The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-15 00:00:00

EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE "UNITED STATES.

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THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.

LIVIRPOOL, MONDAY 110111111 NO.

The royal mall steam ship Niagara, Captain
Wickman, arrived in the Mersey this morainic, with
&driers from Boston to 3rd. and Halifax to the 6th
inst. She brought 61 pammegem, and 416,600 dollars
in epode. The Arabia arrived at Halifax at the
3rd inst.

The Niagara briar the President's Menage.
The President esmaseness by remerldng that in
performing the 000stitudonsl duty of giving Con-
gress tahrmallon on the state of the Union, he does
not do it merely to express his personal oonviotions,
but speaks ea the 07.101 the minister of the govern-
ment, tolled upon to seen impartially the interests
of the whole country ; the oondition of thief great
interests and our steady regress in private and
public will-being attest the predominant spirit of
intelligence which has charasterised the American
Pa*.

Bias the last amnion a presidential elation has
taken place, which we. the explicit and eels aitelthe
poplar will, the sole ormeolga authority of &Mimi
It is imposeible to misepprehend the great
which the votes of the people have sanothael till
sustained. They have ',sorted the conatitationd
equality of the States, and of the eateries, in what-
ever region they dwell, or wherever they received
their birth; and they have protiaimed their deter-
mination to maintain the rights of all the different
maces of the Union.
In doing this thsy have condemned emphatically
the idea of arraigns in the United States any mere
119°IraPhieldParlim
The retinae put forth to justify sack an or-
gaaisation are then re.examined by the President, at
length, sad the consequences to which it would in.
syllabi, lead are forcibly poartrapd.
The long series of aggreinions against the ore-
'Stational rights of one-half the States are next
reviewed—first, in referenos to negro emancipation—
second, the proceedings relative to the extradition of
fugitive elaves—and third, the question relating
to the equitation of territorial govern-
ments. In commis% with the latter is the
Yuen question. The mmeap vindicates in
strong teems the action of Commis in relation to
the organisation of the Nebreeka and Yams Uni-
ted's, goes over the awes of the difficalties in
the latter, which were not the provisions of organic
law but the unjust interferes., of persons not inha-
bitants of the territory; that interference, wherever
it has exhibited itself by aces of an issurrectiosary
character cc of obstruction to pressmen of law, has
been repelled or suppremed by all the means which
the coastitution and the Lys placed in the hand' of
the executive. The President states that he has no
power to interfere in local elections, to en to
their freedom, or to pus judgment on the legality
of the Yates; he hes no more power in
the territories than he has in the States.
If he had sash power the government might be
repablima L farm, bet it would be a monarchy
in hest, and if he had undertaken to exercise it
to the we of Kansas he would have been
justly snidest to the charge of usurpation
and of violation of the dearest rights of the
people of the United States. This portion of
the massage closes by expressing the confident trust
that, as the restored peace in Lassos affords
opportunity for wise legislatios, either the Legiela.
dye Assembly of the territory or Comptes will take
oars that me act shall remain on its statute book in
Tided= of the soestitation or salsvenive of the objects
he whisk it was ordelned, and will take all other
seemeary step to mare to its inhabitants the enjoy-
ment, without obstrnetion or abridgment, of all the
seastitational rights of citizen of the United States.
as contemplated by the nude law of the territory.
The financial statement is a very satisfastm, one.
The receipts of the treasury, from all agrees, for the
fiscal year ending July 1, 1866, were 78,918,141 dole.,
which, with the Wanes then in hand, amounted
to 92,260,117 dots. The expenditure, including
12,776,390 on the public debt, was 72,748,792.
The total of the labile debt is now reduced to
50,737,129 dole, the whole of which might be paid in
ass year, without mnbarramment to the public ser-
vice; but, being not yet doe, the government cannot
preps the holders of the stock to part with it.
The annul expenditure foe the part five years has
been at the average of 48,000,000 dollars; and the
average expenditure tor the next five years need not
exceed that amount.
The revenue from customs has reached the great
figure of 64,000,000 dollars, and the President
recommends such a revision of the revenue laws
aooording to the views of the Secretary of the Tree-
euy, as will prevent the receipts from customs from
exceeding 60 million.. Here, be remarks, are feet.
that speak volumes to old world governments.
The army daring the past year has found constant
immispeest against the Indians in the Oregon and
%Adagios territories, and with so much effect as
to warrant the hope of peace for the future.
Additional legislation is recommended to remedy
defects in the organisation of the army and to increase
the military armament.
The navy exhibits most gratifying evidence of in.
mound vigour.

The incaution of the law of 1853 to promote its
Mildew has been attended with advantageous re-
sults. Suggestion are made for its farther improve-
ment.

The sale of the public lands for the lad year
amounted to 9,227,878 acres, yielding 8,821,414
dollar,; the whole number of acres located was
30,100,230.
Various improvements ire suggested by the escrc
tart' in this department.
The Post-office expenditure for the pest year
was 10,407,868 dollars, the receipts were
7,620,801 dollars, leaving a deficit of 2,787,046 dollars,
This deficit is ascribed to the law of 1854, giving
increased compensation to postmasters, as well es to
the increase of mail routes and railroad service and
the reduced rates of wage. Recommendations are
made of sew mail contracts on the routes to the
Pacific.

The massy next treat. of the foreign relations,
and state, that the United states are on terms of
amity with all other nation. Their relations with
Great Britain are of a satisfactory character. The
enlistment question is settled. A treaty Just con•
eluded by the United States Minister in Loodon, if
ratified, will settle the Central American question.
The exports to Canada last year exceeded those of
the year previous by 7,000,000 dole., and the imports
by 6,000,000 dole. There I. now an export and
port trade of 42,000,000 dale.
The efforts made to relieve the trade to the Bailie
from the Bound Dues have not been samossfaL The
strong appeal made by Denmark for a temporary
suspension of definite action was acceded to, upon
• the condition that the muss collected foe a year,