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The present condition of the nations Of Europe
aud he attitude in which some of them stand to
wards certain portions of this continent have in .
ed our foreign relations with the utmost i'm
portapce. Never was THE Government placed in
| situation of more critical difficulty than at the
present moment. The m at innexihle fvmness
farseeing wisdom, and adrot skill will be requir-
ed to avoid compIicating interests and affairs
with those of Europe. We confidently trust the
Administration will be equal 10 the task. We shall
watch with unsleeping eye the progress of affairs
| in Mexico and the West Indies. Here alone is our
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