The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-12-23
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
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! OF sueh fosos sno canals, ss he might dcem
oi national importance, IN CONNIE cial or mil
itsry point OF view, OF for The tfaospo' talon Of
the malt, boa has been instituted, consist.
ing oi two disIingu uished uflicers u The Cafps
| Of Engioees and disupeu,shed Civil Engin
| eef, with assis spts, who have been actively
employed IN ca fylne into eisci The objec, OF
| the act. They have carefully exsmrnsd The
| route be zen the Potomac end the Ohio riv
| es; be wesn the lsuet end Like Ens be
tween the Aleshsny and the 80 quehannsh |;
md the 'oues b, wscp the Ds@wa,e and the
II iiton, l's nsIsbIe sod Buzzrd's bsy /; snd
Or ween BIS on hs DO, and Nsusgsnsst bay =
Such portion OF me cops OF Topog, optical
Ing ginee,s rs coud be spared ON lie su,vey
OF he coast. has been employed in surveying
ihe vsry importsn, route between the Potomac
and the ONO. Cons,de abe progress has
been made IN IL, but 'he .usvey cannot be
completed unii the next season. l. is graft
lying 10 sdd, from the view already taken,
hat there IS good cause to behese thst this
g'eat natioosl objsc' my DO fully accom-.
plishsd. 80.
II 10 contemplated to commence early in
he mex, season the execution Of the Other
ranch Of the act, ths' witch ieiates TO rosds
and with the su vey oi roule from This cry
though the sou,hein states. Ia New O,lesDs.
he Importance OF which cepnot be 100 highly
esiims,ed. All the Cfiice of both the Coz ps
e Engineet,, VINO could be spared from oibe,
se'vioes. hsve been employee 10 exploring end
surveying ne routes fot canals. To digest
pisn to- both objects for The gteo, pu poses
spec fled, vii 'eqliJe Q thorough knowledge
y every psu OF our Union, aud OF mo reia'ion
Of each pat to the others, aud OF all TO the
sea, Of The general government For sueh .
digcs', ~ viii be Necessary ,hs, the iniot ma
ion he ioil minute and precise With q view 20
these impor,sn' objee,s, submii o tho con
sIderst,on OF Cong cas-, ,he p op ie,y Of On.
la'elng both the Cops ot Engineers, the
Miina y snd Topog' sphicsi Il need scarce.
y be fsma KID, ,bs, the more ex,ensiv. y
these Cups s'e engaged IN tho impi ovem men
| ct thcir country, IN ,he execution of the pow
sss Of C~Ssr es., and IN aid -of the s,siss, In
such Improvements ss lie bsyoud that lin.
| il, wren ,,uch ard IL desired, tho hsppict
the sffscr will be. IN many viaws, Of which the
| subj CT is susceptible. BY piofiIng of their
science, 'he works will slwsys be we'll execu
| ted and ~ giving o tho ofIicers such en-
| ploymeni, on unirn will derive all The adven-
| tsge, IN peace as we'll as In war, from their
ns'ens and &C vices, which hey css sHo,d.
| In tbs mode also. the Military will be incor.
| pora,ed with the Civil, and unlounded and in.
| jurious Distinctions and prediudices Of every
kind be done eway To the Cops themselves
this service canno, fail TO be equally useful
since by he knowledge ,hey would thus &C.
| qure, ,hey would be emineoily better quail.
fed, in the event of war, for The great pur.
poses for which they were instituted.
Our relations with The Indian tribes, with
in our limits, have MOI been maleiislly chang.
| ed during the year. The hostile diaposiiien
evinced by certain tribes, on the Missouri,
during The las' year, still continues, and has
extended in some dsgfcc, to those on tho up.
PEI Mississippi, and the upper lakes. Sevs
/ raj parties oi our cIuzens have beeD plundeted
and murdo ed by those tubes. In order TO
establish relations Of friendship with them,
Cong -ess al The last session. made On spp'o-
pria.ion for uesties with them, and for the
employment Of q suitable mili,s,y escort TO
accompany and attend tho commissioners st
The places appointed tor tho ncgotistioss.
This object hs. MOI been effected. The sea.
son va. 100 fer advanced when The spptopria-
ton IVES made, end the distance too gtest to
pef,nu il but measures have been taken, and
all the preparations will be completed, to &C.
compIi,h it at 40 carly period IN the next sea.
son.
Believing that the hostility Of the uibes,
| particularly 90 The upper M,,'issippi and the
lakes, is, 10 no small degree, owing TO the
was which ave carried on between tho tribes
residing IN that quarter, messures have beeD
| taken TO bring about general peace among
| The m, which u successio', will not only tend
to the security OF ou' ciiizeps, but DO Of great
sdvsntsee to the Iadis,s ,bemselvss. With
the exception ot he tribes referred TO, our fs.
lsuons win al he Others, are on the same
t'endly 'oo,ing and ], sfords me great salts.
fse'ioia TO add, hat they are mskiog sesdy cd
| vince, in c,v'liz,,ion, end the imp ovemeot oI
I, their conti,ion. Many Of the tribes have al.
~ Gade great progress 10 The arts OF civil.
izs IT, This desirable result ha, been brough,
s,ou, by ,he humsne and persevering policy o
the COVE nmsut and particularly by means oi
the app opi iis,oa for the civilization OF the ln.
dams. Tn e have been established, under