The North-Carolina standard., 1843-12-13

thy Of your consideration whether dsses sls-
tanned 6y the officers and crew intIis unfetnnate
affair should not be reimbursed lo'them. - =.
Z cannot take leave Of this painful subject with
out adverting to the all rendered, upon the:eeea-
sion, by the British alIthnf fitiosat Gbfa!taf,
che commander, officers end 'cEew Of the British
ship OF the line The Mslaisaf.p which wasslying
at the time in the bay Every thing that gener-
ositv or hHnanity eofld dictate, was promptly per-
formed. ItAs by slsch aets of good will by oneto
another of the family Of natIsns that frateraaI fee
E1gs are nourished and the'blessings ofpesHlanent
peace secured -
The Report of the Postmaster GencralsMi
bring you acquainted Yithathe operations efsthAt
Department during the past yeaf, aud viii suggest
to yous1ch notifications Of thegexistIng. la ws
in your opinion the exigencirs. OF the PHbhc seg-
vice may require The change which The conn
try has undergone Of late Yeftrs in the mode OF
eavel and transportation has saforded so many IA
ctes Eor the Transmission oftnail matter out OF
the regular uail,as to require the greatest vlglrI
lance and circumspectioHi inoFder to enable the OF
ficer at the head the Depa to restrain the
expenditures withinthe INCOME There is also
too muchFeasons tes(ear that the franklng priFI-
lege hasTun into great abuse. The department
nevertheless hassbeen conducted with the greatest
ugor, and has attained at the least, possible ex-
pense, allfheuseful obeets for which it was estab-
lished. - sSassssl-.&..
In regardto altthe Departments, am quite hap
spy in the belief that nothing has been left undone
which was called for by trne spirit OF economy,
or by system of ofaeconntabilitv rigidly enforced
This Is in some degree apparent from the act, that
the Government has sustained no loss ny the de-
ault of any of its agents In the complex, but I'll
the same time beautiful machinery of our system
of Government, it is ota matter of surprise, that
some remote, agency mary have faiicd for an IN
slant to fulfill its desired Office but ltcel conhdrn
in the assertion that nothing has occurred 10 inter
rupt the harmonious action or the Government
ITSELF and that while the laws have bren .cxecu-
ted with efficiency and vigor, the rights neither OF
States nor individuals haYe been tranrltd on or
dfsregarded.
In the mean time the country has bren stHadl1y
advancing in all that contributes to national great
ness. The tide of population conlinlH-s Hnhfokcn-
" to flow into the new States and territories where
a refuge is found not only for our native born icl
low-citizrns, but for emigrants from all parts OF
the civilized world, who come among us to 7rar-
take of the blessings oour free institutions, and to
aid by their labor to swell the current Of our wealth
and power.
1t is due to every consideration OF public policy
that the lakes and rivers Of the West should re-
ceiye all such attention at the hands of Congress
asthe Constitution wilenable it 10 bestow. Works
in favorable and proper situations on the lakes
would be found to be as infisprnsabfy necessary
In case of war to carry on safe and successful
naval operations, as forliRcations on the Allan
tic sea board. The appropriation made by
the last Congress for the improvement Off he nav
igation of the Mississippi river has been diligently
and efficiently applied
l cannot close this communication, gentlemen,
without recommending to your most favorable
consideration the interests of this District. AP-
pointed by the Constitution its exclusive lcgisla-
tors, and formingin this particular the only anom-
ally in our system of Government OF the Leglsla-
tive body being selected by others than those for
whose advantage they are to legislate, you will
feel superadded obligation to look we'll into their
condition, and to leave cause for complaint or
regret The Seat Of Government Of cur associa1
ted Republics cannot but be regarded as worthy of
your parental care.
In connexion with ts other Interests as we'll as
those of the whole country, I recommend that at
your present session you adopt such measures,
in order to carry into effect the Smithsonian be-
quest, as in your Judgment will be best calcula-
ted to consu1nmate the liberal intent of the teator
When under dispensa,ion Of Divine Provi-
dence l succeeded to the Presidential office, the
state of public affairs embarrassing and criti
CAL To add to the irritatien consequent upon
long standing controversy with one Of the most
powerful nations of modern times, involving not
only questions OF boundary which under the most
favorable circumstances, are always enbarrass-
ing, but at the same time important and high
principles of maritime law-border controversies
between the citizens and suhje"ts OF the two coun
tries had engendered state Of feeling and of con-
duct which threatened the most caiamitous eonsc-
quences. The hazards incident to this state of
things were greatly heightened by the arrest and
imprisonment of a subject of Great Britain, who
acting as 1t was alleged, as part of "A military
force, had aided in the commission Of an net viola
tive of the territorial jurisdiction of the United
States and involving the murder of citizen Of the
State of New York A large amount Of claims
against the Government of Mexico remained un-
adjusted, and war of several years continuance
with the savage tribes of Florida still prevailed,
attended with the desoation of large portion of
that beautiful territory, and with the sacrifice ofma
ny valuable lives. To increase the embaFrass-
ments of the Government, individual and State
credit had been nearly stricken down, and conf
dence in the General Government was so much
impaired that loans of small amount could only
be negotiated at a considerable sacrifice As a
necessary consequence of the blight which had
fallen on commerce and mechanical industry, the
ships of the one were thrown out of employment
and the operations of the other had been greatly
diminished - Owing to the condition ofthe curren-
cy, exchanges between different parts of the coun-
try had become ruinousIy high, and trade had to
depend ona deprecated paper currency IN con-
Quoting its transactions shall be permitted to
congratulate the country that under an overrufng