Litchfield enquirer., 1836-12-22
IsEa1 1Ls BasIon Ce..nsreiaI Ga..lIe.
PRESIDENTS M

sr..oce of the President is of 0bOu
 s1 Auc Ion9fh of those annual documents
 tne .. - over fhe regular round of top
 gnu ......s.ntinr little that is new For tne pc
 ;t -SSs rof fhose who lack the time or ihclrna s
 ,;or, to read it, we present an oueAine OA A'
 Pl 1,,,. fnre;on relations are presented in ia
 ,,orsflA iip6t, and with one or two excepuons
 tSase are no questions to be adjusted. Ou
 Morth Eastern Boundary, however, remain
 as Ieff at the adjournment of Congress, an
 the President is not yet possessed oL the pTe
 else views of the British Government on th subject. The President lntmates that
 have claims on Portugal, which are admi
 ted and cn Belgium and Holland for spolii Sons af inc bounbardment of Antwerp, whic
 have heen presented. With all the rest (
 Euroyn. we are on the most cordial footing
 With o,,r South American neighbors we al
 .,r, amicabIe terms. There Is indeed, son
 misunderstanding with Mexico. growing ol
 of inc Texian struggle, and the Preslae!
 states that the Mexican minister hao ieII I'.i
 country, because, in his opinion the nonoI .o
 Mexic0 was wounded by the advance 0l . uo
 fachnaent of the U. s. Army, undcr u o,
 fSa;nes- to Nacogdoches or the ieA!"u ,os os
 Mayican territory. As, however. tne ';,i =
 had advanced for the purpose oI PIeS onS
 tha frontiers from inroads of the saV" tSe prc-
 in conformity to treaty stpul1G; p1;norT that the
 s;aent considered it extraaJS extr.aJ Lie mission
 s~;n;cter should have teiM; g. ;s honed that
 o,, that account. Meantlo o,,;il take a more
 s1 on us@s 1Ses;csn Government VIII taAe ".
 the Mexit Me;e'ate" view of the subject, ana snat
 ,nn T@lSRsmSis S3R,msssisy will be amicably setle0. on
 .i.e e presideiat says thas tho :" ancient com u1e;,,s .nT; of iniustice' made by our citizens k.ve R".a been disregarded by Mexico. but he Soes mi tell inc nature ofthese "compaalntS. The T bo,,ndary line will be traced by our Go- ronoent without the aid of Mexico IT sne sho.,ld he reluctant. Our relations wltn 1eA- as v,;ll he communicated m sPeciai nles- sage; .os of inc country are represented in a prosperous condition .ne gross receipts of the year will oe a1 mlnIG',S and a halfLfrom Customs p millions ana half. and from public lands about "A mLilons' 0 and the rest from miscellaneous sources. Oh the first of January next there VIII De I .ne Treasury Al, ,7OO,O 900 dollars, all of whlch Ou' five millions will be for distribution.
 In regard to the distribution blli' tne res ident says that it received his "reiuctant ap proval." He then launches forth lnto !ong treatise, to show that the law was inluoicious' if mi Unconstitutional; in short. 1t is thor ouch going veto message on the bill, after the had given it his signature and ap- | Droyal He enters at large on the lnexpedl- ency of raising money for distribution this l is all well, but he forgets that the money had already accumulated, and must either be dis or rust in the vaults of the pet banks.
 The President next runs tilt against the Bank of the United States, and repeats all his Id slang about an Institution, whose charter xpired last March. This part of the mes- age is like the kick of the Jackass at the lead Lion: it seems altogether uncalled for, md betrays the most crude ideas in regard to he concerns, rights and interests of the bank. The President charges the institution with l laving violated it's charter, Wronged the Go- 'ernment and imposed upon the people, Now, even admitting that all this were true, here is no necessity of taking up the time of l Congress on the subject; if the Bank has vl- plated the law, the President, as Chief Exc cutive officer, is bound to institute Q suit at law against it. He has full and adequate remedy in his own hands. Why then does he not pursue it? In short, this part of the message appears to be as much out of place and uncalled for, as it would be to write an nfiammatory message to Congress on the oc. ,asion of common robbery of the mail, or my case of individual dedication of pub- 1 ic officer. The President has full remedy | t law in all such cases. The President con- | ends that the pet Banks answer all the pur- 1 oses of the old Bank of the United States, l nd he even thinks that they have done bet sr than that institution. In this however, he iffers from intelligent business men of all arties. @9
 The message recommends that the further ale of the public lands, be confined to actu- l settlers, and in limited quantities.
 But what will probably excite the most se- ious attention of the nation, are the views of he President in relation to the Tariff. He ntimates very clearly, that the duties ought | o be limited to the wants of the Government | Tor the purposes of revenue, and designates sah, Prouisions and fuel, as the articles on which the duties ought first to be reduced.- It is manifest however that Q reduction on these articles would not bring the revenue down to the standard contemplated. Indeed, t may be taken for granted that the Presi- tent is disposed to go the whole length on this ,nbject, and combat the protective principle altogether. If so, he will encounter the deci- aed opposition of the whole manufacturing, and portion of the agricultural interests Meantime. we presume that the majority of both parties will be disposed to adhere to the compromise act of MT. Clay.
 Ou Luc AuuldH WaTSs tne trCSldCnt does not convey any intelligence that was not ge- nerally known before. The message says that the Notifications for which money has been appropriated, are in progress, and will be continued next season. It recommends that the Engineer corps be increased, and that the Typographical corps be ere-organized
 The message considers that the policy of removing the Indians beyond the Mississippi, has been consummated, by the conclusion of the late Treaty with the Cherokees. The condition of tho Navy is considered as pros-