The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-12-25

MODE OF adjustment WOulu nave OeeH prefer"
red Mexico having declined to do this, and
failed to Offer any'othet terms which could be
accepted 10y The United States. the national
honor, no less Than the public Interests, re-
quires that the IVA should Be prosecuted with
increased energy and power, uUiLa justand
satisfactory peace can be Obtainsd %
I'm the mean time, as M~exieoTeiuses ihlfin
demnity, we should adopt measures to indem-
nifty ourselves, BY aPproPriating permanently a
portion Of herterrtOry. g19a Hala4 13 IN
EARLY aftepthe commencement Of the war,
New MexicoganH the CALIFORNIA; were taken
possession Of by our forces. Our military and
naval commanders were ordered to conquer
and hOldnhem, Bnbject to1be disposed of by
treaty Of peace. .n1ij"J n 80 As
These provinces are now Ii our undispated
occupariongand ha lie been 80 fUt many months;
all resistance on the part of Mexico having
ceased within their limits. I am satisfied that
they should never be surrendered to Mexico.
Should Congress concur with me in this opin.
ion, and that they should be retained BY the
United States, as INDEMNIFY can perceive no
good reason why the civil jurisdiction and
laws Of the United States should not Nat,once
be extended over them.n -ere8M
The President says he cannot favor the polis
cy Of Withdrawing OUT Army altOgsthet0o or Of
retiring to a designated line and holding and
s. daTaOAtnn "a, hnk Nhttnta Rhnk 0hnsrvoHh akarTId
e ''PrOsecuted NTH increased energy and PoCer,
in the vital part Of ~theeenemy's country.'' He
says he never has contemplated it as an object
Of the. war to make a permanent conquest OF
Mexico, or anhihtlate her existence as a sepA-
rate nation. He advises that our commanding
Generals in Mexico should give assurances 0i
prOteetion1to the ffiends Of peace there in es'
tablishihg and maintaing a Republican Governs
ment Of their own choice. He says that we
cannot allow a. Monarchy to be established
there, or any European power TO coloniEe any
portion of il. He advises that in the future
conduct Of the war the Mexicans should BE-
made to feel it's pressure-that instructions has
already been given to Generals Taylor anC
IScottto that effect, who, from variOus circun
stances, had been u able to carry them out
Gen. : aylor declaring it impossible to supper
bis Army unless he paid Tor the provisions fur
nished. He states the amount Of contribution
that have been levied on vessels aud merchan
disc, in pursuance Of instructions, at half
million Of dollars, and that measures have beer
adopted by which the internal, as well as ex
ternal revenues Of the country will be appro
) priated to the support Of our Army and Navy
/ He requests an additional Regular and VOlpn
teer force for the further prosecution Of TIL
war. So far for the Mexican war; with al
other nations our relations are peaceful.
As TO Finance-the imports for the yea
/ ending June 3Oth lS47 are $l46,545, 6S8; rh'
exports, St58,648,6A the receipts into tn
a / reasury from customs 1923, a 1864; iron
lands, S2.498,3 1886; miscellaneous $lOo,57O.-
! The expenditures for the year ending Jun
i Both I847 amount to $5S,45l,l77. The re
i ceipls for the year ending Both June l847i in
Q GLIDING balance in Treasury LIST July last az
estimated at nearly forty-three millions; tn
expenditures, if war continues, at about ~
"a eight and half millions. The public dcbt o
the LIST of this month was about foriy five an
) a half millions. a further loan Of above eigl
I teen and a half millions is asked for, for I'll
/, expences of the remainder of the presei
4 fiscal year, and Of twenty and d half million
; for the next unless a duty is imposed on tn
F. and COFFER and.the price Of the public ldnt
! is reduced and graduated, both of which !
strongly urges, in which event reduction
= FIVE millions can he made on the two loans.-
N He is exceedingly pleased with the operate
\ lof tie new Tariff, and shinks ithas been
! great advantage to every body, especially vi
I t6iling millions whose daily labor furnishes Il
! supplies OfsfoOd and %faiment,' y and he hopes
], may BE- left uRdisturbed. The WarehousiI
system works well, but needs a little improv
ment. The Sub Treasury pleases him nigh
III ", but he admits thatit would work mu,
in better If some Improvements were made
to that too. For these improvements we are
l. ferred 10 the Report Of the Secretary of \
he Treasury. He recommends that Pre.emPti
erIaws should be extended to those that set
on unsorNeyedpabIic lands, aadthat grants
n. public lands he madeltO those citizens W
Of have emigrated or may hereafter smigrate'
ur California. Q A8f m4a8 1aQW8 tah e
h. ThSsbuilding of additional War stesmsfs
4. accommodated also > Branch Mint at NJ
al York. 6les q NsH9f $500 9a si &
The revenues from the Post Office for =
I year win pay all the ezpences. These,
believe, ate all the important matters discuss
in the Message.is o e a1-8 Ehasel al9I
1ofaf.tl5N @- e4I
We take pleasure in informing the readers
the M~issisaPpiah that P. w. Tompkins
:" reach Washington early enough 10 vote
the Speakers and that he did not vote
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