The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-01-03
Message
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES.
FsliOp citizens ofthc Senate and
House Of Represlnk.rtiues

regret thatl canloi, on this 0ccca-
sion, congratulate ybu that the past
year has been one Of unalioved pros
perty. The rsvages of FIRE and dis
ease have painfully sfflicied otherwise
ffourishing portions Of our country; and
serious embarrasmentS', Ell derange The
trade OF many Of our cities. Bul, not
withstandiug these adverse circumstan-
ces, that general prosperity which has
been heretofore 40 beautifully bestowed
upon US by the Author Of all good, still
continues 10 call for our warmest gtat-
itude. Especially have we reason to
rejoice IN the exhuberant harvests
which have lavishly recompensed we'll
directed industry, and given to il that
sure reward which is .vainly sought in
visionary speculatIons. | cannot in
deed view, without peculiar sa,isfsc clion
The evidences afforded by The past sea
son Of The beni6ts that spring from the
steady DEVOTION Of the husbaBdman TO
his honorable pursuit. No means OF
individual comfort is more certain, end
no source Of national prosperity is go
sure. Nothing can compensate peo-
pIe for the dependence upon others for
the bread they eat; and that cheerful a.
bundauce on which the happiness ofev.
cry one somuCh depende, is 10 be look.
ed for nowhere with such sure reliance
as in the industry Of the egricuIturlsi
and the bounties oi the earth
With foreign countries, our relations
exhibit the same favorable aspect which
WAS presented in my last annual mes
sage, and afford continued proof of the
wlsdam Of the pacific. |ns,. and 70 orbear-
ing policy adopted by The first admiuls-
tration of,he Fedefal Government, and
by Its successors. The extra
ordinary powers vested in me by an act
Of COngress,'for the defence of the, ,couu
Try IN an emeIs."cy, ev"o.uo.ed 81 far
probdbIe'as to'requre that The Execa>
tive should possess ample means to
meet ii. have moi been exeried. They
, have, therefore, been attended with no
other result than 10 increase, by the con
hdence thus reposed in me, my obliga-
tiohs 10 maintain, with religious exact.
ness, the cardinal principles that gov
ern our intercourse with other nations
Happily, in our pending questions with
Grea, Britain, out Of which this unusua
grant "f authority arose, nothing has o,
cnned to require It's exer,ion; and as i
is ab1u, to return to The Legislature,
trust that no future necessity may cal
for its exercise nv them, or it's dclega
non to,snoIher department Of the Gov
ernment
For the settlement Of our Nor,heas
tern boundary, the proposition PROMISE,
; BY Great Britain for a commission O
1 exploration and survey, has been re
ceiVed, and counter project. inciudn
also a proV'ei"n for the certain and Fl
nal adjustment Of The limits in dispute
is now before The British Govelnmer
for its consideration A, just regard I
the delicate state Of this question, an
proper respect for ibe natN' al impa
tience Of the State Of Maine, not les
, lhanoa conviction that the negotiate
, has been already prohseted longe
: than is prudent on the part of eth.
d, Government, have led me 10 belle,
= lha, the present favorable mome
O should on no account be suffered 10 pal
n without putting the question forever
:. ftest. i fee confident that the Cover
ment fher Bi,anic Majesty will tai
g the same view of this subject, as | a
. persuaded 1t is soycrenud by tasIes
qually strong and sincere for The am
=. cable Termination of The controversy, &,
az ~ To the intrinsic difficulties of que
=, tions Of boundary lines, especially tho
rs described IN regions unoccupisd; a
ne but partially known, is. 10 be added
Ill II our country the embarrassment nect
e. sarlly arising out Of OH, Constitution,
Tx which the General Government is ma
:, he organ Of negotiating. and decidl
~, !" upon the particular interests Of
M States on whose frontiers these liz
RI are TO be traced. To avoid anotl
en- controversy in which State Cover
10 :, ment might rghifully claim 30 have
rs m wishes consulted. previously to the {
I'd elnsion Of conventional srrangeme,
M ccnce,Ridg her rights of jurisdiction
gh Territory have thought It necess
70 call the a,teution of the Cove
ment Of Great Britain TO another port
Db Of our cdntetninous dominion, of "
ielt the division still remains to be adj
'ck ted. lrefer TO the line from the
not trance Of Lake Superior TO the moi
&. e. western point of The Lake Of the Wo
vn stipDlations for the settlement Of VIII
lrts al Q to be found 10 The seventh articI
ere tie treaty Of Ghents. The cdmmlssi
mel mes ers appointed under i6atarticle by
VIC i,yo EoEn1ntnanfa havinn d,ffataf