6t)r 3_rri)igl) 'ftrgintrr. ALLEIsiTIVIN, PA. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1856 C. F. HAINES, EDITOR The Messages In another port of to-dray's paper we give carefully prepared abstracts of the President's and Governor's Message. They nre both lengthy and well written documents. As is usually the case, however, they nreassailed by some of our exchanges and by others lauded. In regard to the existing liquor law, the Governor states that while he does not express an opinion ns to the entire fitness of the re 7 straining law of last session, to accomplish the needed reform, he gives the public to under stand that he will in no case permit a return to the loose and wholesale license system in ope ration prior to the passage of that act. Some new measure, which will check the traffic that was carried on before the passage of this law, will have to be provided, before he can consent to its repeal. POSTAGE It must be remembered by letter writers that no letters can be sent through the mails after the Ist of January, unless they are prr-vaid :qua ps. Every person. then should take care to provide himself with stamps. Letters to foreign countries can be sent as usual, and the postage on newspapers and the mode of pay ment remain unchanged. OUR CARRIER Our carrier, boy desires to return his sincere thanks to the patrons of the " Register" for their liberality on New Year's day. Their kindness will ever retook' a place in his memory —and particular those who rewarded him with Quarters" and " halves." CONGRESS 'The dull routine of balloting for Speaker of the House of Representatives has been contin ued during the week. Apparently an election is now no nearer than when the first ballot was taken. A motion to elect by a plot ally vote, was offered but the 'imposition was again re jected. Two rather singular propositions were ,uttered on 'Thursday,—one to Itp - k tc, the Ball and prci ent their egress until a choice was ef fected ; the other to stop the daily pay until a .Speaker is chosen, but they were both laid on the table. '1 he ;11th ballot, ( the last, ) resulted as follows : Banks OS, Richardson 72, Fuller 20, Scattering 10. The annual Message of President Pierce Was sent into Cungiess en the Ist, notwithstand ing the disorganization of the lower house. In the Senate it was at once taken up and read, and portions of it favorably commented on by several leading Senattirs. In the House it rais ed quite a storm. some of the member; contend ing the sending in of it before an organize- After a fitree debate, and much parliatnentniy squabbling, it was decided, P 2.6 to 87, that the not be read. The House adjourned over to Wednesday, an] the Senate to Thursday. North Founsylvania Railroad This road it is confidently asserted will be, com,:iletcd and equipped for business in less than a year. Tt is to be constructed in the most stthAantial manner, Mid as regards"the intet cats of Listern P , :nnsylvania is one of the most impor!ant • enterrises ever projected.— Two and a Italf millions of dollars have thus fcr c%pended in construction and equip ment of the road, wlikli sum was thought sun.ient at the time the company commenced operations to complete it to the Lehigh. In consequence however of the advance of labor, provision, powder, and other articles required in ec::strucLion, to nearly double former rates, nnd the fact that nearly every cut or excavation! cf :my magnitude being through solid rock, the expenditures were considerably increased be yond the estimates made. The Company how ever is determined to complete the road to the Lehigh as early as possible, and to enable them to do this they rely on the sale of one million dollars of bonds, secured by a first mortgage ! on their whole work—a security resting on a bt;sis of two and half millions of dollars, which ; :11 investments perfectly safe, and :eels an animal interest equivalent to 9. is.r cent. For 750 dollars paid a Bond for 1000 Owners is given, and 375 secures a Bond for 500 dollars. interest paid semi-annual- t ly. George W. Riming, Esq., of our coun ty, has been appointed by the Company to receive subscriptions for these bonds. He can be seen at Thrie's hlotel, in Allentown, until the 18th inst., where he will be happy to give any information on the subject that may be desired. About $500,000 has been subsc . ribed for in Philadelphia, and over $30,000 along the line of the road between Philadelphia and. the Le high. Persons who have money on hand can not make a better investment than this, as it is perfectly safe and amply remunerative. And besides this, they will at the same time aid in.: the speedy completion of an improvement, the! need of u Idch has long been felt by. the metro- polis of our State. The completion of it is a work of imperative commercial necessity to PhiladOphia, as it secures the large and profita ble trade and travel which otherwise would be carried off over other roads leading to the me tropolis of a neighboring State. .! • licw Express A new daily Express between thy` place and Philadelphia, via. the North Pennsylvania Rail road, was lately started, and is doing a heavy business. Business {nen and others will find it to their advantage to patronize the new en terprise, as their rates are considerably lower than those of, the other line. Mr. George L. Rube, is the agent for Allentown. High Pricas of Prtduco. • Korth Widtchall -Ter.Phcrs' The continued high prices of bread-stuffs and . In pursuance of previous notice, this ass..eia provisions operates harshly upon the non.agri- tion held its firth regular meeting on Saturday ettluiral and poorer classes in general. Flour, December 20th, 1855. it is true is not as high as last year, but it is The President, Mr. 11. 11. Schwartz, being ! much _above the usual price, and es ally ! absent, Mr. W. F. A. 'Kohler was, on motion, above the mark which was indicated by the I appointed President pro. tem. abundant crop. •On Saturday last flour sold in The minutes of last meeting were then readl I Philadelphia at $8.25 per barrel, whilcin Allen- ! and approved. town it sells at $lO.OO. -So with all other kinds ! The President having stated the business of of provisions ; on an aveiage they are much the meeting, two essays upon the best mode of higher here than in the large .cities. Hams in t teaching children to read were read ; the one dry salt were sold in Philadelphia on Saturday by Amos Steckel and the other by H. K. at 9 cents per pound. while here in Allen - tow:0 Roads. Both essays suggested means to sub- pork brings 10 cents per pound by the whole ! stitute natural reading in the place of the stiff, , hog. And yet, with these enormous rates, ! monotonous, lifeless style of reading so common in our schools. The latter essays recommended there is no corresponding increase of business among those whom such a state of things !short reading exercisers for beginners as pre• ferable to learning the abs, first. This affects most, but on the other hand makes the mechanics and 'laboring men aware of the fact ! gave rise to a high spirited and lengthy discus that now indeed they are " earning their bread ! sion, which could only be closed by order of! by the sweat of their brows." Nor do we see the President. much prospect for relief between this and the L, The meeting was then addressed by Mr. A. succeeding harvest, for although we do not be- • B. Schwartz, a student of Franklin and Mar neve -prices can be kept up at the present high' shall College, in a very appropriate and inter- I rates, neither is their much likelihood that they esting Manner. will recede to what is generally considered even The executive committee appointed W. F. A. a fair price, the consequence of which must ne- Kohler, Charles P. Pfluegcr and Thomas Ben-1 cessarily be that the middling and poorer clasS- ncr to prepare essays for next Meeting upon the es will have to forego many little matters that best method of teaching the alphabet. were freely purchased before, and confine their It was on motion agreed to hold a special j ! expenses to the actual necessaries of life. This, Meeting on Saturday the 12th of January. in turn, will result to the injury of business ! On motion adjourned. Teachers, Directors generally, so that the prevailing rates are by • and all friends of education in general are re , no means a benefit to the people at large : they , spectfully invited to attend next meeting. may enrich a few, at it must be done at the H. K. ROADS, Secretary, expense of the many. • BEE On Sunday evening last a fire was discovered in the dwelling occupied by Mr. Ben. Burger, in Ninth street, above Hamilton. Mrs. Burger had gone out on a visit, leaving several small children at home, who during her absence set fire with a candle to some articles under the stair-case while :endeavoring to get something. The children then proceeded up stairs. and after being there a short time the room was filled with smoke, which so alarmed them that they opened the windows and 'called for the neigh- ; hors, Who on coming to their assistance promptly put out the fire. Several articles of clothing had been burnt and the stair-case con siderably charred. Serious Railroad Accident. On Monday afternoon last, a serious Rail toad accident. occurred at the lower (Biery's) Bridge, opposite Catasampla, which came nigh resulting fatally to Mr. Charles Nolf and son. They were returning from Allentown to Cala— l sanqua, and just as they were crossing the track. their sleigh was run into by the locomo tive attached to the upward passenger train.— The sleigh was about half-way across the track, and was completely broken to pieces,—the larg est piece remaining being the scat. It was sh uck wish such a powerful force that the shafts '' 'lll6'san'orNiii:' l 2,6lT of&itlib was jerked on the cow-catcher, and remained there until the train could be stopped. Ile es caped with a few slight injuries, but the father is believed to be seriously hart. One of his arms is broken in two places, and one of his legs is dreadfully.cnt and bruised, as is also his head and face. The doctors entertain doubts of his recovery, as it is believed lie sustained seri ous internal injuries. The place where the accident occurred - is very dangerous, as a deep I cut precludes the possibility of seeing the ap proach of the cars on either side unless almost directly on the track. Catasauqua Telegraph Company At-the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Catasauqua Telegraph. at Catasauqua, on the Ist inst., the following officers were elect. cd for the ensuing year. President—Eli J. Saeger; Secretary and Treasurer—Aug. 11. Gilbert ; Directors—Nathan German, William Dicker, William Getz, Samuel Colver and James W. Fuller. They declared a dividend of 10 per cent. on the capital stock for the past year. Stid Occurronco Several weeks since a sad accident happened in the family of Mr. Thomas Schaffer, of Upper Saucon township, this county. One of his daughters, named Hannah, aged 15 years, was burnt so shockingly, by her clothes catching tire while engaged in doing some work in front of the stove, that she expired on the 21st ult., after snaring the most intense pains for a pe:•icd of 13 days. Columbia Piro Company At a meeting of the above named Company on•the Ist inst., the following named gentlemen were elected as officers for the ensuing year: Prcident—Joseph F. Newhard ; Vice Presi dent—William Reimer ; Secretary--John P. Dillinger ; Assistant Secretary—Jer. Grim ; Treasurer Wm. H. Blunter ; Directors—Ste phen Iluffert. Emanuel Habit. Francis Kramer. William Getter,- William Reimer, Alex. Muir, William Oberly, E. R..Newhard, F. R. Bilhei- Jer. Grim, Aug. J. Ritz and Peter Stark. Stato Teashors' Association The Teachers' Association of Pennsylvania, which met in Philadelphia week before last, was quite. numerously attended, and judging from the reports in the daily papers, the proceedings were of an interesting character. J. P. Wick ersham, of Lancaster county, was chosen Pres ident for the ensuing year, and JoSeph Fell, of Bucks county, Corresponding Secretary. The meetings concluded by a banquet, at which speeches were made by A.G. Curtin, Secretary of the Commonwealth, and Mr. Ilickok, Super intendent 'of Common Schools. There were present nutty-six teachers from Lancaster coun ty, a larger number than from any county in the State, not excepting even Philadelphia city and county. • Codar Crook Church At election held by the Lutheran and Re formed Congregations of the newly erected Ce dar Creek Church, in South Whitehall township, on the 25th ult., Rev. Messrs. Jeremiah Shin del and Joseph Dubs were elected as pastors. State Revenue from Lehigh County We are indebted to NELSON WEIS . ER, Esq., for an early copy of the annual Report of the Auditor General, for the year ending Nov. 30, 1855. In running over the various sources of revenue we find the following sums were con tributed by Lehigh county, during the year, viz TAN 011 liCal mtul Persim:d l'ronct•ty, 1•. lilt. ; r's turlion LieeD,O. Tic: Bank Tsix on Lehigh Bridge C. at Rethlehei:. " Siegfried's Bridge Co., •• " Colitpany, Upt \ Tax wit AVrit , . &c., Collateral 11111Cliit.11Ulf TAX', 'l'ns utt Ellroilltellt tlet. ,iipplet.mminry toe 1111 net In ineorp, rate the Allentown llailrianl Company, to incorporate the leSllll Jiuuml 111:41- ranee l'ompony. .kt: net to illl . olll , rate the .'lll`lltlllll 1111111:. .0 eel to inenrperate the ilochenklnagte‘ 111141:4o Company, l'reinhuns eit Charters: All elltOIS II !roll ('(myna•; • Thotints Iron (*emptily, Acerued .Interest, From the same Document we glean the fol lowing statement of the payments made by the State to Lehigh county, during the last fiscal BM Alottemeot of State MIS ( . 0111111.111 SI•11414 , , 1'01,4011S uud (i The NO WS from Europe By the arrival of the Pacific at New York, we have a week's later news from Europe. There had been a !Mulish in the Crimea, a very brief account of which was telegraphed by Marshall Pellissier from Sebastopol. The Alai- occurred on the Sth inst., and resulted in the defeat of the Russians, who, after an attack on Baga- Orkonste-Skraka, were repulsed, leaving behind them thirty prisoners and a large number of dead and wounded. The capitulation of Kars i;; the chief item of importance from' the East, and though no positive information of that event has been received, yet it was generally believed, and had caused a good deal of indig nant feeling against the Turks ; which was freely expressed by the English press. Thecap lure of Kars, though not of great importance, yet being the first victory gained bPthe Rus sians, will be likely to cause a greater amount of rejoicing at St. Petersburg than it would if it were not their first success. FURTHER.— Vein York; January 6.—The steamship Arago from Havre via Southampton, arrived this afternoon, with London dates to the 19th ult. She has a cargo exceeding two millious•in value, and a largo number of pas sengers: ' The most important item of intelligence is a confirmation of the capture of. Kars, with 1 sixteen thousand prisoners, inchiding General Wilson and all the Turkish officers of high rank. The rumors of peace prevail, but nothing of a definite character is known, except that Aus tria hes despatched Prince Esterhazy to St. Petersimrgh to present certain propositions to! the Czar, and a threat is made that if they are declined the Austrian Ambassador will depart. ; The papers furnish the terms of the repot ted treaty of France and England with Sweden. There has been no change of importance in the markets. • ECLIPSES THIS ..YEAR.—There will be two eclipses of the Sup; and two of the moon, this j year. A total eclipse of the Sun will take place on the sth of April, and an annular eclipse on the 28th of September. both invi;Jible here. There Will be a partial eclipse of the Moon on j 20th of April, which will lie visible early in the j morning ; and a similar eclipse on the 13th of October, also visible in the evening. • A DOWN EAST Gratr.—A Lowell gird; who says she was married at thirteen, and has child two years old, has been detected serving as a sailor on board the new ship James Ray, at , OP ::11t JOHN F 11.1: fate of Sir John Franklin tool his companions has now been ascertained beyond all doubt. Mr. ,James G. Stewart, an Englishman, in the em ploy of the Hudson's Bay Company. has just returned from a land exploring expedition with fourteen others, and has ascertained that the unfortunate navigators perished on the coast near Montreal Island, at the mouth of Rock River, where it•enters the Arctic Ocean, in lati tude 68 degrees north. Their bones lie buried in the sand, within an extent of twelve miles. This is the fifth winter since they perished, and I the drifting sands of that barren region have piled in successive layers :on their bones.—, Among the Esquimaux were found various ; articles belonging to the navigators, such as iron kettles, knives, and a pair of snow-shoes With the name of Dr. Stanley, the surgeon of Sir John's ship, cut on them. Also a piece of a boat with the name of the nrror distinctly t i visible on it. These discoveries Were made in the month of August last, when the thermo meter was frequently 60 degrees below zero. The whole party, about forty in number, are supposed to have perished with hunger and cold. The Esquimnux, from whom their infor mation was obtained* signs. pressed their fin gers into their cheeks, and. placing their hands on their stomachs, endeavored to indicate the manner of their horrible death. They were chaiged with killing them, but they merely an swered with their signs. MEM A Public benefactor, whom all mothers and heads of families will bless for all time to come, is Dr. L. B. Wright, the discoverer and proprietor of Dr. Wright's " Liquid Cathartic," or tasteless vegetable " Family Physic." We are fully confident that no.one will be hereafter subject to the nauseous doses 01 quacks and pretenders, after one trial of this truly effica cious purgative ; and not the least attractive feature of it is, that it can he taken without the slightest possible feeling of nausea or sickness at the stomach, and also being much the cheapest and, in all cases of deranged liver, disordered stomach, want of appetite, costiveness, pim ples, (and all diseases wherein a healthy action of the bowels is required,) a perfect and radical cure.—Suneay Dispatch. 71 I II .15( 1 I `-.11 :.21! MANUFACTURII OF RAILROAD mox.—The Dan ville (Pa.) Intelligencer says : " The quantity of rails made by the Rough and Ready Iron Works, et Danville, average 100 tons per week, and the Montour Works, having about four times the capacity of the Rough and Ready, must average at least 300 tons per week, making an average of 400 tons per week at the two establishments. These mills have the capacity to make 520 tons per week, but occasional interruptions bring down the average amount to 400 per week." 1,2 2' l ' 4 .' I IT EllEl 111 i .1 200 i ) HORSE SHOW AT LOUISVILL4.—TheTC is to be a grand horse show at Louisville, Ky., next spring under the aspices of the South Western Airjediral and Mechanical ASsociation. The ,on Tuesday, the 13 th of following the close of the fair the first regular auction sale of stock, &c., is to take place at the fair grounds. MEIII ],ono 00 20 ii, INISI LONGEVITY.—There were found in the United States in 1850, 2,555 persons over 100 years of age. This shows that about one person in 9, 000 will be likely to live to that age. The French census of 1851 shows only 102 persons over 100 years old, though their population was larger by more than one-third than the population of this country. Old age is, there fore, attained ainong us much more frequently than in France. $1.•13 00 10 00 23 2e Loss or,• Lim—During, the past year there were twenty-seven steamboat accidents, by which 176 persons were ki led, and 107 woun ded. In 1854 there were 14 !ccidents, where. by 587 persons were killed, pd 225 wounded. The railroad accidents last y Ar amount to 112, by which 116 persons were killed and 539 wounded. Among the killed were 20 engi neers, 19 firemen, 6 conductors, and 16 brakes men. In 1854.193 accidents occurred, killing 186 persons and wounding 589. EFFECTS OF RECIPEOCITY.—The exports of wheat from Toronto, Canada, during the past season amount to • 321.000 bushels, of which 594,000 wcht fo the United States. The ex ports of flotuV for the same period comprise 147,000 barrels, of which 115,400 went to United States 'ports. A FAST COUN . TRY.—,In England 1,305 persons in every 10,000 attain to the age of fifty. In the United States only 8301 n each 10,000 ar rive at that age. -A scientific writer gives as a reason for this result—and probably the cor rect one—that the people in this , country live so much faster than in the old world, and wear themselves out in the race for the " almighty dollar." FROZEN FIRM —Mr. A. Bronson, of Mead ville, Pa., says, from fifteen years' experience, he finds that Indian meal poultice, covered with young Hyson tea, softened with hot water, and laid over burns or frozen flesh, as hot as can be borne, will relieve the pain in five min-. utes. If blisters have not 'arisen before they will not after it is put on, and that one poultice is generally sufficient to effect a cure. SUGAR. BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA.-A San Francisco letter says: The extent of the segar business there •is immense. A single stand within a large hotel has been rented for 620 per day, payable daily. I know of another of less note for which $4OOO per annum has been paid for the last two years. The consumption of " the weed" in California is awful. PROuric.—There is an old colored woman living in Upper Oxford township, Chester coun ty, who has had the felicity, to present her happy husband with twenty eight children, in twenty-three years.— West Chester Record.. As EXTR::: , :vE ND ES'ilt A0111)1 NARY 111-3 11 BE. Hy .—The Chicago papers give some detail's of a most extraordinary and extensive robbery of jewelry, from an establishment in that city. It seems that a young man by the name of Hickok, who had been employed for a num ber of years in the establishinent of Isaac Speer, of Chicago, has been in the habit for years of perpetrating systematic robberies on his employer, and deliberately investing the avails in real estate in the city. Ho had thus purchased, among other property, two valuable lots of land, on each of which ho paid $9,000 down, and mortgaged the land for the remain der, and had even begun to build a large hotel on one of these lots which was to cost from $lO,OOO to $lB,OOO. He had been kind enough to loan his employer about $2,000 of his own money, and had also purchased and sold again, at an advance of $5,000, a house and lot of land. Ile had, in fact, stolen a handsome for tune from Mr. Speer ; and all this time, it would seem, retained his confidence, and re ceived pay for valuable services rendered to his employer. The roguery was finally discover. ed ; but not in season to arrest the rogue, for, becoming suspicious, he had suddenly convert , ed some of his real estate into money and fled. EVACUATION OF TIIF. CRIMEA. —A Paris corres pondent of the New York Posi says Marshal PELISSUIR has demanded permission to evacuate the Crimea forthwith. He declares that it is impossible to continue operations there, on ac count of the want of water for the army. The Russians have poisoned the wells, and, he asks, what is the use of keeping an army of one hun dred and sixty thousand men shut up in their entrenchments ? It will be sufficient to leave garrisons at four or five points; but there is much fear here in regard (6"the moral effect of an evacuation of the Crimea. The matter is still undecided. It is probable, however, that the advice of Marshal PELISSICa will be adopted. It is also said that England wishes next spring to undertake alone the maritime expedition against Cronstadt, reserving to herself, how ever. the privilege of demanding the aid of an army for disembarkation in case of necessity. A WEALTHY PROPRIETOR. large portion of the rich valley of Genesee, in New York State, is owned by James Wadsworth. Ile owns 8000 acres in one town. as much in Genesee, about 6000 more in the adjoining town of Rush. 5 or 6000 in the town of Caledonia, and a great many thousands in other towns and counties.— His landed possessions exceed 50,000 acres ; it is nearly all good laud,..the bCst in the State, and constantly increas4lg in value: Our (Cl)ip ri"The ]rie canal is closed by ice, and at least eight hundred loaded boats are froze in. [l:7'Mr. Benjamin Pickering of Blackstone, Mass. has reared a stalk of corn this season which bore thiriy-two ears. , . the 'Union, being about 14,000 square miles larger than New York. D:7To Clean Patent Leather Boots.—Use milk with a bit of flannel, and then rub with a dry cloth. •`. [G — On Sattarday week a train of 200 cars loaded with 10.000 live hogs, arrived at Chicago by the Galena Railroad. Overcome evil with good," as the man said when he knoc)ied down the burglar with the family Bible. (a — Albert G. Tanner, Basso of the celebrat ed Ossian's Bards, died at Canaan Four Cor• ners. N. York, on the 10th ult., .of Typhus Fever. R7 - Avoid a man that's all jaw . . Remember the more a person talks the less he knows. It is your lean geese that's always cackling—not the fat ones. [l:7 - A couple were married in Greenbush, New York, last week, whose united ages were one hundred and sixty-two years. Whether they got the consent of their parents is not known. • O'Cotton wool, wet with sweet oil and par egoric, relieves the ear-ache ver/soon. Black Or green tea, steeped in boiling milk and sweet ened with loaf sugar, is excellent for the dysen tery. flLcalhcry.—The number of pairs of boots and shoes manufactured in Stoughton, Mass. during the past year is 356,212 pairs boots, 15,800 pairs shoes. About 1400 persons are employed. .rtg' 4 Priie Rant.—The Ram that was award ed the highest prize-450 francs-at the World's Exhibition at Paris, arrived at New York from Ila`re, a few days since, brought over 'for Mr. John D. Patterson, of Westfield, Chautauque Co., N. York (O — A very nice Christmas present was made the Rev. CITAIMPS WAunswoitrit. the able di vine, on Christmas morning, by his congrega tion in Philadelphia. It consisted of a purse containing 8500. [l:7An unfortunate editor, in Kentucky, thus addresses his delinquent subscribers:— " Friends, we are almost penniless—Job's tur key was a millionaire compared with our pres ent depressed treasury. To-day, if the price of salt was two cents a barrel full, we couldn't buy enough to pickle a jay-bird." Ga• The citizens of Warren county, N. J., helda meeting at Phillip'sburg, on the 22dDec., at which resolutions were adopted that a bank with a capital of at least $200,000, for discount and deposit is needed at that place, and a com mittee were appointed to press its passage be fore the Legislature. 13:7A man named Willis has on exhibition at New Haven, a machine which he claims to be the solution of the perpetual motion problem. The Palladium says that " the machine certain ly goes, and there is no chance, as anybody has yet discovered, of its being moved by any ex traneous or concealed force." Tho Prosidout's Message L AN ADSTRACT The President commences by stating that he held it back for a month, butbas conrictiOns of duty would not permit him longer to postpone the discharge of the obligation onjoinod by the Constitution. oun Fonmax RemssioNs.—Relations of amity con. tinue to exist between the United States natal Foreign Powers, but with Noma of thorn grave questions sitS depending. CENTRAL AanntcA.--Cirent Britain and the United States differ widely relation to the treaty of the 10th of April, 1850. The facts are recapitulated, and the President says that "assured of the correctness of the .construction of the treaty constantly adhered to by thiA government, and resolved to insist on the rights of the United States, yet actuated also by the same desire, which is avowed by the British govern ment, to remove all causes of serious misunderstanding between two notions association by so many ties of interest and kindred, it has appeared to me proper not to consider an amicable solution of the controversy • hopeless." Tr t: rum rTioo CASE.—It is distinctly charged tha t Briti,h officers are involved in the recent violation of our neutrality laws. The President, therefore, has been impelled to present the case to the British Gov ernment in order to secure, not only a cessation of tho wrong, hut its reparation. The subject is still under WASIIINCTON.-It is recommended that provision he made for the appointment of a commissioner, in connexion with Great Britian, to survey and °stab the boundary line, which divides the Territory of WaHhingion remit the contiguous British possessions. Soto DUES.—ThC United States ought not tot submit to the payment of the Sound Dues, but tho' Pre,ident has expressed to Denmark a willingness on ho !art of the United States to share liberally with other power: , in emmamenting her for ally advantages which ,4,nnneree shall hereafter derive from expendi tures 'mule by her. Fit.cteto.—The trouble in relation to Consul Dillon has been adjusted. and the relati o ns b e twe e n th e two Covet [lntents continue to be of the most friendly char- :tutor. Gum:cu.—The slight I lifTimilty with this country hus been sstisiliotorily adjusted. SeAr.t.—,qalisthetion claimed for the arrest and search of the steamer El Dorado has not yet been ac corded, lull there is reason to helieve that it will be, and that ease.. with others, continues to be urged on the attention ..f the Spanish Covernment. 311:xico.—The unhappy situation of that country, fur some time past, has mit allowed its government to gi‘elite C011: 4 141Vrati011 to claims of private repara tion mid has appeared to call for and justify some for bearance in curb matters on the part of this govern ment. CI:NV:AL A MERIC.I.—ThO distracted internal condi tion of the State or Nicaragua has made it incumbent upon the President to appeal to the good faith of our citizens to id.stain from unlawful intervention in its affairs, 11.1111, to adopt preventive measure; to the canto end, which MI It similar occasion, 'haul the best results in measuring the peace or the 3lexiean States of So nora and Lower California. Tit I:Al'll:S.—Since the last session of Cong,rcps a treaty of amity, commerce and navigation, and for the surrender of fugitive criminals, with the kingdom of the Two Flellies; a treaty of friendship, commerce, and navigation with Nicaragua; and n convention of emmiiereial reciprocity with the Ilawaiian kingdom have been negotiated. 'fit Tor. or or.—lt appears from the report of IL* SecriA pf , iNaep t i k , ,i., i . 3 . 5,77.r .1 0 0 r t during the were e•as,:tau,u:to ; and that the public e n ,lkliVELn for the same period. exclusive of payidents on account of the public dcht, amounted to $56,;1113,311:1. Tun Pc ai.n• Duar.—The amount of public debt, nt the comnumcement of the prevent fiscal year, was 40,- 553,000,631. dollars, and deduction being made of subsequent payments, the whole public debt of the federal government remaining at this time is less than TII T.tuter.—k. is n 0,7, stns the President, eo generally conceded ffiilt the purpose of revenue alouo can justify the imposition of duties on imports, that, in re-itiljusting the impost tables and schedules, vrldeit unque-tionably require essential modifications, a de p..' titre from the principles of the preentlaritT is not, anticipated. Ti;n Ann v.—The additional regiments antboriied at the hot session nrCongress, lIIIVC been recruited and organized, and a liirge pi;rtion of the troops have al. ready hew; sent to the field. TUE NAVY.—The Navy is deseribod as in good condition, and thu Report of the Navy Board is fully cnilorsed Tits Posv Ossien.—The expenditurs over the re. cciptg, during the year, amounted to $820;201, Tut; l'unt.te LANDS.—Tbe aggregate amount of public land sold during the Ir ilscal year, located with military scrip or land mutants, tidzen up tinder grants fee roads, and selected as vamp lands by States, is twenty-four million live hundred and fifty seven thousand four hundred and nine :acres; of which the portion sold was 15,729,524 acres, yielding in receipts the sum of Tun INDIANB is OREGuN AND WASTTINGTON.—Eiti cIout measures have been taken, which, it is believed will restore quiet, and itiToril:u-otection to our citizens. KANSAS.—Iti tho Teritory of Kansas there nova been nets prejudicial to good order, but ea :et none have occurred under circumstances to justify the In terposition of the federal Executive. Till: STATES.—Practically, it is immaterial whether aggressive interference between the States, or deliber ate refusal on the part of anyone of them to comply with constitutional obligations, arise from erroneous. conviction or blind prejudice, whether itbeperpetrated by direction or indirection. In either ease, it is full of threat and of danger to the durability of the Union. SLAVERY. —A clalliderable portion of the Message is devoted to this siirect, and the. President says : "Will not different States be compelled respectively to Inept extremes with extremes; And if either extreme curry its point, what is that so far forth but dissolu tion of the Union 1 If a now State, formed from the territory of the United States, be absolutely excluded front admission therein, that fact of itself constitutes thedisrhption of union between it and the other States. Would not a sectional decision, producing such result . by to majority of votes either northern or southern, of necessity drive out the oppressed and aggrieved mi nority, and place in presence of each other two Lae concilenbly hostile confederations Tnn UNION.—The Message concludes with this language :—" I know that the Union is stronger a thousand times than all the wild and chimerical schemes of social change which are generated, ono after anethor, in the unstable minds of visionary so phists a n interested agitators. I rely confidently on the patriotism of the people, on the dignity and self respect of the States, on the wisdom of Congress, and above all, on the continued gracious favor of Almighty Cod, to maintain, against all enemies, whether at home or abroad, the sanctity of the Constitittiott anti, the integrity of the Union." .
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