Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-12-27
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The Message.
Today we prsasat 0aE Esadsss with
arranged, badly written sdosoloAp document. Twas
delivered on Tuesday last, and received in this city
yesterday morning about one O'clock. and Al ak
o'clock We issued an Extra IferaldZand aircoiafed
many thousand throughout the city before any oftse
Wall street prints had left their beds Or their
gin. sealed syelids !: =, I ......,..-...
! The message occupies justtwelve OF the pampbiet
pages, and Of these, seven and haf are devoted to
the currency and subtreasury system. This Is the
Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the epd, of
msssage.o He says that public officers have qnly
stolen 100000 cut iof S6O,o0O, O0o . be sides what
Swartwout took; but the President thinks Swsft-
won't was no criterion for any person or any systs
He denounces the late suspension, and the post nots
system, and tickesthe New York banks for their
course He says that he is more than ever con yinced
of the value Of the subtreasury system and The folly
and ineficiency of the new banks, great osspaH,,
state or rationale The United States Bank comes
IN for full share of lashing, because, says Mr. Van
Buren,, it swelled and maddened the, tides &c, the,
banking system, but newer ealmed oh properlyo di-,
rected them He looks to the several state iegis-s
lures for the correction Of tie ev III state banks IN
flooding 1.-THE country with Deprecated paper; ard
says is his duty to assist the several states
matter and that he is determined to do so. He puts
down the amount Of specie in the country at eighty
five millions, and the aggregate foreign debt at $780,
100000. He earnestly hopes that states or indie
vduals will run in debt any further but pay up what
they owe, and 80 entirely on the cash system bsre
after; for, says Mr. Van Buren, il we would escanes
embarrassment and bad name, in public and private
must rease to run in debt This is going tie
whole hog for the cash system. 49,"
Ludicrously enough, the president abuses harsllyn
the desire i'll some Americans Gor cfeminats ndal-o
gehce in the foolish habits Of foreign countries -
substitute Tor republican simplicity. but does n6
say asyllablc Of the progress Of Prince AbrahApa,
or Prince John Of Undertook in these luxunDuss
practices. or course he says, that he will 90 in.
for economy, retrenchment, and reform, and viii do
every thing for the good Of the Union and his ewn
glory, bat says very little about the runaway sub-s
treasurers. He adds, however, that Mr. Woodbury.
and Amos Kendall will both have, consderable to
say this subject; but yet, adds the rchants
threefold greater defaulters duty bonds than
all the collectors and receivers. ''' :, Islp'h
Amos Kendall, he says, has done well he has re-,
ceived 240009 more than he cover did before iaaone
year, and yet he has only spent S2O5, 600 more than
he has received This he calls highly gratifying
fact Still Amos has S2C6, 900 hand, and he thinks
he will be able to pay his way for the present. foe
more banks suspend Railroads and steamboats,
come in for blowing up and Amos talks Of running
steamboats, himself. j, =, I. ..s.., Iii, ~
The President says he is determined % put down
the slave trade and that Consul Trst has materially
assisted him in this part ocular. The whole of his
gingery remarks this subject form absut as cor-
summate piece Of hypocrisy ever read. o.,
He says the presumption law has worked well, and
put great deal Of money in the treasury. He says
seaports and navy yard smastb brushed mp, the
militia must be organised, and the Florids psnst
be stopped. He assures rs that he reviewed part
Of the army himself last summer, aud believes that
they benefited therebys and he says the STAFF
Officers must be separated from the line. ~ sr
In matters Of finance, he says, Mr.. wo6dburyAss
managed most admirably. and preserved the fatb or
the Government in ell its pecuniary concerns, with
scrupulous honor, although he wss considerably
bothered by the rosuery Of the banks or OOO 900
Of Treasury notes issued, only SO 600 main IA
redeemed, and IL the banks pay whatthey owe, uesea
win heredeemed without any new loan, bapdsa or
tax. In short, Mr. Van Buren, seems seized With
most rigid ct Of economy, and begs Congress to allow
him to spend no mole meHey than necss sary.---i,
Through Mr.. Woodbury's good mAnageme emf, the
this year is only s26 900.
about So 900 900 Jess than last year; and he
S2O,0 900 for the next year. So much for mensy
matters. 15ib s. y = s,i ~ % .pi - sts.l
The above comprises all the points Of the me
except the foreign relations. He says Texas q be-
coming qsise civil, bat says nothing about Waiting,
that country. Columbia bubbles ABOUT payisx in
IDENTITIES; Mexee has not paid up, bu, he ex Iscts
the msnsy every day. The old Sultans death has,
made no difference in the Turkey trade, and the aew
Grand Turk has written Mr.. Van Buren, letter TO-
say that every thing win he all right between them,
In the way Of reciprocity of feeling, although one,
has seven wives, one for every day inthe wesk and
the other hasnone for any day or night The Dutch
king has paid mp old debt Of thirty ninS yea rs
standing, and The Dutch descended presidept feels
proud Of IT, Portugal has paid up tho lsst DOLLAR
and it's all right with Austria, Belgium Denmark
France, Naples, Portugal, Prussia, Russia, Sweden
New Grenada, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Chill,
Bolivia, Uruguay the Hottcntots Of Africa the sava-
ges cfNcw Zealand, and the pick pocketS OF Bctavy
Bay Our commercial relations are sirens theped
with all these important places and characters The.
Pope has been as pious and polite ever, all last,
years though where the President learned that sthe
internal state Of Spain has improve" more Than
we can imagine. agaD i ,as,f = n. I,o.t,is 10
The last point we haveto notice Is that with which
Mr. Vat,n