The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-12-21
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Fsllolr Citizens Of the Senate ~
IA. H..,.z Of Reu-e srn faffn.

The interest with which the people oil tte fe-
public anticipate the assembling OF congress- anu
the iulfllment, on that OCCASION oi the duty I'M
posed upon new President, IS one oi The best eV-
ldenees OF their capacity 10 realize The hopes ol
the founders OF ponuc aksystein, al once e0mpleA
and symn etr1eal. While the different btanches :
OF the government are TO certain extent, lnde-
pendent Of each otter and the duties Of all, alike,
have direct reference TO the source OF power. For
tur aley, under this system, no man Is so high,
aud none so humble, IN the scale OF public station,
as 10 escape from The scrutiny, OF 10 be exempt
fom the responsibility Whlen all oihcial functions
imply.
UPon the justice anu lnteiilgence ot the masses
IN government mus OtgahEeu, IS The sole reliance
OF The ennsdsraey and the only security for hon
es aud earnest devotion TO its inte. e.eSts, against
the usufputIohs and entertainments oi power on
Inc one manu. anu Inc assaults oil personal h0l-
tgn on me oshet' .... -. -. '..-s..' 4. ......
Iis lniefesL Ol wmeh have spoken, Is 'nsep-
afaeY rom an lnqulIing, seiigoveTnlng eommu-
MY out S'lnulaleu, doubtless, at the present
nhe' ny ihe unsettled eoEdlllon oi our relations
wih several i'Ieign Powers; by the new oolga-
Mons resulting nom aSuuueh extension OF the heia
OF en'efprisei oy the spflt with which that held
mas Oeth eh'eIs0' ana tny amazing energy WIN
Whch us resources tor hesll's ihe demands oil hu-
mahlly rave oeeh ueVetoptd'
AHn'ugh uSeaSe' assuming al one time Inc cha-
i"e'eHs'S q a "iue' spieao anu ueVaSuhs PeS''-
lenee Las elt It's SAD traces upon some portions oi
OUT county, we nave stu the most aouhuahl ca''Se
IoI III .h"hAiuthesS 10 uou lof an accunuld-
non q sshal nelcieS Showeteu upon US as a ma
uon' Is wen lhat CONSCIOUSNESS Oh lapl" aa-
'ANenen' uhu increasing SIehg'n oe haoituahy
asS"e'assu WIN IN ao'ulls senSe OF uePehaehce
upon ann VINO hoids IA has hanas Inc destlny OF
""u VI "3'ohS'
hseoehlZ'hs tte "lSaoh ot INC oIoad puhclple
OF absolute ltiisiouS iote!aloh rfoclalmed IN our
Lu"ua.iletai iaSs !, anu ejoiI's ~ lne oehlgn III
nuehce "hicI y laS eAeI'eg upon our social ahG
poIHeal Cohdiuoh'I shoui0 shthK loh clear
au'y aId iati 70 express my deepest conviction;
tnat We coulu ptace no secure rellance upon any
apPaleHt progress Al II DC mol sustained by nation
al integrity resting upon the great truths athrmed
ana Illustrated oy uiVihs revelation In the midst
o' oUt SofIo" loI the uulictel anu Suuenhg,ll has
heeh cohsohhg 10 see now promptly disaster made
uae neishporS OF ulStticIs ana cities separated
Nue'! rom eaen other' ana cheeilhg 10 watch The
sttrgul OF that common bond OF brotherhood,
winch hnltes all hearts, VI all parts OF tins UnloI,
when danger threatens from abroad, or calamity
lulptn9s over US al nome.
Our dlplomauc relations with inrelgn powers
nave uhusrsohe no essential change since the ad-
Journment OF The last Congress. With some Of
lheIn, qutstlonSol ulSturDlng character are still
pending, but there are good reasons 10 believe that
these may all he amleaDly adjusted.
rof some years past, Great Britain has so con-
Strned the first art lie of the convention OF the Goth
northeastern coast as TO exclude our citizens from
some OF the fishing grounds, to which they freely
resorted fer neaTiya quarter of century subSe
Se' ~ tne u' .1 W t'',t lieaS' he ohlleu states
n'ne nIf fel "eq' iesceu III t"iS CONSTRUCTION, out
ut%4ls cIa',ieu IoL 'net nshetlhan an the
sns eT t,I sie! hau 30 lo"e e"Joyeu Witmou' mo
eSu "iI' '' ~. |" view 70 IelnoEe al ullhcu'leS
-" '"e SuUieI 70 eA'e,u m '1e iisi'lS o' our nShe!
,oIa oI y, "s t.NJ ~ tne II ~
c-t, " ~. " ne., ne" ,iuue oCt"SeH tue CHlteu
ntgotiation bos been onensd win far nroSnect
nj :; Iavorabla resuIt 10 nrotect orr fst,sr,,a,
in the enfoyn1e 4 of their phtS ami nrevent colIi
sion be tween hem and British fishermen. deem #
expedi, II To estabIisht military Iorce in tbafonor
Ter dining the lfsbing season
Enbarr ssine Questions have also arisen between
tbu Two Governments in regard tn central A r;c,
Client Britain has propo ed to settle Them byou
amcable arrangement and our minister ot Lon
don is instructed to enter into negotiations on tba
s4bect ."
A commission for adjusting the claims of our cit
iEenS against GIeet Britain, and those Of Bnt!s,
subjects against the United States organized unde
the convention OF the 9Th OF February last, is
now sitting III London for the transaction of busl-
7 iless.E ig sH..a. ,H.laam aH.
.gs i lSin many respects desirable that the boun-
Diary line between the United States aud the British
prHvinceS IN the northwest, as designated in the
convention OF The 10Th of June, 1846, and espe
emily that part oi IL which separates the Territory
OF nsinnglon iron the BRUSH possessions on the
north, should be traced and marked. therefore
present the subject to your notice.
a Will France our relations contiuue on the most
fr endly footing The extensive commerce he
tween The Uniled States AID that country nigh. il
/, coacetv, d. be released from some unne.t ssarv
restrictions 10 tile mutual advantage of both pa; :
ties With view te this object, some propress
has been made in negotatins q treaty. OF commerce
aud navigation.
Ir1.,,a,dsrtlv ,,s our ,olr,,,, ,,,ao, ,,;.. c,.;,
s bn9a imno,tort nn,it,cnI rSlot;,n. ;,L H.
,,y; o,t of ar ,;,,ihoIhood - ,ha r, "e =,
~ n,G por, 2ic ~, -, " '"o ~" VI
tte ast c,ongress , tt,. rt1 w 49, -,
,'l Gy tnortbor;1sJ ,x,,al;t;anp 20 ~ ""tI .L
ITnT,sl St,tss eaoirgt sYhr nr thnSa o,in; '"oo
StaNiI onv r,o,'t'nart H., ,nouic ics,oJ -;
49, II ,h ,,,aons ~ ~ n,.,, y" ;,t t''i'' VI
t''''1 a'i t"~ a. ~! coNi'nanu III oe VIZ
olauSiy eAetteu 10 Is press IT, several annoying
0cc Irrences have taken place at Havana, or in the
. VANITY of the Island of Cuba hetwa4n our citi
sn..na Tie snop.cb o,,tbor,;s ~ ~
-@S'S an" ''N SPN"''H ""'''o''tiT"'
Us Considering the nroSimity Of that island tn our
.hoy.s- living ms II tlosS in tI, trooL Of tra3 -
o"0 i'"er ~ ~' - ~. I'1eN VI 'oNS pc-
tween SOME ol our PIlhelpoi tltleS--ahd The SuS-
pieIous vigilance with which foreign intercourse
narncularlv that with the limited StoteS 10 IT,,
FgI ra,;,;t e - , otaeeo, 70 'he'e
Buatueu' iel,ou'ion Vi Such occurrences may
we'll be aQprehshded. AS no diplomatic inter-
pa ea,rSe IA allowed between our consuI ot Havana
ona,b C.n,oin General of C,ho - - 80 ~ ~
7ahalhe CaPsaIh ueheFal o. ouoa, ready e1plana-
tlonS canEUt be made, or prompt redress afforded,
where injury has resulted. All complaint IN the
. na,t Of onr c,t,zans undar th.. p,a,.,t ..r.a