Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-12-16


our Charge d'Aftairs at Lima TO an
lounce To the American vessels which had gone
- the Lobos Islands for guamo that the Peruyi-
an government was W ling to freight them on
IL own account
This intention has been carried into effect by
.ile Peruvian Minister here, by an arrangement
which is believed TO be advantageous To the
parties IN interest.
The settlements on the shores of the Pacific
have already given ID great extension. aud a new
direction 70 our comm. rec IN jhat ocean. \ d.
rect and rapidly Increasing Intercourse has sprung
up with Eastern Asia. The waters OF the nor
tlern Pacific even into the Art-c Sea have OF late
years been frequenIed bv our whalemen. The
application OF steam to the enegal purposes OF
navigation IS becoming daily more common, and
makes 1t desirable to obtain fuel and other ne
cessaIy supplies at convenient points on the
route between asia and our Pacific shores.
Our unfortunate countrymeu who from time
To time suffer shipwreck on the coasts OF the
Eastern Seas ale entitled to protection. Be
sides these specific objects, the general prosper
itv Of our States on the Pacific requires that an
attempt should be made 10 open the opposite re-
gions OF Asia to a mutually beneficial intercourse.
1t Is obvious that the attempt could be made by
no power to So great advantages as by the Uni
ted States whose constitutional system excludes
every idea of distant colonial dependencies.
have accordingly been led to order an appro-
pirate naval force 10 Japan, under the command
of a discreet and intelligent officer OF the highest
rank now known to our service. lie IS instruc-
ted 10 endeavor to obtain from the government
Of that country some relaxation OF the lniIospl-
table and unsOcial system which 1t has pursued
for about two centuries. He has been directed
particularly 10 demonstrate IN the strongest Ian
guage against the cruel treatment 10 which our
ship and ship-Wreckcd mariners have been sub
jected, aud To Insist that they should be treated
with humanity. He IS instructed, however, at
the same time to give that government ample
assurances that the objects OF the United States
are such only as | have indicated, and that the
expedition is friendly and peaceful
Notwithstanding the jealousy with VIII ch the
governments of Eastern Asia regard all overtures
from foreigners | am not without hope of a ben
ehcial result Of the expedition. Should it be
crowned with success, the advantages VIII not
be confined to the L. s. but as ia the case OF
China viii be equally enjoyed by all the other
maritime powers. l have much satisfaction in
stating that IN all the steps preparatory to tins
expedition, the government OF the United States
has been materially aided by the good offices Of
the King of the Netherlands the only European
power having amy commercial relations with
Japan.
In passing from this survey Of our foreign re-
latioIs l invite the attention. of Congress to the
condition of that branch OF the Government TO
which this department OF public business Is en-
has, Of late years greatly increased, both III con-
sequence of our own growth and the introduce
ton of many new States into the family OF ma
tons
In this way this Department Of State has be-
come overbusthcued, 1t has, by the recent es-
Enlistment of Department OF the interior,
been relieved ofsome portion OF domestic busI-
ness. If the residue Of business Of that kind,
such as the distribution Of Congressional Docu-
If-If al
of the Laws of The United States the execution
of the copy right laws the subject of repneveS
and 2arlous and some other subjects, relating
to interior administration, should be transferred
from the department OF State, 1t would UIqucs-
tiuuablv be for the benefit of the public service
] VIII suggest also that the building approPu-
atcd to the State Department is not ire proof F.;
that there is reason to think there are defects IN
It's constructions and that the archives OF the
Government In charge of the department., with
the precious collection OF manuscript papers Of
Washington, jefferson, Hamilton, Madison and
Monroe, are exposed TO destruction by Bre. A
similar remark may be made of the buildings
appropriated to the War and Navy Departments.
The condition of the Treasury is exhibited in
the annual report from that Department. The
cash receipts INTO the Treasury for the fiscal
wear ending the Both Of Juue last, eNclus Of
trust funds, We're j - l29,3S6ey. The eNpend-
lures for the same term likewise exclusive OF
trust funds, Were 3 lG 007 5000, of W hlch 80,
$50 8 - was on account of the principal and
interest Of the public debt including the last in
staimeut of the indemnity To Mexico under the
treaty of Guadaloupc Hidalgo, leaving a bal
lance Of 81 /. G$2 I36 81 i'm the Treasury on the
lst day OF July last. Since this latter period, a
further purchase of the principal OF the public
debt to the extent of 3 ,451 ,545,49 has been
made and the surplus In the Treasury viii con-
time to bc applied to these objects, whenever
the Stock can be purchased within the limits as
to prices authorized bv law.
The value of foreign merchandise imported
during the last fiscal year was sS,2bI2io, lOl, and
the value of domestic productions exported was
! 10 ~GI,gll, besides SlI,2Ji,U2b oI foreign
merchandise rc-eXpprted. making tH. aggregate
of the entire exports Sl67, .937 exclusive of
the above there WAS exported Si@s5UE2oo IH
specie, and imported from foreign ports S ,262,-
6l3.
In my first annual message to Congress, I call
ed your attention TO what seemed 10 me To be
some defects in the present tariff and recon-
meuded such notifications as, IN MY Judgment,
We're best adapted To remedy its evils and pro-
mu-e the prosperity OF the country. Nothing
has since occurred to ch9nge my views on this
important question.
Without repeating the arguments contained
in my former message in favor of discriminating
protective duties, deem 1t my duty to call your
attention to one or two other considerations at
fecting this subject. The first Is the effect of
large Importdtious Of foreign goods upon our
Most of the gold of California, as fast
as it IS coined finds its way directly to Europe,
in payment for goods purchased. In the second
place as our manufacturing establishments are
broken down 10y competition withforeigners, the
capital invested In them Is lost, thousands of
honest and Industrious citizens are thrown out
of employment, and the farmer to that extent,
Is deprived of home market fer the sale of his
surplus produce. In Jhe third place, the de-
struCtion OF our manufactures leaves the foreign
or without compel ton in our market, and he
consequently raises the price of the article sent
here for sale, as Is seen IN the Increased cost
of iron imported from England.
The prosperity and wealth Of every nation
must depend upon Its productive indus ~. The
farmer is stimulated 10 eXertiou by filming ready
market for h;s surplus products, and benefited
by being able to exchange them without loss or
expense of transportation for manufactures,
which his comfort ur convenience requires Tins
Is a .wavs done TO the best advantage where
portion of the community IN which he lives Is
engaged in other pursuits but most manufac-
turers require an amount of capital and practI-
cal knowledge which cannot be commanded UNI
les they be projected for time from ruinous
from abroad. Hence the necessity
of having the duties ou imported goods, which
the constitution authorlZas f revenue, III such
"a manner as 20 protect and encourage the labor