Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-12-13


las IN mod 4lll fa tie fifsi W. 5ast5 1,f.s b -,
seihiN si ihits t#Hzsad dllafs Zach and The nre,f
9a 81 the hief ii dne thffeon. in execution of tn,
.'te'hiiaa helAeth thai government and the United
~ .'i iatlllaafns n Which nefe srhangeil al na
" Tie sh1iiY tf>t ii Oco II. lSi6 / e Allarn.y Gen
ff7Iel liz ulfsl Sfses Gully IN Af,nNf la, c.,,l
II" 'ia ajadraio ii The eltinis uadrr ts enventloa
aea iaGt his fH thereon. psnlrre at the a.l al Ia,
tis'h August. l. II The sa.s IA " hen tn, eta,,
a''s are respectively enled will he llil On l,nana Al
tsina,aft.
invite early attention II Congress, In thu, prrsen,
eei3aeiea ii onr enzans IN IhiIl. nI.f onr frfaf,
Ii ai faNtf Ameri els MS .lrr withdrawn II n,
lii lafts1feoa. whether evil al CRIMINAL o the hlose
government. aud letd nner thu Il uar public Junction
ans III thai country l,s est alant cla uf el.lzlls b.,
Itrd and punished the hi. Il an, crime a.,
ltsf ohe can lae>ti3ns be decldtd slNttn heln IN
NiFing the f9ts o person AMI property and by lllese
399e can eaaifafs BE- etliofetl, nia which tr, may
hNe entered Will Tie cz,lls SUBJECTS II ar,iaf ~
ffs. he merchant sess Is at the Gned Aaies ,nn In
ih' waters of t, five pits ot Gta open iotrign com
afee afena Ter Nanslse Jnflieonn officers oi their
9Na g5s'lannati utl GHmsfes> sball establish cin
lV1a IT IL tls Try AMI punish crimes. and IL eNer
la J}fl' ietah n evil cases II China, American cliI-
u Us III IL are snlgeei 10 law wais Yer. Crts my
d" committed With IMMUNITY. am hs may he contract
ed Without an, means 10 enforce Their pawn nj. In
fh9salanfeS NV aloud, les, from the omission
oil Congress Ia ie9lzlar upon the snIcl. aud sill great
er are aPafelleade The Bfti h authorities IN hna
hive alflly complained lha lils government has not
provided i'r The lnatsli nnt 81 crimes. the enio,,-
malt ii contracts Amerc IN ez is IN that ean,-
tN willis lAef government las Ished tribunals b,
W'liril Aioaa cz.a can le.oyer ,lebi, due lf,n,
British sl9ecls.
Accustomed is the Chinese are 10 summary
justice they could not be made 10 comprehend
Why Criminals Who are citi2euS OF the United
States Should escape with impunity, in violation
ol treaty obllgailens whilst the punishment OF Il
Chinese. who had committed any crime against
an American citizen, would be Vigorously cx-l
acted Indeed the consequences NIGHT be atat
To Amerean citizens IN China, should flarran
eiilne be cohlnted by any one of them upon
'hiheNc AMI should Trial and punishment not fol-
oW according To the acquisitions of the treaty.
This might disturb, If not destroy, our friendly
relations with that empire, and cause an Interrupt
ton oil our valuable commerce.
oni treaties with the Sublime Port Tnpoli, Tu-
MS Morocco, and Muscat, also require the lcgis-
laiion Oh Congress 10 carry some OF them into eX-
eeutioa, though the necessity for immediate
action may not be SO urgent as in regard TO Chi
The Secretary of State has submitted an est.
IN ate to deiray the expense of opening diplomatic
relations with the rapai States The interesting
political events now IN progress in these States,
as well as just regard to commercial inter-
estS have III my opinion, rendered such meas
ure highly eXpedient.
Estimates have also been submitted for the out
hts and salaries of charges atfllrcs to the repub
hes OF BOLIVIA, Guatlmala, and Ecuador. The
manifest importance of cultvatng the most friend
" relations with all the Independent States upon
tins continent has induced me to recommend APP
appropriations necessary for the maintenance oi
these missions.
commend to Congress that an appropriation
be made TO be paid To the spanish government
he of Il hat, n
ats IN thc Amistad case" | entertain the con-
vcton that this is due to SPAN und er the treaty
OF the twentieth OF October l7S.5: and moreover
that from the earnest manner in which the claim
continues 10 be urged, 50 long as it shall remain
unsettled ii VIII be a source OF irritation and dis
cord between the two countries which may prove
highly prel0dlclal 10 the interests of the United
States Good pollcy,n less than faithful com
pllance with oar treaty obligations, requires that
the nconsIdefable appropriation demanded should
be made.
\ detailed statement Of the condition of the Fl
nanceS Will be presented in the annual report OF
the Secretary of the Treasury The imports for
The last fiscal Year, ending on the thirtieth of
June, lSl6 were OF the value of one hundred
and iofly-siN million five hundred and forty five
thousand SIX hundred and hiry-cight dollars; Of
winch the amount exported was eight million
leYen thousand one hundred aid fifty eight dol
lmS, leaslng one hundred and thirty weight mil |
lion five hundred and thirty tour thousand four
and eighty dollars in the country for domestic
use. The value of the exports Tor the same be.
Rod was one hundred aud ity-eight millions, SIX
hundred and forty eight thousand sxhundred and
twenty-five dollars; OF which one hundred and
lilly million six hundred and thirty-sey.n thou
sand iourhnndred and sixty -four dollars consisted
oil domestic productions, and eight million clcy-
en- thousand one hundred and ffty-cight dollars
OF foreign articles
The It ceiPts into the treasury for the same pc
rod amounted 10 tWenty-SlN million three hun |
drcd and fofty.SiX thousand seven hundred and
ninety dollars and thirty-scscn cents, of which
there was derived from customs twenty three mil
hon seven hundred and iorty-Seyen thousand
Ell ghtlundred and sixty -four dollars and SNty-siN
cents; from sales of public lands, two million four
hundred and nincty-eight thousand three hun
dfed and thlfty-tiye dollars and twenty cents; and
from Incidental and miscellaneous sources one
hundred thousand five hundred and seventy dol
lars and fifty one cents. The last fiscal wear dl-
nnr winch tins amount was received embraced
five months under the operation of the tariff act
OF 1912, and seven months during which the Ia
rlli OF ISIS was in force. During the five months
under the act OF 1912, the amount received from
customs was seven million eight hundred and
totty-two thousand three hundred and six dollars
and ninety Gems. and during the seven months
under the act of 1876 the amount received was
fifteen mil lion nine hu ndrpd and five tbouxond