WASHINGTON, January 11, 1858.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I have received from Samuel Medary, governor of the Territory of Minnesota, a copy of the constitution of Minnesota, "together with an abstract of the votes polled for and against said constitution" at the election held in that Territory on the second Tuesday of October last, certified by the governor in due form, which I now lay before Congress in the manner prescribed by that instrument.
Having received but a single copy of the constitution, I transmit this to the Senate.
JAMES BUCHANAN
WASHINGTON, January 11, 1858.
To the House of Representatives:
I herewith transmit to the House of Representatives the reports of the Secretaries of State, of the Treasury, of the Navy, and of the Attorney-General, with the accompanying documents, containing the information called for by the resolution of the House of the 4th instant, concerning "the late seizure of General William Walker and his followers in Nicaragua," etc.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
To the Senate of the United States: