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lsiic energy. especially when that E0seFnment
shall have consented 10 lsneh ssipulatsons with
The GosetlEneni 81 he United States ~ mar Be-
necessary II impar feeling 81 security 10 those
who may ksabark their property 10 me enterprise
Negotissans are pendiag for the accomplish
ment Of thsr object, and hope i confidently en-
tertained MAI. when The government 81 Mexico
shall beepate duly sensible Of the advantages
which thaE country eanDo, fail 70 derive iron Tie
work, aad aearn that the governmental the u
States d4SFtes that The right Of Sovereignty of
Mexico id sne Isthmns shall remain nniinpaifed.
the stipalRs;tns referred to viii s. agreed 70 with
alaerity 4:
By the Ut advices from yexico Ii would ap
pear. hoBeacf, that that Government entertain
strong objections 10 come Of the s4ipulations-
which ths srarties roBhecIed with the project Of
the raiIrost deem necessarysfor their protection
and security. Further consideration il i TO be
hoped, orH asme modification Of terms, may YET
reeonciletse difference existing between The tive
GoyernmFsts in this respect IL Il
Fresh ATTRACTIONS haSe recently be4ngisen 10
tie Mini4tef o! the United States il sIbxsco. nho
is prosecuting theSsubject with pTomrsigude and
ability.
Aiihougs the negotiations with Portugal, fof
the paymex oil claims OF citizens Of tia 70 States
against il$ Gsssrameni. have mol yet resulted
in fernl4S treaty. yet proposition made BY the
Gosernnes, Of Portugal Tor the final Adjustment
and payf%aSi1 Of these claims. has recpIt}y been
acccptedInS the part Of the United States. Iii
gives mel ~ ASSURE 10 say that Mt ciaY, 10 y HON
the negol N son on tie part Of the Un#ed States
had been ess,rustcd. discharged the duties Of bis
appOintHeSg With ability and discretsan acting
always vi zia the Instructions oil bis Government.
Il Is dxSeeied that regular eonysnaiofi will
De immedie tely negoua.ed'for carrying theAgree.
ment betFSeu1ihe two Goyerpments into 81 fleet
The cdnsmissioneTs appointed under the act Of
Congress Af carrying into effect The convention
with BrakA, OF the 9th OF January, 1IS49, has
4 catered agtn the performance of the duties i'm.
posed up4t5 him BY that act IL is hoped that these
duties m4y be completed within the time which
il prescribes. The documents, however, which
Z The lmpetiai Government, by the third article Of
the consdtsIon stipnlates 10 furnish to the Gov
eminent pt9the UtStted States, have not yet been
received As il is presumed that those docu.
ments vi be essential for the correct disposition
OF the clsms, IL may become necessary for Con-
gress to sA9end the period limited tor the duration
OF the cpsamiSsion. The sum stipulated by the
4th ahiclegf the convention 10 be paid 10 This
GovefnHIeHt has been received
The collection 10 the ports Of the u States of
|, discriminating duties upon the vessels Or Chill
and THEM tlargoes, Las.been suspended purs uahl
TO the piss lslons ot the act Of Congress of the
/ Gath OF May, 1928. his to be hoped this mea-
sure vii depart a-ffesh impulse % the commerce
between Bkc two countries, which OF late and
especially aimee our acquisition ofCaiidrnia, has,
olhe mutual advantage OF the parties, been much
angt9easea.
Peruyisu Guano has become so desirable an
/ article u the agricultural interest of the United
States, that il is the duty of The Government 10
employ Al The means properly in its power for
the PurpSss Of causing thai article 10 he'imported
into The Stfantry al reasonable price. Nothing
viii be Omitted on my part towards accomplish
ing This desirable end am persuaded that in
removing any restraints on this traffic, The Peru
Wan government will promote lis ON n best in
terests Wade il will Afford a proof of friendly dis.
position tow ards this country, winch viii be duly
Appreciated
The treaty between the United States and Ills
Majesty ths king The Hawaiian Islands, which
has recently been made public, will, ii is belleF4
ed, haee a beneficial effect upon The relations be-
! tween the,two countries. ]
The relations between those parts OF the Island
Of 81. Dafaingo, which were formerly eplnnes pf
Spain and France, respectively, are s4lfi in am
unsettled condition The proximity of that
1 Island III the United States, and the delicate
questions involved in the existing controversy
there, render il desirable that should be perma-
naRtAt NH 6i hamahiil1 and Of general com.
merce aik0 demands this and, as limitations 81
the ameIstDilment have been received from other
Goycrnuiefitsl Il i hoped that SEINE planmay soon
be devised 10 affect the object in d manner
likely to Eise general Satisfaction. The Govern.
meni'o fN,a United States will non fail, BY The ex.
ercise Of Hi proper friendly Offices to Do ali in its
power toNPut an end to tile destructive air which
has ragdd between the diflerent parts Of This
Island a1s 40 secure 10 them both the benefits Of
peace au%eommeree.
refer siou TO The report of the Secretary Of
the TteaEary for a detailed statement of Tile
finances.
The ,oiy receipts into -the Treasury, for the
year eHdtfG S0th oil June last, were forty seven
million idsr hundred and twentg.one thousand
seven hnIsfed and forty eight dollars and ninety
cents, (47fS2l ,74s 90.)
The to,fl expenditures during The same period
were iortRlhree million two thousand one hun.
dred and SiAly-eight dollars and nruety cents,
l43pt2lF 90)
The ppb6c debt has been reduced, sinen the last
ANIMAL teEo5t from the Treasury DEPARTMENT
four hundsd and ninety five thousand Two hun
dred and teventy.six dollars and seventy nine
cents, (49E .a76 79)
BY the Sagh section Of the act Of ash Janua-
~. 1877 Vie proceeds Of the sales OF tie public
lands vert pledged for the interest and principal
of the pntic debt, The great amount Of those
lands subsequently, granted by Congress for mill
tary boHtSIes, will, il is bcaarved, very nearly
supply tlas pubic demand far several years 10
come. ank but little reliance can, therefore, TIE
placed ep$that hitherto fruitful source Of revenue
Aside srnm the annual expenditures, which
have nse2ssarilyk largely iaeFea sed, portion of
/ the puhliS debt, amounting 10 eight million severl-
ty.tive sansand nine. Kindred and eighty six
dollarsaSI ity nine cents (S8u75 9S6 SD must
he pfovi.ad for within the next two fiscal years.
II Is mnsS desirable that these acernnn demands
should III met without resorlingSto new nans
All experience has demonstrated Tie h sdotn
aud pdi a 81 raising a large portion ii fereuqe
for the support u thea Governments fr3m duties
on goodSlmported The power 10 lay these d.
ties is uSqaes,tonahe. and rs ctiei object, BIZ
course, q 10 replenish The tres suty, Bat il, In
doing thsF, an incidental advantage may be gain.
ed by encouraging the industry pf our own CHI
zens i s our duty TO avail ourselves 81 that ad
vantage
A dals laid upon an atiiclewllie eanno, be
7rodaeeSsn this country--sach as tea or coffee
adds To re cost Of the article. and is chiefly or
wholly xlid by the consumer. Bat a duty laid
upon an article which may heprodaeed here,
stimulA,sk The skill and industry Of bur own
countrysp proceee thesame article. which is
broughlsfio the marAet in competition With the
foreign stticle and the i'm ,orter is cohpeied To-
reduce VI price 10 that, II HRlch the domestic
article San be sold, thereby throwing = par, I,f
the duis Ppon the producer Of The ioreign article.
The ssntinnanee Of this process creates the
skill aaS invites the capital, which finally enable
US 70 p;ddnce the article much cheaper than il
could hSse been procured from abroad, thereby
benehuSag both the rroduceI and consumer at
home. fhe consequence OF this is that the arif.
Kan an& NE agrtcuttutalss are. brought together,
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