Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-12-20

kno"n to be guarded by IA united, sensi
1--WE, anu walchiul people.
10 this practical operation Of our insri
'utionS, SD evident aud successful, we ow,
mat increased attachment 10 them whicl
's among the most cheerful exhibrions q
I'Puiar sentiment, and will prove then
"eSl security, III time to come, against Tor
el2n or domestic assault.
his review Oi the results Of our insiitu
"ois, Tor hait century, without exciting
spirit ot VAN eXultulion, should serve "a
impress upon Us The gr. al principles IRON
WIG" 'hey nave sprung; constant and iii
rect supervision by the people over every
PuDlic measure; strict torbearance on the
part oi the Government from exercising
any dou"tiul or disputed powers; and !,
cautious abstinence from all interference
win concerns which properly belong, aud
are best lelt to Stale regulations and iudi.
vidual enterprise.
Full information of the state of our for
eisn affairs having been recently, on differ.
eiit OCCASIONS, submitted To Congress, |
aeem II necessary now to bring 10 your
notice only such events as have snbse
quently occurred, or are of SUCH i'm portance
aS 10 require particular attention.
The most ainicabie dispositions continue
TO be exhibited by all the nario with
| whom the Government aud citizens of m.
Uuited States have an habItual intercourse.
Al the date of my last annual me>s.,e,.
Mexico was the only nalion winch co1li
not be included in SO gratifying IA reference
10 . r foreign relations.
am happy to be now able to inform
you that All advance has :,een made ,,.
wards the adjustment of our difficulties
with 'haI Repunlic, and the restoration al
customary COOL feeling between the two
nat'ohs. lh's important change has been
ELECTED by concil,atory negocla,ious. that
nave resulted IN the conclusion of u treaty
between The two Governments. which
wien ratified, will refer To The arhl,ra,neu,
Ola friendly power all the SUBJECTS Of con.
tfoVersy between us, growing out of iniu-
RES to individuals. There is, AT presen,
also, reason to believe that an eoui,abI,.
settlement Of all disputed points will he
attained without further difficulty or un-
necessary delay, aud thus authorize IN,
Tree resumption of diplomatic intercourse
w'h our sister Republic.
with respect to the northeastern bouu
as5pSo is Sis'il e
and that of Great Britain has passed sic
that communicated to Congress towa.d
the close OF their last session. Tue olier
10 negotiate a convention for the appnit
mrnt of joint commission OF survey and
exploration, l am, however. assured will
bc met bY Her Majestv's Government III
n conciliatory and friendly spirit, and in.
s'ruclions to enable the British Minister
here 10 conclude such an arrangement.
ill be transmitted To him without need
less delay. 1t is hoped and expected that
tne-c Instructions will he of II liberal char.
arter, aud ,ha, this negotiation. il success
f'il, will prove u be an important step to
wards the satisfactory and final adjustment
Of The controversy.
l had 'ped that the respect for the laws
and regard for the peace and honor of their
own country, which has ever character.
ized the citizens Of the United States,
would have prevented any portion of them
from using any means to promote ins,r.
rcc'ion in the territory Of Il power with
which we are at peace, and with which
the United States are deslrous of maintain
ing the most friendly relations. regret
deeply. however, To bc oblige 10 inform
you. that this has not been the case. In
formation has been given IL me, derived
from official aud other sources thar many
N''S''.uS W - nave a~SV III
tel together to make hostile iucursi0ns
from our territory intn Cnuada, and to aid
and abel insurrecti"n there, in vioiarinn
of the obligations and laws of tho United
States. aud in open disregard of their own
duties as citizens. This information has
been i'll part confirmed, by a hostile inva.
sion actually made by citizens Of the u.
States. in conjunction with Canadians and
MI, MI Il l.
Zure Olihe property Of our citizens, aud an
application thereof 10 the prosecution oi
military operations against the author
ties and people OF Canada.
The results Of these criminal assaults
upon the peace and order of neighborins
country have been, as was To he expected,
fatally destructive to the misguided or
deludctl persons engaged in them. and
highly injurious to those in whose behalf
they they are profossed TO have been un-
dertaken. The autlluritiIies in Canada.
from intelligence received Ofsuch Intended
movements among our citizens, have iell
themselves obliged to take precautionary
measures against them; have actually ON
bodied the militia, and assumed an attitude
To repel the Invasion To which they believed
the colonies were exposed from The United
States. A state Of feeling on both side.
of the frontier has thus been produced
which called for promp' and vigorous IN
reference. lf an insurreciion existed il
Cauada, the amicanle dispositions of the
United States towards Great Britain, a:
well as their duty to themselves; woult
lead them to maintain Il strict neuiralit y
aud 10 restrain their citizens from all vic
latons of the laws which have been passe.
for its enforcement. But this Governmcn
recognises still higher obligation to re