The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-12-09

\ committee ass appointed. Jointly witt
| tue comhiuce al the senate Ia wait on The
Prcs',irni, sud The House adjourned.
From fee National IafeH;reHecr ETi,a, o
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THIS dav, At ~ O'Clock, tie PRrsIprs7
lUF fDL UsIrTp STaTES transmitted T.
Nofh Houses oi Cnngfess, bs I'll" hands -
hes pm dr Secretary, the following
MESSAGE:
Ftilou Cdi.tns gfhe Seroie
and it1ust 81 Representatives.
Many nnportani subjects will claim you
Whlchi shall endca,af Ia give, III aid Gf YOU
deliberations, Just idea ~ this coiuia0nl-
cation. undertake tins daty with diff
Jeace. from The vsst extent OF the Interest,"
| on which have TO treat, aud of their grra
Importance Ia every portion of our Infon
| edtrr on II with zeal from a thorough
conviction that there never Was period
| sluce the establishment uf our revolution
when, regarding the condition OF the evil
zrd world, aud it's hearing on us, there was
! greater necessity for devotion in the public
servants To their respective duties, or for
virtue, patriotism aud union IN our constI-
| turats.
Meeting in you = new Congress, deem
II proper 10 present this view of public at
fairs III greater detail than n'ight other
wise be necessary. | do It, however, with
peculiar satisfaction, from a knowledge that,
in this respect, shah comply more fully
with with the sound principles Of our gov
ernment. Tie people being with MS cx-
clnslsely the sovereign, It ls Indispensable
that full Information be Laid before them
on all important subjects, TO enable them
to exercise that high power with complete
effect. II kept IN the dark, they must be
Incompetent 10 il. We are all liable to
management of public aiIairs are more
subject TO excitement, and To be led astray
by their particular interests and passions,
than the great body of our constituents,
who, being al home, in the pursuit of their
ordinary aV0ceilOns, are calm but deeply
Interested spectators Of events, and of the
conduct of those who are parties to them.
To the people, every department of the
government, aud every individual in each,
are responsible, and the more full their
information, the better they can Judge Of
IN wisdom ofthe policy pursued, and of
The conduct of each in regard To il. From
their dlspassionatc Judgment, much aid may
always be obtained, while their approba-
ton will form the greatest incentive, and
most gratifying reward, for vir,uous ac-
uons, aud the dread of their ecnsure the
best security against ihe abuse of Il, CON
fdence. Their Interests, IN all vital qucs-
tons, are the same, and the bond Ivy sentl-
m"nt, as well IN by interest, will be proper
tonahly strengthened as they are better
informed of the real state of public aflails,
especially IN difficult onluucturcs. II isby
such knowledge that local prcjudices and
Jedionslcs are surrounded, and that n ma
tlonal policy, extending is fostering care
aud protcctonio all the great interests OF
ourU Union, Is formed aud steadily adhered
to.
precise knowledge of our relations
WIN foreign powers, as respects our neg0-
tlatlons and transactions with each, IL tho'i
To- he particularly necessary. Equally ne.
crssary is II, that we should form Just
estimate of our resources. revenue and
progress in every Kind of Improvement
connected with the national prosperity and
public defence. 1t Is by rendering justice
10 other ualioirs, that we may expect II
from them. II il by our ability to resent
injuries aud redress wrongs, that We may
avoid thrm.
The commissioners, under the Glth arti.
Gle oi In" treaty OF Client, having disagreed
N thrlr oplnlons respecting that portion u
the boundary between the territories OF tn.
United States and of Great Britain, tn.
establishment of which had been submitte,
to them, have made their respective re-
ports, ~ compliance with that article, tina
the same might be referred 10 the decision
OF friendly power 1t being manifest
however, that II would he difficult, if no
Impossible, for any power to perform tina
oihee, without great delay and much in
con en'ence to itself, proposal has beer
made 10y tins government, aud acCedcd Il
by that of Great Britain, to rndeavour I,
establish that boundary by amicahle nego
tiauon, II appearing, from long experience
| lllal no satisfactory Arrangement could b,
l"rmed of the commercial intercourse he
tween the United States and the BRITISH
colonies IN tins hemlsph,r re, by lesislativ,
acts, while each party pursued its o"I
course, without agreement OF concert witt
the other, proposal has been made to tn
British government 10 regulate this com
merce by treaty, as it has been to arrange, i
like manner, the just claim of the citizen
of the I'm ted States nhabitiug the state
and territories bordering on the lakes & ri
'srs which empty into the St. Lawrenc
to the navigation of that river to tn, ocean
FsI these and otheE objects of high impor
lance to the interests OF both parties, ne
goiiatlon has been opened with the Brits
government, which, ii is hoped, will have
satisfactory result.
The commissioners under the sixth ant
seventh articles of thu treaty of ,,hpnt
having successfuA, closed their lahors il