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SHSH .pS5 & Wnar- o{ it t cote:, with the actad. By order of thO E xrnrriVi Oxairmi* PEE3IDEHT8 JOSSAGE. feSeteOifumre/tie Saeie and /foeue tf Rtprtttniaiitet: le ObWlehcs to the qapmacd of the Coo- •titatktt, it has toeSrae to? doty “to give Coo fxcv informAtten of the Union, and n- conaKrjJ to ifcca noth measures” f ledge to bi neoesraryand expedient." ■ Bat fipt, and above all. cur thauls are dtoi$ to jimulty God for the numere'n3 ben efit* Ho has tesfowed upon this people; and our united praters ought to aamuvl U Him that Ha wouldcoatinoe to U'o»s this great Republic ia tita&fe oi>ise as He has b est - • 1 it in time past. Since the sojoammetu. o, the last Congress car censure* do hart e tjayed au ouusiul degree of health. The ■util ha fielded her fruits zbeudzatiy. and ha bousuTitlly rewarded the toilqf tn* has- tandtaas. .Our great stapfolhi vcc unman- ded high ps’ires. and. up lilt within a brraf prarird, oor aanu&rturirg. isHtesalacd me- i+aaita- cceopafioos bare parr-ten largely cf the general ptwpoeity. W» have pease-'- sed afl-tb* rirtntnts cf materia! wealth to rich |bandas;e, ard yv, sa'.withitaciVng all tre=e rlratuccs. cue country. it !u taste -Ary iatrfesta, is at the frozen:’ moored ia a deplorable conditio;:. In thejaidstof tti-crpuseed plenty is ad the pruiacriora of ajpieuhoiss aid ia aQ the elements cf na tional wealth, a, Gad csriaancta-rtnrej its- pended, cor jahjp w tries retarded, out pri- rate aaurprisa of dukreu: kind* abascoa- ed, and ihsosaruls cf a-efa! laborers throw a no; of esapfoyatzat and reduced to want.— The teeecua c; tb? Govereofal a eaieSy desired from duties on reaper:* inn abroad, has been treaty rtJoesd, wr its: the appro- 5riatiocjEsade by titayptsi at its ,;»t »ea- stco. far tb* correc: Sscvi year are srry lores iu iinjant - Cider these eirctiur-ticc ■ a *>* b<; bs required teTr.-? the clew cf yoor pc-.tnt te-shan; but :h?\ although dee; 1/ to be re fretted. wowij prove ta ke o High: mirfor race when ccmpa.-el 'c i s saifrr'isgs mtd dlstfes preTtUiag.am.Mg the peep's. Whh This th-: jovnvniaen: rannot ftiftu dr-:--7 syntpathrer, though may ue *i*S ,;tbe power to earecd le'ief. It is c*r doty to e-<rrt. o wha- has pro- dtrlsd *u-h uufcr: aat* rerults ard whether 1 Orest Britain csntlocivof te* eUcmnfara a resist ioo, and in tbociurso of a veryftw Jays the depositors and uote hol ders might demand from inch a book a suHb-, cient amount In spedo to compel if to st» specie t pend. -ven though it had < ia tu vaults • rOR SHERIFF. P>, Us KoOVSCy For Deputy StsorlHs. a 0. GRKEN' & 03B0RN. For Clerk" of Super ler CoiwU DR. B. F. BOMAR. For Clerk of Interior Court. D A.N I B.L. PI T f M A-N.. fhr 7Wa.Ti.vr.-iG. ft WALLACE. /or httmrar.—X C. FARR AH. For T« OJftt/or.—W. F. WINTiHl.D. Fsr TixlUSwa-.-k. X COLLIER. itt jpwtwcr—l. R. WHITE. Democratic Heating, v A meetiiig of V*' Oetaacmia Tarty of Folton Coanty, w!il be new if the Athene- uni. «h Mooity EtCftiug the Utb -lnst. at csrly gas light.. A fall attcndaoae -is desir- . cd, as business oT importance is to be trass-1 depeaita. It sms palpable therefore, that icttd. Bs ctdar of tints R«S a ( # .®«*W.W'ttsm to.ws- squal in amount <c <JM third of ttt'jramedi-. ato liabilities. Aud Jr; 1 am Bet attarh, with the exertion of banks of Louisiana, that any State bank thraughont the Union has been required by iu charter to keep this or auj ft her proportion of jfold aednulirer compared wifu the amount of its combighd circnlatips and deposits. What hat' beeh the cbnwqurhcs t In a recent rep-rt made byjtbe Treaanty Dgnptuaent en the condi tion of the bataha tbroaghout the diffenat States, according to returns dated nearest to . r annary,‘183T,'ibe aggwgufci aioant Wac- dppoiiW ^130,031,332. Thus It appears that Hwaa I4nks Is ua sgitfegate hate con . sidrrably less than oat < ddlar in gold and •Her compared withlletr. elrculatioa uni R kioa. anddep'ife tha peof 1- of aconrcrt. e curreney with al. its dirastrous coose- queuevs. It is truly wund-rful that they thculd base to kmg continued to preset r« their credit, when a demand forth: payment Of one Seventh of their immediate liabilities would hare driven them into insolvency.— And this is the condition of lbs banks not- srithstandiag that fear hat-'red attillbas of gold from Culboraia have Sowed in npot. ns trith*n the last eight seals, and-till coetio- ny te fijw. In-the yeor ISIS their spe.ie in froportien to their capital was mere than oqrwi to one dollar for fou- doiiari and a halt', in ld3? it does not amount to on: dol lar for sis dollars and thirty tliter cen'a of tbeir cspitaL Ia the year 18 Id the specie was enusi iu withia a very smat! fraction to ocs dillar in five ef tbeir circulation and deposits; ia loo7 it L cot equal :o one dollar ta reven and a half of their eircula- lioo and depaetta From this statement R is easy to acc.<ua'. Lr.our financial hietocy for the Into forty yeuts. ft ha : been a history of cstravarant espghsiuni is the bnsirea of the coaatrj, foliewfd by ruinous eontrwtioits. At suc cessful interval? the best end m «st enter- prising men hnve been ttmp'.ed to their ruin by aiceseite buiL ioatuof mete paper cred it. eicitino then to estrsTagact importa tions cf foreign coed-, wild -peculahvoa, and ruinous and demoralising steel gamb. iing. When the crjij atrite*. as arrive it mu<t. die banks cap estend r.o rvlt.t tj tn-. f copk. Is a rain struggle to redevni their 'iahii.tiei in specie they are compelled to contract tbeir loans and tbeir issue*, and al test, in the bear of distracr, whieu tbeir as- si-tanee UJmcst needed, they and tbeir deb. tors tuzettier sink into in-e!»eucy. ft H this paper system ofextnvugmtez. pan-i. d. rat-ieg the teminai price of cTery article f t- beycol its real value, when c m- p'.-C-l with t:-' c-.lt ct <imil-r articles pi countries wh ee circulotlju ia wisely rvgula. ted, which has prevented us from competing is oar own m-ruia with foreign mauafac- tnters, ba» produced eitravauant iuporta- t.cts, »ui -as eittnterae.cd the effect of the large ieetdeslal protection atfordrd to mu d.ram'c tnanufaciures by the r.reoctit reven ue ta'lff- 3ol for tit ? 'hr brnrehes of our mamfretures composci of rj-v cateriols, the prcduetioDoi our own country—each as cot- ton. iron acd woo'er. fabric's-—would not rail aye scoured almod ciolnsive pase— ticir recurrence cahoot V evtv-ntei 1 I« ! «f the heme market, but would hart *11 former revsV-tons-the blame might have i created for tnssuyisea a toaigo mi.hot lea fialr.y sttribrned to a vtriaiy of c>-op- : throoshu'it tbe w. rH. crating causes; but act so upon tr.- present I neplorable, however, as may be our prei- occaeioa. It is apepre ut our eiistinr* mis-1 Inane ini condi tico we may yet indulge *— • ' • * ’y from our ei- r•*<; *•* fotarc ,»\> other . ' r. vi'Vt h.-i* g*T*>r which hjtf rrw1nr»s? frnners bare pmerHcd »'ei. tr:varan: attd vicious system of purer eu retev and bank rredltr. exciting the tewple' *uch vtoiect eapanjion and & ntrart >*> of ' of >0 antes* .P*fw' wldwot lasting irjnvj; yet tbe a stifeneutiug enact 1 am**, that the mo. ... oha'l go into liqui . — that such provisions, with weekly publication by «ecb bank of n stall, eut of III oonditisaV woo'd go fir t» seouce 1 tutOiust fbiurc m«jMMiou ot *pee ; c pay- , ponvec* the power , In to pass a uoil „ all banking iustitutions throughout ths Uni ted States, and 1 strongly recommend its cr« J v-w X tbecn t, excb'u» s ..., „„ pi latv appU able In, Ron'of that govorniuent," Had thil beou oooc, it JFsIsttti that “bar Mqjesty’a gov ernment would have had little difficulty io CWBC. This would make the irrevcreiblF agreeing osganic law orctoh bank's existence, that * euspwion-ofapcci.; pajmenUehnU produce its civl! death. TOrflUt net of self prescr- ration would then compel ft. to perform its duties in such a ittnuncr at to owspc the penalty and preserve its life. The**&t;nce of banks and the cirenlatiun Of bank puper arc so :U- utified with the ha. bill of oir peopb-, that tker cannot at this day beauidcut} abo'isiel without muk)im mediate irjuty to tbe country. If wo could cor.fia# tbctn 10 their appropriate sphere; and ptcreut them from admiuistering to the spirit of wild nod reckless speculation by «x- teal specie in their vaults ia Sd£^48.83S, of itavjgact 'oatts and is mss. they might be their drcnlatiou §31-1,778.8/3, and of their coutiuued witiTadvantagc to the pub! it. But this I say. after long and much re-' Bcettoo; if exptnenoe tH.i! prove it to be impossible to eqjoy llw f-iCiltllU Which wrll- rygulated banks migbl adbiti, wiihoni n' ihe same tin) - suffer pg the caltmltiw which tint Gtaus cf tbr baults hart hither.o inll!ct-xl upcu llw country, it_ wodd then be far the lesser evd to deprive them altogether .of tbe power to L-suo a papier currency and ainfinc them to the fuccttens of bnuks of depodtea and disojunt. Our relations with foreign govern u -i u arc upon the whole, in a satisfactory condi tion. Tbe diplomatic difficulties which txbted bet -teen the government of the United States aid that of Great Britain at the adjournment of tbe last Cou^resa have been happily ter minat'd by thi eppolotaitit of u British minister to this country, who has becu cor dially teaived. __ W'hilst it is greatly to the Lit ere:*, as 1 am convinced U ia the sincere desire, cf the government* aud people of tna two count,ie* 10 be cu terms of iutiaiate Ir endship w.th tith otlier, it has been our’luisfortune almost always to have had some irritalinc, if not dangucas, outitandi-ag i|uenion with Great Britain. Since the origin of the gjverur.icnt we have been employed in negotiating Iron ties with that power, and afterword? iu du-cuvs- ing their true intent and meaning- In this respect, the convention of April 19, I860, comm.10ly coiled the t'-iayt-.m tend Bulwer treatv, hot beta the mostjunfmunato of nil; because the two governments place directly eppeeite and contradictory c n trueiions upon its firs: and «ost important article. Whilst, in the United iitat.r, w. btlievsd that this treaty would place both powers upon au exact (quality by tae stipulations that neither will ever "occupy, or fortify, .- oclonlze, or assume or ex rrciso nr.y .‘0 am- ion," over any pari of Central A uer eo, 1. is 1 yatended ny tho Brit-tb goiertuictu th <t •he true construotion of ihii language lias Lfi them in the rightful pjsse ai:n ;f all lbs*, par: of Gectrat Amorio which was is ifceir • ecupacoy at th: d\te .■! the ireaty, in the fact, that the treaty is a vrtudl re- eewnition on the psrt of Ike United States of the right of Great Britian; either a- «*- ner or protector, to the whslo txten..ire ceaeti of Central Am.rlct, swaep'n t round fr< a: tie R» IfoLd) to the p rt and Union proposed by thb i yrould bare htdlnefisct lion at Senate; which thi tho tame slcnigcatlon *• the nr 1 l#e. w WbeihelHit* would ha effect; whether the mere circumstance of the exchange of tho. ratifieatioos of the Bri’ish convention with Honduras ptior in point of time to »he>a»H!e*Uon of our trea ty with I ireap llriiniu would, ‘‘in effect,'' here bad “th* raute vicnificartoa as the origieal wrrdieg." and thus hnve nullified the nii'endiiieut oT the Seoale, muy wsll be doilbted. It is, porh tps, fortunate thnt the question has never arisen, The British iptrrnineuf. Immediately af ter 'ryeeting the treaty as -amended, prin posed 10entsBinlo a new treaty, with tho United, States, similar io nil respoqia tothe- treaty which'they had just refosed to ratify, if tho United Stutcs Would eoasent to add to the Senate’s rlc.-rand un -iialifiul recogni tion of the stmr.'igntyof H niuras over the Bay Islands tho loilowiug oouditionalstipu late.) : ‘\yherevcr asd so soon as tho re public of Honduras sh.ili have concluded and roqfitd a tr.aiy with Great Britain, by which G.o it Britain shpll have ceded, and tho republic of llondurai shall have accept ed. the fa : d islm-i, subject to the provisions and conditions contained in such treaty.” Thi: proposition was, of course, rejected. After the Senate had tefused to recognise the British convention with IIoBdnmof the 2 tlh August, lt-ofi, with full knowledge of ils Contents, it was impossible for mo, nooas sarially ignorant of the "provi .ions and con diti -ns * which might be contained ia a fa tutu convenHon between the same parties to sanction them in alviinoe- 'Ilie Lets is, that vrln-n two nations like Great Britain and the United Stntoi, mutu ally desirous ui they arc. aud 1 trust ever may tv, of maiiitainin; the most friendly re lation 1 with each other, have unfortunately concluded a trecty which they understand in scose directly opposite, the wisest coune is to abrogate such a treaty bv mutual con sent, and to oommenou a-iow. Ilad this b «n done promptly, all didicuitio in Oeuiral Amarici would ui ijt prorably ere this brea adjos'edt > tho satisfaction of both parties. The tii'iejipent in lii.casshng tho meaning of the 1 'lay-ton Bulwer treaty v uM hnvo be n ievou-i to tire praiseworthy pnrposo auilth? hisk wenlJ have been the nicro e i- eily uccoroplishod because ihc inlerest efllio two countrtesin Centrai A nitric i is idoati- cal, trug ciofiaed to securing safe transits ;Over all the routes across' the Isthttm t Whhst eiilefTainlng these sentiments. I shiiil nevc-tlu-lesj not refute t s c ntributc to any rea-ouablo ndjuslment of the Central Ame-i.-nn questioo which is not praet.i-ally iucou-irtent with tho American lutorpteti- tion of :ha treaty. Orcrtqres foi this purs !>>e hava breii t-’cenily mad by thoBi.t. is'u government in a friendly spirit, which I cwdially reciprocate; but'whether Ibis re newed efi -rt will result in *uc■:.-)> 1 am 11 t yet 1.- ;iared to exptesi an opinion. A brief peried will detarmjne. With France our ancient relations 0! l'htp itiil can'intf 10 exist. The French ing the same, by meant of suitable persona appointed to ooqdttct such negotiation:”— Then twelve joafs expired on the fid Joly, ISfiti; hut lone before that psrlnd lt wasaa- cettalneJ that imporltnt changes in the treaty weie necessity; and levOfal frui attempts v.ere made by the compiMooers of the Cnited -States to effect these ehanga.— Another effort was about to be made for the same purpose by our commisetoner. in con junction with the ministers of England and Franco, but this tvaa suspended by tbe 00* ournfiSee of hostilities in tho Csnton river bee tween Great Britain and tbe Cbinete Ent- pire, ' Them hostilities have neesasarily In- torrapted tb* trade oral!nations with Qan- ton, which ia now in a state of blockade, and have occasioned u serious loss ol life and property. Meanwhile the insurrection witbs in the empire against .the exiitiog imperial dynasty still contignos, and It is difficult to anticipate what-will be the result. - Under these oiroum|Unces, I hpvfidceme l it advisable to appoint a distinguished citl- xen rf Pennsylvania envoy exlraordiuary and minlstsr plenipotentiary to procaed to China and avail himself of any opportunities which may offer to elftot changes in the existing treaty favorable to Amcncan commerce.— He lift od the Uuited States for the placcof bis destination in July last inth.-waj steamer. Minnesjta. Special ministers to L'-iina have alio boon appoialcu by tho gov eromeut of Dfeat Britain aod France Wliilat our minister has been instructed to occupy a neutral position in reference to the ex is! lug hostilities at Canton, he will cirdi- aliy < co-:perat-> with tho British aud French ministers in all peaceful measure* to suture by treaty stipulations, thoie just concessions to commerce which tbe nations of tho world have a right to expect, *od which China cannot lung be permitted to withhold. From assurance* received, I entertain" no doubt that there ministers will act io harmonious concert to obtain similar onmmorola! trea tics for each of the powsrs wb'cb they rep resent. \V e cannot foil to leu 1 u de:p iutorest in all that concerns tho welfare of the iodspen- dont republics on our own continent, as well as of the empire of Brazil. Our difficulties with Now Granada, which’ a abort time since bore so threatening an aspect, are, it is to bo hoped, in a fair train of rettlcment, in a manner just aud lionnrn • bk to both parti's. Thu isthmus of Central America, includ ing thnt of Panama, is tho great hUhway iX“ n rarnl an n? 7 1 P M fiC,0V " rfv' Ml * b|,, h *BOVMBnKnt Jf the,',own under the “ “, r ff. LC cura ?'i rco I •u-aslle.l Topeka constitution- The persons ^orl'* 1* dcJtmcd to pass. I ho United ttiached to ihij revolutiorurv organizitiuu States are more deeply interested than.u* y alistoim-d from tskinganv part iu the chc- other nation in preserving the freedom an 11 tion. recurity of all the communication ncrost tho isthmus. It is our duty therefor: to ecaifoll carried on unt l Fsb. 18S5, when, whilst iu;tbo peaeafal pro*.“catwo of Iter voyago up tho,Parana river, (ho steamer was find upon by a I’araguajfan fori. The fire waa'returntd t but as the Watoe-Wtleli wus of small force, and not dcsifioed for offens sive operations, shs retired irom the confflot The pretext.upon which tb* attack was made was a dscree of tbo President of Par- aguay or Oct, 1804, prohibiliqg foreign vessels of war from narigatinc tho rirers of that State. At Paraguay, however, wa- U10 qwtfer of hut con bank of the river n! that name, tbe other belonging to Corr' -n- tett, a Stale of the Argentine Confederation, the right of it* government to- oxpect that such a decree should be obeyed, cuunot be soluowledged, But the Water Witch was not, properly speaking,-a vessel of war — She wua a small steamer tyma.,ed in a so- entiflo ontorprise intondeilfor ttHntdaVnluje of cammarcial .States . generally. Under those oircumslunces, I am constrained to eotftirfor the attack upon her as unjustifiable, and os oalling for satisfaotion from tits Pa raguayan government, (lltuens of the United Sutss, also, who were e»t*bli»liod in Partgusy, have had their propirty seize,I end taken from them, «nfi navi otherwise been treited by the authorit y ill'an Insu'tiitv snd orbit ary- tuaunrr, which require) rsdjeu. A domiltd for these purposes will lie msde ittn fi-m but onciliitory spirit. Thio will tbe more probohly be granted if the Krccutive ■hall have authority to use other means in the event of s tefuitl. -This is accordingly rsc ommonded. It Is unnecessary to statu in JetaU the alar- ming condition of the Territory of Kansu at the limoof my inauguration. The opposing parties then stood in hostile array against e?ch oth r snd any accident might have re ligh i-fi the dailies of civil war. Besides, at tbiseriti cat moment, Kansas was left w.tbput a gov ernor by the rcs'geatioa of Governor Get- nr- On the tttthaf f.-'-rilirr previ tu., the l.rri- t"rial lugiiUture Itsd pnivifieJ for the election of ile/egates on the third Vlomlsy of Juno toe ennventirn t > meet on the first Monday ol Bepleinhcr lor the purpose of framing u e m- ttilulion preparatory! to admi-vion Into th- Union. This low wss in the msin fair 11 ; just; nod it is to be regretted Mini uli tin qualified elector) liadn. t registered th une vo and voted under its provisions. At the time of the election for dolegstes. at, tensive organization aiisteunn tho Territory, whose avowed object it was, if need he; It put down the lawful g ivernmrnt by force, an 1 t lake care that they shall no', he interrupted, jjhjjer by invasion from our own country, or by wars notween the Independent State: of Central America. Under our treaty With New Uraemia, of the l2thof Dec. 1840, we oie bound to guarauto: the neutrality of the Isthmus of Panama, through which the Pauama railroad passes, “as wo I u the rights of sovereignty and property which New Granada has nod posse.? is over Mi: The act of the Territorial legislature had omitted to provide for submitting to tho |H)..-plr the constitution which might he framed hr me c invention : end in tho excited state of public leeline throughout Kon-as an sppieho-sion extensively prevailed that a design existed to faro- upon them z constitution in relation to slavery tgnin-t their will In this emergency it becamemv duty, at i: was my unqoe-'ion aide right, having in view the union uf an good cittzer.1 in support of the territorial h-v to express an -pinion on ths l-ue construrtioi «id Territory.” T. is o-oligatiou is founded i ” f '}* slavery contain ;; i : .a .. . . a” ,. 1 in tiio organic net of Longriw of Ihe IJOtb nri/in Cnilivsl n*a na ., , I I .1 , . I k»IU UrKdtllk ULI l’I vtJnklCffl OX Ilie sluiu tdooiv^n , ^ | b - H,, ? i May. I Ha t. Congre-a declared it to bo th States 1 ^ 1>9 ° P <! ° fll ° Uult0 ' 1 ! trua iutaul and meaning of.jhi* set n,: k Ui.dfr Ibe-o riroumslaticoal reebmuoail tor of San Juan, ds Nicnragoa, t get'-er | gore:nmen: having i t usu-ral recent iustan wna the ad : ac Bay Inlands, except ihe . get which r.e.sl n,.t he enumorated, e.-icccd (1 spirit of goo 1 Will and kiudiit , loaatds our coantry ubioa I heartily rco i) no'.witls’r.ndinp, much io b that two nations'hose prods - tin -s are ol 3‘tch u.'.barar.i-r so to fovito t c strxfon siyo-xchauaciopd fweat ffojnno.val inter- courre, should Ooutioue to enforou aucicitt L-.d .-bsulute rr-ssnetijiw of iraoa agonist each o.h r. Our commercial tren'y with Fracch is it this rv.pec: a* execptiuti ftom oar troitie: » th ui: other eamhicnjiol na- I "j», Itjeaious'y lovics ditcrintioatn-g dn- U- - h co lonttge, sou on article.,, the growth, produce, pr utauufaettire uftbe wtu e,u..try, wb-.a arriving iu ves-eis lei otigmg totlnotber. - More Ikon fitly y-ars ago so the 3 I of March, lS’.fi, C *„•«<- pawed ju act off-rf- Ug ! aJt.it their umvlsla- deuo i witn tl)ctr nati i.ai productijns iota thi r»r!« t f ins United SialM upon the iamv enu-wit, oar )>wn tesat-ix. provided I tuey w ■. re' p.-;ea:e to us atailar adv.in- tag.-k. This act C) _ :lnc.i tho reciprocity to comparatively --rniiLportija of th ; < between tbe Sara toon ao-d L',tps: Houdurar. Ae. ding to their e&:a'rue:ie-n. lit treaty J, ,-j no more than aioipi^ prohibit then, l.ooi el- tendin''tbeir pusatisione in Central Ameri ca beyond tbe present limits, iii-u,.; too much to a.fert, that if In the Cube I States the treaty bad 1 ecu considered ausespiiUls of ncha cona'.ruc'i tt. it t-ever wouid have been negotiate.! under the authority of the President nor tvnoli it lave- rcce'red the approba'.io: cf the rienti*. He uoiverjai conviction in th: United r> -.as, tout to Kti i ofecubdioo* aai jym.b.io" in amcxi tat^r creffi's without lasting irj-i'y; yet the when cur gurerntnont e-onreutcil tu v.< la'e Tie.e tevoTics mo»: etc'iese to reev: at Of our pcpoaMc-n, and'he spirit ita^rad tional *t.d lime- hooorevi pphey, anti I joir.t*rilTt i-iw-ls a„ i i u gj* aruoant ! which never quails before d Qrultica will eo to stipulate with a foreign gcvqrcment ofjupereonexcy and t»vik ioaos. a : i <i:z- *K? aMOon M t«ov« ftom oub pies’ntb j or to • crapy cr acquire a territory tu the counts o; tbeioaxp.ry -ball be !*f* t'n th: ‘ ( rmb*XT**smenu, en-j may wsn or: I Centra! American ptrtijn cf eu i trn u;;- ererioR.ef farteeo tucircd irrespeesanfo eaaioc sa ggridy to fongtt the l«»x. which | nent, tha consideration tor tuia a verifier was bankirgiwti'utioE), whicli from the very :r.ef have tauqirv -- 1 that Great Br..vian snouid, in thi, rvspeei law sf their c»!n:c, vtidronani; it* in'.-rs*; > ftihs tavatat me it is tb* da:* o: the j at ; e*.st. bo p'aced in th"-ame position with ofthsir etsxlboldtre rather than •.bo-pubiio goveentnat, by al. p'ups: mes t witbiFi.r |o:rsr-lTet Whilst wj f.-av-z so r-ght tu nelfore. po-wer.. - aid tn allexiaticg tur suXringt of d.nbt t’f sincerity of lh= liri isb gov.gr,. Ico frrraer««f-tbe era-Tterios; wte* I tit* people ccoiiiooed by the anipeisioa of men: in their con* ruction oi. the tre.:y,« they par* *« Gwwrae* the cower “to tsin • l> bunt.*, and to prev.-ie usainat >. recur-1 is at the fame time my ifoliuerate -uy.- :!on i the pr jda.tfoas u f tu-i rcapegtive idre'jfo tt» raenvy and to re-ru’ite the value thereo.’,” renew of ux tuot '.nlvmty. Lut-rtu-it. y., th»t :hi= c-.aatroe.ivh t< ad -.pp-r* ifon h-).fi ! itot.-v ho uitgu. u or mto the proposed ar- aad iu spirit. ra , .-raetil with the United States, Thi f htteadmiaistrati, •; -ecotiat o.n, ( of iiay SI i.?J:, ren'ivgd this restriction • — -— . "-w-'en in two g tveruv j end olfinda aimilor reciprocity to nd racb 1* psymest of debt*, nifpcscd thi* they kud ' ** *« “? » l»3. It wtl. | ments for the purpose, if pouibie, reu a- vessels without refersnoo tn the origin of pr-iecred tbo people »»»a»t ths eviH f an jeeaUaui to diowarge its luh.litie* totkej -ing Uu»e d-ffi-ulhoand * treaty hiving tbeir earj-.-es Up r. tii-»«-wiucipies oor eum ex esxive aod i.-.-eiseanvhe cirren-y. T a3 y j-peoy is-tu gold and anver. iu d rtommeLt? |this Usd- .e-t-j .-• ih vi.-xv was signed at , mereial treaties and arran.ououu have been iga cot reapiiaihfo tu the tiiatlsgarum-ly j* P*** * a '-y etfcnboti.r, aod mater-1 L don on tr. ii-u Octub.r. l-'n, and tra* I f.vuuik-d, except a uli Franco; and let us he'*.- th.t a gove-tm-lct ecdovod aitb the «.v- t^By Mehta natcrieg a »mn tu-rci, — rtubmittod by tbo I'lerid-nt u t..v. Sena'.,- j tl.ai this exception may not long txial. • cr-ia-'. attrilmu of coining money »-,4 r*g- : Frota ir* htgu credit, sc >-bi wu t-. -omp-i ' . the f.Uwwiag lOta m De.eaiber. When- , Ojr r-.-li.ious wt u Kmaia rtmaiust* they tiatxj tbe viiue tbereef should bar* tfie :j make a ttopjr»r.: Jaan. it can os cf- ; er this treaty, either n i’- Jtiqir.aicrame.i- ' hnve «v r ir.-eu, on the no- friendly footing power to preiect itfc«r» f;oi» dtivisf tk’i ‘ adr*»t»ffHut t rax- fhie, how- j tied form w.,u d havo acomplished the ob- The ptes.-nt Ern e,or, aswctl ashtj pru- coin ooor tbe ec-.:ry, and 8t!i*g a? tha :®J er ' ifpotatbie. be avo-.ded, t-it.ifoot jeet intended without g-.v ug birth to new dcceror.h-.ve never faied, when tho ncei. rt*6» Is of eiieslatioa wttt b paper -*vrt*.' ft** 0 ,!l « M*oaot aball ht Bmi^d ta thc’ow-iand emhirraseing eotnp’Jcatii'iu between ii.t offered, tn manifest t'.-.oir good- win to ey, whies 3oea ■ ol repreeest gotdvr »-S' otjneval utm j tha two goventiueuta, may perlwps he well | our conulry ; anJ iLcir friendship has always V«T. k have, therefore determined that wlulsi qnertioned. Certain it ir, itowuver, t: was ' been highly appreciated by tbe gownment It ii cue if ihe highest ni s-.»r r--an.,ovi- ' n> us-fo. x-v. rntn-s* vr-.r*- a.ready u. -,-u-1 rmdered n. j-th T-.«) objec!ioa.)blo by ths d.i- ] and poi plo ol the United States. Ue detie* cf thi* raven.men’.cn.cre •, ‘bull t-e smprnded, new work: cv. ai-[ fereV ..endmvnie made to it by too S B n- With ad other European goten-iuenhi- ex tterccpieainandcTcuretiojiadium the r»d,v ere*«eaeei. wut be porp .0*1. if tei- ate. J hr treaty, a* amend#.:. »*, ratified' c pt that of Spain, osr re-1 ttions are a* pe tee ancwit.jf whfrh aogfit lo be wdap-ree *, t i, ; ran i>-w t-t- nt itjury^io Ihe c ucfry.l by me m the 12tL March, I>•57, atel wa: feel *• werau ff danre. I regret to any that i for ratificatiqg by the no pr-.rea'*vh.t ever ha# been made since i hut gruxeut ex- 1 the *,u; ameut oj C >'-grcsj towards the Ht .acur tn all tbe f t.rment of. auy of live numerous claims of -.-r.a'.c w;tb ii. - our citizens agait.at tbe Spaniah government. ... ., „ ; ', :, 7 oHatiag to 1 BeaidO). lit* outrage esmmitted on our flag itirageT'K Even, ;o.uriDraniable«on- Ruaunacdus tr.*r ■ iclsini r B ,y o' by t;«; .Spanish wa.- frigate Fariolann for,,Mti .-Bjoatice to xi vtdoals as well a* «!utt*r-»! ob^xttoca,did n,t ez.rt agatnn: the | Hcr.iur.i- Hi- trw.tit the , r gmal ire.,- f high ,eu. on tho cost ul Cuba, In March tr-efiafty* ev-u to the ccmmanity avs t'th" woui-j ty, a. submitted to the Senate, after exact- IMG,' by (i.iag into the American mail steam cooequeawtr. foroisb oo MHBreveatito «M*^y.- tag that dpree ieUsL and tlctr i-'-habi'anta ; er K i’urado. and detain.bg and sewebiag Un.ratanaiety, tbe coee'reetren cf the 1 najory el WU1II Uicr vf the Lr..ta.d, having ^ en by a c-v.reut.on heartog ..ale . h*; remains unacknowielgodand notcJreMed freer) conatitu: V., *Uch hax row p. c ra 1- • Eutra afcunctioUy prosea the truth of th* the u7tfa day of Aogu-t. IMG, hetwcuu her I The gu:,.;a) tunc sad temper of the Spanish ed tx Jeag t> be changed t>. > imorerwet untt-jm. "urb » bias eru.d not, if a I Britannic Majesty and Me rt-uahe ,.f aoverntneut t..varJi tho United Elate* are toi rliW . ^oa a a «/ aa a m Lsw k J1*. s-sssJ /. - . W “,n * ' "Z r f . > '- f #- r).* tlkrtl-J ref )I I’fOa ? t f ■ C.f ffa • •_ ! M Aflrlneu m at. -a afT'i'f-.,1 ,, r .1 /la ., --.I f j XU ilC* to Congroes the passage of uu ae; authoriz ing the Pr—i'lent in case of necessity, to •niploy the laud and naval forces of th: U. S, to carry into effect this gnurantee of cen trality and prolectiu"- I nhu icrominend •iin'dsr tcgislatioo for the s, curity of any other route across the isthmus in which prorate,It j w: way acquire au interest by treaty, og vtod, With the independent republic) on this continent it is boh our duty and our inter est to cultivate th: m'M friendly relations. We cm n vor led indifferent to their laic and must always rejoice in tbair prosperity. Unfortunately, both for them aod for ure cur example and advice have lost much of th, i influence, in eonscqneao' of the law less expeditions ivliich have teen fi tod out ngaiust soma ofthe-nwithin the limits of our country. Nothing is bstter calculated to retard our iteady tra'eria frjgresf, jrimpair our character as a nation, titan the to'eratiott of such enterprises, iu violation of the la v ot nations meamn* | legislate silvery into any Territory or -stat uor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the thereof perfo-etly free to lortn and legulstrthnir domestic inviitutions in their own way." Un der it Kansas, "when admitted is a Slilo,” was to "boreceive! iut-i the Union, with o without slavery, as their constitution tniy ore scribe it the lime of their admission." Dil CongriMi mesn by lh ; a hnguige the tbe delegitcs elected tii 'rs-ne a eonalilutic should have aulhor tf Unalfy to decide th- question oi slavery, or did they intend by hav ing It totbe peopl--, tbn*. the people ot Kansa. tbemeolses ihoul.l decide this by a direct v >t-,l I In this sulipict (confess t had n-ver ent r- tained a rcrionv d m't,and. therefor# In ms m-trunon) to (ior Walker oi lhekStli Mt'vii last I merely sti-l that svh#n a coin.i Oti.on •bat! be submitted ta theneop!: of tbo Turri- tory thor moo) be prenect d iu the rvorci-e "I theif right -f v .ting fozar opt.oaf that ina-.ru menf, and the fair expression ot the papular will mustn it bemterruntsd by irauj or vio lence * V have, therefore determined that ’ reaper'si- : *® Mv-fn V'v.rotn-n* w .rk- already ti. p-u- ■ r-i.u.r- eo"ire fo JV6« atail be jn;p:nded, new works en'. ai-1 fere iii.ro the f®d? cejnt*eacei, wit: be pue'p.ned. ,f t*j. j ate. J . -■>* j can be Aim- w toont ioinw to the c.un’rv.][by me ihehtorat pesribi# wjstfcn) -id skili Io ih# Th** nepeuiry for its defeaae »*>ali p”>- . ttiaas'lt/d to ly.ndo wantaofiitcrai! tvaJcanff P-ttg'r.cicbaog. ** t. evgw jheic ha-l bre-n no ctreT it I Brihso q.v-.rumenl. ex If tfib be either greatly at or; etgrear- ' ur m **~ruy aff-irf. • j preavrd it: williniinc-'a to c. 1/ beiow tireprep-r saodnfi, themarketa- B’’ ^ federal jnveri.merit eauoct do 1 ame'.Jiain 1 ) male oy the bo valve cf every nta'a property i. ss-*hHb«“-ftr-Miit-g»j > #t a mnrrtcei of exa j tingle exception of th.- da “—*“ or-; v-j *>.- , am « proper* as < city a ertaaed or iitinisiied in the t-rei d-a.cr-te Jury tuz tten da evere-i from the c-.oing po-er, *w sirtua.lv ’-iasterr d ' nc.-s trexofoarteea kredr.. h'.at# backs, acre': j ladryxdeal.y rf each rarer, acirg- uiatieg 'he r paper t-.secs ziavat ex-1 ly by a regsxdto the prevent m tbeir ftcdchoHm. Exercizing the p« ai?t p-wrr cf providing a paper rur.-en-y, j ton Hink uvb » bank c't'.J not, if it j Britannic Majesty and de the heox-s'acd credits of four- Hnndurae, e-<c»tita»<l ar.d 'Ji.-.-ar;d - f. c# I much Pj tw regretted. Uur present unVov - -• ; -re: Tt bn us in .«<b a manner (tern ,-y under tb* wvercigr.'y of the Slid extwordinary end minister plenipotentiary “ ' f" *jffc -• i vepubli; cf Hondaras.” -ttpea'd tfm. "the Madrid hasked to U replied; acd tt eoutra-non* ia-tf.currency which ifixled l«» ccptraeimg part.-,, -it t.-.rch; tna.uffly ! is my purpo at,-utautw mirji.tcr to ■re r untry 'hr, u 0 -..c;t t.,e .x stenc* ot the ; engage tu r - gnu# and respcc ,n ail fa:u e Spa.n, -fo'h .rto! ...-t.-uutior.ic-D all qua* •a - Wix rrev-en. ogfuoat future w-! g»e the i:.dspeudeor.i ami nghte of th- s., J t„ni pending between the two govertiaSoU vy u a part of the r. p io-i: f ai.J with a t!*:e;u inatlontoluve thetn»pe«l i.- in d ant uanly adjusted, .(this he poesib u . .... „ ... i.nntqii.ii 11 the mtau'.ime, whenevoreour minliterur* •- J {en. Brisian and . .aodo'ii of the - g j th: jiut claims cf wnr';i , ..*---ni on the no t cept the ripaUsi;government, hs is owe in 182- 1 ) an tS-ir- was trdde by l free tern' ' Engiatxi to curtail th# i«ar* cf! Ifoodunts."' Upon ■ fffth August, l«3C, it •/as found taut, wh,bt‘hnlarntg tbe Bay Iilzndi to b-> - , free territory under'hsa'vereign'y of tie instead of or,:*, f,r the withtry the fit- - i-.- : the <r.un ry ha.-.ki under the ro-jr.t fzvnxant, tv whieh tin*: banka cere to the prublm. ii ' -eunwleoces. Tee psiper currency Lid w k-ep -c then'TShltj isnffiri*n; am- not of be- n ttpaoPd t, a ruijoa# ex ent, and m- fe.’-j lad # : !ier to enrev* the re.n’.ro'e-tibiii ■ I’ 1 "* pot forth al power t: cralract it s ty cf th'-r to‘*s"nt<, c.in utailtios# «eg j«der to ralsee priara and the cqaili u-.<fera l - irremsia'c** So bank ought [bfiaia of the fort.gn exchangee, it ecc.rd-! repnb ie of ll'in-foras," it ,jop*)v»(j ev« to be ebartered witi»-ut «oeb ns»i> i *S : J wc-oencesJ a ly^-a cf arta'lmtit of'repobbe cf r|*i,u a beat wh eh it* .o r time cd buriotet as fo secure this re- 1 1'?loans a.-.'i re-re.a, in iair. I-,;* ; our :.Vm f'o-ii n.e rtir.uicd-.-r .. euif. All c-ber i.ir-reo are evtcraritt'o- join'- stock end private tonke of tcek.npd-'.m: Hor-dtii-s, and give '.- thetr inhabttiuct i Jy vuilSu Itr- .. ta - c;.iy true UMcUttoot, I * 0, h! ho oonpr-llcd to follow exam; I-r -T-.ra'e gov- ruiwnt f t'.e'r two w.iiiLg- >c<ffal/ : ut re-gniapir. -f * ptper ear* • tM***r, that <w it ftxitraetd 'h-v 1 - " ' - it-acy—the r.gly v*e with can ever guard j •'Xtandoi, ac<l at the end tire pro,/., 'j tfie puh.ir zgains', ever i-aue aod bao£ in#, j eu;pl?y tee ianjrnaje o', a very n gi ff, , fiotuiot At a collateral an! -v.-naai w. L’ rreloctloa of the ^•ptre-atcji.; u curity ir is do ant! -os wise, and ia a*l rts. s . was rff-tre'd ' y tn*. Brtr.k -1 ; n-d. [ n on tti/1 he required, that a oyi* 'iioold bo:J j 1825] w-v oiore tlwo made up t.j ti.- ir-1, , an anKu.-.t or Uniu-d rita'eu or htate **ru- of the co«n;r> 1 ri.rea equal to M ay note* in circulation and 1 Hot * B* [ -k of tbe Cnire-I J l^tyev lor tr.*r *r redemp'ioc, Thia, | U^ cootd. rxatra-r. the If-ti*- nr.d ,/i - •.■uuv-, auljuntriul i-ffic-r,. else- I ■-.- i-‘.'i.-<!-e- It deprive! ir a poren - -•"’-I fl'.'idurau'f tlu: taxtrg p -»tr iu try form, nod VI- r. ' A Ur' people of tire. Is f'om tue pe-f rasa'.' 1 ' rf w-th he obje rMori tua Congress lias neve." made ti.-; appropria;ion rec uimj-mdod bv Prciidecjrevolk in hi* anonal MctKgeof D o-:po. r, 1 - 17, ‘ t., l,j |,,,id i# t.jj .sp,ini'll r. orr,meat f.r ihe purpoteof dUtribatioo s. n'.ng the clnwnnia in t:.e Ai.-.i.tufeaac-” A s .miar reeen v.ei. Ijiior. -*ns m-il* by my inmed.ate j.radeca«-f in lisa iceaugo ->f Di. '.eiritier, 1803, end entirely concuring with L.'b it; ih~ opinio* that'hj itde-muiiy ia tlri« under the treaty vrit.l hpaiu of the •! P" r rM *'- r : ' 1 »'«•*/ s/lb Oeober Mb. I earnestly r commend ' *7 • * lue r cITO * , atl u t r jf0 . ir iAU'/f» to lu‘J faTOf«U.* C03* • .70f.r*c.oifc;<hairpttS.*cfr«itt ‘.re.. • » lumirt o( /. 't.n * ior.., upon Iren. I, r th ir pr-» j A treaty of friendship acd eomtaerev wo* re nhx ,MVInrr tlw,„ i con toi„f . imd-rei at CWianiinopI* . n (lie 13th fof the htate hanks, bad tba Unitrii.- ud- to aecoBBBviaM' wi'h Great JlriU.n . lUjewitins) toculUyatc tri'clly rrleti uts-wlih m r country, and haa 'ipruwda strong wislithatwn shoo Iff be m,.ls with loo*,«dioj^a«ldI have bteatoMd-o MCgu.zc anl ..pr-wtnr«l « t Teheran by., minlvtnr pleni- ti. Hotu lib* beta nf! future? t l K§e * - ■ * - ! - ■ * wires, t 7 cannot be coeverted m'u g-J j nation with tL- nnd nilver at the moment of pressure, u tv expand oo.- experieneas reachyx, io rrt Ira* time to! tfo-iv favoribv prevaot Udltnonpuninu* w-l u-efeeia- - are Jargeslrtidesd#. Both Im bean ow 7m "R future •an*'* t*i«»* stipulation* m t. e n.hn,ti*n aril I sec- »■»# tfost J. tion of bask rote,. IcEttga I. .» i, • „ ■ r^Wgurd to ffw last bank. prejudice of Hondur*#. ftefng i„ d!„.t tfm V {o * eonwiirabh' cxtrnV a p i/ r n.oney .Utflf all, we n.twt muiaty rely upon lb* position to the spirit an-l mcaoiog of ihe iLc rt reearrcnc CM-' b ”.. I oussnixy, though va*l!r ccbiml cor o*a in! papefotaB and wiedotn of tl»-Stein, for the ' -*ylon end t'ulwer ireaiy, ae nude-, ofo ,, ,i.«r-ioa «r iu .. r. thi# revpect, it rai dc*med adruin'e, ante/rerepM-renlioii areJ icdrtns of tbe evil IrtVy in the United Htater, the §twu« rejected , .m. '.v... a,! Jut. ZltZ •r I*IwffCtdf.Fnrilacakat tt 1811. v.-hjg^! w:„ affwd a. a r*)l specie box;, for onrpa. 'V rau. rlaou, and ,obstitnte<i In it, » ,T.w raL^nritv.ml 'cxL.I^’r.'ilss arinelr **p*nt*d the i*ro* cf norse frem lit I t-vr c-rc-xSxri.u by it-creasing the deoomioa- I stead a smiplt recngm.ico of the «-.ieir-igt r „»,*«, The areie'e of rh£ , ‘bankiag department, for the ban^Tid £trg- j two of benk ootre, liret tp tsreoty, led rfier-! right of Hoodora* In Ih^e ielands in kbof stipulate*for a rtrViq-f It In rare If tx^ ; In expros'.Dg this:pinion it was lar fr itn . I my intention to intoricrc r> ith Urn d.cisiun It is one of ihe firs: and highest dutiot of, 8i th* pjopi-; i f Kansas, citli.-- fo.- or agai s any independent Stitt, in it: relations with ] elavery. From this I fiavu aU’aya careful v the members uf the fam.lv of natioin, to ’ abstain,d. Ir.truslod with the duty of tfo ri Btrain ita pooplt- from hostile aggressions ! ing'care that the law: be faithfully execut- agair.st their citizens or subject*. Th.-moii- ; ed,*iuy (,nty .htalut was that the prefoc r f eminent writers on pubi.c law do i.nt besi- . Kansas sit itld furnish to t.'oiprcsj tire evi- into to denounce such hostile actsas robbery | dtocu required by the organic ad. whether ®“ r u: ; . j for or against slayjry i and in tbi3 taaunc' tV(a< ar. l foe 1.1? States, like thoss of 1 smooth Ibe'r passage into the Union, lc Central America, may not feel. themselves ! the erne ging from ihe territorial dependence '•bio to assert and indicate their rights.— ! into (lint of u covoreig.i Slate, it was their t he case wonld be lar different if expedi- duly, iu rny opinion, t.- tniko known tlieir iiods were set on foot within our.own Ters i will b7 the votoi uf tho majorHy, oti'tho ui- rttoriex to make private war against a pnw ; r ect iinostion whether this important domts- erful oaiion. ll auob expedition* were- fit- : do in-tilution should or should not coiitin-i- ted oat from abroad against any porthn of : to uxi*». Indeed; tbit was th# only posiiblc our country, to burn down cor cities, mur- ; mode in which tbeir will oould be auth-mtiv dee ar.d plunder oar people, and usurp oar ; cally ascertain'd ild call any gov'rnment, we vhooia call r.;:y power on earth to ihe strictest account for not pre venting such enormities. Ever since Ihe administration of General Washington, acts of Congress have beon iu force to punis-h severely tbo crime of selling CO foot any military expeditiup within the Tho election of dolegv.es to a convention must neeostarily take place in stparaie drefo tricts. From tins cause it may leudnj-E.ip. pen, as has often been the cam, tlwt u ma jority cf tho people of the Tertruory arc on one side of u queeti-ih, whilst a mi the rt-pre-ci.' itivrs froprfbeseveral Ji.-trx. t- limita of the V. 8 , to proceed from thence ! into which it is divid'd may 1 c up tn the against a nation or Stale with whom we j oilier side Tlyiwiriso. fiom the fact lha are at peace. Tho present neutrality act ol April kOtb, 1818„ is but little ipore than a colleotlon of pre-existiog laws. Under this aet the J’re-ident is empowered to employ the land and naval forces and the m litiy "for the purpose of preventing the carrying on ol any such expedition or enterprise fr;in the Territories or jurisdiction of the tbo United Htales,” acd tbo collectors of customs are authoriz'd aod required to dec tain any Travel iu pork when there it reason to b-ltuYe she is about to taka part in such lawlese cnlerprisoi. When it was first rendered probable that an attempt Would be m:d- to got up another unlawful expedition against Nicaragua, the Secretary or State imu-d instructions to the marshals and district atternoys, which ware in totno disjrect) uc'rgalcg jqiy be elected by amidl-majorities, whilst iu uthors tin s. uf different sentiments may receive majori ties tuffioiently great n-'t "nly_ to ov.-rcumi tho votes given (or the former’, but tu lc ivo a large majority of the wholo p opl ; i i di rect opp-sitinn to the majority of the dele gatee. Besides, our history prove; that iu- finances miy bo brought to bear on (he rep resentative sufficiently J powerful to icduc- him to diart-gard the will < f Iris cnnstiiuc.r, The truth is, that no other autlrntio and satisfactory modo exi-ta of uscjrtaining the will of u mijcrety of the pco| le r.f any State or 'I'erritor, on an important uud ix- citing question !,k that of slavery in Kan sas, exept by leaving it to a direct v How wise, then, was it for Congress tu pus- direct' d by the Secretaries ot Wtr and the , over all «uhordinate and interni d.atu ug,-n Navy to tbo appropriate army and navy i *icj. and proceed dirodly to the tource ofliears, requiring them to bo rgilaut and | of all legitimate power undvr our institu- to us* their best exertiens in carrying into | ti„n*. effect the provision, uf the ae; uf 1818.- | How vain roald any other principle prove Notwithstanding these precaution*, tbe ex- in practice? Thia may ho illn.lrated bi pedilioa has esraped from onr shores— the case of Knosai. Bhuuid she bo admii- hnclt enterprises can <’o no pozsib Io good tu | ted into tho Union, with u conetilution eitb- tbe country, but have alrenriy inflicted much I * r maintaining or abolishing elavery againsl injury both on iu interraU aod tie charac-. the sentiment of tb* people, this could hare- Icr. 1 hey lave prevented peaceful unrni- „ 0 other eff.ot than to coutmuo aud to ex .s- grait .n from the ffinilol Htate. to th* Statez p9r at 0 t | je existing agitation during th,- hrief -f Central America,.which could pot fail parfod required to make thccsn.titulion t» prove highly Irncficial to all parlira con- - coofornt to the irresponsible will of the ina, cvrncd. In a pecuniary point of view alone | jorily. our Citizens hay* .uUaioed heavy losaov The friends and s .ppurlers of th- N, bras '‘“‘J®* ? f . th<1 , tnD,il ka acd Kanras act, wh:n struggling route by tba Baa Juan bstween the ocean*.. The leader of the reran’ expedition wa# nrrezud at >Tew Orleans, bit was diicharg- rd on giving bail for hi. appearance in the in.-ufiicicnt auui of two ti.oueaud dots law. I commend tb* whole subj-ct to the eeri, o'» atbmtion pf Congress, b licving that our duly o*d pur ii.U-rul, a* well a* our national recent-.ee ision to sn-tiin its wise provi.io; before tho great Irihimal Cf the Ameri--, people, never differed about Ita tine meaning on tbfJiobject. Everywhere tliroughon' the l.iiion they publicly pledged their fuiili and tbeir honor, that they wouhi cheerfully sub mit the question of slavery to th* decin-m of tho bona fide people or Kaa«as, without any restriction nr qualification whatever— All were cordially nniled up- n Ihe great »d t ii fo firm tt Mufliadotk vylth or without Havrryi and he admltta<| into tho Union up on fenns of perfect oqtflafltjr wilbdho Other Stale.,' M ' ' fo Tho conyenlicn' tofrnmo ocooniltuuou for ICaiuarfeet'An tho flrit Monday of rteb- trmber last.'>Tney w'ore called together by virtue of (Iti net of tho . territorial lcgkl&s lure, whot* Inwfol wiatoncoTiad b ,-cp feor g- niaed by Congress in dlffi-rentranaeiraenis. A largo proportion of the cttlzena of Kansas did not ililuk p oper ti rogi.tor tli<ir namci nnd to vole at tho election lor delegate;: ; but an o oportunity to do this having bonn fairly afforded, their refusal to avail tlicm- s, Ives of their right could in no manner af fect tho legality of the'convention. This convention proceeded to frauo a constitution tor Kansas-, and finally tin y uds journed c.n tin: 7lh day of November. But little difficulty occurred in She convention, except on the subject of slavery. . The tru b is, thnt tha general provisions of our recent State constitutions are ra tiioilar—md I may add, so excellent—lint tho difference between tbvn is net era e dial. Under tha- o.rlier practice of t I goverfintoh t, i.o cons slitutiou foamed by tha conrontiou of u lVr- ritory preparatory to its admission into the Uni.u as a Statu had been submitted to tho pcojl’. ! :ru?t, however, the example s-l by the la-t Gun j res', requiring that Ihe constitution of Minncsotn 'should be subject -o the npproval and rntiffcntion of the j co pic of tho proposed Slutc,’ may bo followu i -n luturc occasion.'' I took for granted thut the c uvontion of Kuusas would act in nc« Cjidanra with the example, founded, ns it ia, on correct principles; and hence tu y instructions to Governor iFalkor, iu favor of submitting the constitution to the people, were expressed in gcncnl and unqualified terms. In the Knasaa Nebraska act, however, lids requirement, os applicable to the wholo 0 m-titutiuu, had uot been in,tried, that the onnvcfltlon were not bound by its Morins to submit any othor portion uf ilia instrument to an election, except thut which relates to trn 'domestic institution' of s avory. This will be r.'it-’ored clear by a simp*; reference lo iu language. It was 'not t. iogi-lafo slavery into auy Territory or State, nor to txcludo it thorefrom, but to Ic.ivo tbe people ihe.vjf perfectly free to form and regulate tlioir douiestio institutions in their own way.’ According to the plain conduction of the ronteno', the words 'domostlc institutions* have a direct us they have au appropri tie reference to slavery. 'Domestic in-titmious,' are limited to tho family. The relatiuu In.* tween uustor a' d slave a d a tew otheis are ‘donnatie institutions,, and are entirely disii.icl from institutions of a political cha:- act r. Bosidas, there wa) no question then 1 e.'ore Co. gross, nor indeed has there siuce been any sorious quo:tion before the people of Kansas nr tue country, except that wb eh relates to the "domestic institution” if sla- vo.-v. _ Tim Convention, nfier an nngry and ex: cited debate, finally determined, by a majority o. inly two, to e.:bm.: the que;t tion of slavery to the pouplo, thoug i, ul the )Oit, forty tiirie of the fifty delcgitr.s n . r sen'. tifS.ved their signatures to the C.u- stituiior. A n.-gi' m.ijnrdy if the cinvention were m favor of cstuklishing slavery in Kansas. Tuny accordingly iusorUd uu anit-le in tho cur.ttiiutiou fer tk's purpess sim'.lur in !orm to tltoje which hod Lc.n tuiopud by othor terrirerial conventiona. In the schedule, h tar, providing for the trausitior. from a ttriitoiiil w it State goycrnm.ut, tho queas tion ha* t.ejn fairly ami explicitly uforrcd l-j the j. cp'e, whetbet they will have . ocn- Aitatjon *vv ith or without.' Jt declares that, before tjio'eooitiliitiou nd.-pted bv the con- ven.i.n '.-ball he sent lo Congre.-j f.rndmiss riatt into ho Union as a -.late,' tin election G, all b: Laid to decide this qaesMon, at "u cn -11 tu-* wb te ma'n inhahitante of tho Territory above the ago of 21, r.io entitled 11 vote. They are to Vnh- by ! al ,-t; and •the ha'Iits cost it eaiJ id .--i',, shall be ous d .r-ed '(OLS'-itutiOn with siure-ry,' and *con- stitution with no slavery.' If there be a majirity in lavor of the 'constitution with slave,' then i: is to bo transmit'?!! ta Con- pros by tie pres de t of il.o convention in tie Ofigina form. If, on tba contrary, there shall ha a m#j .rity in favor (,f lire •«. n,t - >ntiu;i vtirii no slavery,’ ‘then the ar'foie providing for slavery rhall I.- ttrieken frem the cinstitution by ttic president -f thi3 ton- ventios.j’ and it is expressly tlcrar- ! thut 'no slavery thill exist in the St', c of K.m. -as, pxeept that the right ol pr per;y n •<•'««« ntiw-in the-Tcritozy thal'.iu.ua nu;;,... nor b-; interferred with ; and ia that > veut it is made hi# duty ti have the constitution thus ratified trausmitted lo the (.'..egress cf tin U. State) for tho admission ofoi.m State into the Union. At this election every citiz-u vr.il havenn opportunity of tinres-sing his oMn.un by hu vote ‘whether Kansas shall he r.at veil into tho Union-'With or without slavery aod thus , this exciting question may be peaccfoiiy settled io the very mole required by plitf organic law. Too eloetioo wilt bo held under le;:t : rastc outhoriiy, und if any portion of tho inhabitants shell ref .so q vote, a fair opportunity to do to haViu; l.o-n preecf.teI, this will be tbeir own voluntary *;.', and hsy alouo will he icspousihic for tue o iiuequ'-neet. Wh ther Kar ra: shall he a foce cr a slave Stato, most eventual,y, under s.in: anllio - aty, bo decided .by un olcetiuoi und the question cau never ha more clearly or d s- tmetly prfseuttil te the peoplo than it is tit tho present m.nicab Should this opportus u;ty bu rtjeeleJ, eho may bo involv..tf -: years iu damostic discord, aud poJ-ihly in civil war, before sue can again icueo t:,o pilot she has already attained. Kansas hai fur sums years OJWpied to: much of tho nubia attention. I: ,'s nigh tim i that thitshuull h: d reeled t-i far m"ro important ot,joe's. When once a ImhteJ In to the Union, who h'r with .,r without shi- very, the oxeitomcot hrvood i'ivr can limits w.l speedily pass avyay, and -he will then, for t.te first turn', bo left, r.i she might t„ Itavo been l„ng id..re, to maooge her. vvn nffitr: in iter own way. if bore n.stituti n on the subject of slarery, o: on any otlrer subject he displeasing to it mrj.r.tjr of tiio pojplo, no human power cun proven th ,n fr«.tn chaaglcg it within a brief ported - Under these oiroumj'.eticcs, it may well he que.sii'ne.l whither tho peace mil quiet f the wnolo country ure cot of greater itn, portance than the mere t-uiporitry triumph of either of the political parties in Kan- cbarnler, require that w* sbuuIJ adopt tueh j doctrine of popular s.rereignty, whioh iz a* wdl be cffectoal in restraining the vital nrincin .1 .,f n„r fr-n tn-,;.,,ti/.„. I*m to keep on band gold isc r-1- to fifty; if ttey will require that th* 1 following language: Cfftlfo^rcnU-bi U j f «dto *h*fl « *ff top ou’bani at Jm} Pf rj‘w fttwe^Vyt* j|^ ‘ngageV^^ y&t -be UUuUot Boston, Bo : exoiaitin oftwelv#year, from the date Apotita. If this proptfdjis was no more I onp <1, hu- of gold and stiver for erwy thra; I ni»# aeJ r-raffcot tba* snffiaKut to Mqwfc ti* eantrowriioi/ity | dofiara of theft eircalstioo and depecitx*; tod j *»*®, Utila, Barbaretu, Hek* andilor*- j ^ tieat^amleably oraicer^ .* President ■ ' the treaty 'iat State "Mure of; *ry f qro ul my I - eir eitizena from committing aueh out tutor I regrtr. lo Inform yon fit' of IVupuay has refused to t between the United Stair- as amerded by Ihe Renat* which Wa* n,rationed in tu predeceraor m Unagrese at ,n.- opening of tu srasion in December 1B.'<4 ffie renons assigned for this refusal will sppirer in the cerrespoodence betewjth submitted. It being desirable to ejeertsin tb* fitnrai of tho river La Plata end It* tributaries for navigation l<y ateam, tbe United Elates (lea rner Wa«*r Witch wa* sent thither lor that purpo#* )D 1153. Th* tnterpriae was (ue- the vital princip.l of our free institution*,— Had it tlicu h *u intimated from any quart er that it wouM be u infficiem cotnpltaticr wi'h th* rer|ui<itUraa of tbe orgauie jaw (or tbe number* of a convention, tln-reufter to io withhold tires question of r!av- e people, and to •nbatitnle their thut of a legally ueertiined maj,..;:y >r uli their conitltuentr, thia Would bare bc-n itwtautly rejected. Jvvirywherr they remained truo to the reiolition adopt ed on a eolebratnl cccaiioa recognizing ‘the right of the people or nil the lerritoriof,In cluding Kansu* uud Nebraska, noting through tlw legally *ud fairly t xprezatd Wilt of a majority of acltul rosidemi, and wbe»< ever the number of tbeir inhabitants jutli- .Should the constitution without slavery *‘°i lc d I’J tiio vote of the mijority, tht nghfo ot property in slaves cow in tho Ter- j ntory are rcserred. The number ol three is verv smal|; but if it wire greater tbo pro- vl.ion would be equally Jest and reasons!;! . Ifieae slave* were brought into th* Territo ry under tbe ojnatitntion of the L't States, and are now the property of tlm.r mv-t-re. This, point has at length been finally d elded by tbe bigheet judicial tribunal ol th coun try—and thia upon the plain nriuoipfo that when a confederacy of sovereign States nc- quire • *>evr territory at Vieirf.lnt expen.e, b tlb equality acd justice demand that the mitten: of one end ail of them shall have tho right to take Into It whatsoever is re- cognised as proper!/ by tho common con- sti.urion. To haro summarily confiscated the property in zlavc* already in the Terri tory, would have been an act of grot* infos- lice, and coDtrarv lo the practice of the old er Stales of th* Union which bare *bjliaai-d - slavery. A t.rritorinl gurernment was citablizhcd T . of Congrew approved i ( bo Jtb Sept. 1850, *ttd th# eonstiioiion anti •awi m^tte United Slates were thereby ex tended ovor It *so far al tbe same, nr an< provWinz (hereof, may bcapplieahl*.' '| net provided for tb* appointmsat by Preeident, by and with the advlc* * zocl of the Knatc, of * governor, to be ct offioto snpe. Inlendent of Ii »secretary, three ' ‘ prom* coart, * marshal, 1 and ,