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from the National Intelligencer— EXTßA
DECENT aF.II 5.
At 12 o’clock lliis day, the President o
the United States transmitt'-d .to lyotl
IJ ; ses cf Congrc ss, by >lr. K. L, Gou
verntur, the following
MKSSAOK : '* ’
fclkvj -Citheut of the Senate,
atul <f the Hoxme <\f Uepvtsentalivet ;
TME p.oxfvsa of our affair* sin'oe lit
Ja,l session tins hem such as may justly, hi
clainu-d and expected, under a govern
mein deriving all its powers frem an tn
lighten. d people, and under law n formed
■ t»> i'. r-presentatives, on great consi.
delation, for the solo purpose . f promot
ing me we fa.'c and happiness <,f their
constituents. In the execution of these
laws, and of the powers vested by the
constitution in the Executive, unramitu-d
(mention has been paid t" die great oh
‘ jects. to which they e\U ml. In the c.on
, coins which are exclusively internal,
. there is good cause to be satisfied with
.the result- i lie laws have had their due
operation and effect. In those relating
to foicign powcis, 1 am happy to state
that peace ami amity arc preserved with
1111,, by a sincl observance, on both aides,
of this-rights of each. In manors touch
. ,ing our commercial intercourse, where a
ditiercnce of opinion has existed, in slay
c. vie, as to the conditions on which it
should be placed, eac h parly bus pur.su, d
ii» own policy, without giving just cause
of offence to the other, in this uni ual
cim.inunicutlon, especially when it is nd.
dressed ton new Gongress, the whole
sc- pe * f our political concerns naturally
into view ; that errors, it such have
to, on coniUiitft<l> may be corrected ; that
in fi c-ts, which have become manifest,
nay he remedied; and, on the other
jw'nd, ihai measure# which were, adopted
’ on due deliheiation, mid which expert.
. eoi'C has shown arc just in themselves,
: and rtseiiiiul to live public welfare, should
be persevered in and supported. In pot
> forming this neccssmy and very import
ant duty, I shall endeavour to place be.
t'fitre you. on its merits, every subject that
is thought to be entitled 'o your particu
- In attention, in r.S distinct and clear a
Up’ll*, as I may be able.
By nit act of the 3d of march, 1815, so
tftu'cn "f the several aC's as imposed Ingli
’■ ei- duties on the tonnage of foreign vvs
* sets, and on the manufactures ami pro.
ductions of foreign vessels, and on the
* mu,nluciures and productions of foreign
nations, when imported into the Umtd
States in foreign .vessels, tlisn when im
pelled in vessels of tin United States,
w-ert repeated, %o far as respected the
* manufactures and productions of the if*
tion to'which such vessel belonged, on
the xondilion,., that the repeal dlthuld
I- kc effect only in'favor of any foreign
nation, wlicn tlie Executive should he as
“tl ,fieii i|fat Such discriminating dut es, to
the disadvantage of the United Stales, had
I'iki.wisi been repealed by such navion.
By t! is act, a proposition was made to ijil
’’ila'ioi.s to place our commerce, with
t:,: n on a basis. which, it was presumed;
W.uld be acceptable to all. Every nh
ti n was allowed tabling itbtnauufaclui'fa
ai d ••oductio .s into our ports, and to
t : i the n-a' f’uc.ui es and lu’oduciions i f
die V lit<l ban s, hack to their ports, in
d own vessels, on 'he same conditions
tint they might be transported in vessels I
oi the United States; and,, in return, it
. Wsß requit ed that a tike. accomhiodatLm
gt.tmlJ he gianted’ to the vessels of the
f oiled Stales, hi ihp pints.of Other pow
f, Tnc aitides to be adnulteJ or pro
inbiled, oiyoitUer side, formed no part cf
the proposed arrangement. Each party
Would i el am the r.ght toadmit m pro- ib
is such iclts from the ether as ’( tho’t
Jiropi r, mid on its own Conditio lip.
tVhen the f uture of the commerce bp
tw een the JJnited States and every other
Country was taken into view, it was tho’t
that tins proposition would be considered
fa'v. and even 'lib. rid, by cveiy power.
Ti e exports of the United States consist
g. iu rally of articles of the* first neccssi*
u ..and of rode materials, in demand for
f.vVftpi manufactories, of great bulk, re
quiring for their trangportalion many vea
a Is, the. return for which, in the maun
fa.-o es end productions of any foreign
country, even w hen disposed of there to
«<|vautagc, maybe brought in .a single
vessel This observation is more eq.cci
a v applicable to those countries from
.ty Mch manufactures alone are imported,
but it applies, in a great extent, to the
Run pean dominions of every European
power, j»nd, in a certain extent, to all the
colonics of those powers. By placing,
llu n, the navigation precisely on the
same ground, in the transportation of ex
ports and imports, between the United
States ai.d other countries, it was pro
suined that all was ottered which could
be desired It seemed to be the only
proposition which could be devised which
wtfedd retain even the semblance of e
qua ity in our favor.
Mmy considerations of great weight
jpue us a right to expect tliat tins coin.
li ere. stiould be extended to the coin
iv.es, as w> lias to the European domin
.onxiif other powcis. With the latter,
'sp ca ly with countries exclusively,man
fa cmiing, die advantage was raanifes.iy
on 'heir side An indemnity for that loss
tt»' xpecu-d fronts trade with the coin
nies, ami, with Uic greater reason, ss it wa*
X■> ■>n tb*\ the supplies which the cblo.
in; s derived from us were of the higher
imjHiivance Vo them, their labor beinp
l>. s’ o\\. d with so much greater profit ir
Hi. e dime of oth-r articles, and because
likcw s“v the articles of which those sup
pii. x 'ousisr (I, forming m large a portioi
of the exports of 'he Unit-d States, wen
rev. r admitted into any of the ports o
Fc. ope, except in cases of great enter
>, to avert a serious calamity >Vhei
no , ’icte is* ad mitt. d which is uot vequir
cd u> supply the wants of the parlj ad
I ..I*, ii.uiri e-.'-ii... d then,not iufavcii
-.nj pa-tic «ht e nn'iy, to the dixad
■- of ethers, but oa condition* c
• quatty applicable to all, it »eem« just that
the art idea thus admitted and invited
x should be carried thither in the vessels of
* the country affording such supply, und
that Ute reciprocity should he found,in a
corresponding accommodation on tho o
ther side. By allowing each party to
paiticipate in the transportation >f such
supplies, on the payment of equal ton
nage, a strong proof was afforded of an
ls accommodating spirit To abandon to ii
K * the transportation of the whole would be
Lh a sacrifice which ought not to be expect
ed. The demand, in the present instance,
* v would be the more unreasonable, in con-
sidcratiou of the inequality existing in
’ the trade with the parent country.
■’Kuril was the basis of ouv system, as
of estiihlished by the act of 181.5, and such
Ij its true character. In the year in which
this act was pass.’d, a treaty was conclnd
-- i ed with Great llri ain, in btiict confinml
ty with its princiides, i;i regard to her
European Uonunions. To her colonies,
. however, in the West Indies and oh .this
continent, it was not extended, the Bri
tish guvernment claiming the exclusive
supply” of those colonies, ai d from our
own ports, and of the productions of the
** colonics in return, in her own vessels
'* To this claim the United States could not
tisscnt, and, in consequence, each parly
'* suspended the intercomse, in the vessels
’ o( the other, by a prohibition, which sdil
- exists.
r The same conditions were ottered to
Prance, but not accepted. Her (lovcru
ment has demanded oilier conditions,
1 more favourable to her navigation, anil
which should also give extraordinary en
• coirragetncnl to her muoufiicttircs and pro
i 'dictions, in the ports of the U. States.
1 To these it was thought improper to ac
: otde, and, in consequence, the restrictive
' regulation?, width had been adopted on
- hor, part, being countervailed on the
• part of ihe United Stales, the direct com
i merce, between the two countres, in the
• vessels of each party, has been in a great
i measuie suspended- It is much to Le re
gretted, tha although a negotiation has
t been long pending, such is the diversity
1 of views entertained, on the various
' points, which have been brought into dis-
I mission, that there does not-appear to be
■ any reasonable prospect of Us early con
elusion.
ll is my duty to state, as » cause of ve
ry great, regret, that very serious differ
ences have occurred, in tiiis negotiation,
■ respecting the construction of the eighth
article of the Treaty of 1803, whereby
Louisiana was ceded to the United States,
and likewise respecting the seizure of
(lie Apollo, in 1820, for a violaiion of our
revenue laws. The claim cf the go
vernment of France has excite, not less
surprise than concern, because there
does not appssr to be a just foundation for
it, in either instance, ify the eighth arti
cle of the Treaty referred to, it is stipu
lated that, after the expiration of twelve
years, during which it was provided, by
the preceding or seventh article that the
vessels of Plane, and Spain should he ad
mitted into the ports of the ceded Ter
ritory, without paying higher duties on
nierchandizt, or tonnage on the vessels,
than such as were paid by ,citizens of the
United Stales, the ships of Frrncc should
forever’afterwards he placed on the foot
ing of the most favored nation By the
obvioits construction of this article, ills
presumed, that it was intended, that no
favor sliou d be granted to any power in
-those por.s, to which France should not
be forthwith entitled : nor should any as
com modal ion be allowed, to'another pow
er, on conditions, iwhiCU sho vvouKl'J
not, also, be entitled upon .the same con
ditions. Under this construction, no, fa
vour oi, accon.tnpJj.vion, c.uv\d be granted,
to any ppwer, vo the prejudice >.t 'France.
By allowing the equivalent,, allowed by
those powers, she would always stand, in
those ports, on the footing of the most
favoured nation. dut, if this article
should be so construed, rs that France
should enjoy, of right, and without pay
ing the equivalent,all the advantages of
such conditions, as might be allowed to
other powers, in return for important con
cessions'made by them, then, the whole
character of the stipulation would be
changed. She would not be placed on
the footing ol the most favoured nation,
’but on a footing held by no other nation.
•Wie would enjoy all the advantages allow,
ed to them, in consideration of like ad
vantages allowed to ns, free from every
and any, condition, whatever.
As little cause bus the Government of
France to complain of the seizure of the
Apulio, and the removal of other vessels,
from the waters of the St. Mary’s. It will
not be denied, that every nation lias a right
to regulate its commercial s; stem, as it
thinks fit, and to enforce the collection of
its revenue, provided it he done without
an invasion of the rights of other powers.
The violation of Us revenue laws, is an
ollence, which all. nations punish:—the
punishment of which, gives no just Cause
of complaint, to the power to which the
ott’enders belong, provided it be extended
to all equally In this case every circum
stance which occurred, indicated u fixed
purpose to violate our revenue taws.—H id
the party intended to ha.e pursued a fair
trade, he would have entered our ports,
and paid the duties; or had he intended
i to have carried on a legitimate circuitous
‘ commerce, with the Un led States, he
would have entered the port of some o-
I ihcr power, landed his goods at the cus
tom house according to law, and re-ship.
1 ped & b nt them in the vessel of such pow
er, or of some other power which might
1 lawfully bring them, free from such duties,
• to a port of the United States. But the
conduct of her party in this case, was al
I together different. He entered tin.* river
. .S Mary’s, the boundary between the U
. S a.es and Florida, and took his position
. on the Spanish side, on which, in the
•, whole extent of the river, there was no
town, no port,or custom house,and scarce
. ly any settlement, ll.s purpose there-
Is f>re, was not to sell his goods to the in
i habitants of Florida, but to citizens ofthe
m United Stales, in exchange for thfcir pro
>. ductious, which could not be done, with
»t out a direct and palpable breach of our
g laws It iskoown that u regular systems-
Si tic plan, had been formed by certain other
c , persons for the violation of oar revenue
system, w hich made it the mere luc. ssa
,n vy to check the proce. ding of its com
■e mencement
a s That the unsettled bank of a river so re
r- mot. from the Spanish garrisons and po
ol puliation, could give no protection to any
r- party, in such a pracuce,is believed to be
1. in strict accord, with the laws «f natirns.
ir It would not have compelled w ith afrieod
l- ly policy in Spain lu rsell, t'. Slave c. t .b
--o fished a custom house there, eiuq-j it could
1 &»ve subserved ho ottieP- purpose, ttiafi id
1 elude our revenue l«fos. But the Gov'eni
f ment of Spain did not adopt that OKWlire/
I On the centraly, It the
i Captain' General of Cuba, to whom an »p
- plication to that effect was made by these
> adventurers, had hot' acceded to it. l*he
i condition of thoae pi evinces for many
• years, before they were ceded to the Uni
i fed States', heed itoftlow b«rij reltoii. lu
i habited by different tribes.df Indians, and
: an inroad for every kind of adventurer, the
■ jurisdiction of Spa n may said to have
, been, almost exclusively, Aonfihtd to Iter
• garrisops IK certainly could not extend
i to places, where she had iro authority.
The rules therefore, applicable to settled
5 countries, governed by laws, could not be
i deemed so, to'lhe deserts of Fiiridit, and
i to the 'occurrences there. 11 ttn fits at
- tion, also, that the territory Wad been
. ceded to the United States, bje J a treaty,
the ratification of Which been re
, fused, and which has since been perform
i ed Under such circumstances therefore,
Spain became less responsible for such
acta, committed there, and the United
States, more at liberty to eiercise autho
rity, to prevent so great a mischief. The
conduct of this Government,has, in every
instance, been conciliatory aid friendly to
Trance. The construction of our revenue
law, in its application to thneascs, which
have formed tin ground of such serious
complaint on her part, and llv order to the
Collector of St. Mary’s, in accord with it,
were given tw'O year* before these cases
occurred, and in reference 'o a breach,
which was attempted by the subjects of
another power Its application, therefore,
to the cases in qnes'ion, wts inevitable
Ah soon as the Treaty, by which these
provinces were ceded tothc Fniu d States,
was ratified, and all danger of further
breach of our revenue laws cessed, an or
der was given for the release of the vessel,
which had been seized, and for the dismis
sion oft e libel, which had been ins'itiiteu
against her.
The principles of this system of reci
procity, founded on the law of the 3d of
March, 1815, have been since carried into
effect with the Kingdom of tlu- Nether
lands, Sweden, Prussia, and with Ham*
burg, Bremen Ltihcck, and Oldenburg,
with a provision made by subsequent laws,
in regard to the Netherlands, Prussia,
Hamburg, and Bremen, that such produce
and manufactures, as could only be, or
most usually were, first shipped from the
ports of those countries, the same being
imported in vessels, wholly belonging to
their subjects, should he considered and
submitted as their own manufactures and
productions.
The government of Norway has by an
ordinance opened the ports of that part of
the dominions of the King of SivctV n, to
the vessels of the United States, upon the
payment of no other or lighter duties, than
are paid by the Norwegian vessels, from
whatever place arriving, and .with what
ever articles laden They have request
ed the reciprocal alowance for the vessels
of Norway in the ports of the United States
As this privilege is not within the scope
of the act of the 3d,of March 1815, and
can only be giantcd by Congress; and as
it im.y involve the commercial relations ol
the Union with other ha.ions,the subject
is submitted U> the wisdotrt of Congr ss
I have presented (Inis fully to your view
our Commercial relations with other pow
ers, tl)at, seeing them in detail with each
power, knd knowing the basis on which
they rest, Congr< ss may in its wisdom de
cide whether any change ought to be made,
'and. if any, in w/hat respect. If this basis
*• »'•- • • | -r S* ‘(tfks
tube abandoned; but if it be just anti rea
sonable, and the change in it will make
concessions subversive of the principles
of equality, and tending in its consequen
ces to sap the foiu.-jkitions of our pros
perity, then the reasons at e equally strong
for adhering to t,he ground already taken,
and supporting it by such' -further fegu la
tons as may appear to be proper, should
any additional support be found necessary.
The question concerning the constiuc
tion of the first article of the treaty of
Ghent, has been, by a joint act of the Ht
prcsentaitves of the United States and es
Great Britain, at the court of St. Peters
burg, submitted to his Imperial Majesty
the Emperor of Russia. The resell toft led
submission has not yet been received. The
Commissioners under the- sth article of
that treaty not having been able to agioe
upon their decissipn, their imports-.to the
two Governments, conformably to the pro
visions of the' treaty, may be expected at
an early day ; r ■'
With Spain, the trea y, may be cxpec.
ted ulan eMy day.
With Spain, the treaty -f February 22d,
1819, nas been partly carried into the ex
ecution. Possession of East and West
Florida has been given, to the United
States, but the officers charged with tlm l
service by an order from bis Catholic Ma
jesty, delivered by his Minister to the Se
cretary of State, and transmitted by a spe
cial agent to (he Captain Genera) of Cuba
to whom it was directed; mid in whom the
government of those provinces was vested,
,ave nut only omitted, in contravention
of the orders of their sovreign, the per
formance of the express stipulation, to de
liver over the uvciivcvcs and documents ,
relating to the property and sovreignTj *
of those provinces, all of which it was ex
pected would have been d llvercd, eithei
before or when tile troops were with
drawn, but defeated since every effort of
'he States to obtain litem, especially those
of the greatest importance.- This omis
sion has given rise to several incidents of
a painful nature, the character Os widen
will be fully disclosed, by the documents
which will hereafter be communicated.
In every other circumstance the law of
he 3d of March last, for carrying into
i ff.ct that treaty, has been duly attend
■ d to. For the execution of that part
w hich preserved in fore?, Jfor the inhabi
tants, for the term specified, all the civil,
military, and judicial powers, exercised
by the existing government of those pro
vinces, an adequate) number of officers,
as was picsnmed, were appointed, and
ordered to their respective Bunions. Both
■‘provinces were formed into one territory, ■
and a governor appointed for it, but, in
consider.! ion of the'Pre-osisiing,/division,
and of ihe distance and difficulty, of com
ifmhicatidn between Pensacohi.ihb resi
dence of (he Governor of West Florida,
and St. \uguline, that of the Governor ol
Must Farida, at which (daces the in con
siderable population of |i.- neb province yvas
principally collected, two. Secretaries
were appointed, one to reside at Pensa
cola, and the other at St. Augustine.
Due attention was likewise paid to the
■ i veriiie anu the slave trade, which were
1 extended to ,these provinces. The whole
t; . . *• .*
v territory Vast dfvhled info Three collce- <
- tion districts, that part lying between »he- r
/ river St. Mary’s and Cape Florida, forp'- ,1
> ing one, That from the Cape to the Apa- 1
iacnicola, another, and that from the Apa- t
lachicola to the Terdido, the Cliird. To t
these districts the-usual nhmber of revs- s
- nueofficers wei'e appointed: and, to se- t
■ cure the due ’operation of these laws, one
■ judge andja district attorney were appoin- i
I ted, to reside at Pensacola; and, like- f
■ vise, one judge and a district attorney to t
: reside nt S'. Augilstinc, with a specified f
■ boundary between them; and one mar- 'I
1 [ shsl fortiie whole, with authority to ap- s
point a deputy. In carrying this [law in- t
to effect, ami'especially that part of it (
relating to the powers of the existing g !) - t
vernment 'of those provinces, it was tho’t t
important, in consider ation of the short v
i term for which it waste operate, and the i
i radical change which would be made at i
■ the approaching session of Congress, 1
to avoid expense, to make no appoint- ' J
, mdnt which should not be absolutely ne
i cessary to give effect to those.poivets, to a
I withdraw none of our citizens from oilier 1 1
pundits whereby to subject the govern,- v
; rnenl to claims \yhich could not be grad- s
fied, ami the parties to losses, which it y
> won!! be.-puinful tbwitness. * t
: It (W been seen, with much concern, t
i that, kithe performance of, these duties, i
i a collision arcae between the Governor ol c
; th*', Territory, and .the Judge appointed t
, fur th< Western >D.strict. It was pre- c
i sinned) that the law under which transi- c
tory Government was organized, ana the ,
f commianons which were granted to the t
, employed in eaclv.branch of the «!
system; and to which -..the-commissions c
i were adapted, v'ould have been under- (•
i stood by the Executive. Much allow t
■ ance ii due In officers, employed in each
■ branch of .this i system, and the more so, t
, as there is-pood cause to believe that each ♦
• acted under n conviction, that he possess- j
i eel the power which he undertook to ex- i
ercise, Os the officer holding the prin t
dpa! sta'ion, I think it piopcr to observe, j
r That he accepted it with reluctance, in \
compliance with the invitation given him, i
and from a high sense of duty to h:s r
country, being willing to contribute to
the consummation of an evert, which *
, would ensure complete protection loan t
mi .orlain part of o>r Union, which had ,
suffered much, from incursion and inva j
sion, and to the defence of which, his very
gallant and patriotic services, had been i
so signally, and usefully devoted. j
From the intrinsic difficulty of exccnt- t
nig laws deriving their origin from differ (
cut sources, ami so essentially different ]
in many important circumstances, the ad c
vantage, and, indeed, the necessity of c-s r
tab fishing, as soon us may he practicable, ;
» well organized government over ilia' l
territory, on the principles of our sys- r
era, if apparent. This s ihj- ot, ther< - i
fore, is rcc.'inmcndi tl to the early cousi- i
deration of Congress. s
In compliance with an injunction of the
taw of the 3d of March lasi, '.liree Or in- c
inissioncrs have also been appointed, and i
a boayd organized, so- carlyfmj into er- -
feet the eleventh articleof the Treaty c
above recited, making provision foi the ,
payment of such of oitr' citizens as have ,
welt founded claims on Spain, oft he eha- ;
racier specified by that Treaty, t hu.' r
hoard has entered on its ditties, and mad
some progress therein. The Comm if.-
sioner and Surveyor of Kis, Catholic Ma- i
j iVy, provided for by (he tounh,article of- s
the Treaty, have not ytt arrived in tin j
United Stales, but are soon expected,— ;
As soon, as they do arrive, correspond; ng r
"i*i- r/rntnve will -r*<, ■>-. J- ■**»■ »y- 1
ctlily be afforded, for the due execution v
of this service. -a
' The Government of He Most Faithful a
Majesty, sinpe the terminatii-n of the i»s.‘ a
session of Congress, has been removed c
from Uio de Janeiro to Lisbon, where a \
revolution, similar to ihat which bad ec c.
cnired in tiie neighhourit.g kingdom of \
Spain, had, in like manner, been sanction- a
ed, by'the accepted and pledged faith t-f \
the reigning Monarch. Tuediplor-.aticin t
lercouvsc between the United States; and j
the PoVtnguesedominions, interrupted by
that important event, has not yet been c
resumed, but the change of internal ad- I
inimstiauon, having already materially us (
fi cted the commercial intercourse of the f
United States with the Portuguese domi- 1
ons, thi; renewal of the public mission be- t
twet n two countries, appears to be ad visa- t
ble at kn early day. «
South America have had great sue- t
cess during the present year, in the strug- t
gle for their independence. The new v
Government of Columbia has extended c!
its strength; and at Buenos Ayres, where v
civil dissension had, for some time before, g
prevailed, greater harmony and better or- i
der, appear to have been established— r
Equal success has attended their efforts J
in the provinces on the Pacific. It lias d
long been manifest, it would he impossi- f
hie for Spain to reduce these Colonies by h
force, and equally se, that no conditions, t
short of their independence, would be t
satisfactory to diem. It may therefore be. s
presumed, and it is earnestly hoped, that p
the Government ol Spain, guided by en- s
ightfiied and liberal counsels, will find it n
I i comport with its interests, and due to o
its magnanimity-, to terminate this ex- v
hausling controversy, on that basis To h
promise this result, by friendly counsel, r
with the Government of Spain, will be ti
the object of the Government of the U. a
States. ti
In conducting the fiscal operations of the p
ve.tr it has been found necessary to carry it
into full effect the act of the last session n
of Congress, authorizing a loan of five e
- milions of dollars. This sum has been o
raised at an average premium of five dol- si
lurslifty nine Hundredths per cent, upon ti
stock bearing an interest at the rate of ti
live coin, per annum, redeemable at the ir
option of the government after the Ist day h
of January, 1835. h
Theie has been issued, under the pro tr
vis.ons of this act, four millions seven ti
hundred and thirty-five thousand two him ir
dre<l and ninety-six dollars thirty cents,
of five per cent, stock; and there has been tl
or will he, redeemed during the year, to
Three millions one hundred and ninety n
seven thousand thirty dollars seventy-one rj
cents of Louisiana six cent, deferred tl
stock, ana Mississippi slock. There has. d
th i-( i lbre, been an actual increase of ;h-. tl:
public debt, dp in acted during the year, in
*)1 one million five hundred and thirty w
iglu thousand -two hundred and sixty M
Six dollars sixty nine cents'. v
The receipts into the Treasury from u
the Ist' of January tb the 30th of Sept, cs
nfstyhave amounted to sixteen railiioii
two hundred and nineteen thousand one u'
and ninety seven dollars seventy q<
cent?, which, with the batsiioe- of one
million one hundred anti ninety eight
thousand four hundred and sixty-one do!
Jars twenty-one Cents in the Treasury on
the former day, make the aggregate sum
of seventeen millions four hundred and
seventeen thousand six hundred and fifty
eight dollars ninety-one cents.
The payments from the Treasury dur
ing the same period have amounted to
fifteen millions six hundred aud fifty-five
thousand two hundred and eighty-eight
dollars forty-seven cents, leaving in the
Treasury,-on the last mentioned day, the
sum of one million seven hundred and six
ty-two thousand three hundred and seven
ty dollars forty-four cents. It is estima
ted that the receipts of the four’ll quar
ter of the year, will exceed the demands,
which will be made on the Treasury, dur.
iug the same period, and that t)ic amount
in the Treasury* on the • SOrii of Sept.-
last, will he increased oh the first day of
January next.
At the close of the last session, it was
anticipated that the progressive diminution
of the public reveue in 18,19 and 18*0,
which had been the result ofthe languid
state of our foreign- commerce in those
y'ears, bad in the latter year, reached its
extreme point of depression- It l\a«, how
ever, been ascertained tbatthat point was
reached only at the termination of the first
quarter of the present t ear. From that
time until the 30th of September last, the
duties secured have exceeded those ofthe
corresponding quarters of the last year,
one million one hundred and seveniy-iwo
thousand dollars; whilst the amount of
debentures, issued during the three first
quarters of this year, is nine hundred and
fifty-two thousand dollars less than that of
the same quarters of the last year.
There are just grounds to believe that
the improvement which has occurred in
the revenue, during the last mentioned
period, will not only be maintained, but
that it will progressively increase
through the next and several succeeding
years so as to realize the results which
were presented upon that subject, by tlio
official reports ofthe Treasury, at the com
mencement ofthe last §ypsipn of Congress.
Under the influence of the most unfa
vorable circumstances, the revenue, for
the next and subsequent years* to the
t ear 132.5, will exceed the dcmknds at
present authorised by law.
It may fairly be presumed, that, under
the protection given to domestic manu
factures, by the existing laws, we shall
become, at no distant period,* manufac
turing country on an extensive scale.
Possessing, as wa do, the raw materials, in
such vast amount, with a capacity to aug
ment them, to an indefinite extent: i ais
mg within the country aliment of every
kind, to an amount far exceeding the de
mand f r homo consumption, even in the
most unfavorable years, and to he ob
'aim-d a.'tf'iys at a very moderate price ;
skilled also, us on people are in the me
gimme arts, and in every improvement
calculated to.lessen the demand for. and
•he price of labor, it is manifest that their
success, in-every branch of domestic in
dustiy, m-y and w’d 1 be earth d, under the
encouragement given by the present du
ties. to an extent to meet any demand,
which, under a fair competition, may bt
mad*'on it,
.t consul rable increase of domestic
mMiutfiuHtiff i, bt diminishing the importa
tion of firvig-, will probably tend to les
sen the amount of the public revenue.
As "however, a large proportion of the
revenue, which is dcriv d.fVom dutu s, io
raised from other articles than manufac
*uiiaß, »>**.Ucinpwl -4»,u- illCs'L*ftP€
with our population—it is believed, ihtu
a fund will still be nacd fiorn that sou ice,
adequate to the .greater part of the nation
al expendi* (ires, especially as those expen
ditures, should we continue to be blessed
with peace, will be diminished by the
completion, of the fortifications, dock
yards, and other public works; by the
augmentation ofthe navy to the point, to
which, it is proposed, to carry it, and by
the payment of the public debt, including
pensions for military services.
It canfiot be doubted, that the more
complete,our internal resources, and the
less dependent we arr on foreign powers,
lor every national, as well as domestic pur
pose, the greater and more stable will be
the public felicity. By the increase of
domestic manufactures, will the demand
for the rude materials at home be increased
and thus will the dependence of the sev
eral parts of pur Union on each other, and
the strength of the Union its . If, be proper
tiohably augmented. in this process,
which is very desirable, and inevitable un
der the existing duties, the resources
which obviously present the".selves to
supply a deficiency in the revenue, should
it- occur, arc the interests, .which mfey de
rive the principal benefit from-the change.
If domestic manufactures are raised by
duties on foreign, the deficiency in tin
fund, necessary for public purposes should
be supplied by duties oil the former. At
the last session it seemed doubtful, w he
ther the revenue derived from the present
sources would be adequate to all ;h>- great
purposes of our Union, including the con
struction of our fortifications, the aug
mentation of our navy, and the protection
of our commerce, against the dangers to
which it is exposed. Had the deficiency
been such, as to subject us to the necessi
ty, eiiher to abandon those measures of,
[lefen.ee, or to resort to other means for
adequate funds, the course presented lo
the adoption ofa virtuous and enlightened
people, appeared to be a plain one. It
must be gratifying to all lo kno/' that '.his
necessity does not exist. Nothing, how
sver, in contemplation of such important
objects, which tan he easily provided for,
should ho left lo hazard, i; is thought that
he revenue, may receive an augmentu
ion from the existing sources, and m a
nanner to aid our manufactures, without
listening prematurely the result which
ias been suggested. Jt is believed that a
noderate additional duty on certain ar
icles would have that effect, without bc
ng liable to any serious objection.
The examination ofthe whole coast, so
he construction of permanent fortifica
ions, from the St. Croix to the Sabine,
i illi the exception of a part of the territ o
■y lately acquired,, will be completed i.
he present year, as will-be the survey <u
lie Mississippi, under the resolution es
he House of representative-, from tlu
nouth ofthe Ohio to the Ocean—and, li!;<
vise, ofthe Ohio, from Louisville lo the
Mississippi. A progress, corresponding
vith the.sum# .appropriated, uas also bee"
uaae in the construction of these forth)-
as onsat the points designated. As tin y
-dll form a system of defense, for, the
hole m "it.me frontier, and, in const--
[ueiice, for the interior, and pre to last .
tor ages, the utmost car' w,
to fix ihe position of each « ‘‘*CJ
iornr.it on such a.scale a/j. t,
to the purpose intended b * a^ c-< 3'ia!
i inlets and assailable pa rts 'J 1 ;, Hi
1 have been minutely ex am ;.,! , S
observing, in every instance I • Ui! «
■ to economy. Doubts, howu’v,;'? 1 re £ a >
. terUur.ed.asto the
i tion. and extent ofthe wn,- y ! ■ fs
: Island, further progress „ I)a ''i>liir
: ed. soon after
: and an order gtve.n to the UoL
- neers and Naval Comml^" 1
-a fui tlier and more minute p v , ■ ° r!l ‘ 1 '
- it. In both respects, am * I,iaa,ion
suit, «iihcut delay . ‘ ? ort Bis :
, Due progress has been made in ,i. •
struotionol vessels of war ° Cf t
l Jaw providing fiirtfi^S^^' 0 1,1
■ tion ,cf the ruu V , a'd to ii, * a,! t»nsemj
r,ip„y
th Oft zed by the act aJ
» completed! and 5
i None ofthe larger shins 1.-u-a U ‘' ' Strvic l
.fc launched, tcu- the p r l “e, % n ’° r ui l
I being to protect ail which may r t /H
5 1 U!ml f'-r immediate service f i
iby suitable buddings eree-e,' ‘ ' :c i
> tolore, m the Mc(literi.,>,„„ , s
i vyharefore peace lias been r i"’ me: "|
1 ;l*e Barba, yp , mei s. SS r r ed^
■ been reduced the present V ea ' h 1
: a i’>rce as is compatible w-;iif u V. SII,I I
. oi’tbe object intended
' experience, and tin. | JrS V !-' n P a |
f peering the views of u„ )ae rel
; ‘l'stmct.ly understood that” 'sh'nn “ I
squadron be withdrawn, the- v o uh! 1
1 le.compience their hostilities an,’l .i S °l
, 'ions upon our
t cations have lately been rebuilt , '“.‘’l
| maritime force increased fI, ’ i‘
I found necessary to maintain
I in .he r.e.fc,V
: v «y important interests',fourfi/enl-I
i gaged in commerce and the tfti - se fl
: Ve.seu h# veli^trj
i ployed in cruizing along the Atfimiel I
• .n.he Oulpli of
Afnc.i, and in the neighboring seas I
- the latter many piracies have been co i.ml
i ted on our commerce, and so extend!
; w,s . bcooni'ne the rang, of those unnrl
t copied adventurers, that there w/cvl
. f° «PPrei»end. without a timely and d'cl
-ve c-floit to suppress them,the worst col
[ ensue. Bortanve?!
l considerable check has been given to il’J
• spirit by our cruisers, who have tucceel
■ ed m capturing and destroying several I
their vessels. Keverth-less it- I
• ered an object of high imp Stance to col
Un,ie cruiz s until the rr.vctice I
ev tje.y suppressed. Like suLiha.l
ended our efiorts to suppress fie skvl
«nt-c. Under the lb,/‘of lhe Un ?|
• Slates, and tne sanction cf their panel
the trade may he considered as cntirl
Mippessed; anti,if any ofour citizens 3
engined in it ttmier rile flags a „d pspersl
oti.er powers, it is only from a respect I
, the rights c those powers, that these 1
find- rs a,re not seized and brought hoiJ
■to receive tlio punishment which the lafl
ij'fiict if every other power should]
1 ' ‘"i’ l lhe panu ’ policy, and pursue the sail
figorow means for caiiymgit into cff'cJ
ne traue tpuid no longer exist. 1
e , c P'y ’pressed with the blessinl
winch wc enjoy,■*,,(] „{■ which we hul
such manifold proof, „. y mind is i.-resiJ
hly drawn so that -Almighty Reing-tl
G eat Source ti«m whence they pmcej
a " u in most gruetful wknol
edgements are due. ’ V
- JAMKS MONROE J
TVashivgton, Dec. 5, 1821. 1
.j. cw. tv* mimwnwa^l
Laml Littery Regigtir/]
For the Counties of Richmond, Columbl
and Burke, v ]
No. 20. a I
, Joltn Wilburns, jr Mulcom J
Mu or., Cary Godbee, Sdaburn F. JonJ
Arthur West, Sumner Sumner, Jose]
Cooper, Wth Wynn. Vinson Uarfield, a|
th Williams, Jas J W Davis’ orps.- I
Columbia —Archibald Henderson, Pll
bp II Dunn. James Luke, esq Isobel
Jonas, jr Thomas Sliort’s orps Alisil
Knox, Wm II Crawford, Archibald 0|
. fun, Hnbbakuk Wright, John Harrui
Cleii on. Malone, Sum’l Wasriider’s I
Richmond— John Sloan, J.dm Tin)]
sen John (Bass, tVml.aiv, "osuMorg]
John C Snead, Cnlien B'"e ! t, August]
Bandry, Alexander M Da-.lonh, Joi]
Bturdl. G i •* '■ akcr, Jlartin hi]
Vair, Simeon Russel I
Burke- —b.g s.arriit, Aaron ThotTpSo]
Deth’uh Walker, John I‘resooK, jr Joi]
tioodeii, 3a.ah Howard, Cal b (Jock’s or]
Asa Itoyai, George, Koval's orps Jo]
Hampton, Zachanah Wimherlv, Lan]
ston Bottom, Moses Wa-ker, -Alcxand]
Young. |
Columbia —Jesse Moon, sen Wm 1
Ba.dwin, ifichaul Derby, Krar.cis Millel
Jonattian Teudiii’s orps Ramsey Newso]
Samuel Pliili.ps, Ebzabali Ifiy.wid m
b v II nit, Diivi t Kohertson, John YV’]
lingiiam, John Bynaum I
y'tduH'.nd —Isabel a Uasser, will Join I
Williams, John lluffj George Collini,]
Alexander Outlaw., Tolliver U'itlcon, Wi]
Bailey, Berry Ketl, Iteuben Snr.nu r ".">]
lid Haley, Llizabeth Bogan, wtd iVtilia]
Haub, Jolm G Cowling, M'n, c Dillal
Lig in Woodson, il my 1) ft Mary ■
Beach, orps Enoch Jiinght, John Vt ]
Bowers, Daniel, I‘oJiy, Euin'd atid vufl
Le Vair, orphans ®
No, 23. I;
Burke— Amos Niclio.s, James C Morrfl
John Wilkerson, Ab I Fanner, Kobe]
Ski liner, Win Gr ffin’s orps flmj ml
Mobley, James E Morris, John Ai.a p <*l
Win 3app, YViu Dykes, Eli# !(e fi ®
Drcwry Clark, Richard Brack, Jts-c Uni
fuel’s orps Join) Sik s, jr Josepi) Bit'H
on F:i up Belcher, Hoses Gaftl;, Ri®
ard tlld -.y’s crjis B
Columbia — .Tt-iffin Edmonson, hiihiH
Derby, John T Dorsey, Man f*ifr’oi-,
seph Davis, Aibin Collier’s orp* YY
Maw/ora’s oi jib iioberi Shaw, oopt
ucl Whittaker, Micliud Smally, jr
Wm Harrison, Betsey Harrison, wm
•look,names Brantley, John iieed,
barine Nance, tvkl VVm L JJv»l' s u! B
uriKr Clanton H
Jlichmond —John C Griffitt, Jo!,n
'fancy Buck, orph .. J..lm Fudge,
son. Posey, Keiiecca T Ualdwin,
ri ony, wiuow loscpli A.iJ, J'J” l
I.ußeu,- bally E DL C ft E J
rphaits ■
No. 23. ■
Burke —John YVi igtn, Klizzbet?!
wid James iindtue,jr But Jl'dkfß
. W. Lumpkin, VI in Guiu, Gutiaß