The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1850-01-10

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The President of the Unitd States transmitted
to both HSuses of Congress, p Monday, the gath
ult.. by the hands of Col Biz, his Private Sec-
retary, the following Messaa
Fslou-Citi=eas Of tie Senate
and House Of Representatives.
Sixty years have elapsed zee the establish
.1nent Of this Government anil the Congress Of
the United States again asse1bles to legislate
for al empire of freedom. lie predictions OF
evil prophets, who formerly pr&ended to foretell
the downfall of our institutisnshre noE remem-
!bered only to be dended, and te United States
at this moment preAnt to the world
the most stable and permanent Government on
,earth.
Such is the result of the labts Of those who
have gone before US. Upon Cbgress will emf
nently depend the future maintd lance Of our sys-
tenn Of free government and thitransmission Of
il, unimpaired, to posterity.
We are at peace with all the dnations of the
world, and seek to maintain ourtherished rela-
tions Of amity with them. Durif the past year
we have been blessed, by XII Providence,
with an abundance. Of the fru3 Of the earth
and, although the destroying a&el for time
visited extensive portions OF ouIterritory with
the ravages of a dreadful pestilete, yet the Al
mighty has at length deigned tdtay his hand,
and to restore the inestimable blksing Of gener-
al health to people who havehcknowledged
his 5power, deprecated his wrat and implored
his merciful protection.
While enjoying the benfits of tmicable inter-
course with foreign nations, we h}e not been in
sensible to the distractions and Wis which have
prevailed in other quarters Of the Eorld. 1t is a
proper theme of Thanksgiving tolim who rules
the destinies of nations that we I've been able
to maintain, amidst all these cotests an indie.
pendent and neutral position tow3is ali beliig-
erent powers.
Our relations with Great Birth are of the
most friendly character. In Conscience of the
recent alteration of the British Mitigation acts,
British vessels, from British andlther foreign
ports, will, (under our existing laS.l after the
tifst day of January next be admitted to entry
In our ports, with cargoes Of the 4wth manu-
fscture, or production Of any part o1he world, OH
theame terms as to duties. import4nd charges.
- vessels of the United States with leir cargoes
and our vessels will be admitted tobe same ad-
vantages in British ports, entering .krein on the
same terms rs British vessels Sh(ld no order
in council disturb this legislative &angement
the late act Of the British Parliamei ky VIII ich
Crest Britain Is brought within thterms pro-
posed by the act Of Congress Of fthea Il March.
lsl5 u - hoped WILL productive benefit to
both countries .s 80
A slight interruption of diplmatic ktercourse.
which occurred between this Govetpent and
France am happy to say, has been animated,
and Minister there has been receed. ltiA
thoe0sore, unnecessary to refer novao the cir
1cutnstances which led to that inteAption. I
need not express to You the sincere Aisfacfion
with which we shall welcome the ar&aI of an
other Envoy Extraordinary and Minier Pleni-
potsntiary from sister Republic, to hich we
have so long been, and still remrin, bodh by the
strongest ties of amity.
si Shortly after had entered upon the &charre
of the Executive duties, | was appris4 that .
war steamer belonging to the GermaTf:mpire
was being fitted ont in the harbor of M York
. with the aid of some Of our naval offids, rem
dered under the permission Gf the late Slretary
Of the Navy. This permission was gra4d du-
ring an armistice between that Empire Id the
Kingdom Of Denmark, which had been ekaeed
in the Schleswig- -Holstein xsr. Apprelns;re
that thiSAct Of Intervention, on our part, n}ht.be
viswed as aviolation of or neutral obi 4icns.
incurred BY the treaty with Denmark, and the
p0rvisions Of the act of Congress Of the 3h of
April 1878, directed that no further aid build
b rendered by any agent or officer of the hwy:
and Instructed the Secretary Of State to Arise
ths Minister Of the German Empire accorded
4otAis Government of my determination tex
ecu1s the law of the United States and to Iis-
tain the faith Of treaties with all nations he
correspondence which ensued between thepe-
pertment a State and the Minister Of the er-
msn Empire b herewith laid before you be
execution Of the Inv and the Observance cfhe
treaty weSe deemed BY me to be due to the h.
~ Of the coantry, - well rs 10 the sacred ohlt-
tons q the constitution. dali not fail to n.
sue the same ccupe, should similar case al.
With any other nation. Having avowed the oF3r
ion, on taking the oath Of Office, that in dispok
between conflicting foreign Governments, itb
cur Interest, not less than our duty, to renia
strictly neutral 1 shall not abandon II. You n
pesceive, from the correspondence submitted
20, ID counexi0n with this subject that q
aooufss adopted in this case has beea properly 4
Igsrded b the belligerent powers interested
Although Minister Of the Usi4ed States !,
&he 0ernaa fmpire was appointed by my pre-
ecessot ih August 1919 and has fnr long TN
Ae6n ID S1lenoamce at Ffankfort-on tho Mai
And although = Minister appointed to represei
that Empip vAs received and aeeredited her
yyetno sleh G0vei1aent q that Of the Germ
Empire has been dtkiitSly constituted. N
Du6elsoa. cur repsese1t1tive IT Frankfort 4
l9Shed there several z 6ufhs, IN the expectstit
that mion af the 0enaaa States nnder q
.cou3i i&dfion q form Of Government might /,
1sng(h b ogeanized. II II beEeved by tho,
ve3f acqn1nled With tho existinx reiaifous B
tWeen Prussia and the Slste q Germany, IL,
no Sdch union csn b permanently ssfablishe
v53huuk her co-Upeiati0n In the event az a
iatiou Of such union, and the esxanixatie