Washington telegraph., 1851-12-17
THE.PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.

THE.PRES1DENT MESSAGE.
We acknowledge our Indebtedness to
cur cotemporary of the ARKANSAS Wing"
for the first copy of President Fillmore's
Message. and aegyet our liability to lay
it before our readers this week. We
will publish it aniire. IN our next, ard
for the present must content ourselves
with brief notice Of its most important
features. y
Hha President, after the usual intro
ductory remarks, devotes so,ae space to
the recent ill-fated expedition to Cuba,
under General Lopez AID his ill-advis-
ed adjuncts. This portion of his Mes
sage carries with it high moral tone, and
shows how Necessary and proper It's tha:
cur treaty Obligations should be scrupu-
lously adhered TO. People have no right
10 involve the nation to which they be-
long, III bloody and calamitous wars with
neighboriug States, and it is TO be greatly
regretted that iE our country there are
too many who are disposed to be revou-
Lonists, and TO make themselves busy
with that which does not concern them.
The sad and bloody sequel of the recent
ll-advised expedition, it is to be hoped,
will be a lesson full of warning to all
those who in future may be disposed to
embark in such unlawful undertakings.
In ation to the fiscal affairs of the
Government, the President says:
"By reference to the report of the Sec
retary Of the Treasury, it will be seen,
that the aggregate receipts for :he last
fiscal year amounted to S52312, 979 81,
which, with the balance in the treasury
on the 1st July 1850. gave as the availa-
BILE means for the year, the sum of $685.
917, 1874 SO. The total expenditures for
the same period were S4S. COS, ,97S IS.
The total imports for the yea: ending
June 30th, 1851. were $2l5, 1926, ,995, Of
which there was in specie $49679,OO1
The exports for the same perlod were
S217,517, ,130; of which there were, OF
domestic products, ,546,555; for
eign goods re-exported, $685. 665; spe-
Gle. 29,231. e8Q-totaL $2l7 517,13C.
Since the 6rst of December last, the
payments in cash on account of the pub
lie debt, exclusive of interest, have
amounted to $7.501 ,456 Sc, which, how
ever. includes the sum of $3,242 400,
paid under the 18th article of the treaty
with Mexico, and the further sum of 81
591,213 IS, being the amount Of awards
to American citizens under the late treaty
with Mexico, and for which the issue Of
stocks was authorized, but which was
paid in cash from the Treasury.
The public debt on the 2o,h ult., ex-
elusive of the stock authorized to be is
sued TO Texas, by the act of 9th Sept,
1850, was S62. .560.O95 26.
The receipts for the next fiscal wear
are estimated at S51. 100000, which with
the probable Lnappropriated balance in
the Treasury, on the 3oth june, will
give, as the probable available means for
that year, the sum of S63,27S,743.
The subject OF the tariff has long en-
gagged the attention OF the leading minds
Of this nation, and well it should. 1t is
subject Of deep interest TO every class
Of citizens in the United States. What
is the cause of the constant drain of the
precious metals from our country! Why
has it increased SO greatly in the las,
few years? Why are apprehensions felt
by our leading men, that If something is
not done. by way of modification of
the present tariff, our country will suffer
beyond all calculation? The tariff that
was passed in 1916, and based chiefly
upon the recommendations of Secretary
ously. The warmest advocate of the
tariff of l646, have failed most signany
In all their predictions. They said it
would be the very thing for the country
and pass it they did, and MIR. Polk ap-
proved it as Mr.. Walker had endorsed
and recommended it. Its friends acid
up, 20 the hopes of the country. the most
lazzling results; but time has saown :ha,
man is fallible, and may sometimes fall
INTO great blrnders. even about the tariff |
The results Of the tariff of '46, should
cover its advocates with shame, and those
who toisted it upon the country, do see
and E1so10 that their cherished system has |
;urned ont to be palpably fallacious.
Mr.. Fillmore warmly advocates a mod.
hcation of this same tariff of '46. esne
;ially that part of it relating to advalo-
;em duties, He argues against the adYa-
.oren system, because it opens the door