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Ni> i < -union liavin v i i ik-m [i ■• o let\v. n the St He# winch composed the -republic tit Colom bia, uur Charge <5 AtTiiics ;it Bogota, has been accredited t the GoveinnientofNew Grenada, and we nave therefore no diplomatic relations with Venezuela an i Equator, except as they may he included in those horotolore formed with Me Colombian Republic. It is understood that Representatives irom the three States were about to assemble at Bogota to conter on the subject of their mutual interests, particularly ‘hut of their union; and it die result rentier it ne cessary, measures will be taken on our part to preserve with each, that friendship and those liberal commercial connection!-, which it lias j bicn the constant desire of the United States to j cultivate with their sister Republics o| this hemisphere. Until the important question o! | re-mu. n shall be settled however, the different matters which have been under discussion be tween the United States and the republic ot Colombia or either ts the States which compos ed it, are not likely to be brought to a satisfac- tory issue. in consequence of the illness of the C harge <i’Affaires appointed to Central America at the Just session of Congress, he was prevented from proceeding on his mission until the month ot October. It is hoped, however, that he is by this time at his post, and that the official inter course, unfortunately so long interrupted, has been t us renewed on the part ot the two na tions so amicably and advaniageously connect ed bv engagements founded on the most en larged priuc’plcs of commercial reciprocity. ft is gratilj ing to state, that, since my last an nual message, some of the most important claims of our fellow-citizens upon the Government of Brazil have been satisfactorily adjusted, and a reliance is placed on the friendly dispositions manifested by it, tiiat justice will also be don. in otners. No new causes of complaint have arisen; and the irade between the two countries llourish s umhr toe encouragement, secured to it by the liberal provisions of the treaty. It is cause ot regret, that, owing probably to the civil dissensions whioh have occupied the attention of the Mexican Government, the time fix. and by the truaty of limits with the United States for the meeting of the Commissioners to ferine the boundaries between the two nations, has been suffered to expire without the appoiut tnentof any Commissioners on the part ot that Government. While the true boundary remains in doubt bv eit ler party, it is diffi nit to give et fiect to those measures which are necessary to the protection and quiet of our numerous ci'i zens residing near that frontier. The subject is one of great solicitude to the Uniied States, and will not fail to receive my earnest attention. The treaty concluded with Chili and approved by the Senate at its last session, was alsoVatified by the Chilian Government, but with certain ad ditional and explanatory articles of a nature to have required it to be again submitted to the Se nate The time limited for the exchange of trie ratifications, however, having since expind, the art 01 of both Governments on the treaty w ill again become necessary. The ne ■ ‘ ns commenced with the Ar gentin Republ c. relative to the outrages com mittee on . ssels engaged in the fisheries at t..e l alklai. Islan ds,by person - acting under the color of ts an uniitv, as well as the other matters ir. controversy between the two Govern ments,have been suspended by the departure of the Charge d’Affaires of the U. States from Bu-nus Ayres. It is understood, however, that a minister was subsequently appointed by that Government to renew the aegoliation in the United States, but though daily expected, he has not yet arrived in this country. With Peru notreaty has yet been formed, and with Bolivia no diplomatic intercourse has yet been established. It will be rav endeavor to encourage these sentiments of amity and that liberal commerce which belong to the relations in which all the independent States of this con tinent stand towards each other. I deem it proper to recommend to your notice the revision of our consular system. This has become an important branch of the public ser vice, inusmu h as it is intimately connected with the preservation ofour national character abroad, v.-’th the intf T’ st ofour citizens in foreign coun tries. with the regulation and care cf our com merce,and with the protection of our seamen.— At the close of the last session cf Congress, I communicated a report from the Secretary of State upon the subject, to which I now refer, a containing information which may be useful in any inquiries that C ongress may see tit to in— sti’ute with a view to a salutary reform of the system. It gives mi great pleasure to congrat late you upon *h: p osp ous condition of the finan ces ot the country, as will appear from the re port which tue Beer tary of the Treasury will in due time lay before you. The receipts into the Treasury during the present year will amount to more than thirty-two m lljons of doliars The revenue derived flora customs will, it is believed, be more than twenty eight millions, and the public lands w ill yield about three mil lions. The expenditures within the year for ail objects, including $2,572,240 99 on account of the public debt, will not amount to twenty live millions; and a large balance will remain in the Treasury after satisfying all the appro priations chargeable on the revenue for the pre sent year. The measures taken by the Secretary cf the ! Treasury will probably enable him to pay off in the course of the present year the residue of the exchanged four and a half per cent, stock, re d reliable on the first of January next. It has therefore been included in the estimated expen diture o’ thisyca -, and forms a part of the sum jjbovc stat'd to ‘ave been paid on account of the public dH-f. The payment of t hi-i ,l n k will re fill. • due whole-debt ol'f-eUnrc.l ‘oat -, funded trul unfunded, to t n sum ol $4,700,082 OS.— And as provision bn- already on made for the four and a half per cents, alone mentioned, and charged in the exeen e-, of the piesont year, the sum last state , is all that now remains of the national debt; ami ! lit; revenue o, the coining v ar, together with the balance nmv in the Treasury will be sufficient to discharge it, after meeting the current expenses ot the Govern ment. Under the pv or given to the Commis sioners of the Sinking Fund, it will, 1 have no doubt, be purchased on favorable terms within the year. From this view of the stale of the finances and the public engagements jret to he fulfilled, vuu will perceive that, if Providence permits me to meet you at another session. I shall have the high gratification of announcing to you that the national debt is extinguished. I cannot refrain lrom expressing the pleasure I feel at the near approach ol that desirable event. The short period of time within which the public debt w ill have been discharged,is strong evidence of the ! abundant resources of the country am! of the j prudence and economy with which the Govern ment has heretofore been administered. Me i have waged two wars, since we became a nation, with one of the most powerful kingdoms in the woild, —both of thorn undertaken in defence of our dearest rights—both successfully prosecuted and honorably terminated —and many of those who partook in the first struggle, as well as the second —will have lived to see the last item of the debt incurred in these necessary, but expen sive confl'cts, faithfully and honestly discharged —and we shall have the proud satisfaction of bequeathing to the public servants who follow us in the administration of the Government, the rare blessing of a revenue sufficiently abundant, raised without injustice or oppression to our citizens, and unincumbered with any burthens but what th- y themselves shall think proper to impose upon it. The flourishing state of the finances ought not, however, to encourage us to indulge in a lavish expenditure of the public treasure. The receipts oi the present year, do not furnish the test by which we are to estimate the income of the next. The changes made in onr revenue system by the acts of Congress of 1832 and 1833, and” more especially by the former, have swollen the receipts of the piescnt year, far be yond the nmojnt to be expected in future years upon the reduced tariff of duties. The shorten ed credits on revenue bonds, md the cash duties on woollens, which were introduced by the act of 1532, end took effect on the fourth of March l ist, have brought large sums into the Treasury in 1833, which, according to the credits former ly given, would not have been payable until 18- 34, and would have formed a part of the income ot that year. These causes would of them selves produce a great diminution of the receipts in the year 1834, as compared with the present i one; and they will be still more diminished by the reduced rates of duties which take place on the first of January next, on some of the most important and productive articles. Upon the ‘ best estimates that can be made, the receipt# of the next year, with the aid of the unappropriated j amount now in the Treasury, will not be much more than sufficient to meet the expenses of the , year, and pay the small remnant of the national debt which yet remains unsatisfied. I cannot : therefore, recommend to you any alteration in i the present tariff of duties. The rate as now fixed by law an the various articles, was adopted ! at the last session <f Congress, as a matter f compromise, with unusual unanimity,anil unless it is found to produce more than the necessities of the Government call for, there would seem to be no reason at this time to justify a change. But while I forbear to recommend any fur ther reduction ot’ the duties, beyond that alrea dy provided for bv the existing laws, I must ear nestly and respectfully press upon > ‘engross the importance of abstaining from ail appropriations which are not absolutely required for the public interest, and authorized by the powers clearly delegated to the United States. We are be ginning anew era in our government. The national debt, which has so long been a bur then on the Treasury, will be finally discharged in the course of the ensuing year. No more money will afterwards be needed, than wtiat may be necessary to meet the ordinary expen ses of the Government. Now, then, is the pro per moment to fix our system of expenditure on firm and durable principles; and I cannot too strongly urge the necessity cf a ritrid economy, and an inflexible determination not to enlarge the income beyond the real necessities of the government, and not to increase the wants of government, by unnecessary and profuse ex penditures. If a contrary course should be per sued, it may happen that the revenue of 1834, will fall short of the demands upon it; and aftev reducing the tariff in order to lighten the bur thens of the people, and providing for a still further reduction to take effect hereafter, it would be much to be deplored if, at the end of another year, we should find ourselves obliged to retrace our steps, and impose additional taxes to meet unnecessary expenditures. It is my duty on this occasion, to call your attention to the destruction oi the pubh bui'd ing occupied by the Treasury Department, which h appened since the last adjournment of Congress. A thorough enquiry into the causes of this loss, was directed and made at thsi time, the result of w hich, w ill be duly communicated ! to you. 1 take pleasure, however, in statin” here, that by (lie laudable exertions of the offi cers of the Department and many of the citi zens of the District, but few papers were lost and none that will materially affect the public interest. The public convenience requires that anoth er budding should be erected as soon as practi cable, and in providing for it, it will bo advisa : bleto enlarge in some manner the acco rnoda tions for the public officers of the several De partments, aud to authorise the erection of suit able depositories for the safe keeping of the public documents and records. Since the last adjournment of Congress, the Secretary of the Treasury has directed the mo ney of the Ignited States, to be deposited in cer tain State Hanks, designated by him, ana he will immediately lay before you his reasons for this direction. I concur with him entirely in the view he has taken of the subject, and some months before the removal, I urged upon the and- artini-nt.the propriety oltakingthat step. The near approach of the day on which the charter will expire, as well as the conduct of the Bank, appeared to me to call for this measure, upon the high considerations of public interest and’ public dity. The extent of ns misconduct, however although known to be great, was not at that tine fully dew loped by proof. It was not until late in the month of August, that I re ceived fiotn the Government Directors, an offi. cial reprrt, establishing beyond question, that thisqjre&t and powerful institution had been ac tively engaged in attempting to influence the elections of the public officers, by means of its money; and that in violation oi the express pro visions of its charter, it hud, by a formal reso. luticn, place J its funds at the disposition ot its President, to b employed in sustaining the po litical power of tho Bank. A Copy oi this re solution is contained in the report of the Go vernment Directors before referred to; and how ever the object may be disguised by cautious lan guage, no one can doubt that this money was, j in truth, intended for electioneering purposes,; and the particular uses to which it is proved to ; have been applied, abundantly show that it was so understood. Not only was the evidence . Complete as to the past application ol the money and power of the Bank to electioneering purpo ses, but that tho resolution of the Board of Directors cutnorised the same course to be pur. sued in future. It being thus established by unquestionable proof, that the Bank of the United States was converted into a permanent electioneering en-, gine, it appeared to me that the path of duty which the Executive Department of the Govern, ment ought to pursue, was not doubtful. As by the terms of the Bank Charter, no officer but the Secretary of the Treasury could remove the deposites, it seemed to me that this authori. ty ought to be at once exerted to deprive that great corporation of the support and counten. ance of the Government in such an use ot its funds, and such an exertion of its power. In this point of the case the question is distinctly presented, whether the people of the United States are to govern, through representatives chosen by their unbiassed suffrages, or whether the power mid money of a great corporation, are to be secretly exerted to influence their judg. ment, and control their decisions. It must now be determined whether the Bank is to have its candidates for all officers in the country, from the highest to the lowest, or whether candidates on both sides of political questions shall he brought forward as heretofore, and supported by the usual means. At this time the*efforts of the Bank to control public opinion, through the distresses of some, and the fears of others, are equally apparen;, and if possible more objectionable By a curtail ment of its accomodations more rapid than any emergency requires, and even while it retains specie to an almost unprecedented amount in its vaults, it is attempting to produce great em barrassment in one portion of tho community, while through presses known to have been sus tained by its money, it attempts by unfounded alarms to create a panic in all. These are the means by which it seems to ex pect that it can force a restoration of the de. pesitos, and as a necessary consequence, extort irom Congress a renewal of its charter. lam happy to know that, through the good sense of our people, the effort to get up a panic has hith. erto failed, and that, through the increased ac. commodations which the State Banks have been enabled to afford, no public distress has followed the exertions of the Bank, and it cannot be doubted that the exercise of its power and the expenditure of its money, as well as its es. forts to spread groundless alarm, will be met and rebuked as they deserve. In my own sphere of duty, I should feel my-’ self called on by the facts disclosed, to order a scire facias against the Bank, with a view to put an end to the chartered rights it has so palpably violated,were it not that the charter itself will ex pire as soon as a decision wotlld probably be obtained from the courl of last resort, I called the attention of Congress to this sub ject in my last annual message, and informed them that such measures as were within the reach of the Secretary of the Treasury, had beet? taken to enable him to judge, whether the public ieposites in the Bank ofthe United States were certainly safe, but that as his single powers might be inadequate to the object, I recom. mended the subject to Congress as worthy of their serious investigation, declaring it as m\ opinion, that an inquiry into the transactions ot that institution, embracing the branches as well as the principal Bank, was called for by the credit which was given throughout the country to many serious charges impeaching their char acter, and whieb, if true, might justly excite the apprehension (hat they were no longer a safe depository for the public money. The extent to which the examination thus recommended, was gone into, is spread upon your journals, anti is too well known to require to be stated. Such as was made resulted in a report from a majority of the committee of ways and means, louening certain specified points only, concluding with a resolution, that the Government deposites might safely be continued in the Bank oi the United States. This resolution was adopted at the close of the session by the vote ol a majority of the House of Representatives. Although I may not always be able to concur in the views of the public- interest or the duties of its agents which . aay be taken by the other departments of the Government, or either of their branches, 1 am, notwithstanding whollv in capable ol’ receiving otherwise than with the most sincere respect, all opinions or suggestions proceeding from such a source, and in respect to none am I more inclined to do so than to the House of Representatives. But it will be seen from the brief views at this time taken of the subject b) myself, as well as the more ample ones presented by the Secretary ot tne Treasu ry, that the change in the deposites which has been or ierrd, has been deemed to be called for by considerations which are not affected Ity the proceedings referred to, and which if correctly viewed by that Department, rendered its act a matti i of imperious duty. Coming as you do for thu most part, immedi ately from the people tind the States, by election, : and possessing the fullest opportunity to know their sentiments, the present Congress will be ‘ sincerely solicitous to carry into full and fair ‘effect the will of their constituents in regard to this institution. It will be for those m whose be half we all act, to decide whether the Execu tive Department of the Government, in the steps which it has taken on this subject, has been found in the line ol its duty. The accompanying repoit oi the Secretary ol War, with the documents annexed to it, exhibit the operates of the War Department for the past year, and the condition ot the various sub jects entrusted to its administration. It will be seen Irom them that the Army main tains the character it has heretofore acquired for efficiency and military knowledge. Nothing has occurred since your last session to require j its services beyond the ordinary routine of duties, which upon the soa-boaid and the inland Iron— tier devolve upon it in a time of peace. 1 lie ] svstcin, so wisely adopted and so long pursued, of constructing fortifications at exposed points, | and of pieparing and collecting the supplies nc ! ecssary for the military defence of the country, and thus providently furnishing in peace the 1 means of defence in war, has been continued with the usual results. 1 recommend to your consideration the various subjects suggested in the report of the Secretary of Mar. Their adop tion would promote the public service and me liorate tne condition oi the Army. Our relations with the various Indian Tribes , have been undisturbed since the termination ot the difficulties growing out of the hostile aggres sions of the Sacs and Fox Indians. Several treaties have been formed for the relinquishment of territory to the United States, and lor the migration of the occupants to the region assign ed for their residence west of the Mississippi. I Should these treaties be ratified by the Senate, provision will have been made for the removal { of almost all the tribes remaining cast of that, river, and for tlie termination of many difficult and embarrassing questions arising oat ol their anomalous political condition. It is to be hoped that those portions of two ofthesouthern tribes, which in that event will present the only remain ing difficulties, will realize the necessity of em igration, and will speedily resort to it. My or iginal convictions upon this subject have been confirmed by the course of events for several years, and experience is every day adding to them strength. That those tribes canr.oi exist, surrounded by our settlements, and in continual contact with our citizens, is certain. They have neither the intelligence, the industry, tho moral habits, nor the desire of'improvement which are essential to any in their condi tion. Established in the midst of another and a superior race, and without appreciating the causes of their inferiority, or seeking to control them, they must necessaiiiy yield to the force ofcireum-tances and ere long disappear. Such has been their fate heretofore, and if it is to be averted, and it is, it can only be done by a gen eral removal beyond our boundary, and by the reorganization of their political system upon principles adapted to the new relations m wnich they will be placed. The experiment which has been recently made, has so far proved suc cessful. The emigrants generally are repre sented to be prosperous and contented, the coun try suitable to their wants and habits, and the essential articles of subsistence easily procured. When the report of the Commissioners now en gaged in investigating the condition and pros pects of these Indians, and in devising a plan lor their intercourse and Government is received, I trust ample means ot’ information will be in possession of the Government for adjusting all the unsettled questions connected with tiiis in teresting subject. The operations of the Navy during the year, and its present condition, are fully exhibited in the annual report from the Navy Department. Suggestions are made by the Secretary, of various improv ments which dcseive cateful consideration, and most of which, if adopted, bid fair to promote the efficiency of this import ant branch of the public service. Amott” these are the new organization of the Navy Board, the revision of the pay to officers, and a change in the period of time, or in the manner of ma king the annual appropriations, to which I beg leave to call your particular attention. The views which arc presented on almost every portion ofour naval concerns, and, espe cially, on the amount offoice, and the number of officers, and the general course of policy ap pr piiate in the present state of our country, for securing the great and useful purposes oi’ naval protection in peace, and due preparation for the contingencies of war, meet with my en tire approbation. It will be perceived from the report referred to, that the fiscal concerns ol the establishment, are in an excellent conation and it is hoped that Congress may feel disposed to make promptly, every suitable provision desired, ei ther Tor preserving oi improving the system. i’hc General Post Office Department has continued upon the strength of its own resoui ,es to facilitate the means of communications between the various portions ofthe Union with increased activity. The method, how ever, in which tile accounts of the transportation of the mail has always been kept, appears to have pre sented an imperfect view of its expenses. It has recently been discovered that from the ear liest records of the Department, the annual tat'-ments have been calculated to exhibited an amount considerably short of the actual expense incurred for that service.—These illusory state ments, together with the expense of carrying into effect the law ot tin las session of Con gress, establishing new inai routes, and a dis position on the part of the Head of the Depait ment to gratify the wishes of the public in the extension ot mail facilities, have induced him to incur responsibilities tor their improvements beyond what the curent resources ofthe Depart ment would sustain. As soon as he had dis covered the imperfection of the method, he caused an investigation to be made of its results, and applied the proper remedy to correct the evil. It became necessary for him to withdraw some ofthe improvements which ho r:ad made, to bring the expenses of the Department w ithin its own resources. These expenses w.ere in curred for the public good, and the public have enjoyed their benefit. They are now but parti ally suspended, and that, where they may be discontinued with the least inconvenience to the country. 1 The progressive increase in the income f r ,l postages has equally the highest expects J and it affords demonstrative evidence ol | growing importance and groat utility of this* partment. The details are exhibited in I accompanying report from tho Postmas! General. 1 Tho many distressing accidents which lJ of late occurred in that portion of our navigaiM carried on by the use of steam power, desel , the immediate and unremitting attention of! constituted authorities of the country. The 9 | that the number of these fatal disasters is J stantly increasing notwithstanding the great i| provements which are every where made in J machinery employed, and the rapid advancl which have been made in that branch of scic J show very clearly that they .are in agreat der| the result of criminal negligence on the paftj those by whom the vessels are navigated, ail to whose care and attention the lives a| ! property of our citizens are so extensively J trusted. That these evils may be greatly lessened | not substantially removed, by means of p r | cautionary penal legislation, seems to be hih| probable: so far therefore as the subject can 6 1 regarded as within the constitutional purvie! of Congress,! earnestly recommended it tovo! prompt and serious consideration. | I would also cull your attention to the views! have heretofore expressed of the piopriety! amending the Constitution in relation to th! mode of electing the President and the Vic! I President of the United States. Regarding | : as all important to the future quiet and harnwnl jof the people, that every intermediate ager. 9 | in the election of these officers should be remo! ved, and that their eligibility should be limitefl to one term of either four or six years, I can| not too earnestly invite your consideration c| the subject. Trusting that your deliberations on all tk| topics of general interest to which l have s.d| verted, and such other as your more cxtensiv| knowledge of the wants of our beloved counti| may suggest, may be crowned with success, H tender you in conclusion, the co-operatioi| which it may be in my power to afford them. If ANDREW JACKSON. I IVashington, 3d Dec. 1533. 1 GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. Wednesday, Dec. 4. The Senate passed the bill so to alter tlia constitution as to extend the term of office ot’ the Judges of the Superior Courts to four yeais instead of three, as at present. The first elec tions under this amendment to be in 1837. Such vacancies as may occur in the mean time, to be filled up to that time only. The Senate took up, in committee of the whole, the bill to renew for ten years the char ter of the Augusta Bridge Company. Mr. Dunagan moved to strike out the word “exclusive” wherever it occurred, but after, wards withdrew that motion, and moved in its” stead the following proviso, having the same affect: “ Provided, nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to grant ary exclusive privilege to the Bank of the State of Georgia, or to prevent the Legislature from chartering any other budge at or near Augusta hereafter.” A Jong, debate ensued, which occupied the Senate during- all the forenoon sitting, in which Messrs. (Dunagan, Morgan, Wofford, Liddd, Dougherty and Houston, spoke in support of the proviso, and Messrs. Wood, (the president) Daniell, Gordon of Putnam, and Chapped against it, and in support of renewing and ex tending the exclusive privilege enjoyed by tho State Bank, now the owner of the bridge, to keep it up for ten years longer. The proviso was adopted in committee, and refused to be struck out in the house, (yeas 32, nays 37,) and the bill passed containing the proviso. A message was received from the House of Representatives, by which it appears that the two houses have at length agreed in the appoint ment of a joint committee to investigate the affairs ofthe Merchants’ and Planters’ Bank in Augusta; Messrs. Meriwether, Collins and Rhodes, arn the the committee on the part of the house, and Messrs. Towns and Ilillbouse from the Senate. The-resolution also joins three persons of Augusta, JR. Campbell, 11. 11. Cook, and N. W. Cocke, to assist in the in vestigation. Report to be made to the present Legislature. Evening Session.—The Senate took up in committee ofthe whole, the manual laburschool bill, and reported it without amendment ; the repo.t ijas agreed to and laid on the table. The bill from the House to incorporate the Union Rail Road from Augusta into the interior, was read Ist time. On motion of Mr. Hillhouse, the Senate sus pended the order to take up the act authorising Justices ofVillage or Town districts, to exei cise the ordinary jurisdiction, as to roads and patiols, whenever tho towm or village fail to appoint commissioners, aud the bill passed . And , The bill reported by Mr. H. to rrduce the pay ofthe members. ‘ It was moved to lay this bill on the table for the present. Mr. H. op posed this disposition of it, but the motion was carried. The biii to compensate the Cherokee agents was taken up. .. Mr. Echols from Walton, moved to stnlte out $ 4 per day as the pay ofthe agent, with a view to insert a smaller sum. The motion was advocated by the mover and Mr. Neel, and op posed by Messrs. Irvin, Worfford, Daniell ana Walker. Lost yeas 25, nays 37. TnunarAY, Dec. 5. The Senate tool; up in committee of tho whole, the bill from the'Houso ot Representa tives to limit and restrict the Cherokee luduins, in their possessions, and to define and fix B rights and privileges of Indians countrymen c * and the substitute ofiered by Mr. Liddell. The following is the 13th section ot the su stitute offered by Mr. Liddell. . And be it further enacted, if on a trial beioro any court ol law or equity, in this State, ol an case arising under this act. any attorney e i