The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-12-28
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Es'lsy Caissas If The Senate b.

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EdIs. Caisssi sf tie Senate 'a ls.li ,.,a
,s, asd NE Hssse Of Representstises;
The snnnal meeting Of Congress is alway'
aa interesting event. The Representative
.f,he States and the people come fresh from
,h"ir constituents, 10 take counsel aogsiheI
forihs icommsn good. Af,er an existence
ofnesrly thrse.quar,ers Of a century, as a
free and indoprs dcn, republic, the problem
40 longer remains to bo solved, whether
mss isgrspshie Of sslfvoyernment. The
success Of osr admirable system is conclu-
sise, ssfu,atisn Of the theories of those. in
",hes couniriss, vhs saain,sin that favored
fow ere born iO rule, and that tho mass "f
msnkind mus, b. governed by force. Sub
j0ct 10 arbitrary or hereditary authority. the
people area,he emily sosrcigns recognized by
our constitution. 9a Il al lasg sep r''
Numerous smigran,s, of every lineage ard
Language, attracted by the evil aud rclig .ons
freedom ". enjoy. and by Our happy cond-
sieH. annually crowd 10 cur shores, and trans
ferthsir hearts, not less than their allegiance.
10 the county, whose dominion eluags alone
to the people. t"t4l .u.
No county has bsen so much favored, or
should acknowisdgr, with deeper reverence,
the mantle station Of tho Divine prOtecti"n.-
Al sllvise Create, directed and guarded US,
In oar infant struggle for freedo,ni aAd has
cons,sahy watched aver eur surprising pro-
xtsss, until We have became ono Of the great
Natians sf the earth - ~ p ~
his ina country thus favored, and under
a government in which the Executive and
+. .rislative branches hold thsir authority, for
limited pnfioas, Mike from the people, and
where al aie responsible to their respective
constituencies, that j, is again my duty to
comuunicats with Congress uPsn tho State
Of shv Union, and the present. condition OF
pubic afiairs. = =. ri .r...t.,,..s q. assn
Daring The pas, yea, the most gratifying
p,sois srs presented that osr country lms
been blossed with wide spread and uni
ysrs.i pstspeiity. There has been no PER-.
cd since the government has been founded,
wlisn al ne iadustrial pursuits Of our Peo-
rlc have been more successful or WHEN Ia
bor. in ali branches Of business, has received
fsire, or better reward. From snr abun-
d,ucs. We have been ensbleds,s perforln The
plsssng duty Of firniphing food for the star
sins, millions otlless favored countries.
In ths enjoyment ofithe bount:es OF rror-
ideucs Al, horae, such 40 have rarely fall n
10 the 20, Of any people, il Is cause oi' con,
graduation, THAT our -Rte'conrse win all
The pswers sf,he earth, except Mexico, con-
,inuss 10 be of an ssicable character.
II has aver been our cherished policy 10
cultivate peace and good will with all ma
items; snd, this policy hss been steadily pur-
No change has taken place in our rela-
sions with Mexico, sines the adjournment
of tho las, Congress. The war IN which
the Uni,sd States were f"rcea 70 engage
With the goyernnen, Of that counsry' sui
Idsem Il unnecessary, after the fall expo
sitien Of them contained in my message Of
the lib sf May, ls46, and my annual NEE
sage Il the commensement of the session o.
CenQress, in December last, to reiierate the
ssrio,is causes Of complaint which We had
sgains, Mexico, before she commenced hos
siisies. ..
Ills sufficient, on the present occasion, TO
cav, that tho wantsn violation Of the rights Of
persons and property Of our citizens. com.
aiusd BY Mexico, her acts Of bad faith,
through long series Of years, and her dsrc-
gard Of solemn trsaiies stipulating for ndeIn-
ni,y 10 our injured citizens, not only cons'l-
,u,ed ample cause Of war on onr part, but
were sf.sueh an aggravated character as
would have justified US, before the whole
world, in resor,ing to this extreme remedy
With an anxious desire to avoid srupturc be-
tween the twoa countries, We feresore, for
ysarsss asssr, our clear rights BY force, and
confined Ia seek redress for the wrongs we
Aid suffered, by amic,ble negotiations IN
hopes ihat Mexico might yield TO pac'nc
eounsels and the demands Of justice. 10
this hops. ws wers disappsin,cd. Our Minis
tsr Of peacs sent 10 Mexico, was insult'ngly
rejected The Mssisaa Government rec
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