Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-12-11
NO. vi.


in such form as shall be prescribed by
the Secretary Of the Treasury and APP
proved by the President Of the u. S.
The form OF release thus provided for..s
has been prescribed by the Secretary and
approved. Il has been published in all
the leading newspapers in the CONNER
cial cities Of The United States. and all
persons holding claims Of the kind spec
flied III The foregoing prDviso. were re-
qnired 10 file their releases in the form
thus prescribed Ia the treasury Of the u.
s., on or beiiJrc the LIST ,lav Of October.
1851. Although this publication has
been continued from the 25.h day OF
March. 1851. yet up to the l,t 0f Oc,o-
her las. comparatively few releases had
been filed by i've creditors Of Texas.
The authorities uf the Stale OF Texas, az
the request oil the Secretary, have fur
nishcd schedule of the public debt of
that State. created pripr TO her admission
into the Union, with a copy of The laws
Under which each class was contracted.
have, from The documents furnished BY
the Stale Of Texas, deierulinetielhe class
es o. claims which il, INV jsJgment fall
within the provisions nf The act al Com
gress OF The 9th " September. 1880. Chr
being officially informed ni the accept
ance by Texas ofthc proposition contain
ed in the act referred, 10. caused the
sleek 10 be prepared, aud The I've nil-
lions which are 10 be issued nnconthiion
ally. bearing an interest 81 fise per cent
from The lstday of Iannary, 1851, lIavs
been for some time ready q, be delivered
10 the State Of frxas. The authorities
up sp,iiie present TING, have NOT authorize
ed any one to receive This stock, aud il re-
mrins in The Treasury Department snl,- !.
ieclio the onler Of Texas. fhe releases
required oy law TO be deposited in this
Treasury not having hren filed there,
the remaining tise millions haze NOT heen i
issued. This last a,nnuni of the suck
will be withheld from Texas us,il, the
Conditions npnu which !, is to be issasctI
shall b. coasli-e. wi,h. by he credi,ors
Of tia, State, unless Congress shall 9TH
erwise ti.re,,,, by modifira.ion VI slIc
law.
In my las. animal message, 10 which I
respectfully refer, sisted briefly the rea-
SONS which induced me- to recommend :
modification OF the present tariff, BY cur.
verting The advaiorrin into specific duty,
wherever the article iinported was Of such
character as 20 permit il, and that such a
discrimination should be made in favor Of
the industrial pursuits Of our own country
~ TO encourage home production wilhout
excluding foreign competition.
The numerous frauds which corr nue
70 be practiccd npon the revenues, by
false invoices and nnderyailaiions, crs-
sti.nie an unarswrrab!r reason for adopt
ing specific in-irad Of adyaiorem dnties,
in all case. where the nature Of the Guns
nudity does hot turbii il. Striking iiius-
traiicns or these fraud. will be exhibited
in The report Of the Secretary Of Tie
Treasury, showing the Custom llunss
Valuation. OF articles repaired under a for
NJ law, subjscl IL specific duties, WHEN
there MAS no inducement 10 nnderysl'ia-
ton, and the custom iionse sal,iasi,n cf It'd
same articles under the present adsalosvsD
duties 50 greatly reduced as to leave mn
.,ioa5toi Tie existence Of The most flAgranl
abuses nnler existing LAWS. Hi. prac-
tical evasion " The presenllaw, combined
with the langiish;ng condition of some u
the great interests oil the country. caused
by over importation and consequent de-
pressed prices, AMI with the failure in OBJ
timing foreign market for oar increasing
surplus in brsadstulis and pro. i,isn,. has
induced me again TO recommend modiE.
sation Of fhe existing tariff fs
The report Of the Secretary Of The In
terror. which, accompanies This communal
catlon, will present condensed statement
Of the operations Of that important De-
partncnt Of the government. II will be
seen, That the cash sslss Of public lands
exceed those o. The presiding year, and
that thrre Is reason to anticipate sill
further increase, notwithstanding lie large
donations which have been made to many
Vi the States, and TIE There. grants 10
individuals a. a reward for lnilasry seq
vices.
This fact furnishes very gratifying evj-
dence Of the growing wealth and prospes.
ity Of our common country. Suitable
measures nave Oeen au0Pdcd Tor commenc-
Ing survey Of the ppblie lands in Cali
fornia and Oregon. Surveying parties
have been organised, and SONS progrsss
has been made in establishing the pricipal
base and meridian lines. But further Log
islA'ion and additional appropriations Will
be necessary, before the proper subdivi-
sions can be made, and The general land
system extended over those remote parts
OF our territory.
On the third Of March hast, an 1cswas
passed, providing for The appoinlnentsf
three commissioners to settle the psiysts
land claims in California. Three psrsons
were Immediately appointed, al Of whom
howeyer, declined accepting the Office. IN
consequence Of the inadequAcy Of the
Others were promptly Sc
lecied, who, for the same reason, alse de-
clined, and It was not until lats in the sea-
son that the services If slitxble psrsnns
could be procured. a majority Of the
convened in this city on
the 10Th Of September last, when detailed