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crrrapttti Vfulcwcy of sactileslatioi .Aun?!
tVtirfiluwiiyi-
wiicniieof aniatherjtho best encrji of tins papet
'iii niil iu iiuiuA tthcjufiual ratcsJ
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M; teyi lihvif th? ilefemit ! fK) tor i
one
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yejifl ai if idvlinlieffiilarty, wtU he cbatinM
irfiit:'thio3biies aOenrufrl "T '
ljfevfllnptibeiiitOTd;toi
i-c I'crsrma a
of ihe Ofilof
j;yJW& wilwcriptions talien hcliiro s
;Uliiiiit' Wfihfa- ?SMU it will JI TvmeBi-
rci befbnie ducpa tt.o pabUeattettof tho first; f
l J . i xiWiiitiriao ; f-r llift. farcsei'it 1. to 'practifer
;lia iritis Cuntic? cf U6w4 imd 8urry4
' in'bsth t!ir imntyi Sl,SipetioT Courts, r He willj
-: vhlslh in order loiettlah.Is bitsiiioss inhcse emirs
His Ofiioi- js under tbo cflire; of llie- Carolina
w,art,-, 4:f, dmM Mow tho Mansion Hotel
In ili Hoitsif lafely occupledby SirnTi;. Jotiel
per
il--anif
lieftihtia?aittpto
eniibtahdaiu jorlttj priceill besome
whaticned; u -: - J I
JAMAS' JMAUil,oenTk
,tl irtjj rteietfijlhr anncltinVi
toiicTthai they hareViiccocded ifi
to- !h'
innew
in ihtii eu!?ymcti with"MM Amelia Thomp
C!&h'$: lakKfbhljnrb 'of this'4 InstijitiPrirv Th4
-' 1 -ii .. . .: : ' ' :t.5-
vjiiwh - wlu mj 1114 DlKniuun ajjiuii iOii uic jwt
:Thc Irariel' taught m t)is Academy, are ihp
rnlilimeTilsof ! lifflishV Arithmetic Geinphyl
HL-jtiSrj'l ChrorKiSijr)', Philosophy Mbnl and
Y btstcaU - HUir'toTic;. iSeelle4 V orx .Jlrawiutf
Uh, Mutant! tho .French' tsingwagc., - ; j
D. 'HOKK. I !
C. E. HKUMIAUDT,
JiUAMbOtHl, . 1 I
C.iLKONAUD J
I. XUMMKV.
J. 1). HOKE. j
I-
I OeUW-fti
f V A iiliPrS; having claims ajaiast the latei
and TorreSnce; will prerl
Srt them to iIiaries-ii; liirrence
-jlMaJlfperKnnsl indeUed.b note or
for payment
book, account!
ti thn'lan? firm, are reucsted to call on Charlei
; I4. Tmuice a til settle the same, as lie aliMie"bf
Ai at?nrne Haothonsed to give receipts for ami
jtettkiaU di&ts ilue siid firm.! 'If !
LtJ ,mU R. Jf. CLAVLAND.4
vKl?alisbury7l .. 1. : , , ;
gence.
W perswisTUWtc tA th'n UVn firm I
. aVund and Torrpnrif. srA: Kwr.n..l ti
come. vianl thil (nM-k.t:.-.;-t - a
lilt U-llr t ilklMit.... 1 . ". J s
jKoy. 17 4tl7
t r
:Ji;lPfifte6 or sixteen yrareof- imf ael
Uve apdiutcint, of inorid- habiV ahdt
j ifjuwt idisppstiwnlMiU fifiid-a'-iul-abfe ; Bittioii al
arpprBnUcejJo the prmtingbpiacss, if appHa
jj Oii bomadesdun atthiOffir: i . i if
S . t.
1 r"t.i.Li-.i.w," biav have shown id
leTtrCirtorlml -itAViATcMMiy, ' U puMihrd:
: -tiLL-U.u 'J.--rA f .unt caWrc than M i Nor have we, less reasonato,
Jti-4.iiiWiitvVam altebtirT; -and Inj on thepemouul our,poIU!cal,j
ci thepnfewtl!be4- : -j -
f . kv. :..;:,..i twill W taVpn loT less.thnn one
drrashi" the'Kiutot pn the ousiness
; vtill hddrcs? Uun as.aitor 01 uia
" !'.".", I iilME, r ''!; v.:rkf
".1 M-fi.K "I's.Ml at" 25 cents-
tinBl41 ,r nfieods and '50 fir unaackc
t ';c'N wimout tjistinction ajf! 1 no ciaun ot our citrons on: Spain are. not
stlhora : 1 ya acknowledge. i'Oo.a closec! mvestigaUon of
purpose ofidi9c?irgin tfar,di4c$t Clie,peopl4
pi-jib tTniud!StatiifaoudUlh0 pettUeaeo
our limiu, 'u4 extBiKjpd iu' ikf' ,ir jauch
.of jjOtti! !ool, it J5 plcasM c AJN'sMJ1 -to;-
wAirckintrir i Dreseuts, 6n evauui
marls
pTOMrlty ahd happjoess, uxua,l,Hpia5)i
SiW othef parties of tia' tJ6fU.lj Ifvfuliy.
ipprlSria'to'-our:. Ate-paritWjB; pcbditioi existinir
r iMitafAillPiarunvc6rthv 'at
aticntpon,an J With hearts of h4nisjfttlpws tlthat
Vi'iyq Bciirj who ias filled infVqp luf prpcri
tv. ui? ginll feel wit ffcisoluiibrf strenirt!if ncl , ta
l.i-iiOrrciauoo3JOi our ixninwy cpnuquo w prn-
sent thd same picture of axnicablft intercourse
that 1; had the satbCiction.jt bold up to your
viewat tho-.. opeomg of.your tast se33iotu xne
jBamej iFiehdiy professions; the5sarao; desire to
parpaio in pur uouiuing- cuijuueH nicsauK?
jdispition'to refrain fropii injuries j "tinintentiunT
ally iIercd, art?,; with ' four, eipptiis, evinced
by ali nations with; whom njJhave;aoj inter-?
isourH CM desirable ? statejf Uiiris mdy bff
.t- IJM-.;.u?lu ... uL .:.ti
m: retire no excli5d phtiteles, ia cow,
merceand to grswt npne.' 1 is daily , prfidufein
its oenenciai . eucci in uie rcspeci suwu. u i uur
flagf j "the otectkm" uf otir A diizf n$ v and ''their.
pqftperTy auroaa,anu'r -in; xjiej increaae. ji vf
lavUon anoT tfe ertt our j mercantile
pnerationsV;. -Tlic returns wlu si have beetr pade
put &nec we last inctwill shdwl aaiDereaSQ ; d'u
ringj tbie last preceding 1 year$ morethaii S0000
tonkin wir9hipinff.ad of nearly, ility-tuillitms
of dollars in thcagregatc inportavand ex-
1
iplicitatc ourselves
thaji 't( our com
inreiai concerns. They nu&itf in the, state in
Avhieh they iWtre when I lastuildressed yjii a
'stdfel hi' rperity, 'and pcactc thp; 'effect of .a
wist! atteatioT Vi the "parting alf ice of the 'rever
ed leather prhis country, pfttjiiis isubjcti eon,
dcnierl m to a nixim for. the Juwf of ipbsteritt, by
(kibj frf his rnost di$tingiMajti4l ;' Ksum, to-1
ciultfatp jjrcej oimmerpo and ponest tfriendsliip
wiiuktpationsfttio'make elilaniiins alliances
with j none. -A, strict adherence to U4s, pclcy has
tept jus"afc)6ff from the pfrplexilgL Questions that
hovvjDgitate'the Eoropcan'vtKl,-and have more
than once delated those countries with 1i1xk1.
Should ' those scenrs unfwriurjatelyj recur', the
; partijes to r the copiest miy ciint j an a faith i'ui
perfuriiianco 1 10 diti8s incumwnt on us as a
octurai naimn, ami uur awn cinzcns uiay
cqualy rely Pa tiie lirnr assativn Of ithejeneutrai:
Witb.thc nation that wasl bar earliest friend
and ally in. the upancy of ouii ilitlcai exisionce?
jpe iposi ifieuuiy reuuons naycssu.itusui tnrougn
ilie Lite revolutions of its Goyerninciitand from
theVf?ntjjf r t1aslJjro!n4seii1 pennanent du-
raiKNn. 11 nas an approximatipn msome ioi lis
jvdilcpt ' jnAtltutiitfis ItO 1 our pfm.jtnd raised a
nrnareh to the thWie who prqsorves, it is ;v said,
a fncmdlylrccolletlba (of tlie pcinod duriuir which.
acquired ampur ur citizeasthe-high ponsi-'
deratt'jo that cuu?d then have been pruducep. by
jus pviyuuoi vuaiuiciiii jii a.iotitt- ; (. . x '
j . Cpornmercetwitji that nation -j-isv gradually
jasstimifig' amatually beneficia;! charactel, "and
I tliepdjiistnieut olf the vlairas;f ourjlcitfatenb lias
Iremuved the onlv obsticle ther& as. oan1 inter-
course net only lucrative,' but productive of liuv
IrarVahd scieiiiulcjmprovement. J j ' " -
rfrom. Great I3r:tam!l ha v the satisfaction to
: : - 1 - . " ' 1 . - ' :
H'morm you ma. 1 .ctMuiuue ia receivo assurances
(j of .the most umcahlc deposition, which have on
anastut-erefy recipnicated , . l hpattntion ot that
Government has -lately been sol miich nrrrossrd
by J matters pf dtjeply xiutlresilug 'domestic
1-naracter. that we cou id not pp-ss 1 u ptn it the
tencwal of lu-jtotiations' which! hid been tuifor-
3J:hister wh(had copuneneed them with some
'hopes of success; My .greatPbjstt vas -the- scU
jtlcpient of utntions which, though Jnow duruiant
ntht hcreaiVr bf revived -itiilr circunatanccs
Ithat uxnild' mhncri " the virul libderstaudin
Avhich it js tire interest t.f both pa rtieW tQ preserve -
invioiato; cementea aaf -It is' by p. cojnamunit v- of
lan;ua2ntanuers,aad.s(x:ialrhahitfiiand bv tiie
ui tlitioni;veoiv toyiiir JUtitpih. ancestors
v "MlJ .yt-v'u m iaiuuiii; -ausHiuiiuij., aui
fori fhat ! systeiii of iivprcsciitittye Govern-'
Ineht. which lias: enabled us to preserve and ini-
prove them. " '"''-...: . -
:. Tho question of our North Eastern. Boundary
'still remains unsettled! " In im'last Vrinual im?8-
sage, I explained to you tiie situation In which I
ftMind tiiarbusmesjoii my coihinrirtto.dfiiee,and
the measures i thougJiit it lbydurtlli pursue
asrtin5r t5e rights pf the llnijed, States before
thp Sovereign wrn had been chosen by my prede
ceibr pj-tejrininp theuestlonl; and ,-also- the
mnnen Ai hich he had dissioseil of it. A spc
ciidJesssage la the Senate! ui thdr Executive
rapacity!, afterwards brought i ifbre theiu - the
quesiion whether they would adyistfa ubmissi.n
10 the opinion of tliei SoverelrnS - arbiter I That
I body having considered theawardare !pot obliga
wyf anu auyisea me to open a rurtlier,' Jtegpaa
ton the.', prvjxisilioU Vas iminMately ' niadp to
tip British Governminit--butvHe fcircurOTtances
t? Which I havealluded haTo'rutherio. preTepted
apy answer being givpn to'thjb pyerture. Early
a,Uenliop; however, pas been propiisei to tlio sibi
jtct.and every effort bu my part vill be made for,
: tisfactory AetUement of this fqaestiPn, ipter-.
esnj to the Union genorally, apd Particularly
ifppue of-' its' mccohers. ' 1 i' r' . " 1 k
apneari ia have heretofore taken t1
it Was disePVered: that some If thesci' demaads.
however strbi: . they imfeht be ooorV the edttitv of
that government, were net such asou'ldo uiadcv
the subject t)f national interference. And taith
fulto the principle of asking nothing ' but what
jwas cioarly Irtght, additional irructibirs naycf
Ebeen scut, to iuTJU"y our dcPuHlsias, ftl'enV
hracchthuseonly un which, aecohih io tho laws
jof nations; we Padasuictrifjht j inst. Au
inevitable delay in procuring the documents ne
scessary ibr this review of the inerits 'of these
ckiinis,erde4i'thi$iperaiiLfl, putil in witUr,
tuiiatc raaladv which bu afcicU4 hi Caihulic
Mhjty, preehtedr an examination of them .
g now ys the i first tuna presented in an mv
except unblf'jnn it la confidently .Ijocaithaap
pUratMKi will li suct-essfal1 ' 4 .'d I'h v4 1
I hav Use sititton lo infiinxl;TiU.ihat th
sppUcaiiaa I dircctctl to te madeJf thjo Jejivc jrj ;
uf. i rtbftjhriichiirer ofi 4jk34;;hiluv4
been car ril if the. Havana ilias 'tfioJiksl :W jraVltl
ujjet br their t'de?(my, in4 pnwsure lonf
been taloyi' to procure it exectjtioq-! J -t l.ur if
Uie report of tho ft;arbttecpiS
Wamcated to ydfloivth 'diUxOj fa&j&fa'
were infu'ruitHl of Uiecbrnl obl tediicli cfe-;'
tauwd bi'tfie !Mini o th U;:A&4
of tdoW tonwagB
ini reaocuoQ,naviasoeen copipuea un ur
pat, by :$he it pissed he f 10th Joly .bsf,!
Weifee JbaUtibiioionn
w f'n hiier noV oiSe- &$tk in the 011
tinental uts vf Spaia than inficVM da thar
JTh 4toaads ajrainsrt Pdrtna tor iflal, icap
torcs ia thQ blockadb jTrfreitrlJsit.Dfi al
lovr&l to too fall aflwiuntiof Olm Sccdunts weseh-
ttnl by the ctiijxian')a"nd payinpit fraf piotnised
ta jnad5ia three iristalmetit!i.i"Taeij jSrl
had njt. it the date, of otir last ! advice oeea Pr
ccived; ow'ai, it; wa aUedwed, ui eaiharrar3&-
iiicataL iu ,tbe tinancs.cortsrqiMatoq the civil ar
. Tho wviriieWt3 stipufcited bV tl ICparnfioij
with DennaarU, haye heett ptmlly , rjoade, and
the amount b, ready wr dtribiitton i ?nS j M1?
chimatnta 'as soon as the jboardow fitting J shall
have perfoTBicd their;f unctions. f . '5 I y$.:
, 1 rearer 4hat by th 'last adTices from oaf
CJiarge, d'Aaire at Napi tllgoywinient'
has till delayed "the ;satUfacd6rii6eitO' oqr
leitiaeasi buti at thatdate. t1ie"el)Bcil of tilfihiast;
instrucUonalwas not known, .Despatches from
t&n . TlATvtfKi fmrh T
theriee aro lyfexpccted, aud thresultkdlbe
communicatiHl to you without tlehiy
; With the rest of Knrpe our relations, pofiti
calao4 commercial, remain 'unchanged.,j: 'Nego
tiations are ' going on; tout on a: permanent ba
sis the. liberal system of commeace'tiow j earned
i between Ps and the : Empire ,pf Uussii.i SThe
treaty concluded : with "Austria is llexecuted I hy
Hia 4mperi( lajesty, with top nost perfect j
gooa piiiui,-ina -as we nayenj pipiomauo ageui.
at hiccup rt.he personally inquired iu to and por
rocted a prjeeeding of jno1 iof his subaltern
officers, to tho injury of four Consul in. one of his
ports!-, m . ' ) i . ' t i ..; i- ..
. Our'treaty. with theSublime I?ortpvis proddcihg
its expeqted effects on our couiinQrcei . v ew mar
kets are opening for oiir commodities, arid a njre
extensive raiigeijr tiie enployfttU)frOurJ ships.
A sUffftt ; augmentation ot top quues- on pur
commerce, 'JinconsistentLwith thplspirit jof the
treaty, had been imp wedi but op thej repjresep
tationpf ouharge d'Aflaire it has l)eenrOmpty;
withdrawn, arid we now Pnjiiy tlte tradeand nVt
gation ot the Black iSea and.bf alithe pjrts;
beLngsug to theTurkish ; Eftipite aqd Asiajpn
the. most perlect euaJywitUall; fbreigh; Pa
tions : - - h ; p. f : j ' .H
I wish earnestly, that in annonncing to youiho
continuance of friendship, and the increase "of a
pnofttabie commercial iutenojurso With , MexjcS
with . Ceairal ' America,- and the StatedKpf tho
ooutii; l couM accumpany it' with thp sassPrance
that they all are blessed w ith thjit tntprpal, tran
quility and foreign peace IwiiichheirJherieide-j,
voiion lo uio cause oi incir muepenuencc meriis.
In 3exico. a sannaryi gtni2!rle..is?now carried
on which has-caused ''embPtrassthehttojbiir
commerce, but loth parties prdfesi the- most
fnencJy disptwitioti tovarus us.To thptRruiina
t!on if tins contest, wc loo& ror the estabiisumcnt
of' thai secure intercourse, so necessary to Patidns
Wmsc territories aro contiguiMjs. ; i:How 3mpor-r
taiit it wilt be toils; we may calculate from" ? the
fact, even in thisunfavonbi staie bTthujgs, ihat
bur oiaril ictie . commerce has iticrca!ed, jand an
internal -trade by caravans, troth l&Ui Ijous to
Santa Fe, ; under the protection of ; escortfur
nished by the Government is cajfiried I on! to great
advantage, and is daily, increasing; 1 llpe jagpnt
provided tr by 'tlie treaty with- ds o-er,! ta
uesigPate. the boundaries whicfi -if Mpsiaulished,
havebeen named' on our part;bniorieof tile gvlle
of the civil Avar nov racing therel lias bccii, that
the appointment f tr use with wHohi they .were
to co-operate has not yet' been 'annouueed ; to
tis. " - . ',; ; - H i : j'
The Government of Central America lias ex
pelled from its Territory the party whichj : softie
time since msturbed its Peace. Desirous
of foteri'ng;a favonbI ' dispoidiiciri 'toward ti;
which has on mure than one occasion been evin
cad by this iuterusting counfry,i inajde a second
attempt, in this year, to estoblwh" diplomatic
iiitrrcpurso with them; j but iht,; dfeath hi tb
uistnguith&d citixep wiiont I hd lapriitfjtl.-1'fcr
that pumjee, has retarded the; execution
of
aieasrues from which I'liopcd rtiuchi ' adyant3ue'
to our conumirce. Thiv-uaiv-u of the three! States
which torui'Hl tile Republic of Golnmbia has been
dissolved;
but they all, it is believed, cbiisidet
themselves as .separately.jipuihy jthe Trraty;
whieh vtas inadp in their finleral eaapityji; The
iintsicr accriuiiea .wine x eueraion, . conimnes
in that character near 'the Govcrnhjienl p JVew
Granada, and hopes were Vntcrt4ned that a new
Union would be loniied botwien the scjarte
States, at least ibr Aie jKposea jof orcigp in-,
terconrse. Our linistor has beeri" instructed'' jto
use his good offices whenever tKey shall bef de
sired, . to produce the re-uuiirfa soliuuchtd . 4e
wished,, for ' the domestic C tranquility of; the
partiesj and the - security and facility of foreign
commerce. ' ' ' ' $.'Ut S J -Some
atations naturally. afiflarph Baffin
fant reign iave prevailed1" in theenipire of Brazil,
which '.ttaveliad the iwhal pfieiu)Oa commercial
operations! and while tliy spspeniled thelcon-i
sidefatiou of claims created oh sindldr .occasions,
they have given rise to-iiw complaints . pn ilie
jart rjfour citizeus.' A proper' iconsiderati6o; for
calaraities' and, difficulUes of this liiaturpj lias
mado ; lis less UTgimt and rrcihptoTy 'inourde
tnaiids for justice thart duty to our fellow citizeus
would, under other dreams tanced. have tcqnied ,
l)(it tlieir'claims are not neglerted, and will on
alt properoccasions bp urged, and; it is hoped with
effects : . ; ; y, tj-iU '1 ;.4
I refrain from making any contmpnicaUon . on
the subject of enr affairs with Buenos, A res, bv
would render a publication of the details mix
pedient . j, I 'iVuh
A .Treaty of Amity and . Commerce has 'been
fcrjjufti' witii - the . Republic ol? Chili, wh'ch, if
approved by the Senate will be, laid be$rp!you.
Tilit Governmeht sieid to be eytabl$heapd at
peace witli iU neighbor ' and its ports being, lip
rerluf 'our ship which aro !jpiplyed ip! 4e
highly fnipoitant trade of ttbcjhaierie, his
coupuectal conventiiMi cannot . but .be of grit
ad vantage to oar fellaw-itizoiis engaged in that
perilous uui proaiablQ fcusmess4
cause ine negoiiaxion coraniunicaiea o you m suy
Ijafi amfual message,' was, at tl ftate'of purlast
adxices, still pentling; and firi a? state ftlai
reru,tiwii tu the bnrottaiatiea levied ion'cwrlpCthelarge capital .invested in tablii6meaU of;
pafafticlcs ef exprt habceo Icri
UU -
5 Hl4;t4Kr areratkM! S
-AW yet , ha iptotantreriursV;
ttmatraia frvrate' was 'desrV.tehcffwitli orders to
ilemAid Witisfadrtlfbr-tllc t iniurif timsewhu
itt(lsripaUM-Md. roelnhcrs of a rerd-,
KvvMuiai raucwuf ok matnuiinmnr 1154113.1 j
reiauns wjtn.Toreigit hatiohsCbuf .ifas f .wasl
inoj, tm as uict rroyeu 10 oei iney were- a
Tnentks wuW df-tet'theoi ahothersfrom like
torcons Thlast was ddneiand thecfeci
has born increased respect for wii IHir ift'those
istad t .ieas, and ajditiuaal secuiity for' our cow-
erei f!j-,,M . . if; ..
' Jn the view t hatlgcrf of ouf connexion with
firfeii powers, allusions have befa coade to tlieir
tjtimest'fc ttstuihces . or reiffn M Srs, ia their
.iii.hu.is vi uueequous. f it maypo -proper ,w
(WBfTVe, that th!S rtonnlIPl MIW wKma i
i inosevenisLBecair Aptical : relations with
f 2en 61 $nw' thiir operation on out eomrnerce. I
. hj jr- rf ! .
lrtet thari this, iris neither dur policy nor our j
rifhtto interfere Ourbesr wishes on all ioeca-1
alirdeil, foproniotorthe dornetrticninquility and
ibieiri peace of all nations with jiyhoiu wo have !
thin intanKu..-.. ak " ' . ' . : r.
affiiri further than'this,even bv; the expression
ui aiyr vnncuii upmion, is conirary toonrpnnci-
p)ea pf mterhatioaaii ppHej, and , tfiTafways ', iw
avoided
'Thft rpnrsrt tTiit Qtanm f 1.a Tvm
trrywill irr due time, lay befcre yoa, will x1m-
oi wit? nauonai nnances in nighjy prosperous
state; Owhg to the continued success of our
conimeicial enterprise, which . has enabled the
merchants to fulfil their, engagement, the re
ceipi8 from custom during the year, will exceed
the estimate! presented at ; the last session ; and
vitlf the other mehrf of the Treasury will prove
fally adequate, notfiorily 'to moet the increased
"Apuuii.urea resulting irons mo large appropria-
tlonf made by Conjress, but, to" jprovide for the
payrfjf nt of all theublic debt whkdi Is at psese'nt
reuueiuaoie. 11 isnow estunateu that tue cus
toms will yield to ihe Treasury, during the prt?i
sent year, upwards oi twenty-eight .millions ot
dollara Tho public laPds, however, hive 'pro
vedless productivp thanj was' anticipated; and.
according to present mfljrmatidn, Swill rail short
of two millions. The expenditures, fox all ob
jects' other than the public debtare estimated to
amount during the year to about sixteen millions,
while a still; largerf sum, viz. eighteen millions
of dollars, will havp been applied to the princi
pal and interest' o the public debt
It is expected, Wwevcr, that .in corwequence
of the reduced rates of duty which wHl take ef
feet 'after thP3d ofMarch next, there will be a
cfhsiderablefallingPrTin the revenub from cus
tom in the vear 1333. ' It will, 1 nevertheles, be
mply Sufficient to provide. for all the wants of
uie pumic service esuinaiei even upon a uoerai
sctalend for the Redemption apd purchase, of
the remainder 0f tlie public debt. On the first
Kpt January pext;thc ehtifQ public debt of the
Uiited states, fantfe.il and ontunded, will be re
dated to within a jfractioii of seven millions ' of
dollars : of which $2,227,363 ale nor of riht
redmrnable; until the 1st of January, 1834, arid
$1J35,29G, not unjil the 2d of January , 1333.
Th commissioners of the sinking t nd, how
j ever, being invested with full authority 10 pur-
chase the dobt at the market-price and the
meinso tho Treasury being ample.it may be
. : -t .1 i t m . ' I -!i
hoped inai i no wnuie win oe cxunguisnea wun
il tbeyear Id33:- , ' t L . : - '
, I cannot too cordially congratute Congress and
ttwicllow citizens; Phthes near approach' of that
memorable and happt event, the extinction of
the public debt of ; this great and free;, nation.
Faithful ib the ivlsoand patriotic policy marked
out by the lejrislaiion bf the country for this ol-
1 iectl the ptesent WmmUtration hasdevotcd to it
all the means whieh a flurishing commerce has
supplied, and a 'prudent economy preserved for
the public' .Treasury. "Vrthin i tlie fpu r years
for which1 theneohie have confided the execu
tive power to myjehargey fiftyJ-ightTnilliops of
dollars will hayq been applied tpfthe paymeiit of
ihe public debt. JtThatfthis' lMs ben acconv
j)liSied without stilting the expenditures for all
othlr proper pbjectl 'Will be seen by referrmg fa
thejliberal pbvisrbjrj inade during the saihe- pe
jriod for thp supporjiaiid increase of our , means of
maritlme and military' defence. ,fbr internal im
provements 6f.a nltional character, for the rc:no
val and preservation ;of the Indians, and lastly
(or fthor gallant veterans of the revolution, .
The final reraotal of th i3 grcit ; burtlien from
ouriesoMrces affords the-means, of timber -provi-
i siori' for all tho objects fot general welfare ptd
public detencc wnCft mq consuiuiiwi uuuiorizes,
and prepts; tlie Occasion for such further reduc-
iion in tiie revemipas niay riot? be required &r
them. Jp rom the report pi the pecretary ot the
Treasury, it will Jm? seen tliat rffteFthe present
year such) a reduction may be pa'de to a, consid
erablc extent, ajidfthesulyecyseirpestiy recom
hiended to the cohsidenitionof Congress, in the
hope that the eonipined wisdpm Of the repreeiita
lives iifthe people will deviso6uchjmeaiis-of effect
lan- that salutary object, a may remove those biir-'
thens which Bha)l e found to fall unequally uppn
any, and as piaymote-all thp great interests
of the craimhnity:! . ' , ! ; I
T Lng aild patient )reflecti6ri lias strengthened
the-vplPipnif.IIiavp
gresson ihis;sabjet j And I deehi it my duty pn
therestoiHliiagin to. hrjre them upon
the atleptioHof the Legislatdre. The soundest
maxima ;pt poDiic pyucy,aua inu priiicjpies.Hpon
jivhich 6ureubUcu1 ' insptutioDP are mnded,
rccmfnda; preppf adaptetibnof the revenuie.to
tVe;exeniturp. and tb.ey also require . that the
expenditure shallbe limited to what, by an cco
uomical admmihtniiion, shall be consistent with
est bf the differfnt-'States, and pven to the pre
KcrvaUonlof the LTnlon itseif, that the protectioa
aftbrded by existing laws . to any branches' .of
ine national mnusiry sncuw no exceeu wna may
oe iices5ary jto eotmteract'the regulations of for
eigp'natipns, Snid to secure a supply ;of those ar
ticle! Pf manufacture essential to the national
indefendpnee! and safety is time of war. It, uprm
invNtigatioir it shall be .found, as it is believed
it wil ji; that theLeslative f protectioa gran-trd.-t
any )titucullr interest f is greater than is
jndiebensibly requisite i for these Ejects, 1 retxim
meM that it be gTadnally mtinished, andL that
as fclas ny be1 consistent with these xibjcct
the wable ehene if duties be reduced to tlie
revehie standard s soon as a just reirard tothe
fairli f the "Goverhiinent and to the; prcsorvaiLn
UvD.niu IUWU3II 1 vt Lii vvituiij
rB iwajionie afaerouuanvTWForaoie pervM peruajts no -VinerKH c;ttttrvcM wouIJ cot
l A?i atrotiotti jvaej" ihariri .bw?ii om- that a Tariff f high duties, 4eijnedl for fp-.
iiOUtei on 1 cHe of onr UadWihini by tho ihliai, tual prutectSon. ha wittlredi tnhi thi , mind
iMwuiH m 8eniemcnti-! the jrst coast ot
lheppWy lhf: Covenunebt; and necessa
rj to an jffiWieat Italic sorvic. Ineffecting
this Rdiaiitnteint,' it is "due in justice to ,'the inter.
That; inaxioid ubbmrtAp. cH
be h: towri
j but . w. Toiitatesm?n j u. iie mo&i ihey have
antidna'tedia a temporarr and ronenjalr, inriden-'
ial -NMeei;ie!i:ihftiiia ef
?a t9 reduce the price by doiBjestic jcompetitioa
bcloiv thai of the 4ortign irtitfle,! tlxperience
nuwever,oor oescsuide t ta, as of otber attbr
Jto if douWheththJun.el
oCthis-slein are; flotwitcrbalincfd by, imanJ
ey ile, and whether, it dues not 4cnd Jto beet ia
the foliidsiaf a. lanra portionj o( our ? countrviuea
asplrit of dtscuntent and jeiUwsy clanoriMia ta
.the-fitahUilT of the 'nio$ I I' ::
Viat tiien snail, be tloneTi -af?e intercats
have grown up under. the iiiipUeJ pie of? our
JTMtLuaal lezislata. which U 4 would twem ri
olatjoy f public ialth soddenly to AOindoii. No
j" rr4OMJ uu,win uiiitv wuicii
H th inrom Un - thW 4k-...
their capital in t nnnulttriagtabKslimenti
cannot expect that the rjeonle will tean'tinoa neri
...viiiu wvi, , int Mum; wity icsku
maaently to pay high jaxei.;- fbr ibeir .benefitj
when the muuey.'is not iequlred M any IegitM
vernnicnU V Is it oulcrKnizii that the high do
ties have been paid as ion? as the r&oaey arising
t L .1 - lit t T .1 T ' . .
from them could be .applied H the tommjri ben
efit in thee'xUnguUlirncptofhe puplic debt?
, Those who takp an enlarged view of the con
ditttionot our country 'Imusl- be fatisfied thai
thp policy pf -protwetipn tnust be fdtimately
limited td thoso articlesfof dojaesticrraanufacuires
winch are' indispensable' to our safety in time uf
.! rt.i.: .1.: . J ' ' 1 . f i . i
wax. tv iuf uusscupe vn a reasonable scale, uis
recommended by every consiUeratioti ofpatriotisnj
and duty, which will . doubtless always secure!
to it a liberal and eflfdiept support. But beyond
this object we have already: seen tha operation
of the" system prgducU vp of .discontent. In same
sectioiia of (lie republic its iiiflurfto? bf deprecal
ted as tending iq concentrite . wealth inL a few
hands, and 4s ciUng tb gerxmpf dependence
and vice which in' other couPtries Jhave 'charac
terised the existencp of monopolies and proved
so destructive of Jibflrty "and the general good.
A large portion of the people irroheisection of the
republic declare it not inly aexpcient on these
grouuds, but as disturbing' tite equal relations of
property by legislation and 'therefore unconsti
tutional and unjust. Ii . ! ! . ;
Doubtless, these effects are.: in at grea. degree
exaggerated, and may be ascribed jto a raistakcb
vie w ol the considerations wihich led to the adop
tiop of the Tariff Systelm ; But. they are never
thless tmportant in enabling us id review th
subject with a more thoruuHi :knowledr of all its
uearing upon uie greacinieresis oi Uie repouiic,
and with a determination to disposd cf it so that
none can with justice complain. L fl
ii is my pauiiuiauiy.w sxaie, inn irioneqpar
ter of the G nited Stata? , oprkitHinf to the revei
nue laws has nsen toa-Jieisht whuli threatens to
thwart their execution, if not toleftdang tlie
integrity Nof the Union! AVhatevelr oIjatrucGons"
maybe thrown in tho Way f the I Judicial Au
tjiyritfes of the .General Govfcrrimelit, it ; is hor
tl4y will be aide1 peaceably ta pverijomo them b.
the prudence of tlieir dwn officers apd the patri
otisniof thgpeople.'),Butsh)uld this reasonable
reliance on the moderation and gop sense of all
pjrtfons pf our fallow-citizen bn dsappointed, it
is believed that the laws themselves are fully ad
equate to the suppression of such aueraptsas may
bei immediately; wad. Should ithe exigency
anser rendering the execution off the .existing
laprs impracticable from j any 4 cause whatever,
prompt notice of it wiU' be given' to Coitgress,
with the suggestion pfiilch ; vie ws and' measures
As may be deemed necessary ita meet it . ' j
.-:ln conformity with principles jeretoforo ex
plained, and' with the hope of reducing the Gen
eral Government to that simple machine whic
the Constitution-created, and ob-.withdrawing
from the btates all other inuuenep thap that ot
its universal beneficence in . preserving peace.
I affording an uqiform piirrency, nain taming, tiie
lnyioiaDiiiiy oi ccrtitracvSaiimsiiig intelligence,
ahd discharcrin? unfelt its other iuperinteudin!i
function, I recommend that', provision be - madU !
to dispose of all stocks how held bjr.it in corpora
tions, whether created by the . General or Sate,
Gpverinnerits, and ; plaemg'tlie proceeds in the
Treasury. As a source! of Sprout, these stocks
are ot Jittlc or no value j as a means of influence
among the States,; they are adverse to the'purUy-.
oi: out insututioiis. . lne .wpote principle 'pn
which they are based- is deemed! bv many nh
enpstitutionar and to persist in t!e policy which
ttyey indicate is considered wh(Hy. incxfedient
lit ismy. duty to acqitaiat you with an arrange-
ment made by 1 the Bank of the United States
with a portion of the holders of the 3 per cent
jtck, by which the Gpverufnent jwill be depriv
ed of tlie use of the. public l funBs 'longer than
was anticiiiatod- II v this Irrarfement. . which
wi 11 be pa rticularly expiaioel by f tlio . Secretary
tlys tock may hi; postponed until; October,, 1W3
apd thus the liability of. the fGoternment, after
1x4 ability to dischargeHhe dbt, nay be .'contin
ued by. the, failure of tiie Bank l perfcm its du-
Such measures as are within the reach of th?
Secrcrary of the kreawury have! been taken to
enable him to judge whetheir tle public deppr
sifts in iai lnsiifuuon may, .re pgarueu a eur
fificly safe ; but as. his ;liraiuvl power may prove
inadequate tpthis object,, I recoipihend the sub
jectlo the attentionpf Congress, iodcr the firm
belief that it is worthy of thpir erious inv .sti
gation . A n iuxjuiry into tho 'transactions of the
initttuiion, embracing, the branch;?? as well Its
the principal'Bank, socrascaled Ifor by the credit
which is jiven thrvnghout thp ctwntry to many
serious chanrea impeaching it character, aiul
which, if true, maj juitly excite the apprehen
sion tliat it is no lunger a satq depository ot the
f AnuKig the interefeU which merit the consid
eration of Congress, afir;: th ay inet.t of thp
ubuc debt, one ot tup most important in my
view is that ;of tho public land. ' 1'revicus tu
the formation of our present ConltitHti ib, it wai
rccoinmended by Congress, thatta poriion vf the
waste lands owned by the states Isfcouhl be ceded
to the United States, for Ihe pux of jrencrul
harmony, and, as a fund to mtetfthe expeojtcs pf
the war. . 1 he rccotimicndaaon was adopted ind
at different periods pf time thp States of Mai4
chasetts, Nevv York, Virginia. !v'orth and South
Carolina and Georgia, granted tjieir vacant; soil
fur the uso for which they ha4 been asked. A
ihs land may now bef consideit as relieved
frofn this pfcdgej, the oecliIr which . they werf
ceded haviPg Uanplishcd ft is in. th dis
cretion of.CongrbsA u dwpuspof then i in aach
way as best tocundoce to the qoipt, nannony and
general interest of the Anvrican people
i.iiiMi-1 Ma iiMji w w mjm
Sc:uoa
MSl4ts
?Wm tuat', loe.Upsedy ''fccttk! , ;
tho rcpu,ih?. 4,Tie,wnalt:i ind r renta of : a '
wuuw, ..wi wouHcaa?M tna beat, part .
;Tt trrjf-r11 100 cpiuTatoTs ot tns 4 si.f . .
Indeimdmt farmers af every fc-hera thn .
8ode,iaad trup ItrierKb cSbVity. " 4 . .
In itdJrtioA to: thoa 'cdkadMii Ion. rcf ri' ,
have aJtcady ariseit and tnay bai ek'pfcted herf- .
ter toivw cuiuCthe pqbli Jandr, whbii mrih .
. t -. - a.- i ... T
the General Government T ;i rf i t
S th?fe
tYeseirtfMKMtiiv
liberal .
ihpe esfums may speedily assnato!- aa capfi.
tanoe not nor generally antiapuoi." Th&lr.u
eiicemf a peat aoctkioal iatrst wWWbwi
tnti full action, will ho fcanid' more dan-rrroas tt
the harmony aad, uoioit cf f the: States ' Sun any
VT T . -"yf w tue pan cx WIS
arto proposed in regard to the disposal of tha pu. s ; .
lie lanMs ; aome has jet ; received thp v entire np -probatioh
of thei National ii liegislature, J Deeply '
impressed with the" Impurtajico !of .speedy j
satisfactory arrangement of th Bubice:.5 1 decii '
jt my duty un this occasion (o orgp it upon your
eonsLderationV ' Tend', to,, the prvpasitsws ; which 1
nave ocen heretalore sugeeted by othersi to con .
tribute those reflections which have Wurred tpf
me, in the hope that they may assist 1 you la
your future deliberation. vpv:- j :
j It seems to me to bo true policy that the puhvL '
lie lauds ahallceasejw sooa as practicable (to s,b4'
a source of revenue, and that they bp o jo' eet-t
yif u u swuuu, policy K;igresee JU approached
and eiideavor if possinje t5 counteract theoi. r
Of the varipir4 schetnta which hmUxn hltlL .
muuku iwijja pnee rarejy 4 suiuctcnt
to reimbnrse to the' United State the expense of
the present ystem;and; the cost aruiog pndir! "
our Indian compact ;The advanU tlificnVf ' i
rate snrveyaand undoubted titles, niW secured ' 1 ' '
tju purphtisers.:seeto to:dnaearit
present system, because ttinajr' W suhsUtuted ; ; '
which will more - erfectly accompIisliTlhese im i
ortantends. ftisdesirabla.r howeycrjthn ill ; f
convenient time this rnachinery be withdrawn
from the States, and tliat "the right of i mil and ' ' ;
the futare dispti tton of it be surrendered to thfrr j '
States respectively in which it lfes. - " t .
i The adventurmw and hardy population of thp,.' w ,
Vest, besides contributing their equal shara of
taxation under our impost system, have in nhi - "
progress, of our Government, for tho lands tlier
cupy ,'jwid into the Treasury a lare portion
(brty mii fions of 'dollars, andot'tln revenao r.
ceived therefrom, but a small part ha been 'ex
pended amongst them. Wnen to the di&idvari
iageof tlieir situation in this respect, we add thp !
nsiderattoo that it is their lahir ala:ic which 1
gives real value. to the land, aad that the pu
jbeeds arising from their sals are distributed ph;ef
y among States w hich had not originally, any
claim tothcin, and which have enjoyvl tho un
divided emolument arising fwm tho sale of triir
pwit handi, it cannot be exjiected that the new
States will remain longi-r contented with th
presot policy afttr the payment ef the public
jdebr.l To avetti the consamencet whicji may hri
apprehended from this cause, to pot an erid for
e vet to all partial aad morsstoi legUhtion oil this
Isiibject, and ti afford: to every : Americart ci
: tizen of enteinse, tfi4 opponuahy of securing a
Independent freehold, it seems to nv. therefor,
best to abandon the idm, oT raising a future revp
pue out of the public lands. !
In formcr.messiages I hare expressed ray f con
viction, Ihat tho constitution docs not warrant
the application of the funds of the General Gova
eminent to objects of IntcrnaF Impmyemnt
which arc not natbnal in their character, anil
both as a means of doing justice to all interD
and putting ah nd In acoPrse of legislation cal
culatod todestroy the purity of the Government-
subject to someTlxcd and certain rule As the ro
never will, occur aj period, perhaps, more pppi.
tious than the present to the aocomplUhincnt l
tliis object, f bejir leave to press the fculycet arrlfa
upon your attention. , ,
Witbwt sotoe general and well defined prin
ciples ascertaining those objects of internal ira-
provprneot to which the , meana of Uc Nation
may be ronstitulionklly applied, it r oby'unis that
the exercise of jtlie power caa never be ' riti fadr '
ioTj. Besides i the danger to whichit exposea)1
Congress of making hastv appropriation" to
works of tho character of which, they may be fire
qucnijyignorant, it promotes a mischievous apd
corrupting influence upon elections,: "By h.Iding
out to Iho people tfipi fallacious h"pe that the
success of a certain candidate .will mace navi
gable their neighboring creek or rirer, bring cum -meicp.to
their doors and increase the value of
thci prhperty. It thus favors ppmbinations j to
squander the treaspre of the country upon a mid
titudp ofloeal ybjccts, as fatal to just legiilatioo'
as to the purity of pubKc men. . - 0 l'
IT aystem compatjblp wih tlw eonstituttott:
cannot.be derived, which is free from such 1 ten-
I 'dencies. .we should recollect hat that instrameat
pfovides within itself tlie mode of its amendmmt;
and that there is, therefore, no excuse for the as- '
sumption .pf doubtful powers by the General Go
vcrnment. i If (hose which am clearly granted
shall ,be found Incompetent to the ends of Pi cre
ation, it can at any time apply tor their enlar
ment ; .and thwe.is no; probability- that atich an
application, tf founded on the public interest, will
evet; be refused. If thW propriety of the. prop;
ed grant bo not sanVrenUy apparent to command
the anseot of (hretjburths t of (he Statfi, th
best possible reasioo why, the piwer a!ioulif nat
be attuned on dtxibtfut aut lioritr is afionlcd ;
in it more than one fourth ot, tiia States are un
willing to make (he grant, ita exercise will bo
productive of discontents which will far ovt-rbil-ahce
iiriy advantagea that could be derived frJ.ii,
it. All most admit (hat. tburo , U nathlng jm'
worthy of the constant aolicttudti of tbii govero
nieitU as the liarmony and union of the people, r
Being iplemBly impressed with -the conviction,
that the extension of the power to make internal
improvement bpyond the limit I have lgesto!
even if it ha deemed constitotianal, is iiuhyersiie
of tiie bent rotwts of cor cpuntryvI eamcafly
reconiand to CongreM to rejfrain from ita lexer
eiar, ia dgubtful cases, exeep in relation to hp-
provrmenta already Ugun, cnlesg ihey. shall
first procura from tlie States snch an amendment'
of thtf Constitution as will define it charactet
and prescribe its bounds. If vthe ' State
tbeinseivea competent to (heae onjfcU, why.
should this Government wish ta assume the pw
rt ? If they do not, thtn they, will not hesitatp
to make thP grant. Both Governmmts are thp
Governments of the. people;; hftruvement4 mut
be made with the niey
ey id tne ppe; anu
tie nv mev can be ciA'M and ?n;i.!ii ?
DAure simple and economical political maehirw.
(1m State Government, it wiil unqnestiiably i;
afer and &etu r tot the pwifle, than toadJ
the Ijdendbr, the patronage, and the power tf
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