Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-12-17


heretofore only received Of the boun fayors Of
i S BURDENS u Which s imposed 10 @
bounlies which have enriched othens.
must eeive a. Sr are now receTin prees for their
products They vii find reader sale and better prices for
their wheat -four Indian beef pork lard butter cheese
and other articles which they produce The homemaket alone
food and other stcIs which they are capable Of Producing
the most reduced for the manifest that they cannot
Of s5oJ rean lF5 by the Whole world
That the reduced production the chief articles sO
Great Britain and other parts Of Europe may have contributed
doabed great
mand and Of increased prices consists IN the removal Of artificial
restrictions heretofore imposed IS deemed to be equally certain
That exports Of food already increased and increasing beyond
adopi will m st vastly enlarged unless hey check
vented by restoration of the protective prcy cannot be doubted
corresponding trade equally
ss,. Mhii s V III 49,; ar nc;Ian,s rrolect;on
afforded them BY revenue duties and more than this they cannot
justly demand
In my message last tariff Of
duties based the principles Of the existing law was recon-
expressed In Of the probable beneficial effects OF that law
but lust 10 Operate and 10 abandon or modify
giving fair trial would be inexPedent and unwise should
deecs any its details be asceaned by actual experience to
e mes b n' he act Should be- ar tested
1t submitted for your consideration whether it may not be
proper measure impose duties some OF the
embraced in the free list should it be deemed proper
ses OF the with Mexico, avoid to that extent the
alton public debt they may be led when me
which gave them shall to exist and constitute no part
OF August last provide for the better
organization Of the treasury and for the collection k eepng
rapidly as the delay necessarily arising
the appointment Of new officers taking and approving their bonds
the public would permit. is proposed to depart in
e sT5d G T TS a ~ d in the details Of The
developed by its practical operation which are fully set
forth the report of the Secretary OF the Treasury to which the
Congress is invited These defects would impair
some extent the Oh law al al put are
especially embarrassing when the country engaged IN wal
when the expenditures greatly increased when loans are to be
dred miles distant cases any depository and large
portion Of them in foreign country The notifications suggested
in the report Of the Secretary OF the Treasury are TO
In connection with this subject invite your attention
pOance Of establishing branch OF the mint OF the United States
New York Twohds Of the derived from the customs
viii large mint foreign coin and
bullion could be Immediately ted into American COIN would
Circulation Of gold be- the time safe de-
depository Of the public money
graduating reducing the price the
Pnhic lands as have been long offered IN the at me
again recommend the subject ayour favorable consideration
Many millions of of these lands have been offered in the mar
they remain unsaesbe period, unless the
price which they be purchased shall be reduced To place
price Upon them above their real is not prevent
their SALE and thereby dve the Treasury income from
that source but Is unjust to the states IN which they ne because
etads their growth and increase Of population and because they
have levy upon them upon other lands within
their limits held by other proPeors than the United States Tor
the support Of their local governments. 49,, 49,, ,s,s
lied by Of the States owning the lands within their limits
which has been adopted They eaSe eegn ns
in the sale Of their lands lying within Mississippi and
Alabama The Chckasaw lands which would not command in the
market the minimum price established by United
States for the sale Of their lands pursuance Of the treaty OF
1884 with that tribe subsequently offered for sale graduated and
duced for limited periods The result that quantities
unod The lands disposed Of at their real value and many
of limited enabled purchase small tracts
upon which they have settled with their families That similar
would produced the adoption of the graduation policy
by the United States all the States which they are the own
large long the market
cannot be doubted cannot be sound policy to withhold large
quantities of the public lands the and occupation OF
they will not commend On the contrary is wise policy to
moderate rates of reehod Of their own being
ants and dependents Of ohSr II be sPPIenenae that these
Spectators capitalists the sales be restricted in limited
cultivation.
my annual message submitted for the consideration Of
United States and that they should be brought into
and Sold upon sucn terms ana hoer sScn &
lead mines and contiguous lands in the States of Illinois
and Arkansas and the Territories Of Wisconsin and Iowa."
authorized to be sold The act confined in its operation to
large portion Of the public containing copper and other
represented to be very valuable and recommend that pro-
- ,aI,a - ~ Of
Congress advisable having regard
of such Ofou citizens may be located upon them.
% be a 1 S2 Peni Sca 10 %
the United States the Territory of Oregon.
Our laws regulating trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes
eas OF hs Rcky should Pc EXTENDED a 70 ne
friendly relations with the Indian tribes within our limits an add
authorized by The establishment of custom houses and of
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qure esslau.e VIII De ptope1 80 70 estaosh
surveyor Seherais once IN that ana 10 hec
sary provision Tor surveying the pubic lands and bringing them
INTO market As our czens VINO now reside IN that distant region
nave been SUBJECTED 10 many narhpS ana acTces
their emigration and by their nave enhanced the
value OF the public lands the neghborhood OF their settlements
recommended that liberal grants be made to them such
OF these lands they and that similar
rights OF presumption be made 10 all who emgr1te thher
within limited period to be prescribed by law.
The rpo of the Secretary contains detailed information
the several public with
that department The operations of the have been Of salts
factory andh highly CRAFTY ing character.
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