Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-12-11
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Fsiio< Carer, Of tie Senate
as.i House eff Eeu,sseaitt;rf.

Fsiiow cs,isrR, Of tSs Senate
ari House Of Rcprescataire,
We have r.as5nto renew lie expression Of our De
veut gratitude to the Gisrr al al Good loi his h.
ni9n .pro;sesieg. Duf Country presents On eyer,
aide. the evidences Of thai continued favor. uuda
whose auspices II las gradually fis-u from frN
feeble and Dependent Coianirs Ia ! prosperous am
powerful Couleaeftcy We arr blessed With do
nestle tranquility, aud al lie elements n usaiis
prosperity. The pcsu!enee which, Invading, Tor ,
,ne, sene iourshng portions u the Union. iuiel
raped tbs eenerai prevalence OF unusual health ha
happily bern limited il extent aud arrested IN H.
fatal career. The industry aud prudence of on
citizens are gradually relieving them from rlle pc
suniars e.eaauassmeuis uudrr which portions o
them' have labofrd jadiolons leeslaiion, aud til,
natural and bonndlcss resources of the country, iss
RH,rded wise aud timely aid 10 private enterprise
and the activity always Characteristic Of eur pcorl
hss already Ia erra degree, resumed ia nseu ant
profitable channels
The CONDITION OF our foreign relations has not ma.
orally changed aimee the last annual nefssgc Of m,
trsiecsssar. Wercnain ut peace with ali nations
ard no siors on my part, eonsis'eH with tiie PIE
seffation of oui ughis AMI the honor of ir country,
shall be sp1ged 10 inaHisin position so eou.onant
to our insdiuii ans We lave faithfully sustained
the foreign policy with which the United States.
under The guidshcs ui theaf FIRST President tooA
Their stand ~ iir atply ri nalions-tlat of reg,,a.
ting thor intercourse wih other pepei.-bs the AZ
proved principles Of p,lsatc ifc aa,us aud aecod
ing equal rights and equal pfndsges rendering
and demanding Justice 10 all cases. Advancing thrir
o~n, aud discussing the pfciensions Of Others, with
esldor, thirclu~ss anl sincerity appealing at all
fnss 10 reason. bu never Niclda3 lslufec nOt sreh
ins 10 acquire ans thing iof the nsei . by rs ,xct-
sis,.
rigid sdhe,taee 10 this policy hasleG lhis Ga,.
sfsmcni wnh scarcely ,.an upon IT, Justice Tor
Injuries arising ffom acts committed nv rs author,
~. The most imposing aud letprNinc ol t.Iose Of
the United STATES upon tor-ign Governments f1r n
sres.ohs upon our citizens, were Disposed OF ky ~,
rue ccessor. lndrp-nl cny oil the beGtG,s cunlcirc
rpon our citizen, by restoring the IN rcarte com.
nani'y so many million, Of witch lhcs had bern
~tongiull, dYesed. gtrat service was also rendered
10 as touIity by tar Satisfactory ailnsncnt ot ST
maay aneirHl nni irritating subjects OF conten,ion
tndn teiltcts no. ritGuy ofedu on his s1cccss lu
administration OF rab'ie diilrs. that hs great oh
jeot was accomplished, wIllnut cotnpromiS,up T.,
my occasion, onher The h2nor or lhc peace OF III,
kAtioa.
With European powers To new subjects of ,liflic al
~ have ARISEN and ihusc Which wcre under tI,scu,
SION, although not terminated, do not present a nor,
uniato'ab'e aspect TIM future preservation of tha
good understanding which it has ever been our de
srs 10 cultivate.
Oh pending questions. the most important, Is I'm,
which exists with tie Government of Great Britain
IN respect to our udIthrasltrn boundary II is uitI
nnicgned regret, that the people II the United Sia,c
must look back upon The aboftNe efforts made b,
ire Executive, ior period OF more than hat a cen
Jury 10 deicrnlne What 40 nation should suffer loni
10 remain IN dispue, the true lne which divides n
possessions lfonl those Of other powers The nature
OF the settlements on the border, OF the Unc,
States, anI Of the neighborag territory, was ior
season shch, thai this perhaps MAS not lmspousah
u" iaithtui performance OF the dates OF the Fedc
raj uosofhinen Time. has, however. chan srd tim
stale OF thinss; aud has hruush; about i condition
al anans, IN Which the tue interests Of both coun
ties lHperatWey require thai tins question Shout,
be put at rest IL Is not 10 b. disguised that vilI
Iaii coniiucnoe, nlteu expressed In the desire OF tn
BRUSH GJvernhcntto terminate II, We are aunarcut,
m Tar from lis adjustment as were Al the TINE {,
scning the treaty OF peace IN 1855. Tho sole 1t
SUI. Oh lo0s peadIng negotiations. and a perplesln
"'oludtoh' appears 10 be a CONVICTION, on rs paii
tha' Conventional hne must be adopted from ia,
'"i'os'''") "' aSte'aii nag the true one aecoidiu
70 Tue description contained 10 that treaty, W.T.
on, e'ineidin- IN til, p,uon VII cb /, not th.ua
10 % "cll-ionnded ny predecessor gave the slron,
ss' proof OF ths earnest desire of Tie United State
70 terminate satisfactorily thi, dispute, by propo,n.
the substitution Of Il oonseltiona lne II The tunsr,
oil Tue States intct, btrd IN n. qaesnun cpull b.
obtaned. To this proposition no answer has .
yer osen received. Ih, attention otti.u B siusl Go,
srninent has, however. been Urgent, invited 10 ia
s1ojeet, aud its reply cannot, ! am confident b
'"ueh longer delayed Tho gcnerd relations be
wee" ureat britain and the Uuitcd States are ,
tbe most friendly character, aus a n we'll satiEGc
o. ue sincere disposition ot that Guycrnmep, /
r""ibta'h them upon their present footing. Tn
osP'siuoh nas also, | persuade Il, become mn
General win the pro lie oi Eng add than al any %,
ous period II IS scarcely necessary to say 10 yoi
nov cordially 1t Is trciptoCated by the Go,.ruturi
anu people oi The United States. The conviction
"n'ch must be common TO all, Of the injurious COZ
sefue"ces that result from keeping open this irrit
ii"< question, aud the certainty that the final st
uemen cannot be much Ion ger defeated will tru,
'eau 10 an early and satisfactory adjustment 4
your 'ast session, lard before YOU the recent rou
s"u"caiion between the Two Governments. and b,
tween tbs Government and that OF tn, State
NAhe, ~ whose solicitude, concerning subject
winch she has so deep an interest every portion
IL. Cnion participates.
ne feelings produced By Temporal, ipierrlnio
., those Harmonious relations between France * III
United States VIII Oh are due as well to The rrcoIc
'".. ,o,"'ef tunes as TO correct appreciation
eA"unS interests, have been inppil, succeeded h
acofd,,i disposition on both sides 70 cpl,iv,,a .
active 'r'epdship IN their future intercourse. ri,
"p'non' undoubtedly correct and STEADILY eu,ert,i,
90 oy US, That the commercial relations at n,.s.,
sxs'hg between The two countries are susrentbl
o. gfeatan reeiprocslly bt fetal in,movan,a,,s
s"siousty gainng ground in France; and | .,n a,
cessa Of the disposition Of that Government IN a
vor tue accomplishment OF suen an object ri
disposition shall be met in proper spnt on a.,
psH. eiev and compfratvely unimpsaant o,,r.
s'o.sthAi re nam to be adjusted between us. can
nsse no ubt be settled with entire satsfscl,o an
witbaut difficulty. "' a"
bet~esn Russia and the United States ..,t
neh's OF good will continue 10 be mutually CHERISH
our Minister recently accredited 10 tia, cour
~. oeen received wIh frankncss and c,,,d,,l, =
sso wan evidences Of fepect for his country wl,,c
ses,c " no room To doubt The presrrya,is,, IN IN
ss's ~ .iose aniicabe aud liberal relations wh;o
20 'ohg ana so uninternptedy existed between