Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-12-24

jects of future difference with few and these suseep tible of easy adjustment-extending our commerce. gradually all sides, and on none by any butthe mos liberal and mutually beneficial means we may by thu blessing of Providence hope for all that national pros perity which can be derived from intercourse witt foreign nations, galdcd by those eternal principles l justice and reciprocal good will, which are binding as we'll upon States, the individuals of whom the, are composed.
 have great satisfaction in making this statemen of our aiairs because the of our national poll cy enables me to do it without any indiscreet expo sure oi what In other governments, Is usually con cealed from the people. Having none but straigh forward open course 10 pursue-gulded by smglt principle that will bear the strongest lght-we have | happily no political combinations to lorm,no alliances to entangle us, no complicated interests to consult and in subjecting all we have done to the consdera ton of our citizens, and to the inspection oi tho world, we give no advantage to other nations, ant lay ourselves open to no injury.
 It may not be improper to add, that 10 preserve this state of things, and give confidence to the world in the integrity of our designs, all our conflar and diplomatic agents are strictly enjolned to examine well every cause of complaint preferred by cit zens; and, while they urge with proper earneshess those that well founded, 10 eountenance ione that are unreasonable or unjust and to enjon on our merchants and gators the strctest obedlenc, to the laws of the countries to which they resort ard Il of conduct in their dealings that maysup)ort the character of nation, aud render respected abroad
 Connected with this subject, must recommend a revisal of our consular laws Defects and omissions have been discovered in their operation that 0ugt to be remeded and supplied For your further nfor- nation on this subject have directed report be made by the Secretary of State, which shall hre- after submit to your consideration.
 The internal peace and security of our conl,de- rated States is the next principal object o the Ge- neral Government. Time and experience have proved that the abode of the native Indian within their limits is dangerous to their peace and injurious 10 himself In accordance with my recommends ton at Il former session of Congress- an appropria ton of half million of dollars made 10 aid the sountary remov al of the various tribes beyond the limits of the States At the last session, had the happiness to announce that the Chlckasaws and Chociaws had accepted the generous offer of the Go vernment, and agreed to remove beyond the Missis sppi river by which the whole of the State of Mis- sssippi and lLe western part of Alabama will be freed from Indian occupancy, and opened to a civi llzed population. The treaties with these tribes are in course of execution, and their removal It Is hop ed, will be completed ia the course of 1o32
 At the request of the authorities of Georgia, the registration of Cherokee Indians for emigration has been resumed. and it is confidently expected that one halt if not two thirds of that tribe, will follow
 
 Those who prefer remaining at their present homes will hereafter be governed by the laws of Georgia, all her citizens arc, and to be the objects of pecuiIarcare on the part of the General Government During the present year the attention of the Govern ment has been particularly directed to those tribes in the powerful and growing State of Ohio, where considerable tracts of the finest lands wer stli oc- cupled by the aboriginal proprietors Treaties, ei- lher absolute conditional, have been mate, extin- gushing the whole Indian title to the reservations Tn that State and the time is not distant, it hoped, when Ohio will be no longer embarrassedwith the Indian population. The same measure vii be eX- tended to indiana soon there is reas,a to an tlcipate success.
 It is confidently believed that perseverance for a few years in the present policy of the Government, will extinsuish the Indian title to all lands lyng with in the States composing our Federal Union and re- move beyond their limits every Indian WHO not willing to submit to their laws Thus will all COZ ilictlng claims to jurisdiction between tbs States and Indian tribes be put to rest. It is pleasing to fleet that results so beneficial not only to tie States immediately concerned, but to the harmony of the Union, will have been accomplished by measures equally advantageous to the indians. What the native savages become when surrounded bya dense population, and by mixing with the whites may be seen in the miserable remnants of few eastern tribes, deprived of political and civil right, forbid den 10 make contracts and sub jected to guardians, dragging out wretched existance, withou excite ment, vIthoul hope, and almost without thhght
 But llie removal of the Indians beyond he limits and jurisdiction of the States, does not pllce them beyond the reach of philanlhropc aid and Christian instruction On the contrary, those whom phlanihro- py or religion may induce to live among then in their new abode, will be more free in the exercseof their benevolent functions, than if they had r,maned within the limits oi the States embarrasscdby their internal regulations. Now, subject to no control but the experimenting agency Of the Geneal Co., yernment, exercised with the sole view of lreserv- ing peace, they may proceed unmolested in the in- teresng experiment of gradually advancing ga com munity of American Indians from barbarian to the habits and enjoyments of civilized life.
 Among the happiest effects of the improved rela-
 ons of our republic, has been an increase of trade producing corresponding increase of reverHe, be- yond the most sanguine anticipaons of the Teasury Department
 The state of the public finances will bs fully shown by the Secretary of the Treasury in the re- port which he will presently lay before you. will here however, congratulate you upon their prosper ous condition. The revenue received in the pre- sent year will not fall short of twenty millions seven hundred thousand dOllars and the expenti- lures for all objects other than the public deb will not exceed fourteen millions seven hundred thousand The payment on account of the principal and inter- est of the debt, during the year, will exceed sxtee, millions and half of dollars; greater sum than has been applied to that object out of the revenue in any year since the enlargement of the sinking fund except the two years following immediately thereafter. The amount which will have been ap piled to the public debt from the fourth of March 1e29 to the first of January next, which is less than three years since the administration has been placed in my hands, will exceed forty millions of dollars
 From the large imporatons of the present year, h may be safely estimated that the revenue which will be received into the Treasury from that source dur ing the next year. with the aid of that received iron the public lands will considerably exceed the amoan of tine receipts of the present year, and it believe, thslwth the means which the Government will have at its disposal, from various sources, which will bt fully stated by the proper Department, tie whol. of the public debt may be exinguished either b,