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recaydsl IA Tha Two ausstlons are essentially dIf
fssent; and while acknowledging that an individual
may claim Immunity from the consequences Of acts
done BY him. By showing that he acted under national
authority this Government u not to be understood a.
changing the opinions when mas neIe'o.oe 81
pressed 70 'egaru 70 me ~. nuefo no
on when resulted ~ me obstruction o. .ne oalone
naI supJee' rs = %. ,oi ny ps0 m.
nec'ed WIN TINS con'nunlorson, - no
views Of ms ~ is'a'on - sao
70 tnat q Engianu, anu We arg eAPco.ng sno ~
s"et o. 'na' = ~ VIC "A''
mas peon naoe " y.
All that 10 intended TO be said at present, is that
since the attack ON the Caroline is avowed as nation.
al act which may justify reprisals OF even general
war, if the Government OF the United States, IN the
judgment which i shall form OF the transaction, and
of its own duty should zee mt 90 g decide yet that
raises QUESTION snsssy PuonG anu pG, ,hs. a;
ques',on pesr ~ "a ..,I Ia .s,
slaua's Ionoer .;s ~ 1850. &c
pe.oic 'us .,,..n ~ =
munic'Psl NV elo - 80 = ~.
M = 5 = ~, a ,o ~
redress which i 10 be SOUGHT i The redress authorized
IN snch cases by the provisions a that code.
" III. -..,, ~. - p-.-.,--.
~ ae NJ as -. ~ I'm nss ~ Pow
:. - ch 81, W. = Issh -. =.
courts sno 'ase - = cu iru.smcS. wciG
penang ~ one q Tug ~ p 2. me
Of Mr.. Foxs last communicated would have imme
diately directed noIie proseoui 70 be entered.
W6ether 10 this case the Governor az Nav York
have that power or II he have. whether he would feel
Il his nv q exercse Is are points non which We A.
not informed. ' 4. - n 4. \ = "A
Y..-.-,.-..., 80. Mt ~, 4. ,.,s.. .,.. .....,
= ~. as :s -: e yu0' 80 ~ ~ o.s -
process, susu on. aga'ns. nun y sne owneI @ .ne
Caloi'ne. suppose veIy csar snal ING
q the o.e'e cannot in.eilele VIII sucn p,ocess aho
indeed sScn process were penulng - the courts OF
'ne nl'su o'a.es, 'ne oJuu no. ailes' - y
sucn ana many ansaogoIs sno Pa!y PIoseculeu
=, saiIsl - II soms o,her cor,t m. uhsshs, ~
!. - .,;na - civil The f,ct &c v;,,g I
r.. r.,bi;c .n.hary 80 81 abs;sncs =. ss c,.,ars u
nnss 10 rasarle = vsla dssncs
otherwise individuals would be holden responsible for
injuries resulting from the acts Of Government. and
\. s,rr;sh. .;,h 800 os,h;.
far The use Of the Executive Of New York and the AT
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Note. This item and the item of expenditure for
the payment of Treasury Notes, from LIST Of january
to 4lh Of March, i84i, include about $500, 900 Of
Treasury Notes, which were received at the Depart
ment on account Of Customs during that period, but
for which the warrasts were not issued until subse
quent period.
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Issued under the act Of
l84l, prior to the 4th
Of March x
Issued under the act Of
l840, after the Sd of
March
Issued under the act of
lNl, to be issued af-
ter the 4th Of March,
and included in the
estimate of ways and
means y
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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
TREASURY ON THE FINANCES.
In obedience TO the directions Of the act Of Con-
gress Of the 10th Of May, $780, supplementary to the
act to establish the Treasury Department" the Sc
cretary Of the Treasury respectfully submits the fol-
lowing Report:
!. Ofthe Public Revenue and Expenditures
The receipts and expenditures for the year 1910,
were as follows
The available balance in the Treasury the lst Of
January, lS40, Exclusive Of the amount deposited
with the States trustfund and indemnites, and
the amount due from Banks which failed in 1881, J
was as appears BY the books Of the Register Of the
Treasury, SO 663 O63 60
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5,9OO,3O5 OF
5,s5I,sss 30
100000 90
Making an aggregate of
$9,25l,sss 80

Z.
Making aggregate of $9,25l 1888 30
In another part Of this paper the views of the De-
partment TO the mode Of providing foi the above
deficit, together with the residue of the existing pub
lie debt, will be presented.
From the year 1916 10 1897, period Of 81 years,
the revenues constantly exceeded the expenditures
The average annual surplus during that time was
$ll 464 226 81 (see tables and q making aggre
gate excess Of $240 74S 764 n. OF this there was
applied to the extinction Of the national debt $685.
~ l27 "A and there was, under the provisions Of
the act of 23d of june 1885, deposited with the States
$2S, l0i 644 81; and there remained on the LIST Of
January, 1887 in the Treasury Of the United States
including the 4h nstalment due to the States, sur
plus of -$17,lO9473 26
There were, also, outstanding debts
due and falling due to the Treasury,
arising from other sources than those
of the ordinary revenue, and which
were paid between the LIST Of Janu-
airy, 1887, and 4th Of March, 1871,
to the amount Of (see statement d. 9,124,H7 90
There were, also issued within that
PERIOD and outstanding the 4th
Of March, 1S4l, Treasury notes to -
the amount of 5,645bl2 ~
Making the aggregate available means
which were in the Treasury on the
LIST Of January 1887, and which
came into il prior to the 4th of March,
lS4l over and above the current - -, !.
revenues 81 ,ooz, loo %
From which deduct the amount (less
the trust funds) remaining in the
Treasury on the 9TH of March,
I64l 5H,7iS 40
And there appears an excess OF ex-
Of si,siO,oi4 20
1T
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Amounting to
$2o,7sO,ss5 "a

Leaving unprovided for, of the de-
mands for the present year, the
Of 6,0OO,94l IA
There will also be receivable for public dues in the
present year. payable in 1872 Treasury notes. the
issues of the present year. viz
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The available balance
in the Treasury on
the 4th Of March,
l84l--(sec Statement
3D. -
Treasury notes autho-
rized under the act Of
1910, issued after the
Sd Of March, lS4l
Treasury notes autho-
rized by the act Of
184l, 70 be issued af-
ter the Alb of March,
1871 y
Receipts from customs
estimated at y
Receipts from public
lands
Receipts from miscella-
neous sources
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Making

And leaving a deficit of
To which add the sum recommended
to be kept in the Treasury TO meet
any emergencies of the public SER
vice, viz:
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Making
~

The actual and estimated means, under the existing
laws, to meet these demands are, viz
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se7s,esi 80
4l3,592 70
%
6,Os7,a74 on
10

y s6 4
Making an aggregate Of debt and def
cit 70 be provided for in this and the
ensuing year Of $i2,oss,sl5 10
This estimate is founded on the as Y"
sumption, that 1.-THE moneys in the
public repositories can be at once
made available, and that any, and
all Of the demands upon the Trea-
sury can be satisfied, so long AZ mo-
ney, to sufficient amount, remains
in any, or all the repositories. But
that is by no means, the case.
White the poaOsr to issue Tred- IA
snry notes srists there should he. at
all times, for the convenience or the
Treasury, sum equal to 81 Co.,
O0O in the various repositories, sub
ject TO draft; when that power is
expended, The sum should be in
creased TO not less than $40O0,0O0 90
Which sum, added to the above, makes
the estimated deficit sl6.0ss2l5 ia
But the undersigned feels it his duty to call the at
tention of Congress to the more immediate demands
of the public service, and the means by which those
demands are to be supplied.
The sums which will be required from the LIST of
June to the 3lst Of August next estimated as fol-
lows, viz:
For the payment Of Treasury Notes
which will fall due within that time,
and the interest thereon, about So, 756 900 90
Balance for taking tho 9th Census $4,000 Oh
For the Civil List, miscellaneous and
foreign intercourse 1905, 3Os 81
Military service A 591 ,098 90
Naval do. $4,000 90
Public Debt 6,3S7 90
Expenses Of the extra session Of Con-
gress $4,000 90
Making about $ll,l5i ,6s3 81
The ways and means in the power Of the Treasury,
and which will probably accrue under existing laws,
are as follows:
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] Funds in the Trea-
sury, as per statement
(C)
2. Treasury Notes au-
thorized by the act Of
18th of Feb, 184l
3. Estimated receipts
from the Customs
Estimated receipts from
the Lands :
Miscellaneous sources :
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lansous ~ s6.as72s4 %
Military 1891 ,696 rs
Naval " 6,0lO,268 60
i rubllc Debt 6,367 30
Of January, l64l, and outstanding
on the 4th Of March, 164I 1878 200 90
Treasury notes issued under the act of
lS4c. from lst of January 10 The 4th
Of March, l84l. which may, and
most Of which, probably, will, be pre- sg..s
scented IN payment Of public dues
during l64l l1lO6li az
interest estimated al about 3Ol 900
Making in the aggregate s33,42s GIG so
Ofthis, there will be required for the
services Of TIE current year $24,2IOOOO 90
Additional appropriations required by
the War Department for the year
l041 viz:
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VI. Webster to Mr.. For.


The undersigned, Secretary Of State of the United
States has the honor 10 inform Mr.. Fox Envoy Ex-
fraordinary and Minister PIenpotentaTy Of Her Bri-
fannie Majesty, that his note Of the 18th Of March
was received and laid before the President
Circumstances well known to Mr.. Fox have neces-
sariy Delayed for days. the consideration Of that
note
The undersigned has the honor now TO say that it
has been fully considered and that be has been d.
rected BY the President to address to Mr. Fox the fol-
lowing reply
Mr.. Foo informs the Government of the United
States that hs 10 instructed to make known to Il that
ths Government Of Her Majesty entirely approve the
course pursucd BY HMM his correspondence with Mr..
FoasYTn in December last, and the language adopted
~ him on that occasion and that that Government
have instructed him again to demand from the Gov
efnment Of tho United States formally the name Of
de Bfsh 0overnment the immediate release Of Alex
apdsr Mcleod - that = tho grounds upon which the
British Covernment make this demand upon the Gov
eminent Of IRE United States are these That the
sransoction on account Of which Mr.. Mcleod has
besn arrested and i 70 BE- put upon his trial was
transaction Of public character planned and execu
ed b. persons duly empowered BY Her Msjestys CO.
onjnl au(hosss 70 take any steps and to DO any acts
hich nrhf b necessary for the defence Of Her Ma
issy tsftorics, and for the prosectioo Of Her Ma
eoys sntieels and thar consequently these subjects
81 H6r nsjessy who engaged IN that transaction
wsr psr5sr1lns cot Of public duty for which they
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Making,

Leaving a balance in the Treasury on
the list Of January, l84l, Of
The receipts from the LIST of January
to the 4th of March, 1871, were,
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Which sum, added to the above, makes
the estimated deficit $3.50
q "a
-$l6,Oss ,2l5 Ia
$Ii,l5l,6ss 81
Making about

The ways and means in the power Of the Treasury,
and which will probably accrue under existing laws
are as fnllows tsle4
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Fortifcations and
works Of defence ::
For ornaments Of forth
fications and ord
nance stores =
For payment Of arrear-
ages and current ex-
penses, and taking
care Of public proper
ty on roads, harbors,
rivers, &c.
For arrearages for pre-
venting and SUPPRESS
ing Indian hostilities
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Leaving a balance in the Treasury on
the 4th Of March, lS4l, Of

The balarces Of appropriations outstanding on the
4th of March, l64l, were-(se Statement A.
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IL unuerSOOd
moved into the Supreme Court Of the State by the
proper proceeding for that purpose, and that is now
competent for Mcleod, by the ordinary process OF
habsas corpus, to bring his case for hearing before
that tribunal.
The undersigned hardly needs to assure Mr.. Fox
that tribunal emneniiy distinguished for ability
and learning as the Supreme Court of the State Of
New York may be safely relied upon for the just and
impartial administration Of the law in this well
in other cases aud the undersigned repeats the
preston Of the desire of this Government that de-
lay may be suffered take place in these proceedings
which can be avoided. OF this DESIRE Mr.. Fox will
see evidence in the instructions above referred to-
The undersigned has now to signify to Mr.. Fox
changed the opinion which il has heretofore expressed
TO Her Msjestys Government Of the character of the
act of destroying the Caroline"
II does not think that the transaction can be just-
fed by any reasonable application construction OF
the right of sefdefence, under the laws Of nations
Il is admitted that Just right of sedefence attaches
always to nations, well az TO individuals and is
equally necessary for the preservation OF both. But
the extent Of this right Is question TO be Judged OF
by the circumstances Of each particular case; and
when ts alleged exercise has led 10 the commission OF
hostile acts within the territory Of Power at peace,
nothing less than clear and absolute necessity can
afford ground of justification. Not having, pto this
time, been made acquainted with the views and Iea-
sons at length, which have led Her Majesty's Go.
vernment to think the destruction Of the Caroline"
unsuitable act Of selfefence, the undersigned
earnestly renewing the remonstrance of this Govern
ment against the Transaction, absains, for the pre-
sent from any extended discussion Of the question.
But il il deemed proper nevertheless not TO omit to
take some notice Of the general grounds Of justifca-
ton stated by her Msjestys Government In their in
structions 10 Mr.. Fox.
Her Msiesty's Government have instructed Mr..
Fox to say that they are of opinion that the ansac-
ton which terminated in the destruction Of the Ca
rolne was unsuitable employment Of force, for the
purpose Of defending the British territory from the un-
provoked attack Of band Of British rebels and Anne
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A CARD.
| ROIITION.- FL. PETTIS,

A BOLITION--FONTAI H. PETTlS,
n Counsellor at Law, late Of Virginia. having To-
Gated himself in the city of New York for eight years
last paia respectfully tenders his Acknowledgements TO
his friends in the South for their confidence and pat
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