The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-12-17
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
10 ~ Senate end House ef a sas
Representation offhs U. Sfaies:

Representatives. Of fhs Y. Sfafes:
Z We have continued reasons 10 express
our profound gratitude to the great Creator
Of all things fer numberless benefits confer
red upon " as q People. Blessed with
qeaiai seasons, tho husbandman has his gar
ners filed with abundance, and the neces.
sariss Of life, no. 10 speak Of its luxuries,
abound in every direction. While in some
other nations steady and industrious labor
can hardly find the means Of subsistence, the
greatest evil which we have 70 encountsr,is
: surplus Of production beyond the homs
demand, which seeks, end with difficulty
6nds,a partial m.rkes in other regions. The
health Of The country. with partial except
ions. has for me past year been well pre-.
served; and under their free and wise inssi.
cations, she United States are rapidly I'd.
vsncing towards the consummation of the
high destiny which an overruling Provi.
dencs seems 10 have marked out for ,hem.
Exempt from domestic convulsipn. and 1,
lace with ~ world, we are left fres 70
.ousuis as 10 the best means Of securing and
advancing the happiness Of the People
Such are tho circumstances under which
you now assemble in your respective cham.
hers. and which should lead US TO unite in
praise and thanksgiving to that great Being
who made as, and who preserves vs. ma.
sion. s....
! congratulate you, fellow. citizens. .on the
happy change in the aspect Of our foreign
afairs since my last annual message. Causes
Of complaint al that time existed between
The United States and Great Britain, which,
attended by Irritating circumstances, threat.
ened most seriously the public peace. The
difficulty Of adjusting amicably the ques-
tions q. issue between the two ccuptries,
was in no small degree augmented by the
iapse Of time since they had their origin
The opinions entertained by the executive
On several Of the leading topics in dispute,
were frankly 90, forth in the Message at the
opening Of year late session The appoint
msnt Of . special minister by GTea. Rrilain
20 the United States with power 10 nego,i.
ale upon mos. Of the points Of difference;
indicated desire on her part amicably 10
adjust them, and that minister was me, by
she Executive in the same spirit which had
dictated his mission. The Treaty conse.
quens thereon, having been duly ratified by
the two Governments, . copy together with
the correspondence which accompanied ii,is
herewith, communicated. I trus.that whilsi
yon may see in II nothing objectionable, j.
may be the means Of preserving, for an in.
definite period. the amicabie relations hap
pity existing between the two governments.
This question of peace or war between the
Uaiud States and Great Britain, is u ques.
iion uf she deepest interest not only 10
themselves, but 30 the civilized world since
Ills scarcely possible shas war could exist
between ihsm swithaus endangering the
psase Of Christendom. The immediate ef.
feet Of ihs Treaty upon ourselves will be
felt in the security afforded 10 mercantile
enterprise, which, no longer apprehensi,e q
Of Interruption. adventures its speculati0ns
in she aos. distan. sea; and, freigh,ed with
''hsdivssi6sd productions Of every lasd
resuSns ta bless our own. There Is nothing
IN VIE Treaty which, in the slightest degree
eompromiss the honor or dignity OF ei.heI
nation. Nsxt 10 the settlement Of the boun
dsry line. which must always be matter o
d'fhculsy between States ~ between indi
v'dsala, The question which seemed "a
threaten ihe greatest embaIr assment, wal
,bss connected with ,ha African slave trade
D BY ths lQsh article Of tlla treaty o.
Ghens a was expressly declared tina
'whersss the raf6c in slaves 10 irreconclls
bic with ,hs principles Of humanity ant
)usrsse: ssa whereas both His Majesty an,
'hc United States are dssirous Of son,inuinI
msHisssris 10 promote ito eniire sboliuon,i