The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-01-23
PRESIDENTS MEssAeE.-This state docu-

gives vent to- The more especially will til
be the case in regard to the Monroe doctrir
and its application 10 the affairs of Ccntr
America, which the president explains and Ell.
cidates at length in clear and forcible styl
He takes firm manly stand, and in it will /
sustained by every true American. On I'll
slavery question and Kansas he assumes an a
titude that should call forth high encomiun
from the south; and we are surprised that gi,
ing expression to such views and erecting sue
a t.model PLATFORM, he should have dismisse
Bronson from office because he refused to a
fliate with freesoilers, and appoint is his stea
a notorious abolition fanatic, and fill the Ne,
York customhouse with hordes of soft freesoil
ers and antislayery agitators; to say nothin
of bis despatching governor Reeder, an ennis
sary and missionary Of the foulest abolitionist
to be found in the country, to Kansas to plo
and intrigue against the south and slavery
The president is properly very indignant at tn
attempts made by the British officials to enls
recruits in this country for the army in the Cri
mea, and it is to be deplored that he did not a
the time show his resentment Of the indisnity
offered to this country, by promptly dismssins
Mr.. Champion; but the president appears to be
rather more disposed to give expression to high
toned words, than he is to act in firm, fear
less and patriotic way. He expresses himself
at some length on the subject of the Danish
sound dues, and says that "the exaction Of
those tolls not being justified by any principle
of international law, it became the right and
duty of the United States to relieve themselves
from the implication of engagement on the sub
ject so as to be perfectly free to act in the pre-
misses in such way as their public interests and
honor shall demand remain OF the opinion
that the United States ought not to submit to
the payment of the sound dues-not so much
because of their amount, which is a secondary
matter, but because it is in effect the recog-
milton Of the right of Denmark to treat one
Of the great maritime highways ofnations as
close sea, and the navigation Oft as privilege
for which tribute may be imposed upon those
who have occasion to use it.'' He then refers
to the fact that this government refused to pay
tribute money to the Barbary states, and at the
cannon's mouth opened way for the commerce
of the world, and says, eff the manner Of pay
ment of the sound dues differ from that of the
tribute formerly conceded to the Barbary states,
still their exaction by Denmark has no better
foundation in right. Each was, in its origin,
nothing but tax on a common natural right
axtorted by those who were at that time able
o obstruct the free and secure enjoyment of it,
'ut who no longer possess that power" But
the president, after all this pre-
ude, informs us that he has expressed to Den
mark a willingness on the part of the United
'ta'es TO share literally with other powers in
ompensating her for any advantages which
ommerce shall hereafter derive" He adds
hat should no satisfactory arrangement soon
e concluded, he will again call the attention
{ congress to the subject.
The other portions of the message will prove
satisfactory to the public. 1t is well written
nd many points ably discussed.
According to telegraph reports, after the
'essage was. read in the senate, Mr. Clayton
expressed his appreciation of the ground taken
y the president in regard to the position as
lined by Great Britain on the Central Aneri ,,
m question. He entered into review of the
uestion and of the understanding of the exc
alive at the time of the negotiation; and was :
ot only for maintaining and insisting upon the 1
merlcan construction of that treaty, but if
eed be ofenforcing the Monroe doctrine, which q
ever yet had received the formal sanction Of :
'ngress. He argued that the right of way
ON our Atlantic to our Pacific possessions
ust be maintained at all hazard, unless we
ere willing that California and the territories
Joining. that State were to be cast off to form
independent republic. Mr.. Cass congratu- =
ted the senate upon the accession of Mr. Clay
to the Monroe doctrine, and recapitulated
own views of the aggressive purposes Of
reat Britain in regard to Central America, de-
cred two years ago. Much as he loved peace =
had no hesitation in saying that the honor
the country demanded that we should insist
ION the Interpretation of the treaty understood =
our own government and by every honest =
an in the ciylised world who regarded the
LIST meaning of words. Mr. Weller followed e
commentator of the views taken by the o
esident, not only in regard to this subject, but
reference to the agitating topics of the day. r
r. Seward declared that he too was ready to Ii
pport the Monroe doctrine if the emergency 6
CURED resort beyond the ful6lment of that I
eaty in good faith by both parties to it. By S
is, it is evident that all parties in the senate RI
e disposed to sustain the presdentin the posi- h
IN he has assumed in respect to Great Britain, c
ID the bestinformed letter writer's believe that 4
alters look rather hostile. The reception of ii
e message by the house was far different. 1t d
ok thatmotley crowd by storm, no one think
g that it would be sent After a very exciting Ii
bate that body refused to receive the mes $
&c, and adjourned.