The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-12-15

mend the passage oil general act which
shall provide that, upon the application Of
Territorial Legislature, declaring their
belief that the Territory contains num-
Der of inhabitants which, if in State,
would entitle them to elect member of
Congress, it shall be the duty of the Pres
ident to cause census of the inhabitants
to be taken, and if found sufficient, then
by the terms Of this act to authorize them
to proceed " in their way" to frame
State constitution, preparatory to their
admission into the Union. 1 also recon-
mend that an appropriation may be made
to enable the President to take census
Of the people of Kansas.
He next proceeds to the case of the
Territory of Utah,-shows the necessity
of superceding Gov. Young, narrates at
length the rebellious proceedings of that
official in resisting Federal authority, the
means, military and civil, by which the
war was brought to bloodless issue, and
thinks that "a less decisive policy would
probably have resulted in long, bloody
and expensive war"
He commends the action of the Peace
Commissioners, and adds:
1t also affords me great satisfaction to
state, that Governor Cumming has per.
formed his duty in an able and conoilia-
tory manner, and with the happiest effect.
| cannot, in 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, Wis.,
tied Utah during the last inclement win.
ter, for the purpose of contributing to the
paci6cation of the Territory.
l am happy to inform you, that the
Governor and other civil officers of Utah,
are now performing their appropriate
functions without resistance, The au-
thority of the constitution and the laws
has been fully restored, and peace pre-.
walls throughout the Territory.
He then passes to our relations with
China, and shows that in the difficulties
between China and the powers of West
ern Europe, our position was properly
neutral, and adds:
The event has proved the wisdom of
our neutrality. Our minister has executed
his instruction with eminent skill and abil-
ity. In conjunction with the Russian
plenipotentiary, he has peacefully, but eff
tectually, co operated with the English
and French plenipotentiaries; and each
of the four powers has concluded a sep
arate treaty with China, of highly sat
isfactory character. The treaty concluded
by eur own plenipotentiary will ;mmedi-
ately be submitted to the Senate.
He then announces the conclusion of a
treaty with Japan, and expresses hope
that it will materially augment our trade
and intercourse in that quarter.
The President expresses an earnest de-
sire for uninterrupted friendly relations
with Great Britain, and then gives his
tory Of the recent difficulties arising from
the claim of the British to the right of
visitation and search of vessels on the
high seas, shows how its exercise is incom.
patible with the freedom of the seas. that
it is especially annoying to us, and an.
nounces that the government of Great
Britain has receded. He mentions that
that government has invited ours to pro.
pose some plan Of mutual arrangement,
by which the nationality of suspected ves-
sells can be verified, that this government
has declined the invitation, but is willing
to listen to any proposition. This govern.
ment has as yet received none, and the
President is inclined to the opinion that
no plan can be devised which will be free
from grave endorsements
The complications growing out Of the
Clayton-Bulwer Treaty are not yet set.
tied, but negotiations are in such condi.
tion as to warrant the hope that they soon
will be.
With Spain our relations remain in an
unsatisfactory condition. In my message
of December last informed you that our
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plen-
ipotentiary to Madrid had asked for his
recall and it was my purpose to send out
new minister to that court, with special
instructions on all questions pending be-
tween the two governments, and with a
determination to have them speedily and
amicably adjusted, if that were possible
This purpose has been hitherto defeated
by causes which l need net enumerate.
The mission to Spain has been entrust-
ed to a distinguished citizen of Kentucky,
whs will proceed to Madrid without de-
lay, and make another and final attempt
to obtain justice from that government.
BY unwarrantable acts of Spanish Of
fcers numerous claims have accrued in
favor of our citizens. which have been &C.
knowlsdged by the Spanish government,
but all attempts to bring about final ad.
justment have failed.
The President complains that the great
| cause of delays ia in tho "a ct that orr M