The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-11-14

nate dittrcts which had been effabltihed un5.r
its former government. Thefe being five in
number, commanding officer has been ap-
pointed to each, according to the proviions Of
the law, ana 10 loon as they can be at their ~.
tons that ditriSt will ALTO be in its due far, &c
organization. In the mean time their pl,ces
are fuPplied by the officers before commanding
there, aud the functions of the governor anJ
judges OF Indiana having commenced, the 90
vernment, we prrfumc, is proceeding in its new
form. The lead mines in that diri0 Offer 10
rich afupply ofthat metal as to merit attention.
ne report now communicated wiiinform YOU
y. '.elr ea.e' ana OF the neceiiity of immediate
enquiry INTO their occupation and titles.
With the Indian tribes c;lablilne,l With, o,-
newly acquired limits, have deemer, !, We.
cehary 10 open conferences for the purpoE, cs
eHaohih'ng good understanding s ne;pbbon,-
~ relations between us. So far AZ ~. Inv, -.
learned, we have reaton to beiisy.that tbe;,. ar
Pohuons are generally favorable and fricrd,,.
And with theie dnpoiitions on their mart ~.
n"'e III our own hands means which cannot f,;i
us, TOR preierving their peace and fr;cpdn,;r
5y purifying an uniform courfe fiui,ice to,y,ri.
them, by aiding them in al! their irnnroven.,,s
wnch may ostter their condition, aud efprc;aI-
uy eitaol'ihing commerce on terms y,h;.b
man DC advantageous to them, and onl,- NOT
ioS''ig 20 us, and 70 regulated as thar M ;,,,.
r'aies' OF our own, or any other nation. nav
peInht.ed TO diiturE the natural effects ~, orr
r. a"N. emu! o'hccs, we may render our;-i.s
AZ heceiary 70 their comfort and profn,.r;,,,
that the protection OF our citizens f.,,lpp 49,
| onorderiy members will become their ;r,a.>.a
and voluntary care. Tnftead Therefore of ~
inentation of military force proportional -, -
extenhon of frontier, l propoIt a modrr,t.. ~"
iarScment or the capital employed, in that c,,r,.
hiercs as more eifectual, economical and b,,.
nam ,nsrumene tor nreterying peace and good
On this iide the NTifiiiI;opi an inno-,,-. -.
nnquhhment of native title has been receiv..5
rom the Delawares. That tribe, de ring to
eA[,iqni.h IN their people the fprit of hun;;o,,
ana TO convert fnPerfiuous lands into the n,,sas.
of improving what they retain, has ceded 80
US all the country between the W-aba(}, and -
mo- icuth OF, and including tbe road f.,,,
Tue kaP'ds towards Vincennes for which re-,
are to receive annuities i'm animals ard -!
'nenfs for agriculture, and in cthrr rcclti,
Iies. This acquiition is important No. o,.,,
Tor Its extent and fertility, but as. f.n,,t;,'.e.
tnree hundred miles on the Ohio, and ~
n l mat on the Wabash, the produce ofthe e..
tied country defending tlofc rivers will No -,
ger pals IN review OF The Ia,i;au frontier. bpt II,
mall portion; and, with The COTTON hrret,''
lore mace ny the Kaissaii;as, i,esriy coDioii-
u"reS our Pohehions north of the Ohio, in q
very respectable breadth from Lake Erie to tho
Miihiilppi. The Piankefhaws havin, C,me
claim TO the country coded by the Deiev-are.
L has been thought beit to Quiet ,h,t ~, CO,
Purchale alio. So foon AZ the treaties IN 49,.
iuolect have received their conititutionaI ianr.
IONS they hal I've laid before both houG.s
:, ne acf OF ConGreis OF February 2s, 1909 fo-
ouiieiiie ana employing puplber Of yIp.hoats
IS no" IN couf1e of execution 10 r. a,.'
there provided for. The obitaclt 20 - 'eu-
terPnze which vefTels of this ccnnntf;n,, a.
Ior our lea port towns, their utility to.,,.,,.
.uupPorung within our waters the. sntbo,;,, .'c
ue lHws' tne promptnefs with which ,b,.,, Ill,
DC manned by the framen and rniIi.;s ~" 30
pace m the moment they are wantng H.. G.
e,nly OF taelr attending from different narts of
- soi' 20 any P"'1t where they are REQUIRED
~ IN greater fQrce than ordinary, The economy of
their maintenance and prctcryat;on f;.o,, H.
when not in actual fcrvice, and tbe cor,r,a
renee OF our finances to this ciefrnfive nrov;io-,
w,thout any new burihen, are con6d.rat;o,a
wt.ch VIII nave due weight with congreis in de-.
cldiig on the e&pcdiency of adding to their
nu,nUef from year 70 year, as experience. f,on
s't tielr utiiity until ourmportant harbors.hz
oa;,f means, mall be fecured a.
sa,nIt mutt and oppoftion to the laws.
NO CIRCUMSTANCE mas arifen fi;1ca vo,,,,,e cr
non "hich calls for any augmentation of onr -.
guar H'.i'tary iorce. Should any Improvement,
ways feafonabie '-' win DC "'-
nc -a OF The receipts and expenditures IF
the lat year, with climates for the enf,inrr
one t,,, wiz, as uinal, be laid before YOU.
Inc tate of our 6aances con,;neo 30 Gle,
our expectations. Eleven rai,one and =, b.ie
OF collars re ryed in the courfc of the ven, ora
ing on the Soth Of September ian have c,,LIsd
u.s. alter meeting ali tle ordinary cxptnces ne
,he year, 10 pay upwar1s of :hrcc millions Gr
nuHoreo tnoufand dollars Of the public doh,
eEciuhve OF Interef. This payment, with thoc.
OF inc TWO preceding vepre has extinpu;(bed M.
"aras OF twelve rniliious Of PRINCIPAL. and !,
greater lum q intereh, within that per;oJ ard
9,y proPortionate dirinution of interee rem
dsrs already fen6ble the effect Of tb,. .,e'...;r,
'nm yearly applicable TO the dfcbarre of rr;r";'
pal. '"' 81 Vi PFi''c'-
II Is aiio entertained that the revenue accrued
curing the Taft year exceeds that of The nrsc,i>
ing; and the probable receiDts of the rnf,,;,,,,
year, may fafely be relied on as fIf1icient. ,,fS
the fun already in the treafury to meet all tbe
current demands of the year, to diG,harop no
wards or three millions and an half of the en-
&aGerncnts incurred under tie BritiiI and French
conventions, and to advance in the f,,rtber 70.
compton OF the funded debt as rapidly as bsd
been contemplated. ~ nav
lheic, fellow-citizens, are the princiraI mat
'erS winch have thought it neccGarv AZ ,I,;s
',n'e 20 communicate for your CONFEDERATION snd
a''e"tioh' some Others viii be laid before Won
~ The courfe of the felton, But in the dGrhsyr ~
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