Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-12-30
VOL. 2-No. AZ.

The report Of the Secretary of War will bring
you acquainted with the condition of that impor.
tent branch ofthe pubic service. The Army
may be regarded in consequence Of the small mum.
Der or the rank and file in each company and re-
9iment as little more than neuc'es a round which
10 rally the military force OF the country in case
OF war; and yet its services in preserving the peace
oil the frontiers are of most important nature
N all cases OF emergency, the reliance Of tho coun
Try Is properly placed in tho militia of the seyors
States, and IT may well deserve the consideration
OF Congress, whether new md more perfect ,,r.
sanlzai,on might no, be introduced, locking main.
" TO the volunteer companies of the Union for
me present., and OF easy application TO the great
body OF the militia in time of war.
The expenditures of the War Depar,men, bovsl
been considerably reduced in the last two ycars:
contingencies, however, may arise, which would
call tor the filling up of the regiments with new
complement of men. and make it very importap,
to remount the Corps of Dragons, which by an act
Of the las. Congress was directed to be dissolved
When, under dspensaton of Divine Provi-
dence. succeeded TO the Presidential Office, the
state of public fairs embarrassing and crit
zeal. To add to the irritation consequent upon
long standing controversy with one of tho most
powerful nations Of modern times. involving not
only questions OF boundary which under tho most
favorable circumstances, are always emba rrass.
ing but al the same time important and high prin.
cpes of maritime !aw--border controversies be.
tween the citizens and subjects CT the two coun-
tries had engendereda state Of feeling and Of con-
duct which threatened the most calamrous conse-
quences. The hazards incident to this state of
things were greatly heightened BY the arrest and
imprisonment of subject Of Great Britain. who
acting as it alleged, as a part of military
force, had aided in tho commission of an act VIC.
latIve of the territorial jurisdiction in the United
States. and involving the murder ola citizen Of
The State of New FORK. a large amount of claims
against the Government of Mexico remained un-
adjusted, and n war Of several years continuance
with the savage tribes of Florida still prevailed
attended with the scsoIalIon OF large portion of
that beautiful territory. and with the sacrifice Of
many valuable lives. TO increase the embarrass-
ments of the Government, individual ard State
credit had been nearly stricken down. and conf.
dence IN the General Government was so much
impaired tina: loans of n small amour, could only
be negotiated at considerable sacrifice. As
necessary consequence Of the blight which had fall
len onseommerce and mech anical industry, the
ships of the one were thrown out of empio ymont
and the operations of the other had been greatly
diminished. Owing 10 the condition of the cur.
rcncy, exchanges between different parts of tho
country had become ruinously high, and trade had
TO depend on Deprecated paper currency in con-
the country that, under an overrul-
ing Providence, peace was preserved without
sacrifice oftho national honor; the war in Florida
was brought 10 speedy tcrmlnalion;a large por-
ton of the claims on Mexico have been fully adiu-
dicated and are i'll course Of payment, whiie
justice has been rendered TO N other matters by
other nations; confidence between man and man
IS in great measure restored and the credit of
this Government fully and perfectly re.estabiish.
ed. Commerce is becoming more and more ex.
tended in lis operations and manufacturing and
mcchaical industry once more reap the rewards
OF skill and labor honestly applied. The opera
tons Of trade rest a sound currency, and the
rates Of exchange reduced to their lowest
amount. In this condition Of things have felt it
to he my duty to bring 10 Your favorable consid-
Grafton matters of great interest in their present
and ultimate results. and tine only desire which
feel in connection It'll the future is and will con-
;'nue to be. TO leave the country prospe rous. and
its institutions unimpaired. JOHN TYEER
WAsHINrLoN, December, lS43.
TIE Nyci pGf;on of the IT9S,cyn WJge,c--Is