Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-12-19

The last annual message of Andrew johnson
was delivered to Congress on the 9Th instant,
and appeared in full in the Sacramento Union OF
the following morning. The following synopsis
of the document is taken from the Sacramento
Bee:
The message opens with a dissertation upon
the reconstruction policy of Congress, which
everybody but A. J. had supposed settled. He
declares that the legislator or ruler who has the
magnanimity to retrace his steps when be has
been wandering ia the wrong path will some
time be regarded with gratitude by a patriotic
neonle-but we greatly fear that A. j. is not that
ruler and will never be so regarded. On this
subject of reconstruction he says nothing new,
but simply continues to harp an old discordant
tune upon a single string.
TENURE OF OFFICE.
This bill, he thinks, should be repealed, as
while it is in force the Executive cannot enforce
that accountability so essential to an economical
and just administration
CoMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
The army appropriation bill of March 2, 1867,
contains provisions which interfere with the
Presidents function as Commander-in-C Chief,
and should therefore be annulled.
FINANCE AND POPULATION.
In 1869 the population of the United States
will be 3s, O00. 0OO being an increase of 86s per
cent. since 179O-or in 10 years. In 1871, with
a population of 4, 100000, the annual expeudi-
lures of the Government were S4 .200, 900, and
the Secretary of the Treasury in his report est-
mates the expenditures of 1869 at S312, 900, 900.
In 1860, year Of peace, the expenditures were
S63. 900. 900, and in 1869, year of peace also,
they will be 1872 900, O00-but the honest man
neglec:s to say that the additional dollars 60
toward paying the pensions of crippled soldiers,
the stipends of the widows and orphans, made
by his Southern and rebellious friends-to keep
up army and navy to keep down traitors, to
build Pacific railroads, and to do such other
things of right ought to be done.
CURRENCY.
When the rebellion opened. the bank note cir
culation in the United States equaled $500 000,-
900, and now it equals $500, 100000. We
should return to coin currency posi-
BILE, but the President fails to suggest any plan
for the accomplishment of this most desirable
end.
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Mcmahon, the new Minister to Paraguay has
been instructed to investigate the imhroglio be-
tween Washburn late Minister to that republic,
and the President thereof, and the Rear Admiral
of the South Atlantic squadron, has been COM
manded to attend this Minister with such naval
force as may sustain such Just demands as the
occasion may require. Spain and the republics
of Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador have expressed
United States for terminating the war upon the
South Pacific coast. Chile has not finally de-
clared upon the question. And in the meantime
the conflict exhausted itself since, for two years
no hostile demonstration has been MADE. The
Bolivia republic has declared that it will receive
into full citizenship any citizen of the other
American republics upon the simple condition of
voluntary register. Negotiations are pending
with Columbia for the survey and construction
of ship canal across the Isthmus of Daren, un-
der the auspices of the United States, and he
hopes to be able to submit the result thereof to
the Senate at its present session. He has been
reluctantly obliged to ask explanation and salts
faction for national injuries committed by the
President of the republic of Hayti. The politi-
cal condition of Hayt and st. Domingo is very
unsatisfactory. The abolition of slavery, which
has been carried into effect throughout the
Island of ST. Domingo and the entire West In
dies, except the Spanish islands Of Cuba and
Porto Rico, has been followed by profound
popular conviction of the rightfulness of repub-
!ican institutions and an intense desire to secure
them. The attempt, however, to establish re-
publcs there encounters many obstacles, most
of which may be supposed to result from long
INDUCED habits of colonial supineness and de-
pendence upon European monarchical power.
The acquisition of Alaska was accomplished
with view of extending national jurisdiction
and republican principles on [over] the Ameri
can hemisphere With the same view he en-
tered into negotiations with the King of Dem
mark for the purchase of St. Thomas and St.
John, and that question is still open and it is
for Congress to decide whether this property
shall be paid for and acquired or not COM
prehensive national policy would seem to sane
tion the acquisition and Incorporation into our
Federal Union of the several adjacent CONT
mental and insular communities speedily as it
can be done peacefully, lawfully, and without
viz a. pofp fait
With all the balance of the world the United
States is on terms of amity and friendship.
NATURAL1zED CITIZENS.
Liberal treaties for the protection of American
naturalized citizens on returning temporarily to
their native country have been entered into be-
tween the United States and North Germany,
Bavaria, Belgium, Wurtemburg, Grand Duchy
of Baden and of Hesse Darmstadt and similar
treaties. it is believed, will soon be negotiated
with Spain, Italy and Turkey.
GREAT BRITAIN.
Three questions remain open between the
United States and Great Britain namely, the
mutual rights of naturalized citizens - the
Northern Pacific boundary, involving the title
to the island of San Juan-and mutual claims
arising since 1853 of citizens and subjects of the
two countries. Negotiations all these SUBJ
jec,s are pending.
AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION.
He thinks the judgment of the people should
be taken on the question of eecting Presidents
and Vice Presidents by direct vote, and of max
ing them ineligible for second term for elect
ing United States Senators by direct vote of the
people ALSO and for limiting the term of the Fed
eral Judges.
FINS.
The most sensible part of this message is the
conclusion, in which he concludes would that
he had done so long ago. that in Congress are
vested all legislative powers and upon them de-
wolves the responsibility we'll for forming I'M
wise and excessive laws for neglecting to de-
wise and adopt measures absolutely demanded
by the wants of the country"
ARRIVAL OF THE Ox-TEAN MAIL.-Several hun
bred bags of delayed nail matter passed through
last week, having come over the
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