Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-01-09
PEAQUMEINE:
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1850
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

WEDNESDAY JANUART9 9, 1850.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The President of the United States trans
mitted to both Houses of Congress on Mon
day the oath ult., by the hands of Col Bliss
his Private Secretary, the following Message:
Fellop- Citizens Of the Senate,
| and House Of Representatives.:
Sixty years have elapsed since the establish
ment OF this Government, and the Congress OF
the United States again assemblies to legislate
for an empire of freemen. The predictions of
evil prophets, who formerly pretended to foretell
the downfall of our institutions, are now re-
membered only to be derided, and the United
State of America at this moment present to the
world the most stable and permanent Govern
ment on earth.
Such is the result of the labors of those who
have gone before US. Upon Congress will emf
nently depend the future maintenance of our
system of free government, and the transmits
sion of it, unimpaired, to posterity
| We are at peace with all the nations of the
world. and seek to maintain our cherished rela-
| tons with them. During the past year we
have been blessed, by kind Providence, with
an abundance of the fruits of the earth; and, al
though the destroying angel for a time visited
extensive portions of our territory with the
ravages of dreadful pestilence, yet the AL
mighty has at length deigned to stay his hand,
and to restore the inestinable blessing of gene
raj health to a people who have acknowledged
| his power, deprecated his wrath ard implored
his merciful protection.
While enjoying the benefits of amichble in
tercourse with foreign nations, we have not
been insensble to the distractions and wars
which have prevailed in other quarters Of the
world. 1t is a proper theme of thanksgiving to
Him who rules the destinies of nations, that we
have been able to maintain, amidst all these
contests, an independent and neutral position
towards all belligercnt powers.
Our relations with Great Britain are of the
most friendly character. in consequence ofthe
recent alteration ofthe British navigation acts.
British vessels, from British and other foreign
ports, will, (under our existing laws,A after the
first day of January next, be admitted to entry
in our ports, with cargoes of the growth, manu-
facture, or production of any part Of the world,
on the same terms as to duties, imposts and
charges, as vessels Of the United States with
their cargoes; and our vessels will be admitted
| to the same advantages in British ports, enter
ing therein on the same terms as British ves-
| sells. Should no order in council disturb this
Legislative arrangement, the late act Of the
British Parliament, by which Great Britain is
brought within the terms proposed by act Of
Congress Of the 1st March, 1917, it is hoped
will be productive Of benefit to both countries.
/ A slight interruption of diplomatic inter-
course, which occurred between this Govern
ment and France, l am happy to say, has been
+ <oJ <L h.
ceived. 1t is, therefore, unnecessary to refer
now to the circumstances which led to that in
terruption. 1need not express to you the sim
cere satisfaction with which we shall welcome
the arrival ofanother Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary from sister Repub-
lie, to which we have so long been, and still re-
main, bound by the strongest ties of amity.
Shortly after | had entered upon the dis
charge Of the Executive duties, was apprsed
that a war steamer belonging to the German
/ Empire was being fitted out in the harbor of
New York with the aid Of some Of our naval
officers, rendered under the permission Of the
late Sec. of the Navy. This permission was
| grandered under the permission Of the late
Secretary of the Navy. This permission was
granted during an armistice between that En-
pire and the Kingdom Of Denmark, which had
been engaged in the Schleswig- Holstein war.
+ sIApprehensiye that this act Of intervention, ON
our part, might be viewed as a violation of our
neutral obligations, incurred by the treaty with
| Denmark, and Of the provisions Of the act OF
Congress ofthe Goth Of April, 1878, | directed
that no further aid should be rendered By any
agent or officer Of the navy; and instructed
the Secretary Of State to apprise the Minister
of the German Empire accredited to this Coy.
/ ernment Of my determination to execute the law