Washington telegraph., 1856-01-23
The Presidents Message.


umenr is always looked for with great inter-
est by the people. as indicating the path in
which the Administration is to travel. and
exhibiting the condition of the country both
in its foreign and domestic relations. The
style and language in which the message is
written is excellent. and as piece of COM
position We pronounce it 6rst-rate. 1t re-
views our relations With foreign countries.
and announces that whilst relations of ami
ty exist with all of them. grave questions
are pending with some. which may require
the consideration of Congress. 1t lays
down poin;edly the Interpretation of the
Administration of the CLAYTON and Bull
WEIR treaty. and holds that England. under
that treaty, has only tie right to cut mahog
any and dye-wood at the Belize Honduras,
without any right of domain and expresses
a confident hope that all misunderstanding
between the United States and England on
that score, will be amicably settled Our
difficulties and Misunderstanding with Spain
have been adjusted, and from the message
we learn that our relations with that coun-
try are likely to remain quiet aud undis-
turbed.
Recruiting forces in our country, for the
Russian war, next engages the attention of
the President. He takes just and legal
view of this subject, but makes more out of
it than is necessary, as England disclaims
all idea and intention of raising armies,
soldiers, or munitions of war in our midst.
On the question of the Sound Dues, the
President denies the right in Denmark to
treat as close sea one of the great mari
time highways of nature. and thinks very
justly. that We ought not to submit to the
convention suggested by Denmark. in which
Europe will have the entire balance of pow
er. and could impose upon us just such re-
strictions as they might think proper
With regard to fllibustering the President
takes the same bold and determined
stand that Mr.. Fillmore did views in the
same light persons joining such expeditions,
and anxiously desires that the law should
be enforced against them We would here
take occasion to remark that it is strange
that the Democracy should have ever re-
buked and ridiculed the position of Mr.
Fillmore, when the present Administration
endorses in full the same views.
The views of the message on the Army
are good, and We think too, retired list
should be instituted, and that reorganiza-
tion ought to be made.
1t advocates an increase of the Navy, but
omits anything with regard to the action of
the late Naval Retiring Board This, we
think, would be an awkward and unwieldy
subject for the President to handle
The message shows our pecuniary condi-
tion to be sound and healthy. and that our
expenditures are less than our receipts
the great desideratum in both individual
and governmental affairs
In very manly way. the PreSiden: takes
bold and decided Southern grounds on the
slavery question. and in view of this We
cannot see why the Southern Administra-
ton Representatives in Congress. do not
unite on Mr.. Fuller, and elect him Speaker
of the House, as he is certainly the only
candidate for that position, that agrees with
tie Administration on this vital question.
The constitutional theory of the govern
ment is ably and soundly laid down by the
President. and in conclusion, all we have to
say is. that the message as whole, is
good one, and ifthe President will but reform
and carry out its doctrines, we will acknowl-
edge ourselves most agreeably disappointed
and yield that he has Gone we'll.
CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY.-It is now said
that Chief Justice Taney's health is so far
improved as to justify the expectation that
he will soon be able to take his seat on
the bench of the u S. Supreme Court.
Private letters received in New York
state that ex-President FILLMORE will re-
turn from Europe in the course of couple
of months, and that he will be accompanied.
by the Hon. James Buchanan