The Arkansas advocate., 1836-12-30

your adjournment, without the eHuson of blood tybob at one time was apprehended inevitable. The m, conditional submission of the hostile party was foIloa ed by their speedy removal the country assiane5 them west of the Mississippi The inquiry as to a' legged frauds ID the purchase the reservations Indians and the causes of their hoslilities reonastJ by the resolutions of the House of Representatives if the lst of July last, to be made by the President <; going through the agency of commissioners ans pointed for lhe purpose Their report may be exnet ed during your present session.
 The difficulties apprehended nthe Cherokee conn,,v have been prevented, aud the peace and safety of bat region and it's vicinity efectualy secured by the tim measures taken by the War Department and sill con. tiaued,
 The discretionary authority given 10 Gen. Gaines to cross the Sabme and 10 occupy position as far wee. as Naeogdoches, in case he should deem speh tos necessary the protection of the fronter and to tbe faliIment of the stpaatons contained our treaty wt Mexico, and the movement subsequently, made by thaf officer, have been alluded to in former part of ,hs message At the date of the latest intelligence ffon, Nacogdoches, our troops were yet at that staon but the officer who has succeeded Gen Gaines has recently been advised that from the facts known the seat of government there would seem be no adequate eanso for any longer maintaining that posiion and he was accordingly instructed, in the troops were not al. ready withdrawn under the discretionary DO ers before possessed by him. to give the requisite orders for that purpose, the receipt of the instructions, unless he shall then have in his possession such information as shall satisfy him that the maintenance of the post Is es4 senta to the protection of frontiers and to the due execution of our treaty stipulations previously ex. plained 10 him.
 While he necessities existing during the presea. year, for the service of the militia and volunteers have furnished proofs of the patriotism of fellow cit.
 zens, they have strongly illustrated the importance of an increase in the rank and file of the regular army The views ot this subject submitted by the Secretary ol War; n his report, meet my entire concurrenee and are earnestly commended 10 the deliberate attention of Congress. In ths connection, 1t Is also proper to re- mind you, that he defects in present militia sysem are every day rendered more apparent. The duty of making farther provision by law for organization arm.
 ing and discipning this of defence, has been so repeatedly presented 10 Congress by myself and my predecessors, that deem it sufficient on this occasion.
 to refer to the last annual message, and to former exe eHtive communications, which lhe subject has been discussed.
 IL appears from inc reports of the officers charged with mastering into service the volunteers called for under the act of Congress of the last session. that more presented themselves at the place of rendezvous in Tennessee than sufficient 10 meet the equstion which had been by the Secretary of War upon the Gov ernor of that State This was occasioned by the oms sion of the Governor to apporion the requsition to the different regiments of mila, to obtain the prop- CT number of troops, and no more Ii seems but just 10 the patriotic citizens who repaired to the general rendezvous, under circumstance authorizing them 10 believe that their services were needed and would be accepted that inc expehces incurred by them while ab sent from their hcmes, should be paid by the gover ment. accordingly recommend that a law to this e' feet be passed by congress, giving tiem c0apeasa- ton which will their expenses on the march to and from the place of rendezvous, and while there in connection with which, t will also be proper to make provision for snch other equitable claims, growing out of the service of the militia, may not be embraced in the existing laws.
 On the unexpected breaking out of hosiiIites in Florida, Alabama, and Georgia il became necessary Tn some cases, 10 take the property of individuals for public use. Provision should be made by Law for in- demnltying the owners and would also respectfully suggest whether some provision may not be made, con- sfstenty with the principles of government for the relief of the sufferers by Indian depredaons or by the operations of our own troops.
 No time was lost after the making of the requisite appropriations, Tn resunng the great national work of completing the unfinished Notifications on our seaboad and ot placing them in proper slate of defence In consequence, however, of the very late day at which those bills were passed but little progress could be made during the which has just closed. very large amount of the moneys granted at your last slon, accordingly remains unexpended but the work will be again resumed at the earliest moment n the coming spring, the balance of the existing appro- priatlons and n several which will be laid be- fore you with the proper estimates, farther for bc
 like objects. may be uSefuly expended during the next year.
 The recommendations of an increase in tho engl- neerng corfs and fer reorganization of the opoga. phcal corps submitted to you in my last annua! mes. sage derive additional streng. from the great ealhar- rassments experienced during the present year, in those branches of the service, and undcr which they now suffering Several of the most important surveys and constructions directed by recent laws, have been sus pended in consequence of the want of adequate force these corps The like observations may be applicdt the ordnance corps and the general sta the operations oi which, as they now organized, must either DC frequently interrupted, or performed by officers taken