The weekly Placer herald., 1854-01-21
We are indebted to the Stockton Post
for the following synopsis IF the
President's Message.


1t says that our diplomatic relations
with foreign powers have undergone no
essential change since the adjournment of
Congress.
The President has stationed a nava'
force on the northeastern coast for the
protection Of our fishermen, whom Great
Britain had endeavored to drive from
that quarter-but be ieves that difficulty
will soon be amicaby settled
II shows that there is much cause to
excite irritation between our own gov
ernment and Spain in regard to Cuba.
As regards koszta, it says that Ingra-
ham had acted right, and Austria wrong;
that koszta WAS G othed with the nation
alty of the United States, and was en-
titled to our protection.
But little is known how our affairs
stand with China aud Japan.
AS to our affairs with Mexico not
enough is known to speak of the probable
result of the difficulties relative to the
boundary line, aud other questions of i'm
portance pending between the two gov
ernments.
Brazil still refuses to open the Amazon
to our commerce alth ough the repub Ir
Of Paraguay and the Argentine repuh'ic
have yielded to the liberal policy Of open
ing their rivers to our trade.
There is reason to bc ieve that Peru
will offer adequate compensation to those
Of our citizens who have suffered in the
guano difficulties at the Chincha Is ands
1t congratua ates the people upon the
Jealous rivalry Of ali good citizens to
testify their respect for the rights of the
States, their devotion to the Union, and
their common determination that each one
of the States, its institutions, its welfare
and its domestic peace shall be held alike
secure under the sacred 9gls of the con
stituton.
! 1t SAWS that the strongest bands which
! hold our confederacy together rests upon
the general reserved powers of the people
! Of the several States.
The receipts into the treasury during
the fiscal year ending June S0lh, 1883,
J show balauce of $32, ,425, ,447 above the
/ expenditures of the Genera Government
! during the same period.
The amount of the public deb, unpaid
! is s56, ,lSG, ,oOS.
reduction of the tariff is recommend
ed, "especiaily such s- enter into manu-
! factures and are Rot largely or at n pro-
| duced in the country"
| The present far.I system is entirely
adequate to the requirement OF the coun
try and "operates to the advantage Of
the community in ordinary business re-
lati0ns.'
So great has our commercial interests
! heco,,e that All increase of the navy is re-
con,mended; aud owing to our extended
limits, an augmentation Of our army is
advised.
For the fiscal year ending June SOth,
1853, the expenditures of the post Office
department is s2,O4l, ,O32 grenter than its
recepts-,hs is owing 10 the enormous
charge that department has been compe-
led to pay railroad companies for carrying
the mails.
Relative TO the land system a nodifica-
tiOn in favor Of the actual settler, and An
extension of the pre- emption principle in
certain cases is recommended. The nett
profits arising from the sal' $ Of the public
lands amount to $53, 2S9 AIS.
In regard TO railroads the message
takes the ground that the same objection
to the General Government in building
such roads in the States, does not exist in
relation to the terrtories-but is not pre-
pared 10 advocate the general govern
ment's building the Pacific Railroad.
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