Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-12-06

Having discovered that my recommendation woul
not be sustained by Congress the Eext alternative wa
to accomplish, n degree, if poSs be the same OBJ
ecs by treaty spuatons with the constitution gov
our late able anh excellent mister 10 Mexico and q
the 4th January last submitted to- the Senate f5
ratification As these have not yet received the final &C
ton Of that body would be mprope for me to presen
detailed statement Of their provisions. Still may b
permitted 10 express the opinion in advance that they
calculated promote the agricultural manufacturing
and ereal interests of The country and to
our Just influence with adjoining republic TO whos
fortunes aud fate We can feel Indifferent whilst
the same time they provide for the paymRnt OF G. n
siderable amount towards the satisfaction of the claims
! Of our njnred feilowcitizens.
KANSAS AND UTAH.
At the period Of my Inauguration confronted In
Kansas by revolutionary government, existing unde
what is called the Topeka constitution Its avowed ob
ect to subdue the territorial government by force
and to inaugurate what was called the Topeka govern
ment in its cad To accomplish this object extensive
military organization formed and its command en-
trusted TO the most violent revolutionary leaders Under
these circumstances it became my imperative duty tC
exert the whole constitutional power of Executive tc
prevent the flames of civil from again raging Kan
sas which, in the excited public mind both
North and South might have extended into the neigh
boring States.
The hostile parties ia Kansas had been named against
each other by emSssries both from the North and the
South to degree of malignity without parallel in our
history To prevent actual collision and asss the
civil magistrates in enforcing the laws strong detach-
mentof ths army stationed in the Territory ready
to aid the marshal and sdeputies when lawfully all
ed upon. posse comitatuS in the execution Of civil
and criminal process.
STILL the troubles Kansas could not have been per
manenty settled without election by the people The
ballot box the sures! ar5er Of disputes among free
men, UEdtr this conviction, every proper effort was
employed 10 induce the hostile parties to the ele
on OF delegates to frame State constitution and after
wards at the election TO decide whether should
be slave or free Stoe. The nsure gent party refuse
10 cit err lest this might be considered recog-
pton their part OF the territorial government estab
Ii he'd by Congress A better spirit, however, seemed
after 10 prevail and the two parties face face
at the third election hed the first Mondap of January
1885, for members Of the legislature and State officers
under the Lec)mpion constitution The result the
triumph Of the anti slavery party at the polls This de-
eisien Of the ballot proved clearly that this party
were in the majority, and remove the danger of civil
From that time have heard little nothing of
the Topeka government and all serious danger OF
utlonary troubles in Kansas was then at an end.
The LccOmPt0n constitution, which had been thus
CogDiZOd at this state election by the votes Of both po
tical parties il Kansas was transmitted to with
The request that should present it TO Congress. This
could not have refused to do without violating clear
est and strongest convictions OF duty Ths institution
and all the proceedings which preceded and followed its
orlna oB were fair and regular on their face. then
believed and experience has proved that the interests
Ct the people Of Kansas would have been best consulted
by its admission o State into the Unon especially
the majority, within brief period, could have amended
the constitution according to their will and pleasure. If
fraud existed in all or any Of these proceeding,
not for the President but for Congress, to investigate
and determine the question OF fraud and what ought
be its consequences. IT, at the two first elections the
majority refused 10 VOTE 1t cannot be pretended that this
refusal exercise the elective franchise could nvadate
election fairly held under lawful authority even fthey
had not voted at the thirdeecon It
that the whole constitution had not submitted 10 the
people, always desired but the precedents are nu.
of the adms Ion ofStates uo the Union without
such submission
Il would not import with the present purpose 10 re-
view the proceedings of Congress upon the LecomptOn
constitution. II is sufficient observe that their ual
ac on has removed the last yestige of serous revou-
Onary troubles. III desperate bard recently assem-
bed under motor outlaw, in the southern portion
of the Territory, resist the execution ST the laws and
punder peaceful citizens WILL doubt not be speedily
subdued and brought TO justice.
Had treated the IecomptOn constitution az ullItv
and refused to transmit it TO Congress- 1t is difficult to
imagine, whilst recalling the position Of the country
that moment what would have been the disastrous CON
seqUeuces both in and ouI OF the Territory from such
derelctlon OF duty on the part OF the Executive.
Peace has also been restored within The Territory OF
Utah, which, at the commencement of my Adminstra.
ton, was in a state of open rebellion. This was the
more dangerous as the people, animated by fanatcal
spirit and entrsnched within their distant fast
ncsses, might have made long and formidable resist
ance. Cost what 1t might, 1t was cecessary 10 bring
them into subecuon to the Constitution and the laws
Sound Tolcy, therefore, well human ty required
that this object should if possible be accomplished with
the efTusion Of blood. This could only be effected bv
sending military force into the Territory sufficiently
strong convince the people that resistance would be
hopeless, and at the same time TO offer them pardon
for past of cs on condition OF immediate submission
10 the Government This policy pursued with emf
and the only cause for regret is the heavy
expenditure required to march large detachment OF
the army to That remote region and 10 urnh il subsst
enCe. Utah is now comparatively peaceful and quiet
and the military force has been withdrawn except that
portion of to keep the Indians in check ana
protect the emgrant trains their way Pacific
possessions.
FINANCES
In my lr:t annual message promised to employ nv
best eXertons in cooperation with Congress- to reduce
the expenditures Of the Government withir ne limits
ofa wise and udcious economy An oVerowing treasury
had produced habits Ct prodigaity and extrayauanra
which could only be gradually corrected The work re-
qured both time and patience. l applied myself dill.
gently to this task from the beginning and was aided
fTErfr,
this good did appear the sum total of ou
expenditures for the first two years, mainly in
quence Of the extraordinary expenditure necessarily in
Cured in the and the very large
fthe contingent expenses oCongess during this period
These greatly exceeded the pay and mileage of the
members For the year ending 30th June 1858 whilst
the pay and mileage amounted to ST. pa the contin
gent expenses rose to O9s 3O9 10 ana for the vear
ending seth june, 1859, whilst the pay and mileage
amounted to $3.50 o93 CO, the contingent expenses
amounted to 81, 1856 rs.
am happy, however, 10 be able TO inform you that
during the last fiscal ending the 30th OF June
1862 the total expenditures of the Government in all its
Misunderstanding executive and jndicial-excusve
OF the Public debt wre reduced TO the sum of S55 4O2
465 46 This concusyey appears from the books Of the
Treasury. In the year dng the 30th of June 1858
the total expenditure exclusive of the public debt
amounted to 81 29 IL aud that for the wear ending
the S0th Of June, 1859, TO S66346 226 13 Whilst the
books of the Treasury show an actual expenditure Of
$50 S4S 44 T2 for the year ending the Both of June
1860 Including 81 667 II for the contingent expen
of Congress- there must be deducted from this amount
o
$780, 00O appropriated by the of the 18th February
1860, 'for the purpose of supplying tho deficiency in
the revenues and derayng the expenses Of the Post Ooe
Department for the year ending the thrtieh of June
one thousand eight hundred and flty-nine' This sum-
therefore, justly chargeab!e 10 the year 1852 must be
deducted from the of S4S 474 ~ order TO as
certain the expenditure for the year ending the eOh
of Jnne, 1860, which leaves balance for the expend
of that year Of 465 46 The interest on the
public debt including Treasury for the same fiscal
year ending the S0th Of June, 1850, amounted to
S. III 3l4 g. which, added to the above of S55-
402 465 46, makes an aggregate of $38,579,7SO OS.
ought in justice TO be observed that several Of the
estimates from the departments for the year ending on
the S0h of June 1850 reduced by Congress below
what and still is deemed compa BILE with public
interest. Allowing liberal margin of 50 O00 500 for
this reduction ana FIR other causes may be safely
serted that the of SCI 600 00O the most S62
000 o00 is amply sufficient to administer the Government
and to pay the interest the public debt unc's c. n
ngent events should hereafter render e1traordinar ex
pcnditures necessary.
This result has been attained to considerable degree
by the exercised by the appropriate departments in
entering into public contracts have myself never in
terered with the award Of any such contract except in