Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-12-14
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
National Inteit,gencer, Extra,
1HeSday, Dec. Z, 1919

Of the U. States transmitted to both houses
oil Congress, by Mr.. j. j. Monroe, the
following Message r.
FetIow-Caizens Of the Senate, and of
The House of Representatives.
he public b;ildiags being advanced
ITO stage to afford accommodation for
congress, offer you my sincere congrat-
nlalions on tie recommencement Of your
duties in the capitol.
In bringing to view the incidents most
deserving attention, which have occurred
since your last session, regret to have
! 10 stale. that several of our principal Gle
ties have suffered by sickness; that an
unusual drought has prevailed in the
middle and western states; aud that de
lrangement has been felt 10 some OF our
mouied institutions, which has proper
tionably affected their credit. | am hap
lpy, however, to have il IN my power to
assure you, that the health OF our cities
| is now completely restored /; that the pro-
duce of the year, though less abundant
than usual, will not only be amply suff
cient for home consumption, but afford q
large surplus for the supply Of the wants
If other nations; and that the derange
ment III the circulating paper medium, by
being left TO those remedies which It's OBJ
sious causes suggested, and the good
sense and virtue our feIlow-c itizrns sup
piled. has diminished.
Having informed congress, on the 9Th
of February last, that treaty of amity,
settlement, and limits had been concluded
IN this city, between the United States
aud Spain, aud ratified by The competent
authorities of tie former, hull confidence
twas entertained hat il would have been
ratified by his Catholic majesty, with
equal promptiude, and like earnest de-
sire to terminate. on the conditions OF that
treaty, the differences which had so long
existed between the Two countries. Every
view which The subject admitted Of was
Thought TO have justified this conclusion
Great losses had been sustained by the
csiizens Of the United States. from Spanistl
cruisers, more than twenty years before,
which had not been redressed. These
losses had been acknowledged aud provI
led Tor b. treaty. as Ear back as the
Near 1902. which, although concluded al
Madrid, was moi then ratified by The gov
ermeat OF Spain, nor since, until the
last year, when il was suspended by the
late treaty, more satisfactory provision
10 both parties, as was presumed, having
been made for them. Other differences
mad arisen 10 this long interval, affecting
their highest interests which were like.
wise provided for by this last treaty. The
treaty itself was formed on great conside
ration, aud thorough knowledge of all
circumstances, the subject matter Of every
article having heen for years under dis
cussion, and repeated references having
been made by the minister Of Spain to his
Government, on the points respecting
which the great diff renee OF opinion pre-.
walled. 1t was formed by minister du
lily authorized for the purpose, who had
represented his government in The Uaited
States, and been employed in this long
lprotracted negotiation several wears, and
vino, il is not denied kept strictly within
the letter of his instructions. The faith
Iof Spain was therefore pledged, under cir.
camstances of peculiar force aud solemn
Ity, for its ratification. On the part Of
The United States, this treaty was evil
IDENTIFY acceded TO in spirit Of concilia.
ltion and concession. The indemnity for
Injuries and losses so long before sus.
tanned, and cow again acknowledged and
provided for. was to be paid by them
without becoming a charge on the treas
ury Of Spain. For territory coded by
Spain, other territory Of great value, TO
which our claim was believed TO be well
founded, was coded by the United States,
and 10 quarter more interesting to her.
| This cession was, nevertheless, received,
as the means Of indemuilying our citizens
lin a considerable sum, the presumed a.
mount of their losses. Other considera-
| lions Of great weight, urged the cession OF
this territory by Spain. 1t was surround
ed by the territories of the United States
on every side, except on that Of the ocean.
Spain had lost her authority over il, and,
falling Into the hands OF adventures con-
nected with the savages, il was made The
means Of unceasing annoyance and injury
TO our Union, in many Of its most essen
tial interests. By this cession then Spain
ceded territory, 10 reality, Of no value
10 her, and obtained concessions OF the
highest importance, by the settlement of
llong standing differences with the United
States, affecting their respective claims
and limits, and likewise relieved herself
| from the obligation of treaty relating to
| it which she had failed TO ialfil, and also
| from the responsibility incident to the
most fragrant and pernicious abuses Of he,
rights where che could not support her
authority.