Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-12-29
REVIEW OF THE MESSAGE.

The President commences with the usual
expressions of gratitude. to the Almighty for
the numerous blessings bestowed upon US du-
ring the past year, including excellent health,
plentiful haryests, and general prosperity
throughout the land. He then briefly alIudes
to the Harper's Ferry affair and passes on to
what he calls the fnal settement--the fifth
final" settlement within ten years, we believe
--of the question of Slavery in the Terrific
res, by the decision of the Supreme Court.
He says:
"The right has been established Of every
citizen to take his propSsty of any kind, ineiu-
ding slaves, into the common Territories be-
longing equally to all the States of the Con
federacy. aud to have it protected there under
the Federal Constitution. Neither Congress,
nor Territorial Legislature, nor any human
power has any authority to annul or impair
this vested right. Z Had it been de.
cded that either Congress or the Territorial
Legislature possesses the authority to annnl
or impair the right to property in slaves, the
evil would be ntolerable."
This monstrous concession to the slave-hol-
ders of the unlimited right to carry Slavery
into all the Territories, of this vested right
neither the Territorial Legislature, nor Con-
gress, nor any human power has authority to
annul or impair. it, Mr.. Buchanan grayely de.
clares has settled the Slavery question and re-
moved all ground for future excitement We
shall see.
With regard to the African slaye-trade, the
President declares that he has not been able
to discover that any slaves have been import
ed into the United States except the cargo by
the Wanderer Those engaged in this unlaw-
full enterprise 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 argune ;ainsu the revival Of the slave
trade which the President condemns for rea-
cons both of humanity and expedency.
The ratification Of the Chinese treaty and
the visit of Mr. Ward to Pekin are next re-
with Paraguay, with the great Empires of
France and Russia, and with all Continental
Europe, except Spain, are also of the most
friendly character.
Spain still refuses to pay the Cuban claims
of our citizens, amounting to $l28,635 81,
though their Justice has been recognized by
the Spanish Government The President re-
commends an appropriation by Congress to
pay the Spanish Government for the Amistad
negroes, and says that the failure TO dis
charge this obligation has been employed by
the Cabinet of Madrid as 4 reason against the
settlement of our claimsD 1t will doubtless
continue to be thus employed so long as an
American President for political effect con-
times to suggest it to the Spanish Govern
ment as an excuse for non-payment.
A long account is given of the San Juan
difficulty with Great Britain, and it is stated
that Gen. SCOTS mission has removed tie
danger of collision between the forces of the
two countries, and that the cause of the late
dispute is now the subject of amicable negoti-
atinns. sns, 81
The distracted condition of Mckee, and
the injuries sustained in that country by
American citizens, are set forth by the Presl-
dent as reasons for recommending to Congress
to pass law authorizing him to employ "a
sufficient military force to enter Mexico, for
the purpose of obtaining indemnity for tn.
past and security for the future.n He sng-
gests that, if this authority should be granted
him, force of volunteers could easily he rails
ed sufficient to enable the Government of
President Juarez, 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 70 establish
military posts across the Mexican line in So
nora, as point where such posi- is required,
to protect both Americans and Mexcans
against the Indians.
AS the present Congress is still less likely
than the last one to encourage these fllibus-
tering projects of Mr. Buchanan, it is scarce.
ly necessary to discuss them here. We shall
only say, therefore, that in the present tenn
per of the Southern Democracy, owith their
leaders breathing threats ofrebsEon and d.
union, it would be highly impoitic for Z,
! gress to put under thercontrol or within the r