Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18
MESSAGE.
mo ofHe Senate

KIM or has been du CNtutIul year, anu
|ecton1 0Iaeroi S.,oafter referred to as marked
orth la s' sn ,bo history of the world. While
nam ,ans Ihsaea been happily preserved from the
% ns Of begil =. Of war; our domestic prosperity
aud 'I Se 9ul'd lceD entirely uninterrupted. The
pad Macbisa nortions of the country, have been
nf 50 ths,nda dt off, Disease has prevailed to
De u o9Itg extent than usual, and the sacrifice
Robin 1. IN ,n life, through casualties by sea
prs and EIis3 aJ is without a parallel. But the
|aS Rohso nee has swept by, and restored salu-
|tio , ( aad rtqs the absent to their homes, and
|ne (l1 wya MN Of business to its ordinary chan
, chaiis IN Ftbe earth has rewarded the labor
Ea'd qdartsa rsbandman less bountifully than in
loy eny-fN Inc seasons it has left him with a.
twenis s's4 nc5 for domestic wants, and large
|O) chaias. a for expectation. In the present,
story cuaY lSana me- as in the past, we find ample
afopo ,racto for reyefent thankfuness to the
|tsfy M n Grace and Providence for his pro-
dollar an5 care and lnerciful dealings with us
IS TO fl .e4 nople.
ereSt - sa oich our attention has been arrested
Is and in,ss3 pfl interest to passing events, yet
A. D. 1854 nntry feels no more than the slight
S nt,s 1rs of the commissions which have
L. " Z" Europe. As individuals, we can
- 4raress sympathy with human suffer-
rpryet for the causes which produce
18th, ls5i- As nation, we are reminded that
b. nrcr interrupts the peace or checks the
s tv a,a ery of any part Of Chrstendom,
|ill AMI more or less, to involve our own
Beetown, IA condition Of States is not unlike that
rluaIs They are mutually Deepen
tb 10y na oe uDou each other. Amicable rela-
bty, Cd ~ between them, and reciprocal good
p andthat are essential for the promotion of
;usc sssye seger desirable in their moral social
rs z 'ne POLITICAL condition. Hence, it has
|ntyJisdpe nv earnest endeavor to maintain
aud friendly intercourse with all ma
inc, da iv wise theory of this government, so
BartholoJ adopted and steadily pursued, of a.
lg al. entangling alliances, has hith-
|n of Nor exempted it from many complications
Oh ad,nlna lch il would otherwise have become
|beard ~ red Notwithstanding this our clearly
ed al ths led and we'll sustained course of action,
n Devil our geographical position so remote
p D'fsmH Europe, increasing disposition has
S ord r "a manifested by some Of its governments
previous Deyise and in some respects to direct
|ounty Hss 1nigu policy. In plans for adjusting
|tv ind ~ s 5llanca Of power among themselves,
- have assumed to take lis into account,
II would cOnStraln us to conform our con
otheir views. One or another of the
KS Of Europe has, from time to time,
| Pro baeI aakcn to enforce arbitrary regulations
|umedt ID aF in many respects TO established
and tes rDlas of international law. That law
P'Gon United States have in their foreign in
Ia p MT purse uniformly respected and obsery-
Decsm1 and they cannot recognize any such
'ern10n polations therein as the temporary in
b beor H. sk of others may suggest. They do
admit that the sovereigns of one CONT
Judge l5 orof a particular community Of states,
II egisIate for all others.
|NCYI Leaving the transatlantic nations to adj
their political system, in the way they
Eeraglay think best for their common welfare
bf raj Independent powers of this continent
i hleIly well assert the right to be exempt from
nraN;' annoying Interference on their part
|prepar SYSTEMATIC abstinence from intimate poll
|eme9tsl cal connections with distant foreign ma
lno.1 GS, does not conflict with giving the wi
|tI L. 4, range to our foreign commerce. This
toction, SO clearly marked in history
Stable ems to have been overlooked, or disre
|nOdais1 aided, 10y some leading states. Our re
bal to be brought within and subjected
T EVN their peculiar system, has, fear, crea
/ 23tf aa Jealous distrust Of our conduct, an6
- lced, on their part, occasional acts o
disturbing effect upon our foreign relations
nc. H present attitude and past course gave
h C,rs &umnces which should not be questioned
|otsEnI hat our purposes are not aggressive 0
/ IA nateuing to the safety and welfare c
/ are Their nations. Our military establishment
he III time Of peace, is adapted to maintain eS
We 2ror defences, and preserve order anon
he aboriginal tribes within the limits {
|nsh. tie Union. Our naval force is intende
Fona1 My for the protection Of our citizens s
rsI oroaA and of our commerce, diffused, as
is, over all the seas Of the globe. The g
80 prnment of the United States, being C
81 @ntially pacific in policy, stands prepare
III b Npel invasion by the voluntary servo
M t patriotic people, and provides no pc
r. nanent means of foreign aggression
Hhese considerations should allay all a
+ III rehensions that we are disposed to encroaC
RW NJ the rights or endanger the security
II other states
Some European powers have regards
with disouieting concern, the territorial e
pansion of the United States. This rap
growth has resulted from the legitimate e
ercise of sovereign rights, belonging ali
D to all nations, and by many literally exc
ciSed. Under such circumstances it cou
hardly have been expected that those
mong them which have, within compal
lively recent period, subdued and absorb'
b. ancient kingdoms, planted their standar
on every continent and now possess,
claim the control of the islands of every
cean as their appropriate domain, wou
look with unfriendly sentiments upon t
III acquisitions of this country, in every
b stance honorably obtained, or would fs
Eli themselves justified in imputing our
Tancement to spirit of aggression or
III spassion for political predominance.
|ki Our foreign commerce has reached
IN magnitude and extent nearly equal to Il
II NJ 4bo Cd 40 ,>nyar IF tho a9r