The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-01-07
TILE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

people OF nfteeh states may some 10 reel that
their property and personal safety are in danger
within the Union; in which event, no political
advantages, however great, viii reconcile them to
this form of government, and self-preservatiOn
will carry them out of it. But has a faith that
the people, awakened by recent events to the
perils of the time, will furnish the corrective, and
try means within the constitution restore it's prn
Ciples, and cause these excitements to die away,
as other controversies have done before
On the vexed topic of slavery in the Territories
the President is very explicit He holds that,
under the constitution, as settled in the bred
Scott decision of the Supreme Court Of the Unit
ell States, every citizen of any Of the States has
the right to take his property of every kind in
Guiding slaves, into the Territories of the United
States, and to have it protected there under the
Federal Constituton--that this right can never
be impaired by Congressional o. Territorial legis-
ation. Whenever this protection fails, in a Ter
ritory the Judiciary affords an adequate remedy.
If that remedy fails its hands should be strength
ened by legislation, but the President infers that
it will be time enough to legislate when that time
comes. Heretofore, he says, there has not been,
right of ownership in slaves.
The course of the reasoning is that the right
to hold slaves in the Territories is perfect-that
the proper remedy is through the judiciary, first,
for the protection of Save property cOmplet, in
the Territories.
The people Of the Territories obtain complete
control of the subject when forming a constitution
to come irto the Union.
| The African slave trade is next considered, in
n historical sketch of the laws of the United
States in prohibiting it, vindication of them as
constitutional, and setting forth the grounds of
humanity and policy by which they ought to be
sustained
These laws have been for fifty years. WIN III
significant exceptions, successful in accomplish :
ing the suppression of the trade, The case oil
Government has been able to discover.
The review o. foreign affairs in the message
may be very briefly stated The Chinese mis-
sion has been satisfactorily concluded the Para
quay expedition has accomplished all its objects
we arc on excellent terms with NIL Europe, eX-
cept Spain, upon which our claims are still
unsettled With England, the arrangements for
settlement of Central American difficulties and
tho San Juan case are going OH smoothly, and
will soon conclude satisfactorily.
! Mexican affairs; however, occupy much
longer space. The President gives history of
the fall of the Oomonfort Government, and or
ganization of the Jaurez Government, which he
treats as the only constitutional governments, as
against Zuloaga and Mramou, whom he styles MS
the lnsurgent party" An agent, dispatched
to Mexico, made such a report as to cause our
Government TO acknowledge the Constitutional
lists as the government de facto" alsJ. but
neither party has established itself in powsr.
The President recites the many causes or
grievances which Americans and the American
Government have against Mexico some of them
based upon barbarous conduct. which, had they
sbe in a country which claims to be civilized
Much less than this would lie cause Of wnr
against any responsible government The re
source aud the duty of the United States is TO
make such demonstration and use of its power
as to secure its own rights anl those Of its cit.
zens
The Constitutional Government is well disposed
n do justice but without the power The in
terror must be penetrated to reach the offenders,
and it can only be done by passing through Mex
lean territory.
The recommendation Of the President is, that
Congress should pass law authorizing the Pres
dcnt, under such conditions as they may deem
eSpedent, to employ sufficient military force
to enter Mexico for the purpose of obtaining in
dcmnity for the past aud security for the future.
lie also recommends specially the establish
ment o: one or more military posts in Sonora o r
chihuahua for the protection of the frontier
against the lrdians whom Mexico is unable to
restrain.
The President also asks Cor authority to en-
ploy tq0 naval forces of the United States for the
Of Americans and their property ini
in the ports of Mexico and the South American
States, and on the several transit lines across the
isthmuses to the Pacific.
That part Of the message which relates to the
Post Office Department its difficulties, and its
condition. is too full Of necessary details to be
within the space allowed for this sum
mary The general result, however, shows a
startling result.
The expenditures during the past year, ex-
elusive of payments for mail service specially
provided for by Congress out Of the general
treasury, amounted to 1864, 493 49, and its
receipts to 81, o6s, 4s4 OF; showing deficiency
to be supplied from the treasury of Sc, 996, 009
o. against $5,285,677 Is for the year ending
June 80, 1853.
The estimated deficiency for the current fiscal
year ending Both June, 1861, it will not exceed
81 ,342, 573 90, should Congress adopt thepisas
ure Of reform proposed and urged by the Post
master General
The report of the Secretary of the Treasury
is referred to, as showing that additional legsla
ton may be required during the year for the
support of the Treasury.
Tn, reecints into the Treasury, from all sources,