Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 13, Number 48, Vincennes, Knox County, 28 December 1822 — Page 2
tr salutary effect. The benevolent provision of the act, under which, the protection has been extended alike to i2 commerce ot other nations, cannot fail to be duly appreciated by them. In compliance with the Act ot Ust Session, entitled "An act to abolish the United States' Trading Establishment," Agents were immediately appointed, and instructed, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, to close the nusiness of the trading houses among the Indian tribe, and to settle the accounts of the Factors and Sub-factors enajired in that trade, and to execute, in all other respect the injunctions of that act, in the mode prescribed therein. A final report ot their proceedings shall be communicated to Congress as soon as it is received. It is with j;reat regret I have to state, that a serious malady has deprived us of many valuable citi.ens at Pensacola, and checked the progress of some of those(arrangement3 which are important to the territory. This eiVect has beeu 6etiMbly felt in respect to the Indians who inhabit that territory, consUtiii" of the remnants of several tribes, who occupy the middle ground between St. Augustine ami rensacola, with extensive claims, out undetinable boundaries. Although peace is preserved with those Indians, yet their position and claims t"nd essentially to interrupt the intercourse between the eastern and western parts of the territory, on which our inhabitants are principally settled It i9 essential to the growth and prosperity of the territory, as well as to the intercourse of the Union, that these Indians should be removed, by special compact with them, to - one other position, or concentrated within narrower limits where they are. With the limited means in the power of the Executive, instructions were given to the governor to accomplish this object, so far as it miht be practicable, which was prevented by the distressing malady referred to. To carry it fully into effect in cither mode, additional funds will be necessary, to the piovisioi of which the powers of Congress alone are copetent. With a view to such provision as may be deemed proper, the sub ject is submitted to our consideration and, in the interim, further proceeding are suspended. It appearing that so much of the act, entitled Vn act regulating the statf of the Army," which parsed on the I4tb April, 131 8, as relates to the commissaries will expire in April next, and the Piaclical operation of that department hiving evinced its great utility, the propriety of its renewal is submitted to your cuusideiation. The view which has been taken ol the prohaole productieness of the lead mine?, connected with the importance of the maierul to tie public defence, makes n expedient that they should be managed weth peculiar care. It is, theret.ue, suggested whether it will Rot comfort with the public interest, to proTide by law for the appointment of an agent skilled in mineralogy to superintend them, under the direction of the proper department. U is understood that the Cumberland rou J, which was constructed at a grea' expense, has already suftctcd, from the wan of Uiut regular superin'endance and of those repairs, vhich arc indcspensible to the preservation of such a work. This road is of incalculable advantage, in facilitating the intercourse between the Western and Atlantic states. Through it the whole country, from the northern extremity ot Lake Erie to the Mississippi, and from all the waters which empty into each, rinds an easy and ditect com municatio'i to the seat of government, and the-ice to the Atlantic. The facility hich it uttmls to all military and commercial operations, and also to those of the post olVice department cannot be estimated too highly. This throat work is likewise an ornament and an honor to the nation. Uelicving that a competent, poer to adopt and execute a system oi internal improvement, has not been granted to congress, but the p-.iwer, confine to great national purposes and with pro per iimita'ions, would be productive of eminent advantage to our Uniou, 1 have thought it advisable that an amendment of the Ccnstitution to that effect, should be ecommended to the several States. A bill which assumed the rit;ht to adopi and execute such a svstem, having b.-en presented for my signature, at the last session, I was compelled, from the view which I bad taken of the power of the General Government, to negative it, on which occasion I thought it proper to communicate the sentiments which I iiad formed on mature consideration, on the whole subject To that communication, m all the wcms in which the great interest to n hich it relates may be euppoicd
to merit your attention, I hare now to re fer. Should Congress, however deem it improper to recommend such an amendment, they have according to my judgment, a right to keep the road in repair, by providing for the superintendancc of it, and appropriating the money necessary for repairs. Surely, if they had the right to appropriate money to make the road, they have the right to appropriate it to preserve the road from ruin. From the exercise of this power, no danger is to be apprehended. Under our happy system, the people are the sole and exclusive fountain of power. Each government originates from them, and to them alone, each to its proper constituents, are they respectively and solely responsible, for the faithful discharge of their duties within their constitutional limits. Andthe people will confine their public agents, of every station, to the strict line of their constitutional duties, there is no cause to doubt. Having, however, communicated my sentiments to Congress, at the last session, fully, in the document to which I have referred, respecting the right of appropriation, as distinct from the right of jurisdiction and sovereignty over the territory in question, I deem it improper to enlarge on the subject here. From the best information that I have been able to obtain, it appears that our manufactures, though depressed immediately after the peace, have considerably increased, and are still increasing, under the encouragement given them by Tariff of 18 16, and by subsequent laws. Satisfied I am, whatever may be the abstract doctrine, in favor of the unrestricted commerce, provided all nations would concur in it, ana it was not liable to be interrupted by war, which has never occurred and cannot be expected, that there are other strong reasons, applicable to our situation and relations with other countries, which impose on us the obligation to cherish and sustain our manufactures. Satisfied, however, I likewise am, that the interest of every part of our Union, even of those most benefitted by manufactures, requires that this should be touched with the greatest caution, and t critical knowledge of the effect to be produced by the slightest change On full consideration of the subject, in all its relations, I am persuaded, that a further augmentation may now be made of the duties on certain foreign articles in favor of our own, and without affecting, injouriously, any other interest. For more precise details, I refer you to the communications which were made to congress during the last session. So great was the amount of the accounts for moneys advanced during the late war in
addiiion to others of a previous date, j which, in the regular operations of the j
goTernmLnt, necessarily remained unsettled that it required a considerable length of time for their adjustment. Hy a report from the First Comptroller of the Treasury, it appears that on the fourth of March. 1817, the accounts then unsettled, amounted to one hundred and three millions, sixty eight thousand, eight hundred and seventy six dollars and forty one cents, of which on the 30th of September, of the present year, ninety three millions, one hundred and seventy five thousand, three hundred and ninety six dollars and fifty six cents, had been settled, leaving on that day a ball?nce unsettled of nine millions eight hundred and ninety three thousand, four hundred and seventy nine dollars and eighty five cents. That there had been drawn from the treasury, in paying the public debt, and sustaining the government in all its operations and disbursements, since the fourth of March, 1817, one hundred and fifty seven million, one hundred and ninety nine thusand, three hundred and eighty dollars and ninety six cents the accounts for which have been settled to the amount of one hundred and thirty seven millions, five hundred and one thousand, four hundred and fifty one dollars and twelve cents, leaving a balance unsettled of nineteen millions, six hundred and nifty seven thousand, nine hundred and twenty nine nine dollars and eighty four cents. For precise details respecting each of these balances, I refer to the report of the Comptroller, and the documents which accompany it. From this view it appears, that our commercial differences with France arid Great Britain have been placed in a train of amicable arrangement, on conditions fair and honorable in both instances to each party : that our finances arc in a very productive state, our revenue being
j ut present fully competent to all the de- ' mands upon it ; that our military force is well organized in all its branches, and capable of rendering the most important service in case of emergency, that its number will admit of ; that due progress has been made, under existing approbations in the constructions of fortifications and nthe operations ofthcOrainance De
partment ; that due progress has in like
manner, been made in the construction of
phips of war ; that our navy is in the best condition, felt and respected in every sea in which it is employed for the protection of our commerce ; that our manufactures have augmented in amount and improved in quality ; that great progress has been made in the settlement of accounts, ard in the recovery of the balances due by individuals ; and that the utmost economy is secured and observed in every department of the administration. Other objects will likewise claim your attention, because, from the station which the United States hold, as a member of the great community of nations, they have rights to maintain, duties to perform, and dangers to encounter, A strong hope was entertained, that peace would, ere this, have been conclu ded between Spain and the independent governments south of the Uuitcd States in this hemisphere. Long experience having evinced the competency of those governments to maintain the independence which they had declared, it was presumed that the considerations which induced their recognition by the United States, would have had equal weight with other powers, and that Spain herself, yielding to those magnanimous feelings, of which her history furnishes so many examples, would have terminated, on that basis, a controversy so unavailing and at the same time, so destructive. We still cherish tho hope that this result will no longer be posiponed. Sustaining our natural position, and allowing to each party, while the war continues, equal rights, it is incumbent on the United States to claim of each, with equal rigour, the faithful observance of our rights according to the well known law of nations. From each, therefore, a like co operation is expected in the suppression of the piratical practice which has grown out of this warrant of blockades of extensive coasts on boath seas, which, considering the small force employed to sustain them, have not the slightest foundation to rest on. Europe is still unsettled, and although the war long menaced between Russia and Turkey has not broken out, there
is no certainty that the difference between those powers willl be amicably adjusted. It b impossible to look to the oppression of the country respecting which those differences arose without being deeply effected. The mention of Greece fills the mind with the most exalted sentiments, and arouses in our bosoms the best feelings of which our nature is susceptible. Supeiior skill and refinements in the arts heroic gallantry in action disinterested patriotism, en'hu siastic zeal and devotion in favor of public and personal liberty, are associated with our recollections of ancient Greece. That such a country should have been overwhelmed, and so long hidden as it were from the world, under a gloomy despotism has been a cause of unceasing and deep regret to generous minds, for age past, It was natural, therefore, that the re-appearance of those people in their original character, contending in favor of their liberties, should pioducc that great excitement and sympathy in their favor which have been so signally displayed throughout the United States. A strong hope is entertained that these people will recover their independence, and resume their equal station among the nations of the earth. A great effort has been made in Spain and Portugal to improve the condition of the people, and it must be very consoling to all benevolent minds to sec the extraordinary, moderation with which it has been conducted. That it may promote the happiness of both nations, is the ardent wish of this whole people, to the expression of which we confine ourselves; for, whatever may be the feelings or sentiments, which every individ, ual under our government has a right to indulge and express, it is nevertheless, a sacred maxim, equally with the government and people, that the destiny of every independent nation, in what relates to s'.vh in M ovements, of riht belongs, and ouv !.t to be felt, exclusively to themsc!v s. Whether we reason from the late wars, or from those menacing symptoms which now appear in Europe, it is manifest, that if a convulsion should take place in any of those countries, it will proceed from causes which have no existence, and are utterally unknown in these states
in which there is but one order, that of
the people, to whom the sovereignty exclusively belongs. Should war break out in any of those countries, who can forctel the extent to which it may be carried, or the desolation which it ma) spread ? Exempt as we are from these causes, our internal tranquility is sure, and distant as we arc from the troubled scene, and faithful to first principles, in
Hregard to other powers, we might reas
onably presume, that we should not be
molested by them. I Ins, how ever, ought not to be calculated on as certain. Un prcvoked injuries are ollen inflicted ; and even the peculiar felicity of our situation, miht with some be a cause for excite ment and aggression. The history of the late wars in Europe furnishes a complete demonstration, that no system of conduct however correct in principle, can protect neutral powers from injury, from any party; that a defenceless position, and distinguished love of peace, are the surest invitations to war ; and that there is no way to avoid it, other than being always prepared and willing for just cause, to meet it. If there be a people on earth, vr hose more especial duty is, to be at all times prepared to defend the rights with which they are blessed, and to surpi ess all others in sustaining the necessary burthens, and in submitting to sacrifices to make such preparations, it is undoubtedly the people of those states. When we see that a civil war of tho most frightful character rages from tho Adriatic to the Black Sea ; that strong symptoms of war appear in other paits, proceeding from causes which, should it break out, may become general and be of long duration ; that the war still coni
tunics between Spain and the Independent governments, her late Prnvinrr
in this hemisphere; that it likewise ine-N naced between Portugal and Brazil, iu consequence of the attempt of the latter to dismember itself from the former ; and that system of piracy of great extent is maintained in the neighboring seas, which will require equal vigilance and decision to suppress it, the reason for sustaining the atitude which we now hold and for pushing forward all our measures of defence with the utmost vigor, appear to me to acquire new force. The United States owe to the world a great example, and by means thereof, to the cause of liberty and humanity, a generous support. They have so" far succeeded, to the satisfaction of theL various and enlightened of every country." There is no reason to doubt, that their whole movement will be regulated by a sacred regard to principle, all our institutions being founded on that basis. Thi ability
under 3. 1 IV f rift I f fi wliifri it rrii v fm v
posed, is the great point on which' the public solicitude rests. It has beeti of. ten charged against free governments, that they have neither the foresight nor
the virtue to provide, at the proper season, for great emergencies: that 'the course is improwdent and expensive; that war will aluavs find them unprepared, and whatever may be its calamities, that its terrible warnings will be disregarded and forgotten, as soon as peace returns, I have full confidence that ii ' i -
mis cnarge, so lar as relates to the United States, will be shewn to be utterly destitute of truth. JAMES MONROE. Washington, December 3, 1822.
THE riNCEKXES DISTILLERY. HTM IE undersigned has taken the above lL Establishment for the purpose of Manufacturing WHISKEY. Where they have on hand, and intend keepings a constant supply ol the best quality of Rectified Whiskey ; warranted inferior
to none manufactured in the country.
They will exchange WHISKEY and KEXHAWA SALT of the best quality at a reduced price, for Wheat, Hue Corn, or Stock logs, delivered at their distillery, or at the Vinccnncs Steam-Mill. ALSO The highest price in CASH will fc given for good Maple Char Coal, Delivered at the Distillery.
JOHN C. R EI LEY & Ce. Vinccnncs, May 22, 1822. 17-tf NOTICE. THE Books of" Charles Smiths' Yincenncs Steam Mill Company,' ars placed in my hands for settlement. It is wished & erfiec'ed that "those thinir
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