The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-05

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stipalat.sns with the Constitutional covers.
| ment. Such treaties were accordiu eIy con.
| ciuced by our late able and exceilsnt minisfer
70 msa,so, ,,,nS ana m on ~ ne Arm Of Jaansry last
1 As these have not yet received the Goal action
| of that body. IL would be improper for me 70
| present. detailed eta 'ement of their provis.
ions. Still may be permitted 20 express tue
opinion TN nd ance that hey are calculated %
promote the agricultural, mar ufacturirs aud
| commercial interests of the country, and 70
.soaIe % our Just infiuence with an sdjoinins
republic ss TO Whose fortunes ant fate we can
| never feel ind d'gerent; whilst 1T the same
| 'inia tnsy provide for the paynsat Of q con.
sidrrani" amount towards the satisfaction OF
the Claims OF cnr f' i"reCe 'elt w eiuzeps.
| RANsAs AND UTAH.
| At the per- q "a ny ,ua. serntion WA
| confronted In Kansas by q rsvu,utiouar, euv
| Srnment, existing nDnrr wha, in called the
| 10 sub Tue The trrfitori!I gosernmen, nv force
| and TO insuguTate What wescslh d tn Top ID
| xuverr Insbt In iis stead To Accomplish this
pfj-ct, au extensive military orgab zftion a.
| tor med and its command eDtrustsd q the most
| Vi lent rsvulu tiunary Isad|rs L der thesl
| circumstauc-s. IL b., came my imrer I'VE duty
| ".x-ri the whole coustiiuu' hal power OF Tbs
| Executive to prevent he flames OF civil Wal
| from again raEIt Ia X tnsas, which. IN The
| Xci'.d staie of the pubic mind. both North
| and nuth, might have TX ended in to The neigh
| 9oTtUg Staes.
| Tue hostile parties in k4nsas had bees Ia. :.
| htned against each ofhsT by emtssaries both
| from tbe \ prth and the S 'uth, to d-gr-e OF
| mdllgulty without parallel IN our history. To
preVent actusl collision, aud 10 assist the civ IL
| magistrates in enforcing The laws, strong
| .ieJaci N +ut Of the army was stationed in the
| IerrItory, ready to ard the marshal and bis
| depltIes hen lawfully called upon, as posse
| coM1:"tMs in the execution OF civil aud crimt-
| aal pr, cess.
! Still, the troubles In ,nsas could not have
oeen permanently settl. d without an election
| oy the people he bsiiot box Is the surest
a. tier of disputes among treemen. Uuder
| tnis cbnvtcio every Iroper Effort was en-
''inyed t. induce the hostile psrues TO vote at
the election of Gelesa 10 iIsme State CON-
| sr'ution. ana afterwards At the election to
decide whether Kansas should be a slave or 8
tree State. The Insnrgeut party refused to
vote at either. lest this might be considered .
recognition on their part of the territorial
government established by Congress. bet
er spirit. however, SEEMED soon after to pre-
caii, aud the two part Is mes face to face At
he tnIrd elicit -, held on the first Monday of
thuaTy, I-1>, for members OF the lrgislat ure
,nu State iii srTs under the L-compton con-
stitu iiOn. fhe result was the tiinm ph If the
Auti-siaSery parry 1t the poI's. THIS dec'st IN
OF the ballot. box proved clearly that this par
" were al he maj 'rI'y, aud removed The dan
ger OF civil war. From that time we have
neard littls or nothing of the TOPEKA goveru-
,nent; and all serious danger OF revolutions
ry troubles In Kansas was then st an end.
The Lecomp'On constitution. which had
been thus recognized at this Slate eiecIioa by
The votes OF both political parties In Kansas
was transmitted To mo with The request
that / should presenr IL 10 CoL gress. Tuis
could not have refused to DO without viola
ing my clearest aud strongest conviction. OF
duty. The constitution, aud nlt the proceed
inEs which preceded and followed its forms
ton, Were fair and regularly on their face.
then believed, and experience mas proved that
the interests of the people OF Kansas would
have been best cons ulted by its admission as q
State into me Union, especially AS the malort-
ty, within a bret pei iod, could have amended
pleasure. Ii fraud existed in all or any or
these proceedings, IL was not for the Presi-
dent, but for Congress TO investigate and de-
termine the question of fraud, aud what
ought TO be its consequences Ii, at ths two
hToL elections, the majority refused 10 vote, IL
cannot be pretended that this refusal to exer-
else the elective franchise could inVaidate an
election fairly held under lawful authority,
even il they had not subseq uentiy voted at
the third eieC Ction. Ii is true that the whole
constitution had not leen submitted 10 tue
people, "a l always desired but the prece-
dents are numerous OF the admission of States
III 10 the Uni N without such submission.
1t would not comport with my present pur-
pose to review the proceedings OF Congress
upon the Lecompton constitution. 1t IS suf~
icisit TO observe that their fnal action has re-
moved The last VesIIZe OF serious revolutions
airy troubles The desperate baDd receu tly as
sembie0, under 4 notorious outlaw. IN the
southern portion of the Territory, 70 resist the
execution OF tho laws aud 10 plunder peaceful
cItIZsns, Hhl, / doubt not, Do speedily sub
dued and brought - iIsuCs
Had treated The LecUmpton constitution
rs i Hutlity ana r"fused 10 transmit IL 10 Con-
gre.s IL Is not difficult 10 imagine, whilst re-
calling The position OF Tue country at that mo-
ment. what would have been The disastrous
Consequences, DO IN in aud out "f the r-rritury,
from such Il derellCIion ot duty on the part -
the Executive.
Frtee has also been restored within the Ter =
| ritOry of Ttah, which, a tho commencement {
OF my administration, WHs iu a STATE of opsu
rob a. ha Ft4 HAf aE
the pevpIP, all ma cd by n taun' icti spirlt ADD
eutrrucueu wilGin their distant mountain
tasJnszses, might have made IL long and iurmi-
iablr resistance y 'sL what IL NIGH, IL Wa
necessary ~ bring them INTO suhlectIou To The
Constitution AID the laws. S,und policy,
rheTt fore rs wei, Us humauIfy, nquIrrd that
this ohITct should, II pos ol~ br accomplished
without 'hs I'll tsion OF bt od TINS Could
only he effected oy e-rd diug "A military force
tutJ the trrTt,ry sutici-utiy sIIO'g u" N
vince tho people that resistance would be
uuprh s.. and at thS same tIm- to fer ~ N q
pardon tor past OHeLCe=, on oundnion uI in-
medItt- suhmi-si II 10 thr Gov. rnmrut ThiI
poiIcy wls pursued wIth eminent success
ana me UuIy cause for regret Is th- beav5
prndIt arr quIIpd Ia march large d-Ia u =
| n-nt OF the army 10 that reno rrRI ~, and
| - furnish IL subsistence " au - "oW com .
| paratNety p-acrtui Hud qtirt, aud he m IL
| AIRY ioIc- his ben w.thar,wG, except tuat
| y ION II a necessity 10 Keep The IndIat > la
| c-eCs aud - protect he eInigTaut Trains on
| ,Lelr way ~ our PacIfic po7srseIJns.
l. FihAhUEs.
| Ia my II sst annual sHge 1 promised to
| employ By Btst ex-FtiUHs, III 60. u.op-In N
| HIsh Congress, 10 reduce the 1XueHditur-s Of
/ the u -! Burut witnIn the limit of les
| AID Judtc.Ju> economy. An oYrIn ~ Iu x
| treasury IA prudut et nabits al pruoIxalIry v
| aid -xtrayagaic- which cuuld only b- Krsdu-
| ailg c Irec ed. Foe WORK required DO N =
| IA d pItencs. 1 app I'D my~-lI dilg-asiy ID
| this tisz from the O-sinuiHg, aud was aided
| by he nle aud S'-T grltc rtOrfs OF fhe IL ttus
| oi THE dlhrIsut Exrcn I've ID par nrnrS Ene
| Tosu.L VI our iaU,ro ia this ID C., did no,
/ appear al the sum iotat II our rxp-Bdi 90
| Tor the rrSL Two year.. N .IGly IL Uate4uence
| VI The txtraoIditaiy txl-IuiTure HF c-.sariiy y
| incurred IN he U ah expedition, aud the very
| large amount oI the cJutingenL expenses oil
| T. ngTees during this period. Inrs- greatly 4.
caeded he iay aud mIirsse Il he M IN hers -
EOr The year ei dI"R 3uID June, 1858, wbt!s
| lie pay and nsiirag- aiu 'un ed 10 > .ae 2is
| ths CUn tibg-nt exp uses rose u 81 20 3U9 az
aud TJr me Year ending 80 h Jnbe. Iebs
| whilst the pay and mileage amounted To $3.50
by3 %, tns contingent exp+Dsss amUunied "a
81, ,iji.565 -. am happt however, tu br sb
| i,J Iut orm you that during th- iasL nscai eai
! ending on The 3oh June 1861, the toIal r.
| pSbdituTes Ut tne GJvrTntHeut la ali / q
| Urauch@s--leeIslatise, tx~cuuv~. and judi
| cG4i--. xcluslvo of the pubic debt, w~rr TO.
dnced 10 the sum OF -55 Iu1,i ,iG5 IS. TbIs con.
clusIvety appears from he ovuks of the Frea.
| sary. In tns year ending on the 30lh Jane
/ 1853, the total expenditure, exclusive OF ths
| publi0 debt, amOuntsd to s7i,9vi I2e a. and
| that tor tbs year ending 3Uth June, 1853, q
s85 3i6 s2G.ij Whist tba books OF the rrea.
| sury snow aa actual expenditure Of $50.
! ~4e,4i - Tor The year ending on the 3Utl
| Juue, iS9u, including sloin,6G7.7I f.r .h,
| Contingent expenses uI CJugrrss, there ID ns
| be dsdac ed from this siaouut the sun
OF Si,2gG,0u9 20, with the interest upon
OF sijo,tVo, appropriated by the act OF Is.i
| February, 1860 "IoP the purpose OF SUP
piyiag The deficiency la the revenues ans
| defraylug the expenses OF The Post Offiee De
par tuent for The year ending the thirtieth O
Jaoe, one thousand eight hundred and fifty
nine" This sum, therefore, justly chargea bl
TO tne year 1889. must be deducted from IN
suT. of $50 sis, ,47s.72, in order to ascertain tn
expenditure for the year ending on the 3otl
june. ls6J, which leayes q balance for The ex