American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-12-09

In this vieu il &c dcap,ed ;n,nortan, IN hold
,niIitary nosecee;on oC ali ,l,o ,,ro,incos which
b,va been ,,l.or ,,n,I doEn;,;,,o ,,o,ty cr'
raaco rl,I h,,.o L,o,, oI,,,loI o,,d r,t;6cd
hv the two cor,,,rios
IN, ,r,r ba.,,,,, too,, ,,,,c,oJ with , ,,;cw
ia cononos,. krt ho,,,r, hoon commenced nv
NIav;cn !, bos I,aa, ,,orriod ir,o the ennmvis
country ard v;l no yiooron,Iv nrosecuicd
moro y';th = ,,in,, - nb,ain an honorabIe
ncacn and tHer.bv socpre annie indemnify
Fr ,ho cvro,,s, ~ ,bo ,,,,r as ,yeII ,s ia orir
,,,,rI, ,,i,iroJ ,,;,;.,o,. ,,bn b,Id I,roa neon
,iarv demands auain,t Nevico
~ The Iov,s oT nations = cnnnnorcd tcrrtto-
r,, is snbioct ,o he ooyorne1 ~, the conoupr-
nr Jnr;n@ his ro;ri,,ry rosso,s;on and nn,,I
there j., either \ treaty Of ncace. or he shall
voluntarily wjIbdrau, from il The old civil
Government heinz necessarily suDcr,cdcd il
!, the rjahr and J9tv nr the cononeror To Sc
euro his conona.i and IN nrovide for the
maintenance or ciliI order and the rioh,s of
tho inlahitarts mi. rinht has hren cver.
ciscd and ,h,s du,v ncrronncd nv our mill
tarv and naval commanders i've the estab-
Iishme Mt of tcmnor3rv Government, in some
of the conoucrcj nroyinco, in Mexico. ASST
'niIa,inr them a. far as nrocticohlp IN The free
/ institutions Of our own country In the nro-
vjnces of New Nnxico and Of inc CaIifor-
Mas. HttIc If any further resistance is apnre-
hcnded from The inhabitants to Tho ,o,nn6rarv
governments which have fms from the ne
cessj,v of the case. and accordina ia the laws
of war. been established II may be propcr
to provide for the security of these important
conoucSts bv maxine an adeouato anpropria-
ton for the purpose Of erecting foriiGcations
and dpCravino the nynonSos necessarily inri-
dent TO the maintenance If our nossession
and authority over Thorn
Near the close Of vour last session for rea-
sons communicated TO Congress. deemed il
important. as n measure for securing n spee-
DIV peace with Meyico that = surn of money
should be appropriated and placed in the
power of the E,yecutive similar to that
which had been made upon two former oc-
casions. during the administration of Presi-
dent Jefferson.
: On the twenty-siy1h of February, 1903 an
APPROXIMATION Of two millions oCdoIlars wa,
made and nlaceJ n me disnosa1 of tho Pres
idont Ire ohioct is y.oII Lpo,yn II was -,
th,, lima +, cI,,,o,,,Ia,; -, .,,,ira ,,,;s
lima rr,n, Franco 5I :, was ;,,to,dod ~ -,
annIicL as = nar, ~ ,bo cons;dorot;on ,,,biot
ILi,l, ~, ,,;i r., -, a. A.;
tccnth of February ISO6 the same SIM
was in like manner apnronriated with 2 view
, to the purchase of the Floridas from Snain
. These approDriations were made IN facilitate
4 NEGOTIATIONS. and rs means 70 enable III,
Pre,idcntto accomnIish the innort,nt object,
! in view. THOUGH it did not become neccss
ary for the President TO use these ammonia.
lions vet 2 state of thipps miubt have arts
en- in which if wouId have been hiohlv i'm.
= portant for him IN do 60 and the wisdom nj
making them cannot he douhted II is he
lieved that the measure recommended a
your last session, met with the appreciation
t of decided maioritieS in both houses Of Con.
greSS. Indeed in different forms, bill ma.
I king an appropriation Of two millions oil
' dollars passed each House, and it is much tc
! be regretted that 1t did not become a law
J The reasons which induced me to recon-
, mend the measure at that time still exist
and again submit the subject for your con
= Sideration, and suggest the importance 0
e early action upon it. Should the appropri
\ alton be made, and be not needed, it will re
main IN lhe treasury: should II be deemed
proper TO apply II IN whole or IN part 1t VII
NC accounted LOT Dis o'heF Poolc e&pehdl
: lures
, Immediately after Congress had recogni
, Sed the existence of the war with Mexico
! my attention was directed TO the danger tina
& 7rivateers might be fitted out in the ports O
Cuba and Porto Rico to prey upon The Com
f merce Of the United States; and invited tn,
i special attention of the Spanish government
to the fourteenth article of our treaty will
= that power Of the twentieth Of October, 1895
under which the citizens and subjects of ei
Their nation who shall take commissions o
a letters of marque 10 act as privaiecrs agains
=, the other "shaIl be punished as pirates"
If affords mo n,oasnra IN ;nCorn, Won, t,,
have received assurances from The SnaniS
I,l,,.ar,,,,,or, t,ot ,T,;e or,iolo 80 49, .na.