Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-12-18

civil or criminal, Of the Chinese gov
ernment, and placed under that Of our public |
in that country, for by these
alone can our citizens be tried and punished
for the commission Of any crime; by these
alone can questions be decided between them
involving the rights Of person and property.
and b. these alone can contracts be enforced
into which they may have entered with the
citizens or subjects of foreign powers. The
merchant, vessels Of Tus, lying in the waters
Of the five ports Of China open to foreign COM
merce are under the exclusive jurisdiction OF
officers Of their own government. Until Con.
gress shall establish competent tribunals to try
and punish crimes, to exercise jurisdiction IN
China, American CITIZENS there are subject to
no law whatever. Crimes may be committed
with immunity, and debts contracted without
any means 10 enforce the payment. Inconve.
nences have already resulted from the omis,
sion of Congress 10 legislate upon the subject,
and still greater are apprehended. The British
authorities in China have already complained,
that this Government has not provided for the
punishment Of crimes, or the endorsements oil
contracts against American citizens, in that
country, whilst their government has establish.
ed tribunals by which American citizens can
recover debts duo from the British subjects.
Accustomed, as the Chinese are, to sum
mary justice they could not be made to
comprehend why criminals, who are citizens
| Of the United States, should escape with
impunity, in violation of treaty obligations.
willis, the punishment Of Chinese, who have
committed any against American citizens,
would be vigorously exacted; indeed, the
consequences might be fatal to American
citizens in China. should a fragrant crime be
committed by any one OF these upon Chi
nese and punishment not follow according
to the requisiton Of the treaty. This might
disturb, ii not destroy, our friendly relation:
with that empire, and cause an interruption
Of our valuable commerce.
4 Our treaties with the Sublime Porte
Tripoli, Tunis, Morocco and Muscat, also
require the legislation OF Congress to carry
them into execution, though the necessity
for immediate action may not be so urgen
as in regard to China.
The Secretary of State has submitted ar
estimate to defIay the expence of opening
diplomatic relations with the Papal States
The interesting political relations in pro
gress in these States, as well as our com
mercial intarests, have rendered such
, measure highly expedent, and estimate
, have also been submitted of,outfts Of Charg
) de Affairs to the Republics of Guatama
: and Ecuador. The manifest importance
Of cultivating the most friendly relation
with all the independent states Of this con
:, tinent, has induced me TO recommend ap
preparations necessary to the maintenance
Of these missions.
recommend TO Congress, that an appro
priatioh be made, 10 be paid the SPANS
Government, to be distributed among tn
claimen,s in the Amistad case. ! entertain
the opinion, that this is due Spain, under tn
T treaty OF Goth Of October, 1895, and more
over, from the earnest manner in which tn
claim continues 10 be urged, so long as
remains unadjus.ed, it will be source Q
irritation between the two countries, whc
may prove highly prejudicial TO the inter
ests of the United States. Good policy
no less than faithful compliance with GU
treaty obligation, requires that the incon
, siderable appropriation should be made.
4 detailed statement of the condition Of tn
finances will be presented in the annual repor
Of the Secretary Of the Treasury. The i'm
ports Of the fiscal year, ending on the 30t
{ June, l847, were $i46 1888; of which tn
exports were S8,01l,l5S, leaving $l38,534,
48O in the country for domestic use. The val
ue Of the exports for the same period wa
! $l58648,6 22; Of which $3.50, 637 AGA consist
: ed OF domestic production, and $8,oll,l5a @
o foreign articles.
. The receipts into the Treasury amounted t
n $26,346,970 81, Of which there was derive
\ from customs, S93,747,O64 &c; from sales q
public lands, So ,496.335 co. and from inciden
al and miscellaneous sourc es, SlO0,57O 81
o The last fiscal year, during which this amour
J. was received, embraced five months, under tn
h tariff act Of 1912. and seven months durin
which the tariff act Of 1916 was in force. d.
q ring the five months, under the operation {
the tariff act Of 1912 the amount received (roI
/ customs was $7,842 306 80 and during the
/ months under the act of 1916 the amount re
n ceived was SIT ,9O5,557 76.
The nett revenue from customs in the yea
ending on tine first Of December, 1916, helm
the last year Of the tariff &C, Of 1912, was S22
, OIL ,4O3 10, and the nett revenue from customs
u during the year ending December LIST, 1884,
bsing the first year under the opei alton of tn
: tariff act Of 1916, was about So 500 900; be
: ing an increase of revenue for the first yea
under the tariff act Of 1916, of more than So
: 100000, over that Of the last year, under III
. tariff Of l842.
The expenditures during the fiscal year ent
|, ing on the 30th June last, were S59,45l, ~
65; Of which So, 522,082 81, was on account
# payments Of princi pal and interest Of the publ
debI, including Treasury notes redeemed, an
: not funded. The expenditures, exclusive {
S payment Of public debt, were $55,e2s, Os5 2f
!, 1t is estimated, that the receipts into I'll
Treasury for Fiscal year ending 30h Jun