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4.' , BY W.B.GULIGK C. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1848. VOL. 2. N0.49. NEWBBM I- .' T f PRESIDENTS MESSAGE, pellow- Citizens of the Senate ' ? and oAe House of Representatives: . ' Under the benignant Providence of Al mighty God, the representatives of the States and of the people are again brought together I to deliberate lor the public good. 1 he g rat jliide of the nation to the sovereign Arbiter of all hutnan events, should be commen jjrate with the boundless blessings which ve enjoy. ; , . . Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our bordeis, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacfe to the world. The troubled and unsettled condition of Vome of, the principal Euiopean powers has fcaclanedessary tendency to check and embar- lafJiraat-t nnQjo ue press pi ices uirouguuui an tommercial nations ; but notwithstanding jhese causes, the United States, with their abundant products, have felt their effects less severely than any other country, and all our great interests are still prosperous and successful 1 ;! . . .. I In reviewing the great events of the past year, and contrasting the agitated and dis turbed state of other count i ies with our own tranquil and happy condition, jwe may con gratulate ourselves that we ate the most fa vored people on the face of the earth. While the people of other j countries are struggling to establish free institutions, under which man may govern himself, we are in the actual enjoyment of therrv a rich inher it from our fathers. While enlightened nations of Europe are convulsed and dis tracted by civil war or intestine strife, we settle all our political controversies by the peaceful exercise of the rights of freemen at the ballot-box. The great republican max im so deeply engraven on the hearts of our people; that the will of the majority, consti tutionally -expressed, shall prevail, is our r. I ' . 1 1 .sure saieguaru against iorce anu violence. It is a subject of just pride, that our fame and character as a nation continue rapidly t advance in the estimation of the civilized world. To our wise' and free institutions it is to be attributed, that while other nations have achie ved glory at the price of the suffer- 'iav distress,-and impoverishment of their One of the" most important results of the war into which we were recently forced with a neighboring nation, j is the demon stration it has afforded of the military strength of our country Before the late war with Mexico, Europoan and other foreign Powers entertained imperfect and erroneous views of our physical strength as a . nation, and of our ability to prosecute war, and es pecially a war waged out of our own coun try. They saw that our standing army on the peace establishmept did not exceed ten thousand men. ! Accustomed themselves, to maintain in peace large standing armies for the protec tion of thrones against their own subjects, as well as against foreign enemies, they had not conceived that it was possible for a na tion, without such an army, well disciplined and of long service to wage war successful ly. They held in lov repute our militia, and were far from regarding them as an ef fective force, unless it might be for tempo rary defensive operations, when inyaded on ourown8oil. The events of the late war with Mexico have not only undeceived them, but have removed erroneous impressions which prevailed to some extent even among a portion of our own countrymen, That war ha demonstrated, that upon the break ing out of hostilities not anticipated, and for which no previous proparatiou had been made, a volunteer army of citizen soldiers, equal to veteran troops, and in numbers equal to any emergency, can in a short period be brought into the field. Unlike what wuld have occurred in any other country, we were: under no necessity of resorting to draughts or conscriptions. On the contrary, such was the number of volun teers who patriotically! tendered their ser vices, that the chief difficulty was in making selections and determining who should be disaDDointed and compelled to remain at ill home. Our citizen-soldiers are unlike those drawn from the Donulation of anv other country. They are composed indiscrimi nately of all professions and pursuits: of farmers,, lawyers, physicians, merchants, manufacturers,' mechanics and laborers ; and this, not only among the officers but the pri vate soldiers in the ranjts. Our citizen sol diers are unlike those of any other country in other respects. They are armed, and people, we have won our honorable position in the midst of an uninterrupted prosperity, and of an increasing individual comfort and haDDiness, j I am happy to inform you that our rela tions with all ua'tions are friendly and pacif ic. Advantageous .tieaties of commerce have been concluded within the last four years with New Greuada, Peru, the two Si cilies, Belgium, Hanover Oldenburg, and Mecklenburg Schwerin. Pursuing our ex ample, the restrictive eystm ? G-rent iJn tain, our principal -foreign customer, has been relaxed 5 a more liberal commercial policy has been adopted by other enlighten- ed nations, ana our ira'ie hub uccn..giwij equal to any emercrencv which is likelv to arise in the affairs of a nation. 1 ho War with Mexico hnsdfivplonpd most strikingly and conspicuously another feature in our institutions; it is that without cost to the government nr Amnr n i;k..,; we have in the bosom of our societv of free men, available in a just and necessary war, virtually a standing armv of two millions of armed citizen sold ItQ iliTi 94 frtiirrVif trio battles of Mexico. But our military strength does not consist alone in our capacity fir extended land suc cessful operations on land. The Navy is an important arm of the national defence. If the services of the navy were not so brilliant as mose 01 the army in the late war with mexico, it was because they had no enemv to meet on their own 'ornanY xuuiu u.. army hai, portiiy oi performflig more ...M3p.cuous service, the navy largely parti-! cipated in the conduct of the war. Roth branches of the service performed their whole duty to the country. For the able and gallant services of the officers and men of the navy acting inde pendently as well as in co-operation with our troops in the conquest nf the Californias, the capture of Vera Cruz, and the seizure and occupation of other important positions on the Gulf and Pacific coasts, the highest praise is due Their vigilance, energy, and skill, rendered the most effective service in excluding munitions of war and other sup plies from the enemy, while they secured a safe entrance for abundant supplies for our own army. Our extended commerce was nowhere interrupted ; and for this imrriunity from the evils of war, the country is indebted to the navy. , High praise is due to the officers of the several executive bureaus, navy yards, and stations connected with the service, all un der the immediate direction of the Secretary of the Navyfor the industry, foresight, and energy with which everything was directed and furnished, to give efficiency to that branch of the service. The same vigilance existed in directing' the operations of the navy, as of the army. There was concert of action and of purpose between the heads of the two arms of the service. By the orders . ' . ! -i j : i of one thoasand tbree nunorea anu seventy miles ; being nearly' equal to one half of the extent of coast v bich we possessed before these acquisitions. 5 ! ; We have now three great maritime fronts on the Atlantic the Gulf of Mexico, and the Pacific making in the whole anextent of seacoast-exceeding five thousand miles. This is the extent of the seacoast of the United States, not including ; bays, sounds and small irregularities of the main shores, and of the ea islands. If these be included, the lengthof the shore line of coast, as esti mated by the superintendent of the coast survey; in his report, would be thirty-three thousand and sixtythree miles. - It would be difficult to calculate the value of these immense additions to our territorial Dossess ionSrTexas, lying contiguous to the western boundary of Louisiana, embracing withiu its limits a part of the navigable tii butary waters of the Mississippi, and an ex tensive seacoast, .could not long have remain ed in the hands of a foreign power without endangering the peace of our southwestern frontier. ; , -' Her products in the vicinity of the tribu taries of the Mississippi must have sought a market through these streams, running nito ! and through our territory ; and the danger of irritation and collision jof interests be tween Texas as a foreign state and ourselves would have been imminent, while the em barrassments .in the commercial intercourse between them must have been constant and unavoidable. Had Texas fallen into the hands, or under the influence and control of a strong maritime of military foreign pow er, as she might have done, these dangers would , Wave been still greater. They have been avoided by her voluntary and peaceful annexation to the United States, Texas, from her position, was a natural and almost indispensable part of our territories. Fortunately, she has been restored to our country, and now constitutes one of the states of our confederacy, " upon an equal footing with the original states." The sa lubrity of climate, the fertility of soil, pecu liarly adapted to the production of some of our most valuable staple commodities,5 and her commercial advantages, must soon make which were from time to time issued, our her one of our most populous states, vessels of war on the Iacific and Gulf of New Mexico, though situated in the in- Mexico were slationed in oroner time and tenor, and without a seacoast. is "known to have resorted to them, have produced have been accustomed from their youth up jn pr,,per positions to co-operate efficiently contain much fertile land, to abound in rich with the army. By this means their com- mines 01 the precious metals, and to be ca bined power was brought to bear successful- pable of sustaining a large population. ly on the enemy. ' From its position, it is the intermediate and The great results which have been devel- connecting teritory between our settlements oped and brought to light by this war, will and our possessions in Texas, and those on be of immeasurable importance m the future the Pacific coast, progress of our country. They will tend Upper California, irrespective of the vast powerfurly to preserve us from foreign col- mineral wealth recently developed there, lissions, and to enable us to pursue uninter holds at this day, in a point of value and im- ruptedly ouvoKorUWl procr Tittx punance 10 me" rest or tne Union, the same all na-ions, entanglinff alliances with none." relation that Louisiana did, when that fine .' 0 . . 1- . t t T-t n Uccupymg, as we do, a more coxnmanaing territory was acquirea irom r ranee, iony to handle and use firearms ; and a large pro portion of them, especially in the! western and more newlyz-settled Slates, are expert marksmen. They are men who have a rep utation to maintain at home by their good conduct in the field. They are intelligent, and there is an individuality of character which is found in the ranks of no other army . In battle, each private man, as well as every officer, fights not only for his country, but fur dory aud distinction among nis leilovy- citizens when he shall return to civil life. The wax with Mexico has demonstrated DOsilion amonff nations than at any former five years aso. Extendinsr nearly ten de- not only the ability of the government to or- peri03j our duties and our responsibilities to grees of latitude along the Pacific, and em- ganize a numerous army upuu a uuuou ourselves and to pos!erity are corresponding bracing the only sate and commodious har- o - rfin . 1 . . y- I. . . 1 ' - - r y a r j enlarged and extended. Our country stands call, but also to provide it with all the muni- y increase(. This will be the moie obvious brs on that coast for many hundr ed miles, higher in the respect ot the world man at 110ns anu nece&saiy auppnto it.. wnen we consider tne yasi aucunons wmcn with a temperate climate, ana an extensive any former period. To continue to occupy convenience, and ease, and to direct us opera- have been recently made to our territoijal interior of f,- any tormer penoc this proud position, it is preserve peace and faithfully adhere to the great and fundamental principal of our for- . . ! mi - i l only necessary to tions with erhCiency. i 1 ne sirengn ui oui . J 1 . . . 1 . 1 J! ln..l the institutions has not oniy ueen uispjcu m the valor and skill or our troops engaged in active service in the field, but in the organi- zation of those executive branches which were charged with the general direction and conduct of the war. While too great praise cannot be bestowed upon the officers and men who fought our battles, it would be. un eign policy, of non-interferance in the do mestic concerns ot other nations, w e recog Tiise in all nations the rights which we enjoy ourselves, to change and reform their politi cal institutions, according to their own will ,i r.Lioiira Hpn w rlo riot look be- hind existingovernraenls, capable of main- just to withhold from those officers necessa- taining their own authority. vye recognise my eiauuucu ai ...0-- .11 ..h dt,al oovnrt,mnfs. not, on v trom with the duty 01 lurnisqing uieijr, tw r . i;,r ufrnm n sarrpd nr?r'. and at proper places, . . t i --r , nf war and other sunoiies so ne Tarrgm rrr ina innpnRniiKi ui iiciLiniin. 1.-: iv;ua ' While this is our settled policy, it does! not follow that we can ever be indifferent spectators of the progress of liberal principles.- ThV government and people of the United States hailed with enthusiasm and jj;nkf tho oBtoMioiimMit iF the trench re public, as we now hail the efforts in progress to unite the States of Germany in a con fed - nrotlnn clmilar in mfinv rpnCtS to OUT Own PrtTal TTninn. If the oreat and en lioht cessary to make it efficient, the commenda tion to which they are enuueu. The credit due to this class ot our otucers 1 i. la pnnoilororl tlmt no 13 tnejtTf eaie.r, wucu ij.v..v. ; army in ancient or modern times was ever better appointed or provided than our army; in Mexico. Uperaung in an enemv wun- seat of trovernraentrits different corps spread over a vast extent of territory, hundreds and rtile lands, it is scarcely possible possessions, and their-great importance and to estimate its wealth until it shall' be brought value, J under the government of our laws, and us Within less than four years the annexa- resources fully developed. t tion of Texas to the Union has been con From its position, it must command the summatedj all conflicting title to the Oregon rich commerce!' of 'China, of Asia, of "he Territory south of the forty-ninth degree of islands of the Pacific, of Western Mexico, north latitude, being all that was insisted on of Central America, the South American by any of my predecessors, has been adjust- States, and of thellussian possesisons border ed ; and New Mexico and Upper California ing on that ocean. A great emporium will have been acquired by treaty, The arear of doubtless sndil arise on the aliforrtian : . - : i- . . . r -j -. - . these several l erruones, accoraing 10 a re port carefully prepared by the Commission 'er of the General Land Office from the most authentic information in his possession, and which is herewith transmitted, contains one million, one hundred and ninety-three thou sand and sixty-one square miles, or seven hundred and sixty-three million, five hun dred and fifty nine thousand and forty acres; while the af ear of the remaining twenty nine coast, which may be destined to rival in im poriance New Orleans itself. I The depot of the vast commerce which must exist on; the Pacific will probably , be at some point on the bay of San Francisco, and will occupy the same relation to the whole western coast of that ocean, as New Orleans does to the Tallev of tV Miesissiooi and the Gulf of Mexico TV. tUie AwM our numerous whal? ships will resort with" their cargoes, to trade States, and-the territory not yet oiganized refit, and obtain sunulies. This of itself will into States east of the Rocky mountains, con- larrelv contribute to build up a city, which tains two - million, fifty-nine thousand five would soon become the centie of a great and hundred and thirteen square miles, or thir- raniHlv inf.r0!10inr mmmerce. Situated on . r I . , , . . - .... . r T - - , ...w. wu...ft . ened Gei man States, occupyincr, as thy do, even thousands oi miles apart irom eacnomei, leen hundred and eighteen million, one bun- a safe- harbor, sufficiently capacious tor an a central and commanding position in iu- nothing snort oi u.. ,...s. - ureu auu.iwcuijr-oi muu8auumiu uuy eignt tne navies as well as the marine or uiewwi.u, shall succeed n establishing such a extraordinary eneigy iwes. and convenient to excellent umuer iu. .. the have enabled tnem 10 provioe me ani.j, i nese esumaies snow tnat tne territories building, owned by the U. States, rausi with all that recently acquired, and over which our ex- become our reat western naval depot. ent service. Illusive lunsdiction and dominion have been It wa u,,n that mines of the precious It is but an act of justice to .declare, that extended, constitute a country more than metals exisfpd to a considerable extent in the officers in charge of the sever al executive half as large as all that which was held, by California at the time of its acquisition. bureaus, all under the immediate eye and the United States before their acquisition.- Recent discoveries render it probable that pervision of the Secretary ot War, per- If Oregon be excluded trom the estlmate.there these mines are more, extensive and valuable ated. The accounts oi toe rope rrr?f.Aprt&t tyovernment. securing at same time to the citizens ot each State, local all points, aim -:. governments adapted to the peculiar condi- was required for the most emcie 1 - .. ' I Bi pieiUg tuHnge in tne state of affairs in Cali-1 forma. Labor commands a most exorbitant ! price, and all other pursuits but that of search ing for the precious metals are abandoned. Nearly the wholo of the male population of the country have gone to the gold district. Ships arriving on the coast are deserted by their crews, and their voyages Suspended for want of sailors. Our commanding officer there entertains apprehensions that soldiers cannot be kept in the public service without a large increase of pay. - Desertions in his command have become frequent, and he re commends that those who shall withstand tb.3 strong temptation, and remain faithful, should be rewarded. This abundance of gold, and the all-engrossing pursuit of itvhaye already caused in California an unprecedented rise in uie price of the necessaries of life. That we may the more speedily and fully avail ourselves of the undeveloped wealth' of these mines, it is deemed of vast i importance that a branch of the mint of the United States he authorized to be established, at your pre sent session, in California. Among otherig nal advantages which would result from such an establishment would be that of l raising the gold to its par value in that Territory. A branch mint of the United States at the great commercial depot on the west coast, would convert into our own com not only the gold derived from our own rich mines, but also the bullion and specie which our commerce may bring from the whole west coast oi Central and South America. The west coast of Ame rica and the adjacent interior embrace the richest and best mines of Mexico New Gre nada, Ceutral America, Chili and Peru, The bullion and specie drawn from these countries, and especially from those of West ern Mexico and Peru, to an amount in value of many millions af dollars, are no w aBnually diverted and carried by the ships of Great Britain to her own ports, to be recomed or fsed4o sustain her National Bank, and thus contribute to. increase her ability to command so much of the commerce of the world. If a branch mint be established at the great com mercial point upon that coast, a vast amount of bullion and specie would flow thither to be recoined, and pass thence to- New Orleans, New York and other Atlantic cities. The amount of our constitutional currency at home would be greatly increased, while its circula tion abroad would be promoted, j It is well known to our merchants trading to China, and the west coast of America, that great in convenience and 'loss are experienced from the fact that our coins are not current at their par value in those countries. ; The powers of tiUrope, far removed trom the west coast of America by the Atlantic ocean which intervenes, and bv a tedious and aiuiiaid tiic oouinern cape of the continent of America-can never successfully compete with the United6tates m the rich and extensive commerce which is opened to us at so much less post by the ac quisition of California, j 1 The vast importance and commercial ad vantages ot California have heretofore re mained" undeveloped by the government of the country of which it constituted a part Now that this fine province is a part of our j country, all the States of the Union, some j more immediately and directly than others, are deeply interested in the speedy develop ment of its wealth and resources. No section of our country is more Interested, or will be more benefitted than the commercial, naviga ting, and manufacturing interests of the East em States. Our planting and farming inter est in every part of the Union will be grearly benefitted by it. As our commerce and nav igation are enlarged and extended, our ex ports of agricultural products and of manu factures will be increased ; and in the new markets thus opened, they cannot fail to com mand remunerating and profitable prices. The acquisition of California and New Mexico, the settlement of the Oregon bound ary, and the annexation of Texas extending to the Rio Grande, are results, which, combi ned, are of greater consequence, and will add more to the strength and wealth of the nation than any which have preceded them since the adoption of the constitution. But to effect these great results, not only California but New Mexico; must be brought under the control of regularly organized gov ernments. The existing condition of Califor nia, and of that part of New Mexico lying west of the nio (jrrande, and without the hm Us of Texas, imperiously demand; that Oon gre&s should, at its present session, organize territorial governments over them. fare cohlained"in a communication of the. Sec- sui tion of each, with unrestricted trade and in . . mitt " tercourse with each other, it will be an im nortant era in the history of human events iifL:i.:. :ii i..intn u tro n nrr n pn rut; YT 111131 II W 'III CUH5UI lliaie anu " " f . 3 . i UM-..- -.1 -li .1. T - n rn " " . v. ... power of Germany, it must essentially pro- formed their respective duties with ability - W1U still remain within the hmjts of Texas, than was anticipa Lt. tP nSoface.(maraerce. civiliza- energy and efficiency. They have reaped New Mexico, and California, eight hundred abundance of go . r. -7.. . i r . r . - nftKa war nnt hnvmcr heeri onH tiftv-ortH thonsano hve hum ,,,nt tnhnti i i inrrv hritnanoui pss or me uioiy mv- -.., a..j nuu, anu w.umui.u.u. -O" - '..j Ii. ; Kttl than i '.'nnor. mila nr hAA . . .f nnf nnr personally exposeu iu n pema m ani, iiuicij-cigu. . . ' uui"" scarcely commanu ueuei nwo mcj ..v their companions in arms; out wunoui men. and ioriy-nve mmiuu iwejve mousana Fr-arast-efficient aid, and co-operation, those hundred and twenty acres; being an .u- ga rrMilfl nnt hare been provided tion eoual to more than one-third of a L:.u h flmnle means theV possessed of territory owned by the United States before thev detail fm nrsonal observation. Re- that source of authority ; and having been ce v in, r . . , , . ; . . - i i- l . " r - the world. With all the governments on this ronti tient our relations, it is believed, are now on 4 more friendly and satisfactory footing than they have ever been at any former period Since the exchange of ratifications of the Upon the exchange of the ratifications of S.. , ..i,i tieth of Mav last the temDorarv governments rv cnaracier as wuuiu ------ tj ' . .. . r J , . wmcn naa Deen esiaDiisnea over iew lviexi- ' I nn n( California W our militarv and naval seven roborated bv the authentic reports 01 omcers j j o,irt; .t. . ,7 . u uLui iflip commanders, by virtue of the rights of war, audi- m the oublir.i.service. who have visited .tne . .. . . 11 the minpmi AU: or,rl ritfpd the facts which ceased to derive any obligatory! force rom fnr tbpmselves.and their country their acquisition: and, including Oreffon. lur.tant to th Tenons in oeneral circu- ded to the United Slates, all government; and nPrilMVIIIK IV w 1 I - - O ' ' w v WlV-UAlb w-" m r- . a treaty of peace with Mexico, our intercourse the unfading nonors wnicu mej . - - - auon as to the; quantity oigmu win tne government ot that republic nas tor d . :t mav TllB viissiMinnf so latelv the fronti n,,r HZ: " : TZTt'i. u fnr rh hur- necess.ty of establishing territorial government When ail iuec ntw b , -i j - rr ' mo "imciai UiSirici in oui? "' r i , r jj.i T- .u pose ot obtaininir accurate mrormauou uit - rr r J the officer control over theirs under the authontv of Mex- whole of Europe, Russia only excepted. commanding oui forces in California visited ico had ceased to exist. Impressed with the r 7 i.ieiui.y c idrauvei. w " o be a matter of so much amazement country, is now only its centre. EnVOV Extranrdinarv nn' Mnisfpr Penino- cease to D6 a nidiici ui a ' I ii-.- ' .., , . . : . : . j z. . f : , i i,onerMhat our nob e army vv ltn tne aoainons or oroau, T rr , i . ' tentiary" of the United States to Mexico hasl been received and accredited; and a diplo , matic representative from Mexico of similar tank has been received and, accredited by this; government. The. amicable relations between the two countries, which had been suspended, have been happily restored, and are destined, I trust, to be long preserved. The two republicsboth situated on this con tinent, and with coterminons territories, have -every motive ot sympathy and of interest to bindnhem together in perpetual amity. -This gratifying condition of our foreign relations renders it unnecessary for r call your attention more specifically to them. It has been my constant aim and desire to cultivate peace and commerce with all na lions. Tranquility at home, and peaceful re i nations abroad,' constitute the true perma nent policy of our country. War the scourge t nations, sometimes becomes inevitable, Ut as always to be avoided when it can Je done consistently with the rights and onor of the nation. . X III I IClUa m v - - 1 1 K. : Aforifo. rjegulars 111 iuv -J and volunteers, were Uhe United States are now in uicaiw, to - ' i i , .i it nnn every battle held, npwever nearly as large as tne wnoie or Europe. vicioi -r- . . , . tUr j r.,i tVi odds aeainst tnem. . w csumaicu j uu.ncuucui ui me ,u . . . l . fear The war wi th Mexico has thus fully de- is coast i - u . w -m -r -w-v . i i ..ma fr-ii sirtirt nrnrinn r m vpaco in rnvr tnejate acquisitions, the subiect Hil report to the War uepan- iavuiauio Muuuui 01 vm-gic .u-im. estimated to be ment of th rult of his examination, and message communicating the ratihed treaty o a. i . i r . . t .i tuAiirir n i riHMr.r. 1 1 liic ni alii iji in j 111 v iirtL. aim iu lunijU survey, in the accompanying report obtained on laid, before Congress. country, there e re spot, When he visited ihe their action at that session. Congress ad olinnt Four thousand lourneu wjiuouv ui;aiug any uiuvi?iuu wuuisii T, IIICIK gio aw.- I - . . m. , , -. , , . cloned the capacity of republican govern- that the extent of the seacoast of Texas person engaged n collecting gold. There . their government, i ne innaDnants, oy ne veloped tne tdF J .Lr.,Uv a inst and on the Onlf of Mexico is unwards of fir L ?.?!.Jui;- tU thft number of transfer of their country, had become entitled . trvOAUTM Hill .L. WzZ 1 UCV I " I " , "' I IJ 1 CI V 1H VITl I MtlirTl IC W.D - I n a - . .. . merits to L,lJ . ... .h .u ;nnr n...Hn,i,0,l miu. f !, .nn.t nf TTnnor ."'. , . : o nrrmpn 1. 1 to the benchts-ot our laws and constitution. cessary tore gn w fhrnia. on the Pacific, of nine hundred anH Li LiLjt.. oirrW made warrant and yet were left without any regularly or- allv attributea w uiuio V-'- . ' r o T , lu aT"m , - 7 " . Uamred rrovernment. , ment It has been usual ior-wmcn scveiujf. wuca, auu u ,utluu,ng tne oeliet that the luppiy is very wgc, aUU 6 0 .-- . governme . . .a trt-rpnilblics a want the Straits of Fuca, of aix hundred and fifty that wold U F.,ndat various places in an Since that time, the very limited power po& ..K11 law U 1 Jlluiw - I . I .-. ... I . I a wu.. i . i .. , - , - . . H ,r0i;nn nf nuroose, and . -I miles : making the whole extent ot seacoast extensive Hti-it " nountrv. Lsessed by tne executive nas been exercisea jo of that unity, vallv ad- nn th Pap.i6r?.on thousand sir nondrop anA ir.- lk..A ..m nffiors of the I nrpprvp. and nrotect them from the inevitable of execution wmcn aregewy-v. - "w 7 T, . - uW1iudunn rcuc vcu 7 y y-ir r r - - . 1 . ann t t Bv-k-r v mi ma onn r na w nn o avrant v wk 1 . 1 .1 1 l. . - ' -v t 1 1 11 1 nAnconnonrPK 111 v k hih ni nnarr nu 1 1 kii 1 - An Qrriiii.ai " 1 l w rrii'v ihi ivoi aim iuu 11 ui 1.1-1. wu 1 11 1111 1 vit qtah r hn s-tvi rvoa riiinii'ii 1111 l okm auk i iw uouvj w&ww M v v tn'helonOT IO -- - - -- , . . vrei suf-. -o- - - - . , . , . .. - - w O vigor milted a . . f " ..r-vii. I X) nnf n nnA ilia fliilP rF !T I . I i - l.i ..J.nnt. f iUa onm. I Jn nnnamment nrhich rpmiiinori' nmt that PIS' risiocratic iorms , disnlav 1 thousand and twentv miles. " The lentrth oF mQja- ;i;l fr in f!aliFornia. tahlished bv the military authority duriccr has hfifin SUUyiBt" r, j I r -j ------- 0 maiiuoi i UUf liUiiwij v.Vw ... " l- j ... " ,argove...." Vu-: .. ron4uctoFa the-coast on the Atlantic from the northern Tt n these renorts. that war.- Regarding this to be a de tacto gov quicksilvej are found in the vicinity ernment, and that by the presumed consent lent uoio L.w. w-j-i , c i i a i e i I . . . i .un .rnfiiict ot a I thp mast on the Atlantic rrom the nnrrhpm I T .mnoon. i i f norhU 9r V 111 tliL, ww" I , ' - - " I "uugaij, iiiau. itseii iu PVr;; n.mv's territory. The limits of the U. S., around the Capes of Flori- mines of ouicksih Zll wi h Great Britain, in 1S12, was to. a da to the Sabine, on the eastern boundary of the gold region areat exten and shed but .i rawi.h ffl have lust cioseu seacoasi, lnciuaing vreewu, 13 very neany rne enects nro XQO VYI M. - - -J .11 JnU 1 It IJ 1 - 1 - i ZT 1 honorable peace, evinces oejua an two-tmrus as giuai n an vyd jscsauu do- i tnese ncn mroerai that a popular- jeprcsentatiye government ijforo anil excluding Oregon, is n addition which has attende One of them is j now 1 of the inhabitants it might be continued tern r . .. 1 . 1 -l .1 . r j 1 confined within our own utun, ot iexas,is esumaiea 10 oe mree mousana being worked andis believed to oe among 1 poraruy, mCJ wcio duiao w a-uiwwiua u little light on his suojcci.. wui one uuuuicu uincs; ouuiaw mc nuumiin oijine most proaucitvj in ine wuna. uwu wo . .ulv.....6 ru uu- CUCea 0V Ue UlSCOVCrVU i 1U1C rviigi- uguiu iucWuiy auu I. f - ... ... 1. .. n. . . - w I 11 ! il . 1 . , mi eposites, and the success j couia legislate on xne sunjecL ine vews taeiapors ot those waQ nteitamea ny uw pxecui)ve cq iis rtoinj retary of State, dated the seventh of October last, which was forwarded for publication, to California and New Mexico, a copy of which, is herewith transmitted. ! The small military force of the regular ar-. my, which was serving within the l.mitaf of the acquired territories at the close of the war, was retained in them, and additionid forces uave oeen ordered there for the protection of the inhabitants, ahd to preserve and secure the rights and interests of the United States. No revenue'has been or could be collected ?l p0rts in Cabfornia, because Congress fauj4 to authorize the establishment of cua-toni-houses, or the appointment of officers for mat purpose. t le secretary of th iijidressed tP collectors of tKriustamsf the seventh day of October last; a copy of which is herewith transmitted, exercised all the power with which he is, invested by law. In pursuance of the act of the fourteenth of August last extending the benefit ot our post office-laws to the people of California, the Postmaster General has appointed two agents, who have proceeded, the one to Cali fornia, and the other to Oregon, with authori ty to make the necessary arrangements for carrying its provisions into effect. , The monthly line of mail steamers from -Panama to Astoria has been required to stop and deliver and take mail at San DiegoJVIon terey, ana San Francisco." These mail steamers, connected by the isthmus of Pana ma with the line of mail steamers on the At lantic between New York and Chagres, will establish a regular mail communication with California. - ." It is our solemn duty to provide, with the least nracticable delay, for New Mexico and California, regularly organized, territorial governments. 1 he causes ot laiiure to ao this at the last session of Congress are well known, and deeply to oe regretted. With the opening prospects of increased prosperity and national greatness which the acquisition of these rich and extensive territorial posses sion affords, ad vantages, by the agitation of a domestic question which is coeval with the existence of our government itself, and to en danger by internal strifes, geographical divis ions, and heated contests lor political power or for any other cause, the harmony of tho glorious Union of our confederated Stales ; that Union which binds us together as one people, and which for sixty years has been our shie d and protection against every dan ger. ;' : '.- '-', In the eyes of the world and , of posterity how trival and insignificant will be "all our Inr ternal divisions and struggles compared, with the preservation of this Union of the Slates in all its vigor; and with all its countless blessings ! No patriot would fo and excite geograpnicaj and sectional divisions. No lover of his country would de liberately calculate the value of the Union. Future j generations would look in amaze ment on the folly of such a course. Other nations at the present day would look upon it with astonishment : and. such ot them as de sire to maintain and perpetuate thrones and monarchal or , aristocraticai principles, win . view it with exultation and delight, because in it they will see the elements of faction, which they hope must ultimately overturn- our system. Ours is me great example of a prosperous and free self-governed republic, commanding the admiration and the imitation of all the lov ers ef freedom throughout the world How solemn, therefore, is the duty, how impress ive the .cal! upon us and upon all parts ot our countryjto cultivate a patriotic spirit of harv mony, of good fellowship, of compromise and mutual jconcession, in the administration of the incomparable system of government form- ed by oiir fathers in the midst of almost insu perable difficulties, and transmitted to us,with the injunction that we should enjoy its bless ings and hand it down unimpaired to those who may come after us 1 I In view of the high and responsible duties which weowe to ourselves and to mankind, I trust you may be able, at your present ses sion, to approach the adjustment of the only domestic question which seriously threatens, or probably ever can threaten, to disturb the harmony and successful operation ot our sys tem. " .;'. The immense valuable.possessipns of New Mexico and California are already inhabited by a considerable population. Attracted by"';' their great fertility, their mineral wealth.their commercial advantages and the salubrity of the climate, emigrants from the older States, in grea numbers, are already preparing to seek-new homes in these inviting regions. Shall the dissimilarity of the domestic in stitutions m the different Slates prevent us from providing for them suitable governments? These jinstitutions existed at the adoption of the cdnstitution, but the obstacles which they interposed were overcome by that spirit ot compromise which is now invoked. In a con- ,. flict of opinions or of interests, real or imagin ary, between different sections of our country, neither; can justly demand all which it might desire to obtain. Each, in the true spirit of . our institutions, should concede something to . the other. ' 7 Our gallant forces in the Mexican .war by whose patriotism and unparalleled deeds of arms we obtained these possessions as tn in demnity for our just demands against Mexico, were composed 01 citizens wno Dejongea 10 no one State or section of our Union., They were men from Iaveholding and non slave holding States, from the North and the South, from the East and the West, 1 hey were all companions-in-Arms and fellow-citizens of the same commorf country, engaged in the same common cause. When prosecuting that war, they were brethren and friends, .and shared alike with each other, common toils, dangers, and sufferings. . . Now, when their work is ended, when peace is restored, and they return again to their homes, put . off the habliments of war, take their places in society, and resume tneir pursuits in civil Ie, surely a spirit of harmo ny and concession, and of equal regard for the Tights nf all and of all sections of the Union ought to! prevail in, providing governments for the acquired territories th frpits ofthttf - L - 1 '
North Carolina Republican (Goldsboro, N.C.)
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Dec. 13, 1848, edition 1
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