Glorias, except California. Tho superintendent em ployed. to make the enumeration in that Stale has riot yet made hie full, report, from causes, as ho al leges, beyond hie control. This failure is much to be regretted, as it has prbvontdd the Sccrotßry'of the Interior from making the decennial oppo rtiohmont of representatives among tho States, as required by the act approved May 29} 1860. It Is hoped, how -over, that (ho .returns will soon be received, and ho time will* then’bo lost in making tllo necessary; ap- portionment, and transmuting the certificates requir ed'bvlhw. i The Superintendent of tho SevonlhCcnsus is dili- gently employed, under (ho direction of the Secretary of iHeTnteHor, in classifying and arranging, In tabu- Ur lttUietlcnl information derived from the return.fLof tho marshals, and it is believed tliat whetflKS vfbrk shall' bo completed,, it will exhibit a mote perfect view of the population, wealth, occupa tions, and social condition of a great country, than hasOTtrbeen presented'to the world: Tho value of eachiAiWdrJtf as the basis of enlightened, legislation} be ovep-calknated; and X earnestly hopo (halt&Otogrdss wiiMosa no (imo in making (ho appro- priklioos’cnecessary to complete (ho classifications, andUb publish ilie results in a style worthy of. the subject and of our national character,' i uniform fee bill, prescribing the eoxnpehiatibn to be allowed district attorneys, clerks, xaafetials, arid commissioners in civil and criminal' of much vexation, injustice, and codttihiht:';! would recommend athoroUgh revision of tjha'laws .upon (ho 'whole" subject, and the adoption of aHthtiTof fees which, as fat as practicable,"should bo uniform, ,and .prescribe a specific compensation for"[rive ryiemco Which the officer may bo required , to subject will bo folly presented in Ibel jOr.b.Secretary,ofllie Interior. annual message T gave briefly my roa sonjior-frelioviDg',‘ttiat you possessed the ,cons(ilu> tlOpal power to, improve the-harbors ol -our great and (he navigation ofout prtnei* pal ond recommended, that appropriations made .for, completing such works as had .already \>eon commenced, and for commencing such others-as might seem .to tho Wisdom of Congress to be of ;publlc and general " importance. Without re* peatiog (ho reasons then-urged, I deOm* it ray duty agomto.csUiyour attention to this important subject. Th* works on many of Hie harbors wore led in on unfinished "tale; and consequently exposed to (bo action of the elements, which is fust destroysng litanr, of lives and vast amounts of property, trP'anhuilly lost for want of safe and convenient harbors'on'the Jakes. None but those who havb been ezposed to that dangeious navigation can fatly appreciate 1 (hb’importance of this" subject. The" whole northwest appeals to you for relief, and I IruitHheir dppqal will receive due consideration .at , yotlr hands. ‘ !i The sabre is in a measure true in regard to. somo of harbors and inlets on the scacoast. - navigation of our largo rivers is Our settlements are now ox toncling tb.iho sources of the great livers which emp ty into," and form a part of tho Mississippi, and the value of the public lands in thoso regions would be greatly.enhanced by freeing, the navigation of those watera from, obstructions,. In view, therefore, of this great interest, I deem it my duty again to urge upon Congress Ip make such appropriations for these improvements as they tnoy deem necessary. > The survey of tho Delta of tho Mississippi, with a visW/to.Uio-,prevention of.tho overflows that have! proved so disaslrous to that region of country, have! beon neatiy . completed, and tho reports thereof are! new ln-courts of preparation, and will shortly bel laid'beftrie you; ’ * I .The protection of our southwestern frontier, and of'thb adjacent Mexican States, against tho Indian"! tribes ;withinourborder, has claimed my .carnestl arid’ constant attention. Congress having failed, at; the tast session, to adopt my recommendation that an additional regiment-of mounted men specially I adapted" to that service should be raisedall that re .mftlm&l tb'tie done was to mnko the best ustfof tho mtsWat my disposal. Accordingly, at! the troops adhptisJ to that service that could property btf spared fWirJ'blhur quarters have been, concentrated on'tho fronifcr/nnd officers of high reputation selected to commandthcm. . A now arrangement of (he milito ry prists hos also been made, whereby thb troops are brought nearer to the Mexican frontier arid to the tribes Ufyy ore intended to'overawe. Sufficient lime has not yet elaprcd to realise all the he'nepls ibai ate expected to result from thoso arrangements, but I have every reason to hope that * K-jfl-T* "!~ I V -*•- ‘ L - : - ; Ji “o tipni... Tup. nature of tho country, which furnishes litllo ‘lpr’. the support of an army and abounds in places of refuge , and concealment, is remarkably wpU adapted.lo this predatory warfare ; and wo con scarcely hope that any militory force, combined with thegreatest vigilance, can entirely suppress it. ißy .the treaty- of. Guadalupe Hidalgo, we ore bqimd' to. protect tho.territory of Mexico against the incupuone of Iho.eavogo tribes within our border 'with .equal diligence end energy* as if the same were madewitbin our territory or against our citi zens. < I have endeavored to Comply, ns far as pos sible, with this provision of tho treaty. Orders hove been given to the'officers commanding on that.fron tier to ooniridor the Mexican territory and Us in hub itanls as equally with our own entitled to their pro tection; and ' (o> make nil (heir plans and arrange ments with a view to tho attainment of this object. Instructions have olso been given to the Indian crimibisszonerrand agents among these tribes, in all (Coptics, to make tho clauses designed for tho protec tion of ou'rbwn citizens apply also to thoso of Mox xco. 1 I have tip icnson to doubt that these instruc tions have boon fully carried into effect. Neverthe less. It Is probable that, in spite of all our efforts, some of (bo neighboring States of Mexico may have suffered, as our own have, from depredations-by the Indiana*., i, ~Tp iho difficulties of defending our own terri tory, as above mentioned, ore auperadded, in do fending that of. Mexico, those that ariso from its remoteness, from the fact that we have no right to station:our troops within hor limits, and that there is no efficient military force pn tho Mexican side to co-operate with our own. So long as this shall continue to be the case, tho number and activity ofour troops will rather increase than diminish the evU>ao Hie Tndianswill naturally turn towards that country whore they encounter the toast resis tance. I ,' Yot those troops are necessary to subdue tfiem,'aqd to compel them to' make and observe treaties. Until this shall have been done, neither country will enjoy any security from their attacks. . Thp Indiana in California, who had previously | appeared.of a peaceable character, and disposed to cultivate the friendship of tho whiles, have re cently committed several apis of hostility. As a hsrge portion of tho reinforcements sent (6 the Mexican frontier were drawn from (ho Facifio, tho military forco now stationed tltore is considered entirely inadequate toils defence, ft cannot be increased, however, without nn increase of the army; and I again recommend that measure as indispensable to the protection of tho frontier. 1 invite your attention to the suggestions on this subject, and on others connected with this Depart ment,' in tho report of tho Secretary of" War. .The appropriations for tho support of tho army (TaHßg (no current fiscal yoar ending 30(h Juno next, wore reduced far below the estimate sub mjupd hy jhe Department. Tho consequence of Hilp <M rpduoilon is a 'considerable deficiency,, to, whjoh.l invitoypurearly miontlon. 'J’he expenditures of (hat Department, for the year ending SOth Juno last, wore S9,OOO,*JCB 68. The minutes for (ho year commencing Ist July nsxisritl ending Juno 30,1853, are 87,808,776 H3 1 • show]ng a reduellon of 81,101,J0d 75. The Board of Commissioners, to whom the management of tho affairs of tho Military Asylum crofted by (ho act of tho 3d March last was en trusted; have aoiooted a situ for the establishment pf.pa Asylum in tho vicinity of this city, which has been approved by mo, subject to the produc tion bfo satisfactory title, •Tbo report of tho Secretary of tho Navy wilt Oxhlbil tho,condition of (he public service under tho supervision of tho Department. Oiir naval foroo ettoat during tho present year has been oo tlyelyand usefully employed in giving protection to Pur wldoly-extorided and increasing commerce and interests in the various quarters of tho globe, and our flag has every whom afforded tho security arid recojvod tho respect Inspired hy the justiue and liberality of our intercourse, and tho dignity and power .of the nation. 7,‘Tlift. expedition commanded by Uoutnnanl Do Haven, despatched in snuroh.of tho Uiitish com mander, Sir John Franklin, and his companions in the Artio Srnß, rolurnetl to New York in the month of October,.after having undergone groat peril and euirering from an unknown. e[nd danger* 0119 navigation and the rigors of n northern climate without any/satisfactory information of.lho objects of their search, jiul • with new. contributions to' science nnd navigation from the unfrequented po lar.regions, ; TliOibnicore-and men of-the expfeili-. lion, having bech',all volunteers;for this service, and'having so co'ndncled U as to meet the' entire approbation of the Government, it is;, suggested,’ as Qnact of grace and' generosity that the. sarite nliowances of extra pay and emoluments bo extern ded to them that were rnado to the officers and.men of like rating in the lalo exploring expedition to Vbe Souvh Seas. I earnestly recommend to your attention the no ecssity of reorganizing’ tiie Naval Establishment, apportioning and fixing .the number of officers in Jcach grade, providing some mode of promotion to I (ho.higher grades of.lho,navy, having reference to merlrond capacity, rather than seniority ordate'of entry Into the and for retiring from, tho effective list upon reduced pay thdeo who may bo incompetent to tho performance of. active ,duiy./ , As a measure of economy as well os of efficiency 1 in this arm of .the 1 service, thd provision last men tioned is eminently worthy of your consideration. The determination of the question of relative rank between the sea officers anil - civil officers of the navy, and between officers of the army and. navy, inthe various grades of eSoh, will also mer it your attention. Tho failure to provide any sub stitute, when corporal punishment was abolished for offences In the 1 navy, has occasioned’ the con vening of numerousooufis-marlial upon tho arrival of vessels in port, and is believed to have had an injurious effect upon (he. discipline and.efficiency of (he service. ' To moderate punishment from one Sadc to anothcr iB among the humane reforms of e age; but to abolish one of severity, which ap plied so generally to offences on ship-board, and provide nothing in. its stead, is.to suppose a pro gress of’ improvement in every individual among seamen which is not assumed by the Legislature in respect to any other class of men. It is hoped that Congress, in the ample opportunity afforded by the present session, will thoroughly investigate this important subject, and establish such modes of determining guilt, and such gradations of' pun lahment art are consistent with Humanity , and the personal rights of individuals, and at the same time shall ensure.the most energetic and fcffroient performance of duty and the suppression of crime in oar ships of war* . ‘ Tho alone dock in the navy yard,-at New YorUi which was ten years in process of. construction, has been so far finished as to be surrenderee} up to the authorities, pf tho yard. The dry dock at Philadelphia is. reported as completed, and is ex pected soon to be tested and delivered over to the agents of .tho Government. That at Portsmouth, 1 New Hampshire, is also nearly ready forfielive -1 ry ; and a contract has been concluded, agreeably to the act of Congress at Us last, session, fora floating sectional dock on (he Bay of San Francis-1 co. 1 invite youratlenllon lb the recommendation of the Department touching tho 'establishment of a navy yard in conjunction with this dock on the Pacific. Such a station is highly necessary to the convenience,and effectiveness of our fleet in that ocean, which roust be expected to increase with the growth of commerce,, arid the rapid ex tension of our whale fisheries over its waters. Tlio naval Academy at Annapolis* under a re vised and Improved system of regulations, .now affords opportunities of education and instruction 1 to the pupils quUeeqaal, it is believed; for profes sional Improvement, to those enjoyed by the ca dets in the Military Academy. A largo class of acting midshipmen was received at tho commence ment of the last academic term, and a practice ship has been attached to tho Institution, to afford the amplest means for regular, instruction in sea manship, ns'well as for cruises during' tho vaca tions of three or foot 1 months In each year. Tho'advantages of science in nautical affairs have rarely been more strikingly illustrated than in the fact slated in, the report of ilroNavy Depart ment, that, by means of the wind and current charts, projected and prepared by Lieutenant Maury, the Superintendent of tho Naval Obscrva- 1 tory, the passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific ports of our country has been shortened by about or, sie elfimates tor the support of the Navy hnd Marine Corps (hoensuing fiscal year will be found 1 to be $5,856,47*3 10, tho estimates for tho current year being $5,000,621, The estimates for special objects under the con trol of this Department amount to $8,081,220 89, [against $2,210,080 for (lie present year, tho in crease being occasioned by tho additional mall service on tho Pacific coast and the construction of the dock in California, authorized by tho last session of Congress, and some slight additions under-the head of improvements mid repairs in navy yards, buildings and machinery. 1 deem it Of much importance to a just econo my, and a correct understanding of naval expendi tures, that there should bo an entire .separation of the appropriations for the support of the naval service proper from those for permancntimprove-l mcnls at navy yards and stations, and from ocean 1 steam mail service, and other special objects as-l signed to the supervision of this Department. 1 The report of the Postmaster General, herewith communicated, presents.an interesting view of the progress operations, and condition of lua Depart ment. At (ho close of tho hist fisool year, (ho lon<r(h oi mail routes within (he United Slates was 190,200 miles ; (ho annual transportations (hereon 52,272,- 253 miloa; ami (he annual cost of such (ransoorta* 1i0n<53,491,751. Tho length of the foreign mail routes is estima ted at 18,349 mites, and (he annual transportation thcroon at 015.20 G miles. Tho nnmtnl cost of this service is $1,473,187, of which $148,037 is paid by tho Post Offlfco Department, and $1,023,050 is paid through tho Navy Department. . Tito annual transportation within tho U- Slates (excluding tho service In California and Oregon, which is now for the first time, reported and em braced in liiotabularstatemcnisorthe Department) exceeds that of the proceeding year 0,102,835 miles, ol an incrcatcd cost of $517,110. Thowholonnmbnrof post offices in tho 1/nllnd Slates, on the 30th day of Juno last, was 10,790, There were 1,098 poet offices established’, and 350 discontinued, during the year, • . The gross revenues of tho Department for lire fiscal’year, Including the appropriations for the franked matter of Congress, of (ho Departments, and officers of (Jumnmenl, and excluding tho foreign postages, collected for and payable to, tho British post office, amounted to $0,737,860 78. Tho expenditure for the snmo period (excluding paid under an award of (hu Auditor, ta pursuance of a resolution of the last Congress, , for mail survlco on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers I in 1633 and 1833, and (ho amount paid to the Brit ish post office for foreign postages collected for and payable (o that office) amounied'to $0,024,500 70; leaving a balance of revenue over (ho proper ex penditures of (ho year of $703,290 99. The receipts for postages during the year (ex cluding UiO'foreign postages collected *for mid j payable to (ho British post office) amounted to $6,- j 3-10,747 01, being an Increase of $907,010 79 or 1 18,05.100 per cent, over \W like rcclpls for the proceeding year. | The reduction of postage, under tho net ofj March laSt,did‘nol toko effect until the commence* ] ment of the present fiscal year. The accounts! for the Oral quarter, under tho operation of the ro-1 duccd rates, will not bo settled before. January! next; and no rcllnb)o ealiliiotts of the receipts 1 for the present year can yet bo made. It is bo-1 liovod, liowovcr, that they will foil far shorl of those of the lust year. Tho surplus of tho revenues I on hand is, however, so large that no further appro-! priation from tho treasury,in aid of the revenues! of the Department, Is required for the ourront fis- 1 cal year; but an additional appropriation for tho year ending Juno 30, 1853, will probably bo found necessary when the receipts of the first two qunr* ters of tho fiscal year nro fully ascertained. In his last annual report the Postmaster Conor-, al recommended a reduction ’of post.igo to rates which ho deemed as low ns Oould ho-prudonlly adopted, unless Congress was prepared to appro* priMq front tho treasury, fur tho support of the Do* partment, a sum more than equivalent to (lie mail jservices performed by It fur the Government. The recommendations, of (ho Postmaster General, in re aped lb letter pottage, except on leltora from nml to 1 California nml Oregon, Were substantially adopted i by the last Congress, lie. now recommends adher-1 once to the present letter rales, end advices -against 1 a further reduction until juslificd by lha revenues of 1 (lie Department. . • • 1 , that (lie rstpi of postage on 1 printediinallor bo bo revised as to.render (hem more | simple,‘and more uniform In llioir operation upon’ oil classes of printed matter. I submit the recoin-1 mendolions-of the report to your favorable, consid eration. , f Tho public statutes of tho United Stales have now been accumulating fur more than sixty years, and* Interspersed with-private W6ls, nfo I ‘scattered through numerous volumes, and, from the.dost of tho wliote,- huyo become almost inaccessible to'the groat mass of (lio community. They also ‘exhibit much of the* Incongruity and imperfection of hasty legis lotion; ' As it seem* to be generally conceded that there is noi*‘common Jaw. M.of the United Stales to supply Ilia defects.of their' legislation, it is most im. porlont pitot, that legislation should-bo as perfect as possible defining every power,intended to bo confer red,-every crime intended to. bo' made punishable, arid prescribing the punishment to’be indicted.! In addition to some parliculancases spoken of more at length, the whole criminal code is now.' lamentably defective. Some faffbnccs are imperfectly described,' and others ore entirety omitted; so that flagrant crimes may bo committed with impunity. Tho scald of punishment is not in all cases gradu ilcd accord ing to tho degree and nature- of tho offence, and is often rendered more unequal by tho different m'odca of imprisonment,-or penitentiary confinement, in, tho different Stales. , . i . . Many .laws of, a permanent character have.been introduced into appropriation bills, aud it, is often difficult to,determine whether.tho particular clause . expires with the temporary act of which it is a part, or continues in force. It has also frequently hap-; pened that enactments and. provisions of law have been introduced into bills,;with; tho title or general subjecl.of which they have little or or relation. In tills mode of legislation so - many enactments have.been.heaped upon each ;ot|)or, and often with but lUllo.consideration, that, in many in stances; it is difficult to search out and determine what is the law. , Tlio Government of. Hie United Stales 'to emphat ically o government of written laws. Tlio statutes should, therefore, as far os practicable, not only bo made accessible to all, but be expressedin language so plain and simple as to bo understood ’by ail, and arranged In such method as to give perspicuity to every subject; Many of tho Slates-have revised their, public octs with groat-and manifest .benefit ; and 1 recommend that provisions; bo^made, by law for the appointment of acommisslon to' revise the public statutes of-lho United Stales, arranging them in order,-supplying deficiencies, correcting incongru ities, simpfylying their language, and reporting them to Congress for its action. An act of.Congrcss approved -,3oth- September, 1850, contained a provision for the extension of the Capitol, according to such plan ns might bo approved by tha Piesidcnl, and appropriated one hundred thousand dollars to bo expended under his direction, by suoh architect as ho should appoint to execute the same. On examining the various plans, which had been submitted by different architects, in pursunneo of an advertisement by a committee of thd Senate, no one was found to bo entirely satisfactory, and it was-therefore deemed advisoablo to-combine and adopt the advantages-of several. The groat object to bo accomplished was to make euck .an addition as would afford ample l ami convo-j Inionl halls for' the dcUbcralion of tho.lwo Houses of Congress, with sufiioionl eccommcdations for spectators, and suitable apartments fur the commit!* ccs tind officers of the two branches of tho Lcgisla luro. It w&salso dcaircuUo not to mar the harmony f and boauly ortho present structure, which ns a spec*, imen of architecture,.is so universally admired Keeping these objects in view, I.concluded to'make I the addition by wings, detached from tho present. J building, yet connected with it by corridors. This ' mode of enlargement will leave the present Capitol. * uninjured, end afford groat advantages fur vcnlijution and tho admission of light, and will enable the walk lo progress without interrupting the deliberations of Congress. To carry this plan into effect I have op* pointed to experienced and competent architect.. The corner-stone was laid on tho 4Ui day of July last, with suitable ceremonies, since which lime tho..work has advanced with commendable rapidity, and tho foundation of both wings are now nearly complete. 1 again commend Vo your favorable regard the. in. (crests of the District of Columbia, and dccun it only iivicoaaij iu icimiiiu'j-uuf iiiui niuiOUgM MS liluatm* ants have no voice in tho choice of representatives in Congress, they arc not tho less entitled lo a Just and liberal consideration in your legislation. My opinions on this subject were more fully expressed in my last annual communication.- Other subjects were brought to the .attention of Congress in my last annual message, to which 1 would respectfully refer. But there was one of more than ordinary interest lo which I again invito your special attention. I olludo to tho recommendation for (ho appointment ofa commission to settle private claims ogalnsl tho United Slates. Ju&tioo lo indi. viduals as well os lo Government imperatively de mands that some more convenient and expeditious mode than an appeal lo Congress should bo adopted. It is'deeply to bo regretted that in several in* stances officers of (he Government, in attempting .to execute the law. for the return of fugitives from labor, have been openly resisted, and their efforts frustrated and tluftmled by lawless and violent mobs; that in one instanse each resistance resulted in tho death of nn estimable citizen, others serious injury ensued to (hose officers am! to in. dividuals who wero using their endcaVors to bus. tain tho laws. , Prosecutions have becnjinstiuied C against the alleged offenders, so far ab they could i bo identified, and are still pending. ! have re* garded .lt as my duty, In these eases, lo give nil aid legally in my power to the enforcement of tlio laws, and I shall continue to do so wherever and . whenever their executoin may bo resisted. The act of Congress for. the return of fugitives from labor is one required and demanded by the express words of the Constitution. The Constitution declares, »*Thal no person 'held to service or labor in one Stale, under (he ; ‘laws thoicof, escaping into another, shall in con* 'sequence of any law or regulation therein, be ! 'dischargedfrom such service or labor, but shall ! 'bp delivered up on claim of (ho parly, to whom' ; .‘such service, or labor may be due.” This con* stituiional provision is equally obligatory upon (ho Legislative, the Executive, and Judicial. De portments of the Government, and , upon every ; citizen of the United States. Congress, however, must, from necessity, first , act Upon the.subject, by prescribing the proceed , Ings necessary to ascertain that the person is a fugitive; and the means lo be used I'or.his reslora- lion (o tho claimant. TJiia wna done by nn act passed during (he first term of President Wash ington, which was amended by (link enacted by the last Congress, and it now remains for did- Executive and Judicial Departments to tnko care 1 that vheso laws bo faithfully executed, This in* junction of the Constitution is ns peremptory nnd ns binding ns any other J It stnnds exactly on tho enmo foundation as that olnuso which provides for (ho return of fugitives from Justice, or that which declares that no bill of attainder or e.r post facto law shall be passed, or that'which provides for an equality of taxation, according to the con* I bus, or tho clause declaring-that all duties slml) | ho uniform throughout the United States, or Uho important provision that- the trial of ail jail crimes shall be byjtiry. • These several arti cles and clauses of the Constitution, ail resting | on the same authority, must stand or fall together, j Samo objections havo boon urged against tiro de* I tails of the act for the return of fugitives from la* ibor; but il is worthy of remark that tbo main | opposition is aimed against tbo Constitution itself, land proceeds from persons nnd classes of persons, | many of whom ‘declare their wish losco that Con* | stitution overturned. They avow - their hostility J to any law which shall give full nnd practical I effect .lb this requirement of tho Constitution.— I Fortunately, (he number of these persons is com* jnarlllvely small, and Is believed to bednlly dlmln* i {filling, but (ho issue whlfch they present Is one [which Involves the supremacy and even the ox* 1 Islnnco of the Constitution.. Cusns have heretofore orison in which individuals have denied the binding authority of acts ofCongross, : and oven Stales have proposed to nullify such acts, J upon tho ground that (ho constitution was the supremo :lnw of the land, and that.lhoio acts of Congress wore [repugnant to that instrument} but nullification is [now aimed,not so much against particular laws as being inconsistent with thu constitution, as against the constitution itself; and it is not to bo disguised 1 that a spirit exists arid lias been actively at work to -rend asunder tills Union, which is our cherished 1 inheritance from our revolutionary fathers. In my lust annua! message, I slated that I.con sidered the scries of measures, which had boon adopted at tho .previous session, in rcfcroncd'lo tho [agitation growing odt of (ho lorritorlal‘Qnd*slavcry ‘questions, as a final settlement in principle I stance nf the,dangerous and exciting subjects ,which | they.embraced ; and I recommended, adherence to I (ho adjustment established by those measures, until | time and experience should demonstrate (lie necessity of further legislation to guard against evasion, or abuse. ?.was~not induced to make this recommen dation because I thought those measures perfect, for no liuuian legislation - can bo perfccl* 11 While differ ences and jarring opinions cap only ho reconciled byyicjdiqg,something on sides, and this result hud been' reached .oftcr an angry, fsonflibt months, in which one purl of tlio country was arrayed against another, and vlelcnt oonvulslbri’seOmed to bo imminent, • Looking-at Aho interests of Country, I felt it to bo my duty to seize upon this compromise as the best that could >boi obtained amid conflicting interests, end to insist upon it as.aifinal settlement, to bo adhered; (o by all who value the peace and welfare of the country. ■ A-yoar lias now elapsed since that- recommendation was miadc*. To that recommendation 1 still adhere, and I congratu late yon and (ho country upon (Ike general acquies cence, in: these measures , of peace, which • has been exhibited in all parts of Ihoßcpublie, --And hot only Is there' this general acquiescence in these measures, but tho spirit of conciliation which has been manifes ted in regard to (hem in oil parts of the country, has removed-‘doubts and uncertainties in the minds of thousands of good men concerning Iho- durability, of our popular institutions, and given renewed assur ances that our 1 Liberty and oar Union - may subsist together for the ‘ benofil of this and nil. succeeding, generations. MILLARD FILLMORE, Washington, December 2,1851/- • . Till - . VOIXN'TKKR. Johii' D. Bratton* Editor arid Proprietor^ CARLISLE, THUnSDAY, BBC, 11, 185 H Meeting of the Democratic Stninllng Committee. The members of.’thc Democratic Standing Com- . millee of Cumberland bounty, will, meet at (ho , public house of Charles Maglnughlhvln the fto- , rough of.Carlisle, on MONDAY, tho2Qd day,of ' DECEMBER, 1851, at ) o'clock in (he afternoon, Tor (he purpose of malting arrangements for appoint ing delegates to the Democratic .Stale Convention, lo be held at Harrisburg, on the 4th of March next, to appoint delegates to attend the National Con vention, and to nominate a candidate Tor Canal Commissioner. ' A full attendance of the commit tee is earnesily'desired; THREE OF THE COMMITTEE, December 4, 1851. Tho following named gentlemen compose tho Standing Committee of Cumberland county ; Upper Allen, D. K. Norvel; Lower Allen, Jacob Long; Oof lisle, E. W., 0. Mnglaughlinj W. W,, S. Wetzel; Dickinson, John Hufeton; E. Pcnnsbo rough, Jacob Longnecker; Frnnkfofd, J. Wallace; I Hampden, R. G. Young; Hopewell, AvS.M'Kln nby; Mlflltn, Scoulier;. Monroe, John.Mes singer; Meehanlcsburg, D. Swiler; Newton,'. John Woodburn; Newville,S. P.Zeigler; New land,-Adam Feam.an; North Middleton, Jno ~Wond erlich; S. -Middleton, U. C.; Slcrretl; Shippens '■ burg 80., Jacob Heck; Shippehsburg -T„ Hugh ' Craig; Wcstponnsborough, Capt. Dunlap; Silver * Spring, J. Andersonj-Southnmptonk IL B. Hoch. arc indebted to the politeness of tho'llon, Messrs. McLanaiian and McNair, of.th? House, at Washington, for copies ofllio President’s Message. dj’Thc great length of (ho President's Message necessarily excludes from our columns a largo portion of miscellaneous and news matter. Next week, wo will give our usual variety. were visited by another small snow storm, which commenced yesterday morning, but thc_snow tncticu almost os last u fell, it nas, however, dampened tho ground and rendered the atmosphere chilly and disagreeable. Those who are so anxious to participate in (ho fun and frolic ofa merry sleigh ride, will have patiently (p wait for (ho " good time coming.” Ho ! for the Holidays ! —Merry Christmas anil Happy Now Year arc now rapidly approaching, and tho " little folks” evince a feverish onxioty to know what quantity and quality of holiday gifts tho old folks” muy condescend to furnish (hem with. For tho Information of those wishing to purchase (aetefai and appropriate holiday presents, we refer them lo the advertisement, in another column, orMr.Samuc! Hannan, of West High street, who announce* that ho has on hand a complete assortment of all that the eye can fancy or tho heart desire. , Call and examine for yourselves. Supper to Judok Watts.— -Tho members of the Carlisle Bar, having tendered Judge Watts the compliment of a supper, upon his retirement from tho Bench, the judge accepted the invitation, and (ho supper came off at tho hotel of Maj. Patton, un Friday evening last. Tho supper, wo are told, was got up in elegant style, and the entertainment passed cfTlo the full satisfaction of tho Bar. New County, —Efforts arc being made by citizens residing in Mcrcor and Crawford counties, for (ho erection ofa how county, lo bo formed out of parts of each. Greenville is named as tlio county seat. The territory from which U is proposed to make the now county 1* fificcn milcs wide by twenty six in length. Every winter a mania, for the formation of.now counties is exhibited, and much of the time of the* Legislature nl Harrisburg is taken up in discussing these Idle projects,- They generally originate with men Who.wish to subserve (heir own selfish interests or gratify own. potty ambition. Tho good or convenience oflho public is not unco theught of. ■- A young man, John Shinn, an omnibus driver at Camden, N.M., was married a short time since to n young lady, A few days ago the bride came into possession of $60,0(10, during the brightest part of (ho honoy*moon, Il appears that this sum, which had been willed to tho lady by her parents, was in litigation at the time of marriage, with a fair prospect of being scoured by ilio opposing party. ■•' • TeamoLß Arnuv.—Throo mon were killed near Anderson, Miss., a few days ilnco in a drunken fight. The parlies were Joshua Dillingham, and John his son, Henderson and Martin Pnrchman. |l seems that Henderson and John Dillingham .were Inloxi. bated, fell nut and commenced fighting with knives, when Joshua Dillingham attempted to part them.— On ‘seeing tills,Martin P.'shol him dead, blowing his brains out. Henderson P. and John D. was out tiino limes, and though not dead, is. not expected to live. Henderson P. was out onoo in thigh, whlcli proved mortal. - Tho parlies wero adictod to drink* ing.nnd quorloiomo when drunk, - Martin Parch* man has escaped, _ dxii pr Makcu Convention,—Northumberland county has appointed John D. Packer Senatorial and Philip niilmycr Representative delegate to (ho lilt of March Convention, with instructions to support Gen. Caib for President. ' Tho Democratic Convention of Cloorfiold county met at Clearfield, on Tuesday last, and elected Col. George R, Darrot, Representative, end Alonzo J* Wilcox, Esq,, of Elk, Senatorial delegates, to tho dllt of March. Convention, and Instructed them to sup port tho nomination u( lion. Jamrs Buchanan for (ho Presidency. , THE PUESIDENT'S MESSAGE. Tho Message of the President of the United Stales reached us on Wednesday afternoon of last week, but at 100 lalo’nn. liour for us .single word 'of dqmrnbnl. Il will-bo found orillroih to-day’s jjoper. lt|is a very longldbcunVenl, but romorkablq for .noth ing except the of fnclMt qommuphsutes, wblclir niakos .fit;'dull',rqllh’ougli perhaps prbf|tablo lt js;-,i(ingularfy barren aj* any exposition of principles, and in this fespocllias'disappoShlddoiir Whig friends not a Hlllo. Tho only points about it, says the Reading Gazette of Saturday the Cth inst., in which tho'Prcsidont “shows hia hand, I ’, are the introductory paragraphs, relating to foreign affairs, and the concluding portion, upon-the subject of (ho Compromise Measures., Wo commend those divi sions of (ho. Message to the especial attention,of pur readers, os the sentiments they embody are not those of tho ,Whig, party,.but spcli qa every true republican; and friend of the Union will endorse. > ii. . ■ For the convenience of those who'ere.averse lo reading have.prepared tHe'fol* lowing,abstract of the Message,-embracing (he, sub. stance oflts contents ,-t--v‘‘* V' • The Pfosldonl-bogins by cbngratultoting'thecoun iry' upon'poaco 'abroad;' and the Subsiding ’of; the slavery agitation,'andgeneral health .and-prospenly athomo. Then ho rovjews.tho Cuba affair, Although those- of the adventurers in that'expedition l who re main as prisoners ’io tho handa : 6f Spiip hoyo for felted lire protection of lljclr country, Oio Goverp. ment has,spared, no efforts, and.will,sparc : nonOj to procure their release. ’ ‘The expedition waS'llio more criminal, because its motive, in many individuals, was’ciipidily; -1 It isTdr Congress to consider whether further legislation is required to enable Ihc.odmtnia trollon more ,lo repress such undertakings in-futuroi> -i '■ • .'-.•i-'' Oilr : policy ’ of neutrality opd hoh-ihlervontiorTls' hot borrowed, from .Europe, but is .original. ..But, while it is our policy,, wo desire to see other, nations observe it also; and tee cannot he indifferent to the cues where a foreign power conies Iri to stltto public sentjmont, and .in’any country.’ . 'Tho- French,-and,English fleets sontlo protect Spanish authority in Cuba, were instruoled to respect the flag of tho United States. The mobbing of the Spanish Consul at Now' Orleans’, Ifio President re gards with mortification and tcgrcl; lie has directed inquiries respecting the pecuniary-loss of (he consul, with a viowto propose to Congress .to indemnify him; Our laws ore deficient in providing for the protection or punishment of, consuls, and,», reform, thereof is suggested. i The subject of reciprocal trade wiilißritlsh'Amo rica, is noticed, without any decided expression'as lo the measure., • The Convention (q settle the Portuguese claim.has been ratified, and the first instalment under it paid;, in (fie case oflho Armstrong, pending with that gov Ctnrhent, tho President of (Up Trench Republic. has accepted the btfibq.ofarbiier. ’ ■ . Tho Turkish Government has expressed Us grati lode for tho reception of Amin Bey In this-country.' ■ Governor Kossuth has ; cxprcs*od to the Department of Stale his graterul noknowlodgomcnls for tho intcN position of the United Steles, in behalf of himself and his associates. It- is forCu’ngrcss.lo consider-in what manner those exiles, brought hither by Its authority, shall bo received arid treated. , Tho existing policy of the Government toward the Sandwich Islands, will bo contiiiucdj lhat policy is lo preserve (heir independence end keep (hem from the control of nnyolher groat tna'Valimo Slate.. The disturbances.in. Mexico orb regretted; (ho ed ministration has acted In that regard os (ho obliga tions of treaties and neighborhood require. The Government will exert itself to bring about‘arrange ments for (he completion ofthc Tehuantepec railroad. Until tho Doubles,in Nicaragua ate settled nothing can bo done toward settling the questions pending wan tnnt country. ‘ Teuco has been concluded between the contending parlies In St. Domingo. The office of Commissioner to China is unfilled ; tho salary is but $6,000, and with'no provisions for an Outfit; and on (hal'uccount il has been declined. Tho funds available lo the Treasury for the year ending Juno 3s, .1651, were $58,917,524 3C, and (he expenditures $-18,005,578 68. The im ports were $215 1 725 1 095,-including $4,007,901' In specie. Tho exports were $2)7,517,130, of which $178,546,555 were domestic pr0duct5,.59,738,695 foreign products, and $29,231,880 specie. Since December 1,:1851, $7,501,456 56 have been paid on-lho public debt; that debt now amounts to 862,560,395 26, exclusive of that issued for Texas. The available funds for the present- year wilt be. 563,258,743 09, and the expendituressl2,s92,299 10; ofihis $9,549,10l 11 will bo on account oflho now territories ; and it is estimated (list on June 30, 1853, (hero wilt be a bah anco of $20,300,443 90 to pay off the debt then duo end for other purposes. ... , Our Domestic Exports have Increased $13,646,322' u»«i' tile previous year; this is diio ( mnlr»ly to the high price of cotton during the fir si jialfof the year, - Tho value of our exports of breadstuff* lias fallen: from $68,701,921, ns it was in 1847, lo $21,948,653; rice and tobacco have also fallen off $1,156,751. Tho groat production bf.gold in. California Is exciting, a spirit of speculation, which, if not checked, will prot ducb’cxccstlve importations of dry goods, ■' The Texas stock , has not icon Issued, though ready; (ho creditors of the Stale have pot filed the necessary releases Cor tho tivo millions accruing to them; nor lms the Stale authorized any agent to re. coivo tho live millions accruing to it. . Frauds on the revenue by undervaluation still con. linuo, and a.striking illustration is referred to. The President recommends n modificallon of the.present Tariff, by converting the ad valorem into a specific duty, wherever .(ho orlielo imported is of such n character ns to permit it; and that such a dlscrlml. nation should bo made in favor of lbs industrial pursuits of our own country os to encourage homo production without excluding foreign competition. Tho sales of public lands have incronicd. Further legislation is necessary loextend our land system over California and Oregon. ' Il is recommended that tho California mineral lands remain as now, a common Geld for industry and enterprise, rather than, by premature legislation, to fasten a bad sysotm oh (ho country. The difficulties In organizing Now Mexico and Utah nro alluded to,, and further, communications promised when information has boon received. The formation of an Agricultural Bureau is again recommended. ' 1 A hundred thousand, persons liavo availed (hem. aolvos of the Bounty Land Law of September, 1850. River and Harbor Improvement 1b anew earnestly recommended. The Mexican Boundary Commission ip doing well; ill number* liavo been rodeoed, as it was too un wieldy. The Cantus returns liavo all boon received except from California; it U hoped an. appropriation will at onco bo made for their publication. > An increase elf the Army !o recommended, to Iteep in order tho Indiana pn tho Mexican frontier, in California and Oregon. ' . There S* a deficiency in tho army appropriation* for last year. Tho Military Asylum ItlobotUualed hoar Wothlngton, An extra allowance i* recommended for tho o(1h oors and men of the late Arctic Expedition; ao I* the reorganisation of tho naval establishment, and tho prevision of some punishment in placd oflho abolish. oil cat; a Navy Yard is wanted'at Sun Franoisedi Tlio estimated expenses of the Navy for the ensuing year arc $5,850,472 19* . • ■ ‘\’ A summary of the state ofUic Post Office Deport inenl a continuance of the present.totes of letter postbgo'advlsed; as Is a modiflodlionof those .for newspapers and other- printed matter wliidh will. cquali • \ ’ : .| A falvlsiorj and modification of the lows of the D, StalcsV recommended. ■ Thd appdmtmcnl of a commission to settle private claims against the.government Is anew advised. ■ Finally (ho President discusses the caserof resit-’ tanco to the Fugitive Slayo and annqtinceji that he shall continue to enforce Oie same; ho argues that , (ho law ls eonalitnUonaly binding,and that 19 ossirtl it, is to assail the constitution itseff aodlto) n/onace (he ezlslenco or-lho n redQi;dUoo;.,U}Q l .Compi;aißiiau.h<t-« again proclaima:h|s.ad|iorende<tO{ free froM ha'rtttn' imperfections, bulVs the L b«l pea. iiblo preservative of. UrdTTiudn'lo'bo had under the pircumslaoccfll "■‘ V' ’ ,lv ' 5 the: magazines for januabt. ' I ■ ' Gooav’s liADv’^llqos.r-t^’l l6 o Vo a fJ' . nu Ri?K tlie “-U<3oU ”:' for J 859, haa,already n licfln recpired4r-!ii! It Is by far the best‘number'Gocloy hasever issued;I’p 1 ’p and if he continues to’ditylVy surely ( wiji~for jct'it be/.bofe in dotfpy’J; nhlcli lhis number commences Wtd f«ro*cccd any: ’ of the previous ’dno's, bn|h' in. point ! 6f the 1 rarity oT‘ ! Its contents and the^magnificcndp of Ha.engrayipgs. Tho following.arc, someofllie cmbeljieliincnls.pftho ! pfosonl numbor : " Prociding for Hfin/er, 11 . a.colored cngfdving ','’ u 'EmLlfiiial\e'‘ Titte.Page,' v, d(i' , ;'"The' Pdrablet blca—lho wise end foolish virgins-^,the widow’s..two miles-rtlio Lord- Five 'distinct engravings y" The Happy_ Family j l ** ■ The Pet Bird" Elaq''colofod'^'" ' [ uary &c. M- till Price for a single copy v ono year $3; brj Godey-has. > made such arrangements wilirus/whcreby WC'iro 1 * enabled 1 iofurhish'a copy,oflho.yliady’e Book,”and,'‘ l|io.“- Volunteer” opo, .year, for $4,4n-advance. V.Sartai n*» MaoazisrV for January.is A ' model* number. ;Tho engravings- ctra ecarcoly : be ' equalled. The reading matter''le* l unexceptionable, 1 and from lhd‘ pens. of the most 'cclcbrilcd wHtefft 1 , male pud female.. We ore particularly struck with . three of the laics, respectively and » Glory “ Elizabeth Barton,” and’ “The Recoricllei ment of lliofßeal and the I'dcaU” 'SAimiN U’Well' deserving oflhb patronage of oufjfiiir country women.. .Terms, payable in. advance. ..Onecopy.oneiyear, $3-00. ■ Two copies one yedtvss"oo. i : :i - :! ,:» i.i “Giuham's Magazine.”—The January mtmberof •this popular and superb Magazine is-alrtadybrt'opr ■table, and no{»ly sdslqlni Its ancienl'repi)taU’on, The present is a magnificent 1 . double" number, filled) witli choice Engravings, Tales; and Poetry*'- IlisnoW at the height of periodical qdpularily'ahd ctccllehco.— TqJrnsj 93, 00''par.annum., ■ ' "" n . •' Penn’s yly aNi a' ( Fa am ;JoynN ’ tural Journal continues to inaintaip ita alfondy .hlg(i. character. Tho> December* number, whiohdfc now; before.os, is one oft ho very beat Which has yet been* Issued. ! The ablo ! Address of ihe irb'o. : ’Andrew ,, Ste*/ -vchson, of Va., al the Slate Foir held ot itarrisburg, is one of the manyinlcrealljigarticlcs whichgrace: its pages. The low price of subscription;sl 00 per> annum, shoold'place ilin'thebaHds of every farmer in the Stole. Lancaster,. Pu, S. Si llaldcman, Ed'.| Itor. A. M. Spanglor t ; PublUhpr., fr-’i, . The Outraok urpN+iiß j ington ffr/Juldic, of Thursday,|aa(, says thnt iaa soon , as the particulars ofilha outrage tipnn lho Troma.- thous at Grey town wero received, at llibDepartmtin't,' IheYProirdcnl oVdcrcd’a component' paVa| .(brqo.ip, repair lq Sap Juan,lo, protect /Vmctlcan vessola from, like outrages in the.future; and : a)ao'direo(ed inqui ries':tq be addressed to the B'rhtsh GoVerritastte,'to 1 ascertain whether the conduct' of (ho commander of the Express was sanctioned by it. ~ Gold in Oar.aoN.,— Qregori papers contain Airier aCcounle of llio dispovcry of goldmlargo quantities- In Qucci> Charlotte's Island. The; gold it found on - the surface of (ho ground'near the beach, - and is duff by the pfeal qoinlWpt,' wlilichtaDy-' thing tike a plck br shovel, haying nplMng buUuch, loots as they,cun mako .themselves; IheyimPnoge to. pci from two to eight ounces per day to ihfe’lmnd.-t-- They ard-ycry friendly tdlhowhitcs, and are ode- Idus to Imvo them conic and trpdo ar\d d|g w(s ilicrji, ’ Queen Cliarlollo’a Island la in the Norlh.iPacifio Ocean, ond can bo reached in Pbmit seven days saif from Oregon City. l!l ■ - ; Another- Revolutionary Soldier, 1 ’Mri'J'oslah l Jones, died at his residence in Washington county, Fla, on tlio Slst ult, .T(io deceased was torn t in North Carolina, In January, 1766, and was-coose* (juontly;ln his 961 h year. He served in the Revolu tionary phny'ln 1, the capacity of drum waa under, Washington, in. the campaign, thiougfi' New Jorsoy'pnd. Pennsylvania.; Ho wii among tho prisoners taken at Charleston, but was eventually oiclmngcd for, oficr a, considerable doteriUfon'.'on bpard the prison,ship. Sudden Deaths.— I Tlio Rev. yalenllhe Baiatiadgfi, of South. Ilmovcr township, the oldest citizen, of Dauphin cnunly, Pennsylvania, died verysuddonly on Wednesday of last week,'orlll dh Friday his 1 Wife was also p fdrpao, Rev.. Mr. D. was a preacbof of tho German Baptist denomination for 4D jppri,*nd waa 97 years of ego. 110 had ft children,-79 gland children, and 169 groat’grand dWldferi.’ flit alslcr who-survives, is in hor.Dtidyeaf,. ‘ ' ■ Horrible DEED dr a' Norse.— The Xa’rifeWfer Pennsylvania Whig, slates that an Infant <ty'(}£of Mr. W. H. Milled recently died in that place, in consequence of having been forced to swallow pin* ond needles by-lit pufsei o girl of foortpdn yiofs of age.; The girl, confessed Mio ! hortfble stated her object to have .been to render the child fielful, so that she would bo relieved from the cbm ofit. ■ • -• * *.‘ • . :,, ,1 ~<• t.- i- (>• Education in tiik Unitid Statii From stalls. tlo«; pulilisliqd In' Ilia American Almanac, we leant •hat there mo in Urn Unilod Slates two huudredand seventeen colleges and profoaalonal schools. Ofthla number, ISO oro colleges proper, '43 llieolbgical,' 17 lew, and 37 medical eohools., Onlof thoaggregale, Pennsylvania lias 21, consisting of 8 colleges, 7 theological, Q law and 4 medical icbooie., Tho-onro. bor or volumes contained in llio libiaries of the cob legoe, esolusivo of those of the professional ecboiil,. B " estimated from irh'perrobt returns; 87li 800. or the colleges enumerated; 13'aro marked at being under l|ia direcllon of Ilia Bapllits; 8 under control oftho Episcopalians, 13 belong to llio Math odists, and 11 to tho Roman Catholic Church, As rcgnrds'lhc remnihder, Ilia prevailing roligtone’lnddi onoo of those in tho Now England Slates Is said tb bo Congregationalism, end that of most of the others Presbyterianism. Paoivio Natai. N«ws —Tho U. S. sloop of war 6| Marys, Cs pi. Magrudor, was at Tahlta on the 17th Soptoinbor, and Would aall for homo about tho'93d via Valparaiso. Tho. 11. 8. aloreshlp Southampton arrived at 'San lisnolioo on the 18lh Catcher. In Ihlrty.nlno days from Callao; from Now York. Via Klo Janerio, Montovidoo, and Vtlpiraito.- Tho If 1 8, Trlffttlo RarUan, boarinriho broad ponant ofCom’. Clurica S. MoCauly, loJ\ Cailao fur Valparaiso on tho -7ll» of laat month,.with lha axpeoUlton of meals | luff tho entire grille iquatlroq. * * 7? '
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