Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-12-07
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
r.aor.cst.seas ., the sena'e-

~, .st .e..ios has been market by 10 extraordinary
4. i1ticsl event. The quadfeuhai elfeah o. s,' 'es
rata has passed Of win les tbaaih' nsNA' a
However individuals and parties may ha'e u y
Int, i, lie ,..i, II il nesaitlaiass SUBJECT 81 IA
iional conrratulaan THAI the choice nas 'ss' -.
by theipdependent sufages Of fee people
by those jnAueaccs which, in other countries uafe zoo
,-ten affected tie purity 81 popular elections.
lnr grateful thanks are due Ia an hfnefe.i"l ROW
dnoe nor only for staying the pesiiicHee N'h 81 an
f ca FORMS has desolaieJ some OF our c'aes h1' ia
crowning the labofs of the husbaudmnn VIA an q.
bandani harvest, aud the nation geaeay III tbs hiss
inss of peace and prosperity.
Within lev weeks the public min In. been dceply
affected hy the death OF Daniel Webster, filing al bs
decease the office OF Secretary 81 stats Ills osseisie
In the Executive government have sincerely sympaihsed
with b family and the public generally on this mourn
hl occasion Lie commanding iaieai - grrat P"iil,
cal AMI professional ennence his Wriifcd patriotism
and hslong and faithful services IA the most imrar;ah
public trusts, have caused his de8ih 70 L. lHeuted
throughout the county. and have earned TOR him last
ing place ia ouf history.
IN the Of tic last summer rousd crHblc anxiety
caused ior .hor time as prial iumation from
the government ST Great Britain fl4a order. bad been
given for the protection nf the hsheoa upon The COASTS
of the British provinces IN North America, against the
alleged cucroae hmcus ct the shHg vessels a ihc Uni
tel States and France. The shoanrss 1T til. It.lie.
AMI the e tie year. seemed make Il uuttei
of urgent Importance. Il was fret aptueus Hdo9 tina
increased naval force hid been ordered the fishing
grounds Into effect the British interpolation at
those provisions IN the Of 1918 IN reference
to The true intent Of which the wo governments diHet
II soon discovered that suc the design a.
Great Brain, and satisfactory explanations ct the zen
objects OF the measure have been gscu both hc audiu
London.
The uuadiusted difference however. between tho tsao
governments, to the Interpretation Of the st nneir
It the convention OF 1918, Is suil mhtcr "i imPef-
t1nce. American fishing vessels. Wjthta ten
Years have been excluded from waters to wlrh tbe}
had free fortweuty- yours slte the negotiation
st the treaty In 1913 ih.s exclusion ,,us relaxed
far as concerns the Bay Of Fndy but te jest aud e
raj intention Ut the Home government. ruHIditurs
with what think tho true stfactian of ibc eaef
tinn, 10 open all the other outer hats Ia our G,rfnea
abandoned IN consequence Of the uppo-on 81 -"
colonies Notwithstanding tins, the United State .e
since the Bay OF Fundy fe-opeHcd - fishermen
ia 1875, pursued the mos, liberal course toward tbr
colonial fishing interests By The las 81 1916,
the duties colonial fish, entering ports, very
greatly reduced and by the warchaa,iue sett 10 is allow
ell to be entered IN bond Wthau' payment Of dut In
TINS way colonial fish has acquired the monopoly Of tn
export trade in market aud is entering some
tent into the home consumption. Those fiet' were
hmong.th which increased the seusibiuy of our ELL
ing interest, nj the movement IN questiaH.
These circumstances and the incident. above alluded
tn, have led think the favorable f1r
consideration Of the entire .ueeof tic shces Tho
coasts of the British provinces, will Wv Il plaro
them upon more liberal footing ul rrrif1ura llIsr
lege Willingness IL meet us i, arrangement o
this kind, isundcrstood To exit G.e rat al G,eu
Britain, with desire her part To- iaeu ie IN
prehensife settlement a @ell tbs subject the com
nercal ibtcfeoutse beNcrHthc lutiad States mud fl
british provinces. have tbou.b h. that uhaf,,cl az
Engagements may be madeou these tN suactt Il Is tS
peden TINT they should be- cub Hre in separate unrafi
tons. The Illness and deusa ct the Ia Secretary .,
State prevented the CumHrut curt u gsuteH Ft,
negotiation. Pains Inv been taken 10 collect The ip
formation required Tor The detuis Of ,urh arrange
menf. The subject is nj, ned with considerable dill
Guilty II IL Is found practicable to come L. ogter
mont mutually acceptable 10 the nyn ties cntiau'
may be concluded IN the course oil tle lfe.r.a 4iairr
The control oi Congress oyer all the o,ainus 1T pci
an arrangement, affecting he revenue, wpt cogtse b,
reserved
The affairs Of Cabo forme. a prominent Topic in m,
Ia annual message. They remain "a uneasy coud,
lion and feeling OF alarm nHd Irritation ile pant
tle Cuban authorities appears 10 eziet lius teoGu
has intcriered with the Regular rcnl
between the United States aud the island, sad lei g.
ncts Of which h,se risiI Ia eornlain. liu
tie Captain General OF Cuba - elulhcd uljh 10 pow,
totfrat with foreign governments, non he my drap
under the control Of the Spanish Minister at WASTING
tn. Any communication whirh he may hold with II
agent o foreign power Is Informal and matter al cou
tess. Anxious Ia put an end II Tue existing ioceIv,
ienccs, (Which seemed 10 resi- uj.rap Itioe,)
directed the new yapppint-d Aiu,ttrio u, Nleu taN
it inyann, ON his way 10 %e,a Cruz. lie was pee
fully received by the Captain General, wio ruafne
with linn free ON the recent occurrences but 40 PEI
Ilaneui arrangement effected
Ia the mean time. the refusal Of the CAPTAIN Genera
allow passengers and the mail he landed "a certain
Tor reason which does not furnish in the opinion
Of this Government even good prosuuptiyr gfnjd Il,
such prohibition. has been made the suhlrct ut
riou4 remonstrunce Mndrid aud huqe no irusan Il
Doubt that due respect viii be pul lay the gose.uru
OF Her Catholic Majesty II the representations vlic
Minister has been instrnt ted inukc the sutrc
It's but justice ia the Captain General to add. tho
his conduct toward the lnlovca tacdtrx Oh
null OF the United States 10 llB>ara has, win tJr q,
ceplions above alluded To. been murhpd viii bindnc
AM bcraliy, aud indicates general purpose of mic
ferns with The commercial correspondence sud mic
coulce botws 2hV island aud thi, couHtA.
Earl, in the present year official notes were rccev,
from the Ministers Of france aud England, inviting Il
Government of the ualted States IL hecume par
with Great Britain ana rance to tripastite Come
ton in virtue of which the tree powers should -eyerl
" and collectively disclsi, aud for the future,
intention obtain possession ol The Island of Cube AN
should bind themselves TO dseouuenuuce MI attempt
to that effect the part of ans p.wcr individu'
whatever This invitation has respectfully deelr
ed, Tor reasons which it woIld occupy mach spnc
MINIS communication 10 state in detail. bat which lc
49, ,e 70 unnk that the proposed measure woad be q
Ih eohs'1utlonality, impohlic, aud nnaYailug.-
e' IeNef, IN common With several of my predo
sSorS directed the Ministers If France and Englan,
10 Dc assured mat the United States entertain M lesion
against Ohoa nut that, the confirm, IL -,
ITS incorporation into the Union ot H.. -, -. y
fraught with serious DC r ~ i'.>hHl utle 1"