The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-12-19

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR.--IhIs
is quite a brief and well written document, but
every movement of the army, for the past year, is
so familiar to our readers, that the Secretary has
little of interest left to communicate After refer
ring to the closing operations in Mexico, he states
that the peace establishment, when filled up, will
amount to 9,873 officers and soldiers, exclusive of
the enlisted men of the ordnance; but its actual
numerical strength will generally fall considerably
below this number.
He details with great clearness the number and
destination of our troops at this time, and the I'M
provements which they may require, to render them
more efficient in the long frontier OF our extended
empire.
He refers with great perspicuity and force to the
position of affairs in Oregon, connected with the
military service-to the movements Of troops to New
Mexco-to the amount and disposition Of the CON
trbutons which we levied In Mexico during Inc
war-to the settlement of the accounts OF the dis
bursting officers, for which some regulations are yet
to be made by law. He pays high compliment to
the manner in which the military bureaus have dis
charged their important duties. He refers to the
proprety of increasing the medical corps, IN conse-
ouence of the multiplication of military posts He
refers to the report Of the Chief Engineer and the
prosecution of the plans for erecting notifications
| and TO the organization Of board, which is now
under orders for California and Oregon, for select
ing the prOpe- sites for Notifications as well as for
naval establishments. lie estimates Tue dppTOpTld
tons for the army proper for the next fiscal year at
81 432 1856 The Secretary refers to the state OF the
Pension Office-tO the comprehensive and interest
| ing report on Indian relations from the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs-to the treaties made with
certain tribes-to the efforts made to check the use
| of ardent spirits among them-and to the mulupli-
cation of Indian schools. He also again urges the
settlement of California claims list of retired
officers of the army, and an asylum for disabled
| and WORKOUT soldiers.
NORTH CAROLINA LEGIsLATURE.-ln the House
of Commons on Monday, the 9th ult., the follow
ing resolutions were submitted:
Resoped That the territories of the United States belong
to the several States comprising this Unon and are held by
| them as their Joint and common property. -
ResOUsd That Congress, as JOINT agent and
of the of this Union has no night TO make any law
or do any act whatever that shall directly, or by ITS effect
make any discrimination between the states OF the mon
by which any Of them shall be derived OF It's tu and equa
right any territory of the United States, acquired or when
| may hereafter be acquired -. .,
l; - h. ;ts gfscf denTiva the citizens of any of the
States from emgrang with their property into any OF the
territories Of the United States, will make such elimination
the rights Of the States from which such citizens emgraed
and in dercgaiion of that perfect equality which belongs
them members Of this Union and WOud tend afecuy
subvert the Union itself. -.
Resolyed That it is fundamental principle in polti
cal creed that people, in forming constitution, have the
unconditional right to form and ADOPT me EoHefhlmsn
prosperity and happiness and that IN conformity hereto nc
other condition is imposed by the Federal Constitution on
State in order to be admitted INTO the Dhoh except sL II
constitution shs be republican, and that the imposition
any other by Congress would rot only be IN violation q m
Constitution but in direct conflict with the principle OF
RSsoSed That cory of these resolutions be sent TO eael
of our Senators and Representatives IN congress win
request that they be laid before Their respective houses