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! ! ' , L 7 ' :,i f" 4 . Unw.rP'd by rage, tollvf Hk Brother rV-V;-: ; .'- - - . ""..' : '' ' ' "' ' - w 1 " - . ' j J -' -'." - , - '"I ;-; "''i' " "' ' ' ' ' i 'P' .7T".'""?t '" VOL. XXI ',v;. i ;..;. v- -: V-.. i,-r:v.,- 4-"i.yv--:." 1 - -v-T-xV, ;a:v:fr::iV,v. : WASHINGTON CITY: J?? f;. This day I2 o'clorkv the President " 1 fXe United States transraittea to .both II'uses of Congress,: by Mr. Muirce, the following- . . r ; v . MKSSAGE : 'y . FelloTV-Cirizms rf he Stnatef and of the tfwse of Krfiretentatives. . The public buiUHnpfs bein advahc eJ to a stage to afford accommodation fur Congress, I offer jou my. sincere congratulations on the recommence ment of your duties in the .Capit6l. In bringing to view the incidents most deserving attention, which have occurred since your last Session, I re rret to have " to state, that severa l of nr principal cities -have suffered by sickness,-thai an unus.ua! drought ls pr -'vai'ed.'inithft middleand vsrvi states ; and; t';at a-''deranwcinentVt.ha be'e'nTeit in some of our monied ins(i tatrns. Vhicb has proportionablv af fected their credit. I am happv,Vov ever, to have it in mv power t. assure ! tou that.tlip lieann ut our cii'es w nw Wpletel? restored that the. pro duce of tlit vear. though less abundant thxr. uaf.v will not only be amply sufrlriei.t for heme consumption, . but rd a larse ,urptus f(r !ie supply of the wanu df. other latians ; ai.d that the denueftjent. in-tUV -circulating "paper mVdium, by bir left tu th ose re nied it v, h i c hi t s tb v i on s cau -essuggested, and 4he cood sensp arid Tjirrne iof: our fell wv-citizens supplied, has diminished.. -Haying informed Congress, on the 27h of Februarv, last, that a treaty of hud een fied bv the competent authorities of the for- mer, tuir conniience was enrerraineu that it would have been ratified by his Catholic Majesty, with equal promp titude and a like earnest desire to terminate, on the conditions of that treaty, the differences which had so. long existed between the two coun-trk-s. Every view which the subject admitted of, was thought to have, justl fed this conclusion Great losses Had been sustained by citizens of the U. States, from Spanish cruizcrs, more than twenty. Srcars before, which ijad not been redresed These losses -had been acknowledged and provided for by a treaty, .as far, baciw asthe f'year 38C2,,, which, althougK concludetl at 1M ad rid , was riot then ratified by the government of Spin, rtor since, until tie last year, when it was suspended by the late treaty', ampr'6( satisfactory prr.vjyion to bpth parties, .as wai prr -S'jr Vd. having been made for them. Other r'differ?uce$ bad arisen, v in tlis lor-; Interval, jaifeciing. their, highest interests, Which: tcre likewise provi- defor, byrftns at treaty. Theti;ea ty, irself, vas foriiriti on cr eat con si- deration, and ,n thoniugh Knowledge of ail circurnstaiVce, the subject mat ter bl every article, having .been for years under discussion, "and repeated references having been made, by the Aiiiiister " of Spain, to his government, on the points respecting which , the greatest difference of opinion prevail ed It was formed by a Minister du ly authorized " for the purpose, who had tepresented bis government in the tJ States, and heen" employed in this long protracted negotiation,, several years, and who, it is not denied, kept strictly witbin the letter of his instruc-' tions. :The faith o Spain was there fnr Tileded. under circumstances of peculiar force and soleninity, for-its rutitication. I On the. part of the U. S. this treaty . was evidently acceded to in a Spirit of conciliation &, concession. The indemnity for Jnjurie and losses, so long before sustained, and now 'a gain acknowledged and provided, lor, was to be paid by them, without be coming a charge on the,. Treasury I of puin. . ror territory ceueu uy vjjiam, filter territory of great value, to fchich our claim was believed to be yell founded,, was ceded by the U. Stater, and in a quarter more inter esting to her. This cession was, ne vertheless- received "as the means of iudemhifyinff our citizens, in a consi derable sum, the presumed amount' of tneir losses., Other considerations, 01 great weight.' urged the cession of this territory, by Spain. It was surround-: d by the.terri tones of the Ui States, Ca every side, .excent 6rtx that of. the Ccean. Spain Had lest herautliority CYec it, and, falling into the hatids oY venturers connected with the saya- amity,, settlement, and limits, teen concluded, in this city, betw the U. States & Spain, and rati ges,' It was-made the means of unceasing- annoyaric - and injury ; to ; our Union, Jn mary of its most essential interests. .'By this cession,thenr Spain ceded i t erriiory , in reality', of no va lue to herj.. ami obtained concessions of, t K h igh ei.t i m port ance, by the set tlement of longstanding; differences with the U;; States,.affe.cti rig their re s p e v t i v e c I a i n i $ a n d I i rn i ts y. a n;d 1 i k f v.ise r!ieved.1ierself from' the obliga tifj .f a treaty, relating to it, which sh?rstl failed to, fulfil, and also from iht- responsibility incident to the mot fl.iranr and pernicions abuses-ofj her rights.--where' she. could not support her authority. ; ' L ; It being -known that the treaty was formed under these circumstances, not a doubt was entertained that his Catholic Majesty Would have ! ratified it without delay I regret'to have to state' that this reasonable expectation has been disappointed 5 that the trea ty: was not ratified, within the time stipulated,,arid has not si dee been ra tified. As it is important that the ha-, tore and character. 'of this unexpected occurrence should be. 'distinctly un derstood, I fhink itrny duty to com onnicateitu vou all the facts and cir cumstances, in my possession Yelating W It. "j ' " V ' ' ,- . i Anxious to prevent all future disa greement with Spain, by givingjthe most prompt effect to the treaty, which haI beeih thus concluded, and. parti cularly, by the e,stabliahinent of a go vernment m ; Florida, 1 which' should preserve order, there, the ' ihinlste'Kof ; the U. States.; who' had been recently appointed to his 'Catholic Majesty, & to whom the ratihcation, by his govern ment;. had been' committed, to be ex changed for that of Spain, was instruc ted to transmit tfie latter to the De partment of State, as soon as obtain ed, by avpublichip, subjected to his order for the purpose, Unexpected delay occurring, in the ratification, by Spain, he reqUestedato be informed; of the; cause : It -was stated, in reply, that the great importance of the feub ject and a desire to obtain explana tions on certain points, which were not specified, had produced ihe delay, and that an Envoy, would bedespatch ed to the United States, to obtain such explanations of this government. The Minister of the. U. States offered to give full explanation oh any point tin, which' it might be -desired ; which pro posal wasteclined. Having communi cated th'n result to the Depai tmeni of State, in Aug. Ust, he was instructed notwithstanding the disappointment & surprise, which it producedj.to intbrm j the: government -of Spain, that if the treaty should be' ratified; and trans mitted here, at any time before the meeting of Congress, it won Id be re- :ceivcd, & have the same effect, as if it I had bqen ratified in due time. This or der was executed 5 the authorised com munication was made to the Govern ment of Spain, '& by its answer, which ha just been received; We,are official ly tnade acguaiTitext, for the first time, with theauses '"which have prevented the ratification of the treaty, by his Catholic Majesty. . It isHalleged by the M inister of Spain, that this govern -, merit had attempted to alter, one-of the pnncjral articled of the treaty) by a declaration, which Jtbe I Ministei of the U. States had been ordered to jp re sent, when he should deliver jhe. ratf tication by his go vernhient,in exchange i for that of Spain, and of which he gave, notice, explanatory of the- Sense in which that article was understood,. i It is further alleged that this govern j ment had recently; tolerated,-; orvpro- ' tected, an expedition irom the United States, against the province, of Texas These two imputed acts, are stated as tne reasons wnicn nave maucea nis Catholic Majesty to withhold his rati fication from the treaty, v to obtain ex planations, respecting which, it Js re peated, that an' envoy would be forth with despatched to the United States. IIow far these al'egatidns will justify the conduct ' of. the government - of e conduct ' of. the government .0 Spain, win appear, on a view. .01 in e f ol 1 b wi ng facts, & th e evidence which supports theim , ..- ?; j ; It will be seen; by the documents transmitted herewith, that the declara tion mentioned, relates to a clause in the 8th article, .concerning certain grants of land, recently made , by , his j Catholic Majesty j in Florida, which; it was understood, nad conveyed an tne lands, iyhich, till then had been, un granted. It wis the intention of the 1 parties to annul these latter grants, & . that clause was drawn for that express i! parpose, and , for -none- other. . The d a t e 0 f t h e se g ra n t s w as. u n k n 0 wri hu t it was understood ta be fbsteribr to that lhserjtedn the, article.;: indeed it must be' obvious toill.ithaU if that provision. in me ireaiv.nati not me eij,i feet of annulling these grahts,it would be altogether nugatory. . Immediately after the treaty was concluded, a ml, ratified by this gperntnent, an "inti mation was received 4hat these grants were of anterior date to thut fixed, on by the treaty, and that they would not, of.course, be afFect;ed by it! The nere possibility cf such a casei so inconsis tent vvith the intention of tie parties, and therneaning of the article indubr ed.this government to demand ah ex planatiorf oh the subiectj which was immediately granted, ani which cor resp(!nds with this-tsten)ent.-.-''-y.ith respect to the other act alleged, that this government had tolerated, or pro tected an expeditiMi against Texas, it is utterly without fouRdatjon.;.. Every discountenance has. invariably, .been given to'eyery such attempt from with in the limits of the United States, as is fully evinced by the acts of the go vernment, atid the : proceedings of tiie courts. ff here being cause however, to' apprehend, in the-course' of tlie last summerj that some adventurers enter tained views of the kind suggested, the attention of the cniititufcd autho rities in;that quartM 'was iminediafely drawn to them, btici it is known that j the project, whatever, it might be, has utterly faileu. ' . j ' ; -Tlscsci facts will, it is presumed, a- j tisFy every impartial vmind, that the ! government of .Spain had no justifiable cause for declining to ratify the treaty. 'A treaty concluded in conformity with (instructions, is obligatory; in good faith, in -a 11 itsstipu latioml,: according I to the true intent ccjoeanihg of the par tesl "Each party is bound.fo ratify it. If either could yct it aside, without the consent f the other? there would be no longer, any rule's applicable to such transactions between; nations. By this proceeding, the government, of Spain h: renderetl to the. U. States a new and Very serious injury. Itlras been stated, that a Minister would be sent, to ask certain explanatmns of this govern m e n t . . Eu t, i f b u cl j w ere' d esi - j red, why were they not asked, within the tiwie limited: for the ratification r j Is it. contemplated to open a new ne- gocjation respecting any id the arti cles or conditions of the treaty ? jf ihit were done, to what consequences might it not lead ? At wl)at time and in wht manner would a new nfgocia- tjon tciTiiinateP ; By this proceeding Spain has -formed a relation . be- 1 -1 m Itween the two countries which will justify any measures on jthepart of the U. States'which afstrorig snse of injury,1 and a proper regard for the riglits and interests of the riation inay dictate.' In the pours&tp these objiects should be constantjy held in view, and have their due- weight. Our national honor imust be maUtain- ed, and a newfand distingijishcd proof be aflbrded- of ' that regard forliustice and moderation, which has invariably governed the- councils of this' free people. Jt must be obvious to all, that if the United States had been desirous of making couuests, or had been even willing. to aggrandize ithcinselves in that way, they buld have lhad po in ducement to ioVm this treaty; ' j I hey would havTB much ause for Igratula tion at the course: which has been pursued uy cpain. An ampie uem lor amui tion is opeh before them. Bat such a career is not consistent wit h the prin-no'r.therh- ciples of tli efr gp vernmeti t J terests of the nation. ? I : From a full view of all circumstances,' 11. is Dumiuucu 10 uic cwisfcurranon 01 Congress, whether ,it will , not be proper for the United States to carry ahexondi- manner as 11 it had beeurat:hei by Spain; claiming; on their parti all its advaiitaeres. and yjeldmg to bpam those rsectrred to j iiirr. oyjuuri-uing t inis course, ? we. snail Test on meiacred ground of Irighti sanc tioneJ, in the most solemn Mjnanner by Spain? herself, hy a treatyj'. wbiith she was bound to ratify , for: refusing. o do which fche ' must incur the jcehsure bf ether na tions, even, of those roost frieiidly to her ; while, by confining ourselves within tliat limit, we cannot tail to obtain their w;el merited apprcbiUon AVemut have peace on a frontier where we have Beefi so long .. disturbed; our citizens "must be j indemnified for losses so. long, since sus-1 iiameu, anu or wnicn inGemuity nas Deen w tyug uujusuy wunnexa irom tnem. j Accomplishing these great objects';- wc ?-But t his 'Catholic, Majesty hai , twice declared his ' determination to erid aS . minister 'X tb,: the Unitrtt States to ask explanations 'on ; certaiij 'points, and to 'igiVp them respecting h is delay to ratify the treaty; Shll weacitj by txiking the ceded territory, & proceeding to exe cute the other conditions "of, the treaty before ;this minister airriyes and is heatd? This is a case v, hich forms a strong ap peal to the candor, the magnanimity an J honor of this peoples Mttchvis- due to courtesy bet'weeh nations :By a shpit (leiav-ve shalHbsehothing ;.forf:.restinff or. the.: ground, .of , immlitable, truth and justice, we cannot be di verted from our purpose. V It ought to be presumed that the explanations which may be given to the minister of Spain, will, be satisfactory, and produce the desired result. In any evpnt the delay,; '.for?. the purpose : men tioned, being alurther manifestation of the Vsinere- desire to - terminate , in the rnost friendly manner all differences with Sjoaih, cannot fail tp ' be duly appreciated by his Cathpic Majesy,''as -welfas by otfier powers. It is'submittett, therefore, whether it will not be . proper to make the law proposed for Carrying the condi tions of the treaty into effect, should, lit be adopted, contipgient, to suspend its ope ration upon the responsibility of-the Exe cutive, in such manner as to afford an op portunitv for such friendly explanations, 'as ..may be desired during the, present session of Congress. , v ' j, ;, :. .'.: V I commuhibate to Congress a, copy -f the treaty, and of the instructions to the minister of the-U. S. at Madnd, respect-J ing it ; of his coirespondence With "the ! minister 01 wDain, ami of such other docu ments as may be necessary to give a f alt view 01 tue .suuject. ' . h In tne course vhicli the Spanish i jro i vcnunent have,' on this cccasipn, tho't proper to pursue, n is satistactory. to ktiow that they have not been counter nanced by any other European power.- On t'Hef contrary, the opinion- and. wishes both of r'raiice aiid Great Britain, have not been withheld, either from the U. S. or from Spain ; and have been Unequivo cal in favor of the ratifications There, is alsb, reason to believe that the sentiments of, ihe-imperial jgoyernment of Russia; have been the same, and tbat jfiey have' also been made known to the cabinet of Madrid. j 'K:;i . In the civil war existing between Spain and the Spanish provinces In this hemis phere, the greatest cai-e.has been taken to enforce the Jaws intended to preserve ah impartial neutrality. . Our ports have continued to bh equally open to both par ties, and on the same conditions;; and our. citizens have been, equally .'restrained from interfering in favor of either, to the prejudice f the other. . The trpgress of the war however, has operated manifest ly in favor of the polonies. Buenos Ay- res still maintains itinshaken the indepen dence Wiich it declared iti 1816; and lias enjoyed since 1810.' '.-Like.) success hfc$ al- in- it, This contest has, from its commence ment, been very in tert't ing to bt her. pow ers, and tb none mbi-e so than to the U. S. A virtuous people may, and wilL cbniRne themselves within the' limit, off a strict neutrality ; but it is' not in their power to behold a, conflict so -vitally Important to their, neighbors, without the sensibility and sympathy which naturally, belong to such a case. It has-been the steady pur pose of this government, to prevent that feeling leading to excess, and-t is Very gratifying to have it in my power tbstate that, so strong has been the sense 'throV out the - whole com munity, of what was; due to the character and obligations of the nation, that tew examples ot a con trary kind have occurred. -i ' ; . The distance of the colonies ifrom the parent country, and the great extent of their population and. rcsourcejs,: gave them advantages which it was anticipated at Very early period, it would- be diffi cult : for Spain to surmount. The steadi- .nessi consistency, and success, with which they have pursued their, object as evinced, more particularly by the undisturbed so vereignty which Buenos . Ayres;i,has so lon enjoyecf,evidently give them a strong clajro to the favorable consideration bf other nations. These sentiments, on the part of the U. S. ha ve hot beenwithheld from ptherlpowers, with whonra it is de sirable to act in concert. Should it be come manifest, to the world that the ef forts of Spain to s'ubduejthese provinces will be fruitless, it ma.y be presumed tliat theSpanish. government' itself will give uj mecohtesW'-tn' -prbducing- such' a de ter mination, it cannot be doubted that the opinion of friendly powers, who have taken no part in the controversy, will have their merited influence. 1 1 ; It is of the highest importance to our hat ional ch arac? er, and indi sp'ensable to the morality of our Citizen's, that all vio lations of our neutrality should be pre vented," -Kb door should be left open for the evasion of cur laws ; ho opportunity afforded to any who may be disposed to take advantage of it,- tp Compromrt the interest or honor of the nationf. ' It issub mittei; theriefure, to the consideration of Congress, whether it may not be advis able to revise the taWs, Vitfc a yicw tQ this so iawjyaiit:mieu viihi, anu tne. prov ces nor th of the La; Plata boitiering oh and likewise Venezuela. ' r : 1 Si, It is submitted, jalso, whether;it may: not beroper ro desi$na'te,"j3x';ialw.--thQf Several port or- placesalon, the. coast, ; 1 at whichi only;" forHgn; ships of ""yirar! and privateers may.bjee admitted. (.TheMini; cnlty of sustaining the regylatiops of ourp . commerce & of other important-interest? -J ; from abuse; without such designation, v furnishes a strohcr ImoUve fcf this 'mea-: ' sure. ' ..,.-.- -f. .. . . -:. y vAt the time of " the rregociatjon for thd . renewal of the commenclal convention, ' between the U. States and Britain, H - iiope had been entertained that ah article might have been; agreed, upon, mutually satistactory - to both countries regulating, upptr principles of justice and reciprocity the Commercial intercourse: between the ' U. Statei and the i British possessions,' a$ well in the VVest Indies as ; upbri the coh tineut ; pi" Nortlh'-AmericaTr;The plenlpo tentjaries ; ofhihe woernrnents,i not., having been able to cenie to' an agreement; on this important interesthose of the pta te$: reserved fbji j the consideration of ment, and which they Wpre no authoriz- -ed to accept., bnthcir transmission here, they were examined .with due deliberaw tion, the result'of which was a new effort to meet the views of the British ' govern- "inn. 4. e iViinisier oT in.tr u. oiates .was . instructed, to make ?a further proposal whtch I lias not been accepted.. It :was, however.declined in an sahilcabieinannel,; I Recommend to the cous.idefation of Con gress, whether; furttier prohibitory provi sions in the law.s relating to this inter course; ;may njt be expedient. At is seeri witii niterest,thar,aitliough it has not beea . practicable; a$ yet.f to agree ip any ar-r .' ranemeqt of this important branch' of V th.cir commerce, such-is the dispositir-n, 6 I the parties that each will view any reguf . lations, which tthe other may 1 make rei specting it, ,'iri themost friendly" light.' V , - By the filih'artuile; of the convention; ' l , concluded on the Oth of Oct 118, it was ," stipulated that the' diffcreiices' whlcii hail ' - j arisen be t w een u the two eovernmenth this,governmejnt the! proposals which had . been presented to them, as the vultviiate . . oflfcrv ,on the; part- of .the British" coVcrn- ' 1 with regard to the true intent and meanU ing Ihf ;the fifth, article Of the' treat X' of Qfient, in reiatiori 16 the carryingaway ' 1 by British bffirirs, 6f slaves from the ' S. after the exchange -of the Ratifications ' j of me treaty of. peace; should be reterred '; to the decision of some' friendly soyereign or state; to bet harried mr that. burpose.r-' -The : Minister-pf uhe tJ.S. has been in- ,. strutted to name to mC Brhish troVerri- - meutij a foreign isovereiirn; ihe common friend to both parties, for the decision pf . this question.' r The answer of that gov- ' ernmenttb the proposal, whenV received; will indicate the further measures' to b pursued oh thepartibf the U States. . jkivuw me Ht-cuuiavy emoarrassments ' to exist; the receipts intbthe treasury, to v the. 30th of September iastj have amount ed to 819,000,000. s After defraying the vui cii i-Aiicnscs xne government, In eluding the interest and reimbursement of the public debt, payable to that rerio ' amounting to 818,200,000, there remain- - cu hi ireaaury, on mac twy.raore thaa 1 2,500,000, which, with thesums receiva ble during the' remainder of the year; will exceed the current demands upon the? Treasury for tlie' same- pe'Hodi :, - -r ! V ' 7 The causes which I have tended to di mihish the public receipts, coutd not fail tojhaye a corresponding effect upon the revenue.which has accrued upon imposts and tonnage, during the threefirst quar- ; ' vw? ui me lucaciit year ; it 13, nowever, ascertained that the duties; ;which have been secured during that period, "exceed io.uw.wo, ana :thos of the whole year will probably ambuhlfb 23,000,000. '.. For the probable rectipts of he next year, I refer you to the jstatement which. ' will be transmitted from the Treasury. V which will enable you lb judge whethef . further provision be necessary. The great reduction in the price of the? principal articles of ' domestic growth, which ha' occurred r'du ring the present yer, and the consequent fall in the price of labor; i apparently so favorable to the v sacce'3s;of Uomestfc manufactuivfti hav pot shielded them . agaiskt other causes an erse 10 tneir prosperity. , The pecu niary embarrassments which have so. deeply affected the commercial, interests of the nation, hive beehj ho less- adverse, -tcv bur manufact uri hg cstablfsh ments iri several sections of die1 Umoa. The great reduttion of the fdrrency, which the Banks have beertxonsti'ained to make. I order to continPe specid payments, and I the vitiated character of ui, where, suchv reaucuons jiaye not oeen auempttd, m stead of placing within the reach cf these estabfishmeats the pecuniary aid neces sary to avail themselves of the advanta-' ges resulting from the iiedutu'ba. of the ' prices of the raw materials, and of labor, have compelled the banks to withdraw from them a portion of the capital hfre-t ' tofore advanced to themUThat aid,whidi r: has been refused b. the bank hasTrit" been obtained from other sources.' c drit. V - f which atTectedyarious parts of the Union;' ' x during the latter part 'of the preceaing year, have; during the present, been con siderably augmented: and still feontJnri J;s ?f individual cnfideJieibaj. ' V:. ; the failures which :have recentry eccur- ! f - jxu in some 01 our pncapai Ctmj5cil r - 1 : "r: r.: - 11 1 Tim 1 - , ...
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