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70 Dc advantageous 10 1he parlies 10 lnleresa.
Our settlements on the shores Of the Pacific
have already gwen a great extension. and 10
some respects a new direction. 10 our commefee
10 that ocean. direct and rapidly increasing
Intercourse has sprung up with Eastern ASIA
The waters OF the Norlherr Pacific. even into
The Arclic Sea, have Of late years been frequent.
ed by our whSlsrs. The application Of steam
10 The general purposes Of navigation is beeom.
ing daily mOre common. and makes it desirable
10 obtain fuel and other necessary supplies 81
co0yenienI points on The route between Asia and
our lacihc shores. Our unfortunate country
men who IRON time to time suffer shipWreck on
The coasts Of the Eastern Seas are enIiIled 20
protection. Besides these specific objecis, the
general prosperity Of our STATES on the Pacific,
requires that an attempt should be made TO open
The opposite regions Of Asia to a mutually bene-
fetal intercourse. ID is obvious that this auempI
could be made by no power 10 so great advau'
Iage as by the u. States, whose constitutional
system excludes every idea Of distant colonial
dependencies. have accordingly been led TO
order 40 appropriate naval force to Japan, 10.
der the command Of a discreet and intelligent
officer Of the highest rauk known ln our service.
He is instructed to endeavor 10 obIan from the
government of that country some relaxation Of
The inhospitable and ami. social system which il
has pursued for about two centuries.
lie has been directed particularly 10 remon.
strasc in the strongest language against The cruel
UeaIm ut to which our shlpwrecked mariners
have ol,en been suhj-ct. and to insist that they
shall be treated with humanity. He is instruct.
ed however al the same time 10 give that gov.
ernmenI the amplesI assurances that The cbscIs
Of The U. States are such and such only as
have indicated. and that the expedition is friend
ly and peaceful. NoIwi,hsianding The jealousy
with which the governments of Eastern Asia
regard all oveuures from foreigners. am not
without hopes Of beneficial result Of the expe.
diliun. Should il bp crowned with success. The
advantages will not be confined to The u States,
buI. as 10 The case Of China. will be equally en-.
joved by all the maritime powers. have much
satslacliln in stating that in all the steps pre-.
paraIory 10 This exp-diIion the government Of
:he U. States has been materially aided By the
goo offices of The King Of The Netherlands, The
only European power having any commercial
relations with Japan.
ln passing from this survey Of our foreign re.
!aIions. invite the attention Of Congress to the
condition Of that depa ument Of the government
to which this branch of the public business is
entrusted. Our intercourse with foreign pow.
ers has Of late years greatly increased, both in
consequence Of our own growth and the intro.
ducton Of many new States into the family Of
nations. 10 his way the Department of tate
has become Overburdened. Il has, by The re.
cent establishment Of the Department Of The In.
terror, been relieved Of some portion Of the do.
mesIlc business. lf The residue of the business
of that kind. such as the distribution Of the Con.
gressioual documents. the keeping. Publishing.
aud distribution of The laws Of the u. States, the
execution of the copyright law, the subject of
repreves and pardons. and some other subjects
relating TO Inferior administration, should bs
transferred from The Department Of SAFE, it
would unquesIonabIy b. Tor The Benefl of the
public service. would also suggest that the
building appropriated to Ihe STATE Department
is not fire proof; that there is reason to think
there are defects 10 its construction. aud that
The archives Of the Government in charge Of
the Department. with the previous collections
Of The manuscript papers Oi Washington, Jefer.
son. HamilI0n. Madison. and Monroe, are eX-
posed 10 destruction By fire. 4 similar remark
may be made Of the buildings appropriated TO
the Wariand Navy Departments.
The condition of the Treasury is exhibited
10 the annual repou from thai Department.
The cash receipts into the Treasury for the
fiscal year ending The 30h Of June last Pxrlu.
sive of trust luuds. were furry nine millions
seven hundred and IwrnIy.eigh1 thousand three
hundred AMI righ,v.s'x dollars. aud eighly.niue
ceuIS. (S49 728 1856 80 J and ihe expenditures
e.. IL. nj
funds, we've lGuy six millions. seven thousand
eight huudred aud nin"lv.six dolInrS and tween.
" cenls. ($46 007 896 90) Of which nine mil.
hons tnur htntred aud " five Thousand eight
hunired and fHp"n dollars and pi9hIy.lhTer
cents. 50 455.bI5 49, was an account Of the
prInclpal aud interest of the public d'bI, lncu'
dug the last lnSialmeHt Of the indemnify To
Mexico. under the trealV.of Guadalupe l1tal.
60, leaving n b,lanre of SlI 632.l36 ~ n Ihe
Treasury on the first dal oi JIIy lnS'. Since
this lUur pernd tur'her purchases al the pin
cIpal of Ihr public debt have been made 10 ,h"
extent ui S2 1856 SAT 49 and the surplns III 'he
rrnsrry will continue Iu b. applied IL that OBJ
cl. Whenever l1e stock can BE- procured with
IN the limits. as TO price, authorized bv law.
The value or foreign mer' hanhise Imported
uu'l"E VIC 'ds1 uNCdI NFh was wv ""'u'"H Nv"
seven millions iva hundred aud forV 'honsand
one huudrrn aud ons dollars. ($20i,240 lOi@
aud The value of domestic producrons txp"rt"d
was one hundred aDd forty nine millions eight
hundred and sxty, nne thousand nine hundred
and eleven dollars (SI49 86I,9II;l besides sew
enteen millions Two hundred ND four thousand
and twenty six dollars. ($l7 904 O96) Of foreign
merchandise exported; making the aggregate
nr The entire exports one hundred aud sxly.seV
en millions sky five Thousand nine hundred
and thirty. sevrn dnIIars. $l67.O65.937;, rx'lu'
sive Of The abnvc there was rxpOfIrd i"rIv.tw"
millions five hundred aud seven thousand Nv"
hundred aud eighty five d'lIars ($4G597.s85J
in specie aud imported from foreign ports five
millions Two hundree aud sixty Two thousand
SIX hundred and fort, three dollars,