The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-12-16
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,r Government pursued through successive
ADMINISTRATIONS, is neither 10 be expected or
the people have right TO demand,
and have demanded tbst il be so modified as
loicottect abuses and obviate injustice.
That our deliberations on this interesting
subject should be uninfluenced by those par
,isan conflicts that are incident to free insti-
tutions, Is the fcrven, wish Of my heart. To
make this great question, which nnhnppily so
rssvt divides and exctes the public mind,
subserven, to the short sighted views OF Tact
ion, s,a-t destroy all hope OF settling II salts
facinrily 10 the great body Of the people, and
for the general interest. ! cannot therefore,
on taking leave Of The subject, too earnestly
FOR my own feelings or the common good,
warn you against the blgh'ng consequences
Of such course.
According to tho estimates OF the Treasu'
~ Department, the receipts IN the treasury
during the present year rw'll amount |" t"en'
~ -four millions one hundred aud sixty one
thousand aud eighteen dollars, which VII
exceed by about thIe eo hundred thousand dol
lars tho estimate presented in the last annu
al rcnor, of the Secretary of the Treasury.
The total expenditure during the year, OK
elusive orpubic debt, is estimated ut thirteen
millions seven hundred aud forty two lhon
the pavment on account ofpubhc debt for the
same period will have been eleven millions
,henAs hrndrcd and dhy -four thousand SIX
haSt-s1 and thirty dollars; leaving bal
ance in the treasury, on the first of January,
eighteen hundred aud thirty one offour mil
lions eiVhi hundred and nineteen thousand
seven hundred aud eighty lone dollars
In connexion with The condition of our q
nanccs, il affords me pleasure to remark that
ludicious and enicient arrangements have
been made BY the Treasury Department Tor
securing the pecuniary responsibility of the
public officers. and the more punctual pay.
ncnt Of nublic dues. The revenue cutter
service has been organized, and placed on
good footing, aud aided by an increase ofin'
spcciors az exposed points;and tho regulations
adopted under the act of May. 1870. for the
Inspection and apprnisement ofmerchandise,
nave produced much improvement in the ex
ecu;ioa Of The laws, and more security against
tho commission OF frauds upon the revenue
Abuses IN the allowances for fishing boun-
lies have also been corrected, and materi-
al saving 10 that branch of the service there
'bycifccted Inaddltion 10 these improvements.
he system Of expenditure for sick seamcn
belonging 10 the merchants service has been
revised; aud, by being rendered uniform and
economical. the benefits Of the fund applica.
bic 10 the object have been useiully extend
cd
The prosperity Of our country, is also fur
ther ovincCd BY the increased revenue aris
ing from The sale of public lands, as will op
pear from the report Of the Commissioner OF
The General Land Office, and the documents,
accompanying il, which are herewith trans.
mlted beg leave To draw your aitentlos
To this report. and to the propriety OF making
early appropriations for the. objects which II
specifies.
Your attention ia again invited to the sub
jccts connected with that portion of the pub
lie interests entrusted 10 the War Depart
mont Some ofihem were referred to in my
former message; aud they are presented in
detail in the report Of the Secretary of War,
herewith submitted. refer yon also, to the
report of that officer for a knowledge Of the
state ofthe Army, Notifications, and nrsenals,
and Indian affairs; all of which, il will be per.
ceivcd. have been guarded with Jealous at
tention and care. 1t is worthy Of your con
sderalIon whether the armaDents necessary
for the Notifications on our maritime frontier
which are now, or.shortly will be, completed
shonld not be in readiness sooner than the
customary appropriations will enable The De
partmcnt to provide them This precaution
seems 10 be due To the general system Of for
tifcotion which has been sanctioned by Con
gress, and is recommended by that maxim
of wisdom which tells us in peace, TO prepare
for war.
refer you to the report oflhe secretary Of
the Navy for highly satisfactory account of
the manner in which the concerns of that De
partmeDt have been conducted during the
present year. Our position in relation to all
The most powerful nations Of The earth. and
the present condition Of Europe. admonish us
to cherish this arm of our national defence
with peculiar care. Separated by wide seas
from all these Governments whose power we
might have reason 10 dread, we have nothing
to apprehend from attempts at conquest II
ia chiefly attacks upon our commerce, and
harrossing inroods upon our coast, against
which we have to guard. A respectable ma.
val force, always ofoat with an accumulation
Of the means 10 give it rapid extension in
case Of need furnishes the power by which
all such aggressions may be prevented or re.
pclled. The attention of the Government
has, therefore, been recently directed more
to preserving the public vessels already built,
and providing materials TO be placed in depot
,5s future use. than TO increasing their mum,
ber.-With the aid Of Congress, in a few
years, the Government will be prepared in
case emergency, TO put afloot powerful
Navy Of new ships almost as soon as old ones
could be repaired. .
The notifications of this part Of the ser.
vice suggested in my last annual message.
which are noticed more in detail, in the re
port Of the Secretary Of the Navy, are again
recommended TO your serious a,leriion.
Thereport ofthe Postmaster General,
in like manner, exhibits satisfactory
view Of the important branch Of the Gov