and "We ought...to...increase of our Navy to a size sufficient to guard our coast and protect our trade." Demarcation of Spanish–American border The illegal Spanish garrisons in the Natchez and Walnut Hills, mentioned in Adams' previous address, have been evacuated. Two commissioners, one from the United States and one from Spain, outline the 31st degree of north latitude, the border between the United States and Spain. Southern Indians, most likely Natchez, are preventing official demarcation of the border, either for personal reasons or through clandestine Spanish encouragement. Adams decides that maintaining a commissioner in remote areas of the nation is not worth the cost and states that the commissioner should be recalled. See also Creek War External links 1798 State of the Union Address (full transcript), The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara Corpus of Political Speeches, publicly accessible with speeches from United States, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China, provided by Hong Kong Baptist University Library Presidency of John Adams State of the Union addresses Speeches by John Adams State of the Union address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address 5th United States Congress