New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-28

time, OF that suspicion of sympathy wlh s'ei'
mediiated treason, which naturally attaches to him
.s the chief of the Democratic party.
From bis brief allusion 10 the Ilsrpers Ferry
affair the President passes on to ~hat be calls tue
fnal settleuent-tbe ifth "finsl" settlement within
ten years, We believe of the question OF Slavery
IN the Territories, by the decision of the Supreme
Court He Gays:
Te ri.h has been e..absbed Of every citizen to take hi
property sny Kind incloeHg slaves into .he coo1 tern
oris equally 70 AL rue STATE e The Cooe5sao1 81
hs gif,s A1eroriAl Legslstnre nor any human
eI be. Al authority snnu or uPiI thi vested nsut
oTi possess power sHnal Or imps the gh'
20 property ..ses. the evil waul b. inioler.ole
This monstreus concession to the shareholders OF
the unlimited right to carry Slavery into oil the Ter
rliories, of this vested right" which Is 80 blgh'
so sacred and 20 secure that neither the Territorial
Legislature, nor Congress, nor any human power
has authority TO aunul or impair it, Mr. Buchsnan
grayely declares has settled the Slavery question
and removed all ground for fuiure excitement. We
shall see.
With regard 10 the African slave-trade, the
President declares that he has not been able to dis
cover that any slaves have been imported Iato
the United States except the cargo by the
Wanderer. Those engaged in this unlawful enter
prise have been vigorously prosecuted, 'but not"
be significantly adds with as much success as
" theIr crimes have deserved" Nearly column
Of the Message is devoted to an arguneht against
the revival of the savet trade which the President
condemns for reasons both of humanity and expe-
diency.
Al. - nd thQ
visit of Mr.. Ward TO Pekin are next referred to
With satisfaction. Our relations with Paraguay,
with the great Empires Of France and Russia, aad
With all Continental Europe, except Spain, are also
of the mort friendly character.
Spain still refuses to pay the Cuban claims of our
citizens, amounting to Sl2s,635 "a, though their
justice bas been recognized by the Spanish Govern
ment. The President recommends an appropria-
ton BY Congress to pay the Spanish Government
for the Amistad Gegroes aud says that the failure
" TO discharge this obligation has been employed
"by the Cabinet of Madrid as reason against
" the settlement of our claims" IL will Doubtless
continue TO be thus employed SO lOng as an Amer
can President for political effect, continues to su3-
gest il to the Spanish Government as OIL excuse for
noI-pay ment.
A long account il given Of the San Juan difficulty
with Great Britain aud it is stated that Gen.
Scutt's mission has removed tue danger of col
hsion between the forces OF the two countries, and
that The cause of the late dispute is now tho SUBJ
ject of smIcable negotiation.
The distracted condition Of Mexico, and the in
jmies sustained in that country by American citi-
ze1s, are set forth by the President as reasons tor
recommending to Congress to pass Law author
izing him to employ "a sufficient military force to
" enter Mexico, for the purpose of obtaining in
demnity Tor the past aud security for the future
He suggests that, if this authority should be
granted bin, q force Of volunteers could easily he
raised sufficient TO enable the Government OF Pres
Ident JuGrez, now in possession OF Vera Cruz, to
reach the City Of Mexico, and extend its power
over the whole Republic. He also requests from
Congress authority to establish military posts across
the Mexican line in Sonora aud Chihuahua, aud
designates Arispe, in Sonora, poiIt where such
a post is required, TO protect both Americans and
Bi, Aicans against the Indians.
As the present Congress is still less likely than
he last one to encourage these ibusering projects
of Mr. buchanan, 1t is scarcely necessary to discuss
ihem here. We shall only say, therefore, that in
he present temper of the Southern Democracy,
with their leaders breathing threats OF rebellion aud
disuniOn, it would be highly impoitic for Congress
10 put under their control or within their Reach an
sImy IN Mexico whose ranks would most Likely be
filed With their own psrtisans. The Federal Gov
ernReDt will hardly be So infatuated rs to raise,
equip, and maintain a force that may eventually be
turned against itself.
The President further asks that he may be
authorized to employ the Navy for the purpose OF
The lives aud property Of American ctl-
zens passing across the Central American isthmuses.
The failure OF the last Congress 70 pass the act
making appropriations FER the Post-Otice Depart
meut the President says, ID the first Instance since
the formation of the Government when any Con-
cress vent out Of existebee without having passed
al The gel eral appropriation bills. lie dwells on
the embarrassment thus created, and recommends
Cor gr-ss to pass an election law which shall secure
TIE perpetual existence Of full Congress, So that
in care OF emergency that bod, can re called TO-
Gether without leaving any Of tho States unrepre-
sened.
Finally, the President recommends the cOnstruc-
ton of Pacific Railroad; the reduction OF Gov
ernment expenditures 10 the lowest practicable
point and the raising Of additional revenue to meet
dsscierees, net by loan bu BY an To-
ere ,se of the present duties on Imports. lie refers