lefuttillegreat-trileinel of4hee-A:theriean
0641 e, never differed ahout its true theanirg
on this subject. Everywhere throughout the
Union they publicly pledged their faith and .
their. honor that they would cheerfully sub
'nit the question of Slavery to the decision-1
. of the bona fide people, of Kansas, without
any ;restriction or qualifieatioii
All were cordially united upon . the great'doe.
trine of popular sovereignty, whichis the vi.
tat principle of our free institutions.
had it. then been insinuated from any
quarter that it would be a' sufficient compli
. mice with the requisitions of the organiclaw
•for the members of a convention,•thereafter
to be elected, to withhold' the question of Sid-,
C,virk froth the: people, and to substitute their
\ own will., for that of the legally-a:meet:tined
Majority' Eit all theif ethistituents. thi %%Old
' 'hevejestantly„,,been„...eejeeted, .Iqeery where
they
,reinaleed trite tOtbeiries - aitien adOpte
'ed celebrnted - occasion recognizing the I
- right - Of the people of all the Territories—in- 1
'eltiding\Kiiiisers and Nebraskaacting thro'
Alielegaily anti fairly expressed will of a I
' 'Majority:cicadae' residents, and whenever
Alteritnitletiftif their inhahitanis justifies it; to
&thsiinition, with or Without-slavery,
be'ndmitted into the Union upon terms
I:ear-perfect equality with the other States.
Thi - Conveiatian . to fiame•-a Constitution
for Kansas; met on the first Monday of Sep.
'tetitbef They - were &ill cd together by
• 'irlittiiefitiAct of the Territorial Legislature,
whose "latrfitl existepeel had been recognized
Aitaintress in different forme raid diffe
'vent enactments.' A. large proportirm of the
eitizers of - Kansas did not think pritper to
'mister their names and to vote at the-elec
tion .Pelegateif; but an opportunity -to
do thisintvieg beta: fairly afforded, their re
fusal to avail themselves of their •right could
in manner affect the legality . of -- the Con
;vention. . •
This Convention proceded to frame, a Con
;sritittion. for •Krnrsae, andlittlii=tid)-- , .; , rned on
the 7th day of November. But little dill
Ceity occurred in the Convention, except on
the subject of slavery. The truth is that the
' general provisions of our recent State Cousti
,-.tutioris are so similar—and,f may add, so
excellent--that the difference between them
is not essential. Under the . earlier praCtice
. the Government, no Constitution framed
by the Convention of a Territory preparatory I
. its admission into the 'Union as
.0. State . ;
:lad been submitted to the people. 1 tilist,
however, the example set by the last Con
gress, requiring that the Constitution or-Min
nesota "should be subject to the approval
c and ratification' of the people of the propdied
State," may be followed on future occasions.
I tookit for granted that the ConventiOn of
:Kansas would net in, accordance with thie ex
ainple, founded, as it is.,on correct principle s ;
-and hence rmy instructions to - Governor
`Welker; in favor . of submitting the Constitte
'tion to the peopleovere expressed in general
arid tinqualified terms.
• le the Kan:ea - l-Nebraskit - e ;net, 'him-ever, this
-reipfirethent, as applicable to the whole Con
stitution, had not been inserted, and the Con
vet.tiorewere not bound by its terms to sub
'mit any other portion Of the instrument to
,• an election; - except that which relates-to the
• kdonestielnatitution" of Slavery. This will
be 'rendered clear by a simple reference to
its langrenge. , It was "not - to legislate Sla
,eiery into any Territory or State, nor to ex-.
. Chide it therefrom, hat to leave the people
.' thereof perfectly' ft'eoto form and regulate
their domestic institutions ' in their own way."
Accordine to the plain - construction of the
sentence, the' Words . ".dortiestie institutions"
have a aired; ii" - they,,heve an appropriate,
reference - lO' ;Slavery. ' Diimestic institu
.tions*..:Are liinited'te the family: no- rein
between master and slave anti ,few oth
, . .ergare " - domestie institutions ; " ands are en
, itirely distinct from institutions of a political
character, '''BesideS, there was no question
then before Congress, nor "indeed has there
'since • been -any serious question before the
4eOple of Kansas or the country, except that
• -which relates to the "domestic institution"
7 , of Slavery.. ' •, _
: The - Convention tifter,air antiyy and excited
! debate, finally determined; IV a_ majority of
only two, to submit the question of Slavery
•
to the, people, though: at the last, fortyAhree
of the fifty delegates. present affixed their rig
" iicltures to the Constitution. '
A lOrge majerity of the 'Convention were
irefiteorestabfle . hing Slavery in Kansas-=
They accordingl y an article in the
' , Constitution for this purpose, similar - in form
• to these Which-had been aopted by other
;Territerial- -Conventions.. In the schedule,
, 'ho verer, previding for the transition from .
a Territorial to a State ' gevernment, the
-,question
.hda been fairly' and explicitly re , -.
ferred to: the people, whether thew Will- have
• Contititution with or without glavery."—
,
'lt declares that, baora the Constitution adop
ted by the Convention *"shall be sent to Con
. qgresi for admission into the, Union-as a State"
`ma electiOn shall bo held to :decide this ques e
Aion, at which all the white male Inhabitants
of the Territory aboVe the age of 21 are en
.titled to v ote, - - • - "
' 'They a re •to eats by ballot ; and " the
ballots, cast at said election shall beindoiseti - ,
:`.COnistitutionwith Slavery,' and 'Congtitution
•,
'with no Slar - er,y.'".. if there bein..majoritv
. ittfevor ,of the CoostitUtion with :Rai-cry: 4 '
• then it is to be transmitted to . Congress bv
- the President of _tie Convention -in its Origi
nal forth: If, on, the contrary,' there shall be
a majority, in Avoi, of the "Constitution with
re), &Aral," "Then article providing for
Slare.r - y..shall be Stricken froin the Coustitu
tion by the. President of this Convention
attd it,igexpressly declared that, " no Slavery
shall - exist in the State of Kangas, except that
the right_ of property in slavei, 'po4 ., in the
FerritorY'shall in ,no' 'trimmer '-be iuterfered
with.;7;and in, that event it is made his duty
to have the Constitution thus ratified trans
treitted,,to the Congress of the United" States
11#" the 74,thission of the -State into the Un
ion.
.
..At "this;election every citizen will have an
ppporstinitrot Expressing his opinion by his
. Kansas shall be received into
thelTnioupwith of vtilioaislavery," and thus
Its exekting question; May be peacefully set
tled in . .. - Lite-,very mode required by the or
gadiclaw 'Thaeliction will beheld under
legit , ititale authority . ; and if any portion of
° intabltints shall refuse 'to vote, a fair
alliportunity to do, so ..having been presented,
this'_will .own their ,o voluntaryact, and
*fad* Will 114 . revonsible:for the cone
shall be a free or Slave
Staign l W4l3 l rintuallY, wader ,
some Authority.
"be 4erided,,, hilua election; and *thy question
can, never be. Inure .Clearly or distitOtiy pre
_ seated to the than, it is at the present,
moment, .Should this` opportunity be reject
guizeiy bc hwolyedlor years in domestic
"Tis44.aPik.Possibly in. civil War, b e f o re she
can amain ...JD* pp the issue now so forum
ately .tenderekand again reach the point she
I ;i 4 s r already, attA*o. _
..„Vonsini has some leers occupied too
much of the public -attention. it is high time
ahenki bedireeteci to So *lore important
objects.--IVhett enee Omitted-alto the, Un
ion, -whether with or without slavery, the ex
eiternentittyytid her-own limits:will speedily
gasartsweyonwiebe , AWL then for thpfustttime
. twilifiraglitiemsght to-lave beenJengsince,
to managnAeretwarsifrairaisacr oisa-way
gliosioahastitutio , thesubjset,of
a?rpgi itt*F.AluiVet* . displeaaiug to
.„--,-----.-------------,---,------=---,----,-.----------------.------
majority-of the. people,-,tto hnotanspoWer inn-Is- I recommend to G ress theestat 7
tliskta.
prevent thenfifront changing it within a brief ; of a territorial government over Arizona, in
period. Under these circumstances it' may 1 corporating with it such pi - maims:lof ;Few
well be questioned whether the peace :and 1 Mexico as they may deem expe4ntl: - :- limed
! quiet of the whole country arOtokof,greater scarcely adduce argumepts in sippokilofthis
impOrttineetlatttlie me* temporarittrinitiph ornMeridetion;": We are bound tO-iiiatect
,'of either Of the tialiticilixrtiea in "Kansas. 'e !lies ana.tl4protie4 of oar clilitettis in
•' ShtitAl %the co4titntliin without alitverY be habithig Ar*Thnaiatid these arsiicatiii Without
: . s t dept,o try tioiseatei.:: o f ti l er s aaajorityithe f itly effi r pietitpuin.l-..Theirtieestli**em.
'rightirtif-tirofitekriti' staves . now in th&Ter. lief is already ednOderitide; and h' - rapidly
ritory are reserved. The number of these I increasing, natwithstanding the disadlssntages
is very small ; but it it were greater. the I under which they, labor. Besides, pao pro
provision would be equally just and mamma- i posed Territory is believed to be rich in ruin
ble, • These slaves were brought into the : eral and agricultural resources, espelcially in
l Territory under the Constitutions of the Uni- i - silver and•copper. The mails of tha United
Ited States, and are now the property' of their l States to California are. nowcarried . , over . it .
! masters: - Th is point has itt . hstgthbeenlintX thmnghont - itts whole extent, ' and _ this rode
I ly decided by. the highest judicial tribunal 041 is known to be the nearest,- and- belleved:to
I theiconntry-t-sind this upon the plain iprina. Ibe the best to the Pacific. • ' •s 1 - -.1,-,•
I pie . that when a confederacy of sovereign ' Long experience . has .. deeply emivi . cedine.
IStiftealt7qiiiWatiiketeh'ifiiry al their joint' that a strut construct ion of the - poWe grent
expense; both equality and. justice demand i ed to Congress. is the: - only true; as well 23
thattliocitizent of one and .all of them Shall I the' only - safe :theorrof the Constit tion.--.
have the debt -to take into, it whatsoever is I Whilst this .principle shall guide 4 public
I recognized ea' property by the common con- .i conduct ; I consider it clear that nn der the
stitution. To have summarily" confiscated 1 war making power, Congress 'may aipropii
the property in skies. already in the Terri- I ate money for-the construction of s Military
I tory, would have beer an act of gross injue. I road through the-Territories of theUuited
!lice, and contrary to the practice of the older States, whets this is absolutely neee4ary for
States of the. Union which have, abolished the defense of any of the States against ,
for
slavery. . .. . - I eign invasion. The Constitution has eon
! • A territorial government was established for (erred upon . ' Congress. power "to 'declare
[Utah by•act 'of -- Congreso,
.approved the.O I
th , l
war," "to and support arrnie ', n -4 . t 0
/ September, - isr)o, and the Cart - siltation And I provide and maintain a • navy," and ito call
it
laws of the United States were thereby ex- I forththe s militia to. repel invasions." These
tended - oVer it. "so far as the same, or any 1 high
.sovereign' powers necessarily •liivolve
! provisioas thereof, may be applicable." -This I important and.responsible public dutteS, And
; act-provided for the appointment by the ! among them there is - none so sacred and so
I President; by and with the advice and con-1 imperative .as that of preserving Our soil
I sent of the Senate; of &Governor, who was to i from the invasion of a foreign esiensi. The
I be ex officio superintendent of Indian affairs; a 1 Constitution has, therefore. left not
s on
..
secretary, three judges of the supreme court, 1 this point-to .construction, but expressly re.
a marshal), and a : district attorney.. &Use- !quires that " the United States shall (protect
I quent acts provided for the appointment of (each of theta [the States] against invasion ."
thcofficers necessary to extend our land -and ; Now, if a military rend over our own Terri
our Indian system over the Territory, tirig. I relies no `astis e ssessnto eassasses. soilenaiste
ham Young was appointed the first Governor i us to meet and repel the invader, it (Mows,
on the - 2.01,h - September. MO, and has held ias a necessary : consequence, not only hat We
theoffice ever since. Whilst Govei nor Yeung , possess 'the power, but it is our imperative
Ihas been both' Governor and superintendent duty to construct such a road. - It wituld be
of 'lndian afiiiirs throughout this period, be ian absurdity to invest a Govertinict with
ii
has been at the same time the bead of the ! the unlimited power to make- and •onduct
churell called Latter• Day Saints, and profess. I war, and at the same time deny' to it t e only
: es to govern its members and dispose of their.; - means of reaching and defeating the :enemy
property by. direct inspiration-and authority l at the frontier. Without such a ro: 1
.it is
,from the' Almighty. His power has been, t quite evident we cannot " protect" Ca ifornia
therefore,';absOlute Over boll church .and i and our Nellie possessions "against: invas.
State. ion." We cannot by any other mean, trans.
.. .
-of war from he At
.
The people of Utah, almost:exclusively, 'be-
port men and munitions'
long to this church; and believing with a fa- lantie States in sufficient tbnes"eee".llll, to
~.
natical spirit that he is Governer of the Ter- defend th ese . remote and di s t a nt portfolio or
ritory, by Divine appointment, they o b ey the Peoublie. , , , i
his cominands'as if these were direct revels- Experience has proved that the routes
ties's:from Heaven. lf, therefore, no chooses across the Isthinusof Central America .are
that his governMent shall come into colliSion at best but a very uncertain and undeliable
with the Government of
.the
. United States, mode of communication. But even '' f this
- the members; )f* the 'Mormon church will were not the case, thCy would at olee be
yield implicit obedience to his will. 17nfor. dosed against its in the event of war frith a
tunatels.'existinst facts l eav elstit nos. zsans 4 .........t. P.,,,,.... t i0 mutt' strcmgcr than oar owe
-that such is his determination.' 'Without en- I :is to enable it to blockade the ports aticither
tering upon a Minute history of occurrences, end of these routes. After all, there( re. we
it is sufficient to say that all .the officers of can only rely upon a military •foad t trough
the ' United States, judicial .and . executive, i obi. own Territories •,' and. o'er, since he ori
with. the single exception .of two "Indian I gin of the Government Congress has cell in
agents, have found it necessary for their own' the practice Of appropriating money , frOm the
persbinl 'safety to withdraw from the Terri-IpublicTreasary - for•the 'construction 'Of . such
tory Mal there no lower remains env goy. , roads. ' ,
.
ernment in Utah hilt the 'despotism of Brig- 1 The difficnities and thoexPense ofecnistruct
ham Young. This being the condition of of . I ing a Military railroad . to 'Conned . our ~A thin
fairs in the Territorv, I conld not mistake the , tic and Pacific:States have been greatlY exag
path of duty. - AiChief Executive Magis. ` b rated: The distance on the Arizoaaironte t •
trate, 'I was bound to restore the supremacy near the thrty.Secend ! parallel Of 'north lati•
of the Constitution and lairs within its limits. I tude, between the western bo undar y of Texas
.
In orderto effect this purpose I appointed a; on the liiri Grande, and the eastern bo ncliry
new Governor and oilier Federal officers forl of California on the Colorado, train tl e . best
Utah. and sent with them . a military force 1 explorations now within our - I;noWledg, dues ,
fur th eir proteatien, and ato aid as posse I not*exceed four hundred and 'seventY i.
tulles
7
tcOmitaitzs, in case i:.l - ' need, in the execution I and the face of the country' is in the'.inhin, lil
of the laws. . 1 curable.. For obvious reasons, -- the Giavern
oeitkole religious ap a,l o 6 „e th e Mar.merit aught not td undertake the Workl 4 itself,-
:non's, as long . :as they remained Mete °pin- by means, of its own agent 4; Thk ought to
ions, however deplorable. _in themselves and be committed to other agencies, whic Con.
s .
revoltin to the moral and religious se mi_ g,ress night assist, either by grants t; land
molts of i all Christendom, I had no right to 3or money, or by both, upon such terms and
interfere. Actions alone, when in violation conditione'as they may deem most beneficial
of the Constitioloa and laws of the United for the country. Provision might thus be
States, become the legitimate subjects. fur • maknotOnly -fur the 'sate, :lipid, mid e&i.
the joriedietion of the civil magistrate. I.ls nomicaliransportation of troops and ,main: s
instriietions:toGrov. Curmiiing havifig there- ;firms of war, but also of the public , moils,-- =
fore been framed . in strict accordance with i The co mmercial i"te r e 2 t 3.o- th e wh°le3ecm'''
tbeise princiPles. At their date a hope was .
indulged that no necessity might exist fur 1
emplt)yind the military in reatoring and
maintaining the, authority of the law, but this I
hope has now
,vanished: - GOvernor -Yon ag i
has;
.has
proclamation; declared his deter mina-;
tion to maintain his 'power by force, and has
already committed nets of hostility against
the United States: Unless he should retrace ,
his steps,.tbe Territory of Utah will, be in a i
state °Col:wit rebellion. Ile has . . con mined
these acts:of 116'4114y, notwithStanding llajOr i
VanVliet, nn officer of the army, sent, to Utah i
by the commanding general to purchase pro
visions
fur the troops,
had given him. the.'
strongest assurances of the peaceful intentions
of the
.qevern men% and that the troops would. i
only be employed as i posse Comitqh ! s when
called on by the ciVil 'authority to. aid : in the •
execution Of the laws: - - \ -
There is reason. to believe that Governor i
Young has, hmg contemplated - this result.--- i
He knows that the eorifintianceof his despotic
, power depends ;von .the,exclusion.of all set
-1 tiers from; the, Territory' except - those who
, v. ill acknowledgoi4 divine mission and im- ,
plicitly obey his will : and that au enlightened
public, minion , there would soon prostrate .
institutions at War with the laws both of God
and man: ' Ile has, therefore, for several
years, in order to maintain his independence,
been industriously employed in collecting and
1 fabricating arms and munitions of war, and
in disciplining the Mormons for military ser
vice. As superintendent-of Indian affairs he
has had an 'opportunity of tampering with
thz Indian tribes,-. and exciting .their hostile
feelings against the United States. This, ac...
i cording:to/air. inform atiitn, he ,bas, at:emit
plished in regard to some of These tribes,
,i while others have, remained true ti, their al
legiance, and have win inunicated his intrigues
I to our Indian agents. He has laid in a stor e
of provisions for three years, . which in ease
of necessity, as
. he informed Major I'i:till/bet,
i he will-coneml, "and then take, to the moun
tains,-and bid defiance -loan the powers of
1
1 the .Government."
-
1 A great part of all this may be-idle boast
.l ing; but yet no wise Government will lightly
' estirasfie the 'efforts . which be inspired
1 by Suchfrarrxied htnaticism as exists - among
i the Mormons -hi 'l.Jtah. This is the -first-re
-4 hellion which has existed in our Territories ;
and humanity itself reipnres: that we should
petit dOwn ha Smith a manner that - it shall-be
• the last. : To trifle, with it would betotneour
age it and to :,render - it formidable.' •We
pllghi . to. etrthere with sua an imposing
force. 'as to ...eonvinde theso-deluded people
that ,resistance would be "Vain; and thus spare
the effosiotrof. biota, ', , 'We can' in this - num.
stir. best ..canshine them lhat, We. are theb.
friends,•not their .enemies, -:. In -order . Wee
complish this objeCt ..it.will be neeessary, tic.
! ... deur in, e .. to the. - estimate of the -War 'Depart
-ment,lo raise four additional..regiments ; -and
1
I, this I etrnettly - mommend.to Congress. - ` At
1 the priiientinernent of depression is the rev
enuesof the country I am 'sorryto.,l* . abliged
to robomtneritkatieh a measure ;'. hetl-feel
- contidost..ol - ,dus vappcirt 'of : thtigreis, cost
. *bat homy., in suppressing the-insurrection,
in .rest ring And, inaintiiniOg
_thestover-
Vignty,4slthe C onstitutive suf.:law - Is ever the
1 Territory of 'Utah. ' : :::'.:- F. --,, - - .., . .• ,
try, both both East and West,' Would be greatly
promoted by midi a road i7and, abOVe all,
it would .be a powerful addition . al b tia of
i
union. And although- advantages 9 . this
kind, whether postal, conimereill, or poi
tieal,
cannot confer constitutional power, ye theys-i
may furnish auxiliary argunientnfa -or of
expediting a work witch, in my, .jud meet,
is clearly embraced within the ear-1 aking
power. . .
For these reasons I.ebrtiniend to r the iriend
ly consideration Of Congress the' sabi s ect of
the Pacific railroad, without finally = coinmit
tingniyielf to any particular route., - 1 .
The report of the Secretary of.the lireasu
ry will furnish a detailed statement ikf. the.
condition of thepublic - - finances and of the
respective. branches of thu public serviee de
' vol ved upon that department of, the 614vern
iner.t. By:this report, it appears that the.
amount of revenue received from all sc ; urers
into. the Treasury during the fiscal 'year-end
ing the 30th Juan- /657, was sixty-eight mill
ion six huudred and thirty-one ;thousand five
hundred and thirteen dollars and sixty : seven
-cents ; (1348,(31.,513,67,) which, iunetiefwith
the balance of nineteen , million' nine kindred,
and one tlicnistind throe hundred attd,loo.n2ty- . .
five dollars 'and 'fbrt , y-fiva cents, (41-00X11,- .
-325,45,) ietnitiping :in :the treasury „rt. the
commencement of the year; made an r.ggre ,
gate for the service . of the . year of . e ghty
eight million five htindred and thirtHwo
Ithousandeight.heriared and ,thirtv-nino del-,
lars Enid twelli.e - cents. , -(588:44,839.12) -
The pulolic expe.nditaires fur the fiscal year
ending.Both.Jitne, 1857 itatounted to s ven
ty million ; eight' hunirtA - and twent --two
thousandse.ven hundrodand twenty - fun 'dol.
*_
lars and my ifive cents, - ($70,822,7 .85;).
j
1 of which five million' nitte.hundred and torty-:
three thousand eight hundred and riinety-six
idollars and .ninety-one"cents(ss,943;B9p.9l)
were applied to tbe'redeinption of the - Public
debt, - including interest and premium, li:iving,
lin the treasury at the commeneeinent 'the
1
present fiscal lyear l .on - the .-Ist , Jti1y,4857,
seventeen million ' , seven hundred -an ten
!
thousand one hundred. and fourteen A Bars
and ' twenty-seven . cents: ($17,710,114. .)
,
' ' The receipts into the treasury for the first
I quarter of the present fiscal' year, contiene
; ing Ist Ju1y;18 , 57, were twenty milliontnine
1 hundred and twenty-nine thtinsand- eighithun
idred and ' nineteen dollars and eightkone'
r
1 cents, (11:20,929,819.81,). and the estiliated
' receipts of the'remaining•three qnar.terS - to
the 30th'- June, 1858, are thirty-six million
seven hundred. and fifty thousand do tars;
($30,750,000,) -making with the balance be
fore stated an aggregate of seventy-five - milk
ion tbree , hundred and eir,rhty-riints 'thOuitand
nine hundred land - thirty-four dollars ]aid
i eight cents; ($75,389,034.08,) for the *twice
of the presentliscatverw. ''' '—• 2 . ' ' '
The actual expenditures-Auring• the ifirst
quarter of the prettnt fiscal year were limn
ty‘three million seven hundred tindlOutieen
thousand five hundred and twenty-eight dol.'
( lars and thirty-seven dente,(M714,528.37,)-.
of - which' three millitm 'eight htmdrid . slid
ninety-five thonsand two- hundred Width rty-',
1
two dollatt is .. - tiii4) - -liini - ceilti ($3, ~-'
=2310) -Wereapplied . ' to 'the redemptio 'of
4 the public debt , itielud iug interest and m •
I T
ium. ' The probaltip'e:xpenditiresr - Of th 're , '
. ..
.
• 7 ittrthsettilusttertt,W '• l 'sTtfitkleallf;
114 it
are fifty-one million two hun d and fortk 1
eight thousand fi ve hundred nd thirt4dol-.1
Jars and pureents;All,24B,s. o.o4,,thteludi 1
ing interktitt„ou tketublie,debt;:ntitklng on
aggregatinpf iiitift:Abur. l 4itilliortittini7- / hutii- :
dyed. and 4ixty-threts thotitiatiti fi ftyti ' dol;',
gt
31
Lars and: l fiirty- alt Cent, (1114,940" S 1 ;t
leaving iiiieatittiattiftalanottin the t .ur ,
at the elnie-of the tiiettefitteal ye.itiiif Mut , :
hundred and twenty-six thousand eight bun- 1
died and seventy-five dollars and sixty-seven ;
cents, (#426,875.67.) . ..
The amount of the public debt at tlie:com
mentietnent' of the present fiscal.. year was
twenty-nine million sixty thousand three hut?.
'died and eighlY-131 dollaii and cents,
1429,060,386.9001 . - .. 1 ,,,
. The 'amount? reilleitried "silo the'lst of fury
wna.threemillion eight hundred and ninety : -
I
flee thousand No hundred. and thirty-two
,l
dollars and thirty-nine cents; ($ 3,895 , 232.39)
1,--leaving a balance unredeemed at this time,
i of twenty-five million one hundred and. sixti
live thousand one: hundred and fiftY-fotir dol
lar* and filly;on - centi (V-5,105,151:51.
The amount ci!' estimated expenditures for
,
the remainingepee qUarters.Of the,preSent
1. fiscal year will, il all probability, be increas
-1 ed from the caws set firth in. the report of
Ithe Secretary. Ills suggestion, - • there fi me,
1 that'authorityslinuld - be given to supply any
temporary .deficiency by the issue of alimit
ed 'amount -of .Peastiry notes, is 'approved;
and I accdrdingly recommend the passage of
such a law. - _ .
. .
.As stated in'tu' report of the &eretary,
the . . tariff of March 3,1857, has been in oper
ation for so short' a 'period of time, and un
der eireumitanets so unfavorable to a just
derelopment of its,reSults - ai a revenue mea
sure; that 1 should .regard it as inexpedient,
- at le.aq for the - presetit, to undertake its re..
cu tun,
I transmit herewith the reports made to
me by theSeeretaries of War and of the Na
q, of the taterior, and of the' Postmaster
General - . They all contain Vii(Liable and ha.
portant info:illation
.andsliggestiteis which I
continent] to the favorable- consideration of
Congress.
I have already recommended the raising
of four additional regiments, and the report
of the, Secretary of War presents strong rea
sons proving this increase ef the at my ; under
existing, circumstances, to be indispensable.
I would call the npecial attention of Con
gress to the recommendation of the Secretary
of theNavY in favor of the construction- of
tett small 'war steamers - of light. 4 raught.,-,
For. some. years Abe Government has /teen
obliged on many cceasions to hire such steam
ers from - individuals to supply its . pressing
wants. At the presebt moment we have no
armed Vessel in the nary -which, -can pene
trate the rivers of China. ,We have bet few
. whieltrean enter any of the hat-hers south of
Norfolk, although, manyTmillions of foreign
and doritesttetarlitnerCe.atitinilli pass in and
out of these harbors. Some of our.most vat
; eable interests and ' most vulnerable points
are thus - left
.exposed.„ This class vessels
Of light draught, great speed,and heavy guns,
:would be formidable in coast defenSe. The
cost of their construction will not be grist,
and they will require but a comparatively
small expenditure to keep theni in commis
sion. lii time of peace they will prove as
effective as much larger vessels, and often
more useful. . One of them should be at eve
ry station where we maintain a squadron,autl
three or four.should be etinstantly.iemployed
on our Atlautic and Pacific eoasta _Econo
my, utility; and efficiency . combine to reeom
mend-them is almost indispensable. Ten .tf
these small vessels would be . of incalculable
advantage to the naval service,and the whole
cost of their construction Would not exceed
two millions three hundred thousand dollars,
or $230,900 each.'
The Report of the Secretary of the Interi
or is woithy ofgrave consideration. It treats
of the numerous,,important and diversified
Itranehes of domestic administration intrust.
ed to him by law.. Among these the most
prominent are the public lands and our rola=
tiuns with the Indians.
Our system for the disposal of the public
lands, originating with the Fathers of the Re...
public s been improved as experience
pointed the, way, and .gradually adapted to
the growth and settlement of our -Western
States_ and Territories. • It has worked . well
in practice. Already thirteen States and sev
en Territories have been oarved out, .of these
lands, an4,still_moce than a thousand millions
of acres remain Unsold. :,Whas boundless
prospect this preemie to our country of fu
ture prtisperity and power!
We have heretofore disposed of 363;862,-
46 . 4 acres of the public land.- :
1V hale the public lands as a source of rev
enue arecif great- importance, their import
once- isfiir greater-as furnishing homes ' . for a
hardy and independent race of honest and in:
dustrious eitizensi,Twbo desire to subdue and
cultivate the soil. They ought -to be - admen.
.
istered mainly with a view of promoting this
wise and benevolent policy. InAppropriat
iug.thein fur any other purpose we 'ought to
uise even greater economy than if they had
been converted into money, and the proceeds
were. already in the .public treasury. To
squander away this richest and, noblest inher
item% which any people have. ever enjoyed
upon objects of doubtful constitutionality or
expediency - , wotild- be to - violate one of the
most iMportant• trusts ever emninitted to
any people..- - While i do not dehy•: to-Con
gress the.pttver,when acting bone lick as a
prOptietor to give away portions ofthem for
tiropttrptise. of increasing the value of the..re
titaindartitt, considering the great tertipta-
Vicki to abuse this. power, we- cannot, be too
cautious in its exercise. • 4 •-- -
Actual settlers under existing Imes are
protected against - other purchasers at the
public sales, in their right of pre-emption, to .
the extent of IVciparteection, or; IGO :terra
of land.' The remainder -may then be 'dis
posed of at publics or - entered at' private- Sale
ire unlimited-quantities;
Speculation:has of late yeare prevailed- to
a great extentin-the public lands. The con-1
'sequence has been that large portioniortheun
have become the property of individuals seal
companiei, and thus the price is greatlren
luunied to those Who desire to purchase for , .
actual Settlutment. .• In order to limit- the area',
of speculathm as much as possible i the' extine
tiou 'of the Indian title and the.extension - of
the 'public surreys- ought only to-keep, pace
withthe tide of sinigation: , - • •
-„ • If Congress should, hereafter grant alternate'
sectionslo -Stater Or companies, as they have
done heretofore, freeeremend 'that the inter
mediate -- sections retained:' by the GoVern
meta should be' sabjeet to pri-eiiiptiOn:by
- actual settlers:. - "
',lt 61:Olt ever 'td.'f)c'clUi' CaMinal isfto
reserve the Mileb 'aii - tiftly 'he,
for actual soder* and this at moderate prix.
eS. rthoti ;Wet itsd y beat jiroinrite
the - prcisperity©f Setter and Itiefiri
ries, and the 'powbr.'-iit thii - t relent, but shall
seeere bottles ferianr- poiteritY fbi - inan,i ten
. .
erations. • - - • •
The extension of our .fitriits- ;hal: briingbt
within our jutiatietian Many lidditionit and
popn:lotts tribes ofindtatts,'s lai**Porticin
of which 'are' vrild , untruetOle, and :difrteliTt
tei control:, Predatory' tun! = their .
dispositionand babitsi,. it islMposiible' alto.
zither to'restfaitt them:l'63in awn mitting
ares4o4. ort' intikother; as *ell bitpott one .
frtintier tititcitt end those emigrating to our
I lltittitrebilerilterTii+imrlie..-117etiteZiiltt6 .--- i — iWr4WitStilrtitirtirfitifroWiliiiitity,. bn- I
.
pensive military expeditions are, frequently i der the late evellent law allowihg a salaiy,
necessary to overawe and chastise the.lnore i instead at ajOr diem to members of OW
'lawless and hostile. ,-;,‘"" ; gress, thl:inartise and inconvenience - 0: a
-,,, The prent sy ten} of malting tOli.,yalti 7 -Aal W, seOlohm : 111 be greatly i Tylm4t, i o:
..alta c preselitik, ti:k defies Ahl; titifkamktf at:I:I - tea*, #giclude withcoflhomktterOlg
t t
`pike his t .lii4ve ineireettlitlii,lt Ikbeitave(l - ,44Unr**itile consideratinre4he tfite*ts
tole the hat tertpcp)licy to dtilon*tha - :#1 in ' : ,'o . f*, ,, 0,3010 4 9.( . this District, Willb, ; , II;
Ratable 4046* jir**th9i:On 401:a.e.ther: , :rett}esentatiioiron'the floor of Pringraf94 ll o - -
47tiinentaflidnetirtOti isndlie gratinallY in; : hai'a - for.tliii very mason peintlar Cliiiiai,'up
duced to - adopt liabitiof industry. So fares ', on our jus t „
_.regard. To this I km(iv, from
the experiment has been tried, it has wurke. I. my long acquaintance with them, they` are
well in practice, and it will doubtless pro 1 -- ; 'nently entitled. : . -
to be less expensive than the.present syst ~ I `. - .. . JAMES BUCHANAN.
The - whole number of . Indians - within t ..- NTO
G , Dec.'W.Astit - ' Dec 8 , 1857.
N
.. - ' .
'territorial liinitS'is' believed to be,Troin th I
__ : . . .
best data' in the: ihtbricir:'Departnitnt;:abtout
.3'5,000. . .--.-
r!-- 'Diatribe's liftlervlzees; Choctaws, Chick
asaws, and Creelt,s,..lettled....in.,kho,!_terrjtogl,
'Set apart 'for - thetn west of Arkansas, are
;i '
dly advancing in education and in all the arts,
! Of eivilizaticand sellgovernment ; and; we
I may indttlge the agreeable anticipation . that
at no very" distant daythey will be ineorpo
rated-Intel the-Union as one of the sai'ereign.
States
be seen from the - report ofthe.Post
-Master General that the Post Mice Depart :
ment still contirincs to depend on the treas
ury, as it has,been compelled to do for sev
eral years past, for an .impo'rtant portion "of
the means of sustaining and extending its Op:
erations. Melt' rnpidgriiwth and expansion
are shown by .a decennial Statement of the
- ntitnber of poet ,offieeS, and the length ot post
roads, commencing with the year 1827. In
that year there Were 7,000 post offices . ; in
1837, 11,177; in 1847, 15,146; and in 1857
they number 26.586. In this year, 1,725
post Offices have, been established and 704
discontinued,' leaving a net increase of 1,021.
The postmasters of 368 offices arc appointed
by thf Prtswient. • "
The length ann . st roads in 1527 was 105;-
336 rides t in 1837, 141242 miles; in 1847,
153,818 miles; and in the year 1857 there
are 242,601 nines of post road. including
22, 530 miles of-railroad, on which the mails
are transported.
The expenditures of- the - Department for
the fiecal year.ending on the:3oth iiine,lBs7,
as adjust ... e] by the Auditor, amounted to
td1,507,670. To defray expenditures,
there was to the credit of the Department on
the Ist July, 1856. the sum of *789,599; the
gross revenue 'of the year, including The an
nual allowances for the transportation of fi ee
mail matter, produ6ed $8,053,951 ; and the
-remainder,was supplied by tti ni,propriation
from the- treasury of *2,250,000, granted by
the net of Congress anproyed..Angust 18.:*18
56, and hy the apprOpt *e!tle,„§S3,
made- by the net of March-8; 1857, leaving
*232,763 to be carried to the CreditOf' the
Department in the accounts eif the current
year. I commend to your consideration the
report of the Department- in . ntlatieTh 'to the
establishment of the overland midi route
from the Mississippi river to San Francisco,
California. The rents was selected with my
flat - concurrence, A.= the one, in my judgment,
best-calculated to attain the important ob
jects contemplated by Congress.
The late disastrous monetarY _revulsion
may have one good effect,f , bould it cause both
the Government andthe people' to return to
the -practice of a wise afia judicious economy,
both in public. and private 'expenditures.
An overflowing treasney has r< to habits
of prodigality and' extravagance in our legis
it tiA induced Congress to Mahe
large appropriations to o l ojeet they
never would have provided, had it been nt7C
cssat y to raise the amount of revenue rzl
quircd to meet them by increased taxation
or by loans. Wean) now compellvd to pause
in our career, and to seratiniz: our expendi
tures with the inmost vigilance ;'and n .per,
forming this Juty, I pledge my coorQration
to the extent of my constitutional competen
cy..
. it ought to be observed, at the . same time,
that true pu bile ceonorny doc 3 not consist in
withholding tile means necessary to a c e o rn.
plish 'important national objocts int:este,' to.
us by the Constitution ; and - especially such
as may be necessary :the common de- -
fence:„ In the present orris of the country •
it is our duty to confine our appropriations
to objects of tills character, unless 'in cases
where justice to individuals .may demand a
differant course. In all cases,c.ar-o.: o I t
be taken that the money grantCd - 'by 'Con:
press shall-be faithfully and ecOnotnieally
piled.
. 1- ..
Under the 'Federal Constitution, " evety.
bill which shall have passed the House of
Representatives and the Senate ' shall, before
it becomes a law," be - approved and 'sit,, , ned
by the President ; and, if, ncit approved,-"he
shalt return it with 4114 -Objections tai that
Houseejn Which it originated." .In order - to•
perform this high and reapenlible duty, suffi
'dent time muatbe alloWed the President to
'read- and examine every bill TiFesented t 6 him
for approval.- Unless this he afforded,
.the
Constitution becomes a dead lett& in this
particular; and- 'even:' worse, it become's' a
Means. of deception. Our constituents, se&
ing the approval :and -. signature
attached to each act. of Congrese, are induced
to believe that he has netuallypertormed this
duty, when, in truth, nothing is, in many cas
es, more unfounded. .
' -
:From the pruci ice otCongresg, such'an ex
amination ofeach biiilas the Constitution re
quires has :been rendered impossible.: The
most important business of each session is.
generallyTerowcied into its last hours, and the
alternative presented to the PreSident is' ei
ther to violate the constitutional duty which
he oWes to the: people, and . approve- bills
which, for want of titne„it is impossible ho
shebiti have exaniined, 1)r, by his retinal - to
do this, subject the country and individuals
to great loss-and inconvenience.
Besides, a practice has rrown up of late
years Va liTislate in appropriation hills at the I
last hours of the seSston, on neiV - and impite=
trint subjeCts. This practice constrains the I
President either to sutler-measures to become
laws iwltich he does not approve, or to 'incur
the risk of stopping the wheels of the Got.
ernment by cetoine , an appropriation .
Formerly, such bat Were confined to specif.
ie'appropriationsL'ltir carrying into "effect ex.
isting laws and the welLestablishedpolicy ofl
the Country, and littletime wits'then required
by the President for their. eXamination..
'For my OWII pait, I have 'deliberately de.
termitic(' that I shall approve no bill which!
hate not examined,. and itu;ilrb c 'a ease : of
extreme - and resist urgent 'neciessity
shall ever induce me to depart from- this
rule. 'l . therefbroiespectiully,'but earnestly,'
recommend that 'the two 'louses would. al
loW the President at least tiro 'days previona '
to the .adjciiiinment - of eta arsiien,
winch no nets bill shall he presented to him
fir Approval: 'tinder the akistingjoint rule,
one bay is allOW6.1;" but this rule hpractice,n
laitlietto tenstantljr suspended in practiv
`that impo — rbitit bills - et:meanie tO. be presented"'
to:Wun
. up :the' vorr last - 'inOnients - ot it)
session: late - lnajoilty - of 'caies,-tiO
great publle_:inconven ience 'Can ariSa the
watt of time to exaMthe tiloirproi7 Won; be,,
' cause, the Ciiestitution 'haeileelared, that a
bill presented - to tbk Preardeo 'the
14; tOi days" of thii,iesiion, ho ii•not regain.
ed' retiirn' it,' eitherio'ith aii`aftiliCoial or
veto,"" in which case it shall not he alaar - ;"'
It may then tie oVer; -nal% tti likeit up ul
passer! atthe bect-sOsfen.-; Great
ience *DOM ortla egpetienced in iesard.
The - Lirmmorllave Case.-
A New fork coire.v?udeht*of the Phga
delphis Bulleihr, writing ati' the 'Bth,
.~~
The Suprenie,..Courti y,rafterdar,rendgrol-.*
decision in; the celebrated "Lemmon Slave
Case." • It will he-remembered thati.the titles-
oc:tom - volved isAlie right of a citizen .of a
*Slavii'Stitte tO liold
,hiS•alave, as. suChin: this
"State..`;` Fudges Mit - Chef, Clcrice,'Davies7 and
Peabody . agreed in denying this' right,'While
donna •ReOseyelt . thought otherwise. j The
opinion . of the,Coart'lfas_.notlyet; been writ
ten; but a short statement was given,-of - the
concluiions arrived 'at. . :the IgrotOd. upon
' which the Coukt - lases its
. deeisio -. is_ that : Abe
i act of 1817; with the - addition !nide. ti)„it,.lit
1 Istiv, and the . ..Fel:teal 'of :1841,' deelaill.,Jhat
i every slave brought into this : State - shall:be
I free. Comity does' not , require any . i
extend any - greeter. - pr i;llcgeS .tii,eiti;etia of
1 ono' States than it grants. to. itis.ow.a.'' - ,!l:he
i scction : _in, relution',to 'the reriditiop.of fititiVe
j slaves,.. could not. apply fo - thosCiohtntarili
brought into the State by their innsters,;The
clause giving„power to
i• 'u
:ilt . Copgipis t - i.'4;4 l M:e
carom roc, . I,;ot we 4 . F . in '4114:0 ii)' , St 4 ali t Otiit , .
i fer re d ho power to'dcelare the status ~11)101,)
I a person shall:.SUstain ,Wiille: la .atiy` : -otlier
.r State of the Union, ',The Court.: therefore,
uphold the sovcrehmty of the State over the
persons of those within its jurisdietion....,,---„
A NEV PtAfroau.—The •IV ashington
Wiifin, a 'few - days ago, published the follow
lug most fakinating doctrines: • • . ..-
" The Constitution deelares"that the eiti-- . •
zens of each State shall be entitled ti) all the
privileges and, •iinmunities of citiienp .iit this
several States. Every citizen of o'liq State
coining into-another State. has,. thert...tore,-'n
right to the protection of his perscin ,and. that
property which is now recognized assuCh . by
the Constitution of the United State any
taw of a State to the.contrary 'notwithstand
ing. 'So far from any State=havinr, a right
to doprive him of his property, it iattabotitidl
en duty to protect, hint initi.Posseision ' : - ,-
If tliese.rews are cort'eettn, tt, Webeli6Ye
it wonid be' difficult to 'invalidate •
,ttletif—, - 1-it
pintos ilea off Stole lows, - tohether- - organic
or otherwise, which prohiLit 4eitizen of Me'
' State leant settling in another, ant} kinging
his shirr property with him, a n d 17108 i: 'expect
idly deelari•ig illorfeited, -are direct v iola-
lions of the original intention* of a GOtiern::
meat which, as before stated, -is • the protect-;
tion of person -and property; and of the' Cun:
1 stitutien of the-United
. States-, ;which reeog . -
nizes - property:in stone=, and ciaedsr - (s.s . thrit
4 the eitiz-ns ~f each .tale shall be cntitted to
all the privileges and. immunities of •eitittin
1 in the several -States,' among - the. most - :es
sential of Which is theprotoction of person and
I property." .
. .. .
1 "If theta doctrines are to be.carricd.ont in
Pennsylriini3, 'there would not be :enough
Denmerats.left to 611 an omnibus..- : .. •
i There_ is nut d Congressimal district •in
1 thisStafe tith.i. would ni - it, unanitnousllrreieet;
any man offering liitmeir w ith .ntuti'doctrines ,
lon his banner. 'S.och:opitionx,-TlO:7.?Yeri.:tra
,_.
in nappy syMprithy.wirh'a support ot the- Cal
. howl i::in , :-.1-i; v C. , ;is i..:tif,rl.-- /VI.- l'r i S 3.
Tog Dgme,ctuerre I'agss Asmi - rrig KANss.s
C.A.)xarrryTtox.—TheChicago Times 'gives a
list of the Democratic newspapers in the
northwestern States which Imo wine fan,. in
opposition-to the new G o •
nst.tution of Kansas,
which President Buchanan is . understood to
sustain. The includeseiery Democratic
paper, daily told -woehly, in lowa, excepting
the 'Dubuque Xorthwett ; every Democtatie :
paper in Wisconsin, without exception; every.
Democratic paper •ht Michigan and . : Indiana:
and--in Ohio, except the Cincinnati., Engrain.,
which. has'expres4ed no (opinion; and the. en.
tire,Demecratiu presa rf Illinois.:. rho- Times
says that the : Democracy: rt.presented by.:
these papers anti- whose :Sentiments- are. piter=.
ed by them; palled at. the !mt. clecti t ati,
004:Ilvotes.. for Buchanan. The Democratic
press of other northern. States, though not-.
quite so unanimous, is generally opposed -to
.. the Lecornpton.Conatitution. - -
i r-i, -- 4 -- ,..•The4kdrninistratinn'give: no sign of
nor do we think they will, although
there_ are many speculations
. to• the' contrary.
The .1-I:4lnitustrati.in 14 - 'controlled 14 . the
South, .and:therScinfh . ltse - lf`ls :controlled
. bY
men Whose great: perpose is, d Of
the Uri:On. It is idle to urge - Optinitteh - trieir
that the policy of the Adintnistration will'de
stioy;the ascendency of thel)emociatic,par4
ty,.beeause With . them, *Oat nscendeneyis,oplt
a secondary Con'sideration. Niir•ikre'• they
restrained by
.the - ObVious irr,possibil fy of
efrecting any permanent lodgment of Slavery
_in Kansas.. It is disunion. they - TRAY ititil'ac
and they would be glad to provoke a civil
war in Kansas, by attempting, to• force "the
Lecompton ConStittit through - .qingrein!,'
or, failing in that, they hop,e, to fomentiec
tionar passions to a degree which 'will bring .
about secession, and - realize the dream of 'a'
So - other - 11 Confederacy.- - - Wrretin,ry tot Re
•
The'friends'of 'Hon. G. A. Grow in,
this Omgressional dtatriet, will be pleased to
learn that he ittiillipportpd-by tha TtePubli.
cans for Speaker Of the present Congress,. re
ceiving 84 votes: This Is a compliment" of
which both he andhis'Onstitueney may well
be propd. 11P:'Grory has acquired nfi
Me rep - matron ' 'Ct ngressionat career,
dbichargin,, ,, with ;treat:ability -the IMportant
duties confided to him. The people" of- this
District have adopted one Southern " Mstitu
tion" at least, - Ic6epitigtheit - Congresstnett_ at'
Washingten 'until they Are - Aliorotighly `edit
versant With parliamentary" usages 'and the '
LiCtie4 'which have always rendered , tha-
Southern tnembers - sO powerfet even Where
iwthe-minority. Asa `debater and" it -
clan, {Ott
-
Mr. roiv Tunica With the oldestetagers
in "G ongress, while he 'enjoys the =respect" of
his political opponer.ts.—Braciford *trader;
•
`Ur General William F. Packer, 'Gov . -
ernor elect', *hilt:rout hunting, .abotit thirty
miles north of , Villiainspswt, Teptured:ll
blood liossel, or. strained himself - pu~ some•
way, which causedalemorrhsgticitheinnte.
and flit' dayishisAanger . was' considei:
ed imminent, lint we leartklutt;
he iti- note big of &Intel. aturable -to ha ,out
a doors; and receiving the Congratulations of
hia'tiunierdue friends at the success enjoyed .
duringlhe hunt. m . the course , -
of which ,thil:
General had shot ' a line liuek.—Philadelpitia ,
B u gai ir ; ' •:.. ,
, tar-Ths- Preaktebt has - aomhtated She.
Hon; 'Nathan Chair4i of as. Assxiclate;
Juitiee erthe &pietas' Court of they-o United
states,,tc; nit thp sacandy kossiasione4ll b r . the;
rssigibatkia oflqdgetrortia.. ' , Thalhartte has.
notist'acted •
Fro:, Apteial Dispatches to the N. Y. Tribune.'
1V)1,8IIISCITON, Friday, Dec. 11, '57,
ted in confidential circles that the
Deittbe delegation from Indiana have had
a in:3, view with President Buchanan, in
•%f which they said that on f u ll
1 1'.'s they could nut support the L e .
covnitOa Constitution atter the expose of
. geriator Douglas. There can be no douLt
that such a consultation was held.
The report, or rumor rather, for it seem s
to have no definite origin,- that Governor
Walker had gone to Kansas, was dispatched
over the metropolis this morning with elee.
.trie,speed.—lt-prodeuied- , an -extraordinar y
sensation, fur there is a
„ greral belief th at
[-the Presiding will - eitaeltvor-t4 head him of
with the telegraph, and behtad hint officially,
ititer-thcmturmworStitftbit;''Tbeftite be can
reaelribe.Ters:iporff.-,,:;--nit-: 4f I Z•' :/ - ,s -, -
• liii•foliii'• Noted 'that Goveliof 'Walker
has, reek gone.;,pr . I bis- presituoeAtt Kam a
niv - Iliis prompt action' iri;e4;meert liiik th e
Legislature may, prqFentß a
~,Civil .w . tr; . whicli
- otlieriitse seethe atiiifiiitlfieyitible.\ ,Ire will
weli,while:in Kansas to" keel's . , i'?ut. of the
way of diiPnielt'*i rind letters frOak: the. Mast,
at least futa itivirii!iya, , I '..„.._,,,,,,,,, . .
'-:' The' P'resi'd eri t is- highly eil4 ' t -0, _with the
action' of the §erintn in gonrirnling 0 ”. et.
and` with Wiit fie gotist4fs till:gene:rat
ineet4s".4 l 4'o . 4csnt; iCan=.s4s , . PPiini; . lie is
eurpiiiiiideffliotelY,:bY'.Soiitherti:iitiyiseri, or
t f y : Northernfirmed,ittaipable ',faint, habitual
sulisiu:vienekto the'Soath 'for
,fiaerstancling
the present Aiitet. , Uf 'slortharn, feeling; and,
unable frpiti Jotig''abience.,atioaitfind 'from
the'natural: reluctance' of Old age to, receive
tia 14eqs,iojudeforlimiell, arid. to real.
ire ' die itritheits* 'Ali& which thaceuairy b -
made la'aa'Anti-Sitiverx direction, )1r: -Du.
ehanan 14 lameutribly:doceis4d
,as to - the true
state of 'the Kap*: d4otiy: -, There is res.-
ion to fear that be :will couiplieSte - ithe 'matter
beyond estriehtion, if he.parries into'exeiu•
ti oil his present pu 706 , 4i:440 Gay:Walker. -
The breicti betweeti 'Senator DOititias and
the South 1 4 hotirl. ividenitii. There is much
violent talk iiiainst Mini e:Vert`.:to - the extent
Of tresteiiiii to habg . hini, - or at least to tar
And feather,' : hilri• s rlie_q ''menaces- are tf
course idle, !Ili& will 'dime : tin: coiling; but
they indicat - the depth of
- the'tiow:he, has
dealt the Sl 'ye POwer, - 'f; Ile till the
fihe -iiii,lslfiriaikil'iliett Senibrir Green' of -
Ittiisourrisiciliegip the - crushing: process.
•
I'mportarit from, VG as P-7- c 0409 of
• Stanton'.
N#AltrgaTo,l*.eir-frlie'l l iesitlent sent
into'' Fir - - ther"ninii*iOn of
Genaral et;;• itin*sneOr Aft
Stanton. fito.pi - iiseit-iettifiGoieino; of Kan.
.sni, who Ma: been rerinisted' , 4rt Ivonseqnence
of his having vatted a iirefoll •-tseasiOn, of :the
Kansas Legisiatare;;whtels isAileired sca
obit,' on 'of Ilia , inot ructirnurgivati• to Governor
Walkorquak. The mew, w ed p ro b e
ably-Ocensioli an, exciting:debate ~ W hen the
notrunation hf ,, eoStaider4A - : in Bieentive sea
diOnalp the senate,s7 • :
WASiIiNGTOX Ate. • 'l4,;:n. Derrver's
appointment`o;seeretary of Stets of Kamm
6M A rnle "Y p
- .Detnocrolk- votes . to
1-9 a,,,publi C alibia g Ainst ttr:, .I)..)Ugi all Wti
I alkiept, 1510);.DenITr has been _telegraphed
•
"The reins. ul. Of-Govi Walker is daily- en-
Peeta , it is-Staled on high.•ontbority, that
sh o uld : he now tows*in ,thte, jAiregtOTl, of 'Cut
sAs, this result Noulki,
ST. Lotns;Thilis,tia' ,iiiv-NP-i.-Q, 18 5 -
St. Louis Democrat reeeirc-d letters trout
Kansas tohight,.eontisaang the'prOcee4ings of
the. .delegates to the Convention- held at Law
-on-the Z 1 ii st., ::The -entire_ TerritorT
WAS re
-preau-" - Cliarro:s - R obinSon was - the
President:.ilaan i tnoitsly
adiipted, repudiating the'Lecomptore:
ttition ; pledging ceaseless hostility, wit.; de.
nouneing the elections to be hold. on the 2lat
inst. and 4th prasitoo • deejarhkg that the
Legislature elected nu al -.40s: shall not be
enspende4 hy any constinitinn nrOtate levv
ertnaent, a. fair and impartial vote to
had.; indorSing.the Topehi, Cotititutinnoutd
requesting ttlU",'-rerri.tbrinl..Legislntuiii, thei:
extra session, to frame ati_eliptiOtts laW and •
submit the Topeka- and, : f.econipon censtitu.
6'4'4 to the lieePle7l4e.. , 9KNOPiting lna' -
jority .uf the. iggil votes tn l beecinin the faith
enema! 13w :of ilia 8 440. of'l4 . iga: •
, A resolution was-; .0 1 04 , ..mmetl.:.egturbing
th:2 ! -44* to eeeetary..Stitigort.,j4„,l4,aping a
special se , ri9 l /..uf the ,Legisbotve.
_6 ; -
SpeeChes were made by 00v, tßolhinson,
LaPes 4P4-MPors.: Zit:kerb 'Atitkothi
and others. r ,
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TIMMY.% Itii6:AAV-ii•L'7,dia,
We 86 / 1 1 , Oi.eke,: 9 l-4 .) -4 1 1R 1 !*
9-ene.4 he
Aiii
Most rut.n*raersi
- 4 4 ' P l a " ing g l- 44 1 1*i'-' n
the - seveti : We 0tit40 4 0,7 1 i 4 44-An , i ll6
E let ' 63 tuinedi.e; seven .iii*To9t:,Walzes*
Barie.,liis been' p*Ooleilip!)!*l44tilid* .
, ilbselacerbiona tisrg;:yrbete .he
had been eaTilikeecT,. - au:s4tlinstigt,ri*Oltfsi.
Reit'els;6oo:SMitfi, tugs;
,i nTr:4 7 *- . ltbeoi,
went ••••
A :titan - named' ', been
' - egne,
andlie told ttiat.`thCOld,itiiit'hitO sold
to hiril
'They. seafebediM - d I`,Ot r . nA friii.' . .l44 - 16: the
well - in 'l6' feet of witiritiveiat with
a hatchet in hiiifiinciiihrii = ert the* to ,the
beetin;':i &alit' Alta'ln s.ist *itblttiolsTge
flat st6o4 - tittiteli4kf - intratiiiiisitioiti 'on
him-frdri:;the tnotitlf nt the wO.•
Ttky %hit', fi t atic Vi t ukbn
committedtit Vl' kOlie 41%io•roor
ibact refsctfr." twolilidett
laiffe;',Arpßit S 5 tilt 'York
co Oily 11:m 15; At lin Bank.
N., J. , eight:
a paw!) LiroVeiod" aAiiirtro Ngthans,
ro's l 7'irMA . W2 liras ked
b - reitidiOlfrii.4l7 7 -Irlee' had'
hurts a kin
TheciMi =tuftstituratltCtitti , 41 1 , from
the - '-- '
Wilkes.
Tiniii
ST ~GIS AtrAdttelittlifiitNri Wed
needny - night - Jest 10414! Waled- was drir
ing n hall mud Angted onk:1 the Auk_ Wale
rontei front Eteddiviitent=to.thettext-etopping
Omni, twent'rmileilromilivitniiebigititb
out,T4seenigenc btstteeiermiirlieeet by *pick
of violveivabodt a .dniteil ~ bumbot;,, a nd
fierce lout:noisy. rAe,theyriireisobtleetinp•
ontbilo;to tekite: the bantenterfe
InkUoitt , one -albs hungry, crevrond lerAbe
yAttieebeiolostllheir witkpet"
ids ntially neer ttie steppintrtieeri uptiovvw
law ai which Abe &lief! is said - bate been
pretty 104 overcome with /*fitment sad
fritht: , Wolreirandinmirr aro terl plenty':
onAtici!barit rotite and merit eitbutione.. 4 .4**-
00e'(Me.) Union;
....•
„gar The St.,Louitt;Penternti it-infamed
by 4: - gentltman juAreptnied frota Nab a.
that, si•thte Indiene - aro now hpl4 itt shivery by
a eitizen.of that plt t.7-The hohlek:of them
is-tem:tatty ,front Utak; It:herel b4` purdimed
theatiroarthe Al«Prowl*VrberwituliAll
wry is. tom cir - the *ludo 0, the.. gereliti ,
', 31.6 : 4 0 93 1e 69 • • -
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