The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-12-11

IL 10 pc eppi eht iIde q Under oor De ppy svs-
ten, the people are 'he sole and exc.usne
foun'an oi power. Each government origi-
hates from m, and to them atone, each 20
it, proper consli'uents, are they fespeetiveiy
sDd solely responsible, FOR the iaihiul DIS
ehsfse OF their duues, within their cons,i,u-
iionssbnr,s. And that ihe people will con-
hne their public agents OF eve y sistloo, 10 iho
strict line Oi their constitutional duties, there
is 40 cause 20 doub'. Having however, com-
municsed ny sentiments to Congress, ct tho
last Sc ss,on, iuhy, IN the dUGuGent 10 ehieb
have deferred, respecting the tighi of sppro-
piiauoD, as distinct i'om he right Of ;urisdic.
uon anu Sovereignty over ;he territory in
question, ] deem il imp opsr TO enlarge on
The subirc here.
From the best inflammation that have bcen
able to ob7aIn, IL appears that cur Nsnufsc-
tufes though depressed inme diate y aficr IT.
Peace, hsve considerably iocteased, and arc
stit Increasing, under the encourage emeDt CIV
en- the m by the Tariff OF 1916 end by subse-
quen, laws. Satisfied, sm, whstrves msy
be the sbstraci doc,rjne in favor Of uDresuic,.
ed coin mefce, provided oil na,ious would cor
cur 10 IL, aud II ~ not liable 10 DC in.erIu opted
Aty war, which has never occu red and canoot
be expected, thai there are other strong rea.
sons applicable 10 cur sites,ion, end Citations
With other Countries, which impose on Us the
ubiIga,os TO eberish AID scsiaIh our " lru-
fac,ufes. Sa,isffrd, how-ver, 7 likewise an
tha, the int-rest Of cvey par, 81 our Union,
even OF ibose nost beoeii rd 1y r;.saGfactus rs,
requires that this subject shpe'A be touchs,t
viih the greatest cauliVn, and i,ical know
ledge Of the effect TO be produced by the
slightest change. 90 fall consideration of
the sutJcct, In al its rcls,ion., am petsus,i.
cd, thai fo'ihet augmentation may nov 10
mode Of the du,ics on cciiain t6feien articles
IN favor Of our own, and whh1u' aHsc ing 10
iusiou.iy, aoy other inleresi. fo' move PEE
else details, irefer you 10 the coInDun,Ss-
lions which were made 10 Congress during
the las. Session.
So great was The amount of accoro's for
monies odvaoe,d during the late var, in adj
dnion to others Of o previous date, which, Ia
The regular operations NJ the gryerrmcn', ne.
cesssriy remained unsettled, that it required
considerable length OF tiG.t !or thsis 3D.
justment. By'a report from The First Comp
ifolIorot,he Irea>uy,n II appears ha, on the
IN Of March, 1877, The accounts 'hrn unsr'-'
tied smounied 10 one hund cd ard thee n,il-
lions six,y. eight ,tousnnd eight l'uGdrsd and
seven'y.six dollars and forty ore cents, of
which, cn 'hs sob of September Of the prss-
ell year, Ninety ,htee millions one hnndfed
and sevenp Eye thousand ihree huDdl ed and
ninety six dollars and 6iy.s'x cents had bera
se,tled: leaving Oh that day balance unset
lied of ninc utiilioos eight hundred and nine
!y.,hrce thousand foul hundred aad seveu ~
o,ne dollars and eigh'y Eve cen's. T,as
there have been drawn frcss the Treasury, IN
paying the public debi, and sus,sining the
gove, nIn, u, in all lis operations sn1 i,onrse.
meots, since the 4h of March, l8t7 ono
huad' ell and i.f,y seven O,aioDs one hundred
nUd ninety y.nins thousand ,hrec hundred md
eighty dollars and oine,y-six Gents, the &C.
counts Tor which have b, en- settled to the A..
mount Of one hundred and ,hiriy seven NIL
lion, FIVE hundred ans c,c .hcusanl four aun-
dIed and fii,y-one dollars aod twelve cents
ieeving a os,snce ueseiiteh Of nineteen nit
lions SIX hundred and nioety- thoussnd
niue hundisd IND twenty .osne dHllars and
eighty .four cen's. For precise detail, re-
,pecling each of these bsIsnces, I refer 20 tho
report Of the Comp,rolier, end ,be documents
y hch accompany Il.
From this view, !, ,pp-r-s ,ha, ou- cen.
N .tcisl differences with Frsnce and Great
itsin have been priced To . lrsiu Of auica.
Iie ara sngemcD,, on conditions fair and homo
able, IN both Insiaoces, 10 escb paw, thar
,ur finances are in vs,y productive state;
'ur revenue beng Q, presens folly conpet,-s
o all the demands upon it that our nili,sy
orce Is we'll organized io'sIl h, brnnc hes, and
spsbIe OF rsnxe'ias 'hc most important ser.
ite IN case OF emergency, hat u. ppmber WI
dmn OF; that due rrog'ess has been made,
'ndet existing spprup 'siions, in the cons,rus,
ION oil Notifications. and IN the opeiatisos Of
he ordnance depaunent; that d. progress
IA, 10 like msoner, bees made IA Ihs eoB.
uusiion Of ships Of wat: That Our navy is ia
he lest eonditon. feh and respected, in e,-
} SEA 10 ~niea " Is emplyed ,ot the Pc.
rction ot our commerce: that ouf manuf.t.
n es hsve augmented N snvunt, and in,p,t-.
d IN qssi's; that great prog ess has he
s~ ., sG -. settlement 0f accounts, and IN az