AMERICA.

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AMERICA.

Johnson s message to Congress reviewed his policy and urged Congress to adopt it. The receipts for the year exceed the outlay by 158 millions of dollars. Foreign nations in. Europe have shewn more just appreciation of the nations character and the rights of Americans. France has intimated the postponement of the period for the withdrawal of the French. I troops from Mexico until the spring. The United States, however, had remonstrated, and expressed a hope that France -would re-cpnsider the subject, and conform: as early, as possible to the existing arrangements, and thus meet the just expectations of the American people. Johnson concluded by stating to Congress that jy the adjustment of the Alabama claims was [.progressing slowly— partly owing to the "... change of Ministry. England has accepted , i;the -claims now being considered in a becomings and friendly spirit. The impor- .;*'; .tapiiSe of tin early settlement of the question .; y^ould hot"be exaggerated. 'p. Resolutions have been passed in New y; York and elsewhere, calling on the Governi foment, to . interfere; with the . Canadian au|^k|^ori^|^fipr. the release of the Fenian p^ij^^oig,p!Xpf : p:^.P. , .•-.. - -XvX^^^X^ ,:l?$ n i? W^ \° CPmpromise Jy^t#*||s.f^^ and Conr "*'■'■'"" "'es&'ty&e^i'PLfy'--' ','pf ■'''•- f -". , ', . f? "V-fr is stated that ou; the departure of the

French the United States will assume the protection of Mexico.