The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-12-17

the destruction of large amount of property belong
ing to the Railroad Company. caused full infesti
CATION of that to be made and the result shows
satisfactorily that complete responsibility for what
cured attaches to the Government of New Granada
have, therefore, demanded of that Government that
the perpetrators of the wrongs in question should be
punished that provision should be made for the FAM
lilies of citizens of the United States who were killed.
with full indemnity fof the property Pillaged or de-
stroved "s Ht.. -&ss .F
The present condition of the Isthmus Of PanaIna,
in so far regards the security OF persons and prop
ertv passing over it, requires serious consideration
Recent incidents tend toshoS that the local author
ties cannot be relied to maintain the public peace
of Panama and there is just ground for apprehension
thata portion of the inhabitants ned!ting further
ourages without adequate measures for the security
and protection of persons or property having been
taken, either BY the State of Panama, by the Cen
eral Government of New Granada.
Under the guarantee Of treaty, Che citizens of the
United States have, by the outlay of several million
of dollars, constructed railroad across the isthmus
and it has become the main route between our Allan
tic and Pacific possessions, over which mufutudes OF
citizens and vast amount of property are con-
santy passlngto the security and protection Of all
which, and the continuance of the public advantages
involved it is impossible for the United States Gov
ernnent to be Indifferent. II .'a a"qus5
have deemed the dangerof the recurrence of scenes
of lawless violence in this quarter SO imminent to
make it my duty to Station part of our naval force
in the harbors of Panama and Aspinwall, in order
protect the persons and property of the citizens of the
UnlL2u StiLeS III tose 10
safe passage the lstlmus. And it would, in
my Judgment be nwise to withdraw the naval force
in those ports until by the Spontaneous action of
the Republic of New Granada, OF otherwise, some
adequate arrangement shall have been made for the
protection and security of line of ner-oceanic
municatlon so important at this time, not to the
United States only, but to all other maritime States
both of Europe and America - 5-'F
Meanwhile, negotiations have been instituted by
means of special commission, to obtain from New
Grenada full identification for injuries sustained by
citizens the Isthnls and satisfactory security
for the greater interests Of the United States.
In addressing to you my last annual message, the
occasion seems to me appropriate one to express
my congratulations in view Of the peace greatness,
and felicity which the United States possess and
enjoy To point YOU to the state Of the various de-
partments of the Government, and OF all the great
branches of the public service, civil and military in
order to speak Of the intelligence and the integrity
which prevades the whole, would be to ihdicse but
imperfcctly the administrative condition Of the eoantry
and the beneficial effects of that the general well
fare. Nor would it suffice to say that the nation is
actual at peace at home and abroad that its indus
trial interests prosperous that the Of its
mariners whitens every sea and the pillow of its hus
bandman is marching steadily onward to the bloodless
conquest Of the continent: that cities and popuous
States are sprnging up as if by enchantncnt, from
the bosom Of western wilds and the courageous
energy of our peoples making of these United States
the great Republic of the world. These results have
not been atained without passing through trials and
perils by experience of which and thus only nations
harden into manhood. Our fOretathels were
trained to the wisdom which conceived and the
which achieved Independence, by the circumstances
which surrounded them, and they were thus made ca
pable of the creation Of the Republic It devolved on
the next generation consolidate he work of the
outon, to deliver the country entirety from the in
huences of conflicting transatlantic partalities
tpathies which attaches TO colonial and revolu
tionary history and organise the practical operation
of the constitutional and legal institutions of the
Union. To Us, of this generation, remains the
less noble task of maintaining and extending the
power of the United States. We have at length
reached that stage of the national career in which
the dangers to be encountered, and the exerons to be
made, the incidents, not of weakness, but of
strength In our foreign relations have to atteI2
per our power to the less happy condition of other
republics in America and TO place ourselves in the
calmEess and conscious dignity of right by the side
of the grea test and wethiest Of the empires of Eu-
rope. In our domestic relations, have to guard
against the shock of the discontentents the ambitions
the interests and the exuberant, and therefore, some
times irregular impulses of opinion, of action,
which the natural product ofthe present politi-
cal elevation the self reliance and the restless spirit
of enterprise of the people of the United States.
shall prepare to surrender the Executive trust to-
my SUCCESSOR and retire to private life with scntia
ents of profound gratitude to the good Providence
which, during the period of my administration, has
vouchsaed to carry the country through many diff
cutes, domestic and foreign, and to enable me to
contemplate the spectacle of amicabe and respectful
relations between and all other governments, and
the establishment of constitutional order and tran!
guilty throug hout the Union
Washington, December 2, 1856.
Sheriff Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA Of Caddo--fn
~ District Court No. 1911. NJ E. RoysDoS, ad-
minStratrix, VS.. VIM. f. MURRAY. By virtue Of a
writ OF teri facas issued out Of the honorable the dis
trct in ana for the parish OF Caddu and d.
reced have seized and will proceed to sell public
auction at the court house door in the town Of Shreyc-
port parish aforesaid, on SATURDAY, the 18th day Of
February, 4. D. 1867. between the hours of O'clock
A.. ID. aud P Nj. the following d, scribed property,
to-wit: So much of the thousand acres of land,
situated on the hand bank Of Red River descend
ing in the parish OF Caddo State Of Louisiana, bound
ed below by lands sold by Jeheel Brooks to John Ak
agan, and Eow belonging to A. Lecompe and c. E.
Grenaux. and following the line of said of land
tor Its lower boundary and 10 extend fronting Red
River so to have front Of one mile on straight
line and running back for quantity to include
1000 acres, viz: much of the above described
OF land as Is not contained in the following nptes'
and h0unds: beginning a cypress standing uu'
the bank OF Red River at the lower corner Of field
known the Grocer Field running thence three
hundred and twenty FIVE 1881 yards straight limo
with another cypress standing in the back lower
OF the same field thence in 35truight line TO a
point the division Line between the afore mentu4l-
ed Grenaux & LecoEpte rGct, equi distance from The
the banks Of the river and back corner Of
same me- pOTilfn embraced between
line already described and line commencing at the
cypress first above mentioned and the bank of the
er, and running down the bank Of said river until it
meets The point where tue t(renaux g. Lecomple d.
vision line inersects the river. Seized the property
of the det"ndnn and TO be sold pay and setisty the
writ issued in the above entitled SUN.
Terms of salecash without the benefit of apprsis;-
meat. JNO. NJ. LEWIS, Dep'y sheriff
Shreveport, December g. 1856. pfS2l Is
Sheriff Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA Parish of Caddo-Iis
~ District Court, NJ. 4IG3. Tnos D. WADDE.L, tu-
tor, vs.. DANIEL " ADDtl. By virtue ola writ of eri
facias issued of the honorable the District Court
IN and Tor the parish OF Caddo, III tive abuve entitled
s'it, and directed, have seized and will pr coed
to sell at public auction 1T the courthouse door in the
town of Shreveport, parish aforesaid, SATURDAY,,
the !th day OF February, A. D. 1851, between the hours
OF III o'clock, NJ and 1, NJ, the following describ
ed property. to-wit. Section seven ID in township
sixteen (l6)range htteenQ5,l continuing five hundred
and rixyone 76lUJ acres Of Land, with all the build
ings and improvements thereon. Also Lots No 5
(!ve) and (six.) situated in the town Of Greenwood
with all the buildings and Improvements thereon,
i I.,. ,x,Il