Litchfield enquirer., 1841-06-10
PRESTDENT'S MESSAGE.
To tbe Senate and House of Representatives of the United States

,,o. -ssnecIve halls of legislation under proclama linn bearing the signature of the usrous citizen wilo was so lately sseo O e of their chief executive office. Upon the expiration of a sln, ple month from the day of his installation, he has pad the great debt of nature, leaving behind hm nane conferred upon the country during long lie ol par riOtic devotion. With this public bereavement are connected other considerations which wll not escape Nhe attention of Congress. The preparations neccs saey for his removal the seat Of government n Vew nf a residence of four years must have devo'veo uP the late President heavy expenditures, Wnlcn, peI mitted to burden the limited resources ot ms Psr fortune may tend seriously 10 the embarrassment M m his surviving family and it is therefore respecHuy submitted to Congress whether the ordinary pIincpre of justice would not d'c.ae one of ihe nndame- tal law the powers and duties of the hlsn s.a.o J ~ which he was elected have devolved upon mes .n anu
 in the dspOsGnS5 5 of the he pnd o grea, extent
 lntion of the problem to which our institutions are TUT the first time subjected dd m, feel that if would be becoming in me to disturb what had heen ordered by my lamented predcceesH.. Whatever therefore may have been my oplnlon, orr. gnay as % the propsty S Sonsen%G s,s od;onr"meos
 found a new and controlling inducement not 10 ln' terfere with the patriotic desires of the late rres.oe
 In the novelty of the situation in which was so un- hxpectediy placed. My first wish, under sucn CIT cuinstances; would necessarily have peen to naSe called to my aid, in the administraon oi puo.c aI fairs the combined wisdom of the two Houses o Co .o Gress, in order to take their counsel ana aav'ce G the best mode of extrcating the Government ano .e country from the endorsements weighing measy y on both I am then most happy in hnding mysem 5" soon after my accession 70 ne oe ,b States and ed by the immediate representatives, o' ''io N"' "--N ahe people. .,, ..ter n,oce in our foreign relations since the last session Q. n g ;n,o
 detailed statement in regard to them. am Syn1 ~ say that see nothing to destroy the hope or De'ng ""s The Publication of the treaty with Portugal has been duly exchanged between the two governments ne US This government has not been nattentlve to .ne M i
 terests of those of our citizens who nave s,n 1latons and hope is ndnlged that the represeI.a' tions which have been made to that government % on this subject may lead ere long to ,he e Scretary of State and the Minister ot her bItann.c Majesty accredited to this Government. on me sGo feet of Alexander Mcleod indictment ana ,np,ls 5nment copies of which are nere~''n e'l""'''''"'' to Congress ,,.n.r. i,
 In addition to what appears from these papers. a s may be proper to state that Alexander McLeoa mas esep heard by the Supreme Gor oa .f from mpso
 Anen and that the decision ot the CouE' ""' HUI "' yet been pronounced. o ro
 The Secretary of State has addressed .o .,e pf of per upon two subjects interesting to the commerce VI the country which will receive my "au which have the honor to communicate to congress
 So far as depends on the our Of a; W be Nlent, reI0tlOnS
 sedulousiy cultivated with all nations The true A
 merican policy will be found to consist m the exercse of spirit of justice to be manifested m the tf all our international obligations, to the weakesL % the family of nations as well to the most powerful
 Occasional conflicts of opinion may arse, but when the discussions incident to them are conducted m .ne
 language of truth and with m h sTos os, esr be avoided The time ought to be regarded as hay'ng zone , Sy when resort to arms is to he esteemed as the ony proper arbter of national differences
 Nha tv fakN sressive increase in our population Upon the break ing out of the war of the Revolution, our numpeEs scarcely equaed three millions ot souis ney Heea, so dy exceed seventeen millions, and will commute 10 progress in ratio which duplicates m perioa 9I a. bout twenty three years. The old states contain territory sufficient in i.se to maintain % ,Ss ne
 States may yet be regarded as nnt peLuay ss.
 tled while of the new lands this side ot the Rocky Mountains to say nothing ot sne b.e mo"n,ans to the mouth of the Columbia river, about ~ I.o.S. acres ceded and unceded, still remain to oe orougnt into market We hold out to the people ot oner cou
 tries an invitation to come and settle among us us members of our rapidly growing family; and TOT tne blessings which offer them. we require oi mem 10 look upon our country as ther country, anu tU G with us in the great task of preserving our and thereby perpetuaiing our liberties; NO m1.ive exists for foreign conquest. We desire but !oiec,am our almost ilmitable wilderness, and to lntroduce into their depths the light of civilization While we shall at all times be prepared to vndicate the naton al honor, our most earnest desire VIII De to maha'h an unbroken peace. :,,
 In presenting the foregoing views cannot % v;s,s w;s hold the expression of the opinion that there exis.s nothing in the extension of our emp're over 9ha % no knowledged possessions to excite the alarm % o ne trot for the safety of our institutions me eHeIue system leaving to each State the care ot ls domestic concerns, and devolving on the Federal G9yeInment those of general import admits in safety ol .ne Gsa. est expansion but. at the same tlme deen p.,pea 10 add that there will be found to exist at all mes an imperons necessity for restraining all the 9nctona ries of this Government within the range of ther re- spective powers, thereby preserving just balance between the powers granted to hls GoverInae"' an' those reserved to the States and to the peopI6.
 From the report of the Secretary of tne treasury; you will perceive that the fiscal means present and aecruinR are insufficient to supply the wants hsn oi e the Treasury on the 4h day of March last not cover ed bv outsandng drafts and exclusive of trust funds IS estimated at sS6O,00O This includes the sum ol procure metal for coinng and in process oi conage' and which could not be withdrawn without inconve- nisnce thus leaving subject to drat. m the varons several acts of Congress- the Secretary of the rea sury was authorized issue, and alter the Iourtn day of March last, Treasury notes to the amount oi S54lSoOo, making an aggregate available 'u"o o'
 But this fund was chargeabe with outstanding Treasury redeemabe in the current year gar @ anS interest thereon to the estimated amount oi There is also thrown upon the Treasury the payment of large amount of demands accrued m whole or in part in former years which will exhaust the available
 means of the Treasury and leave the accruing reve mue, reduced as 1t is in amount, burdened win deot and charged with the expenses of the Govern ment. The aggregate amount ot outstandlng appso- ap prations on the fourth day of March last was S33- & % which ss wifi Se Ss liens to the amount of S2,sIlse 9s, the special objects of which will be seen by reference to the re-
 The anticipated means cf the Treasury are greatly inadequate to this demand The receipts from GUS;