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no DO MS duty to present 10 NJ Guizot
and through him TO the King Of the
French, against what has been caIleC
the ,Qntutuple tiealy; and his coBdue
in tbia respect. met the approval Of this
Government. 10 close conformity with
these views, the eighth article Of the
Treaty was framed, which provides
that 'each nation shall keep a1oat on
the African seas force not less than
eighty guns to act separately and apart
under instructions from their respec-
live Governments, and for the enforce.
ment Of their respective laws and obi
cations" From this 1t will be seen that
the ground assumed in the Message has
been fully maintained at the same limo
That the stlpuIations Of the Treaty Of
Ghent are TO be carried out in good
faith by the two countries, and that all
prelence is removed for interference
with our commerce for any purpose
whatever by a foreign Government
While, therefore, the United States
have been standing up for freedom OF
the seas, they have not thought proper
10 make that a preteXt for avoiding a
fulflment Of their Treaty stipulalions,
or a ground for giving couUtenance to a
trade reprobaled by our laws, A SINH.
lar arrangement by The other great pow
ers could not fail to sweep from the
ocean The slave trade, without the in.
terpoIation Of any new principle into
the meri'ime csde. We may be per.
mitted TO hope that The example thus
set will be folio wed by some, il not by
all Of them We thereby also afford
suitable protection TO the fair trader in
those seas, thus fulfilling at the same
lme the dictates OF a sound policy, and
complying with the claims Of justice
and humanity.
It would have furnished addtiona
cause for congraluNalion if the treaty
could have embraced all subjects caIcu.
lated in future to lead 10 IA misunder-
standing between the Two governments.
1 hO lV'IllOlt VI lUt OHIkGu SIRIUS,
commonly called the Oregon territory,
wing on The Pacific ocean. north Of the
42d degree Of latitude, TO a portion OF
which Great Britain lays claim, begins
to attract the attention Of our fellow CT
tizens. and the tide Of population which
has reclaimed what was so lately an
unknown wilderness, in more coutigu
Gus regions, is preparing 10 flow over
those vast districts which stretch from
tho Rocky mountains TO the Pacific
ocean. In advance Of The requirement
Of indiVlduaI rights to these lands, sound
policy dictates that every effort should
be resorted to by tho Two governments,
to settIo their respective claims. II be-.
came monilest at an early hour Of the
late negotiations, that 6ay attempt for
The time being satisfactorily to deter
mine those rights, would lead to a pro
tracted discussion, which might embrace
in its failure other more pressing mat
tGrs, and tho Executive did not regard it
as proper to wave all the advantages Of
an honorable adjustment Of other diff
cuItiGs Of great magnitude and lmpor-
lance, because this, not so Immediately
pressing, stood in the way. Although
the difficulty referred TO may not Tor
several years 10 come involve the peace
Of the two countries, yet shall not do
lay 10 urge on Great Britain the impor
lance oil It's early settlement Nor will
other matters of commercial importance
to the two countries b. overlooked; and
| have good reason TO believe that II
will comport with the policy Of England,
as 1t does with that of The United States,
TO seize upon this moment, when mos,
Of tho causes of irritation have passed
away, 10 cement tho peace and unity OF
the Two countries by wisely removing
oil grounds OF probable future collision.
With tho other powers oc Europe our
relations continue on The most AmiCable
footing Treaties now existing with
them should be rigidly observed, and
every opportunity, compatible with Tho
interests OF the United States, should be
seized upon to enlarge The basis Of com.
mercial intercourse. Peace with all the
world is the true foundation of our poll
CIV, which can only b. rende red perma
nenl by the practice Of equal and impair
liai Justice to all, Our great desire
should be TO enter only into that rivalry
which looks to the general good, IN the
cultivation Of the sciences, the enlarge
mpnt of the field for tho exercise of lha
mcchanrcaI arts, and the spread Of com
merce - that great civiIl2cr--to every
land md sea. Carefully Obstaintng from
interference in all questions exclusively
referring themselves to the political ~
rcrests Of Europe, we may BE permitted
TO hope an cquaI exemption from the
interference Of European Governments,
in what relates to the States oil the
American Continent,
On the 23i Of April last, tho commits