The Nevada journal., 1853-01-14
NEVADA JOURNAL.
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pan as one Of the duties consequent on
this prosperity. Speaking further of
this expedition and i;s commander, he
says, 'he is instructed to endeavor to
obtain from the government OF that
country some relaxation Of the inhospit-
able and anli-social system which it has
pursued for two centuries. He has been
directed particularly to demonstrate in
the strongest language against the cruel
treatment to which our shipwrecked
mariners have been subjected, and to
insist that they shall be treated with
humanity. He is instructed however, at
the same lime to give that government
the amplest assurances that the objects
of the United States are such and such
only as | have indicated, and that the
expedition is friendly and peaceful"
Returning to domestic affairs, the
President states that the Department
Of the Interior has been u great advan-
tage in the administration of the gov
vernment, and suggests that new build
ings should be erected for the State,
War, ard Navy Departments as those
now in use are not FIRE proof.
Upsn the question Of duties upon I'M
ports, he advocates the doctrine of pro-
lection without view to revenue, and
of the manner Of levying duties, saws, i
therefore again most earnestly recon-
mend the adoption Of specific duties
wherever it ID practicable, on o home
valuation
The report from tho Land Office shows
that Is, AS, 1856 acres have been sold, To-
Gated under land warrants, and appro-
prated for internal improvements dur
ing the past year.
A uggestion Of the Secretary of the
Interior, that list Of all patents with
necessary illustrations, &c, be publish
ed annually out Of the Patent Fund, is
seconded.
The execution of the proper meas
ures for securing an Asylum for the
Insane of the District of Columbia, and
of the u. S. Army and Navy, is stated
to have been made.
The suspension Of the Mexican
Boundary Survey, and reasons there
for, (Which We have recently given,)
is said to have been made, and such
notifications Of the law respecting the
survey as will enable the department
to finish said survey to the Rio Grande,
are recommended.
Provisions for the introduction Of a
good supply of water into the District
of Columbia, and the construction OF
suitable bridges on the Potomac, to-
gether with the general Improvement
Of Washington city are next recon-
mended.
In defence Of the American and
Mexican frontiers from the Indians, he
states 5000 Of the 1900 composing
the U. S. Army, are to be engaged
In connection with this subject and the
hostility of the hdians on the frontier
of Texas, he recommends that that
State should appropriate portion of
her territory to the occupation of In
dians, as the other States have land
she never has) done. Appropriations
for building Notifications at the prin-
cipal seaports on the Atlantic coast are
recommended. Additional appropria-
tions for the improvements partially
provided for in the River and Harbor
bill Of last year, are also recommended.
10 the activity and effici ncy of the
Navy Department, high commendatioE
is glven--and mention is made of the
return and report Of the officers who
have explored the Amazon river.
A plan Of the Secretary of the Ma
w, for the establishment of perma-
nent corps of "most meritorious sea-
men, whose good department and pride
of character may preclude all occasion
for resort to penalties of harsh or
degrading nature" and for the re-or-
ganization of the Naval Academy, are
highly commended.
Of the report Of the Postmaster
General, the message says:
Experience warrants the expecta,
tion that as the community becomes
accustomed to cheap postage, CORES
pondcnce will increase. Itis believed
that from this cause, and from the
rapid growth of the country in popu-
lation and business, the receipts of the
Department must ultimately exceed
its expenses, and that the country may
safely rely upon the continuance Of
the present cheap rate of postage.
The concluding paragraphs of the
message are devoted to protest
against the foreign Intervention doc
trine, and to congratulation upon the
happy and peaceful state of the coun-
try, in his retirement.