The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-12-03
CoNGREss-PREsIDENT's MESSAGE

CONGRESS PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
In accordance with our general good luck, or to
carry out the old adage, I" our platter is always
UP side down when it rains porrdge," we receiv-
ed no letter or paper from very attentive cor
respondent, containing the Presidents Message,
but through the polteness of the proptietors of
both the Herald and Beacon, we obtained copy
of the long looked for Message, which, we regret,
its extreme length prevents publishing in our
columns as whole.
In the Senate at ~ o'clock, NJ, forty three
members present, the Vice President took the
Chair and called that body to order. After re.
ceiving the credentials aud swearing in the new
members, and passing the customary resolutions
informing the President and House of their or
ganization, that body adjourned
The House of Representatives met, 2l2 m en-
bers present, as ascertaned by the Clerks Roll
Call leaving only IL absent out of the w hole
body. On motion of Mr.. Hopkins the III ouse
proceeded to the choice of Speaker uiua a,oce,
when John w Davis, of Indiana, was elected
Speaker, by l2l votes. Samuel F. Vinton, of
Ohio, was run by the Wings, and received 70
votes, the whole strength of that party VIM.
S. Miller of New York, Native American, re-
ceived votes, being the whole strength of that
party. The House after adopting the Rules of
the last Congress- for their present government,
and passing the customary resolutions, adjourned
On Tuesday the two Houses again assembled,
when the Message of the President was delivered
TO each. IL commences with the expression of
high satisfaction at meeting the Represe,n tatives
e,
tnued prosperity of the country, with its unex-
amped advancement in all the elements Of Ma
tonal greatness, and firm hold on the afft ,ctions
of the people, In reference to our foreign rel atoms
the Message says:
=" | am gratifed to be able to state, that tn ough
with some of them there have existed since vonr
last session, serious causes of irritation and m isun
derstanding, yet no actual hostties have AIKEN
place. Adopting the maxim in the conduct f our
foreign affairs to I" ask nothing that is not ri chit
and submit to nothing that is wrong" it has been
my anxious desire to preserve peace with all ma
tlOns; but, at the same time, to be prepared to re-
sist aggression, and to maintain all our Just
rights"
Our Texas relations are treated of very fully,
but nothing new is stated, except that Me xco
has consented to renew diplomatic relations with
this Country, and Minister was appointed on the
tenth November, clothed with full powers to
"'settIe, defntively all pending differences be-
tween the two countries, including those of boun-
Diary between Mexico and the state of Texas. y
No money on account of the April and July IN
stalments, said to have been paid by Mexico, has
YET been received.
On the subject of our Oregon affairs, we quote
the Message entire, being Of so much general in
terest that We cannot consent to curtail it in anv
particular.
My attention was early directed to the nepotia-
ton, which, on the 9TH of March last, [ found
pending at Washington between the United
States and Great Britain, on the subject of the
Oregon territory. Three several attempts had
been previously made to settle the question in
dispute between the two countries, by Depotia.
ton, upon the principle of compromise but each
had proved unsuccessful.
These negotiations took place at London. in
the years 1918, 1924, and 1926 the two first
under the administration of Mr.. Monroe, and the
last under that of Mr.. Adams. The negotiation
of 1918 having failed TO accomplish its object,
resulted in the convention of the twentieth of
October Of that year BY the third article of that
convention, it was "agreed, that any country
that may be claimed by either party on the north
west coast Of America, westward Of the Stony
mountains, shall, together with its harbors bays
and creeks, and the navigation of all rivers with
in the same, be free and open for the term of ten
years from the date Of the signature Of the present
convention, to the vessels, citizens and subjects of
the two Powers; it being well understood that
this agreement is not to be construed to the pre-
judice of any claim which either of the two high
contracting parties may have to any part of the
said country, shall it be taken TO affect the
claims of any other Power or State 10 any part of
the said country the only object Of the high con
tracing parties in that respect being, to prevent
disputes and differeHces among themselves"
The negotiation Of 1924 was productive Of no
result, and the convention of 1918 was lef, IN
changed
The negotiation Of 1926, having also failed to
effect an adjustment by compromise, resulted IN
the convention Of August the sixth, 1927, by
which it was agreed TO continue in force, for an
indefinite period, the provisions Of the third srti