The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-12-09
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Pmwc aGmck Advertiser 70
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Presidents Message.

some exceptions 10 IL. It Is haruly I'M
plcit enough in some points We do
not see the reason for refusing to make
a treaty with England and France in
regard to the acquisition of Cuba. But
we have not room for comment. Neither
have we room for the message entire,
but give synopsis of the principal
points. 1t commences -
"The brief space which has elapsed
since the close Of your last session has
been marked by no extraordinary politi-
cal event. The quadrennial election Of
Chief Magistrate has passed off with less
than the usual excitement. However
individuals and parties may have been
disappointed in the result, it is subject
of national congratulation that the choice
has been effected by the independant
suffrages of free people, undisturbed
by those influences which in other coun-
tries have too often affected the purity
of popular elections. ...
Our grateful thanks are due to an ALL
merciful Providence, not only for stay
ing the pestilence which in different
forms has desolated some of our cities,
but for crowning the labors of the hus-
: bandmen with an abundant harvest, and
the nation generally with the blessings of
~ peace and prosperity"
>. He next touches upon the death Of
te Daniel Webster. After which comes the
J. subject of the Fisheries. He thinks the
present time " favorable for reconsider
alton of the entire subject Of the fisher
l. les on the coasts of the British provinces,
as a. with view to place them upon a more
ne liberal footing of reciprocal privileges
he A willingness to meet US in some ar
OF rangement of this kind is understood t.
ne exist, on the part of Great Britain
c. c. The subject is attended with considera
,n- bic difficulty. lit is found practicabl
m to come to an agreement mutually az
IN ceptablc to the two parties, convention
''c' may be concluded in the course of Il
c,oS present winter"
ng. The affairs of Cuba come next
on order. They remain in an uneasy col
the dition, and feeling of alarm and irrit;
up ton on the part of the Cuban authoritic
appear to exist. This feeling has intel
ferred with the regular commercial il
hakw tod Sfoxn
in the island, and led to some acts of whic
DAD we have right to complain. A serio'
day remonstrance has been made at Madri
.ked Early in the present year, offici
ono notes were received from the Ministe
l,;nc of France and England, inviting t
ex. Government of the United States to
adv come party with Great Britain a
, 10 France to a tripartite Convention,
He virtue of which the three powers shou
n severally and collectively disclaim, nc
and for the future, all intention to o
tain possession of the Island of Cub
and should bind themselves to discou
nor, ance all attempts to that effect on Il
ltter part ofany power or individual whateve
lite, This invitation has been respectfully d
k OF clined, for reasons which would occu
the too much space in this communicate
eing to state in the detail, but which led l
wash to think that the proposed measure wor
even be of doubtful constitutionality, impc
tic and unavaling.
The protection of a transit way acr
o"yS 'oyS the 1sthmus of Tehuantepec, the 81
the Canal; prospect of free commerce W
zng, Buenos Ayres and the Confedcrat
sales States, treaty of Commerce betwe
low the United States and the Oriental I
OOp public of Uruguay the Lobos difficult
commerce upon the Pacific coast
Japan expedition; the state of some
Lows the government buildings; report of [
orrill Treasurer, by which it appears IL
that there is surplus of $l2,175, ,5sS SS
'hat the treasury; Imports and Export
Z rhnn nas Tariff; Gradation of Duties; Ind
ch an affairs; report of the Land Office p,
rtions lication of the Census; publication, a
0scrv- distribution, periodically, of digest
all the patents which have been or n
hereafter be, granted for useful inv
ST. s tlons and discoveries; appropriation
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