The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-12-09
H,Hs ESEDENT'S MESSAGE.
Offhc Senate
: and House Of Representatives.:

and House Of Representatives.
T congratulate you and our common con
stituency upon tho favorable auspices un.
der which you meet for your first session
Our codntry is at peace with all the world
The agitation which for q time, threat, ned
10 disturb the fra,crnal relations which
make us one people, is fast subslding; and
year of general prosperity and health has
crowned the nation with unusual blessings
None can, lnbk back 10 the dangers which
Arc RasSed, or forward TO the bright prospect
before us, without fccli n thrill of graft
fi,a ion, at the same time tha, he mus, hc
impressed with grateful sense OF our pro.
found obligations to u bcncticcnl proy-
tence, whose patcrnnl care is so manifest
in the happ ness OF this h'ghy-favorcd land.
{ Considerable space is occupied in detail.
ing the progress ofthc revolutionary eXpe.
dilions against Cuba with which the read.
er is fumiliar. Speaking ofthosc who have
been condemned, he says
Although these Offenders gai inst the laws
have forfeited the protection OF their coun.
try, yet the Government may, 80 far ar is
Consistent with its obligations 10 other
. -oHhtiiSSp o''o hS hSSe I'oSG w lIIi1IlidlIl
and enforce the laws, entertain sympathy
for their unoflindng families anh friends,
as well rs icclin. Of cor, passion for them
selves. Accordingly no proper effort has
been spared, aud none will be spared, to
procure the release of such citizens Of The
United States, engaged in th,s unlawful
enterprise, as are now III confinement in
Spam;bu itasno be hoped that intcrposi-
1<l,tt f,f
may not he considered as afior,ling any
gt0lna p:s sexpgctalic that the Government
of'the Utilized, States viii; hereafter, feel
itselfander any obligation. =; duty to inter
cede for the liberation or pardon OF such
persons AZ arc fragrant offenders against
the law OF nations and the laws of the Uni
ted States. These lnw- must be executed
live desire to MAINTAIN our Responsibility
among the nations of the earti., il bchoovcs
{ lis 10 enforce steadily and stcrnly the ncu.
tfalitySacis passed by Congress, and to fol.
4! iass b., the, ,Niontion Jhosc acts
with condign punishment.
Tho Governments Of Great Britain and
France have issued orders to their naval
commanders on the West india station to
prevent by force, if necessary, the landing
of advcnturcrs from any nation on the Is.
land of Cuba with hostile intent. The
copy of memorandum Of a conversation
On this subject between the Charge d'Af.
faires OF her Britannia Majesty and the act
ing Secretary OF State, and Of a subsequent
ndto of the former 10 the Department OF
State; are herewith submitted. torcther
with copy OF note OF the Acting Secretary
Of State to the Minister OF the French re.
public, and of The reply of the latter, ON
the same subject. These papers will ac-
quaint you with the grounds of this inter-
position of the two leading commercial
powers OF Europe; and with The apprchcn.
sons, which this Government, could not
fhil TO entertain, that snch interpretation, if
carried into effect, might lead to abuses in
derogaticn OF the maral!mc rights sf the
United STATES are founded on a firm, Sc
cure, and well-dciincd basis: they stand
upon the ground Of National Independence
and public law; and will bc maintained in
all their full and just extent.
The principle which lhis Government
has heretofore sn!clnniy announced it still
adheres TO, and viii maintain under all cir
cumstances and at all hazards. That prin-
ciplc is, that in every regularly documcn,cI
merchant vessel, the crew who navigate il,
will find their protection in the flag which
is over them. No American ship can be
allowed TO be visited or searched for the
purpose oi ascertaining the character OF in.
dvidua!s on board, nor can there be allow.
ed any watch by the vessels Of any foreign
nation over American vessels on tho coast
OF the United States or The seas adiaccnt
thereto. IL Will be seen by the last com
nunication from the British Charge d'Af-
fares to the Department ul State, that he
10 authorized TO assure the Secretary of
State that every care wilI bc taken that. IN
executing the preventive measures against
the expeditions, which The Unhcd States
itsell has denounced ~ not being enlitlc.
To the protection OF any government, no III.
reference shall take place with The lawlu
commerce of any nation.
Ia addition TO the correspondence on
this subject, herewith submitted, onicirl in
formation has been received at the Dcpnrr
mcnt OF State, OF assurances by the Frcuci,
Government lhat, in the orders gwen ,n
the French naval forces, they were express
ly instructed, in any opcrat ans th,y m,pl,
engage IN, to rcspectihc flag o the United
States whenever it nigh, appear, and to
commit no act OF hostility upon any vessel
or armament under It's protection.
X X
BY reference to the rcpor, of the Sccre,a-
ry OF the Treasury, it WI! be seen that ,i.c
aggregate receipts for the last fiscal wear
amounted to $52,3l2,979 81; which, with
the balance in the Treasury on the lst of
July; 1880, gave, as the available means
for the year, the sun, OF S5S,0l7,52l 36
The total expenditures for tho same pc.
rlod were $4S,u0.5,S75 IS.
Total imports for Tho year ending 3O,h
June, 1851, ,,wcrc, $2l5,7 725,H95
QfWhich there were in specie, I,967,9Ul
The exports for the same pc
riod were S2l7i5l7i3O
OF which thcro
4. were OF do.
mcstc pro-
. ducts $l7s,5l6,555
Foreign goods
fe-eXported Q,739.695
Specie 20,23l,SS0
---Ss2l7, ,5l7, ,T3D
Since tho 1st oil December last, the pay-