South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-02-27
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.

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OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
On Monday last. the following highly
interesting Message. together with som
Documents, was transmitted by the Pre-
sdent of the United States to Congress {:
To the Sen 7fe aud House Of Repre-
sentatives:
i transmit, herewith, TO Con-
gress, copies Of the correspondence
between the SECRETARY Of Safe and
the Charge d'Aflaires of his Britanic
Majesty, relative TO the mediation oI
Great Britain ia our disagreement with
France, and TO the determination oil
The French Government to execute the
Treaty. Of Naturalization, without
further delay, on the application fol
payment by the agent OF the United
States.
The groundsupon which the mediation
was accepted will be f,und fully devel-
oped in the correspondence. Ga the
part Of France the mediation had been
publicly accepted before tue offer of
could be received here. Whilst each
of the two Governments has thus dis
covered Just solicitude TO resort TO all
honorable means of adj isting amicably
the controversy between them, it is o
matter o. congratu' alion that the me.
dla,ion has been rendered unnecessary.
Under such circumstances, the snticl
patton may be { ntidcn ly indulged
that the disagr between The u
niled States and France will no, have
produced more than temporary es.
angemen. The healing I'll cts OF
time, Just consideration I, the pow .
e,ful mo,ivqs for cordi, good under
standing between The two Nations, the
strong inducements each has 10 respect
and este EN- the other, will no doub,
soon obliiera,e from their rene mbra nce
all traces Of that disagreement.
OF the elevated aud dsin,erested
part the Government Of Great Britain
has acted, end was prepared to act, ]
have already had occasion to express
my high sense. Universal respect,
and the consciousness OF mrriting ii,
are with .Governnien.s as with men,
the just rewards ofthose who faithfully
exert their power TO preserve peace,
restore harmony, and perpe,aate good
will.
may be permitted, | trust, at this
time, without. a suspicion OF the mos,
remote desire TO throw, Of censure
from the Executive, or 10 point it 10
any olhe1 Departmen. or branch ofthe
Government; TO refer to The want o..
effective preparation 10 which our
country was found at the late crisis.
FROM the, nature Of our ins i,n,ions,
the movements Of the .Government in
preparation for hostiliiies must ever be
TOO slow for the exigencies Of unex-
pected var. !, submit il then to you,
whether the first duty we owe 10 the
People who have confd d 10 us their
power is rot TO place our country in
such an attitude as always TO be SO
amply supplied with the means Of self.
defence as to afford no inducement TO
other nations to presume upon our for
bearance, or TO expect important ad
vantages from Sudden assault, either
upon our commerce, our seacoast, or
our interior frontier. 10 case Of the
commencem nj Of hosliilies during the
recess Of Congress, the time inevitably
elapsing before that body could be
called together, even under the most
favorable circumstances, would be
pregnant with danger, and, II we esca-
ped without signal disaster or national
dishonor, the hazard Of both unneces--
sar lily incurred, could not fail TO excite
feeling Of deep reproach. ! earness
~ recommend 10 you, therefore, IL
make such provisions, that in no future
,ime shall we be found without ample
means 10 repel aggression, even al
though il may come upon US without Q
note OF warning. We are now, for,u-
nately, SO situated, that the expendi.
,ure for This purpose viii not be felt
and, il il vere, would be approved
lby those from whom all its means arr
derived, and for whose benefit only j
should be used with liberal economy
land an enligh,saed forecasts