The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-26 00:00:00

I'OLICE INTELLIGENCE.

OW 'STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
PQ? Young men, named Henry Saunders end Win.
is4rlB, were charged with. assaulting police-officers
keh ancl..F 27, and threatening to stab them with a
b fOrkT *Wile in the execution of their duty.
'l4: 4,1 stated that he was OA duty this morning at
?111 °clock in Long-acre, when he saw a horse
litc'Pihg • down the street without any harnes3.
kt„Stopptid hini, and then the two prisoners
running up, and asked him what
klingss he had to meddle with the horse. They
el' be-
very abusive • 6if their way to the Green-yard
~
,ed to the 130w.-stret district, from which place
ared the horse•bade escaped ; and on the witness
11Q atenit* to take the prisoners to the station-house,
4T the t into the stable, and bringing out a
%f• wen
urk threatened to stab him if he attempted to
ki4t ",141
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into custody.
..Another policeman came up,
•rifit'Y were conveyA to: the station-house.
prtivAneri in their defence said they were drunk.
4r Mr • •
• JARDINA sentenced Saunders to 14 days' im-
-4,41/lent, and the other prisoner to eight days in
louse of Correctien.
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FARYLEBONE.—(TH IS DA y).
311Ginnis, a middle aged female, respectablyi
cc; in mourning, was placed at-the bar, charged
L4IV-lifting;
817Piii Fountain,' a boy in the employment of
Simpson, draper, Crawford-street, said that
I~Pflsolier came into his employer's on Saturday
‘.4 about nine o'clock, and requested to look at
artificial flowers, which were shown her ; from
41 She. selected one, and he (witness) afterwards 4,0 her ribbons, but suspecting that she had con-
k:4 soniething under her cloak, he informed Mr.
who came up and taxed her with the theft.
k. Rex said when her cloak was thrown open a
Of ribbon, fell out, whith he' identified as Mr.
ProPkerty. The prisoner waS then con-
*to the station-house, and being further searched
/ of various kinds was found upon her, all
'min drapers' shops.
1.-r• Green, auctioneer and house-agent, of
01k-street, requested to say a few words.
knew, the prisoner for the last dozen
Se had been married to a person filling a
tesiectible position in society, but, he dying,
'.l3(ier to fight the world with two children. Wit-
"kilearld ngiaily =Ore who knew her in better circum-
" give her, occasional employment, and she was
e,Bent living in one of his houses, 15, William-street.
it'll)ed as she had borne a-good character hitherto,
4tne Dtagistrite would.be as lenient as possible.
• Riwuxsori said, he must either dismiss her at
.°l' commit her to. Newgate for trial. If Mr.
kl7°ll had no wish to prosecute, he would discharge
k}„• Rex said, that Mr. Simpson had no wish to
iVt,extremities, and the prisoner left the Court with
"Teen.
LERK.EN WELL.—(T HIS DA Y.)
Grant and John Baker, two miserable-look-
ng-men, were charged with begging.
tt t","ce-constable E 64, deposed, :that yesterday
ki7over-lo"clock, he. saw the prisoners touching
h, Uats to several ladies and gentlemen as they
kt,7l along in Southampton -row. They were in a
by hhgttesitiOn. 1 Witness did not see them receive
V'ne ketbok them into custody. When he
td them,, he said, " You must now come with
ti`o the station-house," and they said, " Very
, ji; we are willin.g."'
ans4er to Mr. Comma, the prisoner Baker said
kih:4B from Liverpool, which he had left with
rushes: fur sale; Grant was from Carlisle ; they
t.te ItektfO*l6dged the act of begging, and said they
1 starting: They had slept in a workhouse and
k.e street alternately, since their arrival inLondon.
enunE sentenced them to seven days' impri-
s,ent in the House of Correction,' whence he 'said
‘,4h~uld get a pass to their native places if they

, - -
rtV'E-TRAnE BANQUET.--The preparations for the
vollt",qemonstration in this city on the 11th of next
'4,l'l_,in favour of the principles of free-trade; are,
%,41,1. 4cieTstand, in a state of considerable forward-
' addition to Mr. Cobden, we learn that Col.
1;ilt:113son, Mr. Fox Maule, Mr. P. M. Stewart, Sir
Wallace,Eli rt `tiding, Mr. of Kelly, Mr. Edward
Mr. George Runcan (Member of Parliament
kliaeaudee), and: other distinguished :friends of the
' have intimated their intention-of being present.
tlk)t; augurs*ell for the display of talent on tho. ocFa7
'4l and we have no doubt from the demand which
Ifilia,lready been made for tickets that 'the meeting
1/410,pue elmllY imPortant as regards numbers. The
ations for the spacious hall in which the banquet
40.,t 1i; place have been entrusted to Mr. D. R. Hay,
44,71,uhurgh—a guarantee that they will be chara-c-
-iifj7un by perfect elegance and taste.—G/askaw
,te. •
IV'e Earl and Countess of Maimesbury are passing
I killeason a t 'Hero! Court, neag. 0:14§140.eb. The
Aft Earl and-a party of gentlimen were out shoot-
VI Tuesday, when his Lordship killed with his
1, gun .no less than thirteen wobdcocks.! • •
trxiiirLoYun.—Large numbers. of operatives
,rut of employment still wander about the !streets:
irediairday a party, consisting of upwards of a'hun-
aLneld a meeting in Albion-street, in the open air,
l'oth'eass their grievances. Prevented as they, are
Nkb.sqiciting charity, what can -those famished
fith"res.do P They are at present literally starving,
I,o°rospects of relief.—Glgow Citizen.
Vphus fever continues its ravages, .turning.
4 once._happy homes into houses, of mourning.
families have been severely visited-'-'-more than "j
laving been madein some.7---I)ioulee Herald.
413 a wise Proteus that is holy .with the holy,
JtNi t'd With the learned, serious with the serious, find
t,(141 with the merry. That is the way to gain all.
112) for similitude is the bond of good-will.
k.4:ItiPoRT.—As a proof of the mildnesi of the
4,4euti there is now to be seen in the garden of Mr.
Trevis, of Biddlelake Farm, near this town, a
8)t'1,3 nest, with four young ones ; they appear quite
111' and strong.—Salisbury Herald.
terrible failures which have lately occurred in
t
't!th"vn, have tended to cause a feeling of distrust
ate cOmmercial world, which the present depressed
tt.44-,('f trade. does not seem likely to dissipate. We
qt.th"; however, that the reports which have been in
likiration 'are greatly exaggerated, and that the
144. now existing will gradually subside. The
d 0 es not seem to have influenced the price of
titeba`olls here, as might have been expected, and
krigger's meat still maintains a high price, in com-
-1/4 with the reduction effected in other towns.—
'Set County Gazette.
lotrt FORGERY CASE.—The four brothers, Hoidens,
„fareringdale, who are at present prisoners in
Ito ‘'ll, were brought before the Magistrates, on
'{lelaY, along with their sister, who has been, since
144 ,were apprehended, taken into custody. The
,r4l4„",.,qithers were committed to York, for using a
ik"overnment stamp, or die, resembling that used
%Nee Commissioners of Stamps. They were not
ihi"; as there are other charges to be brought
kittiaq them. Their sister and four more were re-
ttitiLd till Monday next. The names of the other
tF j"lat ate—Parker, Royal, Burns, and Barrett,
.t.ter of whom, it is said, signed the notes, and
NAollner made the plate and published the notes.
kteePlate was an imitation of the Wirkswork bank
C''-Leeds Times.
t4eIeOSED SUICIDE THROUGH POVERTY.-011 Sa-
C4l4Cs,3r, Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Red Lion,
4,oGeti-street, Stoke Newington, on the body of an
4i3,-,c)wn female. The evidence showed that on Fri-
hlialast deceased was observed by several individuals
kr,'"iug about Stoke Newington. ' -Her Manner,
ChSnd. dress were indicative of extreme penury.,
did evkaing a domestic" of the Rev: Mr. Clipbold
Ntivit'La 'the body 'of the deceased floating on the
;144 abftli of.
t ohe New Inver,, near Paradise-row. The
e river about that spot being fenced with
N.„lsalix?gs, it appeared evident that deceased had
4,,.;15-pea in 'accidentally, but probably had drowned
She - was about forty years of age, of squalid
tmaraliCe; and nothing of the slightest value, or that
1„"1 lead to her being identified, was found on her
'‘Verdiet— " Found drowned."
Dui and
CHEPSTOW Muxnux.—We understand that
Vard 'Rees; who stands charged with the late wilful
ho der near Chepstow, has, since his committal to
nineed-6 demeanour becoming his awful situation
d' has been low-spirited, but respectful ; and has
l'ue(l that bravado which he evinced during the
kii7e,r,:s. inquest. His wife and other members of
study visited him on Wednesday se'nnight.-
14,6,_, 7
1.-1 a a.
kilt4:understand that Miss Sabilla Novello is en-
tO &Ma's principal singer at Drury Lane; and is soon
in an English version of La Gazza Ladra.
Young lady is the daughter of Mr. Vincent No-
'ind the sister of Miss Clara Novello, one of
Prist distinguished vocalists of the present day.
Adler Sabina Novelle is just returned from Italy,
I,,ia she has been pursuing her musical studies
tit " the tuition of the Chevalier Micheroux, the dis-
t4h„ isbed master of Madame Pasta. She has also
14,-,,,eligoked by Sir Henry Bishop. for the approach-
of' (I\94l4o:Concert at Edinburgh, in commemoration
teneral itAd, the Founder of the Musical Pro-
Dtc sip the UniverAty of that city. ,
fat 4,41-iiiN-MANoa.---The circle assembled at the
asst,(LitiB),T R.
_and Lady Peel separated on Thursday
yi1t71,t,4 the exception of Viscount and Viscountess
alt..e-,,TFtI The party comprised Baron Nieumann,
I:4ll',Yerett,' Chevalier Bunsen, Earl of Aberdeen,
Lord Fitzgerald, Sir Thomas Fre-
-1;74.1% hart., and the Right Hon. H. Goulburn.
hits 8.-!--We are sorry to hear that Lord Lonsdale
ktio",el'-ed a reduction to be made in the wages of his
arti-of. two shilling per week on those receiv-
Journal.

AM ERICA N N EAVS

THE PRESIDENT'S
PI'MESSAGE.
St
LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY EVENING.
By the arrival of the fine New York packet-,
ship Independence, under command of Captain
E. Nye, after an extraordinary quick voyage
of sixteen days, we have received New York
papers to the 10th mist- inclusive. The Presi-
dent's Message was delivered to Congress on the
Bth, and was carried by express to New York in
nine hours and seventeen minutes. It is a less
lengthy document than usual, but is not, gene-
rally speaking, of much interest.
The President recommends a modification of
the Tariff, and insists upon the benefits to be
derived from moderate duties. But the great
feature of the Message is the Exchequer plan
submitted by the Treasury last year, and which
is again recommended. The argument in support
of this measure is lame,- excessively feeble, and
possesses little of the merit of the paper in which .
it was first brought before the nation. Our pri-
vate advises lead us to believe that this recom-
mendation will not be countenanced by Congress.
The President complains bitterly of the inabi-
lity of the Treasury Department to sell in Europe
the Loan authorised. by Congress, but does not
condescend to let us know how much has been,
parted with in this country. . . . . . . .
Our foreign relations 'are represented to be in
a very satisfactory position ; and the rumour of
favourable accounts from ' MeXieo is fully con-
firmed. , . •
The Columbia arrived at Boston at three o'clock
on the morning-of the 6th December, havingar-
Hired at Halifax on the 3d. Sufficient time -had
not elapsed since the receipt of the intelligence
brought by her at New York to notice its effects
upon the markets,
.especially as. the Bth was ob-
served as a general ,holiday or thanksgiving.
CONGRESS.' .
NEW YORE, SATURDAY, DEC.•B.
On the re-assembling of the Senate on Tuesday
noon, a quorum was not present; and as soon as the
fact was ascertained, an adjournment took place.
In the House notice was given by Mr. Johnston, of
Maryland, of his intention early to ask leave to bring
in a Bill for assumption of State debts bythe Govern-
ment. -
Mr. Adams called up his resolution rescinding the
21st rule, which prohibits the reception of petitions
on the subject fai, slavery, and after some discussion
on questions of order, the resolution was laid over.
Mr. J. T. Mason announced the death of Mr. J. W.
Williams, of Maryland, and after adopting the usual
resolutions on such occasions, the House adjourned.
At half-past ten o'clock last evening, the Govern-
ment express arrived at the Post-office in this city,
with the President's message, which was delivered
yesterday after a quorum of the Senate appeared in
their places, and with which the express left Wash-
ington at 13. minutes past 1 P.M., performing the
whole distance in 9 hours 17 minutes.
THE MESSAGE.
TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF RE-
PRESENTATIVES 'OF THE - UNITED
STATES.
We have continued reason to express our profound
gratitude to the great Creator of ,all things for num-
berlesS benefits conferred upon us as a people. Blessed
with genial seasons, the husbandman' has his garners
filled with abundance, and the necessaries of life, not
to speak of its luxuries, abbund in every. direction.
While in some other nations steady' and industrious
labour can hardly. find the means of subsistence, the
greatest evil which we have to encounter is a surplus
of production beyond the home demand,' which seeks,
and with difficulty finds, a . partial market in other
regions. The health,of 'the:country, with partial ex-
ceptions, has for the past year been well preserved ;
'and under their free and wise institutions, the United
States Are rapidly advancing towards the consum-
mation of the -high destiny . which an overruling Pro-
vidence Seems to laye.rearke!i-out for them. Exempt
from domestic .corivutsion, land at peace with the'
World, we are left:free..to- consult as to the best means
of securing andadvancing the happiness of the people.
Such, are thy circumstances ', under which you . now
assemble , in your Tespeetive Chambers, and which
Should.lead .us to unite- in praise and thanksgiving to
:that,. great.Being•who nittde-its,
.and who 'preserves us
as a nation..
. I• congratulate •yin,i fellotV;eitizens, • on the happy
-change }n. the .aspect !of :'our, foreign affairs since my
last .annual' message. Causes a. complaifit at that time
existed bgAveenlli Plife4,' States and Great Britain,
...which, kfteadf Srritti*g.: circumstances, threat-
.llstied moleset4bifll The iitiblie peace. The•difficulty
nf,sadjusting amicably the questions at issue between
the two countries was n: no,-small degree augmented
by the lapse of time since they-had their origin: The
opinions entertained by the Executive on several of
the leading topics in dispute were frankly set forth in
the Message at the opening of your late session. The
_appointment of a special Minister by Great Britain to
the United States, with power to negotiate upon most
of the points of difference, indicated a desire on her
part amicably to adjust them, and that Minister was
met by the Executive in the same spirit which had
dictated his mission. The treaty consequent thereon,
having been duly ratified by the two Governments, a
copy, together with the' correspondence which accom-
panied it, is herewith communicated. I trust that
whilst you may see in it nothing objectionable, it may
be-the means of preserving, for an indefinite period, the
amicable relations happily existing between the two
Governinents. ,The questions of peace or war between
the United States and Great Britain, is a question of
the deepest interest, not only to themselves,
.but to
the civilized world, since it is scarcely possible that a
war could exist between them without endangering
the peace of Christendom. The immediate effect
of the treaty upon ourselves will be felt in the
security afforded to mercantile enterprise, which,
no longer apprehensive of interruption, adventures its
speculations in the most distant, sea; and freighted
with the diversified productions of every land, returns
to bless our own. There is nothing in the treaty
which, in the slightest degree, compromises the ho-
nour or dignity of either nation. Next to the settle-
ment of the boundary line, which must always be a
matter of difficulty between States as individuals, the
question which seemed to threaten the greatest em-
barrassment, was that connected with the African
slave trade.
By the 10th article of the Treaty of Ghent it was
expressly declared that " Whereas the traffic in slaves
is irreconcileable with the principles of humanity and
justice; and whereas both his Majesty and the United
States are desirous of continuing their efforts to pro-
mote its entire abolition, it is hereby agreed that both
the contracting parties shall use their best endeavours
to accomplish so desirable an object." In the enforce-
ment of the laws and treaty stipulations of Great Bri-
tain, a practice had threatened to grow up on the part ,
of its cruisers, of subjecting to visitation ships sailing
under the American flag, which, while it seriously
involved our maritime rights, would subject to vexa-
tion a branch of .our trade which was daily in-
creasing, and which required the fostering care of
the Governmeet. And -although Lord Aberdeen,
in his correspondence with the American Envoys
at London,expressly. disclaimed all right to de-
tain an merican ship on the high seas, even if
found with a cargo of slaves on board, and
restricted the British pretensions to a mere claim to
visit and inquire, yet it could not well be discerned
by the Executive of the United States how such visit
and inquiry could be made without detention on the
voyage, and consequently interruption to the trade.
It was regarded as the right of search, presented only
in a new form, and expressed in different words ; and
I therefore -felt it to be my duty distinctly to declare,
in my anituallmessage to Congress; that no such con-
cession could be made, and that the United States
had both the will and the ability to enforce their own
laws, and to protect their flag from being used for.
purposes wholly forbidden . by those laws, and ob-
noxious to the moral censure of the world. Taking
.the Message as his letter of instructions, our then
Minister at Paris felt himself required to assume the
same ground in a remonstrance which he felt it to be
his duty to-present to M. Guizot, and through him
to the King of the French, against what has been
called the Quintuple treaty ; and his conduct in this
respect met with the approval of this Government.
In close conformity with these views the eighth
article of the treaty was framed, which provides that
"each nation shall keep afloat in the African seas a
force of not less than eighty guns, to act separately
and apart, under instructions from- their 'respective
Governments, and for the enforcement of their respec-
tive laws and obligations. From this it will be seen
that the ground assumed in the Message has been
fully! maintained, .at the same time that the stipula-
tions of the Treaty of Ghent are to be carried out in
good faith by the two countries, and that all pretence
is removed for interference with our commerce for
any purpose whatever by a foreign Government:
While, therefore, the United States have been stand-
ing up for the freedom of the seas, they have not
thought proper to make that a pretext for avoiding a
fulfilment of their treaty stipulations, or a ground for
giving countenance to a trade reprobated by our laws.
A similar arrangement by the other great Powers
could not fail to sweep from the ocean the slave trade,
without the interpolation of tiny new principle into the
maritime code. We may be permitted to hope that the
example thus set will be followed by some, if not all
of them. : We thereby also afford suitable protection
to the fair trader in those teas, thus fulfilling at the

Fsa.me timt -the W dictat of a sound. Policy, and cqm-
plying with the claims of justice and humanity.
It would have furnished additional cause for con-
gratulation, if the treaty could have embraced all
subjects calculated in future to lead to a misunder-
standing between the two Governments. The terri-
tory of the United States, commonly called the Oregon
territory, lying on the Pacific Ocean,. north'of the 42d
degree of latitude, to a portion of which Great
Britan lays claim, begins to attract the attention of
our fellow-citizens, and the tide of population, which
has reclaimed what was so lately an unbroken wilder-
ness, in more contiguous regions, is preparing to
flow over those vast districts which stretch from the
Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. In advance
of the acquirement of individual rights to these lands,
sound policy dictates that every effort should be re-
sorted to by the two Governments to settle their re-
spective claims. It became manifest at an early hour
of the late negotiations, that any attempt for the time
being satisfactorily to determine those rights, would
lead to a protracted discussion, which might embrace
in its failure other more pressing matters, and the
Executive did not regard it as proper to waive all the
advantages of an honourable adjustment of other diffi-
culties of great magnitude and importance, because
this, not so immediately pressing, stood in the way.
Although the difficulty referred to may not for seve-
ral years to come involve the peace of the two coun-
tries, yet I shall not delay to urge on Great Britain
the importance of its early settlement. Nor will
other matters of commercial importance to the two
countries be overlooked ; and I have good reason to
believe that it will comport with the policy of Eng-
land, as it does with that of the United States, to
seize upon this moment, when most of the causes of
irritation have passed away, to cernent the peace and
unity of the. two_ countries by wisely removing all
grounds of probable future collision.
With 'the other Powers of Europe our relations
continue on the most amicable footing. Treaties
now existing with them should be rigidly observed,
and every opportunity, compatible with the interests
of the United States should be seized upon to enlarge
the basis of commercial intercourse. Peace with all
the world is the true foundation of our policy, which
can only bt rendered permanent by the practice of
equal and impartial justice to all. Our great desire
should be to enter only into that rivalry which looks to
the general good, in the cultivation of the, sciences, the
enlargement of the field for the, exercise of the mecha-
nical arts, and the spread of commerce—that great
civiliser—to every land and sea. Carefully abstaining
from interference in all questions exclusively refer-
ring themselves to the political interests ofEurope, we
may be permitted to hope an equal exemption from
the interference of European Governments in what
relates to the States of the American continent.

On the 23d of April last, the Commissioners on the
part of the United States, under the convention with
the Mexican Republic, of the 11th of April, 1839,
made to the proper department a final report in re-
lation to the proceedings of the Commission.
From this it appears that the total amount awarded
to the claimants by the Commissioners and the um-
pire appointed under that Convention, was two mil-
lions twenty-six thousand and* seventy-nine dollars
and sixty-eight cents. The arbiter having considered
that his functions were required by the Convention
to terminate at the same time with those of the Com-
missioners, returned to the Board, undecided for want
of time, claims which had been allowed by the Ame-
rican Commissioners, to the amount of nine hundred
and twenty-eight thousand six hundred and twenty
dollars and eighty-eight cents. Other claims, in
which the amount sought to be recovered was three
millions three hundred and thirty-six thousand eight
hundred and thirty-seven dollars and five cents, were
submitted to the Board too late for its consideration.
The Minister of the United States at Mexico has
been duly authorised to make demand for the pay-
ment of the awards according to the, terms of the
Convention, and the provisions •of the Act of Con-
gress of the 12th of June, 1840. He has also been
instructed to communicate to that Government the
expectations of the Government of the United States
in relation to those claims which were not disposed of
according to the provisions of the Convention, and all
others of citizens of the United States against the
Mexican Government.
He had also been furnished with other instructions
to be followed by him in case the Government of
Mexico should not find itself in a condition to make
present' payment of the amount of the awards, in
specie or its equivalent.
I am happy to be, able "to say that information which
is esteemed favourable, .both to a just satisfaction of
the awards, and a reasonable provision for other claims,
has been recently received from Mr. Thompson, the
Minister of the United States, who has promptly and
efficiently executed' the instructions of his Govern-
ment in regard to this important subject.
The citizens of the United States who accompanied
the late Texan expedition to Santa Fe; and who were
wrongfully taken and held as prisoners of war in
Mexico, have all been liberated.

A correspondence has- taken place between the de-
partment of State and the Mexican Minister of
Fordign Affairs, upon the coniplaint of Mexico, that
citizens-of the United States were permitted to give
aid to the inhabitants of Texas in the war existing
between her and that Republic. Copies of this cor-
respondence are herewith communicated to Congress,
together with copies of letters on the same subject,
addressed to the diplomatic corps at Mexico by the
American Minister and the Mexican Secretary of State.
Mexico has thought proper to reciprocate-the mis-
sion of the United States to that Government by ac-
crediting to this a Minister in the same rank as that
of the Representative of the United Stites in Mexico.
From the circumstances connected with his mission,
favourable results are anticipated from it. It is so
obviously for the interest of both countries as neigh-
bours and friends that all just causes of mutual dissa-
tisfaction should be removed, that it is to be hoped
neither will omit or delay the employment of any
practicable and honourable means to accomplish that
end.

The affairs pending between this Government and
several others of the States of this hemisphere for-
merly under the dominion of Spain, have again, within
the past year, been materially obstructed by the mili-
tary revolutions and conflicts in those countries.
The ratifications of the treaty between the United
States and the Republic of Ecuador, of the 13th of
June, 1839, have been exchanged, and that instru-
ment has been duly promulgated on the part of this
Government. Copies are now communicated to Con-
gress, with a view to enable that body to make such
changes in the laws applicable to our intercourse with
that Republic as may be deemed requisite.
Provision has been made by the Government of
Chile for the payment of the claim on account of the
illegal detention of the brig Warrior at Coquimbo, in
1820. The Government has reason to expect that
other claims of our citizens against Chile will be has-
tened to a final and satisfactory close.
The empire of Brazil has not been altogether ex-
empt from those convulsions which so constantly af-
flict the neighbouring Republics. Disturbances which
recently broke out are, however, now understood to
be quieted. But these occurrences, by threatening
the stability of the Governments, or by causing in-
cessant and violent changes in them, or in the per-
ons who administer them, tend greatly to retard pro-
visions for a just indemnity for losses and injuries suf-
fered by individual subjects or citizens of other States.
The Government of the United States will feel it to
be its duty, however, to consent to no delay, not un-
avoidable, in making satisfaction for wrongs and in-
juries sustained by its own citizens. Many years
having, in some cases, elapsed, a decisive and effec-
tual course of proceeding will be demanded of the re-
spective Governments against whom claims have been
preferred.
The vexatious, harassing, and expensive war which
so long prevailed with the Indian tribes inhabiting
the peninsula of Florida, has happily been terminated;
whereby our army has been relieved of a service of
the most disagreeable character, and the Treasury
from a large expenditure. Some.casual outbreaks may
occur, such as are incidental to the close proximity of
border settlers and the Indians • but these in all other
cases, may be left to the care of the local authorities,
aided, when occasion may require, by the forces
of the United States. A sufficient number of
troops will be maintained in Florida, so long as the
remotest apprehensions of danger shall exist, yet
their duties shall be limited rather to the garri-
soning of the necessary posts, than to the maintenance
of active hostilities. It is to be hoped that a territory
so long retarded in its growth, will now speedily re-
cover from the evils incident to a protracted war,
-exhibiting, in the increased amount of its rich pro-
ductions, true evidences of returning wealth and
prosperity. By the practice of rigid justice towards
the numerous Indian tribes residing within our terri-
torial limits, and the exercise of a parental vigilance
over their interests, protecting them against fraud and
intrusion, and at the same time using every proper
expedient to introduce among them the arts of civi-
lised life, we may fondly hope not only to wean them
from their love of war, but to inspire them with a
love for peace and all its avocations. With several of
the tribes great progress in civilising them has already
been made. The schoolmaster and the missionary
are found side by side, and the remnants of what
were once numerous and powerful nations may yet
be preserved as the builders up of a new name for
themselves and their posterity.
The balance in the Treasury on the Ist of January
1842 (exclusive of the amount deposited with the
States, Trnst Funds, and Indemnities), was
230,483d01. 68c. The receipts into the Treasury during
the three quarters of the present year, from all
sources, amount to 16,616,593 dollars 78c. ' • of which
more than fourteen millions were received from cus-
toms and about one million from the public lands.
The receipts for the fourth quarter are estimated at
nearly eight millions; of which four millions are ex-
pected from Customs, and three millions and a half
from Loans and Treasury notes. The expenditures