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"CAT.VIN IL WILEY, A FMILY NEUTRAL IN POLITICS. EDITORS. TERMS TWO DOLLARS PKR ANNUM. wii.i.iam i). co o ki:; J BeMcu- to all Untttfs M Catolma, foucattott, tiatltmx, iterator,- Strips, tyt $&atkttz, Sc. NEWSPAPER r t i ft il i vol n. o. 2. RALE! Gil, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY. DECEHB ER 11, 1852. WHOLE. NO. 54. outkni GttlfCUB .V ' 1 EDITED BY C. H. WILEY & W, D. COOKE. RALEIGH, DEC. 11, 1852. THE FBESIBEST'S MM. only iy staving the xvTiit-h' in different tonus has. desolated some o ,.;t'i...s hut (or crowning the lalor-f of the hu man' -with an 'rfVluw-CUkeis'rf- the -.Sx-ivite ' ' ,,,1 of Chi J loii sc. of Ji:prescnta!hcs : HTiik brief space which-has elapsed since the close of our lat, session h:is beeii marked by no extrapr im;iry political event. The quadrennial election of Chi''t"Jg'st-r:lt- has passed "off w ith' less than tin: jislial eseiteineiit. However individuals and parties "uia'v - have been disappointed iri the result,; it is, ' lievvrtfi-'ks.s'-a subject ;pf national congratulation vtl'.at ihe cJioiee has ben efteeted by the independent ! sut traces of a free .people, undisturbed by tliosej-in- tUienq' s which in other countries lmve too citen af ";1 the purity of popular-elections. ; J j -'' Oiir grateful thanks -are-due to an All-merciful VfovileneY not onFy tar staving the pestrlence i our Amd- ibiindant harvest, and the nation; gen erally with the blessings of pe-ct-e and prt-perityV .1 DEATH OF I8. .WEBSTER. ' I .Within a few, weeks the public mi ml has. been deeply affected by. the death of DanielTebster, fiHiiii' ait his decease the office of Secrctaryof State. Ills associate in the Executive; government have si'iieerelv.-synip:ithizel with his family and the 'pub-, lie "eneraliv on this mournful occasion. Iliscom mau'iing iaients, his great political and professional eminence,-his well-tried ! patriotism,; and his long and faithful' services., in' die most important public 'trusts-, have causedhis death to be lamented through out the-country, and have earned for him a lasting p'la-o in 'our history. ' '. THE i'iS-IIEIUES. - In- the course of the last summer considerable anxiety "was! caused for a short time by an official intimation from tlie government opGreat Britain that orders had been given for the, protection of the, fisheries ujn the coasts of the Lritish provin ces m-North America against the alleged encroacn- ments ot the nsh ng vessels or. me uiiuu piai and France. The shortnkss of this notice alad the season of the year seemed to make it a matter of tip'ent importance. It.. was at nrsi apprenepueu jtliati fih- increased naval loree had been ordered to the 'hV.iin" o-roUnds.to carry mtl ehect the British lintejprctation of thos provisions in the-cotivehtion ,f 1 81 8,' in reterence to the . true intent ot which the two governments diner. It -was sooiv discover ed!, that-such was! hot the -design bf Great Britain, mul Satisfactory''' explanations; of the real objects ot tiie. measure - have beeii triven bUh here and in I.fn.l' ti. . Tli.; unadinst'd diflerence. howeS er', between the two-govern nients a.s to the interpretation , ot the wst ie convehLion ot 1813 is still -a matter eral to allow passengers and the mail to be landed in certain, cases, for a reason which does -not fur nish in the opinion of this Government even agoojd presumptive groundor sucha prohibition, has been made. the subject of a serious remonstrance at Ma drid ; and I have no reason to doubt that due res pect will" be paid by the government of Her Catholic Majesty to the representations which our Minister has been -'instructed to makeon the subject. : It is but justice to the1 Captain General to add, that his conduct toward' the steamers employed to carry the mails of the ignited States to Havana' has, with the exceptions above alluded to, been marked with kindness and liberality, and ; indicates no general purpose of interfering with the com--inercial correspondence and intercourse between the island and this country. Earlv in the present year official notes were re- I ceived from, the Ministers of France and-England, nulling iii.vjoveriiiiieiii, 01 ,ui uniau cuii's w become a party witR GreU Britain and Franc t to a tripartite Convention, n virtue of which the three powers shouldtfceverally and collectively dis claim, now and for the future, all intention to ob tain possession of the Island of Cuba, and should bind themselves to discountenance all attempts to that! effect on the part OI" Jin)7 power or individual whatever.- This invitation has been respectfully lecliiied, for reasons which it . would occupy too much space in this communication to state in de tail, but 'which'' led me to think that the proposed measure would be of doubtful constitutionality, impolitic, and unavailing. I have, however, in common with several , of my predecessors, directed the' Ministers of France and England to be assured that the United States entertain no designs' against Cuba ; but that, on the contrary, I should regard to those islands have been removed ; and I have deemed itj.just that the temporary wrong which had been unintentionally done her, from want of in formation!, should be repaired by an unreserved acknowledgment of her -sovereignty. I have the satisfaction to inform you that the liberality course pursued by Peru has been creditable to tb 643.) "., ,V of her government. 065,937;) exclusive of the above there was export ed forty-two millions five hundred and seven thou sand two hundred and eighty -rive dollars, ($42, 507,285) in 'specie; and imported from foreign ports five millions two hundred and sixty-two thou sand six hundred and fjrty-three dollars, (5,202,- us incorporation into tlie L,mon at the present time as. fraught with serious peril. Were this island comparatkrelv destitute of in- i ' r ml , habitants, of occupied1 by a, kindred race, I should regard it, if voluntaritly ceded by Spain, as a most desirable acquisition. But, under existing circum stances, I -should look upon its incorporation into our Union as:a very hazardous measure-- It 'would bring into the Confederacy a population of a different national stock,, speaking a different lan guage, and not likely to harmonize with the other members.' . It would probably affect in a prejudi cial manner the industrial interests of the South; and it might revive those 'conflicts of opinion be tween the different sections of the country, which lately shook the Union td its centre, and which have been so happily compromised. TEHU ANTE PEC; Before it was known by her that her title would be acknowledged at Washington, her Minister of Foreign Affairs had authorised our -charge d'affairs at Lima to announce to tlie American vessels which had gone to the Lobos forj guano, that the Peruvian Government was willing to freight them on its own account. This intention has been carried into effect by the- Peruvian xMimster here, by an arrangement winch. is believed to be advantageous to the parties in in- i terest. . I THE JAPAN EXPEDITION'. Our settlements on the shores of the Pacific have already given a great extension, and m some re spects a iiew direction, to our commerce in that ocean. A direct and rapidly-increasing intercourse has sprung up with Eastern Asia. The waters of the Northern Pacific, even into the Arctic sea, have of late years been frequented by our whalemen. The application of steam to the general: purposes of navigation is becoming daily more commpn, and makes it desirable to obtain fuel and other' necessa ry supplies at convenient points on the route be tween Asia and our Pacific shores. ' Our unfortu nate countrymen who from time to time suffer shipwreck on the coasts of the eastern seas are en titled, to protection. Besides these specific objects, the general prosperity of our States on the Pacific requires that an attempt should be made to open tlie opposite regions of, Asia to a mutually benefi cial intercourse. It is ibbvious 1 that this attempt could be ma3e by no power to so great .advantage i as by the United States, w hose constitutional system excludes every idea of distant, colonial dependencies. I have accordingly been led to order an appro priate naval force to Japan, under the command of a discreet and intelligent officer of the highest rank known to our service. He is instructed to endea vor to obtain from the government of that country some relaxation of the inhospitable and anti-social system 'Which- it has pursued for about two centuries He has been directed particularly to remon strate in the strongest lynguage against the cruel treatment to which our shipwrecked mariners have often been' subjected, and to insist that they shall be treated with humanity. He is instructed, how- ever, at the same tun.; to give mat jrovenuueui tue THE TARIFF. In my f-iit annual message to Congress I called your attention to what seemed to nie some defects in the present tariff and recommended such modifications- as in jjiy judgment were best adapted to remedy its evils and promote the prosperity of the country. Nothing has since orcurrcd to change my views ofj this important question. Withoutjepeating the arguments contained in my former igssage. inr.favor of discriminating, pro tective duSieSjI deenl it ray duty to c;dl your at tention to one or two ether considerations atlecting this subject The first is, the effect of large importations-of foreign goods upon our currency Most of tbVgld of Ca!' ' "s fast as it is coin ed, finds its way direct' , pe in payment for "ving estab cion with - nslost sens are I r to that i -e sale of .vhe des Tprfignfr ind he conse- ent here, for st of iron ..and upon its pro- OTticle of th of importance. 1' AiiKTiipau ."fishing Vessels within fiinejor ten ILandoned, in consequence ot the opposition ot tlie l.i : v.ui,.lf!,,toi-i;n this, the United btates COlODieS;.- J'lin itii.-!imii"3 7 alt-.r t-iie in oxi'-'ii-iuii v Fiui.'y. but Home goV. think" ihe vears: have been excluded from; waters to which they -had t'rci' :c' ccess tor ..twenty-nve year si I UotiaUon i it the treaty, in . l e.-io, tm ;is relaxed so fir as concerns the- Bay or the iust and .liberal intention ot the ... . . i . rnmeiit, in compliance with what we trno const ruction of the convention, to Jltl nxi, '" aS liave, suit The rejection by the-'Mexican Congress of the States are such and such only as I have indicated, Convention which had i been concluded 'between i and that the expedition is tnendly and peacetui. that Republic and the United States, for the pro- goods purchased. In the sec--lishments'' foreigners, thousand thrown c extent is his surpW tructiofi'tf withoul quently' r sale, as is imported i wealth of ev. ductive industi The farmer is stimulated t cxeruoa by finding a ready market for hi surplus' products, and benefitted by being able to exchange them, with out loss of time or expense of transportationffor the manufactures which his comfort or convenience requires. This is always done to the best advantage where a portion of the : community in which he lives is engaged in other pursuits. But most man ufactures require an amount of capital and a prac tical skill which cannot be commanded, unless they be protected for a time from ruinous competition from, abroad. Hence the necessity of laying those duties upon imported goods which the Constitution authorizes for revenue, in such a manner as to protect and encoBi-aca lXS5ahor' of our own citizens. Duties amplest assurance that the objects of the lifted .Vb'vi'Mu-lI.,V " ro ' ir.gVas to exciuue uieioreign article, oui snoiuu o so wiauu.it, vision, more than anv other, it is believe.!, led to v their rejection ; and as no substitute for it has been adopted by Congress, it has not been deemed ad visable to attempt to enter into new treaties of a permanent character, although no effort has been spared by temporary arrangements to preserve friendly-jrgia , . "If it be the desire of Congress to remove them from the country altogether, or to assign to them particular districWmore remote from the settlements of the whiteSj'lt will be proper to set apart by law the territory which tbev are to occupy, and to pro vide the means necessar' for removing them to it. Justice alike to pur own citizens and to the Indians requires the prompt acfon of Congress on this subject. " The amendments proposed by the Senate, to the treaties which were negotiated with the Sioux Indians of Minnesota, have been submitted to the tribes, who were parties to them, and have received their assent. A large tract of valuable territory has thus been opened for settlementancr cultivation, and all danger of collision with these powerful and warlike bands has been happily removed. y The removal of the remnant of the tribe of Sori ipole Indians from Florida has long been a che ished object of the Government, and it is onetv which my attention as been steadily directed. Admonished by pastexperience of the difficulty and cost ot the attempt to remove them by mihta-I ry force, resort has been had to conciliatory meas ures. By the invitation of the Commissioner of Indian -Affairs several of the principal chiefs recently visit ed; Washington, and whilst here acknowledged in writing the obligation of their tribe to remove with the least possible delay. Late advices from the special agent 01 the Government represent that they adhere to their promise, and that a councu of their people has been called to maked their preliminary arrangments. A general emigration may therefore be confidently expected at fin early day. . r. PUBLIC LANDS. The report from the General Land Office shows increased activity in its operations. The survey of j x the northern boundary of Iowa has been complet ed with unexampled despatch. Within the last year 9,522,953 acres of public land have been sur veyed, and 8,032,403 acres brought into market. In the last fiscal year there were sold. Located with bounty land warrants. . Located with other certificates. . . .ii . 1,553,071 acres 3201,311 " . . 115,682 " 4J370.067 tection of a transit' way across the Isthmus ot Ie- iu an tepee and'of the interests of those citizens of the United Statjes who had :beome proprietors of the rights which Mexico had : conferred on one ot ler own citizens in regard ; to that transit,' has thrown a serious obstacle in the way of the attain ment of a very desirable national object. I am still Willing to hope that the differences on the subject which exist, or may hereafter arise, betweeu the frovernments,,will be amicably adiusted. llns sub ject, hpwever, has already engaged the attention of the Senate ot the United Matesy and requires no further corriment in this communication. . , -. . riCARAGUA. . The settlement of the question respecting the port of San Juan de Nicaragua, and of the contro versy between the republics of Costa dtica and Nic aragua in regard--to 'their boundaries,"vas consider ed indispensable to the commencement of the ship canal between the two oceans, which was the sub- M viikeiWfirftieTf9tTfot Aprils 1850. Ac nlinfflva proposition tor tue:saiue pu.r- Notwithstanding the jealousy with which the governments of Eastern Asia regard all overtures from foreigners, I am not without hopes of a bene ficial result of the expedition. Should it be crown ed with success, the advantages will not-be conhned to the United States, but, as in the case of China, will be equally.'enjoyed by all the other maritime powers, j I .have much satisfaction in stating that in'all the steps preparatory to this expedition the Government of the United States has been materi ally aided by the good offices of theKing of the Netherlands,, ths only , European power having any commercial relations with Japan. STATE DEPARTMENT. In passing from this survey of our foreign rela tions, I invite the attention of Congress to the con ditions bf that department of the Government to which this branch ot the public business is entrust ed. Our intercourse with foreign powers has of late years greatly increased, both in consequence of our mvn growth VW -. tmsAvay tne -. 1 1 . a.....Imi1 nnan IT r. Ol dLclLKZ IUV5 - our ehe Bay of Funly wa re-opened to our tihci;niei in 1845vpursued tne most- """-r toward tlie colonial fishing interests. 1V t ne rue- " i... Af I t ft n tbo duticson colonial hh entei in'.'' ' vuVpovr were jverV, greatly reduced, and by tlie Hvaivhousrog act it is allowed to be entered in,, himl without payment of duty. In this way co-loni-il fih has acquired the monopoly of the export trade in our hiarket,1 and is entering to some extent -..I, , .1... 1, consuinptiou. These tacts- were hming- thqseivhiehncrcased the senibility bf fisliin,. interest, at the movement ... .l..,.. -Vi-5':-. I . ....... nn.l the incidents a I lese CllCLUnt'11"--- "' " . u -V,' T . 1 1 - . . - J.1VAM- luded to h ive led jne to UiUiK tue; u.- -3 . L...,,;.i.ot;n f the entire subject ot the fisljcrics oil the coasts of the British 1, vs h a view to place them upon a more hbe aUootu g lof4eciproilprivi!ege. - A wilhngness tanjetii,. in L.i1e-afrane1ne.it of this kind is understood to .......V,, ,..t ,.f (1,-Pr.t Britain, with a desire on Ie in one comprcueiy" p - - nimerer.il miercou.sv no. v. v - ibove al- . f.r tlio mmip nurnoses aa- V v,u JU51l,a i.wv:. r 1 . dressed to the two governments m mat, 4um. to the Mosquito Imlians, was agreed to m April last by the Secretary of State and the Minister ot her Bi-itanmc Majesty. . Besides the wish to aid in reconciling the ditkr ences of the two republics I engaged in the nego- 1 tli.. frroar. WOlk OI a tiation irom a aesne. ship canal between the two oceans under one jun, diction,, and to establish the important port ot ba Juan de Nicaragua under the government of 4 ci vilized power. The proposition in question was as sented to bv Costa Rica and the Mosquito Indiai.s. It l is not poved equally acceptable Nicaragua I il t J bo. honed that the further negotiation, I 1U Cill ii-vi v our Departmen pstablishment of the Department II MS 1 I V I. UVy V--"-' . . m of the"lnterior,.been relieved of some portion otthe rinmestie, business. hei-!)art to mciiu t3 cn mrt the ; ; 1 -'" - i ,1 -K ni'AVlTl- between the Unit States. and tne i. IkAv'e thought that whatever arrangem these, two subjects, it . is expeu.- be embraced in separate.cou- Land death of the late becre- tnont ot tue CCS. . I .' .may ll . e:ilt.th:U-1 Velitions. ma le on lev should . The ii tarv ot M ite prev coiitein plated ne'i : tO CollCtft)! m?ss. btitq-d 'the itvation. . 1 ..... Piinskwe leen taken i au ii.vjT.vm.vfmn ; iv.inired for the J of such ah arranirnent. Ihe uoject is u.ui-, .1 ...i.;..K qpa itv tram wil on tne suoicct "i-" . 1 : .1, ?n",U. sni itof conciliation and compromise which ,-.i,'4 (1iLtn 'brevail ori such occasions, and tnat .i... ,v.;n t.,o,l tn. a satistactory result. 1, llv J 111 1CVJ. vesezuelaV T W the satisfection inform you that the ! ex ecutive governnient of Venezuela lias anowledgea some claims of citizens ot theumteu. ft many years past b,; urged ..r ctarg. d'affidres at Caraecas. it is nopeu d will actuate the Congress of that '...-fis Ivors. mi.' "..,4 5i'-iliitint1 itl Buenos Ayres and tne state ot things ii- 4il v.l,,,. of the business of that kind, such i ...lu.itinn ,-,f nnrrrssional documents the v-..iiniV nnblislunir and distribution 01 tne the United btate-, me execution u. Lj--0- law M subject of reprieves and pardons, a..u other sub icts relating 10 mieuoi ' should 1 b'3 transterrecl rroni tne uaih ;tite ii would unquestionably be tor tlie oeneut m the public service. I would also suggest that the buildimV appropriated to the State Department is not fireproof; that there is reason to think there 1 ;ti nAnvtru.inn. ami that the ar- chives df the ed as to enable the doniestic manufacturer fairly to compete with the foreigner in our own markets, and bv the competition to reduce the price of the manufactured article to the consumer to the lowest rate at which it can be produced. This policy would place the mechanic by the side of the farmer, create a mutual interchange ot tneir iespcctic commodities, and thus stimulate the industry of the whole . country, and render us independent of foreign nations for the supplies required by the habits or necessities of the people. Another question, wholly independent of pro tection, presents itself, and that is, whether the du ties levied should be upon the value of the article at the place of shipment, or sphere it is practicable, a specific dutyraduated. according to quantity, as ascertained by ight or r All our duties are at present in per centage is levied o& at the port of shipment in sr. Mor-pecjhTheuGver the ar- ur r 7, station should ft js impos ; port where 5 paid should 4V , .la tEe. foreign ATnkincr n total of. . . Reported under swamp land grants 5.219,183 For internal improvements, railroads, &c. 3,025,920 13,115,175 i 1 -i 11 lie amount ot lanas soiu 111 Iv J"'JT , tide is opsu s, - ure as tot jc. never eucon, sible that tht the croods ar know with ceri 1 a Making an aggregate of. . . . Beinir an increase in tl and located under land warrants of 569, 2!0 acres over the previous year. The whole amount thus sold, located under land warrants, reported under swamp laud grants, and select'"! for internal improvements, exceeds that of the previous year by 3,342.372 acres; aud the sales would, without doubt, have been much larger but for the extensive reservations for railroads in Missouri, Missisvppi and Alabama. For the quarter ending 30th September, 1352, there were Bold io,oj acres. Located with bounty hind warrants. Located with other certificates Reported under swamp laild grants, .1,337,116 . 15,649 .2, 485 ,233 era line of New Mexico. But as the Pcpaitment had no exact information as to the amount of pro visions and money which remained unexpended in the hands of the commissioner and surveyor, it was left discretionary with them to continue the survey down the Rio Grande as far as the means at their .disposal would enable , tham or at once to disband the commisiionT " . , A special messenger has since arrived from the .officer in charge of the survey on the river, with in formation that the funds subject to his control were exhausted, and that the officers and others employed in the service were destitute alike of the means of prosecuting the work and of returning to their homes. The object of the proviso was doubtless to arrest the survey of the southern and western lines of New Mexico, in regard to which different opinions have been expressed ; for it is hardly to be suppos ed that there could be any -objection to that part of the' fine which extends along tlie channel of the Rio Grande. But the terms of the law are so broad as to forbid the use of any part of the money for the prosecution of the work, or even' for the pay-, mert, to the officers and agents, , of. the arreaiages t fj. which are justly due to thenxri Jiearnestly invite ypur prompt attention to this subject, tuia recommena a raouincauon 01 tue terms of the proviso so as4c nabletth3Departraent to cusd as much of th ; -appropriation as will te ne ess ary to discharge the cxUttBg. obligationB of the Government, an dnOs complete thesurvey ofthe RiciGrande tot mouth.; It will als bo 1 per to make further provision bvlaw for thl fuirilment of our treaty with Mexico , : running and marking the residue of the bouud- , arv line between the two countries. i - THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Perrait mc to invite your particular attentionlo the interests ot the District of Columbia, which are confided by the Constitution to your particular care. Among the measures which seem to me of the greatest importance to its prosperity are the intro duction of a copious supply of water into the city of Washington, and the conttruction ot suitable bridges across tlie Totomic to replace those which wi re destroyed by high water in the early part of the present year. At the last session of Congress an appropriation was made to defray the cost of the surveys neces sary for determining, the best means of affording -an unfailing, supply of good and wholesome water. dine pi-olsTiTas been., made in ""'tula suTvey, and-" as soon as it is. completed the result will be laid" before you. . ' Further appropriations will also be necessary for grading and paving the streets and avenues, and enclosing and embellishing the public grounds within the city of Washington. I commend all these objects, together "with the charitable institutions of the District, to your fa vorable regard. the rnoxTiKR. Every effort has been made to protect our fron tier, and that if tlie adjoining Mexican States, from, the incursions of the Indian tribes. Of-about 11;000 men of.whiah the army is composed, nearly 8,000 are employed' iu the defence of the newly acquired" territory, (including lexas,; ami ot emigrants pro- Making an aggregate for the q .arterof 4,131,253 country. lion, 011 tui; v-io v - . . . 1 . o ..., .. Tntpiior in conformity with ov tne oeoieLcti wi v"- - , . - ... "e i;r. ,..,unrr to that suoiect, and IKIVIMh " " - .,. vfVi,aioW-rinnirPR that thev should levy the duty according to such cost. '.They are, therefore, J .. . 0 . . i'-'ifirtw evidence npelied to resort to very uucj ascertain vhat that; cost was Ih-y take the com j tO HSCei LHlU -uvi- mi5 ... 1 .Tk invoice of the importer,ttested by ins ckui., . u best evidence of whicthe nature ot the cae wi th at tue unuii-c . . -...aiv-ii-ie nt I;1VV 1 1 1 . 1 u m accordance the recent elections nave ucv... 1....- - . with it. . ; ' r ATE NTS'. i'j I commend to your favorable regard the suggeS . . . .1 .!. ........,.r .f tl.p. Secretary ot the tion contameo m ui .i:'"" -- irig thereto. ;I am gratified to say that these unusuany successnn. 11n 1110 'a , outbreaks in California ,.s6nal depredations on a .indf. wiutJa.buvLto slwwn, noweer, ujut 1 1 fciibits hayerb exc?ptionfof and Oregon. j portioijjjLlk THE CENSUS. Con-ress to make the necessary provision lor the publication of the results in such form as shall be 1 , . . rni i;Anmuiit fit r.'oresenta- deemed best. i" , aAa " 7'" . ri" .u.UA .wv-nnation of the the basis of thrriew census, uas u.. - ct their territory ior ui -p-x . Iludian tribes. A vfimcuiiy ocv...-, -i.-, X v 1 ii.ruitW'A il!lS liA 'VlH-wv-v ' - A n. - the two races are brought nno coi.o.i,, 1 ;- will inevitably occur. ToVevent thcse collisions .11 n.-..f -nrfil'iriiTTiU. the United Slates have generally set .a.i. r.w. ition of this policy to lexas. J5y the terms 1 . - . 1 1 : .1. .1, ,f 1 ho pomnact DV miici j i kiiu -'- -. ' ,-,-i'iti "Rut pvf'fv one must see iu.w. j , , 1 f :c be fabricated, aud-tlio oath d) i e . . by reason of which may the dishonest im- by tire, buiklin Irs ai imp.ov rr. : - - n . Fl.ncedetermm- letails governments o. " - " nftVV Confeder- p.i to nen-ouate wuu u.i- v.u.-v v- .with 1 't :.if.:.,KU ' r.midftr- - If it is found practica I V l VL Vlllll'l. -- . - ,1 . 1 i ..,.,4,,.-,lli. oiepntn bie e to vol he to an aireemeut..:iwuiu.4.r "---r, , "Ct.-n-s: rangeme reserved. may.be concluded The. control the two parties, conventions . 1- ' . . ifi'-liA o.iiivp nf thi- mVesent, winter. of Cougrbs over all the provisions' pi sucu .v Will Ol UUU"!' .1 . tllp in tnat qu. n'.i -- France determm iie new Confeder- of their commerce to the ex- Government in charge of the De- .'..4..,.-If with the nrecious collections of the ' man- criptT.apers of Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, Madisoh, and Monroe, aie .vpo A similar, remark may oe iu.ic ppropriated to the NV ar and . avy Je- partmeuts. i . , . , .... i-x! t i, T...iocnr' i PYinhited in toe lne' condition ot Luc j.iyi"j - report from that Department. VIXASCE3. ocl, r,.rpiits into the treasury lor ine-u.- vea. e tding the 30th June last, exclusive ot trust forty -nine minions seven uuuuicu. twenty-eight thousand three hundred and eight ix dollars and eighty-nine cents, ($49,7-28,386,89,) and the expenditures, for the same period, likewise exclusive of trust funds, Were forty-six millions sev- en thousand eight hundred and nmeu-six uo 'ft CIS 211 .i Ot WUlcn annual The ar, acv tor tne Tree uccc?s v-i i."" . t til0 a- 101 i-i'- , i,toHps ot the aterea dv me u."", - - , . it, affecting the revenue, crn.v. The aff;tirs' of Cuba formed a prominent topic in my liist annual message; They remain in an vm-J,7,-7.uVition. and a fc'elhig-.of alarm and irritation 1 the part of the Cuban authorities appears to ex t This fcli-? ha interfered with the regular -.,.nhj-'.-d- intercourse between the United States and the island, and '.'led' to some acts of which we i ive a ri-dit to complain. But.the Captain. Gene- ral iifCubais clothed- witn no poex to uc.it u s :,..,-.,,opnts. nor is ne 111 au ug.iW uuuu, l,,c,Mr.lof tire bpanis!! -.0,1. . l-IV CO '!.t ' Jt'Hll l I - r . - ,1. mvnvn.ences, (wK" ", ;n1 Minis,. A i, m.) I directed th! ne v, y . I Vera tensive, count, es n,,t:.e 0f this P ata; and they gae , piposo to the United States, thatwe. might if e nf u"ht proper pursue the same course. , tni.ucnt pr pe t invitation, our; minister in compu- " - .vaffaires at Buenos .at K10 Janeiro aim - rtrttl,,lll1rt trea- vres have been tulU auinoua w y,es. . ... .vo.,; Confederation, or the with tne ne-YM-u.. -- u,.otvPn r ,, H..i.irfi w 11 ti-ii ii ; . .. ;4 .-..it.- sclK tl J I mo s U'lSS and fifty:five tbousana , er July ?on the 7 M ImnJrca .mJ fifteou dollar and eigMy-tbree : the ar , le manuta Jured S l ties cets, (9,455,S15 83) was on account of the prin- cipal and interest ot the States composing it. IV crovernment have made has been' concluded be- tte. meree. treaty of commerce tween treaty 01 00.. R ubhc en the Unite d States -Tn a . r t ' ... TT T. A -r i n f a. - 1'iv 1 1 7-t. 11 u-rto, VH'ICO IO VIMl a . . , , n,irit.i n lie v,,s respectfully receivea t. - d, whb deferred with tanteU piermaiieut in"- 1 Cruz.'- i-lii-l cent 6 v.-as f.Q ASD THE GVANO In the.me-in time, the icfiisalof the Captai currenc(s ected. ; 51t no n'Gen- ni-FSTIOS. urori 4 V Tl ill K I I A . " The corres with thp TKr.Tlaii.l was communicated to Congress tlie close of the last session. Since that time, on further investigation of the subject, the donbU wliich had been entertained of the title ot 1 cru iki;rt rioKf inc udinc- tne I . ' . , . , . J last instalment of the indemnity to Mexico, unue. the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, leaving a balance of sU,632,l36 37 in the Treasury on the first day of July last. Since this latter period, further pur: chased of the principal of the public debt, nave oe. inad.el to the ex'tenl ot two millions iour red and forty-seven ' luJcflnd fortv-nine cents, $2,456,547 49,) and 4 - -11 x ' x Vvi-w ar the sikrplus in the Treasury wui continue to 1 -r plied Ito that object, whenever the stocK can cured within the limits, as to price, authorized by law. ' . . ..j A...J ru0 r:dnp of foreign merchandise lmporteu uu. nct the last fiscal year was two hnndred and seven millions two hundred and forty thousand one hun dredTani one dollars, ($207,240,101 ;) and the val ue of domestic productions exported was one hun dred! and forty-nine millions eight hundred and sixtv one thousand nine hundred and eleven dol lars !(149,8oT,911 ;) besides seventeen millions iv; exported ; .1 r 1 porteu laise, ov " . . , , 1 7 " 1 ,i.i4,i; whir l are porter pays a part only 01 me . . 7u. 1,.' 7 anrl thus ndirectlv receives UaiU U tl.C HUUWl, vuv, - ,.,,.,1 from the treasury, of the United States a ie.ud for his fraud andperjury. Trnr. The reports of the Secretary of the T easu j heretofore made on this subject show conc.usivel) that these frauds have been practiced to a great ex tent. The tendency is to destroy that high mo. character for which our merchants have long been distinguished; to defraud the Government otits revenue; to break down the honest importer b a 4i-,.honPst comnetitiont and, finally, to transfe. the 1 W.n, of importation to foreign and irrespopsioic ont, to thp frrPHt detriment of our own citizens ! Ti,0Mfnr0 oin most eamestiV recommend the adoption of specific duties,' wherever it is practica ble, or a home valuation, to present thce - I would also again call yohr attention to the tact 4W tl.P nMCnnt fm-ifFin some' cases imposes a higu- 111,11 ' . v. ' v. 111 v... . . . 1 - i - than lllton , material impoiteti w....- -t - consequence f . r.nAlir of which is that the duty operates to tue agement of the foreigner anJ the discouragement of our own citizens. : - " Indian h that State was admitted . 1 r il into the Union, she .etained the ownership 01 an the" vacant lands- within her limits. . . Ti e government of that State, it is understood, W signed no portion oher territory to tlie In- . . . 1 . I . it .iiv ti ir T I V4 I M I 1 1- I 1 , . oc t-TT 'A MCI TiKZi. 11-1 va -j- Interior that X ' , , , 'cf ,n ana- inpTt and proceed, to sun;ey and sell w-T b e t oi d iHo'lS wliicll have ten, j Wls p.fioy mtmife.tly tends, not only to alarm lyt.cal d ge,t o . . 1 the F t iuVentions ! ' i tfi;; Illtiians, but to compel them to re- or may heiealt e, b, gr. U 1 nlwstra. j . "litr for ..subsisleuce. It also deprives an1 mavt; neces ut to p ient an intelligible ;,vt;rmn,t of that influence and control over of th ir alid operation. The cjt of j ;hein,U.oit which no duraUe peace caTi ever ex- P-ion could easily be aed he , and wl. patent tund, .1 , " j - - ronsi(leralions of humanity and' ..v..-. m,r tr no on ect moio , ivci-', . h 'ir'-" .... A ..n: lr! :...4:..., will induce that State to assign miu... and beneficial to the public at INSANE ASYLUM. Ah appropriation of $100,000 having been made at the last session for the purchase of a suitable !ite and for the erection, furnishing, and fitting up site, cii ., T.. ..e n.arri't ot to an Av um tor tne insane o. n.c - 'lU ' J - . . . 1 r.t 4l.O I 11 itOil 11.1 .liiv y ui tuv. of . u: nf hp Arinv an States, the proper measures nave oee.. a...T - carry this beiiehcent purpose into euecu - BOCXPAUY. COMMISSION. P,y the latest advices from the Mexican Bounda J .u.,4 4V. enrvev 01 the n- ry o '...r- :- 1 (dorado-to US COlliIu:-.lt; "ii" with the western line 01 AoA The survey ot 1 it-ivu ptio Grande has J ' . 1 e.. l,4-. i.rnvisional occunan tion ol he. vast uoiu-ai.u iw 1 , . CV of the small remnants of tribes within .her bor. ders subject of course to her onfish,PnVetILt; ua iuri Jiction. If site should fail to do this, the fulfilment of our treaty stipulations with Mexico i .l,,r to the Indians themselves, will, it is - 1 i.,.,.,.,ia a uhipct of serious embarrassment leaieu, in-.- J . , , . l,at. a It IS 110eu, uunc'.ni by Texas may avert tnis to the Government. timely and just provision 1 evil ver Gila, from its supposed intersect on x- f ..'1.1-1 Tn-ic itppn fnnll CW .ue.x.w, -v"l--" - .,. , 4V.., also been nnisneu ..ion. ...v.. rrespondence of the.late Secretary olTs hundred and four thousand and twenty- Peruvian charge d'affaires relative 10 1 oo4,-026 ;) of foreign merchandise nAmmnn'i'fl'p.l to Congress towara v ; r,4A nf t.hft pntire e INDIAN ATFAIRS. , For full and detailed .nfgard to general condition of our Ir -5rs,I respecttu IV refer you to the report of . .cretary ol tne in terior and the accompanying documents. The Senate not having thought proper to rainy nfinrntiated witn mo tue lieanw which iiiit ra- tribes tf Indians in V-TTTVrv unsatis lations With them have been left .in a ery nX of counfry have .been set apart for theex occupation of the Indians, u-a - lauds vithiu thoie limits has been c re and re.pected. But in California and Oregon tli has betn no recognition by the Government ot exclusive right of the Indians to any pan.o o .. onant.- at - i' 1 iountrv. Thev are tnereior uie.t- v. r . ...... r.llP IO ferance, and liable to be driven iron, j,. at the pleasure of the whites. wAnnsed TteLaties which have been rejected to remedy this evil by allotting to t e ditter riSrfrJot. of country suitable to their uao hundred and. sixty-seven millions bi "eJkt for heir support. hundred and thirty -seven uouai-vv-M .1. , .,t ncrreed on bv the Commssioners as " the point where it strikes the southern bouadary of New .Mex ico" to a point one hundaed and thirty-fi.ve miles below Earle Pass, which is about two-thirds of the ,- .., , i 'i..n. fr,NP nf die river to its mouth. The appropriation which was made at the last cesMon of Congress for the continuation of the sur vey is subject to the following proviso : Provided, That no part ,o trus -"-T used or ended until it shall be madei faPiL 1 1 fila..r!SM('xco 13 not c-slaDiisneu vy .,-, mwn aarv - V..A g,.tes tarlher nor... Disturneu b hif which is aaaea to u j- fc My attention was drawn to Un port from he uepa u ,1 .i; . c. .... ,.t rase. revieweu an "--' . , .lw, ,,r,(ier exist for my decision the que-tion ff on iflg circumstances, an 1'' fti; the further "n.A-inr--the ag-irresrate 01 tne euurewp"- - 1U""0 . -' -11- ' .4 (hflll prosecution ofth:work. ration of the subject, I c? it could not, aud so partment No appropriation for fortifications were made at the two last sessions ot congress. x .? tlds omission is, probably, to be found in a growr nlSthatlhlsystc-m adopted nl&16 and herere acted on, requires revision mlr:l$Lf certainly deserves full and careful. in- bat H should not be delayed longer STbe avoided. In the meantime thereto certain works which have b-nced of them nearly compieu .n , -principal seaports from Boston to New Orleans and a few other important points. In regar d to necessity f or these works it, be -d UM 1 tie difference 'otopmionw-Yi i-- aryVFc?? to O'eTeniark, on this t . Ar attention to U reiu 7. ... nthers connected w.th ni 1 buuiecs V-'V. . , - 'mr,nnvin2 report ment,-contame m u cwr- - Secretary oy var BOBS. - . ; kiv.-" to carrv into etlect .Measures have been take proviSion for. & law of the last se- the improvement of ccran ments for thafc it is benexe . pffic;encv with economy. COIii1-"" n,,ld be lawtulty usea 01 -i'- .u. -AlLci " . . . A .nafl Will w . , tlio act to the conclusion mat FrT.i.flv'to the advancea - informed the head of that De- saud nine . I A A 111.) Orders were immediateij " ra commissioner and survejor .j notbe nuisitions on the Uepaome - south. paid ; and to discontinue u bi.S A'?"??" done in r?garJ to . Vilv fncnfiT. Til fc -- . 1 . -A A a Wrtli respect to - m n roadv approiui . . . J u.. 't nf them win re- .mniete mem. uut SULUce w -r ' reparations. l,...m4Tits. the sums 1 '. . ' .- , . ; ' ' ' : - ;.7S-W-:77 :W7 4' - i - '.. - - 7 ; ' .''. j - . 5 ! " ;,: 7 " ' ; .'' ' ,i .iin.1,1-1.11.1 LniiriiiiirWii 11 1 11 " mmm -6 m 1