, 1859-01-07
Presidents Message.

oy tno HANDS OF Mr.. ~. y. lLkR, VINO ar
rived last evening overland from Monti-
cello, (uho will also accept Our thanks
an Extra from the oIice Of the San Fran.
cisco Herald, containing the Presidents
Annual Message. delivered at the opening
Of the present session Of Congress, Dee. 9Th,
1858. It late arrival, the very great
length, the number Of subjects noticed, pre-
sludss the possibility Of a proper notice
thls issue. Bat we give a very sursory
SysspsiS Of Il. Il reaching here just as we
are going 70 press.
Ths President dsvoies much Of the early
part q the Message 10 the present aspect
u the Kansas qusstion-Alludes to the set
tlemsns Of the natter BY the Dred Scott
decision. and the votes Of Congress being
unanimous upon the question Of submission
Il a constitution to the people. And after
making an able defence Of his course 10
Recommending the admission Of Kansas
sndsr the Lecompton Constitution, advo-
Gates as the policy hereafter 10 be adopted
n regard to the admission Of new States
THAT Congress ought not to exercise that
power before the population shall amount
to The ratio required By the act for the ad-
mission Of Kansas" which ratio. BY the
~.Eaglisk BiRvis suHicieut population 10
entitle that State to member Of Congress
But the President then goes on to except,
I've suppOss,) our sister Oregon. in the
Language be holds: "0f coarse, it wsuld
Be unjust to giIs this rule Retrospective
application. and exclude State which,
acting upon the past practice Of the Gov
srnneni, has already formed its cOnstitu-
tisb, sloclsdin legislature and ether Off
csFS. and Is nov prepared to enter the
Upion.g
The portion Of the Message devoted to
the discussion Of the Kansas question ends
with recommendation to Congress to pass
"agsnsraI et,Which shah provide that upon
The application Of Territorial Legislature
declaring their belief that tho Territory
contains 4 number Of inhabitants which, in
STATE, would eulitls them to elect mem
Der Of Congress. il shall be the duty Of the
President to canse 4 eensns Of the inhabi-
tAnis 70 30 taken, and Il found sufficient,
then, By the terms Of this act, to authorize
them to proceed "in their own way" to
franc = State Constitution preparatory to
admission into the Unlons-and asks for an
appropriation to enable the President to
take census Of the people Of Kansas.
Anairs in Utah are then lengthily
treated Of; we cannot follow this through,
bnt the closing sentence IN regard to them
wiz 30 read with pleasure. Il have to in
form you that the GoEernor aud other civil
officers Of Utah are now performing their
appropriate functions. without resistance.
The authority Of the constitution and the
laws have been fully restored, and peace
prevails throughout the Territory
Next IN order the President takes up the
negotiations With China, and pays com
pIimens to the successful Treaty, Negotiated
by our Commissioner, and speaks of it as
eminsntly satisfactory to our Country and
its Commerce. We are also informed that
q new treaty has been negotiated by our
Censul-Gsn with Japan, BY which many
restrictions in trade have been removed,
and our conntrymen ridden Of the disabili-
ties under which they have heretofore la
bored.
The President then alludes to the happy
and successful settlement Of the great ques-
ton Of the right Of visitation and search, I"
between this Government and Great Bri-
tain; but that there are yet complications be-
tween said Governments, arising out of the
CIaytOn-BuINer Treaty Of April, 1850, re-
naming unsettled.
With Russia and France everything is
friendly. The President then generally
discusses our Foreign relations with other
States and pOwers-particularly Spain,
Nexico, the Central and South American
States. but our want Of time must be the
apology for not more fully noticing
them at this time. As we will insert the
whole Message in our next, we would do
Injustice TO attempt to compress, within the
space allotted TO this notice, the very many
interesting subjects discussed with such
marked ability. We prefer to lot the mes
sage speak fer itself
The question Of the late commercial re-
vulsion--ils eause and effect, and the duty
Of tho government in view thereof, next
occupies the attention of the President To
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