Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-12-11
E'EsESEDEXTrS MESs.aGE.

We have not room for the entire Message. We
therefore lay before our readers abstract of the
unimporan anl less interesting portions of it.
Those parts relating to the Currency, Tarl, and
other important matters, we givc the arguments of
the President entire.
The NJ, ssago commences in the usual form, in
vouch,sfng to Heaven our ,hanks for our health,
welfare and abundance.
Reference is made, detailing some of the events
connected with the arrest mud trial Of Mcleod, aud
belief expressed that the result must prove salts
factory TO Great Britain. Some change is also
commended in regard 10 such cases,
| The capture Of Groghan is alluded to with salts.
/ faci,,a at the resuil, Of his dismissal.
/ The destruction of the Caroline is sill open for
/ future negotiation, and if The owner governed
! by hostile intent, he can expect no remuneration
/ for hi, loss. But hopes are entertained that the
/ British Gopsrnmest will the pvoprc,y of re-
! nouncing in future the precedent which has been
set in the afiuir of Schlosser.
Reference is then made in regard 10 right Of
search on the African Coast Ivy British vessels
This will not be submitted to by this government,
and in all such Cases demands will be promptly
made upon the British Government, for romunera-
ton for oil vessels suljcc, 10 such detention.
Attention is then directed to the African Slave
Trade, aud the atuse Of the American fag by
Iroiiga,cs of other nations.
The Commissioners appointed to survey the
North East boundary, have nearly brought their
ahos to a close, aud will report Curing the session
Spain las failed to pay the in'ercs, die, under
the convention of 1884 for the settlement Of claims
bstwesn the two countcs
T>c Tueary of Commerce and NaviIOiion will
Belgium was noi ratih in time hy ths, govern
meni, and has become void.
The Texas boundary ue has teen osc'rtnined
some pats Of the territory considered belonging
; to Louisiana and Arkansas, viii be included il
reAos.
, A convention has been concluded with Peru, fo
2 the settlement of certain claims Of our citizens I
! pom that government.
The claims of our citizens agans, BrozS, f.
, cap;ure-. &c, have not been settled.
Ia rcitr, nee TO the Florida War, the P.ssiden
4 says:
a The war with the Indian tribes on the pen
e insula of Florida has, during the last sumne
=, and fall, been prosecuted with untlrng ac'lr!t
e and zeal. summer campaign was resolve
= upou as tAe best mode OF bringing it to clos
A. Our brave officers and men who have Eecn el
le gagged in that service, have Suffered tolls an
rl Oh "
ie any other war, would have won tor them Il
IN fading aurcls. In despite of the sickness inc
0. der, TO the climate, thcy have penetrated Il
Is Businesses Of the Indians, broken up their e
N. campmcnts and hara scd them unccasingI
be Numbers have been captured, and still great
I'D pun,,ers have surrendered and have been traT
for ported to i,in lheI brcthrrn on thc lands cl'
We where allotted IL them by the Government,
ve and .trong hope is entertained that, uuder t
he conduct oitIic gallant officer, at the head OF
'N troops IN Florida, that Troublesome and eNp'
siye war - destined TO a speedy terminals
We With all the olhsr indian tribes, we ale
&c loving tie blessings Of peace. Oar duty
well as our hest interests, prompt as to phser
in all our intercourse with them tdelity IN
e.l Gl!ng cur engagements, the practice ot st
hs, nstscc, as well as the constant exercise OF ;
,y,h otbenevolcncc and kindness, These are
r.,, great instruments Of civilization, and thro
ia. the uSt Of them alone, can the untu,orcd {
an. of the lLIcst be induced 10 listcnto lis teach
,vh, In iclil.un 10 the last Genius, he says;
, be- The enumerauoh OF persons mas peeh
has pleted, and exhibits grand total Of 1909,
since making an increase over the Census of
yer of 1902 6i6 inhabitants, and showing ga
n lie aratlo exceeding - u per cent for the
Is. ten years