i.l ... . 1 1 ilell more particularly m the war earned oe in au enemy's territory. The war with Great Untain, in 1812, was to a great ex tent coullued within our own limits, and julj "ucu "" ' '". suhjecl. , , he mar which we haw just closed by an " Pe'. '" beyond all doubt nm m PPM,ar repreaentat.v governmrnt -I--' m:ijo.j which i iiaeiy to anse in ih auaira ol a nation. I he a sr with Mexico has developed moat strikingly and conspicuously another ""'J , uriuiny aianumg army Ol two millions ol armed ciuzen-nojdiers, euch so fought the battles of Mexico. But our military strength does not cmi ist alone m our espaciiy for extended and acc.--9 ui operations on land. The navy is aa important arm of Ihe national defence. If the services of the navy were not an brd- llaill a thoae nf lit mmmmm in. I. - I-mm. ' . 1 T ill lIC I J 1 I, w a I wmm .ticxico, 11 was because ihev had no enemy to meet on their own element. While the armv had nnnoriuniiv of nrr. rr --- j -- fora.ing more conspicuous service, tha navy largely participated in the conduct of the war. Both branches of the service performed their whole duty to the country, For die able and gallant servicea of the ol- ficers snd men of lh navy adin inde- pendcnily as well at in o operation with ,.,,r ir u .,, ,.r . ' i.r.. , . ... j - - ... .m 1 .rn,lrli ,, ,aiiiin mas. the canture of Vera f,.,- Bn.i ,i.p seizure. and occupation of other imouriaat ... - - - . Z Jr..isr B aw m LW iMiuon on ie v uii anu rarihc coasts. ih highest pr.iiao is due. Their vigilenee. "a energy, and skill rendered the most effec tive service in excluding munitions of war from the enemy, while ihey secured a safe entrance fur abundant supplies for our own army. Our ex ended commerce was no where interrupted; anil fur this iuiorunity. fro.n ihe evils of war, the country is in debied 10 the navy. Il:gh praise is doe to the officers cf tlie several executive bureaus, wavy yards', and stations connected wtih the service, all un der the immediate direction of the Secreta ry of the Navy, for the industry, foresight, and energy with which everything was di rected and furnished to give efficiency to unit branch 01 the service. I he -ame vig lance existed in disecting the operations uf toe navy, as oi tho army. t litre Mas a concert of action and of purpose between the heads of the two arms of the service. Hy the orders which were from time lo time Usned, our "essels of war on the' Pa cific and the Gulf uf Mexico were sta tioned in proper rime and in proper posi a 1 1 . . lions lo co operate efficiently with the ar my. Isy this means their combined now- rr was brought 10 bear successfully on the enemy. The great resnhs which have been devel oped and brought to light by this war, will be ol imiueisurabtc importarea in the future progress of our country. They will lend powerlully to preserve us from forego collisions, and to enable us lo pursue un interruptedly our cherished policy of "peace with all naliuus, entangling allian ces W lh 110116.' Occupying, ;is we do, a more command ing position among nations than at any loriuer period, our duties and owr responsi bilities to ourselves and ro posterity are correspondingly increased. This will be 1 die more obvious when we consider the vatt additions which have been recently made lo our territorial possessions, and their great importance and value. Within lea ihau four years trie annexation of Texas to the Union has been consum ma'.ed; all conflicting title to the Oregon Ter ritory south of the forty. ninth degree, north latitude, being all that was insisted un by any ofn.y predecessors, has been adjus ted; and Revr Mexico and Upper Cail'or nia have been acquired by treaty. The area of the several Territories, according lo a report carefully prepared by the Com missioner of the General Laud Office from tne most authentic information in his pos session, and which is herewith transmitted. contains one million one hundred and ninety-three thousand and sixty one square miles, or seven hundred and sixty three million five hundred and fifty-nine thous and and furiy acre; while the area of the the remaining twenty nine Slates, and the territory not yet organized into States east of the Rocky mountains, contains two million fifty nine thousand five hundred and thirteen square mites, or thirteen hun dred and eighteen million one hundred and twenty six thousand and fifty-eight acres These estimates show that the territories ecently acquired, and over which our ex clusive jurisdiction and dominion have been extended, constitute a country more than half as latge as all that which was held by the United States before the ac quisition. If Oregon be excluded from the estimate, there will s' til remain within ihe limns uf Texa, New Mexico, and California, eight hundred and fifty one thousand five hundred and ninety eight quare miles, or fire hundred and. forty five aiilltrin twelve thousand seven hun dred and twenty acres; being an addition equal 10 more than one third of all the ter ritory owned by the United States before their acquisition; and, including Oregon, nearly as great an extent of territory as the whole of Europe, Uussia only excepted. Tlie Mississippi, so lately the frontier of our country, is now only us centre. With the sddnion of the late acquisitions, the Uni ted States are now estimated by the super intendent of, the coast survey, in tne ac company ing report, that the extent of the seacoasi of Texas on the Gulf nf Mexico is upwarda of four hundred miles; of the coaal ef Upper California, on the Pacific, of nine hundred a.td seventy miles; and of Oregon, including the Straits uf Fuca, of six hundred and fifty miles; making the whole extent of seacoasi on the Pacific one thousand aix hundred and twenty miles, and the whole extent on both the Pacific attd the Gulf of Mexico two thousand and twenty miles. The length nf the cotst nf tha Atlantic from the northern limits of the United States, around the Capes of Florida m the Sabine, on the eastern boundary on Texas, ie eeituia ed to be three thousand one hundred miles; so that the addition of seacoast, including Oregon, is very nearly two-thirUi as great as ail we possessed before; and excluding Oregon, is an addi tion of one thousand three hundred and seventy miles; being nearly equal to one half of the ex teoi of coast which we pos sessed before these acquisitions. We have now three great mar time fronts on the Atlantic, ihe Gulf of Mexico, and ihe Pacific making in the whole an extent of seacoasi exceeding five thousand miles. This is the extent of the seacoast of the United Sta-es, not including bays, sounds, and amall irregularities of the main shore, and of the era islands. If these be inclu ded, the length of the shore line of oast, aa estimated by the superintendent of the coast survey, in hia report, would be thirty-three lhajisand and sixty -three miles. It would be difficult to calculate the val ue of these immense additions to our terri torial possessions. Texas, lying contigu ous to the western boundary of Louisiana 11a, embracing within its limits a part of the navigable tributary waters of the Mississip pi, 1 1. J an extensive seacoast. could not long have remained in the hands uf a for eign power without endangering the peace of our southwestern frontier. Her products in the vicinity of the tributaries of the M is- aissippi must have sought a market through these streams, running into and through oor territory; and the danger of irrttauow and collision of interests between Texas as a foreign State and ourselves would have been imminent, while the embarrass ment in the commercial intercourse be tween them must have been constant and unavoidable. Had Texas fallen into Ihe hands, or under the influence and control of a strong maritime or military foreign pow er, as she might have done, these dangers would have been still greater. They have been avoided by her voluntary nd peace ful annexation to the United States. Tex as, from her position, was a natural and almost indispensable part of our ten i lo ries. Fortunately, she has been restored to our country, and now constitutes one of the States of our confederacy, "upon an equal footing with the original States." ''he aaltsbrity of climate, lite fertility of soil, pecul arty adapted to t'.e production of some of our most valuable commodi ties, and her commercial advantages, must soon make li-.r oneuf the most populous J States. New Mexico, though situated in the in- terior without a seacoast, is known to con tain much fertile land, to abound in rich mine nf the precious me als, and to be ca pable of sustaining a large population. From its position, it is the intermediate and connecting territory between our set tlements and our possessions in Texas, and those on the Pacific coast. Upper California, irrespective of the vast mineral wealth recently developed thete, holds at this day, in point of value and importance to the real of the Union, Ihe same relation that Louisiana did, when that fine territory was acquired from France forty-five years ago. Extending nearly ten degrees of latitude atunjf the Pacific, and embracing the only safe and commodious harbors on that coast for many hundred miles, with a temperate climate, and an extensive interior of fertile lands, it is scarcely possible to estimate its wealth until it shall be brought under the government of our laws, aad its resources fully developed. From its position, it must command the rich commerce of China, oi Asia, of the islands of the Pacific, of western Mexico, of Central A menca the South American Stale, and of the Russian possessions bordering on that ocean. A great emporium will doubtless spee dily arise on the. I California coast, which may be destined to lival in importance New Or leans itself. The depot of the vast commerce which must exist on the Pacifip will probably be at some point on the bay of Sjn Francisco, and will occupy the same relatiou to the whole western coast of that ocean, as New Orleans does to the valley of the Mississippi and the gull of Mexico. To this depot our numerous whale ships will resort with their cargoes, to trade, refit, and obtain supplies. This of itself will largely contribute to build up a city, which would soon become the centre of a great and rapidly increasing commerce. Situated on a safe and commodious harbor, sufficiently capacious for all l!e navies as well as the ma rine of the world, and convenient to excellent limber lor ship building, owned by. the United States, it must become our great western na val depot. It was known that mines of the precious me tals existed to a considerable extent in Cali orniaa: the time of its acquisition. Recent discoveries render it probable that these mines are more extensive and valuable than was an ticipated. The accounts of the abundance of gold in that territory are of such, extraordina ry character as would scarcely command belie! were they not corroborated by the authentic reports of officers in the public serv ice, who have visited the mineral district and derived the facta which they detail from personal ob. servation. Reluctant to credit the reports in general circulation aa to the quantity of gold, the officer commanding our forces in Califor nia visited the mineral district, in July last, for the purpose of obtaining accurate information on the subject His report to the War Depart ment of tlie result of the examination, and the facts obtained on the epoi, is herewith laid be fore Congress. WheVhe visited the country there were about four thousand person enga ged in collecting gold. There ta every reason to believe that the number of persons so em ployed has since been augmented. The ex plorations already made warrant the belief that the supply i very large, and that gold ia found at various place in an extensive district of country. ' ' lwmm-:& Information received frorr. officers of the na vy and other sources, though not so full and minute, confirm the accounts of the comman der of our military force in California. It ap- pear a )se4 foro these reports, '.hat mi Ml nuicksilver in Cmml in' thn vicinitr uf th gold region. One oT them is now being a ed, and is beleived lo be among the most ducti ve in the world. 'i he effects produced hfr the dia lliete rieh miaenal deoositesrond the which has attended the iatSra of have resorted to them, have produced prising cjiffAge in- tlie aUfcf of attuira in nia. Labor commands a moat ej j pi icv ami nil other persuits but that for the precious metade rue abar Nearly the wiiole of the male populaj&i the country nave gone to the "gpjd district Ships arriving on the coast are deserted I their crews, and their voyages. stispendet-,;jft want of sailors. Our commanding office 1 there entertains apprehension thai soldh cannot be kept in tlie public 6erviccfctt)heat ) lare increase of pay. Desertions itRs com mand have become frequent, and WflHjl mends that those who shall Withstand the strong temptation, and remain faithful, should be rewarded. This abundance of gold, and the all-engrcea ing pursuit of it have alreadycaused id! Cali fornia an unprecedented rise in the price of the necessaries of lite. That we may more speedily and. bUjT ourselves of the undeveloped wealth of t mines, it ii deemed of vast imporUncaVj', branch of the mint of the United hsae authorized to be established, at jmsimjgrii. session, in California. AwtOffffotJier aitroal advantages which would isult from" such an establishment would be that of raising the o!d to ita par value in thlit Territory. A branch mint of the United States at the great commercial depot on the west coast, would convert into our own coin not only the gold derived from our own rieh mines, hot also tha bullion and specie which our commerce may bring from the whole west Coast of Central and South America. The west coast of Amer ici and the adjacent interior embrace the rich est and beat mines of Mexico, Sew urensei Central America, Chili, and Peru. The S . 1 1 i ) m 1 - ?i'X "il'-"mL air ae ami reru. io an ganMPsv t.oTnn ni miftav . 'mm m. dm lt- J! . carried by the ships of Great Britian to own ports, to be recoined or used to sustain her Nation! Bank, and thus contribute to in crease her ability to command so much of tha commerce of the world. It a branch mint be established s t ihe commercial point upon .that coast, a vast amount of bullion and specie would flow thither to be recoined, and pass thence to New Orleans, New York, and oth er Atlantic cities. The amount of our consti tutional currency at home would be.fi. increased, while its circulation abrasai be promoted. It is well known so our' chants trading to China and the west eoaft of America, that great inconvenience snd loss are experienced from the lact that oar coin are not current at their par value in tlioseeocn tries. The powers of Europe, far removed from I weEt coast of America by the Atlantic Oil which intervenes, and by a tedious and 1 gerous navigation around the soujhern cape the continent of America, can never succ fully compete with the United States ia I rich and extensive commeice which ia to us at so much lees cost by the acquisition California The vast importance and common lages of California have heretoore undeveloped by the government ot of which it constituted a part. N fine province is a psrt of our cou Stales of the Union, some more t and directly than others, are deeply in the speedy development of its resources. No section of our country is inter rested, or will be more benefitted, t the commercial, navigating, and manufactur interests of the eastern Stales Our piantin and furmiag interest in every part of the j ion will be greatly benefited by it. As our commerce and navigation are enlarged aw extended, our export of agricultural products and of manufactures will be increased ; and ia the new market -thus opened, they cannot fat to command remunerating and profitable pn ces. The acquisition of California and New Mex ico, die settlement of the Oregon boundary, and the annexation of Texas, extending to the Rio Grande, are results which, combined, ri of greatpr consequence, and will add more the strength and wealth of the nation, any which have preceded them since tion of the constitution. I But to effect these great results, California, but New Mexico, moat under the control of regularly organ eminent. The existing condition of Calif nia, and of that part of New Mexico lyi west of the Rio Gr nde, and without the its ot Texas, imperiously dement that gress should, at its pressent seas ion, organ r eatle weosa mer- haa ins J9 that,; tho adofjnJ nnl nnle nm.. Con. 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