Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-12-11
NO. 25.
rar cLzlhs 81 fExAs

THE CLAIMS OF TEXAS
Byreference u thaS ucf of' Congress an.
proved 9Th SspiemTef. 1850, j will be seen
that, in c0asideration of certain concession.
BY the Stale oi r exas, Il il provided that the
United States sIlnif pay - The State of Tex.
fas the sum q ten millions bf dollars, in a
stock bearing i've per cent. interest, and re-
deemabie al the end q fourteen years, the
interes. payable half yearly, at The Treasury
Of the United States. -.
| 10 The same section Of the law It is further
provided :" That no u,ote tl,ap Eve millions of
said stock Elall be issued until the creditors
of,he Sssse holding hon.Is sad other certii-
Gates Of stock Of Texns. for mhich duties on
a The Treasury on ne Uniied States releases
of all claims against the United States, for
or on account Of said bonds OF certificates,
in such form as shall he prescribed by the
Secretary of the Treasury, md approved by
the President of the United States.''
The form of release thus provided FOR has
been prescribed by the Secretary Of the Treas
ury, and approved. 1t has been published
m all the lending newspapers in the commer-
cial cities of the United Sia,es, and all per.
sons holding claims of the kind specified in
the foregoing proviso were required 10 file
their releases in the form thus proscribed)
in the Treasury of the United States, on or
before the lst day OF October, 1851. AL
though this publication has been continued
from the 25th day Of March, 1851, yet up to
the LIST OF October last comparatively few
releases had been filed by the creditors of
Texas.
The authorities Of the Stnte of Texas. Mt
the request Of The Secretary OF the Treasury.
have furnished schedule Of the public debt
oi ttia; STATE created prior to her admission
INTO the Union, wllii copy OF the laws un-
der Which each class was contracted.
nave' from the documents furnished by
tne Stale OF Iexas, determined the classes
oi claims which IN my judgement fall with :
10 the provisions oi the act OF Congress
OF the 9Th Of September, 1850. sa--s
| On neing omc'aliy informed oil 'he accep.
lance by lexas OF ti'e propositions contained
~ Inc act leieffeo 10. caused the stock 10
be prepared, and the hive millions which are
10 De issued uncond'iionaily, bearing an IN
terest OF hye per cent. from the lst day ot JAM,
1851, have been for some time ready to be
delivered TO the State of Texas. The au-
thorities OF Texas. up to the presen, time,
hive not authorized any one TO receive this
stock, and i remains IN the Treasury De-
parsinent, subject 10 The ORDER Of Iexas; s-e.7
| Inc reIess sses, required oy law 70 ne depos-
! iiea 10 me treasury, mol 'having been nied
mere, me remaining nve mhiions nave not
oee" 'ss"cu, in,s las, a'Eo'ipt q t"e s'ock
W "1n .;ci i !, !. :, ,,,;naraa % s eI"t ~
oo.,,,.i;sd .,I, H., H.. rr.,i,or. - ,h., g..
49,, .oo,r... ,.,It o,I..s'.;s. .,:..,, H..
t:G s ~ -. s"a. H., N''s'" '"sSs ~ :"
~ 'a''1i 90 S'.i''' =. 70
! 7,h '' u'"'"7 THE rApuF .''''''-'' :
| -n,,u1- -nl ..-.-,l.,
| In Wy 'ast annual message, 10 WHICH res
/ pecuuily refer, stated brleny the reasons
winch induced me TO recominend Woditlca-
ton OF the present tariff. by converting the
ad valorem into specific duty, wherever the
article linpor'ed was OF such charac'er as
should be made, 10 favor of The industrial
He''e.s =, w wv" ev"""y, as ~ ehcou'see
""e =. "'''o''' eAe''''s '''e's"
@o,rPe'o"'i1 ei-.u,,lgg, 80
ing nu.ne'o"s nauus M'".n commune 10 oe
pa uPpn :.e .es."u, us I'ee .aso,ees
a.r un"eIva,'a'on eons'''u.e an unanswerc
~ ra,a.S,., ~ as;pns III spse,uS u
,nrs 81 ,hs con,n,,,d,,y daas .o, r,s.;L !,
s,r;t;,a ;ll,,s,r.,,,o ~ ,i.es.. t...,J. III, -.
n,';,;ie., H.. - 49,. S ~" ue e
the Treasury show;ng,b ,be cus,o;u. hons val.
uation Of articles imported under a former
law subject 10 specific duties. when there
was, no induccment to undervaluation. mud
rho cns,o,n.bonas v.l,,,,;o,. NJ ,ba s,rn. ,r.
w s'o"J''s =, 'a"a''o"0 " "'o '"n'o - :
"e'e', u.u0' "'e p'ess" sys'em VI "",s s"o-
re" dn,es, 80 gleany Ienocea as 90 lease
~ u :, ~. H., - ~. .. "'"S, sr,
aD 49, 'e "s .a"s. ."e p:"s
ucui evasion o. .ne present 'a~' co'np'hea
win Inc iahgu'sihng eopdIt'on ot some u
the great interests OF me country. caused ~
over 'po.'aoh' '.,;o, ,s a"o f;,' GI"see".
t.s nn" .s., ~" - m a. im.rs..;nu a'',n'. -
h-a.5.,ag. o,,d ,,roy;s;n,s has ;,,lnc.., M.
nrnin 10 recommend : modif;caIion Of ',hs
es;.,;no tariff. AZ
n
" ''"D' THE PUBLIC LANDS. ..'...
-. 7oi .Vc,-.'t
line fcpott Oh ine oecre!a'y " '"o ih'e'''
or, which ACCOMPANIES ''is coIllnna'cat'on ~ o. !
WE pIesent .o'osnse. :'s s.aaemom ','aa ~ 'e :.
ope'a'o.s ~ =. .."' '''p'''A"' 'P"'''''''' " "
'"1 e:u ,' H.. - -. ,f a..
VII 'o 'a. .. .''e '. ~. .'.s,.". -.
P"o"' 'a"us e~...u '.o'e u '"e p,e'ee""e
year, anu ,nat tnefei Is no reason 20 a"'ie'-
pate still further increase, ,no'withstand'ne
the large donnsious wnich nave oeeh mace
TO many Oh o'a'es'ano 'he '.oern' grams 10
lhMViou"is 10 'e"dfo 'or m''"n,y se'''ees
This fact furnishes very gratifying evil
dence OF the growing wealth ana prosperity
OF our country. 1.t - - -.
Suitable measures have been ADOPTED fo'
commencing the survey OF the pubic land'
IN California and Oregon. Surveying parties
nave Osen organizes, ano some progress hH'