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vir . --i-. "!j'Vtr' v iVvUv ltH -VHtSi V r -tttv-' V. - '. . .' . - f s ,1 m 4 '9 d TMS- PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. tl SemttMnd House of Representative of lie Uuitsd Stat27 Amenta, tn Longre IX wopkl hye given me,' f el citizens, . grcit ksausiacuon io nounce, in t lie moment of your med that die' clifnculties irt our f rtiirn relatiohsfcxisiitijf at the tie ofyour lastea;rat unv, had been ami-1 cably and justly terminated. , I iost i no time in - taking - those measures which were most likely to rm then to such ii Urmi Jiatiotif by spe cial missions,' cliarRect with . such powers. -and instructions asv in the event of failure,; coutdJeano" m nutation on either our;moflertion r forbearance. The delays which have since taken place in our. negociatiojis with the British Government, appear to have proceeded from causes t hie h tlo not forbid the expectation thuV du-in the course of the session, maybe enab!edt to. lay before you thtir finid issue. ' WhatwiU be thai of he negociations for settling out differences wthSpainfnothinj; which hsd taken place, at tlie dai of the last dispatches, enables us to an Uounce. On the western side of the Mississippi sbe advanced in con siderable force, and took post at the settlement of Bayou Pierre, on the Red liver. Tlli village was origi nally settled by France, was held by he? as I mg as he .-held Loui Being small, insulated -and distant it was not observed at the moment H re-delivcry to France and the United States, taat she continued a guarc of half a dozen meny which had been Rationed there, ft A propositi mhqw ever having been lately made by cur commander in chief, to assume the Sabine river as a temporary linejoi sepiration between the troops of the two rations, until the issue of our jVegociatiQns shall be known, this has been referred by' the Spanjsh commandant to his superior, and in the mean lime he has withdrawn tits force to the western side of4he Sa bine river. The correspondence oh this 'suhiect. now communicated. vill exhibit mnre particu'atly the j present state of things in that quar ter, r - "'.I.- -I The nature of that country re quires indispensably that an unnsujl rvrr,r!inn ot the orce emniovcu there should pe cavalrormouaiep infant rv. In order therefore; that the V v w m , - ft - com.r andtng officer might be ena bled -o act vith effcclI hid autho riied him to call on the Governor of Ork-an and Mfsissippt, for a1 corps, of' five hundred Volunteer , cavalry The temporary arrangement he has proposed 'may perhaps: render tins unnecessary vBut Ijnform you with great pleasure, of the pfornpjitude vilh which, the inabitantsf those tert4tfries have.-tenOere their ;ser ; vices in detencc oftUeir country. It has tnevhonorioihemstJyes, enci tWd them to the confidence of their fe9W:lUizens1neveryRpart ci tne Unwnand: fntstrengtlien the ge neral determination toiprotect them aiou iaannvher Dart ol thecM eM ar a Ireat umber of prirate individuals wer' comumtng ipj-viuc., "..' 5 and'.organizuig themselves, contrary to Vaw, o carry on a military ex pe ditVon against the tcrtitorjp Ppajin I t hotrght it necessary, by pivclatna4 tto - asWeU as bv special ordets, k tnitake measures lor preventing nd suppressing he enterpvtze, ov. se.z m the Vessels, arms,, and other v means pnaedjfbr it, and for arrt- .!U t.d shettors. It xVas dtie to livai coed: fUlth which uht ej-r to h the rule of acti-wi public. jas wrll 9 ?n nrvatetrausac tion ; it was ,1,, rrorl order, snd Vear ro j vemn.pnt. that, while the whole puh i: i Vi.ir .strictly 'on' .the defensivei and merely to proUcLOti'ijj c:iu-active -'ftt! vmaulhorited hosjli'jf Ves shoutiLlw-prompt and emeu- cinus'v suppresVed, . ,1 : jj U".. will bi neeeSSarV Oi! eidzens front aggression, xnc ''l-J them rr tqtialtevms, or notvau, i vtA ai'ftnnw of private individuals propoic to sejid, in due lime, re t dec.i.le,for their Coumry, the qtltsl bifo.rcement into the. Mcdiierrgu; tion fif Mtfltce" or war, by commbn-f w;jtSS previous - information' haU with Spnin. But as it is uncertain 'when that result will be. known, the provisioual mestires requisite for .that," and to meet any pressure .in-;' iervenin in that quarter, will be a subject fir your ewriy ton side ralidr-: The possession of both banks of '"the Mississippi reducing to a single point the defence oi that rivr, its water?) amithe country ? adjacent, it' becomes highly necessary to provide tor that point a more adequate secu rity. Some position above its moutht comtriahdmg theassaoftherive X should be rendered sufficiently strong to cover the armed vessels which may be stationed there for defence ; and, in conjunction with them, to present an insuperable obstacle to any force attempting to pass. The(ap. proaches to the city of New-Orieans, from the eastt -! quarter Ulso, will require to be examined and. more effectually, guarded. For the in ternal support vS the country, the encouragement of a strong settle ment on the western side of the Mis sissippi, within reach of New-Or. leans, wid be worthy the considera tion of the Legislature. The gun-boats, authorized by an act ol the last session, are so ad vanced, that they will be ready for service during the ensuing spring. Circumstances permitted us to allow the time necessary for their more solid construction. As a much lar-' ger number will still be wanting to place our sea port towns and waters in that state of defence to which wej are competent, and hey entitled, a, sirnifar appropriation for a further provision of them is recommended fnr ihelensuing year. A further appropriation will also be necessary for repairing fortifica tions already established, and the erection of such other works an may have real effect in obs-ructing the approach of an enemy to our sea port towns, or their remaining be fore them i In a country whose constitution is derived from the will of the people directly expressed by their free suf frages, where the principal execu tive utnet'onaries, and those of the legislature, are renewed by them at short -period4, where under the cha racter of jurors, they exerche in person the greatest porcion of the ju diciary powers where the laws are consequently so formed aftd adminis tered as to benr with equal weight and favoron all, restraining no man in the pursuits of honest industry, and securing to every one the pro nextv that he acquires, it would notbe supposed that any satcuardstould be neededagaihthsuri'ec:ion, or en terprtze, on the public peace or au thority. The laws, however, aware that these should not be trus.ed to moral restraints, only, have1 Wisely provided punUhfttent frrrthese crimes when committed.' But would it not be salutary tp give also tiie mean, of preventing thcircommissin ? VV here an entejpnze is meditated by pri vate, indiyiduts, against foreign na tionin amity with ihe United States, powers of prevention, to a certain I extent, .are, given hy. the law Would tbey not be as" reasonable, and-.useful, where 'the enterprtzt preparing is aga'mstthe U. States? While adverting to this branch oj law',' it is proper to observe thatHn merprizes meditated againsfforeigh natious, the ordinary process of bind- ini'. to- the observance ot the peace I and good heh avion r, coud u be ex tended o acts to be clone out ot the jurisdiriipn of the United. State?. vouh be efTectuaj tn soqie caseswher nlie'oHVnder is able to keep oinf of sight every indication in his purpose Mvtrich could draw on him the exer-; ci-e ot the poweia now given .pyt taw. ' -A-' ' ' " v' "" The sta'es bn-trcat:f Earbaryj seem generally dssetl''apresntj' to respect? on r peivce Wid -friendship.; V i tnlupisiloncv some uncert u inty; remains, eriuaded tlrafirls our in terest .raaiufiiin, fhirpcace witHj sheW t U) oe . cohtin the yrowiftfj : to-t.ive r i n ue to recV i Ve prno fs . o f ortiAtr attachment ofotir Indian unhecesjiarv, These disposittens are inspired by their confidence in our justice, and in the sincere concern we feel for their welfare And as long as we discharge these high -and honorable functions with the ..integrity and good faith which alone can entitle us to their continuance, we may crrpect to reap the just reward in their peace and friendship. The expedition bf Messrs. Lewis and Clarke, for exploring the-rivt-r Missoutl, and the best comtnttnica t'on from that to the Pacific Ocean, has had all the success which could have been expected. They have traced the Missouri nearly to its source, descendedthe Columbia to the Pacific Ocean, ascertained with accuracy the geography of tha inte restinc: co mmutiication acrois our continent, learnt the jcharacter of the j country, of its commerce and inhiu. bitants, anJ it is but justice 'to say that Messrs. Lewiand Clarke j and their brave companions, have, hy this arduous service, deserted well of their country. j ' The attempt to explore j he Red River, UMdr the direction ol Mr Freeman, though compete with a zeal and prudence meriting entire approbaion, has not been'iequally successful. After proceeding up it about six hundred miles, nfrtrly as far as the French settlements had extended, while the countrviWas in their possession, our geographers were obliged to retutn without com pleating their work. Very useful additions have also been made to our knowledge of the 1 ft - i Mississippi, bv Lieutenant Pike, who has ascended it to its source, and whose journal nwl "map giving the details of his journey, will h )rtly he e .dyTof communica tion to both houses of Congress. Those of Messrs. Iewisy Clark and Freern'an, will require further time to he digested and prepared. These. (important surveys, in addition to I those before possessed, famish ma terials for commencing an ptcurate uup of the Mississippi ;md its wes tern waters. Some principal rivers however remain still to be explored, towards which the authorization ot Congress, by moMcrntc appropria tions, will he. requisite. I congratulate yon, fellow citizens, on the approarh of the period at which you may interpose your au thority constitutionally to withdraw, the citizens of the United States from)- all further participation if I those" violations of human rights, which, have beep so lonn: continued on the -unoffcmling, -inhabitants of Africa, and which the morality, the reputi'.tiort, and the best interests of j our country, have long been eager j to proscribe. Although no U'.v you j may pass can take prohibitory effect j till the first day of the year one tirou. j sand eight hundred and eight, yeHahe j intervening period, is' not too long to prevent, hy timelv notice, expe ditions w.hich Cannot be complealed before. that dfay. - The -receipts at .the Treasury, du ring the year ending on the 30th day cf September last, have amoun ted to near fifteen millions of dollars; which have enabled us, after meet ing Ihe current demands, to pay two mil- ; lionsseverthundred.thousand dollarsof the American claims in part of the pt iceof Louisiana ; to.pay of theitrded j debt, upwards 6 three millions cA principal, and nearly four of interest, and th addttion, to reirnhurse in the iurseiof ihe present month, near twSmliQO)t five and an half per cent. WckTbese.paytnents and retmoursements tH live ninuyu uepi, with those whtcJi have been made - m J m the tOUr )lfr years and an half prece-j ill, atlthe close of the pre- dhnr. will, atlthe close of the pre- Sent veat hve eXttiKruished up- 'wards of twenty-three millions pf nrincinal. The deities com 'poVinj? the Medi- ferranean fiincl, will, cease, by law, ( at the end of the presetit ession. j Consitlering,.Koyg;ye that they ae j Jfvied chiefly on luxuries and that we have an impost on sah a neces sary of-iife, the free use of wtiich ithf.rviscu is-'oriippttani I recom mend to yprcoasjderaiiun the up-j prcsion of the duftesn salt, and h corrtiniiation ofthej IHiitetrane- an fund. instead thereof, for a shorj f come unnecessary for any purpose now within contemplation- ' y When both of these branches of revenue shall, irt this way, be relin quished there will st ill , ere long, an accumulation of monies tti the treasury beyond the instidmejs of public debt which we are permitted by contract to pay; They cannot then. . without a modification, asseh ted to by the public creditors, be applied to the extinguishment of this debt and the com pleat liberation of our revenues, the most desirable of all objects. Nor, if our peace con tinues, will they be wanting for apt! utucr existing purpose, i tie ques tion, therefore, now -omes forward, to -what other objects shall those sur pluses be appropriated, and the whole surplus of impost after the entire discharge of the pubic debt, and during those intervals when the purposes of war shall not call or them ? Shall, we suppress the im post, and give that advantage to foreign oven domestic manufactures? On a" few articles of more general and necessary use, the suppression m oue season, will doubtless be right ; but the great mass of the articles on which impost is paid, are foreign luxuries, purchased by those only who are rich enough to afford themselves ihe use of them. Their patriotism would certainly prefer its continuance, and application, to the great purposes of t he public educa tion, roads, rivers, canals, and such other objects of public improvement, as it muy be thought proper lo add to the constitutional enumeration oi federal poVeis. By these opera ti ns, new channels of communica tion will be opened between the states ; the'titles of separation will disappear, their in4 erests will be' i dentuicd, and their union cemented by new and indissoluble ties. Edu cation is here placed among the ar ticles of public care, not that , it would be proposed to take its ordin ary branches out of the hand of pri vate' enterprise, which manages so much better all the concerns to which it is equal; but a public in: j stiiuiion can alone supply those sci J encc!f, which though rarely called for, are yet neces-ary to .compJeat tne circle, all the parts of which contribute lo the. improvement of ihe cQuntryf and some of them to its preservation. T'he subject is now proposed for the icons deration of Congress,- because,; if approved, hy the lime the s1 ate Legrishxrures j shail have, dthhei aied ou thin e.xten- sio i of the federal trusts,' and the laws shall be passed,. aod:6iher ar- rangements made 'Jorv their execu tion, the tK-cessary luhds-11 be on hand, and without employment, I supnose an amendment, of the con stiiutlon, by consent of the states, necessary j because the ebjectshoW t ecommerKlcd are not among ;those enumerated in the constitu ion, and to which itfpermils the public mornes to he applie'd .' k-! . . The preselnjfc consideralcn of a national establishment Cr education particularly, ii rendered proper oy this cireumstance also, that if Con gress approving the proposition, shall think it rnore eligiblej;o found it on a donation. of lanos, they hfcve it now in itheir phwer to endow it with thsc "wliich will be among the ear lieSt to "produce' the Recesar in come. This foundai ion would hfaye thejiitlvaritae of bein independent on var, ;which ' my suspend othe improvements by requiiing for its own purposes the resources destine for them t This, fellow.citizfhss ithej$tatc of the: public ime resist at the present moment, and according to ttvj in- I tormatton now possessed. tJutsuch is the situation ot the nx tons ot lu- rope, and such too the predicament tm thich we stand' wun some ot ihem that we cannot. -rely withcec-! taiiity cn the present aspect of our afT;ur, that may change from mo ment to moment, during the tourse; of your session, pr afier yon " shall have separated. Qr duly is there fore to' act upon things as they Kare, ana to mane u reas--iuuie in.tw- vision for whatever, they may be. FWerc armies to be, raised w henever a speck of war is viUble in our hori- have been exhausted" Oh fati&eiht i which vc-neveFhapnfdt hstad"" of be ihg reservef for what is : Teall HiJ' take -ptpce -Ateady, pefbap; fa quickened pace.,-in prepa1 rati-nfoi1' ' tne tieience oottp sea-port tpwps , and waters aH-;eartv vseh1emeRt ol the -most ' exposed -ahdi lnerableV v parts of our coiintryj k niilittiili'i pr ganiscd that Its '-i' can be :a j led to? ah' pwint iplie u-. ,4 nlon,Tor vblmiteers 4nsU:Sd of thirdr to sertera ntfncreift' ti me are m ean: whichftiiay be alwaWfeure nevei4 preying on otir resources n til actu ally calle. into tist. VTheys will maintain the public intersts while a more -perttianeilidfce 'IttT he in a course Of prepritionJ : Brit :f much will defend on the prompt C itude with which liiese means can bfi t brought into activity. If war bejor J oed upon us, in spite of ourlohg an vain appeals to the jiistice of nations rapid and vigorous mbvements, jfi r its outset, will go far towards setu-1 :rim us in its course and issue? ancl towards throwing its burthens ort th ose. jvjh render rhecessary the ie sort frpn fedson Tt6 force; The result of our negociations ot such incidents in their course as may, t enable us to infer their probable tii1, sue, such further movements also," : on our western frontier as may thttf I wiicuicr .var w oc presheo there, while negotiation is protract eel else-, where, s.all be communicated to y oil" from time fo time, as they become known to me j with whatever Othif information I possess or may receive which may aid your deliberations or, the great national interests commit ted to your rharge. - TH : JEFFEBSO Beeembcr 2, 4 1308. . - DEBATE . .- eh the - : ' . ' -1 JUpiGlAnt BILL, Mr. Cameroii& Amendment for e-ttendm the Districts being under cortrwderaun Continued from our last. Mr. Troy wishVd nniw,nnt - r . ' "Ti uMJiet,; 1 nan 4 iair and candid discusskinfc- mis suhjeo He could not, however 1 forbear 10 rernfe, th he xpectet, to meet the gecfiemeh opposed to the pHnciple of the bill on; the table, bt r that principle 'dlone, unembarrasseit Uy any new subject whatever. could pot bQsay, that the introduce tion of this amendment, appeared td htm lit first, as jt did to ihe gcotle man tt-om Kutherford,-an attempt to v evade the fairdiscu-Moh of the matr i question oetore us ; but, as boib the gentleman from"0ange and the gen- V tleman from UsbUryL have disn daimed any such designwhei felt diM posed to accredit themi for he was wiihng to attribute eterjr attion of t hose gentlemen , to pure and.hono- ) rabfe motives. But whife We iklcrt this morality of opinion, towards th gentremeni they should reinember 'thaVt2 eHl!y ?PtrUfrortithetri to forbear to impute improper im- iives. to the conduct of thpse whto are the .friendami, iiJiuers cfW the bdh They shohld recollect that : they themselves are at least equally . open to the charge of selfUh and ifA ' tef ested motive rfiut he would re-; .i frain from recrimiaation, andproceeci to examtoe the pbiectioJis srhich hatf- -been urgeJpahe proposed chan in the judiciary, , r ! It al not his mtehtion, nor Jii?i wh o follow the gentlemen thro the wide, field which they had allowed ' -their limey and imagiaatfei toTtro vt rse. He was not disposed lb deny the tnerit which thgentlemen had t attributed tothe.pAtrioteof;f& 'fr I filling to allowhejv to hav oecii iue cmnterteci ana venerablo agtS whieh the gentlell 1 havede scribed them to Jhave, been, wislied not to take any thing front the! high panegyri which they hav bestowed on the trial byjnryyr not he Vifue which they, Seeni i to place on the security of our rrgbts and tha preservation of our liberties. He did not dery the ourwl obligations wy are under to obey the injunctions of thexonsftttuti m. . In thtseth'mgs wev are ajl agreed and hairing now paid ihe tribute of -his respect to the he IK
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