, 1859-12-28


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The PrcsAaenes hAeSsaEe'
WASHINGTON, Dec a7.-Thc 1'resident's Mes.
taca hns been deiirered 10 Congress- The ttes'-
dent, after expressing gratitude to the Almighty
for blessings received throughout 1he year. sr- |
fers &o the recent bloody occurrence ut Hur-
per's Ferry. IS Tl"ke svents, had and cruel in
themselves, derive tlcir chief Importance from
tha aun,thensions 1hat they we're but symp-
toms Of IN iucurahle disease ia the public
mind. which may break out ia still more dau-
uerous outgaces uud terminate at last in open
war by the North tn abolish Slavery" While
be. himself eutcrtaipB uo such apprehcnsions,
to BE- ready fo, the approncl, of dang lie
SAWS: "I.ei mr. inplcrc my countrymen, North
and Sou.h. to cultivate tic ancieut feeling Of
mutual f;,rhearauce and good will toward each
other and strive to nl1ay the demon spirit of
sectional hatred and strife now alre in our
land THIS advice proceeds froa' the heart Ut
Au old public functiouary. whose serelce com.
menccd IN :ae lust generation OF the wise md
conservative s.uteku,sn Of that dug but he III
dnlges in M gloomy forebodings. He thinks
the Affair Of H1rper's Ferry will he the means
Of allaying the cxcise1neut aud prevent further
he cordially cnngratu1ates Congress on tue
final settlement by lhe Supreme Court Of tic
question Of Slavery ia tue Territories. he right
las been established for crerr citizen to TAKE
his property of*csery kind, including slaves, into
the Territories, Which belong equally 10 tie
whole conscderacy. und to have it protected
there uudcr the Federal Constitution. Neither
Congress nor the Territorial Legislature, nor
ans husaau power, has aug power, 70 annui "r
Impair this vested right. Thus las tile state OF
Il Territory. during the intermediate period,
from ,!* Gr>t settlement until it becomes state:
been irfevocably fixed By the final decision Of
the supreme Court OF the United States.
lie thea describes the mode Of admission of
Territory S1ute into the Union. 1t may
be admitted with or without slavery, as their
Constitution mav prescribe. This principle bus
been recognized in so1nc form by the alu,ost
unanimous yote Of botll Houses OF the last Con-
gress.
al ,owf,1 ,ncaus at liz command hnl been
o,nni,rad s,d v;l, ront;nue ~ he emn1occd
ars;n:+ H.. .,,xn .raa. f1ur b;storv proyes
r.. tho Gthars ,f H. l,cnul,1;c in adrancp t,f
III a,ha. -'',;,..s onnl,nno5 ,ho slovc trade
nnf;f;catinns nf the Chinese treaty have been
,xa1,sn'-sd T.,' srnricmer,a1 i.onventinns
are i,nsecev ncnt:inc' relut;uc to tie rights uf
I%'ar;..n. !, et,;;ra7 orH ,rsnsit d,,t;ea 1,nr
aas,.. ;, Is'.a',,'ns ' .ra I'D.
;alt,d ,,,,r ,o,,,;n,e nth F,snre Euss;a' anil
~ 49,. eu.','t;n."t,1 co-crnn,erts nf Enrnnr-
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nr;t.;n 40 toi;a. oa;,,,tea IL n'o,,ner honora-
liz s.t;.f.c,arx J IN XIII nart;es' From causes,
~sr.r by Viii Frat s 1,t,.m Ind not antic;pn.
~ s,'a hi "i rot xc. coan1cted tho treatT ur
s,I~...,.e - ;t; f1,n5rras nnd N;careria Il,
rxngements T1n ~. 'tonamrss a aGa N,c1t@; r. ;un ~,