1U 5 if 4 SKI O. N. VCBtl'A V J.'i ',:. . f,, v' ' "v irruUtx :ttv N-wri - - - . .. "4. Free lum, national President Since tlie utler Im:liuan and li North rqtieseut Union there lias hire to hear what sulijr-ct. We lw considerable cxt: Message in full t hare sent it (oi Mefsaire to nil w not previously ob It will be seen nowhere alludes t Elections! The the Presidency si betrays an utler c ular decisions, sue ist ever exhibite crowned head in t so contempt uousl of sovereign pow Jiueliaiian does, to be tho sniiVAS . in all his Messag air of a ma.-tkii. It in true, as ha tivo peace now lier people &rc pc (rent ; they have nixii t. at all ; but t to tirU'-govcrnnvn exist until L'udu Attempt some Jitw Kau.-ari. 'i'lto vi touri coinproiulst the Territory, an ballot time Border Ru&uins towri3, and t':e pi raer?, by U. S. 'IV lection of the auti catalogues of outr the Territorial :tu inei.ts ihesi: wit the troubles in Ka the real sottl.-ra-to enforce Slaver they acted noblv, t ing. 'If this be most of it." All! of lSiichunan fc Of or distort tho fact History will pret light. It is impossible dent ia all his gup tant truths and his blistering ialdeh such confidence in our readers, that ba unnecessary, gallows, accuiinir ing the Judfa'J. aa circumstance, is i his declarations trying to defend b this Giant Crime Tlx Prpsidn.nt' other words, that tcet Slavery in the f!7ainst tho acts Lmrislature is t Foil SLAVERY uifoed. It is direc Dowlas' doctrine Lcjrislatnre can ub Ehaii sec whether plctc the degencrai i.y yielding this Jai he will stand tip li. it to the death. Notwithstanding at the North bef everywhere took Kausas should be s States have been population, it will chanan now standi that issue, and rci population and ti c to admission. Tb signed to kt.-ep H f.otu the rlsteriioo as possil.le. and in trivesome ne plo But the Preside! to apply the earn which with a l)c and U. S. Senator iidmission. Her -Jinn that of Kanf I'roSlaveryD'.moc ident und his par Will try to keep I out. and get Pcmc The spl Midid vi Yount, and lii3 tri &A their power ' y vavioe iiiilulse magnitid ; ami st termination of tl.: about the right of Mr. Buchanau : Iarso turn to pun lio says iff n;;; -i 1.1 some rate, for "fell is evidently a:.xiot with Spaiu as s-i o tion of an immense besotted Catholic! course a palpable niut, but r.uchan; as an Anti-Slavery the greatest joke o ding millions of r the price of an e Debt for tho sake Slavery, is a rich f The President a dice of Mexico, (fo doubtless!) and i to get a few more t -jlcxns-iaMiion. JUIibMterin Mexico iha diplomatic reprcs ouutry, who have years teen creatii they possibly can w ks a i town for th - j LEWISBURG CHRONICLE. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. Feltew-cilizm of the Senate and Houte of Rejtre stntatites : When we compare the condition of thecouu .try at the present day with what it was one year ago, at the meeting of Congress, have reason for gratitude to that Almighty Provi dence, which has never failed to interpose for our relief, at the most critical periods of our history. One year ago the sectional strife be tween the North and the South on the danger ous -subject of slavery, had again become so in tense aa to threaten the peace and perpetuity of the confederacy. The application for the admission of Kansas as a State into the Union, fostered this unhappy agitation, and brought the whole subject once more before Congress. It was the desire of every patriot that such measures of legislation might be adopted as would remove the excitement from the States, and cenfine it to the Territory where it legiti mately belonged. Much has beeh done, 1 am happy to say, towards the accomplishment of this object, during the last session of Congress. The Supreme Court of the United Stales had previously decided (hat all American citizens have an equal right to take into the Territories whatever is held as property under the laws of any of the States, and to hold such property there under the guardianship of the Federal constitution, so long as the territorial condition shall remain. This is now a w ell-en tabli shed position, and the proceedings of the last session were alone wanting to give it practical effect. The prin ciple iiag been recognised, is some form or other, by an almost unanimous vote of Con gress, that a Territory has a right to come into the Union either as a free or slave State. The just equity of all the States has thus been vin dicated, and a fruitful source of dangerous distention among them has been removed. Whilst such has been the beneficial tendency of your legislative proceedings outside of Kan sas, their influence has nowhere been so happy as within the Territory itself. Let) to manage and control its own an airs in its own way, without the pressure of external influence, the revolutionary Topeka organization and all re Btstance to the territorial government estab lished by Congress have been finally abandoned. As a natural consequence that fine Territory now appears to be tranquil and prosperous, and is attracting increase thousands to immi grants to make it their happy home. The past unfortunate experience of Kansas has enforced the lesson so often already taught, that resistance to lawful authority, under our form of government, cannot fail in tho end to prove disastermis to its authors. Had the peo ple of the Territory yielded obdience to the laws enacted by their Legislature, it would at the present moment have contained a large ad ditional population of industrious and enter prisiug citizens, who have been deterred from entering its borders by the existence of civil strife aud organized rebellion. It was the resistance to rightful authority ami tho ju r.-evering attempts to establish a rev olutionary government mult r the Topeka con stitution, whh h caused the people of Kansas to commit the fc'r;rve error of refusing to vote for delegates to the convent ion to frame a con stitution, under a law not denied to he fair and just in its provisions. This refusal to vote has .been the proline source of all the evils which j have followed. In their hostility o the terri- f torial government they disregarded the priiici- I pie, absolutely essential to the working of our form OI p"tri atMiM., tL.i mqjitrtl jj of thoe j who vote not the majority who may remain at I .home, irc-Ml thm;i v r,r- niudt bcide the 1 result (tf an election. For This reason, si-eking to take advantage of their own error, they denied the authority of the Convention thus elected to frame a constitution. The convention, notwithstanding, proceeded to uoi.j t a c jnstimtioii unexceptionable in its general features, and providing fur the submis sion of ths slavery quetiou to a vole of the people, which in my opinion they were bound do, und the Kansas and Nebraska act. This was the all important question which had alone convulsed the Territory : and yet the opponents of the lawful government, persist idg in their first error, refrained from exercising their right to vote, aud prel'tiTcd that slavery should con tinue, ra'her than surrender their revolution ary Topeka organization. A wiser and better spirit seemed to prevail before the tir-t Monday of January la-t, when an election wa held under the constitution. A majority ot the people then voted lor a Gov ernor aud olIht State officers, for a member of Congress and members of the State Legisla ture. The election was warmly contested by the two political parties in Kansas, and a greater Vote was polled than at any previous election. A large majority of the members of the Legislature elect belonged to that party which had previously refused to vote. The anti-slavery party were thus placed in the as cendant, and the polit cal power of the State wis in their own hands. Had Congiess admitted Kansas into the Union under the Lceompton constitution the I T.nrrSt:T'tliiei miirlit nf itu vorv firl wftutoim li-ivn submitted the question to a vote of the people whether they would or would not have a con vention to amend their constitution either on the fclavcry or any other question, and have adopted all necessary means for giving speedy etlect to the will of the majority. Thus the Kansas question would have been immediately and finally settled. Under these circumstances, I submitted to Congress the constitution thus framed, with all the officers already elected necessary to put the State government into operation, accompanied by a strong recommendation in favor of the ad mission of Kansas as a State. In the course of my long public life I have never performed any official act which, in the retrospect, ha nff..r.l. I ed me more heartfelt satisfaction. Its admis- j P"9e of proving their condition. Their first sion could have inflicted no possible injury on I dut to themselTs 18 t0 PI n J cultivate farms, any human being, whilst it would, within a I construct rod-, to establish schools, to erect brief pericd,h!.ve restorcLjicace toKansasand j PIaces of rellCi's worship and to devote their harmony to the Union. In that event, the sla- energies generally to reclaim the wilderness aud very question would ere this have been finally j ,0 hiy tl,e fou,"lll,1( n of a flourishing and pros settled, according to the legally expressed will Perous commonwealth. of a majority of the voters, and popular sover- I " 111 th,s "'I111"111 condition, with a popula cignty would thus hae been vindicated in a i Uo0 of few tuou"ailJ. thJ should prematurely constitutional manner. I enter ,,ie Union, fhey are oppressed by the bur- With my deep conviction- of duty, I'could I J.ta.i J.. i , V have pursued no other course. It is true that, ns no iiiuiouudi, mm &iresseu an Opinion, u .i. v. j 1 , ' 1 both before and during the session nf th enn. venion, in favor of submitting the remaining clauses of the constitution, as well as that concerning slavery, to the people. But. act ing in an official character, neither myself nor any human authority had liie power to rejudge the proceedings of the convention, and de clare the constitution which it had framed to be a nullity. To Lave done this would have Leen a violation of the Kansas and Nebraska act, which left the people of the territory 'perfectly free to form Hnd regulate their do mestic institutions in their own way. subject only to the constitution of the United States." It would equally have violated the great principle of popular eovcreiguty, at the foun dation of our institutions, to deprive tie peo ple of the power, if they thought proper to ex ercise it, of confiding to delegates elected by themselves the trust of framing a consiitution. without requiring them to subject their con stituents to the trouble, expense, and delay of a second election. It would have been in op position to many precedents in our history commencing in the very best age of the repute lie, of the admission of Territories as States into the Union, without a previous vote of the people approving their constitution. It to be inmented that aqueeiiou soinsignin oant when viewed in its practical effects ou the people of Kansas, whether decided one way or the other, should have kindled such a flame of excitement throughout the country. This re flection may prove to be a lesson of wisdom and of warning for our future guidance. Vrac tically considered, the truest ion is simply whether the people of that Territory should first come into the Union and then change any provision in their constitution not agreeable to themselves, or accomplish the very same object by remaining out of the Union and framing another constitution in accordance with their will? In either case, the result would be pre cisely the same. The only difference in point of tact is, that the object would have been much sooner attained, and the pacification of Kansas more spcedly effected, had it been admitted as a State during the last session of Congress. My recommendations, however for the im mediate admission of Kansas failed to meet the approbation of Congress. They deemed it wiser to adopt a different measure for the set tlement of the question. Fur my own part I should have been willing to yield my asseut to almost any constitutional measure to accom plish this object. I. therefore, cordially acqui esed in what has been called the English com promise, and approved the "act for the admis sion of Kansas into the Union," upon the terms therein prescribed. Under the ordinance which accompanied the Lecutnptou constitution, the people of Kansas had claimed double the quantity of public lands for tbe Hupport of common schools, which had vtr been previously grauted to any St ite upon entering toe Union; and also the alternate sec tions of land fur twelve miles on each side of two railroads, proposed to be constructed from the northern to the southern boundary, and from the eastern to tbe western boundary of the State. Congress dcemiug these claims unrea sonable, provided by the act of May 4, 1808, to which I beve just refered, for rhe admission of the States, but 'upon the fundamental condi tion" that a mnjority of the people thereof, at an election to be held for that purpose, should, in place of the very large grants of public lauds which they had demanded uuder the ordiuadce, accept such grants as had been made to Minnes ota and other new States. Under this act, should a majority, reject the proposition offered them, " it shall be deemed and held that the jwople of Kansas do not de sire admission into he Union with said consti tution under the conditions set forth in said proposition."' In that event, the act authori ses the people of the Territory to elect dele gates to form a constitution and State govern ment forthemselves'whenever.and noi before, it is ascertained by a census, duly and legally taken, that the population of said Terrry equal or exceeds the ratio of presentation re quired for a member of the House of Represen tatives of the Congress of the United States." The delegates thus assembled 'Shall first de termine by r vote whether it is he wish of the people of the proposed State to l.e admitted into the Union at that time, and, If so. shall proceed to form a constitution, mid take all necessary stops for the establishment of a State government in conformity with the federal con stitution." After this constitution hIoiII hve nceii tormeu, ongress, carrying out the prin ciples of popular sovereignty and noiiterven lion, h:ive left "the mode and mririher of its approval or ratification by the people of the proposed State" to be "preeribed by law," and they 'hall then be admitted into the Union as a Slate under such constitution thus fairly and legally made, with or without slavery, as said cou-rttuiion may prescribe."' An elect ioD i'as !kM throuhut Kansas, iti pur suance of the pro it-inns of this Art, on the beem.d day of August lu.-t.nnd it resulted in the n-jpeiin, hy a largt majority, of the proposition ytjKmitted to the pe-iplc by Congress. Tlii being the ca.-e, the v are now authorized to funu another t'-.n.-ti- tution, preparatory to admission ii.t- the I'ni n, I t-nt not until their iiumiIm r.as ascertained b v a cen--hali equal or exceed the ratio required to It is nut probable, In ihl present Write f t 'Vti en.- e, that tliir-1 coiotiluliou can be lawfully framed mid presented to Congress ly Kansas, be fore it populntion shall have reaehed the designa ted number. Nor is it to be prer-nwed that, after tbetr sad experience in re-istirg the territorial lawn, they w ill attempt to adopt a constitution in express violation of an art ot Congress, huring the coesi'tn d ISV., much .f the time of Congress was ocrupicd on the piestiiu of admitting Kana under the Topeka c iistitutimi. Again, nearly the whole of the lat e?.ion was dtvnud to the ue tioii of its admission under the Leeomfito con-ti. tution. Sorely it is' not unreasonable to require the people of Kanit to a!t before nuking a third attempt, until the number of their inhabitants sh.il! amount to ninety -l hre thousand four hundred and wenty. Iniring this brief period the harmony of the Plates, as well as the gp'at business interest of theeountrv, dwiruiL 1 that the people of the In ion shall not tor a third time be convulsed by nother agitation on the Kansas (iiestion. ity waiting for atbort time, und acting in obedience to law, Kan sas will glide intu the Union without the slightest impediment. This excellent provision: which Congress have npplied to Kiinsa.-, ought to be extended and ren dered applicable to all Territories which may here after eek admission into the Union. Whilst Congress possess the undoubted power of admitting a new State into the Cnion, however small may be the number of its ir habitants-, yet this power ought not, in my opiniun, to be exer cised bob re the population amount to the ratio required by the act for the admis.-ion of Kansas. Had this been previously the rule, the country would have escaped all the evil? and misfortunes t wnicn it ha, i,een CXpose.l by the Kana qiu-s- tion. Of course, it would be unjust to give this rula a retrospective appliention, and exclude a State which, acting upon the p;t-t practice of the govern ment, has already farmed its constitution, elected its UgisUture and other officers, and is now pre pared to enter the Union. The rule ought to be adopted, whether we consider its fering on the people of the Territo ries or upon the people of the existing States. Many of the set ions dissensions which have pre vailed iu l ongress ana throughout the country, would have been avoided, had this rule been es tablished at an earlier period of government. Immediately upon the formation of a new Territory, people from different States and fur- eiKn countries rush into it, for the lau Jame cur f n' the mean, necessary f, rlne improvement of the Territory and the advancement of their own interest?, are thus di ---,,j . .i tr Terted to very different purposes, J . to 1 he Federal government has ever Iron m liberal parent to the Territories, and a gener ous contributor to the useful enterprises of the early settlers. It has paid the expenses of their governments and legislative assemblies out of the common treasury, aud thus relieved them from a heavy charge. I nder these circumstance?, nothing can be better calculated to retard their material pro gress, than to divert them from their usual employments, by prematurely exeiting angry political contests among themselves for the benefit of aspiring leaders. It is surely no hardship for embryo governors, senators, and members of Congress to wait until the number of inhabitants shall equal those of a single congressional district. They surely ought not o ..- peiiiiiiie'i iu rusu into tne inton, with a population less than one half of several large counties in the interior of some of the States. This was the condition of Kausas when it made application to be admitted under the Topeka constitution. Ucsidcs, it requires some time to render the mass of a population col letted in a new territory, at all homogeneous, and to unite them on anything like a fixed pol icy. Establish the rule, and all will look fur ward U it and govern themselves. But justice to the people of the several States, re quires that this rale should be established hy Con gress. Each Stat is entitled to two Senators and at least one Representative in ConereM. Should the people of the Statu fail to elect a Vice Presi dent, the power devolve upon tbe Senate to ietect this officer from tbe two highest candidates on the list. In case of the death of the President, the Vice l'resideut thus elected by tbe Senate, be comes Pnfident of tbe United States; On all questions of legielation, the Senators from the smallest States af 'the Union have an equal vote with those from the largest. The same may be said in regard to tbe ratification of treaties aud of Executive appointments. All this has worked ad mirably in practice, whilst it conforms in princi ple with th character of a government instituted hy sovereign States. I presume no American citi zen would desire the slightest change in the ar rangement. Still, is it not unjust and unequal to the existing titates to invest some forty or fifty thousand people collected in a Terri tin y with the attributes of sovereignty, and place them on an equal footing with Virginia and New York in the seuate ot the Lotted Mates. for these reasons I earnestly recommend the passage ol a general act, which shall provide that upon the application of a territorial legis lature, declaring that the terri tosy contains a number of inhabitants which, if iu a State, would entitle them to elect a member of Con gress, it shall be the duty of the President to cause a ceusus of the inhabitants to be taken, aud, if found sufficient, then, by the terms of this act, to authorize them to proceed ''in their own way" to frame a State constitution prepa ratory to admission into the Union. 1 also re commend that an appropriation be made to on able the President to lake a census of the pco- pie ot Kansas. The present condition of the Territory of Utah, when contrasted with what it was one year ago, is a subject for congratulation. It was then in a state of open rebellion, and cost what it might, the character of the govern- meut required that this rebellioii should be suppressed, and tho Mormons compelled to yield obedience to the constitution and the laws. In order to accomplish this object, as I informed you in my last annual mcsoege, I ap. pointed a new governor instead uf lirighani ioung, and other federal officers to take the place of those who, consulting their own per- sonai saieiy, nan iouihi u necessary to wnn draw from the Territory. To protect these civil officers, and to aid them as a posse foun tains, in the execution of the laws in case id' need, 1 ordered a detachment of the army to accompany them to Utah. The necessity for adopting these measures is now demonstrated. tin the loth September. 157, iov. Young is sued his proclamation, in the style of an inde pendent sovereign, announcing his purpose to resist by force of arms the entry of the United States troops into our owu Territory of Ut h. Uy this he required all the forces in the Terri tory, to "hold themselves in readiuegs to march at a moment's notice to repel any and ail such invasion," aud estuhlitdied martial law from its d tie throughout the lerritnry. These proved to be no idle threats- Forts liri iger and Sup ply were vacated and burnt dowu by the M-r mons, to deprive our troops of a shelter after ihe'r long and fatiguing marth. Orders wt re issued hy lUniel H. Wells, styling himself '-Lieutenant Genarul, Nmuvuu Legion,'' to stam pede the animals of United States troops on their march, to set tire to their trams, to burn the grass aud the whole country before them aud on their Hanks, to keep theiu from sleeping hy night surprises, and to blockade the road by telling trees, aud dertroving the furds of rivtrs, &c. &c, c. These orders were promptly and effectually obeyed. tn the lili ot October, ls.,7, the Mor mons captured and burned on (irecn Kiver three of our supply trains, consisting of seventy-five wagons loaded with provisions and tents for the army, and carried away several hun dred animals. JThis diminished the supply of provis-ions so materially (hat (ieiieral Johnson was obliged to reduce the ration, and een with this precaution there was only suliicient left to subsist the troops until the 1st of Junv. etiuauipniPTiT 'nV'rVW' WiVt1 iug privations. In theniidtof the mountains, iu a dreary, unsettled, and inhospitable region, more than u thousand miles from home, they passed the severe and inclement winter without a murmur. They looked forward with confi dence for relief from their country iu due sea son, and iu this they were not disappointed. The Secretary of War employed all his energies to fur ward them the nciss.iry supplies, and to muster and stud such a niilitury force to Utah as would render resistance, on the part of the M..r uions hopelos,:ind thus terminate the war w ilhoiit the etVusioii of blood, in his ttb.rls he was etii' i entiy t-u-Uiiiied by Congress. They granted np propnulioi.s sulli. tent t. cover the dcliciemy thus iieccs-sarilv created, and also provided for raising two regiments of volunteers, "for the purpc-e ot quilling disturb. mces in the Territory ot I tali, b,r the protection of supply and tuiitfrunt train.-, and the Mippressii.n of Indian hostilities on the fron tiers." Happily, there was no occasion to rail these regiments into service. If there had hern, I should have ft It serious embarrassment in select ing them, so great was the number of our brave and patriotic citizens an xious to serve their country in this distant and apparently dangerous expe dition. Thus it has ev.r been, and thus may it ever be ! The wisdom and economy of sending sufiici eut reinforcement to Utah, are estahli-hed not only by the event, but iu the opinion of tho,e who, from their position nnd opportunities, are the iinwt capableot forming a correct judgment. (Jen. JoJnstou, the commander of the torses, in addressing the Secretary of War from Fort liridger, under date of October 1N-7, ex presses the opinion tnat, "unless a large force is sent here, from ilA nature of the country, a protracted war on their the Mormons put in inevitable." This he considered neceai v, to terminate the war "speedily and more ccom.m- ically than tf attempted by insulhcieiit means. m mo mean time, tt was my anxious desire 1 that the Mormons should yield obedience tome 1 conMilu ioit and the laws.'withoin rendering it 1 necessary to resort to military forcr. To liid in accomplishing this object, I deemed it advi- I sable in April last, to despatch two dUtin- I guished citizens of the United States, Messrs. ' I'owell and MuCulluch, to Utah. They bore with them a proclamation addressed by mvself to the inhabitants of Utah, dated on the sixth I day of that month, warning them of their true condition, aad how hopeless it was on their part to persist iu rebellion against the United S tries, and offering all those who should sub- : mil to the laws a full pardon for their past se ditions and treasons. 1 At the same time, I assured those who should 1 persist in rebellion against the United Slates that they must expect no further h-nitv b..r look to the rigorously dealt with according to ...v.. ni-n unions io uiese agents, as well as a copy of the proclamation, and their reports, arc herewith submitted. It will be seeu by their report of the d of July Km, that they have fully continued th opinion ex pressed by (ieneral Johnston in tlie previous tiftober, as to the necessity of sending rein forcements to I lull. In this they state, that they "are firmly impressed with the belief that the presence of the army here and the large additional force that had been ordered to this Territory, were the chief inducements that caused the Mormons to abandon the idea of resisting the nmhority of the l uited Slates. A less decisive policy would probably have re sulted in a long, bloody unit expensive war." These gentlemen conducted themselves to my entire satisfaction, and rendered useful servi ces in eiecuting the. humane intentions of the government. It also afford? me great satisfaction to state, that Governor Cumming has performed his duty in an able and conciliatory manner, and with the hap piest effect I cannot, in this connection, refrain from mentioning the valuable services of Colonel Thomas L. Kane, who, from motives of pure l.ene- cuniarv compensation, visited I ;i,u...,,.. i" . ...... t u R.,u. MUJ, ,nlt.,B, cnaraeter or pe- and rher-vVo ! been fullv restored. and ?J JWA-" ! the Territory. ' """,k"1 1 A pnrtiou of the troops bent to Ut h are now encauifx d iu Cedar Valley, lurry-ur miles south west of Silt Lake City; und the remainder have been ordered to Oregon to suppress Indian hos-tilities- The march of thaarmy through Salt Lake City, through the Indian territory, has had a powerful effect in restraining the hostile feelings against the United States, which existed among the Indians in that region, and in securing emigrants cf the Far West against their depredation. This will aho he the means of establishing military posts and prumotiug scttlfiueiiU upti the route. I recummeiid that the btneliu of our lanl laws and pre emption system be extended to the purple of Utiih, by the establishment of a land olliee in th it Territory; I have occasion also to congr-itulate you on the result of our neg dhti- ns with China. You were informed by the last annual mes sage, that our minister had been instructed to oceiii-v a neutral position in the hosli.itics conducted by Ureal I-riiian and Fraiiceagaitist Canton. He was however, at the same time, directed to co-opperate com tally with the lrit ish and French ministers, in all peaceful measures to. securely treaty those just con cessions to foreign commerce, which the na tions of the world demand. It wsa impossible for me to proceed further than this, on my own authority, without usurping the wur unking power, which, under the constitutions belongs exclusively to Congress. Ituside-S utter a careful examination of the nature and extent of our grievances, 1 did nut believe tlicv were of such a pressing and a; j gravatcd character, as would have jii"iiticd Congress in declaring war ngainst the Chinese j empire, without til t making another honest j aitempt to adjui them by peaceful negotiation, j was the more inclined to this opinion, because of the severe chi.-tisemeut which had (hen but recently been inflict rd upon the Chinese by ! ur squadron, in the capture and destruction of the Harrier forts, to avenge an alleged insult our flag. The result has proved the w I-b-tti of our neutrality. hir minister has executed his in- , structions with eminent ?-kilI and ability. In i coniunclioii with the Kussian ideninoient iarv. he has peacefully, but effectually, co-n-ierafcd with the Knglish and French plenipotentiaries; and each of the four powers has concluded a separate treaty with China, of a highly satis factory character. The treaty concluded by our own plenipotentiary will immediately be submitted to the Senate. I am happy to announce that throiijih the energetic yet conciliatory efforts of o:r con sul general in Japan, a new treaty had been concluded with that empire, which may be ex pected materially to augment our trade and in tercourse in that quarter, and remove troui our countrymen the disabilities which have heretofore been imposed upon the exercise of their religion The treaty shall be submitted to the Senate without delay. It is 1113' earnot desire that every misunder standing with the government of Cn-nt Hritam should be amicably nnd speedily adjusted. It ha- been the it-itortune of both countries, jj nmst ever since the period of the revolution, to have been annoyed by a succession of irrita ting and dangerous qiie-rions. threatening their friendly relations. This has partially prevented the full development of those f cling- id mutual friend-hip between the people t the two countries, so natural in t hems-elves fin. I o conducive to their common interests. Any serious interruption of the commerce be tween the United Statesi and Crcut Britian would be equally injurious to both. In f.-u-t. no two nations have ever existed on the face of 1 the earth which could do each other so iiiiuh j good or so ttmeh harm. J Kntertiinirg these sentiments, lam giM'tJi d j to it:! or in y u, that the b ng-p. riding r- ntm., r- J -y between the iw i govern aietits, iu lelath n to i thequeti- n nf visitation and search, has been j amicably adjusted. The claim on the p'irt f tin at Pftt iin. forcibly to visit Americ in vi -s-el j su-TafnrnnrVk t been ier-ru cd hy her own rnost eminent juiis-t-. j This questit n was recently brought t i :.ti ne j by the repeited nets r.f British crui-trs, in j boardirg an I searching our merchant vc els in the Cult of Mexico and the adjacent sea. Ti.ese i acts were the more injurious und aunovirig as f these waters are traversed by a large p. rtion of the commerce nnd navigation of the Ui ite t i Sl ites, an ! their free and unrestrictt d use is ' e-eiittal to the rcutity of the coastwise trade between different States of the Union. Sii' h vexnriou interruptions could not fail to excite the feelings ,( the country, and to require the inter -oiii. ,n f the. government, ltcuiojistratsccs wen addressed to the l'riti-h -oven-merit ajrum-t these violations of our rights of sovereignty, and a naval force was at the same time ordered tit ihe Cuban waiers. with directions "to protect all ves,els of the United Siates on the high seas from search or detention by the vessels of war of any other iiMiion.'" These measures received the un qualified and even enthusiastic approbation of the Aimric.'SD p.eoplo. Most fortunately, however, no collision took place, and the British government promptly avowed its recognition ot the principles of in ternational law upon this subject, as laid down by the government of the United States, in rhe note nf the Secretary of Slate to the British minister at Washing!. m, of April 10. ls'iS, which secure the vessels of the United Siat-s upon tho high seas from visitation or search in time of peace, under any circumstance what-evt-r. The claim lias been abandoned iu a manner reflecting honor 011 the British gov ernment, :ind evincing a jud regard for the law of nations, and cannot fail to strengthen the amicable relations between the two coun- tri me nriti-n government at the same time pro posed to the I'nited States that some mode ehmilj be a. b. , I by mutual arrangement between the two countries, of a character which inav be found ellective without being offensive, fur verifying the nationality of vessels suspected on good pronnds of carrying false colors. They have aIo invited the I'nited States to lake the initiative, and pro. pose measures for this purpose. Whilst declining to assume so grave a responsibility, the Secretary or State has informed the Itritish government that we are ready to r-eeive any propul-i which they may feel di-po-nd to offer, having this object in view, and to consider them in an amicable spirit. A strong opinion is, however, expressed, that the occasional abuse of the flag id' any nation is an evil far less to be deprecated th an would be the establishment of any reguhilions, which might be incompatible with the freedom of the seas. This government has vet recpiv...! nn communication specifying the manner in which the Itritish government would propose c;irrv oui ineir sugg.wion : and I am inclined to be lieve that no plan which can be devised will be free from grave embarrassments). Still. I shall form no decided opinion on the subject until i shall have carefully and in the best spirit ex amined any proposal which thev may think proper to make. 1 am truly sorry I cannot aW inform you that the complications betwecu Croat Britain and the failed Stales, arising out of the Clay ton and tiulwcr treaty of April, s.,;. haTe be. n finally ndjtisted. At the commencement nf yonr last session I had ..,n iu nope, mat emancipating themselves fr..; '" ! uiseussions, me two govern- . ... r,..,.r.i io seme tne central Auitri- : can qsestton a practical manner, alike honor. ! hie and salMactory to both, and this h..po I have ; n.,t yet abandoned. In mv last annual mes.ne I ' stated that overtures had been made by the lirit- 1 i.-h government fr this purpose, in a friendly ! " - . L-i.iiaiiy reetproeate.l. Ibeir pro. p..sal was to withdraw those questions from di reel negotiation between the two governuienls but to acrompibh the same object by a negotia non neiween uie uriiish government and tl.e r..,.ir,.l 1 ; . ii- . . 7 . ' "."" "Tuoiies wuole territorial r,r"P" t",.", "-'ommunicate theirpreient c"a'"n - a ""at settlement of these qnstions is ' " nvum wipe oui me hvU remaining subject of di'puU between the two countries. Our relation with the great empires of runre and Kusfia, as well a with all mhr .ovtrnmeut on the c ntim i.t of Europe, except tat of Spain, eortiime to be of th.i m- t friendly character. With Spain r-ur relation remain in an unsat isfactory condition. In my message of I cun ber last I informe I yoi tint nur envoy extraor din iry ai:d mini-tcr p'enipntentiary to Ma Ir. J bad asked for his recall ; and it w is my purpo-e ti send nut a new minister to that court, with Sprcia' ii;structi n-i on all questions pending be tween the two g vi ri-ni- rits, and with a deter nvnaiionto hae thin speedily and amicably adju-t- d, if th-it mrc pihle. This purpo.-e h-tw been hitherto di fe itcd by causes which 1 net d n t enumerate The mission Spain his been entrusted to a dist:i. g"ti-!ied citiz--n of Kentucky, who will pro ceed to Ma b id without delay, at. i make anoth er an 1 a final attempt to obtain ju.-tice from th it giivcrnno'Lt Spanish otilci lis, under lite direct control id' the Cripraiti-tieticral of Cuba, have in-ulted our nutioiial flag, and in repeated instances have, from time, inflicted injuries upon the person and property of our citizens. These have given bin it to numerous claims against the Spanish government, the merits of which have been al ly di.-cu-.-ed for a series A years by 1 ur si:eccs-ive diplomatic representatives. Notwithstanding tins, we have not arrived at a practical rerult iu any .-.ingle in-ience. un less we lt.-.iy e.vc- pi the ca-- ot the Bl.tck War rior uiid. r ilie 1.4:e a In. in i.-ii anon : and tliat jiie-eiittd an ui t i- "!' sucli a vit 11 a.ter ::s would iiave jo.-tit-id an in.i.. -.Hate re.-ort to war. All our ;.lle!iip!- to t.l 'ain redie?- haw b.lJlkd Uh deb ;.!( d. '1 i.e li eqin-l.t and of: recurring ci.ant s in the Sj at.i-h tuutitry h iVC bei It tll.J lo ed as tca-otis b-r d-lay. e have .-n Loinpri!. d l i wait, aain and aoait., Uliill ihe new miiiis'er -lat'd have Lad time to in est igatu the justice ) .iir 'i.-mah'ts. Kvcti what Ui'.- Inch d.-uoininat.-d lhe t'ub.ui elnini-," in hIi it h iiior.' riian a hundred of our tin zetis arc d.re- tiy ir;T. r' -l- i, liae turni.-hed no ex ception. 'I iiesc e:.iiuis w.-re t-.r the reiuo-tiug ! du t it b Ui j'l-tly e ctt d tr tri Aui'Tlcatt vessiel ul uitieretit eu.-t. m i.oiis. in t'ub.i, fo ..nj aju i? tbv year ls.jj. Tne jrii.-'ipl'S uj on which they re-t are so tnjiiib-:!y equitable uxA j'Ht that alter a period ot iieariy t u yvtrr.-, in Isjt, they were rc'iignizcd by the Spa:.i.-h eovrnineiiL I'roceediugs were 'ilterwards instituted to ascertain their .'iiuoimt, and tlii- was fixed ac cording to their own statement iwi'h whi. ii we were satis-hY i at the sum of 1 1 Jutt at the moment. :;tter a delay of f-.urteeu years, when we had leasoti to expert that this sum would be repaid with iiiterc-t. we hsve received a prop-.-al to re full 1 olie-tliild of th::t amount, t l-i.7, 1 1 . but wiihont interest, it we would accept this in full ::tif:ut!on. The Otler is al-o accompanied by a deel ir.ttiotl that this in-b iniiili'-atioii is n ,t fotin le i n any rea son of strict ji.si ici. but is made as a social fa vor. ne ;ille 1lc-1 c:ii!v f..r pro. rust it, at ton in the exam in at ion ar.d adji.ttneut of our claims, at ises !ion an -ib-tac!.- which is t lie duly id the Spani-h government to remove. hilst th" captain general ot t'ul ii is inve-ted with g-n-eral divj -.tic ;iui!i i i:y in the g.,vei iim- lit i-I that Isi.in.t. rhe p-.-.. r i- withheld fr.-m h::u t examine and iehe-s wroiii-.utiiuitii d by oth -rials under hi- cot.rr-d. on citizens of the Uni ted States. Ii!tcad making our compl-iint.s dir-ct'y io i,n at Havana, we are obliged to pi . -sent tin tu i lir.-irch oi.r minister at Madrid. These :ire th- :i r. t.-rre 1 I.Tck to the cptain geiicra! f.-r i n : i :! t i. ,n ; n rt l nun h tine- is con-iiti.ed iu pn lirninary invesrigati-.ns an 1 col'l csjondeli'-e blue, li Mtdti I atld 'ub;i. f.re t!o- : n.i-li --.voi i:tot ut will en-, tit t proceed to t i--s Let Wi obviated. . Many of tl.e dlth.-ul- the t '- o ir-ieriiu:t nts w-mi I I e id lr ;r train of liegoiiat ioil ill-geneial Were itivi'sle I !e qlle-sti.tns oj e'ly soli; - icre ail t he f::--ts are fre-h. ...i.I f.t;.t',i.iit-!b' iivr- avoide.l if th--with autiiorii v lioll oti tie- -q ..1.1 1 .. . . We have hi:! Spanish gov rti the Car.rain er'n iu vain ure-l up .n th iiei.r to c. nfer this power up ii J"!..!. and our minister's to l be in-trueted to ure tf;is S -iiti will a-j-iin subject on I rupy a d;n- Ilunip:. ( -li.n s : oi than th:.: i ' ii-oh'. and . Ulol p.T-ori; Maud, li l!n-:r II i'. In :hi- rcs-pect wc i"ii fr.-m the powers of ;o-t wKhin friIit of . i.r e w it h it is f ir grea:. i r n.it i incii; lii.j- p ii n aie in h-ihii of daily i se with every part ot i i e e. a great grievance thai. l.t p heref. uliou :iriy ii.:'; inipoi l.iul. w ii luwiuru:. wo i l is. e-pei i.iu v ken Ihiie i- t. The triii Ii nial coii'liiiioi. atiee t.i :hi' A spot in ihc riy occurs, no matter ln.w un it might be readiiv e:;icd at the lildbe.d.Iiged .re-ort lo Mad ia ti the very tirsi step t.j be ta- ! r it back to l.'ub i. ii.it t'ub.-i, in it existing co'o a sniice ol injury and annoy -et ii-au people. It is the (.ii!y i I world where the African Ict atcd; and we are bound by it Ihitain to maintain a naval -t i f Alil. a. at inu.-h exmnsL' j slave trade i treaty w iih ii toi-i'e on l Io- e boll, of 1 . I ti ;i-ure. ..l. lv for the Lui r-ose of arresting i late s-rious Stales and til i of seal eh. Hoi ver- bouudioih.it t-laiid. fiio .lliculties between the I'nited at luiiatu rcspeeiing the right happily terminated, could J "ever have arisen if t'ul.a had not afforded maiket tor -lines. i As loi j- a- n. .iket shall remain open, ' there can be lo. hope '.,r llie eivilizal i..n ot be nighted A;;:, a hi!.-t ihed.uiand forslav.s : eotititiiies in l ula. wars will be waged a nj the petty ail I Lai h il mis chiefs in Al'ri.'.l. for the purpose ot -iciiir suLjeets to supply this tiado. In .-in h a con luion of affairs, it is ito .osiL!e that the light m eiviliatioii and reli- gioii can ev.r pen.: rale these dark abodes. IthasLe.il in ui,. kto wii to the World by n:v 1 .fodei .-.- r-. ii .it the 1 1. it. .1 States, have, on sev .Tal o.-.-a . i..l, ai. re 1 to ariju ire t'uLa fr.oa ' Spain by h-n .r:iM-n. I ,ati..ns. If this ore a.-- ! compli-he I, th.- hi-t r.-lieof the African slave trade would instantly ilisappear. We would not, if we ' could, a.- iiire I'.il.j m :n y otli.T manner. This is tlue to our national eiiaracter. All the territory which we have a.-'iuired since too origin of the : govertiinent. ha.- lo .-n I.y fair purchase from f ranee Spain and M xi.o, ,.r hy the free and voluntary a.-t of the Jiol.-p.'iidcnl State of Texas, in blend- ' ing her destiiiics with our owu. This course we ' shall ever pursue, unless circumstances should oc cur, which we .L. not now anticipate, rendering a departure t'r. in it clearly justitisl.Ie. under the iin pcrative a d overruling law of self-preservation. The Island ol ( ul a. t'r..m its geographical posi tion. Commands the mouth of the .Mississippi, and the immense and annually increasing trade, for eign and coastwise, from the valley oi that noble river, now embracing halt the sovereign States of the Union. With that Island under the dumiuion '. of a distant foreign power, this trade, is of viul importance to ihe.-e States, is exposed to the dan ger of being destn v. .1 in time of war, and it has hitherto been subjected to perpetual injurv and annoyance in time of peace. Our relations" with Spain, which ..uirht tube of the mo. t tricn Itv charaeter. must always be placid in jeopardy, whilst th. existing colonial government'over the Island shall remain in its present condition. tthil-t the possesion ol i he Island would be of vast importance to the I nile.I Stales. Its) value to Spain is. comparatively, unimportant.. Such was the relative situation ,,t ihe i, .n,. . when the great Napoleon transferred l.ouisi i.,. na to the United States, deal. .us. as he ever was, of the national honor and intere-ts of Kraiiee.no person throtighuut the w.. rid, has imputed blame to him lor accepting a pecuniary equivalent for the cession. The pul li.ity which has been given to our for mer u-.gotialioiis upon this subject, and the large appropriation which may be required to effect the purpose, rciolcnt expedient. before making another attempt to renew Ihe negotiation, that I should lay the whole subject before Congress. This is cs. peciuliy necessary, as it mar become indispensable to success, that I should be Intrusted wilh the means of making an advance to the Spanish gov ernment inline. liatcly after the signing of the treaty, without awaiting ratification of it by the Senate. I am eiioourarcd to make this sugges tion, by Ihe example of Mr. J. tlcrson previous to the purchase of Louisiana from Uranee.and by that of .Mr. I'olk in view of the acquisition of territorr from .Mexico. I refer the whole subject to Con- I grens, and eommpdd it to th- ir eartf il considn-tt'-n. i repeat the rec .tuu.eniution m t'U in my tne.-i-ufre of l- ctnih. r lar, in favor of an appropria tion "to be pail to the Spaufh government f.r the purple of distributiin auiong the claimants in the Armistad case." President Polk firct mvl a timilar rcouiiuendation in Becmbr, 1847, at.d it was repcUd by my immediate predecessor in iecembt-r. li I entertain no dMiit that indi-ui-nily is fairly due to the.-e claimants ui.der our treaty with Sj a in of th- l'7d. ef Oct h r 17Ji, l i w.i!t d ii:aii-l;ng jn.-fife ws -Ubr ( do ju-tice . An appropriation prMnj-t'y ma ie t--r this purpo.-e, ; coiil i not fail to ex rt a tUv-irable influence on our i w got iations wiih Spain. i Our jiositioii iti relation to the independent I States south o us ou this continent, and sj.tj ! ciallv thosewithin the limits nf North Ameriea, J is of a peculiar character. The northern boun dary of Mexico is coincident with our own southern boundary from ocean toooeati: and : we must necessarily f;-d a de-p interest in ail ! th it concei iih t he well being aid the fVc of - ( n'.ar a n ig'ib-ir. We have always cheii-.!,. ( the kinde-f wi-li'-i f.rthe success of that i.-- ! puljli'., and Ji;l- iiidi:!d the h ,pe tl.uL ir , hiiht at la-t. at: -r all its trials. mjoV pea y . and pio-p" ii;y on icr a tree and .-table govern ment. ! V e have never Iieretoforo interfered, directly or iiidireciiy. with its internal atl.iira, and it is , a duty whi. h wi owe to ourselves to protect the integrity of its territory, against the hostile interfcncf ot ar.y other power. ur gi-ogrardii- ' cal o-;t.on. o;r -lii' ! t inter, -t in a ! r)i if . cerns Mexi. -t. and our we :j-settled P'-acy ui ' r.-L'.ird to the North American comiucut, rt-n-hi 1 thi an in iipens.tblc duty. Mexico ha- been in a st i'c of c int.int r. -,., b;tlon :t!tiio-r ever sino- if achieved it- in h -1 p'-n b nee. One military b .d -r at, r ar..-t :, r 1 lias ii-urpc-l the government in rapi 1 sticces- ioti : :iti 1 the v irirois ctn-riti.tiou- ti .jrn '..n ' to time adopted have L'-eii s.-t at nan '!. n.n-r as so-.ri as th. y were pto' laiaie l. Ti.. mi"',-.'s-,' j'..ver:niieni- h ive all'- :-1 i i. a . . ' q-late pr-.te. s i. ii, eitln r t Mcxi- aH '', :. - r t -rci-n ri ! :i!s. aiiii-f law!. -- vi !. i, , ; Hereto'.. r.-. a s--iz :re of L. c.pir il by a r:.!: ' t:;l y cb i'-fr a h i b. u !:mm!!v f-ll-iw- i by af ! t-: the iioi-.;: s:.b!.i:--i--n ot the c -untry 1 to his rule tor a brief p- rio I. but not sj at iho pre-vnt crii- of Iexie.ii: ai.iirs. A civil war has been raging t r some tinie 1 thro::gh:i:if the republic, which has en deavore I to subvert the C"tistit utioii last framed, by ! military jower. and those who maintain -.; authority of that constitution. The antagu 1 nisi parties hold p .-ses-:.,n of different State . : iff the rcj.iibli", and the I' riiitii s of the war tire eoiltalilly changitiLr. 1 .Merii.w h. V, the no st reprehensible me ;r.s h-ive be n cn.pl vc l by both partus t extort ! money f.otn f rtit.trs, as well a Eativ.-s, to ; carry n thi ruir.ou- c nt sT. The truth is, that thi- fine c ut.rry, blessed with a pv ductive ; s.-tl and a benign c.imate. h is been reduced by 1 civd di--i sj. n to ii con lit: n of alm-e-t faoj e!--si an irchy and imbt-ciii'y. I' would be v in f r t:, n - t Mo- i.t i :.tt mpt t-i ei:!"'.rce paymi-Lt 1 in m ney i f the c'aims .,f A-ur:cin citizen-, now atti' unting t m r tlin ten inilli' n d 1 lars, ngiir ?.t Mcxi; , because sin is destitute of all i e -m : .ry ri-ea:.- t -aM- y th: demands. b;r 1 ;c ti:::; r u .s ;"t.i nih. d with ample , powers und in-ti uctinii- ,v the a lju.-tiuent of ail pending qiie-;ions with tlw orviiiral gov ernmcTit ot Mexic-i. and ho pL-rioui.fi his Umy wi'h zeal an t a:.iitv. '1 he claims of Some ,.f our ci;i''ii-. s-pimc of thevt ari-itr.r "Ui of the viol tri.. n - t :;n express provision ,.f th- tr--irv of t.ua lalcpe Ifi laigo, u'.fl others fiot.i gn..H inclines f.i j "r-i-n- as well as r p r;y. ha-. r ma. lie I unic ii -s.-l ai: 1 ev- ri unnoticed. K :.i.-ii-traio cs a"iin-t tl.. - uri- ..!i- '-s, have b. .-i-l .t -(! .. '1.. the if. -.ruiLiic, iijind.-r, ill-I:ltl -c- ll ,Ve III oil Iili'lO-l- in.: ri-oit. ooit at. 1 liiti Lr ihtterciit pa: : ie c':1;:ii:f. :i mrU li -i : let the e. r. rro.Ttgn rrei-.-!. .-. to. effort either .. Ulii-h tii ollti-ai'e- or to prevent th. i American oiiioii cm r:..vv i -r- i-.nir a ! ll -ol n. nu: ii--r- ..f the- re'iirrvu-v. No , j.-i, ..a law- till Lli-iiiess. wiih pcr-oti an ! J-rop. pr tect: -ti lo e;': ti . -it v w '.: ii ih.it r ut iuimiii. lit dan,T to hit rty. Tlo-rc i-; n a-h-'iuare r. an i in r;i, lt-t-ct-r ..lti pnhi.c i- u.m-.-: a ,U id let- tc Thi star -.f : tT.wrs hi May 1-y il.i' r-i.u!-ati-ii a i ..i.trii-iiTi iii r-- r.it.i tij.ou ; r. p;d.ii-.b.-r, . u o- ri.uii -p.'- i er held Lv Mt k-ih i r t .r. i, rt trar-lin iLiTft- in iin; U i'.i'!it to a en.-! m '-: a de.-p.e ltvvm 11 tiie cii ital in tin. oivd aui -iiiits. wdtth-iir.-. Mr. K-T-vth. :ht .fa f..re, 1 j:.. . t- r:u. r!y .r. t. .-: ,i a.ii:.-t tto- ii. ati-n : . I. -caiitrj :i.- ii. an t udviaed tlifin n.it to ji.iv ;L - - i, tri'uiri. n. fut ! sufl.-r it to hv f..ri il !v ex.:.red. Aetir g UJ on ti.is a ivi e. an Aiikti. an . it i , i. r--iu-td tu pav the c iiEr:t.u;i..ii. :in J his f-t'-per: v .-.-u. d hy arnir-l men to .-.ti.-iv tii- hil-ium. ; c,i.tx.nt nh thi-, I lie .Vi i ii iti--ut pr icecdt 1 turthcr, i;d if-uvd a.l.-Tt.' I ji... nin him:: -.i th couritrv. "ur luinipTt-r initn-di it. !v n -t.:: t .hi in th.it if thi 'K-er.-e ?h- ui i t. uarri.'d ir: . tx trenii. n h-- .uld tctl it T he Iti.- dn!v t- ad ' :!. ui'tst d.'vle l ine:i-iirts that iud'-rj t". the pwe' a:.d ohlt-ati..ns I tt,. r.-f-r-nf.irivf . tTe-.-. ..t-with-tan.iuiir th w ri.:u-s. ifu- h.iti i-h men t was enf. reed, ai.d ! r. 1' r- !t r -in ''.y ai.ri 'iiTif.'d to tho ffovernri.. i;? t':e -ui' '-.n ..t the y ti r ir:t i re-l;iti.-n .-f hi. i.j:.itif!i ii"n :b--m. ui.til tin' .!ea- Mire of I. ia (vn - V. r: !. 1 ;i-t'.-rT:iil.ed. The p..vt rniih:.: ;! I : irjud : he nt ribu tiou i:iipfd by -i. i ho 1 of M iv last t- I.e. iu -:i i. tri--.-. a '-lot.-d l. nii.'" on 1 a; iah pr.hi!.,ud hy tin l":!i ar:i !e of ' treaty ot !, h. n (ii f.;t i:,i: uu and U -UM. to the b, ru.iis !ui h Aiuei;, ti t -.u-.. are entitled by treaty: yet th the contribution ui-.n for. i,::! i:p.-.: cd an unjut and oppn sive tn- ii, h : internal i:n-t i. iu other pm . t ii.,- r ; .. lie at the . i:.ie tiiue levv ilir ilailai e:i : :. li upon the pivp, rty of our eituvtis. and intei ruptin- their c -iiiun roe. There e . i 1 1 :i a entire failure ou the part of our miiii-i. i to cure redress for the w roii" whi.di ur t;i..vn h:i-l endured. iK'twilhsiaridiiig his p. r -. veitii effort!. And from the temper inaiiiiVt( 1 ty ;'. Me&ieau crniueiit, he had ivpe..:e .. :i ttiired us that no tavorable ehamre c.ul-. . . pecti-d until l tilled Stales sii.iuM : njl e iJenee of iheir u ill and pwer t.. : tut their citit-it-.'" an I that --srvvre ;::.-;tii in is the only earthly remedy for our i;r;e. unoes." Fl 'ln thi- .-tateiueiit oi ft. : would haw b.-en worse than nih- lo .Lr. ; Mr Forsyth to reiraer his tep- und r. -uu.e -V; malic relations wiih that government : i '' was. tlu-ref-uv. deemed proper to s.m. :i : withdrawal of t lie legation fr-ni the -Mexico. Abundant cause now undoubted. v - t : a report to hostilities airaiust '.he e: ht ... n; stiil holding possestion of ihe capital. St. -u'.d they Mtereed in sulnluiii; the eon-titnti . il fore. -, nil re.isonMtdo hope will then h-iv.-ev pifed of a peaceful settlement of our d.:(. ;. t ieK. tn the other hand, r-honM the ens- i .il party prevail, and their authority bc-:b-h-hed over the r juihae, there is no rea-o In.pe that they ii! be auiiuated by a b--- un friendly spirit, and may grant th.it r.die-- ro Aiiu-rii iiii eiiietis which ju-tire retpiire-. far as thy may p.is-r-s the menn-. Hut f.r liii- ev.pe,-;;ifi,in( I -hould :if oin have recoionieiided to I'ou-rri-- to grnnt the Tieiess:i ry power to the IVe-idetit. to i.-iIm- ; se ii u of a siiil.ei. in poriion of the remote and lll.-ettled t.iriloiy Meiert. to fo held ill pledge until our injuries shall be redressed an I our just demand be sati-tic I. We have al ready exhau-tod ev-ry milder mean- of (hta:it inir jii-il i.-o In snoh a ease, this renu-dv ot reprisal- is re...gnied by the law of iiati-.m. not only as ju-i iu itself, I.iit us a means of pre veiii ing netu.il war. I can i?ii;i'iiit' no p. .-ibo remedy for thco evils, and no mode ut re.torin:r law ami orb run that remote aud nr.seltUtl frontier, but t T lite u verniiieut of the I nited Stated to asfiuiue a tem porary Tute. l. rate -jVer tne tiurthern pi-rti.-u.- of t'hiuahua and .""ulum, aud to estabiieU military posts within the same and this 1 earnestly r-. I 1 in
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