New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-07

n United iates and the Oriental Republic Of Uruguay
which will be laid before the Senate Should this Cor
ventcn 60 into operation it VIII open the commercia
enterprise Of our citizens country Of great extent ana
unsurpassed in natural resources, but from , whl.n
foreign nations have hitherto been almost wholly eA
Guided. -.
The correspondence Of the late Secretary Of Staos
with the Peruvian Charge Afares reatiye 70 t1, ~
Dos Islands communicated 70 congress 80, IN
clCse Of the lat session Since that tne on Ia bs
yeeficstiOn Of the subject the dOuDts WIN -" -
entertained of the title OF Peru 10 those i-fhS n
been removed and have deemed II JUS u u ~ 30
porary wrong which had been uniDtet'oh"iy qone ~
from wsnt Of information should oe Iel'al.v y
reserved acknowledgment OF her soFeIelsy ~ .,,r.e
Tbsve the satisfaction % inform you that tuS 90, -
rnIr.,ed bv Peru has been credltaDle " te -, ~
ber Coyernmeni Before II was known Dy NJ e.,
nile vopd be acknowledged al " ashhstoi, nei IL
- - rn,eior Affairs had authorized our Cha'ge u AZ
f,ires 81 Lima to announce TO the american D.,
,cb nod gone 10 the LObOs for guanO, thai lHe cru
,;or Government was willing 20 Teignt tiei On 9 wv
'. srI;s intention has been carried into erect ~
,bc Peruvian Minister here By an arrangement wihch L
believed 10 be advantageous TO the partles III nters
Or settlements the shores OF tue racine nave
ready piven great extension, and IN some respects
80 III tiop 10 our commerce in tlat ocean IL
rec, and rapidly increasing intercourse nhs sprung up
with Eastern Asa The waters OF me Northern racine
even into the Arctic sea have Of late years Deen ire
SueT,ed by our whalemen The application OF steam
n, the general purposes Of navigation IL daily becoming
more common and makes II desirable 10 OBTAIN llei ana
other necessary supplies a. convenient 0lnis on
conrvrnen who from time time suier snpwreck on
the coasts OF the Eastern Seas entitled 20 protection
Besides these specific objects the general pr )spety OF
our States On the Pacific requires that attempt
be IL ade 10 open the opposite regions OF ASIA 10 nutu
ely beneficial intercourse It's obvious tnat ts aIet
could be made by power TO so great advantage as oy
the Unit States whOse constitutional system excludes
eyervi Of distant colonial dependencies. nave ac-
cordnay been led 10 order an appropriate naval force
10 japan under the command Of discreet ana lntel-
gent officer Of the hghest rank known to our serylse
lie is instructed TO endeavor 10 Obtain from the Gov
eminent OF that country some relaxation Of the nh0s-
rtae and social system which it has pursued for
about two centuries He has been directed particularly
70 reOnetrate in the strongest language against the
cruel treatment 10 which shipwrecked mariners
have often been subjected and to insist that they snail
be treated with humanity. He Is instructed, however,
nj the time 70 give that Government the ampest
tina, the objects OF the United States aresuch
and such Only have Indicated and that the expe
ton is friendly and peaceful Notwithstanding the jea
ousy with which the Governments Of Eastern Asia regard
oil OveTues from foreigners am not without hopes Of
abenefCial result Ofthe expedition ShOuldtbe crowned
with su cess the advantages will I've confined 10 the
United Stales hut in the case OF China, will be equally
enjoyed by all the other maritime powers nave much
satisfaction III stating that in all the steps preparaoryto
this expedition the Government Of the United States has
been materially aided by the good Office OF the King Of
the Netherlands The only European power having any
conner cial relat ons with Japan.
In passing from ths survey Of our foreign restions
invite the attention Of Congress 10 the condition OF that
DepatInt ut of the Government 10 which tins branch of
the public bufiness IL ninsted. Our intercourse with
fron powers bas Of late years greatly increased bth
in confeouCnce Of our growth and the introduction
Of M ny stat into the family OF nations. In this
WY the Department OF State has become ovcrburdcued
II has by the recent establishment of the Department Of
tie InierJ been relieved Of some portion OF the dDnes
nc bsnc-r II the residue of the business of that kind,
fuch az the distribution If Congressional documents, the
keeping publishing and ditribuon Of the laws OF the
Untod satea che execution OF the copyright law, the
subject OF rcIreves and pardOns, and other sub
ieCts relating interior administration, should be trans
tered from the Department Of state twOuld un4ues-
tonaby BE- for the benefit OF the public service would
alec suggest that the building appropriated TO the Sate
Department is not ire proof that there reason 20 think
there detects in lie construction, and that the arch
yee Of the Government in charge of the Department.
with the precious collections OF the manuscript papers OF
Washington, Jefferson Hamilton, Madison and Monroe,
ore exposed to destruction by hre similar remark
may be made OF the buildings appropriated to the War
and Navy Departments
The condition Of the Treasury is exhibited in the an
nual report rom that Department.
The cash receipts into the Treasury for the fiscal year
ending the 30h June hast exclusive OF fnda
| forty nine millions neven hundred and tweny-cght
uousand three hundred and eignty-six dollars aud
eighty nine cent? ~ III s6 90 and the expenditures
the period, likewise exclusive OF trust funis,
were forty sA millions seven thousand eight hunirct
and nneiysx dollars and twenty cents Si6,0J7 $50
300 OF which nine millions four hundred and nifty five
thousand eight hundred and fifteen dollars and eighty
three cents 80 I55,s5 50 account oil the priu-
cipal ana interest the public debt including the last
nstalmcni Of the indemnity Mexico under the treaty
OF GGadaOupe IdagO leaving balance OF Sl4,63l, 1856
q in the Treasury on the first day of July last Since
this latter period, further purchases Of the principal
Of the public debt have been made "a the extent OF
two millions four hundred and fitysiN thousand five
hundred and iOrtyseven dollars and f)rynin cents,
547 40 and the surplus IN the Treasury will
continue 70 be applied 10 that object whenever the
stock cen be procured within the limit, 10 price,
thorzed 10y law
The value of foreign merchandise imported during
the net fscs wear was two hundred and seven millions
tNtp hlp ~ apHl orfvf and opp
dosrs 800, $40 1913 Rndthe value OldOmesc produc
tons exported one hundred and forty nine millions
eight hundred and sxtyone Thousand nine hundred and
eleven dollars (Sl49s6l9ll > besides seventeen mil
hons two hundred and four thousand and twentysiX
dllars, 81 20 026) OF foreign merchandise exported
making the aggregate OF the entire exports hundred
and sixty millions exty-hve thou and nine han.
in ed and thin S doers (sl67 O65 937 exclusive
OF the above there exported tortytwo millions hye
hundred and seven thousand two hundred and eighty
hyc dollars S42 5O7 S1) in specie and imported from
! foreign porte tive millions two hundred aud sV'y.twO
III, ana sx hundred and foryhree dollar Is 262
6i3l
In my fret annual message to Congress called your
stniC 10 what seemed 10 me some defects IN the
cent Tarih and recommended such mo hcafions ~ in
my judgment were best adapted 10 remedy ~ evils and
promote the prosperity OF the country. Nothing mas
since occurred 70 change my views on this important
/ Quc,uCn
/ Wihou; repeating the arguments contained in my
former Message, ia favor OF discriminating protective
du,s deem my duty cali your attention 20 one or
u
H. Tie eject OF large lmportai ions OF foreign goods upon
our currency Most Of the gold of California fast ~
il IL coined nnds H. WAY directly 10 Europe In payment
Ter gOOds purchased. In the second place our manu-
featuring allshmcuis are broken down by cOmpeti-
ton with foreigners %" capital invested Ia them j. lost
tn ut n6s horei am industrious CITIZENS are thrown
cut Of employment ana the farmer that ext M de-
rived OF home market or the sale OF hls surplus pro
CuCe In thpthird place the detruction OF our manu-
leaves the foreigner without competition IN our
market ana he consequently raises tie price the art
Gle sent here for sse In the increased
oost OF non imported from England. The prosperity
alG wealth OF every nation must depend upon - pro
ouCtye industry The farmer s stimulated % exertlon
ty finding ready mark for his surplus prOiuc- and
terehitod by being able 10 exchange thcn without
Of time o. expense o. transportation tor the manu-
iscIGies which his comfort nence requires
This s always done 10 the best advantage where apor.
iiou OF tie community IN which he hves. engaged IN
oiLcr pursuits. But most manufactures require al
amount capital AMI practical skill which canao, be-
commanded uressthey be protected for time from rain
Gus competition from abroad Hence the necessity OF
laying those 0utts upon imported goods which th.
CCusuion authorizes Tor revenue in such manner -