Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-12-16
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
Fetioec Citizens of INC Senate
and House of RegyeSeuatires

FeHoU Citizens of The Senate
and House Of Regresenatires
The interest with which the PEOPLE Of the Rspusl
anticipate the Assembling # Congress and tho fsE
ment ou that Cccssisn Of the duty impossd upon
new President, is Of the best evidences of the
capacity to realize the hopes OF tie founders Of
! Political system at oaee complex and symmetriea
/ While the different branches of the goverrmsnt a.
to certain extent, independent Of each cther, tn
| duties of M alike, have a direct referercs to n
source of power. Fortunately, uadcr this system
man is 50 high, aud none so humble in tha scale
public station escape from the scrutiny or ts
exempt fre the responsibility which all eff ;ai fuuc
tions Imply. Upon the justice ana intelligence of th
masses, in zoyernnent thus organized, is the col
reliance Of the confcdsracy ard the only security e.
honest and earnest devotion 10 its interests sgans th
rsgrpatiOn and oncreaehm nts of power, on tho on
hand the assaults Uf personal ambition on the
Tho interest Of which have spoken Is irseparabl
from an inquirng, self governing community, but i
smulatsd doubtless at the by TIE ucs
condition Of relation. with several f5r.ga powers
by the sew obligations reSEitsg from sudden exeu
sion of the field Of enterprise BY the spirit will
which thE Acid bas bean entered and the amazing en-
egy with which It's resources for meeting the demand
Of humanity have been developed.
Although disease, assuming at one time the char
aCtsristcs of widespread devastating pestience, ha
left its sad trace upon some portions of country
we have still the most abundant cause for reveren
thanbfnlnesS 10 God for an accumulation of sigma
mercies showcrei upon as nation.
liz is well that consciousness of rapil advancement
ard Increasing 18th be haoi,uay associated witt
an abiding sense of dependence upon Him who hold
in His hands the destinies of men and nations.
Recognizing the wisdom Of the broad principles oi
absolute religious liberation proclaimed in our funda
mental law, ami rejoicing in the benign iEflenc:
IL has exered upon our social and political condition
should shrink from clear duty did fail to ex.
press my deepest conviction that we can place ne
secure reliance upon any apparent progress if it be
not sus aimed ty national integrity, restiEg UPON tn.
great truths affirmed and illustrated by divine revs-
Iatiop.
In the nidt Of our sorrow for the afflicted and suf
lerine, il has bean consoing how promptly dis
ter made true neighbors Of districts and cities sspa
rated widely frem eah other, and cheering to watch
the strength sf that common bond OF brotherhood
which unites ali parts Of this Union, when danger
threatens from abfo-d, or calanities impand
at home.
Our diplomatic relations with foreign powers have
undergone essential change since the adjournment
Of ths last Congress. With some Of then questioBs
of disturbing charaetc stl psniing, but there
are good reasons TO believe that these may be AMIGA
bly, adjusted.
For some years past Great Britain has 90 construed
the first article eff the Convention Of the Goth of April,
ISIS, IN regard TO the fisheries OF the NorthE lssrn
coasts to exclude citizens from Of the fish
ing grounds wsch they freely resortcd fer nearly
quarter of century subsequent to the date Of that
treaty. The United States have not acquesced IN
that Construction, bat always claimed for their fisher
men sil the rights which taey had 50 long enjoyed
without nIolestatiuu.
Win yi.w % remove all difficulties on the eubi ,ct
AID to eXtea4 the right of cur fishermen beyond the
Limits xd 10y he convention of 1918, and to Regulate
trade between the nitod States and the British Nur
American Pryinces, n5gotisticu mas been opened
with fair prospect of favorable result. To protect
cur fishermen in the onjoym OF their rgas, and
prevent collisions htH-en the and BIisisa ssermsn,
oecIcci II ut 70 staten naval force ia ikat
quarter duriag tie GshiEg season.
IL Embarrassing Qg gstigIs have $50 arisen between
the tHo governments in regard 20 tic coutr of Cen
tral 1lercs. Great Bri.ain has proposed 10 settle
these by anlicable arrangement, ana Minister
at LOld0n is instructed to entr ;zto Eegst;aLon on
that sghjsct. coHuliAion for adjusting BE tI1ims
NJ ur citiZ rs egajCRs Gfea' Bciiaia, Gad those Of
Gn3er the convention Cf tae Sh OF February lest,
row sitting in LniUI fOr the TRANSACTION OF business
1t Is in macy respects desirable that the boundary
line beHeen the Uniiei s a,ss AID ths British Prov
pces in The northwest dssgnated in iEe convention
Of the l5ta JuOs, 1915, estesilly tSat pa,t wh ca
sspsrstss he IsrEI.cry maseipg.Cn tYou the But
sh Possessions on the rorih, should &c saEysyei snl
narEsd and therefore pFes-nt tie subject TO ysur
notice.
With France, cur relations gro on he most friendly
footing. The extensive eomnllrui2i intercourse be.
tween the United Stats ard that country mig t. il Is
,onsclyed, be released from sIms uLn gess9ry TesTic
ions to the mutual advantage u byth phrtizs. Ni.h
Wow to this object some progress has nlcl Da13 l.
Negotiating q treaty Of corltnsrre ANA navigs stiou.
Independently OF cur ysiue5'e trade With Spain, We
have important political relations With hsr, growing
lut Of our neighboTheCd 70 the islasds Of Cats end
grtO Rico. L am hapry 70 srrOuuc, that since the
ast Congress, n1 attempts bayo been made by unnu-
-blrzed expeditions within tAe United States, sganst
either OF these colonies. Should any such movement
b, manifested within Lcr limits, all the at my
COMMEND vial b. vigorously e.eried 10 Tep,eas il.
Several anneying occGrT Is have taken p'aes as
Havana, or in the vicinity Ct the Island ot Csba,
b tween cur citiZsns end the Spanish nathorltes--
Considering the proximity OF that Island 70 our
shores, lying it docs in the tack of trade between
scno Of our principal cities and the suspicious yig-
lance with which foreign intercourse, particularly
that with the United States, is there regarded rep
etiton Of snch occurrences may we'll be a.praasnde1.
As diplomatic intercourse is allowed betwee- cur
Clusuiateat at Havana and the Captain GanIa OF Cabs
ready explanation eanact TO mate, or prompt re-
irsss ado dea, where irjury has Resulted. All cJm-
plants the part Of ctizsns, under the present
arrang msnt, must % IN the first plaza presented to
this gvernmegt, and th 4 referred 70 Spsin. Spain
again refers II TO her LOCAL aah rites in Clba fC- n
and postpones ansWce unai she has
heard frcn those authorities.
To avoid these irritating and yexatious delays,
proportion has beea made to provide for direct APP
peal for redress to the Captain a3aer.i v our Cr.4
IN behalf of our tu,,i fellow citizens. Hitherto The
of Spaia has gecl ned - enter into any
lUch arrangement. IGs courSe, her Isrt, is
.eeply regretted, for without some arrsngen.nt OF
his kind, TIE god unasrstea3ing between the two
Dur Minister st Madrid is in truc.ed to renew tbs
proposition and to re=a II again upon hsr Cathelic
Majesty s govsIRclent.
For several years Spain has hsea calling the atea
ton Of the government to claim for lcsseE by Ct
leT subj eets in the ease ef the schonr AniStal.-
This claim is believed 10 res. the obligations i'm
posed by our existing treaty With that country. rs
ustica was admitted ia cur dpl0n ae correspondence
With the Spanish )yernmsut rs ear,y as March, iS47
md OF my prcdge ,ssois in his Annual Message Of
hat year recommended that provision Should be made
for its payment. In January Ia t, i. vas again sub
aitt,d 10 Congress by the Executive. II hns received
A favorable eva-ideration by csuz.tttees of both
branches, bat as yet there bss been iaai ac'ioB
upon It. L consider that coed faith rsgaiEss IFS
prompt adj isnent, and pressnt 1t to ycug early and
favorable consiieraion.
Martin kcsza, Hungarian by birth, came 10 this
,ountry in 1856 and decsed his intelticn 10 become
citizen of the United States. After remaining here
nearly two years, he visited rusky. While st
Smyrna, he was f,rcibly seizsd taken en board OF
an Austrian hts OF war, thru yrg in the haybor Of
that plsca, ani there confined in irons, ~sita the
avosed design to take hn into the dominicas Of
Austria Oar Consul at smyrna and Legation ct
interp0scdr his release hui their ef
,ris were insf5ctuai. Walls thus imprisoned, Com
nfn1er Ipgrshsl, with U. 5. sisop IF St. Luis,
arrived st smyrra. After enquiring into tbs eircua
stances Of the cas-, hs csma to ths conc uson that
knsza ontlsd TO the pEoteotcn Of this government
snd took energetic ard prompt measures for bis
ease. Uader an arrangement between the agents Of
the United Ststs and of Austria ne transferred
10 the custody CT the French Conu General at Snyr-
aa, there - remain until be should bs disposed of by
the mutual agreement of the coEsa,. Of The respec
tive governments ut that ylsce. Pdrsuant 20 that
agreement he hss been reeased AMI is Low in