Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-12-06
LITERARY CADET

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9.

0'ciock. On tucsd,y, me Pfrsioe"s coinn'u-
nicsted 10 both Houses The following
MESSAGE.
Ysisy Ct;,sms of tho ssnsie,
and If tse H'n'. # R'p,sssmtanosst
II the enjoyment IN p~rufusion VI the boun
tics nj Providence forms a suitable subject OF
mutual graduation md grateful acknowledg
ment, ~s are admonished al tins return Of the
season, when the Representatives Of the Ma.
tion arc us~embled 10 deliberate upon their
concerns, TO ,fcr mp tho tribute Of fervent and
x~ra,efi,l hearts, for the nevei- ia ling mercies
or Him who ruIeth over all. He has again
favored us with hsaI'hful seasons and abun-
dant harvcsts. He has sustained us IN peace
wah foreign countries, and in tranquility with
In our bcrdars He has preserved us IN tho
quot AMI uDd,siurbcd posscssion Of civil and
religious i,ber'y lie has crowned the year
with lis goodness, imposing on IT'S no other
eondii ions than of Improving for our own hap
piDess tho blessings bestowed by his hands -
and in the irniiion of all his favors, Of dcvot.
ing he ~flculues with which we have been en-
dswed by Him, 10 his glory. and to our W
temporal aud eisroal welfare.
In tho rela ion Of orr Federal Union with
our brethren Of tho human race. The changes
which have occurred since the cIoss Of your
last ss~sion. have generally tended to the pro.
ssryai,on Of e,ce, and tn the cultivation Of
harmony. Before your last separation, q war
had ~nph4ppily h-sn kindlcd between The En-
pire It Rnsda, ono Of those with which our
Misgxoufas has been no other than q constant
exchange az good Offices. and that Of the Or
ts~sw Porte, a nation from wh'oh geo2rApbi-
cal die, anco, religious opinions. aud maxi,ns
of gov -rnmeni on their part, little suited 10
tho form s,mn Of those bonds ol mn'ual benev
ounce which result from the benefits Of COM
morce, had kept US ~ a stais, perhaps too
,nncb prolonged, Of cVtdncss and alienation.
t., exclusive tsiiris, and p"pulous dorninIons
Of The Sat ~. belong rather 10 the Asiatrc,
. than The European d'vis'on Of the human ia
m,'y. They cot.r bu, partially into the system
Of Europe /; nor have their vars with RUSSIA
anil Austria, tho European States upon which
they borJcr. for more than a century past DIS
turbsd the pacific relations Of those States
with the other grcat Powers Of Europe. Mel.
tier Franco, nor Prussia, nor Great Britain,
has ever taken part in then, nor is it to be
expected that they will at this Time. The de-
ciava,ion of war BY Russia has received the
APPRECIATION or acquisscenee OF hnr allies, and
We nay ind ,lgs the hope that its progress and
Termination will be signalzed by the modern
tion aud forbsarsncs, no. less than by tho en-
srgy Of the Emperor Nicholas, and that il will
alford the opportunity for such collateral agen-
oy in behalf Of the suffering Greeks. as will
secure to than ultimately the triumph Of hu-
manly and freedom.
The state. Of our o particular relations with
Fr,ncs h as scarcely varied in the course Of the
prsssn va ,r. TIE commercial intercourse be-
tween The two conn,r'os has continued to 10
ercass, for the mutual benefit Of both. The
ei5itns Of Indemnify TO numbers OF our fellow
~eiifxcns fer depredaiions upon their property,
heretofore co,n.rlied, dur.ng ihe l.evolution
ary Govrrnrn.p,s, stIll remain IN sdjusted, and
siiIi form ,he suhjsct Of earnest representation
and emOns,rance. Recent advices rom the
Mn SER of Lac United States At Paris. oncOu-
flg- the expectation that the appeal 10 tho
lns,ice of the French Government Will ere long
receive a favor ,ble consideration.
The last friendly expcdient has been resort
al 10 Tor LIE decision OF the CONTROVERSY with
Grsat Britain, relating TO Tho norih-eastern
boundary of The u ,ited States. BY an agree
mcni with tho Briiisl, Government, carrying
into eject The provisions Of the 9Th article VI
tho Treaty Of Gneni, and the Convention OF
z9ih S~cpismber, 1927, his Majesty the KING
ol the NMtvri.nd, has BY common consent
boa selected as tho umpire between tho par
ties. The proposal TO him to accept the de-
s;ynat,on for the performance Of tins iricrCly
office will be- made at an early day, and the
Unnrd States, relying upon the Justice OF their
causs, will cheerluIly commit the nrbiirament
Of it "a Prince equally dlsiiag .ished for the
Independence Of his spirit, his interchangeable
ass,duiiy to the duties Of hs station, and his
iu1exibic personal probity.
Our commercial relations with Great brit
ain will deservs the serious consideration oil
Congress-, and the exorcIse Of a conciliaiory
and forbsaring spirit in the policy OF both
Governments The state OF them has been
materially changed by The act Of Congress
passed at their last session, in alteration Of the
several acs impoA'ng duties on imports and
by acis Of moro recent date Of the British Par
I,am.u,. The effect Of tho interdict ion Of d..
rec, trade, com,nsnced BY Great Britain and
rcciprosa,ed by the United States. has been,
A. Sas 10 he forcsern. only to substitute diffc-
rent ch snnels for an exchange Of commodities
jadsspeasable to the colonies, and profitable 10
q ausuerous class of our fcllow-ci'izens. The
sxpeus, the revenun, the navigation OF the U.
Ststss. have suffered no diniautIon by our ex-
clus,on FROM direct Access 10 the British colo
mics. The colonies pay moro dearly for the
pscessaries Of life, which thar Government
b~xdeus with the charges Of double voyages,
freight. insurance and commission, and the
profits Of our exports are somewhat impaired
snd m,re iniur;ously transferred from one PSr-
ton of our citizens to another. The presump-
siss Of this old aud Other wise exploded sye EN-
az colosisI exclusion, has not sscursd 10 the
shipping interest Of Great-Britsin the relief
which. a. the expeoce Of the different colonies,
and " the United States, il was expected "a
aGssd. Other measures have bscn rrsorsed 10,
ss~rs p,jssedly bearing upon the navigation Of
shs DATED Ststss, and which. unless modified
h. he coasarucsicn gwen to the scent acts ol
Sarismsss, will be msnsfestly Incompatible
vlsh the positive stir~Isiioas Of the CONNER
'eSl ceovensinn existing between the two
-eounlriss. That convention. however, nay
n ,-srss,s tied Nth twelve month"; sorss. q
- spsi"~ II sshsr party.
as.y Of A,aay. Navisa''s", and Cen