Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-12-16
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

We have continued profound gratitude
People. Blessed with genial seasons tho husband
has his gamers hed with abundance add the neccssaes
Of NE, not TO speak Of its luxnes abound every dirocon
While N some other nations steady and Industrious labor
10 surplus pvo DO Sors tho Nome demaud
which 'sss. and with difficulty ands partial market In OTHER
O O the pIs yoor been wei sod under their free and
tho contamination Of the high destiny which overriding Proy
dcneo seems to have marked for them Exempt from ame
to consult as to the bes, of securing and advancing tho
vbpb Won now ".scmbi IN Soon ure nc oIo s,aneSs uh
shond lend us to unite in praise and thanksgiving that great
congratulate you, fellow citizens, happy change
me aspect Of orr foreign affair, since last annual
causes OF complaint AZ tha fine existed between the United
States and Great Britain, which, by irritating
Guilty of adjusting amcaby the questions tho
two countries was in 20 snail degree augmented by the lapse
by the Executive on several Of the leading topics a dispute
session The appointment of Especial minister by
to the United States with to negotiate Of the
adjust thon and that minister met by tho Executive the
q"ont hacoo having been duly the two
copy together with the correspondence which accompanied it,
nothing objectionable may DO the preserving, for
an indefinite period the omca6c relations happily existing be-
tween the United States and Great Britain question of the
world since it is scarcely possible that could exist between
them without endanscTins the peace of ChreHdom The i'm
security afforded to mercantile enterprise which, longer
most distant and rcgteJ with the diversified productions
of every land bless There nothing the
Treaty which, in the slightest degree compromis the honor
dignity of either nation Next the settlement of the bounda
states between individuals, the question which seemed to
threaten the greatest emanassments, that connected with
By tho 10Th article of the Treaty Of Client it expressly
declared that whereas the mfc in slaves rreooaclebo
with the principles of humanity and justice and whereas His
Majesty and the United States desou of continuing their
both tho contracting parties shall their best endcavors
eonpis so desirable an object" In the enforcement of the
laws and Treaty stpuations of Great Britain, practice had
threatened to grow up on the part Of its cruisers ct suoe,ng
seriously involved maa,ime rights would subject
ton branch OF trade which daily increasing and which
Aberdeen, in his correspondence with the American En-
voys at London expressly dscamcd all rhs dctain A.
ship the high if found with
slaves on board and restricted the British prtenou
tho of the United States how such visit and inquiry
could be made without detention the voyage and
interruption TO the trade II was regarded as the right osearch
only IN new form and expressed in dioren words
ana therefore felt to be my duty distinctly decaTe IN my
annual Congress- that such concession could be
made aud that the United States had both the will and the a
used for purposes wholly forbidden by laws obnox
ion to tho moral censure of the world.
Taking the Message his of then
minister ut Paris felt himself required assume the same ground
and through him to the King of tho French, against what
has been called the ounupe treaty md his conduct in this
respect met with the approval of this Government In close
CONFORMITY with these views the eighth article Of he Treaty
IN the African seas force not loss than eighty to act sop
aate and apart under instructions from their respective
obligations" From this viii be the ground assumed
the Message has been fully maintained, the time that
the stpuaton of the Treaty of Client carried out in
good faith by the Countries and that all pretence removed
foreign Government he therefore the United states
Standing up Tor the freedom Of the seas they haze no,
their Treaty sPuao1s ground for giving coun,enance to
other great powers could fail sweep the the
slave trade without The interpolation Of principle into
ample thus will be followed by some them.
thereby also ahord suitable protection
seas thus fulfilling the time, the dictates pol
ICY and complying with the Chains Of justice and humanity
IL would have furnished additional for congratulations
the Treaty could have embraced all subcts calculated in
ments The territory Of IL" U"Sa states rom%osy ea c
Oregon Territory lying the Pacific north of the ADD de
gree north latitude, TO portion of which Great Britain lays
clam begins to attract the attention Of fellow citizens
the tide of population which has reclaimed what lately
an nnhrokon wilderness contiguous regions preparing
10 How over those vast districts which stretch from the ROCKY
Of individual rights these lands, policy dictates ta
every effort should be esored by the two GoFornnen
settle their claims 1t became manifest
hour OF the late negotiations, that any attempt for the time be
ing satisfactorily to determine those rights would lead to pro
traeted discussion, which might embrace sfllue
pressing matters and the Executive did regard proper
> Immediately prosos stooI ~ Tho iyoS Abon tbe diei
referred to for several years peac
of the two countries, shall delay urge
I, e OF commercial Importance the DO overlook
ed ana have good reason to believe tha will compo witt
VI the policy OF England, does with that of the Uued States
eizo upon this Moment when most of the causes of o
have passed away TO cement the and unity of the
oehtfes ny wisely removing all grounds OF Propahe future
the most umcablc footing. Treaties existing with ther
with the Of thc Toed ata Ss e1ea upu
to enlarge the basis Of summcrcin intercourse Peace with
permanent by practice of equal and impartial u.
ce to all Our great desire should be only tina
rivalry which looks to the general good in the cultivation of
sciences the enlargement of the field for the exercise Of tn
is land aud Carefully sustaining
in all questions exclusively referring themselves the politics
from nopoaa SoS en- sqGr mS
relates to the states OF the American Continent.
On the 2i of ApTI last the part
United states under the convention with the Mexican RePubl
NJ OF the h OF April ls made to the proper department fin
report in relation to the proceedings of the Fro
this appears that the total awarded the caiman
by the commissioners and the appointed under that
yenon was two millions twentsix thousand and sevenynr
dollars and sixycigh, Tho arber having condere
at the same time with those OF the commissioners returned
allowed by the American Commissioners the of mir
aud twenty eight thousand six hundred and twenty do
sought to be recovered three millions three hundred
H. five submitted board for consider
30 ton The Minister of the United States Mexico, has Ler
10 duly authorized to make demand for the payment of the
according 10 the terms of the conventions and the provisions
he instructed TO communicate that the expectation
the Government OF the United States in relation tho
claims which were not disposed of according the provisions
s the convention and all others of citizens of the United stat
lie has also been furnished with other Instructions to be
" lowed by him IN ease the Government of Mexico should
se IN condition to mako present payment Of the amount
+, tho awards, in specie OF its equivalent.
ch nm happy to he able that information which
ed favorable, both TO Just satisfaction the awards
onaoe prSSson ior other claims. has been recently reeey
promptly and efficiently executed the Cover
MS mont ,p IN regard to this imPorian. subject.
OF United states who accompanied the
o. Texan expedition TO Santa F. who wIonguy TAX
ell and held as prisoners of in Mexico, have all been bera
s correspondence has taken place Department
k state aud the Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs upon
nc compliant Of Mexico that citizens of United States
~ permitted aid Inhabitants Texas tho war
stns between her aud that Republic Copies of coesp'
denee herewith communicated Congress- together
copies Of letters the subject adde
NJ corps at Mexico by the Minister the Aexic
T.. Secretary of State. H||I
W Mexlco has thought proper to rocipocae the mission Of
he United States to that Government aocredng
ter OF the rank that of the
VS. States in Mexico From connected
ed
DO obviously for the interest Of beth negbors
ar friends that all of mutual Dissatisfaction shonld
" removed, that is TO be hoped neither will omit delay
IT. employment Of practicable and honorable
80 plsh that end
The affairs pending this and several OF
Of the States OF this hemisphere formerly the DOM
es OF Spain, have again, within the year
IL obstructed by the military revolutions conflicts in tho