The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 28, 1859, Page 1

eV THE NEW YORK SUN, come r eoesmary to employ the forces for thi which Cor grem had placed at my command, uuder their joint reaotutton of 24 June, 1858. Oa the frory, the Pr = ae republic, tm 'y aplrit, acceded promptly to the just and reasonable Hemenee of the Govern ent of ihe Unlad Statens Our commissioner arrived at Awmmpto», tre capital cf the repobile, on the 36th ef January, 1959, and left it on the 17 prusryy having in three wooks ably Aud roccess ully seoourplishad ll the objects of hie inisaion, Tie treation h be immediately ubynitte i mirpes® barriei Congress epeonn 8 e. aot om 28th February, 1908, “t> prevent the { tation of certain perrons into certain States whoa, the laws thereof, thetr admission is prohibited.” 1 manner the importation of Africa: ped int) the United States war, to a creat extent, prokibitod fome yours in advance of 1595. Aa the year 15¢8 approached, Oovarrees deter ined pet to suffer this trade to extas eve. for a singic tt atter thay had the power to abeliah It Ma’ 'T, they paraed an ect ¢ and the ae deouary, 1 ration of African slaves int) THIRD ANNUAL MESSAGE. Avumption, Th credit for th ey and with which thi was ited ont avd cond: teen armed voenels, gre gone ond 250 men, all vite PRESIDENT BUCHANAN, —o — } Thirty-Sixth Congross. } Ib Aid not occur to the revored patriots who had been delegates to the convention, yy of Onogrem, had violated the Gooatt ition whieh acy | cety appr priations for the me Led framed ‘wits #0 mUsn care ait doubsrstion — | eats of ¥240.007 applied te the ‘They supyoncd that to probibit Congres, tn expres | the rteamerr, constituting a part of it vader the au- torn, fom exerclaing ® epsaified power before an | thority of the naval appropriation aot of the Sd of s eppointed day, neosemrily {nvolved tho right to lat It in belioved thas these + exeretve this power after that day lad arrived ) wore thea their coy aad they aro If thie wore not the case, the fianior of the Yemplyad in the naval gorvtos. stitution had expended muck lay r to vain Had Ce 8d large & fords, fitted out In they imagiced that Congress would pores no power | rcuaprmpt manner, in the far distant waters of to prohibit the trade etther bafure or afver 18.8, they | the La Pista snd the admirable conduct of the of wonld not have taken 80 orc) care to protat the yed ia ity o ofore tat 1 MESSAGE. Fe Now clticens uf the Benate a Howse of Kepresene Our deep and heart-felt gratitude is due to that Almighty Power which hes bestowed upon us such Varied and num*rous biesiogs throughout the past ; The general health of the country has been ear, <xcollent; our harvests hava been unusually pleati- ful, and prosperity smiles throughout the land, = Tn- deed, ook sinkanassting our demerita, we have much reason to be'leve from the past events iu our history, ‘that we hav» enjoyed the special protection of D.vind Providence ever since our origin asa nation. Wo |bave been exposed to many turestening an | alarming {OiMonlties in our progrem; but on each susesenive cecasion the tmpending cloud hes been dissipated at ithe mome:t tt sppearcd ready to burst upon our head, and the danger to our institutions has passe 1 ery. May wo over be under the divine guidance f tre Joust torn w He @ of tre Constit it: wn fature amond a dment which ma tauvand eight b te to adauit to to that pr riod. ‘Acoording to the advares oon teo.f, on which so much care ai nyed by the mem orn of tus my solute nullity from tie begwntog, end al nee born doue unter {Fw mere wiurpe: won ably ergned by we than as Pi at from ngrees infor zation of thy their justios and th 1 uot refer in detail to the recout 8 Teocg nined ard ascer' mont iteelf. Again recommend that an appropriation be mado ‘io be pad to th ernment for the pare . Aistribuitte ths c'aimante ia the roistead care.” In common with two of my prods. corsors, T entertain no doubt that this ta required by our treaty with Spain of toe 2s Ostoyer 17%. ‘Tae fallure to Aectiange this obligation bas boon employed by the cabinet cf Madrid as a reason agaiuet te sot- Hlementof our claitus. Teed not repeat the argmmonts which I urged tn my last annual message tn favor of the acquiaition of Cabs by fair purchase, My opiniora on that moar- tre remain unchanged. I, therefore, again invite the se: ou# attention of Congress to this important subject, Without @ recognitioa of this policy ou their part, {t will be slmont impossibly to institute ney ons with any reasonsble prospect of suc- ows. Vatil « recent believe that I you on tho ution with for tila power on Con- sage, hed It boon left to the States, Ite effi- ctent @xervias woald have been tmp sei La toms event any ono Stats oon'd have cif otually oontio tod the trade n only for itself but fo the other save th-nugh never so much agsiust thelr will. Aud why? Bocause African slaves, when on0e brought within the limits cf any one Stata, ia ee conance with ite laws, cannot practically b) exolu- dod from any cther State whore alavory exists, And even ifall the Sates had spar ay rene laws pro- hib'ting the In jon of waves, thos) law have failed of 1 for want of s naval force tore the slaversend to guard the onsets, Bich @ foree no Biats can employ in time of pease wituout the consent of Orngress. ‘Those acts of Oo: it is believed, havo, with very rare aud ineigoficant exospt'ons, acsomp'ehad That purpose. Foe a period of w@e then ball « guatury dhoro has bern'no perciptih ¢ aAitition, 7 the number of cur domestic slaves, During thie period thelr advancement in otvilization he far eur faered that of any other porta of thy Aftieun rane ‘he net and the blessiogs of Onristianity bere boo oxtorded to them, and born thelr moral sad physical Reopen tan trade Seat weld be AlMonlt to. de a trade, and Ht we ult to de- term ee whether the eff ct would be more deleterious the master or on thos: of are but epen the pubic min’, rea out in still more daagerous oat: torminato at lest In a open war by tho Walls, for vale resent F ‘or0aslon,, Groat Titatn ny qe “ y 4 7 and factory to both parties, From causes, however, which th a Ite govern teat hed not @atle! thay have uot yet cowpleted treaty arrange ith the republics of Hon luras and Nicaragua, in f the understacding between tho tw: e 1: ts, nevertheless, confidently 0x »90* 4 thet this god work will ere long v9 sosous planed, Whilat indulging the sined whtos ond disturb ing batwoon eve tm nen. lava and ashes and ‘grow the poassful le gmp Oy Is to the master, tae Ls cheid Vases 9 dreaded would be tho introdacuon of Cy ; and Ignorant barbarians among thy | ye Ce sober, orderly, and quiet slaves, whos auoostors have been on the soll for xevoral ‘sone-stions. Tala mulght tend to barbasize, Asaaoral 7°, and oxaaporare the whole mae, and prodag> mos” duploradle von ens. off of uy at no other # the good nnd: rs lot tho quevkio © { tue advers> Oua.uss of tue jpartion bo t { Ban Juan, ander tho Oregon tuaty of & 4, 1546, ouudeniy assumed @ durvaten ly, oontious al- ite whhia the pale Constitution, 1 this couree be pursued, the oxist jig egibation Ou the subject of domestic slavery, Lik Will have ite day a-d give place other an | leas torea'esing coutrovorsiog. Padlio fon in tite oountry in al powerful, and wien It @ a dangerous excess Upon any quostion, the fod pense of the peo xe will firuish tc corrastlen a: d bring it veck within vafe luite, 8 Mil, to hasten this auspicious result, at the praseut criale, we ought ty rem mber acer al creature oe) Tees Cito totend the natural oomsequeyoes } yabtras: doe: has on the existing slays would, if post eo dap'ormale, At nt ho fs seni humenty, He ts weil and beteereene, thet of the otvilizat ve oe Atdees savoe Bikh ropy and ¢he self-\ptoroat of the master have o9n- bined to produce @is hamans result. But lot tis trade be re opeusd, aad woat will b» the elect? Taw wame, toe cons'deracio extent, as on @ noiguboriag {w'and—tho only spat gow oa carth whore tho AMion trade is ope. iy to crated: and tals in dedance mn treaties with @ power abin‘antly ab's at eny moment to enforce thetr exec ition.” Bhore the ma: intent upon pressnt gi extorts from the alave af mush lebor es bls phi wore are cepable of enduring- knowiry t on comes to bis roltef, tts ypied ab ® pricy reJuced to the lowest potut by the com pot tion Of rival Afrioan sleve-t aders Bhouid this ever be the cass in our oountry—whieh Ido not deem possib'e—the present usofal chara .tor of the domestic institution, wasrein those too old and . Maroy’s) tustructioas t» tat two young to work aro provided for with care and | eos," ana * "icek Dates ln @ humanity, and those capable of labor are not over- py of thet document to the ( dergo an unt ortus hange. Toe | General of Iiritih North America,” and m won, dependence ot restly rexmmended tw bls Bx which now existe between master and slave would caes to Dim way appear be: be converte tfato mutual distrust and hostility. ‘ou tho part of the Bettish. We ed ag @ Christion and moral na the inhabitants of the nvighborhood of at would be the effect upoo w queation, the exerelse of the ramo apirit o u 2 which ie inouilostod by yeu (Me Marcy satbort ‘and citizens of thy ‘Thue matters rr a €f Waskly gton (Perritory, having reference town ‘ep ded c vatiot, citizensand tao Brith nubjeots on to Juso.” To provont this, tas Governor was ine’ od “thet the cflioers of ald a tain n tie diwpaved grounds whiten - ny couflova, 9 fr aa itoa. b ites of Groat Bxita'n of an piasive Fight promises. Tho title ought to be astJod bofurs « party should attempt to exclu le tue other by forvo, O exorolse complete and exclusive sovereign rights within the fairly dusputed lin'te.' loging the reooipt, om the noxt May of 4tiah inlaister exp -oesed hie subversive cf tt ttl not bs aurprid should the\r hosted tep furthyr,ant attempt b ‘are there deots ir es inte practical effect. To thia view of the au'yjcct it ought never to be for: potion thet, howevor groat may havo been the pith Cal edvanteges resulting from the Prrticn of our common coantry, th prove to be aa nothing shoul toe time ever arrive when they cennat be enjoyed without aarious to the plo of fifteen momn- ders « entire Convarsense “tn fon should not be recommended to the ( wufforing dreadfai apprebonsions of whet may m fats and thal of thelt obiidren before ‘would be vain to reoount to auch ps vole to them frou tue pre ture; end therefore aay state of aoototy in waloh tho sword is all the time suspended over the hoada of tue yplo, Muit at last become intolerable, Bub i indulge Potash gloomy forobodings. 02 the contrary, T firmly believe that the events at Herpor's Ferry, v7 ‘canaing the people to pause and reflect upaa the ps- sible peril to their cherished {natitutions, will be the ures bat orn means, under Providenos, of allaying the existiag joins mauled gemeat unt! Excltrtuent and preventing future outbreaks of & ° n nny peldavinit similar character, wiil resolve toas the Joasti- bewere se ’ ‘ AY ‘be loosed or the golden bowl be broken * * at the against onca other for the purpose of } ues m Dow! be broken Founlte tus | £82108 sieves to supply the American warket. All Gestered end beetle fragracnts. hopes of African civilization would thus be ated OA toe Ya thy otvor hand, when a tuatket for Afrioun went by the 8.4) Court of Wavos shall no longe? bo furnished In Cabs, aad ‘the quostion of alevery in the Territories, wal: thus ail the world be clos thie trad, wo presanted an aspoct # tra'y formidadie at the com: tusy thon indulge a sewonable hoje for the gradual Faonoomank ef vay alraiatration, witias | Mprevew ot ut Afrion, Tho chief motive o' war heen esta ullshed of every o'tizan to tal amovg the tries will goave whenovar bhoro t# no me 8 com for Tao reso ross OF of eng bind, tnaludieg slaves, into tee thet fertilo bat miserable cm itry might thon he de- cir kel Oats ts pretec veloped by the hand of ry, and aTurd #ubjeote Cea eaten Meme rr eyltinate foreign aad domestic conmoercs, La farritorial legisloture vor say human p>ver has say laws pover had ad upy tt sidoute with, tholr farnitinn, hudsun's Bay Ona 19 plomg i a) ratuayd Company muor Douglas, op of war Bate and threstened to take this American (M". Gut Jer) by force to Victurta, to ane war for the tron past he bad comattted. Tao Amngrioan pelted his nile sod told Mr, Dailow if way muclh sttem ot way mado, he would kill hita on the spot, ‘The affair thon ond= 0. upon hie pre psy twioo ite value, attcr ‘the ghiet factor of tly Mr. Dal this nanauor Christienity and olvdizetion may gradu~ aMly peretrate thy existing gloom. ‘ce wisdom of the cvurse purmed by thts Govern rds Colas has boon vindiosted by the lst wo sustained @ neutral pmition In dhe by Grost Britain and Frama) egetnst the fo minister fa obsdiouce to hia Uador these olroamstences, the Anorloan settlors presented a petition t> the G nors!, ‘through tae United @tater ineportor of customs, Mr. Iludns, to ea. Hitt ta 8 etriking proof of Was sense of jastion which rent bs Od poop'y hat the property in slayer melver besa disturbed, to my kaswiedge, in eny Territories, Kvan shrougluouk the lato troublos Chere as nok bana any alton at Tam | ereath 2 interfere, Lae lags intance, with My Gas mat Hed say such at the judiciary would douvtlo efferded an juste ready, Srould they fai! fe de tin eater, 18 wl en be uae eamugh {2 ‘their bands by further logisistion. ‘Deon decided that ether Congress ur the territorial on posscan tr tae : sbi. Ia cure by treaty the just c»ccrsstons dtmande t by the inter: sta of foreign onmarrae. The result jn that satisfactory ¢ caties hava boon condluded wit by the reapeative ministers of the United Great Britain, Prance snd Rasala Our * convention of pesos, amity and com: with that empire was conciaied at Trentsa on tho 15th of Jane, 1898, and was ratified by by and with the advice end consent o the #1at Dooember following. ‘On the 1b Decomb sr, 1853, Jouw FE, Wann, & distingulened cisisen of Goorgte, wae diy o mn aia: sioned as envy oxtreordinery and minlsta: pleaipo- ‘to Obina. Ho loft the United States for the his destiaation on the Git, of Rebrusry, 1359, Trith him the raufied copy of thie troaty, a + From promptly obsyed, and vp Vaattho pleas dusignated. ‘The force war aftor- words ki }, 6 thet by the last return tao whole number of trooyathen om the island amounted in the ete to 691 mon. Wailat I do not deem it proper on the present oc- wud the tho Proddvat, the Senate, on ‘the power to annal or im, im alaves, the evil would be tntulo Fr cVout, there would be 9 steucg' of the Logis’ature at 8 m20ti~ 'y of the information ou which the gallant Genoral tad, twee Custohim thet { should thus prosent his own reasons for lasuing the order to Captaln Pro- From thowo it le quite clear his objeo! wae ty euthorities ou Vaucouvor’s Tal juriadictivm owor Ataosican rog.doats sha J Aco € Ban Sunn, 0s ell ‘as to proteat them ‘eondition remetacd, and ite banefal in‘lu- ‘ Indians, {nce would keeo allve @ dangerous excite ment among . | Mock exoitgusest prevailed, fr rome time, turoagh- the out that region, and serious danger of collision ‘Thus tas Territory, daring the in- tweon the partion was epprehended. The B. térmediste period of ite first sottlenent it ehel! . rage nersl force in tae vicinity; been ierevooably xed the Guat aot of preme C var maaate hes this Territories, as well ae Now, omigrasts from g z é iF e Qu, é a ee a ment of Zrtosca bad been reccgnizod by the eatire ip oxnat c corps, including the minister of the Uattod tos, ax the cle’ facto government of Moxicx. Tao constitutional Piwideuty neveriheleds, matuteined bis posttion with Armnes and war a00n oatablinhod with his oabinet at Vern Ch lo the qove cf ear: td in ® a cf the repmbiie uaa e on arta cf the fand even in'the ¢ 4 [ancl are? herthg prononned egeluet “nite foreticns were declared for and 4 areombly o'ce ed GQmeral Mrmawon, but ticer veyed and Zrvom i Jane, abstitute," con= epprintment, i , at the Load of tho invurgent tinues, with that ti ty. veusl meenge T communtostet to under which the I miupecded bis offictal ith the eontrel government, aod wit vdeo w fiom the country. It was imp wmble to maliatan friendly intercourse with @ government, like that at uncer whose usurped aathority wrougs were constant y committed, but nover redrosses. Ttv1 thie bron an extablisned governmont, power extending, by the corsamt of the peopl the Shole of Mastony resort to hostiitios agaidat It Would have beom quite justifiable, and indsed aocem~ Butt pray to olvad and at the muc was of the co: H to the United 8 fn Jeuuery last, EF amployet d report tw me the 4 of the coutsading te 7 ot jumtiiod 1 i f restoring publ For this prarpese a distingutshot clt'zan of Mary bid wae wlectod, who procoded on his mission on the Sth f March Toat, with discvetiouary aut’ 1e% Poize the gvera vent of Proatdent Jaarer, hie arr val in Mcx'eo he should find It entitled ty m, according to the established tice of che Urited States, Ov the Tea of Apri fol- lowing, Mr. McLav® prasented his crodeatia's to Provident Jranes, having no beaitetion “La pro oure'ry the government of Jcawns to be the ouly @xiniog government of the cordial y recetved and they ave ever attics manttested tho «owt file dirporifion towards toe United States. Unhappily, however, fhe oonetitutional government haa not been abl to establiah itt powor over the whole re public. I'l moported by a large majority of the people aud the S:ater, but there are important pate Of ths country whers’it aa enfores no o'wdlencs — General Mitawon malntatow hinvolf at the capital and In gome of the distant provinoys thore ere mall tary governors who pay litte respect to the decrees of ottber governmant, Tu the ineantimo tho exosmnes whish always attond upon civil war, especially In Muxico, aro coastantly recurring. Olitrages of tho worst doscriptlon are comm tte butt upou perons and propacty, fa acatoe of tjiry which has’ not bean contr elt’zans in Mextor durlog the lust fo ¥ years, hy Tepublio, but ‘ro far ax the interests of oar commorcs or of ou” ettizona who have visited the country as mero ship concerned, wo aught as well bi has boen lesseura, prope and trads lupoaninis, oxoo: ident men eannot be ox nt contracts, involving lang been unprotect Kk of to wy ts, cooupying their rightfal possussdon only expelled the ovintry, a dell: ance of treatios, aud by the mere forve of arbitrary ower. . Evon the course of justloe bas t Leen aa% from ont deoter of MiutMon permits tho a of government a ®| Hate where aither oro\guer. Vessels of the Uaited stat i Ti relzet wihout Iam, aod @ coarurar oMflosr wLo protested aga.ast mush Beicure has bern Bvod snd’ bm preoried for miarempot to tho antiorition, Muitery cop tube jovied la vio ato f Aasrican who hed hie p forelt ly taken away, and has beow himevif b From @ ovntliet + rea without trial fa Boner and inurdor 61 four wick A sholter tn tho house of an Amer! the Volted States, was comm Ita lent easton. Murders of character have boon committe Mexico, Under the ausbonty of Musas he proront yoar, Some of those batbarotiaac, aud, if thoy hal u wore t bap retils Of thie aving thy of arly yr untry Ww Lit ized desoription waa the bre Gen Mami f three Amerioan physicians, one seine 4 the buspiual mt wate ationding upon tue nice wed dhe fad without trial, ea whibout ime, were hurried way tu mpeody exwsution, Lite lows ab ovking was tho recont fate of Oawonn Ciang, who war shot in Tepc onthe 7th of Angust by ordor of the sams Mexican general, not oaty with ous m te al, Duy Witter oturb by bie fonds of the cause of hia arrest. He is repre a ‘eter aud Litelligeaca, who in Teptc by tas courage aod buweulty wale be bed displayed on several trying vocaaluns, Aad hia doath was as uu xp2ctot as It was phooetng to the while ov ty. Othar rayes mipbt he enumerated, Ivat thre are sufficient tol ustrate the wretcard state of the country und the unprotected condition of the persons aud proper ty of cur ciWzens ia Mexia. Ih all there case# otir mintstors have yen constant and Jaithful tu woe demaudafor redres this reeprot, and whieh, iu their judgments, would me: has beon bota uniform and emphatic. 8 manifestation of the power of the Government of the United Stater, (+ rute our late minisler ia 1956.) of ite purpose. to punish taere werngs will avail Taratire yon that tho universal bollef hero is that there to prehouded from the G)rern ‘sand that local Moxican pon Avnorioan citiz-na with absolute impunity.” “1 hops the Pros\- dene (orrote our prosent minidter iu August leat.) “eri feo! authoriaed to ask from Congress the power to enter Mexioo with the military furess of the Ualted Btater, at the call of the ematitational authorities, tn citizens and thetrosty of the United Baten. *'Unlens such a power i# onferred upon bia, ncither the one nor the other wiil be respected in the oxis- ing sta\o of anaroby and disorder, aud the outragos alresdy perpetrated will never be ohastised; aad, as Tassived yeu io my No. 28, ali thovo evils must’ in creave vory veat ge of order and governmont bt? re fi tently ied to the ‘he country.” 1 have been reluo awe opiaiow, aad, in Justios to my Quuntryr oo Who bavs suffered wronge from Moxtod, and who chey still wuffer them, T foe bound to an- BOUDCS 6.4 co 6 UsON to Congress Tho case p eented, however, is not marely cose of individual clatmas, although our Just lain ayatnat Mexico hits reached @ Very large amount, Nor int morely tne caw. of proteciloa, 9 the live woperty of the lew uericana who ma) eeety oO steloos lthough tue lide ead ‘of every Ameriven otnzon ought to be protected im every q iarter of tuo world. a gusston wich, reason to the future as territo ature of wip-ral weslbh, ition between the ( jhe coouples am iaap J thetooua for teonett it ponsible that auch a ‘enare! rain United States, Jang 10 ie oeaniere iste nelghhor thus to them? Yet, without sepport sero our eataiabat ‘vietus, alee, of our eptab’ i locousistent with the intervention of Power in the do.estie concerns of that re which we have suffered from Mexico aye tndve te vor end mut deny irae ong Ameriosn . A gover fe Popper re pope n ing ‘exforoing “ths remedy. We vain th th ‘te well di Wal’ S UN.) NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1859. cor ditions aa they ray deem expedient, to om, Yor @ su Molent mf ('ar foes to pe fied the ie fore pbtaining Indemnity fo the part and soe or the future, 1 psp way refrain from any sugews * thon as to whether this foroe shall consist of ragular or yoluntoers, or both, This question may be Teft to the deataion of Oongroms. I Observe Dat, should volintears be #0 sald ‘bo easily ralood in this country ferings of ont tr oon to reach the elty of 0 fer tha whole ro) ibe at event taro is no reat to donde ‘that clalte of our citizens would b> satiefiot aad junto redeeas obtatnad for the injaries tofloted upon them. ‘Tho constitutional evor evirord natrong desire to do {ia might be secured In advaces by ‘sy bys maid that there messures will, at Ind treet y, be inconsistent with our wise aod settled po'lley not to interfere in the domestic co vcaran of foreign nations But does not the present ove fal ly constitute an exooption? AG aajotning rep ib) is ina state of anarchy amd confusion, from w abe bas proved wholly unable to extricate herse! Sheis ontirely destitute of the porer to maintain Dordors, of to prevont to tnovea \tory. In hor fate and fortune —'n lyr power tyeatabligh ent im: eltiad gevernmentwe have @ fer dooper latorest, «ommercally aod politically, tha» any oth= now & Wreck Upon the ooman, drifting about aa whe i iapelled by ditt sre A ightor, shall wa vot extend ty Pw do ug sbotid seme other foros ws to Laterfery ab 8 thiro may be nee to pr 1 tod "property of Amerioan aud Moxloun againet the frourel na and dopredations of f lawless rovers on tae! ree Too establisiment of ono such post ed Arisp*y {a Sonora, ta a country now pulated by tue hostile Laroa ts of the In: Giads frou our aide of the ling, woud, it i# bellowed, have praventod rach Injuty and many oruslti Ing tho past voavon. A atata of | m lence prevaila on tbat civtant frontior, property are there wholly inscoure. ‘The population of Arizona, now numbering more than ten taousand touls, aro ‘practically dostisute of government, of lawe, or of auy regular advolnistration of just ce, Muscler, rapine, snd other or mes ate coutmitted wah impunity "I, thercforg, aga'n call the attention of Congress to the necvalty’ for ostab ishing « torri- torial government over Arizons, ‘The tr -aty with Nioarsqua of the 16th Febraery, 16.7, to wlaich 1 roterred in my lest annual rwomage, to reooive the ratificetion of the goveromeat that ropubito, for reasons which I used not enamo- rato. jar treaty haa boon aluce conc’ uded bo- the partios, bearing date on tho,16th Warod, which bas already been ratified by the Nicara- guan Congroas. ‘This will be immediately submitted to the Senate for thelr retificatioa. Its provisions cannot, I think, fail to be acoeptab.c ty the people of both oouatries. Our clalas agatoat the governments of Coste Rice and N ceragua remain unredresesd, though they are pressed in a oarvest wm@naer, ant not without hope of micoeee. T deem it to bo my duty once more oarnestly to recommend to Congroes the passaye of @ law autho- rising the President to employ the naval force at his command for the purposo of protecting the lives aud party of Ameican oit'ona pasiog ta tr ws tho Panaina, NI By a againat twron 188 tho argtt uenta or pport of thls mer lives of many of oar ud the security of vast amoun's of troasnro ret nd ToDSeRing over one of mary of thove ates Peteen the Atientic and ‘Paciticy ramy bse derply Involved ta the action of Coa en nto the Prowident too top iain recommend to Congress 4! vy fre i approptiation for tho declaring power tothe Ix0; foonded, it would, of corse, be eonol brief exscataation, however, will Congrem porsesss tho sole and Jer the Consitutl ny, ne can “ralsy and ie wud maintain a navy jolusly» po wer, declare wai ¥ \pport aries," and © pro- Bat after Congris ind providet tue fore y ‘erry it on, the Presi'ent, as Com- manderdn Ubtef of tho Army and Nery, can ‘employ this foree in making war agaiast the onerey: Tove ie tho plain la guegs, aod history provost at It was tho wel! uown intention of the framers of the Const tion. It will not be dented that the goneral po wet declare wai" ts witbout Hmitatlon,and ombrace with. in itwelf not ouly whet writers on the taw of nattons term a public oF perfeot war, but als au imperfect war—and, Im phot, every apoclon of hoatilit, ever continoed or Himtged. " Without toe anil Congress the Prost sales wig oe -) Cams, except to rpel of an enemy. Tegel nde be loubtod teat wader wer Oa: froaa Peveldent 19 eunploy t solo # veasol b loaging to an Am-ricea cttizen whioa had been tilegaily aud unjustly captured in a foreign port, and restore it to tte o ner Bas cen Congress only act afr the fect—aftor the mishlef dove ‘Have they no power to confsr upon the Prosidont uthority in advance to furnish ins'aut ro" ould much’ @ CNN afterwards ocour ‘wait until the mischiet has bean doam, and a8 epply the remedy only when it ts too ~” feeds euthority to week fabure caves under olreumi- triotly specified, is as closrly withia the war doclariug power au such 8n authority conferred up on the Prenidout b t attor the deed Lad Qeon dows. I progrom of a grest pation many mist arias imporatively roquiring that Congress should authorics the President to ect myAly va certeio conditions which may or not afterwards arlao, Our tistory bes already protanted ‘suuimber of such cases, 1 ahall refer only o tho latent. Under the resolution of Jane %d, 1958, * for the adju of aifiien with the republic #f Para guey,” the President ts ‘ euthoris d to adopt sack Tneasures and use such forge as io bis Judgases, pas be eceeeal 7. end advisable in tho event of» refun al Of feat ost fact ite py the povarnment of Pareguay. 4 Just satisfaction" for what ? For “the atimck on jatters referred t2 in. the snnus! message of the Prone Bate Paw co teranset of Beragusy a, \° out of Paraguay noe te onde ate rere Ea a have ooatorrod ing of contingent Peortealy ts embraced wer conferred for the property unlawful) oe raat roe Set tanga teem te tn ’ power jer Poeat degree, uselcea Tor the protection of the and ‘of Ameriosa oitizeus in countries where oe A nor pedrors can bo otharwise ob- 1800" e origin of tae Fede ‘Had this omission of duty oogurred at tho fret sos- last Congress, the remedy would havo been plain. 2 raight then bave ki them to completo thelr work—sud this Buf, on * ijt bert de if é te ii E necting of yall PRICE ONE CENr the bill, amounted to hal settlement of all these i) it hae been asorrtained that it amounte to Wvith the scanty meane st his oommant, a4 managed nortion of thls deficloncy which ortarced inthe fret , %0 quarters of ding on the Bi tof December con. trac 0'# thomaeslvem, under theas trying olen stanc. % have behaved ins manner worthy of 1. They had one resource in tue midnt emba: rngmonte, our t die to oaoh fhe ibes an. jaw, vive oem of thelr , © seonrity, y wore pay interest in Conaequence of tho default of Coa fens, and on #y *rY prine'ple of Jasites ought to ceive faterast fro, © the Government, This iateret », from the date when a warrant cd, UF. the paymont ef tho prinel pe PropHatio, Vbeen made for this purpose Caloulatea up to Dooember, it will not exoasd $96 <a rim pet at whon gre St difficultion aod om yarcuew: of w public and p. Avate character, hota to the People and the Staten» Bich would have result d fiom eoavening and hola (9 & Special weasion of Congress. Fr those reasons T reson Unend tho pramage of a Will, at a early a day ay may be practioshe, to pro. vide for the payment of the , Wnount, with rowt, due to there iat mentioned oy Wactorr, a4 well eat the neormary appropriatio Us for the servic) of Be Pot Offi.e Dopartmont for #s curceat fisoal y ‘Tur falors to paras the Post OM. @ bil nocssrarily ‘birth t> ser reft,otiona, Yag tees, by ro- ng £9 paw tle pauerat aypyrojrta Yon Dlie L809 rary to ootry Govornme mmly a on, bur nlght Tho ariny, the ny d partment of the yy 081 no ,'onger fungti neat Congress refuee §he a tho'r wupport. LC this failnne #b ntry the necessity cf electlag Congr aMotont thie to easb'e the Pr af e-nvene them in any ome afeer the old Coogrias bas productive of grest good. In atime of andden and or Gomestio, which all ni must oxpedt te en= counter in ‘thelr progress, tho v.ry salvation of our tus Vudons may bo wteked npoa the amembling of Congroes without delay. I’, undor auch olream: stances, the Presdent should fiad himeolf in the condition in which be was d at the olow of the Jast Cong ross, with noarly half tho States of tho Union destitute of roproseniativer, (he coasequencss might bo disastrous. I, therefore, rec mamyad to Congtom to carry into ‘effiot the provisions of the Conatitution on thie subject, and ty pass a law appointing somo day previvusto the 4t March in each year of od nualar for the election of represen tatives throughout all the States. They have already potnted a day for the election of electors for Preaident and Vico President, and this measure has been epproved by the ovuatry, I would sgain oxpreas a moat deol4ed opinion in fe ‘vorof ths construction of a Pacific ratlroad,! Tea: sons stated in my two last annus! messages, Waen I reflect upon what world be tho dofenc n= dition of our States and Territories woast of the Rocky Mountatns In ona» of @ war with a naval pywer putt clently strong to interrupt all Intercourse with by the rou'es across tho Isthmue, I am conviaced thea ever of the vast {mportance of th railroad. I ha competercy of Congr 10- ton, but thi atvely war-in dking power, Besides, the C smstitution oxprosaly requlr: as an imperative duty, that “the Uatted States shall protect eneh of them (ho Stator) against inv Tam at alone to conceive how this protootion California aud Oregon against yoy other moana, » contained in fity last annual Id be fuexpsdient for the ( ako thi groat work, nt and under ite dir would tncroass the p: rating danger, foreign corruption watch no Podarat om Cay oa the part of t prevent. The oo: atrnoti Lic efore, to be intrusted to is oonper or other agenoies, who would exorei: and vigilent eu) on ovor it whivk ‘& sonay of corporate wad in th 1 venture to that the additional transporting troops, munitions of war sii necesse supplies for the army across the vast latory. plains to our p aassions on the Paoli be grater iu suck a war than the whol quired t oonatruvé the road. And yob. this r would, after all, bo iuadequatefor bueir deface and abite of ort yw uring seversl years prior to the com. y edininlatration. Tae Bneuclal have aluo ‘ rutinise our expsaditures wit 100 them to the lowent a4, ooghty ovmpanion, that active b. extravagant ex; ing treasury, vo Departmonte of tue mont have devoted thoamives ty the socom: vent of this objec with considerable success, Ll sppear from. thelr different reports and oath« mates. ‘Ly theso J irvite the saruling of Congress, for the purpose of reducing them @till lower, be practionbie, conslatens wita tie groal public bi forests of the couatry. ‘Lo aid of the policy of retrenchment I pledge my: self to examine o'osely the bile appropriating lands or money, #0 that Ki any of those should tusdver- tontly pass both houses, as must sometimes bo the case, L may afford them au opportunity for roconaid- eration. At tho sae tue we ougut never to for that true public counowy conaleta not in withhold. means neosrwary te acovmp leh iunports aa, fed to us by the Qonstitution, but ia taking caro that the movey appropriated for those purposes shall be faithfully aad frugally ox ponders MrT will appear frou the report of the B crete: the Treasury that 1 isextrenaly to eay the least, whether wo shell bo able to pays burough the present and tho next fivoal your wituout provid- ing additions ue, ‘This can oaly be scorm- strictly soutntoa Gov ‘pls! ts without making an mnditures wi iF discretion, the event of a deficienoy, which I consider probal thls ought uever to be supplied by # rosort to addi- tional Inana, It would be @ ruinous practice in the days of peace and prosperity to go on incrossing the national dot to meet the ordinary exponses of (i war re Wa policy rtp) id impalr our Credit in case tho existence of war should ronder it mecowsary to borrow money. Should such ® defi- cleney coor as Lepprotendk { would recommend the necessary revenue be raised by aa io resse singe lindergone no change. ‘The repors of the Beoretary of the Treasury will ‘explain in detalii the operetivas of that Department of the Governmeut. Tho receipts into the treasury from al sources during the fiscal year enn oe June, 1960, taolut ing the loan suthorized by the act of 14th June, 1868, and the of poaoury notes euthorised by ealet- jaws, were oly hityeomo millions ex me rawe thousand four Puudred and seventy-one an undred and [reall Hf i a r ti § em ‘Aq vertisetwenta received tatab.'shmont js se race m res ad aight dollars, /(#15 949.999,) were ap- plied to to .ery exponditires during the quarter, Too eatimater <x besdiunga ay by thre Pgs ny oh dollare 856.255 Ot which rma $ro and eighty-stx thon te ope doers and Pee og ‘The secortaloed and DriNle debi ane bcaoedlghy, ate ma » ety are sever mt Home Gn dend utythusand nite eonared 60d eight Goliere tnd tou conte, (7,660 994 10)¢ Foes 5 ary ©Xpan jitases of if Goverument fifty, red ‘ana hur aati 2 and qate-pine rats, ony four doliere ° Er} oo, making en. searegste of ataty-o0e mil tro those d seven hus and thirty two dollars and ninety nine conte, (86° CONTI 99); lear. Ing #0 ostimated Ualence in the tressury om the 20th, June, 1860 of f urteoo million three handred ant fe ty-ane thousend eight bans ed wad eight doilat -~ nay cumin (18 Sieiee 9), be em Seni ree juris x the next Siosl yer prow d haa Jue, ib, fre Lay ot ‘uilfons two bundted qed twengy five lan 5 228.~ Uy atic, wits tee balance veo a batore tated, ae Femaintog in the Tros#try on tho 30th dace, 1°70, will make an egereqe*e for the sorvioe of the poxt fiscal yosr of eighty mlilioa ax and x thoneand eight handred and elght ‘and forty conte ($59, 606 8 40). ‘The ca'imated expenditures daring the mext flecat year ending §°ta June, 1967, aco mutty-x million on hundred fourtecu thoumand nine handred: ant twenty elght do! (66114. 1879.) OF t hundred and eighty mx teoussnd ax huadred end twenty-one dolla sana thirty four cents ($4 396.621 - M) ail ve required to pay the tnterest on the pablie 28 lary and forty Cro © 4 dine: y expendi" t asary cn the Si, of turteen ail/lion etrht fundred ht hundred and seventy. re te (S19. 891 OTD 6. Tivt this balence, a well as that eatimeted to re Mainiv ths treaury om she let Juy, 1068, will be be ened appropriation to ca iy Into effoot om tata the present Tecsl yoar, aeked for by the prelate yn tepkedenn ae a iy: oe thiemend three bundred: (0539 3:0 ) anc spon the extiemetesof the Pi oor General for the aervice of ns Department the lest fiweal your, erding 80th June, 1850, amounting to four mildon two huodred and niuety-six thoussed and nine doliara, ($4 296 009,) together with the fur thor estiruate of toes officer for the sprvice of the present Sacal your, ending 30th Juno, 186 ve milion five hundret and tweaty «x sen three hundred and t maty-fone dollars, #4026 394,) sud igopens'Gestvacd viz buudeedt bad pentpe and 1ixty-one thowand six bu taree dollars, (810.561.083 ) i ‘y Bhould theas approprietions as requested by the proper Bs hg eg bg fresamry om the 20uh June, 1661, will not, 18 i eti- mate’, er0x ree million thi thoussnd one bundied ant eety ie aikee om sixty-one conta, ($8.680.16 61.) 1 travemit herewith the repurts of the of Wor, of the Navy, of the intector, and of Post master General Shay cuok osmtela veluahl@ Lafoe You aud imy rat TEC cD Be: worthy of the serious consideration of Congress. 1¢ will appear from the report of the Sroretary of ‘War that the army oxpenditnws have Leen materially reduced lye aysvem of righ) eoosomy, whlo%s, hin Of:a every graraniteg tba the action co. 08 of the Post Oifloy Dapartment Pp ending xo Sita Jane, 1809, exolnaive of payinonts for mail sorvtoe apocially provided for by Congress out of the Aonaral tcpagurys amounted ty $14.066408 54, and ite pte to 7 965 484 67; showing to be tad m the treasury of # 16 for tae year ending cont observe an inoresse of tne 6¥th June, 1950, rod with those in tae your earrons fiscal year will Le $5.55 404 (4, but that, for the year ending 80th June, 1561, ft will not excood Ure eee are ere ames reform pro} un & oe ve Nye nae of Marea re! ronc’ ae ave made in the expenditures emouating $1.56, anouslly, whieb, however, 4: take Cffect until after the’ commencement of resent ioe OF + yee pulley whica bad 5) lag cou~ admini-t tio. ree of logisiation reovmmended by the Pontmaster-Genarsl, for the relief of the Di ont from Perr nent omierressments, and for restoring tots orwinsl independence, \s deserving of yoar early and earacst consideration. In core uston, I wou'd agala commend ®& the jast liber ity of Gongreas the local interest of the Dis- trict of Columbia Sur ly, the city bowring the name of Wariinarom, and destived, U'rust, for ageato be the capital of our united, tree, end foderaoy, bt ong Claas ou oar JAMES BUCT Washivaton's Ascestey. Back into the shalowy past, sim guadrod years and more, we may look atte, the name of Wasrixctom presented with “honorable mention” in several counties In Kngland, on the records of the field, the church, and the state, ‘They wore generally first rate sgricutarists, and eminently loyal mon when thelr sovereigns were in trouble, In that titae, for Eng. 9 h, ‘tle tet gr two huudred years ago, when « republican aratyy the fathets v of s Fleet» [eoag pttt it Ing CaARiaS the y Wasuzaan ew of the Duke of ny WasuraarcN, a ne, Buckingham, (s observed as Governor of Wor- siege of coster, and Eg phi ohne daring ad three mon Sa tala deartar than the, whes CHanias, a Prince Ly fot was a suitor for the hand of the Infante of ) Wotind @ Wasu- maton attached to = yr Tee loya Jamas Howa.., who fea lppciece- iment in Bleet street |All because of his attech- ment to CHARLES, was in tho trakt of the Prince while at Madrid; and (rom thateity he wrote to his “noble: friend, die Joun Moaru,’ {nu the summer of © Wemaa. Place her among flowers, foster her as s tender plardt, and sbe iv thing of famey, way wardcess, and sometimes Slly—snnoyed by « dewdrop, fre'ted by the touch of abuttertly’s wing, end reudy to faint at the rustle of a beetje; tha yphyrs are too rough, the showers tor heavy, *. the {s overpowered by the perfame of . rose- \t let real come—f0Use Venitivest-ackindla the hice of het heart, mark hor then; how ber beast eelf—how strong Is her the heat of bat her end it. The following quaint compariaoy ts forcibla apd true, It would be well eupyoung mom uae, 1580, would pote the moralcf the terse! passage We th: fay] aowire ® aid 0) beng Ree a a