Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-08-05
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST ?, ls4s.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr.. McCLELLAND obtained the floor, but yielded il to
Mr.: bURI, who observed that message bad been
ceved from the President containing information called for
by the House IN regard TO the number Of Indians &c. he
chairman Of the Committee Of Ways and Means intended
call up the army appropriation BILL it important nay al
most Indispensable that this message and the documents
companyng should be before the House when they acted
on that bill He would therefore propose that by general
consent that message should be taken up and with the
accompanying documents, ordered to be printed.
The SPEAKER stated that there upon his table
Executive messages which had been received prior this
ones, besides many bills from the Senate Was ii the plea
sure Of the House to dispose OF them T,
Mr.. STEPHENS wanted to know what this last message
contained
Mr.. BURT explained that Il related to the number Of In
dams Oregon and other territories &c., and the requisite
military force that would in be required TO be
retained when the army should be reduced
Mr. STEPHENS said be had objection that this
was understood to include the peace message he should object
The SPEAKER replied that il did not and he then laid
before the House the following message
WAsHIxsToS, JULT 90, lS4s.
To the House Of Representatives of The United States
liz answer to the resolution Of the House Of Representatives
OF the 18th instant requesting the President to communi
cate 0 not inconsistent with the public nterest) copies of all
instructions given TO the Hon. Ambrose H. Sewer and Nathan
Clifford, commissioners appointed conduct negotiations for
the ratification Of the treaty lately concluded between the
United States and the republic of Mexico" have to
state that in my opniont would be inconssent with the
public interest," to give publicity to these instructions
fsee~ah OCCASION
general rule applicable to oil our important negotiations
with foreign Powers could fail 10 be preiudicia 10 the
public interest TO publish the instructions to our Ministers until
time had elapsed after the conclusion Of such negoa
tons In the present the object Of the mission Of our
commissioners to Mexico has been accomplished The treaty.
amended by the Senate United States has been ra
fed the caons have been exchanged and the treaty has
been proclaimed the supreme law the land No contn
geDcy occurred which made either or proper for
our commissioners to enter upon any negotiations with the
Mexican Government further than urge upon that Govern
ment the ratification Of the treaty in its amended form
JAMES X. POLK.
Referred to the Committee Foreign Affairs and ordered
to be printed.
The SPEAKER also laid before the House the following
message
WAsHrseToS, AUeusr /, ls4s.
To The House Of Representatives Of the United STATES
communicate herewith report from the Secretary Of War;
containing the information called for by the resolution Of the
House Of Representatives Of the nth July Is4s in relation
10 the number Of Indians in Oregon California and New
Mexico, the number Of military posts the number Of troops
which will be required in esch and " the whole arv force
which should constitute the peace estabIishmentn
have to change the opinion expressed in
my message Congress of the 9th July, ls4s transmna
The treaty Of peace with Mexico that the old armv AZ Il
existed before the Of the war with Mexco
especially authority be given to m up the rank and file Of
the several corps to the maximum number authorized during
the war, will be sufficient force to be retained in service