Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-12-06
The Prestdent's Message.


Ing abstract was tclegraphed to the Picay.
une, and published in that paper on Thurs.
day morning:
The President claims that the result OF
the recent Presidential election is an EN-.
phatic condemnation of sectional policy
and an equally emphatic declaration in
support Of the equality Of the States in the
Union. EFE
The President condemns generally the
slavery agitation, \ history Of which be
He defends the Kansas. Nebraska act
and the repeal ofthe Missouri compromise,
which he argues was no breach Of faith.
The President then reviews the recent
events in the Territory Of Kansas. The
disorders which prevailed there. he says,
were grossly exaggerated for party effect.
The real trouble was that a political party
turned Kansas into battle field for the
purpose Of influencing the Presidential
The President then announces that oil
disorders are suppressed. and that civil
war no longer exists in Kansas.
F. Nearly the entire message relates to
this subject. ';H*t
The reference in the message to foreign
affairs is brief and unimportant.
During the fiscal year the receipts into
the Treasury from customs duties. amount
ed to more than sixty.fou millions Of dol
lars 1884. OOO, OOO,) and from all sources.
to seventy three millions nine hundred and
eighteen thousand dollars ($73,9l6,0 900,
which, with the balance on hand on the
6rst day Of July, 1855, made the total re.
sources ninety.two millions eight hundred
and fifty thousand dollars ($92. $50, 900. }
The expenditures during the fiscal year,
including three millions of dollars 3d.
OOO, O0O.) in the execution Of the treaty
with Mexico. and excluding the same paid
in liquidation of the public debt, amounted
to sixty millions one hundred and seventy.
two thousand dollars $3.50. l72 ,0O0.) The
public debt has been reduced TO thirty
millions nine hundred thousand dollars
$3.50, 900, O00.) F. H. 7s:'3.
The President recommends such an al.
teration in the tariff as will reduce the
revenue from customs duties 10 fifty mil.
lions OF dollars, (95O,OOO,O0O.
Certain changes in the policy Of distri.
buting the troops are alluded TO, and an in.
crease in the naval force is recommended.
= The advantage and desirableness Of new
contracts for the conveyance Of the Cali.
fornia mails by the Tehuantepec or Mica
ragua route is urged upon the attention oi
Congress. % ''' 1.] ~ "''a
The President announces the conclusion
Of supplemental treaty with Great Bri.
tain, whereby the controversy as to the
construction Of the Clayton. Bulwer treaty
has been settled. ala-s re I. SNi5sf lis
The Sound dues question, the Presiden,
announces, is not yet settled. but is in a
state that leads him to hope it will ere long
be satisfactorily arranged. "
With Spain, the President says, no new
difficulties have arisen, bu. he regrets Ia
add that little progress has been made in
the settlement Of the pending questions
between the two countries. The nego.
tiations with a view to the relief of our
commerce with Cuba from some Of it,
burdens, and to provide for more speedy
settlement, Of local disputes, he says, have
not yet been attended with any evident
results.
The President assents to the abolition
Of privateering, proposed BY the seven
powers represented in the Paris Confer.
ence, provided the proposition be SO amend.
ed as to exempt the private property Of
belligerents, except articles contraband Of
war, from capture. He expresses hope
that this amendment will be adopted.
Tho President informs Congress that he
has refused to receive either Of the recent
Minister'S sent from Nicaragua to Wash.
ington, because it is impossible It presen,
to tell which is the Government de facto.
He also announces that he will resist
tho Government of New Granada in any
attempt to levy her tonnage or mail taxes
on US. ,'
The President expressly charges the
Government Of New Granada with being
responsible for the Panama riot in April
last. He states that he has demanded full
indemnify and provision for the families Of
the American citizens who were killed in
the riot. and that he has appointed special
commissioner to negotiate with the New
Granadian Government for indemnify for
the past, and securities for the future.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.