Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-12-22
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FROM The NEwAoRk HERALD.
Presidents 1MeSSape.

ET6StaeHt 4WeSSdSe.
WE Garnet proceed to our structures up
VI the Message without stopping one mo-
ment 70 congratulate Mr.. Jefferson, On the
recovery Of MS English.-Thongi. has style is
totally wanting III dignity though it IS dif-
fuse and iebl4, and somewhat disuPWed BY
gIHcisnls, YET II it Oh the whole more fault
less than that IF amy Of his former Messages.
Perhaps at no antecedent period, has the
naIon looked so anxious for Che official en-
formation Of the state Of the union," which
tie constitution has madr. il the duty Of the
President to give 70 the Congress, together
with the recommendation Of such measures
as he should think necessary and cxpedient.
Sorry are we here to add that at no antece-
dent period has that anxiety BIN more en-
tireiy disappointed win the reader &C.
company us in a candid and brief review Of
the Message before us
The difficulties in our foreign rela-
TONS" very properly occupied the first
place in the Message. What satisfactory
information ~ afforded Is On this important
topic FIRST as to England
The Presid.ut informs us that he lost no
time in taking such measures as were most
likely to bring our difficulties with Great-BI
tain to an amic9ble termination but that
delays have since taken place which howcv-
er aPPcaredto him to have proceeded from
causes that may possibly still allow him, be
q. ~ cI- &c Ia ~
Congress the final issue In his last Mes
age lie informed Us that Great Buu,ll
Though not named b. him) had int r,l4.ed
new principles in the law OF nations, a waicl
reason revJlted, and that we were under
obligation 70 provide an efectual and deter
mined opposition And he at the same
time complained of their puoGc armed ships
lowering on our coasts and ha1b0rs, under
color Of seeking enemies, to the great an
noyance and oppression Of our commerce..
We candidly allow that the events which
have happened in England the death IF
Mr.. PITT, the change Of ministry, the death
OF MIR. Fox, &c might and doubtless haze
had q material effect on our negociati0ns,
with that power but still it would have
been sat sfactory to know whether any pro-
gress had been made towards setting or
disputes. Has she evinced any disposition
70 recede from those g absurd and inadm.s-
stble interpretations in national law 80 high
II injurious to our commerce Have her
armed vessels ceased to hover on our
coasts and harbour, to the annoyance Of QUE
commerce r On ne contrary, 20 we nos
know-nav, has not the Chief Magis.r rate Of
TINS city officially informed the President,
that since the last session. a violation has
been committed upon our national so7er-
ei-gnty, confessedly within our own iarisdic-
ton
Next comes Spain; and what does hc tel
Us about Spain, with whom many, peIhar
we may say most people consider us as ac-
tually at war Indeed this important fact
7 not directly communicated Is rerr E.irl
deducihle from his last message. ne there
tod Us, frst that she not only rcl3cd I'll
compensate US for spoliations committed H.
her during former war, but that the same
system of spoliation was ccrtirucd 20
great amount second that se oh9t.ucte IN
our commerce passing t'rovFA tie riv
Mobile, with in 0, r oV n errtory IL clam, a
and even Legslated over th3a that s.! i
refused to adjust the bouh4afies of chi n
ma With u .t5ayth mat ter regular troop
bad actually made inrQads into our tanito