Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-12-18

ExTRAcrs FROM rue PRESIDENTS MEssAGE E.
To the Senate and House Of
Representatives. Of the Unied Safes:
We have continued cause for expressing
our gratitude 10 the Supreme Ruler of the
Universe for The benefits aud blessings
which our country. under his kind PInvi
tence, has enjoyed during the past year.
Notwithstanding The excIins scenes Ihro'
which we have passed. nothing has oc-
Cured 10 disturb the general peace, or
10 derange The harmony of our political
system The great moraI spectacle has
been exhibited of nation. approxina-
ting in number to 10000 OOO of people
having performed the high and in portanl
function of elecuns their Chief Magistrate
for the term of four years. without the
commission of any aci nivioe ce. or The
manifestation of u spirit of lnsubordlna
ton to the laws. The great and inesti,
mable right Of suffrage. has been exercised
by all who were invested with Il. under
the laws of,he different STATES, in spiri,
dictated alone by u desire. in The selection
of the agent, TO advance The interests Of
the country, and TO place beyond Jeopardy
the Institutions under which il is our hap
piuess to live That The deepest interest
has been manifested by all our country
men in the result of the election, is no;
less true than highly credilable to them.
There has been no material change in
our foreign relations since my last Annual
Message 10 Congress. With all the Pow
crs of Europe we CONTINUE on the 'i,os,
friendly terms. Indeed. il affords me
much satisfaction to state. Thai al 40 for
mer period has the peace oI, that enliGhI
ened and important quarter of The globe
ever been, apparently, more firmly es'a'
ished.
Since the close of your last session, ne
citation has been formally entered upon
between the Secretary of Stale anl her
Britannia Maiestl's Minister PIenipoen-
liary and Envoy Extraordinary residing
in H ashiuston, relative 10 The rights of
their respective nations in and over The
Oregon territory. That neeoia,iun is
still pendins. Should ii, during your SIS
sion, he brought 10 a defnlive conclusion
the resall will be promptly communicated
u Congress. | would. nowerer again
Cal your attention 10 the recO.nine ndaii0rS
cun,alned in previous messages. designed
to protect aud facilitate emigration 10 that
Territory. The establishment of military
pnsls al suitable points upon The extended
line Of land travel, would euab!c our cii;-
zens to "igrale in comparative safely TO
the fertile reg"ns below The falls ofthe
Columbia, and make the provision of the
existing convention for The jrint occipa
lion oi lhe Territory, by subjects OF Great
Britain. and the cilIzens of he United
States. more available than heretofore 10
the lulIer. rhese posts woul,! constitute
places OF resi- for The weary emisrapi,
where he would be sheltered securely
from the indians. and bc enabled To re-
cover from The exhaustation of /; long line
Of travel. Legislative enactmenls should
also bc made which should spread over
him the egis otour laws, 50 as 10 afford
protection to his person aud property when
he shall have reached his distant home.
In this latter respect. the British Govern
Inent has been much more careful of the
interests of such of her people as are tc
be found iu.tha, country than the United
States. She has made necessary provs
sion for their security aud protection agains
the acts Of the viciously disposed and law
less; aud her emisranls reposes in safely
under The pauoply of her laws.
II would have given me the Creates
qualification, in this my last annual com
Inunication TO Congress. 10 have heen able
to announce To you The complete and en-
tire settlement and adjustlneD, ofsothei
matters in difference between the United
States and The Government of Her Britain
ic Majesty. which were adrerted toin Z
previous Message II IS 50 obviously The
iute rest of both countries in respect Il
the large and valuable commerce which
exists between them thar all causes o
complaint. however inconsiderahle, shoult
be with the creates, prompliIude, removed
that it must be regarded as cause OF re
sre,, thai any unnecessary delays should
be permitted To intervene. II is true, lha
in pecuniary point Of view, the matters
alluded to. are altogether. insigni[cinn
in amount when compared with lhe.am
ple resources oflhal great naliun; but they
netherlheless. more particularly that ltEii
ed class which arise under seizures ant
detenlipns of American ships on the cbas
of Africa. upon the mistaken suppnsllnr
INDUCED in ct the lime tho wrong was