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Eifhin he pss,year. TIE isoessaas saarulaary |
onniess N, or esizsen tAose oo11iriss, ere 70 b
'fest,y dePtosed. neecsssriiy lssainr 10 disa-
'is thrm ifcD Periormlng theif dalies - men-
lfu 81 Ne eemmnniiy 81 nanoas. and rang 70
hs desuny uh,cA The pos.iioa and naiaraI fs-
'esicrs ef many Of them nishi lead then justly
= AnnePeie; az constantly giving occasion, slse,
directly or Indirectly. Cos eonpaints on ths pars
o. our eitifsns who fss0tt thi,Aer for purposes
o. eommefeiai inieccourse, and - retATding tepa-
ranon for wfoags s,iesdy eom-siited, sone Of
Which are By no means Of fse<nt dats.
The failure Of the coagf.ss Of Ecuador TO held
= session. ~ the ZINE spPrtnlsd Tor lhat perposs
IN January last, viii probably feoder abot,sss q
treaty Of ccnmeres whh that Rsesblc, vhsch
vas signed a. Gu. 70 On The 18Th Of June, ls3s.
end bad beea daily raiihed On cur part, Ia:
which required the sPpfobauon Of that body,
pfior 70 10 raiises,ioa ~ The Eenadosisn Exce-
utve.
A coaveoiiea which has beea cooelsded with
The RsPabie of Peru. providing :or the se,lIe-
meat Of certain claims Of eilisrns OF The unlled
States, upoa ne Goverhnenl Of lAai RspablIc.
Will be duly Submitted 10 The Senate.
The claims of our ei,ixeas against The Brain.
ian goserhmeai. originating from captures. and
other causes, are still unsaiis6ed. The United
states have, however, 50 uniformly shown .
dnposiilon Ia cultivate relations Of amiiy With
hat Empire, that u Is hoped, the unequivocal
tokens o. the same spirit towards rs, which an
aJlusiaent Of the affairs referred TO would AFFORD,
sill oe given without fuuhef avoldsble delay.
The var with the Indian tnbes On The PENN
sola Of Florida, has, during the lAst summer and
iali, been prosecuted With unnTlng aeivily and
zeaI. summer campaign vas resolved upon,
a. the best mode Of bringing II TO a close. Our
brave officers and mea sho have been engaged
IN that service, have suffered tolls aud ptIya-
uons, and exhibited an energy, which, in any
her 49,
iaurels ln despite of The sickness incident TO
he climate, they have penetrated the Harnesses Of
the Indians, bfokcn up their eneAmpmenu, and
harassSd them uneeasIngly. Numbers have
oeen captured, and sui greater Numbers have
been transported to JOIN their brethren on the
lands else~heie allotted 10 hem by The Govern
nent,-and strong hope IS enieItained that, un-
dff The conduct OF The gallant othcer III the head
Of me troops IN Fiorida, that troublesome aud ex-
Pensive war IS destined TO speedy termination
WIN all The other Indian tribes, NE are enjoying
The blessings Of peace. Our duty, as well as our
beat interests, prompts Us TO observe in all our
in'ereoerse with them. fidelity in fulfilling our
engagements, The practice OF sirict Justice, as
veil Is the constant exercise Of acts OF benevo-
lenee and kindness. These are the great inslIu-
menu Of civilization, aud through the use Of
them alone, can the uniutored child Of the forest
DC induced 10 listen TO It's teachings.
The Secretary OF State on whom the as:s Of
Congress have devotsed the du:y Of directing
The proceedings for the taking Of the SIKH Ceu-
snS, or enumeTAiion Of the Inhabitants OF the
United States, will report To the Iuo Houses the
progress OF mat work. The enumeration Of
persons has heen conPleted. and exhibits a grand
io'al OF lT,o69. tS3 making an increase over
the Census Of 1850, OF 4.2O2, 646 inhabitants,
and sho wing gam in a ratio exceeding 32i per
cent. for the ,asI ten yeau.
From the report Of the Secretary Of the Trea-
sury, you will be informed Of the condition of
ma finances The balance 10 the Treasury on
the lsi OF January last, stated 10 the report Of
the SeereIsfy Of the Treasury, submit,,d 70 Coz
gress a. the Extra Session, was 1857, 3l5 o.
The receipts into The Treasury. during the hrsl
hIee quarters Of this year, from all sources,
AMOUNT 10 S23,i67 ,0I2 SO. The estimated re-
csipts Tor the fourth quarisr. amount to &C 9I3..
OSS Is amounting to N30.ti0,l67 "a; and
mahIng, with the balance IN the Treasury, on
The hrs' OF January last. 13I 1917 .5I2 so. The
expenditures 70: the first three quarters Of this
year, amount to ga, ia JAG 81. The expendi-
lures Tor the fouuh quarter, IS estimated, will
amount 70 $3.50, 723 ~ thus making a 10.
TAI Of eJ3,o25,b70 20 aud leaving defeiI TO
be provided foI, on the Grsl Of Jaaairy ne1t, Of
about S627 .55T 90.
or The loan OF Sl2, 900 900, which vas Tho
rzed by Congress at its late session. only S. 49,
I2o 81 have been negotiated. The shoTIness Of
ume y hieh II had 10 Tun, has presented no 10
considerable inpediment in the var CT lis being
taken BY capitalists az home, while the same
cause would have operated with much greater
ioIee IN the foreign market For that reason
the fofeign marker has not been resorIed 10; and
u IS nov submitted. whether il would not be Ad.
Visaoie TO amend the laV by making what re-
mans andisPosed Of payable Al 4 more distant
day.
Should II be Necessary, 10 any vie - that Con-
gTes may take Of the subject, 10 revise the
existing tariG CT duties. beg leave 10 say.
lhat' 70 The performance Of that most deliesis
operation, moderate eounsels would seem 10
be the visssL The Government, under which
u our happiness 10 live. owes its sxisteaee
70 the spirit OF compromise which prevailed
among its Manufacturing and diseoFdsnt
opinions eeuld only have been FeeoaciIsd by
that noble spirit Of pAiriOtisn, which prompt
ed eonetiiati0n, and resulted in harliony. In
the sans spirit the compromise bill, IS IL is
commonly called, WSs adopted 81 the sessioa
sf 1893. While Tie people Of no nortion ~
he Union will ever bssitais TO pay eli nsces,s-
~ taHsa for the support Of Government, yet
en- ihnais rsP''ghaoee exists, 10 The Imposition
OF bufthsns not really necessary for thst OBJ
Jeet- 10 lmPosing duties, hoSsVer, Tor the
purposes Of revenue, q right 10 diserimiaats
IS TO the articles on which the duty shall Be
isa, - ven &c the aDoant, bsesssaTIiy aBd
veramsnt would be placed 10 the eoudiion Of
having TO levy the sane du:ies upon ell srti-
eles, the productive, ss we'll a. the unprodue-
i've The slightest duty upon some misht
pave The eject Of causing their Importation TO
cease, WbsFeas, Others entering excessively IN
10 The consumption Of the eouatfy, miEht bssF
me hsavisst, without aDy sensible dimunition
IN The susuai imported. So also the Govern
@ent @sy be Ju.sIasd % 80 discriminating. bV
ralsrsbee 10 other considerations Of douusstie
policy connected with oar msnsfacturss So
long as tie dulisa shall BE- laid With di.tiet re-
ference ie Ne Sants Of tbs TIeasury, no we'll
ioandsd objsctlOn can east sgainsl them. A
might - sstee1sd desirable that 70 such aug.
nentation Of shs ia1ss should take place a.
would have ihe eject Of ssnuihsE ne IsoS
Pfoeeedt dfstfIbuii0a set Of The lsss session.
Which Get u declared 10 be iaopsratise the mo-
seat the duties are decreased beyoBd 20 Ger
cent, the maHfmuR rate established By The
Compfomifs act Some % the pFovisions Of
me CSmPromiss set ghieh HHl 20 lsto eject
90 the ssih day of JuBs beEt, nav. hossysr
oe lousd exceedingly ineopVsnisbt ~ praet,es
anaer any regulations that Congress u.ag aJopt
refer more particularly 10 that FaiatiBe Ia the
hose Faiuation. diasfence 10 vsius Of The
saiae Articles - some sEtsni, will, nscsssartlv.