Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-11-20


greater Sa'iS!acti0n, because n rs u course
more consistent Nilh Justice, and like
wise authorizes u hope THAT the ca'an'iiiVS
at the war Will be confined To The parties
only, and vii he oi shorter dnrdtun.
From TIE ylc,N taken OF thus snhiFc;.
founded On al tie Information that we
have been able Ia oisia n, tNcrc ~ Souj
cause 10 he satisfied nihtbe course here
tot0:e pursued hi The II States, IN regard
To tins contest, sud tn conclude, that /, il
proper 10 adilrrc la il, especially ~ The
present state of ahalS.
have rreai Satisfaction IN stating.
that our relations wnh France, Russia,
and ether powers, continue on The most
flcnii, basis.
In oar domestic concerns wc lave am
pie case OF satisfaction. Tie receipts in-
10 lie Treasury, dn,ng the three first
quarters oi Tie YEAR, bay" eAceedtd se.ru-
teen millions of dottar$.
Alter satisfy ing all the demands uhi, u
nave brem n:atc under existing appropr-
a'ions, including the tinai eaih ,iun Of
The ol,is'x per cent stock. anu The re,icmr-
non al norty of Tie Louisiana debt,
II Is estimated thai there wiil remain iu
lie Treasury, on Ike FIRST day Ot ! .n,,:iry
next, morc ;han Two millions 81 dollars.
It's ascertaned That the gross ~, euue
whiCb has aCCrued from The customs du-
riis the same period amounts Ia tvrnt>-
one millions OF dollars, ard that The ,.yc-,
nuc Of the w@ole wear may bp estimated
| al no. less thar tventV-six millions. The
sale OF de public Idnds daring the YEAR
has also greatly exceeded, both ~ uuan-
| MY and pricr, il!a: oi amy farmer year;
and there Is just reason 10 exptc. a pre-
Sressive Improvement III that source Of
! revenue.
l. J. al. Ell. I.
| The anilua! expenditure has bren iu,r; as
| ed, by The AL OF the last session Of Con-
| gress, proviti'ng for Revolutionary pens
ons, TO AN amount about equal to the pro-
! ceeds OF the internal duties, which were
| then repealed, the revenue for the ensuing
| year Will be pr0po,tion8blv augmented,
,, and that, whilst the public expenditure
/ viii probably remain stationary, each
| successive Year i'll add 10 the national
! resources, by the ordinary increase of OFT
| population, and by TIE gradual dcvelopc-
ment OF our latent sources Of national
| prosperity.
| The strict executions Of the revenue
| laws, rvSu,tiDs principally FROM the saiu-
| tary rrotls,cuS al HE act ni The 2Cih Of
! April last, amending The several collection
! laws, has, 1t IL presumed, secured 10 do
| nestle manufactures all The relief Thar
| can b. derived from the duties, which
have been imposed upon foreign mer-
| ctiandlso, los ihrn protection. Under the
| influence OF His relief, several bran
! chcs OF lhis Important maiinnal interest
! lidVr assumed greater ACTIVITY, and, allhu'
| II IS hope that others vii gradually re-
viVc, and ultimately Triumph over cvery
/ obstacle, YET tie expectancy Of granting
! further protection Is Submitted 10 Your
| consideration.
! The measures Of defence, authorized
| by existing laws, have been pursued with
! TIE Zcal and activity due 10 SO important
| an object, and With all iiic despatch prac-
| ilcable IN so extensive and great an nm
deriaklng. The survey of our maritime
| and inland frontiers has been continued;
and, al tie points where il was decidrdto
erect Notifications, tie work has been
commenced, and, in some instances, con-
| siderable progress has been made. In
| compliance with resolutions of the last
| session, HE board Of commissioners we're
directed 10 examine IN a particular man
ner the parts otilrc coast therein Gesicna.
ted, and 10 report their opinion oi lie
most snilab!e sclics Ter two naval dcpots.
| IDS work Is IN a tram Oi eXocuiiCn Tie
| option ot Ike board on This Subrc,, " ..
! plane all lie works necessary to "a &C.
| neral system OF defence, 50 far as ii las
! been formed, will be laid before Congress.
III report from tie proper Department.
as soon As il can be prepared.
| In conformity with the approximations
| Of the last session, treaties have b EN-
formed with lie Quapaw irlbc oi Indian.,
lnhab,tlng Tie country on HE Arkan-
| saw, and With flre Great AVID Lille O.a-
| ges norih OF tie White RIVER with the
Tribes III lie state of Indiana wnh tie
| several !Ibes within lie slate OF Ohio.
| III t,.I..
| Chcka*aws by which NrIv extensive
cessions of territory ira,c been made TO
| lie Untcd States. Negotiations nv now
depending with Tie tfibtsir he illinois
| icrriiory. and with tie Choctaws, by
| which II IS expected thai otter extensive
ceSsI0ns will he made. take great IN
| lerest IN stating that tie ccS.iuua already
| made, wlIIch are considered so IMPORTANT
10 Tie United States, have been obtained
on conditions very satisfactory 10 the lu-
! dans.
With yiewto the security Of unr ~
| land frontiers, II has bee thought expo
| dicni 10 establish strong posts ~ lie
! mouths of the Yellow Sione River, and ut
| The Aandan Silage, OH Tie MiS~ou,i aud
| Al The mouth DIST Peters, on The Missis-
| sippi, al no great distance from o,.r north
! ern boundaries. liCan hardly heprcsumpf,
! w!;Ilc sUcb posisaTc pi3IGialncd ~ tLcre2r
| OF lie iudiantribes, illatiiipy will venture
TO attack our pcacealle inhabitants. 4
strong hope is entertained HAT ,his nIea-
| sure will IihcWise Ec lrrduciiDe OF uyuch
good 10 She iri,es themselves; especially
III promoting the great object of their e.
! viiizaiiou. Experience has clearly de
monsiraleh, that independent savage
communities caUuU; long exist within tie
Limits of civilized population Tbs
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