Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-01-21
The President'a Messapa.

This is an able and lengthy State paper, too
lengthy for our limited space, aud we there.
fore take the following synopsis of it from the
San Francisco National:
The Presidents Message to Congress. which
we gave our readers on Monday last, is a State
paper worthy the great source from which il
emanated. The Chief Magistrate treats Of the
condition Of the country at large, financially,
socially, politically and systematically, in his
usual clearncSS and terSenc6s Of style. Ills
views upon oil subjects Of which he treats, are
comprehensive and statcsmnn.ike, and his
wise and timely words of warning and advice,
are those Of the Sagc and patriot
AS the Chief Ruler of great and powerful
Christian nation, he begins his Message by an
! appropriate reminder that "Our deep and heart
felt gratitude is due to that Almighty power
which has bestowed upon US such varied and
numerous blessings throughout the past year"
The llarpcrS Ferry crimes are alluded to
denounced as enormitieS-and characterized
US events which, "hOwevcr bad and cruel in
themselves, derive their chief importance from
the apprehension that they are but symptoms
OF al incurable disease in the public mind,
which may break out in still more dangerous
outragcs, and terminate at last in an open war
by the North to abolish slavery in the South"
Although natural enough in view Of the sym
pathy expressed at the North for Brown by
his admirers, the President does not share in
any such apprehension.
In treating the subject OF slavery in the Ter
rtorirs, the President but rcnIIirms still more
decidedly than ever the opinions heretofore
held by him.
The African slave trade is next treated Of
In r,oord =, Which H., roy,orLs.
AnInmCI ,nan. -, ~, o"na,nand ,.ro hoon nm
Mo, cd, and Shall continue +" be- cn,oved To- eye.
cute the laws against the African slave trade.
In speaking, however. of the improved con.
dition Of the negroes Of Americu the pr.si.
dent SAYS:
Tl,ir a,,,o,co,oor, IN c;v,o,i,r I'm. r..
ed that Of an, other portion of the Aircun race.
The hight and blessings Of Christianity have been
extended I" the1i, "nd both their mo- dPbyslcal
N'" 49, ""' Oe'' S,'"''' "'p'o'co
ne" comes under consideration the pohcy
:" '"e Ch''u states toward eh'ha ana the
-Nhlnesc- lrrAlics, -Mhlch, IL -cnhSnlhihaleh, rs
"huc'Pa'eu' must open VI 10 our merchants
co'n'herce Of inc%hH,'S'ibic wealth.
review Is mace "t our relations with
France, russia ana other governments oi Eu-
rope WHICH, WIN ulc exception {" opalh, arc
prohUuhcco oI inc most IrlehuIy CHARACTER
~! uluiCu''lrH WIN the 'atter power Is ueeiheu
auJuStao'e ShouId an appropriation oe Ihane 10
DC Palu 70 thc spanish Government Tor the
purpose vi "'St'l"u''oh aihohS 'hc CLAIMANTS
IN 'hc Arh'S'cu CaSe' concerning lhe business
VI WHICH inc fTcs'uehl holdS mus:
entertain no doubt that this is required by our
"tI ' ~'I op"'n VI ,ne Ii,n Vc'Hocr. l.so. Tue
cd by III. Cab,mrt Of MaSrd Ms a reason s"a,nIp no
settlemcn, Of our claim.
Tn. sco,;.i,;o, of Cuh~ ;s AMIN nr,ssod ,,,.
ON the consideration of ConcresS vbicb il "a
commended "a he effected hy nurcbo,e The
most inter.s,i,C rnr,;,n nC ~. mrs.,cn IL ,h.,
where r,f,rrnc'. - mad. 70 m,,tnrx roI,,,vo ~
Mrxiro. A most iuJicious rulr Of action tow'
ard that hnrrosscI and ,urhuIc,t coun,r,, i
| lnid down md L,i ,lntinn of dcc;JcI cbor.
meter called FIR in reference. to II An armed
intervention md. nccur.tinn IL rocommond.I
Our .itiiculli.S with England craving out
Of the unfortunately bunylrd Clovtnn and Ri.
wcr trcutv nrr mi, VT ..i,lod ,Lnuyh honT,;lv
in n fair wav of settlement. Tho G1rmnt;nn 1f
tcmporarv povcrn,nrnt far Ar;zon. j. .dv;scd
much To IN. iov doubtless of IN. inhab;tonI,
there
II Is .uycc.t.d that the President bc cn,rn,,.
cd with a Sufficient degree Of never :. 10 en-.
plov the navnl fire. IN urutcct American mar.
,haut vessels their crows and cnrvors .Do;u.,
violent and l,vlcss seizure and cnnH>ro,inn in
the ports Of Mexico and the spanish Anne, lean
States. when these countries NAV no in dis.
turb,d and r.yoluiionnrv conditi,n md urroI
upon the ground that the mere Knowledge lint
such an authority had been conferred would
o. Itself. in a great measure. prevent such evils
and IN II no nd. liliunal aup,ourintion fur nm, nj
service would b., REQUIRED.
In regard to the financial condition Of tho
country. we are told that " it will sppcar from
the report Of the Secretary Of the Treasury
Tint il i, extremely doubtful. 10 saw the least
whether we shall be able to pasS through the
present and the next fiscal wear. without pro.
,iding additional revenue" And that the
only wav in which this can be ACCOMPLISHED.
is BY strictly combining the appronrin,ions
within the estimates Of the different Depart.
ments, without making an allowance for any
additional expenditures of which Congress may
think proper in their discretion TO authorize.
without providing for the REDEMPTION OF any
portions Of the twenty million dollars Of treas
urv notes which have been already issued in
the event Of n deficiency which is considered
probable" A resort to additional loans is ad.
vscd against as being q ruinous practice in
the DAYS Of peace to go on increasing the ma
t,onal debt to meet the ordinary expenses of
the government II is recommended that the
necessary revenue be raised by an increase Of
the present duties on imposts
The President rencwS the expression of his
notions in favor Of dclceatinr to the Executive
the power Of protecting Americans and their
propcrtv. on the lSthmus routes with omen