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mtlSOTON X* WEEKLY HAWI-ITE HIIT MTtlDAT VOMfffl, .JjwiA«•«•«rf •Mlb' a* a. XXJ2?ssaH»c. •paniisi »TI J2™ ki f* K» .lira (to one *llll••) ^tea One •with, Two Tfcrce «h Oik wtr, JupBl Pqa»« )»tf th« abort prtoe, fnKHAV-KEYJ' ^HS»IDS*T» mbmaob, TIlK SlNATI u j^-p Uor« or KinunTAwnMfe! j~n and hcart-lelt gratitude is dne to ,ltf, -JjH l',.«or which ha* liestowed upon i «ri«l si»tl ii»' 1"'i'ou" »•wait, blessings through- \r*r, Tiie tri'm'tal health of (ho hw I**''" ''vdlftit: our ,'»rv,'*t* |M.1wllt plentiful. a'ul ]n i|«'rily smiles "tut tin" '"iid. Indeed. imtwitlistandin ,,rils, *c have inn"'1 to believe vent* i:i our history, that we have l,\ special protection of Divine Provi „r lit** our or'Pn nation. We to many tliivi' iiiiif.' and diculties in our P" W ss hut on e*ive occasion impending cloud Tuwil*^11,l(Ui ,,u" i urrf utK *m* b,w awav- (be divine guidaucc aud proteo 'L HiWMS rSMT. ff j. iiic dutv of the President "from to pvet Congress information of u iiur to pve lUh.-.,.ftiie I'niou. and til'xxl.v o-'hitcikps 11 sliall not refer in iU* II 1»M1V ix-emrpneps V»! ii ctaei". Hi •Iiilflit fcC. UN hi tin pitwnt i ri«i«. we ought to i, uirfth.1t ier m'ional creatuiv mu^t lie anl t. mt. ud the nati,r»J it coiiseqiiunco of ta uaihiugs. Those «hrt announce a!i tixlrii"-- -ui v rsiv. to the Oiistitntion lui'ii'. must not Im- nurptisi'd ?Uuuld j'ttfd partiians advance one »!ep further, li.mj.t In viol' itcet carry tiie*« doctrines .m-tii al effect. In thi* view of the sutije- Mirw lie forjfotteu that, however ilji ioitv infn the political advantages re tnioi the I'nion, to ever* jiortioti of our mi n imfy, these will mU prove i lie as sh'tafcl the tint" ever unive «lien thev i* ii j'tM'J witliout Kerkma ilijn^er to the ii«letv it tin- |«eople nf flt'teen meiubcrs lonfcueraey. If the jeace of the domestic llireujfliotit the States should ever their ESTABLISHED] lie in- —if tl»: mothers of lamilii s within this e\ repuu tltould not lie able i ret'ie it i.i|!iit witliout suiti-riug dreadful appre nis oi what May he their ow n fat and that )tl ?ir cbiWreu U-fore morning—it would be 11 reoiitnt to «ieh a people the political :it *tuli iwah to them from the 1'nioii.— n-virttiou is the first instinct of nature enfoic ari M:ue of iciety in which the rta« i? ail tie time sus]ieniied over the heads jKiiju'e, ffia-t at last lieeome imulcrnl.le.— :*iWfW iu no such gloomy fo eho.l)ng i iiifa '. I firmly believe the events at Fern. (.• causinit the jwople to p-iuse :i«'t ujkiii the possible pe.il to their eher witutionn. will the means, under Prov- i'full.ivinjj the eiistiu^ excitement, and ..ay future outbreaks of a iimii^r ch.triie ,V' will resolve that the Constitution and IS .« «ii ill not lie endangered by rash coun thai should "the silver cord be ur th." p»!deu bow l»e broken at .BUin." huiuati power could never reunite lifreii wui hostile fi agmeut«. SU.TKK IN T1IK TKKR.IHRIEK. «AUlly evu^nVtdate you upon the final aet .»t 'o tie Supreme Court of the I'cited of tlie ifacstion of slavery in the Terriio- ti.vh (uiii presented mi a.-pe si truly 16r i* at tlw i oiiiuieiicemeiit of my administra- riw :^iith s been csUbliehv'-l of every wi lake lii- pt0[i*'rty of any kind im ludinj it.!o tin- Territories* U'lotifiiti^ e(|iially to *»tes of the confederacy, and to have i: ii llii-iC under lh«' li'detal constitution.— Iluir a tei iitoiiii! l.'**^islatiue noi* can (siwcr Iias any authoriiy tt annul o.- •!iis v. stel iu'lit- Tic supreme judicial i«f the euuntn, which i- a co ordinate rf the government, ha* -imriinued and these pi'iin iples of eon.-tilutional law. mi rt'i j«-i iu t!,cniselves, and sa» well calen .•jirettmte (K*ace t«nd harmoii} anions the It i. a strikiuj: pi-of of the scm* of •khh i» iuhescut in our people, that the u ia dlave- has never been dinUil 4 the in. -tet. bcd, to iwWse, iu any of the Ten itories. fcvcji tat Tin- late tioubles in Kans.is there h.n uiv attiinpt, I niu eredbly inlorm iaVft|«"!e, in a simrle iuslaiicc, with the Had any such attempt Iwen tkrjudi.iarv would doubtlens hu\aSord •i^mte remedv. Should thev lail to do *uft.it wilf thui If time enough to Wte mds by fui iher legislation.— «uih'i tded that ither CongiesK or the K1.1 1.' iT.slaiure (i«--ct« the pwer to au- ..H)i*ii she rijiht to projjerty in slave* the iHilu U- iutoleiablc. In the latter event, »wM be *tiu^j le for a niajw ity of the r- «l tWt Le^iJatuie at each Mtcceiv*i\c in. ami tlv (acre.! rights of pio|K'rty held the f'ljera] cousiitiitiou would de|M-lid for •n" U-injs (hi the result. The agitation tlius be rendered in-essaiit whilst the Ter- il itwdition remained, tuid its baneful in woulil keeji alive a d.itigei'OUe exbiteuient i the peopte of the iever.il StaU's. i- lias the -t.atiii of a Territory, dot ing the Mafded by violent political gtruggles -,'il hi 'lie p!ogre^ of i vents the inhabi 4 ar.t feitito. sliull Irive reached the »r tvqui[,.i (iiiin a State, they will then iij i regular maniiei, and in the excr '•f ti*- righu of |opuUr sovereignty, to form ^tiaitiOB ptetiai atorv to adiuis^ioti into U»e A'4»*: this hi-# l« en done, to employ the «f ia,. Kansas and Nebraska act, the\ Wre.ivrj j,,,,, ,|u. i'yion, with ir with «bvmt im their cotistitutiou may Vstirilx' of tbeir ailmtMaon.'" Thi* «ouud W happily lieen o eogtiized iu mm»c *h*r, by aii almost uiiaiumoui vite of 1»ii ol the last Con^reML TUE ML4V K TRaHE. itvfa] Bn-aiu, at niv command h**0 Mil I, and «h ill continue to be employed, to ''"n ti'w l»» against tlie Afiicau slave trade. "*«x.-t careful and rigorouaexamination of '••«». vtai a thorough iuveatigation of ihe e n o e e n a e o i s o v e Our history proves thai the lathers of the |{e public, iu advume of all other natiotis, condemn ed the Atrican slave trade. It was, notwith standing, deemed ex|edient by the franters of the constitution to deprive Congress of the pow er to prohibit "migration or iiu|iortatiou of such persons as any of tlie States now existing tdiall think propjr to admit'' "prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight." It w ill be Keen that this retriction on the |K¥ er of Congrefl* was coufineil to such Stall's twilv as might think proper to admit the importation of tdaves. It did not extend to otitis' State*, or to the trade ca: lied on abroad. Accoruinglv, we find that so early as the 2id of March, 17SM, ongress passed an act imposing Kcverc penal ties and punishments upon citizen* and residents ol tlie I nited States who should engage in this trade between foreign nations. The provisions ol this act were extended and enforced bv the act of liith May, 1S(K*. have Again: the States themselves had a clear right to waive the constitutional privilege intended for their benefit, and to prohibit, by their own laws, thin trade at any time they thought proper pre vious to 18i'8. Several of them exercised this right Itefore that period, and among them some containing the greatest number of slavea. This gave to Congies the immediate power to act in regard to all such States, be.-au-c thev themselves had removed the i(institutional barrier. Cou gtess accordingly passed an act oil 28th February, 1808, "to prevent the importation of eert.iin IH'ixm* into ccrtaiu States, when-, hv the laws thereof, their admission is prohibited. In this maim the importation of African slaves into the I nited States was, to a great extent prohibi ted some veat in r.dvance of loos. at StiH. i' pi'ojK'r otiii'r frwtK however !ad and cruel arlv,-#. tkrin* th' ir elticf tanee f, ^•1,1 usion that thev a-e imt nvinptoiiis of I"'1'1"' «""«!, which mu( in ftill more lUngerou* outiap-s, t.rtBi Jf t!.c •i. V1 abofcfc !i'*,rn ''u ^"Wh. Whilst, v«-.t iipprc'heiisi.d.s. oleinti wariiin-f to w- nil aeliiiifj tlaugei. tim Cu •"•'.•'tiliialile \alue as to dr- wat .'hful \i«il:i ii-e for it^ It Uii« view, li ni.'iiii|iKirc niv «''itltivate thr i', J, K -.iiitt: uf f.riH «ram-e anil will As the year 18nS approached, Congress de termined not to trnffer this trade to exist even for a singl day after they had tiu power to aliolish it. On the lid of March, J8o7, thev pasM-d mi act to take effect "mini and after the 1st day of January, lHurt," prohibiting the im portation of African slaves into the I'nited States. Tliis wa~ followed by subsequent aets of n simi lar character, to which I need not sp.tcially refer. Such were the principles anil such the practice of our ancestors more than titty years r.gu in re gard to the African slave trade. to- ai.d ti v to allay the dein in •?«li.Jial hatred and strife now alive in Ihit advier' (inn-eed* froni the heart ,, uJu pa!'In fniK'lionary who.-»e wi vices eom- ttiio tbe lart generation, anionjr the wise •wrvative ?tale!ii' ii "f that day, no« »ii ,«iaBeila« ay, and hn*e firsthand dearest .„li i# to U-.no his country tr)iii(iiil. ..tCiif. united and jK»»eiiul. reliei't that in thU aw. it, and tlK'ir cforto within pale of the t'on ,m. II Ik-tfie tliii- ICUISC rsaS -um, 1JH }jm pursued, the exist- jt»ti»ii ou the suhjei of domestic slavery' \-r tliii^ human, a ill ha\e its day and sine Hi other aiid lesn threatening contro k I'uMie opinion in thi- eouiiirv i- all and when it rea« hes a dansrerous es. »m ijUotion, the jjood st'nse of tlie It did not occur to the revered patriots who had been delegates to the convention, and after wards became membets of Congress, tint iu passing these laws they had violated the Consti tution which they td framed with s i much care and deliberation. They supposed lh it to prohib it Congress, in express terms, from exercising a sp 'cilied power before an appointed day, neces sarily involved the right to cxcrcisc this power al lei that day had arrived. s j, J,', this nmntry. there is an incssaM ,'in.l r. ttux of •H'wwn- t'ueu il«v turned a more threati'niitj: have now nearlv ue Inmi lh.' nn-mory n TUev ate "vuiean.r.f l.unit nut, and on v» w.d' a*he» and Hju»li(i 8,-oriic of old tlie./»•«(" /uJ elive, the cheering n. »IJ,| 7)«- »tj-trtifii"— com." Such, in my ,n. wiil prove to tlie fate of the present nai ••xcik'UK-iit, should thou.- *ho wis ly i apjl* lh-' reriieilv, i'Ontinu-' always If this w ere not the case, the Cramers of the Constitution had expended much labor in vain. Had they imagined that Congress muld possess no power to prohibit the trade either liefore or after ltti.»S, th y would not have taken so much care to protect the States gainst the exercise of this power liefore that |criod. Nay, 111 ire, they would not have attached such vast imp irt auce to this provision as to have excluded it from the possibility of future rep al or amend ment to which other (tortious it the Constitution were excised. It would, then, have faiuendine:it nil Vntuii the corrective ami liriiij it «iUi'u. «li Wlf. fitill. to hasten tin* au*- According to the adverse construction, the daujjc itself, on which so much care and discus sion had been employed by the Jniembei-s of the convention, was an absolute nullity finm the be gijUiing, and all that i* eince been done under it a mere usurpation. It was well and wise to confer this Congress, power St.lies, though never so much against their will. And why? Because Afiic.oi slaves, when once brought within the limits of any one .St :te, in accordance with its laws, cimnoi practii ally Ik excluded from any other State wl."le slavery exists. And even if all the States had separately passed laws prohib iting the importation of slaves, these laws would have failed of effect for want of a a Hal force to capture the s'aveis and to guard the coasts.t- Such a force no State can employ in time of peace witliout the consent of Congress. These acts of Congress it is believed, have with very rare and insiguificint exceptions, ac complished their purpose, i'or a period of more tli in half a century there has been no perceptible addition to the number of our micstie slaves. During ttiis |,:-: ioil tin ir advancement in civiliza tion has far sui'pa»*eii tj.at of liny other portion of the Ali ican race. The light aut the blessing* of Christianity have iieen extended liiclu, jii.j both their moral and physical condition In.s been greatly improved. Re-open the trade, and it would be difficult to deieniijue whether the effect would lie more del eterioui* to t',« interei-ts of the master or on those of the native tjuiii i-!|iin. Of the evils to the master, the one to In' mot e.ofed ij ould be the introduction of wild, heathen and ignorant barbarians among tlie sober, ordesly and ipiiet •slaves, whose muestotn have been on the soil for several generations. This might tend to barbar ize, demoralize and exasjierate the whole mass, and produce the most deplorable consequences. The effect uiKiii the existing slave would, if por-ible, be still lnojv deplorable. At present he is treated with kind..cs. and humanity, lie is well treated, well clothed, and not overworked. His condition is incomparably better than that of the coolies which modem nations of high civ ilization have employed as a subs'titute for Afri can slave*. 11,ith the philanthropy and the self interest of the master have combined to produce this humane tesult. But let this trade be ic opvncd, and what will lie the re -iilc The same, to a c'lciilerairle extent, as on a neighboring is land— tin o'ev spot now on earth where the African slave trade js ojieuly tolerated and this in defiance of solemu treaties with a power abun .utlv able at any moment to ciifoue their exe cution. There master, intent upon present gain, extorts from the lave as much labor as his piiy. iivJ powers arc capable of enduring—knowing thai, death comes to his relief, his place can lie supplied at «. lirice reduced to the lowest point by the couijictition of riv_! African slave trailers. Should this ever lie the case iu our co.uitrv—which I do not deem possible—the piv«et useful character of the domestic institu tion, win rein tho.se too old and too young to work are provided l^r ivith care and humanity, and those capable of labor ar. i ot over-tasked, uld undergo an unfortunate change. Ihe feeling of reciprocal dependence and attachment which now exists between uia*ter and si.'.'.e would I* converted into mutual distrust and hos tilitv. But we are obliged a« a Christian and moral nation to consider what would be the effect upon unhappv Africa itself, il we should te-ope.i the hue trade. This would give the trade an impe and extension which it has never had even in liule-'t davs. The numerous victim t. jediate period from iis fcrst settlemMit tin- •kail Uvoihe a State, lm-u irrevocably fit d* )iu*l de. ision of the Supieme Court. !i*» this leen for the pio-pefitv ''iriiiurHT. *s well as the Irampulily ol the .Vtmi, cuiig. ant.- from the North and the '-si. tfcr L*»t ,i.nl tin: I.sl, will uieet ill the i teitim ou a common platform, hav ii.g .lit »itk tlieiu Uiat nyecies of pro(H-rty liest v, ia tbeir opinion, to promote their w« I irota tutu'ai causes the 'lato question u t*b "hk. «oou virtually »-tti« itself and tktr Tei .**iofi is prepaix'd lor atlUlission as ils- i the i'luol". this decision, one way 0i %•. i| jlava ioregone conclusion, ••'•lair tlie ttleuicn' ft ihe i»e» Territory |i'0"n) mhout Moio.'S interruption, and mid piiM|s'i itv will not te endauget that hate '.'eti UuportiKl into the United ,u"'Mcpj u,„ |l,g0 ert the whole quired to supplv it would coll a-l into a ]ierfeet Pandemonium, for which (M»untrv would hold re.-poiiMJiit1 in tit«' of both God and num. It* petty tribes v. ould then be constuiitlv engaged in predatoiv wai against each other for the purpose ol seizin sfivc, to eupplv tlie American market Ail hopes oi Ame«» civilization would thus be this "o'n'the other hand, wfcen a market for African slaves shall no longer be furnished in ulw, and thus all the world be dosed against this a. war among the tribes wil eeti- worn ever there it uo longer any deinand lor slave .— The .vsoiirces of that fciti'e but miserable coun try might then be devclo|W'd by ihe j.alld of ni ilitstrv and afford subjects for leint.n.atc loieigi, »n domestic commerce. In this tianil) and civilization may gradual!? I*«*«"»,e the cxWtivg gloom. WMTr WITH cms*. The wisdom of the tour* r"W«! h* this government towards China h*s vindicated bv the event. Wl.il-t wc sustained a neutral po siVion in the war waged by Great Britain and France against the Cb:nese empire, our late Mtn isu in ob'-dience to his instruction*, judiciously co-operated with the Ministers of these Powers iu all peaceful measures to secure by treaty the just concession* demanded by (he interests of foreign oomnit*rv«\ The roault w, thw itMjUfac »orv treaties have been concluded with China by the r»«neetive Ministers of the United States, Great Britain, France and Russia. Our "treaty, or general convention of peace, amity and com merce," with that empire vm following lst|| |)V Wanderer, Hum- '""tai^n tkrn and four hundred. Tlioae ii thi* uidawtwl euterpriae have leen ^"r'a^* prawH-uted: bat not with aa much M..,.*1*"•lWcriiaiii deaerve^ JK MMUiitf Mil proMcstio^ concluded at Mientsin on the 18th of June, 1858, and S'as ratified l»v the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, on the 21st December Bomber, !8BS, JOURNAL on the 2Hth ol Slav. From thence he proceeded tol'ekin, on the l(5th of June, but did not ar ri'«' at that city until the -.'ith July. According U the term* of the treaty the ratifications were tt lie exchanged on or before the 18th June, 8i9. This was rendered impossible by reasons and event* beyond his introl, not necesaary to detail but still it is due to the Chinese authori ties at Shanghai to state they always assured him no advantage should be taken of the delay, and the pledge has hacn faithfuHv reih-emed. On the arrival of Mr. Ward at Pekin, he re quested an audience with the Emperor to pre sent his letter of credence. This he did not ob tain in consequence of his very proper refusal to submit to the humiliating ceremonies required by the etiquette of this strange [lenple in ap proaching their sovereign. Nevertheless the in terviews on this question were conducted in the most friendly spirit and with all due regard to his personal feelings and the honor of his coun try. When a presentation to his Majesty was found to lie impossible, the letter of credence from the President was received with peculiar honors by Kweiling, "the Emperor's Prime Min ister and the second man in the empire to the Emperor himself." The ratifications of the treaty were afterwards, on the ltfth of Ac,gust, exchanged in projier form at Pei-tsang. As the exchange did not take place until the day pre scribed by the treaty, it is. deemed proper, lie fore its publication, again to submit it to the Senate. It is but simple justice Ihcii whol ly uuiiccess try I i engraft ou the fifth article of the Constitution. prcM-ribiug the mode of its own future amendment, the proviso, "that no which may made prior to the year 1808 shall in any manner affect'' the provis ion iu the constitution «cc iritig to the States the light to admit the importation of African slaves previous to th.tt period. to the It affords me much satisfaction to inform you that all our difficulties with the republic of Para guay have lieen saii«!'actorilv adjusted. It hap p«.v did not become necessary to employ the force for this purpose which Congress had pi iced at my command, under joint resolutions of 2d June, 18o8. Ou the contrary, this President of that republic, in a friendly spirit, acceded promptly ti» just -nd reasonable demands of the government of the United States. Our commis sioner arrived at Assumption, the capital of the republic, on the 2."th of January, 185JI, and left it on the lTtli of February, having |n three weeks ably and successfully accompl'shed all the objects of his mission. The treaties which he has concluded will be immediately submitted to the Senate. on because, had it been left to the States, its eOicietit exercise would have been impossible. In that eveut any oue State would have effect ually continued th« trade wot only for itself but for all the other slave John E- Ward a distinguished citiw-n of Georgia, was dulv commissioned as an envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to bi'ia. lie left the United States for the place of his destination on the r-th of February, bearing with him a rati- 00^ Gopy thi® tvMtyf Jtfvl •niiwt In the view that the employment of other than peaceful means might become necessary to ol tain "just satisfaction"* front Paraguay, a strong naval force w as concentrated in Ihe waters of the I. i l'latt i to await contingencies, whilst our com missioner a.-c tl,e ••jv«'i' of Assumption.— The Navy Department is entitled togieat credit or th" promptness, efficiency and economy with which this expedition was fit'ed out and conduct ed. It consist" 1 of nineteen armed vessels, great and small, carrying 2*"» guns and 2,Sort men, all under the command of the veteran and gi ll.nit Shubriek. The entire expenses of the expedition ive been defrayed out of the ordin irv appropri itions for the naval service, except the sum of #289,IHH, applied to the purchase of se ven of tjjo sreamors, constituting as part of it, under the authority of the naval appropriation act of the Kd March ia-t. i! is Ijelieve 1 that these steamers are worth more thai, their cos', and they a re now usefully and actively employed in the naval service. The appearance of so large a force, fitted out n such a prouipt inner, in the far distant wa »rs «.! tfie I,a Phta, a a remains O I I S Ad the nimir.'ble conduct if ihe office).* au'j n eij eiuvloped in it, have made happy effect in fuvo. of our country throughout all that remote portion of the world. Ol'H RKI.aTIONS WITH SPAIV. Our relations wi the great empires of France and Itussi.1, as well as with all other government* on the continent of Europe, unless we may ex cept that of Spain, hippily continue to be of the insist friendl" i ll which more than a hundred of our citizens are directly interested, unsatisfied, notwithstanding both their justice and their amount ($128,fi33..~i4) had lieen recognized and ascertained by the Spanish Gov ernment itself. I again ri'vomtyend th it an appropriation lie luaite to lie paid to the Spanish Government lor the purpose of distribution among the claim ants in the Aniist id case." In common with two of my predecessor:-!, I entertain no doubt that this is required by our treaty with Spain of the "iTUi October, 17'". The failure to discharge this obligation lias been employed by the Cabi net of Madrid us a reason against the settlement of our claims. ITRl'HASE or ITBA. I need not repeat the arguments which I urged in niv last aumi il message in favor of the acqui sition ot' Cuba by fair purchase. My opinions on that measure remain uilch inged. 1 therelbre again invite the serious attention of Congress to this important subject. Witliout a recognition of this policy on their part, it will be almost im possible to institute negotiations with any reason able |..')»|'ect of success. (ONTKOVKKsV WITH I .UK AT BRITAIN. Until a recent jieriod there wis gooil reason to suppose that I should lie able to announce to you on the present occasion that our difficulties with Great Britain, arising out of the Cliyton and Bulwcr Treaty, had been finally adjusted in a Uititi.jer alike honorable and srtisfactorv to both n lies. from i iuses, however, which the Brit ish Government but not anticipated, thev hive not vet completed treaty uiruig-'meiits with the Republics of Honduras and Niciiagua, in pursu ance with the undemanding between the two Governments. It U, uevertheleas, confidently oipccted tlmt this good work will ere long be accompli-bed. e. we mav then indulge a reasonable li pc for th. gradual improvement of Africa. The chief tiv« *f Whilst indulging the hope ftlat no other sun ject remained which could disturb the good un derstanding between the two countries, the ques tion arising out ol the adverse claims of the par ties to the Island of San Juan, under the Oregon 'Jfit'a!»' of the 15th of June, 1846, suddenly on the disputed ground* which arc calculated to revoke an? conflicts, so far as it can tie done without imLtylng the concession to the authort tie* of Great Britain of «e "f'" ,°^r the premises. The tit e ought to be s.u|cd be fore either party ahould attempt to exclude the other bv force, or exercise complete and exclusive sovemie rig}?'" «'lthin U,e fKirlv ""in acknowledging the receipt on the neat day of Mi MarcVs iote, the British Minister express ed LU entire concurrence in the propriety of the course recommended to the Governor of Washington territory by your I Mr, Marcyi.)m- NEW8. on States." Thus matters remained upon the faith of this iri ingeinent nntil the 9th of July last, wh n General II u-ney p\id visit to the Island. He .bund upon it twenty-five American residents wi ll their imilies, and also an establishment of th- Hudson Bay Compiny for the purpose of riising sheep. A short time before hi- nrrival one of these resident' hid shot an animal l*e louging to the company, whilst trespassing upon lii- premises, for which, however, he offered to pay twice its value but that was refused. Soon .'.tier, the "chief actor of the comp nv at Vie'o i i i, Mr. lh 'S, Chinese author ities to observe, that, throughout the whole tran saction, they appear to have acted in good faith and in u friendly spirit towards the 1" nited States. It is true this has been done after their own pe culiar fashion hut we ought to regard with our a lenient eye the ancient customs of an empire da ting luck for thousand* of years, as far as this may be consistent with our own national honor. The conduct of minister on the occasion has received my entire approbation. In order to c.irrv out the spirit of this treaty, and to give it full effect, it lieeame' necessary to conclude two supplemental conventions—the one for the adjustment and satisfaction of the claims of our citizens, and the other to fix the tariff on iiu|Kii ts and exports, and to regulate the transit duties and trade of our merch mts with China.— This duty was satisfactorily performed by our late minister. These conventions bear date at Shanghai on the 8th of November, 1S38. Hav ing been considered in the light of binding agree ments subsidiary to the principd treaty, and to be carried into execution without delay", they do not provide for any formal ratification or ex change of ratifications by the contracting par ties. This was not deemed neccss.ry by the Chinese, who are already proceeding in good faith to satisfy the claims of our citizens, and. it is hoped, to eirry o,,t tiie other provisions of the conventions. Still I thought it was proper to submit them to the Senate, by which they were ratified on the «d March, 18.V. Th# ratified copies, however, did not reach Shanghai until after th.i departure of our minister to IV kiti, and these conventions could not, therefore, be exchanged at the same time with the princi pal treaty. No doubt is entertained tint they will be ratified and exch-mged by the Chinese government, should this be thought ad\isible but, under the circumstances presented, I sliall consider them binding engagements from their date ou both pirtics, and cause them to be pub lished as such for the information and guidance of our merchants trading with the Chinese em pire. troops I regret to inform von that there has been no improvement in the atf'airs of Mexico since my la-t annual me-sage, and I am again obliged to ask the e irne-t attention of Congress to the un li ippy condition of th Republic. Tl e constituent Congress of Mexico, which adjourned on the 17tli of Februiry, 1857, adopt ed a constitution and provided for a popular election. This took pi tee in the following July (18.il), and Gener.il Comonfort «as chosen Pres ident, almost without opposition. At the itnc election a new Congress was chosen, whose first session conuncnccd on the lliih of September, IS.". 7. By the const it ut ion of 1857, the Presi dent i I term w.\s to begin on the 1st of Decem ber, 18.17 .and continue for four years. On that day General Comonfort appeared before the as sembled Congress iu the City of Mexico, took the oath to support the new constitution, and was dulv inaugurated as President. Within a lu mi la- annual niesMgo I presented a state- month aftirwards lie li lieen driven from the e ipitil, and a military rebellion had assigned the sui.ietu power of the Hcpublic to Gen. Zuloagi. mont of the unsatisfactory condition of our r» lations with Spain and I regret to say that tiiu has not materially iie.pioved. Without s|»ecial reference to other claims, even the Cuban •laiuis," the payment of which has been ably urged by our Ministers, and in The constitution provided tli it iu the absence of the President his office should devolve upon the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and Gen. Comonfort ht'ving left the country, this function ary, Gen. Jtnrez, proceeded to form, at Gu-nd ju.'t i. ti constiiu ion il government. Befoje this officially known, however, at the capital, the government of Zuloaga had been recognized by the entire diplomatic corps, including the Minis ter of the United St ites, as the iAssivf?' BURLINGTON, IOWA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7,«18W. North America," and had earnestly reeommeml •d to his Excellency to take such uiea-lire' as to him in iv appear best calculated to secure, on the ::'t of the British loc authorities and the in ii 'lit mts of the neighborhood of the line in e'stion, the exercise of the sauie spirit of bearance which is inculcated by for TOO the (Mr. Mtrcy) authorities and citizens of the Unit son-in-law of Governor Douglas, eiieie to the Island in the British sloop-of-w ar Satellite, and threatened to tike this Americ .n (M'\ Cutler) by force to Victoria, to answer for 111 trespiss he hail committed. The Americ :n s 'i.-cd his rifle, and told Mr. Dalles that if any attempt was uiade he would kill liiui on tlie spot. The affair then ended." 1'nder these circmnst inccs the American S"t- tliv. presented a petition to the General "through the I'nited States Inspector of Customs, Mr. llu'ibs, to place a force upon the Island, to pro tect thetri from the Indi ins as well as the oppres sive interference of the authorities of the Hud -on Hav Company at Victoria with their rights, a- American citizens." The General imiiiedi.it. Iv responded to this petition, and Capt in Geo. B. Picket, (Mi Infantry, to "establish his compiny on Believue, or Sin .In in Island, on some suita ble position near the Harbor at the south-eastern ex reiuity." This order was promptly olieved, and a tnilitiry post was established at the pi ice de ignited. The force was afterwaiiis increased, so that by the list return, the whole number of then on the Island amounted in the ag gi cg ite to 1 men. Whilst I do not deem it proper on the present oec edon to go further into the subject, and dis cuss the weight which ought to be attached to the statements of the British colonial authori ties, contesting the accuracy of the information on which the gallant General acted, is was due to him that I should thus present his own reasons for issuing the order to Captain Picket. From tic e it is quite clear his object was to prevent tli" British Authorities on Vaneouvre's Island from exercising jurisdiction over American rc-i- dcnTs on the Island of San Juan, as well as to protect them against the incursions of the Indian Much excitement prevailed for some time throughout that region, and serious danger of collision between the parties was apprehended. Tiie British id a large naval force in the vicini ty: nd it is but an act of simple justice to the Ailuiir on that st rtion to st te that he wisely •in.i di-creetlv forbore to commit any hostile act, but determined to refer the whole affair to his Government and await their instructions. Tiie, aspect ol the -tier, in my opinion, de manded serious attention. It would have been a gre calamity for both nations had they been piviipitatcd into acts ol hostility, not on the que tion of title to the islam^ but merely con cerning what should be its condition durin'g the intervening period whilst the two governments might be employed in settling the question to which of them it belongs. For this reason Lt. General Scott wns 11 i-patched on the 17th Sep tember la-t to Washington Territory to take im mediate cotiimand of the United States forces on the 1'aci'tc Coast should he deem this necessary. The main object of his mission was to carry out the spirit of the pree anion irv arrangements be tween the late S civtary of State nd the British Minister, and tins to preserve the pe ice and prevent collsion between the British and Ameri can Authorities pending the negotiation between tiie two Governments Entertaining t.o doubt of the validity of o'ir title I need scarcely add that, in a iv event, Americ.in citizens were to he placed on a footing at least as favorable as that of Brit ish subjects, it being understood that :pt iin Picket's company should remain on the Island. It is proper to observe that, considering the dis nice from the scene of action, and iu ig norance of what niijr'nt have transpired on the spot bt'iore the Gener. I s arrival, it was necessa ry t.» leave much |o his discretion, and I am ha| py to state the event lia- proven that this dis cretion could not have been entrusted to more competent hands General Seott has recently returned from from his mission hiving success u y a o i s e i s o e a n e e i n o longer any go.nl reason to apprehend a colli sion between the forces of the two countries during the pendency of the existing negotia tion!. *KTICO. Unless f,irf» govern ment of Mexico. The constitution il President, nevertheless maintained his position with firmness and was soon established with his cabinet at Vet i Cruz. Meanwhile, the government of Zu lu eg was earnestly resisted in many parts of the lieptildic, t.nd even in the capital, portion of the army having pronounced ag linst it? functions Ije.e declared terminated, and an assembly of citizens was invited lor the choice of a mw Pres ident. This assembly elected General Mir.imoli, but that officer repudi ited the pi in under which he was chosen, nnd Zulo'gi was thus restored to his previous position. He assumed it, however, only to withdriw from it, and Miramon having bec -mie by his appointment President Substi tute,"' continues with that title, at the head ol the insurgent party. Iti mv last itntiutl message I communicated to Congress the cit cumstances under which the late Minister of the United States suspended his offi cial relations with the central government, and withdrew from the country. It was impossible to maintain friendly intercourse with a govern ment. like that ut the capital, under whose usurp ed authority wrongs were constantly committed but never redressed. Had this been an estab lished government, with its power extending by the consent of the people, over the whole of Mexico, a resort to hostilities against it would have been quite justifiable, and indeed necessary. But the couti'rv was a prey to civil war: and it was hoped th the success' of the constitutional President might lead to a condition of things less injurious to the I'nited States. This success be came so probable that, in January fast, I cm ployed a reliable nirent to visit Mexico, and re port to me the actual condition and prospects of the contending parties. In consequence of his report, and from information which reached me from other sources, favorable to the prospects of the constitutional eau«e, I felt justified in ap pointing a new ministir to Mexico, who lorght embrace the ei liest suitable opportunity of re •loriiifc ou, diplomatic relations with that repuli lie. For this purpose a distinguished eitiien of KS- sumetl a ttoreatcMin i.nmiinence. In order to prevent unfortunite collisions »u tbd i-niote froutler, the lute Secretary of State, on Uie 17th of Jnlv," 1855, addressed a note to Ml. ('rampton, the British Minister at Washington, coiiimuuica tin" to him a copy of the instructions which he /Mr \Carcr) had given on the 14th ol July, to Governor oie.eu" of Washington Territory, hiving a special icferencc to at, api^ rcK-r-ded conflict between our citizens and the firitisti sub iects on the Isluid of gin Jum." .To prevent this the Governor was Instructed, that the offi cers of the Territory should absuin from all acts Maryland was selected, who proceeded on his mission on the 8th of March last, with disere tio iarv authority to recognize the government of Pr.isidcnt Juarez, if on his arrival in Mexico he should find it entitled to such recognition, ac cording to the established the 7th of they have April following, government of Juarez ever ly dispoaition towards liappilv, however, has whole Republic. It is supported dwPut,'d force I K A U K K A O U U K A K K E S o •ivil war. especially in Mexico, are eonat'intly recumng. Cut rages of the worst description are committed both upon peraons and property.— There is scarcely any form of injury which has not been suffered by our citizens in Mexico dur ing the last few years. We have been nominally at peaee with that Republic, but, "no far as the interests of our commcrce or of our citizens who have visited the country as merchants, shipmas ters, or in other capacities, are concerned, we might as well have been at war." Life has been insecure, property unprotected, and trade impos sible, except at a risk of loss which prudent men cannot be expected to incur. Important con tracts. involving large expenditure, entered into by the central government, have lieen get at de fiance br the local governments. Peaceful Amer ican residents, occupying their rightful pos-es sions, hare been suddenly expelled the country, in defiance of treaties, and by the mere force of arbitrary power. Even the course of justice has not lieen safe from control, and a recent decree of Miramon permits the intervention of govern ment in all suits where cither irty is a foreign er. Veascls of the United States have lieen seized without law, and a consular officer who protested against such seizure has lieen fined and imprisoned for disrespect to the authorities.— Military contributions have been levied in viola tion of every principle of right, and the Ameri can who resisted the lawless demand has had his property forcibly taken away, and lias been him self banished. From a conflict of authority in different parts of the country, tariff duties which have been paid in one ulace have been exacted over again in another place. Large nu'iiln-rs of our ci iz.eus have been ar rested and imprisoned without any form of ex amination or any opportunity for a heat ing, and even when released have only obtained their liberty after much suffering and injury, and with out any hope of redress. The wholesale massa cre of Crabbe and his associates without tri il in Sonora, as well as the seizure and murder of four sick Americans who had taken shelter in the house of an American, upon the soil of the Uni ted Slates, was communicated to Congress at its last session. Murders of a still more atrocious character have been committed in the very heart of Mexico, under the authority of Miramon's gov ernment, during the present year. Some of these were only worthy of a irbarous age, and, if they had not been clearly proven, would have seemed impossible in a country which claims to lie civil ized. Of this description was the brutal massacre in April last, by order of General Marquee, of three American physicians, who were seized in the hospital at Tacubaya while attending upon the sick and dung of both parties, and without trial, us without crime, were hurried away to speedy execution. Little less shocking was the fate of Ormond Chase, who was shot in Tepic on the 7th of August, by order of the same Mexican general, not only without trial, but without any conjecture by his friends of the cause of his ar rest. He is presented as a young man of good character and intelligence, who had made numer ous friends in Tepic by the courage and human ity which he had displ .ved ou several trying oc casions, and his death was as unexpected as it w is shocking to the whole community. Other outrages might be cnumer-ted, but these are sufficient to illustrate the wretched state of the country and the unprotected condition of the person.- and property of our citizens in Mexico. Iu all these caaes our ministers have been con stant and faithful in their demands for redress, but both tl«ev and this government, which they have successively represented, have I wen wholly powerless to make their dem nds effective. Their testimony in this re .pec', and in reference to the only remedy, which, in their judgments, would meet the exigency, has been both uniform and emphatic. "Nothing but a manifestation of the power of the government of the I'nited States [wrote our late minister in 1850], and its purpose to punish these wrongs will avail. I assure you that the universal belief here is that then' is nothing to be pprehended from the government of the United States, and that local Mexican offi cials can commit these outrages upon Americ ,n citizen? with absolute impunity.'' "I hope the President" (wrote our pre-fnt Minister in August last) "will feel authorized to ask from Congress the Power to enter Mexico with the military forces of the United States, at the call of the constitutional uthoritics. in order to protect the citizens and the treaty rights of the United States. such a power id conferred upon hinr., nei ther the one nor the other will lie respected in the existing st ite of anarchy and disorder, and the outrages already perpetrated will rieter In ch isti-ed and, as I assured you in my No. 23, all thSse evils must increase until every vestige of order and government din ippears from the country." I have been reluctantly led to the sim" opinion, and in justice to my countrymen who have suffered wrongs from Mexico, and who may still suffer them I feel boand to announce this conclusion toCongiiss. The case presented, however, is not merely a case of individual claims, although our just claims against Mexico have reached a very large amount. Nor is it merely the case of protection to the lives and properly of the few Americ in citizens who may still remain in Mexico, although the life and property of even American citizen ought to lie sacredly protected in every quart- of the world. But it is a question which relates to the future as wall a.s to the present and the past, anil which involves indirectly at least, the whole sub ject of our duty to Mexico as a neighboring State. The exercise of the power of the United Stales iu that country to redress the wrongs and protect the rights of our own citizens is none the less to be desired, because efficient and necessary aid may thu- be rendered at the ome time, to restore jieace and order to Mexico its"lf. In the accomplishment of this result the people of the United States must necessarily feel a deep and earnest interest. Mexico ought to lie a rich and prosperous and powerful icpublic. She possesses an extensive territory, a fertile soil, and an in calculable store of mineral resources. She occu pies an important po-itiou beUuen the Gulf and the ocean for transit routes and for commerce. Is it possible that s ieh a country as this can be given up to anarchy and ruin without an effort from any quarter for its rescue and its safety?— Will the commercial nations of the world, which have so many interests connected with it, remain wholly indifferent to such a result? in the United States, especially, which ought to sh .re most largely in its commercial intercourse, allow their immediate neighbors thus to destroy itself and injure their neiglibor? Yet, without support from some quarter, it is impossible to perceive how Mexico can resume her position among na tions and enter upon a career which promises any good results. The aid which she requires, and which the interests of all commercial coun tries require that she should have, it belongs to this government to render, not only by virtue of our neighborhood to Mexico, along whose terri tory we have a continuous frontier of nearly a thousand miles, hut by virtue, also, of our estab lished policy, which is incon i.-tent with the in tervention of any European Power in the domes tic concerns of iliat republic. The wrongs which wc liaie suffered from Mex ico are before the world, and must deeply im press every American citizen. A government which is either unable or unwilling to redress suJi wrongs i» derelict to its highest duties.— l'he difficulty consists in selecting and enforcing the remedy. We may in vain apply to the con stitutional government at Vera Cruz, although it is well disposed to do us justice, for adequate redress. Whilst its authority is acknowledged iu all the important ports and throughout the sea coasts of the republic, its power docs not ex tend to the city of Mexico and the states in its vicinity, where nearly all tin recent outrages have been committed ou Auierican citizens. We must penetrate into the interior before we can reach the offenders, and this can only be done by passing through the territory it) the occupa tion ol the constitutional government. The most acceptable and le.ist difficult mo le of accomplishing the object will fie to act in concert with that government. Their consent and their aid might, I believe, be obtained but if uot, our obligation to protect our own citizen? in their just rights, secured by treaty, would not be the less imperative. For these reasons, I re- Ciimmcnd practice Sl ttes. of th.e On United Mr. McLane presented his credentials to President Jutrez, having no hesitation "in pronouncing the to be the only existing government of the republic." He wtis cordially received by the authorities at Vera Cruz, and since manifested the moat friend the United States. Un- the constitutional government not been aide to establiah it* power over the by uo obedience. a large ma jority of the people and the State*, bot there are important part* of the country where it can en General Miramon maintains himaelf at the capital and in *ome of the distant province* there are military governor* who pay little rea- ^o tirnl inffltlii»Utin^I copy of th'.t p«ct to the toWof either gOTen^»ei,tJii the to Cong ess to pass a law authorizing the c-'.dint, under sii.h cmid.t.ons as they may deem expedient, to employ a sufficient iniii ta.y fjree to enter Mexico fer the pit pose ofob laiiuiig indemnity lor the past and se urity for the future. I purposely refrain from any sug gestions as to whether this force shdl consist of regular I'oop* or volunt -era, or both. This qu Uuit iif iy be mast app-optiate)/ (eft to the de cision of t'tigress. 1 would nier, ly cbs -rve that, should voluntee.s be s i -cted, su ba force could lie easily raised in this country am ing those who sympathize with the sufferings of our unfortun ate fell w citizens iu Mexico, and with tlie un happy condition of that It-public. I i that event there is no reason to .ubt that the just claim of our citizens would be satisfied and adequate re dress obtained for the iujuries inflicted upon them. The constitutional government have ev er evinced a strong desire to do us justice, and this might be secured in advance by a prelimiua ry treaty. It uiay be said that thes measures will, at least indirectly, be inconsistent with our wise •ud settled policy not to interfere in the domes tic coucerns of foreign nation*. But does uot the present case fairly constitute an exception. a l!.S_!«i» kAnuMt.i la in a An republic Ilil) a state of 5SP and oufusioii, from which she has proved whollv unable to extricate her-elf. She is entirely borders, or to prevent the ineur«on« of banditti into our territory. In her fate and in her for tune—in her power to establish and maintain a settled government—we have est. »o -ially, commercially and-, politi ally than any other nation. She is now a wreck upon the ocean, driven about as she is ini ielled bv differ ent factious. As a good neighbor, shall we not extend to her a helping hand tusave her? do not, it would not be surprising should .sviuo other nation undertake the task, and thus force us to interfere at 1 ist, under circumstances of in creased difficulty, for the maintenance of our es tablished policy. I repeat Iwt annual message MCARAOt'A. The treaty with Nicaragua of the 16th of Feb ruary, 1857, to which I referred in my last annu al mess -ge, failed to receive the ratific ition of the government of that republic, for reasons which I need not mention. A similar treaty is been since concluded between the parties, bear ing date on the 1 •ith March, 1859, which has already lieen ratified by tle Nicaragua Congress. This will be inimediitely submitted to Congress for their ratification. Iu provisions cannot, I think, fail to acccptible to the people of both countries. Our el lims against the governments of Co ta Rica, and .Vicar igua remain unredressed, though they are pressed in an earnest manner, an.l not without hope of success. 1 deem it my duty once more earnestly to rec ommend to Congress the issige of a law au thorizing the President to employ the naval force at his command for the purpo,e of protecting the lives and property of American citizens .sss ing in transit across the Pan an i, Nic iragua and TehuanU'pee rout s, ug linst sudden and lawless outbreaks and depredations. I.sh 11 not rcpeit the arguments employed in former messages in gupport of this measure. Suffice it to say that the lives of many of our people, and the security of vast amounts of treas ure passing and rep assing over one or more of these routs between the Atlantic and Pacific, may Vie deeply involved in tlnTmiction of Congress on this subject. AITBOBITV ASKED. I would alsn HgHin recmunu-nil to'Congresn that authority tw given to the I'ri-sident to employ the naval force to pro tect Aiiiericmi merchant vessels, their crews and enrfcoi*, against violent iinil lawl-.s. st-iyaire hikI confiscation ill tiie ports of Mexico and the Sp:Oi sli American States when these countries may I*? in a UislurlieU and revolutionary condition. The me,-:' ku ali'il-r that such an authority hail iii tn conferred, as 1 have already stated, would of it self in a irreat dep-tv, prevent the evd. Neither would this require any additional appropriation for the naval »er vi ce. The chief objection urcc against the grant of this au thority ia that Congress, by eonfei riiv it, would violate the conalit ut ion—ilmt it would be transfer of the war- makinjr, or. strictly speaking, tin- war divlaring pnwer to the Executive. If this were well found -d, it would, of Course, t«- conclusive. A very brief examination, however, wiii place this objection at rest. t'oiiin-css possesses i he sole and exclusive power, under the constitution "t i declare war." 1 hey alone can "raise and support armi.'i" and provide and maintain a navy." Bui afier I "lip- shall have declared war, and provid ed the farce necessary to carry it on, the Pr s deiit as Cotu tuamler in-Chief of the army and navy, can alone employ this fei-cc in making war against the enemy. Tliis is the plain language, ami history proven that it was the welt known intention of the framers of the constitution. It will not he denied that the general "jKiwer to declare war" is ulthout limitation, and emtji-aees within itself not only what writers on the law of nations term a put»!:c or perfect war, hut also an imperfect war -and, in short, every species of hostility, however coutined or limited.— Without the authority of Congress, the President cannot fire .s hostile ^u:, ia ..ay case, except to repel ihe attacks of an enemy, ft will not lie doubted tliat under this power Congress could if they thought proper, uuthorize the President to employ the force at his command tu seize a vessel 1 o [online to an American citizen which had ljeen illegally and unjustly captured in a foreign port and re store it to its owner. But can ronffressonty act after the fact, after the mischief has l-eeti done Have they no power to confer upon the President tiie authority ill ad vance to furnish instant redress should such a case after wards occur? Must they wait until after the mischief has been done, and can they appl.v the remedy only when it is too late To confer this authoiity to meet future cases un der circumstances strictly spccitied, ii as clearly within the war-declaring power as such an authority conferred upon the President by act of Congress afiti the deed hail l#en done. Iu the progress of a great nation many exigencies must arise imperatively requiring that Congress should au thorize the President to act promptly on certain conditions which may or may not afterwards arise. Our Instory has already presented a number of fuch ea»- s 1 shall refer onlyV the latest. 1 nder tlie resolution of June 2, 1 -S.S, -fur the adjust ment of ilnilcultics with the Republic of Paraguay,' the President is „jthorized to adopt such measures and use li fore*- as in his judgment may be necessary and advi sable, in the event of tiie refusal of a just satisfaction by the ll.ntrnajciit of Paraguay." "Just satisfaction" for what For the "attack on tiie I nited States steamer Water Witch," and "other matters referred to in the an nual message of the President/' Here the power is ex pressh granted upon the condition that the g: aawvky POST OFFICE. The Thirty-fifth Con^iv^s terminated 011 the thud of »rch, Ivi*. witliout having pas»ed the "act making ap propriavhi-f.»r the service of tiie Po«t Ollice Department during the fiscal year ending June, This act also contained an appropriation "to supply deficiencies iu the nue of the Post Oilice Department for the year ending th** #th of June, I lelieve this the first instance since the formation «f the IVderal government, now more than seventy years a#, w hen any ou^ress went out of existence without liaviug parsed all the general apprapri au.'U lull' ne.essary to carry on the government uutll the regular period for the meeting of a n«.w Congress. This event imposed on the executive presented a choice of evils. Had this omission of duty occurred at the first Congress, the remedy would have heen plain. I might then have instantly recalh.d them to complete their work and thi* without expense to the gov eminent. Ltut on the 4th of March last there were l^i of the lh»rty-three Slates nhich bad not elected any Representative to the present in gress. Had Ci. unless been called together immediately, these States would have heen virtually disfranchised. If an intermediate period had U« ti selected, several of the States would have t*een compelled to hold extra ses^tous of their Legislatures at great iucouvenience ami expense, to provide for elections at ail earlier day than that pvevioiwly fixed by l*J. In the regular course ten of these States Wwuld not elect until after the beginning of August, and five of Hies** ten not until Oetooer and ember. Ou the other hand, when i came to exa.mue carefully the nditioii the Po*t Oihce le,»artaient, 1 did not tuett as many or great dilliculties a^ I h.nl apprehen«lel. Had the Ull which failetl t»een eon!in* to appropriation^ liie fiscal year ending n ihe «inth June next, there wo»ihl have lecn no rea-..»n of pies-dn, importance for the call of an extra «-^on. Nothing would Oerome due on contracts (those with railroad com|*anie^ ..lily excepted) for can^vin/ the mail f-»r the first quarter of ihe fiscal year commenting on the Ut of July, until the 1st of Decemi^r—leaM than "lie week before the meeting of the present Congress. The reason is that the mail contractor* for the current war did not complete their titst quarter'* service until the Mh September last and i.y the terms of th.-ir contracts \ty davs more are allowed the )e.tle.ueiJt of their accounts before the Department could U» called upon lor payment. The great oilticult and the gre»t hardhp ••n^te I tn the tauure to pro» td»- for the payu.eiit of the deficieury In the fiscal year endiug the^Mnh June, lv^. The trt nieut had entered into contracts, in obedience u exiting la»*s, for the service of tiiat fiscal year, anu Ihe contn were fairly entitled lo their (•••aipen.^tion as it due. The dt ficieacy, a» stated in tlie bill, amounted to but after a careful hettieuient o( all them counts, it has ieeu ascertained that U amounts to ^4. tN*-!. With the scanty tueaus at Itis coumuMid, the Pi»st 1 master General luu managed to pav that portion of tbi: fl.iency winch incurred Lu the urat two larlersni the past fisciU \ear. ending on the Hist uf Decemlhir last. In the meantime the contractor* themselves, under thce trying circutustauces have lehaved in a tuatinet *..iih, «ll commendation. 'I'he.v irnd one ie*m,ce in th»* u.id-: of their eniiarrassineuts. After the amount due tii-'O hsd been a*certaine«i aud finally settled accortluig to tliis bec.uue a»|iecific del»t rv*C"rd agam^t the t'nited fci ates, which enahl-I them to borrow mouey on thl» un questionable security. *uil tiicv were obhged to pay In teres! In n*e pienee of the default of Connie**, and on every principle of justice ought to receive interest from the Uorermnent. Tbi# iuteresi should com uence Irun the date a hen a warrant would have issued for the payment o the principal bad au appropriation beeu made for this pur pog«? Calculated up t«» I»t of December, It will nut exceed —a sum not to be taken iu acctont when contracted with the reat difficulties and e.ubarraasments of public and private character, both to the people atvi the States, which would have resulted front tlie convening and holding a special seaaiou of Congress. For 1 bene reasons I recommend the }*s*age of a bill, as early a day as may I«e practicable, to provide »r payment of the aavmn', with interest, due to these last mentioned coutractors, as well a* to make Uk necessary appropriations for the *ervice of Uie Poat Office Depart ment for the current fiscal year. KLKi Tiox or axaaaaa [JUNE, \m. which all oathms wl upal to en o—m hi ttwtr pro gress. the rerjr sal ration of oar Institutions may be atakad upon the aueiuNing of Oongrea* wi*V-«t May. .les- Imt tit ite of the power to maintain peace upon such circunutances. the Prwiiletit ta4 hha*-tf la the condition In whlrh lie was pine. I r.z. the conditi'UJ ihnt the government Paraguay shall ivfu*o to rentier this this and other aimiUr ciwes CongT*sw have conferred upon tlH- iVtJiiiU-nt power in advance to employ Ihe army and navy upon tlie happening »f contingent future ••vents and this most certainly ia embraced nititin tlie power to declare i\ if this conditional and ntin/ent power could he constitutionally conferred upon the President in the ca.se of Paraguay, why may it. not be conferred for the purj^se of protecting the live* and property of American citizens In that they may Ik* violently and unlanfully at tacked in pacing over the transit route* to and from Cali fornia, or availed hv the seizure of their ve^cUin a foreign port To deny this power is to rentier the navy in a great legret useless for the protection of the* lir#* and property .f American cittzeus 111 couutrivs where neither protection nor redress can he otherwise obtained. a failure to pass tlie P-»»t Office bill nm-mwrlly give* birth t« sertous rettectious. Congress, by refusing to pasa the general appropriation W!!s necessary to carry on the got eminent may not only artert its artion, bat might even destroy lu existence. The army, tlie nary, tbe judiciary— In shor every department of g*» eminent --can no longer perform tlielr functions If Oasgresa wfuae tha mcioey nec esaarr for their support. If tuis failure should taach tlie country the necessity of electing a full ongress in .ullicient thoe u enable the Prwrtdent to cou.eoe Uiew In any emercem-y even Immediately after the old Congress has e&utred u wfu hare been p-odi*tire of great good. In a ...I damw n» ll il Willi V-™a 1 soddao anil alarming dangsr, foreign or dniasMle, at I R1r.i^iit«tiv» dent with AB1Z0NA. to the president to est tblish one or more tempo rary military posts across the Mexican lin. in Sonora and Chihuahua, where these may Ite necessary to protect the lives and property- of American and Mexican citizens against the iu. ur sions and depredati ms of the Indians, as well as lawless lovers on the remote regien. The esl ib lishment of one post at a point called Ari-|.e, in Son ra, in a country now almost depopulated by the istile inroads of the Indi ills froui our side of the line, would, it is believed, have pre vented much injury and cruelties during the past season. A st ite of lawlessness and violence pee veils on that distant frontier. Lile and property are there wh dly insecure. The population of Arizona, now numbering more than ten th jusand s mis, and practically destitute of government, of law s, or of any regular administration of justice. Murder, rapine, and other crimes are committed wish impunity. I therefore gain call Ihe atten tion of Congress lo tlie necessity of establishing a territorial govercuient over Arizona. the ctaae of the Suing IjMt Conger*, with nearly half ike Ct«i«s sTOw Cafaa i u e o e v e n a i v e e o o s e k e s MroiH. a far deeper inter thmfcre neonmnd tn Mxrch throughout all (he Wrla. Thajr have al- ready appointed a dajr for Ihe Mid Vice tero"urse tlie recommendation contained iu my have that authority may be given eterilori rfrtwHntoPmi. COUnfT, WI* Prerident, and If we proved by tbe country Ihk ui-aarc hM feaan ap. Ihermf ten mtHM TBI FACiriC BAIl.tu'S. I w nuld attain rxpras a moat deciilr.1 opiokm In liter o) ll«- ruiistructlun of a Pacific Railroad, i* the muunn Haled In uir two hut annual mi When 1 reflect upon whal trould be the defenceleM i-ontiltl. o of "»ir States and Territories west of the Barky Mountain* In caw never doubted of a war naral power sufficiently atruiir :o interrupt aU inter- with them by the iMhmu., I am Mill moo- f.ni- vinceit than ever of the ia* linporiai.se of ihl* Rattruad. the ronstiiwi ly mal ein|etency under sar-maklng power. of ConprM to provide for Its coui4ruft|.,(. but :hU rxelusire- It. »i,!e», rxpre-wlythe thi- constitution requires as an !m|eratlve .li.ty, that exclusive control. "the I'nited Stales shall protect each of them (the Ntatesl afralnst In vasion." 1 am at a lom to coocein- how thi. |.rof.ction can lie afforded to California and I -g»u airatnat such a naval power by aay other means i rej-eM the opinion contained In my last annual menage, that It would be In expedient for the government to undertake thlt great work by agents of Its own appointment, anil under Its dlrwt and This would in. r.-M-e the the Kxeeutivs to a dan|pn«us system of jobbing and corruption |«tronage of extent and would footer ent. The construc tion of ihls road ounht therefore, to I., eotmsted to lneor pomted companies, or other agencle- yIm would cxc-rcise that active and vigilant "Upervlsiori n-. tr i: which can he Inspired alone liy a sense of corpor^ii- and individual in ter-*. I venture to assert that t!,. additions! c.ist of transporting troops, munitions o{ iv..r, and the necessary supplies for the sni^v acruss tbe vast intervening plains to nqr poswusions on the Pacific c..a«t would greater In such a war than the w hole aiuount I' luiivl to eun^reet th- rosd. Anil yet thU resort woul-1. »rier all, be Inade quate for their defence and protection. rut NAtio.vAL ri!.»\, es. We have yet scarcely r«covci-ed tV...„ the habits of cx travant expenditure, produced by i-.r orerflou ing treas ury, during several years prior to the commencement of my adininUtration. Tin- financial rev-rses wliich we have since experienced ought to teach us -ill to scruiinlje our expenditures with the greatest vi^U.nce, and to r.duce them to the lowest possible point, lii.' Kxecuilre depart ments of the Uoveruweiu liave devo!,-d theiuseives to tha aucomplinhuient of th.. obj.ct with c«,n Idei ai.le .ucceia, as will appear from their different report- and estimates, 'to these 1 invite tlie scrutiny of Conjr.w, lor the purpose of reducing them still lower, if this lie pi.icticable, con-4dent with the great pultlie interests of the country. In aid of tbe policy of retrenchment I pledge U'v~ lf to examine cU«ly the Mils appropriating lands or mnn y, so that if any of these should inadvertently pass both hmies, as mujt tome tliues l«e the case, I may nlTord them an "pp rtunity for reconsideration. At the same time wcoughi never to for get that true public economy constat, not in withholding the means nec«isary to accomplish important nstioDsl ob jects courtded tu us Ij.v the CoustUuti -n, but in taking care that tli money appropiUted lor t!i.-e purpose, shall Ije fait lit Lilly and frugally eX|H-nded. It will apiiear from the report of the Secretary of the Treasury, thnt it is extremely doul.lf.il. to say tlie least, whether we »hall be able to past tli'-o-igh the "present aud the next tiscal year without providing additional revenue. This can only he accomplished by strictly confining the ap propriations within the estimates ol the different depart ments without making an allowance for any additional ex penditures which Congress iuay think proper, in their dis cretion, to authorize, and* without providing for the re demption of any portion of the ifio.'iiW.niHi of fiemurv notes which have been already isiin d. In the eveut of Ih-.UVK.'.I tour'hun dred and seventy-two dolluriiind ot'.e ent i ?-1',-*7 i ill) which sum, with the iialaoce of six u.-iiioiis tc.ix-e imndred aud uinety-eighi thousand three hun vu r.nd sixteen dol iaisaml ten cents »o,«ilj,:tlij lui irnmiuii.g iu the tn-aj. ury at the couuneuctui. nt of lia.il ag^re^ate l:*al .v.ai, ma-l. an lor tile scr.ic. .1 Hi year u: eij :..y-eisht ceuis u.diiun niiieiy lliouwaud seven hjnored eignty-yeveu Uodars and eleven i -1 Uan.l ). The puulic expenditures during tin fiscal year ending 3Utn June, Ke, auiouuted to vh s -Iiuee luiiiiou en h.ui ired and Itfiy-one thou^unl five hundred and elev. n iloilai-, and hny -ecell evuls i*t,7d,.dl !tl). (If the act of June 14, l.s.»s—making six million nine imndred and twenty-six tluusan i four bundled dol lars fr-.m these wxtraoi-.linary sources, and f^nyHfo,s-^o,4uo.i -ihi-ee million live hundred thousand* -liars and fo uK-ut, Uity-nire grave responsibility, it 1 1.'!,- ooi'.isxit from the ordinary source* oi the pubhc revenue-^ inaKiug an aggregate, wuh the in e treasury on the 1.-i July, iso*. of sev.-ntyoaUnceliontl,t!ir*i' -h.e ,... hundred and eighty-four thousand ti. e hundred and torty--.ue d. l lars ai.u eight}-lone cenls |.tT.\fv-s4,.'•41 My fonlie estima ted means of tlie prsst-iu nscal year, ending Uish Juue lson. ihe expenditures during the first larl.-r of the present fiscal yeai-were ivieuly inUii'.ns -ev- u thoussild cne hull died ..ud seventy four doUars aud sev. aty-six cents, itzll, "0..1.-I Tli. i rour unll ns. liundred and sixtv-four -I10U n.i lin ee hundred and sixty-six d-.bars aiiu"»eventy-six nts ,f4.I.'i-l..iu Tbi of tlo. -Liin u• r. a| pl.ed lo tin "pay cut of uitersst oil uie puobc debt und the redeiupt. u uf issues of Treasury notes, and th. iciuminici, biui^ id en oi.lholi three .'lundred and forty-tvvt. thousand ei^ht hundred and eight dollars I, Ib,-v4j, were upphi u to •y expenses dur.ng ilu- |uarier. I ll- isimutid ex iles during the remaining three-quarters, to June ilu. re forty million nine iiunured und ninety-five thou sand live hundred auJ ltfiy-eigiit doli.irs and t-ie.dv ihree cents ej,if.),.~.s **.) id v.li.ch sum t..o lo U.oil eijjh iuuiiieu ana eighty-six thousand six liundred and t»ent v one dollars and tw.uiy-iour cents (l^.xsi.bil 'Hi areestit ir Ihe uileresl -f me put.ilc dc.it. tlie ascerta.ned and eioinated expenditures for the liscai year tudiug i'til 1-so.f, ou account of tlie put.l.c debt, are, aecu.diug ly, stV,n million, five bundled ami lifiy lliuUsand, nine hundred and ughty-eight .loliars ami ten cents, i|,,6.nl, ihe ..rdimiry exj.en i.tines of the g..-. et n •udlion, four hundred aud nfty-oue th ti "i, seven numlred and f... iy -four iai S ailll v ^u .j,.,,, its, i^--l,4..I,, 44 '•ii ui..k.ug aii u^^regate of -^r.e .I., u U.i thousand seven huiidi'ed add tinl 1)-V iu v.ill.irs i iniiety-inne cents, *"i ,'srj, leaving an esti .ted ualance in the treasure on iftr -Jthuf juuie, lfdii, of ii teen Uiilhon Ihree hundred and eighty-one thousand ht hundred and eight dollars ami irty cents 114 1 -*u- The estimated receipts during the next fiscal year ending Sotti Juue, lsdl, are sixty-six miih in, two hundred and uty-tive Ihutisaud dollars i5*.W) ivl..ch with the balsticc, estimated as liefore stated, as r..i i:nn t.r' i the a.ury on '.be oolb June, l-»lkl, wul make an aggtiiate the service of the next liscai yea. of eijuy miui.ni six hundred and six thousand eight hun iied and eight dollars i.i forty cents (.•••su.bmi.sos 4o. I estimated expenditures during the next fiscal v ear ending ooth Juue, Istil, aresix.y-six mUiion, seven hundred isalld UUle hund.'e.i aud tweuly-cigbl dol h"-s and Bevemy-iiiue cents, .iKi,TI4,tr^s .i.) of this am .mil, three iii.il.on, three hundre aid eighty-six thoa saiiJ. six hundred aud twenty-one dollars and ihirtv four S, ^,»»i,«il iW) will Ol- recpr. li to pay tue inier.-sf un puolic debt lejvmg the sum of sivty-three million three hundred ai.d twenty e.ght thoitland Uiree hundred Seven dollars and fon.v -.ive Cents, i,Jool.i.-.s,im, fjr lated oldma. y expenditures dm i:g th fiiKal v. a end lug .kith June ls*l. t'|a.n ttaesr estimates a balance will be left iu ihe Treasury vn tla- itutli .luna ljol, of thirteen ou ei^ht h.oi lied aud u.uety-oue thousand e*b: liun e a n s e v e n y n i n e o a i s a n s i y- o n e e n s i l.sTn #1.) ti^t this nalance, as well as that estimated to remain in e treasury on tlie Isl July, laud, wi he reduced i»y such ipi .priatious as slull la made by law fo cai ry uito effect rtaiii Indian treaties during the pn-sent fl.-a-al year, aiicetl .- th-- .-secretary uf tlie Interior, to the amount five hundred and thirly-iiiue tho is.ind til.e-e huiidrisl ami 1 .til, wiil not, it is e.timitid, .-Vre ihre. mill lou five huudre.l and thirty thou-an 1 un.- hundred and nmity-six dollars and sixty-one cent-, ^$^1.Vl».lsti 61.) I transmil hereaiUi tlie re|wrt tlie Secretaries of War, of the Naey, of tlie Interior, a.id of I In- Puatti tauter (leueral. Tbey i-ach contain valuable iuforination ai.d irn po taoi recominendations well worrhy of the srrioui con sidcratiou of Congress. II wiil apiiear from tl. i- i«ot ilie Secretary of War thai th- army e.\|M tiditurcs have been materially mlucsd by a system of rigid economy, which. In his opinion, offers every guarantee that the reduction will be permanent. The estimates of tbe De|artment foi tla- next year bare been reduced nearly two millions of dollars below 111- est. niates for the presi-nt fiscal year, snd half a million of djllsr, UJ..* the amount granted for this year al tlie but session of Congress. 1 he expenditure of tbe Post Office Department during the past fiscal year, ending un Vve uOth June, Kill, ex clusive of payments for mad «rvlce specially provid- iH* oromw or ami htm. MKtr ia opinion with the Chief J»U|» that (hew ia bo If, under power fai the coon tie* of tUa I Stele, under tha pratrMMwef l» Code Sec. 114, 111M, to subscribe to th* Capital Btoefc tt U i road companies, and iaMe aparty tew* in pay* tn -nt of the game. This the flmt time, to the court, as *14^* lent constituted, this epilation has been itidf, previous to the taking af tfca Maak» ani the of the bonds. CmigrNi to carry in each jrear of odd nnmlwi for |hr In the eaaa of '\fu rimnfa a Iowa la. it feU bv ft OM W iota I® WBCO effect the provWon of the CoiMtHmiiii «d that the bonda of Cadlt t. pam I*W appolnttn* tome d» prr AMU lo th* Mi itay "Lron* Centnl QailrMd CoaMM.' in uai—m nr etedtuo of i_ •. .. ."* ,n wibwflw4 bv nM Tslld Utd bllMling, ami the IwUM to imrer tke aiuooot of the hoiufo frocu Ihe coital*. A Jpcisiou to the mme rfcot mm k1 en-- (if Ring *4. JtihBMa ctWBtjr, ft leva, The* the onlr cmm Mirt tUa court ac tions brotq(ht apon th* bond* or ocnjwirn, which the validity of awk honSa lua l.feti (, tiotied and in each of tfacae oun, in ntjr eptft- ion, the plaintiff* wan entitled to NEARER upoo ground* entirely different from the question oft he power in the cowtT to take the atock and l«ue tilt' UUtld. Independent of the qoeation tbe tio- da a wlik li part of no vlgttaiir* on Ihe the federal official-* could pr v ImS pa.-ised from the poateaaion and ownet 'Mp of ^be railroad companiea, into tfte ta'it» innocent pure haters Who had hi good faltil paiC'tlMr WO ney for the ami\ which moaay laid g0tm tkm u*' of the counties, and beenoiuemird bv (heau Tho General Assembly, by the acts of JanuarT 25th, 18U, eh. Ill and ia, in eflK legil'tN these bonds, and mS» them valid aad Macinf in the hands of the holders tbsarof. its cai-'tt above named, therefore, did not ncceswHl? in volve the question of tha-pon«r«f the to.intiea to subscribe the stock and issue the bonda andftr the actions of the code referred to. In the ease of MetHBta n. County Judge »nd Treasurer of Lee eonnty, Iowa, #04 and Ml, the rjueftion w a upon the legality of tho ir.x levied to pay the interest on bonds L-y the county of Lee in payment of its subscription of stock in certain railroads. The rote taken by anthori ty of the County Jud^e, upon the qoestkm of taking'said »tock had been by their .sirt decided to be illegal, null and void, S Iowa 811. TheGenenl Assembly had, however, by the act of January 29, 1835, (Session acts, p. 447) not only legalised the vote taken bj tho County Judge, but had further declared tho bonds issued in pursuaaco of such vote i«£d and valid, and a valid lien upon tho taxable property of said county, and had required the Cou-.ty dgc to levy and collect a tax to meet the pay ment of the principal and interest of saiJ 'oniJi Cnder the** circumstances the only question to be determined, was, whether the Legislature had the power to leg ili/e tbe vote and to declare the bonds v.ilitl and binding on the county. As to the power in the Legislature there has been at no time any doubt in my mind. I think the power may by them be conferred upon the counties to t»k« tli» stock and isaoe the bonds without uny constitutional objection and where 1 it hits been conferred, and the bonds have beea issued in conformity with it, or where the bonda, though illegally or informally issued, have been Hubsequcntly legalised by the Legislature,,. I think they are binding upon the cotttty and wsst be 'id. a deti.-icncy, which I consider probai-ie. this ought never to he supplied by a report to additional i.am. It would be a ruino'i-i practice in the day» of peace ..u.l prosperity to go on increasing the national debt to inei the ordinary x• pet.»-« "f the Ooveruiucnt. This policy would cripple oui resources aud impair our credit, in cam the exisiene'e of war -hould render it necessary to ix.rrow money. Should such a deticieucy occur i*- 1 apprehend. I would ivcomiucnd the necessary revenue to l»e raised sn increase of our present duties on impoitj. I need uot repeal tile opinions exp.-. ssed in my lad aiimiHl loessaK'- as to ihe i t-,l mode aud niauuer of aceompiUhing this object, and .-hall now merely observe that these have since undergone no change. The report or the Secretary of the Treasury wdl explain in detail lite operations of that department of the govern ment. The receipts Into the Treasury from all nmrce* during the ti.ical year ending ».Hli June, l...i, Im-ladiug the loan autiioiiieil by tlie act ol 14th June, ,J tlit- issues oi tveHsury noles autiiurizcd b.v \ilinj w-e e eixhtv-one i.ill.ion six hundred and uiiictj-1u..iw-, In the ei»e at present under consideration, the objection is taken, in the first instance, to the power of the county to issue the bonda. They .re not yet issued—they have not passed into tho hinds of the lilroad company, nor of innocent pui-chaser* for value. The question is made, in my opinion, at the proper time to test the power of the county to take stock anil issue the bonds. It is made at a time when it is unincumbered by any question of bona ti'U holders, or of subsequent lcgdization of tho tinnils by tbe Legislature and looking at the provisions of the Code under which the power is attenqied to be derived, and upon which it is placed by the opinion of the Court in the case of Duhiujue county vs. D. ft P. Railroad Company, 4 lirei-ne, I, I am clearly of opinion that no such power was intended to be, or has in reality been, conferred upon the counties. Th question in this case is to lie viewed sim ply in the light of the power and authority con ferred by the Legislature, or intended so to be. Such being the case, I am constrained to dissent from the ruling of this Court in the above enti tled case, which, in my opinion, is tbe ouly one in which the question has been authoritatively determined There is distinction to be observed between the question of the power of the coun ties 10 isiue the bonds, when made, a* in this case, in the first instance, uiul before their issue snd wheu made in a suit brought upon the bonds to recover their amount from the county, by one to whom they have been transferred as an inno cent purchaser. The courts, in my opinion, may well iillow the rjue^tion whether "the power has been conferred by the Legislature upon the counties to issue such bonds, to lie made upon au application for an injunction to restrain their issuf, when it would not lie allowed to be made where the bonds had gone into the hinds of an inniHi-iu purchaser for value after the county had received the proceeds of the bond} ind after the money had been expended tor its u~e and benefit. Th'- plainest rules of justice and equity would seem to require, when such is the case, that the county should not be allowed to urgp, as a defence in ail action on the bonds '"-'t they had lieen issued uithuut authority of 1st. Ta say nothing of public opinion, somethir. i 'Jue good faith, and to the obligation recognizf 1 *n I resting upon all subordinate authorities, ana par ticularly upon those standing in so close a rela tion to the supreme authority ol the tate, is do our county cirpoi-tions, to maintair the public crcdit. tlus sum seventeen million tour hundred a.Id five l.'.i'U-^tU i mo hundred aud eighty-tive dollars and forty-fo-n- cents iil, aes),-^s, 441 Were applied to the |»M)ni-ut ol iuleiest ou Ihe puollc dent and the redeiupiiop of the issue of tre.i-ury noles. Tiie expenditili-. s loi all tli otlier b, iuche» o( ihe public service uuriiigthat tiseal year were theretore sixty sis million three hundred aud fony-s. Ihottsand two hun dred aud twenty-six d- iisis mid 1 lii t.ren cents ifMi.ittf, Xjo Id). Tlie balance remaining iu tlie treasiuy on tlie 1st Julv 1n.II, being te commencement of tlie pre*nl eaV" was I .IU-million three hundred an.l ibtrly -rune thousand two Hundred and sevsnty-iive dollars and Bity-four cents |*4,-«li,Ji.*J S4i. i nc- leceipts into the treasury do. i.i, the first quarter of the present liscai year, coiuuiencing July 1, 1 ^.".y, were twenty uiilhon six liuudred sud eighteen lliuusand eight iiuudied and sixty-live dollars and e ghiy-fh.-cents r.'n. 0l5,?oo i.J Of Ihis ailioun! Three n..liiott eigiit hundred and twenty-one thousand three hun.red dollars Bel.I was reeen ed ou account of ihe I an and 111.- issue of treasury notes—the amount of "ixte. i ..ullion ».-m n hun ired and ninety-seven lliousand h' e lum 1.-. and s \r -live dol lars igiii,. -ti\ e eenis. *ltj,Tyi.V" iiavlug i*-en received uuruig thv4Uai-ier from the ordinaiy s. jrces.,1 public reve nue. I lie estimated receipts for ihe remaining three quarters of me preseut fiscal year to doth June, isoo. metiflv million four hundred aud twenty'.six thousand four hundred dol lais, i.S'.4_'0,4 o. of tlus am..uul n est,nulled tin.t ui.lli.-n se\en hundred aud ftfty-six live tb .uoand four hnndred dollar.-. !.••".nrti,4uo will i»- received lot- ti.-usury notes wh:.-h may be re-issued under the fifth sec:i..ri the act of ad dilleti last, mid oue luillioii oue hui.dre.1 and seventy thousand dollars I%1,1,II,1SNJ| on a.-c ,unl ..f the loan aa tb In the attitude in which the questio-i now pre sented st,n.]-, I am of opinion th.it there is no power in th county to issue these bonds, ud that tho injunc.ion should be lu-jiie perpetu.L The eonn-iel for appellants refer to the follow ing authorities in support of the position as sumed hv him. We have not been able to obtain the volume referred to, but we give the citations for the benefit of those who may be disposed to ex .mine them American Law Register, vol 7, p. 90 It IKS 21 Howard V. S, Rey, u. .1 compared wtth thoae In the year ending on antli June. KVi. li is estimated that Ihe iMkioucy Cot the current tmmi yemr wiil be 01, but thai for the year emllng SUth June, |»«l, It trill not exceed ll.MMTS shouM Cisigress adopt Uie meesurvs of rriorni pripisal and urged bj the I'ostnuwter Oeneral. Since the usmtti of March, relreiiciuiwula have beea mads ia the axpCSKilt ursa amount iug to $l,HM,t i annuaUy, which, however, did not take effect until after the 0oatUMnce.n#0t of the present fiscal year. The period seems to hare arrived for Mtnim the luestlou whether tMs Depvtuaent ihidl bseaiai a pen Mat aad *veNwra0M Ihs Treasury, L. D. STOCKTON. New York, Dee. 51. Tlie Hcialil Washington correapoiKh-nt .a s. U. li.aiu-li icf. aiiiid l.oui acudiug a inetaiage .v Mi', (iiow i.util .liter the issue of the Gl. be, e. t den lv supp i.-iog th.il llr. Grow n.'glit snpp es. his l. ngiuigc. i lu report was thought doubiful. There is a current story that shortly after tbe Globe was distributed in the House to-da. Mr. Grow received a chillcngc and acc pted it pi omptly. The parties were noticed daring the. attcnioon to be mdilVerent to the proceedings by the House, and were engaged in private coiivti sation with friends and in writing letters. This strength ned the rumor. The police were on the street tu-night and eff rts are making to arrest' the principals. Th-.y have not been found at their rooms. There is reason to believe that' tliert! is some truth in the repjrt. It is further stated that Men.-is. Keitt and Fry or are the iends of Brunch, sud Mr. Uiddinss, of Texas, and Mr. Fentou, of New tifly d-'llari."if.',b..oi an op n tiie stio. ties of tr-.i- l'osti .aster tleneral fur Ihe services of his depain-ient, f.. the last fis cal year, endiug do June, lull, amounting t.i four lu llions ..o boll lied and uinety-si\ ibo-touiel ail I lime d, liars, *4._'JJ. 111..) together Willi tlie f.ittli i estimate of tint »m •er for UK- Srrv«-e of the present ft--si vear, end.ng ainb I tn.', |s.*, is-ing live iiidlioti Bie hundred mid iweuty-six .uaaii.i three hundred wu tweiuy-f .ur dollars, i)J-l making an aggregate ten inilli .n tli ,-" liundr. and sKty-oiie t'uusui.i six hundred aud eighty three dollars, t$ld,:h)l,iisi.j pii .uld ihese appropriations Ik- made as rwpieMed by the projier Ile|wrtmeiits, the balance in Uh- in-amry on the iotn June, Mr. Grow was night to fight a tlucl. f.-r by Congrea. out of the general treasury, amounted to t'|4,VM,4wl Kit, ami its receipts ,!Ki»,4»4 oT sim*ing a deOck-ncy lo lie supplied fn.iu the treasury of .'(i. against So,iii,'*,STi to .r the year euding doth June, I The increased coet of transp itatiou growing out of Ib cxpanskm of the service reipiired by Congress explains this raj .Id augmentation uf tlie sxpenSture. Is gi itify iug, liiaever, to observe au iticrea*« of receipts fir tlie year ending su the ttah June, IsM, e|ual tu $4el,ti 1 1 i York, are the friends of Mr. Grow. [New York Times Correspondence.] Tiiei e w.is a chall nge passed to-day from Bronch to Grow, but the reault ia not yet known. Mutual frieuda think the case of easy adjust ment. Mr. Bianchht* but to s*y that he did. not de^'gn to impugn Mr. Grow's conduct as a utleinun, but politically, as the leader of si eat pm tv. Thi- ine, Mr. Grow would bet iiii|S'll,-J to retr ict hia offensive linguag '. snit the tn itter would be adjusted. This will proba blv lie the turn which thinm will take, but up ta. a iate hour to-night the difficulty remains unset* tied. The new Charge d'AHaira for Chili was pre sented to tho Secretary of State to-day st noon# Hon. Beverly Y. Clark, Minister to Guatamal*,"" has as.ied and obtained leave of absence and wili, ,.!f et une in the sprins. h| & ". anch, of N. 0., was arrested late lisii n'ght on a warrant issued by Justice DOSM, an the charge of being about to makearraogeiaeutit. leave the District of Columbia lor the jHit« pose of engaging in a hostile combat with Mr* G.ow, of Pi-nnsvlvanlt, and was held to bail tap 1 arrested v.a th sum of |S,t)00 for his imMNM* for farttaf ntm examination on Tuesday. Mr. Grow had vaster* dav engaged hackiuan to call at a place desi^* nated to take him and his party at 9 o'clock thi* mo iling in the direction or Silver Springs, Md The hacknian did not keep the aacret andbenot the arrest. this M., gave bail in the sum peace and not leave the sn«l of ffi.OOO to keep tho District of Cohwnbis to* The SecrtUry of tlie Appanotaw County AgiiJtrj! cultural Society, in hia report jus* puUishedlig A states lh the wheat crop of that count) thf past tma-oit averaged between one third and half a fair crop, but what was of It wos rf #wetl#nfT* quality. The awrag«» yWd of forty bushrls to the acre, aad oats forty btshrW tj|'' Un Hamas has retired ftoo the Albli jy^iirf t" lie is succeeded by Mestrs. Young A Omy. Mr. Gray ia a BurliaftofilaB, having bNt •& wfiotrtfcr tlie last two ysaw as Wsdpal lh ---h tbs SoMh School liouss. v Uj|ul o4