Weekly national intelligencer., 1846-12-26

aiding in opening canal to connect the Of Lake
Michigan with those Of Rock river " which twice read
and referred 10 the Committee Public Lands
Mr. DOUGLASS from the Committee on the Territories,
ported bill to establish territorial government of Oregon
which was twice read and referred to the Committee Of the
Whole the state of the Union and made the specia order
of the day for TUESDAY, the 9Th Of January next
Mr. McCLELLAND introduced, by leave bills Of the fol-
lowing titles of which previous notice had been given
bill making appropriations for the improvement of
tain rivers and harbors Referred to the Committee Com
merce ,
bill establish new land district in the northern part
Of Michigan and to provide for the sale Of the mineral lands
in the State of Michigan and Territory Of Wisconsin Re-
ferred to the Committee on Public Lands.
bill for the settlement of the claim Of John X. Williams
Referred to the Committee Of Claims.
ORGANIZATION OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT IN THE
TERRITORY OF MEXICO.
The SPEAKER laid before the House the following mes
sage from the President of the United States
WAsmIsGToN, DECEMBER %, 1886
To The House Of Representatives. Of the United States.
In compliance with the request contained in the resolution
of the House of Representatives the 18th instant commu
ncate herewith the reports from the Secretary of War and The
Secretary of the Navy with the documents which accompa
ny them.
These documents contain all the orders or instructions to
any military naval, other officer Of the Government in
aon to the establishment organization of civil government
any portion of the territory Of Mexico which has or might
be taken possession Of by the army navy Of the United
States"
These orders instructions were given to regulate the ex-
ercse OF the rights OF the bellgeen engsgedn actual
such portions of the territory of enemy as by mill
laIy conquest might be taken possession off, and be
pied by our armed forcesrigh's necessarily resulting from
state OF and clearly recognised by the laws Of nations
This all the authority which could be delegated 10 our
military and naval commanders and its exercise ndis
pensabe TO the occupation and possession Of territory
OF the enemy which might be conquered The regulations
authorized temporary and dependant the rights a
CURED by conquest They authorized bellgerent
rights and were to be carried into effect by military naval
officers They were but the ameloraion of martial law,
Nyh
the security Of the conquest the inhabitants Of the con-
quefed territory.
The documents communicated also contain the reports Of
several highly meorous officers OF army and navy who
have conquered and taken possession of portions of the
my territory.
Among the documents accompanying the report of the Sec
reiary OF War; will be found form Of government, "es
alised and organized by the military commander who
quered and occupied with his forces territory of New
Mexico. This document received at the War Depart
ment IN the latter part of the last month"; and will be per-
ceived by the report of the Secretary of War; not
the stated by that officer brought my notice until
aermy annual message Of the sh instant communicated
to Congress is declared its face to be Temporary
Of the said territory y but there are portions OF
which purport to establish and organize permanent
toral government Of The United States the territory
and To mpa to its inhabitants political rights which, sander
the constitution Of the United States, be perma
neniy only by citizens of the United States These have not
been 'upproved and recognised" Ivy Such orr,pzeJ
regulations have been established in any ha conquered
territories, for the security of conque for preserva
ton oil order for the protection of the rights OF he phab
tants and for devng the enemy the advantages Of these
territories while the military possession of them by the forces
the United States continues will be recognised approved
II Will be apparent from the reports Of the officers who have
been required by the which has crowned their arms
to exercise the of temporary the ~
quered territories, that, if any of power has m
ercsed, the departure has been the offspring of pao M
sire to give to the inhabitants the privileges and arpp
so cherished by the people of country and S
they believe calculated to improve their condition and
their prosperity. Any such has resulted
cal injury but and will be early corrected in nanny III
ALLEVIATE little possible tho good feelings OF e inh
ants Of the conquered territory JAMES X. P0LWF&A
The message and accompanying documents reierfd
TO the Committee Of the Whole the the Unio
and ordered TO be printed.
THE documents will be found the fourth page Of this
paperl y