The Shasta courier., 1859-01-01
The Presidents Message.

The Presidents Message.
Several days ago we had the pleasure of fur
nishing our readers with Supplement" to the
Courier, containing the Presidents second An
nual Message Hence it is not necessary at this
time to give m extended review of this very able
document.
The President occupies very large amount
of space in speaking of Kansas affairs-but ut
tiers nothing in relation thereto that has not al
ready been written and said ten thousand times
by ten thousand different writers and speakers.
We shall be very glad if the great prominence
given to this subject in the Message, does not
have the effect of re-opening the disgusting
question Like decayed carcass, every time
lainous stencil. 1t makes no sort of difference
whether the stirring be done with a /" Lecomp-
ton" or an aAnti-Lecompton" pole-the oifen-
siveness of the eflluvium is the same.
The portion of the Message which will prove
most interesting to Californans, is that in refer
ence to the Pacific Railroad. On this question
the President is clear and emphatic. lie re-
commits himselfto the measure in plain, straight
forward, unambiguous terms. He re-affirms the
strong position which he took on the question
in his first Annual Message. While correctly
opposing the construction of this work by the
Federal Government, he suggests that it be done
Hby companies incorporated by the States, or
other agencies whose pecuniary interests would
be directly involved" aided by grants of land
or of money, or both," made by Congress, under
such conditions as would secure the Transports
ton of troops, munitions of war, mails, etc., on
the most favorable terms. He says such road
would be a powerful bond of union between the
States east and west of the Rocky Mountains
that, in commercial point of view," it is the
question Of the ddy"-thus appealing to both the
patriotism and the pecuniary interests of the
American people in behalf of this great mea-
sure.
The people will also be pleased to learn that
the President is in dead earnest with regard to
the acquisition of Cuba. He suggests that Con-
gress make large appropriation in advance of
the negotiation or ratification of any treaty hav-
ing that end in view.
After asserting that we have ample cause for
declaring war against Mexico, he throws out the
suggestion that, unless the government of that
country speedily passes into better hands, power
be granted the President to take possession of a
sufficient portion of Mexican territory to satisfy
our just demands.
He also recommends that Congress establish
protectorate over the northern portion of
chihuahua and sonora, until such time as those
States can keep in ahssk the savages of that
region ----->
With referen& to the transit route across
Nicaragua, W earnestly recommends the en-
Pigment Of the united States land and naval
forces in preventing it (" from being obstructed
or closed by lawless violence, and in protecting
the lives and property of American citizens trav-
cling thereon"
No alusion i made to the fillibuster ques-
tion.
Neither is the northern overland mail route
referred to-mush to the chagrin of large ma
jority of the people of California.
The Presidents remark that an unjust and
unreasonable asaount has been exacted from our
citizens for their passage to and from California,
will be heartily responded to by every man in
California. We may now reasonably hope that
the P. NJ. S. S. Company will not be able this
winter to again obtain the assistance of tho Cen
eral Government in expressing citizens and re-
tarding the progress of tho State.