Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-12-04
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WASHINGTON, Dec. ?.

GNstcu Dt4Fe5.
Fslisp- C.6ssns Of he Seaafe,
and IF Ihe House Of RspresentGhpss:
IF the enjoyment II pro'usion OF me bounties
OF Providence fVFrns suitable subject IL mu-
tuai graduation snd acknowledgment, We are
sdmonish he'd a. this return Of the season, uhsn
the replies ntsttvcs OF tie nation are assembled
10 deliberate upon their concerns, to offer up
the tribute OF fervent and grateful hearts, Tos
the never failing nercies Of Hin who fuleth
over oil. lie mas again favored Us sith health
full seasons and abundant harvests. He hss sus.
tanned us in peace wih foreign countries, and
in TRANQUILITY within our own borders. lie
has pvsserved is 10 the quiet and unds,uIbed
possession OF civil and religious liberty. TIE
has crowned the year with his goodness, iu,-
posing on US no other conditions than OF in.
proving for our own happiness the blessings
bestowed by his hand; and IN the sruition Of all
bis fators, Of deso,ing the faculties with which
we have been endowed by him, 10 HE glory and
20 our own temporal and eternal welfare.
In The rel.tions of our Fedora! Uuion with
our bre hren OF the human race, the changes
which have occurred SINCE the close VI your
last session, hss. generally tended to the pre-
servatioa OF pesee, and to The cultivation OF
harmony. Before your last separation, war
had unhappily been klndled between tbe En-
piEe of Russia, one Of those with which our
intercourse has been no other than oon.tsnt
exchange Of goud offices, and that OF tho OF.
soman Porte. nsiion from which geographical
distance, religious opinions, and mRxlID OF
government on thier part, little suited to the
Formation of those bonds of mutual oenevo-
lenoe which result from the benefits OF com.
merce. had kept Us 10 state, perhaps too
much prolonged, VI coldaess and stieRstion -
1he extensive, fertile. land populous domn-
ions Of the Sultan, belong rather 10 the .sistic.
a. - r..
iy. They enter bur partially into the system
of Europe; nor have their wars with Russia
and Austria, the European States upon which
they border, for mare than q century past, dis
tuPbed the pacific relations Of those States With
the other great Powers of Europe. Neither
France, nor Prussia. nor Great Britain. has
ever taken psS iE them; ncr 10 it 10 be expes
ted that they will Al this time. The declaration
Of war by Russia hes received the appreciation
or acquiescenee of her allies, ard we may IN.
dulge the hope that tts progress and ,e,mins
ton will be signszed by the moderation aud
foraesraace, no lers than by the energy oe The
Emperor Nicholas. and that i will afford the
opportunity for such collateral agency in behalf
Of the suffering Greeks, as wi. secure TO them
ultimately the triumph Of humanity and OF
freedom.
The state OF oar particular relations with
Francs has scarcely varied in the course ~ the
present year. The commercial intercourse be
tween the two countries has continued to 10.
crease for the slutasi benefit OF both. The
Claims Of indemnity to numbers OF our fellow
citixens for depredations upon THAR property,
heretofore committed, during the Seyotnton-
AIRY Goyernmants, still remsin unajjusec, and
still, form the subject Of earnest representation
and remonstrAnce. Recent adVices from The
Minister Of the y States at Paris encourage the
expsctatan that the appeal 20 the justice Of the
French Government will ere long receive = ia
yorstle consideration.
The last friendly ezpedient has been resort.
ed to for the decision ef the Controversy with
Great Britain, relating 10 the Northeastern
boundary nfsthc u. States. BY sn agreement
with the British Government. Carrying into
effec the provisions OF the fifth article OF the
Treaty Of Client and the Convex ION Of 2eth
September. 1927, his Majesty tie King of tie
Netherlands hss BY common sonsent been Sc.
iected as the umpire between the parties. This
proposal to him to accept the designation for
The Performance Of this friendly once will be
made al an early day, and the y. States, rely
ing upon he justice of their cause, will cheer.
fully commit The ssbrament OF 1t to the Prince
equsiiy distinguished for the independence of
his spirit, his indcfstigsble assiduity TO the du.
ties Of his station, and his inHexible personal
probity
Our commercial reistions with Great Britain
will deserve the serious consideration of Con-
gresS, and the exercise of concIliatory and
ferbearing spirit in the policy Of both Govern.
monte. The state Of them has been materially
changed by the act Of Congress passed at their
last Session, in alteration OF tue several acts
imposing duties on imports, and by acts of more
recent date of the British Parliament. The
effect of the Introduction of direct trade, com.
menced by Great Britain, and reciprocatCd by
the U. States, has been, as waste be toreseen,
only 20 substitute different channels for an ex-
change OF commodities indispensable to the
colonies, and profitable to numerous class Of
our fellow citxsns. The exports, the revenue,
the navigation Of the United States have suffer.
ed no diminution by our exclusion from direct
access 10 the British colonies The colonies pay
more dearly for the necsssaries Of life, which
their government burdens with the charges of
double voyages, freight. insurance ard com.
mission, and the profits of our exports are
somewhat impaired and more injuriously trans.
Serrsd from one portion Of cur citizens to ano
iher. The resumption Of this cid and other
wise exploded system Of colonial exclusion. hs $
not secured to the shipping interest of Great
Britain the relief which, at the expense Of the
distant colonies, and the United States. Il wa,
expected TO afford. Other measuT have been
Tesorted to, more poiutedly bearing upon the
navigation Of the United States, and which, un-
less modified by the construction given TO the
recent Acts Of Parliament, will be Ganitesily
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