Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-12-23

due, and our minister is eng .ged in urging
the establishment of new commission in
parsulnce Of the Convention for the set
Element of una ijusied claims.
With the other American States our re-
ations of amity and good will have re.
mtined uninterrupted. Our Minister near
the Republic of New Granada, has sue
: ceeded in efiecting an adjustment OF the
) claim upon that Government for the
schooner by Chance which had been
pending for MANY years. The claim for
the brig "Morris," which had its origin
! during the existence of The Republic OF
: Columbia, and indemnlfcation for which,
since the dissolution of the Republic, has
} devolved on its several members, will be
. urged with renewed zeal.
have much pleasure in saying that the
, Government Of Brazil HIS adj ls,ed the
claim npon The Government in the case Of
t the s'hooner "John S Bryan," and that
sanguinc hopes arc entertained that the
same spirit of justice will influence lis
councils in arriving at an early decision
uron the remaining claims thereby re-
m.v!ng all Cause Of dissension between
some extent interviewer with each other.
Our minister al Chill has succeeded in
inducing recognition by that Govern
ment of the adjustment effected by his
predecessor of the first claims in the case
Of the "Macedonian." The first install
menl has heen received by the claimants
in the United States.
Notice OF the exchange of ratiications
Of the treaty of Peru, which will take
place at Lima, has not yet reached this
country, but is shortly expected to be re-
ceived, when the claims upon that repub.
lie Will doubtless be llquidated and paid.
In consequence OF Il misunderstanding
between this Government and that Of Bue-
nos Ayres, occurring several years ago.
this Government has remained unrepre-
rented at that court, while a minister from
it his been constantly resident here. The
causes of irrit tion have in a great mea-
sure passed away, and it is in contempla.
tim, in view of important interests which
have grown up in that country, at some
early period during the present session o
, Congress, with the concurrence Of The
Senate, to restore dI pIomatic relations he
f tw cen the two countries.
Under the provisions of an act Of Con
gress of the last Session, Minister wa:
despatched from the United States to Chi.
ma, in August of the present year, who
from he latest accounts we have from him
was at Suez, in Egypt, on the 9th of Sep
TENDER last, on his route 10 China.
In regard to the Indian Tribes residing
within our iuri,diclional limits, the great
est vigilance Of the Government has been
exerted to preserve them at peace among
themselves, and TO inspire them with feel.
ngs Of confidence in the justice of this Go.
vernment, and to cultivate friendship with
The rider inhabitants. THIS has happily
succeeded TO great extent; bnt it is SUBJ
iect of regret that they suffer themselves
IN me instances 10 be imposed upon by
artfaI and des gniag men--and this not.
wins andin: all the efforts of the Govern
ment II p. event It,
The receipts in the Treasury for the
C end,r YER 1913, exclusive of loans,
were Ii IT, m re than ghreen millions Of
dollars; and lhe EXPENDITURES, exclusive
O! payments on the public deb, will have
neen ABOUT twenty three millions ofdol-
lars. By the A of ~, a new arrange
mpnt of The f,cil year was made, so that
it should commence on the LIST day OF July
in each year.
The accounts and estimate for the cur.
rent fsc II year, will show that the loans
md Treasury Notes made and issued be-
fore the close OF the last Congress, to meet
The antlci pateJ deficiency, have not been
entirely adequate. Although on the hrst
ef October las. there was balance in the
rreasur,, in consequence of the provision
thus made of $3,9l4,OS2 II, yet the APP
preparations already made 10y Congress
will absorb that lance, and leave pro-
b be deficiency of two millions of dollars
a the close of the present fiscal year,
ruere are outst IN ing Treasury Notes to
a luu tho am ,unt OF TOUR million SIX hun
dred thnus nd dollars; and shoulI they be
,etlrn upon The Treasury during the
fiscal year, they will require provision for
their redemption. | do not however re-
gard this as prub able, since they have OBJ
viousIy entered into the currency OF the
country, and will continue 10 form por-
,ion OF it, if the system now adopted be
continued. The loan of 1871, amounting
to S5,672 .e76 80, tails due on The LIST OF
January, ls45, and must be provided for
or postponed by new loan. And nn'ess
the resources of revenue should be materl-
ally increased by you, there will be pro-
bable deficiency for the services OF the fis-
cal year ending June 3Oih, 1915, Of up
wards of about four millions of dollars.
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