The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-01-01 00:00:00

UNITED STATI
By the packet-ship Silas Richards, 1
arrived yesterday afternoon, we have 1
pers to the Bth December inclusive, whi
of the 23d Congress having commencec

THE PRESIDENT'S ?
The document, however interesting, F
the space which we could afford to assie
cially arriving as it did, so near to the ti
being completed for this day's publicat
ever, a selection of the passages of le4
readers :

" Fellow-citizens of the Senate, and Hous
" It gives me pleasure to congratulate
to the Seat of Government, for the purp
duties to the people of the United Sta
tilence which has traversed the Old Wi

wits, and extended its ravages over mi
pleased Almighty God to mitigate its s
number of its victims, compared with t
most other countries over which it has s

withstanding this visitation, our country
marks of prosperity and happiness, une(
other portion of the world. If we full)
rative condition, existing cause_' of dim
worthy of attention, and with hearts c
Divine Being who has filled our cup of
our resolution strengthened to preserve,
terity that liberty and that union which
our lathers, and which constitute the s(
all our blessings.
"The relations of our country contint
picture of amicable intercourse that I
hold up to your view at the opening of
same friendly profession—the same des;
flourishing commerce—the same disposi
senting injuries unintentionally offered,
Lions, evinced by. all nations with who
course. This desirable state of things It
to our undeviating practice of the rule
our national policy, to require no exclu
merce, and to grant none. It is daily pi
effect in the respect shown to our flag, tl
tizeus and property abroad, and in the
Lion and the extension of our mercantil
turns which have been made oat since wi
increase during the last preceding year o
in our shipping, and of near forty millio
gregate of our imports and exports.
"IN or have we less reason to felicitate of
of our political, than of our commercia
main in the state in which they were
you—a state of prosperity and peace, the
turn to the parting advice of the reverent
ou this subject, condensed into a maxim
by one of his most distinguished succe
commerce and honest friendship with all
entangling alliances with none. A stric
licy has kept us aloof from the perplexi
agitate the European world, and have in
those countries with blood. Should thos
recur, the parties to the contest may c
formance of the duties incumbent on us a
our own citizens may equally rely on the
neutral rights.
[The message then proceeds to develo
isting relations of the United States, wit
nations with which they hold an establi
then adverts to the several branches of tl:
Lion, of the government of the United Sti
the financial department.]
."The report which the Secretary of th
time, lay before you, will exhibit the E
highly prosperous state. Owing to the c(
commercial enterprize, which has enable(
11l their engagements with the governm(
customs during the year will exceed the
the last session; and, with the other me
will prove fully adequate, not only to mee
diture resulting from the large appropriati
but to provide for the payment of all the
at present redeemable. It is now estim
wilt yield to the Treasury, during the pre
twenty-eight millions of dollars. The
have been less productive than was antic;
to present information, will not much
The expenditure for all objects other tha
estimated to amount during the year to a
and a half, while a still larger sum, viz.
dollars will have been applied to the prin
he public debt.
"it is expected, however, that in conse
fates of duty which will take effect afte
next, there will be 'a considerable falling
customs in the year 1833. It will, nevertl
cient to provide for all the wants of the
ted even upon a liberal scale, and for the
chase of the remainder of the public d(
January next, the entire public debt o'
funded and unfunded, will be reduced to
seven millions of dollars: of which 2,227
right redeemable until the Ist of January
dollars not until the 2nd of January, 183 a.
of the sinking fund, however, being invest
to purchase the debt at the market price,
treasury being ample, it may be hoped tl
extinguished within the year 1833.
[This topic naturally leads to that wl
would seem to do the integrity of the Unica
of the States with each other, and the
upon the general Government, has, for sot
subject of anxious curiosity, if not of de
parties in this country who take any con
our transatlantic brethren. We allude to
Questions,—the dispute of the states of G
with the Government of the United States,
whether the manner in which it is noticed 1
be found sufficiently explicit to afford to
any very clear view or distinct perception
that matter is likely to take.]
" The soundest maxims of public policy
Upon which our republican institutions are I
. proper adaptation of the revenue to the ei
also require that the expenditure shall be
an economical administration, shall be con
plicity of the Government, and necessary
service. In effecting this adjustment, it is
interests of the different states, and even to
the union itself, that the protection affordel
any branches of the national industry sho
may be necessary to counteract the regula
tious, and to secure a supply of those artic
essential to the national independence an
War. If, upon investigation it shall be fou
it will be, that the legislative protection g
tular interest is greater than is indispensab
objects, [recommend that it be gradually d
as far as may be consistent with these object
of duties be reduced to the revenue standar
regard to the faith of the Government, and
of the large capital invested in establishme
'dustry, will permit.
" That manufactures adequate to the suj
Consumption, would, in the abstract, be bet
try, there is no reason to doubt; and to of
meat, there is, perhaps, no American citi
for a while, be willing to pay a higher pric
this purpose, it is presumed that a tariff of h
for perpetual protection, has entered into tl
of our statesmen. The most they have at
Porary and generally incidental protection
tain has the effect to reduce the price by d(
below that of the freign article. Experio
best guide on thiso as on other subjects,
by the advantages of this system are
03, many evils, and whether it does not te
kinds of a large portion of our countrymen
tent and jealousy dangerous to the stability
" What then shall be done ? Large inter
tinder the implied pledge of our national
Would seem a violation of public faith sud
Nothing could justify it but the public s
kip reme law.

But those who have vested their capita
establishments cannot expect that the pe
Permanently to pay high taxes for their ben(
Is not required for any legitimate purpose it
been
the Government. Is it not enough that I
ueen paid as long as the mcney arising fl
4liplied to the common benefit in the ext
Public debt?
" Those who take an enlargi'd view of
country must be satisfied that the policy of
Ultimately limited to those artiaes of dot
which are indispensible to our satlty in tin
this sce, on a reasonable scale, it rec(
consideration of
_patriotism and duty which 11
secure to it a liberal and efficient suppor