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same with nations; and the whole worlo
IS indebted Ia that nation that exhibits The
best examples Of success in trade, manu-
tactures, science or art.
Yet such is the unfortunately unen-
iiEhIened condition of the greater part
ol mankind, that what bcneticent and
wise Providence intended TO unite, is
perverted in.o the means OF divisions
and wars. Blu: neither the awards oftruth
or the obligations OF Justice a,e hereby
ieSsened; nor The duty of wise and good
men to enforce either. In addition to
,hese general remarks, it may be conf
denly affirmed thai no people has ever OK.
listed, who had less To- fear, or more To ex-
pect from iair competition, than ourseive,.
Before we had u name, the enterprise of
our counirynen WAS distinguished thro'
the world
The invasions of our neutral rights, and
of our jurisdictions and harbours are next
noticed as exceptions TO the general re-
specl with which HE United Siates are
treated by the beliIgerent powers. On
this point, so important TO the interests OF
the merchant, and The feelings of the
whole country, due representations appear
TO haSe been made wiki the best promise
OF success.
This intimation is associated with a re-
communication 10 the legislature highly
honorable to the government, whose Ian
Buage is, while we assert our own riYh,s
let us guard against an aggression on
those or others. Let our claim on their
justice spring from our justice towards
he President next adverts TO the topics
growing out of our late splendid accession
OF territory.
Soon AFTER" says he, "the passage Of
the act oi the last session, authorising the
establishment OF E district aud port oil en-
try on the waters Of the Mobile. we learnt
that its ohlcSt was misunderstood on the
part of Spain. Candid explanations ere
Immediately given, and assurances, that,
reserving our claims in that quarter as a
subJe6t OF discussion and arrangement
with Spain, no act was mcdita,ed in the
mean iimc inconsistent with the peace and
friendship existing between the two natl
ons; and that coniormabty to these inten.
lions would be the execution of the law.
That government had however thought
convention OF 1902. But The explanations
which would reach them soon after, and
still more the Confirmation of them by the
tenor Of the instrument establishing the
poitanduistrct, may reasonably be expect
ed To replace them in the dispositions and
views oil The whole subject which, original
iy dictated the convention.
! have The satisfaction 10 inform you
that the objections which had been urged
by that government against the validity of
our Title to the country Of Louisiana have
been Withdrawn It's exact limits however
remaining Still 10 be settlcd between us.
And To this is To- be added that having pre-
pared and delivered the stock created in
execution of the convention of Paris of a.
pril 3oih, 1908, in consideration of the
cession OF that country, we have received
from The government oil France an aclSpow-
ledsmeni in due form Of the iuliiment OF
that stipulation"
By the Information communicated in
the last paragraph quoted, death blow is
given 10 all those nenacing alarms witch
have been rung through the union by the
opponents Of the administration. AT the
time congress were called upon 20 carry
the Louisiana treaty into operation, they
told US on the floor Of congress, ard lhs
declaration was reverberated from every
corner Of America, that the title the treaty
gave was unsourd, that Spain would no,
acknowledge, and that France herself
would decline enforcing it. Itwas in vain,
that the advocates of tie measure affirm
ed that France possessed the right Of Lou
isiana previous to her ccdlng i, 10 us. aud
that her conduct in forming the treaty had
been frank and honorable. il was replied
that the American government was the
dupe OF her perGdry, and that The Uniled
Safes would not be suffered to take pos
session OF the country. Irreconcllab!e
disputes, it was coptended, would arise,
which would issue in war whereby after
having besn hecced out of fifteen millions
OF dollars for a piece of parchment, we
should be compelled at last to fight for
the territory. These awful visions are
now dspelled. France has with good faith
compiled with her engagements, aud Spain
has acknowledged the validity of the ces.
sior.
Such is the auspicious result Of this in
teresting transaction. The confidence of