Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-01-03
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Fsiiow Ci,;Sens Of The Senate,
o,,j yJouse If Representatives &:


FeNow Ci,ixens IF The Senate,
and House Of Representatives:
repre, that canno, IN this occas ion
congratulate you that the past year mas
been pne Of unalloyed prosperity. The
,avspes Of FIRE aud disease have painfully
afflicted otherwise foutlsh,ng portions OF
our country. and serious embarrassmen's
vet derange the trade Of many OF our cities.
But, no, lls,andlng these adverse circum.
stances. that general prosperity which has
been heretofore so bount,fullv bestowed
up0n us by ilIe Author ct all good, stu con-
tinues to call for our watmest gratitude.
Especially have we reason ~ rejoice IN
the cxuberan, harvcs,s which have lavish
" ,ecompensed well directed industry,
and given to it that sure reward which is
vulnly sought in visionary specu'a' 'o"s,-
canno, indeed view without peculiar
satisfaction the evidences afforded by the
past season of the benefits that spring
from the steady devotion of the husband.
man to his honorable pursuit. No means
Of individual comfort Is more certain. and
no eource of national prosperity is so sure.
Nothing can compensate people Tor de-
pendence upon others Tor the bread they
cat; aud tina, cheerful abundance on which
the happiness Of every one so much depends
is to be looked for nowhere with such
sure reliance as 10 the industry OF the agr
cu'iur,sl aud the bounties OF the earth.
With foreign countries our relations ex.
hibu the same favorable aspect which was
presented in my las, annual message, and
afford co h, cd proof Of the wisdom u of
~ g., hoo al, I'll. Mt
ed hy the first Administration Of the Fed
cral government, aud pursued by It's sue
ces.ots, The extraordinary powcrs vested
in me bv on act Of Congress, for The de-
fence Of the country ~ an emergency,
considered 50 far probable as to require
that The Executive should possess ample
means to meet ii, have not been eXerted.
They have. therefore, been attended with
no other resllt than 10 increase, by the
confidence thus reposed in me, my obliga.
tlous to maintain, with religious cxactncss
the cordial principles that govern our IN.
tercourse with other nations. Happily, 10
our pcndng questions with great Britain.
out of which This unusual grant OF authority
urose, nothing has occurred to require It's
rxertiou; aud as It Is about to return to the
~ may Gull tor us exercise by them Or It's
delegation to pnolher department of the
Cove ts1s<enL -
boundary. The pr"posi'loN promised by
GtcytkIf.,aln for commission ct explota'
: ton @Ealrvcy, has been received, aud
counted 3,hnj sc,, including also provision
for n CERTAIN aud final adjustment OF The
limits in dispute, Is now before The BRUSH
Government tor It's consideration. a just
regard to the dcllcate state Of this question
and a proper respect Tor the natural 'mpa
thence OF Maine, no, less than conviction
that the negotiation has been already pro.
tracted longer than is prudent on the 2aH
of either government, have led me 10 be-
lleve that the present favorable moment
should Oh no account be suffered to pass
without putting the question forever at
rest tcel confident That the government
Of her Bruamc Mejes'y will luke The same
view Of this cub eel, as am persuaded y
is governed by up.ires equally strong and
sincere. tor the amicabl. TERMINATION otthe
controversy.
10 the intrinsic difficulties Of questions Of
boundary lines. especially those described
in regions unoccupled ami but partial y
known, is to be added in our country the
embarrassment necessarily arising out u
our Constitution, by which the Gtnera
government is made the utgan OF nego,ia
ting, aud deciding upon the particular IN
terests Of the states ON whose frontier
these lines are to be traced. To avol
=. another controversy 10 which state gov
! ernment might ugh'iu'ly clam TO hav
her wishes consulted, previously to tn
CONCLUSION Of The conventional arrange
nents concerning her right Of jurisd,c!,o
or territory, ! have thought II necessary
call the attention Of the Government
Great Britain to smother portion OF OF
conterminous dominion, of which The divl
lou still remains to DC adj listed. ] refer
the line IRON the entrance Of Lake Supt
rior to the most N Western point Of III
Lake of The Woods, sllpulGtions tor Il
settlement Of which are to be found 10 III
9Th article 10 the treaty OF Client. Til
commissioners appointed under that artlcl
BY the two governments having differed
their Oplnlons, made separate reports. az
cording 10 It's st,pulations, upon the point
VI disagreement, and these differences al
now TO be submitted to the arbitration
some friendly sovereign or state. The d''
puted points should be settled and The lin
designated before the Territorial Govern
ment, of which it is one Of the boundaries
takes lis place IN the Union as o state; an
rely upon the cordial CO. operation OF 10
Brush Government 10 effect this.
There ia every reason TO believe th'
disturbances like these which lately aglla
ted the neghboring British r!ov'nce' W.
not again prove the sources u oo'ue' co'
teution, o, iu,erpose obs, GcIes 10 The COZ
,inuance of that good understanding who
i, i, The mutual interest of Great Brl'ai
and the limited States 10 preserve an
maintain.
Within the provinces themselves traI
GUILTY. ia restored, and on our iron''e
ths, misguided sympathy IN favor OF wins
wos da.mod IN he a general effort IN be