Mountain Democrat., 1858-01-02
The PreaIdenta Message.

| RANb3ARNs
The crowded state Of our columns and our
desire TO rest little from our Iabors as the old
year is succeeded by the new, will prevent a
very extended notice this week of the able
message Of the President. The financial con-
vulsiOn Of the country first occupies bis atten-
ton and he deems that "Our existing misfor-
tunes have proceeded solely from Our extrava-
giant and vicious system of paper currency and
bank credit, exciting the people to wild specu-
latiOns and gambling in stocks" He however
does not recommend an immediate war of ex-
termination against the banks, but advises that
for the present at least stringent penalties
should be imposed upon all such institutions
upon their suspending specie payment.
The relations Of tho country "with foreign
governments are upon the whole, in a satisfac-
tory eODditOn'-but the Clayton and Bulwer
treaty is still the cause Of unsettled differences
without gloves, and desire Congress to pass
such measures as will be cftcctual in restraining
our citizens from committing such Outrages.
Kansas matters, Of course fill large portion
Of the message. VIC shall hereafter more fully
review this portion of that instrument, though
with Mr.. Buchanan We think "kansas has for
some years occupied too much Of the public at
tcntion. 1t is high time this should be directed
to far more important subjects" The selfish
demagOgucism Of politicians in and out Of Kan
sas has excited 80 much bad party feeling that
it seems almost impossible to adopt any course
al
Of cOntcnding political divisions oftLe people in
that territory. The refusal Of the "ficc State
party" to take part in the election Of delegates
to the Constitutional Convention has greatly
complicated and deferred satisfactory settle.
rnent Of the question. I'y refusing to vote,
they of course secured the election Of their
opponents and those opponents when in power
made a Constitution that accorded with their
own views. The present excitement and diff
Guilty would not have existed had the voters
performed their duty, deposited their ballots
and as good citizens submitted to the result
Kanas and Kansas politics have become an in
tolcrablc nuisance and the leaders Of the con-
tending parties there should be indicted as
common scolds and disturbcrs of the peace and
harmony Of their ncghbors and punished by
frequent immcrsions in the Missouri until their
contentious ardor is somewhat cooled down.
The Mormon question is treated in man.
ncr that will enlist at once tosthc executive aid
the whole moral power Of the American peo-
pie, in quclling the "phrcnzicd fanatcism" Of
those Utah traitors. lie says, eve ought to
70 there with such force as to convince these
dcludcd people that resistance would be vain,
and thus spare the ciTusion of blood" Butwc
doubt whether "thc four additional regiments"
will he found a sufficient addition TO such
troops Of our present army, as can be ordered
on that service, to secure the desired end
They may constitute force sufficient to whip
the Mormons, but they will do so only at great
loss Of life. We have men and money in plcn-
ty for that service, and our brave soldiers
should not be required to fight against such
odds as they encountered and whipped in
Mexico. Such sacrifice Of life should not be
required Of them. We think ten additional
regiments will be required to crush that re-
bclliOn without great loss Of our troops.
OF course many Caifnrnians will read with
pleasurablc interest the President rccOnlncn-
dation Of the construction Of the Pacific Rail
road. To attain that object he will doubtless
use all the influence and power at his command
The message will be found to breathe spir
it Of disinterested patriotism; it is character
istic Of the man and will serve to endear him
the more to the affection Of the good and true
of all parties from one section of the Union to
the other. We shall have more to say about
it ere long.