Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-01-05
PREsIDENT'S MESSAGE
Fcliow- Citizens of tie Senate and
.HoNse of Representatipea..

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Sixty years have elapsed since the es.
Enlistment of this government, and the
Congress Of the United States again as
sembles to legslate foran empire of free
mem The predictions of evil prophets,
who formerly pretended to foretell the
downfall of our institutions, are now re-
membered only to,be deridnI and the
United States of Amefica at t...s .simoment
presents to the world the most stable and
permanent government upon earth. ap
Such is the result of the labol.s Of
thosejwho have gone before us. 3pon
Congress will eminently depend the'f,l.
ture naintainance of our system of free
government andithe transmission of it,
unimpaired to posterity. hN1 ~ b.ta' ~
I'VE are at peace with all the nations of
the world, and seek to maintain our cher
ished relations of amity with them! -Du-
ring the past year we have been blessed,
by kind Providence, with an album
dance of the fruits of the earth; and, al
though the destroying i,angel, for time
visited extensive portions of our territory
with the ravages of dreadful pestilence,
yet the Almighty has at length deiGnerl
to stay his hand, and to restore theinesti
mable blessing of general health ITO a
people ihaveackaowledged his pow.l
ar, deprecated his wrath, and imploredI
his mcrciful protection Haii 5Hnm
While enjoying they6benefts of arnica.
bic intercourse with foreign nations, we
have not been ipsensib,n to the distrac-
tons and wars which have prevailed in
otherquarters Of the world 1t is prop
ertheme of thanksgiving to him who
rules the destinies of nations, thatiwe,
have beenpblc to maintain, amidst all.
these contests, an independent and neu-.
Tal position towards all belligerentpows
ers. H; ,..h ',....
Our relations with Great Britain are
of the most friendly character. III. .a
In consequence of the. recent. alteration
of the British navigation acts, British YES,
sells from British and other foreign ports,
will, under existing laws. after the first
day OF January. next, be admitted to entry,
in our ports, with cmgoes of the growth,
manufactures, or productions of any part
of the world, on the same terms. as to
duties, mposts, and charges, ras.vessels
of tho, United States with their cargoes;
and our, vessels will be admitted to the
same advantages in British ports, entering
therein on the same terms as Brtishyes-
sells, ,Shouldho 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 theact Of Congress. ofthe
lst of March, 1917, it. is Hoped viii, be
productive Of benefit to both countries,
a slight interruption of diplomatic,in
tercourse, which occurred between this
Government and France, i am happy to
say, has been terminated, and our Min
lister there has been received. 1t is.
therefore, unnecessary to refer now. to
the circumstances which led to thatin-
terrpption. need not. express tolyou
the sincere satisfaction with which we
shall welcome the arrival Of .oiotilies Eli
voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo.
"tentlary from 9 =, sister republic, to which
we nave 50 long been, and still remain,
bound by the strongest ties of amity.
Shortly alrer had entered upon the
discharge OF the Executive duties. / was
appnzed that a war steamer belonoinoto
the German Empire was being fitted out
in the harbor of New York, with the a;d
of some of our naval officers, rendered nm.
der the permission Of the late Secretary
of ths Navy. This permission; was gran
ted during an armistice between that En-
pire and the Kingdom of Denmark, which
had been engaged in the Schleswig Hol-
stein war Apprehepsiye that this act ofin
teryention, ON our part, might be viewed
as violation of our neutral obligations,
/! incurred by the treaty with Denmark, and