The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1847-12-21


diction oil officers Of their own government
| Until Congress shall establish competent trbn-
mails. To Try aud punish crime, 10 exercise IN Ihi-
| ma, American citizens there are subject to no
law whatever. Crimes may be cSpated with
property, and debts contracted without any
means 10 enforce their payment. lnco YEMEN
css have already resulted from the omsso OF
Congress 10 legislntc upon the subject, and still
! greater are apprehendcd. The British authors
ties IN China have already complained, that ihis
| Government has no; provided Tor The punishment
oil crimes, or the enforcement OF contracts against
| American citizens in that country, whilst their
government has established tribunals BY winch
British subjects.
| Accustomed, os the Chinese are, to summary
justice. they could not be made to comprehend
why criminals, who nre citizens OF the I. states.
should escape with impuniy, IN violation OIL
treaty obligations, willis, the punishment OF Chi
| nesc, who have committed any crime against
| American citizens, would be vigorously cxacted;
| indeed the consequence might be fatal to Amer
lean citizens in China, should a fragrant crime
be committed by any one OF these upon Chi
nose and punishment not follow according to the
re9nsition of the treaty. This might disturb, ii
not DESTROY, our friendly relations with that Em-
pre-, and cause an interruption Of our valuable
| commerce.
| Our ,reaties with the sublime Porte, Tripoli,
| legislation of Congress 10 carry them into exc
cution. though necessity tor immediate action
may not he urgcn, MS in regard To CHM.
| The Secretary OF State has submitted an estl-
mate 10 de.rav The exp nse OF opening diplomat
ic relations with the Papal States. The inter-
esing political relation in progress in these
States, as well us our commercial interests, have
rendered such measure highly cNpcdieni, and
cs'im ties have been submitted Tor outfits OF
Charges de Affaires 10 the Republics Of cuatc-
| u,aia and Ecuador. The manifest importance
OF cultyain. The most friendly relations with all
the nde pendent states OF this continent, Inns in
dueed me 10 recommend appropriations necessi-
| ~ io the maintenance at these missions.
/ recommend 10 Congress, That an appropria.
I've made, 10 be paid To Inc Spanish Government,
to be distributed among the claimants in the Ar
| mistad case. ] entertain the opinion, that this
| - due spain, under the ircnty oi 2O'h oi octo-
Der, lt9J; and moreover. from |, 4 carnes, man
ner III which the claim continues 10 be urged, so
long us u remains unadj ps,ed, il will be source
oi irritation between he two countries, which
NAV prove highly prelud cial to the Interest," oil
the L. states. Good policy, no less than faith
! III compliance with orr realty obligation, re-
qu.res that iae incoasidcrab!c appropriation
| should bc made.
/ y detailed statement Of the condition OF the f.
nances. ". u be presented IA Inc annual report OF
The S.cretery ot the Treasury. The imports oil
tue HStttl Ncat. eNtiu9 OH the JUN June,
we're SiA6.os5. 6l3: oi which exports were
$780, ,iaG. leaving $685. ,-:8O in the country
ior domestic use. The valve oi the exports Tor
the same period was SlJ3,Gi3,622; OF which
SiJo,bjI,lUl consisted of domestic productions,
| and so,ol lic Of iotcgn articles.
The receipts into the Treasury amounted In
S26,3iGo,0 81; OF which there was derived
from customs, s23,74 ,054 CT; from sales OF pub
lie lands, s.,Ia0,33. 90; and iiom incidental
III he
last fiscal year, during which tins amount was
received. embraced hive mt n hs. under the tariff
act ut ILL.,, and seven months, during which The
tariii act OF 1916 was in force. During the five
months, under the operation oi the tariff act ot
1872, the anionnt received from customs was
s1,GI2.396 %, and during the seven months un-
der the act OF lGl,, the amount received was
sl1,a05,551 80.
The nett revenue from customs in the
the list year OF the tariff nc, Of lSI2, was
ST., %. ,I03 10; aud melt revenue from
customs, during the year ending Dec. 1t,
lsi1, being the first year under the opera
,ion "f the thrill act ut l>i6. was about |
ss3l ,ouN. 600; being an increase of revenue
inr Tue first Year, under the tariff act el
l. Ii, 81 more than $780, 900, over that
%. the last Year, nnder the tari;i at 1872.
The Expenditures during the fiscal ,car.
ondin. On the 30,h jane last. were SOD.
iJl III 90; 81 Which >,3,522 .oo2 81, wa,
on account al payment. al principal aud in
ter = Of the public deL, including Trcasu-
~ notes redeemed, md not funded. The
expenditures, exclusive Of pay ent of pub
Tic debt, were SOD. 6aa .Da1 -.
II Is estimated, that the receipts into the
Treasury for the fiscal year, ending 30lh
June, Isis, including balance in the Treas.
urv on the 3ls, OF Jul, last. will amount u
s l2,ss6,5i5 so, Of which S3l ,O00, 900, i,
is estimated, will be derived from customs
SO, 200, 900 from the sales Of the public
lands, and 100000 from incidental sour
ccs, including sales made by the solicitor of
the Treasury, and S6,..eJ,296 81 from
means already authorized by law, which,
with the balance in the Treasury on the Is,
of July last, mako the sum estimated.
The expenditures for the same period, if
peace with Mexico shall not DO concluded.
and the army shall be increased rs is pro-
posed, with the amount including the nc
ccssarv payment on account Of principal
and interest Of the public debt aud TrcaslI-
ry notes vii! be S5s.6l5,660 o.. On the
first of the present month, the amount ol
the pubic debt actually incurred, including
Treasury notes, was $l5,659,G69 TO-
The public debt due on the lih Of March.
1915. including Treasury notes, was Sl5,-
1Ss,799 62, aud consequently, the addi-
ton made 10 tho public deh, since that time
Is Se1,s10,so9 IS. OF the loan Of S23,-
900, 900, authorized by the nc, OF 2sth Of
Jan, 1917, the sum 81 S5.O00,O0 was paid