Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-12-11

partment, to raise four additional regi.
ments; and this l earnestly recommend
to Congress.
A neU Southern Territory.
s1 recommend to Congress the establish
ment of territorial government over Ar.
izona, incorporating with it such portions
of New Mexico as they may deem exps.
dent. g.IErt+.
The Pacific Railroad. -.
"Long experience has deeply convinced
me that strict construction Of the pow
ers granted to Congress is the only true,
as we'll as the only safe theory Of the con-
s,itution. Whilst this principle shall
guide my public conduct, l consider it
clear that under the war-making power,
Congress may appropriate money ior the
construction of military road through
the Territories of the United States, when
this is absolutely necessary for the defen-
ces Of any of the States against foreign in-
vasion. Experience has proved that the
routes across the Isthmus Of Central Amer
lea are at best but very uncertain aud
unreliable mode of communication. The
distance on the Arizona route near the
22d parallel of north latitude, between
the western boundary Of Texas on tho Rio
Grande and the eastern boundary of Cali
fornia on the Colorado, from the best ex
porations now within our Knowledge, does
not exceed four hundred and seventy
miles, and the face Of the country is, In
the main favorable. For obvious reasons
the government ough. not to undertake
the work itself by means of its agents.
This ought to be committed to other agen-
cies, which Congress might assist either
by grants of land or money, or by both
upon such terms and conditions as they
may deem most beneficial for the country.
Provision might thus be made not only
for the safe, rapid, aud economical trans
portation of troops and munitions Of war,
but also for the public mails. The COM
mercial interests of the whole country,
both East and West, would be greatly
promoted by such a road and, above all,
it would be powerful additional bond oe
union. And although advantages of this
kind, whether costal, commercial or polit-
zeal, can not confer constitutional power,
ye. they may furnish auxiliary arguments
in favor of expediting work which, in
my judgment, is clearly embraced within
the war making power. For those reasons
l recommend TO the friendly consider
alton of Congress the subject of the
Pacific railroad without finally committing
myself to any particular rule.
Foreign 4fars.
"Our relations with foreign governments
are, upon the whole, in satisfactory con-
dition." The wisest course to have per-
sued in respect to the Central America
business, the President thinks, was to ab-
rogate all existing treaties, which have
only been source of irritation and mis-
conception, and to begin anew; but still
the President is open to all oyertures for
any reasonable adjustment Of the Central
America question. Our relations are
friendly with all European nations, except
Spain. Nothing is said about Cuba.
France, the President hopes, will adopt
the principles of our reciprocity treaty.
Hostilities in China have prevented the
revision of the treaty with that empire for
the extension of our commerce. Our Min.
ister there is instructed to cooperate with
England and France to secure by peaceful
measures just concessions to commerce.
Under our treaty with New Granada, we
are bound to guaranty the neutrality Of the
Isthmus, and the employment of the land
ard naval forces is desired to enforce The
obligation. The Preside administers
a sharp rebukc to fibusersm, which he
regards as an outrage against other nations
which We would be the last to submit to
in our own case, and be intimatcs that ad.
ditonal legislation is necessary to effectu-
ally prevent such scandulous expeditions
from this country. Why he did not arrest
Walker when he met him at the White
House, he does not say. A demand for
redress will be made of Paraguay for its
recent aggressiors upon American citizens.
Financial INutiers
Turning to the Departments of Govern
ment, the Presiden. shows that the reve.
nues of the country have been S6S, ,63l,-
5l3, which, with the balance over from the
previous year, gives sSS, ,532 $50 for the
service Of the year. The expenditures
we're s70,S22, 724, including nearly six
millions of the public debt redeemed. The
receipts for the present year will DC only
$50, ,679, 900 and the amount available for
the years services SIS 5,3S9,43I. The es.
timated expenditures are s74, ,963,0SS A
limited amount of Treasury Notes to meet
any deficiency is recommended.
He opposes any alteration Of the Tariff
Laws, enacted last session as revenue
measure, until they have further trial.
He recommends the construction of ten
small war steamers of light draught, to
enter harbors where larger ships can not.
He urres more caution in disposipr of