The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-12-03

By reference 10 The act oil Congress az |
proved 9Th September, 1850, it will he teen
'ha, IN consideration Of certain coucee-
sions by the State OF Texas, II is provided
that the United States shall pay to The
State OF Texas the sum Of ten millions of
dollars, in IA stock bearing five per cent.
interest, and redeemable at The end of
fourteen years, the interest payable half
yearly, Mt the Treasury Of the United
: States"
In The same section of the law il is fur.
Their provided that no more than five mil.
lions Of said stock shall he issued until the
creditors Of the State holding bonds and
other certificates Of stock Of Texas. far
rlich duties on imports rerc sDcciaily
pledged, shall first file al the Treasury OF
ihe United States releases Of all claims
against the United States, Tor or on &C.
count Of said bonds or certificates in such
form rs shall be prescribed by the Score.
tary OF the Treasury, and approved by
the President Of the United States"
The form Of release thus provided for
has been prescribed by The Secretary ofihe
Treasury, and approved. 1t has been
published in all the leading newspapers in
the commercial cities Of the United States,
and all persons holding claims Of the kind
specified in the foregoing proviso were re-
qurcd TO file their releases in the form
thus prescribed ia the Treasury of the
United States, on or before the lst DIV Of
October, 1851. Although this publication
has been continued from the 18th day of
March, 1851, yet up tn the LIST Of Ottohcr
last comparatively few releases had been
filed by the creditors Of Texas.
The authorities of he State of Tpvas
NJ we request oil NE secretary of The
r'asury, nave furnished aschccule Of the
puollc dcbl OF that State created prior 10
l'rr au'nisslon mo INC oti'on' w"h copy
VI inc 'hWs unuer Wh'cn each class WIS
contoc'eu:
n'Nc' ito'm ''c az ""'ci's i"tnlshed ny
l're quo Oh ttN u.s. ue'ell'Il'u 'ne classes
~ G'l'hs wiii'n ~ my Jlug'nch y. 'hiI WIN,
10 Wv P'~' gS'o''s VI '''G '.r' u Npusress oi
VIZ ~ ~, ~ oolte:iHe,' i1'"'
"" "'','- " .r .'ioi'''c" u t"o "c-
.eI,'":e "y aeN,'S ". wv p."P,p'rl,ns con
s,ock IN he rrrnored md ~. G,o ,,,ii,;o ,,a,.
,I,cL .ro "a 'l,n i.s,,I ,,,,.an.l:,;...''lI.'
hoar;na m in,ercs, ,,. G,o ,or n,, c
,nr j., Jav Of J,nnory lsji bsyc hern
far .,r,c ,;,,o rc,ly f., Lc ,lo,;,nroI - II :,
State oil Texas The authorities Of Texas
up TO the present time, have not au' hori-
zed any one to receive thi> stock, and ii
remains IN the Treasury Department sub
Jecl 10 The order OF Tcxhs.
The releases, required by law 10 be de-.
; posted N the Treasury, no! having beer
tlcd there, the remaining livc millions hav,
not been issued This last amount Of tie
, stock will be wthhrlI from TeXRs uni
o,eI sh.n ha ',,'i',,I ., ~, H., ,'., =,
,ors octh,, S,,,c nni.ss c,yy,,,css ' '1'a,
o,Io.,.;so La, H.. .,..i;f.,,'a.. -. -
Lao, Wv
In my las, annual message, 10 which
respectfully refer stated briefly The rca
sors which induced me to recommend {
modification Of the present tariff, by con.
, verting the al valorem into a specific duty
r wherever tho article imported was Of sucl
character as t. permit II, and that such +
z discrimination should be made, in favor o
the Industrial pursuits OF our own country
a, to encourage hume production w,thou
exc luaing foreign competition.
The numerous frauds which con,inuo +,
! he rroctised uron ,be rcvinuc by r,Iss IN
l VOICES and nnlcrvaluauons. consii,r,c n,
\ un,n.werable reason far o1op,;n, sno.;G,
instead OF nd yolorem dutics in nIl cnse,
, WHORE The nntura or the corroJ;,y d,o
no, forbid it. A striling uIns',,,;o, -
these f,apds will he ayhihited in ,be RI,
T or ,hn Secretary Of ,hn rre,s,,r,, sLo ,,pi;,,
= the cusron.house vaIna,ion of articles i'm,
I norleG under former law subject Ia snr
! cifc duties. when there wns no induccmen
: TO nnderVa'4a,on' ana me cus'om,hon
e valuations OF t'le same art'cles' under 'h'
present system "i al Va'orem dunes, 81
greatly reduced rs 10 leaVc no doubt o
the existence on lhe most nlgran, ahuscl