Delaware gazette and American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1837, 1830-12-14
Tuesday, December IA, 1880.
THE pnEslDENr,s MEssAGE.

President, which we laid before our reader,
in cur last, prevented our accompanying /,
with any remarks Of cur own; but the merit Of
the document itself is such as to have rem
dered 1t almost Unnecessary to say any thing
respecting II, in order to commend it to the
attention, admiration and delight of the A.
msricah people. Still, however, we feel
disposed to say something respecting some Of
the subjects ofwhich it treats. and Of the
manner in which they are handled.
In the first place we may be permitted
to remark that 1t is a document of very diff
ferent kind from those which the late Pres
iden., Mr.. Adams, furnished There is in it
nothing about light houses in the skies, Pana-
ma Missions, and such wild projects ; but it
is a plain business like document, in which
we are informed in clear, ineligible, and
very satisfactory manner Of the state Of our
foreign relations, and in which are laid be-
forcthe Representatives of the people, the
views of the Executive in relation TO the
powers and duties of the government upon
points of great importance and they are
generally such views as appear toustomerit
the decided appreciation Of every citizen of
this extensive Republic.
In his remarks upon the subject Of the
French Revolution, we presume there will
be, and can be, no diversity of opinion in
this country. They are such as every friend
to liberty and the rights of man must APP
prove.
And in relation to the West Iudia trade.
notwithstanding the cavils and complaints
of the opponents Of the administration, altho'
it has been perfectly evident that they knew
not upon what to bottom them, we cannot
perceive what possible ground they can now
have for my further complaints upon the
auhiees Their has been no sacrifice Of any
interets in procuring the recovery Of
the trade, no double dealing. or manage
rnent unbecoming the rulers and agents of
great nation, on either side; but all has been
done in manner open and honorable, and
the arrangement has been entered into, as
all commercial arrangements should be, upon
the broad ground Of mutual advantage and
arcciprccity offriendly feelings between the
two nations concerned in the matter. And
while we feel that it is no more thar is due,
we are gratihed at the manner IN which the
President speaks of our distinguished fellow
citizen, Mr.. McLane, by whom the arrang-
ment has been made. His talents and uh-
wearied exertions in the pursuit Of noble
ends, have long since given him high STAN
ding at home, and his recent labeurs, and /,
che success which has crowned them, has
given to him a standing abroad as well as at |,
home which we feel gratihed to witness. |
The trade which has been thrown open to
us by this arrangement will be Of great i'm
portance to our merchants and seamen.
BY the treaty with the Porte another inn
portant branch Of trade has been opened to
our commerce; and knowledge Of our coun-
Try, It's powers and capacity, has been car
tied into regions where we have heretofore
been almost unknown and unheard of
From his remarks respecting our Minister
20 Russia, Il would appear that there is no
foundation ior the tumoars whichilaye been I,
set aAOat by the opposition respecting the
alledgsd improper conduct of Mr.. Randolph, |.
Of his being OR his way back to the United
States, and Of another person having been
selected to fill his place. We have never
placed any reliance upon those rumours, &
we have not been disappointed in our expec-
tations. Seeing with what anxiety the OPP
position seize upon any and every thing
which they suppose may produce injury TO |,
the administration, and how grossly they mis-
represent every thing they attempt to touch,
which can be brought to bear upon the Pres
ident and his cabinet, we are not, and shall !
not be, astonshessat any thing they may
say: and their statements respecting Mr., L
Randolph may be placed among the rest Of j
their Misrepresentation which have their
origin in desire to destroy the administra-
zion. with the view approaching the interest.
and gratifying the ambition Of Henry Clay. /,
Some indications have manifested them