Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-12-12

filled with abundance; and the necess,ri,, Of life, nat Ia
speak OF as lnxnrics abound in every direction While
III some other nations STEADY and industrious labor can
hardly hnd thc means OF subsistence. The greatest evil
which have 10 encounter is surplus of pnduction
beyond the home demand which seeks and with diff
Guilty finds. partial market in other ~ Mons The
health oil the country. with partial exceptions has Tor
the past year. been well preserved and. under their free
aud wise lnstiluiions the United States arc rapidly ad-
Nanclng towards the contamination ut the huh destiny
which overriding Provide ucc seems 10 have marx Il
out for them. Exempt from domestic conyuls,n aud 4,
peace with all the world are lci free 10 consul, as 10
the best means Of securing and advancing the happi-
OF the People. Such the crcunstai - under
which yon assemble in Your rcsp,t tive cham
bers, and which should lead To unite in praise and
thanksgiving to the great Being who made u.s. and who
preserves nation.
congratulate you. fellow citizens on the happy
change III the aspect flour fregn affairs since my last
annual message. Causes of complaint at thai time ex
sied BET Sern the United States and Great Britain
which, attended by irritating circumstances threaten.
cd most seriously the public peace The difficulty OF
Jnslng auicaby the questions at issue Letwc,n the
two countries. was, in no small degree, augmented by
the lapse of time since they had their urinin Tho oni
riens cnlcrtanedhy the Executive on several of the
leading topics In dispute. were frankly forth in the
Message AT the opening oi Your late ssssiin The an.
ppntmrni OF special minister by Great Britain 10 The
I nlicd States with power To negotiate upon Of the
points Of Indifference, indicated desire ON her part ami
c,by to adjust ihem and t at min was met by the
Executive IN the same spirit which had dictated his
mission. The Treaty consequent thereon, having
been duly ratified hy the two Governments a copy To-
gehcr with the correspondence which accuI. PANIED it,
IS herewith cninmnncaed. trust that whilst Won
may in 1t nothing objectionable nay be the means
Of preserving. for indefinite period the ancahlc re,
lations happily existing between the two Governments
The question If peace or war between the Uniied
States and Great Britain. is question uf the decpcst
interest mol only 10 themselves, but 10 the civilized
I'll zttT IL, A..
isl between them without endancering tile r,sce of
Chrlsiendon. TIE immediate effect If the Treaty.
upon ourselves will be felt in the security afforded l.,
mercantile enterprise which longer apprelrnsive of
interruptions, adventures its speculations in the most
distant seas and reiahtrd with the diversified p,pduc
tons Of every land returns 10 bless our uwn. There
is nothing in the Treaty which in The Slightest decree
cJmpromits the honor or dignity OF either nation Ncxt
to the settlement of the boundary line which must al.
be matter of difficulty between States ash, tween
individuals, the question which secln. threaten the
greatest embarrassment, WAS that connected with the
African slave trade.
By the OH article of the Treaty of Che n il was ey
pressly declared that whcras the iraic in slaves is
reconcabe with the principles Of humanity and jnsiice
and whereas both His Majesty and the United State,
are DESTROYS of continuing their efforts to promote its en-
tire abolition it is hereby agreed tina, both the contract
ing parties shall use their hest endavors 10 accomplish,
desirable object" In the enforcement of the laws
and treaty spuations Of Great Britain practice had
part Ol lis rril!Scs Stibtc
ting visitation ships sailing under the American FLAG
which. while II seriously involved our maritime riuhs
would subject to veNation branch Of our trade which
daily increasing, and which required the fostering
care OF the Government And although Lord Aberdeen
IN ha correspondence with the American Enyoys a,
London, expressly disca;mcd all rinh, 10 dc,ain an A.
mercan ship on the high seas, even ii found with a
cargo Of slaves on board. ard restricted the British,
preenslon to mere claim to visit and enquire. yet
1t could not well he dlercrnfd by the Executive Of
| al vV,,tI l..
be made. without detention on the voyage, and
consequent interruption 10 the trade. II was regarded
As the right OF search, presented only new TORN
and expressed in different words; and ,hercf re- felt i,
to he my duty distinctly To declare. in my annual mes
sage Congress that such concession could he made
and thai, the United States had both the will and IN,
ability II enforce their own laws and 10 protect their
lag from hcng used for purposes wholly forbidden by
those laws and obnoxious To the moral ccnsure of the
world. Taking the Message his letter of ,sruc-
ons, then Minister at Paris felt himself required te
assume the same ground in remembrance which he
felt il to be his duty presrn, To NJ Guizt and
through him 10 the King Of the French against wba
has been called the Qannplo treaty; and his conduct
IN this respect met with the approval of this Govern
ment In close conformity with these views the ,ipht
article OF the Treaty framed which provides thai
leach nation shall keep af al in the African seas ;
orcr, not hs' than eighty guns TO act separately
apart under instructions from their respective Govern
mens, and dr the enforcement nf their respective law
and obligations From tins il will be seen that tn,
ground sui.icd n the Message has been fully main
tanned. at The time that the sipulations of thu
Treaty o @hent are To be carried ont in good faith b,
the two Countries, and that all prctencc is removed G
interference with our commerce Tor any purpose what
ever by foreign Government White, therefore, til,
United States havo been standing mp for the freedom d
the seas. they have not thought pronor to mike that
preteNt for avoiding tuilment oftheir Treaty stipu
atias or ground for giving conntenance to a trade
raprobaed by our laws smilar arrangement by tn,
o!htr great powers. could not fail 10 sweep from thu
ocean, The slayr-irac, without The Interpolation of an,
new principle into the maritime code. We may be per
mtted taope that the example thus will followed
ny some II not all Of them. We thereby also al ,rt
suitable protection to the far trader in those seas thu,
tuhliig at the same time the dictates Of sound policy
and complying with the clans Of Justice and humanity
II would have furnished additional cause G,r conora,n
atlon. 1t the Treaty could have embraced all subjects
calculated IN future to lead 10 misunderstanding be
tween the two Governments The territory Of the
n'ed States, commonly called the Oregon Territory y
ing Oh me Pacific Ocean. north of the 42nd degree oil
iatiinde. to portion OF which Great Britain lays claim
begins 10 attract the attention of our fellow citizens and
the tide Of popuaton which has reclaimed what was 81
iaely an un5roken wilderness in contiguous epio
Is preparing 10 flow over those vast districts bicb
sre'ch from The Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean
IA advance u the requirement Of Individual rights to
these lands, s,and pulley dictates that every eil,r,
should be eSarted 10 by the two Governments to settle
hcr respective claims Ii became manifest at an early
n'nr hi the late negotiations, that ally attempt for .
tne being satisfactorily to determine those rights, would
had To proiraced discussiun which might embrace in
us "liurq other moro pressing matters and the Exccn
I'VE o:d MOI regard as proper 10 waive all the advanta
ges o' an honorable adjustment If othrr ii.,s oc