Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-12-24
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

We arg indebted to the Hon. Alexander
Barrow Tor a copy OF this document, winch
come TO hand by the mail Of Monday. 1t
~ too lengthy for insertion entire IN our CO.
lumps, and we therefore make such extracts
aa will most interest our readers. As usual
he President bagins by rendering grace to the
Supreme Being for "ihs numberless benefits
conferred upon Us "a d people, tie then
congratulated the country on the continued
reign Of Peace, the happy termination Of our
negotiations with Great Britain, and our ami
cable relations with other powers.
Relative TO one subject omitted III the late
treaty The President reInarks:
all would have furnished additional Cause
for CONGRATULATIONS, if the treaty could have
embraced All subjects calculated III future 10
lead to a misunderstanding between the two
Governments. The territory OF the u. ~s5tates,
commonly called the Oregon Tterfitorv, Iyif &
on the Pacific ocean, north OF the 42d degree
Of latitude, to n portion ot which Great Britain
laws claim, begins to attract the attention OF
our fellow cittzens, and the tide OF population,
which, has reclaimed hat was 30 lately an
uahreken wilderness in more contiguous re-
rions. is preparing to flow over those vast dis
,ricts which stretch from the Rocky mountains
Ia the Pacific ocean. In advance OF The ac-
oujrement OF individual rights TO these lands,
sound policy dictates that every effort should
bs resorled to By the two governments 10 set
tie their respective claims. Il became mani
fest. at an carly hour Of the late negotiations,
that any attempt, for the time being, s~atisfac-
torIjy 10 determine those rights, would lead
% A protracied discussion which might EN-
race, IN Ils failure, other more pressing mat
,srx, a,,d tie Executive did not regard it az
nre,er to waive all the advantages of an tisn-
orable adjustment of other d ~ficulties of great
r,3r1itude and Importance, because thls, not
70 immediately pressing, stood IN the way
Although the difficulty referred TO may not tor
several years to come involve the peace OF the
| Two countries, vet ! shall not delay to urge Oil
treat Britain the importance at its cal set.
t~letDent. Ksr will other matters Of CONNER
cIal importance TO the two countries be over.
looked and | have good reason to believe
that it will COMFORT with the policy OF Eng
land. as it does with that of the United BATES
to seize upon his moment. when most OF thu
causes of irritation have passed away, 10 cs.
| meut the unity of the two countries, By wise
w removing all grounds OF probable futur.
collision" -
| tfe JHtjbu oidttSs VIC HldUtHE. va i'o'
| nothing BIZ the omission to settle this top.c a
present.
Our relations with Mexico and the Soutl
American States are thus noticed:
"Oa the 23d o. April last, the commission
ers on the part Of the United States, uridert tn
convention with the Mexcan Republic OF tn
18th Of April, 1899, made to the proper de
partineat a final report in relation to the pro
ceedjnrs Of the commission. FROM this,
appears that the total amount awarded TO til
claimants by the commissioners ard the um
pre- appointed under that convention, was tw
millions twenty-six thousand and seventy-nln
dollars and sixty-e ght cents. The sFblte
having considered that his functions were re
oaired BY the convention to terminate at tn
same time with those of the commissioner
returned to The board undecided, for want
tsne, Iains y bich had been allowed by til
American commissioners to the amount
ufne hundred and t,senty-eight thouaand 81
Hundred and twenty dollars and eighty eia!
ee7tz. Other claims, III which the amour
se4.tlt to be recovered was three million
4see hundred and thIrty-six Thousand elg
..al.ased and thiry,segen dollars and ii,
eents, we're subn.ted to the board too late {