The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-12-21

Ipfoscmeut, the truit 0l individual enternrise
iosteied by the protection of the States, has
added new links to the confederation, and
fresh rewards 10 provldent industry. Doubt.
iul questions OF domestic policy have been
quietly settled by mutual forbearance and
agriculture, commerce and manufactures
munster TO each other. Taxation and pub.
iic debt, the burdens which bear so heavily
upon all other countries, have pressed with
comparative llghtness upon US. Without
one changing alliance our friendship Is
priced by every nation; and the rights Of
our citizens are every where respected, be
cause they are known TO be guarded by a
united, sensitive and ~alchlul people.
To this practical operation OF eur insti.
tulons, So evident aud successful we owe
that INCREASED attachment 10 them which is
among the most cheering exhibitions al
popular sentiment, aud viii prove their best
security, m time to come, agalus, foreign
or domestic assault.
! THIS review OF the results of our nstIlu.
tlous, Tor hall century without exciting
sptflt OF VAIN eYu,ta;Iun, should serve 10
impress upon Us the great principles from
winch they have sprung consian, aud d..
rect supervision BY the people over every
pubic measures sluct 'orbearauce on lie
part OF the Government from exercising any
doubtful or disputed powers aud a cautious
abstinence from al interference win con
Germs winch probably belong, and ar best
lett TO State regulations aHd individual en-.
letpuse.
Foil information of the state &c orr 70
reign affairs having beeu recently, on Two
ddlsrcnl occasions, submitted 10 Congress,
| deem II necessary non 10 bro. 10 Your
notice oniy such events as have subsequent
" occurred, ~ are Of SUCH Importance d 10
require particular attention.
hc mos, amicable dispositions continue
10 be eyUbilcd b, all the nations wlh whom
the Government and citizens ~, the itated
States have an hlb,lual intercourse. At
the d4te Ut ny last annual mes,age Mexico
sas ne only Dallnn abach could not be m
cluded IN So gratifying a saiorcuce to cur
foreign relations.
! am happy % DO now able to ln.srm sou
that al advance hns been made to lhr AZ
Jastlncul 81 our difficulties attn that Rppub
DC, and the restoration ol the customary
-oud feeling be,Neen toe two nations. Lar.
Important cuauce has been I'll c:cd by con.
ciiaioty negotiations, that have resulted a.
M CONCLUSION al treaty between The tso
Gpseium. MS, ahlch. when ratified, vii
,eler 10 the armlnmeu, 81 . irlcudiv pus
sr all the SUBJECTS oi Controversy between
ls growing opi 1t lclIftts to individuals.
There Is Is, present, also, reason To- l,eye
,hat a. equitable settlement nt rti gl-guted
potol- ali b. attained anheu further dttii
cults, or unnecessary delay, and lhus 40
lhafze the free resumption oi Diplomatic
,niofcoufss- with our sister Republic.
With respect to the northeastern houn
Diary e( the United States, 10 official cor
espundcnee between this Guscrnmcui aud
that 81 Great Britain has pissed, since taai
communicated to Congress towards the
c,usc of tbclr last session. The offer 10 ne
gnitatc a convention Tor the appointment ol
loinl commission OF survey and eNplafa,
lion, nm, however, assured ~hl De- M, 10y
Her Majesty Government, IN a concdIatory
and lucndiy spirit, and instructions To eua,
tie the British Minister here 10 conclude
such au arrangement will be transmitted to
han wEhou, needless delay. Ii Is hoped
and expected that these instructions vii be
nj liberal character, aud that tbs negu.
uat,un, ii successful, viii prove to he an
lmporlaul step towards the satisfactory and
Goal adjustment 81 the controversy.
had hoped that the respect for the laws
and regard for the peace aud honor ot their
o,,n country, which has ever characterized
tho cil,geus ct the United States, would
have prevented any portion ct them FROM
usin. any means to promote nsnuccton
ltn tho territory Of power, with which We
arn a, peace, mad with whom the Omtcd
STATES are DESTROYS Of maiutalnIng the most
lurtdly relations, rcgre, deeply, how
ever "a b. Obliged II inform YOU that this
has no, been the case. Information has
been gwen To me, derived from official and
other sources, that many cltl2rus OF the
nird States have associated together to
make hostile iucursons from our territory
INTO Canada, aud TO aud and abst lnsurrec'
unn there, ~ violation ct the obi cations
aud has of the United States, md IN open
thsregntd Of their own duties as cltz'
Tins affirmation has been IN part confirm
eel, b> hostile INVASION actually made by
citizens ii tho tmind States, ~ conjunction
, with Canad,ans aud others, and accompa
, med by "A taFc,ble seizure oil the property
, Of oar c,tzrns, aud an application thereof
2 la TN. uruSCCutiou of military operations
. against the authorities aud people OF Canada