New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-03-05
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INAUGURATION of JAMES BUCHANAN!
THE rNAUGuRAL MESSAGE.

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I. WASHINGTON, March 4th.-The President elect
was inaugurated with the usual ceremonies to-day.
The weather propitious, and nothing occurred to
mar the harmony Of this great national epoch. Il, !
!. The message was brief and terse.g Mr.. Buchanan
speaks feelngy Of the great importance of the reso
ration Of that harmony among the people iof the
different States of the Republic, which be the only
safeguard of our nationality and the preservation Of
our free institutions.
He audes to the ending Of the late political con-
test, and approves the Kansas and Nebraska act
The President recommends that the surplus revenue
accommodating in the Treasury should be devoted
to objects Of strictly national character and that
such provision should be made that no revenue
be collected than an economical and republican ad-
ministration may require Therefore he considers
that the present tariff laws require modification
The President spoke warmly upon the evils Of dis
union, deprecating the course of its advocates and
holding that Union is the cardinal principle of our
power
The public lands should be preserved for actual set
tiers, both native and foreign.
The President acknowledges the rights Of the DIFF
ferent States and that they should be respected.
He Shows the importance Of a road to the Pacific,
and says that many of the difficulties existing will
disappear when the best route shall be ascertained
He holds that we should preserve peace, commerce
and friendly relations with all nations. and never in
terfere with their affairs unless mpelled so to do by
the great law Of selfpreservation. 81.
In regard to the acquisition Of new territory the
President says that never acquired territory but
by fair purchase or voluntary annexation, in the
case Of Texas and that we should act on the princ
pie that no nation should complain it, in sefdefence,
we further extended our possessions.
tg Louisiana Legislature. @3a@ 55s
BATON RouGE, March An othing Of importance
was done in the Senate yesterday. gag
Hoase-m the House, the general appropriation
bill was ordered to be engrossed. The bill appro
PIRATES $27 900 to the Charity Hospital and 100000
to pay the debts of the Penitentiary bill to strike
out the total population basis in article eighth of the
constitution and submit it to vote of the people,
was ordered to be engrossed. 81 -E
The House holds evening sessions now every Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday, for local business.
The election bill will be reached in the Senate to-
morrow. 1t will be considerably modified, and all
after section l6 will probably be stricken out and two
other sections offered in their stead in which shape
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q wv Second Dispatch. a,5a5
BATON ROUGE March -Senate.-In the Senate
the Baton Roupe and New Orleans Railroad bill was
passed by vote Of % to s. A bill vesting the ap-
ponmentof State tax assessors and collectors for the
narisb of Orleans. in the hands of the Governor with
the consent of the Senate was passed to its second
read;nr Nv a vote Of l6 to g. An act empowering the
Governor to nointeonstables in the parish of Or.
leans was nassed nv a vote of IA to II, An act