Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-10
Presidents Message.


to acquiesce in any other constitutional mode o.
settlement, he signed Mr. Engish's BILL and prOba-
bly,, when Kansas again applies for admission, she
will have the population required By that BILL he
goes at length into the subject and recommends the
passage Of general law, 50 that no new State shah
be admitted unless she has population sufficient to
entitle her to one representative
The triumph Of the Presidents Kansas policy is
one Of the proudest achievements Of this or any
previous administration. The Repu blicans them.
selves admit that the agitation Of this question Is
now ct an end, and the President and bis advisers
are entitled to the gratitude Of the country for
fair, satisfactory and final settlement Of quarrel
which threatened to rend the Union in twain. In
less than two years from its Inauguration the admin
isrson has restored peace and quiet to Kansas and
adjusted difficulties in that distracted territory which
it was feared would be eternal Ithas accomplished
all that the patriotic heart Of the country hoped for
and more than its most ardent friends anticipated.
The President congratulates Congress on the set
Element Of Utah affairs without the efusOn of blood
He compliments the officers there and expresses his
satisfaction with the course of Governor Cum nng,
and honOrably mentions Col. Kane. He refers to
the importance of the treaties recently negotiated
with China and Japan, and thinks the result in the
former esse justihes our neutral policy.
He cOngrstulates the country on the abandOn>
ment Of the right Of search by Great Britain. And
in reference to Central America, be says that me-
gOtistOns still progressing, and he has not yet
abandoned the hope Of success.
The foreign and domestic policy Of the Prssi-
Dent in the wise and efeetual measures adopted for
the suppression Of the Mormon rebellion and the
important concession obtained from Great Britain,
in her abandonment Of the right Of search, guess
fion which had been cause Of contention and
strife for nearly half century, has extracted
praise from the enemies Of the administration,
and will reflect honor upon the name Of JAMES
BUCHANAN, when the last of his detrRctors shall
have been forgotten.
He next refers to the facts disclosed at the last
session of Congress with reference to the Isthmus
Route and states that his views that subject &C
cord with those heretofore announced by Mr.. Csss.
His only desire is that the routes be kept open !;
and he desires no other privilege for the United
States, than we expect other nations to enjoy,
but will not consent that they be closed by the i'm
beeiliy Of the nations which reside near them.
He regrets that the Nicaragua route has been
closed.
He speaks Of the necessity Of enforcing our
claims against Costa Rics and Nicaragua, and
speaks Of Mexico as in state of civil war, with
scarcely any hope Of a restoration of permanent
government
He refers TO the course which led to 8 rupture of
diplomatic relations there. He speaks well Of Mr..
FOrsyth's Efforts If not for the hope Of obtaining
-, hi orIv
approaching to power, he would recommend the
taking possession of portion of Mexico sufficient
to indemnify us for all claims and grievances in
the north of Mexico, bordering on our territory.
There are other considerations which claim at
tention. We are interested ia the peace Of the
neiehborhood LaWless Indians enter our settle
ments in Arizonia. There seems no other way that
this difficulty can be removed than by establishing
military posts in Sonora and Chihuhua BE re-
oommends that this be done, regarding Mexico as in
a state of imbeCility and anarchy.
AS to Spain, he refers to the causes which delay
ed the appointment of 3 successor to Mr.. Dodge,
and says that Mr.. Preston will go out with powers
to settle the difficulties with Spain if possible.
He says that Cuba ought to belong to US and res
cOmmends that steps be taken for its purchase. As
we acquire all new territory by honorable negOtia-
tions this should not be an exception.
This policy is consistent with Mr. BUCHANAE's
Just and statusmanlike character. Humanity de-
mands that the Mexiesn people should not be per-
mitted TO butcher each other to crafty the malice
or ambition of their leaders, while our own safety
requires that some should be taken to pre-
vent the lawess ineursiOns of Indians from the
Mexican territory, upon cur frontier settlements.
Whether the establishment Of Mexican protectO>
rate be the most just and eTecual means Of accom-
plishing these ends will probably be the subject Of
discussion at the present session of Congress. No
plan has yet been proposed Of which we can fully
approve and the abstract Of the message which We
have received furnishes very meagre idea of the
Presidents views on thst subject.
We have heretofore taken occasion to dissent from
the Presidents views with regard to the Pacific
Railroad We regret to find that those views are
reitera ed in his message and urged upon Congress
With considerable earDestness. Wsregsrd the whole
scheme as unconstitutional and impolitie. Accord
ing to the opinions Of the fathers of political
faith, Congress has no power to carry on system
of internal improvements beyond the absolute ne
cessilies Of government No one suppOses that the
trainers Of the constitution in authorizing the con-
struction of military roads contemplated, such a
stupeudous and eztravsgGnt enterprise as this 1t
might be convenient as & means Of rausportationfOr
troops, lust as it would be convenient or the trans
porta.iOn Of the mails, but it is not necessary for
either of these purposes. If mere convenience
were sufficient plea for the construction Of military
or post roads, Congress might build Railroad to
every fertilization on our western frontier, to
every village and shire town throughout the United
States.
The following views the subject Of the Tariff
will, we think, meet the general appreciation of the
country and sufficiently establish that, while our
recent commercial disasters are in no way attribu
toble to the present reduced of duties the in
crease of the Tariff would not at all contribute 10
the commercial or financial prosperity of the cOun-
try.
The President says that when Congress met in
last the business of the country had Just
Fegn crushed By one Of those periodical reyulsiOns
bicb are the inevitable consequence Of our unsound
end extrayagsnt system Of bank credits and inflated
rrerev. With all the elemen Of national wealth
- abundance our manufactures were suspended,
o1 nssfuI public and private enterprises arrested
ord tbonsapds Of labOrers were deprived OF employ
v,rt and reduced TO want Universal distress pre-
,-aiI.5 among the commercial manufacturing and
,,sobanical classes Our manufacturers everywhere
entered severely not because Of the recent reducN
,;e in the tariff OF duties on imports, but because
mere was no demand, at any price, Tor ther pro
duoekionH