Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-12-05

service me repression OF piracy in the West In
dlap, ana III the GrCciRn seas, has been eGect,nu,
maintained, with scarcely arr excen,;,n 49,
war between The Governments OF Buanos Avros mi
Bra2ii, frequent collisions between beniceron, n.,.
vi P'"et ana The rIgh,s OF neutral commerce occur
req. L'centIous biockaGes, irregularly enlisted ~,
impressed scamen, and the property OF boncst covn
hcrcc seized with violence, and even plundered ND,
i9gai pretenccs, are disorders neyer scparable frdn
the conflict OF wars upon the ocean. With q 49,.
ton OF them, the correspondence of our counan-
ocrs on the Eastern aspect OF the South Arer;oa,.
coast, uid among the Islands of Greece. d;scoror
now ir we nave bee, lnvo.ved. In these, The honor
OF our country and the rights of OR citizens hars
been asserted and indicated. The npneoro,co -
new s%quadrons i'll the Mediterranean and the bIo.t.
ace OF the Dardeneucs, Indicate the dancer af othn,
obstacles to the freedom of commerce md H. NC
cesslty of keeping our naval force in tboso =, NJ
the suggestions repeated in the report of tho 5000,
tary Oh the Navy, and tending to the peru,,ncn,
nhpro.en,ent OF thus institution, L invite the favorable
consideration Of Congress-.
q resolution of the House Of Ro,ro-.,
requesting that one of oHr small public vessels
shonld Ire sent to the Pacific Ocean and Sn,,tL
sea, TO examine the coasts, islands, harbors sbools
ana reels, IN those seas, and to ascertain their tr,,,..
SITUATION ana description, has been put in q trn,n or
execution. The vessel is ncarly ready 10 depart. tho
succsssiH! accomplishment of the expedition may hr
greatly facilitated by suitable Legislative proyis;orS.
ana particularly by an appropriation to 6etrav its M
cessary expense. The addition Of a second md
maps u third vessel, with a slight nggravution 81 tI,c
cost, would contribute much To tie sayfaty &c 81 80;
2ens embarked on this undertaking tho ell.
winch may DC OF the deepest interest to our rn,nt-v
WYNN the report OF the Secretary of the Nav
WIN be submitted III conformity to the Act of Con,
grcss OF third March, 1927, for the gradual i,nrroyo,
me mt OF the Navy Of the United States, statenocnts
oil the expenditures under that act, and of tho maa
siifes taken for carrying the same into effect. Everr
section OF that statute contains u distinct nroyie;o,1
looking 10 the great object of Tie Whole, the rrn,
dual Improvement of the Navy. Under it's s,j,f,r,.
sanction, stores of slip-tinbcr have beer nr,curof
an nna ae III process OF seasoning and preservation for
le lutulC uses OF Tue Navy. Announcements. L,,., r..
Nr inc preservation of the 1--we oak timber growflg ON ilc iauJt
otthe tn;ted States, and for its rerroduct,on y n, t't au's
lure and distant days, The waste oftha, must yaluahjjaF 4,.icrn1
In snip nnildlns, by tie great consumption OF it yearly for Tie
ihe construction of the tHo Dry Docks at Charlestoven nHi
Norfolk, Is making satisfactory progress towards a d,r,tJIaa ~
,anlishment The examinations and inquiries to ascertain III.
PfactlcapiAiy ard cHpcd:ency Of a Marine Railway at pcnl,c -.
Ia though not yet accomplished, have been postponed tnt - :
ne more efi'ctuahy made. The Navy Yards OF the I'M
onattS pave been examined, and plans for their in.provcmcIt
barlnsin,re f LIZ Iahhc pubic property therein, at Portsmouth,
which two Others are to be added, have been prcpsffed' a,I ~ ;"
~ s..t bne my sanction tc and no other portion of my public du,irs
nms n.n peiiofIGed with a more intimate convection of its M.
poTtance 70 the future welfare and security of The Tfnion -' '">
com mm . report e LINN the Postmaster General, Is exhibited 4
JoLnn e To I'VE years, since 1882, till this time, In tho r,rnI"-r"
nearly eight thousand; In tic r1yrnrn Welded t tM1 hun nuhurIi %
leTn slxty-srVen thousand dollars, has swollen 10 upyya,6s AZ
winch, from five thoutand six hundred and forv-,yn nav - III
Liieo 70 one hundred and fourteen thousund five btindrr5 All
the Union has about thrice doubled, the rate Of incfeS4se Of ,hso :.
OFFICES IS rcaiiy forty, aid of tile revenue, and of travelled MI.
within the last five years, has been naaTIv re- C,gHS OF Hsenur,
r'yGnue ofthc Department. in 1912. Nl' - III ""'H
me expenditures of the Department dur;,r th. ,,.- 49,,
enccn on the first of Juiy last, have exceeded the co., " t
non, Gl an3qt twenty-five thousand dollars. The excess has Ben
occaSioned by the increase of mail convcvaucas and fac;li,;oe -
the eXicnt of near eight hundred thousand miles. II hns - ~
npI I ny col'nt!olS rom the 'oshnasters, Of the arrraragcs Of
gt leu years ''nle the correct principle seems II hr tIa,
inc mcomclcvicd s,y,he Department should dc(Tav Ali i,s ~ o%!
sas, it has never hcen the roIcy of this 80 ~ IL r%F'.-
raise fom this establishment any rfve NJ TO to be @o onn1;ad nj TO
o'ncr purposes. The suggestion Of thc Postmaster General iha1,
the insurance Of the sale Transmission Of mmey by "t tba .Ht
-S'' w 'SSUuiCu Dy M Department., for a lnOdrrJ,c and 80
Pe.nt enumeration, will deserve tln consideration of CnnHroes
a frgport from tle Commissioner of tme Public E,,iIdimSs g.
ms Niiy exhibits the expenditures uroi tirn in the cnnSo =" ~,
Ine current wear. 1t will be seen that the humane aud bSneyC
IN IN. iH.ontohs o. ongreSS m providing, by the ACT Of 2nth Ma
100 ior the erection Of Il Penientiarym this District hay, bSSSI,,
acGI1mptsncd heauthority of further legislation is now rennii'
va r me removal to this tenement q tho Offenders aeajnytt t.
AVS sentenced to atone by persona: confinement for f+r,s
n'ertr yt amn 10 provide a code for their employment and geyerm,
NJ : commissioners appointed confogtuably to tho &C, oe2i
r ~ tiI - 10 r. a. p TtHlo Tor the adjustment of claims Of peusops
If O. o., ~ IN. G"chtnhcaIton under the first Article of the Treatv
u Nncnt, ana for the distribution among such claimants e tIss
ton Of 18Th November. 1925. closed tLcir iato 80 W. ~, ,ho Eg ~
August last, by awarding the claimants H.. sum of ono n,T>o.
'y-two dollars and e~EhicCn cents: leaving Lglancc 49,
.nsusand five bundled aud thirty,scven dollars and eisb.v..tyg
GEMS, whcn was distributed ratcably amongst all tr cIaT1,a,,igy
!.o " ~. awards hd ocsil made, according to the directions oi
oil the General Land Office, present the actual condition Of rfa,
Common property Of the Union. The amour, paid into he
treasury from the proceeds OF lands, during the EN- 49, 80, -
the FIRST haifo 1928, falls little short Of two miliiofs of do jo
n Pt3l4iciy OF fuEther extending the time for the cxtinguisif
ire public, lands, limited, by the at of a1st Marth iast, 10 fine
ion[ln OF JHiy nc%'. VIII claim the consideration of { ongress T.,
"n1Ss vS1ance a"g careful attention, the regulation, disrcraj.
feopie OF the United States been entrusted. :"
Among the important subjects 20 which the auro,;or oSr,-
present Congcss has already been in7ucd, and which NAV ~.
Guy t4or further aud deliberate discussion, will be tie prov.
son 10 be trade for taking the 9Th ccryis o1enurc ration tofIc
,nnhnitants Of the United States. Tie Constitution OF d.
: m'c7 states requires that this enumeration should ic I,aGc
Wlin'H every term OF ten years, and tic date from which tho r,,,
thulngLailji commcnccd was the first Monday of kur1is, of lie
year l"<". Inc laws under which the former cntnrrTarors
were 'aheD, were enacted at the Session Of CCugr-s immediate.
y preceding the operation. But considerable inc ny e3;rprcs
ere eNPerrncer from the delay Of legislation to 50 late a Dcrrod.
nat Jaw, like those OF the preceding cnuncratiors, 6Hler+cd
Ia INC census shoild be tahan by the hiagshals OF the scveraf
districts ann territories, under instructions from the gccrciar;
ui ''Nc- Inc preparation and transmission 10 the N!arsIals Jf
tn9sc instructions, required more time than was then allowed
o.o'tch INC passage OF the law and She day vhcr tie cnuiuprg.