PROSMENT'S MESSAGE. Vintlnnen of Me Senate ' anti House of Representatives : The t int has been ail eventful year, and will bo hereafter referred to as a marked epoch In tho Itistory of the world. While wo bits been happily preserved from the calatnates of war, our domestic prosperity ltatt.sint—been entirely uniterrupted. The orops;,in portions of the errantry, hare been lonely dtit Off: Diseabe hasprevailed &ea greater extent than usual, and the sae- Mies of human life, through casualties by emend 'h`nd ie wittmut a parallel. But the pegtilenee has swept by, and restored sa iabrityllicites the absent to their homes, and the return of b l usiness to its ordinary 4 6ItarineltiV. If tha earth law rewarded the lebor of her buobandurau less bountifully - than in 'preceding seasons, it has left him %withatrundanee for detnestie wants, and a -.large , surplus for exportation. In the iourent* therefore, tut in the past, wo find .seple grounds for reverent thankfulness 'to the dad 'darned and Providence, for hfiie priainetini Miro and merciful dealings with_us as a people. %.,Although• our attention has berm arreet ,o4 hy painful interest in passing events, jet our country feels no more than the ' slight vibrations of the convulsions, which =have shaken Euxepo. As individuals We _cannot roprosa sympathy with human suf fering tier regret for the ,causes which ~p,rpclioe it. As a nation, we are reminded thai whatever' interrupts the peace, or Ulnas thp prosperity, of any part of Chris. rtndom, tends, more oarless, to involve our Tho condition of States is not un. ; like that of individuals. Thty are mato. ally dependent upon" each other. Arnim hie relations between them, and reciprocal good'orill; are essential- for the promotion oftwittever is desirable in their moral, so eiabtud•politicalipondition. Hence it has been Any wawa. endeavor to maintain peace and friendly intercourse with all na- The'wise theory of this Government, so early adopted and ste a dily pursued, of a voiding" al I e ntangl ing alliances, has hitherto *tempted it'from many complications, in twhieh it•would otheiwise have become in welted:: Notwithstanding this our clearly 'defined end well-sustained course of action, Mid our geographical position so remote Odle , Europe, increasiug dispmaion has beet' inactifested, by some of its govern• ruents,to supervise, and, in certain re. epecti, to direct our foreign ,policy. In plmtui fur Adjusting the Wane° of 'power cmoutthauselves, they have assumed to 'Ad US Int° account, and would constrain us to conform our conduct to their views. One or another of the powers of Europe tuts; from Aime to time, undertaken to ou tline :Arbitrary regulations, contrary in Matti respects to the established principles tit•internittionat law.• That law, the Uni ted Stittes have; in their foreign inteicoursz, tittifermly respected and observed, and theyesenot recognize any such interpola iions.thnicin, as the temporary interests of Others tem suggest. They do net admit that:the sovereigns of one continent, or of isparticitiar contmunity of States, can le gislare for all others. ' , Leaving the trans-atlantio nations to ad just their political system in the way they maythink best for their common welfare, theiade.penderit.powers of this continent may' well assert the right to be exempt fkmi all , annoying interference on their pirtr Systematic abstinence from intimate political Connection with . distant foreign rinliend; does not conflict with giving the widest range to our foreign commerce. This distinction, so clearly marked in his Cory,to have been overlooked, or disregarded, by some leadingloreign States. Otir 'refusal to be brought within, and sub jeetecl`to, their peculiar system, has, I fear, created & jealous distrust of our conduct, atelindetied; on their part, occasional acts of disturbing effect upon our foreign rela tions.' Our present attitude and past efinrse'give assurances, which should not be questioned, that our purposes are not aggressive, nor threatening to the safety arid welfare of other nations. Our milita ry fittablishinent, in time. of peace, is adapt tkUto 'maintain exterior defences, and to Preserve order among the aboriginal tribes within the limits of, the Union. Our Du ral forceis intended only for the protec tion Of our citizens abroad, and of our eine siiiiiiti, diffused, as it is, over all the seas Of the'globe. The government of the 13- iiited ' - States, being essentially pacific in Pithey; stands prepared to repel invasion by the violet:dory service of a patriotic pen. jillitittii provides no permanent 'means of &MEd 'aggression. These considerations ilbetild allay all apprehcusion, that we'are digitised to encroach on the rights, or en , gaugerg the security, of other States. "Seine European pOwent have regarded, wyli disquieting "concern, the territorial expansion , of ' qtr.' .United States. This rapid'grOwth has resnited from thelegiti rra,t,te exercise of sovereign rights, belong iug alike to:all nations, and by many fiber - illy exercised.. Under such cireumstan. 4;.,;itcould hardly have been expected' thatrboee among them, which have, with id' a epinparatively recent period, subdued and' absorbed ancient kingdoms, pfauted their Standards uponevery contiuent, and now possess, pr ,claim the control ,of, the ; ipland&pf every ocean as their appropri- ist'i domain, would look with unfriendly sentiments upon the acquisitions ;of . .this e,‘4"iitry, d iti every instance honorably ob. !Anal, or would feel themselves justified an tuiPtiting our adiancement to a spirit; of aggression or to a passion for political j predominance. , •• j .1.1010, foreign commerce bas reached a; Magnitude and extent nearly (lnal to that of the first maritime power of the earth. , ileiliceeding that of any other. Over! this•grest interest, in which not only our j meteinieta but all , Muscat of citizens at I lesitindireetly, are concerned, it is the du tylif the executive And legislative branch. • 'lief the government to exercise a careful steportito ma, 'awl' adopt proper measures' , fort ita-proteetion. The policy which V. lime had in view, iu regard to this inter-1 mit,,enahnoes its futnre as well as its pres- 1 scanty- ' I . experience hail shown that, in gen ,amili W ea the'principal powers of Europe arn,engsged in war. the rights of neutral Alitiolll4 are endangered. This conhidemt 1 4*.ked, is the progress of the war of our isideradeace, to the formation of the eel-' Ittnlwiti,confederacy of armed neutrality, I It i littlovz ohjeot of which was Co assert J , o, lli _14 13 0„ue,.. . that free_ ships make free 114 , ..--. ` apt in the ease of " articles con- 1 - of war ; a doctrine w hich. frots ' ' '', • ehry oommtaseement afoul- national be- 1 log, Iltasbeeu * a e riahad idea of the states- mita , tat,this country. , ~• vild Ohs period or another, every zasai. 4 *O k i 'error has,' by acne solemn treaty ! liiirtiPoNws,ortiortiod doit principle ; Mid it ilea bare bona hoped that it would come to bo universally received and respected as a rule of interna tional law. But the refusal of one fewer prevented this, and . in the -next groat war which ensued, that of the French Revolu tion, it failed to be' respected among the belligerent states of Eur ipe. Not vv. thstan ding this, the principal is generally teltnit• tad to be a sound and 'salutary one - ; so much so, that, at the, commencement of the existing war in Europe, Great Britain and France tuotoutietal their purpose to ob serve it for the prescat ; not, however, 33 3 / recognized ititeruational right,. but a mere concession for the time being.' The co-operation, however, of these two powerful maestros tiatiiiva,M, the Interest of neutral rights, appeared to me to afford an occasion, 'inviting and justifying, on the part of the. United States, a renewed effort to make The doctrine in question a principal of interuatiunal, by means ;of optatial conventions betsreen the several powers of'Europe and Amadeu: • Accord ingly. &proposition, embracing um, only the rule that free.' ships make free goods, except, contraband ,artieles, but •also .ttie leis contested one, that neutral property', other than Coutrabaud, though on board commix ships, shall be exempt from can- Lennon, has been submitted to this gnv eminent to those of Europe and AlLtel ice. . Russia acted promptly in this minter. and ti Convention was concluded between that country and the United States, provi dingforthe observance of the principles announced, not only as between thetn• selves, but also as between then) and all other natious, which shall enter into like • stipulations. None .of the other powers have as yet taken final action on the sub ject. taw not - aware e however, that any objeetien to the proposed stipulatiou has been made; but on the contrary, they are acknowledged ' to be , essential; to the secur;ty • of neutral' commerce ;. and tho only apparent Obit.atle to their general a lb-viols Of 'III the. posaibilitv_iliat it may ' be eneumbeted by inadmissible conditious. The King of the two Sicilica has ex pressed teour Miniiter at Naples his readi ness to concur in our proposition relative to neutral rights, and to outer lomat con vention on-that subject. The King' of-Prussia entirely approves of theproject of a treaty to the saute effect, sitbmitted to, him, -but proposes , an adtli donut article providing for the renunciation of privet eering.. , -Such an article; for most obvious reasons, is much desired . by tui tions., having unval establishments, large in proportion to their foreign catninerite. If it were adopted as IM iuternational rule, the °commerce of illation having compar atively a:small. naval force would be very much at the inerey,of its enemy, in case of war with a putier of decided naval suited .- The bare statement of the condition in in which the United States would' be pla ced, after having surrendered the right to resort to privateers ; -in' the eretit- of- -war with a belligerent of naval supremacy, will show - that- this . government Could never listen to.suchtt proposition.- -The navy ol the' first mulatto . ewer in Europe is lit least ten tines as large as that of the Uni ted States.': The foreign. commerce of the two, countries is nearly equal; and about equally exposedto hostile depredations. ' la ,war between that power and the U- Mirth States,: without, resort on our part I to Mir' mercantile tnarine, the means of lour enemy to inflict injury upon our com merce would lie tenfold greater than ours to retaliate. We could not extricate our country:from this unequal condition, with such an enemy, unless we. at once depart ed from our present peaceful policy, and heeome a great totvaipower. <Nor would this country be bettersithated in war with one of the secondary nasal powers.:.-- Though the ;level disparity would be les,. Ithe greater "extent and more exposed con tsp ditinlour wide spread commerce would l - give any of them a like advantage over•its. l'he proposition to enter into engage ments to forego resort to privateers • in case this country should he forced into war with a great naval power, is not enti tled to more - favorable - ronsideration than wiattlil be a proposition to agree not to se: ce p; the serviees of voliteteers lite opera tions on -.land. When the honor or the rights of our country require it to assume a hostile attitude, it.conlidefitly relies tip on the patriotism of its eitiietts, not ordi narily devoted. to the military profession: to augment the army and the navy so as to make them fully adequate to the emergen cy which calls thien into action: Tile proposal' to surrender the right to employ privateers is professedly Mended upon the printple that private property I of unoffentlitig non-combatants, though 1 enetnies, • should be m exempt fro the ray. j ages Of war ; 'but the proposed Surrender goes but little way in carrying nut that principle, which equelly requires that such private property should lief be seiz ed or tested by national ships'of War. Should theittailing powers of Europe con- car in piMposing, as a rule of international law, to exeinpt private-property upon 'the ocean, (rem seizure by public armed erne.. Ipers,'elts well se by privaters, the United I State's will readily meet -theinutipon that broad grunnd. • . ' ' - • ' . . Spiess the adjournment of Congress. tIM ratifications of the treaty between the Uni . i tell States and GEO—Britain, . relative to coast fisheries, eel to reciprocal trade with I the Brill : sit North American provinces, I. have been. exchanged mid' some of its en ticipated advantages are 'already enjoyed by' us, although its ''lull execution was i to abide certain .acts' of legislation'tiot yet Ifully performed. So soon as it watt refi t fied, Great Britain 'opened to o u r coin inerce. the free navigation ill the river Si: ' Lswrenee, and to our fislieritieu Mooniest radaecess to the shores- 'stud bays, from w Itim , ll they lied been previously excluded: j on the coasts of the • North American I provineeti; ill return tor which, she asked for the introducticat, free of , duty, into the ports of • the, United Sides, of 'the fish ,caught tot die atone coast by British fishier ; mem 'l b ltia being the etteipensation, stilt: ' ulatedin the treaty, for privileges of the Manes! importance Mid rollmop the United Stares, tal t ieh were thutiaotluittarily yiehl ' 1 1 en before it heeame effective,'" the request, „. fief. MVO to mile to be a reasonable one .; but . , I it'could inn he acceedel to. loon” want '.oh.' ; authOrity to suspend our laws impiwittg' ! doziest epee all foreign halt. blithe ineau-1 ititite.the tteasury deptutinettrissued a reg-I 411stioo for ascertaining the•dnfies paid •Ori t 1 recureil by bonds on ' fish caught on - the i : comas of the British pro tonett, and broaght fat our markets by British subjectit,''alter the 6shing-groundir had been made fully 'acemesable to the citizens of tho United States"; 1 receintnend to' your *favorable ' consideration sproposititou, which will be s uborned to .yett, for authority to refund the duties' aud cancel the bondirtheit re= ceived. The provinces of eintde. 2 . - and I New' Bretaaniek bate also anticipated . the! full ortrasias of the tenth' by kgielatire arrangements respectively, to admit, free of duty, the produCts of tile United States mentioned in, the fray list of the treaty ; and ac arrangement, similar to that re garding British fish, has been made for duties now chargeable on, the products of noise provinces enuitteraten in the same Celt 4,4, 'and introduced therefrom into the United States ; a proposition for ?I:bind ing which will, in my judgment," bo ih like manner entitled to yUur favorable consideration. - • There is difference' of opinion between the UMW States and Great Britain, as to the bondery line of the :Territory ,of Washington 'adjoining the posses. sinus on the Pacific, , which bar, already. lead to difficulties on the part 4 the °lab zone and loial inthoritieit of the rivo - giv ernments; I recommend that. provision he Made for it commissionon he jellied by one on the part of her BroanicAlejerity, for the. purPose of running and estahlishing the line in controversy. Uertain, atipuia does of the third and fourth enlaces of the treaty concluded by the United •Shitere and Great Beitain in 1846, regurdingiassee eery' rights of the thidson'r IlaY.Ciitupaity mid property 01 . the Puget's . Soitml 4gri eulturel Company, haie given rise in se rious dispttes: and ' it 'is important to all Concerned, that summary means of Settling them amicably, abould_hQvieY_lSed,....Lhave_. reason to believe:that an arrangement can • be made on just terms, fir the extmenish- moot of the rights in question, embraeing, alio, the right tirthe'llitilsiiit's Bay Cu m - pithy to the navigation of the river Colum bia t and I therefore - suggest to your consideration, the expediency of making a a contingent appropriation for that put pose; - France was the early and efficient Lily of the . United States in their struggle for independenee. From that time. to - time present, with occasional slight interrup tions, cordial rela tines of friendship have ousted heiween the governments and peo ple of the two countries The kindly sentiments, cherished' alike by both nat- Mini, have led to extensive social and com mercial intercourse,.wkirk,l trust, will ho t. be interrupted or checked by "any casual _event elan appacently unsatisfactory char acter. f The French. consul at San Fran eiSeb was, not long sinile, brought into the United States district court at that place, by compulsory process, as a witness in favor of another foreign consul. in viola lion, as the French government conceives,. of Isie.privileges under our consular con vention with Fraeue. There being with ing in the transaction which could imply disrespect to France' or its -.consul, stick explanation has been made, as I hope will be matiaitetory. Subsequently. mistinder- • standing arose on the subject of the French government having, assit appeared, Abrupt- ly excluded the American minister to Spain from passing Omelet' France, on his way. front London to patine. lint that government has unequivileally disavowed • any designiotieny the right of transit oI the minister of the United States ; sod af-, ter explanatimi.lo. this effect, he _hits re sumed his joureey, and scum illy returned through France to Spain. I herewith lay before Congress the correspondence on this subject between our envoy at Paris, and the rninietsr of foreigu relations to the French governmeet. The position of our affairt, with Spain remains as at ellise of .your last, ses sine. Internal agitation, assumilits very nearly the character of political revolution, has recently convulsed Mit country. The Irate ministers were violently expelled from power, and men, of very different views in relation to its internal affairs, have suc ceeded. Since this change there has been no propitious opportunity to resume, and press on, negotiations for the adjustinent of the pending difficulties. There is reason to believe that our minister will find the present government more favorably inclin ed than the preceding to comply with our just demands, and to make suitable ar rangctneuts for restoring hormony, and preserving peace, between the two coun , tries. Negotiations are pending with Denmark, , to discontinue this practice id levying tolls on our vessels •and their . cargoes paring through the Sound. Ido not nimbi that we can clause exemption therefrom, ! as a tastier of right. It is admitted on all hands, that this exaelion is sanctioned, not by the general principles of the law of no- , none, but only by special cimventionss l which most of the rommercial nations !IMO entered into with Denmark. The fifth article.of our treaty of 1826.- with! Dentnark,'provides,- tint there shall twt be! paid on the vessels of' the United States' and their cargoes When passing through the Sound, higher duties than those of the! moat favored nations. Snag he regard ed as an implied agreement tosuhmttai the tolls during the continuance of the treaty, I and, consequetly, may • entbarrass the as 7l sertion of our right to be released these-1 fronr. There are also other .provisions the treaty .which ought .to.be modified. n i l was to remain. in force for ten years, and 1 until one year alter either party should give notice to the other of intention to ter minate it. deem- it• expedient that the contemplated notice should he given to the government of Denmark. • • The naval expedition' despatched about two years since, for the purpose of estab lishing relations with the empire of Japan, has been ably and skillfully conducted to a successful termination <by the officer towhom- it was entrusted. A treatli, -opening 'eertain of the ports of that popu• 'pious country, has been negotiated ; and .iii order to givefull effect thereto, it only re mains to exchange ratificaiiona, aid adopt'' requisite commercial vegetations. The treaty latelyconchuled between the United States and Mexico settled some of our most embarrassing-difficulties `:with' that country, but -numereus claims upon if (or wrongs-end injuries to .Our citizens remained unadjusted, and many'' new; cases have' Nen recently added to the fernier list of gtrievanliee. Our legation has been earnest in-its entreat/mil to obtain fioin the Mexican government,•6 favorable consid eration of these claims, but hitherto ,with• 1 out suecess., This' failure is; p'robably,in 1 some mutt:ion be ascribed to the dis turbed condition of that country: . It has been my anxious desire to maintain friend ly relations with the 'Mexican republic: and cause its :rights and territories to be respected, not only by'oitteitizens, but by foreigners, :who have .resorted -to the Uni ted States for "the* ptirpose of organizing hostile expeditions ageless!' "-some•-of. the States of that !Republic,. The" - defenceless condition in -Which its frontiers have'been left, has stimulated lawless 'adventurers to embark in these "enterprises, , and greatly increased the difficulty of -enforcing oae obligations of neutrality:.Regarding it as my solemn ditty to fulfill efficiently. these olffigatiuna, not ItiNtirde: Mexico, hot 1 , to other fOreign nations;`[ lave exerted all the pitas teith..which t' 'um intitiad. (Ivrea; such eriniinal proceedings.and bring to punishment those who, by taking a part therein, violated .our laws. ' The energy and activity of our civil and military au• thoriiies have frustrated the designs. of those who meditated expeditions of this character' except instances. One of these; composes! of foreigners, was nt 'first countenanced 'and tided by the Mexi• can government itself, it having been de. ceived ss.te their real object. •Cite other, small in number; eluded the vigifatice pi the magistrates tit Saw Francisco, and sue needed in reachiiiith, Mexican territories; but the effentivc measures taken; by this government compelled the abandonment of the.nndertaking; • Tho commission to establish the new line between tlln Unite) Stelesand Mexico, according to the provisions of the treaty of the 30th of December last, hns been or. gnnized, and ilia work is already coin mencLil. . , Our treaties with the Argentine conceders': slosh and with•the Republica or Uruguay" and Paragilay. secures to us the fete navigation of the river La. Plata, and some of, its larger tri butaries ; bne'the same lifts not attend ed our endeavors to open the Amazon. Tho reasons in favor of the freeltsc of that river. I lila occasion to present fully in a former 'nes , sego ; and considering the cordial relations which have longexisted•between this govern ment and Brazil, it'suay be expeeted thatpand int' negotiations will eventually reach a favor able result. • ' Convenient means of transit, between the several parts do country. are not only desire-. bie for the objects of commercial and personal j communication ; but essential to its existence under ono government. Separated as are the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States 1 by the whole breadth of the continent, still ' the inhabitants of each are closely bound to goiter by community of origin and institutions, and by strong attachment to the Union. Hence the constant and increasing intercourse, and vast interchange of commercial productions, between these remote divisions (tithe Republic. At the present time, the Most practicable and only ,commodious routes for cominttnienLion between them, are by the way of the Isthmus of Central America. It is the duty of. the government to l•tecure these avenues agaihst all danger of interruption. In relation to Central America, perplexing questions existed between the United States and Great Britain at the time of the cession of California, These, as well as questions which subsequently arose concerning interrnceamc connnunrnation across the Isthmus, were. as it was supposed, adjusted by the treaty of. April 19. 1850 : but, - unfortunately, they hare been re-opened by serious • misunderstanding as to the import of some of its provisions, a re-adjustment of which is now under considera tion. Our minister at London has made stren uous eltorts to accompli It this desirable object, but has not yet (billet it possible to bring the negotiations to a to initiation. As incidental to these questions. I deem it proper to notice an occurrence- which happen ed in Central Atnetica, near the close of the last session of Congress. So soon us - the ne cessity was perceived of establishing inter oceanic communication across the Isthmus. a company wits organized, under authority of the State of Nicaragua, bat composed, for the most part, of citizens of the United "States, for the purpose of opening a transit way, by . the river San Juan and Luk e Nicaragua, which, soon be came an eligible and much used route in the transportation dour citizeuTi and their proper ty between the Atlantic and Pacific. Mean while, and in anticipation of the completidn and importance of this transit nay. a number of adventurers had taken posstssom of the old Spanish port at the memb of the the river San Juan, in open defiance pf the Suites of Central America, which, upon Cludr becoming indium dent. had rightly succeeded to the local move. teignty and pm:stiletto!) of Spain. These ad venturers undertook to change the name of.the place from San Juan del, ' , Nor& to tireytown, und, though at first pretending to act as the subjects of the fictitious sovereign of the Mos quito Indians, they subsequently repudiated the. control of any bower whatever, assumed to adopt a distinct political organizatior,"and declared themselves an Independent sovereign State. If, at some time. a lain hope was en: tertained that they might become It stable and respectable community. that hope sOnn v n ished. They proceeded to assert unfounded claims to civil jurisdiction over Punta Arenas, a position on the opposite side of the river San Joan, which was in possession, oi n k r n title wholly independent or them, of citizens of tho united States, interested in the Nicaragmi Transit Cmopany, and which was indispensa bly necessary to the prosperous operation of that route across the Isthmus. The company resisted their oroundless r claims; whereupon they proceeded to destroy some of its imila. logs, end attetupted violently to dispossess it. At a later period they. organized a strong force for the purpoke of demolishing the tistab lishment at Punta Arenas, but this mischerous design was defeated by the interposition of one of our, ships of war, at that time in the harbor of Son Juan. Stihsequeullk to this, in May last. a holy of men front Oreytown crossed over to Punta Arenas, arrogating authority to arrest, on the charge of a captain of one of the stem boats, of the; Transi t company. Being well aware that the claim to exercise jurisdiction there would be resisted then, as it had been on previous occasions, they went pre pared to assert it by force oh arms. Our min . - ister to central' America happened to be pre sent on that occasion. Believing that the cap .tain of the steamboat Was • innocent, for he witnessed the transaction on which the charge was founded, and believing, also, that truding party, having no jurisdiction over the place where they proposed:to make the arrest, would encounter desperate resistance if they persisted in - their '•purpose,,,he -interposed. effectually, to prevent' violehee and bloodshed.' The American minister afterwards v isi rey town, rind whilst ho,was there, a rush, includ! ing certain of the so called public functionaries of the place, Surrounded the house in which he was, avowing that, they had come to arrest him, by order of Some Person 'exercising the chief authority. While parleying with them he was wounded by a missile Imut the crowd. A boat, despatched front the American steamer "Northern Light" to release him front the perilotis situation in which he was understood to be, was fired into by the town guard, and cathpelled to returM.,,These incidents, together with the known character of the population of Oreytown, and their'. excited state, induced just apprehensionS that th; lives-and property of our citizens at Punta Arenas would—be in imminent danger after ° , tio departure of the steamer, with her passeners, for New York, guard unless' a gud Was left.fr their protection. For this purpose, and .in pi-dee:to ensure the • safety of passengers and ptopertY *sing ever 'the route, a temporary' forte was organized,' tit considerable expense to.thUnited. States', for which provision wairruadent the lust session of Congrtss,: t' I, — This 'pretended Community, a heterogenous asktittilage gathered froth various countries, and composed, for the most part, of blacks and persons of Mixed blood, 41 previously given other indicatiOns of mischievous and dangerous propensities. Early io thd Mille month, pro- - ,pertr. was clandestinely abstracted from the depot of the Transit Coniminy, Mid - taken to. Oreytewn. The plenderers obtained 'shelter there, and their pursuers were driven hack by RS 'people, who not, only protected the Wrong• doers and shared the plunder; but treated with rudehess and Ivioletice thoie who sought to re-' ceive their'property. ; • Such, in substanee, are the facts submitted to my consideration, and proved by trustwor thy evidence, [ could not doubt that the case demanded the interposition of this government. Justice required that reparation should be made for so many and such gross wrongs, acid that o course of insolence and plunder, tending directly to the insecurity of tho lives of nutt er oul3 travellers, and of the rich treasure belong ing,to our citizens, passing over this transit way, should be peremptorily arrested. Whatever it might be in other reapects, the community in q,uustiou,in power do mischief, . was not despicable. It was well provided with payment.amotinting to twohnndred and thirty- i ordnance, small arms, and ammunition, and three thousand one hundred and seventy-nine might easilyt seize on the 'manned boats, dollars. This statement exhibits the fact, that freighted with trillions of property, which the annual income of the government greatly its passed almost daily within reach. It did exceeds the amount ofits public debt. which lat not profess toThelung to nny , regtdar govern% ter remains unpaid, only because the time of, meet:and had,in fact.no recognized depentleimo payment has not yet matured, and it cannot be ' on, or connection with, any one to which the diecharged at once, except at the option of United .Statesor their neared uitizens might public creditors, who prefer to retain the Sc-" apply for redress, or which could be held re- curities of the United States; and the other sponsuble, in any way, (er the outrages com- fact, not lees striking, tbst the annual revenue witted. Not standing before the world in the tram all sources exceeds, by many millions of attitude of an organized political society, being dollars, the amount needed-for a prudent and neither competent to exciciso the rights nor to economical administration of the government. 1 discharge the obligations of it government, it The. estimates preiented to Congress Irina • lives, in fact, a ntarituding establiShment, too ' the different Executive Departments, at the; dangerous to be disregarded; electors gdilty to last session, amounted to thirty-eight million ! pass unpunished, and yet incapable of being four hundred and six thousandifive hundred treated in, any , other way-; than as a piratical and eighty-one dollars ' • and the appropriations ; resort of outlaws . or a camp ofsaveges,depre- made, to the sum of fifty-eight million one; dating.on emigrant trains or caravans and the hundred and sixteen thousand nine hundred l frontier settletnents of civilized States. ; and fifty-eight dollars. Of this excess of ap- ; Seasonable notice was given to the people of propriations over estimates, however, more i Creytown that title government required them than twenty millions was applicable to extra- ti repair the injuries they lied done to our ordinary objects, having no reference to the! et tlf. ens,. and to make suitable etiology 'for usual minuet expenditures. Among these ob- , the r insult of our minister, and that a ship.of• jeets, was embraced tee millicns ;o meet the; war would he deppetelied thither to enforce taird article of the treaty between' the United l compliance with therm deinende. ' Hut the no. States rind Maxie° sso that, in fact. for objects! rice passed unheeded. Th ereupon a c or n.; of ordinary expenditure, the appropriations mender of the navy, in charge of ;he sloop-, were limited to considerably less than forty otovar ' , Opine," was ordered to repeat the millions of dollars. ,I therefore, renew my i dema n ds, and to insist tirron it co h i pti stieo , recommendation for a,reduction of the duties I ' therewith. Firtiline that neither the populace,. on importa. The report of tho Secretary of the nor tho‘e assuming to have authority over . Treasury presents n series of tables, showing' them, man if este d an y di s p os iti on t o tus k ° th e the operation of the revenue system-for severall foliated reparatioo, or even to offer excuse for successive years, and as the general principle I their renduct, ho warned'- them, by a public of reduction of 'twice with a view to revenu e - ? proclamation, that if they did not give !fads- and not protection may now be regarded as faction within a time speeified, lie would home the settled muller of the country. I trust that; bard the town, By, this premiere Ito afford-, little difficulty will hosomountered in settling ; eit Mein opportunity to provide 16r their per., the details of n measure to diet effect. tonal safety. To these also who' desired to' In connection with Iles subject, I recom nvoid loss of property, in the punishment mend a change in the laws, which recent ex- ! about to h e banned on t h e offending town, h e perience has shown to be essential to the pro furnished the means of removing their effects, , tection of the government. There-is no ex by the boats of 1118 own ship, and of a steam.; precis provision of law, requiring the records er which he meowed sod tendered to them for mid papers of a public character, of the several I that purpose. At length, perceiving no dis--. officers of the government, to he left in their position on the pert of the the town to comply offices for the use 1/1 their sticeessors. nor any I with hie requisitions, he. appealed to the ceip : _trovision declaring it felony on their part to! Reinder of her Botanic M ajesty's schooner niakeTalse entries in the books, 6r return false! "Bermuda," who wits see n 10 knee intercourse, accounts. In the absence of such express pro- • and apparently much indite:lee with the leaders vision by law, the outgoing officers, in many I among them--to interimee, and persuade them instances, have elaitnee and exercised the right to mkt, sir e n worsts calculeted to save the ne- to take into their own possession, important I cesseity of ueserting to die extreme measure book's and papers, on the ground that these' indicated in his proelautatioe; butt that officer, were their private property; anti Italie placed i instead of acceding to the resuest. did node- them beyond the reach of the gavernmeet. ; in!; Intone than to protest ;omelet the eenten,.. Conduct of this character, brought in several u plated bombardment. No steps of any sort instance,: to the afire of the present Secretary were duke'', by the people. to g ive the sails. Ids the Treaetiry, naturally awakened his sue- , : faetion required. No i n dividuals, if ;ley there Melon, and residual in the disclusure that all were, who regarded thietieel Yes its net ' Tepe e . four pone, namely, Oewego. Toledo, Sureties- stifle ler the unieconduct of the rammunity, ky, and Milwankie, the treasury had, by false; adopted any ineans to separate themselves entries, been defrauded, within the four years I ' from the lute of the guilty. The several : next preceding Nlitreh, 1853, of thesum of one chalet's, on which the demands for redress; hundred and ninety•eight thousand dollars.; were founded, had been publicly known to: The great difficulty with which the detection ) all for some time, and were again announced at these frauds has been attended, in close-, to them. Th e e id,' not d en y inns o f th ese ' qitence of the abstraolien of hooks and papers i charges; they offered tin explanations. notele t ! ' hy the retiring officers, and the, facißty with . in extenuation of the it conduct; but centime.' which similar frauds in the public set vice may 1 eimusly 'Thiele! to hold any It, eremiree with be perpetrated, Reeler the necessity of new le-.' the Vein Wander of the "Cyaite." fly their ob.; gal 'Torments, in the respects :Move referred 1 ' senate silence they seemed rather desirees to • te, quo,. obvious. For . other material modifi e l provoke etuaetisement Mali to micelle it. There , cations ot the revenue laws which seem 10 me is ample reason to believe, that this conduct i'eaurable, I refer you to the report of the Sec- , 'of wanton defiance, on their part, is inimitable I rotary of the Treasury. That report, and the chiefly to the delusive idea Mat due American faablem which aceompany it, furnish sample government world lie deterred from punishing: proofs of the solid Inittadation on which the i ahem, throneli tear. of diepleasing a formidable , financial security of the eountry 'rests, and el l foreign power, tvhich, they presumed to think.: the salutary italuence of the independent ' heiked with coin plaeeney upon their aggres- i treasury system upon commerce and all none sive and insulting deportment towards the; tare oeentlione.. { ‘ United States. The eCyaim" ;it length fired I The experience of the last . ear furnishes ad- I upon the eat n. Delon, mime injury bad been I ditional reasons. 1 regret to say; of a r ainlul I 110110, the tire WAS twice st ommiled. in order character, for the recommendation heretofore to allied eppertunity for mu errangenient ; but I made, to provide fig inerensing the military this was declined. Most of the buildings e l: fame employed in the territory inhabited hy i the place, of little value generally, were, in' the Indians. The to,utlers en the frontier have I the sequel,ulestrui (el ; but, ii deg to the coo- solTortol mud , trom the incursions of predatory 1 slderate precautions taken by our naval conn:l hands, and large parties of t einagritnts to our u • tumnder, t here was n o deetruedieu of life. i Pacific possessions hare been massacred with When the e Cyane" was ordered to Central impunity. Thicreeurrence of such scenes can only he prevented by teaching these wild America, it was confidently hoped and expect dilute; the power 01, mid their responsibility to, 'ed that no occasion would arise for .. 1 - resort the United States. From the garrisons of our to vielimee and aestructieti of property and frontier poste, it is only possible to detach Inns of life." instructions to that offset were given t „ her c , infliander. And no extreme art troops in small bodies; and though these have .o would have been requisite had not the peoplen all occasions displayed a gallantry and al on devotion to duty, which on a larger field I themselves, by their extraordinary conduct in would have COW manded universal admiration, the affair, frustreted all the possible mild tura• -cures for nhtainine, sated:teflon. A withdraw- ,they have usually suffered severely in these conducts' with superior, numbers; and hive al (n en the Mare, the object of his visit e r r conducts' been entirely sacrificed. All the t t rely defeated, would, endue the circumstances disposable force of the army is already me in which the commander of the Cyrtne found ployed on this service. and is known to be lihiuselt, have. been ahsolude aliandonment of all china of our citizens for indemnification, who" inadequate to the protection which and „ omissive ;ieptii ,,, me ,,, e iii flationid in • aboard be afforded. The public mind of the dignity. It would l iiace ainainfl i ed In these country has been recently shocked by savage atrocities committed upon defenceless mid la w less men a spirit of ineolowe and rapine grants and border settlements, and hardly less Quest dangerous to the lives and property of by the necessary destruction of valuable lives, our citizens at Pullet Arenae, ;mil probably ent• where inaderjeatut cietachments of troops have buldeneit there to grasp 'at the 'treasures and val Liable merchandise continual! y passing over unide rtaken tolu , rnisl! ,, the needed aid. With the Nicarauga route. It certabily would have 'lot " lc/I ' 3B°ll;We u""tarY force, the ' e scen e s I been most eatisfactuiry to me if the objects of will be repeated, it is to be feared, on a larger • scale, and with more disastrous coneequences. 'the "Cyanuis" mission could have been con- Congress, I ant sure, will perceive that the summated without any act 01 public force ; but the a r ro g ant contumacy of the offenders rere Plainest dirties and responsibilties of govern tiered it impossible to avoid the alternative, meet are involved in this question. and I doubt not that prompt action may be confidently an leave either to break ,up their establlelenent, or to ticipated when delay must beattended by such I them impressed with the idea that they might persevere with impunity in a career uf fearful hazards. 1 insolence and plunder. I Tho bill of the last session pnividing for an increase of the pay of the rank and the of the , This transaction has been ;ho subject of army has, fuel beneficial results, not only in I complaint on the part of seine foreign powers, facilitating enlistments, but in obvious im-1 'and has been characterized with more of harsh. prevenient in the class of men who enter the nose than of intake. If comparisons were to service. I regret that corresponding conside- I ' be instituted, it would not b, ddlicult to pre ration wail not. bestowed on the officers,. who, sent repeated last Illee3 in the history of St a tes, in view of their character and services, and standing in the very Irma of modern civilize. ' don, where communities, for less °Gliding the expenses to which they are naturally sulei and more defenceless titan Greytown, have ject, receive at present what is, in my judg-! been cheStised with earngreater severity, meat, inadequate convene:Won. ' and where not cities only h ave . b ees kid i n The valuable services constantly rendered I ruins, buthuman life hits been recklessly se- by the filmy, acid its inestimable Importance, crificed, and the blood of the innocent auntie as the 'melees around which the volunteer , profusely to mingle with that ef th e guilty. forcee of tho nation can promptly gather in 1 Passipg from foreign to domestic affairs. your the hour of danger, su ffi ciently attest the wis- Jon of maintaining a military pollee establish ' attention is naturally directed' to (lie financial went; but the theory of our system and the condition of the country. always a subject of wise practice under it, require that any proms ' general interest. For complete and exact in : formation regarding the finances, and the vela . - " 41 an g" tent "tiel i, in time of Pelee , be only our branches of the public service connected commensurate with our extended limits and frontier relations. While scrupulously adlie . therewith, I refer you to the report of the Pee: rotary of the Treasury, flout which it will ape ring to this principle. I End, in existing eir peer that the amount of revenue during the last I "'dances, a necessity for increase of 'our seventy-three military foree,.and it is believed that four new fiscal year, front all sources, wagl million five hundredtied forty nine. thousand regiments—two of infantry and two of mount ' seven hundred and five dollars; and that the 0(11110D—will be sufficient to meet the soresent • public expenditures for Blowfly) period. excin- exigency. If. it were necessary carefully ,to sive of payments on Account of the public debt, weig lat he cost in a case of such urgency, it would be shown that. tho additional expense amounted to li fty-one mitten eighteen thousand would bo compnratively light. ; two hundred and forty-nine duller& During the same period. the paymendl made in red= p- With the increase of the numerical force of ; tiotf of the . public debt, including interest and i the army should, I think, bo combined certain •prein iu in, amounted to twenty-four mill ion three measures of reform in its 01r*Ille arranFinent hundred and thirty-six thousand three hundred and administration. The present organization `sad eighty dollars. To the'sum total of the re• is the result of partial" legislation, often direc ceipte of that year is to be Added a. balance no fed to speeial objects met interests ; and the ; training in th laws regulating rank the Treasury. at the..counnenee- mud comntand, hating mint thereof, amountin g to twenty,,una million been.adopted many years ago from the British ; nine hundred and forty-two thonsandeight he n• cotla;are slot always applicable toeur service. ; died and ninety4wo dollars; and at the clog It is relit surprising, therefore, that the system ;of 'the same year, a corresponding balance shout...kb° deficient in tho symmetry and sun amounting to twetity . million ono hundred and plieity essential to the harmonious working of • thirty-seven thousanu nine hundred and sixtys nit several parts, and requires a careful revi ; seven dollars 'of receipts above 'expenditures. l "im. The presertt organization, by maintain also remained in the Treasury., Although,.in ' inn large staffs orp.s or departments, separatee the 'opinion of the . Secretary of the Treasury, the many .offieers from that close connection with receipts of the current fiscal year are not trotme,: end those; active duties in the field ; likely to equal in moan' those of the last, yet; which are deemed requisite to qualify them they will undoudtedly exceed the amount, ofi for the varied responsibilities of big' h corn ' expenditures by at least fifteen millions of del-imand. Were - duties of the army staff mainly Mrs. I shall, therefore, continue to 'direct that' discharged bxefficers detached from their re : the surplus revenue be applied, so far art it can gitnetits, it is believed that the special service be judiciously and economically done, to the re• would ho equally Well performed, and the dis ,; duction of the publ la debt, the amount of iv hich,eipline and inetruction of the army be impro- I at the comtnencement of the last fiscal year, vett.. While rite regard to the security ache I was sixty-seven million three hundred and 1 rights of officers, and to the nice esnse °Thorpe -1 forty thousand six hundred end twenty-eighti which abould he cultivated among them. would; dollars; of which there had been paid on tho I seem to exact compliance with the established 1 twentieth duty of November, 1854, the senior. rule of promotion in ordinary wises; still it ittventy-twoinillion three hundred and sixty-five I can hardly be doubted that the range of Pro _thousand one hundred and seventy-two dollars; fmetien by selection, which is now practically I leaving a bilauce of outstanding public debt of: confined to the grade of generrl officers, might i only forty-four million nine hundred and seven.; be somewhat extended, with benefit to the ; ty-live thousand four hundred and fiflpsix dol. ;Tiiblic service.' Observance of the rule of ae- Itirs, redeemable AV difllieent; periods within i moray sometimes leads, especially in timeof fuurteen years r , They 'are. elk? remnants of; peace, to the promotion of officers who, after I other government. Stocks, ,Most,:of. which are' . meritorious and even distiuguished service, already due,and.on whichthointerest hasCOlia.' may have been rendered by age, or in fi rmity 'ed, but *Melt bare not yet been presented fur incapable of performing aetiveduty,and whose advancement, therefore, would tend to impair the efficiency of the army. SuitablerFrovielon for this class of officers, by the creation of a retired list, would remedy the evil, without wounding thrjust pride of men who, by past services, have established a claim to high cou sideration. I in commending this mess; sure to the faCtnittlo considenttion of Congress, I would suggest that the power of piecing offi cers on the retired list be limited to One year. The practical operation of ale merciure would thus be tested ; and if, after the lapse of yearn, them shuiththe occasion to renew the provi sion, it can be reproduced with nny. improve meets which experienee may indicate - The preterit prganizittion of the artillery in to regiments is liable to-obvious; objections.— The service of artillery is that of batteries, and an organization of batteries into a moms of artillery would be .more consistent with the nature of their &ides. A large mire of the troops now called artillery are, and have been, on duty as infantry ; the distinction' between the two arms being merely '.nominal. This nominal artillery in our service is entirely dis proportionate to the whole force, mid pester than the wants of the country demand, I therefore recommend the discontinuante of a distinction, which lout no foundation in either the anus used or the character of the service expected to be performed. In connection with the preposition for the increase of the army, I have presented these suggestions with regard to certain measures of reform as the complement of a system which would produce the happiest results from a given expenditure, and which I hope may at tract the early attention, and be deemed wore thy of the approval of Congress.. The recommendation of the Secretary of the Nary, having reference to more - ample provisions for 'the discipline and general im provement in the charactorof seamen, and'for the remrgenizatian and gradual increase of the Navy, I deem eminently worthy of your fatorahleconeideration. The prinei phis which have controlled our policy in relation to the permanent military force, by sea and land, are sound, consistent with the theory of our system, and should by no moms be disregar ded. But limiting the force to the objects particularly set forth in the preceding pat of this nlesfage, we should not overlook the present magnitude and prospective extension of our commercial marine, nor fail to give due weight to the feet that, besides the two thou rand miles of Atlantic seaboard, wo have now n Pacific coast stretching from Mexico to the British possessions in the north, teeming with wealth and enterprise, and &molding the constant presence of shies of war. The aug mentation of the navy bass i net kept pace with the duties,properly and profitably assigned to it in time of peliee, and it is inadequate for the large field uf its operations, not merely in the present but still more in the progressively increasing exigencies of the wealth and common% of the United States. I cor dially approve of the proposed apprenticeship system fur cur national vessels, recommended be the _Secretary of the Navy. The occurrence, during the lust few months, of marine disasters of the mast tragic nature, involving great loss of human life, tins produced intense emotions of sympathy tied sorrow throughout the country. It may well he doubted whether all these calamitous events are wholly attributable ki the necessary and inevitable dangers of the sea. The mer chants, mariners and ship4mildere of the Uni ted States, are, it is true, unsurpassed in far reaching enterprise,- skill, intelligernee and courage, by any others in the world.. But. with the increasing amount of our commer cial tonnage in tile aggregate, end the larger size and improved equipment of the ships new constructed, a deficiency in the supply et reli able seamen begins to be severely felt. Tho inconvenience may. perleteg . he met in part, ley due regulation thr the introduction into our merchant ships, of indented apprentices ; which, while it would afford useful and cecu potion to numerous young MCP, would have a tendency to raise the chat atter uf sea men as a class.' -And it is deserviug of eericus reflection, *heater-it fluty nut be desittlible tee revise the existing laws ter the maintenance of discipline at sea, upon which the security of life and property on the ocean must to at greet an extent depend. Although much attention has been given by Congress to-the proper cdn structiou anti arrangement of steam verges and all passenger ships, still it is believed that the achievements of science and mechanical skill in this direction have tot been exhausted. No good reason exists for the marked dis tinction which. appears elm our statutes be tween die laws Sr# protecting life and property at sea and those fur protecting them on land. In most of the States severe penaltiesare previ doi to punish conductors of trains, engineers. and others employed in the transportatiou of persons by railway, or by steamboats ter riv ers. Why should not the snore principle ho applied to acts of insubordination, cowardice, or other misconduct on the part of meters and utariuers, pnnlueing injury or death to psesengers on the high seas, beyond the juris dietien of any of the 'States, and where such delinquencies can be melted only by the pow er of Congress Y The whole subject is ear away commended to your considenition. The report of the Postmaster General, to which you are referred fur amity interesting details in relation to this important and rap idly extending branch of the public service, shows that the expenditure of 'the year ending June 30, , 1854, including $133,483 of holmium m due to foreign offices, eountell to $8,710,907. The grass receipts during the, same period automated to $ti,975,589 : exhibiting an ex penditure overincome of $1,755,321, and a di minution of deficieney, as compared with the last year, of $361,756. The increase ofthe revenue of the depart ment for the year ending Juno 30, 1854, over the preceding year,. was - $970,399. No pro portionate increase, holt - ever, can be anticipa ted for the current year; in consequence of the acts of Congress of June 23d, 1854,.provitling for increased compensation to all poStmnaters:. From these statements it appears thitt the Post Office Department, instead of defritying its expenses,-aceording . to the design at the time of its creation, as now, and under its axe istine laws must continue to be, to no tonal! extent, a charge upon the general treasury.— The cost of mail transportation during the year ending Juno 30, 1854; 'exceeds the cost of the 'O - receding year by $405,074. I again call your attention to the subject of mail trans portation by ocean steamers, and commend the suggestions of the Postmaster General to your early attention. During the last fiscal year 11,070,935 acres of the public lands have been surveyed, and 8,190,017 acres brought 'into market. The number of acres sold is 7,036,785, and the amount received therefor 89,285,533. The aggregate ainouritnt lands sold, located under military scrip and land warrants, se lectßd as i•artunp lands by States, and by locating untier.grantt for roads, is upwards of 23,000,000 o f acres. The increase of lands sold, over the pre vious year, is-about 6,000,000 of acres ; and the isles 'during the first two quarters of the current year present the extraordina ry result of five and a htilf millions sold, exceeding by nearly four millions 'of stares the soles of the corresponding quarters of the last year, thus increasing to an extent unparalleled during any like period in our past history the amount of revenue provided nom this source for the Federal Treasury. The commendable policy of the'dovern ment in relatinp to setting , apart publio do mainfor those who have served their coun try in time of war is illustrated by , the fact that since 1790 no less than thirty millions of acres have been applied to this objeet. The,suggestions which I submitted in my annual message of last year in reference to grants of laud in aid of the eonatructiou of railways were less full and explicit than the magnitude of the subject aud sublequenk developments would seem-to render propet and desirable. • - Of the emptiness of prineye then sew. "led with regard to the limitation of the .power of Congress, I entertain no doubt ; - but in its application it is not enough that the value of lands 'in a particular locality :May be enhanced; that, in fact, a larger amount of money may probably bo received, in a given time. for alternate sections, with out the impulse, and influence of the prod posed improvements. A prudent Proprie tor bo s s beyond limited sections di his do untie, beyond present results, to the ulti- mate effeet Which a' particular line of policy is likely to reduceupou all his possessions and interests. The government, which is trustee, in this matter, for the people of the States, is bound to take the same wise and comprehensive view.. Prior to and during the last sett Mon of CongresS, upwards of thirty mil lions of acres ofiand were withdrawn from public) sale with a view to applications foe grants of this charactcr pending Iterate Con gress. A:careful review of - the whole sub ject le.d the to direet that all inch - orders be abrogated and the lands restored to mar ket; and instructions were immediately gist en to that offeot. The • applications at the last Session contemplated the construction of more than five thousand miles of road, and grants to the amount of nearly twenty millions of sores of public domain. Even admitting the right on the part of Congress•to be unquestionable, is it quite clear than the 'proposed-grants would bq productive of good and not, evil ? The dif - ferent projects are conflued, for the present, to eleven States of this Union, and one Ter ritory. The reasons assigned for the grants show that it is proposed to put the works! speedily in process of construction. When we reflect, that since the commencement of the construction of railways in the United States, stimulated as they have been by the large dividends realized from the earlier' works over the great thoroughfares, amid be.' tweeu the most important_ points of com merce and-population, encouraged by State legislation, and pressed forward by the tanning energy of priva:o enterprise, only seventeen then:sand miles have been comple ted in all the States in a quarter of a cen tury; .vlteu we see the crippled condition a tunny works bommenetel and prosecuted upon what were deemed to be sated princi ples and safe calculations; when we eon . template the enormous absorption of capi• tal withdrawn front the :ordinary. chatittele of business, the extravagant rats of interest ut this moment paid toe mtitote operations, the bankrupteres not merely in money, but in character, and the inevitable effect upou finances generally; can it be doubted that the tendency is to run to excess in this matter ? Is it. wise to augment this success by en couraging hopes of sudden wealth expected to flow from Magnificent schemes dependent upon the action of Congress?-Does the spirit which has produced such results need to be stimulated or chic eked ? Is it not the better rule to leave all these works to pri vate enterprise, regulated, 'and when expe dient, aided, by the co-operation of States ? If constructed by private capital, the stimu lant mid the check go together, and furnish a salutary restraint against speculative seltoines and extravagance. But:it is maul itst that, with the most effective guards, the re is danger of going too fast and too-far. - Toay cell poise mfore a proposition contemplating a sinnalttu,eous movement for the emistoction - of railroads, which, in extent, will equal, exclusive of the great ratelie read and ell its branches, nearly one tof the entire length of such works now completed in the United States, and which cannot cost, with equipments, less than one hundred and fifty tuilliens of dollars. The .4intirvig likely to result from combinations of interest of this character can hardly be overestimated. But independently of these cm , dderations, where is the accurate knowl edge, the comprehensive intelligence, which eball diretintioato between the relative admins of there twenty-eight proposed roads, .i e cicec t , :stm eaa nd one Territory ? Where will you fa gin, and where end? If to ena ble these oempanies to execute their pro posed "'"l , ', it is necessary that the aid of tho general . gocurnmeut be primarily given, the policy will present a problem 'so ennipreltensive in its bearings, and so int 'port/tot to our political and social well be mg, as to claim, iu anticipation, the sever • est Entertaining these views, I recur with -satisfaction to the experience and - action-of the last session.of Congress, as . furnisitiog assurance that tho subject will toot fail to elicit a careful examination and rigid scrutiny. • It was my intention to" present, on this oecusiati, some suggestions regarding inter - mat improvements bythe generalgovernment, which waist of time at the close of the last session prevented my .submitting on the re- I turn to the Ilonee-crf Representatives, with objections, of the bill entitled "an act appropriations for the repair, fulmar vatton and completion of certain public storks heretofore couttneue.ed under author - ity of law -;" but the space in this column ideation already occupied with other matter 'of immediate public exigeney constrains.mo ,to reserve that subject for a special message, which will be transmitted to the two houses :of Congress at-an early-day. •Tlie•judicial establishtneut of the United 1 3tatei requires - modification - mid certain - re- - lorinsin" the manner of centketiug the legal .basiness of the Government are also much swede& ; but as I, have addressed you upon both. of these subjects at length before, I lave only to call your attention to the sug sgestiene then rade. My former recommendations in relation to suitable provision for various objects of deep interest to the inhabitants of the Dis trict of Columbia, are renewed.. Many of ibeatienbjects partake largelY.of a national -character, and are important, independently of their relation to the prosperity of the on• ly ceosiderablo organized community in the Union -entirely unrepresented in Congress. 'Thai° thus presented suggestions on suoh sttiljtiete as appear to ate to be of,partieular interest or importance, and therefore most worthy of consideration during the short • vetuainittg period allotted to the labors of 'theft:client Congress. • , • „Our forefathers of the Oirteen United ',Colonies, in aoquiring their independence, and in .foluditig this Republic of tho 'Uni tedStatea of A.merica, •have devolved upon itiii;:their l deseendants; the greatest and the Moit,'„uoble, trust ever committed to' the fiaryie,of man, impoeiug uponand es fecialirsucb as the public will may have 4nvoatect i for the time being; with political . iiiiictiosucthe most sacred oiligations. We have to maintain inviolate the great - doctrine Of tlacioberent right of popular self-go!ernmeat; to reconcile the largest bil*tY.Of the individual citizen with corn -.lPWC"lsiettUrity of the public order ; to render cheerful obedience to the laws of the land ; to unitoTlOUlfeireing their execution, and to firowp iudiginiiitly on all coruhinatioup to *ust,thein ; liarmowixo a sincere and ar• dint 'devotion te ihe institutions of religons faith with the meet universal religion's:tel• asta#loa;. to preserve the rights of all by causing each to respect those of the other; to carry forward every social improvement to the uttermost limit of human perfectibil ity, by the free action of mind upon mind, nut by the obtrusive intervention of misap plied force'; to uphold the integrity and guard, the limitations of our organic, law,; to preserve sacred from all touch‘of usurpa tion, as the very palladium of. our political salvation, the reserved powers of the several Stateit and of the people ; to cherish, with loyal fealty end devoted affection, this Union as tho ' only sure foundation on which the hopes of civil liberty rest; to administer gov ernment with vigilant integrity and rigid economy ; to cultivate peace and friendship with foreign nations, and to demand and ex act equal justice from all, but to do wrong to none; to eschew iutertueddling with the national' policy and the' domestic repose of other governments, and to repel it from our own ; never' to.shrink from war when the rights and honor of the country call us to arms, but to cultivate in preference the arts of peace, seek enlargement of the rights of neutrality, and elevate and liberalize the in tercourse of nations; and by such just aid hondrable means, and such only, whilst ex alting the condition of the Republic, to as sure to it the legitimate influence aud the benigh authority of a great example amongst all the powers of Christendom. Under this lemuity of these convictions, the blessing of Almighty God is earnestly invoked to attend upon your deliberations and upon all the counsels and acts of the government, to the end that, with common zeal and common efforis, we may in humble submission to the Divine will, co-operate for the promotion of the supreme good of these United States. FRANKLIN PIERCE. WestittiotOrr, Doe. 4, 1854. THEITIR AND BANNER. CIETTVB BUR C. Thursday Evening, Dec,, 7 1851. 10:7' A eommunicutioa in regard to the Naturalization Laws is crowded out this week. It %fill appear in our next. IItCPWe issue the "Star" a day earlier than usual to lay the President's Annual Message before the reader. It is of reas onable length and will doubtless be gene rally read. While there is nothing of stri ing importance in the Mesiage, the Presi dent gives a plain business statement of the various leading topics connected with the administration of the national govern ment, which Will or course be interesting. Our relations with the European nations Are. represented to ho in a friendly condi tion, the Soule difficulty with Franca being adjusted. "Serious difficulties" with Spain, arising out, of Cuban matters; are as YR' unsettled, but the hope itf expressed that they will soon be arranged. While the de termination is expressed studiously void interference in the contest now going on in Eutope, the "Monroe doctrine" of non-interferenee by European powers in the drains of the Amerieim continent, is re- - affirmed. A reduction of duties on im ports is' recommended in order to reduce the national revenue. Congress, hoWever, will hardly acceed to a recommendation thus calculated to encourage a still larger importation of foreign goods to the detri ment of home labor. The President evi dently regards the cruel and cowardly de struction of Greytown a "weak point" in his administration, and hence makes a la bored argument in defence of it.. He is careful to conceal the fact that the "insult" - alledged to have been given by the citizens of Greytown, and which drew upon them the vengeance of the Administration, was occasioned by the insolent bragadocia of Minister Borland during a drunken spree. Had Borland been soundly drubbed by the people of Greytown, he would have got no more than ho deserved. And so Mr. Pierce would have said, had the difficulty occurred with a people. strong enough to take care of its honor and interests. Oti-Last Friday evening, a little girl, child of Mr. ERTZBERBER, of this place, while returning from school, was run over by a horse running loose upon the street, and severely injured, some of her teeth being knocked out and her face being bud ly bruised. There were other school-girls in company, one of whom, a daughter of Mr. JOHN GILBERT, was also kueeked down, but without injury. The Town Council, on Monday evening adopted an ordinance to reaoh similar ca sea hereafter, as will_lag t otOy our advor tieing oolutnna. 7Tho Aglieultural Society will hold a special meeting on the first Saturday in January, to canvaatthe subject of upon land," ocrAn election for President and. Di rectors of the Gettysburg Railroad Com pany will bo hold at the Court-house on Monday the Bth of January. lomLast Sunday wo had'a fall of snow about 6 inches deep, the first of the season. The weather has since been.oold and, bra cing—the sleigh-bells making mory music, in our streets, and giving assurance that winter is already fully upon us. ryThe now-storm of Sunday extended over'New York , and New. England, and as far as Canada,Adocking up'the roads and impeding travel. In some plapes it was from two to three feet deep. Along the Atlantic coast and on tho'Lakes it was ao cot.tpanied by a severe gale, with much damage to the shipping, , o®rMr. - Jourt L. &tomtit, of Hunting ton township, lent us a few days ago a fine specimen of potatoes raised by libu this season. One of them measured 20 inette.a in•eireumferenee; and ,weighed over one and a half pounds. SerThere Is a osport from Lake Supe rior thatintelligeaoe had reached there to the effect that Dr. Kane had discovered the bodies of Sir Aim' Fratikliii‘ and his men, fraami and in plifect preservation..— Doubtful. cr Congress re-assembled on Monday last. A quorum appearing in both Hous es, the President's Message was piomptly transmitted, read, and the usual number of extra copies ordered. Mr.' Atchison, being detained in Missouri by his canvass for re-election to the U. S. Senate, and by his schemes to introduce Slavery into Kan ass, sent in his resignation as President of the Senate, whereupon Gen. Cass (being tho oldest Senator) was unanimously elect ed President pro tem. It is understood that Gen. Outs will preside for a day or two and then decline the honor, not desi ring the post. Mr:Bright, the ttext oldest member, will probably succeed him. As the proseut session is a continuation of the last Congress, business will be ta ken tip where the adjournment loft it. We may therefore expect tho members to go to work at once and make up the time lost last session in the contest over the Nebraska swindle. On Tuesday Mr. ARIGHT was elected President of the Senate. , In the House a motion to instruct the Committee on Ways and Means to bring in a bill reducing the duties on railroad iron was tabled by a vote of 97 to 71.. . Mr. Sellers gave notice of his intuition to present a bill to prevent the enlistment of persons of foreign birth in the tifm± and navy; also to prevent the emigimion to this country of foreign paupers and eon viola. Mr. Sellers also offered a resolution call ing on the President for information in re gard the convention of Ainerican ministers at Ostend. At, interesting discussion en sued in regard to the impr.priety of send ing other than •native-barn. Moisture to foreign courts, in the course of which M. Souto received some hard raps. prThe report of the Secretary of. the Treasury furnishes •the following statisti cal view of the receipts and expenAtures of the general government during the past year : Amount. of revenue during the :heal year from all-snurcec ' $73,549,705 Balance remaining in . . the Treasury at the coinmenre went of the year, 21,94202 ----$95,492,597 Public expenditure. for the &cal year ezclu• sive of payment of pulic debt, 51,018,249 Pm/meets in redemption of public debt, 24,336,389 75,345,d29 Balance remaining in the Treasury, 20,137,968 The amount of the public , -. debt at the comthence ment of the last- decal t year, was $67,340,628 Of which there has been - • - - paid. on the 20th of November, 22,865,172 Leaving a balancevedeeraable at dif• ferent - points within 14 years of 440/75,456 7The Postmaster Generare report presents the following statistical view of the Post Offieh Department : • Expenditures for.the .year end= ing June 30th, 1854, $8,710,907 Gross receipts, 01:110 period, 6,955,586 Expenditure over income, 81,755,321 This shows a diminution of deficiency compared with last year of 8261,756. • pj After a stormy session of three days the Virginia Demillemtio Convention at Staunton have nominated HENRY A. Win for Goverhor, E. W. M'Comas for Lieut. Governor, and W. P. Bocook for Attor-• tiny General. The nomination of Mr. McComas was &dared unanimous ; but when the lquestion was put to make that of Mr. Wise unanimous there were many noes, although the chairman declared the nomination overwhelmingly carried. The entire session was stormy in a high de gree. Resolutions were passed approving of Mr. Pierce's administration, declaring that ho had faithfully adhered to the Constitution. Mr. Wise had previously Written a long letter against the Know Nothings. lo:7"The Prohibition State Committee had a meeting at Hrrisburg on the 21st ult., and adopted resolutions calling upon the next Legislature to pass a Prohibitory Law for the entire State—or, in 'use of failure or refusal to do that, to pass a Pro hibitory law for the counties that voted favorably to. Prohibition at the recent elec tion, giving other counties the, privilege to accept it by a popular vote—and in case of failure or refuial to an either .of these, then they ask that hereaftr venders of Beer, Ale, Nth Liquors, &0.. be put on the same footing with Taiern-keepeni, and be required to take out license from the Courts in the same way that the latter are now by law required. A State Convention of the friends of Prohibition is to be held at Harrisburg on Wednesday, the 17th of January next; licrTho official returns of the N. York election have at last been announced.' They make Myron 11. Clark the Goiernor by 319 majority over Iloratio Seymour. The latter had 14,547, majority in. New York city. There are 805 defective ballots lip paroutly intended for - Seymour, and 186 for Clark. So that if all these were count. Ed (which cannot he) Clark would, still ' have 150 majority. This settles the mat ter, and we can now safely hurrah for i'Clark and the M,nine Law I" • .057SOVi TFIEODORS PARKER has been indicted, by the Grata :Jury' in the United States Circuit, Court, at Masten, on the , . charge of ibciting a Riot, on the occasion of the reclamation of pupa, the fugitive slave. He gave hail in $l5OO to answer the charge. , , p3..The, Harrisburg Herald saye • Gov. Btowat has had another sayer° attack of the disease with which ho has been occa sionally afflicted for some incciths Oast, 110 5 1 is uow s* in /43 40 be'unable to leave rTbe following section of the act in corporsting "Ever Green Cemetery," may bo worthy of attention. It is to bo hoped, for iho honor of 'our community, that there may never be occasion to enforce its provisions : Section 4. That no streets or roads shall, hereafter be opened through the lands of said (Cemetery) corporation, ox. cept by and with the consent of the said company. and that any person that shall wilfully destroy; mutilate, deface, injure, or remove, any tomtv, monument. grave stone, or other structure, placed in the Cemetery Aforesaid, or any fence, railing, or other work, for the protection or orna ment of said cetnetery, or' of any limb, monument, gravestone, or other structure placed thereon'as striresaid—or shall wil fully destroy, cut, break. or remove, any tree,, shrub, or plant, within the,limits of said Cemetery—or shall shoot or dis charge any gun or other , firearm. within (he limits thereof—shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, ard shall upon convic tion thereof, before any Justice of the Peace dl the county of Adams, be punish ed by a fine. at the ilisOredon of the Jus tice, according to die aggravation of the offence, of , not less than five nor more. than fifty dollars. or shall on. conviction thereof in,the Court of Quarter Sessions of said county, be punished by fine as aforesaid, and by imprisonment, accor ding to the aggravation of the offence, at, the discretion of the Court." IC: The prospects, h is said, are that Kenneth Rayner, of North Carolina, will bo the Know-Nothing candidate for the Presidency. Ho figured largely at Cin cinnati. A Know-Nothing paper has bc'en established in Now York to advocate the claims of Gen. Houston, who' is also. supporteck by the New York Sag as an in dependent candidate. • ;It is stated that Mr, STRAND, tiro Mnr mon leader of Beaver Island, is elected to Oi s e Legislature of Michigan. Who whole Mormon force voted for Mr. PECK, the On ly Democrat elected to Congress from that State. Oz:rThe Montrose Democrat, edited by Mr. Chase, Speaker of the last House of Representatives, is out for Benton for the oeyt Presidency. • IParThe Hon DAVID S. Mao, and the Hon •Aftet 1310171£1. (both democrats,) have been elected to the Senate of the United States, the former for the short term, and the latter to - succeed Mr. BADGER. pc7Hon. ELMS LEwts , became Chiof Justice of the Supreme Court of this State on the Ist. of December, in place of the Hon. Jeremiah-S. Black, whose term of Chief Justice then expired; KTAn election for State Senator was held in Now Orleans last week—Luvergne (Know -Nothing). receiving 3,830 votes, and Gordon, .(Democrat) 2265. _Thu latest news from rfavantibrings a rumor that an outbreak was approhend ed, and a large number of troops wore in readiness to marl+ at 11' moment's notice. taL„At Ruston, Pa:, on • Monday morn ing, the snow was four feet deep on a levol. TAP. ESCAPE OF Miss BUNKLEY FROM Emmrrsaurio.—The Lally Superioress the Sisterhood at Emmitshurg has written the following letter to a gentleman in Washington, in relation to the escape of Miss Brinkley "Miss Bunkley was with us ten months. She came here for the first time about two years ago to make a retreat, and then peti: tinned to be received, but was advised to wait. A year after she renewed her pe tition, anfl was received on trial, and has always appeared to be happy. We were greatly surprised when she wairfound missing, and much pained that slid should have left as she did. It is well known that we do not desire to keep any one - here who has not the ilesWe to remain; and had Miss B. expressed such a wish she would have been sent home immedia - tely. We felt uneasy about her, when we heard from the neighbors that such-a person was seen on the road. about davlight, and fearing that something might happen to her, we sent our overseer to make some inquiries, who learned that she was in Creagersinwn. As soon ass we found out that she had 're ally. gone, I wrote to her father in Ninlolk. telling hien .our uneasiness. and expressed the hope that she. bad. gone direct to Nor. folk. [I kept a cop of this letter.] ult can be prove one hundred boar , dera now in our i ion, Protestants antleathelics, - .never taught anything here exce sons on the piano. -- She was free when and as often as she pleased ; .ver hearth . . to speak any language bull lish and we doubt much if she knew any other.— Shoold any- further information be neces ;try,. ,can give it ; but I believe this is all that is necessary at present." .. TROMILE IN ANOTHER CATHOLIC CHURCII.—The congregational the Ceiba- He Church at Elizabeth town', N. J., are in trouble'about their priest and sexton.- - They have issued an wirers calling on the members not to contribute another cent to the church until the sexton is expelled.-- Contributions• they say, to finish the church; establish a school', and purelmae:a burial ground, have been liberally made by tbein, but no improvements were made— no 'children's school was opened, mill the gnive.yard obtained was Covered with wa ter by every rain, and then no grave could be procured, even by contributors, until they 'Paid S2o.for, it. The sexton refuses to make any explanation, left his business and becameo more active in politics, skc., against the wish of the congregation, and endeavored in one or two instances, to prevent mass being, read by another priest, so that the church had to be opened by ' force. 'Thep-also charge the priest with suppressing the direction of.the bishop, to have a committee appointed to take charge of the &stairs of the churcb.. Never attempt to drive religion or virtue into men. If they won'take the institu• don in the: egular way, depend upon it that it will do them no wore good than to .preaoh metaphysics to a cooking 'Stove, or plain clothes to a girl who gm in for the faahions. , ' Dtiring the recent session of the, Ver.. 'nom Legislature Miss Lucy Stone nicely ed seven sliest fot the 'often o(prig4dier General of Millitia. Excitement at Carlo, 111. Cincinati, Dec. 2.—The Louisville pa peril of this morning contain a statement of an exciting circumstance which occurr ed et Carlo, 111., a day or two since. A colored man, who kept a grog shop on a flat boat at Jario, having been 'sued (or 860 dollars, and judgment rendered against hint, threatened to shoot the Magis: trete if he refused to let him off. After wards he armed himself and took his stand on .the boat. The latter was quickly sur rounded tiy a number of people, when the negro fired into The crowd and cut loose.— whilst out in the stream the negro tied a weight around his,neek.juinped overboard anti.drowned. thus esicaping the more ter rible death intended for him by the excited 'crowd. ••• LYNCH LAW AND CACITEXENT IN I AX• AS. --The people of Navarro county,Tex is, have been,greatly` veiled on account of the abduction of tweefnalatto boys, and a conspiracy to murder Col. Elliott,~ their owner. A man named Wells; who was implicated . by the confession of another named Morgan, was seized by emne un known persons, who hung him, horribly mutilated his body, and threw it into a creek, whern it was found. Nine respect able citizens were charged with this latter outrage, but after examination, were dis charged. Morgan ham sincti elated that the confession was .extorted from. hint with. a rope around his neck. and that both Walla and himself were innocent of the charge. The friends of Wells swear vengence - against los mon erers, an on dy work ,it is feared will ensue: DRRAIiiln; ACCIDICNT FROM OAAIPRINEL,-- , Several Jnembere of the famity of Major Israel Pitirton, of West Bloomfield (N. J. L) t were shockingly injured on Teetiday. evening by the bursting of a lampiontain• lug burning fluid, The lamp wail standing in the• middle of the table and.the.family seated around When the explosion. pentirred: Ono little girl nine years old died the next morning from the effects' of her burns.—, Another older daughter is so•much injured as to render her recovery unceetain.— The mother and a hide boy are Rhin con. siderably burnt. The particular. reason for the explositin was that the wick had dropped out of one the tubes down into The lamp, and. the gas which war thus allowed to pasi:up through ibeopett tube was ignited from the fine of the oth . - er which was burning. MONKEYS • DYING OP CHOLERA.--II is stated that the monkeys in the neighbor-, hand of Trioidad are dying in great twin bore of the cholera. Persons who . hare wood. passed through the od.' report that him; Are& are seen lying on the"ground;-Where they have fallen from the trees. Ti is said the same thing was obberved while the small pox epidemic prevailed in'Trinidaii, •the monkeys wing -of that disease in Actually large immherit.' _The Republieee okays, that General Whitfield. a pro-slavery nom. hna been elected!' delegate to congrela front Kausaa Territory, by a large majority. The people of Great Britain, have.. pP titioned Parliament for a "Maine Law. • "IMPORTANT NEWS for the Shareholders in Perham 's Third Rift Enterprise.—[t will be seen by reference to advertieement in our paper to do. that the Committee appointeit by the Sharehold ers et their last ineetiog, have issued o c e ll firs ` final meeting of all interested, to get their instruc tions in reference to the, distribution of the Gift property. We art pleasethto find the matter en .near a coniummotiiiii, and hope that Air. Perham will receive the patronage he so well dererves for the liberality. end energy displayeein getting up and prosecuting thisstupernlntit enterprise. Order. for ticket. should be sect immediately, •.There are fortunes to reserve. for somebody. • ' , BALTIMORE MARKET. BALTI)1011% .Diko. 8,1864 FLOUR & SIEAL.—The' Flour market is somewhat firmer to-day. Holders ,of Howard street brands generally are asking $8 25. yrittiout being nide to find poleha.ere—lolyers offer $b 19} per bid protty freely. Wo quote Rye Flour et $7, and Corn Meal at 4 25 a $4 31 to $4 Silt per GRAIN & SEEDB.—The stuiply. °tall kinds of Grain is very light, end the market Steady.= Wheat- r eales et good te prime white at 1 tis $1 95, choice do. for family flour, is nominal • 'at 1 98,142—g00d to prints red at 180 a it 903ser bushel. - laus of interior qualities sell 3 to - 115"eta per bushel leis. About 4,004 bushels `now-corn offered, and males of white et 76 * eta; yellow 17 a 80 ote..and mixt.sl Ai. 73 a 83 eta per bushel. llve- r -About 300 bushels offered, and sales- of l'enusylvenie ut".sl - 23 'icor I aahel. Oats- t Abou t-2,030 'bushels offered at 47 etc pee bushel:, We quote Clover nt'6 25'i $8 50, ric to quelity, and l'iinothy*at 3 .15 it $3 50 per bbl. - • PUOVNONS.--Market firm,. ',We quote Mess Petit et l 3 a $1315 per bill- Bales of Bay one shoulders at 7/ ets, sides 71 a 71 et a; and hems 9a' 13 cts per lb. Lard in bble 10 cts. and liege 10/, 11 eta per tb:' . Butter .l2 sl4 me per lb. Cheese 1(4 ct. per lb. - - .oAl'l'LE.—Prices ranged from $ 2 .2 5 to 4.7 27 on the hoof, egad to $4:50 and.sB 26 net, and averaging s).su gems. • - • • • LIVE' HOGS.—Sipenor Hege-eoldat ‘t6s 50 to $5 75 per 1110 lb.. • ' - SIIEEP.—We note Wee to-ilal et the *lister at $2.5U a $3 per.loo lles,,groste. • WORK DI A R ET. - "YORK, bit. 5 t ..1854. . . , . , FLOUR, per bbl. , front wagrons, .00 WHEAT, pet bushe l ,' I 75 to 90 RYE; h .1 12 0()ItN. • I .* • • 15 OAT*, t,. 47 TIMOTHY SLED. per buehel, - 3 ti 3 (.3.4),VER SEED, " . ' 6 00 FLAX-SEED._ " • '.ll 87 . PLASTER OF PARIS, per ton, HANOVER. HAniivr. . •7 , Hawovirm.l./ac..15. 1804; FLOUR, 'per loin., (rum vragoato) sB 00 WHEAT, mor bushel, ' ;* 1.70 1u .1 89 , , 1 .12 BEMMEITO CLOVER, MAX iiEEb, -•-• PLASTER. OF PARIS, MARRIED. On the 30th. ult., by' tbeDei:.:jecob Bechler Mr. JOHN li. RANTER and Misr BARBARA' E. LONG--both of Littlestotyn. On the 27th 'ult„ by Rey. Mr. Dr, SAMUEL L .BERLIICHY (formethis plsce,) and Mire MARY PLOOD, , both of Potts- Ville, Pt. - , • , On the Rath ult,, et York. by Res. Mr. Loch man, r.'DANIEL 6. DIEHI., of Tyrone town. , ship, and Mitt LIZZIE BROWN, of Berwick, 'township. On Tueeley, et. be Rev, lames Polon. Mr. ALEXANDER WIISAIN. formerly of Ad. 'erne count*, and Miss MARY M, XERR. formerly of Cumberland county, Pa.. Both reside . In &WS Minty, Ohio. , DIED. At the enahlence of her normn•lan% Mr. Henri *Xoons, in York, on the 9tl ult., Mrs. CATIIA -1.1114 E. MERIIST, widow of Henry Herbot, end anithir of Jacob Harb.t, rei'ding mat this place, fa tho 94th year of tie RAIL ROAD ELECTION. rrIHE .Stockholdera of the_qlettysburg tilrold Company," will meet at the Court-house in the fioroughinf Getty.a. burg. on Monday the Bth of 'January, A. D. 1855. at 2 n elriek, P. M., of eviti•dity, to ehouve. by a ijnrity of th- votes pres ent. a Prevident and twelve Directory tor the ensuing. year. • JAMES 0. REED, Stey. • Dee. 7. 1854.—id Till RID SA la iv. Oto BURIAL 'LOTS IN isfutr erten ecntetern. FOR the accommodation or citizens of town and country, who arenot 'yet supplied, there will be another Poblic Sale of Burial. Lots on Monday, (New 1 ear? Day.) January 1, 1355, at 10 o'clock, A. Al., on the Qemetery ground.. Already nearly 200, Lots have been v 041,412,000 in Stock having been atthgeribed. The enter , prise is therefore eniirely suc&nolittl. This will, be the 'last sale of lots du. ring the present winter: D, M'CON Pres't, H. J. STAlltat.' see g. Dec. 7 ,1854.-8 t AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. SPEOML MEETING AT. the lett toceting of the "Ada ms A - "- Comity ,no Society." it we, Retool %;,011. that subjeets concreted with A4riculture tlitcuesed die meetingit the Soeiety, and that the first topic thr in quiry be, 1 .71te.-.9pplication of Lime.; to A special meeting wa4!also or- tiered, to take plao.tit the Cohri-house, ilettyaburg, on thefirat of Jan uary next, (being the 6th or tlui month.) at 10 o'clock, A. M.; at which time the above stihjert will be taken up ; And it la expected that there will he'A general par ticipation, particularly by 'hive who have used Lune fin Agricultural processes. and whose nbservatitin and experience have lurnishefi them with (stets inure or leaw rah The meeihig will doubliess be an Interesting and ihstrUcting one, and ate invited to iL Dec.'7, 1854.--id 07.1111N6NCE,. To prevent Horses running at iarge: • -• • BE it ordained by the Town Quuncil of die Borough, of , Gettysburg; and it id hereby ordaitied.lif , 'auilioriq' oh the Hanle, that any person or persons permit• leg any Horse. Mare.. 'Gelding, Colt, Mule, Jackass', or other beast of burden, tipUtt any streeh'allay or public highway, itt said florough.shall upon conviction therdol, (Orfila and , pay for the tie of auto f the Borough a not less than two dollars, nor utore_than ten dollars, fOr every such' offence, besides costs 0r prose. cutiou. • R. (1. HARPER. Bti,r, esa. Attest—R G. M'CREARY; , Dec. 7, 1854.---31. V .TIIIS AVAY THIS WAY. • 'NEW ESTABLISHMEN,T I CLOTHINO' MADE To: ORDER 91111 E undersigned taker, plimiiire in in tormiag theiitizens of Gettyaburg and the , public generally, that ihe 11‘ pre pared to Ignite] Gartnetim of all kinds, tor,Gentlernetee• wear, at the altortein no. tine. and in the-betd poseittle.style. Hay. ing opened a MERCHANT JAILOR. ING "tstAblistimost 'ClianiherMorg etreet, oppcmite the lottheratt.Churelf. and secured the iteriiegii ni experieniteil work. met', he feelA confident uf 1)160111g - ell who may, laimr, him witl(they patronagn.-- COuntry Preduce takeln - in .exchange - for . . J. 8. GRAMMEIt. Dec. 7, 1854..--tr ZlVnom. I ETTERs Tesintneritsry on the estate mu of JACOBNAGLE. late of Berwick tp:,,'AJaniti CO.; ilecA, lowing been grstit ail to the ,unilersigneil,,resitting in tlteaiin~e township, notice is hereby given..to those indebted in seht estate to make payment without and . tti choir , having claims to preSelit the saineproperly authenticated for euttlement: , • • SA M UEL )1A OLE, Dec. 7, 1854,—tit PROCLAMATION . . . . . . . ' W HP rtE AS lion Ron a rerJ Flom s. R ' '' ' • ' ' .. .' • . , • Esq., , President of the several Courts . of n' CommoPletts, inthe counties cOMPoSing the - -19th :District, and justice of the ' Courts of Oyer and Ternniter, and 'general Jail'Delivery, for the trial of all I capital and other offenders in the said dis- 1 trict-Land SAMUEL It. itessact, and Joon Mitottnsv.ESqrs., Judges of the Courts of common 'Pleas and Genera: Jail Delivery. for the trial Of alt capital and oth or offetid I era in the County . of Aflains-41ave issued their precept, bearing date the .4th day of 1 Piaveinlwr, in 'the - vear 01 our LORD, one, thouinind eight hundred ind fifty-lour; and 1 to ilirectedjer holding at Court of Cont- mon Pleas 'anal General QUarter Sessions of the' Peace and General Jail Delivery, and Court of Oyer and Terminer, at Get- I ysharg, on Monday the Islh of Janutiry next— • . . • . . , NOTICE IS 'HERLIHY - GIVEN, 'l'e' all the•JilifticeS of the peace, the Coroner. aiiii.Constahles within the said County 'of Adams, that they be then and there in their proper persons, with their Rolls, 4ecords, Inquisitions. Exatninations and other Re membrances; tai fli) those things which to their . offices and in that behalf appertain, to be done, and also they who will prose eute against the.prisoners that are 'or then shall be in the jail of the said Cotizty: of Adams, and to be then and there ,to pros: come spinal theta as shall bejiist:., .. ; . l HENRYTHONIA4. Viere., 1 sh e rtirs - iltnee. , tiettystialti ,' : Nov. 7. 054. . , .S ,. : :Us ' • , tt EIHDS, , KENTUC'WY IJEAF TOBACCO, 20 &lei ,Thiwttnn. 20 do S.tgua22o,do Si. ', 20 Otiarg Seed Leaf, 4pst-reoeived hndfor salt by WM. BII,EHL.EII.- -Na 167 Votioklia Omek Iso4. a'"Blank Qf 411.-kindly fer side it Otis Mee.' 1V.143-::‘11110.:.:.,: . S. H. BUI4.IHLER - HAS received a largely Inmate! Ow sortrnent nl Olausiesl, Theoliglan4 School and Micelle- • OCIOUN %. 1300K4 1 •- N --, - of all kinds. including „- ~ -- —• a large number of. handsome)* to . mtit Standard Poole of England and Aneerkm. of every variety, Gold Pens and Peneile• Penknives. Envelopes, ike., &e. All 14 which will he sold at a ymall tidying, el e'os4 10'0 411 find fee theAt Nrisf. a, 1854. , Ti1g . 11.1 . 11Ar..5T0.11 : 14 . , AGAINST 8;1 AIA. 001 1 GSITIott t.'''''' . '• S. 8. MoClllEAli s fe, lot . . , unAm.....R. irRERii, . E ASIIIONAIILE; Hatter; The ' bed a 82 50 llat sold in Gettysburg. 'nide by myself on the premises. Call and:iiii' them. Also, the best 83 Hat, superior to many siild at $4. Being an experienced and , practical manufacturer, I am tieter• mined in he aliNi.l of all competitor,. Oct. 20, 1854:-if 113 AL 3STATIB AG4NOY• , 11 HE undersigned has made arrange. o' mania to open an. Agency in '•11:10itya. btirg for the sale of Real Estate, to.silneb he invites the attention of persons *irk ing to sell or purchave Farms nr Reel state.'. "I have provided a Rook in •which Avill be registered, (fora trifling fee) trgen, erakiescription of such properties as per sons wish to dispose of at private eale.—. These flunks will he open to those desirous of Niro - Anteing „property. Secrecy es to ownership, terms, do.. will be itiOiolably observed, when desired. 0r...7 AU further necessary information can he obtained upon application to the subscriber at the Register's office, or et his residence. . DANIEL PLANK. Atiguet 11, 11354,--lv . 11EIBT-1111DE CLOTHING. CC OIRCE ARNOLD HAS now .entered into the Clothing. business extenedvely, and has !Experienced llWOrkissen in his employtnent constantly cutting ou and making up out of Ilia own ninths,- Over Coats, Dress Coats,, Pan/Woo:1i, Vesta, Monks . Jackets, fe.;4•4 • Ali kinds of eltithing made to order ,en short notice. COns tan tly on hand inti sale' a giant var;My of Clouting of his elpt manufacturing, ca heap , ae the ehefitest• Call and see Mein ; we cannot' be beat. .. Oct.. 27,1854. , , rIPOL-lACCO ranI3()XES LB. Lttgi',Tß. BACCO in store sod for sale in 1,1 cents by the box, at BUBBLIER 3 Old Stand, the chelpest in,the, 157 • Pra ok lin ist., Baltimore. Nov - . 24.1:1354.—1f 'PVBOXES BLACK FAT in nun's, 'PI. and for mile by :;; W5l. tit/EHIZA,' Nn. 157 Franklle street, Beldam" Nov. 24, 1854.—tf • • Perham's Third Gift Enterprise, 60,000 Tickets already Sold. Call fur filial Maas Mveting of blhereholdera. to detettraitte et' the thopesitinn,of *be t ., -131F1'.PhOPER'I'Yp.' ••' the.bber.thuhlere. AA T a meeting of the Shareholderii-,in Perhatit's Third Gift Enter:,rise. held on the ;27th of July, the,,followingtilm. ,res ion was adopted , • ' • , , R No soon is esolved :—Tlist Si it ,ne. eertained that , Bo,ooo 01 `.4 11 e 'Gift 11 4 41 Ye issued-by Mr, Perham in hit. third enter prise. are sold. the 'Comminee! roll the 'shareholders together at the .most t;onvetiietit 'plare; .tor .thi.purposet pf in etrueling • said Committee in regtell 'to the manner :of. disposing of the Gift Vrop- ila;intr learned from. Perham that 00,000 of said tickets wet% whi t :and 'that ,„ all prombilny the ; remaining 20.000 called htr by the above resolution, would he sold by the first lay of Januar% next, tYe have.`.deterdtioedy,n , accordance witlt the above opinion, In 'call a Mate, Meet ing' of the SilAREEIOLD4lifi,at . some place to be hnreafter nained,.on the ;i7th day of January, 1855, for the purpose designated b 3. theresolutint, RODER r. BEATTY, 15. LATHORP. . • s. ADA%Is, .0.100,000 nelrete Only alsl::Each will he sold. Each 2ichel ,toill lanai 1'01.171 PERSONS, all al mu% Or Par• liall B al dfferearlimea to • PERHAM's BURLENQUE OPERA 110116.13. 663 psnailway, N.Y. , Or to hie other enterteiontents, in iiri• our parts of the countiy. Est,h purchaser of foie of these tiChets will, :receive weer tiftfau en titling them to one. Share in'loo.. 000 COSTLY & VALUABLE GIFTS; tl list.of whielt has stlreatly beer. published. Pentium can obtain the estne, - in .eirtulsr forte, hy 'addressing scoots to the Piopii. Nti W'S the TimE 10 PORCH ARE TICKLI'B. In order'*het 100,000 'ricketo' may , Ss disposetl of by the time specified, the sub. scriber pliers the following ludecretiMi ..for persons to get up Clubs. • • Elicit person who gets up (+lob of tell subscribers, end forward (10) ten'tiollant to tbiarifilce, will receive by Mail °rot* Coovevances, ELEVEN Tickets. Each person who sends. (at one,titnp) t in e hundred dellara. will hare oteriktillike Manner ONE HUNDRED Ail D TEEN TICKETS. And foi all joist suynA Pn exam prepprtinn. If it alti;uld happen dial all thellelitie are sold when the order it eieciired: the money will be returned at oarexpeflie tbr I'perinea. Ser"All order' (or Ticket" 41'0014 be ad. !tlrroiaeil i,. I .justa II PER SASE. 64 lawalesy, P. Y. My:Fourth Eriterptiote trill' be sd. vertiied 5r Open a the third'one ieeleacal, The Tirketi priapic!. tled. I, 181511!7' , irhht'ynicf.as 04 0, 1011P 1 0 0,- - .. '_'n,''. , :•:t , : - ,; ,- .. ,. . Cornea.
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