brouglt to 143 r -on- the irepresentati
ciently power`ful t.&•,.limineo,him to d
- the will .of his scoilithenti. The. 1
that no otherbutheetid,,Stod..satisfacto
•exists of aseerta%gtlie - -viili of g(i
of - the people Cif anf State 4 Territei
riinilortout-and,cicitlntquAtion - 111
adiivery. in Kriimi.,• "except (iy , leaviii
direct Vete...y:lloov i% - then; **IL
greys to ptiss-roVer, ill . - Strlirclinate ,it
imediate neeticies,.ami proceed dime
64stircopf ailikriti mate fowee node
stitntiOns f -:'.. •
l i fow (I vain won
. any fit lier.prirci
in-pr.antine I' - IThis.inity he illustrate(
cosi. of, Kansas. Shot/ she lie adini
the Uni4l, Witir."a;-:.Ciin. titittien'eitli .
.'raining Pr abolishing slavery against
.timentofthe+ , eoplciAtni
could-have
...effect_ than to continutrand to etas ji
exi Stiag agitation during.:tbe brief • •
qui"rfal. to. make' the..cmistitutiOn co i
.theoresietible. Will pf the majority, ..-
. , Title friends trod suppe. l ,rterts.oCtho ~.',.
. andOinnsas act, when struggling of '
- occasiCott to_iu.stoin its .Wiso_irovision
the 'great. tribunal ' - of the A nleticaU
never differed ahout, - 4s true meanie.
gikject. • EverywhereAlrougliont th
1
they ! publicfyipledged t lein faith at''
hanor,;'.that they would ' heerfully4n.
uesticim'vers o 1 sla to ti+ bourtiitie
' l •
Kansas, without 'restrie t tion or quail
whatever.- MI -were cok?ally_ ord teedu
great 'doctrine of populffrioreieigriq
is the vita ! ; principle :io oni free:irrsti
lied it 'ttiert been-insinuitted from any
• that it would sea sufficient colophon
the, organic law for the members - of
ventiom thereafter to be 'elected; to wi
the Inotion of. 'Slavery from -die peoi
_to substitute their 3a - 11 will for -that •
galy litiertained'inajoritYOf . all.. tb
statierits, this !would have heeninst
jected: i i; Everywhere . they remained t
the resolution "adopted on a celebrat •
. sion recognizing " the right of the • .1
all the Territories --including.
,K..1tn...s
' Nebraska—acting through the . !ego
' k fairly expressed wilrof amajority'. 0
residents; and •whenerer the unlit:her,
inhabitantsji 3 Otifies it, to-form a tenOs i
_with or withoit islavery-and : be admit •
..the Union 'upon
: terms' -of , perfect -,i
with - the other; States..
The - ennveution X° franie a nonstitu
Kansas niet on the first Mon lay of-Sep
!list. Theo were Oft,lted together by v
an act of :the territotial
„legislature
lawful •existenCe had' been reerighi
Congress, in different formseand by '4
exocimenis,. A large, proportion, oft
i zens 'of 'Kansas' did not, think prener.l
ter thtir . names and to -vote: atthe e
' .for.dOegat;S; ';tit an - opportunity . to
• having „been-fairly afforded", their "reft
Fiviil iiieM'seire.. - -1, of. tlittir'rightt - could
Manner azect rite legality of the, cony
'This conr.o.tiotr: rt.Teeeded to- fr
, constitution for Kansas, anti in.ally ailj
On the ith_tloy of November. liui. iit t i
ficultr occurred in'the4 - eimrention, exe
the imbject of slavery::: The truth is tb
.general previsions of out' rrenent State':
tutiori- are • so! similar—and, I may a
i excellent--that the dtlierence betwee
-is nut essential: - Under' ilie-enillill p
of the ij, : orerriment, no - constit utimi (rat
the 'convention 0f a Terriory prepare
its admission into the t) pion as a St•
'-. been snbmited tothe peeple.• . - ' 1
-trust;' liecreves, the - example'Se.t
lat.Cofigress, requirino* that the conl i
- of Idinue.iots '''‘s.lirnilds be..sultieci to i
pn:oval and ratification of the people
, proposed State,'''.' — niay be followed _on
toceaaioils,,l steoll'-it,for 4ranted Pie,
,lion o rE fi nsr i s - xotild salvo achnidan
i thii - example, •fotioded,•s; -- it.r.isi on
principles; and lieriee ill l i ngtruction
Welker, in favor of submitting
i itting t6e -- c;
a tion_ to the peoplewereexpressea;in
- -- ,and unqualified terra::,,, I
•
-in the Kansas Nebraska act, li,,.owev
iequirern eat ; as?' i appricablfo2ll& 7 o4,ol
Ftitution, had not been inr_ited, ttiiul U e con
vention 'were fat. bound
• br itr,i-tenns to ,tibinit:
-.I - - . • ,
: .by,-"' , its term; s
to 'itilimit's apro i tter por ion , of
..the instrument to in elecliOn except that which
• relates to-theft] emistio ink,ti to tion of al very:"
This.will , he'ieridered clear • hie imple
reference to if's lanrritatie.. It was ''' • Otl to
' Tei,risliite iltt*r . Y.-infolnyliTerritor'x'„br Stale,
net' to exclude' it 'therefrom, b4.l,en 'e the
people thereof perleetli free lo form nil :. mg
' filate: ib'eir doniestic instiklitions in 'the r own
"wavy 'Acchrdino• to the plain;' cowtr tetion
of the'enten . 6e;ibe cord "domestic i....stitn
lion " bare a direct as tlry hire an. pprii
printe iefereneelito - e avert. Dtimestle 3 nsti
tut:ton:2," we'll' tnited to th 7 ; family. 4 Th rel-1-
•, tion,between . mester ,inid, lave:l'6la: re otter
are .i.‘ domes:; iinstitttilo li," and, are cl i !stinct
final. itistutiOtih; of a I litical - .char.;ter,- - --
i
..': B es id e , 3,. o i!re kyi
va s o que%tibn then before
Congress, nor.
indeed has there b n any _
serious que- i stioti , ,hefrire the, people Of -.. ii.sa's.'
,
or tits countrv. except i th at which Tel tex". to
the '' douriestiei.nititutfon'' •of slavek. :..,
. The convention. after an augri- - iiiid xcited
debate, fidalls"ditermitted i ;3• . ., a maji ity of
- only
,tl'o'tosalunit the (Piestiort of sla erylo
the - peoplk-thUtigh at the; loct • Turif:t 'reer of
-che tifty; : tielegae%!'pre%enti ollixed.' their sig-na- .
.pres to _the constftesion. I
_A - : large -- 'ijonty
oil the,cbnyenticln'were in favor Of csta • iz-hing
1
;:sliverfKonsa%.. '''' "? • -I'.
.;.- ".. . • .: ...
They, - accord' 4y inserts nit nri cite in
.. he'constittiti for th.)ptirpc•se sit ilar in
ohm t. tho% , Which line - been. .a - doi fed by
tber - ....-.
..:rial,eoarcntiOns. In,thes • iedule
..• owevei, providing Tor ''tle,, transition_ rum a
. i rritorizil to a Stale i*.ernment, - thel estioO
It s - been fair Wa1.1. -- txPlioilly . retcircd• cr - the
-
1 le ti :-, th if • gi l t --'' costst. t '
--- l op le; W L et ley 1, 'al, a ut•on
" ith or, tyttliont slavery: 7' - : '
' It 'declares thOt;. - "tieti; e :the const
1 ,
' ea bythe - •C`O Ailii " s teal ! 1)
-4 _ 914 . P '.- 0 .-. e °
' -U . ogressfairadinik;ion into the 'Cale
I
. S t t e j , ,.h u il e eti;:iri , Fl,all be tel.l - to deci
I
4tiOliint . .v.lab.all the white male
_ t.4_
tits of Ile Teri:l i . o r i•-• above - tb 0; age a
en idea to.vdte.'.„' 1 - to. vute,:by
'at the ballots, costat idrri , Oectiop si
Ali ll.be.epaorsed "constitution with s
lis
-AD constitution .. with tic glaefy." '.
. . ' fthere be . - aLicitjority in prof of_th
': . 6 .t.ito.tiOU With staverv;"th'en,it is' to b.
'thitto.r-to.COngfesi. by ',the -president
1 Convention in . Itsoi ,, inal•for. If,;
;:f:pp tsary, there,Shtill G.. in,
ii, maiOrity I
a l f .t.,it:e ".'-dotOtittitio.n.icitli no Islarery.,
i Ll'4,aititile,r providing_._ . Tor, - slttvery
~ 6 , 1
atriekeekom.thecoustfitition by tlie.pr
''‘ .c.f this
_convention ;" and ,it
_is eqpies.
''''...c.lAied pi 0..... nos:Jai - v . l shall exist in the
' tif,Xdas&s,.except that the right of 'pr
i',Nt 51,40 w ill. the Territory ' .shan
. Nter Le intt,irfereclwith - "rinc.l lb; the
iris oeAle:bis duty ': . ‘,o Jiare. the
...colisti
th us j it i..40.$ trAiastriitt - eki„o•
-.
the Con
i
r
.thelTeilejob* f 9 - t! 4 40 31 n
Stale inte_4;...4y:,,, .
,/I , 4 44 4 ,l 3o6 o,ffrg . eitieyi - 111 111
1494unii,Ktfe*i"t69, i'kis
...: 4 iiii,4l : 4 - :
vio ",5.1 , 5;400 . gluZia,k4A. liwo'ogie
Oaft,..U r aign,3v44,o'r ...04`ki*..tc_444-e7-,'" ao
l'i4i 6 ji'tiglig 'V eig-i*'9oll.- U ,t r' ii kluil
lis 4 liat.ol oo- Y .4 " , 4 14 a*44Keu :f . PCi'ar
kw. ..1:1*: . ologi,i4;d :Ali. Pe ' 11 ', 1 4--uVii .4 1
'1140:413144901-A;u34 4( 2111 Y ICS.7i 3 O'.„.f'or L
'4“?-400 110 .A9'.4Yilig,:49 4 5:*Ns i V i t 01 i 4;
P. bit* 411111 2 i$114141,Frrit4 / .. - ..ilil ; „ d rat'
~s, V IJ IC tosponsihle. for the .6iii4fpfeacf,l
. . . . ,
ve.stifli I 'Yt liether i ly.insas sfi.ill be a.freeor a slave
sregard 1 State trust eventually, under some authority
rut!) is, ,'be decided li y, i nn election ; and the question
rrY,modeican never be q nuireclearly or dkatinctly-,pre-,i
in - 46:41 SeutatrttrOis people than itis`ati`theqpreseig I
7 on 4 : inottient:'t Should this4pportuifity bd,iejecteil
that di ; she may fie. Pnvitved for ; yertes.its domes 4
rit to a , discord, li r ntrposrlibly iri civil war; biro ; re she, 1
'forY)orr, I can ri,rvain/r4aeli . the point sho:hasalreedy at- I
I inter- . - tied. /• ,',, . '
1.7 to th i ha sasluts for some,yeskis occupied too
our-in - I Much/ -o the
ratifies a ttention:, It is'high:;
i time/this should be direciedt to far more im
pot-relit objeets. When once admitted Into
the Union, Whether with or without shivery
the. excitement beyond, her own limits will
:speedily pass aw%ly, and she will then for the
first time be left, as she ought to have: been
long since; to tonnage her own affairs in her,
' lowa way. Ifbeicemstitution on ,the subject
ofslavery, or on - any- - other subject, be dia
-1-; - • .4.
Irleastngsto,a majority otthe people,no•httman
llpower can prevent-theth, from changing it -
Ivb ithie a brief period: Linder -these circum--
' stances it-may. well be questioned whether the
peace. and quiet of the whole conntry-,are not .
of-greater importance. than the mere tempora
r ry• triumph of either- of the political parties in
',Kansas: . •- .•" ' . -‘ .
II -Should the constitution withoutslavery be
.'at.lopted
property-hi-
the 'yolks of the majority, -the
,:rights'of property-hi- Filers% now in the Terri
torfare, reserved.' The number of th&te is
1 vertstnall; but" 'if its were greater the pro
['vision. would' be equally just and reasonable.
IThese -slaves 'were brought into the Territory
I t
under -the Constitution of the -thritecf'States,
Inndare now the property-of their masters.
1' -This:l)o4a- his at length been finally,decid 7 .
ed ,by-the highest-judicial tribunal of the'
reountry--and this= upon the - plain :principle
I that when a . confederacy of sovereign- States
1 acquire a ti* territory at their joini. expense
?both equality end justice denta-nd -,that the
I 'citizens of one and all:of - themnhall lave the
right to take intnit Whatstieer•la recognised
i as property 'lly the'commoobustitutien: . .
--Trillavestivinarily Corifsiated tlie,prop
crty hs slaves already in th6Territory, would
1 have beer! an act of grossiOrtistice, and con
{ trait:to the practice-of the olliei,Striti of the
iUnion which harp aboli.ireeslaVry. . '
1 • .., • 4 tryst'. '''''' , ..:`;N,, l. :
I k territorial , government` was' es&ablished
-1 for Utah by:act of -Congress approved the 9th
of September. 1856, and the Constitution and
laws of - the 'United States were thereby ex
tended over.-',it "'so far ai• the sam or -Any
1 provisions thereof, -inay' be applicable." - This I
I act. prOvided fOr 'the.' appointment by the;
1 Presidenraad , a-jth the advice and con.seri t I
I - of the Senatel ic of a GoVernori- who- was to be 1
1 ex-offreio 'superintendent of _lndian Affairs; - crl
I,Secretary, threejildges of the Supreme Court I
in Mars hal,: OO
and. District Attorney. 'S
! "quentacts proiided .for the appointment of:
I tile _officers neeessary te_extend-sautr-10..0-t-- , =- 4
--=a-
Wour lorliaii sy:stern over the-Territory: 13rig.c. -
ham- I'eting was` appointed the first Governor.
on the 20th of September, 1850, and liascheld
the;offieeever:sinco. i.Whilit Goveinor libuttg
has been 'both GovertiOr and Superinte%lent'
lof i i i•diaii,4:thiirs 'throughout this period, he
has been" at ii,,,:-Tsame -. time the bead'of the .
Church, Called; the,-Lahti: -hay Saints,. and,
professes te-govef'nits - members and dispose
1 of` their properly by 'direct inspiration, and
1 aniliorityfroni' the ilinighty. • •Ilis-poiver has
I been Jtiiereforf, tibsolute over . both Church
sand State. ; , ,I, :' ,1 '-• , • _
ri The people!,of Utah, alinost c_xelusively4e-
I long to this' Clitirch,, and believing s_Vith a
1 fithatinfil spirit ILliat' . he - is , goyernor of the
Territory. by
.divineappointment—they.. obey
- 14'S.cordirnindias if these were directorel'ela
-tions frem liiiiiven." -Ifj,ther;!fo ' - thooset
i that Iritizgoverninent kin
1 with theTgovernment i
the memberp-Of the-Mori
' implicit bligience fOili'
Urifortuliately, existing i. __ but lit
-1 tie doubt thati such: is 'his • detimpriinatipo.—
1 Whiled entering - ipon a minute .history of,
LeecuyrenciA, s it islsiidlicient to say that all. the"
officerslof the 'United StateS.,• judicial and ex
ecutive&itlx,he single exception of two' In.-
ridian :Tents b• 1
ve,found it necessary for their
own persona' ]safety to with - lraw froth' the
I T.erritory, Aud i thele.Aio - Niger ,remains any
government is. Utah but the Ospotisin of t
ltligliain l'ou - i,g. Tlai being 'the 'condition
of affairs iii the Territory,l could not mistake , '
the Fit It of duty, - As, et ie*Execiitive Mug •
istrate I was "ound to, resto-e the,supremacy
of the constitt dal and lairs limiti:
, .• .
t'lrc order to edt-this purpose, I rippointed a
new,-.Goveri4 and.. other-federal , cifficers for
1.,tab; , •,.5e1l with them a t ruilititikpicelor
themprotecitin, and to aid'las a.posse - comit-
I ciita i riit case dr need, in the- , execution of the
1, !, - - .i. , ,
rew:T. 1 ,
... .
~
. With the ieligiods opinions of the Mormons •
as long as the remained mere opinions, how
-1 eveideploriibt in themselves .'ind , revolting
t
to the moral rid riilig,ous.sentiments of all
1 Christendoni, 1. 11;4 no right-to interfere:
Actitiiii,*loitei when in violation,of the con
stiution' and aws Of the United States, be
, conic the legitimate subjects for theihrisdic
! lion of - the'ciAlil magi..trate. My instructions
16 - Governortimtn lugs:have therefore been"
nri
.fraed in stri' t 'accordance with these prin
ciples.
itAt th - if,date a -hope was indurgedl
that no ecestity niight .eiist for employing
' the ruilitr . y i restoring and maintaining the!
(".
aullioritf of ill elitv ;:but th is hope has now'
variisheV' d i vernor Youn g has by' piocla
matiOn, declared -his determintition to main
-
1 tain his poster Ly force, and, has already
committed act 3f-lioviliCy ag ainst the licit- -ed Spam -Uniose . he should retrace his steps
the Territory. ice ti..h. will be in a State or
1 , open iebellien/ . Ile has committed tbmeacts
11,11.toe:tility- olo,witlastood;og, 'Major-Van 1.71;:at.
1
an ofilc,er of II eaferv, scut to Utah by , the.
comthanding general to purchase provisions
for the troops 'had oiVeri him th e strongest • • '1 •°'
;.;assurances of tilie peaceful intentions of the',
1 Government, and that the troops w,oul'd only 1
; be employed. ai a posac cornmilatus when cal-1
, -leil on by the i nivil authority 'to aid in the ex.
. ,. • _1
1
t ecution en the taus. ': - .
1
t • There is reason to believe that Gov:Young ',
has hinig conleinplatedthis result.. Ile knows
I that the continuance of his despotie po*er I
depends. npein 'the ,ex_clusion of all settlers
front.the Territory except those who svillic- 1
knowledge..bis divine .mission and implicitly
obey Lis -will ; and - that an I. 'enlightened*pub-
lic -opinion there ‘;o•iild.Soon prostrate instite- ,
.
ports at iar r ic , iih the laws Loth of God and 1
i i - man.- Ile.houi,:there - fore; fo'r several year,s,ili i
order - to maintain ,his independence, been in-1
dintrieusly eMpk7ed in collecting and -,
fall„, , '
ricating arias and munitions of war, • and. in
1 disciplining tire - Mormons for military service:'
iAs Superintendent -of Ind ia n A a•rs,-h has;
I had an
,oppori . unity 9f Xampering with the
Indian tribes, and7excitibg 'heir liestilei!feel
ings against the United ,States.. Tine,- ac
! cording .. te ottr information, he „has ' accom
plished in:regard to some of -these tribes,while
others have rents:hied:true to :their alle g iance,
itid . have:COMMtinicated his intrigues to our
'lndian Afienta He •Jrai
,lsio inn, store of
prorisiens. foil tbree':yesrs, WhiCh, i n case of
necessity, as lel..inferiined Majoil:Vata,Vliet,he
will,conceal,, : ..iii._, aed, t,ket.i.,, 11 ..; tnoun
taini,--and bid - defia n ce - to - all tO - all the powe rs of
'the Gaiiirtunent." - . • -'
A great part ) of this Ma be idle boasting,'
..it..0, 41 4...Yet. zio A vise
! goVerriment will lightly esti
itl W,lll float°, thsi'eEotis'' w bid! may-he inspired by ialOne f itre4olo : oitiedl- fariaiaciam • ai'existe ' among
- ' I theitertifiias DelflA. I,llls - is the 'Aril. re-
'
A riTOVe
hy4he
ted into
he Fen
° °the.
!rafe the.
I
rlvu re
forru to
'eft into
I.qtfality
ember
Ijrtud of
who4e
tip
fferent
regis
l!ection
o this
tat to
iq `no'
ntion.
me a,
urned
le
pt
Tat the
onsti-
Id, so
, them
notice
edty
l ory to
ite had
tption,
ent to 1
as a
le this
nhabi
21sre '
.allot,
nil be
. .
il , very,"
.e •nn
• 41i
into
;thus
set-
1
•_ . .
belliga which:lisoriiiiiCezitr-otir To rri toi i es
and huinanity itself requires . -that . - we should,
put° it down in.:Sue - 4 a .inantier,that it shall be
the liott. Tu . -trifle
_with iC Would be to en
. con/lige - it and fto render itt.Torritidable. ' We
1 ought,,.fe go - there with ituch' an imposing
1 force isio convince these (Alluded people that
resistance would be,wainuil - thus spare
.the iiiflision of bliiod;' . We-; can in this tnan ,
nor best° convince them that we are their
friends not their enemies.:. In - order to ac
complish this object, it wilibe necessary, ac
cording to the estimate of : tlikWap,,p,eirart-,
ment to ra is e four additional regimentk, and '
ifs 1 earnestly recommend to Congress. 14
ihe present rrioinerrt of cippressionin . the rev
'mines of the couniry,T am sorry to he - obliged
to recommend such a measure; but' I feel •
Crinfide,C. - or . thie- support - of Congress, Cost.
- what - it may, in .suppressing the .insurrection :
and in restating and maintaining the sorer , "
eignty of the constitution ..and taws over the
;Territory of Utah. ; • -
, ..
I recommend to Cengresstheestablishment
of - a territorial government. over Ariaona, in
corporating with it such' portions of New
Mexico as they may deem expediebt. I need
scarcely adduce argomentsin slrpport of this
recommendation. 'We are botrnd\to protect
the lives and property of oisr c4ixenslbbabit
lag Arizona, and.theseare now withotit. effi
cient .protection. - Their present Iminbir , is
already considerable, and is rapidly increas ‘
\
ing ; n otii 'under -
which they% labor. Bsides, the proposed
Territory is believed to-b 'rich in mineral and
agri cii Itu rii I resources,. etpeci ally in tit ier and
copper.- The 'rnalls.Of , the , tnited states to
California are now carried over.it throughout
its whole extent, abd this route is known to
be the nearest, and believed to be the best to
the Pacific.. , . , ~. ,
- • TUE PACIFIC RAILIMAD.
Long experience has deeply convinced me
that. a strict construction bithe powersgrant-,
ed,.to Congress is the .only, true. as well as the
only safe theory_of the constitution. Whilst
this principle shah guide my public conduct;
I chnsider . it ; Clear thaV,under the war-making
power Congressmay appropriate money for
the construetionof.e. _military road through
the Territory:of the United States, when ‘ this
is absolutely itecessery for the defence tinny
of the Slates against - foreign incision. The
constitution has conferred upon
,Congress
power to'" declare war,". "to raise and sup
port armies,". to provide and maintain%a
ttavy," and to call forth the militia to " repel
invasions." These high svoreigh powers neces:
sarily involve important and responsible.public
dtitie3, unit imiung them 1.1, e , • Sn
Sacred ancfso imperative as that of preserving
our sell from the invasion of a foreign enemy.
The constitution has, therefore, left n'othino.
- but expresAJ?
requires that " the United States shall protect
each of them, [the States] against invasion."
Now, it a:military road over our own Terri
tories be indispensibly necessary to enableus
to meet and repel the invader, it follows as a
fieceSsary consequence not'only that we pos
eess the-power, but it , is our imperative duty
to construct such road. It would be an
'absurdity to invest 'd government with the
eulimited pojcer to make and conduct wet,
and at the shine time flenr,lo, it the only
;means of reachin7. and. defeating the enemy
at the (flintier. Without such .aroad is
quite-evident we cannot " protect "California"
,and our _Pacific possessions "against inva
sion." - We cannot by any other. means
transpoit men ani munitions o(war from the
Atlantic States in sufficient time succesfully
to defend. thos;43 remote and distant portions
if the republic.
colitsion
Staths,
Experience has proved' that the routes
across therlsthmus of Central America great
besti_but a : very uncertain 44d unreliable mode
of, : cbroitilitticatiou. ,I,iat even if this were
tioklie case; they would at once he closed
,against.-us in this event' of a war w I
faith a naval
power so 'much stronger than our owls as to
enable it to blockde the_ ports at either end
of-stile routes. After- all; , therefore,. we can
only \tely upon - a military road through our
own territories;. and ever since the origin o
the governnient Congress 1135 been in the
p rac tic e of ~ ppropriating money, from tl-e
Tullio, treasury for the construction of such
toads.,._ \ •
The tiificulties*d the expense of con
structing a tnilit.ary roa to connect our At
lantid and Pacific'Staies,• are been greatly
exel?gerated, • The distance' cm the Arizona
route, near the 32eparallel ottli latituds,
between the - western . ...btkundary- of Texas on,
the Rio GrandO, and 'die :eastern boundary of
California on the Colorrado„from the - ,best ex
ploratioas- how within-ear, knowledge, - does
- not `exceed 'four hundred atid - -ieventy miles,
and the face - of the country ,is, in main,
favorable. For obvious-reasons the gevern
merit ought not t to undertake 'tbe•Work itself
means of its own agents. •.This"onght to be
:Committed tolother agencies; which Congress
might assist either by grants of land- Or mon
ey, or•boili; Upon such terms and euuditions
as they. May deem most beneficial fcfr• the
cOuntry.- Troiisions",might "thus be made •
not only for tha,safe, - rapid.; and -economical"
transportation of troops and munitions-of war,
but also -of the -public . mails; ; The commer
cial interests of the whole country, both East
and West, 'would be greatly promoted by
such a road ;and, ;thorn all; .it would be a
. pOwerful additional bond of union. And al
though-advantages of this kind,•whether pos
tal, c.mitmercial, or political,' cannot confer
constitutional power, yet they may -furnish
auxiliary .atguments in fuvor of expeditirg
a work • wilielOn
.-my judgment, is clearly
embraced within the - war 'making poier.: .
,For these reasons I commend to the friend=
ly consideration •of Congress'the subject of
the fecal; railroad, without finally commit
ting myself, to any particular route. •
FINANCES OF TOE GOVER.NMENT. •
_t
;The report of the eeietary of, •
the Treasury ,
will furnish a detailed statement •9f the con
dition of the public finances and of the
respective 'brancltes,,of the pnblic "s ervice de
volved upon that department of the govern
ment. By • this report it appears that the
ainount of revenue received from all sources
into the treasury during the fiscai • year-eni:P
in the 30th of June, 1857, was sixty eight
-million 'six hundred'and . thirty-one tliousarill
.five hundred and thirteen dollars and sixty
seven cents, ($08,031;513 67,) which amount,
with tne balance of nineteen , million nine
hundred and- one thousand three bir rid redle nd•
twenty five. doilars'and forty - five cent's, ($l9-
' 901;325 45,) remaining in the treasury at
the commencement of the year, made an
_ag
g.regate for the service of the 'year . of eighty'
eight, million . five . /mated and thirty two
thousand eight hund.red.and thirty nine dolJ
'tars and twelve: cents, ($88,532;849 12.),
expendittires for the fiscal year
ending 30th June, 1857, , amountetl. to 401' 7
eity .million eight hundred and twenly two
thousand seven bundretranid tienty four do)-
fats end-eighty
,five cents,. ($70;822,724
of which: five nine itundreA , and forty
three hbtisait~ eight hupdied and ninety six
dollars and ninety one cents, ($5,643,896 91,)
Were applied - tti ihe red„ornption Of the public
dcbyineluding intereseand premium leaving
In the tiessiirist the - iommeneeinent'pf - the
pr*nt'fisCal year on . the-first July, 1857, sev
enteen million seven hundred and ten thous
and'one'lltindied•, and fowls - en dollars anti
twenfy-geireti cents; ($17,140,114 27)
ARIZONA.
The receints into Thestreasury for the first ,
quarter of the present fiscal year, commenei ng
first JulY,
.1857,- went twenty - million Om
hundred . and twenty nine tbousarcd eight,
hingrairand nitinleol•dolliqifitmlieightY•oeit
ceitN - 020,9201P03Q and the" estimated
reeeiPtkof quarters to the
00th Jane,.loB,:are,thirti:ir.is mullion seven
hundMd.and AttkiNtigand doliitrs, ($80,156,-
000,) Making with the balance before stated,
on aggregate of seventy five million three•
hundred and eighty nine thousand nine hun
dred And, thirty i fonr4ollars and eight cents
(75,a89,934,08;) for the._s6rvice of the present
fiscal Tear,.
- . - ..•
The aclual .expenditures during the first
quarter of the 'present fiscal, r enr were twenty
hthrCe million seven hundred and fourteen
Ihousand'iive'hundred and twenty eight dol
•
tars and thirty seven cents,( $23,714,528 37,)
of iihich three million • eight hundred and
ninety five thousand two hundred and thirty
two dollars and thirty •nine cents, ($3,895.,-
232 39) were applied to the redemption :t,iV
thepubliyt debt, including interest nhd
mitutt. The probable expenditures of the re
maining three quarters to June 30th, --11358,,
rare fifty one million two hundred and-forty
,eight thousand five hundred and• thirty dol.
'lays and fair cent5,,(851,218.510 04,) includ
ing interest on the
,public debt making an
aggregitte of severo four million nice bun
!dyed :and: sixty. °three thousand fifty eiglit
,dollars - and forty one cent5,(574,963,858 41,)
leaving ansestituated balance in the treasury
int the oldie of the present fiscal year - of four
Iliundred and twenty six, tbousand eight hun
idredand seventy five dollars and sixty seven
k .cents, 0426,875 67.)
I The amount of the public debt at. the corn
tnreneernent \ of the present fiscal "year was
twenty nine, million sixty thousand three limi
kited and eighty six dollars and ninety cents
1($29,090 ; 880 90.) \ ,
The amount redeeMed since theist of July
was„three millions eight hundred and' ninety
five tliOusand twolinndretl and thirty-two
ifdollarsiand thirty-iiin 4
e.cehts ,895,23? 39) 1 ..
\
(—leaving a balance unredeeme ;at thii, trine
lof twenty. five Million oue bundred'ancf sixty-
:five thousand one hundred and fifty-four
4Jllatasarnj , fiporte ants 025,105,15 , f 51.}
... %.
....- .
.-- ,-._ .4TREASURT.NOTFS ,
I . tie4mm elf estitnated,expendi tures for
tfielertiiiinining three quarters of the-present
Ps4 , Year Will, in all' probability, be increased
Suitirtheda.uses set forth in the report of the
ececiary, Ills suggest:on, therefore, that
authbrity should be given to supply any tern ,
torarre*ficieney.by the issue of , a limited
nioutit,of treasury notes, is aplroved, and I
...sordiosly recommend the DasSoci4. , ..i...
I . :M.;•• '.., ",'i,.,, - -, - t -
l
i .
I 4.s•Ataii'll in Ala xeprirt of the Secretary, the
OakitrOf-:larch 3d, 1857, has been in opera
tion (Or" So short period of time, and under
gireuitatices so unfavorable to : a just devek
4pment of its;result% as a revenue measure.
Oat. I should regard it as inexpedient, at least
fur the present, to undertake its revision. •
J transmit - herewith the reports - made to
me by, the Secretaiiiis pf Vt'ar and of the
io
Navy, of the Interior and of the Posimaster
' eneral. They t . alt contain valuable land im
ortant informa tion and suggestions, Iwhietr,l
commend to the favorable consideration of
congress. ' i
i INCREASE OF THE A RUT.
' I have already recommended the raising of
ou; additional regiments, and ilierreport of
he Secretsrf. of,‘Var presents strong reasons
pawing this increase of tho . army under'ex
g n eircumstances,to be indiTensable.
l isti
IscnsAsn OF THE NAVY.
I would call the especial attention of Con
gress to the recommendation of the Secretary
pf the Navy in faT'or of tlie,construction'of
ten small war steamers of light draught.--
Yoe sortie years the government has been
,bliged,oti many ocCasimis to hire such steam-..
irs from; individuals to supply its pressing,
Wants. At the present moment we have no
4rmed vessel tin the navy which can penetrate
iherivers of China. We have but few which
can enter any of the harbors south of Norfolk,
although many millions of 'foreign aQd do
rtiNtie commerce annually pass in and out of
Qiese harbors i Some of our most valuable in
terests and most volunerable points are thus
exposed.' .
This . cla.s of vessels of light dranglit, great
+eed, and
,heavy gups would be formidable
in coast; defense: The cost of their construc
tion will not be great, and they will require!
bpia comparatively small expenditure to keep,
rem in commission. In time of peace they
Will prove as effective as much larger vessels,.
ak often more useful. One of them should',
his at every station where we maintain a
sioadron, and three or four should be constant
ly employed 01TourAilantic and Pacific coasts.
*.eopotuy, utility; and efficiency combine to
,iee.otnmend them as almost indispensable.—
4eo of . these small vessels would be of incal;
ulatileittk*.t.m, to the naval service, and
rj4e, hos t of construction would not .
4xceed twormillion,,three. hundred thousand
dollais or $23.0,000 'each.
, The report of the Secretary :t&the Interior
tis_worthy.ofigrave, consideration. -4<treats
-4e, 111 0.- 4. wrop_rous.. *par Pint, and. di isiffed
brandies of domestic adunntst...4t4n_intrus_ted
'to him by e law. Among these 'the most pro
41inent fife the ptiblic lauds and our relations
with the Indians., •
. • , PUBLIC LANDS.,
...4 ~
'I Our system for the disposal. of the pbblid
-lands, originating with the fathers of the re
iublic, has been improved as experience poin
(ed the waY,'and , gradually, adapted to the.
growth and Settl ement of, our wetiern States
and Territories. 1 It has worked well in prne
titte. Already, thirteen' `States and seven Ter
itoriethavelieen nerve] out of these lands,
4mrstill more than a thousand millions of a
dres remain uniolii. What a boundless prim
, ' ct_this presents tour country of future pro f ...
erily and power.
4 laVcerebssorfetlnipe public
c e t i nd
spo . seci of 3q3,862,4-
What the. public lauds, as a source of rev
!
nue, are of great importance, their i thportance
is far greater, as furnishing homei for a hardy
iad independent race of honest and industri
its Citizeo,who desire to subdue and cultivate
','the-soil. 'They' ought to be administered
.runiuly With a view of promoting this wise
r i t i ld benevolent polio , .
.In appropriating
t ern - for any,6,ther purpose, wetiught to use
even greater economy than if they, hatr been
nrerted_ into money the proceeas, re
et r
: rt a n y tly th i i it s t :r h ic e h p e u st bli n e ri t d r , ea n z b _r i y e . st_, T i o ni s i g er u i a to n ri d e e e r
mibieb any people have . ever enjoyed, - upon,
ohjectriof doubtful constitutionality or expe
diency, would be to violate one of the most
important Omni' ever committed to' any' peo
rile. Whilst - Ido uOt day to Congress the
Owen ivhen actin,g -Igane fide as a proprietor,
' to'giie away portions .of them for the purpose
of increasing the *Slue f the remainder;
.cilmsidering the great' te ptation to atroge this
phwer,,e ea rinotbetoo e n tioui in its exercise:
Actual settlers unde s existing laws are
protected against`
other purchtisers at the
r t.
priblie sales, in their right of preemption, to
tlie,extent - or a quartees ction; or 100 semi
oland. The remainder may then be dispos
e of at public, or eaten at private sale in
ulimited q uantities:
I
'Speculation' WO late years frevailed to ' a
e•eat extent 44 tiro publie lan,ds. -The consc
i
(ponce has.been that large polions of the
hate,beconte the property of fhdividuals ati,
compintes, anti thus the price is greatly
Hanel to 6673_1,110 jesire tq?„purchase Ato
net ti 4 settletwAt. fri cirderio limit the Oen
of sptiFt!latimi..ae , i rnich asipaisilee,the
titictiOn of lli Indisiji title ind; tlyti exten
of the public fairieyil oggli only tfrkeep Ace
with {he tidd=vf eurtgratiore
If Congrees should 'hereafter giant alter-
mite sections to States of companies, aiAhey'
have done herettifore, I recommend that the
'intermediate:sect:tens reteined . by-tfie govern- 2 .
moot should*be itibject - to pre-emption by'ac
tun! settlers. • •
It-ought ever tb be our cardinal policy to
reserve trsePetlie landi, as •trittah.,as may be
for actual settlers, and this at Moderate pri
ces. •We sfrall thus net only best promote the
prospkity df the new - States and Territories,
and.the power of; the Union,• but shall secure
hornesfor..our postetity- for many. generations.
- TRIMS;
'The .extension' of our limits 15114 broilet
tvidthin eur 'jurisdietion many -additional 'and
lic - inilous ttibes ef'lndians; a large firopOrtion
of wllicb - hre wild,- untractable, and difEeult: to
coetrol„. Viedatory and warlike in their dis
' .pddti i and' habit<it is impossible attokether
restrain tileta from committing aggressions
on cttcb other; at 'Well as upon our frontier.
rout these emigrating to our distant
LStates and Territories::.Hence expensive
'are - frequently necessary
to overawe and `chastise the more tawless at4d
hostile. - • ':.. '' ' - - --` .. - . ,„.
The - present rtystenfof 'making then' valua
ble presents, to 'influence them to! remain at
pence has,.proied -ineffectual: ft is; believed,
to be thebetter.polliey
,to - colott;th 'them in
suitable localities, where-they _Can reeeive the'
tudirrients of eduCation, and be gradually itr
ducedato'adopt-babits of industry. - So far as
the experiment has been tried it has worked
well in practice,: and it wili'doubtle, t s prove to
be less'expensife'than the present system,
The whole number of Indians within out
territorial limits is believed to be, from .the
best data in the Interior departnfent, Lout
-325,000. ' , •
Tbe:tribesof Cherokees, Choctaws, Chick
asaws antkcrceis, settled in the territory set
apart for.thein,west of Arkninia.' s are rapidly
advancing in ediiation and in all the arts of
civilization and self ge - ve*ment:.and we may
indulge the a,gre,eable antiCipatiott that at..no
verb distant day they wi:l be - ipcorporated
int&ther \ Union as one of the sovereitates.
..:
:, • l' , oDft OFTICEDEPARTUKNT, .
• '
ft-Will be seen from the report of the Post
matet Genera , that the Post Office Depart
...,pr-ts 111—.. ...11n1 -* MrCreptilTl V.IIIIO — TM ••••
Ty,' as!iit has been c npelled to do for several
yearseast, for nit i I orient' pOrtion, of the
mean of sustaining an extending its opera
tions.) Their rapid growtt ud expansion are
,
showr by a•rlecennal waten nt of the num-'
her ofpost offices' and the leng 1 of post roads
cornmencing with the yelr 18. .. In that
year there were 7000 post - offices , in - 1837,
'lll/77; in 1847, 15,146; and in 18 „they
nutiber 26,586. In this year 1725 pus off
ce;:hrtv.e been established and 604 disconf•
c
ne..l, leaving a net increase orlo2l, Tht.
poi masters of 368 offices are appointed by the
Pr.; - ,ident.
J ie length of post roads in 18-7 was 105,-
336 miles; in 1837, 141,242 miles iM1847,
t
1.
Ctn..
1n e.
11 a 1.
n.
,
IL
-5 OL
153,818 mile; and in the year 1867, there
are 242,601 miles of frost road, including 22,-.
53Q miles otrailroad, od which the mails are
tratr,pinted. ' 4
TJie expenditures oitl4e department! for the
fiscal year ending on the nth June,lBs7, as
adj•tisted by the Auditor, amounted to $11;-
5;37; 70. • To defray these expenditures there
wast.t the credit of the depatment on the Ist
of July, 1856,.the stint of $788,590 the grOss
revenue rthe fear, including the Rtinual al
lolatice fur the transportation of free mail
matter, produced £;8,053,951•, and the remain
der teas supplied by the appropriation from
the treasury of $2,250,000, granted: by the
act esCongre.s approved August, 1801 . 1850,
and ly the approprihtiOn of $680,883 made
by the act of March 3d, 1857, leaving $252,-
763 to be carried to the credit of the depart
ment in the accountii oldie current year.—
I commend s to your consideration the report of
the department in relation .to the establish
ment of the orerlabd mail route from the
Mississippi river to San Francisco, California.
The route was selected with my full concur
rence, as the one, in my judgement, hest!cal
culated to attain the important objects con
templated by Congress.
EXTRAVAGANCE IN LEGISLAI:ION.
The late , disastrous monentary' revulbion
try have One good effect, .should. it cause
both the government and the- people tore.
turnjo the-practice•or,`rt wise anci7j , Mficious
eOnamy; both in public itfid private expendi
;
tures, ‘, - - , - ;,, _
I 'An nvettiowin4 treasury has led Ito habits
of prOdigalitv and extravagance in our tegis-
Hation. lt o gas inouced Congress to make
large appropriations to objects for which they
never wouldhave proVided•had it been neces
sary to raise the•amoupt of resenue required
to meet them by increased taxation 6r by
loans. We 'are now compelled to pause in
our careeVand to t;crutiitiza our expenditures
with the utMost - yigilance; and in perfOrniing
tt.t. duty, Ligaga - iliy co-operation to the'ex
.tenmy couitjtiiiiimitt "dornpetency, -
It . ouilito be ot>i'.sived - wi
,3htt
,same time
that true pOiliciconeirly does trot consist in
withholding the :Means necessary to -accom's
plish important nation - at objects 'intrusted to
us by the constitution, ati-cialltr such as
may. he necessary for the comManNefente.—
_ln the present crisis of the countrt is our
day.:, ‘ confine i our appropriations to Chiems
of this character, unless in cases svberejustic:
to individuals may demand adigerent course.
In all cases-Cittf3 ought to, be taken that the
money granted by Congress shall be faithful
,
ly and economically, applied. ‘‘ '
.rnw vro POWER. .
Under the Federal COnstitution," every bill
which shall have passed thellouse of Repre
sentatives mid the Senate shill, tfore -it be
comes a 1a4," bo appreved
s andlqgned by the
President; and; if' not' approved, "he shall re
turn it with his objections to that ,house •in
which it originated." In order to perforM
this high and responsible duty, aufddient time'
Must be allowed the President to read and
examine every bill presented to him forappro
val. Unless ! this be afforded, the Constituticin
becomes a died- lettei in this jiarticular ; and
even worse, it becomes a means of deception:
Our constitmO, seeing the Presidents signa
ture attached io - each act of congress, ate
induced' to believe that be has ' actuilly per
formedPthis duty, when; in truth; nothing is,
in many cases, more unfounded. , • •
From ihapractice of Cefigrespi ;such an
examination of each bill as. the Constitution
requires, bas• been rendered-inipossioe. • :The
'Most important businesir of4each• session is
gimeintll7.*Oithid intoltainetboony and OF
alteruatiie presented to the Preisitrentiseither
to violate the constitutional duly Avhich. : •be
osres to thd people, and approicbilla'N‘rhich,
for want of tiine, it. is'-impossible he should.
have•examined,-ori by his refaiab-ta 'do, this;
subjeet-the country and. individuals to _great
loss and inconVertience.-
Besides, a practice has Fowls up-:of late
years tlegiilate 'in appropriation LAIN, at
the last outs- of the session, on' and
.ins
portent subjects. - This practise'.. at . isastrains
1 11
I the president : either to sutler measures to be'
ifc
are wdoe:
krtsla of sruppin,
r
'erly3i; Bubb, hilts.'
foifyintitbs for t
' lit%Oabd'tlie we'
dutiy,,and little
lit Preaident 'for
otttsfextf t 'A hest
lint"!-shall eppro ,
t examined, and i
sad most argent' ,
nee me to depart
I respectfully, but
. two honsm•wili.
two days prerion
session within wh
coma
t
grrern
for
dirks riPl
of die t
recity
my
mined
have n.
tlirern:
eye? in
therefo
thnt t •
at wa nt
of 'ench
belprese
extativ
rule ha
in 'pee
tea to him for a
joint rulit One d
teen hithertoso
ice, Oat imports
nted to him up ti
f the session._ '
great public IPCI
at of timato,essi
the constitution
presented to the;
days of the sets,ic
it, either with a
,pelprot •
mqats
oaks n
from w
bennus:
a bill
lasi ten
torotor
veto, "i
mny tb
it the
would o
propn .
late eX
Of a per
expense
will ktel
I cad
which case it , s
lie over, and li
'next .&mioo.
ly -be oxpdrienc
1•,on,lrills; but, kir unately, under •the
Ilent law allowi. a 'salary, ..instead
diemito menthe or Congress, the
•fttl,inconveniefi' ota called session
ready nsduCed. • .•'- • , _
I .cit conclude , wi bout commending
,
avorable conside ation the -interests
~
i ople of this Dash- et.._ Withimtw rep
' ye ,on the-floor 9 _Cungrese,they. hare
1 ery reason pec 'ar•clairns upon our
.... To this I know, from my long!itc
'cc with them, hey are- eminently
• JAM :: ISU:CIIANANC"'
ID:GTON, Dec. 8, 1857. ; •
to zsoar
tof tho p'
reseatat
for dila
regard.
9uainta
entitled !
Waal
utast ,
J .1372ifc COL L UM,
A. G RILITSON
iZZONTP.O
%day, Dece.
tlfl .l / 41 3 eare'Obligd
,conees,s, and a Variet
if Ole lenz.llLA:f
, •
. , r..l",thapn, of
;
relitises 'n anotlierolti;
ula'r pat - nt medicines
agency o Dr. James' el
aihnibis Indica. This'
used wit cheering exide
cess in no case that 11
owh obse vation. - ,
e notice that .
sdaie Herald, ni
make faroritble .
Esq., of Liiierne,
-ersbip of the 11 ,
ling teasioi
'king his
the Hon
. mak
Jen .s,
the,Spe: :
lir- nt
himself st relintie
) , 'r,setl al and stitrul legis;
be .leased- to fee hid , pro.-
Lich: is il
- • aimed. ,
°tiltl
ht m.pre 7
''• i,
,
' -
c 1 ,
) ' I
~ ,
a show
• t, R soutie,
Ve should be
tht - poet for
. Jenkicp fled thei
worthy of the
A Prompt EXectia
ichanan's prompt remova l acting
r Stanton for violatinglinstrM, ions,
epudiation of tbe•New 1,,0rk Po ' '
to deserted•to the.erteitti ll in the Jett
1 neatest; deserve especial praise.—
Mistration When it has defined and
blicity v to. its Polley, +mit With.
•ritte in office those who from no-:
; )ersonal ambition, or thilat , for gain
influence to its foes.-'Stanton iil
ywith the: enemies of atrsa's and
3rumet4 and is itnmediatelyaiotifi,oiil
services are ; no longer required kV
r. 131
erno l
his I.
S w
iicip,
Ad
p
';• l s' to
tivef of
leo thei
lies him§l
09 1 11 go%
that hit
the Exec ave. McKeon intrigues - for the
ovoithro • of the Nation al Democracy in New
York' :and his official headis forthwith chop-.
ped off. .rued_ them right; there should - be
no•tamp, *ng or compromise with traitor* or
disdrgan zers. Mr. Buchanan coinbines Jack
son's firmness' and decision: with 'prudence
and' a very valuable experience in the woiki• 7
inms of government. - •
• - , The Illaw 4 Pgie•
'We .pant.the ;President's Message to-dap .of
course eery num who feels an interest: in the
governrnent \of ( his country will. rind !and study
t t
-it. .In i the three subjects - most, brlportant in
'public tint:Akin* , jest aiiw=the ctuieney, the
Mormon Ilioleilud - thi;:ltaropitS.in*roirlio
_ ...
t
'sea witli Mr. tachanan's ch. iacteriSlic
and (Orin: The remedies au este& (Or
. sun:l monetary
will conunane Ole s;ri a onsid a
, ngreas and the American pei)ple. The :
currency is especially reprobated by ,
ent, and W.,0 thinklustly. h detertnin-.
ineed to force the Latter Day Saints
are disco:
Tlearness
the emba
revulsion
Lion de.
small no
'the Presi.
ation is
I l eet for, and obedienCe, to the federal
. The judgment ot the nation op-
"nto res
auth,riti
proves t • : olio) , and liu m ani ty endorses it. With"
reference teithellantlas - controreriy the sugges
tions oft o Moses aremineatly practical,and
if prompt y acted upOn... ill - speedily tuffr , threier
cud, the u plcaiint: and at tt z . s .alarming brawl
that has. opt_ the Torri(ory. in tistateof tumult
and disco d for nearly. four years:Ots“rliat
the TOO gent and patriotic men 41,41 s4rons
will hoar Hy .endoise Mr. BuchnUan's viewsl
relation to'the LecomPtori. poneention and its
action. we %have no doubt.. Thelyessage as ti
whole is a mirable is its stiggestions and conifto
-Sitionrit' is 'a document'Which . all ca n read and
profit• by.'
.._
Li r
' /Or ' a late, brief sojoirrnitt Wilkeibarre
we ' spe nt a` day very pleasantly - in "
visiting
some of L e many spots of 'netural and his- ,
torieaLint est to whielii. the. rielil Ana pie.-
~.
turesque' alley of :Nit,yeming abounds.- 0*
frient atm) ; formerly -4. f ~the Deinocrat,And
Ei 'g.
, Nii belk- .. pi : ; , the able editor , ofibi
litzeiit:: n' . iiiii::steccinigniet 'jig
„ 4- to-tirePee l t
Mich, fa . ed for th; extended viesV. of .the
tutrroandi, k ootrutry, ; whiokeen be obtained
friim lite re
s 'ustait: From 'this"- point Ahieye
[4O
3 .
in:: ' : itVaiiel the intii'e Valley-the
jUL!'lpaidii; biOlifa i i:thronilt - Om
in T antaj• - at -ter.toinn.A an 110-
ing.alitos - -tioiselesely -threugh iteientre---
the 'pros roits - :tindyrogreisive totvbe of Pitt*
ton and Wilkeetiarre-.=gitigston" -7:iyitlt its
Poimilar tOrsty . inetilel.o=Troy , under, the
ehadew - .f . : the -.-Wyonting,Bronimettt-:-thel,
fertile end well-cultiyittedlavms with Their
Isandson4 dWellinek9 - Oses,l and' the. years of
the variejts coal coliiprnies r - a 4 present i
anhOtne,ctleasant mid interesting pictere.-
4, Reekis'abortt tiio miles east of Wilkes
-1/1104 at its base kr. Yan,_Leer
. ..kis -erect
4, And ijearly cornpl;ted,se large and cow-,
mits:lispust-Wetet . (or - the 'accommodation of
viiiteis. it will, be a pleasant resort for the'
people of the Valley during--the •ummer
months and Ire doubt - whether our c" irons.
wnt e
who have a taste for beautiful onery,
r )
and' time and money to spare, come, &abetter
thaTit to pan s ` Visit % to this interesting spot.
In company, 'filth ;friends Chase and Neibelt
welntere&- the Baltififere . coal - mines----the
fittest and inost productive in that region--
but our Otiosity to learn the mysieries of '
inining t is not sufficiently 'powerful to lend us
far iino subterntie,cros eaverns,and our anxiety
in thin instance, to keep dal-light in view
makes wry knowledie s of the ,manner of-
working the gni ties, 'and theirgeneral internal
"appearance Quite limited. - '
' The citizens of 14uzerne. bare very w6.ely .
concluder] "to expend a portion of.their wealth
in- the erection ofgnod public buildings. The
new Court- * House is a substantial brick.etruc 7
titre and "when completed still' lighten the
County . Treasury_ ,considerably—say from
$80,09cl to $100,000.. -
From a hasty inspection of the'dOcket we
noticed that' quite kntirribar of the Luzerne,,
litigants - bad aireat:ly discovered friend Chase a
. merits and like sensible men availed Ahem
selves of lia services in'-the trial of their can
-see. He alleys' an enviable degree of personal
i and' political. popularity among those with
. . •
%Thom lie Las, cast hie lot, And is rapidly ris
ing to eminence in his profession. His Into
of 'in behSlf of the -murderer, Burns, is
.spoken of asniniterlpmd bas made him hosts
V* adririrers. - Success' to him.
. not approve, or to'
the wheels of the
-appropriation
ere confined to, ape
rrying into effect
1.-estabtiehekriOy
ime wee then
tegut
heir esalllinationi
deiberate'? After
es 'no bill whirl 1
t will be a case of
messily-which shall
from - this role.
earnestly redomend
Dow the - President
• to the adjournment
ch no norbill-alkall
prove), Under the
is, allowed; but-this
onatatitly to petaled
t conunne to
1 the-yeri last. • MO
a lard majority
nienitnce can arise.
ine their Fovisisna
las declared the:4
President within the
n he is net-required
approyal or with a
not,b,e -ti - la,w!' It
taken tipltud pitr.".(l
reat ' inoonvenietce
in regard to -ap-
entorrat.
EDITORS - .
The Lecompton Convention...4lmm
was A ifis
k
We have carefully reviewed I.le ; ..action of the
Constitutional , convention tritely held at Le:
cowptoa in, Kansas, awl eon fess
. otir inability to
'discover issy attempt on its part to defraud the
ogle of . ibaj Territory of their rights under
thw orgienie law.' The question of slavery, or
no slavery, is left subject to.-the popular will,
and the 21st - or December is the time appointed
fo the authoritative'expression of that will. The
pee le have absolute control of the cause of all
their troubles and dissenstons and can if they
choose, dedieibiihe fair doinaia in their posses
sion to free labor. Shall they by the- faithful
discharge of die duty devolved up - on theni,proMpt-
IT and without violence secure Kansas to free
dom, or by inaction' permit the representativesOf,
zlavery to triumph? In our judgment there can
be but one- - response to this questkon,eturned
by the . championi of . free institotions, 4 :
ism and good Obey speak "trumpti-tOttied" in
support of action and a fearleas disehke of duty,
The destiny of Ipuasnt is in the hande,hf the free
State thee; they have-the pOwer and . ..the oppor:
tunny, to shape its gOveinmentaccOrding to their
views. An improvement of this opportunity and
an exercise of this power must make Kansas al
free State. If then by the wifnl default of these
men slavery is fit:defied upon the Territory, thet
will stand befort the world as the insidlona pro
pagatord of a system they profess to abhor. '
EMffi
11)ir 17, 1.857,
froFeedipgs
of'Otber, ota!,ter,'oy,
MEM
acing aotOriety ad
o, most pf theirop
he day. lie has the
stlmption remedy—
edic,inns seen
ce of ultinint tine,
• come nder,Our
he Lgzer•nt
other.Demrieratio
I*ion of Sttdiert
in connection yyith
se of Re resent,3-
t P
deur State Lekia-
I rre&One tertn•io-
. While *e would have prefered ihesnlimis:,
Skin' bl' the entiie constitution to a
s pop u lax' .-ote;
sic c74inOt be. blind to the fact, that such a coolie'
,wOuld have '211"0r.1..Fd the agitators . an opportUni
ty to prolobg an .unhappy and ;dangeroua,con
trovertY; inimical tothe intereati , of thOsepartici:
paling in it, and to the pewee tifthb tiulon: We as. •'
-• me that that is the wisest frndinostpatriotic pot;
icy . Welt will hasten the admiSsion of Kansas into
the m ,erhood of States; with- snob a copstitutlen
touching !every, 03 her people shlll at the harlot::
boi ordain.' For neariy four y:eati.the nation has
been 'tremblin g under the influences 'ot an ekCit:
hag dlipute, in , at • Territory; about begrOei.
These influences • lave; re : : in s iLtine to
'California, from fitelak •nr N. hein
"....
from:
4 • .
tier to the Gulf; they are been in a ,ly seetion
tional organization, at one time threatenleg to
overshadow the entire North ; in the Odious and
repulsive character, of the Mnssaclitisetts fanatk ,
and :the • South Cdrolina Secessionist. - That al
cOntrOveril so fruitfal'of evilln the
. p,t should t,
Lei ,ended speedily - and, by the "exercise of the
PriitrilegO' peculiar te Auferican freemen:fa the
'nanral_and earnest desire of all-patriots.. The
moinenitaitSai i's admit - id - as a State with such
domestic, nstil:ethic's as her . people_ shall adopt,
at the ballot-bos, they' will have undisputed con
trol of their own affairs; the energies
~and.capital -
of mischievous Aid Societies will - 4eck other
employment thou.inciting to-civil War; the '1)0-
Racal Vainpires ',vhe Bare fattened on the blood
of their itittisai dtipei will sink into ' deServelf
obsentitkailihtie4otiatrY find its needed,' relief
froM internal '•ftrisserieioits. A. consult...ll66n so
flip 'of hineficent Pl•mntrse. eau iWacitis , ied, "if all •
the voters of IPtitses„participato 'tithe election'
on thO 2lit.
,r. The. preponderance. of the free
State. party, Was conclusivelieetabliAcd. in Oc
tober last; and it is \ adwitted, by--:all that cher -
.getits efforkby that party is all-that isnecessary
to exchide slavirylrom Kansas forever. In view!
of these facts and admiaaionshow can this party
jit.4tifyiti.COnteinplated refusal to vote? Let us
specify •the pretence S, upon U'hich the fictions,
non-action:poliey' is lo rest ln justification of
inaction it is iirged,that the LecomPtom cony en- •
gen thdhot. reter,itswhole work :to : tie people;
that this neglect-violates the Kansas-Piebraska
law. .and the ~. President's instructions to7GOv. ‘
Walker; which are claimed td eenternpfate the '
, submission not Only of slavery, \ but of, the whol
constitution, to the people for ratification . or r
'ection. -li 'is a - fact however that ' the action
the' 'onvention'
s accords with the letter, if of
withllt .. -. intent of the organic'act, while the in
.struetions lhouglt general in their terms could
operate eflicia r lik.,nly for iheprevcution of fraud
and the protection
lk
1 6
he voter. Mt. Buchrotn '
adrisai, but had 'po.uutho ' 'to -..ge,cure. the sub
misaien of the 'whole. Constr ion. to It po'rnlar
vete. -The-advice badit \be4l
to wed•would
tritc4,Q,
h;wecompletely.disireeed thd oppositi • . but it
wris net' follewed, , aiki Ire mast regard thin... as
they ere;i6t-ati might Nave bae n. Befo
we einidetott:4he ' Contkentien for; itsAtilileet•
to, refer its wh'olitirortito the people, we should
try to useertain whether any good ?session exis.
'tad fo this.. tiigieut. _Not. eigaitizattop
and during. the - sessions 'of .the Lessuiptoileirdy
the.-freePtsfe_tnso openly dOreised their belief
that thapooplow,ould have noopportunity to vote
upon- its .work-eokietuing...slavery ; end. they _
avaied thee-deteratiniati to volt do:Mt-any Pew.
itituti# thermiiiAfitsybmit. The conreption to
• need - dui dontinitoori of e`diipute prOduAtve of
tind?itint satittpiia prepared form of
isveTnnietit'Perfeetly Unobjeetronible, and wan
fally•`ubmitted the efoieth . ool4
discord 1-
had,tortivailediciffiligui b TOii", to s ti'vot'e of Ail