The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-12-29
Synopsis d The Presidents Message

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The Presidents Message the first
President Taylor, of which we give flu
synopsis, was transmitted to the Senat
sand House of Representatives at 2 o'cloc
yto-day.
H9slt commences by congratulating Con
gress.upon assembling to pass laws for al
empire offreemen. After sixty wears G
experience have dispelled the fears an,
disproved the predictions of those who re
garded the experiment of republican gov
-ernment, with distrust or dislike, upor
Congress win depend the. ..maintainance o
dhe form which was perfected by those ewhc
have gone before us. We are at peace
with all the world, and though the destroy
ing angel, during the past year, visited
large portions of the country with desola
ton, yet the Almighty has stayed its hand
and for the abundance of the fruits of the
earth, and the enjoyment Of amicable re-
lations with the nations Of the world, we
have reason 10 give thanks to Him who
rules the destinies ofmankind, and blesses
those who ackno wledge his power.
The message then proceeds to treat o.
our relations with Foreign powers. With
Great Britain we are upon the most ami
cable terms. From an amendment made
in her navigation laws, involving like
change in ours, mutual benefits and ad-
vantages are expected to flow.
The slight interruption Of our diplomat
ic.relations with France has been termina-
Ted by the reception Of our Minister in that
country.
Alluslon is made TO the matter of the
detention Of the German war steamer.
which was being fitted out in the harbor
OF New York, in ccntravention of our neu-
.tral obligations. The correspondence up
on that subject accompanies the message,
from which it will be seen that the par
ties interested in the property acquiesced
in the course adopted by this government.
3 Although Minister ofthe United States
was appointed to the German Empire, and
a Minister representing that Empire was
received here, yet no such Government as
that of the German Empire has been defin-
itively established, and our Minister has
been recalled, after being instructed TO
transfer the archives Of the legation at
Frankfort to the American legation at Ber-
lin.
n, The suppression Of the expedition a
gainst Cuba, and the demand for the res.
titution of Rey, alledged to have been kid
mapped from our shores, are briefly noti-
ced. The President annouces that al
though the crime charged in the supposed
abduction of Rey is justly odious. yet there
Is no law passed by Congress furnishing
such an offence, and the expediency of
supplying the deficiency is recommended. |
The executive has studiousy avoided
an interference in the civil wars of Europe |
but during the conflict between Austria and |
Hungary. there was such a prospect,
though faint, that the latter would secure
her independence, that an agent then in
Europe was empowered to declare to the
Magyar patriots the readiness of this gov
ernment promptly to recognize their inde-
pendence if they could achieve it. The
United States did not interfere, but the
government sympathised with the feelings
of nation enlisted in the cause Of brave
people, who made gallant though fruit
less effort to be free,
Our claims upon Portugal have been too
long postponed by that power. The Mes
sage hints at the possibility of cxhausting
the power Of diplomacy in getting redress;
in which case the matter will be submitted
to Congress for other and graver action
With Russia, Austria, Prussia, Sweden,
Denmark, &C., our relations are. as usual.
amicable. Our charge to Rome, acting
under instructions of the last admnistra- /
tion, and discretionary powers given him
last June by the present, has not f9lt HIM
self authorized by the stability Of the revo-
lutionary movements which have succeed t
ed one another SO rapidly, TO present his |
credentials to any one of them.
The policy of cultvatlng the kndestre- '
lations with Mexico, and the faithful OBJ
sefeance OF the treaty of Gaudaloupe Hi !
dalgo, are strongly insisted upon A cor
respondence accompanies the message in |
relation to the protocol of the treaty, sign
ed at Quaretaro. !
The United States Commissioner to run
e boundary between this country and !
Aexico, was delayed on reaching San l
!Jiego bv unforeseen accidents, but arrived t
here shortly after the time appointed by
he Treaty, and some progress has been
made in the work. The expenses in or. h
,anizing the Commission have so reduced r
he fund appropriated, that for that, and Il
he great length of the line to be run, DC. a
&C., liberal appropriations will have to be
made. !,
!. ltis recommended that the United States b
government be authorized to employ coun-
el to assist the Commission appointed to
idiust the claims Of our citizens upon New e
Mexico.
Our Charge to New Greneda has been
instructed to bring to the notice of that
Government the inefficiency Of the means
employed in Transporting the mail across
lie Isthmus. according to the postal con- c