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Wednesday, February 23, 1859
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.0Z- BEAD THE :NTH' TRETISENENT
The Democratic State Convention for
1859, will meet at Harrisburg on the 16th of
March, at 10 o'clock, A. M., in the Hall of
the House of Representatives.
A HANDsomE PRESENT.—We have received
from Mrs. Harriet Watson, of MeConnells
town, two large heads of cabbage, (consider
ably larger than our own,) for which she will
please accept our thanks.
luntingdon County Legislation
By reference to the abstract of the pro
ceedingsof the Pennsylvania Legislature pub
lished in another column of this day's paper,
it will be seen that there are three measures
of interest to the citizens of this county, be
fore the House of Representatives. These
are, the proposition to attach a part of onr
extreme south-eastern township —Dublin--to
the county of Fulton; to create a bank of is
sue, to be located in this borough,
and to he
called the Huntingdon County Bank t and to
run and mark that portion of the boundary
line between this county and the county of
Muffin, which crcs.ses Kishaeoquillas
These are all subjects of considerable impor
tance to our citizen:, and should receive
proper and seasonable attention.
Pennsylvania Legislature.
[Correspori:mco of The Givbe.]
IIIOND.IY. Feb. 14. SENATE.—Mr. Baldwin offered a rasa.
lotion requesting the State Treasurer to inform the Senate
so nether any demand had been made by hiin on the Penn
sylvania Rail Road Company, for the tonnage tax clue the
Commonwealth for last year. which, under the rule ova 4
laid over. The American - Improvement and Loan Assnci
alien bill, passed the Committee of the Whole. House.—
Petitions presented : for the abolition of the office of
County Superintendent; for a new county to be called
Marion; one from Cambria county for the removal of the
seat of justice from Ebensburg to the bormodi of Wil
mot-a; edit, for a law to require railroad companies to fence
their roads; for a new county to be called Pine; to prevent
negroes and mulattoes from acquiring a residence in the
State; three for the repeal of the tonnage tax; fur a clew
county to be called Lizonier.
TUESDAY. SEN.ITE.--Pray,T by Rev. De Witt, (Presbyte
rian.) Petitions presented: one from citizens. of Minting
don county in regard to certain tax lasts; for a new coun
ty out of parts of 'Venango, Crawford and Warren; for a
new county to be. called Ligonier: one from the members
of the Councils of the city of Philadelphia, and one from
citizens of manufacturing counties, ler the repeal of the
tonnage tax. The bill incorporating the American Im
provement and Loan Company came up on second read
ing, and was lost; yeas S. nays 15. The General Banking
bill was neat considered in Committee of the Whole. It
charge of Mr. Randall, who advocated its passage
and defended its provi ions with much earnestness : I nd
force. Ile ass followed ill debate by it nninber of Senators
no both sides of the quest ln. Before the bill was e n twaiy
considet ad. the Committea rose with permission to ,it
again. liorssa—Prayer by Rev. Cans. of the German Re
formed Church. The bills on the private calendar came
tip and were laid over for a second reading,. During the
afternoon session ii number of said bills were passed final
ly. Tice whole of this day's session was cow-timed in the
consideration of bills of a private and local character.
1.
1 - sanatana Saand, ra.—Prayer by Rev. limy, of the En
glish Lutheran Church. tills were reported: to incorpo
rate tbe Northumberland and Juniata Bail Load Com
pany; relative to Banks, (with a negatise recommenda
tion.) and a number incorporating, passenger railway
cempanies in the city of Philadelphia. also with a negatiVe
recommendation. Bills were read in place as follows, viz:
relative to executors, administrators and guardiauS; a
supplement to the general banking lave; :t simplement to
the act to encourage the manntitcture of iron with coke or
mineral coal; by Mr. Schell, "a supplement to an art to
enable joint tenants, tenants in efill111)011, nod adj•dllillf4
owners of mineral lands, to manage and develop the
gamer also, one to repeal the tonnage tax cm the Penn
sylvania and Harrisburg and Lancaster Railroads. In
presonting this bill. Mr. Schell stated that it was prepared
in his district, and as he was requested to present it, be
did so. as was his duty, but did not wish to be considered
to be favorable to or against it. The (b-octal Banking bill
passed the Committee of the Whole. The bill concerning
turnpike, plank road and bridge coin panics,was fakes up
and passed finally. The afternoon s=cion was consumed
in the consideration and passage of bills of a local nature.
Iforsta—Prayer by Rev. Bartine, of the Methodist Efdsco
pal Church. A joint resolution tl-at both Houses stcould
annourn to-day until neat 'Wednesday. was lost by a. vote
of 32 yeas to 50 nays. The Committee appointed to try
the case of David P. McClean, a sitting member of the
Iron e. whose seat has been contested. made a report that
William H. Matthews is entitled to said McClean 'c seat.—
Mr. Matthews wits then sworn and torch Ids seat as a rep
resentative from the third district of the city of l'hiladel
plata. Local bills—for there scents to be few of any other
character—engaged the attention of the Ifonse up to the
hour of adjournment.
TE11.711811.1Y. Sraniarra—Prayer icy Rev. Bartine, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. A bill was reported, enti
tled '-a supplement to an act. approved JULIO 10. IS3n,
relative to stay of execu liens," with a negative recommen
dation. A bill wa-s read in place for the regulation of the
construction of passenger railways. The resolution offer
ed on Monday, by Mr. Baldwin, requesting the State
Treasurer to inform the Senate whether the Pennsylvania
Rail Road Company had paid the tonnage tax due the
Commonwealth, was so amended as to include all railroad
companies which are subject to the payment of such tax,
and passed. The bill relating to evidence came up on
second reading, and elicited a long, interesting, acid able
discussion. Hot - sc.—Prayer by Bev. Colder. Petitions
presented: two from citizens of Dublin township. Hon
tiugdon county, praying that. said township may be an
nexed to Fulton county; for the new county of Mononga
hela; fel: the new county of Ligonier; one from the county
of Blair, and several from other counties, praying for the
abolition of the office of County Superintendent: ler the
now county of Marion; to change the place of holding
elections in the township of Jackson, in the county of
Uunangdon ; twelve from different portions of the State,
for the repeal of the tonnage tax. The resolution relative
to the final adjournment of the Legislature. fixing the Bth
day of March, was Mien up, and in Committee of the
Whole. the - time was extended to the 11th of March, and
the further consideration of the resolution was postponed
for the present.
Farnar. Saxarra—Prayer by Rev. Miles of the Baptist
Church. Eleven petitions for the repeal of the tonnage
tax were presented. Adjourned until Monday at 3 o'clock.
p. 11. Li:masc.—Prayer by Rev. Castleman. Bills were
reported as follows, viz: relative to void marriages; supple
ment to the act regulating the rate of interest; relative
to perpetuating testimony in certain cases ; relative to
State taxes ; to prevent frauds at elections; to regulate
elections. Bills read in place: to annex a part of Dublin
township, Huntingdon county, to the county of Fulton;
to run and define a part of the boundary line between the
counties of Mifflin and Huntingdon; to incorporate the
Huntingdon County Bank; to change the place of holding
elections in .T:let,Eoa township, Huntingdon county (this
hill was pa sed ;) to repeal all laws taxing money at in
terest; relative to the repeal of the tonnage tax. Ad
journed until Tuesday evening at 7 o'clook
The effort to fix, at this stage of the sessi , in, a day for
the final adjeurnmedt of the Legislature act early as the
15th of March, I cannot denominate anything else than
folly, and I believe was prompted more by a desire to ap
pear in the public prints as urging the early dissolution
of the General Assembly than to despatch the public busi
ness. Members aro now paid a salary of seven hundred]
dollars, and they are not entitled to much credit for affect
ing, an early adjournment when a great portion of the
business of the people remains untouched. The last ses
sion continued until. the 22nd day of April, and there are
now on the file of the Senate, one hundred and seventeen
ribs ttleaca titan there were up to tics same date at the last
session. • dIINIA.B.a.
ratoecnaa - , Feb.r2lsr, 16.7 g.
CORRESPONDENCE OF TILE. GLOBE•
Letter from Neb:aska Territory.
COLUMIII7S, N. T., Feb. 7, 1859
DEAR GLonnt—Surely the time has come,
when we know the seasons only by the-put
ting forth and falling of the leaves. Such
beautiful winter weather I never saw, until
the present time. It has been pleasant even
as May, and as we have no rain in this coun
try during winter, it is rather more agreeable
than Spring. To-day, I had premonitory
symptoms of " Spring fever," but wore the
last vestige of it away in a deer chase. Now
don't expect an invitation, Mr. Globe, to dine
with me to-morrow on venison steak, for the
fun of the chase was my on ly reward. Game is
quite abundant here at present. Buffalo and
Elk are plenty on 'Wood River, about seventy
five miles west of this place. If any of the
Huntingdon sportsmen wish to have some
rare fun, let them try some of the monarchs
of our western prairies. I recollect quite well,
my debut at buffalo hunting. After dinner,
I set out on foot with a friend, in pursuit of
a " short horn"—two greener nimrods, per
haps, never Owuldered rifles, however, what
we lacked in skill m c made up in enthusiasm.
A walk of about four miles brought us with
in close rifle shot of three large buffaloes.—
We soon selected our target—Jack counted
three—and both fired, our game was wound
ed, but to our great surprise, a dozen "huge
critters" that had been lying in the tall grass,
sprang up and squared for a charge; and such
a noise—wa r perhaps it was their martial
music, and for aught I know, it may have
been their National air, but I remember well
it was hideous to my ears, and discretion be
ing the better part of our valor, we laid as
close to " Mother Earth" as possible, in or
der to secrete ourselves from our very good
natured neighbors, who had now almost sur
rounded us. To show our heads above the
grass, would have been as much as to say
"we'll take a born,'' which, just at that time,
and kind, we had no particular desire for.—
Suspense is always cruel, this was torture, like
Laon's dream—
" TWO 11011rn \%llOSe m gh t y Lircie ern . .race more time,
Than mii.dit make grey the ihrant world,
Itoirtl thili a wear' and tuni 11 )U spa c e,"
we escaped, got back to camp, hungry, tired,
and our ardor for buffalo hunting cooled quite
considerably. We told our adventure, which
was a good joke for the old ones. Next day
we returned to the hunt undaunted and with
better success.
Our latest news bring us the intelligence
that Montgomery, the Kansas desperado, has
given himself up to the authorities. I had a
conversation to-day with a gentleman from
Tiansas, who doubts the report. From what
I could learn, Montgomery has been deeply
wronged during the Kansas troubles. He
lived on the Big Blue, where he had a claim
pretty well improved, his house was burned,
his crops destroyed, his wife and three chil
dren in crossing the Weeping Willow, got
wet and so benumbed with cold, that they
were unable to get to a house. They were
found, but it was too late, the vital spark had
fled. My informant told me that a short
time ago, Montgomery had said he had re
venge, and was willing to die.
The emigration to the mines continues.—
Two men passed through here to-day on foot.
They said they had walked five hundred miles
and expeot to reach Cherry Crook about the
middle of March. They were poorly clothed,
but seemed in good spirits. S.
Repeal of the Tonnaze Taz.
On Feb. 16th, Mr. Soholl read the follow
ing bill in place.
Mr. Schell desired to make a statement
previous to reading the following bill in place.
It had been prepared at the request of a num
ber of business men in his district, and he
presented it, in compliance with their request
and his duty as a Senator, without wishing
to be considered as favorable or unfavorable
to it. He desired its publication in the Dai
ly Record ; which, on his motion, was order
ed to be done.
The bill is as follows:
An Act to repeal the tonnage duty or toll on
the Pennsylvania railroad, and on the
Harrisburg, Portsmouth, Mount Joy and
Lancaster railroad, on certain conditions.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
_Muse of Representatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met,
and it ichereby enacted by the. authority of
'Me same, That so much of the acts incorpo
rating the Pennsylvania railroad comytny
and the Harrisburg, Portsmouth, Mount Joy
and Lancaster railroad company, and the sev
eral supplements thereto, as imposes a duty
or toll on the tonnage or freight carried on
and over said railroads be, and the same is
hereby repealed : Provic7eci, That this repeal
of the said tonnage duty or toll on the said
several railroads is hereby made on the ex
press condition that the said several railroad
companies shall, and do, severally and respec
tively, at and during all time from and after
the expiration of thirty days from the passage
of this act, reduce and lesson tneir sever
al and respective tolls and charges, that is to
say, their several and respective present pub
lished and existing winter rates of tolls and
charges, as also their summer rates of tolls
and charges as published and fixed for, and
during the year eighteen hundred and fifty
ei".ht, on allthe local tonnage and freight of
and within this Commonwealth, of every kind
whatsoever, except coal and lumber, carried
on and over their several and respective rail
roads, at least five mills on each ton, and on
any less quantity or weight, proportionately,
for each and every mile the same is so car
ried, below their said several above mentioned
and referred to tolls and charges for and on
the same.
SEc. 2. The said railroad companies are
hereby severally required, in case they, or
either of them, accept of and agree to the
terms and provisions of this act, within thir
ty days from and after the passage of the
same, to give notice to the Governor, in due
and proper manner, and formed so as to be
binding on the said several companies, in
and according to the judgment of the At
torney General of the Commonwealth, wheth-
er they, or either of them, severally, accept of
and agree to the terms and provisions of this
act, on and according to the condition men
tioned and specified in the first section there
of; otherwise and on the failure of said com
panies, or either one or other of them, to
do the same, this act shall not be operative
and in force ; and in case the said companies,
or either of them, shall and do so accept the
terms and provisions of this act, the said com
panies, or company, so accepting the same,
shall, and are hereby required, at the time of
giving notice, as aforesaid, to deliver to him
true, full and correct copies and lists, verified
to be such by the affidavits of either the pres
idents or general superintendents of said com
panies, of the several and respective published
rates of tolls and charges on the local tonnage
and freight of and within this Commanwealth;
of said several companies mentioned and re
ferred to in the first section of this act ;
which said copies and lists shall forthwith be
filed in the office of the Secretary of the Com
monwealth ; and in case either of said compa
nies shall, after so accepting the terms and
provisions of this act, thereafter charge and
receive any greater amount of tolls and char
ges on the said local tonnage and freight of
and within this Commonwealth than is allow
ed to be charged under and according to the
terms and provisions and true intent and mean
ing of this act, any such excess so charged and
received may be recovered by the person or
persons so charged and thereby aggrieved, of
and from either of said companies so of
fending, as debts of like amount may be
recovered in this Commonwealth ; and
copies duly certified by the Secretary of
the Commonwealth, of the lists of tolls
and charges above mentioned, to be filed
as aforesaid, or of either of them, are hereby
declared to be evidence in any suit or proceed
ing in this Commonwealth wherein the same
may be relevant and pertinent to the issue ;
and the expenses or cost of such said certified
copies shall be taxed as part of the costs in
any such suit or proceeding.
SEC. 3. ..The right to repeal this act, and
thereby to restore the imposition of said ton
nage duties and tolls on said companies and
railroads, by any future Legislature of this
Commonwealth, is hereby expressly reserved
in case it shall hereafter be deemed advisable
or proper, or conducive to the public interest
to repeal the same, and thereby again impose
said tonnage duties and toils on said compa
nies and railroads.
Editorial State Convention
A Convention of Editors assembled in the
Hall of the House of Representatives at Har
risburg on Wednesday last, and adjourned
sine die on Thursday evening. Some fifty or
sixty lived Eitors were in attendance. A. 1 17.
Benedict, Esq., of. his place, was admitted to
a scat in the Convention as an ex-Editor.
Morton M'Alichael, Esq., of the Philadel
phia North American, President of the
Convention, on taking the Chair, addressed
the Convention, as follows:
Gentlemen of the Editorial Union.—As the
business topics which require your action
will be presented to you by a committee, to
whom that duty has been especially delega
ted, it is not necessary that I should occupy
your time by any preliminary discussion or
them. It is enough for me to say, in this
connection, that in the conclusions to which
the Convention may come I shall cheerfully
concur, and that I shall earnestly co-operate
in any movements that may be deemed ne
cessary fur the accomplishment of whatever
may be resolved upon.
I congratulate you, gentlemen, upon the
full attendance which marks our present
session. The profession in all parts of the
Commonwealth is largely represented on this
floor. From the margin of the mighty lake
that forms our remotest frontier ; from the
banks of the swelling rivers that unite their
waters near our cherished iron city; from the
borders (1,1 coterminous States ; from the fer
tile valleys that s:retch in rich luxuriance in
all parts of our wide-spread limits ; from the
summits of our loftiest mountains ; from re
gions swarthy with the dust of the mine, of
lurid with the glow of the forge and the flame
of the furnace ; from the vast metropolis that
labors with its thousand sinewed industry,
and heaves with its infinitely varied life,
down near the wending, sea, as well as the
little hamlet struggling into existence in the
newly opened wildernesss ; from the North
and the South, from the East and the West,
we have come here, gentlemen, to the capital
of our own Pennsylvania ; come here while
the representatives of the people are assem
bled fur the discharge of their legislative du
ties ; come here to show our fealty to the hon
orable craft of which we are members, to de
clare our devotion to the good old Common
wealth of which we are citizens.
And, gentlemen, this is a proper time—
here is a proper place for our meeting, fur we
too, are representatives of the people—rep
resentatives holding commissions not less hon
orable, exercising functions not- less impor
ant charged with obligations not less weigh
ty, and subject to responsibilities not less
grave, than those who, by virtue of popular
election, occupy seats in this and the ad
joining chamber. In the best and most sig
nificant sense we constitute an elective body.
There is no one of us, however narrow may
be his sphere of operation, who does not
speak for a constituency by whom he has
been adopted as their exponent—a constitu
ency which holds him to an account as strict,
requires from his service as ample, canvasses
his conduct with a freedom as absolute, and
pronounces judgment upon it with a decision
as stern as are ever applied to or exacted from
any Senator or Representative of them all.—
Indeed, gentlemen, it may be said, without
disparagement to others, that just in propor
tion as we arc chosen primarily not by an
discriminate our accidental favor, and are
maintained in our relations by a continuing
preference which does not depend upon the
good or ill-will of mere partisans, but has-its
foundation upon the broader basis of recogni
7,ed usefulness,—just in that proportion we
may claim that ours is a superior mission.—
And, while it is true that, in the direct set
tlement of public affairs through delegated
authority, we have no vote, it is also true
that we have to make, embody, or at least,
express, the public sentiment, without the en
dorsement of which, voting would be an idle
form ; and thus, if in the formation of the
laws, we have -no direct personal participa
tion, to us is assigned the higher duty of sub
sequent revision and ultimate adjudication.
The office we fill, gentlemen, is truly one
of lofty and imposing character. It is an of
fice which if rightly appreciated confers dig
nity on its possossor, if rightly administered
it is a fruitful source of good to the commu
nity. When guided by just principles and
directed to salutary ends, the power use ex
ercise, like the generous sunshine, diffuses
greatful warmth and light, and at once in
vigorates and refreshes ; when controlled by
evil motives, and perverted to base purposes,
like the noxioua c,-4.halations from twilight
marshes, it induces moral gloom and pesti
lence and death. It becomes us then, gentle
men, to look well to our conduct. It becomes
us to keep steadily, before us the consequen
ces of our acts. It becomes us to see that
we do not mislead from ignorance those who
look to us for information ; or corrupt by
false teaching those who accept from us les
sons of morality. And as we exercise the
functions of apostles—as we preach to others
a gospel we would have them adopt—as we
denounce woe to those who sin—as we would
be a terror to evil doers, and a praise to them
that do well, let us take care that we do not
fall below the standard we prescribe; that we
keep our own hands clean and our own hearts
pure, and our own consciences undefiled.—
And above all, as we desire to enforce res
pect from others let us respect ourselves—let
us respect our calling—let us 'respect our
brethren—let us respect our common human
ity—let us respect our immortal destiny. In
all the controversies which circumstances may
compel between us, let us bear in mind that
just as we depreciate each other the world
will depreciate us ; that foul epithets, like
other filth, soil those by whom they are east
not less than those at whom they are thrown ;
and that those who wilfully degrade them
selves cannot hope to be elevated by any.—
And in our editorial combats let us be gov
erned by the spirit of the gallant knight, rath
er than that of the brutal prize fighter—that
even when the contest is a l' oulrance the tru
est chivalry is blended with the highest cour
tesy and if, as may sometimes be inevitable,
we are compelled to sacrifice an offending
cotemporary, let us
Carve him as a faast fit for the gods,
Not hew him liken carcass fit for hounds
Gentlemen, I am happy to be here with you.
I am proud of the distinction you have con
ferred upon me, by elevating me to this chair ;
and now in calling the convention to order,
have again to express an earnest hope that all
its deliberations may tend to the good of our
whole profession and that its results may re
dound to the glory and prosperity of our
State.
Col. Tate moved that the Secretary call over
the roll of officers of the association ; which
was agreed to.
Governor Packer having been invited 4o
take a seat in the Convention, appeared and
was introduced by the Chair, when the Gov
ernor addressed the Convention as follows :
MR. PRESIDENT AND - BROTHER EDITORS :
Your worthy President has done me too much
honor, certainly. When I was invited to
take a seat among my brother editors—fur I
am proud to call myself still an editor, al
though it is a lon ~ time, some fifteen years,
since I have had anything to do with the
publication of a newspaper—l did npt ex
pect to be thus specially honored. Nearly
forty years ago, I entered a printing office,
when I was a small boy. I went through all
the grades, from the lowest printer's appren
tice, to that of the conductor of a public
journal, and I published a paper for some
fifteen or twenty years. I certainly did not
distinguish myself as an editor, as my friend
on my left has done, although I believe he
never was a practical printer.
The PRESIDENT :- - 1. have never had that
honor, and I am very sorry that I had not.
Gov. PACKER :--Brother Editors: it is the
highest honor that has ever been conferred
upon me, and I look back to it with pleasure.
I passed through the poor boy's college, in
making my way through life. My first place
was that in which many of the editors here
present have made their first appearance.—
Printers and Editors have a right to be proud
of their art. I need not say to you, my fel
low-citizens, that I did not come here to make
a speech, because you will learn that before
lam through. Printers, I say, have a right
to be proud of their art. Cast your eyes
back for a few centuries when they were no
printers, and you will find that the whole
world was enveloped in darkness, and that
to be a poor man was to be a serf and a slave.
Now, civilization, and the arts and sciences,
march behind the printing press. Wherever
you send your army, the most potent ma
chine that goes with that army, more for
midable than the cannon, more terrible than
the sword, is - the printing press that is car
ried with it; every platoon contains a prin
ter, and in every battle that has been fought
on this continent, the printers have not only
done their part with the sword, but with the
printing press ; and to-day the printing press
is most feared by the tyrants of this world—
for it is the tyrant's foe and the people's
friend. The printing press is more feared
this day, among the old rotten aristocracy of
Europe, than all the armies of the world.—
What is it that Louis Napoleon most fears ?
If two hundred thousand resolute soldiers
were to appear at Paris to-morrow, they would
not alarm him half so much as the news that
two hundred thousand newspapers, containing
the true record of his government, had been
circulated within the city of Paris. Only four
hundred years ago there were no printing
presses. Contrast that period with the pres
ent, and see the advancement that has been
made in all the elements of greatness. how
do you account for it? Do you think at this
day there is more patriotism, that the country
is more enlightened since the invention of the
printing press? Certainly not, it is that the
sheets that come from off the toiling printing
presses enlighten the world; and in enlight
ening the millions, you promote their welfare
and comfort.
MR. PRESIDENT :-I do not come as I said
before, to make a speech. I thank my broth
er editors for doing me the honor of . inviting
me here—l thank you from the bottom of my
heart. Whatever affects the printer, affects
me, for I feel myself a printer. Whatever
affects an editor, affects me, for I have been
myself an editor. I again thank you gen
tlemen, for the honor you have conferred on
me.
Oregon Admitted.---Demonstrations in
Washington.
[From the Wruhiug,ton Union, 13th.)
As soon as it was noised abroad last even
ing, that another State had been admitted
into the Union, that Oregon had taken her
place among the sisters of the Confederacy,
it was resolved to celebrate the event in a
fitting manner. • About half-past nine a large
concourse of citizens, headed by the full
Marine band, marched to Brown's Hotel.—
After several stirring airs had been °scouted
by the band, Governor Stevens, of Washing
ton Territory, appeared upon the balcony
and briefly introduced to the assemblage Gen.
Joseph Lane, Senator elect from the State of
Oregon, who addressed them in a few pithy
remarks.
He said that ho regarded the action of to
day, as a great national blessing, every way
calculated to strengthen the bonds of Union
among the several States. A bulwark had
to-day been raised on the shores of the Pacific
against foreign invaders, and a fresh assu-
ranee had been given of the perpetuity of
the Union. Oregon had been settled by the
hardy and enterprising from every section of
the country ; and he trusted and believed
that her suns would recognise no North, no
South, no East, no West in the fulfillment of
their duties as citizens of the whole Union.
Gen. Lane then thanked them for the pleasing
compliment they had seen fit to pay him, and
retired.
He was succeeded by D. W. Voorhees, Esq.,
United States District Attorney fur the State
of Indiana; Hon. M. H. Nichols, of Ohio ;
Senator Green of Missouri ; Hon. Chas. L.
Scott, of California ; Hon. John Letcher, of
Virginia, and others, who made short con
gratulatory speeches, which was received with
great enthusiasm by the crowd.
A procession was then formed, and the
line of march taken up for the White House,
and the whole space in front of the porch
was speedily filled by an immense throng._
The President, in response to long and re
peated calls, appeared at a window.
He presumed, he said, from this handsome
demonstration, that the Oregon bill had pas
sed. It had not yet come to him ; but when
it did he rather thought that he should not
veto it. He sincerely congratulated them
upon the advent of another sovereign State
into the glorious confederacy of republics—.
a State, too, situated on the very shares of
the Pacific, favored with a fine climate, •an
exuberant soil, and filled with tried and no
ble Democrats. The elevation of General
Lane, who had proved himself a gallant sol
dier, in war, and a true statesman in peace,
was also a fit subject for rejoicing. It was
an honor that he had fairly deserved by his
exertions to bring this new State into the
Union. Expansions was in future the policy
of our country • cowards alone feared and
opposed it. Thanking them for the honor
paid him, Mr. Buchanan concluded by call
ing for Yankee Doodle, which was admirably
performed by the Marine Band.
Prom the Executive Mansion the procession
marched to the residence of Hon. Eli Thayer,
of Massachusetts. Mr. Thayer thanked them
for the honor so unexpectedly conferred upon
him by the visit. They were celebrating the
birth of a new and sovereign State: The
part which he had contributed to this result
had been in accordance with his convictions
of duty, without hopes of approbation or fear
of condemnation. /To rejoiced with those
before him, and welcomed to our embrace
those pioneers of our national progress, not
as aliens or strangers, but as friends and
brothers, "bone of our bone and flesh of our
flesh." Another pledge have we now of the
permanency of this Union ; for having firmly
bound to the Republic our remotest posses
sions, we have hemmed in and secured all in
termediate parts of our national domain.—
lie had no great respect for assurances of
the permanency of this Union.• The Union
is and will be ! It is not a thing to be advo
cated and argued for, but a thing fixed, set
tled and determined. After some fur titer re
marks, lie closed by again thanking them,
and, with the best wishes for Oregon and the
Republic, he bade them good-night.
Crossing the avenue to Willard's Hotel,
Mr. Comins was loudly called for, and was
greeted with cheers as he appeared on the
balcony. He said that they had taken him
by surprise, and he thanked them for the un
expected compliments. Regarding Oregon
as one of the oldest of the Territories, com
ing with a regularly formed Constitution, lie
had deemed it his duty to bid her wel
come. The new State had presented herself
at the door of the Union—should it have been
closed against her? Should she have been
shut out or bid to come in ? Regarding the
admission of new States in no party light, he
rejoiced that it was his plea'ure, as well as
his privilege, to contribute to the vote which
had added another star to the glorious con
stellation of States. Again returning his
thanks for the honor conferred, he bade the
party good-Tiight.
Upon arriving at the residence of Mr. Orr,
Speaker of the House of Representatives, it
was announced that he had retired fur the
night, and that he appreciated the honor con
ferred upon him by the visit of his fellow-cit
izens. Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, though
loudly called for, was unable to respond, in
consequence of the fatigue incident to his
labors in behalf of the very result which had
caused such general rejoicing in the metrop
olis of the Union. Mr. Smith, of Tennessee,
speaking for Mr. Stephens, returned thanks
fur the compliment tendered to him. lle
hoped that the event of the day would re
dound to the honor and interest of the coun
try, as he was satisfied that it would.
lion. J. C. Breckenridge, Vice President
of the United States, responded briefly but
happily. It did not amount to much in the
United Statesto admit a new State, for that
was done every year or two, and they expec
ted to continue to do it, until we have a
whole hemisphere dotted over with new
States from the Polar seas to the tropics.—
He confessed that- he felt a deep interest in
this question, in his limited sphere, and when
ever he could he gave the bill a push. He
did not doubt that the President would sign
the bill on Monday next, and he expected
then to swear both Senators in to stand by
the Constitution, Being called upon to say
something about Cuba, lie remarked that we
talked too much and did too little. When
England wished to do a thing, she did it and
talked afterwards. If the Island of Cuba,
instead of being placed at the mouth of the
Gulf of Mexico, laid at the opening of the
English Channel, England would take it in
ten days. He was in favor of the acquisi
tion of Cuba. He would not rob for it, but
he would act with any portion of -his fellow
citizens in using all honorable means to ac
quire it.
Mr. Stevenson, of Kentucky, also responded
to the call made upon him, and congratulated
his hearers upon the admission of a new star
to the confederacy. Kentucky would rejoice
at this, as she was one of the first that had
been admitted, and was now nearly the cen
tre of the confederacy. He expressed his
belief that the Union would not be dissolved,
and felt satisfied that Oregon would ever be
true to it and the Consitution.
The procession moved on, and the hand
kept up a lively air, but the lateness of the
hour compelled our reporter to leave it.
gwr- The 22d, during the day-time, and up
to the hour of going to press, passed otTwith
out any very great-enthusiasm or patriotism.
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ERAL SEWS, &C.
Important Message from the President---
Protection to the Lives and Property
of Our Citizens Abroad.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—The President to
day transmitted the following Message to
Congress :
To the Senate and House of Relvesentatives :
The brief period which remains of your
present session, and the great urgency and
importance of legislative action before its ter
mination for the protection of American ciu
zens and their property whilst in transit
across the Isthmus routes between our Atlan
tic and Pacific possessions, render it my duty
ag,ain to recall this subject to your notice.
I have heretofore presented it in my An ,
nual Messages, both of December, 1857, and
December, 1858, to which I beg leave to re ,
for. In the latter, I state that the. Executive
Government of this country, in its intercourse
with foreign nations; is limited to the em
ployment of diplomacy alone. When. this
fails, it can proceed further. It cannot le
gitimately resort to force without the direct
authority of Congress, except in resisting and
repelling hostile attacks. It would have no
authority to enter the territories of Nicara
gua, even to prevent the destruction of the
transit, and protect the lives and property of
our own citizens on their passage. It is true,
on a sudden emergency of this character, the
President would direct any
. armed force in
the vicinity to march to their relief, but in
doing this he would act upon his own respon
sibility. Under these circumstances I earn
estly recommend to Congress the passage of
an net authorizing the President, under such
restrictions as they may deem proper, to em
ploy the land and naval forces of the, United
States in preventing the transit from being
obstructed or closed by lawless violence, and
in protecting the lives and property of Amer
ican citizens traveling thereupon, requiring
at the same time that these forces shall be
withdrawn the moment the danger shall have
passed away. Without such a provision,
our citizens will be constantly, exposed to in
terference in their progress and to lawless
violence. A similar necessity exists for the
passage of such an act for the protection of
Panama and the Tehuantepee routes.
Another subject equally important, com
manded the attention of the Senate at the last
session of Congress. The Republics south
of the United States on this continent, have
unfortunately been frequently in a state of
revolution and civil war ever since they
achieved their independence. As one or the
other party has prevailed and obtained pos
session of the ports open to foreign commerce,
they have seized and confiscated American
vessels and their cargoes in an arbitrary and
lawless manner, and exacted money from
American citizens by fixed loans and other
violent proceedings to enable them to carry
on hostilities. The Executive governments of
Great Britain, France and other countries,
possessing the war-making power, can prompt
ly employ the necessary means to enforce im
mediate redress for similar outrages upon
their subjects. Not so with the Executive
Government of the United States. If the
President orders a vessel of war to any of
these ports to demand prompt redress for
ontragesi committed, the offending parties
are \ vell aware that in •case of refusal the
commander could do no more than remon
strate. lie o.an resort to no hostile act. The
' question must then be referred to diplomacy,
and in many eases adequate redress can nev
er be obtained. Thus Ameriaan citizens are
deprived of the same protection under the flag
of their coun try which the sultjects of other na
tions enjoy. The remedy for this state of
things can only be supplied by Congress,
since the Constitution has confided to that
body alone the power to make war. Without
the authority of Congress the Executive can
not lawfully direct any force, however near
it may be to the scene of difficulty to enter the
territory of Mexico, Nicaragua or new Gre
nada, fur the purpose of defendinr , the per
sons and property of American citizens,
even though they may be violently assailed
whilst passing in peaceable transit over the
Tehuantepec, Nicaragua or Panama routes.
lie cannot, without transcending the Constitu
tional powers, direct a gun to be fired into a
port or land a seaman or marine to protect
the lives of our countrymen on shore or to
obtain redress for an outrage on their proper
ty. The banditti which invest our neighbor
ing Republic of Mexico, always claiming to
belong to one or the other of the hostile par
ties, might make a sudden descent on Vera
Cruz or the Tehuantepec route, and he would
have no power to employ the force on ship
board in the vicinity, for their relief, either
to prevent the plunder of our merchants or
the destruction of the Transit.
In reference to countries where the local
authorities are strong enough to enforce the
laws, the difficulty here indicated can seldom
happen ; but where this is riot the ease, and
the local authorities do not possess the phys
ical power, even if they possess the will, to
protect our citizens within their limits, re
cent experience has shown that the American
Executive should itself be authorized to ren
' der this protection. Such a grant of author
ity thus limited in its extent, could in no just
sense be regarded as a transfer of the war
making power to the Executive, but only as
an approprSste exercise of that power by the
body to whom it exclusively belongs. The
riot at Panama, in 1856, in which a great
number of our citizens lost their lives, fur
nishes a pointed illustration of the necessity
which may arise for the exertion of this au
thority. I therefore earnestly recommend to
Congress, on whom the responsibility exclu
sively rests, to pass a law before their ad
journment conferring on the President the
power to protect the lives and property of
American citizens in the cases which I have
indicated, under such restrictions and ccndi
tons as they may deem advisable. The knowl
edge that such a law exists would of itself go far
to prevent the outrages which it is intended to
redress, and render the employment of force
unnecessary: Without this the President of
theLjnited States may be placed in a painful
position before the meeting of the next Con
gress. In the present disturbed condition of
Mexico, and one or more of the other Repub -
lies South of us, no person can foresee what
occurrences may take place before that peri
od. In case of emergency, our citizens_ see
ing that they do not enjoy the same protec
tion with subjects of European governments,
will have just cause to complain. On the
other hand, should the Executive interfere,
and especially should the result prove disas
trous and valuable lives belost,he might subject
himselfhto severe censure for having assumed
a power not conceded to him by the Constitu
tion, It is to guard against this contingen
cy that I now appeal to Congress.
Having thus recommended to Congress a
measure I deem necessary and expedient for
the interest and honor of the country, I leave
the whole subject to their wisdom and discs° ,
tion. :TAMES BI TO lIANAN.