Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-12-14
md do ru, hesitate TO express my entire con-


| virtion Of its great importance.
II call your particular attention also 10 thht
| portion Of The Secretary report which has fo'
| ference 10 the act of the late session of C"n-
gr-ss which prohibited the transfor o' any
balance of appropriation from other he"dS o'
approrria,ion io that Tor building, equipment,
| mud repair. The repeal Of that prohibition
| win enable the Department To give renewed
| employment 10 n large class of workmen WI"
! hsy. been necessarily discharged ~ c"n"e-
H aupncc Of the want Of means 10 pay ibem-a
circumstance attended, especially NJ this seorr"
/ Of the wear, with much priv"rion aud suffering
II ID gives me great pain To ann"nncr 10 %" ."s
loss Of the steam ship "rh- Missouri, by hrr.
| in the Bay of Gibraltar, where she had stopped
Ia renew her supplies of coal, an her voyage I"
| AIpxandria with Mr. Cushing, th. AmerADn
| Minister TO China on boaSd There u ground
for bipl, cou,n,rnda,ion oi Jhe officers aud men,
for the GOODNESS aud intsep'h'iy and Per'rr'
| Is,hussop Ia discipline 1vinc"d under w"
4 mos, ", ing cir, Ainsinnces. Surrounded ny
ringing fire, which the utmost "xer''"ns ""m,"
not subdue, and which threatened n'o'n"n'ar'y
III. explosion Of her well supplied mnr"z,n"s'
! t,. Officers exhibited no signs Of fear, aud Nh"
| men obeyrd every order with alacr,ty. Nor
was sh. ahAndop-d until tho last CLEAN, OF h"p"
.of saving her Ind expired. u Is well worthy
of your consideration wh"ilGr hhe losses s's-
| tained bv the officers aud crew in this nni"r-
]
II I cnnnot take leave of This painful sub jcrt
| wiihout ndyerting 10 the aid rendered upon the
/ occ aston by tls British authoriiirs at Gibraltar,
| and the commander, officers aud crew oi W."
H British ship of the line "rhe Malabar,' whirb
| was living at the lime IN the bay. Every thing
| that generosity ar humanity could dictate, WAS
l prompilv prrforuod. II is by such acts of
| good y III l,y ope 40 another of tho family of
H nations, that fralernal feelings are nourIshed
aud the blessings Of permanent peace be Sc.
| cured
Il The Report Of the Postmaster General will
! bring yon acquainted with the operations OF
that Department during the pas year, and wa
! suggest to you such NOTIFICATIONS OF ih" exist
! ing laws ms IN your oppInp The exigences "f
lthe public service may require. The change
II which the country has undergone Oflate years
in the mode of travel and transportation has
II aHurdsd so many ,iacilles for the transmission
ot mail matter out Of the rogpl.r mail, as IN re-,
I auire the greatest vigilance aud circumspcciio"
| in order To- enabl. the officer M the head oi tho
II Department To rcsirnn the expenditures wiihin
II The income. There is also too much renson 10
fear that the franking pri, ilrgs has run int"
great abuse. The Department nevertheless
has been c,.nductsd with the greatest y'gor,and
has attained NJ the Isnst possible expense, All
! the useful obrcis for which it was established.
u In regard TO all the Departments, ] am quite
4 happy IN the belief that nothing has been lett
undone which was called for b, u true spirit of
/ conuiny or bv u sy stem oi oiaccounabiIiy rigid
II ly enforced. This is in som. degree apparent
n from the tnri thai the government has susiaip-
| ed no loss by The default uf any OF It's agents.
/ In the complex, but ~ the same time b"nutiiul
! machinery of our system oi government, u is
| not n matter oi surprise that some remote agen-
Il Iry may have failed for nm instant to fulfil liz
desired office hut feel confident in The asscr-
| rion. that nothing has occurred Ia interrupt Tho
,t
aud that while the laws hav. been cxecn"d
with efficiency aud vig"r, the rights neither of
Il States nor individuals have been lrampled on
II or isrsgardeI
n ~ i,o mean time the county has been
steadily advancing in all that ,c9niribuins :"
national greatness. The i!an 81 p"p"a'i"n
continues uubrokcnly Ia flow into the new
states aud territories, where refuge rs found
not only for o.ir nali,. born irIl"w citizens.
but Tor enjgranis from all parts Of The civilized
! world, who come among us 10 parake ot The
blessings -! our free insiilpllope, ai,p io ad ny
their labor To swell the current of our wealth
aud power.
II u is due 10 every consideration Of public
policy that the lakes aud rivers of 10. West
slould receive all such attention At the hands
IT Congress as III. Constitution will enable II
I" br.tow. Works in favorable and proper
situations 81, the lakes would be found 10 be ma
ndisponsably ,hrary-ary ~ cast "i wsf to carry
IN safe and successful naval operations, H. for
t,fcaiions On the Atlantic sea board. The ap-
preparation made by the last Congress for the
| uypro, e,nent of the nav CATION Of the Missis-
>ipp' river, las beep diso"il. aud efficiently
,pprd
II | cannot close tins communication, gentle
men, without recommending 10 your most
favorable consideration, the lpicre-is of this
District. Appointed b, HE constitution its
executive legislators, aud forming IN this par
iicular the "nly anomaly IN our system Of gov
4 crnmrnl OF the legislative body being elected
II by others than those for whose advantage they
are to lcgisiatc, you will feel u suprraddcd Obj
igaion To look we'll lnio Ihejr codiiion, and
Ia leave no caus. Jor conpinint or rrgret.-
Il The seal Of government or our assoc ciated re-
publics cannot but be regarded as worthy Of
your parental care.
II In conneAion with its other interests, as we'll
ns those Of the Whole gorniry, ! recommend
that at Your present session you adopt such
measures, in order To carry into effect thu
RI Smithsonian bequost, as IN your Judgment will
he best calculated lo consuIinate the liberia.
! intent of the icsiator.
I 'MAon, gn1er u dsp"nsniion Of pivin. Prov
idrmre, | succacdrd to tho Presid.p iiai USbce,
the state Of public affairs was embarrassing aud
| critical. To add To the irritation consequent
upon u long standing controversy with one of
the must powerful nations OF modern tunes, in
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under The most favorable circumstances, are al.
ways embarrassing, but nj the same time in,-
portant and high principles Of mnratime law
border cuntro, crsios between the citizens aud
| subjects "f the two countries had eneendsrcd
stale Of feeling aud oi conduct which threatsni
ed ibn. Woei calamitous consequences.
H Til. hazards incident to this stats Of things
were greatly hoghlonrd by the arrest and in'-
pnsonmeni of II subjrci "f Great Britain, who
Il acting rs il was alleged, Ms part Of military
II force, had aided in the commission of an act
Il violaiiye OF the territoriai jurisdiction Of tho
| United States, and iny"l, ing The murder Of a
citizen Of the State Of New York. A large
amount Of claims against the Go,srnmoni Of
II Mexico rcmaiped. unadj djustrd, and war Of sew
.ral eats co nlinuanoe wiih The sa'ag. tribes of
/ Florida si'l prevailed, attended with The desc
lniion of n large portion of that beautiful terri
II iory, aud with the sacriice Of many valuable
| lives. To increase the cWbaTrassmenis Of tho
II Government, individual aud siatr credit hfl
been. nearly stricken down, aud confidence "
| tho Grnrral: Government was 50 much impair
ed that loans Of small amount could only bo