Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-12-18

l. submitted. 1t will be SEEM by their repOr
r of the Sd Of July last, that they have fully
q confirmed the opinion expressed by Gen
It johnson in the previous October, as to th'
n necessity Of sending reinforcements to Utah
: In this they state that "they are firmly i'm
If pressed with the belief that the presence o
If the army here and the large additional force
+ that had been ordered to this Territory, were
), the chief inducements that caused the Nor
# mons to abandon the idea of resisting the au
L thority of the U. S. A less decisive policy
9 would probably have resulted in long
1 bloody, and very expensive war;"
: These gentlemen conducted themselves to
my entire satisfaction, and rendered useful
| services in executing the humane intentions
: of the government. ,......s
1t also affords me great satisfaction to
state, that Governor Cumming has performed
f his duty in an able and conciliatory manner,
, and with the happiest effect. cannot, in
t this connection, refrain from mentioning the
valuable services of Col. Thomas L. Kane,
who from motives of pure benevolence, and
, without any official character or pecuniary
| compensation, visited Utah during the last
} in clement winter, for the, purposes of con-
, tributing to the pacfcation of the Territory.
/ l am happy to inform you that the Govern
dllu OtIlcT ClNu OI1CcTS VI " tclll, stIc llOW
performing their appropriate functions with
out resistance. The authority of the consti-
tuition and the laws has been fully restored,
and peace prevails throughout the Territory.
A portion of the troops sent to Utah are
now encamped in Cedar Valley, forty-four
miles southwest Of Salt Lake City, and the
remainder have been ordered to Oregon to
suppress Indian hostiities.
: The march of the army to Salt Lake City,
through the Indian Territory, has had pow
erful effect in restraining the hostile feelings
against the United States, which existed
among the Indians in that region, and in Sc
curing emigrants to the Far West against
their depredations. This will also be the
means of establishing military posts and pro-
noting settlements along the route.
recommend that the benefit of our land
Laws and pre-emption system be extended to
the people of Utah, by the establishment of a
land office in that Territory.
CHINA.
| have occasion, also, to congratulate you
on the result of our negotiations with China.
You were informed by my last annual mes
sage, that our Minister had been instructed
to occupy neutral position in the hostilitieS
conducted by Great Britain and France
against Canton He was, however, at the same
time directed to cooperate cordially with the
British and French Ministers, in all peaceful
measures to secure by treatJ those just con
cessions to foreign commerce, which the ma
tons of the world had right to demand. 1t
was impossible for me to proceed further than
ON my own authority, without usurping the
war making power, which, under the constitu-
ton, belongs exclusively to Congress.
Besides, after careful examination of the
nature and extent of our grievances, did
not believe they were of such pressing and
aggravated character; as would have justified
Congress in declaring war against the Chinese
Empire, without first making another earnest
attempt to adjust them by peaceful negOtia
ton. was the more inclined to this opinion
because of the severe enlistment which had
then Tut recently been inflicted upon the Chi
nese by our squadron, in the capture and de-
struction of the Berrier forts to avenge an al
legged insult to our flag
The event has proved the wisdom of our
neutrality. Our minister has executed his in
struction with femnent skill and ability,
in conjunction with the Russian penipoten-
tiary, he has peacefully, but effectually, CO.
operated with the English and French pleni-
potentiaries and each of the four powers has
concluded a separate treaty with China, of
highly satisfactory character. The treaty
concluded by our own plenipotentiary will
Immediately be submitted to the Senate.
l am happy to announce that, through the
energetic y.t concliatory ef.'rts of our Cor
sui General in japan I, new treaty has been
concluded with that empire, which may he
expected materially to augment our trade
from our country,nen the disabilities which
| c., hoo fho
else Gf their religion. The treaty shall be
submitted to the Senate for approval without
delay. .r..
r. GREAT BRITAIN.
1t is my earnest desire that every misun-
derstanding with the government of Great
Britain should he amicably am speedily al
I iusted 1t has been the misfortune of both
countries, almost ever since tho period Of the
revolution, to have been annoyed by a sue
ccsson Of Irritating and dangerous questions.
threatening their friendly relations. This has
partially prevented the full development CT
those feelings Of mutual friendship between
the people Of the twn countries, So natural in
themselves and so conducive to their com
mon interests. Any serious interruption of
the commerce between the United States and
Great Britain would be equally injurious to
both. In fact, no two nations have ever ex-
listed on the face of the earth which could do
each other so much good or so much harm.
Entertaining these sentiments, | am graft
fled to inform you that the long pending con-
trOyersy between the two governments, in re-
lation to the question of visitation and search,
has been amicably adjusted. The claim on
the part of Great Britain, forcibly to visit
American vessels on the high seas in time of
H. L.
of nations, and it has been overruled by her
own most eminent jurors. This question was
recently brought to an issue by the repeated
acts Of British cruisers in boarding and
searching our vessels in the Gulf of Mexico
and the adjacent seas. These acts were the
h more injurious and annoying, as these waters
are traversed by large portion of the COM
merce and navigation of the United States,
and their.free and unrestricted use is essential
to the security of the coastwise trade between
different sections of the Union. Such vexa-
tious Interruptions could not fail to excite the
feelings of the country and require the inter-
position Of the government. iRemonstrances
were addressed to the British government
7 faganst these violations of our rights of SOW
f ereigntv, and naval force was at the same
time ordered to the Cuban waters, with di-
rections &c to protect all vessels of the u. S.
on the high Seas from search or detention by
r the vessels of war of, any other nation "
These measures received the unqualified and
! even enthusiastic appreciation of the Ameri-
: can people Most fortunately, however, no
collision took place, and the British govern
: ment promptly avowed its recognition of the
: principles of international law upon this sub
ject, as laid down by the government of the
limited States in the note of the Secretary Of
e State to the British Minister at Washington
0 of April 10, 1858, which secure the vessels Of
: the U. S. upon the high seas from visitation OF
J.. search in time Of peace, under any circum
/ stances whatever. The claim has been aban
: doned in manner rejecting honor on the
: British government, and evincing a just re.
e gard for the law of nations, and cannot fail tc
: strengthen the amicable relations between the
q two countries,