Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-12-22

Presidents Message.
To TIE Senate and House Of .hspresenia.
tires 0f tie United states.

TO The Senate and House Of .hsprcsenia
tires of tie United states.
Ia couiInS together, fellow citizens, it
enter again upon The discharge OF the du
=. ti,s WIN " hlch ,he people have rhurged u,
tse,cfaiiy, We hnd great occasion TO rejoice
III Tie general prosperity OF the country =
We are m ine eujoym,nt of all the b!es
siuss Ui civil aiI,I reiig,ous liberty, with TN
cXaInpIed means ul education, knowledge
anu Improvement. Through the yeuI
winch IS now drawing To u clIse, peace
has been ~ our borders, aud plefiy IN OUT
haOIia'i"ps. amu aIInousn disease mas Wis
irG some purIiuns ol Tue iand wiln distFes.
and m"riaitS. yet IN general tue health al
the prupic has Uceu preserved, aud we are
iaii ca'ied upon. by Tie highest obligations
ulhu.N, tu renew oar liiduks dp.i Il, yItiun
to our ru",.uly Parent, Hhu has conlin-
ued 10 tOurnsale ~ Us the rniinrul bles-
smss which surrouId us, AMI who has 81,
slsndiiy Gro" nsi he year with bis good
! mcss. at w, nu.. ourselves Increasing. be
you'd example, Ia numbers. IN sircugIE, u,
Wealth, III kilon ledge. ia every thing which
fPromoles hnman aud social hipp!ues>. iet
US ever remember our dependence, for all
IN u'r ih' pro- uVn amd iurrcilul dts
I p !>.asans 1 Dw,tr ir,,!u.uce.
since your last Adjournment, Alexander
icLeod, d Brilisn su.jecl, wnu nas in.
uic'eti Tor The murder OF AN American citi-
Acn, aiiJ wiinse case has been The subjrci
ui correspondence heretofore cumini,pI-
'ni.d ~ you. iins neru n.qunIe,.. by i!ir
ser.ici o,,u Impartial aud intelligent jury.
""d has, nnder the judgment uftne Court-
1rru regularly discharged,
Great Britain ha, nig made known 10 this
uovernmenuen' That The expediriua when
was fitted uui from Canuda for the de-
,uuc'iUm al me sIeuIuUoal CarolIuc, iu The
"iurer oi ic'5f. aud WHICH resulted III The
INSTRUCTION Vt saId boat. aud IN Inc death
auicrican ciiGcu, Was I1ertaken
~ orderse.s,aliciptIius iron. The aulhori-
lies of the BRUSH GnrcruiucIt. in Canada,
a"d acinandins the tlsciiarsso Mcleod
"i'on iiie Sfouud iiai. .! Engaged III uihalex.
pedniuu, ne- nld uuI iuiliIiia orders Of has
uuverniiieni nas thus becu answered. Ia the
Un's way in which slie.coul,i be answered
ny a Government, the powers Of wnich.
ale "isri1uie,i u..ons IT'S several ,.rpar,
.Ueiits-Dy The iuiii iduen, 81 law. Happii
ipr .he people OF Great Britain, Us well Us
lnose ut Tue. Gnue,i States. The only mode
by ailIcn au in,iIyiduaI arraigne,l tor, a
crimlnal ullcuce, before the Courts uieiiher
,caa. .I.is.a.- u stiispeo-
dcm, ariinH ui tn judiciary. and by pr'-
,ecdings equally familiar TO the Courts Ul
oo.Dcvunti,Is.
Hin Great Britain power exists in the
Crvwn ~ cause 10 be entered u Rottc prose-
gai, wuicn Is '.Ul The case with lac Execu
.nr power al lnr United States upon n
,'G0>ccu,IUu pending ~ q Slate CuurI; YET
.hcie. 40 'nuGc lhan. here. Cd, ..ie N ~
ccuu\c power irscuc Il prisoner from Gus
Gay "ilionl an ordcr ri the proper Iribu-
IA! dIccrIug his discharge. The precise
stssc"i Tia" proceedings III wn.C! -ucp ur.ier
may he iII"uc. Is II maItcr OF niuncipai
Tesuidsinu exclusively, and MT 10 he cuiii-
plaiucd OE any uther government. In
cases oi tho Nni. io,rrn.mrut be
COMES ronicaliy rcspuns'De only. when
ITS irihuna.s oi last rc>"rt are shown lu
have Tc.nieien urJusi aud .njurio.I> .uug
men's III matter, u"i doubtful. To the
-siabIi,hii'' at iud rIucId ...I!. al ,iII> pm
,ipir. uo "iiiun Hats lcuI H. authority uiDfc
-.ncIe,iily "a ~ Great ii,iIaiu. Aiexaud,r
hclc"n ha'i"S hi> "pu rlIhcr - prose
ute VIII vi ciIur from ihe declsiuu "i
Tue cuprcnc Cnur "i y - ia. wnicn
t"d been fc''d'.'d upon ii- application for
- discharge Ia the Supreme Count ri The
United States. at Ia submit lIi~ case 10 The
decision oi jury, preferred The ialirr
dcenlinc II lIfc rra,lie,; rnrie ui Obtaining
ms iiberaiion, AMI The result has fully pro-
we'd the cwis'iosn oi ht> .hnice. / nr uuan.
nrr III which the Issue submitted WAS Eich,
Will satisfy lic English Government shai
tue principles al Jm,,ic. lever iail 10 gov
cFu -. -n'rutu ,ic, Isl n 0i al Ameri-
can tribunal, III canuGt iail. however, 10
suggest I" Congress The prOpriet>, AID, ia
some diego, the necessity, olmakinS such
ptUvI>Ion> bS law i:r ns r'r may con-
,Inuuouhl.y du ~. tor rmr reruuv 4 al their
COMMENCEMENT. and the option oi the par
~, OF all suCiIra, ia MY hcrealic: arisr.
aud which may involve the faithful "bser
vance aud ,xccuiiuu of our international
ubligali"ns, irou The Slate 10 the Federal
Judiciary. Til, Government. by our in
stimiions, is charged with the nruinr renuncc
of peace aud the prcscry atIonui aInicabic
relations with the nations OF the earth. and
ought TO possess, without question. all the
reasonable and proper mean. Of maintain.
iuc 'he one AMI preserving the other.-
Nh'lsl jusf confidence Is fell in the Judi
ciary OF The Stmcs, Yet This Grvcrnun,. II,
onSnl t" be competent in itself tnr he lul-
iinrnl "I III" high duties which have been
dcvolved upon il under the orsun,c law, by
the States tiuns.lres.
In the ,"nlh oI September. party of
rmcu from Uprcr Canada invaded the ter
riiory of the Unurd States. and iorcihly
seized upon, he person al one Grosau. and.
under circumstances of great hurshnes,,
hurriediy carried him beyond The Limits Of
The United States nud delivered him up
10 the authorities Of Upprr Canada. His
mmetiaie discharge was ordered by those
authorities upon The facts of tie case being
bruugh. TO their knowlcdge--a course