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had been marched to Observation-Disclosures
De either there in perfect accordance wit
principles admitted to be just in his confer
ence with the Secretary ofState, by the MeA
can Minister himself or were already with
lrawn IN consequence of the impreSSiv
! warnings their commanding officer had re
} ceived from the Department of War. 1t i
hoped and belieyed that his Government vii
take more dispassionatc and JUS, view o
this subject, and not be disposed to constru,
a measure of justiGabe prccaution, made ne
cessary by its known inability, in exccu,io.
of the stipulations of our treaty. to act upon
the frontier, into an encroachme upon its
rights, or stain upon its honor
In the mean time, the antient complaints
of injustice, made on behalf of our CITIZENS
are disregard1d, and new causes of dissatis
faction have arisen, some of them of IA char
acter requiring prompt remonsrance, and
ample and immediate redress | trust, how
ever, by tempering frmness with courtesy,
and acting with great lorbearance upon every
incident that has occurred, or that may hap
pen, to do and to obtain Justice, and thus avoid
the necessity of again bringing this subject
to the view of Congress
/ 1t is my duty to remind you, that no pro-
vision has been made to execute our treaty
with Mexico for tracing the boundary line
between the two countries. Whatever may
be the prospect of Mexico being soon able to
execute the treaty on its part, it is proper
that we should be, in anticipation, prepared
ut all times to perform our obligations, with
out regard to the probable condition of those
with whom we have contracted them.
The result of the confidential inquiries
made into the condition and prospects of the
newly declared Texan Government will be
communicated to you in the course of the
session
Commercial treaties, promising great adj
vantages to our eAterprising merchants and
navigators, have been formed with the dis
tant Governments of Muscat and Siam. The
Publications have been exchanged, but have
not reached the Department of State copies
of the treaties will be transmitted to YOU, ifI
received before, or published, if arriving af
ter, the close of the present session of Con
gress.
Nothing has occurred to interrupt the
good understanding that has long existed
with the Barbary Powers, nor to check the
good will which is gradually growing up in
our intercourse with the dominious of the
Government Of the distinguished Chief of the
Ottoman Empire.
Information has been received at the De
partment of State that treaty with the EN-
peror of Morocco has just been negotiated
which, hope will be received in time to be
Land before the Senate previous to the close
of the session.
You will perceive, from the report of the
Secretary Of the Treasury, that the financial
means of the country continue 10 keep pace
with its improvement in all respects The
tb,,
year, will amount to about 47,60I 1913
those from customs being estimated at 522,.
523, Isl; those from lands at about 1924 ,OO0,-
900, and the residue from miscellaneous
sources. The expenditures for all objects
during the year, are estimated not to exceed
S22, 100000 which will leave balance in
the Treasury for public purposes. on the frs,
day OF january next, of about SAL, 723'95o
This sum, with the exception of five millions
will be transferred to the several States, in
accordance with the provisions Of the act
regulating the depoSltes oflhe public money
The uneXpended balances of appropria
ton, or the LIST day of January next are es
timated at l4,636,062. exceeding by go
636,052, the amount which will be left in
the deposite banks, subject to the draft OF the
Treasurer of the United States, after the con
templated transfers to the several States are
made. If. therefore the future receipts should
not be sufficient to meet these outstanding
and future appropriations, there may be soon
a necessity to use portion of the funds de
posted with the States.
The consequences apprehendtd, when the
daposite act of the last session received re-
!uctant approval have been measurably rea
lied Though an act merely for the depo-
site of the surplus moneys of the United
States in the State Treasures, for safe keep
ing, until they may be wanted for the ser
vice Of the General Government, it has been
extensively spoken OF as an act to give the
money TO the several States, and they have
been advised to use it as gift, without re-
gard to the means Of refunding it when cal
led for. Such a suggestion had doubtless
been made without due consideration ofthe
obligation of the dcposi.e act and without
proper attention to- the various principles and
interests which are affected by it. 1t is ma
nifest that the law itself cannot sanction such
a suggestion, and that, as it now stands, the
States have no more authority to receive and
use these deposites without intending to re-
turn them, than any deposite bank, or any
individual temporarily charged with the
safe-Keeping or application Of the public mo-
ney, would now have for converting the same
to their private use, without the consent and
against the will of the Government. But.
independently Of the violation of public faith
and moral obligation which are involved in
this suggestion, when examined in reference
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