Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-14
RICHMOND. DECEMBER ~ I8S1
IIiE PKcSiDENirX MESS41.E q

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RICHMOND. DECEMBER -. 1894
TIE PRESIDENTS .MESS.iGE
ms Is one Ut the longest and most eIabor,,s
d"cmnlenis of this description we have eysr
puhiishe 1.-The President seems TO have lei,
himself ont 10 this last appeal To his couo-
,'.',h ". ifere Is scarcely aIuestion, AS
~ ,ne general concerns Of The U. States, oras
:" 'he measures of The day, which he has nnr
nreciiy embraced. He r.traces tn, n,s,
ne tSh'ots the present he anticina,es ,b.
lu'ure prospects of our country. He sk;me
'he whoie surface of the depart,n,n,a H.
awe's particularly upon the events or -
eight years uf his administration r,nders ~,
account current of his own trhnsac,iuns ,rJ
prepares the inventory Of the estate for TN.
information OF his successor. We confes.
mat when we INST glanced over The Message.
we Thought many ihinGs might have been
omitted, which ere unnecess.r,!y intrnd,..I.
""t NE more we study il, the better we Az
satisfied with lis extent. IL was the last Mes
sage which james Monroe was To deliver Ia tb..
| representative Ui the people. II was ,b. L3t
'e'honihS winch he was 10 make of the r,ea
surcs oi his administration. |, was th,. L.
'''pe' mat he was To exhibit from the Ex,eu-
Wv, I'VE Guar "a drscant on the blessings of our
'ree institutions. 1t was the last tin. that h.,
was 10 display 10 the world the b,,.G,,
NS"''''tu lstot titne thai hl IL
10 warn our country men of the means which,
were necessary To preserve them
Whiie II is Impossible for us to subscribe n
al the measures which it recommends II
would ne UNJUST NOT In acknuwlrdge he noh,,.
VEN Oiseniment which runs through This mr.
dncti"n. M foreigner can pprus. il wiihnn,
| r@spec' no American, without pride. Suc.,
are the blessings which liberty produces.
Suen' inc fruits ofa government, which is al
tl rH hsrr
free people. W
We may break this Message into the fo,lov-
ing parts: e 'o'''"-
l. Our relations with F.ance.
. W'h q. Britain--'ncluj,ng the 81 we Trade
u Miih The o'her European mowers
w It'll South America.
D. = ne pr'Dc'pie on which we would trad. :;
ns z lene--'nd f'" principle which we
wS"" regulate oar reii;;oaS in time of wa,
debt '" VI "'e pubic
T. A. Lac aF"'-ior'lfications, Military Academy.
Q I've surveys for canals and roads &c
y. l~dau r,l,-s. w.
riracy,n hc w indies ' ''''e "
H. Iee Pos Office Department
X v'',i oI Gen. l., Fayelte.
Is Jnd,c'aiy system.
-, :. Struggles %, HE Greeks and of The South
Amer'cans--i'r'ncp plies on whi.b W. ,c, @'
10 fJst al tie muuih Of the Coiombia
! 10. llurrovemehf of W +sbing,on Cuv
J.. Va n-ra. views If our County.
/ i3 Faied.c'ory Of the Chief Alavs,ra,e
| Ilir in.ssage is full upou fh,.e ,o;nt,
l'at II Is unnecessary 10 expa,i;,,; u.n,
Ihsm. We sail content Ourselves win
summary vi most of thcm-iea, ing a G,, oil,
| open To particular remark
ISL. ihe Commercial Convention with
FRANCE still continues, and the Question Of
indem"'hes still remains open. All IN. arm
inenis q Sequence of}lr. Gallatip has, no VET
a'a'Ied To secure redress. But with . NV
| rr'sh, perhaps, pew laws may come in and
n'' Drown may succeed with the presant
| hing, where Mr.. GalIatin failed with his nrn-
decess0r $40 P''
| snd. No change in our commercial rsla,;o,s
WIN e. Britain. No treaty 10 rerua,. ,hc
U"ue WIN her colonies in the West ludies.-.
ie' d new administration may effect h.re ,yb,t
ne" King may do IN France-Io adins,ioo
Tue D"undary lnrs we have been NOR sue,
cfsSloi. The boundary specified in the en- ne.
'ce has been established that in ,,,. F,h
may YET hr satisfactorily adjusted by amica-
u'e nes"ciation between The governments
| themselves that in the 9TH art. may L,. or
"eu W tne course OF The year. The Con
T ro''nn ABOUT me SsaUe froae is Yet aAoat.-
Inc british ministers are willing IN acc.n, ,f
all me alterations made by The Srnate eV.
ceptins only the proposed omission az H.
words F" ant .4nreriea" in the LIST article Mr.,
Cahningin his letter to Mr.. Rush OF The s4ti,
August last, Objects 10 this alteration. mon
me S'ound, that I" the removal of this r;.,i.
1.-THE Ight Of Serch,) as to the coas, of 4 mi
ca ana ITS continuance to- The West Indise
cannot but appear ~ imply the existence. mn
one side, and not on the other. of . i,,st
ground either of suspicion of nisconduci ~
Tor apprehension Of an abuse of authnritvJs
me nr50rIaiio1 upon this SOLITARY oni,t
which The President deems not Of s,,a;cia,,
magnitude" TO defeat the great object in v;e,,
IS transferred to Mr.Addington at Jyashinr,or
lne fresiuent thinks it most proper to cor.
sun me u OF IL, about the general n:iocinIs
involved in the Convention. and IN nsans,Ir.
The whole matter. "F0"
ihe appeal is wisely made. II ooyht - to
most maturely considered. Did tse II. orr
'n'ehu ny Their former resolution 10 vi,.ld ,b,.
rignt 0i search Tie President, guiding RI.
81" ny Tue general consequences of piracy mn.
W -. 'ne Jaw OF the nations, concludes thai H.
a. OF H. meant to allow the right Of search =.
bni, the understanding Of the House spenos f.,
nave been otherwise. Some of The ner,I.r,
expressly disclaim any such intsn.ion TIT
proceedings shew, That such an amendment
10 tne original resolution was moved. and ev.
prrssIy rejected. Why, in truth .5onId zoo
nave been so fastidiOus about ths rigb, ~
searcb; why say that The Atnefjan t,eonls c,uI
W'Ver permit British officer 10 search o,,r
vessels but IN certain cases specified bv RI
Jaw OF nations; and yet in the very nofoesf
Jltlu " under u new pretpncc mr. r.tbor . -,