Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-12-21
Presidents Message.
To the Senate and House of
Representatires of the Cn;t,d S,,,,

" ~ hOESSlitC utu LXouSE VI
Representatives. Of The United States:
We have continued reason to esnres,
our profound gratitude to the grea,lCrea,
tor OF all things for numberiess benefit,
conferred upon us as a People. Blessed
with genial seasons, the husbandmanbos
his earners filled with abundance: and.,be
necessaries of life, not to speak Of its lux.
aries, abound in every direction While
IN some other nation steady and indus,ri.
Gus labor can hardly find the means o,
subsistence, The greatest evil which we
have to encounter. is q surplus Of produc-
ton beyond the home demand, which,
seeks and with difficulty finds, a partial
market in other regions.
congratulate you, fellow.citizens. on
the happy change in The aspect OF our fur.
tisn affairs since my last annual Message.
cuuses Of complaint at that time existed
between the Uniied States and Grea, Br;.
lain, which. attended BY irritating circum.
stances, threatened mos, serionsIv N.
public peace. The difficulty of adins,ine
amIcably the questions o, issue between
the W countries, was, in no small degree,
augmented by the lapse Of time since Ibey
had their origin. The opinions entertain.
eL by the Executive On several OF "a,
lrai'ns topics in dispute, were fraukly Sc,
forth III The Message at The opening OF
your late session.
There IS aOlhing in The Treaty which.
IN the slightest degree, c6mpromi,, m,
honor or dignity Of either nation. Nex,
10 'he settlement of the boundary line
witch must always be a matter of dif,icul.
y oei"eeh States as between individuals,
tie question which seemed to threaten tho
greatest embarrassment, was iha, coupers
ted with the African slave trade.
BY the l3th article of The Treaty. of
tihcnt. 1t was expressly declared ihat
""hereas the traffic 10 slaves is irrecdnci.
liable VIII the principles RI humanitv ana
justice; aud whereas both His Maiestv ami
The United States are DESTROYS OF con,;on.
ins their efforts 10 promote its entire aim.
niion. 1t Is hereby agreed that both ths
contracting parties shall use their bea, en-.
beavers lD accomplish 30 desirable al OBJ.
ject." In the endorsements OF the layrs
and treaty slipulalilas.of Great Brisain,a
fras;ice saa threatened 10 aroy I'm q, ,nc
part OF It's cruieers OF snbiecIipe IN v;.;,,.
uon ships sailing uuder The A,nerican Az
which, while it seriously involved onr
maritime rights, would subject TO yesa.
l.oa a oraucn Of our trade which was daiIv
increasing' and which required the lo,,er-
ing care Of The Government. Ard nj.
though Lord Aberdeen. 10 his eo,,,.-
pnndence with the American Enyovs a,
London, expressly disclaimcd all rich, to
detain an American ship ON the high seas,
even itlouni with a cargo Of slaves on
hoard, and restricted the British pre,eu.
zion 10 n more claim TO visit and cnouiro.
yet ii could no, well be discerued BY tho
Executive o: the United Suites how such
visit aud enquiry cnuld be madc wi,bou,
detention on the voyege. aud ~couseauest
interruption TO The trade. II nas reear-
ded az the right Of search, presented oaly
in new form, and expressed in different
words; and | therefore felt il to be ms
duty distinctly to declare, in my annual
message 10 Congress, thar no such conces.
sion could be made, aud that the United
States bad both the will and The ability o,
e%nfurcc their " laws, ard 10 protect lheie
lag from being used for purposes wholly
forbidden by those laws, aud obnoxious TO
The unUral censure Of the world. Taking
the Message rs his letter Of instructions,
our then Minister q, Paris felt himself re-
quired 10 assume The same ground in n
renonstranee which he fell il 10 be bis duty
To present To VI. Guizo,, and through him
TO the King Of The French. against what
has been called The Quin,uple treaty; and
his conducl. in this respect, met with the
approval OF this Government. Ia close
conformity with these views. Ihs eighth
article of the Treaty vas framed. which
provide Iha, "eucI, nation shall keep alloat
in the African sea, n force not less Than
eighty guns. TO act separately an apart,
under Instructions irum their respective
Governments, and for the enforcement OF
their respective laws and obligaiions."-
From this il will be seen that the ground
assumed in the Message has been fully
maintained, al the ann lime that the slip
u~la,;nns Of the Treaty Of Client are to DO
carried out in good faith by The two coun-
tries, and that all pretcnce is removed for
interference with our for any
purpose whatever by'a foreign Govern.
mcnt.
Il would have furnished additional
cause for congruiulation, if the Treat,
could save embraced all subjects calculatet
ia future 10 lead to a misunderstanding
between The two Governments. Tn,
Oregon Territory, lying on the Pacid'
, Ocean, north Of the AID degree ofIatitude
, 70 n portion Of which Great Britain lay
, claim, begins TO attract the attention of GU
| fellow citizens, and the tide Of populatio
{ which has reclaimed what was so latcl
e an uukroken wilderness in more coniign
: Gus regions, is preparing to flow over thos
!. vast districts which stro;ch from the Rock
Mountains to the Pacific O:oan. Ia ID
d vance Of the requirement Of individu;
@ righ,sro these lands. sound policy dictate
. that every efior, should DO resor,ed 10 b
The TWO Governments, 10 settle their n
/, spectivc claims. II became msnifess,
an early hour of the late negotiations, III
and attempt for the time being 'sotisfact