The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-12-25

civil government being necessarily
superseded, it is tie right aud duty
Of tie conqueror to secure his con
quest, and provide for TIE mainte-
nance Of civil order and tie rights
Of the Inhabitants. This right has
been exercised and tbs duty per-
formed by cur military and naval
commanders, ~ the establishment
Of temporary governments in some
Of the conquered provinces in Mex
leo, assimiiating them, rs taras prac-
ticable, to the free Institutions ufour
country. In the province Of New
Mexico and Of the Ca.ii,rnias, ii;tle,
if any further resistance is apprehen-
dcd from the iuhaAiluntS 20 Tie tenn
porary governments Which have thus
from the necessity cf de ease, and
according to the ,sws of war been
established. 1t mag be proper to
provide for the security Of these i'm,
portant conqUests by making an adj
equate appropriation for tne pur-
pose Of erecting Notifications and
deiraying the expenses necessarily
incident to the maintenance of our
possession and authority over them.
Near the close Of your last session,
for reasons communicated to Com
gress, | deemed it important, as u
measure for securing speedy peace
with Mexico, that Il sum Of money
should be appropriated end placed
in the power Of the Executive SINH
lar to that which had been made up
on two former occasions during tie
administration Of President Jcll'cr-
son.
On the Goth Of February, 1893,
an aspiration Of two millions Of dol
lars was made, and placed at the
disposal Of the President. It's OBJ
Jet is we'll known. 1t was at that
time in contemplation to acquire
Louisiana from France, and it was
intended to be applied as a part OF
tie consideration which might be
paid for that territory. On the 18th
Of February, 1896, the same sum
was in Ike manner appropriated,
with view to the purchase of the
Floridas from Spain. These appro-
priatlonS were made to facilitate
negotiations, and as a means to en-
able the President to accomplish the
important objects in view. Though
it did not become necessary for the
President to use these appropria-
tons, vet state of things might
have arisen in which it would have
been highly important for him 10 do
SO, and the wisdom OF making them
cannot be doubted. 1t is believed
that the measure recomn ended at
your last session met with the ap-
probation Of decided maiori,ics in
both Houses of Congress. Indeed,
in different forms a ILL making ap-
priation Of two millions Of dollars
passed each House. and it is much
to be regretted that it did not be-
come a law. Tic reasons whichin-
duccd me TO recommend the meas
urc at that time, still exist; and |
again submit the subject for your
consideration, and suggest the i'm
portance of early action upon it
Should the appropriation be made,
anu be not needed, it will remain in
the Treasury: should it be proper to
apply it in whole or in part, it will
be accounted for as other public eX-
penditurcs.
Immedis tely after Congress had
recognized the existence Of the war
with Mexico, my attention was di-
rccted to the danger that priyatcers
might be fitted out in tie ports Of
Cuba and Porto Rico to prey upon
the commerce of the U. States; and
Invited the special ATTENTION Of the
Spanish government to the lith ar
ticle of our treaty with that power
of the Goth Of October, 1895, under
which the citizens and subjects Of
either nation who shall take com
missions or letters of marque to
act as privateers against the other,
"shall be punished as pirates"
1t affords me pleasure to inform
you that | have received assurances
from the Spanish government that
this article of the treaty shall be
faithfully observed on its part. Or
ue.S for this purpose were immedi-
atcly transmitted from that govern
ment to the Authorities Of Cuba and
Porto Rico, to exert their utmost
vigilance in preventing any at
tempts to fit out privateers in those
islands against the U. States. From
the good faith of Spain, | am fully
satisfied that this treaty vii! be eX-
ecuted in its spirit as well as its let
| ter, whilst the u. States will, on
their part, faithfully perform all the
obligations which it imposes on them,
Information has been recently re-
ccived at the Department of State
! that the MEXICAN Government has