The Columbus weekly times. (Columbus, Ga.) 1858-1865, January 02, 1860, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextPRESIDE!! T’B MESSAGE. Pillow ©i/IS*MS “/ fk* SfMU o*d //'/♦** 0/ Repfrtrntalift Our dnftW ta -1# *<’ that Almijhu P.t whlrh t,* u|..,u n nek W<i ud'iiu>iH ru< Win* ihruux* out Oi. |i*.( #MT. Tim fftnnl lioulib <4’ O’ ooontrl It.” t*i *XO.Htu. our h.rrMt* !>* l>on tMiUy ytantsful, and prosperity sindH# Ikrou2ll.ua tjir Ind Indwl, our ioiorrilfc w. li.to tuu. l. rnutoo to btili..r front tin pMt •trot, in on* hiofrr 0, l*l k- bum •ojoc4 Iko UfiMkti jrroionttoii .1 O.v.n. t>M.I fn!S ft* *•" rI C “ n * a ,‘*- “ ‘ Wa son tp***d ** M>a*y threatening aui alarming diffisnMi*# In oar progress; bui me oarh ■■nrnr-ir- ooeastou th* impending cifoff bo difopated at thf motowTit it •i*ora ready to hurst upon out food, and th# (longer t* our in •fiUrtidlfo away. May ws ever b© un dr toe divin© gulden©© and protection ! Wbllftt if Hrth© dirty nf th President *tMHi ivaa io few© u giv® te C’ougr©## infuriuatoMi “I Ibf #f*t® of lb* Union,” l sh-xU nut tvh ria K> ■Uil t* itte tocffnt aad and Mo*ffy ©©currenc*# at Harper's F*tffr. WiH, it U propot te Wrv® tbat Umm ©V4H(U,foft*r©r bad and *t©l m thorn •Given, <torivw foir fffcM Bapurtoar© ir.nu the ap ■roMfotoifi that they rh but symptom# ol aft in curable dbtfiare In the jrttblii* fiilnd, which way break not hi‘■till there danjtrcfwof ©otrogre and taruunato • loot in an *pm war by the North fe abotbh >av©ry Ul the uuto. W kifoior myself, I tinterlAMi no such apprehension, they In afford a t itotnri warning i© u# aii p> beware of th appTvm. h of dangrr. Our Uwtoii Si a itkk® oi Nb lueetiwa*’ • valuea© teUcniandnur constan aud waicbl'd r£jlawc# lor ilc In this view, let vi*: tlwdoi’cwy coo at rj men, Nurrh • n<i y.iulU, t it ctlltiCftte tin* ancleut feelii.fe ol wall lat ferbfwrwec end good wUi twwarde aa:b Other, amicUiyc u> aiiajr tbedamn cpint of a tioaai hatred andante huw lceiii tlie i*ud This advice pvoeoear from toe heart of eld pnb lie fuDCtionary w hoi I,act vice tuuuneiieed lu the last generation, lUU( the wlaw and p.onam’vartvo of that day. iKW bearly all paamMlawaj, •■d vilom &rM and dcanwt earthly wtch i Xu leave tranquil, prosper one, united, an-l 1 ■ a ■ ! VTs night td reflect that In thl* age, nod t* pectallv in tbit country, there hr an tmm*CMu9>u uodreflua el paid** %Mm>* Qwmim* Which la their day assumed a u mat thruaienibK a#|n*M, have new nearly gone frdm the lueinor; of uieu. Thoy ra *• vniefiroM flHtmit out, and otl the lava audasbM and aifdniht smirhn of nid eruption* gter ibap'WMWiui efev*, the • iieenng vm#, and the casta up* 4 torn.” ruth, in my ./piitmu, wdl protre bo the sale <n tbp rirCueot i>octioimi ox eitemniit, should tnn*l> who triudfr stock to apply |h< rrmedy, cowttnne always to centlne tbelr o( -IVjrty niihiu tpapale of the (JutocUtutivm If this cour.i- nutsuud, tRu existing agitation <ju the cutljw’ bfd<)n‘dHfi itivi'fy, lire ••rcrything hu man, wtil bare us dy and gira ydcn to otirei aud loss tbiVft.W'Uing eouUwveisHjs. i'abtle opia lou in ibis couutry ia all powerful, and wbm it rearliwi a .lauipoous eacess opoa any the mvkhX oo*c of the people wui i'urwiab tbn eoj. reHTve arid bring it back wiUilu the sufsliuiK* Mrtiu to hasten this reeult, at the present onaia, wro ought. >• remembm that every ratbmal creature iiiuv.t W presumed to iutend Ute natmuai4orlar.4uull.ra of bis own touching*.— Tbysc who aimoucr abstract dm-tfines subvereivr of the pflusVluition and the tfni.4l. must not it< ewrprisvd -bootd.tiicir heemd partisans advenot* ana *U>p furUtor, and attempt hr vmlonrato e.injr the e d.H'irmos into pnudnmi attuct. in th>e view of thl* 1 object it umfi net,lc In’ forgotten that, however great tuny have been the poiitical mlva>> tages resulting from the llldon le every portion ol oar coiniU'Mi country, tliuae would all peeve to boa nuUiing ehunid ihu time ever arrive vrli< n tlmy cannot be ,enjoyud without suriofie danger *0 the personal safofjr of the pe<*pb* of fifteen member* of the eowfiadiwww/. Jf the petmc uftfio dmuastui fireside throughout tbcae Stales should ever U? .iuvgdod —if the nu.ilo rs of families with in fhiy Wtmisivc* region should not b able to retire m wet at bight without suffering dreadful gpprtdituMuna of what may be their uwu fu. an 1 Ihat of Uvir childmu bvfure the morning’ It would lie vein f*> fiwnuut to such people tli. potltlcid ben Hi U whir h reeult to them from the Uaum. Muli presorv wHn is the firm iost.net of nature, and Umrvfoiv any stale of society iu which riweword is ad the time tuspvodvd ovci the heads nf the noo)tfv. must at last Bteow in tolerable. t I indtilge In no Jttrh gloomy fl.m beduiga. On the contrary, I firmly believe that the wonts at Harpers ferry, by causing the pjßpie to tut use and reflet't upon the possible peril te their ebsrisbed iusututioa, will b tb< menu.*, under PruviHctue. of allaying the existing x cuenomi and preventing ieturc out breaks of a aioidar eburiw'tor. Tb**v will resolve that the ('(institution whd the I uiou ehai! not be nn dsnip-red hy rash enuneel*. kuowiug that, sh old * ibo sileor cord he loosed, nr the fuMti bbfft he brn|sn • • at tba fountain,*’ humau power conld never reunite the eeattored nnd Iroxtile fraffiaentc Iconllally uongratHlftto yon Opon tlm final •rttiement Hy the Suprvme Court of the Cftlted Mates, of the -juostion of davory to the Tefrllo - Hes, which had prewmted an ft*pco| *0 truly f.w tniditbie at the enmtbWieomcßf wf my sdminbtra tion. The right has been esUhtishod of every f*Hl*en<o ffih hi* property efany mud, including elavee, lute the common Territories belonging equally to all the Stales of the Confederacy, aad to hsve it protected there under tbc Federal Constitutioii, Muuiier Cungrcss nor a territorial legislature nor auy human power has nuy au thority to annul or impair this rested right.—- The mpramo judicial trlbun.il of the country, whi?h is a cnurdmatP btancli of fho biovurntueui. has sanctioned and affirmed these principle* of eoustitutiunal lew, * menifektly just Id tbeia itdres, and so well calculntod tt urnmote mam and harenon/ am*ng UlO ?tafe#. It Is a striking jmmfof the souse of Juatloe which Is Inherent la our jw-'plo, that the property ifi slaves has never bueti disturbed, to my knowledge, in any of the Territories. Eton throughout the ton. troubles to Kunsns there ha* not hewn any ut tempt; a* I ora credit.hr iuforimid, lub rfeie. iu a single with the right ofthc rnastur. oo.'l". the jududary would doubt less Uft’ o allordcd an adc.jtiaio reaio dy. ShouWtheyr fsil to d< this heresflcr, It will tlicabe time ennujfh tft stnT>rtben th.dr hands by further iegistatioii. Had it bfien decided that either Cawgross nr the territorial legislature nos aesicfie ptwer <> iiuwul or Impair the right t*> property in slaves, the evil would I** totalcrafas In the iatlfir eveut, then* would be a struggle for a uisjerlty f the meMliers of the logtslstuf.’ at each sucre*sire glection, snd the lacrud right* of property held finm the VlMtal ConSittnliou would depend for flic time being on Iho icsui:. The sgifatintt wouM thus 1* rciuten'fl it cel ant whilst the trirltonflil condition remained, and its banotol Jufintnist would keep alive a dan gUTou* excitement utnong the people uftlie several Statue. Thus has the status rtT a Territory, ttnrlng the iatcruiudiafc peryd fmiu its iirst •ettlemcnt utitil it shall bbeome wfttste, boon irrevocably fixed hy the tluaf decision of the Huj'nnte Court, domi nate ha.*this boon fi.rthc prosperity of tbeTerrito nos, as arell as the id th Matos. N*w, fVom the North snd tU the East andahefiffwat, will moot to the Territory • tm a somutoii platform, htvyig brought with them that epovies ot properly b v adapted, in their own npifftou, t. promote tfrnir welfiifc Ffotn naltual causes the slavery question will to curb case et n virtually sdtie xteuit 1 au4 before the i'vi ri lory as pr pared t*r ad.aissim as a Stale uit ibo l/Miuu, tlij* dustman, one waygor the oUmw. will haw been a oonuiusHm. Mean while the Mouiciueni uj tti* uew Tecritury wiil pro.ww.l witho vi t sarioMk luwrrupuon. aud its pre-gw*.* aud pru*|Hr!ty Will not U> vwd-itigered 01 retarded hy VMduut poHt'c-ai etrflgghw. W t,cu ut the pregnant of evoute the iuhabituntl of auy femtwry suaU have nvaeh.nl tirn uuusher required to term a -Stale, utey wiii then pr<M wd, la a regular ntMUuvr. aad in the cxcrvir of tbo Sight* id popubu •liverviftiily. Ut tofiu fteoimtkUi ti -u prepanuury U> aduuan >it HiUt the Cuton. All*-* Uimhaa i.eeii and oe, ( > otupt-y the toitguago oi Urn Ixftuva* aud NhrM>ka act, Utey “ “bail be rweived inu* tbo l uiou wih>r wiihout sUvor#, as their constitution tout proscribe at the Unto at Uwir admitstun. Tuts aound pruM’iplo has happily lioen rue<4giu**KL, m s>.uto form or other, by an almost atutitunoue vole of both house* of the las Ail lawful iiMS'is at nty cowtin vud have been employed, aud ebaliaoui.nue to be eutployod, t*. exv ut* the Ja a the Air loan slave-trade. After a uio*t oaTelul and rigurott* exuitttnaiioa *f vur gMh and a thorough tuveeuguitou *d the •ulgret, we have uot town able to drsuuyar that gay stoves baw beau iaiported uiut the l owed frtati* exicpt tin* cargo by the Waudcfvr, nuin •ugage-i intaV uuUwM gnlphifiii have beau rdg*i*uely prußcfluud; but wot with as much sue euws as Ihwir crime* haws deserved. A number of them sre still aider prw*>*wou Our bistnrv pnw* that tbc Father* nf the Me public, . itdveuee .fall other mu lewvemulunifted eke Afirmua *lave trade. !t was, tmtwu%MaKltog, deamedevpatiMit by the framers of the ‘Vnsijtu | •lull to deprivet'ottgrees .r she power t.>, |.i..h,h u “ Uio migcattufi of nupodation ol such p. iacu* a* any of lb Blaise turn existing sh*h ‘dink proper • . ttundiyd au*l eight.** It Ik* seed *ht Sti ivstrivtiua bn the power of Coojfhes* was couktn and t-r suck States .*nly ms might tbiuk proper to admit We kaportalioi nf stares. It did not extend t ther States nr to the tied** serried >n abroad Aeeordtngfy. we Aud that so early as the IN M vh. 17H4. Con gross pa*se.t an act Imposing Severe penalties and tianUdimt-nt upon ciiit-ns and rseWent* of the tinned !Hate *bo showid v ngage In this trade bet wren foreign nuttons. The p** “tsloa* of this act wore extended and enforced by Uto act of Ifith May. 1 eOU. Agtun The Statos tbcmiwive* had a eftar right to waivu (ho cuustitntjcual prvticgc intended tor their benefit, aud ‘o prohibit, by their own lttwg, ttos trade at any time they (bought proper previous to toOS. S**ral of them vxeroisv.t this right Wore that period, and among them s me Cuniauiuig the greatest number cf slaves. This gave to tigress the immediate power to aet in mgard to ell such StatemJecasethey ihemedves bad removed th e.DfTtuti*nsl barrier. Con- Caeceidiugly pasted aw act on February, te prevent the importation of certain per son* into cortom States where, by the law* there ..ft tbnir adinisslou i* pr< Alibi ted. In thl* man nir Ui* importation vs Afrioan slafes into tbo United Stales was, to a front extant, prohibited some years ia advance of IMfl. As the year I*o* approached, Congress deter mined not to sailor this trade to exist even for * single day after they bad the power to abolish it. On the 2d of March, 1807, they passud an act to take effect ‘* them aa<l after the let <fay &f Janua ry, I fit**, “ prohibiting the importation us African *Uvas into the UnipMl Stet*ni. This was followed by sobsetiasnt iffTofifi sctissllr>r ebaranief, to which I need not specially refer Such wore the prin tpples and such the practice of our atwoetors more thaa fifty years ago In regard to the Afri can alavo-trade. It. did uot occur to the re fared patriots who had hen dvdegatos to the >*n vent ion, and after wards became members of Congress, that to passing these Ihw* they had VKilutad the ('on sti tut ion which they had framed with #0 much care and detilmratiun. Titey auppoeed that to prohibit Cougreas* in express terms, from exer cising t specified power before an appointed day neeessarlly Involved the right to exereto* this power idtov that day had arrived. it this Were sot the ease, ike framers of tke Coostituttop bad expended much labor io rain.— li„d they itaagiltod *b/il Congrwri would p'*ee#a no power to probtlrlt the trade cither before or aft or I*o3, they would net have taken so much care to protect the At atas against Uie exereis*- of this oower before that period. Nay more, thoy Wiuld not b tve ati.ichod such vast importance to thie provision aeto have excluded it from tbo poeaibdfey of future repeal ut aatcudmeut, to wbtnb other portions us the CwnstituUun *w* ruewi It would, then, have been wholly on neubseart ♦ engraft on the fifth article of the ( out’ iiut ioe, preecrildng the mode of its own fu ture amend me ut* Utu proviso, “that no arnend meut wlttth may be made prto/ to tbo year on* Hi uwaod eight hundred *od eight shall in any manner effect*’ the provision Iti the (’onvtitaUon Maturing to tlie Htuie-* the right to admit the im p-uiaitun ot Afriuau slaves previous to tbat pe riod. Aotording to the adverse construction, the clause itslt, on whteb much care and discus amih bad b*eu mnployed by manibcrs of the con voutton, was u absolute uuiiity front lb* begin ing, and all that has since boon done under it a more usnrpnt.ion ft was well and wise to ennfer this power on Congress.; UM ituse, bad it been loti to the Mates, its oflicieid cxersjsrj would have been iiuposaitdc. Irt that event atjy Opt. Stuff could have ofloctu idly continusd the trade nod only for iti<ofrbut for ftU toe other slave Mtetos, thmigh news so much against ihoir wtiL And why? Ha cause Afrb-an .-invus, when ome brought within the limits nf i*ny one State, in acoorTitnce with its jaws, can not praotioitily be eaeludt-d from any other State, whore sUvtwv exist#. And even if all tb* State* i.ad separately passed laws prohibiting the im portation of slaves, these laws would have (ailed >f effect f.r want of a naval force to rnpturu the -Inver# end to guard tliaeoasta. Hueh a foreo no HtiOa eau employ to sitae of peace without the consent of Congiuse. These aets of fongress, if is believed, have, wffh very rare and In sign Hl* nnt ox (.options, 11c coinpHshed tootr purpose. For n period of more than hall a century there ha* been no pereepti )>bi sddiuou to Uie number of our domestic slaves. (Miring lids perihd their advancement in cirili zation has far surpassed that of any other por tion of the African race. The light and the blousing* of bbnstiam’y have been extended Ut them, aud hi Ah Ihcir moral aud physical eumli tke off boon greatly Improved. lUopen the tiwJo, and H would >•* difficult to deiermino whether tbe efleet would be mere doi otefiouson the intcrosUof the tuosier or wu those nf the native born slave Os tb evils to the attwitor, the otic iimst tob* dreaded would bn the introdoction of wild, heathen, and ignorant bar iiariaus, autoug the sober, orderly, and quiet slaves, whoso aiicastors bav* ho. ii on tbe soil f.w wvural generation#. This might tend to bar barter*, di-tnorolirs, and exasperate the whole mu", and jr<ido most deplorable oonsequen te*. Tb* affect upon the existing slave would, if n<uuithte, be still mure dvplnraSb. At present he is treated with kindness and hnmatiity. He is widl led, well olotbed, and nut overworked. His condition i# immmpurahly hatter than that vs tbe uowliof, which modern nations of high oivUhcm- Vion have cuiployed us A substitute for African staves. Both the philanthropy and the salMn tercal of the master have combined to produce this humane result. Hut let this trade bu mop* utjad, au*l what will he the effect? The mmu, to a condderabln extant, os of) a neighboring Is land—tbe only .spot now on earth where the Af rican slave trade is openly tolerated; and to is in duflauce of Solemn treaties with a power abuml natly aUe at any moment torofbrce their execn fthti. There the master, intent upon present gain ox tort* tram the slave at much labor d* his phy sicsd powuin arc capubk* of uiiUiiring—kuowmg that wheu death eotpes to his relief, h* plnr can be supplied at a price reduced to the lowest point by the cotnpeflon of rlvul slave-traders .should thi# ever bo the < aae in our country— wbuiit Ido not dceiu pusaihlu— Utu provenL use ful ohuruiitur us the duurereto) lusLitutiun, wberuiu those too ..Id And too young to work are provided fur with *r and humanity, and those capable of labor are not ovturl.uikod, would muter go un tin lurtuuata tbougc. Tba Iwuliug of reuiprucal de ptftiduucu and aUachuiciit w lilob nuw exists be tween master and slat*® would bn converted lnt mutual distrust and hostility. But wc aro übjigwt as a t brretrian And moral HaUuii (u ta/muder what would be tho ctfCct twp nn unhappy Africa Ituslf if we should reopen tbn flfifo*trade. This would give the trad® an im pul mi and oxtonsion wblnh It bos never had v ---cii iu it” palfimct days. The uuamrotre victims required t> supply il would ouuveri to# whedn sinv coast into a perf.-ot PandemonluM). for Whieh this country would be held roNpnusihte in ib*>e* bolli ol God and toon. Its petty tribes wuubl tb*n bo ouutdanUy engaged in prenfeitory wars against tu b other fur toe purpose of sola fug slave* to supply tb* American market. AH hop*# of African eivitteutfon would thus h® coded. Uu toe other baud, when a markoi tor African slaves shall no longer be furnished iu Cuba, and thus all flu- World I>* rinsed against this trad*,we may then Indulge a reasonable hop o for tbe rpnuinwl fopMreaatofct of Africa. The *hiefm<>- teeoft win among ‘be info will cease whenever tlicra (i iu long* i any dcmaud fur slaves. The r.-ourcos of lb.it finite, htrt miserable .'uuntry, mlglW tocti he dweloped by the baud es indu-v ----iry and ufl'frd aubjoetJi for teglrtua(4> torrign and vtettmali 5 e*u*u*uiTe. lutbrelaaonwr t'hnstiaidty and uiviiuauon umy giaduoily pcuMtiaUi the ex luting gl” ‘ii'. Tb* wladnm >f the •uvtrre pnr#nod by thl# G..- j Vtriuttu( towards 1 hiuahh# b*>m vkidiented by ! Ui*event* Whilst wa auruntu and a neutral puai- ! tiou in to* war w.vgi'd by tuv.vt lintaiu aud ! Fiwart** against tjie rhiuase entpirc. opr Ute min ister, tn obedience to hi# InfitiiihHbff/, bi/llctous Hr cocpriafod wish tb* mi aim ere- if tocse power# juall poofoqUUAOSttrc* tosmu*® by treaty tho ju-ft i*ofcc*#ion| dcinufiffuq b\ tlm luturaat* id jjur rifiu Tin- rvSnli is that satisfactory troatl*# have foan mScMri with (ffififia hy tho respectt*i* 1 wiatera ot the t inte and btatwa, Great UrduiMi Kriuiyo .'ud llflH4A Uu* ‘‘Ue.Uy, nr gcnct il’i Av.'ufi-iH of pcu> >. itiwiiy ayil cum* nv-rop,” with that empire- whs eotwdudcd alTlcn atm on ii.a fftfik Jane, llWfl, and w* r itiflcd by tbo Tr*uluuS by aud nub th advm* and ouu #tflt ot too ate, vu the l!ls( Uoecuiber IblloW- Ing un t'lelftfH ffl'Aft. John K. Ward, a dwtitig itefotsite***'ft Ctoorgia, wn* duly com misciciicu a# anvot extraordniACV aud minister pteuipeteutuuy to Chiuu He l\*t> the t'uiled W.itoa t.*r the placH el MS (Te.-tlftutlon ou the oth of Feliruary, soring with him th* ratified copy i tht*'rewy, aud arm ed at tSfeaughai on th#',’Sth AI ty, I'te’UV thelicu he proceeded te Pe king on the Ifith June, but did net oyriyc iu that city until the 27th July. According to’thc terms ot (Hu treaty the rettficatious were* to he exchan ged ou ur lx tor* the lath Juuo, This wah reudep’d iiupnnsitde by |C4"un# and .-vetiu be yond his control, not mvewary to detail; but still ft la da* to tbet Idnesc authorities at Shang hal to ftiatelhas thev- alwuya imurh! hiui no arl vaniage •foibl bauvkun ul (he delay, aud this pteitgc has been fuitbfullv redeemed. On th# arrival of Mr Ward at Peking he re qminted an atid|Mvne of the Kmpcror to present bis teller us cre dem ,- This be did Out obtain, in con aqueuoo of his very proper refusal tu Mibuiit to the hututiinUug eure-.muiuos required hy the •liaHttr of (his strange people iu approechiug (heir •urercign. N*verth*f*ss ih* interviews ua Uivs qiiV'Uv.u wwieeouviueted id the m,.t feisndlv spirit, ami with ail due regard u* hi# persoual folUig# and th® honor of his country. When a prese't*riun 1• his Majesty was feurnl to be im possible, th# tetter of .-n-dencelVoni the President 1 wa* rtawived with peculiar tu uor# by Kwii iang, “Gig Kiupaw* prime uumsUir end tbe se coua man in th# empire tu th® Km|vror himself.” The ratffb atoms of th# treaty w*re afterwards,on fiv l*to Angusi. exchanged in pnqor fora, at Pel -UM||> Vs to# wxakaugc did not take phtt* until after th lay prescribed hy the treaty, it I# deemed n rifoir before its publication, again tv I submit ft U the Senate. It U bur simple Jfeisticc loth# VHmsac auth <ri “•# tu ul-aut v#, that, throughout (he whole treu saetloa, they Appear tn have acted iu good faith and In afriemfly spirit tuwareli (be Tnltcd State#. It is tree this has been den# after their own pe culiar foakiue but we ought te regard with a len ieui cyr the oiicient mt<-ius es an au agipirv da ting hack for thousands of year#, so t lir u Ud# may b c-fostciit with our nwa national b.mor. tb< conduct of our imniaier pt) the weeasiua has received my eat ire ap|trohato*n. In or]j*Y tn carry oat the spirit of this treaty, aud to H fkll oflfeofc, 1t become# necessary tu eouslud’- two suppb-ineutal conreotbn#--th* one forth# adjustment and satisfaction us th® claims ofonr eitisaus, and th# other ft) fix th# tariff ou imports and exports, and tu regulate tho transit duties aud undo of uur uivrtuaute with t iuua. This duty was satisfactorily performed by our < late minister. These convet.tions bear daM at at (ikaughai <>n ttoi Hth Novouber, IfffiH. Having been ooosidered in tbe light of binding agree . maiits subsidiary to the principal treaty, and to < be carried into execution without delay, they do not provide for any formal ratiflexti-.n or ex change of rwtifleationi by the contracting psrriei. This was net deeiiMMi necessary by toe Chinese, who are a r.mdy proceeding ia good faith to sat isfy the claim# of our ciii/.ctis, and, it is hoped, to carry out the otherprsvisions the oonventions. Htlll I jUtopghtit was proper to xubuut them Ut the Senate, by whieh they were ratified on March, 136 V 3hs ratified Qopias, however, did not fcftflh Shanghai until after the ddp*rtura of our minister to Peking, and these conventions could not, therefore, lx* exchanged at the same time with the principal treaty. No doubt I* en tertained that they will bo ratified aud exchang ed by the t'liincM government, should this he thought advisable; but, under the circumstance# I>res*wil*d, T shall consider them bin hug en gagement” from their date on both parties, and cause them to Im* published as such for the infor mation and guidance of our merchants trading with the Chines*, empire ft off /*■<l no# much satisfaction to inform you that all our difficulties with the republic of Para guay have been satisfactorily adjusted. Tt hap pily did I*St become ne> estafy to employ the force for this purpose which Oon grots bad placed nt uiy command, under thoir joint r*oluti(.n of tbe 2d dune, IHSH. On tb* contrary, the President of that republic, in afttendly spirit, acceded prompt ly to tbe Just and reasonable daman da of toe JJorormn. nt of the United flutes. Oor on*Mts si oner arrivod at Assumption, tbe capital of the republic, i*u tbe 26th #1 January, 1K62, and loft it on toe IT to of February, having io three weeks ably and sneoeeafully ficfeoinplisbed all tbe ob ju of bi# mission. The traths which he has r(included will bo iiR/oediately submitted to tb* 01 nsto In the view that the omployment of other than fojrtcuful means might boeomu necessary to obtain “juet satisfaction” from Faragnay, a strong nfival fore* was concentrated in the waters of the La Platato await contingenciws, whilst our commis sioner seconded tbc rivars to Avsumplton. The Naval lo*; pertinent is entitled to great credit for the promptness, effletoncy, and economy with which this exped tion was fitted ont ami conduo tod. It consisted of nineteen armed yeseiis, /rest and small, carrying 2(H) guns and 2,600 men, all under the. command of the veteran and gallant Hbubrick. The entire nt pen sea of tbe ex pedition have been defrayed out of the ordinary appropriations for the naval service, excfrpt the sum of t2M,OQn, applied to thcpureliasi’ of coven of to* steamers, constituting a part of it, under tb authority of the Duval appropriation act of the 3d of Mnreh last. Tt Is believed that those steamers are worth more than their cost, and they are all n*w usefully and actively employed in the naval service. Thu appennincQ of so largo a force, fitted out In such a prompt manner, in tbe far distent wa tersofthe l-n I’mta, and the admirable conduct of the officer# and Won employed In it, hare bud s happy effect in favor (and our country throughout all that remote portion of the world. (tar tela Hone with the greet empires of Pr*noi and Ku#sia. as well as with all other governments no the eofitinoot of Europe, unless we tuaycxct.pt that of Spain, happily continue to be of the most frigidly oliario ter. In my last annual message I presented a itutc merit es the unsatisfactory condition of our rela tions with flpain: and I tejgret to vay that this naa net materially improved. Without special rafnrence to other claims,even the ‘ Cuban claims/ the payment of which has bon ably urged by our ministers, and In which more than a hundred of our eitoteu# are directly interested, remain un satisfied, notwithstanding both their justice and their amount ($12H,636 01) had been recognised nod ascertained by the flpanito tiuvi-mmrnt li ne) r. I again recommend that an appropriation ba. —fid* “to be paid to the Spanish government for tb# purpose of distribution among the elaitnunu in tbe A mist ad case.” In noimna with two of 1 mv prcdeceaoors, I entertain no doubt that tots is requited ty our treaty with Hpaiu of the 27th of (tetolier, 17U4, The failure to discharge this eh ligation ha* beon omploycd hy the cabinet of Madrid as * reason again#! the settlement of our claims. 1 need not repeat the argument# whieh I urg ed in my last annual message in favor of the ac quisition of Cuba by fair purchase. My opinion* on that roeusnre remain unchanged. I, fbereiote. invite the serious attention of Congress 10 this important subject. Without. recognition ot this policy on theirpart.it wilt bo alimrst impossible to Institute negotiation# with any reasonable utob pect of tuccesi. Until a recent period, these was good reason to believe that I should bo able tu announce tu you on toe present occasion that our difficulties with Great Britain, ariningout ofthe Clayton and Bul w#r treaty, had been finally adjusted in 11 man ner alike honorable and satisfactory to both par ties. From caunes: however, which the British gevcrniunnt had nut anticipated, they have not y*d completed treaty arrangement# with the re publics *f Honduras snd Nicaragua, in pursuance of the understanding between the two govern ments. It is, nevertheless, confidently expected that this good work will cro long he accomplish ed. Whilst inditigiug tbo hope that no other suy®et renmiubd whieh eould dtetnrb tbc good under standing between the tw© eountries, tbo question arising out of G*e advurso oiniin# f tho parties tu tb® Isfeuid *f San Juan, under tbo Oregon treaty ot the 15th of Jun, 18(0, suddenly nssumsd a threatening nrointueuoo. In order tu prevent un fortunate collisions 011 that remote frontier, tho late Seeretwry of State, on the l7tb of July,lßftj, addressed a not® to Mr. Crumpton, tb.m British minister at Wa#bingt4tn, ©oifiuiunloating to him a oopyefth® in#truction# which ho fMr. MsreyJ bad given, on th# Nth of July, to Gov. Stevens, of Washington Torrilory, having a special reter* enewj to an “apprehended conduit between our citiaeus and tho British sul.jeots on tb© Island of Sau Juan.'’ To prevent this, tho governor was insteDuted “that th* officer# of th* Territory should abstain from all a.-t# on th© disputed grounds whfe-h are calculated to provoke any confitots, so far • it ©an bo don® without Imply ing the conoession tn th® authorlliox ©f (mat Britain ®f au xoiaiv® right over tb® premiss*. Th* (itl© ought to b® settled before cither party should attempt to exclude Uie other by force, <*r •xercis® iMunplot® and #x, luriv© sovereign rights within the fairly disputed limits.'’ In acknowledging the receipt on the next day of Mr. Murry's not®, tho British minister ex pressed his entire concurrence “in the propriety of theoourse recommended to the governor of Washington Territory by your [Mr. Marey'sJ it* - “tractions to t hut officer,”and staGtigthat he had “hxit no tiu# tu transmitting a cony of that doou uoi to th® governor general of British N’oitU 1 Aiuerioa,” and bad'eamwatly recoiniacnded to his 1 K\ col inner te lake such measures as to him may ! uppear best calculated to secure, in th® part of ; th-, British local authorities and the inhabitants 1 ot it.® neighborhood of the line in question, tb® excrete® of the same spirit of forbearance which i*iw*ut©Ateff hy yai IMr. Matey] on th© au tboritlc# and e.tliens ,f the United States.’ t’bu# matter* remained up<*n the fattli oftbia at renworosnt until tb® fith of July Inst, whun (ten. iinrncy paid a visit Id tho Island ll© found on it tweutv-flve American resident# with tbuir fami iia, ami also an estabiishuicnt bf tbc Hudson’s Bay Company tor the purpose of raising sheep. A short time before hi* arrival on© of these resU dent® had shot an anlniai hatotlgiog ff, the com pany, whilst truspH"sing upon hi# premises, for which, however, he ottered <0 pay twice its vhlu*| but that was ret used. Boon ahef “tho chief fae-, tor of tbe (wtnpauy at Victoria, Mr. J>allu#. sen iu law of Governor Do agio*, cam® te th® Island iu the British *loop*ot war flatcllltc, and tbtuat ened to tak® this American (Mr C'uUcr) by fi.rce (o Victoria, te answer ter th* trespass h© had eoinmiitad. The Amvricat) ##ied bis riff© and told Mr. Italia# if any such attempt wa# mad® he would kill kna on the spot. Th# affair thru ®udwd.“ Under th*#* oireuinstances, the American set tlw*missfflaii a petition te th# Gc#ral, ‘through tlie t-uited Btat#s of .u"io*u, Air. llubbs, te place a fe.rec tipou the Island tu pro teet them from th# Indlnnw as well as th© op pressive iutorforeno* of th® authorities of the budson s Bay I'enipany at Victoria with their rights as American ©Minns.** Th® General un maffUWy respood®d to thi# petitiun, and ordered Capt- Georg® K. Pickett, Vth infantry, “to estab lish his company on itelisru©, er San Juan Is land, on sum* oiitahl# position near the harbor at toe •outheastem ®xtr®inity.*’ This enter wo# promptly ob\ed. and a military post wa# ostab lisheft at th® plaee dreignatud. Tb© fore® was afterwards totreaaed, so that by th* last return th* whol* umuber of troops then un th© Island amounted in th* aggregate of ftftl men. Whilst l do not deem it proper on th* present occasion te go further into the subject, and dis cuss the weight w bich ought t® be attached to the KiateniMts of the British colonial authorities con testing tk* accuracy of th# information on which th® gallant General acted, It was due te him that I should thus prevent his own reasons fur issuing to® order te Captain Pickett. From these it is quite clear hi# object was to prevent th* British authorities on Vancouver*# island from ©xercts mg jurisdiction over American residents on the Island of Ban Juau. as w#H as to protect them Afaiust th* incursions of th© Indian#. Much *xoiten>eut prevailed for #om© time throughout that region, nnd serious danger of collisiuii i*®tw®#n the parties was apprehended.— Th© British bod a targe naval fmcv in tb© visiaff ty t and It ts but au aot of simple Justice to th* admiral ou that station to statetbat h wisely and discreetly tor bur© to reumiil any hosiito mat, but dulcrunued to refer th© whole affair to his gsv. orem®ut and await their instructions. This aspect t tk® matter, in my opinion, de manded serious audition it would have t-ewn a great calamity for both nauoita had tho/ been precipitated into acts *of hostility, nut on to® quest mu of title to the island, but merely con cerning what should bs Us condliiou during tho intervening period whilst tho two governments I might b* employed iu tettling the question to I whtob ut toeiu u balungi. iur this rvasua Ltvu- I tenant General Beott waa despatched on tbe 17th September lost to Washington Territory to tak immediate c<uumi>d of tb. United State* forces on the Pacific coast should he <to*iu this ssoei spry. The maiu abject of id# mission was tu carrj out the spirit of the pretamionary arrangenicti’ iietwajplhe lu? fleeiutarjr ofßtsto and tl*e Brit ieh minister, and thus to preerrve tbe peace aud liferent collision between the British and Ameri can authorities (Minding 1 be negotiations between (he two governments. Entertaining no doubt of tbe validity of our title, 1 need scarcely add that, in any event, Amur icon uitw*u were to b placeu on a foetiug at least as favorable a that of the British subjects, it being undervtood that Capt. I'ickett'” company #hot)ld remain on the island. It is i.ropur to observe that, considering tb# dis tance from the scene of action, and in ignorance of what ought have transpired on the spot be fore the G suers I, * arrival, it was o<mjc s#nry to leu/c much to bis disosaUeb, and I amt happy l* stiite too event has pro von tbat thi* discretion could not have been intrusted to more competent band#. Gon. Hcott he# recently reteraed from bie iniMtoii, having sucoesefnlly acemnli#hd its d]jcte, (tod there ieno longer any geud reason to apprehend a collision tieiwueu lb*, forces of the two countries daring tbe pendency of the exisif • lug negotiation#. I regret to inform yn ‘bat there h b*;ri no improvement iu the afflars of Mexico since my last annual sueitsagc, and T am again obliged to ask tbe earnest attention of U'nuSnsss to tbe 00- bnpoy condition of that reftubPu. Tn# cuuslitnr ot CtAgrc.-s of Mexico, wbrnh ft<B(urned on the 17th of Fvl.runry, 1847, adop ted a crust.itotion and provided for popular election. Thi# took jdaire io the following July, | lfis7J and General Coiuonfort wa# cb isen Pres ident, almost without, opposition. Ai the same election anew Oougress was chosen, whose hrst session crumnefteed an tbe 16th of H<*ptcber, (1*67.1 By toe, dopftitotoxi of T 357 the presi doutiul term wn to begin on the Ist of I)oo*m bcf.TWfi7.j and Continue for f-.ur year#. On that day General Comonfort appeared before the as vein bled Ouwgrtjss in the city --f Mexico, took the oath to support the new constitution, aud wa# duly inaugurated as I’reSidsnl. ‘Y.tom a month afierward# he had been driven from fho eapitai, and a military rabt.lJion hMJxssisftiud th#t)|Jfeine power of the mmbllc to O* neral Zulcaga. Tbe constltatfon provided that in the absence of tor President hi# ofti e choobl devolve upon the Chief Justice of toe fluprunu. Court, and, Gou. OoMonfort having left Uie eouuuy, this function ary. General Juam, pfo vdect to form, at besn ujuato, a coiitt ftlitionut government. Before this was officially known, Imwii iir, at toe capitol, the government of Zub-ag* iivl l-een reekgpiaed by the entire dipbmmfic corps, including the minis fer of the United ffUteS, tt# the dt f< rib gorero ruent of M xlco. The 1 ohstitetlonal l’n>d4;nt, nevertbrie##, rnaintniued his posiiion with ffrrn ney.#. and wa# lotto e#fhi!ixbod with his cabinet nt \ era Cro*. jdeaoffhUe, the government of fttfloftf* wn# earnestly rrsiriod iji many jiurt# of the republic, snd even In the capital, a portion oI the at(xy having prunounred JgHinstit, iu func tion* were declared terminated, and an axsaiably of (jiti/eti# wu# Invited for the choice of anew President. This tesembly elected General Mira ni(n. but toat offirar repudiated the plan uniter which bn whs chosen, #n*l Zulairs wa# thus rc stbred to hi# preriou# position. He ftreutned tv. however, only to Withdraw f rom it, ami MirAinuu, having booome, by lihr aofioiotinwAt, “President Substitute,” continue#, wttb that tillo, #t th# head of the insurgent party. fn my last nmiu.d MMsag* 1 c-miminicAted to Congrcse toe cm urn stance# tinder which the late Minister of the I’nitnd fltatel ■‘u#p*nd*:tj bra offi cial relation# with tM eUntral government, and withdrew from the ednrttry. It wa# ittpesolUe to taiin'ofh friendly tnfcccour## with a govern ment, like that at Tin capital, under whose usurp ed authority wrongs werii ermstaurir •odM*v*vl, but never redressed, Had this bt-eu uu i-srabiisii ed governrm.nf, with it# p-.w.'r extending, by the consent of the nsopht, over tbe whole of Mexico, m rweovt to hostlwii:# ngtiiuHt H would have l*ecn ! quite juslillahla, aud indeed nitti'ify. But the I country w*# a prey'to civil war; and it wa# hoped that the #< ■ a# of the conetitutional Presi dmlt tnfgbt lead to a condition of things les# in jurions to the United its to*. Thi# success be came #<> probable that, in January last, f eui ployed a reliable ag*u lo visit Mexico, and re port to me fho Acton 1 condition arid pfosj*cla of thu oontemling parties. In •-on sequence of his report, and fW-uj infi>ruiall<,n w hich reached me from other source#, favorable to the prospect# <d (he constitutional cause, T felt ju-tlfl- and in appoint ing anew minister fn Mexico, who might embrace the earliest suttiibla opportunity of rr-stcriug .ur diplomatic relations with that republic. For thw pwvpoSf A dlcfinguishcd ciiixcu of Maryland WB selected, who procwJc(l on his mission on the Hfh of Mnrrb last, with dlscn iionary authority to ract.gnir* the government nf Prceiaif.nt Jaffirez, if on hi# arrival m Mexico he should find it en titled to •wcH recognition, aceordteg to the ewtnb lished practice of the Utilied States. On the 7th of April following, Mr. Mehane presented hi# credential# to President Juarez, hftvlng no hesi tation “in pronouncing tbe govermneut of Juarez to He the only exlotlnff g>vernment of the Kcpub He.” H wu* eordially received by to- uuth rij tu-e-at. VenaOrus, and they have ever since maii fheted the West feientily disposition towards the United fltatov. Unhappily, however, the cousti tiittonel governmont ba# pot hueu able to estal lish it# power over the whole republic, It i# supjw fH'd by s large umjority of the people and the State#, but there aro important pari* of the osmtrv where it ouu onfoicc no obedience. (lr.- I erul Mirannn maintain* hiuteetf at the capital; I and in eornn of the distant province# there are military governor# who pay little rtsptet to the decree# of either government. Tn tbc mean time thu cxcease# wl.ioh alway* arictid upon civil wiw. eaprw-ially in Mexico, arc eonsteniljr recurring. Outrage# of thaffiomdescription am committed both upon person* nnd prorxity. There is j #oaroely any form of injury which n# net been I suffered by our eiti/.an* in Mex'iwi during fho lust I frwr year#. Wo have been notniualiy at peac* with that re public, hut “so tar a# thu interest# of our commerce or ni our ( diot'in; who havu vbdtud the country ns rturchaut", ahlpmoator#, or iu oth er capaeitHw, are concerned, we might • writ have beau at war.” I/ite bos *ocn iiiMn ure, prop urty unprotected, aud tradu opcqpt at a risk of loss which pnldent uidi cannot he i>x I peabtd to incur. Imp .rla * contracts, involving 1 large expeuditures, euUrud into Hy the eentr.il I gvrurutuent, have been St tu duliaune by Hie 1 local government#. IN iciTul Amuiican rrsidunU, ! oecnpylng thoir rightful pdfoevsioAx, have been suddenly expelled the country, in defiance f i truatteH. aud by thu mar * force t arbitrary power. Kven tbe oourec <•( jueliue hit# Dot beau sab* fo>u> control, Mid a recent decree of Mlruuion pi mute the interventliMl of govormn. ut In all where i either party i” * foreigner Ve**te f the i nlted I tHotos Jiwve Iwu <kus> and without law, and a eon I sulur otlieer who protected agauial #ueti suuure ba# been fined and iiupriooucd for to t the autbnritle#. Military coufributiou# haw , boon levied m violation of every principle of j right, (tnd toe Aiu**town who nuuMtud the iawlves deumud ha# had hi# property forcibly token a way. oud ba# hven biuijuij litnistual. From a clnfict of authority in Jtffercui port# of the 1 country, tariff duties which hove boeu paid in 1 one place hare l>*eu exacted . vor again in anoth er ptfcdF. Bnrgt numbers of or ciiizem have ; been arrested and tmpn#ftnt-d without any term | of examination or Any opportunity for a hagHfoM aud even when r-lcnmd have only obtained their ! Bhffrty After much ituffWing and lrdury nd with * ont any hope of tedraxs. the wholoswle tuassAcre jof Orabbe ami* hi# apociaU)# without trial ia Sonora, as? well a* thu solxtirc IfM imirdor of four I *i-k AtuericaiiP who iptd token “belter iu the 1 houw* of an Am-rican, upon the soil of the Uni ted States, wah coinmuJiii ated to Congtx s# at its last seswon. Murder* of a still more MYtwlou# ehrat tor knvc been cgmiiitted in the wry heort of Mexico, under the authority of Mu’aluuu's ’ govenimetjt. during the present y*Ar Some of ibc#e were only worthy of a barbarous ago, and. if they had tmt been clearly proven, would have seemed impossible iu • wooutry which claim# to bo civilised. Os this dcpcriptiun wa- fho brute I 1 mnsicre in April last, by order of t,ou. Marqiitu, of throe American physicianp, who worc fc icdln the hospital at Tacuhayu while attending upon the sick and toe dying of both parties, and with out trial, a* Without crime, were hurried away to speedy execution. Little le.-s “hooking wu# t the revent Tata of Ortu >ml (*h:uc. who wu# #Ui t T.-i-l.- on the 7th df August by orffgir of the same Mexican general, not only without atrial, but without auy coujci tnre by hi# lYieudi of tb** eause of his arrest. Hoi* represented a- a young nin of gynd character and Intelligence, who had made numerous Mends fn Topic by the courage and humanity which ho had displayed on several trying oecn.don#. and his death wu f ns unexpected as it wa# shocking tu the whole community. Other outrages might be enumerated, but tlu -e are -wfficionf to itlu-irate the wretebed state of theconntry and the uoproteoted eouJitlon us the per#6ns and projierty of onr iltiaenx in Mexico. In all these ease# our ministers have beon con stant end fbithftil in their demand# for redress, but both thev and (hit Government, which they 1 haw sneoci.Mvely rpr sented, bar# boon whellv putrefies# to uiaki tbvlr dominds effective Their toitimony in thi# respect, and In reference to the only tetnody which, in their pndgmcnU, would meet the exigency, Uu# bsu both uniform aud emphatic. “Nothing bnt a manifestation of the power of the Government of the United Stats# (Tots our late minister iu IS.Vfi) and of * it# purpow to punish theso wrung* will avail. 1 assure you that tho universal belief here I# that there it nothing to be appreheuded from tho Gov eminent of tho IhlWAa States, and that local Mexican officials can Commit these outrages upon American citteen# with absolute impunuy/’ “I hope the President” (temto Aur present minister in August last) “will feel authorized tn nsk from Congress the power to enter Mexico with the uiili tnry forces of tbe Unltod Statue, at Uu> call us tkeeonstitutional AulhoßHes, In order to protect the cHteemi and the truty right* of the United State*. Vole*# *neh A power i conferred upon him, neither the one nor tbe other Will be respec ted in the existing state of enarchy and disorder, aud the outrages already perpetrated will never be chastised; aud, a* I assured you in my No. Hi, all then evlli uut ifiorease uuui every ve§ • tige of ordnr nnd gov emu,cut disappear# from tbe country. I havff l'< n rductantly led tu the same ojggtoi. and in jutico to my country men who havjrtxff (Wed wrong* from Mexico, and who may still *u ier them, I fl h >nd to WiiiMUttoe this ooliJu "i >,> to Uoii/r* • - The case presented, bfikever, i <> meTrly a c4ihc of individual elwns, sUtlapiifgb <jr jmt da 1111* AnpiiiiaK Mexico have reai-ifetl a very large amount. N os is it merely the cate ot protection to the lives and property, of tbe few’ American# who may at til remain tn Mexico, although the life ams wroperty of every Am. r: can citizcu might to im? sacredly pfoipctcd in every quurter of the World Hut it fi w tion which relates to the future, aa weh u# to the preweot aud Uie piut,. and w inch tttvyjvei, indirectly al least, lli w hole subjin-t of our duty to Mexico as u neigbfiorinir Nat*. The exercise of th* power oi the United CMale# in that country to redrsn tu wrong*oo4! psoteot the rigitis of our oyo oiu/.eii# i# noue tlmler# ■ . 1 ! in ■ . --m , aid limy thu# be rendered at the #aim* lime jo restore peace mid urdr to Mexico iteeif. Iu the aceompii"hiitCnt of thi# romill the pvopfff of the United Stale# mtTvt rv*(#ariiy fed u dm;p and earnest interest. Mexico ought to be a rich and prosperous aud p >wt rfui repob lie. She po(ixea an axteaaivg kefrrtory, a fertile kml ; and n incalculable “-tore of irtiiMM’- al wealth, fllw* oectlpre* an Important po dion the Gnll and thw ocmui tor tnui*U routes nud for commerce. 1* it f> ***oie that such a country u# thm cmu he given up to an arcliy Arid ruin whiiMUt an * (fori ironi any ffiar ter for it# reecue and it# aitfHy 1 VA r ill the poffimsirinial imtiona of the world, which li*vc so many in lx real* couoecled with it, remain w holly mdilierent to jiii'li a reeult i Cun the f/fiited mates,especially, which ougla toelmre moat largely In it* cowmercinl ifliorcoof -e, al law their uum. diute neighbor thu# to destiny 1 tacit and injure them 1 Vet, w ulnnst *upp(<rt irorn some quarter, it 1# lmuoujuhic to pgoredTe how Mexico can resume her po itiou among nation- and enter Hp*m enrt-nr which pfomi#- e* any go4>il reaold*. Th* aid winch she re quires, and winch the iuterest# ot ulf coinrr efai uofftttries respire liitfl U ali iuid fiavi-, it beloiqjn to thi*Ox?r< rinwrnt to render, not un\y hy virtue of our neighborhood to Mmfcicp, aioug whose territory we have a •ominutfol frontier of ut?riy a thou “aud miles, hut by vir tue, al#o. of 4*in established |tofic) , wlm h i.- iofsortfiliteirt weh the lmerventioff oi any Ku ropt?an Bower to to* dorarMw: concern# of that repubhu. The wrongs which we have *uUurcd from Mexico are before the vyorid, and in” , do# piy impress every Amer can cltrren. \ goveru nnt wholi i# either uhhi.m? nt dreaa siudi wrong# is dereliot to tie hip best du nes. The daiicuKy coß#i"te in.ysdeyluw a “d i-nfurring the remedy. Wem.y in vitm apply to thA coiiStatith nal governnu-nf at Veto (.rug, although it is well (Jiapo-ed to do n jn-iiea, tor udo4|i4ttle redress VV kd#l ils authonty 1# aeknowlcdgcd iu all thc imp4*/t4rt port* mid througbolfe the aea-coMwi* ot’ the reput,lie, a# power doe# not extend to the *try of Mi su> and the Htate# in its vicinity, where nearly all. tlu) rm ent outrage# have Oven eoiuimttcd *u American citizen*. Wo must pcuciratc into the Interior before we can reach tin* otfcsi<W?r, and this ran only bed me by paaaing through (He larritory in the occupation ot’ the c'xuuim liouai uoreniuicnt. Tho umm ai- cpLstne aud l('H*t aillicull modi? oi tK.vygipiyvhittg tiu* oth ject Will be to a-i 1 a concert wiih that govern ment. Their consent an.l tbe if Aid might, i believe, tie oMumnl j but if not. our ohbmtion to protect our own oU/iw# iu ifeeir just tiglrts, •ccufeil by treaty, would not L*o the tea# im perAlivo*. For ib*.-* reason#, f rer.*uifncna to txmgrißsa to pa*-’ tt law author rtny the T’r*- doiii, unde/ sue it comiuion# aa tliey may deem expedient, to employ asuihcuxnl inii.iary |iree so eliter Mexico lor the purpose of obtaining indemnity tor the past mid security /dr thw tu turp. i pnrpoftcfe refrato from any Auggefttion a* to whether thu* to fee sbalt consist .w regii tgr tro4j|>e, dr volunteer*, of tKlb- Thi* qfre-- tion may he mcgit approprmttdy U?H to ike tic cision nf I would me fitly -ohaefve that, should voUinteera be aelcctcd, siioh u totce could be easily raised in tins country among those who sympathize wub the sutler iugs of 4 onr uiifotuiiaie /elhw-citixeus in Mexico, and with the unhappy epriditfon of that republic. Much nn acc**"ion to the force-* t ot the con * lit ill ion 14 i govrrnmeut wouM Vila 1 hie it wkiu to regcti the city of Mexico and extcM it* power over ibe wkyierepublic. Iu Glut event there is no iW*un to rloiht tha't the 1 ul chums id’ ot#r etiiomof would W summed'. and iidt-quntc roiirt-s* ohtaifirii'fer the injuries ludje-icd upon them. ‘i'Jie coiuititulionui gov- I ernment have ever ovincyd u strong detire to i do h }isice. and thf* mitfUt t** tu ad- 1 *n.M OV a ptellinmiil V lr” ‘ It limy U* said that too-o measure* will, nt j least indirectly, he incut#(*Uui wuhuur wi*u I and settled policy not to interfere m ij„- d<nic- 1 tie eoa. ern* ot foreign natiofts. But doc# n. 1 \ the present *;*• Ibirly (wulstitotr an excep tion ? An adj'UMing republic is iu a state of anarchy and coutu-ion from which *he lia# ;*rovd wholly finable to extricate herst-m in entirely destitute cf the power to imiifitaui pence upon her bprd(*r*i’ or to prevent the in t ursioAS of haiuhtu mtoour tcir tory. In lur j f.ue ami in ho/ fortune—iu her power to c-th ---li*h ami maiuiaii) a seuleti govcin merit—>v have a fair tjccper interest, Kocitiliy, coimpcr cially. n.l polrticntlj’ than any other nation. Sib* is now b wreck upon the noun. itrirTi aimul us she 1# impelled by dthcreut factions A* tt gooal neighbor, shaii \v uvt uXlcito to her a helpftis band to *Ave her 1 I j wc do not, it would not ho sdrpi teing atiouhf snrhe fit her nation undertake the t-.i*df. atgi ton* ff.tve ns to mtprterc qt last, under rimeut*4itoi. e of i rr#a#cd diiliculty lor the of our etdahifshed policy. 1 repeat ike rtH-ontittcndiifinn contained iu my hi*t an final inv-ssaga, tout imhoi*ty may im given to th” lVh*r.Vht tq c-UUish ono .*4 temporary military ffO#t* 11 Cross tfee line iu Sfeinora sad ( hinnlma. where the** m.iv l*i tu-. nf American and Mexican citctens the htcnrsions amidcprcdatMrti. of the nSSiaus as w*W as of twins rover# on that rfftimffle gifUU The estuhiihtfit9nt ol on* **oh post at a popit culled An*pc, m tHiuora. m country n<*w almost de|qpu)ittej by the ho&i(Js nirogd* of the Imi 1 an# from ©in* aide of the iint*. would, it ie brii*vd. have prevented notch lv.>ury ami many *>mUiee dunug tue p*-t season. A Hieje ot (awloasttpa* and vioieucu prevnds <>n lluft dietraclcd tVouiu-r* Life and property are there wholly insecure. TU population of A ri xnna. now nttmWfuig more Uiau teg ihuuegiid re practically ffturtffhti rtf p.>vernmeut, of laws, nr of auy ISf#br ndffthiforalfon to j jiistu c. Murder, tupitie, aud other crimes are . .*qsttimi|d with uppuimy, I, thcr.;|ivo, aguin cjU attetiGAn of ‘(Tongre#* to the necessity f.*r t**iabli*hing s lerriiyinal govcruuieni over Ari zona. The treoly #fth Vh-arrtgita of the tfnh Fete rnury. l siS T. to which l referred in my hi-t au nuut iiiessfigc. fatfdd 10 reedive the rlttthjAliya of til* g.ivernment .#'that republic, fi r rv;ii,* which ! need not enhtueWC A similar ti‘e.i tv ba* b*c siuce eonclmlcd hctwccn tU u M r- . lies, t earing delo on the Iffih Mari'h, 1 which hu# already l.ceti ratified hy The NToh* rngunii (?>ngrc.*#. This will to* fiutTlCditit ly •••ibmifted k the Heuate ff*r their ratitiyitioii. Its pmvisi.ms cannot. I think, fall to tid accop litole to the people of both couulrie*. (tor elm mu Aijainst the government of Co*- *c Hum and NieArfitffiu rruiam irnr*tTft;sßel, though Utey nr* jre#e<l in an earnest manner, and not without hop* of sue****. I deem i to He ty duty once more e \rnp*tly to recommend to rongres# the passage of a law nnthoMUinr th* President to enipfoy the na\al Ibre* at his coinninnd lor thu purposu of pixuactiuir the psopeny n* Aittertcan citiaciis puds.ng in transit m-rns f the raiihiun. .Nu-aragnu. aud T*huant*ppc routes, agriin-t sudden an.i inwlcs* outhrctik# and dfpreda tiwns. I shall mu repent th* argument* etn* 1 ployed in fitrinsr messugw* tq support of tlus measure c*uHice it to any that the IrVe# of [many of our peopfe. and the security of va-*i amounts of treasure piss.ng aud rcp.t s *jug over on* or more of these routes betw ecu iy Allnotie and Faetfie, may be deeply involved iu the act too ol Otiigves on th'# siihjoct. ■ 1 would, al*4, again recommend to Oottgtess that mit Horstv he given to the l’re*idmit to m ---pk*v the n*vut force to protect American mer chant ve**els. than crews and cargoes against violent and lawless seizure and c..nfiscution iu the ports of Mexico and thcflpnnlfth Ameri j can States when these countries may be m a | disturbed ami revolutionary condition Tin’ i mere knowledge that Mich an authority bn.l l*een conferred, as I kavcwlren.ly stated, woiritl of it self, tn 11 great degree, prevent the evil Neither vanuld this require any additional up | propruuion tor the naval service. The oliicf dieotion urged against the gram j of this authority ia, that Congress, hy Vi uflyr j ring it, would rkdnt* the ninMitnncn-that It would t>* u transfer of the war aye king. or. strictly speaking, the war-dvclanns power to III* Lxecutivo. If this were ail wall founded it would, off course. Hu inaciu-ivc. Avery brif examination, however, will phtce tin’s ob.p*ction at rest. Congress po#M*X th* solo anil exclusive power, under the constitution, “todeclHiewur They atone cun “raise nnd support armies,” nd “provide andmuintain a untv* 1 ’ But aflci Congress shall have declared vrnt, ntid provi ded the force necessary to carry u on. the Tre*- ideut. n Commander in Chief of'the Army and Navy, can nth he etfifiToy this force in ni*. king war against the enrhiy. This is the ylu.n Inngunge, nnd history prove# that it wa# th* well-known intention of the framers of the Constitution. It Will not Ik* deuied that the general ‘‘pow er to declare war” 1* without Juuiiglioa, and embraces wahiu itself not only what writer# on the law of nation* term a public or perfect wnr, hut Uo nn Uupurftvl wr—nnd, in titurt, every specie* m’ hojrtduy, however cimlinti nr liniili >l. Vt aullmrii;. •: ‘ tu* I'rcsidc'U CHimot tire hu#trte gufi indiny - a*. . xcepi to rcjjef the attacks us an eneu > It will not o<r doubted ihat under thi* power Congn * cimld. it they t bought proper, author iXtMh* Fro-iftent to employ the tore® at lo*- l Otnmand to veixe A \ esnel l*k Ur an Antdri att citizen whlob nd been itVygiiliy and in a foreign port and reafOre it 10 it* uuiwr. lint can Congress only act al lur the (not—after the mischief bus been done ‘ Have they no power to confer upon toe Uresi ■ lent tbe aulttoritv in advance to /jirutrh fn- Stiiut rudre** sihuld ,*uch Wc attenvard* oriiiirV Mwvt tny wait until thH mischief Hu* U-en douß, and “A* they apply tb* remedy on ly w hen it j.- too lute t To confer thi* authori ty to meet future cases under circumstance# .-tvteilv ?pecitied, in a clearly wuhin the war dccteriug power as such ;in authority confer red iifMUi the I’rusirfent by *1 of Oiwgrwu* ,aiit?r thi? d*ed had been done. In the prufere#* of h grunt nation many exigencies mut arirc ioj|iernifvhly /cqu/ririg thal fongru## should au/bori/e the Tresulenf to act promptly on curtain nonbition-i which may or uiaynutoi tcrvvurds aria#, Uuf history ba# already pre sented u nutuner of such ca**a. I #bail ri W only to ; he latest. Under the resolution of Jung lid, Its‘-for the ndjusfmoia ofdj/ficultie* Witi* th” fouublio ofTarhjuny 1 ,T 'tb* Tresident U ‘'atltboria-d U> rtdop* s*<-h !!#•?■* wfid use such force a# in his judgment may he necessary and advisable uj too event of a letunat ofjtisl saiifa< tuut by 1 the govetnmuut ot I‘aratfuay. “iwt utfUMac j tiou’ Jir whulC for the attack 00 the U#* KXI t-tttle.* -trainer Water VViich, and “ muttorf referred to in th annual message of lb* A*r***(del.' : Here Um pow er iu expressly granted upon to* c<ndrti4n tltat the jpovert; incut of Paraguay shall refuse to Tonnm iu;m ’ jijai tatisfeo rirm. in rhm and of For *tniilar on*#A Qmngtem b*vc. cooler red (;p> the Pri* I idcnt pow*r in adv nice to . iwpioy tho army I and navy upon the h-; of eonimgent j future event*, ami ifem most c.ertainiv t eiu- bcaued w 1 tfun (hc.power to d**lare war. | Now. 11 this conditional and contingent f power -ouhf be ccm*t>tnMi>iiaJiy conferred ujkui I Git President in the case ot Pnragnay. why may it net b* conferred fur u> pnt|K>iM- of protect* I ing toe live* aud property of Airierieun ettf | /en.i in in■> event that iln-y may le violently and iitiluwfuUy attacked in pasiuug over the j trNi*ut route* to unit irom California, or a- I stt.fcd by th*uiaar* nf thufr vueoeis in a fbr- I cign port./ To deny tot* power 1* to render j the navy ia a great degreetisde#* for the pro i lectio# of tfa iiveaund property oi’ Anierii'an ( mtueus iu cfujnirie* whore neither protection nor retire*# cun be btlMrirw obtained. Ti"’ Thirty-rial* Congr*s* terminate and on the •Hi of March, lofeif, without having passed the ‘•jh-4 making approprifiifona for the of 1 th* Boat 1 >tttce J apartment during tin* /Neal i year i-noieg (he 3Ulh June, IsHit.” Thi* act j uiaoeoataiiMwl *io apfiropnatton ‘ to supply de -1 lichrncMw m th* revenue ol th* Boat Office { department lor the your ending the 34Kb of 1 June, febfeu.’ I heiieve tfus in the hrst instance j *nuo the origin of the Federal (toverntucui, i now mure tfenn ‘•evenly yohri ago, when auy Coiigrca* wi'ti! >ut 01 existence without fiav | mg parsed all liw general apprepr.itiion bill* I n**##a(urf to cAfry on the government until th* 1 r*guW period (hr-too meetiAg of anew Ouo j gn-M. ItiM event ia)H>Nri on the Executive j st grave re q*>nnhtitly. It preaeiued n ebon c ot evil* Hitl tom eiui*iov of duty occurred ; at (buiirat seasuin oftbrslaat ( < ingress th* rein j cdy Hear- i!t?a |d*m l might then have j tiutetaiiy recalled them to complete their work ; usr ii'SSsx* r*p-fise to tbe government, j But on the 4lh of March last (her# were fifteen i wi toe thirty (lire* isfeate* wfeicHUhad not elected j any representHtites to (h* present d’oeeres*. ) Uad Congress been called together immedi* i nlaiy., (hese fcrfatc* wnuiti bare been virtually , j disirauchiiMtd. If aa intermediate jwrtod had 1 leen aefectcd, several ot lhe ktim* wrurfeibiv# been compciigd lo hold extra #-ioii<* of their Icgiaiat tire vat iin.un> cuieuce and cx l>"u*g, to provide for election* ill iiu earlier d:iy tfuift ffeal previoii-ly fixed by law. In the regular fours,*, ten of the*e .States w ould not elect until after the begitinipff of Align*/, and ifv* t these teu not until (Mobcr and No veuUier. Ua th# other hand, whun I came to examine curefuily th* coadiOon of the BootLte purl incite 1 did u 1 *t meet a* many or a* great diiiuMiifies io* L imd nppn-lieniled. Had tins i- bill wiiict# f.uteil hetni cun lined to appropru tion* f<r the mwuti year mding on the 3<Kh nf June next, there would have been no refiAoii o/pre**itiv HnpirMMM* fi the call of ## extra scssu n. Nothing would Iwcora* duo on out tracU .tku*s w*■* *• **! coiupunie* only 4x cep ted) for carrying tho mail lor the first quar txrr oithc pro tent uaaal year comtu4*n<’iug oft I ifo lht ol July until the ii of lh*e,-mb-v—ie"- r litevtt oho week butorc lh tne*ting of h* I ,*4 il Co*u,res*. The reayon js that the mud contractors for tin* tbe cm rent y<?#r did n q I corupicio toe.. Urt quarter s keiviv# iiptililie I -filth .Sepimiihcr Inst; nnd by tbe term# oftlwur j c< nirucfca sixty duv* more are ni.owod for th* S *#|U#ml of Guru Aceonnt# l*fireth Uep-.iri liiK-iM c*>i*ld b called upon tor paync nt. Tlargreat (fetfte uui, aud the great hardship . coumumcO ut tuc feulnro to provide fhr th-i pv ---[ mem i t denciuß‘y in the ttecaf ymir ending , tile ukt M J u#u, i he IlcpMiiinMit ti*d eu | tvrad iAl# mi#Lf#cta, )# obcdu-ncc tn existing law*, tor Ike or vice of that tisr;d year, and the comr.ieteMr# were fairly emitted to tkir }i ouipcnsAUon ttm it became do*. The di*fe. ,cn cy a* l*ted tu toe tuft amouAlcd In|a,MW,ldb t j but. afte* a careful senJemciH of ait these ac , it ha* teen ft# mart a loodt hkt it amounta jto finite, Wnh the -imnty m*##* at ft in f comma a. l toe Uiisvmastor > iwnerui h* roann , ggd to ptn that pot non 01 the- ddttrk-ury which j ocoui rad in toe (u#t <|tt#rt*r> ot iturpa*i liscgl jjfear, coding on ih# dtt Dcnemtu-r fast. In 1 fho mean time the coiuractor* 1 bem*i>fv>s. un ! ‘ ! *’ tioc irv ng ■ ■ rciuustun.hint- foil AO #d ¥1 .1 manner Worthy ,#’ nit commendation he) hiui one resource m the oh* Ist of their Alter th* aim tint dtio u aach of them had been ascci taiued and tiaaliv *'‘lliad to i#w, tons became a *p*eiuc daU wt record agomtittho United Ktatas, which * 1 muted ibeta to borrow on thm uuquH(ksau bic •eouruy ‘xul (itey were obliged to pay iiitargsi in consequent * oJ th* default nf Om grewi, aud on every primupl# of foAtia# ought to rogoiv# (Alvreat trqiu the (finer ument. This . mterest should coinmuuc# Irom thodat* when I warrant would kV issued for tu* pHymout j id’ the pnucipal had an appro|Kiation Wen ) made J*‘r th purpoae. La U# felt iff up to Ist , Itei tfiuUir, u Will run e\ *cd sbd,teh>-~.a-*uni j not to ho token into aec<mt whe.ll contrasted I w iih tlm great diihcuUie* and embarrasuntAnts ( oj,a poidic and *4l vate cbaravler, both to tfi* j |H*'pV twl the st*to, which would have r- I 11 on 4.-44Hicumg aud bohling ape. ml I #u> • ijh ui baiiKins. KiMh*#* rcasotiß f r*i nirymßnd tho passage I rtf a hill m ## *arfy h day •vs'mJfc he prketicu ! bte. to provide fur Jhe puyuieut ol Ute niuobnt, | with due these la t mshttofeed'cuu 11ratten*. twvSreil *to mnf,e the noee*>->iiry up. I propriatriufs flu tho serve a of ih Tost OflU v | ItfofiiHtff iter th* efirTehl fiscal year. | The taiteir* to pas* the Host Office MB nc [ eessarily give# birth to serious retleotions.— j (fiwgr*-‘s by'rrfu-iegto pa*s the gßpßrdj aj* ( proprtaiiriii Hills neresaary to c arry *n $1 ’ ‘ itev erimieut, may not only arrest iU nctiou. I bivt ttoght even .lestroy it* exist*nee. The ur- I my. tbe n#vf, th# ip short every de j p*hti*Bt rtf th* CKiwfnnient, cap no longer ! ixwfbrm their tunetiAti# tfrAvigrp## rafu#* tb, ; I#l m*y !i**cssry tor their support. If iV* tailnr* should temYft th country tho a<Ve**ily ci rieciimr afuli (’rtugres* in sufficient time to enable tbe IVesidcut to convene (hem in nnv cmcrwrßf). #-* Hnmfoftfcttety after ihc old ’ “"Kfc - V red, and te ill have been pro. d#etev Mfgreet -.ui. In tune “t Midden nc (fontrer, foreip# nr w inch nil nun ui# miiM Xi**t to"*nc<>nnter in liuir progress, th* very **ivaun ofr.ur inti {<(( •# Amy Iki tlakcd upon the a-s*mteb*g of v t nttrcM w uliOMt dui.iy It, itmter-itehrit’ cuuiMaUcft.(lic i‘r*-*ukmt siMHild find himself m the 00mi 1 tom 10 which He wa# placed at tho (-‘loan 01 Ino im* Gongres*. a h nearly half thi Mate* of tii* Union destitute of repre-entn live*, the ci>nat*qii‘ncßH might i. Ibereiore. reooinintir tu UMgr**# to carry iuto cltect tfet! ptovisom* of th* Ortnstitutfou on tins subject, and to ,h**> a hw appofntmc •>*** day previous K the 4th ot‘jUnHeii n eneh I vcurOiodd niindmrinr tb* elect mu f r*pr*- tMtoUMi**# through! nt all th* States. rh*\ I have already appouiimf a day tor the elect uvii l 01 wlcctora lor President and lie* I’re-uie nt and dm ittcaaur* ha* beon approved by th* ! (xmiitry* *■** •# • . 1 would it? afn rxprohs a nio*t decided opiu ion in favor of the construction of a Pacific railroad, (or tit* renwms -tated m uiy two last J annual ineasagc# When I reflect upog tebut • would hr the dcfkticcles# cohilUion Sutlm ! anil territories wc-t of fhu Rocky uiouuuin* m 1 care of it \rnr with a naval power aulflcmiUl) , strong to interrupt nil intercourre \yUh tftem hyth*' route- across the l-lluffb#, I ftm cunrinceff than ever ot tUe v>t iniport nnccofthla~vturr. .te!. 1 h#v* never .topbtgd | the constitutional competency of Congress to provide lor t* con amirtfott tent thfo exetuaivo ly under the mr-tuaking power. Beside*, the fj Conrtpiujon fXUBoaaH refuifem u* uu luniwra- i live duty, tli at ‘the t nited State's -hall protect each ot the 111 (the Sfoppf ag tU# i mv/ai-m.j I am at a lo** to Conceive how thin proluvium enn he afforded to California and Orgqu : ftgAin>PStich a naval power hy any ouyej mcau*. I repeat thcopinum cohlamcd iu my laf a miHl fnV-stmc, that it would b* iuc\pej,emfi, r the Government to undertake this great work by Afentroftt# own ffpfffitnfmeiit and undertt* . diret t aud exciuAiv* oouirpl, Thu. would m vrea* the patrounge ot ifie lix*cutio to a dsugerou* extent, aud Would luster u system ofjohbing and corruption which no vigilance oa tu* part af Fedwai officiate could provoai. I Th const rnetwn of this loariotight. therefor*, to 1*; intruded tu incorjiorated cnmpHnte’f • “ r other agciicie*, who v. owld #Jtorci>i: llittl aotiyc and vieilaut aopurtb uii over it wlifeli can By piap'ired nlflfo hf:s hefoe iff&Soriioraio timi in dividual interest. 1 vautme to assert that the additional (xoff of tran.-p(>4 lr ps, u.uto •fKn of w av, and ntce*iiry uppti s-Jbr tbi *rmv aero*# the vast ititervemn,, pl;uru tofour potaeMion* 09 trie I’acffte coist wrunTnfegren ter m Mich p war than the whole amount re quired to cril'struct the road. And yet thi*,re wort would, after all. b fnadequale fhr their defem e uuil protection. We bui yet scarcely recovered from the habit* pf extravagant expenditure, |ifo(te||;ed by our overflowing Treasury, tinting several years prior to tbe cotairoeucefuefi ofruv adtnin istrnlion. The financial reverses which W 4 have sine* experienced ought teach to seriitinixe our expenditure* With ifie gi’ent vigilairee. md to reduce them to th* lowc-t poattibie point. The ifixucutfVu iKspartito iits of toe Grtveruiueut kavy d#voted litoiii#•!('> to t h e a coo lup 11 *li rfi eri t of tljis object with con sidcroW# socoeMs, as will ippear from the W Uilknetil report*, amt ceumuiu-s To tliesc I invite the -•“ fUtiny of 'Co it?runs, tor the put\t"n of reducing tf*w afln lower, ‘ffeliiv be pr*u. vo CAMe.-RAirafs fetri Wit h He t rirt-si * of th# country. in aid of th* policy ti re- Uucfineol i pledge uiyoeil VbiMn# cios. jy U|Rb<n* muds or uiou) * n tnst if aii’y or these ihcnifj yiadvehcqtly pa-- tenh hoitre-. n* wio**! •omOtime# ti* tiic case, i may Afford Huna aa opfostMiHtyfiv reironsto ertuiou. At thu o*lll* uiw# wotiuht never't.- forget that true pic geoapuiy i viVu.t>, not in te tn* means necessary l” opoofu plish imporiaHt natioaAlrd.je. iH cohfidei! t-- us by the t oiiat ifutitui, but m ink nig aareffo} tpe xnune} upj-fopritiled iur tturau purpose* be fait iifiilly and frugally e^{urndcdV It w?H appear front (he report of i ll* Serre are ot Guv Treasury thm it is exircnaeny donbtltti, to say the feast, wbeihai we jkgii t/e abl* tO|ww# through the present aud the next fiscul year without pros idiug mfifuimol mi". This can -oly be acconfpliiihcd bv-triof. ly conhautg .the .ipprepciAlflhn* m iihtnthe esti mates of 4fo tefl-r*ni Uwpartmcnts, wiiluxut I mukhig an allowance for any additional *-x ----j petidiiurev wfiich fjiofiflP### uy liunh prower, in their discrutirtn, to aulhorixc, and w itboiH ! providing far th* redemption ofatry |K.rti.tei ot { the ff2b,ooo.iMJ4J of ‘l’n-asitry note# which ba w (already been issued. In the event at n defi ciency, whjch 1 ■prubabfc, this ought . never to Ik-.supplied (y n resort to a.lUttkmal f loans. It would b# a riiinotts practice mill# 1 i days of peace and pro#parity Aft flt> on nn rt*# j ing th* O iUOnaj debt lo meet too ordinary * v I pen #e of the Government- Tht* policy a onto crfpplfi oilr and impair our credit in cnse tlie eXi#te** nt war rhoufd render it ue> j r-eiry to honow money, rihoufd #*h u de -1 hcieucy occur a*, 1 fippr.afteiKi, 1 would reooftj ’ mend that the. necessary revenue Ik? rauwed by | an i*r*a# of oftr rfri-reht (Bitie# on imports.. I need not rfiffeftft tfli* opinions ejywcssed Tfi l**t antuiaf message fi'4 to tb# injst mod* | unfl manner of ofieompbafuag thi* objact imd , shaft ‘to yi merely ul>*axvetJiut ino-e have since [ ,mt£yrgonc up change. f Th#; r*porr of th# S‘Pr#try of the 1 wid expl uu in detail (he operations of that | ItopHrtiueiU of tb# Govern menu : Tic rw vjpi* i(M i tb* feraaoHry fr'.inaH M>urc* I dating thu fiscal yeureadiDg to.h ltnk. itt * chuHnp <h* l0;n dnilc.rkeu by ibe ret'of I fth Jonn. HUffi'airff th* \stut* of irenury note# uu i thoritel by existing law*, ware eighty ,?ne mil- UoA aix hundred and ninety-itr . fhourand f>or ’ luiudrcd and acyeuty oiw uufos wG on© crir. nWfjW2,47I f11",7 which jum with tbe hutane* *i f six milliun three htmffmff nnd iftpery-elghf j eaito tore# hundred and sixteen rioliaf- and len i (Uitt, ! fi M>,J trntnattng in ifi treasury (at the cnnjuiaiicauieiit of thal fiscal i’anf, mad© An uggrepfttc fr.r tbe service ufihe year •) v vushi wilUsn ninety tliWlnaiW #*rsn hundred wnd I cighiy-.-over drilars sad *lcv#a e#nt, IflhX.flflo,- i (*; n.) ... , I ‘lb* public expenditure* during tbe fi-ral year ! auditor #G& June, IXJ9, ainc-ufitnd t.u. nighty - (hre* ruHtlrin jevcii brindrcif.'fidfifty ■ ne'th*ni-;uid five hundred snd wfe-va# and War# ml fifty im-n ut: G*.*,7al,al A a?.; (ft this -uui reveutn loftli u four huminal and tivy touw-ttito ts o hundred find eighty live aultgr# and t rty-touretuis ($17,- 4f15,2td1 44) were appHed to h.- pavni nt of in ere#t 00 the public delft and Gi© rmiemptifft) of ,Gw tewue.4 yf treasury, note*. The xpon nnr, - for all other feraucAic# of the putom xei vnv Uurh.g thal ftical y eat ware thurefe.re *ix(y .'ix uiilli* 1 thre* bnndred and forty hr tfiomrind two Im.. dred o.d Mveaity-aix dollars And rbirtet u cent*, Tl*a remaining iu the iren-ury on ih- I#* .fitly I sii'J, A4Mug Uifl c(j*aioviii eiucnt ©t tt.e r prerentfirea! year, vsufnur Tnr!li.ti tin at: hnn [ dred aa l thirty Binetba#and two hundred ju.d j “e vanty-tiva (feji.ar# and fitly tour eetux. - j 27Ju7.j j The WKcipts igtAry during the flfst I rfftarTtiV of the ptm-Vf flSeal y v ar, . vit.incu. mg | July Ist, I AM. wore twrety million ©is ho; trexl ‘ j and eigb‘t. u thousand eight loandred nnd sixty - j flva dujtert atov.gfety-hraeeuu, 44fi,*4l,t*l>o > iOf foi# ttWioUßi thr.s; wlMiou eigti hug-lryd and l fw-ut\ dfurihrnsoM ftirr-n fAiftefreff (hdters (M.- 1 (iiA.f’.iftt) nu acoimt (f tl * Unv. and j (he iaaae and itoaxary nofcw—Uw aamunt t iix i teu uiiUinA r> you haudivi anti th ftaite! five luitiilro.) iusl mb-fiv# dcitti Tr and | etefhto-fiv* retri# (<5 V.) fiaving | rec ivmi dur#g4h* qusi ter fimm tb* •ardinury j “Out**# to puUMi Mrvnuas. Ihe estimated re- , I eeipH for rewjiiiipia ihpw-Qiiartiyr* of tb. prerent flrenl y*nr to Sktn .Tifnft,'iflofl, aro titty (Billian four hmuirto m.d rwwnpr Six’ thftj-a|).l tun# feflridcfu (fenliiM*, 4if4l42to4ffik) Us this; umegnt U i# (•• !iuaind tbat itr*J aud fifty-#ix t'lous n.d ftmr bum!)-d and Hors !-fff.. tet,4flft) Will bn te’triived for Yffriitayy which may ba reiesnsd uodnr tbe fifth Burt ins ut lb# *f ft -fei M ,rcfi bug. ai. i mo unituig #uc - ufiffY on acrount ;-f the lmni aulh'-ti/’ and hy ton **t of Jon# 14, tA'—niakfoj* #>* nitlTtni mac hundred aad 1 wei.y*sig thournnd four hundred dollar#, t^‘i,S}JU>,4Uo.) trua these exTaordinavy scyrcre aad fiutjf-tore.;gtilliuu kve miwdied ti a sand dviter# •s*to,attfl f ( i to* ordinary spur • (V* of th* y.iihlb revenue—uu-Vmg an aggregate; with tbo baianrt* (A th* tictrsuTV on th* Ist July. IflOU, of sttveuty-fi*. Bttlhun ibrw* kaAdrcft and eighty f*vr tbyoixiitto ti v© fioudrtu oud torty-on* d-uiars si ml eighty i(|ue ptiiiJ.%. pjff7s.3t;4>(U kfi,) for thec.thn.-ik*# rncim* of the piesAui fljK-ol yeur eudit;’ .‘fifth June. IkiO. The ekparniiturc* taring to* find quarter us th# pry sent, lineal yv*i were intuiy uuui"ii tuvu thoirafid oil* h .i.drd and rv*uty-teur del- , lar# and•TtiiitF-t.it H.) t ,or j Bniiion mx Uu; dred nnd sixry-f.mr fhMivnr.d j three bundrou aud nxty elk u -lw*.utu#vct<’.- ftjfi rent# ? /ft) wCiUmauia wereappiwd tu the payment ot internt vm Gh prill duet and j th* redemption of HKb iSSiite us iM-ary moUm, ! and th# rehftiindef, ,J nftcrt aitllfon tho* hundred and forty-two'ihmi-aw.l *ihf Infodrcff j olid night du*iora 1 wtvi* Applied Its •rdmary vxpuu.feiurefc duying lit® i(u.oum. Tb* expenditures during Ific linaumg tfi ret to fttine g#,’ ififtff, are forfy ‘ffiitli.fl nine hundred and ninety-lire ftwfitwaliM fix# hnmtrid 1 and uu v-ei'4Hi lofiar* aud twenty -tlitc.’ nerrt#, ! 23.) Os wluoh sum twu m dteu eight j h unfitted touu#Mid ‘;i* \. mid red and twenty ufla ffoMuri, and Juiiy four cant” ;.-f •‘2l d4i*re evtimsoto furiiiUsit# - 1. Uie yuUie toht Thfl c*rt:ine(l and .'■tfmitcd • uirre te r Uie hrest yearemiinir fffHJl Jufi*.’ lafiu, no accuugt ut tb® pohim toll, Uv, X(Kfdiitßly , revau ntolnm gw kuaffn ff and fifty touu&oud i ti ne rutTity dollar- a/id uu cust*. t'SlffM.Ste life i and f*r the uriWulj’” i xpctidi- [ tor.* (ft the wu*vt mfireni (Hty-ibr*# iniillo* tear j haudited aud pay oue tfoUNto sv# n buudred j and furLy-fiiur dollar* aud eigUM -nine j ‘^2,161,741 -SOj ruakin* ******* f I hixlj-dpc ibUflur. two ##vui httuiirsd J and dofixfi ©ud cants, ! W.) (cnyii-g an ®*Gtiat*d p)iw “ in i He trcaoiry to toe r,fttb Jgu, ic.Cc, of fiffuflevn mlltoin fire# hundred aud uue tbuiuund ! ’ igiit hundred and vijfil U'dlare mid furtv euni#. • 4fi.) Tteleisrtii'Wiwri rstaftpt# flaring the flrxt flt-cal yesireuftlut 3fih June, im, nt* ri*(V #,j indlimi iwu wmdre.l gfrft twentr-flve ffe- nsnnd ffislter", which, wftb'lh* Halsuice ertloixtod, as before stared. # rcthainibg in the trroiury ui. the Wth Jhne, Hfete* wtll tnak* uggngttlb for (be eervireof the neat year of righty m n Hun six banffiWif aud #fx Adasafift iight foaffn-1 mid eight dottar# and forty dots, (fodJOg.gfH -40. The e*:imatsd *yj eadfture# dittltirthe tt#xt flaeai y. ur m.diag .'Ath Jaim, are sixty ri\ Wt Hfem #evra hxm<!red and fonrtwtD toirtitfifid aifie hundred and iwtHfitfi-ktfht dollar# and #er Mly-vifiaVente Tfl J Os thi. n,o Um tore* niliimi thr.e hundred Ai.d eighty dx tbou #ond sit hundred md twebty-one dollar# and thirty ftwir cAnta, S4) will he requir d to pay the IntereM on tbe pnWi.- debt, lesn in to* -• Us sff six:r-three mfliito rime bttndre.l rind fwen’.y idcht tliuasaisd three hundred aud seven d-Uera and idrty-fivo eenfii t no? t. , 1 f,, r the <*• umuted ©Hillary *X)i®ndft?fo ditnr.e the flA*al year tdin- >*ih dune, Jv'tsf. Utim.n tUre ei>( uni ire a fofov*d wi*!Vl r ft hi the m-.tiwry on thvfluto folia. IG. or thirteen minim Mtfinn drtoand nine vr-ede th.,ma.ul tdjrirt hflnd„ n d But ihis ha Knee, as foil a# that estimated ft, . remain m tbc treoffifrf .i tbe l#t Joly, im, will 1 Uc reduced by mteb flMSyfeftiffota n tLall be (Bade by law te> enrry-intntffeet c. rtain Indian and treati. * dnriog tu* present tiaeai year, asked fm 1 uy too deonUAiy ut. Gw iiiienor, to lit* iuou* nt Ol five Luiulrtomto toirty-iiine touasoiMl <hr6 * * laibdred and buy toliurx. . ‘ ... ....... ap*u . toe reumatei- us tb® liee*. #* so Gk ty toe l.tri U**fil year* eu dug Jtntt, Juny, lvVHßiuuut tg fc*x ibilli -a ln*> f buforiHi oudiiinaty-aia uivueand irnUume and i r ur#> (i.lfAMtHby toguber with toe fur-lur etfe 1 mates us that officer i..r tfo “orvire <to too pfifopt i fmcal year, eliding .‘JOtb Juno ISBO, being five ( uiiiiuD five uuuureU aud twenty-eix UiuuiAud i iTrce liuiidrcd and tweuty-four dollars (fffi 526 - -.2.0 tuaViffiWui #gKrt f A t often tufeli. 41'three hundred and sixty-une tboustuid six luwured u d ■ gbiy -lbri.c d< j#li ,301 m. old the*. aj,pi> i nati.-i/s i, t fmadu as r. . uce rod hy iflh priqxM lupai imcuts, tho, balance •- ;*■ ‘ • tfbry ‘-ii tbv iftft# June, inn, w i|j not <i U cstiM.ait-u, iMtvd tor®. uiiHmn live Hundred uid toll tv ii-iurulid ulie liui.JhU uodcUto ;y *i x “lbir* Htfu .xiy-onc ituu, t*.>,o,/O,IUO Cl.) 1 truueaiii iniuwitti the rtjmitn 01 Un- t>uirotu lii” ui \\ itr K of Gib Aaiy, cl uj® lnourfe-r, iuiU of tbc WBWa# t tSencral. ThfS each ccmtuin vai . uAbWfe<te4m))i.( n im a mp'-rtnmn;cuUMitiiUaii.,us - 11-wi nily nf’ tiih #*i i. qs eofisidcra Tbn of Cuu rag. ) wtll ipj ear from the report of tlie Sucre t f y ■I Har .i.al Iho aiuiy txpcn.liuire# bavu Wcu .ii itci ally ridui au system us rigid oevnouiy - airivii t tus -1 .i.b n, olKcr- every gLuiauiec that .a rc.u to u wdlfo) puuiAM UL jfeo esuiuares ‘” ‘ ’’-y ‘I to fi have U®n reno. ,-d * * h HMto kf dufofafoifiw tfe* oAUmsic# .ur 1.4*. pnwm.. fee-%) year. Wimi naif a u.itliuu of a’ tfi> U-i'Hf’ Um. ua.uuui giuulod tor tore year at hr lust ttssafti of CttoAiV'ss. riioc.* | 1 ii‘urfts ‘<l tbo i*o#t Office Gtpanmt-nt uiriug.i 0 pa*‘ li-eal year, coding on Bff,h June, ‘,V!r ‘ f '.” ,Jt FMjmvutH 1-r mail*r\i® *p ‘'*]*} l' 1 ’ ‘ and u ;->r by t"i f.n a* u( of tbc general r. . 1 lie uii'i i lu fi 4^*l4,4ft 33, and its 4 *: * • i? f fl(: ‘.'•uii.g u to dXatoj mien • ‘.u, file tfu.suvy oi yoifh- -.■■0,1*3 .*w;, v ift Jor (He vCm eMliug udu June, 1 >■■•*. ‘1 ne iu.-iVHied o*-#! us tran.-p -rtaliun . At' 1 *” “l ‘U“ expaireiwu ut toe Service re juiuid v ‘ itM'•'*-to*ure iii.*ia|,ui augment* nun nt r!, . Xtecodlluft#, i K graulyiug, bow* ver, tu nnaeit**n increase 4®.iipts ,o; the >cur I .teg d>iUUo4.c, Ihj'J, oquai lu 4aitG,bVl,- .1, . cuq itreu wito to to ©ndtoi, fftfth ( -'Ml.®, 1 li Y vst.uw ad til at the deficiency for tb*- cur .®il .1.- ..l a. vs il I U-rfi.lifiHriSff 01, but toiit, 1 a ibe — ‘ ndiug .ftftfeadune, i<9441 it will i,.,t ’ xc-c'J fflc-ii. 1 ,-i ti l , “bunid C-sngr.teA adopt the <U. lim-I a.U rc.-min j'iopoc'i and Urged by h® J*os(h.a-i(- • n-rii. >1144X1 HQ® uion.b of March, uHTCHchmcuM batre beer rn. -ie ui the xi.cndi turc# Muuuntii (£ te ffl.fi2ft,4tp autM'gliy. w inch huvr w.r.d and r,t mi- iffn-t upHI aifir G*a cow” mottC Mipfif ..I h-p :d fiscal year To- pm md ffCUH.. *♦*■ .1 V V - ft-’ ■'• dotes Uifiil4g to® qliof— tfo wrwdher hie LVgprtuiuii ~h.i,i income u |rt.r- HU ‘ p *ffiAoi/ choice Us. n (he r ""-1• r.iS Uo%.* th. ,rtl -llgj 1.u.-Ua w4|| ,-JUMIM I- 140,1.1.W-4j^Ußlli .o ri'- 1I .1 ~f (ft, p. #r ,„ r „ h - I"l-;.HWi.i,i Tr ... j. .. urrwunq* il in iu nrt, nal ‘” ■ -• ‘• ‘1- t..nr .turlv and uoru> At c*--i.-.|ftitr,ire a L. '-n’ tutonit I would sgain csiuniund te. rbe JU#> t. oug.vi-* Gut local foercMs of Ib-ir. I 14; no.-i.-Mi, Ms rely tfa ai.y |Kar ug tu*.- fiaui ui vVnstiiiqr.'m, aitd destined, I !ru ; t ’ , ' ir **•■* b* i.e cap at f .mr finked. ii®e an i -r - t-r -M- < ;fiftii.rat>. his nirung Haims on %11i fa. ; tie rvgaUjl. J.jW'IKo Bl Oil AH AN. WABiiliMii t*ify. Ifeccinhcr hi, Jdok. T+iiiti Ilia (iihteKkvk riMST SCABIUX. Wxnrinui’ x. Ife-e, 21, !;. Th, UJ of Wnt /kjfti /.*trie/. Mr. I, ,f T. ih-.a of *la. g, s u. 41 us JM i •” •” i"--*'. - till „ , t< ) ., k . .w -i1m.,... j, .o. i ■ 1 1 fw ‘ ‘.'ii), m -I.- of a,.,...in. ...o tw*.fit,a,.i l'..miM,li!ary Arajcu^. * jrnmii,. / nttfrn/. iuo’i-p.i. (hit es • rft.-.d * ate#. Iran-411 Mtfujt •vecativ® cotatnui.; _n it w tl , ~: UJ, n#to went into 1 toicoiMiv® scmstexi. uiutMbmy 1 ‘wnnq.'tr. *#. I G;- ;.•11x >( U. duo,” again. Mr. Br.ri.t, • uj. of li.vte, ul unite and a ucM'/tiithtfi for * u ‘ apt ‘iittitioij 01 the .-i.iiidiv.- ofi.ioito *s, wteo u wa* varri. V. bv v . f r.ay# Iff- 4 rttr „. t :-m t.. *n(b Km- ■ Acfy-iore i-l \lr. 1 ugh. who cWc-I’vjv. TU li'ii.to, are b *•; ifiu:t io** appointed: *>* r ‘- ft ’ “ “*• - y : .M.wtem, tooiig- *’ • fe• trim 1• u, Aewiird mill . um ii® r. On >ii, .i.r. —Vfcspr” lluMil Faaree. GwUi, Wr, nffi f - ‘ r-! f>"#wdu4 afid Caanerda. °’ • *—'• (*'•/. !*?’<•. TOooft... ’ -I. - ■ liaiulr.. vi-t •: n.llrr. lia PKri.at -1 -•*-. I WWmi *ud Iv tug. t ‘*• M.t v Tbompeon, ” ‘ - 1 .a* ii, j|i, H nU Anib ij : “ -Mrv-f| Raywrff Fugh, Bei.ia uii 1 p.,, ‘I rruuihall ,:,d Fu*t • * Bright, M ~1411. IWa ai..lia > oii.’ K ’ *’ . I '’ • - M -r*. J >a .if Art, J L -i “nieg. Marian tt’ ft 1511 ‘.'4l. UI. I.,'’.' I ,';"’ u 4 dini..- M. -r. Bt-njainin, 1 -V “ -:. n. i, Kya. J * 1 s *haalian, Kitcb, l. . U.'iib. il.u.|ii.hl |iliiOc-ai.iltimk. I’ .! .-.n, rra.,. Saul.- 1 1 ; r > * u ’ ilurfetu and Grimes. [ ‘ • aw tn - .Vicoare Timuiilm, tr. *4W -n. N.cb. Is. Ihnlee and Ten By. k. , Al---i*. h"Bio, Atoll. >rv. Brgjr. K>uuiuoi;# all ! b.• tfta. . ‘•! “!.. Brown, ‘lv ,J- no. 11 *j r. i.t*. 7 I.t, hsnne.iv. !!m liw ouu \\ iferen. <>n l 1 „|. M Btgl, ri.. ai|**,Xaawl,>, IJiftiij r.* 1. s.muiiMju ami Irnußfetill. (•. rarem n. ddiug..-Jf®r#n. Brigb;, Davre, Kennedy, (ffnrif :ir j J)u|Ul. Go lorrtte.iMtsa—Ais rers. Green, |)-ug!#. &•- fastmit, Fitapatri.k, Haor., Cottomar aud VV .lit®. Fo Ariffit (. .otfogeirt r*pr„ec# us fhs .Sciinte.— AlAtsc.rv. <> Fimm-y -McKr, Flv-h, Haris and An- IffOß V. Ui Bt.gr,.wa .wa l.aae, Bigler aud uarlan Un K‘ ruilod V##ra. Hnun, Salslmrv | ami Ijarirtn. (Th fire Iftljuuy- Pv ,ra<-. Bayard and Colbiuiify 7 A*f-J**f ’w **uu. of >l4a, ufi*cctff a misundcr standing Vi i IM* .ft ti.f rs in regapi | 0 his rr-1 .nt I . Ml*, vngb ute.ut ri,.- dispte. emeut of Mr. Ib'Uabut *">¥* (fie fold at toe lerriiurial fommiG. *. il - nd. “Ke whs uuf u iH*rty u. tb® Uaufeaviiua, nor uid be uphold it/ 1 Tilt A< JUl*itir,H of C*bn. Mr. JilsdeU. tem, of La. itlSfoduveff ,1 bill mak lIW M■ j r... . f, ft*,- arte tli. ~ui.ilh unf tid:. yl* .. r M > wi... b w.re rafertfid lo tbe Cioteftmlwc on Toru^gii J ffie|Aiuiit. fUtiipH nf /Ac .ffutfts. On m Hmi H Mr. Hal*, rep of N. H . a retold tfem vit ml opted ifitti Hie Port iftficeCoßi mitu* b. fofftlirv if it a.- not pro. Gcsld® in # nsiU'iwr u* 1 v .ii toa rurifeit duiay n tbc trawyor tou**ii of b® mail Unweeii W oahniutan and Ifemreii. WiWiiijT'.K, I>CC. W.~-—This body hcM • tWr #nd uriA'pcriaat mh-m., anu thou O-Ui.lMUol HUtll I'U*S.IMV . Ho. Mr. Farn.-utfftb. es 111 Kudo, dricudtil the erniw. of Itee tilwk |icpibfiens, and wanted t” tix on to. fl. tub thd rijorg® f a foire to r®- ■operi the si vo trade. AUssi -- Aiit-ft aad BiJfitiaas of flouto Oundiua, ( raw rd ot Gftorgta, .VteKae *f Missisriy.pi and Jt* K-m. *t T.?x,n, dvriiff thal th r* was auy iron*rat demr.- 01 lbs to suriafii tbe poll*/ “I il Jrt-openlnF .and the #lftvf trade, but tbat the w “•’* “lbid tbe Count 1 tut ion arid tlu lav*r 1-1 to® ffore4 .extent. Mr. Hurtctdate of MiaGsMppi said, that th* iiiciblut wh< wuuld u-.t carry ®ut toe act iu re !ticn to tbo rendirtun of furilive “laves, wa* **“■’ *ato L’crstHiman# aud a twu.r to his oßotry. Tfie (leteif# here sisumM an animated type, question# utefl auawera luilewing in rapid succes sion. Mr. Faiucsworib nf Illirreit, aduiitted that a d.-Mgn to rc-o.p, n the slave trade mu Id b* fix tte up .u tii* fiotuo, at (tn same (iiu® defying tbat tbc lliack Ha(>uiftj,tuus w®r® tor old Brown'sroii on Virginia. A ballot for flpeakcr was bad the following result: John flliMman, of Obi'* > 103 John h. MiU..n, of rirginio,.... 27 John A.Wilmcr, Carolina... 1 ftc ~-k of Virgin/- 10 XcfoiffVy for IU Tbc tealauco of *• * so*tiered. Djttviac y■-•*>•fiAffifft Out.—-A Wasbingtnis iic#| atcii • t to* fltb u*fi stoles that thir y-two ag^ttt#e<H # York and B..#tuu house# arrived st W.4‘blTdf , " n ® at f r "tu tbe ."toatb, aud re p.,kf tb* feeling #0 great ngainst Northerner” that [l, % i:*4c been compelled to abandon their Huai* ~-sanii seturu. 1 hay also repo ri that North srerswt k i.g residenc® in (lie riouth have been IriTfn fro* their home#. Kleven business men r!ru were on tbeir war South, after reaching * stoiioti in Virginia, were turned back by a Vir -iuaft’ m mit teu. They Arrived in Washington •u the 7tb. Yancey, on hi# return from toiith Amerieu, was rnale the hearer us a niug lificetti ; :.uff boa, >tufted with duynond", snd <** to ffjftiOO, fYuui Gen lirqniza, President of hi Art-enGne Oonffederstfeui, as a mark Vs his rerffoDal regard to x-Gomuntsaiunar Kowlsu,wbq s not yvt aware us to# prvicut,