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DECEMBER la U3S.
Eighteenth Congress.
Filth >’ SKS>luN.
_ tloili llcu>tiof Coi'grvn mtn 6rgim*e<l onth<-
drat .Isy uf the session In the Senile the Hub.
Mr. (illlianl, President fn ui}. took the Clialr.—
In ibe Home of Bepreseot«hrei> Mr. Clip
klccteJ Speaker! by » majority of ninety-seven
holri orer hit opponent Hr. It bbour J 10I Mil-
\hrn nt Claif Clark, was appointed clerk i Thus.
Sunn, Sergeant at amlii and Uetijamin Diirch
tr.ll John Okarald Dunn, Door Keepers. Commit
tees mere appointed by both Hou*ts to wait on
bis jfcwit», sad w tbe iJraafrwwolib/ wUJt TIra s'rata #fli* anty la itf ArtMMMtihO
r ninate, the Mrsdsn has bare ju4ff- a.-xt dlvtirdtne. kM beta wndexilr tnapro*
■*** taJlKSSrStaTMTSm. M
the n/nl and InteteaM ,,
involved. &«* the Aanitsn wertnenn, Wife*
Irre endlod prudent cmduieo winch tS.-y have
am—ad and jpuntela, ere htwerfonk wot to be
eoaotSerad at fci.jests lof Mate eeloolfation by
any Korop aopearrn:
Sine* the last cl nan of the cession of Cor.g
rrvathccomr‘1 and erbitritinrs for ascertain
ing and determining the amount of indent*
nifirption which may be due to cilitena uf
the United Sutee under the decision of his
imperial Majesty the Emperor of Russia
in conformity to the convention concluded
at St. Petersburg, on the Ifthui July, 1831,
hove asscinbltd in this city, and organic '
themselves as a bond for tilt periormai.ee
of the duties assigned to them by thit tret
ty The commission constituted title- the
I Ith ariir.t- uf the treaty uf the 33d of Feb
ruary, 1819, between the U States, and
Spam, it also in sesaion here; and, aa the
term of 3 years limited by the treaty, lor
the execution of the trust, will expire <>•
fore the period of the next regular inn ling
of Congress, the attention ol the Logisht
ture will he drawn to the measures which
may he necessary to accomplish the objects
the President, and inform b‘m of tbeirorjanira _
Him. The nett flay -t 13 o'cloek the President rur " ll ‘ch tho commission was instituted
pi
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:>f tbe tJnitcJ States tranticittcd to both llouts,
py tltt bauds uf bis private secretary the follow.
MESSAGE.
Wurm Cltiten* *f the Sinttc,
unU B-ule if Repreieiitaliv*• .*
lUiiy important tubjec’t will data your att«*n
tton (hiring tbe present te&P »n, of which I ♦hall
fcf»(lr:tv-K^r to give, in aiJ oF your dcUben'inn*, a
Jutt Idea in this committals uion. 1 undettake thin
doty with dilndcnce* from the vast extent of i.ite.
region which 1 have to treat, %nd uf their great
ininortancc to tfeiy ponioo of the Union* 1 fil
ter off It with teal, from a thorough conviction
that there neVft. vraa a period since the estabiidi
Sicnt Cf our revolution, and regarding the con-
■-Vion ot^hc Civilised wor' 1, «nd its bearing on »»■*
‘ .te vra» gwlter necessity for devotion in the
iMic aervaols io their respective duties* er for
virtijrj prt'riotisrJi. and u.iioiv til our constituent*.
Meeting |n you a new Congrats, 1 deem it pro
per' to pi esCiii this vie* uf public uftRirs in gre*t>
cr dn.i*l than might udierwisc be nscetisr/. I
do it, however, \filti peculiar *a*i«F*ction, from a
In wlt lgc that, in this respect, I shall comply
mot i* fully with the sound principles of our gov.
ertrn. nt. The peoptr being will) us exchism ly
\He suvereien. It ir in Usperuable that fuH in f orm
alion be had hero, e them on a'l imnortvnt mb-
jects, to cubic ih*fH» to exercise that high powtr
with complete edoct. If kept id the dark, 'hey
must be incompetent to it; W c are all liable to
tear, ami those wi»n are rr.g-iged in the Ovnsg..
ihent of public ;.fPtri, ire more subject to excite
me-t, awl to be led astray by their particular in
ter Ml and potions, than ihe great body of our
constituent*, who, living at '.some, in the pursui*
of thdrordinary avocations, are c.'m but dee-* y
te ed a^ectatom of events, and of the con
those who are parties »o theitr. To the
pe.iplei everv department of the govsrqmen*, and
tvvry individual iflcach, are tetpowible, and the
.more full their imormstion, the belter liny can
judge of the wisdom of the policy pursue-and
of he eondnet of each in regard to it. From their
dkp ikM.irfitc judgiren , ouch aid may always be
ob's - edj vhde their approbation will four, the
greatest incentive, and mast gratifying reward,
for virtuous - ctions, and the dread of their ctm
•sure the best security against the abuse 'f their
confidence. Their interests, in all vital que-dions
arc the same, and the bond by sen'iment. as well
is by interest, will be proponionably strengthen
cd asttiey arc better inforsaetl of U«e real state of
pabficamurs, especially in difficult coo)unctorrs.
it is by such knowledge that local prejudices ani
jet outtea are surmounted, and that a national
jh>- ay, extending its fostering care and protection
to all the great interests of the union, is formed
and steadily adhered to. .
’ A precise knowledge of our relations with fo
reign powers, as respects cur negodatlons and
tremotions with •- ach, is thougiit to be particu
lar'y nerew.ry Equally necessary is it, that we
«Jr mi form a jus* estimate of our resources, rev
enri-, nod progress in every kind of improvement
Ou«i.eeted with the national prosperity and public
defence ft is by rendering justice to other ns-
tit os*that we may expect it from them. It is by
bur ability to recent in luries, and redress wrings,
c miy mv'cW them.
T*.* t>immi^onct»iiii0erthe6f''i»rticle of the
tir.-.y o’ oli.ut, hiving dtugnwl io their opini
on* rr'ri'si ling lh.t po lion of the bmin-lary be.
iaten in* icrtitSriev of the United Sute. and of
Ur. it Knmin. the eil.b'i.hmcnt of which bad
been mibmitled to them, have made their re.pec
' tivr report!, in compliance with thit article, that
thr Jirc might be rtferr-d to the deciaion of a
trurdlv power. It hei- if manifeat, however, that
t| would ie ddlicull, if not impouible, for any
power In perform that oflic', without great delay
bn-l much incotivcniene. touaelf, a propuaal itaa
been m.dc by thia government, and acceded to by
that of Ur.-at tlntain, to endeavor to eatahliah
that b-nimlnry by an amicable negotiation It ap
poring, futti long experience, that no aatiaiacto
ry atrangement could be fanned orth» o tomer
Ciil imcieourac be-week .the Uni-ed State, anti
the Briti-h eoloniei in fhll heodaphere, by legiala-
tive act-v > hile each party panned its ourn course
withoet agreement or concert with the uther, a
proposal itaa been wtade to tbe British govern
picntto regulate thia ct mmerce by treaty,' aa it
baa been to arrange, in lit - m inner, the just cl im
of the cit-tens ot the United Xtales, inhabi'ing
the aiatea and territories, bordering on tbe lakes
tad nver winch empty IMo the 8t I.twrencc, to
the narigation of that fiter to the ocean. For
then- and other objects of high importance tetbr
inti-revt. of both parties, e negotiation baa been
opened With tne British government, which, ft is
bop d, will hare a aitisfactory remit
The ComiAriaim era, under the 0tli and 7th arti.
of tbe treaty ot (ih> nt, haring successfully
d their lalwun in trUtion to the sixth,
ire proceeded to the discharge of those relating
tbe seventh. Their prorreva in the extensi -e
Itred for the p^rfor.wano of their du
ll the prcmmptioh that it will be com.
pitted in the C' suing year.
The negociatioa which had been long depend
' ttg with the French government on several im
portant strbiecta. and pirtieelarty for a just in
Scmnitr Of loates eottaiueit in the late wars by
Jt.c citizens of tbe U 8. under unjustiAable set
Whree and confitcaliotts of their pro|ietty, baa not
as yet* bad the desired effect, i. tuia claim
ftsts on the time p(iocip‘e with others which
June been admitted bythe Frcheh (pirernment,
a fob not perceived ow what just ground it can be
reiectedv A Mhtiatcr will oc immediately ap
pointed to proceed to Franc-, and rttunte thr
Srgociatlois on thiaahd other stihjectawbich may
’ prise be tire rn the two nations. -* 1
QKl proposal of tho Bias.iaw Imperial gov
tomnent, made through the ilioisttroftbe Bmp-:.
Sr, redding besef a to# power and instmetio-1
bew been tranemiuctHb -the MiuiUet of the U
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lajesty to ihegorofln—Aef DM
ra likenbe beam taeeded to —
oftbe U. 8. has boon desirous, by
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In compliance with a Resolution of the
House of Representatives, adopted at their
last session, instructions ture hern given
to all the Minister, o the U Suits, accre
(Jited to the powers of Europe and Ameri
ca', to prop- se the proscription of tho Afri
can slave trade, by rla-sing it under the
denomination, anti ioflictii g on its perpetra
tors the punishment of piracy. Shuul his
proposal be seceded to, it is not doused,
that this odious and criminal practice will
be promptly and entirely stipprcssrtl. It
is earnest y .hoped that it will be acceded to,
from the firm belief that it is the most ef
fectual expedie- t that can be ado, ted for
tho purpose .
At the commencement of the recent war
between France and Spain, it wasrlrclatcd
by the French government,, that it would
grant no commissions to privatecis, and
that neither the commerce ol Spain hxisctf,
nor oftienlrr.l natioi.s, should be molesttd
by the n.iml tor'c -I France, except in the
reach of a lawful blockade. This declara
tion, which appears t-> base been faithfully
ar-'e- 1 rff-ct, concurring with princi
pic p oclalmcil and cherished by the Ui
iisam the first establishment uf their
independence, suggested by the hope that
e tine had arrived when the proposal for
adopting it as a permanent ami invariable
ride, in all future maritime wars, mi K ht
nrel the favorable consideration of the
great European powers Instructions have
accordingly been given M our ministers
with France, Russia, and Great-Britatn, to
make those proposals to their respective
governments; and, when the friends of hu
inanity reflect on the essential amelioration
to the condition ol the human lace which
would result from the abolition of prtv.ui
war on the sea, and on the great facility by
which it mig-tt be accomplished, requiring
onlv the consent of a few sovereigns, an
oarnest hope is indulged that these over-
lures will meet with an attention animated
by the spirit in which they were made, and
that they will ultimately be successful.
The Ministers who were appointed to the
Republics of Colombia and Buenos Ayres,
during tbe last session of Congress, pro
cceded shortly afterwards to their destina
tions. Of their arrival there, official intel
ligcnce has not yet been recetycd The
Minister appointed to tho Republic of Chi
ii will sail in a few days. An early appoint
ment will also be made to Mexico. .A M
nister has been received from Colombia,
and the other governments have been in
formed that Ministers, or Diplnmstic A'
gents of inferior grade, would be received
from each, accordingly as they might pie
fer the one nr tho other.
The Minister appointed to Spain procee
ded, soon after his appointment, for C idi*
the residence of the Sovereign, to whom he
was accredited. In approaching that port,
the frigate which conveyed him was warn
e*l off by the commander of the Frenrh
squadron, by which it was biuckudetl, ami
not permitted to enter, although apprized,
by the captain.of the Ingate, of the public
character or thb person whom he had on
hoard, the landing of whom was the sole
object of bis proposed entry. This act,
being considered an infringement of the
rights of ambassadors, and of nations, will
form a just cause of complaint, (o the gov
ernment of Fiance, against the officer by
whom it was committed.
The actual condition of the public finan
ces mote than realizes the favorable autici
pations that were entetlsined of it at the
opening of the last session of Congress.—
On the first of Jan. there was a balance in
the Treasury of four million two hundred
and thirty seven thousand four hundred and
twenty seveo dollars and fifty-five cents.—
From that time to the 80’lv September, the
receipts amounted to upwards of slzteen
millions one hundred thousand dollars, and
the expenditures to eleven millions f ur
hundred thousand dollars. l)ui ing the 4<lt
quarter ol the year, it is estimated, that the
receipts will, at least, equal the expendi
tures, and that there will remain in the
Treasury on the first day of January next a
surplus at nearly nine millions of dollars.
Oil the first of January, 183$; a large
amount of the war debt, and a part of the
Revolutionary debt, become redeemable.-*.
Additional pot tiona of the former will con
i-iue to become redeemable, annually, uriHl
the year I83S. It is believed, however,
that, ir the U S. remain at peace, the whole
of that debt may be redeemed,- by the ordi
nals revenue ol those yeara during that pe
riod, under tbe provision ftt the set of
March 3d, 1817, cresting the sinking fond,
and, in ihnt cads, the only part of the debt
that will remain, after the year 1835, will
be the aeven hull'toha of five par cent, a lock
subscribed to the Bank of the United States,
end tbe three per cehU're»q!i
,4. t ttntmuing ihinoeMBMone'
ninety six thousand arid ninety
•liars tad aix cents,
■ msule tithe ui
■
a high dsarree of perfection. Tbs Military
disbursements hove been reietariy an c,
and the ateamtsa regal arty and promptly
rendered for uniateni. TLe supplies, of
various deac rial ions, have been of good qua.
lity, and regularly issued at all of the posts.
A system of economy tod accountability
has been introduced into every branch <>f
the service, which admits of little addition
al improvement Thia desirable state hat
been attained by the act teorganizing the
stuff of tho army, patted on the litlt of A-
ptii 1818.
Tne moneys appropriated lor fortifies,
lions have been regularly sod economically
applied, and all the works advanced as ra
p;dly at the amount appropriated would ad
mit. Three important works will be corn-
pit ted in the course of this year; that is,
Fort Washington, Foit Delaware, and (ho
Fort at the Rigolets, in Louisiana.
The Board of Engineers, and the Topo
graphical Corps, have been in constant end
active service, in surveying the Coast, and
projecting the works necessary for its de-
The Military Academy bat attained a
degree of perfectiun in its discipline and in
struction, equal, aa is believed, to any inui-
tu-ion ut its kind in any country.
The money appropriated for the use of
the Ot'doauce Department, has been regit
larly and econumically applied. Tho fab
rication ot arms at the national armories,
and by contract with the. Department, has
been gradual improved in quality and cheap
nest. It it believed that their quality it
now such as to admit ol but little improve
ment.
The completion of the Fortifications ren.
tiers it necessary that there should be a
suitabl appropriation fur the purpose of
fabricating the camion andxarriagcs neces
sary for those works.
Under the appropriation of £5,000 for
exploring the western waters for the loca
tion ol a site for a Western Armory, a
commission was constituted, consisting ot
col. M‘Rc.-, col. Lee, and capt. Talcott,\vho
have been engaged in exploring the coun
try. They have not yet reported the result
of their labours, but it is believed that they
wil' be prepared to do it, at an early pat;
of the Session of Congress.
During the month ol June last, Gen Ash
Icy anti his party, who were trading under
a license from the government, were attac
keil by the Ricarccs while peaceably trad
ing with tbe Indians, ae uteir request Sc
veral >f the party were killed and wounded
and their property taken or destroyed.
Col. Leavenworth, who commanded Fort
Atkinson, at the Council Bluff, the most
western post, ipprchcndingthat the hostile
spirit of the Ricarecs would extend to oth
er tribes in that quarter, and that thereby
the lives of the tiaders on the Missouri,and
the peace of the frontier, would be endan
gered, took immediate measures to check
the evil.
With o detachment of the regiment sta
tioned at the Bitiffs, he successfully attack
ed the Ricarcc village, and it is hnped that
suclt an impression has been made on them,
as well as on the other tribes of trie Missou
ri, as will prevent a recurrence of future
hostility.
The report of the secretary of war,which
is herewith transmuted, will exhibit, in
greater detail, the condition of the Depart
ment in its various branches, and the pro
gress which has been nade in its adtninis
tration, during the 3 first quarters of the
year.
I transmits return of the militia of the
several states, according to the last report
which have been made, by t-.e proper offt
cers in each, to the Department of war. By
reference to this return it will be seen that
it is not complete, although great exertions
have hem made to make it so. As the de
fence, and even tho liberties of the country
must depend, in times of imminent danger,
on the militia, it is of the highest impor
tance, that it be well organized, armed, an-
disciplined throughout the Union. The
rep art of the Secretary of war shews the
progress mado-during the three first quart
ters ol the present year, by the application
of the fund appropriated for arming the
militia. Much difficulty is found in distri
buting the arms according to the act of
Congress providing for it, from the lailurc
of the proper Departments in many of the
states to make regular returns. The act
of May the 13th, 1830, provides that the
system of tactics amt regulations ol the va
rtous corps of the regular army shall be
eztended to the militia. This act has been
very imperfectly executed, from the waul
of uniformity in the organiiction of the mi
litia, proceeding from the delects of the sys
tem itself, and especially in its application
to that main arm of the public defence. Jt
is thought that this important subject, in
■II its branches, merits the attention of con
gress.
The report or the Secretary of the Navy,
which is now communicated, furnishes an
account oi the administration ol that Dc*
partment, lor the three first quarters of the
present year, with tbe progress made in
augmenting the Nsvy, snd the manner in
which the vessels in commission have been
employed.
The usual force has been maintained in
the Mediterranean Sea, the Pacific Ocean,
and along the Atlantic Coast, and liaaaffor
ded the neceasary protection to our com
raerce in those seas....
In the Weailqdiesand theOdUof Mext
co; our naval force has been augmented, by
MwzldUion oTafteral email vessels, provi
ded for by the 'tact authorising an addition,
el naval force for (he suppression of pira
cy,7named by cnogmaarthmUait teuton,
rtnunpamet* has been eminently tuuMfc*
fill hi the accomplishment- of its object.
The piracies, hy which our commerc ' 4
the neighborhood of tho Island of Cuba
ted, have been repressed, and the
our merchants in « gnat
SffL, yby • cooccro, that, In the
ment of that arduous service, the dlsaaiee
incident to the aeasoa, and to Urn climate in
which it arts discharged, have deprived the
natioo ol many useful lives, and among
them of ecveral officers of groat promise
In the month of August ■ very malig
nant fever made its appearance at Thomp
son's island, which threatened the destruc
lion of our station therr. Many perished;
and the commanding officer was severely
attacked Uncertain as to his fate, and
knowing that most of the medical officers
had been rendered incapable if discharging
their duties, it eras thought expedient to
aend to that post an officer of rank and ex-
penente, with several - skilful surgeons to
ascertain the origin of the fever and the
probability ol its recurrence there in future
seasons, to furnish every assistance to those
who were suffering, amt, •( practicable, to
tv id the necessity of abandoning so im -
portant a station. Com. Rodgers, with a
promptitude which did him honor, cheer
fully accepted that trust, and has discharg
ed it in the manner anticipated from his
skill and patriotism. Before Ids arrival,
Com Porter, with the greater part of the
sq.iadron, li.pl removed Irani tho Island, and
rat"rued to the United States in conse
quence of the prevailing sickness Much
useful information h.ts however been obtain
ed, as to the slate of the Island, and great
relief afforded to those who had been neces
sarily left there.
Although our expedition, co operaring
with an invigorated administration of tint
government ol the Island of Cuba, and with
the cut responding active exertions of a
British naval force in the same seas, have
almost entifcly destroyed tbe unlicensed pi
racies irom that island, the success ol our
exertions has not been equally effectual t <
suppress the same crime, under othetl pre
tences and colors, in the neighboring island
of Potto Rico. T hey have been commit
ted there under the abusive issue of Sp in
isli commissions. At an eafly period of
the present year, remonstrances were made
to the Governor of that island, by an agent
who was sent for the purpose, against those
outrages on the peaceful commerce of the
United States, of which many had occurred
That officer, professing his own want I!
authority to make satisfaction for our just
complaints, answered only by a reference
■f them to the government of Spain The
minister of the United States to that court
was specially instructed to urge the neces
sityol the immediate and effectual irilerpu
sition of that government, dirapiiig restilu
tion and indemnity iorwrongs'nlreadyconi
milled, and interdicting the repetition ol
them Tho minister, as has been sceo,
was debarred access to the Spanish gover .
ment, and, in the mean time, several new
cases of flagrant outrage have occurred, and
citizens of 'he United States in the island
of Porto Rico have suffered, and others
have been threatened with assassination,
for asserting their unquestionable rights,
even before the lawful tribunals uf the
country.
Tne usual orders have been given to
all our public ships, to seize American ves
scls engaged in the Slave trade, and bring
them in for adjudication, and 1 have the
grat fication to state, that not one so ent
ployed Ii s been discovered, ami there is
good reason to believe that our fl ,g is now
seldom, >f at all, disgraced by that traffic
It is a source of great satisfaction that
we arc always enabled to recur to the c n
ductufournavv wilhpr de-amlcumcndaii n,
As a means ol nalibua! defence, it coj ys
the public confidence, and is stcddily as
suming additional importance. It .is sub
ntitted whether a morctfficicnt and equal
ly economical organization of it, might not,
in several respects, be effected. It is sup
posed that higher grades than now exist hy
law would be useful. They would afford
well merited rumaids to those who .have
long and fai'hfolly served their Country;
present the best incentives to good conduct,
and the best means or insuring a proper
disriplinc; destroy the inequality in that
respect between military aud naval tervicea,
and relieve our officers from many inenn-
veni.-nces and mortifications, Which pccur
when our vessels meet those ol other na
lions—ours being the only service in which
such grades do nut exist.
A report of the Pott Matter General,
which accompanies this communication,
will shew the present state of the Post Of
lice Dcpartmunt, and its general operations
lor some years past.
There is established, by law, 88.600
miles of post rotdt, on which the mail is
now transported 88,700 miles, am) contracts
have been made for its transportation on all
the established routes, with OB* at two ex
ceptions There are 5,840 post offices in
the Union, snd ss msify post masters The
gross amount of postage which accrued
Irom the Islof Juiv. 1883, to the 1st of Ju
Iv 1839', was Si, 114,843 18 cents. During
tbe same period, tht expenditures of the
Post Office Department amounted to St, 1-
69,888, and 51 cents; and consisted of the
following items: Compensation to Post
masters, 8351995 mid 98 cents; incidental
expanses, £30,866 and 37 teniM transpor
tation of tiic madi'8784,600 arid 8 cents;
payments into (he Treasury, 8439 and 8
cents On the 1st of July last, lucre was
due to the Dcpartiifcnt, from Postmasters,
8115.315 Bid 38 ctj-nts; front lal poatmas
ute and contractor*, £856,749 and Styegtsi
making a total amount,ot balances sduw to
the Dcpartl|fc|p«f fMpfoB94 and Sff dthl£
sassaaS n
eoMMerabl# partofthh soas iaT,
realised by e resort in legal proccM
improvement in the receipts for dm.
•Kpectnd. A prompt attention tatta
lection of moncyt received by —
it it believed will e «bta the fenumuL
continue its operations without tki ,
the Treasury, unless the exnendiiui* -u
If increased'by tbe eetsbl.,'3,'"!/^
me I routes.
A revision oTtome parts oftbe nostra
fice Itw may be accentsry; and it'^au
muted, whether it would Ml be pro£r*t
provide for the appointment or poufori* 1
tors, where the corapenattfon exceril.
certain amount, by nomination to tk* sli,*
ate, aa other officers of the general ro-— I
ment are appointed.
goveta-
Having communicated my view, to ro«
(rest, at tbe commencement ofth# | ul 'riT
sion, respecting the encouragement .mT
ought lobe given to our manulsctuiex
the principle on which it should
ed, 1 have only to add that th 0K yje~?*
main unchanged, and that the prete7 t ,.,m
df those countries, with which ws ha,- ,*!?
most immediate political relations wd -li
es' commercial intercourse, itnd,
firm them. Under this impression iTT
commend a review of the ttmff C,r7m otmi
pose of affording such adda-oosl W nt«^n
to those articles which me are riT
manufacture, nr which are mute Tmo.Ju
ately connected with tho defence sad iifo
pci.dei.ee or the country.
The actual state o< the public account,
furnishes additional t-vidcuce oftbe ctfoin.
cy o' the present system of seem»t.',-,..
in relation to the public expenditure. Of
the moneys drawn from tho fressun situs
the 4th of March, 1817 thttsumrems ni.»
unaccounted for .in the 13m of Sent last,,
m ire than a itiilli m and a half uf d Jin,
less than on the lllli of Scpi. precedtai,
md, during the sane period, a rtdectsaiff
nearly a million of dollars hay beitir*mife
in '.he amount of (he unsettled tee.urns'*
moneys uilvanrvd previously to Jie 4t
March. 1817. It will be obvious tin.,
proportion as .he mass of accounts ut
latter de-criptton is diminished, by itr„
ment, the difficulty nf settling theresidut,
increased, from the consideration that,,'
many instances, it can be obtained unit if
legal process For more precise dtioh a
this subject, I refer to a report fro.. tft
First Comptroller of the Treasury. -
The aum which Was appropriated it tl*.
last session, for the repaits of theCpm’ies
land toad, has been applied with god cf.
feet lu tli.it hject A final report has
vet been received from the agent «h6
apimintcd superinl-od it As sane
is leceived, it ahail be commumcafed m
Congress.
Many patriotic and enlightened cii
who have made the subject in object nl
icular investigation have s
iprovemeiti of still greater
They areofdpininn that the walen of
Chesapeake and Ohio may he Conner'
t'.gellier by one omuiunl canal, <nd<t
expense far short of the value end tm;
i.mcc of the object to be obtained V
could be accomplished, it is impassible
calculate the beneficial consequent sail
sv.mld result from it. A great poftiaa
the produce of tht very fertile cons
tnroitgh which it wuuid pass, Would foil
markc, through Ibal channel. Tr“
might be moved with great facility is
with cannon, am.l every kind of muniti
mid in either direction. Connecting
Atlantic with thd wesrarifcountry m s
passing through the irat of the naiioml
verameut, it tyoujtl contribute essnli
to »trehglhentb#J>o94.prtJi'ionitscf 1
lieving as I d o that Cobgfi-sJ possets
right to appropriate mopejl 'br'such a
tional object, (the juri-ilici..u remsini"?
the atates through which the canal »--■
pass,) J submit it to your considers'
whither it may not be advisable to so' 1 '
izr, by an adequate appropHatie#| the
nlnvmcnt of a 'tillable number of f
ploy ment of a * tillable number of F-e
cent of till corps ofengineets, >o
the unexplored ground, during t»v ; «J
season, and m report their opinion tber
It will tikewisc be proper to ttirod <■*!
examination to the several rout-v
which the watcrs'of the Ohio njf * J ‘
uected, by canals, wi’h ihoaffgi M** *
As trie Cumberland road will revirtJJ
nual repairs, and Congresshavetet***>*■'
it expedient tp recommend to the ristw,
amendment to the ebiisritufton,
poso of vesting hi the Waited Stahl'P
«p to adopt and execute a syite® °;
nsl improvement, it i* also •“•““‘L
yoor consideration* whether H *n*7. •
expedient to authorlaff the
ter fatto an arrtagemohi witff'"* w
states through which the' ro*d P*. .
cstablu*. tolls, each within ibfjn? 1
purpose ol. defraying the expe«e«"
repairs, and of providing, also, by
penal tie,, fpr tls pryfeetton egtiwyT
j Tb3fafof Congfess oftheftjj
1833, appropriated the sum
tbe purpose of erecting two p
ter for vessels from ice, near |
pen, Delaware Bay. To effo
of the adt,'-the officers of the l'°» ri '’3
gineers, with Com. UrainbridM. « -1
reeled to prepare plansrand
era sufficient to answer the i
cd by the act. It appears by
postmasters snd contractors, which have
taken place since the otganiz-aiion of the
• of it* object. Depertment. There was due by the D*
rcorn^c jp Ajjftmcn'. 'o contractors, cm ttfo tsiof Jd<
rid Of Cuba had JylMi £26 548 and 64 cents.
ulwi lh« raws .. -S' .a _ vs _i4s.t. ta
The trausporttUonof the
years past ha* hea* (
the cxpondharef of tl
poriloimltfyT
ta|%«Meh
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f all delinquencies of which accompanies (fid
the War Department, that!
non u trot utli quato to lliCf
il,a* the piers wa
th to'thensvig^
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