The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-12-14

me to trust IA discretionary authority to a
h'gh officer OF our army, Ia advance into
territory claimed as part of Texas, if
necessary To protect our own or the
neighboring frontier from indian depreda.
iion. In the opinion of,he Mexican iunc.
tlonary who has just left us, the honor of
his country would he wounded by Ameri.
can soldiers cnteri g with the most ami
cable avowcd purposes.upon ground from
which the followers of his Government
have been expelled, and over which there
is at present no certainty of a serious cf.
fort on its part being made TO re-cstablsh
lis dominion.
1he departure ofthis Minister was the
mere singular. as he was npprised that the
sufiiciency Of the causes assigned for the
advance ofour troops by the commanding
General had been seriously doubted by
me and that there was every reason 10
suppose that the troops OF the U States
their commander having had time to as
certain the truth or falsehood of the inor.
nation upon which I,ey had been march.
cd TO Nacogd would be either there
in perfect accordance with the principles
admitted 10 be just in his conference with
the Secretary of STATE, by the Mexican
Minister himself, or were already with.
drawn IN consequence cf the impressive
warnings their commanding officer had
received from the Department of War. Ii
is hoped aud believed that his Govern
mel, will take a more dispassionaie and
just view Of The subject. aud not be dis.
posed TO co,s,rue u measure of justiiiable
prccaution, made necessary by its known
inability, in execution Of tho stipulaiions
Of our treaty, 10 net upon the frontier, in.
to an encroachment upon its rights. or
stain upon its honor.
In the mean time, the ancient complaints
of ialusticc made Oh behalf of our citizens,
are disregarded, and new causes Of dis
satisfaction have arisen, some of them oi
character requiring prompt rcmonstrance
aud ample and immediate redress. trust,
however, by tempcriug firmness with
courtesy, aud acting with great forbenr.
ance upoo every incident THAT has occur
red. or that may happen, to do aud to OBJ
tain justice, and thus avoid the necessity
of again bringing this subject to the view
Of Congfess.
Ii is my duty TO remind you, that no
provision has been made TO execute our
ireatv with Mexico for tracing the boun
Diary line between the two couniries.--
Whatever NAV be the prospect Of Mexico
being soon able TO execute ,he trea y on
its part, il il proper that we should he, in
anticipation, prepared II, all times to per-
form our obligations, without regard to
the probable condition of hose with whom
we have contracted them.
The result ofrhc confidential inquiries
made into the condition aud prospects Of
the newly declared Tcxian Government,
will be communicated TO you in the course
Of thc session.
Commercial treaties, promising great
advantages to our enterprisIng merchants
and Davigaiors, have been formed with
The distant Governments of Muscat and
Siam. The Publications have been cx-
changed, but have rot reached the De-
Par.mcnt ofState copies Of The treaties
will be transmitted to you, if received be.
fore, or published, if arriving after, the
close of the present session of Congress.
Nothing has occurred 10 intcrrnst the
good Understanding iha, has foag existed
with the Barbary powers, nor to check the
good will which Is gradually growing up
in our intercourse with the domiuions Of
the Government OF inc distinguished
Chief of the Onomhn Empire.
Information has been received at the
Department of State, that n treaty with
the Emperor Of Morocco has just been
Negotiated, which hope win be received
in time to be Land before the Senate, pie-
vious tn The close Of The session.
You wiiTperceve, frpm the Report Of
the Secretary of'he Treasury, that the
fLahcial means Of ,hc couJ'-y codiinue to
keep pace with It's Improvement in all
other respects. The receipts icio The
Treasury durii z the present year, will n
mount to abou, S47,69l sos those from
customs beiIg estimated at S22.523, ,I5l
those from lands at about S2f,000,O00.
aud the residue from miscellaneous sour"
ccs. The expenditures for all objects
during The year, are estimated not to ex.
ceed s22,00J. .000. winch will leave a ba.
laacc j., The Treasury for public purposes,
on the lirs, day ofJlnuary Uext, OF about
Sfl,723 $50. This sum, with the cx.
cepiion of five millions, will BE- transfer
red to the several States, in accordancs
with the provisions Of he act regulating
the deposites OF the public money.
The unexpended balances ofapproprIa.
tion, on the LIST ,lay of january next, are
esiim,,ed at sI4,636,0a2. exceeding by
s9,G36 .O62, the amount which viii bc
Ieii il he dcppsite banks. subject TO the
drah ofihc Treasurer Of the U. States,
after the contemplated transfers to the
several States are made. IL therefore,
the future receipts should not be sufficient
to m .et these Outstanding and future ap.
propriations.iher may be seen n necessity
to use a portion Of the funds deposited
with the Siaicss
The conseqnences apprehendcd, when
'lIe deposite act of the last SESSION re"eiv-
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