The St. Landry whig., 1844-12-25
Public DOCUMENTS.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

I INC DCNGllS HttU DItEElnOE flIC 6tIT C0nnIFV. M
Ider his kind nroyidences has en;oved d,ri,o II,
past wear.
The great experiment. Off p%olitical conEaderac
each member Of which is silpreme AZ II an mai
tiers appertainiaq to its local interest nj N ;nfer
nal peace andr happiness. while bva yolmtar,
compact with ( hers it confidcs 70 tic united pow
ler Of oil The protection az its citizens IN matter,
not domestic. has been 10 tarcrowned with com
plete. success. The influence Of our %politica
system Is destined to he as actively and a bene.
/ ~ticiaily felt on the distant shores Of Tho Pacific 4,
it is now on those ofthe Atlantic orean. The
only formidable impediments in the way Of il,
successful expansion time and spacel are so "a,
in tho progress of mobilization. by the imnroye.
manfs ofthe age, as to render no longer specl
latiye the ability of Representatives from that re-,
mote region to come IN to- the Capitol, 50 thal
their constituents shall participate in all the ben.
Gifts Of Federal legislation.
There has becn5no material change ii our for.
eign relations sincesthe last annual MESSAGE u
Congress. With all the Powers Of Enrope wc
continue on the most friendly terms. Indeed, i
affords me much satisfaction to state, that at IA
former period has the peace Of that enlightened
and important quarter of the globe ever been.
apparently more firmly established,
Since the.close ofour last session d NEGOTIATION
has been formally entered upon between the Sc.
Ecretary of State and her Britanic MaIesty's Min.
lister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraortlinarv
residing at Washington, relative to the rights If
their respective nations IN aud over tbs ~ gon
Territory. THAT NEGOTIATION il still pendings-
EShould Il. durinr yonr session. be b,o,ght ~ i
definite conclusion, the result will be PROMPTLY
communicated to Congress. woulds hoveref I
againcall your attention 10 The recommendation
contained IN previous MESSAGES. dasioned q Nit
Itect and facilitate emi8rat;on y int feyr;t
Legislative cnactments should &c made Which
sbnnIa snreaa ager tbe o,,,igrsan az saa;. -.
laws, So as to afford protection 70 his pe sss = s ual
property when he shall have reached his distant
home. In this latter resnect the RritiSb aoyera
ment has been much more careful If tbe ;ntar
est d such of her neanle az are q no G,,,n3 Il,
that country than Tho Unitad-Stata sLa shss
made neeessar ~ nrovisions foI Heir socnr;tv asd
protection aqainsi tho acts e IN y,c;a,,siy ~
posed and Iawless. ana bar ,;g,ant ranosas Y,
safety under tl.ss panonIy 81 M 81 WIT Z
ver NAV BE- tha esult of'the nendina neoot;atian
such measures MI necassa,u
II would have giyen nd ia b;otost arat;eoa
tion n his. nv iast ann,al go, - So i
CONGRESS. Ia haye becn abIa = annas,aoa = =,
the eorapiete and ent;rp sattlan.art al a..
ment 3 fother natters 4 d;fTafenea ha,Maas ~
United States and tho cfavernrnent ofhaa D.;
fannie Majesty. which were adyertodt ~ ~ ~
viiors MESSAGE. Tbev. navsgtbeiess Z Pr
t%icularly that limited ia - bi.b sarise ! dor
lures and detensions az ameriean sb;r ~ ~
coast Of Africa. i,pon the mistaken All ,osit;on
INDUCED in at lila time The wrong vas = ,mittod
of their being engaged II he sla{a.tradq deenIv
affect the sensibiities ofthis government anal
People. Other mtaters. arfsino n m NJ mi
~structhion 81 existing treaties, also e MAJ.
iusted, and will continue 10 Ia nrdAsd m IA
attention.
The labors Of the Joint ceST1.lssfos dGointed
by the two Governments to run ne dsyiJ no line
established by the Treaty. Of WASH otdJ yars
unfortunately much DELAYED in the Commence.
ment Of the season Nv The +, iI,ra ~ o,,g.aas =
he last session to make a timely aIIpronriation
If all funds TO meet the expenses Of tlge American
party, and by other causes. The ITn;tad Statas
Commissioner, however, expresses his exnecta.
that, BY increased diligence and energv. Ia
party will be abletto make up for loss time.
We c~ontinuc toreceive assurances fine most
feelings on the part Of all The otber nm.
ropean powers, with each and All &c whom n u
obviously our interest to cultivate tbe most AMI;
cable rotations. Nor can anticipate The &c.
of any event which would be likely. II
my degree, to disturb those relations. Russia
he great Northern Power. underline ;udic;ons
way other Emperor, Is consfanfly adyaao;nn
he road of science and ifnproTement %6;la
france, g~uidedbJsshe cotnseIs IF her wiso sola
eian, pnrsues a 4 9girse calc,,Iatod Is aaasstajs
he general peach. Spain has obtained ! hraa'h
NC spell ofsome Duration from tbe ;nfsrnsl ~,
which hans, thronob 8 NAM $500
Her prospeI N While Austria. H. Neth
,rIands, Prussia. BhIgium. and AZ otbas paSsa%
f Europe, reap arA.I harvest Of BLESSINGS G.om
10 prevailing peaqs.
I am happy to inform Won that RettS;nm Ia III