The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-12-08
MESSAGE
TO II srEArn krD HousE ~ RBPHEsESrA-
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TO TIN srEATB ArD HausE ~ RBPREsESrA-
Ti,Lspr rag ustrID srArEG
ksilop Ciirsn, Of ina S,nnb.
dpd Of he House Of Representatives.
II ibr enjoyment III protusI0n ofths boun.
ties Of Providence lorms a suitable subject ol
mutual graduation md grateful acknowledg-
meni. "r arr. aImou,shed Mt this ratnrn Of
the sansUu, when the Representatives OF The
Nation are assembled 10 deliberate upon iheir
concerns, 10 offer up thu tribute OF terVent
and grateful hearts, for the ncvcr.talling mer.
oins pt him who ruleth over all, He has ~
ga,n favored Us with healtbful seasons and
abundant harvests. lie has sustained us In
peach With foreign countries, and in %trsoqgili.
u within our borders. lie has preserved US
IN lhr quiet aud undisinrbed possession oi IL.
vi and religious liberty. He hns crowned the
year with his goodness, imposing on Us no q
thor tand,tieas than of improving Tor our "
hBppiness tho blessings bestowed hy his
hands and in The %fruiiion OF all his %lavors,
of des0ting lhcfxGultes with which We hive
teen endowed by him To his glory aud 10 our
own temporal aud eternal welihrr.
In the relations Of our Federal Union with
our brfihren of the human race, the changes
which have occurred since the close oi your
inst Sassion, have generally tended Ia The
The pfrsereation If peace, and tu tho %culiiva.
,ion 90 harmony. Before your last srInrn-
ton n war had unhaisaly bcra hIndled be-
tween the Empire OF itassia, one Of these
with which our iniereoul So hn5 bcen no other
thhn n e%eus'nnt exchange oi good OH es,
aud that Of the Ottoman Porte, n nntion from
which geographical dittance, religious opin
ions. and max,ms of Popernmeui on their
par, lille suited 10 the formation ct those
bonds OF mnlna' brne"alence which result
In H.. l....Etn - xA-, AL ta.t ~
in u slate, perhaps too much prolonged, ol
colduess and alienation Ihe cxtrnsIve. Ter
tile. and popuious dominion. ct Hr Sultan,
helong rather to the Asiatic than the European
division otthc human family. Tn"y enter
l,nl partially into the system OF Europe nor
have their wars with Rnssih aud Austria, the
europe ~ State. upon which they border, tor
mnre than a century past, disturbed the pa-
clhc relations OF those states w'ih The other
| great Powers OF Europe. Neither France,
nor PRUSSIA, nor Great Britain, has ever taken
part an th. nor is II is he expected that
lhry viii AZ this time.-fhc declaration oil
war ty Russia has received the appreciation
or aequisscence of her allies, end We may in
dulge iheei,upe thai It's progress aud tefmiua-
ton will he signalised by the moderation and
forbesrance, no less ,han by the energy OF the
Emperor Nicholas, and that II will ntord The
opportunity for such collateral agency IN be
half of the suffering Greeks, as will secure 10
them ultimately the triumph OF humanity and
! Of Freedom.
The STATE OF our particular relations with
France has SCARCELY varied in the conrsc OF
the present year. The COMMERCIAL inter
course he~tweenthe two countries has conlin.
ned 10 increase for the mutual ben.6,
If beth. The claims Of indemnity TO numbers
ol cur fellow ci'isens for depredatioa, upon
their property, heresnore committed, during
the Revolutionary governments, stin re.
main unadjusted, and stiil form the subject oi
earnest representation and rcmous,rance
Recent adviccs rom the Minister Of the Uni
ted States at Paris encourage the ca pertaiion
that the appeal To the Justice OF the French
Government will ere long receive u iapora.
bic consideration.
The last friendly expedient has been resor.
ted TO for the decision of che Controversy
with Great Britain, relating 10 the Northeas.
tern boundary Of the United States. BY an
agreement with the British Government, Cur.
rsing II effect the provisions of tietiith mr.
ticle M the Treaty OF Client, and the Convcn-
fion oft The 29th September, 1897, his Maiest.
the King OF The Netherlands has by common
consent been selected as the empire belwee
tho parties. The proposal to him 10 accept
the designation for the performance of this
friendly Office will be made at an emily day,
and the United States, relying upon the jus.
tice nj their cause. will cieerfolly commit
The arhiframent OF il 10 IA Prince equally dis.
tinsnislsd Tor the independence of his spirit,
his interchangeable a~.sidn',y to the duties Of t,is
station, aud his iniexible personal probily.
Our con, mercial relations with Grea, Briiain
will deserve the serious consideration OF Con-