The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-12-10

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ceuifrsies rrqHiIed 81 law.
The Saperinlrnienl AZ he Sersaih
Cfnsns Is diligenily employed. under ne
dirrcison al The Secretary al ne lnirrior.
10 classifying and arrsngiaz. Ia i4bnlsr
form. al The statistical information o.
rived from the returns az slle mar-hsls.
and Il Is beiiered that rhrn die work
shall be romrlesed Il = IN EXHIBIT more
peTferI view al fine ppPulaiinh. wealth.
occupations. and social rondilion Of great
country. Than has ever been presented 10
The world The sains Of such .work.
as the basis nf enlightened Iegi,iztins. rsn
hardly be oreresiimzisdi and Earnestly
hope lhai Congress wilI .sse no time in
making The appropriations necessary Ia
complete The rlassifirziinns. and 10 puh-
!ish The results IN a ssyse sorihy OF the
subject and Of orr national character.
The want OF q unilnrm Zee bill. PIE
scribing The compensation 10 br allowed
dfHriet attorneys. clerks. marshsls. and
commissioners in civil and criminal cases.
is the rsuse of much rexalion. injustice.
and complaint. would recommend a
Thorough resision Of The lars ON the while
snhJeel. and the adoption III iarid nf fees
which. ss FAR as practicable. should be
uniform and prescribe sspecisic rompen-
saiion for every service whieh The officer
may be required 10 perform. This sub
jscl will be fully presented in lhe report
of The Secretary Of The Interior.
In my last annual message gave brief.
ly my reasons Cor believing that You pos
sessed The constitutional power 10 improve
the lfarbois Of our great lakes and sea-
coat. and The Navigation of our principal
riserss md recommended that appnpria.
iions should he made Cor completing such
works rs had alseady been commenced,
and fr commencing snrll others as miglr,
seem Ia The wisdom al Congress 10 be ol
public and general importance. Without
repeating The reasons Then urged. deem
i my duly again "a call your attention 10
this important suhjeeI. The works on
many of The hartars were lrfi in an an
finished state, aud consequently exposed
10 the asiien Of the elements. whirif is
fash destroying ihrm. Great numbers oil
lives and vasl amonhis oi properly are an
nually lost for want uf safe and convenient
harbors on the lakes. Name but lliose
who have heen exposed 10 ina, danger
Gus navigation ran fully appreciate the
Importance ~ this snbj,ci. ! he whol'
northwest apt'rals 10 yon frf relief. aud
irus, their appeal will receive due con-
,s;drrslion ai your hands.
The same y in measnre lrne IN re-
gard 10 some oI The liarbors and inle,s on
the seacoasi.
The unnhsifnc,rd navigation &C on
Ia &c rivers is of equal Importance. uur
settlements arc now extending 10 The
sources of The great rivers which empty
into. and fnrm part nf lie Mississippi,
and The value of The public lands in Iho.c
regions would lie greatly enhanced by
freeing The navigation Of ihuse waters
fiom obsirn.iInns. In rirw. therefore,
ofihis great interest. | deem il ms duty
asain To urge upon Congress Ia make
such appropriations for these improve
menis As ihcy may deem necessary.
The survey &c lie pcl,a nr the M,ssis.
sippi. with lew To The prevention ofihc
oreriluws iha, have proveI so ,lisasirous
TO Thai region uf country, have hecn near
y completed, aud the reports thereof are
now in ronrse Of preparation. and will
shortly he laid heInrc ynu.
The protection Of our southwestern
frontier. and or The a,liecem Mexican
States. against the Indian tribes within
our bnr,ler. has claimed nv earnest and
constant attention. Congress having ia.l-
ed. az the last session. 10 a,!npl my re-
commentator that an additional regiment
Of mounted men specially. adapted 10 that
servire shnuld be- raised. all that remain
ed TO be dnne was To make the hest use
of the means 1T my disposal. Arcording-
IS. all The troops adapted 10 that service
that could property he spared from other
quarters hate been concentrated on that
frontier. AMI officers al high reputation Sc.
lrcird to command them. A new ar
raneen.eid ai lie military osrs has also
been made, uhetthy The uoops are
brought nearer To ihe NJ, xiran frontier
and 10 The ;iibes iacy are intended To
oeerawe. ta
Sufficient iine has not yet elaps. astn
realize all The rcneii;s thai IRE ex peri u
To rrsnli from these arrangements, but !
have every reason 10 hnpe that they will
rilerinaliy cheek their marauding expc>
IlilIons. The nature pf the country. which
lliIlr for The support oI an army
in afonn'l- III places of rriugc and con-
realnIen'. Is remarkably we'll adapted to
his predatory warfare: aud wecan scarce
y hope thai any military ;orre. combined
with The Creates. vigilance. ran entirely
suppress il.
BY The ,rea,y &c Guadalupe lli,la,gawe
ire bound oproet.i ihr .rryi:asy Of Mexi.
= against the inrliisions IL the savage
ribes within nnr ho,tl-r . s. ,h equal dilis
.rnre and energy" as IL The same were
nTle within OR iprii,afs or against our
Iliz rs. have tnleasnre,l iu comply,
i tar as possible, with this provision IL
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