the future HithertniMexico has refused all• the time o f issuing it in a prodamatien_
accoinmodation by wlich such a peace donld 1," ".' '•
hie irk' of emlity and Concili 'tie ,
be obtained.
Whilst our armies Piave advanced from view I ,t)prevent the boils 1-.),Vth
tory to victory, from tie commencement of Ile )leiinan'..pdpirlation from takinunpllarmti;
war, it has always been with the olive-branch itainA,Ars,Oraslh4war ormducted - on-';Our !pa .
of peace in their hand and it has been in froyisippit-andpther supplies furnished ',too s
power of Mexico, at every step, to arrest hos 7 gtrf
Mrmy, by Mexican citizens were paid for
tilities by accepting it: `rid:lll)44i agteed npon by the partie
One great obstoc)c to the attainment of ftir thejapse ist a few months; it becanrdit s •
peace has, undoubtedly, arisen from the fact, area that 'these atsurances, and thisi in'
that Mexico has beenj so long held in rbjec- i*difment; had fitilediso pi:adage the des!
tion by one, faction 1r military usurperafter ittiiVoptrt!i' the' itirticairtpoPulation::
another ansuch had been the condition of in- ' While the wall had been condlicted Oni
1-which - 4reir successir& Meitilding:tO:the most irumaneitenible r
• meats i lieveiheen placed, that each has been principles obseriled by civilized nations, it In• s
deterrelTronimakino peace, lest, for this very 1 waged in a far , different spirit on -the part sf
factiowlingPellitlrour pow,_ Ilexitoji,..i.;;iot.,,ippreciating our . forbear)]
eau ; Such was the fate p'f „PreehientTHerrera's the ,Mexictiii peepleilenera,lly , became lost 4 e
niministratiort in.,145 ; for,:beingidisposed e- to the nit Atatee, and levnlled themselv
ten 40 listen to. thet overtures l otl-the United of, every eppertunityj to' coinruit the moist sa
States to preVent. , as is fully confirm- age ezedreesnpon ointreopZ. Large numb
el by an efficial opTesPondentre which took of the pnpulation took ui aims, and, engagirg
Owe in • the month Of :August last, between in guerrilla warfare, ribbed and murdered itn
hint and' hiskloverrnilienti , a copy of-which is the most cruel manner individual soldiers, or
herewith.oomiuMnicntMd: "For this cause a- parties,,whoM accident or other canoes
lose, the revolationithich displaced him from : had. separated froni the main body of otir
power was met on foe) " by General Paredes. my bands of guerrilleros and robbers infestd
Suelvinayilre.the co4dition of inseenrity.of the the roaiN harassed, our trains, and, whin e er
Faaertt ,/ievernment. it ,was rn leir power, cut' off our supplies.
Time can,be no doubt that the , peaceable - 'The-;.ll.l,.xicans haying thus shown,thetrisel es
•
'll,mtWell-dispaseil ittliabitants of, Mexico are' to•be wholly incapable of appreciating (Int f r
mamboed. that it is Ethe true interest of their bearauco and liberality, it was deemed pro er
country-to concludet an , honorable , peace with to ohapge the manner of conducting, the r,
timi4.lnited -States ;,"4 but. the. apprehension of by making them feel its pressure aceording
hemming the victims of :notate military faction 4 the,usa es observed under , similar eircumst n•
or. 'usurper may hive prevented- • !them from ces hy: 11 other civilized nations. •
teMelfasting their feelings Wany-:Public act. Accordingly, as, early as the 22d of Septo n
The removal of anyi such apprehension would ; bet, 154.6, instructions were given by the S
=ly cause thent to speak their sentiments rotary of War to Major Gen. Taylor to " dr
and to adopt the measures necessary supplies "Ifor out army " from the enemy, wi
Sir the restoration of peace. With a people out 'paying fer them, and to require contri
distracted . and divided by contending factions, Lions for its• Support," if. in that way he r
sad &Government !Object to constant chang- satisfied he coaltl" get abundant supplies
et, .by ..successive , revolution% the continued' his forges." , " directing the execution
successes of our arnis may fail to secure a sat-I, these instroitions, much was necessarily 1
islactory peace. ,Ii such event, it may become "i to the discretion of th 6 commanding offid
proper for. our coo itmoding generals in the, who• was best acquainted with the eircumste
Sold to give encouragement and assurances of ees by which he was surrounded, the want
protection to the ,fronds of peace in Mexico in the army, and the practicability of enforc
the establishment aid rnantenance of a free re- the measink.,. ;
imblicanGovernment of their own choice, able ; Gen. ,'lrtylor, km the 26th of October, 18 1
and willing to cons ride a peace which would 'replied, from Monterey, that "it would h
be justto them, and secure to us the indemni—' been impossibld hitherto, and is so now, to s
ty we demand. This may become the only tame the army to any extent by forced eon
mode of obtaining tinth a peace. Should such bution of money or supplies." Fur the
be the 'tenth, the or which Mexico has forced ons aSeigned him, be did not adopt' the s
upon tie would thusn be converted rinto. an eti- icy of.his instructions, but declared his re,
during blessing to )],erself. •After finding her; ness to dr so " should the army, in its fu
torn and distraetedii by factions, and ruled by ' operations, 'reach a portion, of the country wl
military usurpers, government
should then feve her may bp made to supply the troops with adv
with a. republican Government in, the ienj,TY- tage." He, continued to pay for the article
anent ofrealludepOldence, and domestic peace supply which were drawn from the cue •
tindproaperity, perf o rming all her relative du- ! country , . ,
ties in the great fainily of nations, and promo- instructions were issued to 1'
ting her own happiness by wise laws and their Gen al Segit on the 3rd of April, 1847,
faithful. execution. -
repli d, freer Jalapa, on the 20th of May, if
It . after affording 'this encouragement and (, that, if it It 3 'pep ted that " the army' b
nehtion, and after all the persevering and i supp itseli by forced contributions levied
tl f -
I
prot.,.. _ ea..., Pt-- ---e. --- , -i i
ttincere•eff ' orts we huve made, from the moment' on le, country,. we may ruin and exasperate bons base been long delay«l. The peculiar
Mexico commenced;the war, and prior to that ; th e i , luthitants, mad starve ourselves." The posigilin in which 'they have been placed, and
time ; -to adjust onr differences with her ; we! same' discretion was given to him that had the deSire on the part of my predecessors, as
shill nitimately.:f then. We shall have ex- been to G-eleral Taylor in,this respect. en. Well i myself, to grant them the utmost inaul
}tainted all hono ra ble means in pursuit . ofd Scutt, for tie reasons assigned by him, lso gent 4 have hitherto prevented these claims
ittimAtti.must continue to occiqy her coup- i eontiaucd t pay for the articles of suppl for from ping 'urged in a manner demarcled by
Arxwith our troops: taking the fidl-meaiure of, the army w ich were drawn from the enem . Strietlustiee. The time has arrived when they
indesanity.into out -owe bands, and, must -au- t he
tit army bad reached the heart o the ought/,;to be adjusted and liquidated, and efforts
force the , terms .whieb our honordemands... ; , most'Wealthy portion Of Mexico, it was suipo- are new making for that purpose.
o• ; To at otherwio, in the existing- state of sed that th obstacles which had before tat 1 .1t is proper to inform you that the go;ern
gangs in
,Mezieo, said to' withdraw our array time preve nte d it would not be such as to en- Inenqf Peru has in good faith paid tl.e first
'itim& alma* wOuld Actt, 0n1x..:1.. ,, . ;01 do . ; 1 Aar tin_arac aide the le vi, of forced gent -''• Iwo ;;Instabitents of the indemnity of thirty
=Lot.whien wn Complain unredressed,- but tions;tor its support ; and on the nrst. ot ep-. them and dollars each, and the greater portiob
-be the, signed for new anif, fierce -,cMl tember, an again on the sixth of Octo er, -Of tbkinterest due thereon, in execution of' the
))
dissensions. - wnd ', heir revolutions—all laic 16'47; the o ' der - was repeated in despatches ad-i convention between • that government and the
hostile to peaceful', relations with th e United; dri.,Sed by. h o Secretary of War to Generale United Stales, the ratifications of which were
Stittett.. •-,- --- 4- • ~. 1 • -, „ • lScott, and lis attention was again called to tbel exchanged at Lima on the thirty-first of Oeto
i„site.oidts. tlierep,ii a -danger, if ou r trodpsiluiliartance tmaking the,enemy bear the bur- ' her, .IA6. The , sums to which the claimants
werti withdrawn before a peace was concludpd, i r dens of the war l by requiring them to furnish!' , l
are respectively entitled will be paid on de
thwtltbe . Mexican ipeople, wearied. with tstOi 1 the means of supporting our army; and he l taanot,at the treasury.
itowk . oi , retwolationtli.aod.ileptived. of protectiii I was diretted - to adopt this policy, uuless,l by I itivite the early attention of Congress to
gorltikeir - fersoAs. and property, might at length I doing so, there was ,danger of depriving the ar- i the piesent condition of our in China-.
hly,ihollat4 to yield to foreign influences, anditoi ray of the, ecessary supplies. Copies of these Undes our treaty with that power, American
out themselves into the urnukof some EuropPitlesputches ere forwarded to general Taylor citizens are withdrawn front the jurisdiction,
i w
wowtorthroh for protection from ,the anarelis , for,* gov nment. Whether civil or criminal; of the Chinese gov
• •
and suffering widlih would ,nstie: This; fOrl gu th e lirty-first of March last, I cansed ernment, and placed under that of our public.
r r wontjalicess,jujii IA ..nfirs , ~ co of oar, estitb- lan order to be issued to' our military and naval functionaries in tbat cr•nntry. By these alotie
Um' policy, we 410ELA* v. 1. 1 14 to resiit.lcomiliandelia to levy and collect a military eon- can our citizens be tried and punished for the
3VWo,l44; : never -dOnsent, tha:C...- lefko sbouldltrittition t pon all vessels and mercha dise 1 pomMission of any crime ; by these alone eau
i1.4-thtts.eouvertetkinto..a anonard h y . governed i whicb mi g ht enter any of the ports. f M xicollnesOons be decided between them, involving
-... - ,-.
lit ary ocer- ' 'inch the !rigl. rid id b'
491 1 4/ 41 41, 11 1;neie• :- -
101exice wour *ear. neighbor,. and her boun
istiegiore ,conterrginouss with-.our an, through
site jojkokixtent,ittoss North Ameneim
itaritiluestAirom-pjan to 'Ocean. Both
teiibriataAtemluer44l l Y,' Srtphsve the, Aeeßeet
haw** btx re aeration and proape . rity,i----
1148 Wit igimpugsible that , with 'Lary ittstsre
surd to own A . afety, we ian.. ever become
ittOiraut tq her tee.
7 :i-k4ay lie tbgt . the Mexican government,
101. le d have uitscoostrned or misunders . tiod
tflAglor nee, IPA our objects, in desugng,
oouchide an amicable adjustment of the ex
liatiottligerences thetween. -the two countries:
They,saaLhave sttpposed that we would alib
is:43o itmugriubng to ,the nation; or they
guff iiiiiro'dzawn *lse inferences from the sup
pouottruti*m,Of Opinion in the - troitod States
„ minion iu zne
on tie inbieet of he war, and. may have ealcu
loitadito_ gatz byprotraetingiej and, lin
,that ,wermi#,l4 ultimately 'al)indonit, al
prgethir .withoatiinsisting on any indernitity,
*Ri k i 4. ) . 1 4 1 (0 4 0 6 .0 • Nir.bater'ie,s:PaY betthe
rslikirflovAo. l33 l l nler,lsilic4 ,6 ove aFt.edt
the adoption and irosecution of the energetic
parproposed litttSt soon undecei#e the*,
the, fitytreproiseention . the war i lthe
enemy ;a*. be:nlimleto:4eel its ~`Fressure More ,
.14*, hey
lisve,haret ,* ofore [ ppm.,
it was deemed, proper .to,zoticluct]
gip a 'sprit of
,torticaoce
tins in`lriew, early ICI, 'ioseie r
meted to aOneili(tte as 4 ;far as alstateoo r t7ar
l lf#li,..PerMi!* 414 mass of the 24e:xicink ,
toutmrio4 them that dr Wilt ws4 wa
giaiot peacefu“nbabitanta,Of
sgaip,it they.' fai tlilet2s govern rilmtt
winch had coiattiencek hostilities to ninon
frotnAcit minds ithe false impressions which
thilli 4 tts :10 interesting, rplers hadiffrt-
OWsjitipted maize,, that;the war 01104 rd
Csir!.jrispne.orift:quest ; Anti a
iffpww and thelielturffshis, which]
were o : tre: fitted °. and -"ivrthrit*;-, 1 ,44
.t4-13.nr,rigtti. OM% and prom
tiliontitit !Milted titnqe, *ate Net!
iv * nltiA4rls o.. isolthl ,
o,ol4*644"*,lr*Mtf,lftittstcA e iknl4 Tthi'fidt
je
ditxdampaffai , to j'eP
P
theiir POr
,
11944 11 r:4, Frui*th
VA irereiwnowipe* l iviehit4ohey
dirietitabildteliid's4,irer
Vl44 4 9Prti4 - 111 6 4 1 1 0*
gkAg us t ;", „1;
Sitbis I NMTelt AO4O
1
0 11 1 4 ,b / 6 0$ 11 r TOtlerk fib%
tiqW . 45 1 017.6":
0 1 1 11100016 airAtorY9lll4l thite*Pth
41.400004 k Vitagoip bp‘/mor i s9ooll4
010 1 V)101 0011 01 4 /• `44F1N*00441#4
moor miihky occupation, and to apply 1
contributions towards defraying the expe
of die war. By virtue of the right of
quest ,and be laws of war, the conqueror,
.saltin4 his own safety or convenience, ma,
ther exclude foreign commerce altogether!
all . streh p''s„ or permit it upon such t
and ixindit ons es he may prescribe.
i the tubeip 'ports of Mexico , were bloc
by our nads, he revenue derived from i
dutis, underhe laws of • Mexico, was pal;
1
to the Meiicau treasury. Atter these
had! : fallenl, into our military possession
blockade as raised, and commerce with 1
perMitted Upon prescribed terms and ci
Cong.
They were opened - to the trade of all nr
epoti the payment tittle duties more moi
ii their amount thah those which had
pretionsly levied. by 'Teske ; and the revleini,
wbiCh was formerly paid into the Mexicanltrear I
snit, was directed to be collected by ourlmili- I
tarfand naval officers, and applied to the usel
.of our army and navy. ; Care was talientil4t
the - Ofricerii, soldiers, add Sailors
,of our arni i
awl:navy Blimild be exempted from the opera-,
tionh,of the order; and as the merchaindisei
upon whiCh the order operated muilt,
bunons. 4 by Mexicitn citizens, the contri•
`fed were, in effect, the seizure 4f
the riuktic revenues of )11exioo, and die
catipn of theta to our Own use. In dir ting
ibiOneantira,"the object was to compel t o
enijf to Contribute, as -Tar' u practicabl 44-1
warils,the expensel of the war,
:Igor the aintount of contritnitions,whic haeE
levied in thislorm,l re.* you to tl e aO-:
nouipanytnit reporti . 4"tlie - Secretary AVIV;
. _
'ii - Ornr,fh , Secretary Aeilitary. of tb_Niivy,' by sti
appears t ' t a sum exceeding half* mill
4 ' aha bee 4 :collected.
' 114 A qant would imaontptOli . hav been
:),
_taiielillar'er; htit' for. the.difficu#l,9f k e_pi4
'L ?Oil - 4ooooo;atioOstiiiiien the coast d the),
Latiiiier t ..t o ni. tik.enahle.the . :o6,4l of thei
T64'04024 '14)044 , 1 0. transport. and vet ,
it,;',6 ' the inbabitantirif. Ili ecuatii. :. It 'la!
Ic44o:.t . 4fetitt Ailf.o4ofictOt:y;'
i great .'elq,,e4k;lie,Eo,ol23rim4:l(6l by i 0i.44
sidjto** mideV,llityi ticieitiOi to th.ot la. 1 , ;
.Itteiiitire*llitiVa. recently , ''' 'oolp 'a ' tiyl
'Aretr.4ll4o4l -1 4 *44'4 . ii4 l 4 00 .13(
iii - ****Alt P_liiiiii't!if,* ~ *:,-.: : ' ape.
i Ilie
4( ;#4 ll4d it-4 -°:° V-i ,141 , e5"1"14 . ' ! , ': :.
, 11,Trifi*W0--.o4eiiiiiiii , 4o4-4160* At l ,
; 644114ilia l ,oviii fal*lPoolitaingt::"Atk: .
re i ./ : ,, ,. 2 lsiati h , ;i atfi ca, to is : ,,liik. ~.-_'.,
.. :if'
1 in4rfg, ilitirieur . st-4
011 7 1010
• • • •
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. . .
ders.tolt s effe c t av acco rdi ngly been given. l ent. States upori this Contreptinis induced me
.4
!Sr itieili'is - tiolicy‘'.at healsame pint , : that our to rec oMmen&apprOpiljati . ons . ecestiify for the:
even tititairp.: will-
P.
relieved 'front .ti heavy , mint-online° of these tinssiOOs ,fi .' .
drain,AliMeiican R . ple' till be Made to feel! I yeOmnientl,to O n n:gc e 4 tat o n appropr i-
Ithe!bnpl'etis of the wiiir;- and consulting the i r ar s on bii made, to be : pail) tOltVe Spanish gov
citrtvintetieets;, may be Induced the more readi- ernmen4 for:the. purpose of !ili4ribution among
1 1.1 to tcOiretheirruldis to accede tiU a justlthe clailnaatts ili " te - Ainitsta& case." , I on
-
ppitee., Irl. . : 1 . • i tertain the doni t cictionthat fbis4s due to Spain
Aftito4hatidjournment of the qast session of, under the treaty of the tenath of October,
(10000, events
transpired in the prOsecetionil79s ;
,and, taoreover,;' th in { from, the earnest
o tle*ti al
v which, in My judgement,. required a; mannerl in Which the elalin. ecivitinues,to be ur-
i 4
eatei,Aittnber' of troops in the 'held than bad 'ged, sollong - ;ris it shill remain - tinsel:tied, it *ill
4ween iiddkieipittedi , -Tiliestrengtii - .lotthe army- ibe a sonrce ofirritittinn,and i t Msenii , bet we en
.
Was actiordingly increased by " accepting" the: the to countries, which ma,il prove Wily
antriceSibf all.the volunteer forces authorized.' prejud ial to; the interests l'fif the United
byi the ilk of the 13th of May, 1801, without i Statesi Good policy L Al
no less an a faithful
puitingi* construction on that act, the correct= compliance wit h our treaty obligations, requires
neo9flfldeh Was scriously questioned. The that the inconsiderable appropriation demand
,
Volunteer forces now in the field, with th ose ed sho ld be niade.
WhiCii bid been. " accepted;" to "serve for A tailed Statement of the ; condition of the
t.' : Wcl4 'Mon th s," and were discharged at the -financ , will be presented in the annual report
end of heir term of service, exhaust the fifty of the i Secretary of the Treahury. The im
amlmq Mon authorized by that act. 11ad<it ports ffir the last fiscal year; ending on the
I ,
baen•elear that a proper construction of the thirtie t h of June, 1847 , were iof the value of
act wav4 s auted it, the services of an additional one hp tired and fortsix million five hundred
fiumbeiiNvould have been called for and accept- and fo ty-five thousand sir bemired and third
led; bi 4 doubts existing upon ti is point, the ty-eight dollars ; of whiclitheiamount export
, ,
power Vas not exercised. led wars right million eleven thinisand One bun
;lt is important that Congress should ' dred and fifty-eight dollars, le4ving one Lund
tit an arty period of their session, confer thel
red .arid ti.irty-eigliemillion fits hundred and
aiithoraY to raise an additional regular force to thirty four thousai.d ; four ' hundred and eighty
Serve diiring-the war with 3.lexieo, and to be' ddlil in the countr3i !or :domestic use: The
il'' chaiied upon the conclusion and ratification value 'f the exports , i'or the 4nle period was
oritr4ty' of peace. I invite•tbe attentitin of I one li ndred and fifeYLeight million six hundred
Oongrliis to the views presented by th e Sepre- and orty-eight thonsand' ti; hundred and
t
,tltry o ; Car in his report upon this subjedt. twent -two dollars; of which one hundred and
I re
,oinmend, also. that authority be given fifty million six buivired 'and thirty-seven
by-laiilo call for and accept the services of an thousand four hundred and siitty-four dollars
additidkal number of volunteers, to be exerci- conshited of domestic productions, and eight
ied at4uch time and to such extent'as the e- millioh eleven thousand orte kindred and fifty
mergeOies of. he service may require. ' eight pollute of foreign art;ieleS.
In i
posecuting the war with Mexico, whilst The receipts into the treastirr for the same
the utifiost care has been,taken . to 'avoid every period amounted to twentv-gix million thrCe
just On of complaint on the part of neutral , hundred and forty six tlinu;atill seven hundred
,nationtli and none has been given, liberal privi- I and ninety dollars and thirty4seven cents, of
lieges 14ve becn.granted.to their cluamerce in Iwhieh there was derived filirnqustorns twentV
'the pocks of the enemy in our military occu pa-Itlicee°lnillion seven . hundreds ai d forty-seven
I t.on, i: thousa hug eighthug dred and sixty-four dollars
Thc . Pifficulty with the, Brazilian govern- , and sixty-six cents ; from Isaliis of public lands,
Ment, Itliieb at one time threatened to inter- I two imillion four hundrid and ninety-eight
It -Opt the friendly relathins between the two thousand three hundred aOl thirt% -five dollars
eptint4es, tv,ill, ttrust, be spei•dily adjusted.— and twenty cents; and roni incidental and
lihavoi4re,ceived infortnation,that an envoy cx- ;misee)laneous sources, on hni.drcd thousand
ti..aordilnary and minister plenipotentiary to the five hundred and seventy lellars and fifty-ore
Unite ; States will shortly be appointed by his eentsi The last' fiscal ye r (hiring which this
I
liroperial Majesty ; and it is hoped that be will amoulm was received emb aveil five m•mths un-'
cinne instructed and prepared to adjust all re- I der tile t peration of the t riff act of 1..1=', and
maini4 difficulties between the two govern- seven months during whilch the tariff act o'
i
l
',Montspi a manner acceptable and honorable to 1846 was in force. During tl,e five month,.
'
both '', In the meantime, I hare every reason , undei' the act of I 9-:12., he `amount received
• ll
ti) bel(eve that nothing will occur to interrupt 1 from custi ins was seven niillidn tight hundred
.4tinr• aiiiicable relations with Brazil. and i;orty-two thousand thresi hundred and six
It N;is been my constant effort to maintain dollars and niiiet cents, and duri'lv the seven
and cilltivate the most intimate relations of trioni),s under the.act of 140 the amount re
frien4rip with all the independent Powers of! ceived wan fifteen million niiie huAred and
SontlOmerica; and this policy - has been at-' five thousand five hin.dred and fifty-seven dol
eended with the happiest results ; It is true, Pars 'and screnty•six (HITS.
that ti)e settlement and payment of many just I Tte nett revenue fr, ni' custr•ms during t 1 P
elaimifof Ameriedi citizens against these na- i vent-et ding on the first Lof .2j)retnihcr, ):;:•.4n.
I . .
,•-i he 1r -^,' under ti''' -rat i:'n f the
I I
:the ;rights of person and property; ani iy
:these, alone can contracts be enforced, into
virllieli they may have entered with the citizens
'or stibjeets'of ffireign powers. The merchant
vessels oldie •ll.nited States lying in the we
•
ters , of the five ports of China open to f ore ign
jeounue4e are under the exclusive jurizglictit , n
lof officers of their -Own gcrvei meta:
Utiitil Congress shall establish cornT4tent
tribtinals to try and punish crimes, at d to ex
ereir'' jurisdiction in,eivil eases in China, A
! menban citizens there are subject to - no, law
i wha4ver. Crimes may be cumulate - d with
imptibity, and debts may Le conttaeted with
outAl any means to enforce their nyment. In
coraniences have already resulted frem the
.1:
onq,sion of Congress to - legiilate upon the
sidijiiet, and still greater are apprehended.—
Tboiliritisli authorities in China have :Arcady
• noes
con.
con-
' 7
Y
from
rm
.foro
lade#
.Cht
tho
herb
,
onwt
ti
ont
eratn
'been
comi, . • ;
dained that, this government has n• t, rim- 1
vhle4 for the punishment of crimes, as the en
fOriment of Contracts against American eiti:
zCnijin that country, whilst their government
13M4stablished tribunals by which an - Ameri- i
can citizen can recover debts due from British;
sablicti, . • 1
A:Ccustomad as the
not
are to summary
• jusqCe, they could not be made to comprehend
. whtcriminals who are citizens of the United
" gtatis should escape with iinpunity, in viola=
tionlo' f treaty obligations, whilst the punish
men. of a Chineke, who hid committed 'any
critiic against nn American
. citizen, would be
imor.o
•-; •.1 -
usly enacted . Indecd,, the consequences
torgli,t be fatal to American citizens in China,
ShOOld a flaiircuit' crime he committed by any
'4l' f them upon a Chinese, and s hould" trial
I, l 4lipunisbrcient not follow aecOrding to the
-''' ''' ir - —• _ ._...,:::.!,-
ant..
rergsitions of the treaty. This Might dis
turkit nit destroy, our friendly relAions with
thati l empire, and cause an .interiliption of our
v e ldble commerce. t
04r treaties with the Sublime Porte, Tripp :
l, tin'is, :Ms, and , Muscat,' also require
the' , &lett:in of Congress'. Co carry
,them into
eFenation4thonith the necessity for iinmediati,
n'May not
~,pSO urgent 'as ,In .regard to
t. e` Secretary of t - t - te his . submitted . an 'es: mi t
timiiie to defray, the expense of oi)ening diplo.
iii.erelitions with the Parini States, The
i tteitingpoli,al eventa new in, iliegress in
i n
1 ' " iiiej. °lll eia te i r ta ; te" .. 4A
r, es * t e s, ll 4 4 ite7i i ii 9 M A
Y;ln t i d oil t t ci re ." n!
lie* 14ipli 14 . 45p'4 !litiq ,ixprilepi. '' „ :
I: rli4tiiniaiiiiiiie: also' been,atibmitted,,fo,' rap.
l' ttits ifnd Siilsries .of charge d!affaircs .to -the
1 ' '4lics, Of s4litria„..o l Mcm,nolii; , Alu'E t al
manifest
T'.. . : t iiiipirfiin4 . ' aoltivi,i t. ti — 0,4
' ' Veinifiebiti**itli;ig 1 tie iiilipen+
_
i
9 4
•gi . ,
. ,: •
ich
k:ln tit)
being the last 4-ear under the opt
tariff act o! *as twi.ntil 4 -two ine
hundred and seventy-one; tlkcsand four 'hun
dred; and three dollars at; d tin ce• is ; aid the
nett 'revenue fr,.m etisttrn (lining the year end
ing n the first December, 1547, heieg the first
vear under the opeiathin: ofl the tariff art of
If!'46, was about thirty-otle Million five hundred
tho4and dollars ; being an increase of revenue
for else first year tinder the tariff act of IP-10,
of triore than eight million five hundred thOu
sand dollars over that of the tast year under the
Tann m
The 'expenditures during the fiscal year end
ing r,ti the 30th of June' last, were fifty-nice
millh.n four hundred and fiftr' , .one thousand one
hundredfold seventy-seven doll.rs and sixty
five 'cents ; of which three Million 'five hundred
and twenty-two thousand and eighty-two dol
lars: and thirty-seven rents ryas onacemint ofl
pnyinent of principal and interest 'of the public
debk, including Treasury notes redeemed and
not funded. The expenditi'vres, excluive of
payment of public debt, 'iver3 fifty-five million
nint: hundred and tweity-Ore thousand` and
.ninety-five dnllafs and titveuty-eight cents.
it i 3 estimated that thereeeipts into the
Treasury for the fiscal year Nnding on the 30th
of June, I.EL4x, including the balance in the'
Treasury on the I,t of 'Jnli last, will amount
to forty-two eight Edivired and eighty-
six thousand five himilred acid fort:. -five dollars
and eighty cents, ofwhich thirty-one milli u,
it is estimated, Will hoerrted custc,trs
three million tire linndi•efi fbiluiar , H front the
sale o. the public lat.& ;; 'f , uthundi ed thousand
froin i-eidental in4hing sales mad ,
b:. the oe the Treakitry and Fix Mil
lh,n two hundred and eight '-fire thOrsand two
lnihdryd and .ninety-tblii• do)lars'rand fifty-fiCe
cents fri m loans authorized by law,
which, together withth'ehalatice in t‘le Treasn
ti• on the Ist of July last, Make the sum esti
mated. -
•
,'he expenditures Air time same period, if
reace with Mexico shag not: be concluded, and
the army shall &! inereaS:ed as is • proposed,
will amount, including the i)ecessary payments
nn account of principal and ereSt of the pub;
• ' ' 'ld 'nil-
lie debt and Tre.asiiry like& to 1-eight rtnii
lions six hundred. and +eh thdusand six hun
dred and sixty dollars and seven cents.
On the first (tile reSent !month, the a
mount of the public debt Situally incurred, in
cluding Treasury notes;witS forty-five million
six hundred and fifty-nine thousand "Six hun
dred antififtv-niti - 6 dollars Land' fortfcettts.:
The ',Alio debt due' bn :the !4th of March:
1E 4 15, including Treasury rtOtes was seventeen
seven hundred aind leiglityZeight thou
sand seven hundred 'and JotieSy-nine, dollars
and sixty-two 'bents ; Coriegnently, the
addition made to 'the .public debt since that
time is twenty-Seven millioo eight 'hundred amid
geventy thousand eight bupdred and fifty-nine
didlars and seventy-eight gents;
' Of 6e loan of twenty-three millions, author
ised by the' net of the 213thV . of January, - 1847,
the' -of five millio4 Whs paid out to the
the sum pato ...
Oldie creditor's, or exchanied at par for spe
cie ;
the remaining eighteen millions was of
fered far specie to 'the !highest bidder - ,not be.
low par; by an advatt,isernent issued by the
Secretary of the Trcaitiry i lind
_published from
the 9th of February the I,Oth ~iif April,
X847,' wheri.it was awarded to the Several
highestbidderi, at prennurns varying from one
eighth of one 'per cent.tto iiwo pet cent: above
par. The premium bar " been
. paid-into the
Treasury, andllii srm s aitatdcd epf:sited in
specie in the ' reasnry itis . rnit as it Was requi
•
red"
. by the wants of‘th Cl4erninent:
To meet s tlie,expen, tur for the remainder
q l _thi;:presetitand . Psi he next fiscal year, eq.,
ding on tbe 30t1i10,TyMe,1849,"a,further loin;
aid oflhe 4 ,orfliviary„iOniines' of theG ovetn .
will b e ti4c4rivity, = - Oetaininga sufficient
illyplns, in titeititium r r.fi lean required for
theremainder:iif tie p,teftqlt fiscal year, ~ril)4 tie
Y.
• ,
_ ,
.. ... .
dollars. If the duty . On _tea and coffee ;
posed, and th e .gradnittittif ;Of.;the; pried'
public lands shall he made atl,. ai . early
of yoiir sesiden,laarecoraniendecl,.. the - 1(
the presentifisenl year t4y be r dneedl!
enteett: milltonil of-deflate. I. The loan 1:.
further redneectLy whateyeramount of
ditures can be "saved by Military eontri
collected in Mexico. The Moat vigore
jsures'foi ; the augmentation - of these c 4
Lions have been - directed; and a. verre
blo sum' is expected frotiv% that souree.l ts a
mountsatinot,however„he caleulatedx,rthiny
certainty. It is recommended that the loan
tc be made be_authorized upon the smile terms
and for the same time, as that which 'vies au
thorized under the provisions of the aclt of the
28th of January, 1 84 . I
7.,
, i ...
Should the ivar with Mexico .be continued
until the 30th .of.Jnne, 1849, it ia e4tiinated
that a farther loan M' twenty million' Oe'hun-
; dyed thousand; dollars will be required i for the{
ftspol year 'ending on that day; in case no duty
•be imposed mi tea and icoffee, and' the public .
lands be not reduced and graduhtr in priee , !
and-no mike y contributioes.shall ie Collected
i ,
in Mexico.. - f the' duty on'tea .and eoffee be
!imposed, and he lands be reduced and'eadna- .1
I ted in 'prior, aSproPosed, thi.'inati mq be re-
(heed to seventeen pillions of dnitars,latid Will;
he subject tollse .still further • roditeed by'thel
amount: of -the milithry 'contributions which
may be edlected in Mexico. , IC is n i t, propo
sed,r hOwever,l at present, to ail .. Con . es 4 for
'authority to negotiate this lean for the next
;fiscal year, as it is Loped than the loan asked
for the remainder of thepresentlfiscalliyaor,. ai
ded by. Military contributions, which may be
collected -in 'Mexico, may be suffiekent. lf,
contrary to my expectation, there slit be I
necessity for it, the fact will be !comanniieated
to Congress in time, for their ai - :tiOn'dating the
I present session. In no event will aisum ex- ;
`'ceding six tnillions I of dollars of tlio amount
ive needed before the meeting of the ISessiort,of
Congress in December, I'B4B. 1 -
The act of the 30th of July,_; 1846 'redu
cing the duties on imports," haS been in fore
since the Ist Of December last ; and I'pr e gra!
ivied .to state, that all the ' b,enefici,4l effects
which were anticipated from its Oper4iion have
!been fully realized. The publie rertiOue Jeri
! ved from customs during the year ending on
the Ist of December, 1547, exceeds I by-More
t bail eight millions of dollars the amcnitit recei
ved iri the prteedieg year under the! hperation
of the act of 1842, 'which was superS,eded and
repealed by it. Its effects are visible in the
great and all:nest unexampled, .prospOity 'which .
prevails in eery branch of business.! i -
While the !repeal of the prohibitory and re
-trictive dodos of the- act of 1842.1 and the
.-nlistitution In their place of reason the reven
ne rates levied on articles itnporte'according
cl
to their actual value, has iiierettsed the reven
ue and augniented our foreign trncle, 011 the
creat interests of the county have been advau
ced and prorhoted. . .. -
i f
The g- cat; and impivrtant interests of agri
eu!ture, whiff-P, had been n0t..0h1..i too much
neglected. bra aetenlly taxed unt4r„, the pro
s t net ive roliciv tOr the benefit ofothlitlinterehts,
I , a‘ e been relieved of the burdens vilrielt that
policy impoSed on them ; and our. facers and I
planters, under a more just mid iliei al com
meteial p• hey, are finding new at d profitable
markets abroad for their angiiiente,l (,products.
Our earmiterce is rapidly increasing, and is
!vs tendhig. tedre middy the 'circle !of interna
tiopal exchanges. Or( at as has been the in
. erease -of our imports during the past year, our
4_-.,---.... -.4:4-..........a.. 7 . ....z....1.--.....---4.1 1.1.tf.;,-,AL F7 .
markets hafe been still greater. 1 - i
!• Our navikating. interest is eminently pros
' perinis. • The number of vessels !Wit in the
IZtlited States has been greater thOli during a- .
try preceding period of equal length: Larg e
iiprofitshave been del iye d by those !Who have
navigated them. • Shenk] the',rat Oflincrease
in the number of our Merchant V I sselS b e . pro
gressive, and be as great for time f titre as du
sit
I ring the pit year, the titre is not diitant when
lour - toonagb and commercial: Inirine , will be
larger
. t.lian that of any other xatton in the
world. ' ! -
' Whilst tine interests 'of agrieulluke, of cern
ineree, and of navigation, ThaVe beep enlarged
and invigotati d, it is highly •gx.atifyiiug to oh
,serve that bur manufactures are 4sO in a pre's-
Nereus eo,niiitiOn. None of the ruinous effects
; lir il thiOnterest, wlTich were apprehended kii
I some, as the result of the operatibnltvf the rev-1
ienue's,,v stein establisi.ed by , the ; net of 1846,
have been !experienced. On 'the ',contrary, the
tfannher'vn manufactories, and qelamount of
capital invested in them, igktcacillyiaLd rapiit..
Iv inereasi V. aff.r.ling gratifying proms that
American enterprise and skill eniibited in *Thiel
branch Of ! viol - nestle initostiy, with Ti.o other a 4 -1-
val,tages illinn \ tluiso fairly and incidentally ac-,
cruilig fro a just" nyAom of ' 4venue duties,
are abundantly A1e1 4 9 treet, successfully - all
competition from abroad, and atilt I derive faii
and rethuneratingpiefita. '. i 1 i ' .
While Capital'i nvested In matinfaetures is
yielding adequate. and\ fair :,profiti unde,r.the
new system, the wages Of . labor,f ithether em:.
ployed in ananufaetures, a \ grieillqire, eeninierce
or navig thin, have . been'!angMehted. •. Tb
toiling V lions, whose daily I b'Or curniidio
the suppl •of food' and
.raunen ,Lind. all 'the
pecessatq ? and comforts '9f life . ,i , tire redeivini
higher *- ges, and irtore steady, and perioanen
emplo.yli nt - than in apYlOherlcountry; or at
any prey' US period of..Otit f 'Oeuilhis'zthry.,. ' '
So sue esSfid have,lieen.all branblies of our I
J r.)
' industry, that a : fBfopl::* . arY ' It* 016 -ally
diminish s 'the teshureesifAria ioni,has . in no
essential degree retarded 'Mit !oniw'k't'il , pittigieas,
or theelted our general prespetl y.
With such gentifyingevidences•l47prospot,,
ty. 'and 4 the successful i r ipOitionl Of the..reV 7 l
enuo net oi . 1846, eftritcoaidti.atifiu of pub- .
lie . poliiveeomnietids that It.sballrreutain nu,
changed.; It is hoped that' the system of im
post. dntles whiCh itlleStrihlisliedlixtay bo.regar
ded null* pnriniine*tf policy ;of the county ;
and that time great interests affpetid'hy'it May,
not again be - subject' 4
.t,, injuriot,sly . disturb-',
ed, as tlYel , tive li4retliccire; .- been,!4 tikiont,
and sometimes cad ' e changes '' • . • '
.( ,
. 5 For An purpose : Of linerM,tsint ke.,•ipvenue,
,and witho u t changing ;
.4.-triudify,illg, the rates.
imp 4 the - aool . lo!3, o l9 l itheid4giblit ay.'
Wks embraced " by ;its priiiit(Onsifliiiaiii re ,
conuncind tool! , favorabiQconsideration die.
ex pedieneY, of .lit,yXipg .a..riy 1116)10i, on tea
(andn coffee. . Time ..P4l.l9',,,vi4ph,,eipitiOid these
articks 'Kea) a g o ; ,inruig.,peaq,
.ii o d when the
revenuelto.be dertp . froiatAptiOrati_not 'pee-,
470, (eases to ei.ip, , l . ilieo:oAlOuntry is 0ugn.......
*din ar,:nndfre tiirea.l'hn'fijie o:47;itn a . .,,.
yuilfabie resotkr4ia.., jtiiiiiiivirbPili : *OSl l 4*4.
:
So gene A ny' die 4. itnii3Wilio peel : t
would, tio feltoppk . esB . oely !pr n6ne.,..440... ‘ ,
69 ! n Oti 64 .'4V',# : ii i: SIt i ! . .1- 61 i00 4 ,P - t.,
tlipTo - re. 44tc.:;gri:Y4:* - i : PPii. 64 .iio l # l o,:a,
4.Y I°4lok- are iACCAie : -;Pr900 1 tlie•lSP3o'9,
9 f
191, r c dtiqiia tkukti,:t4iiiii4 tali -,..1. - :: : ,.1411c . .,..;,• i i
• . - f - 14. " '• .` '.'.... , 'l` , .• - .' .7 :. 7. , ! . .. 3 ' , 0
. ' : L ' . "':-.- ; : 1- • • ',-- '
' ' • '4 . .. - 1 i _
itis estimated that tbriee million of dollars
iroildjfe: derived aonually by a mcl . derate duty
imposed on these artieles.l
Should Congress avail itself of:this additional
source k :of revenue, not, only would the amount
of the liublie - loan, rendoled necessary by the
1 war witlaNexico be. dimidished-to' that extent,
1 but theinblic credit, andithe public confidence
in the'ability and 'deterrciation of the - Govern.
ment to meet • all its engagements promptly, ,
I would 'be More firmly established, and the re
-I,dueed'amount of the loan" which it may he Q.
cessarylo negotiate could, probably be obtain.
, ed at cheaper rates. .
.
Congress is, tberefore,- ? called - upon to deter
mine whether it is wiser to impose.: the, war du
ties recommended,: or, by ornittiritto do so, in
ereaseitliepublie dept Aririnally, tbree„ millien a
of dollars so long* tomtit .sliallbe :required to
prosecute`the War; and affeityali.4 provide, in
some other form, to pay be semi7a.nnualinter
est upowi't ? and ultinnitOy to 'extanguish the
principal: It; In addition - to thes&duties, Ce ll _
gross should gridua \ teniid reduce . the price of
such of the ',public lands as experience Las
proved will not commanthe price placed upon
them by the Government., an additional annual ,
income to the treasury ot , between halt a million
anima million_afrdullam, lit iii estimated, would
be derived from-this sour*. ,
Shotifd, beth measure& receive the sanction of
Congress, the annual., ainount of publie dehi
necessary to be contr:acted during-the continto
anee,of.the war, woulo be reduced near four
millions - of: tlellars. tTlie duties recommended
to be levied on tea and (coffee, -it is proposed
shall be limited - in -their duration to the end of
the war, awl;until' the Ipublic debt. renilereil
necessary-to beecintracted by it shall be dis-
ban for
to 'goy
fty be
lexpen
mtions
estrm-
ntribu
!sidera-
I charged-. The-amount Of the public debt to bs l
contrae - d shoildt be limited to the lowest
I practicable . slum, . and should be -extinguished
I
as, early after the . eoneluion of the war as the
means of theArenaury will permit.
With this vi o w,rit-is_Oecommended that, as
soon. as the war-shall,bil over, ill the serplus in
the.treasury, - not rieudel for other indispensa.
ble Objects, Shall constitute a sinking fund, and
be applied to the-purchase of the funded debt,
and that Authority be conferred by law for-that
,
pnrpose. • ; 1
The act of the sixth of August, 1846, "to '
I establish a warehousing: system, has been in
operation mere 'than a year, and has proved to
be an important auxiliary to the tariff act of
1846, in - augnienting the revenue ; and extend
ing
!.•
the commerce of the country. Whilst it
has tended to, enlarge Commerce, it has been
beneficial to: our manufactures, by diminishing
forced sales it auction- 4f foreign goods at low
prices, to \ raise:lt-be dutis. to be advanced on
them, and. by checking 'fluctuations in the mar;
ket. The viten', although sanctioned by the i
ex . erienee of other countries, vcas entirely rue 1
in the'United States, and is susceptible of im
prrivement in some of its provisions, The Sec
retary of the 'Treasury, upon wham was de- I
yoked large discretionary powers in carrying
this measure into -effect, has, collected. and it ,
now collating, the practical results of the 5y, , ...
I -
tens in other countries, wherea it has long been
established; and will report at an early period
of your session.such further regulations sue. '
Bested by the investig4tion as may render it
still more effective and beneficial. -,
By the act to " pro ride for the-better or
,anization :,of the treasury, and for the collec
tion, safe :keeping. -$d disbursement of the
public revenue: all batiks were discontinued as
fiscal agents of the Government; and the paper
currency issued by the waslnolonger. permit
,s.,s- 4,,,- i.........5e...4i -in-payment of public dues.
" The constitutional, treasury created by this
• act went into eperntion on the first of January
last, -Under the system established by it, the
public monies have been collected, safely kept,
and disbursed, by the girect agency of officers
of the Government, in gold and silver; and '
transfers of large amounts have been made fruit
points ef , disbursement, without loss to tie •
treasury,-, or injury Or inconvenience- to the
trade of the;:eountry. i -. ; . •
While the fiscal opqrations of the Govern.
menthave been conddcted with regularity and
ease, under this syStein, it has ha - . a salutary
effect in checking and: preventing an unduein
flation - of the paper : currency issued by the
banks which exist milder State charters.' Re.
quiring,as it does, all! dues to. the Government
t 9, be paid.in ;gold atilt silver, its effect is to re
1-strain exeessire:issu4s of .hank paper by the
banks ilirspropcirtioned to the specie in their
vaults, for the,,reasorsitlsat they are at-all times
liable -to be called on 1 by the holders of their
noteS ; for their redemption, , in- order to obtain
spetie for ;the: 'payment of duties and otherpule '
lic, N dueir.:, The baulks, therefore, must keep -
their usiness within prudent limits, and bell,
. ways iar -condition tO meet such calls, or rue
the hazard o(being ebrnpelled to suspend ape. '
cie payments, 40 be thereby discredited. The
aniouist of,.tfpecieraported into the 'United,
States during-Abe last`fiscal year was twenty
fPtir - million one hundred'atid-tlyenty-one then•
sand two, huUdred npl eightylsine dollars; of
which there was retained in the country twen
ty-two million two hundred and''screnty.ix
thousand.. one bundled and Seventy AelLus.
Had theofertner:fina*ial,syste(n prevailed,so
the publics monies :been placed; on deposite ni
:banks, nearly' the whble of this! amount would
bare:geneinto.theiri'vaults, nbt to be throws
into circulation 'by them, but Ito be withheld
froth the bands of the.people:ts a currency, and
made,thelba4is ‘of new and , enannous issues of
bank piper. ; . li-large proportiim 1 of_4belpeck
imported:has% been- paid- Into he treasury for
IMblio-,.dtiesifind aft , r having been, to a great
.extent,-iecoined at the mint, h been paid out
to : the publie eredit4's, and . g no into eirenb
; i ts
gen , : as:;A :currency !amongt e people.. 'The
, am'euntof gold and silver coin now 14 circuit
tion-in.the country is larger ban any former,
•
period;. •• ,_ , . i , L.' 1
- ....,The financial system - established by the ea.
stitilficiuil treasury ibis been, thus far, eminent- '
ly successful in - its eper4ions4. an d I Team
me dat4ilierenee to - All . its essential procY,
inn 4' a n d especially - to thst,Otnl provision whith
1
wholly ; separutes the*overnment from all et- ,
it ' • eit ;11 , ithiplka,,,and 'eXcludes hank PP
r
from_all'reininile,reciiipts,;,:,, - '•, -
, In soiao:4.ll,a;'iletilibit,-ttsokinvolving its get.
oral ;PrinciPles - the' isystiini' iii . defective, and
will modification. These defects, 11 / 4
such amendments .tkii. , trel i -,deemed Arepbrto t,
were. set Atilt iii,hluilait anual . report of the
B,9ca:etjaii*Paci . Ta*risiiii,' These
,stuendment 4
ii . redikimi,teneminented teithe ! early and tavola'
' blii,copsidurafioit,4„ thigreOL! . . •
': l) t, o4 .itg.. 04 filist' car,.:. the',l,Coinage -at the .
' iiiint ,)ttlet - rifit',,briiiefies h“ ..eiteeeded: iir9 l4l
ipiltiOit'fittli - illersf ' This. 'lan's; consisted 'ohicfll
iii::(4oo#itik.tte.ooßikikt fOeigniouqtrle.. B )n
to
lifitiileitiiiillisl' • 1 - '
• --;-..v...-: . . - •
.•
;;.V . , lA/4*st amount of reiiignc°in• /11/ I (4t c h ed
'lL'ili**iiea.ne Nei. Toik ;,and Oa bran
- .o4nr r. ' - ' ' f br4, - 0 at 'il it - eitV fintil:efor
...,.ov.m.,(.f.a.. 1- .,,, .1 . could
• - i
"iitt(nl-0-,tri'leit 4!illOili 4 :s")?Q‘k l4 0-JP 9
i ,
1