The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-15
Presidents Message.
To the Senate and House Of
Representative, qfhc United STATES.

Us 90 people. Dressed Wln geh'dl setNous'
the husbandman has his garners h''ed "llh a
bundancp: and the necessarles Of HE, not 10
so-ak Of its luxuries, abound 10 every direction
White in some oher naloCs steady and lnGus'
Iriaus labor can hardly fad the means Of sub
sistence, the greatest evil when we have to
encounter, is a surplus Of production berond
the homo demand, which saeks, and with FL
Guilty finds, partial market IN other reg oas.
The health Of tho county, with partial excep>
ton, has for tie past year, been well preserved
and under their free and WISE Institutions, tho
United = A,es are rapidly advancing towards
the consummatiOn oflhe high destiny which an
overruIng Providence seems 10 have marked
ont for them. Exempt from domestic convuI-
sion and at peace with all the world, we are
left free to con uIt as 10 The meaus OF securing
and adva, cling the happiness OF the People,
Such are the circumstances under which you
nSw assemble in your respective chambers and
which should lead US 10 uni'e in praise aad
thanksgiving 10 that great being who made Us,
and who preserves as a nation,
l congra'als'e you, fellow eiiiZ"n7, on the
happy change in the aspect Of our foreign af-
fairs since nv last annual Message Causes
of Complaint at that lime existed between the
Unted States &Great Britain, which attended
.by irritating circumstances, threatened most
SERIOUSLY the public peace. The difficulty OF
sdius,lng amlcably the questions at ISSUE be-
tween the two countries, was in no small de-
gree, augnmened by the lapse of time since
they had their origin The opinions entertain
Cd by he Executive On several Of tha leading
41pics IN dispute, were fauk'y sci forth in the
Nlcsssge at the opening ofyour late session.
Tie appo n menD ofa spsclaI mns'e by Great
H-'aa 20 he u, States with power 10 ncgoIia
aie upou mot of hp points Of d ference, indI.
Gated a desire on her part amraby 10 adjust
them. and rhs MINISTER was me- by The Exc
cuIye in ne same ePrIt which had dicte'ed
msyloU, The Featy consequent thereon. ha-
r,ag been duly ratified by the Two Govern
nso,s, copy together with The coresPon-
fence when accompanied it,, is, herewith,
communicated. trust that whilst you may
see n it nothing Objectionable, 1t may be The
means Of preserving, for an indefinite period,
the amicable relations happily existing between
'ihe two governments. The question otpeace
or war between the United States and Great
Brian, ia question Of the deepest interest
not only 10 themselves, 6u, 10 the civilized
world, since II is ea'cely possible that war
could exist between them wilhou. endangetIug
the peace ofchnstendom. The immediate et
feet ofthe Treaty upon ourselves will be te't
in The security afforded to mercantile enterprise
which, no longer apprehensve Of fn'errupiion,
adventures i,s speculation in the most distant
sea; and freighled with diversified productions
@! every land, returns TO bless cur own. There
is nothing in The treaty which, in the 81 9htest
degree, compromlls the homo, or dignity OF eI.
ther nation. Next to The Sc lement Of The boun
Diary llne, which must Away be ii matter OF
difficulty between individuals the question
which seemed to threaten the greatest embar-
r rossment, was that connected with tho slave
trade.
By The 10lh article of the Treaty Of Ghen',
Il was expressly declared that 'whe'o The lrai"
&c 10 sIaves is irreconclabie with The princi.
pies ofhumanity and justice; and whereas both
His Majesty end the UOi'ed States are desii-
Gus of continuing their effohs to promote its
entire abolition, ii is hereby agreed that both
che contracting parties shaN use their best en-
deavors 10 accomplish 80 desiratle an object
9u the enforcement Of the Jaws and treaty shp.
ul4tions of Grea! Bitain practice had threat-
ened to grow up on the part Of it, CRUISERS OF
Of subjertiug to visitation stips sailing uoder
the American flag, which, White q seriously IN
volVed our marstime rights, would subJectto
Vexation abrancb of our trade which vas dai
" increasing, and which required the foster
tng care Of he Governmeh,. And although
Lord Aberdeen, n his correspondence with
fhe American Envoys, at London, expressly
dscIarmed all right 10 detain an American
ship on The high seas, even if found with
cargo ofsIs2es on board, and restricted the
British pfetentioO 10 a mere CAIN TO visit and
enquire, yet ii could not well be jscerned by
the Executive ofihe United States how such
v,sit and enquiry could be made without deen
1ion on the voyage, and consequent irlerrup'
ton 10 the trade. 1t wos regarded as the
right Of search, presented only IN new form,
snd expressed il different words; and ! there
fsre felt it to be my duty distinctly 10 declare,
in my annual message 10 Congress, that no
euch concession could be made, and that the
United States had both the will and ability 10
enforce their own laws, and TO protect their
flag from being used for purposes wholly for
bidden by those laws, and obnoxious 10 the
moral consure oflhe world. Taking the Mes
sage as his. letter Of Instructions, our then
Minister at Paris felt himself required 10 as
sumo the same ground in temonstfante which
he felt it to be his duty TO present TO M Gul"
got, andthrough him to The King ofthe French
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