The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-12-16
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
t,llop- Citi4ens ofd,e se.lafe and

ise' 'eei,on ,be nspaI excitement However ind.
n X,;dnals and parties may have been DISAPPOINTED
= -. result. ii is nevertheless snhjeet OF ma
- cnngratnlation that the choice has been
seaeted by the independent sufirages Of a free
nsonle, nndisiurbed by those influences which
H i a,her countries have too often affected the
purity OF popular elections
~, qfafsfuI thanks are due to an all mefcl
,,t Providence, not only Tor staying The pesti-
lance which in different forms has desoIated
some oc our cities, but for crownng he lab rs ot
,he husbandman with an abundant harvest, and
,he nation generally with the blessings Of peace
Within few weeks the public mind has been
deeply affected by the death at Danlei Webster,
filing at his decease the office of Secretary Ct
state. His associates in The Executive govern
nent have sincerely symPathized with bis tamil
il and the public generally on this mourniul oc.
sasion His commanding talents, his great pc
j,ical and professional eminence, his well tfled
PATRIOTISM, and his long and faithful services, in
she most important public trust, have caused his
heath 10 be lamented throughout the country.
and have earned Tor him lasting place IN our
history.
IN The course Of the last summer considerable
4uyiety was caused for short time be no official
.ntimation from the government ii Great Brit
ain fha, orders had been gwen for the pfatec-
OF Inc IsilGIitN HI'iIt tIt iousth u aHN
.tsh provinces in North America, aganst the al
ieged encroachmenls Of the fishing vessels OF The
Tinted States and France. the shortness o.
This notice and the season OF the Year seemed 70
make III a matter oi urgent importance. Ii was
at first aapr.hfndra that IN increased havaI
force had beer ordered IL tie fishing grounds To
carry into effect The Blush interpretation OF
these provisions in the convenlan Of 1918, tn
reference 10 the true intent 81 which the tNG
II i IL q
such was not the design of Grcat fflaia, ann
satisfactory explanations II The real objects of
tHf measure have tfen gwen both hfre and h
London.
Tie unaaiasted difference, however, between
the two governments IL ia TIN Interpretation 81
the tirst article ni the canes Btan OF 1919 = sti
d matter ef importance Am rtcaa iishiHg We
sciS within nine 6f ten Se4fs have been eNciH
ded froqi waters Ia N4iea trey had Tree Acctss
fer 1--WE Iats. FIVE Yeats after tire NEGOTIATION vi tar
treaty. In l845 this exeta ION was reaax d -
taf az concerns the Baf at FUNNY, bnt the Fas
and liberal intention OF the Tome gaveFament,
IN compliance uth what He thtHk the trae COLI
strsetlon ei the eanpento 10 open oil The other
cutter haps 10 oar fishermen, was abandoned, tf
consequence al the opposition ii tie colonies
Notwtu Standing tHis, the United St8fes has !,
suce the Bas IT EnBds re e-oPsned o ou.
lsht rmen IA ltda, pursued tire aast ID l4
.earst toward tht c-stenIul t3s8Iina Interests Il
lie rayt nlhs iaw II H36, the dut fs en col tsEa
fish eHt rang oar 5uEts re vsrt gteafia reduce
and by the sare faa-,4ng act il is aiipwe8 ~ b
entered N bond wil=uul payment ni DUTY, "a
tbis WAY cotunla tish has acquired 'hc mNn0rp-
Ip oN tie export trade hi aur market, and - tn-
terlng ia samp extent INTO HE aaae can$unp-
lion. These facts were nmouz those which In
crea~ed The syasihilff u our fishing interest, NJ
the movement III questtan.
These circumstances and the incidents above
alluded ID have led me 10 think the moueHt H.
vofAbie EUr reconsideration ot the entire sub
lrrt OF the fisheries on tho coas i n! rhe Bitlsh
provinces, with i siea 10 place tarw 30 morr
liberal footing IT reciprocal privilege. A wtl-
np4ness to meet ns iu some arrangement al tbis
kai hi understood to exist on tt@ raJ OF Great
Bnluin. with desire ~ Der pJft ID tHelude tH
0ne comprehensive settlement, ~ ~tll his sab
,eCi as the commercial intercourse between t't,
UnAed States ana THE Brlilsh Ff7ysae =. lhave
thought thai whatever arrangements pa b.
made Oh these two subjects, Il T. eApEAl"ht laar
they Should te embraced ~ separate eonyeH-
tons. The ilIntss and death Of the late SccrC
tare of State prevented the commencement o.
the contemplated negotiation Pans have been
tak ken to collect the information fequred tor tbs
details ot such an arrangement. The subject Is
attended with considerable ditaeutty. II II Is
found practical biz 10 come 10 an agreement mu-
tuaDly acceptable 10 both parties, conventions
NAV be concluded in the course o the present
winter The control Of Congress over all the
provisions Of such an arrangement, affecting the
revenue. will OF course be reserved.
Tae affairs OF Cuba formed prominent topic
in my last annual message. They remain in an
uneasy condition, and feeling OF alarm and IT.
ration on the part OF the Cuban authorizes, ap-
pears to exist. This feeling has ntertfred with
the regular commercial intercourse between the
United States and the Island, and led to some
acts Of which we had a right to complain. But
the Captain General of Cuba IS clothed with no
pewer TO treat with foreign governments, nor rs
he in any degree under the control OF The Span
ish Minister at Washington. Any cammunica-
ton which he may hold with an agent OF a for
egn puwe, is informal and matter OF courtesy.
Anxious to put an end 10 the existing nconvenl-
ences, (Which seemed 10 rest on msconcep-
sion,) | directed the newly appointed Minister To
Mexico 10 visit Havana on his way to Vera Cruz
lie was respectfully received by the Captain
General, who conferred with him freely on the
recent occurrences but no permanent arrange
'nent as effected
IN the meantime; the refusal of lhe Clptan
General TO allow passenge and the mait Ia be
landed in certain cases, for reason which does
not furnish in the opinion OF thus Guvernmen
even good presumptive II Tor sucha prohi-
htton, has been made a shplect OF serious re-
monstrance at alanrid; and have no reason to
deuh, that due respect viii be paid by the Cow
eminent of her Catholic Majesty to the represen
tarlons which our Minister has been instruetep
10 make on the subject.
1t is but Justice to the Captain General ada
that his conduct tewa d The steamers employed
tocarry the mails OF the rni'od States to Havana
has, with the exceptions above alluded to, been
marked with kindness and lberalltN, and indi-
Gates no general purpose OF interfering wlIh the
commercial correspondence and intercourse be-
tween the island and this country.
E,rly in the present year, official notes Were
received from the Ministers OF France and Eng
land, inviting the Government OF the ''niieo
states to become.a party with Great fri'a'n ana
france to tripartlte convention, 10 Nlrlne oi
which the three powers should seveIailN ahucn''
.ee'iNely dlscaim, now, and for the future, all m
,ehhon to obtain posse ssion Of the Island ot H.
"a, and should bind themselves to dlscounie-
nance III attempts to that effect on the part oi
any power orindisiduaI whatever, This invita-
"oh has been respectfully declined, ior reasons
winch 1t would occupy too much space m tins
communication TO state in detail, but which leo
me 10 think that the proposed measure would he
OF doubtful constitutonaty, lmpoliiic, and una
Nalilhg. have, however, IN common Win sew
efal OF my predecessors, directed the Ministers
ol france and England to be assured that the L.
states entertain no designs against Cuba, out
'hat on the contrary, should regard lis lneor-
poratIon into the Union at the present time, as
iaught with serious peril,
Were this island comparatively destitute OF III
habltants, or occupied bV a kindred race. should