North Carolina Newspapers

I T" . VAN WESTKRVELT, Editoks. PAYETTE VI LLE. N. C. SAT TT R P A Y. D K C E M B E R 15. ' Persons indebted to tTns office, will greatly f.l.lie the proprietor uy-sei"ug u.ciuu n5 New Year. Look out for the Ucd Milk; when you sec it, re member you owe for your paper. fiThe mails or thiTTuonliug biing us some ad. ditioual intelligence respecting the condition of our federal affair. The most novel proposition we have yet seen, is the VII of SoA, of Missouri to abcliU the office of President. Our Legislature, it will be seen, has received the report of Hs commit tee on federal i-elatious. It pro vides for the eH of a Convention of the people ot the State, (be election to be held on the 7th, Covention to Lsembleon the JStU February, restricted' to federal relations only, Jt is likcy tl.e bill will pass. . . . , . t- K..c v STARTLING. There is something startling in a proposition from a papor in this State, and whieh should do. mand the attention of slave-holders generally; let them examine what their public servants desire do and how the theory which tltcy advocate would crush and destroy their prosperity. The language used is peculiar, coming lrom a Southern paper, and its sentiments when looked into will attract the at tention of those who believe in the rights of the slave-owners. Tho phraseology is significant indeed and we wish to call their attention to it. The editorial advocates that weslioulJ not joiu a Southern confederacy but, that in the event of a disolution, which the writer admits to. be eminent and certain, that North Carolina should separate herself from the slave State together with a fw other border slave States; and join the North with New England to be cut out on the other hand. It says as follows : Suck a confederacy would rid us of the extrem ists New England and tlie North West, and of the fire-eaters of the South. And such a Central lie public, coiu posed of tdave States and States alto, gcther tclllinj to toltru'f slarcry where U exist, would form a barrier between the tvo Im.s'ile sec tions, winch would thus bj too lar removed from each other to be troublesome. Fellow citizens of North Carolina, has it indeed come to this, that we must abandon these States, whieh are identified with us in interest andjfeeling, and go into a confederacy with States which demand, if not the abolition of slavery, at least, the enact ment of a tariff to support them, as a condition pre cedent to their tolerating slavery ? Mirk tho words used! "States willing to tolerate bhiKvnj u-htre it ejrists. So the existence of slavery is not a legal right a CuuHiitutional t iered ri'jli t, but merely a tolera Hon, subject at any time to rom-ive the negative as sent to jts continuance I Again, "drilling to tole ra'.c slat-cry ichrre it crV,'' only, not to inforco a right, but merely to tolerate a thing that may-haP ought not to be, but as jt i, ncgatiyelj-, not to in terfere with it where it e.ists: but, (the inference) should it attempt to spread, or should Southern men go with their slaves, where slavery does not cxi-t, liberate them of course, for, remember, it is to be toUrutcd in the new confederacy to which North Carolina is called upon to join herself, only uhcre it (xistt," Who dare take such a position in the face of Southern men, that slavery is only tolerated, suffer ed to exitU, and who dare ask the slave-owners, aye the free men of North Carolina to follow such ad vice "Whit about Suraloga in the new confederacy ? if the thing is to be consumat'd for the sake of peace let us have Saratoga in the "Central Republic !M it certainly is iudcspensihlc! J " Let no one suppose that we uesire a dissolution of the present glorious Union of States. Very far from it. We would perpetuate it to the latest pe riod of time, But if a paration must take -place, tee icuuU i i pre it vpoti. uurfcUaic citizens that it icill br certain ruin to North Carolina to attach herself to a Southern Confederacy of Cotton Stales.' The writer of the above paragraph ought to do penanoe for six months, by walking upon pebbles, sharped at the corners, with his stockings off, and his feet incased in a pair of iron boots. We would add six months more, from the fact that the writer of the above advocates a confederacy composed of six Slave ami eight Free States. Thus shutting up the market of North Carolina negroes, and compelling icr ultimately by this course to. lib erate her slavB, Sampson Fair, last week, was decidedly one of the host we have attended for some time. The exhibition of stock was excelled, and gave token of the degree of success which our friends in that coun ty have attendud in that department. W. I... Steele, Esq., of Richmond, gave an excel, lent address, whieh was received by marked appro, bation by a very large audience. " The National Intelligencer earnestly urges a Convention of the fifteen Slave States, Hut that is too late. Rovcral of th&m will probably be out of the Union before we oould even agree upon that." This course was recommended b- Got'. Kl)is, but woyld not be sanctioned till the Rational Jntelligcn ,cer or Mr. Badger should endorse it, now it is mar vilously right and proper. The now confederacy, ad vow ted by Upson "ists, is to have eight Free States and six SJayo States North ' Carotin U to go in with suoh States as New Jciscy, Pennsylvania, Oregon, California and Ohio, tchsre ntgroix are allotcal to-vole, Illinois, whe ewe will got Lincoln, and Indiana ; every Stata having cast her vote for Lincoln, and the irrepressible con flict. - Heaven save us from such a confederacy, and from such friends of North Carolina as would advo. 4cate it. Wilmington has ha 1 two meetings, during the w eek. One a Union imcting, which passed resolu tions as strongl' secession as would ihe secession ist?, they differ only in name, X very large mett-jn- of Hi JlinujLe-men tvas.had on the nett en-iung, and a ldrcs.ed by Mr Cowan, of that place, and Mr Dicksou of the JlotWhis. The Journal says the JIrt.ll rssn.yi-r croje4so fijjly before, except when Edward Everett gave his gre.it Washington ddrcs TO COlUiESPONDEiiTS. We are obliged to ?& our correspondents for a lit tle time, wbeu we Ijope to gire their couuuunjcatjons a place, Mr. Bailey's troupe haye beeu -n towp for sev eral days; attracting large ami appreciative audiences For a company ttt tliis size, who are obliged to be al most contiwiaUy traveling, it is r.e;n a risible how much they make out of tiie faeilit.ies in tJieii powers We had the pleasure of listening to their rep resenta, tion of the ObJna Family " and tfce ' Mwnmy." ,,d oao bear tesUmouy to iUe .creditable manner in which they were performed. We underhand tUat.our American Cousia waslso well received. Tbey per form a-ain Saturday evening, afd as everything is ectblc .aad proper, they deserve a full house. . & - . i ': THE NEWS The English pnpers express satisfaction at tho re sult of th presidential .election in the United States. 5 ;. The arrangement made by the Bank of England for an exchange of two millions of gold for a like amount of "silver from the Bank of France, has caused an improvement in the English money market and a buoyancy iu the funds. The prohibition of the cxportations of iron has been abolished in France. Exnlanations aro sai id t have been asked of Piedmont by France, whether it was ' with its sanction that Garibaldi signified his intontion to at tack Venetia in the spring. The plan attributed to Garibaldi is to land iu Dalmatia, and from thence to go to Montenegro, raise the population in order to compel the Austrians to keep a considerable force on that side, while the Picdmontese are busy before Venetia. . A statement is curent that tho English Govern ment has intimated to France iu intention of recog nizing the new kingdom ; and Napoleon sigmlled.hu willingness, provided it be postponed until the King of Naples shall evacuated Gaeta. ltevolutionary movements are at work; and it is said the live Neapolitan provinces of Alvazzi have partly risen in insurrection. A Vienna letter speaks of a guarantee from the Germanic Confederation, joined by Russia, for : vnt:0 t, Aiitr::t as necessarv for the AUUUI lllJi I tiivii - - 1 security of Germany. The Bombay mad has reach England, bringing vago ruwioro of the probable early reductToft ' of twenty .five per cent, tn the duties- on cotton ana yarn. A dispatch fram New Orleans says, it is now ascertained that the planters have resolved J.o hold on to thoir cotton, and tlie sudden fulling off in tho receipts at the ports (amounting to neurly one half) is ample confirmation of the fact. The reason as signed by the planters for their course is the severe 'depression that exists in the Atlantic and Gulf markets, and the suspension by the banks of Georgia, South- Carolina, and other States, through which their exchanges are done. It is thought that this action of the planters will have a tendency to arrest any futher dowaward movement of the staple. The decline already submitted to on the balance of the crop 3rct to be received,, (estimating the whole crop at four million bales,) amount iu round numbers to about fifteen millioti dollars. During the session of the New York Electoral Collage, at Albany, on "Wednesday, a fire in the Capitol distroy about a hundred volumes of docu -men's. A number of prominent citizens of Maryland now in Wash:nglon, after a full interchange of views; have unanimously agreed that it is expe dient to call u mass State covention, irrespective of party, to meet at Baltimore, to take into con.-id" eration the present crisis. The cost per annum of the African squadron, from the year 184:3 to i5o), was sg.ss-t.uuu. nw coast from the present year is estimated at about $800,000, owing to the employ mint of war vessels a majority of them being steamers. In a'letter to Lord Lyons, dated in February last, and read, by permission, to General Cass, Lord John Russell calls attention to the increasing ac tivity and success of the slave trade carried on be tween Africa and Cuba. He says it appears that the number of negroes introduced last year into Cuba was between 22,000 an? 30,000. lie state, the United States capital has been more and, more employed in this traffic, to put an end to which France, the United States, Portugal, and Brazil have cooperated with Great Britain spain ab ne having persisted in favoring it. It is stated that great suffering prevails in New, York and Brooklyn among naval officers, sailors, wives, and others, owing to the nonarrival of the usqal monthly money from the United States j .treasury. In the Cincinnati market for hog, on Tuesday, there was an advance of twenty -five centa from the lowest point reached on Friday and Saturday. A mercantile firm in New York has letters from North Corolina, Mississippi, and Alabama, all to the same effect, repudiating stay law, and giTing the assurance that, in or out of the Union, the parties will py there debts. The President of the national convention of the soldiers of the war of 1812, has issued a notice re questing the "defenders" throughout all tho States of .the Union tt celebrate the anniversary of the battle of New Orleans on the 8th of January next, and at the same time to sign petitions and adopt res olutions to be forwarded to Congress, asking pen sions for the old soldiers, and the aged and infirm windows of such a are dea 1. The freight depot of the Virginia Central railroad has been bought for tho establishmeut of a man. ufactory of the repeating gun lately invcn'.ad by Lorpnzo Sibut, of Augusta cuunty. Texas. The Legislature is called to meet at Aus tin, without call from G-v. Houston, on the 8th of January, ani 1 it is likely a Convention will be called for the 17th. The outlaw Montgomery, it seems is in a tight place at Kansas. He is entrenched at Maine City, and Gent's. Harney and Frost, were about to at tack him; he is sidto be showing fight. JTh Washington Constitution and Intelligencer of Snturdiy pu-!jshs an opinion from Attorney General Bla:V, sustaining the rjght of a State to secede. The Governor of Tennejsea has c died an extra session of the Legislature on the 7th of January, to consider the present condition of the country. The Mobile Register of the 4th announces the re" turn of Captain West, who went to Truxillo to ob. tain the rema ns of Gn ral Walker, but was un successful, in consequence of .the Honduras laws prohibiting exhumation. Colonel Rudlcr was hon orably treated, and his release was expected Colonel Bl -ckburn, United States marshal for the northern district of Florida, is closing up the busi ness of his office, preparatory to resigning. The Georgia Senate has rjeed the bill calling a convention of the southern States. This is re garded s n indication of au intention to secede separately. TJie Norfolk (Va ,) Day Book states that several foreign -orders for corn have already arrived at that port for new crop, and a number of others are ex pected in the jjcxj steamer. Several English and Russian ships are now on their way to that port to load with .corn. , The Charleston Mercury says.: "We taka it for granted that the General .Government, after be Re cession of South Carolina from the Union, wilj not attempt, by military force, to stop vessels going out or coming into our harbor, if such an attempt, is made, it wUl be war ; and, of cojurse, Jhc 4juestfon j who are the masters of South Carolina ?-- must i be settled Wfore any consideration of our commer cial operations can be properly entertained." Two of the shoe manufacturers in Natick, Mas sachusetts, have recently failed, with liabilities eati mated at $125,000. Between two and three hun dred shoemakers are out of employment. The shoe business in Haverhill is almost wholly suspended. A correspondent of the Columbus, GeorgiaTinaes advocates that the proposed southern confederacy shall be organized as a "constitutional monarchy." Republicanism, he thinks, lias been trieu arid found wanting, and the only safety of the South is in a "strong government." A dispatch from Springfield, Illinois, says that Mr. Lincoln comments very severely on the accusa tory tone of the President's message towards the North, and says that his own views are misrepre sented. The London Times declares it has no fears for the safety of the American Union. It says : "When the cooler heads of the South begin to consider how imaginary is the injury which they have sustained, how vast are the interests involved, how heavy would be the cost how considerable the danger of disunion, and how impossible it would be for the southern States to maintain iu the fics of the world the strong position they hold as members of the great American Confederation, we suspect that the South will think better of it, and turn its activity into the more practicable channel of providing Mr. Lincoln a Democratic successor in 1864." . The London Morning Post regards the jftato of affairs in America as very critical, and thiffiUtthat American institutions are about to bo tried by a severer test than has ever yet been applied to them. It has faith, however, in the good sense of the people, and looks for a general acquiescence iu the election of' Lincoln. The Loudon Morning Herald ia more gloomy in its deductions, and regards the election of Lincoln as tantamount to a revolution in the Republic. Governor Brown, of Georgia, has w lit ten a long letter favoring secession. The Boston municipal election took place on Mon day for Mayor and City Councils. The candidates for Mayor were Joseph M. vVeightman, Democrat and Unionist, and Moses Kimball, Republican. The vote stood : Weightman, 8,768, and Kimball, 5.081. The Unionists also carried the City Council by a large majority. The overland express mail from California has ar. rived at Fort Kearny. The vote of the State for President was as follows : Lincoln, 38,702 ; Doug las, 38,000 ; Breckinridge, 3,400. The census just taken shows the population of the State to be 4U0,- 000. The New York Tribune says : "Commodore Shn brick, who has been fifty years in the . Navy, has prepared his letter of resignation, to be tendered when South Carolina shall secede. It is said to be conceived in tho most touching terms. Captain In graham, who has gone to the Mediterranean, is un derstood to have left his in view of the same con tingency. They arc esteemed among the best offi cers in the service." The Baltimore Sun says that Senator Clay, of Alabama, has tendereJ to Governor Moore his res ignation as Senator from Alabama, to take ettV. t on the. 4th of March, unless the State should soon er secede. A circular has been addressed, by the Governor of Texas, to the Governors of the other southern States, inclosing resolutions adopted by the Texas Legislature, last winter, iit favor of cunvnjoi-uf the southern States, whenever a majority of said States deem it necessary. In transmitting the reso lutions, Governor Houston expresses the hope that such an assembly may ''restore harmony between the two sections of the Union." The Toronto Globe says that the convulsions in American trade, resulting from political troubles, ! have affected Canada very, seriously. The Baltimore Sun says that Hon. Howell Cobb, Secretary of the Treasury, will, in a day or two, publish a letter takiug direct issue with the Presi dent on the subject of secsssion, and that he pro poses on Thursday next to repair to Georgia, where he is a candidate for the State convention to assem ble on the 7th proximo. A Charleston dispatch says : "The convention election returns from districts which went for co operation in 1852 show a great revolution in public opinion, the vote in favor of separate secession be ing twenty to one against it. A Washington dispatch to the Baltimore Sum says: "The President has just been assured, from au authentic source, that the authorities of South CaroHna will make no resistance either to the col lection of duties or to the Federal possession of the forte guarding Charleston harbor during the remain der of his Administration. Hon. Uerschel V. Johnson, of Georgia, late a candidate for Vice President of the United States, has written a letter to A. Belmont, sq., of New York, on the present aspect of affairs. He thinks that South Carolina will be out of the Union before the new year comes in. She will be sustained, if not followed, by Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. Something must be done to gain time for reflection. The people of the South will remain in the Union, if permitted to do so and onjoy their constitutional rights. Mr. Johnson sums up south ern grievances, and thinks the South has been re markably patient iu its relations with the North. The North, he says, must act promptly and decided ly, or the Union is gone: 'I he New xork shipping and commercial list says: "Our ac.ounU from the South and West, as regards trade, indicate but little change for the bet ter. The pressure is severe at New Orleans ; but the banks there, it is believed, will weather the storm. Several heavy nvi cantile failures have been announced in the course of the week. Suspensions are common, likewise, in nearly all the other great cities. The New England manufacturing inUrets are suffering severely, and but for the liberal policy adopted by New York there is reason to fear near ly all their banks would be forced into suspension. From the West the reports are equally discouraging, though the financial writers,.for the most partpre serve a cheerful tone." CONGRESSIONAL Sexatk The amendment to Mr Morrill's Tariff IJlll was rejenoi. Mr. Yulee, of Fla., gave notice that he would move a reconsideration of the vote on Mr. Puwelfsf of Ky ) resolution, on the reference of that portion of the I'resiueujb s .utn.i.t uu oci i-Miun. Tho vas debated until adjournment. HOUSE TVi r Timnositiona from the cl., n , question f. f'i ------ ---- --- .c aiatc? were e Staffs presenreu uy jit. oiuim, ot a., oIe, of Mo and llindman, of Ark. Several bills of no general importance were nassed Adjourned. Mr. Bonham, of S. C, has resigned as a mmW of the Committee on Military Affairs. Kv;n h he is going home iu a few days. . SECOND DESPATCH M. Leake's proposition or the amendment of the Constitution provides that Confess shall have no power over slavery, either in the States or Tor tritoritjs, or where Congress has jurisdiction; that slavery shall be efhcieutly protected; mat uie ter. ritorial government shall h ive no power thereon. that the right of the master to his slave while temporarily passing through a free State thall be secured; and that on failure to . return a fugitive slave, the owner shall be indemnified. Mr. Smith offered a resolution instructing the Select Committee to inquire into the policy of de claring out of the Union such States as by logisla tioa aim to nullify acts of Congress. Mr. Jenkins proposed instructions to the committee looking the effectual execution of the Fugitive Slave Law, -and providing shat the owner shall get compen sation for the loss of his slave ; providing, also, by amendments to the Constitution, for the protection of the rights of slaveholders in the common Territories. Mr. Noell. of Mo., offered a resolution abolishing the office of President, and substituting a council of three, with power to veto all measures against klave rv. For the North Carolinian. PUBLIC MEETING IN FAYETTEVILLE. At a public Meeting of the citizens of Fayettcville, held at the Town Hall Saturday evening last, Col. Thos. Waddell was unanimously called upon to speak. In course of his remarks, after referring to he objects of the m jeting, he stated that the pro ceedings of the meeting in Cumberland County were not fairly reported, and that Mr. Alex. Johnson. Sr., instead of having expressed a desire no longer to serve the meeting as Chairman, was voted out of the Chair, and that the Democracy were over ruled by the subinissionists who had been preparing for seve ral days to get their friends together, to give that meeting a submissive complexion, in order to and force down the Southern party.' The Col. also stated that he had made an attempt to defend the principles of tho Southern rights party and was not permitted to proceed by constant interruptions, raising points of order, &c, and he was now happy to have the opportunity of expressing what he believ ed was the true feeling of the people, and that the time was not far distant when the citizens would at lst receive the right of an honest expression of opinion, and that that right "was not allowed at the County meeting which-was fixed in advance b' old federalists, and that while the people of Rockfi.-h siid what' they pleased, the people of Fayetteville were choked down, and that nothing but the urban ity and parliamentary knowledge of the presiding o'f ficer saved the meeting from breaking up in disor der. The speaker opposed and ridiculed the propriety of the resolution, "Hoping and be.iecing that a portion of our felloic citizens of the Northern State lore the Union as teell a ourselves, &c," and in stead of appealing to their sense ftf justice, humani ty, and patriotism, he w anted no mean petty disgrace ful truckling, no appeals to justice or magnanimity but he demanded as a right that the slavery ques tion should he settled without delay. The personal liberty bills would not possibty be repealed as the Stae of Vermont had already shown, and if not shall the South be called upon to wait ? he said he was not a fire-eater, nor an immediate secessionist, he would cheerfully concede a reasonable time ; but if our rights are denied us, shall we wait ? The Col. endorsed the Gov. Message in full, as to our fdera"i relations, that he acted wisely, and that he believed the people would sustain him, and re buked in very decided lunguage, tha objections made to endorse the Gov's. Message, at the County Meet ing, "that it was the recommendations of a Demo crat, and must not be endorse i by that meeting.' As a people we are oppressed and trodden down, but we don't want to rush into disunion. If necessary call a convention of the people, but as freemen, we don't beg for our rights, we dent ind them. Let our Northern brthern then como up to the compact, the artiolos of confederation, and all may yot be well. The following are the o.Tieial proceedings of the meeting : An overwhelming meeting of the citizen of this town was held on Saturday night at the town Hull for the purpose of organizing a Southern Rights Club, and raiding the Colonial jlag of North Vara- ana. The meeting was briefly addressed by the Chair. stating its object, ic. On motion, a Committee of five was appointed to draft resolutions for the meeting. The Committee submitted the following resolu tions, which were adopted by acclamations: Whereas In our judgment, tho Lounty Con von tion recently held in tins town, did not clearly ox- ihv BBiiuiiuiiiB vi VUIU -.CH4I1I1 bounty. Therefore, Itesolved, That this meeting endorse tho late message of Gov. Ellis in rogarden to Federal af fairs JlesoUed, That the repeated acts of aggression on the party of the Black Republican party upon the rights of the Southern States, and the recent elect ion of Abraham Lincoln, upon the avowed policy and platform of his party, is a cause for a dissolution of the Union, and that we are not willing that North Carolina shall remain in the Union, only on condi tion that the Northern States repeal all laws'obstruc ting the execution of the fugitive slave law, and guaranteeing to the Southern States equal' priv ileges in the Territories of the United States. Iieilvtd, That we hereby express our most heart felt thanks and appreciation for the sympathy and roble efforts of our friends at the North, "who have bravely maintained our rights against all hazards, and that if we are compelled to separate from them in our hearts we will cherish them as brcathren and hero record our everlasting gratitude. ' Jiesolted, that we approve of the formation of a Southern Rights Club, and recommend that a a Committee of five be appointed by the Chair to report an organization to an adjourned meeting. Jiesolted, That we sympathize with our breth ren of our sister Southern States inth. ir deter mination to resist Black Republican tile. A. A. McKbthas, John H Cook, G. W. I Goldston, i- Committee. VTu J Mvkovkk, G W. AY I O HTM AN, J On motion, those, resolutions were unanimously adopted. Col. M; J. McDuffio next addressed the meeting in a speech distinguished by logic and eloquence, he engaged tlie attention of his audience for an hour or more, and plainly made the conclusion that we had no hopes of justice or equality from a Black Re publican majority. His address was able and appropriate, and received mot deservedly the rap turous applause of his audience. Ale Ur was read from Hon W. Winslow, exhib ting the fact thut the North did not intend to recognixe our rights, and appealing to North-Carolina to unite in a common defence. The Chair appointed for a Committee on organ izing a Southern Rights Club, Messrs William. G Broadfoot, J. H. Cook, A. A. McKethan, A J. O'Hanlon and J. H. Roberts. Upon motion, the thanks of the meeting were tendered to the Chairman and Secretaries, and the Wilmington Journal, State Journal and town papers be requested to the proceedings of tliis raeet ing ' Upon motion, the meeting adjourned. SAMPSON BOON, Chairman. W A Pali. 1 ' 1 J. H. Roberts, 4 Secretanes.- - -. Gardening for Ladies. Make ud vonr leds early in the morningaie buttons on your husband's shirt.; do not rate up any grievances ' protect tfye yonjig and tender branches of your family; plant a smile of good temper in your face, and carefully root .put all angry feeling, and expect a good cfop of happincssl ; The meeting was duly organized under the flag, than they have been to? many years. Our citizens '"..rnrlrol i-hin, Pnf Vhi IT T i f (a beautiful representation .f a pine tree and rattfe- have long held, and continue to hold, numerous Z TlTf l f TVf snake ia coil, with the motto, "don't tread on me.") claims against Spanish government. These had L ,i i Z X ? f a.i r. ...nti.vr, ,r f .ir- t 11 r-,.i. e. . i. , , " placs taken out and shot, without crime and with- And, on motion 01 Major J. 11. Cook, bjiiips.111 been ably urged for series of years by our successive .1;.: ti- 1 . j :i . i- it,. kv w .ii.i ti. m,; "j -.; t 1- 1 z- 1 .,v out tnai. 1 his was done, nothwithstandmg our un- Sr'aSVS! !SiinCtSirsSi ffir fortunate cottntrynien were at the utomeutngaged m .... I.i.j.. u. , . . ... . . 7r . . T " " -' in tne JrVRJEJSIDJN'T'is MF.SSAGE. We published a portion of the Message on Fede ral relations in our last, the remainder is continued. Pur FQREiaif "B'elatioxs. Gkeat Bbitais. Our relations with Great Britain are of the most friendly character. Since the commencement of my administration, the two questions arising from the 'Clayton and Bulwer treaty and from the right of search claimed by the British government, have been amicably and honorably adjusted. The constrctions of the Clayton and Bulwer treaty between the two governments, which, at different periods f the discussion, bore a threatening aspect have resulted in a settlement, satisfactory to this Government; In my last annual message I inform ed Congress that the British Government had not then " completed treaty arrungements with the re publics of Honduras and Nicaragua, in pursuance of the understanding between the two Governments This confident expectation has since been fulfilled. Her Britannic Majesty concluded a treaty with Hon duras and Nicaragua, relinquishing the Mosquito protectorate. Besides, by the former, the Bay Is lands are recognized as a part of the republic of Honduras. It may be observed that the stpiula tions of these treaties conform in every important particular to the amendments adopted by the Sen ate of the U. S. to the treaty concluded at London on the J7th Oct. 1856, between the two govern ments. It will be recollected that this treaty 'was rejected by the British government because of its objection to the amendment of the Senate to tho ar ticle relating to Ruatan and the other islands in the Bay of Honduras. The claim on the part of Great Britain, forcibly to visit and search American merchant vessels on the high seas in time of peace, has been abandoned. This was by far the most dangerous question to the peace of the two countries which has existed since the wur of 1812. Whilst it remained opened they might at any momant have been precipitated into a war. This was manifest by the exasperated state of public feeling throughout our entire country, pro-, duced by the forcible search of American merchant vessels by British cruisers on the coast of Cuba, in the spring of 1858. The American people hailed v ith general acclaim the orders of the Secretary of the Navy to our naval force in the Gulf of Mexico, " to protect all vessels of the United Stat s on the high seas from search or detention by the vessels of-war or any other nation.'' The only question of any importance which still remains open is the disputed title between the two governments to the island of San Juan, in the vicin ity of Washington Territory. The recent visit of the Prince of Wales, in a pri vate character, to the people of this country, has proved to be a most auspicious event. In itsconse- quer.ee u cannoi law to increase me Kinureu aim 0.. .. - ---j government and people ot both countries in their political and social intercourse with each other. I itAXCE. With I ranee our relations continue to be of the most friendly character. A decision has recently been made by a trench judicial tribunal, witn uie approbation oi uie imperial uovernmeiit. which cannot fail to foster tho sentiments of mutual regard that have so long existed between the two countries. Under the French law no person can serve in the armies of France unless he be a French citi zen. The luw of France recognizing the nat.tral right of expatriation, it follows as u necessary con sequence that a Frenchman, by the fact of having become a citizen of the U. S., has changed his alle giance and lost his native character. He cannot therefore, bo compelled to serve in the French ar mies in case he should return to his native county. These principles were announced in 1S52 by the Minister of War, and in two late cases have been con firmed by the French judiciary. In these, two na tives of France have been discharged from the French army because they had becomo American citizens. To employ the language of our present minister to Fiance, who has rendered good service on this occa sion, I do not think our French naturalized fellow citizens will hereafter experience much nn- noyance on this subject. I venture to predict that . . , 1 . . the time is not far uistant uhen the other contimn- ta powers will adopt the same wise and just policy v.uon uas uone o mucn nonor ... uie enlightened ;overnment or tne JMnperor. In any event, our government is bound to protect the rights of our naturalized citizens everywhere to the same extent as though they had drawn their first breath in this country. We can recognize no distinction between our native and naturalized citizens. Russia. Between the great empire of Russia and the U. S. the mutual friendship and regard which has so long existed still continues to prevail, and. if possible, to increase. Indeed, our relations with I that Empire are all that we could desire. Spain. Our relations with Spain are now of a agreed to institu e a joint commission for the adjust ment of these claims, and on the 5th day of March 1860, concluded a convention for this purpose with our present minister at Madrid. Under this conven tion, "the Cuban claims," amounting to $12,635 and 54 cents were recegnised, and the Spanish gov ernment agreed to pay $100,000 of this amount " within three months following the exchanges of ranncations. " The payment ot the remaining S'8.- 635 54 was to await the decision of the commission- crs for or against "the Amistad claim ;" but in any event tho balance was to be paid to the claimants either by Spain or the U. S. These terms I have every reason to know are highly satisfactory to the holders of the Cuban claims. Indeed, they have made a formal offer, authorising the State Depart ment to settle these claim;, and to deduct the Ami stad claim from the sums whieh they are entitled to receive from Spain. This offer, of course, cannot be accepted. All other claims of citizens of the United States against Spain, or of subjects of the Quecu of Spain against the U. S. including the Amistad claim," were by this convention referred to a board of com missioners iu the usual form. Neither the validy of the Amistad claim nor of any other claim against either party, with the single exception of the Cuban claims, was recognised by the convention. Indeed, the Spanish government did not insist that the vali dity of tho Amistad claim should be thus recogni sed, notwithstanding its payment had been recom meuded to Congress by two of my predecessors as well as by myself, and an appropriation for that pur pose had passed the Senate of the U. S. They were content that it should be submitted to the board for examination and decision, like the other claims. Both governments were bound respectively to pay the amounts awarded tc the several claimants " at such times and places as may be fixed by and ac cording to the tenor of said award." I transmitted this convention to the Senate for their constitutional action on the 3d May, 1860, and on 27th of the succeeding Juno they determined that they would " advise and consent " to its ratifi cation." These proceedings place our relations with Spain in in awkward and embarrassing position. It is more than probable that ths final adjustment of these claims will devolve upon my successor. I reiterate the recommendation contained in my Annual Message of December, 1858. and repeated in that of December, 1859, in favor of the acquisition of Cuba from Spain by fair purchase. I firmly be lieve that such an acquisition would contribute es sentially to the well-being and prosperity of both countries in all future time, as well as prove the cer tain means of itninodiuttdy abolishing the African slave-trade throughout the world. I would not re peat this recommendation upon the present occasion, if I believed that the transfer of Cuba to the U. S. upon conditions highly favorable to Spain, could justly tarnish the national honor of the Ancient Spanish Monarchy. - Surely no person ever attribu ted to the first Napolcan a disregard of the national honor of Franco, for transferring Louisiana to the U. S. for a fair equivalent both in money and com mercial advantages. Al-stkia, Ac. With the Emperor of Austria, and j the remaining continental powers of Europe, inclu- j ding that of the Sultan, our relations continue to be I of the most triendly character. CniNA. The friendly policy pursued by the Government of the U'S towards the empire of China has produced the most satisfactorily results. The treaty ofTienstin of tho J8th of June, 1858, haa been fa "thfully observed by the Chinese authorities. 1 more vuinui tairu iihu"u less u i mn'rous cnarairier i .1 r -n r 1 .. . . - . he convention of the 8th November. 18587TiTr Plementary to this treaty, for the adjustment and satisfaction of the claims of our citizens on China referred toi in my last Annual.Mesaage, has been cilSe iBoffect ,80 fir as the was practi- Since tlmfc time the claims of our citizens have been adjusted? by the board of commissioners ap pointed for Chat purpose under the act of March 3 18o9, and their awards, which proved satisfactoiv to the claimants, have been approved by our min- 498,694 79 Ihe claimants have already received a large proportion of the sums awarded to thorn out of the fund provided, and .t is Confidently expected that the remainder will be entirely paid. After the awards shall have been satisfied, there will remain a surplus of more than $200,000 at the disposition of Congress. As this will in equity belong to the Chinese government, would not justice require its appropriation to some benevolent object in which the Chinese may be specially interested ? Our minister to China, in obedience to his instruc tions has remained perfectly neutral in the war be tween Great Britain and France and the Chinese empire ; although in conduction with the Russian minister, he was ever ready and willing, had the op portunity offered, to employ his good offices in re storing peace between the parties. Japan. The ratifications of the treaty with Ja pan concluded at Yedo on the 2Uth July, 1858, were exchanged at Washington on the 22d May last, and the treaty itself was proclaimed on the succeeding day. Thert is good reason to expect that, under its protection and influence, our trade and intercourse with that distant and interesting people will rapidly increase. Bkazil. "With the wise, conservative, and liberal government of the empire of Brazil our relations continue to be of the most amicable character. Nkw Granada. The exchange of the ratifica tion of the convention with the republic of New Granada, signed at Washington on the 10th Sept. 1857, has been long delayed from accidental causes, for which neither party is censurable. These rati fications were duly nxchauged.in this city on the 5th of Nov'r last. Thus has a controversy been amicably terminated which had become so serious, at the period of my inauguration, as to require mo, on the 17th April 1857, to direct our minister to de mand his passports and return to the U. S. Under this convention the government of New Granada has specially acknowledged itself to be re sponsible to our citizens "for damages which were caused by the riot at Panama on the 15th April 1856." This claims, together with other claims of our citizens which had been longed urged in vain, ure referred for adjustment to a board of commis- sioners. I submit a copy of the convention to Con- j,rt;ss, an,i recommend the legislation necessary to i carry it into euect. j Cosr.v Rica aro Nicaiiaoi-a. Perservin- efforts j havo bet.u madc ior the adjustment of the claims of j American citizens against the government of Cota i Rici ,ltld j am , to ilfon vm that these have j fin.llv .,rcVailed. A convention 'was signed at tho (.itv uf San Jose, on the 2d of Jul v last. btw,.. tlie minister resident of the U S in Costa Rica and the plenipotentaries of that republic, referring these claims to a board of commissioners, and providing for the payment of their awards. This convention will be submitted immediately to the Senate for their constitutional action. The claims of our citizens upon the republic of Nicaragua have not yct.been provided for by treaty, although diligent efforts for this purpose have been made by our minister resident to that republic. These are sitll continued, with a fair prospect of success. Mexico. Our relations with Mexico remain in a most unsatisfactory condition. In mv last two an- m ' "V " " - j nual messages I discussed the subject of these ro j lations. They proved conclusively that our riti j zens residing in Mexico and our Merchants trading thereto had sutlere 1 a series' of wrongs and outrages such as we have never patiently borne from any u r,;.K ,.r ...,;..- .1 V 1111 vain,; hiir irttui ui I vmI ivr. UUU, 111 lilt 1IIU; KJ I j their country p. rsistently demanded redr.ss an 1 indemnification, but without the slightest effect. 1 l1!dised. so confident had the Mexican authorities be- com of our patient endurance, that they universal ly believed they might commit these outrages upon American citizens with absolute impunity. 1 lius wrote our minister in 1856, and expressed the opin ion that "nothing but a manifestation of the power of the government, and of its purpose to punish these wrongs, will avail." Meanwhilf, the government of Miramon still he! I sway at the capital and over tho surrounding coun try, and continued its outrages 'against the fei" American citizens who still h id the courage to re main within its power, lo can the climax : Afier a 11013- cause oi attorning reliet to the soldiera of both parties who had been wounded in the bat tle, without making any distinction between them. The time had arrived, in my opinion, when this government was bound to exert its power to avenge and redress the wrongs of our citizens and to afford them protection in Mexico. The interposing obsta cle was that the portion of the country under the sway of Miramou could not be reached without passing over territory under the jurisdiction of the constitutional government. Under these circum stances, 1 deemed it my duty to . recommcmlto Con gress, iu my last annual message, the employment of a sufficient military force to penetrate into the interior; where the government of Misramon was to be found, with, or, if need be, without the consent of the Juarex government, though it was not doubt ed that this consent could be obtained. Never have I had a clearer conviction on any subject than of the justice as well as wisdom of buch a policy. No' other alternative was left, except the entire abandon ment of our fellow-citizens who had gone to Mex ico, under the faith of treaties, to tho systematic iu justice, cruelty, and oppression of Miramon' s govern ment. Besides, it is almost certain that the simple authority to employ this force would of itself hve accomplished all our objects " without striking a ingle blow. The constitutional government would then cro this have icen etablshed at the city of Mexico, and would have been ready and willing, to the extent of its ability, to do us justice. In addition and I deem this a most important consideration European government would have been deprived of all pretext to interfere iu the terri torial and domestic concerns of Mexico. We should thus have been relieved from the obligation of resist Urn. even bv force, should this become necessary. iar.y attempt by these governments to deprive our j neighboring republic of portions of her teritory; duty from which we could not shrink without Abandoning the traditional and establish a policy the American people. 1 am happy to observe, that firmly relying upon the justice and good faith of these governments, there is no present dangei that Such a contingency will happen. Having discovered that my recommendation would not be sustained by Congress, the alternative was to accomplish, iu some degree, if possible, the same objects by treaty stipulations with Ihe consti tutional government. Such treaties were according ly concluded by our late able and excellent minister to Mexico, and on the 4th January last were sub mitted to- the Senate for ratification. As these have not yet roceived the final action of that body, it would bo improper ior me to present. ii' statement of their provisions. Still I may be permit ted to express the opinion in advance that they are calculated to promote the agricultural, manufactur ing, and commercial interests of the country, and to secure our just infiucnee with an adjoining repub lic as to whose fortunes and fate we can never feel indifferent ; whilst at the same time they provide for the payment of a considerable amount towards the satisfaction of the claims of our injured fellow citizens. " . . The President here reviews the troubles in Kan sas and Utah, and congratulates the country upon the peaceful settlement of the two questions, and that the lawless mob now in Kansas, will soon be captured. - - . Financks. In my first annual message I promts, ed to employ my best exertions, in co-operation with Congress, to reduce the expenditures of the gevor. ment within the limits of a wise and judicious cco. omy. An overflowing treasury bad produced habits of prodigality and extravagance which could' only--be gradually corrected. The work required both