Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-12-13


voyages, and in the inward, nearly equal anoun
Of American, and 10000 only Of foreign tonnage
what other evidence is wanting Of the absurdity o
those politicians, who commended that the arrange
ment of Mr.. McLane would supersedc our own
shppng, by substituting that of the British nation
The papers which relate 10 the North Eastern Boun
diaries, arc Immediately TO be submitted to the Sen
ate; and the President requires resolutions o
Mossrs. Holmes and Sprague to comply with his du
v.-But he Is also looking beyond these arrange.
mcnts- He is awaiting himself of this period OF
friendship to remove all those causes Of collision
ABOUT our maritime rights contraband of war and
imprisonment of scamen, which have so Frequently
endangered the friendship of the two nations
Our claims upon Denmark, Sweden and France
have also been happily adjusted He asks the con
sont Of the Senate to the Treaty with France; and
no blows To atoms another of the charges of the
opposition that no had sacrificed the Legislative fnc
tons of Congress to the treaty -nlaking power He
says expressly, that the treaty contains stipoons
mat require Legislative Acts, it must have the con-
to effect-No difficulty can be anticipated in sane
Ironing so wise and valuable an arrangement.
10 SPAN am emphatic language is Addressed
Our claims for indemnity for the spoliations which,
ncr cruisers have made upon our commerce with the
south American States, are pressed with an energy
which can scarcely be resisted. A special mcsscn-
ger has been despatched, with percmptory instruc-
tons to our Minister, to bring the negotiation to a
conclusion.
Our Claims upon Naples are about to be pressed
The treaty we Ind just made with France seemed
10 pave tho way for negotiation. minister
has been sent without waiting for the meeting of
Congress- because the state of Europe created an
apprehension of events that might have rendered or
application inoffectual."--As those documents are
not before us, we cannot decide upon the exigency
of the case
Our claims upon Portugal for the captures she
had made OF our vessels at the blockade of Terceira
are zcalousy pressed, and hopes are entertained of
the fullest success.-Our relations with the Russian
Empire are of the friendly character 1t is de-
sirable to secure the great privileges we now enjoy
IN her ports, by commercial treaty as well as To oh
tain some provisions Tor the security of our maritime
rightsbut the ill-heallh of our minister and the war
M which Russia has been lately engaged have pre-
vented all arrangements. Count Ncsserode is known
to have stated TO our Charge Afaires OH presenting
Mr. Randolph's letters of return, that their war with
roland would have prevented any negotiation with
thc united Statcs.-But we are about to dispatch
another minister, who will renew the attempt
=. Our treaties with Austria, with the Hanseatic
Towns ana with Prussia, opening profitable
branches of trade to our COMMUNICATIVE Turkish
treaty had met with difiiculty-but the last
dispatches of Com Porter announce that "thcre was
every prospect ofthe exchange being speedily eff
iected."EA letter from Washington, in the N. York
Courier a. Enquirer, positively that from la
ter dispatches, the ratification had been exchanged
our merchants are enjoying lucrative trade
with China and the East Indies-and the Message
states that frigae had been dispatched with tor
doris to require immediate satisfaction for the in
jury, and indemnity to the sufferers" from the out
rage at Sumatra.-The Secretary of the NAVY states
IN nus report, that from the caution used IN her IN
strucftofs and from the energy of her commander
favorable hopes are entertained of procuring some
indemnity for that barbaros and piratical injIryn
Few changes have taken place i'm our connections
WITH the independent States of America. The rati-
hcation OF the Commercial Treaty with Mexico is
soon cxpected.--The exertions of orr minister in
Colombia have effected very considerable reduc
ton IN the duties flour i'm that RepubIic-
Our minister in Brazil has been instructed to press
n nttarfxr fs.,.x. IL. n
suros have been taken to protect our vessels from
inc consequences of a claim which Buenos Ayres
has set up to the sovereignty of the Falkland Isles
The President concludes his rapid and brilliant
sketch of our Foreign Relations with the following
just, and opposite remarks:
81 have great satisfaction in making this statement of
our AFFAIRS because the Of national policy
bcs me to do II without any nscreet exposure OF what
On either il usually concealed from the peope
Having none but straight forward open topursue
guided by single principle that will bear the strongest
bght-we have happily political combinations TO form.
no alliances TO enangle complicated TO
suit and in subjectng all have done the consdea-
Non OF our citizens and to the inspection of world we
10 no injury
The next portion relates to our Domestic concerns
and the Indian Question meets us OH the threshold
We have the same Just views presented ms bove
always guided the present administration: viz n re-
spect for the jurisdiction of the States over all the
persons who lnhabit their soil, and anxious wish 10
promote the best interests of the Indians
Itl
matters are powerfully and eloquently discussed
IN the Report of the Secretary of War, which we
shall lay before readers that is unnecessary TO
dwell upon them here The Message States that nil
the Indian Tribes in the of Ohio are about TO
cmigratc from her territory; that all the Chickasaws
and Chocaws will remove in 1892; that at least one
hall, IT not two-thirds, of the Cherokees NAV be
expected 10 follow the wise example of their more
westerly brcthren-and that those, who remain will
come under the laws of Georgia and will cease to be
thc objects of peculiar care" to the General Govern
ment---When these events shall be consummated,
Gen Jackson will have the merit of securing To- the
states their entire jurisdiction over all the Indian
iands-aithougb he may not have been so foriu-
nate, rs two of his predecessors in acquiring a ter
rtory, like Louisiana and Florida, for the Federal
Union.
The Public Finances arc sketched with glowing
pencil. More than l6 millions of the Public debt
cxtlngushcd during the ycar-and by liberal use
of the means which the government has at its dis
posol, the entire debt may be discharged within the
four years of his adminstration.-Then, shall we
present an unique appearance thing, perhaps with
cut parallel i'm the History of the world; a nation
disburtlened from debt, and much more nj n loss
now to reduce her revenue, than others arc how TO
raise it,
This at once brings the President TO the reduction
oil the Tariff. We hail his sentiments on this sub
Jcct with great satisfaction. He is for reducing the
revenue to the wants of the government and in
adjusting the tariff TO this ratio, Inc keeps his eyes
upon the equal justice which is due to all our i,a-
honM interests, and to the cotn,eracton of foreign
policy, so far as it may be injurious to these Interests
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