In meeting you again I feel much satisfaction in being able to repeat my congratulations on the favorable prospects which continue to distinguish our public affairs. The abundant fruits of another year have blessed our country with plenty and with the means of a flourishing commerce. The progress of public credit is witnessed by a considerable rise of American stock abroad as well as at home, and the revenues allotted for this and other national purposes have been productive beyond the calculations by which they were regulated. This latter circumstance is the more pleasing, as it is not only a proof of the fertility of our resources, but as it assures us of a further increase of the national respectability and credit, and, let me add, as it bears an honorable testimony to the patriotism and integrity of the mercantile and marine part of our citizens. The punctuality of the former in discharging their engagements has been exemplary. In conformity to the powers vested in me by acts of the last session, a loan of 3,000,000 florins, toward which some provisional measures had previously taken place, has been completed in Holland. As well the celerity with which it has been filled as the nature of the terms (considering the more than ordinary demand for borrowing created by the situation of Europe) give a reasonable hope that the further execution of those powers may proceed with advantage and success. The Secretary of the Treasury has my directions to communicate such further particulars as may be requisite for more precise information. Since your last sessions I have received communications by which it appears that the district of Kentucky, at present a part of Virginia, has concurred in certain propositions contained in a law of that State, in consequence of which the district is to become a distinct member of the Union, in case the requisite sanction of Congress be added. For this sanction application is now made. I shall cause the papers on this very important  transaction to be laid before you. The liberality and harmony with which it has been conducted will be found to do great honor to both the parties, and the sentiments of warm attachment to the Union and its present Government expressed by our fellow citizens of Kentucky can not fail to add an affectionate concern for their particular welfare to the great national impressions under which you will decide on the case submitted to you. It has been heretofore known to Congress that frequent incursions   have been made on our frontier settlements by certain banditti of Indians from the northwest side of the Ohio. These, with some of the tribes dwelling on and near the Wabash, have of late been particularly active in their depredations, and being emboldened by the impunity of their crimes and aided by such parts of the neighboring tribes as could be seduced to join in their hostilities or afford them a retreat for their prisoners and plunder, they have, instead of listening to the humane invitations and overtures made on the part of the United States, renewed their violences with fresh alacrity and greater effect. The lives of a number of valuable citizens have thus been sacrificed, and some of them under circumstances peculiarly shocking, whilst others have been carried into a deplorable captivity. These aggravated provocations rendered it essential to the safety of the Western settlements that the aggressors should be made sensible that the Government of the Union is not less capable of punishing their crimes than it is disposed to respect their rights and reward their attachments. As this object could not be effected by defensive measures, it became necessary to put in force the act which empowers the President to call out the militia for the protection of the frontiers, and I have accordingly authorized an expedition in which the regular troops in that quarter are combined with such drafts of militia as were deemed sufficient. The event of the measure is yet unknown to me. The Secretary of War is directed to lay before you a statement of the information on which it is founded, as well as an estimate of the expense with which it will be attended. The disturbed situation of Europe, and particularly the critical posture of the great maritime powers, whilst it ought to make us the more thankful for the general peace and security enjoyed by the United States, reminds us at the same time of the circumspection with which it becomes us to preserve these blessings. It requires also that we should not overlook the tendency of a war, and even of preparations for a war, among the nations most concerned in active commerce with this country to abridge the means, and thereby at least enhance the price, of transporting its valuable productions to their markets. I recommend it to your serious reflections how far and in what mode it may be expedient to guard against embarrassments from these contingencies by such encouragements to our own navigation as will render our commerce and agriculture less dependent on foreign bottoms, which may fail us in the very moments most interesting to both of these great objects. Our fisheries and the transportation of our own produce offer us abundant means for guarding ourselves against this evil. Your attention seems to be not less due to that particular branch of our trade which belongs to the Mediterranean. So many circumstances unite in rendering the present state of it distressful to us that you will not think any deliberations misemployed which may lead to its relief and protection. The laws you have already passed for the establishment of a judiciary system have opened the doors of justice to all descriptions of persons. You will consider in your wisdom whether improvements in that system may yet be made, and particularly whether an uniform process of execution on sentences issuing from the Federal courts be not desirable through all the States. The patronage of our commerce, of our merchants and sea men, has called for the appointment of consuls in foreign countries. It seems expedient to regulate by law the exercise of that jurisdiction and those functions which are permitted them, either by express convention or by a friendly indulgence, in the places of their residence. The consular convention, too, with His Most Christian Majesty has stipulated in certain cases the aid of the national authority to his consuls established here. Some legislative provision is requisite to carry these stipulations into full effect. The establishment of the militia, of a mint, of standards of weights and measures, of the post office and post roads are subjects which I presume you will resume of course, and which are abundantly urged by their own importance. The sufficiency of the revenues you have established for the objects to which they are appropriated leaves no doubt that the residuary provisions will be commensurate to the other objects for which the public faith stands now pledged. Allow me, moreover, to hope that it will be a favorite policy with you, not merely to secure a payment of the interest of the debt funded, but as far and as fast as the growing resources of the country will permit to exonerate it of the principal itself. The appropriation you have made of the Western land explains your dispositions on this subject, and I am persuaded that the sooner that valuable fund can be made to contribute, along with the other means, to the actual reduction of the public debt the more salutary will the measure be to every public interest, as well as the more satisfactory to our constituents. In pursuing the various and weighty business of the present session I indulge the fullest persuasion that your consultation will be equally marked with wisdom and animated by the love of your country. In whatever belongs to my duty you shall have all the cooperation which an undiminished zeal for its welfare can inspire. It will be happy for us both, and our best reward, if, by a successful administration of our respective trusts, we can make the established Government more and more instrumental in promoting the good of our fellow citizens, and more and more the object of their attachment and confidence.
In meeting you again I feel much satisfaction in being able to repeat my congratulations on the favorable prospects which continue to distinguish our public affairs. The abundant fruits of another year have blessed our country with plenty and with the means of a flourishing commerce. The progress of public credit is witnessed by a considerable rise of American stock abroad as well as at home, and the revenues allotted for this and other national purposes have been productive beyond the calculations by which they were regulated. This latter circumstance is the more pleasing, as it is not only a proof of the fertility of our resources, but as it assures us of a further increase of the national respectability and credit, and, let me add, as it bears an honorable testimony to the patriotism and integrity of the mercantile and marine part of our citizens. The punctuality of the former in discharging their engagements has been exemplary. In conformity to the powers vested in me by acts of the last session, a loan of 3,000,000 florins, toward which some provisional measures had previously taken place, has been completed in Holland. As well the celerity with which it has been filled as the nature of the terms (considering the more than ordinary demand for borrowing created by the situation of Europe) give a reasonable hope that the further execution of those powers may proceed with advantage and success. The Secretary of the Treasury has my directions to communicate such further particulars as may be requisite for more precise information. Since your last sessions I have received communications by which it appears that the district of Kentucky, at present a part of Virginia, has concurred in certain propositions contained in a law of that State, in consequence of which the district is to become a distinct member of the Union, in case the requisite sanction of Congress be added. For this sanction application is now made. I shall because the papers on this very important transaction to be laid before you. The liberality and harmony with which it has been conducted will be found to do great honor to both the parties, and the sentiments of warm attachment to the Union and its present Government expressed by our fellow citizens of Kentucky can not fail to add an affectionate concern for their particular welfare to the great national impressions under which you will decide on the case submitted to you. It has been heretofore known to Congress that frequent incursions have been made on our frontier settlements by certain banditti of Indians from the northwest side of the Ohio. These, with some of the tribes dwelling on and near the Wabash, have of late been particularly active in their depredations, and being emboldened by the impunity of their crimes and aided by such parts of the neighboring tribes as could be seduced to join in their hostilities or afford them a retreat for their prisoners and plunder, they have, instead of listening to the humane invitations and overtures made on the part of the United States, renewed their violences with fresh alacrity and greater effect. The lives of a number of valuable citizens have thus been sacrificed, and some of them under circumstances peculiarly shocking, whilst others have been carried into a deplorable captivity. These aggravated provocations rendered it essential to the safety of the Western settlements that the aggressors should be made sensible that the Government of the Union is not less capable of punishing their crimes than it is disposed to respect their rights and reward their attachments. As this object could not be effected by defensive measures, it became necessary to put in force the act which empowers the President to call out the militia for the protection of the frontiers, and I have accordingly authorized an expedition in which the regular troops in that quarter are combined with such drafts of militia as were deemed sufficient. The event of the measure is yet unknown to me. The Secretary of War is directed to lay before you a statement of the information on which it is founded, as well as an estimate of the expense with which it will be attended. The disturbed situation of Europe, and particularly the critical posture of the great maritime powers, whilst it ought to make us the more thankful for the general peace and security enjoyed by the United States, reminds us at the same time of the circumspection with which it becomes us to preserve these blessings. It requires also that we should not overlook the tendency of a war, and even of preparations for a war, among the nations most concerned in active commerce with this country to abridge the means, and thereby at least enhance the price, of transporting its valuable productions to their markets. I recommend it to your serious reflections how far and in what mode it may be expedient to guard against embarrassments from these contingencies by such encouragements to our own navigation as will render our commerce and agriculture less dependent on foreign bottoms, which may fail us in the very moments most interesting to both of these great objects. Our fisheries and the transportation of our own produce offer us abundant means for guarding ourselves against this evil. Your attention seems to be not less due to that particular branch of our trade which belongs to the Mediterranean. So many circumstances unite in rendering the present state of it distressful to us that you will not think any deliberations misemployed which may lead to its relief and protection. The laws you have already passed for the establishment of a judiciary system have opened the doors of justice to all descriptions of persons. You will consider in your wisdom whether improvements in that system may yet be made, and particularly whether an uniform process of execution on sentences issuing from the Federal courts be not desirable through all the States. The patronage of our commerce, of our merchants and sea men, has called for the appointment of consuls in foreign countries. It seems expedient to regulate by law the exercise of that jurisdiction and those functions which are permitted them, either by express convention or by a friendly indulgence, in the places of their residence. The consular convention, too, with His Most Christian Majesty has stipulated in certain cases the aid of the national authority to his consuls established here. Some legislative provision is requisite to carry these stipulations into full effect. The establishment of the militia, of a mint, of standards of weights and measures, of the post office and post roads are subjects which I presume you will resume of course, and which are abundantly urged by their own importance. The sufficiency of the revenues you have established for the objects to which they are appropriated leaves no doubt that the residuary provisions will be commensurate to the other objects for which the public faith stands now pledged. Allow me, moreover, to hope that it will be a favorite policy with you, not merely to secure a payment of the interest of the debt funded, but as far and as fast as the growing resources of the country will permit to exonerate it of the principal itself. The appropriation you have made of the Western land explains your dispositions on this subject, and I am persuaded that the sooner that valuable fund can be made to contribute, along with the other means, to the actual reduction of the public debt the more salutary will the measure be to every public interest, as well as the more satisfactory to our constituents. In pursuing the various and weighty business of the present session I indulge the fullest persuasion that your consultation will be equally marked with wisdom and animated by the love of your country. In whatever belongs to my duty you shall have all the cooperation which an undiminished zeal for its welfare can inspire. It will be happy for us both, and our best reward, if, by a successful administration of our respective trusts, we can make the established Government more and more instrumental in promoting the good of our fellow citizens, and more and more the object of their attachment and confidence.
in meeting you again i feel much satisfaction in being able to repeat my congratulations on the favorable prospects which continue to distinguish our public affairs the abundant fruits of another year have blessed our country with plenty and with the means of a flourishing commerce the progress of public credit is witnessed by a considerable rise of american stock abroad as well as at home and the revenues allotted for this and other national purposes have been productive beyond the calculations by which they were regulated this latter circumstance is the more pleasing as it is not only a proof of the fertility of our resources but as it assures us of a further increase of the national respectability and credit and let me add as it bears an honorable testimony to the patriotism and integrity of the mercantile and marine part of our citizens the punctuality of the former in discharging their engagements has been exemplary in conformity to the powers vested in me by acts of the last session a loan of florins toward which some provisional measures had previously taken place has been completed in holland as well the celerity with which it has been filled as the nature of the terms considering the more than ordinary demand for borrowing created by the situation of europe give a reasonable hope that the further execution of those powers may proceed with advantage and success the secretary of the treasury has my directions to communicate such further particulars as may be requisite for more precise information since your last sessions i have received communications by which it appears that the district of kentucky at present a part of virginia has concurred in certain propositions contained in a law of that state in consequence of which the district is to become a distinct member of the union in case the requisite sanction of congress be added for this sanction application is now made i shall because the papers on this very important transaction to be laid before you the liberality and harmony with which it has been conducted will be found to do great honor to both the parties and the sentiments of warm attachment to the union and its present government expressed by our fellow citizens of kentucky can not fail to add an affectionate concern for their particular welfare to the great national impressions under which you will decide on the case submitted to you it has been heretofore known to congress that frequent incursions have been made on our frontier settlements by certain banditti of indians from the northwest side of the ohio these with some of the tribes dwelling on and near the wabash have of late been particularly active in their depredations and being emboldened by the impunity of their crimes and aided by such parts of the neighboring tribes as could be seduced to join in their hostilities or afford them a retreat for their prisoners and plunder they have instead of listening to the humane invitations and overtures made on the part of the united states renewed their violences with fresh alacrity and greater effect the lives of a number of valuable citizens have thus been sacrificed and some of them under circumstances peculiarly shocking whilst others have been carried into a deplorable captivity these aggravated provocations rendered it essential to the safety of the western settlements that the aggressors should be made sensible that the government of the union is not less capable of punishing their crimes than it is disposed to respect their rights and reward their attachments as this object could not be effected by defensive measures it became necessary to put in force the act which empowers the president to call out the militia for the protection of the frontiers and i have accordingly authorized an expedition in which the regular troops in that quarter are combined with such drafts of militia as were deemed sufficient the event of the measure is yet unknown to me the secretary of war is directed to lay before you a statement of the information on which it is founded as well as an estimate of the expense with which it will be attended the disturbed situation of europe and particularly the critical posture of the great maritime powers whilst it ought to make us the more thankful for the general peace and security enjoyed by the united states reminds us at the same time of the circumspection with which it becomes us to preserve these blessings it requires also that we should not overlook the tendency of a war and even of preparations for a war among the nations most concerned in active commerce with this country to abridge the means and thereby at least enhance the price of transporting its valuable productions to their markets i recommend it to your serious reflections how far and in what mode it may be expedient to guard against embarrassments from these contingencies by such encouragements to our own navigation as will render our commerce and agriculture less dependent on foreign bottoms which may fail us in the very moments most interesting to both of these great objects our fisheries and the transportation of our own produce offer us abundant means for guarding ourselves against this evil your attention seems to be not less due to that particular branch of our trade which belongs to the mediterranean so many circumstances unite in rendering the present state of it distressful to us that you will not think any deliberations misemployed which may lead to its relief and protection the laws you have already passed for the establishment of a judiciary system have opened the doors of justice to all descriptions of persons you will consider in your wisdom whether improvements in that system may yet be made and particularly whether an uniform process of execution on sentences issuing from the federal courts be not desirable through all the states the patronage of our commerce of our merchants and sea men has called for the appointment of consuls in foreign countries it seems expedient to regulate by law the exercise of that jurisdiction and those functions which are permitted them either by express convention or by a friendly indulgence in the places of their residence the consular convention too with his most christian majesty has stipulated in certain cases the aid of the national authority to his consuls established here some legislative provision is requisite to carry these stipulations into full effect the establishment of the militia of a mint of standards of weights and measures of the post office and post roads are subjects which i presume you will resume of course and which are abundantly urged by their own importance the sufficiency of the revenues you have established for the objects to which they are appropriated leaves no doubt that the residuary provisions will be commensurate to the other objects for which the public faith stands now pledged allow me moreover to hope that it will be a favorite policy with you not merely to secure a payment of the interest of the debt funded but as far and as fast as the growing resources of the country will permit to exonerate it of the principal itself the appropriation you have made of the western land explains your dispositions on this subject and i am persuaded that the sooner that valuable fund can be made to contribute along with the other means to the actual reduction of the public debt the more salutary will the measure be to every public interest as well as the more satisfactory to our constituents in pursuing the various and weighty business of the present session i indulge the fullest persuasion that your consultation will be equally marked with wisdom and animated by the love of your country in whatever belongs to my duty you shall have all the cooperation which an undiminished zeal for its welfare can inspire it will be happy for us both and our best reward if by a successful administration of our respective trusts we can make the established government more and more instrumental in promoting the good of our fellow citizens and more and more the object of their attachment and confidence
meeting feel much satisfaction able repeat congratulations favorable prospects continue distinguish public affairs abundant fruits another year blessed country plenty means flourishing commerce progress public credit witnessed considerable rise american stock abroad well home revenues allotted national purposes productive beyond calculations regulated latter circumstance pleasing proof fertility resources assures us increase national respectability credit let add bears honorable testimony patriotism integrity mercantile marine part citizens punctuality former discharging engagements exemplary conformity powers vested acts last session loan florins toward provisional measures previously taken place completed holland well celerity filled nature terms considering ordinary demand borrowing created situation europe give reasonable hope execution powers may proceed advantage success secretary treasury directions communicate particulars may requisite precise information since last sessions received communications appears district kentucky present part virginia concurred certain propositions contained law state consequence district become distinct member union case requisite sanction congress added sanction application made shall papers important transaction laid liberality harmony conducted found great honor parties sentiments warm attachment union present government expressed fellow citizens kentucky fail add affectionate concern particular welfare great national impressions decide case submitted heretofore known congress frequent incursions made frontier settlements certain banditti indians northwest side ohio tribes dwelling near wabash late particularly active depredations emboldened impunity crimes aided parts neighboring tribes could seduced join hostilities afford retreat prisoners plunder instead listening humane invitations overtures made part united states renewed violences fresh alacrity greater effect lives number valuable citizens thus sacrificed circumstances peculiarly shocking whilst others carried deplorable captivity aggravated provocations rendered essential safety western settlements aggressors made sensible government union less capable punishing crimes disposed respect rights reward attachments object could effected defensive measures became necessary put force act empowers president call militia protection frontiers accordingly authorized expedition regular troops quarter combined drafts militia deemed sufficient event measure yet unknown secretary war directed lay statement information founded well estimate expense attended disturbed situation europe particularly critical posture great maritime powers whilst ought make us thankful general peace security enjoyed united states reminds us time circumspection becomes us preserve blessings requires also overlook tendency war even preparations war among nations concerned active commerce country abridge means thereby least enhance price transporting valuable productions markets recommend serious reflections far mode may expedient guard embarrassments contingencies encouragements navigation render commerce agriculture less dependent foreign bottoms may fail us moments interesting great objects fisheries transportation produce offer us abundant means guarding evil attention seems less due particular branch trade belongs mediterranean many circumstances unite rendering present state distressful us think deliberations misemployed may lead relief protection laws already passed establishment judiciary system opened doors justice descriptions persons consider wisdom whether improvements system may yet made particularly whether uniform process execution sentences issuing federal courts desirable states patronage commerce merchants sea men called appointment consuls foreign countries seems expedient regulate law exercise jurisdiction functions permitted either express convention friendly indulgence places residence consular convention christian majesty stipulated certain cases aid national authority consuls established legislative provision requisite carry stipulations full effect establishment militia mint standards weights measures post office post roads subjects presume resume course abundantly urged importance sufficiency revenues established objects appropriated leaves doubt residuary provisions commensurate objects public faith stands pledged allow moreover hope favorite policy merely secure payment interest debt funded far fast growing resources country permit exonerate principal appropriation made western land explains dispositions subject persuaded sooner valuable fund made contribute along means actual reduction public debt salutary measure every public interest well satisfactory constituents pursuing various weighty business present session indulge fullest persuasion consultation equally marked wisdom animated love country whatever belongs duty shall cooperation undiminished zeal welfare inspire happy us best reward successful administration respective trusts make established government instrumental promoting good fellow citizens object attachment confidence
meet feel much satisfaction able repeat congratulation favorable prospect continue distinguish public affair abundant fruit another year bless country plenty mean flourish commerce progress public credit witness considerable rise american stock abroad well home revenue allot national purpose productive beyond calculation regulate latter circumstance please proof fertility resource assure u increase national respectability credit let add bear honorable testimony patriotism integrity mercantile marine part citizens punctuality former discharging engagement exemplary conformity power vest act last session loan florins toward provisional measure previously take place complete holland well celerity fill nature term consider ordinary demand borrow create situation europe give reasonable hope execution power may proceed advantage success secretary treasury direction communicate particular may requisite precise information since last session receive communication appear district kentucky present part virginia concur certain proposition contain law state consequence district become distinct member union case requisite sanction congress add sanction application make shall paper important transaction lay liberality harmony conduct find great honor party sentiment warm attachment union present government express fellow citizen kentucky fail add affectionate concern particular welfare great national impression decide case submit heretofore know congress frequent incursion make frontier settlement certain bandit indians northwest side ohio tribe dwell near wabash late particularly active depredation embolden impunity crime aid part neighbor tribe could seduce join hostility afford retreat prisoner plunder instead listen humane invitation overture make part united state renew violence fresh alacrity great effect live number valuable citizen thus sacrifice circumstance peculiarly shock whilst others carry deplorable captivity aggravate provocation render essential safety western settlement aggressor make sensible government union less capable punish crime dispose respect right reward attachment object could effect defensive measure become necessary put force act empower president call militia protection frontier accordingly authorize expedition regular troop quarter combine draft militia deem sufficient event measure yet unknown secretary war direct lay statement information found well estimate expense attend disturbed situation europe particularly critical posture great maritime power whilst ought make u thankful general peace security enjoy united state remind u time circumspection become u preserve blessing require also overlook tendency war even preparation war among nation concern active commerce country abridge mean thereby least enhance price transport valuable production market recommend serious reflection far mode may expedient guard embarrassment contingencies encouragement navigation render commerce agriculture less dependent foreign bottom may fail u moment interest great object fishery transportation produce offer u abundant mean guard evil attention seem less due particular branch trade belongs mediterranean many circumstance unite render present state distressful u think deliberation misemployed may lead relief protection law already pass establishment judiciary system open door justice description person consider wisdom whether improvement system may yet make particularly whether uniform process execution sentence issue federal court desirable state patronage commerce merchant sea men call appointment consul foreign country seem expedient regulate law exercise jurisdiction function permit either express convention friendly indulgence place residence consular convention christian majesty stipulate certain case aid national authority consul establish legislative provision requisite carry stipulation full effect establishment militia mint standard weight measure post office post road subject presume resume course abundantly urge importance sufficiency revenue establish object appropriate leave doubt residuary provision commensurate object public faith stand pledge allow moreover hope favorite policy merely secure payment interest debt fund far fast growing resource country permit exonerate principal appropriation make western land explains disposition subject persuade sooner valuable fund make contribute along mean actual reduction public debt salutary measure every public interest well satisfactory constituent pursue various weighty business present session indulge full persuasion consultation equally marked wisdom animate love country whatever belongs duty shall cooperation undiminished zeal welfare inspire happy u best reward successful administration respective trust make established government instrumental promote good fellow citizen object attachment confidence