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London, England, 1822-01-01 00:00:00

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TIIE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.

WASHINGTON; tivelve'O'clock this
day, the President of the Vnited. States trativ-
initted to both !louses- of Congress by Mr. S.
GOU'V'ERNEUR, the following Mesiage ''•
" Fellow Citizens of the Senate, and of the
House of Itepreentatives,

" The progress of our affairs since the last Ses-
slim has been such, as may. be justly ciaidad.
and expected under a GOvertiMent derivingial
its powers from an enlightened peoPle, anti` tinar
laws formed by their ltepresentatives, on kireat
consideration, for the sole pUrpose of prornottig
the welfare and happiness of their constitnAdts.
In the execution of those laws, and of the pOsi4rs
vested by the Constitution in the Executive;
unreinitted attention has been paid to the gi:i..(at
objects to which they extend. • the ctin-
cerns which are exclusively internal, there 'is
good cause to be satisfied with the result; the
laws have had their due operation and effect:
In those relating,to Foreign Powers, I am happy
to state that peace and amity are preserved icitti
all, by a strict observance' on both sides orthe
fight's of each. In matters touching our cernaler-
.
ciat intercourse, where a difference' of opinionhas existed 'in any case,' as to the condition'sbn
which it should
.be placed, each party has Or-
• . •
sued its own policy, without giving just cause
of offence to the, other. ln this annual cominu-
'ideation, eSpeCially addressed to a
neiv Congress, the whole 'scope of our politiCal
concerns naturally comes into 'View; that errors,
if such have been committed, may be corrected;
that defects, which have beconie manifest, 'May
be and, on the other hand, that mk-
sures whiCh were adopted on due ,deliberation,
and whiCh .experience has shewn are just is
themselves, and essential to the public welfare,
should be persevered in, and supported. In pet-
forMirig this necessary and .very important chili ,
I `shall, endeavour..to place before you, on its
Merits, every, subject that is thought to be en-
titled to your particular attention in as distinct
'and clear a light as I May, be 'able.
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fly an Act of the 3d of ,March 1815, so
much of the several .Acts as iMposed. higher du-
, ties on, the tonnage_9( „foreign vessel's, and on
the manufactures 'and..hiroductions of foreignna-
tions, when imported
.into the United sStates
foreign vessels, than.wheln imported in vessels
of ,the United , States, were repealed, so.far
respected.. the manufactures and productions of
the.nation to which such vessel belonged, on the
condition that. the repeal should take effect only
in favour of any foreign nation, when the Execu-
tive should be; satisfied that such discriminating
duties, to the disadvantage of.,the United States,
had likewise been repealed by such nation.
this Act, a proposition was Made to all nations
'to place our commerce with each on a basis,
which, it waspresumN.l, would, be acceptable to
all. Every nation was, allosved to bring its ma-
nufactures and pro.dtic,aons into our ports, and
take, the manufactures and productions of „the
-United States back. to. their ports, in their own
vessels, on the same condition that they might
be transported in ,vessels of the United States ;
and, in return, required that as like ac-
. conimodation should, be granted to .the vessels of
the UnitedStates.in;:the ports of other. Powers.
The articles to be adMitted or prohibited oa
either side,. formed no part of the proposed ar-
rangement. Each party would retain
,the right
to admit or prohibit such articles frOm the other
as it thought proper, and on its own conditions.
When the nature of commerce between tbe
United States and every other country was tgkeu
into view, it was thought that ;this proposition
would be considered fair, and even liberal, by
every, Power.
•The exports of the,-United States
consist generally of ,articles of the first necessity,
.and of raw materials, in demand for ;foreign
manufactures,. and productions of any. foreign
country, even when disposed of there to advan-
tage,. may be brought in a single vessel. This
ohservationsis more especially applicable to those
countries from'whith manufactures alone are im-
ported, but it .applies 'in a great extent to: the
European dominions of every European.. Power,
and,: in a certain extent, to all the Colonies of
those .Powers. " In placing, then, the navigation
precisely on the same ground, in the. transporta-
tion exports .and imports, -between the United
States and other countries, it was presumed that
all was
.offered which could, be desired. It
seemed,to be the only proposition which could
'be devised , vv hich would retain even the semblance
Of equity,' in our. .favour.,_

'"Many considerations,of-great weight give us
a right ta expect that this commerce Should be
xtended'to her cOlonies, as well as to, the .Eu-
Topeatt Dominions, of other , Powers.-
,With the
latter,especially with countries exclusively Manu-
facturing, the adVantage was manifestly otktheir
side;'au indemnity for ,that. loss was expected
from a trade with the 'colonies ; and, with the
greater reason, as .it was known that. tlie, sup-
plies which the. Colonies;deriv.ed from. us wore of
the highest importance to them, their labour being
bestowed .witki so trteh.gri‘ater profit in the cul-
tureof other articles ; and .because,,likewise, the
artivles:cif which those. supplies consisted, facto-
ing'io,:large a proportion exports,of 'the
United StatesOvere never admitted into any of
-the ports of . Europe, excfpt in .rases of -great
emergency, to avert a se' ious calamity. When no
admiaecl , is pot
.teckuired to sup-
ply the wants of the party admitting it, and ad-
Tnitted. ,:then; not in. favour- .of any , particular
country,. to the ',disadvantage df others, but Qll
conditions equally ,applicable to , all, it• seems
just that,tiee,article. thus admitted and i.uvited