Litchfield enquirer., 1853-12-15
PREsTDENTss alEssAuE. a
Eslisp Csfissss ef ths Senate aud efths < ? tS Rr..,s. iSe i, ,s@...s.. e,.s :s... ].

y.s i Hsass ef Representations
 The ihtaFesL wiih which Ghe people hf thes Republic anticipate the assembling Of C0D- gFefs. and the fuiGlment. on that uCcasioNs sOf tbe dnty imposed upon . new Presidents le pSas {, ofihe kest evliences 0f ftheir eapaciiy lg rsalf inc tho hopes of the fOundeFs of political ayes; tem ai once complex and symmetrical: Whhe the dEssfns branches oft the GoveInnsent are, te R certain exiehl, ipdependeai of each oalae'.s tho duties of all alike baye direct sefctsnce to the source of power. Fortunately. nndes ihis systesn, 10 man is 60 high, and none go hum- hle ip the scale of public station az 10 escape from ake ksYI1ing, rr t0 be exempt ffsm the fesponsshiliiy, which all official functions imt ply
 Bpuu tlsa insrico and intelligence of the rnabsea. ini Government thus organised, is tka sole reliance of the ConfeGeEacy, and Inc cnIy aecnFiiy for hcncst snd earnest cevot:on to ils interesis, against the usurpatons and enesoachsnents of power On one hand, and the assaults of pers0n6l ambition on iic other. The einieresf, Of which have spoken ss ln- sepaEahls from an ipquiEing, sell governing eommuniiy. but stimulated. doubtless. n,s the present tune. by the unsct:Ied cofdition of our rslaiona Miih seseral foreign -powefs3 by he new obliRaii0ne resulting fioin sudden ex- tension of ihe 6ela ot cnisrprize i; by tl,e spis-
 it with which that Geld kap hcen entered and tho amazing energy wiih which iis reSousces tor meeting the demands of humanity have bcenpdeyeloped. MI < 4s.sa
 Although disease, assuming at one time inc characlesislics of . widc spread and deSasta.
 ting pessiiencs, has let iss cad traces upon s6nle porti86x of oslf c0urssfy.w we have still the mosf abuHdanf caiise for revefep: thank s falness io God for an accommodation of signal merciea showefod upon sns as . nation. IL is Ak- a..f nns.;A
 ment aNd iDcreasifg siFength he habnnal:y associated Willi an abiding senSe ef cePehd. ehce Upon Hin who iioids,i n his bands ile dEsfinYs sof men and of Ratians. ssss N
 Recoanixing ihr wisdom nf ihe broad pIin ciplo 0T hhsoIufe reiiginus federation pnclatn
 eil in onr fanaasnsnfal iaw a0drelotcng inlhe inaqenee which ii has exerted Hppn oar social
 and political condition, should shrlnk from ai'elsaf duty did fad to express my decPcst'I e6nvscaioh that ws can place no secure reii.
 ance uponsant apnefsni sprogresss 9 t benoi snsialned by national ipiegri'y. resting upon the great truths affirmed and illnsifated by 0isisis. re9Glhiiom. ntie snijss of ouf sorrow 4 for the sfif cied and sBffrFing. t has been cefn-
 seing ao sse how prosrpsly disaster made true
 nsighbers. .<of disiricis and cities, sepa,at sj
 widely tom each other, and cheeting to watch .fhS yifeRgsh Cs that common band oIi brogicf.
 hood which Rnites all heans in ail Paftsotilii-a Union when danger ihreatens from abroad or calamity inpends oves us at home.
 Our siplo,nsfic relations with foreign pow.
 CTS have undergone no esseniial change slncs
 ii,e adjournment of ihe last Congress. With some Of them. qnesiions of . disturbing char acfer Nsiil 2, that fisas. ia sssld sA
 son to believe that these may all be amicabiy
 adjusted. s For some years past Great Bri;ain has 90 construed the first arsicls of tie Convention oi the 20fh of April. ISIS, in regard fo the Fish etius onthe North western coast, aa to exclude
 our ci,;zans from eo,nc of inc 6shing graunds
 10 which they freely resaried for nearly a quastes of century subsequent 10 The daic of that treaty. The United Ssases have never
 aequeseed in shis consFs,ction, but have al-
 ways claimed for their fshermen all the r;ghts
 which they have 70 long enioyed without mo icstatioH. With view to remove aii diiiicnl. lies on inc suhJcct--to extend ike rights af cur 6shesmeA beyond the limits 6xed by the
 Cententiop of iSl6s and 10 fegnl.ie trade be-
 tween tho United Ssstes and the British North Ameficani Provinces, hcg gsaisiinn has been opened with . fair pfospcci ef afavorable 70. ! spif. To prDsect anr 6shernen in the erjay mehf of ileir ighis, end prevent collision be.
 tween them aud Bniisii fishermen, fdeeincd
 itiexpedhni 10 staii0n q naval fusce in that quarter burlRs ihe fishing seasoh. ssst ,g
 Embarrassing questions have alse, arisen betwesh the two Gavefnmenis It. regard 10 Central America. Great Britain has propS. .sed t6 se,,Ie aheasby an amicable arsnge-
 nsni and our Minister ai Lopdon is fpsyact, ca to enter into negotiations on ihsf anbjrct.
 A so6missi6n Tor adjusting the claims of uur ciiizsns against Gfeas Braahi. snd :hess'I Of British pnbjscts saainss;ihe Unaet Siates organized under ti,e Convention of Februafy Mgi, is now sitllDg in London for lhe transac
 tien el bssiHess. lis ips many jrespecis desirable that aihel bopndar, line Sefween ihe uaiied SiaiesEand the Bfiii&h Provinces in the northwest ss de- eignaiel ii the Cdnveniion 0ftiss sth of June l0aesnnd esvScialiy ahai paFf which ssepas., ,.ssee iha Territory of Washington from the Hriiish. passesstons % the North. should be traced hHd masksd. therefore pfesent ,tbc subistt tol g6nf U6tic9. Sin 2 F sifss
 lNilh Es4pes htseletipRp eonsipse,os he most friendly fooiing. The ezisnsiye e1m.s mesee heawesn shs Uni.ed ssAiss and ihsi cS6isiFy mighs, U b eohceitsd, be rtieased libass dssnsi nnaecss sEsttic.i1ns, sib ihss mnsnel edsanssse of holh Par;iee. Wiih q. sie2 ts lhis obicci, some psogreps has been made U negotIafidg Gtrsssy pt cSnsrhef ice and sa~ss6Rfnn.3F s1 ssEsstas g tliss fsstst# NE <. sIadepssatstly os ess yelpshle iysae wi.hl Sgaia. ,ws, have important political EelalioPs wi,ia kes.. es6wins ont of out neighhofhcod 10 the lSiands Sf Cuba thH PoTtS Rice T an
 happy 10 snnornee ihaB siase thslzEs CosEs gress no attempts have. been made hy unau- thefizsd exRe3iiipae within, lhey Unileb SiAles agaipsl xisieE ef ssass CoIohiea Should any, ul1sezsstt te N nilestsa 4siikik sKssS lsnits all1h4 NE4lsst sSI SIcssuzshs viii e vistp. erslF 8ensd.ie EspFeee il- Sever@l anhoy-I of sB she v;<iassy " iAs IsI&&d 6f . Wi N 3 tWekH nnsgSllz&ss aEa zhs tf,Anlssl " .Sis sistA sc1asitesina ne epEezisiiE er ,bar IrIsnf d osR ahol9a-~IsiuR, us Asfpe1. ia fke irnck NUf.it4ds A1I&ee5s come bf pof psskesbzl Siiits --A&Aa 4As SGstleiS4t ~ iiA4eo HHl9 sessll, .Ss. stzlF irIw cn1ns. taniEHleElb S,imfl miIh ilhe Uniied Sisies, i9 fhere eNnsiefs Fepcshion ofepeh opcprsasp ,Fpy1 1FF'' "a aRnfekPntrd