The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-12-07


who by existing treaty with the Chinese govern
ment, withdrawn from its civil and criminal jurisdiction
In the present interesting condition of the Papal States
the country will see with pleasure that the Secretary of
State has submitted estimates for the opening of dipo
matte relations with that Power, and that the is
commended to the favorable attention OF Congress
similar is also recommended in relation seve-
raj of the South American governments
The general statement of the affairs of the Treasury
Department, and of the highly successful operation OF
the existing tariff, will be read with much qualification
throughout the country From this statement appears
that the whole addition made to the public debt from the
4th OF March, si5. to the LIST of the present month
period embracing than eighteen months of active,
distant and most glorious military operations on large
scale-instead of realizing the panic ancpatons of
expenditure of halfa million day." and of more than
hundred millions in the aggregate, which have been
lavishly put forth in quarters amounts only to
ttrsaty-ecsn million eight hundred and seventy thou
sand eight hundred and y-nine dollars and serenity
eight cents! From the statement it also appears
that the nett reuenue from customs accruing during the
year ending the lst of December 1917 (beng the first
year Of the tariff of 1850 amounts to eight million five
hundred thousand dollars than the nett revenue
crung during the last year of the tariff OF 1872 In view
OF such fact and in consideration of the unparalleled
prosperity of all branches of industry the country and
especially OF its great commercial and navigating inter-
ests, proved by the official of the imports and
exports, the country will fully approve the wisdom OF the
Executive recommendation, that the policy of the existing
tariff should remain unchanged and undisturbed
AS means of providing revenue for the prosecution
of the war, and diminishing much possible the
amount of the further loans required for that purpose
the President eiteates his previous recommendation of
the imposition of duty upon tea and coffee, and of
law to graduate the price of the Public Lands 1t is
estimated that the adoption of both these by
may be necessary during the continuance of the war
four millions of dollars 1t will be SEEM too that
the Constitutional Treasury and the Warehousing Sys-
tenn, established by recent legislation have the ex-
perence of the past year, fully INDICATED their strong
claims to the public favor.
| In conclusion, again commend this most able and
satesmanlike document TO the attention of the people
| 1t exhibits our country in proud and commanding
position 1t develops and advocates policy every wa
worthy of the greatest republic of the earth will be
read with deep interest wherever the English language
spoken; and wherever is read with candor both at
home and abroad it extend and deepen the respect
and admiration now felt for our national policy and our
national institutions.
We shall follow up this message with the accompany
ing documents from the various executive departments,
which correspond in importance with the message itself
O,rre IN