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rights have been attended with the mos, brilliant results

nights have been attended with the most rrAni re-ua
We hsre-
J. The treaty with Mexico, By which serious difficulties
boundary have been peaeeAbly adjusted right Of way
for ineroceaic communication has been secured vaiua-
bic acquisition territory has been gained and thus
rupture with that country avoided
2 The treaty with Japan by which a new world has
been opened 10 commerce commenced, IL Is under
the previous administration but concluded by this
g. A similar commercial treaty with Borneo by which
trade in that region viii derive great advantages
The brilliant success in obtaining OF Denmark, for
American vessels exemption from the sound-,olsan
exemption that European nation enjoys and which was
acquired by protest against their injustice enforced
by urgent argument
s. An important treaty with Russia, by which the great
and searching principle Of SHIPS FIEE GOODS is
made part Of the international law between the cou
tries
The reciprocity treaty with Canadaa liberal com
Prehensive and splendid measureAmerican TO the in
its hasssecuring large of reciprocal trade the
free navigation OF the St Lawrence and extension OF
fishing rights and closing up sensiby and thoroughly,
important points OF dispute with Great Britain
T. number Of treaties with the Indians ertinguishng
their titles TO lands in the Territories.
These results that promise TO be OF immense value
our country These Of themselves enough 10 make
good promise contained in the inaugural Bat these
be added the subjects still in
with South American States the navigation Of rivera
there and the opening of markets. negotiations with the
the great result of the acquisition Of Cuba All this shows
an administration hard work TO add 10 the power
and welfare Of the country. The results that have been
achieved all Of them worthy Of enlightened gov
and advancing civilization and bid fair be
followed with the signal and beneficial consequences
They are and all rumphs that neither blood
tears and of which, Americans a may feel proud Well
is remarked article in the Journal Of Commerce Of
President Pierce His civil achievements since his
sion to the presidency have been important and
glorious and conducive TO the welfare Of the
try, than would be hundred victories by land and
The treaties which be has already made with foreign pow
peaceful triumphs greatly nugmentiDg the strength
and prosperity and glory Of the country
American citizens We have given but synopsis Of the
work which produced the admission in press that did
eectng General Pierce that his civil achievements
have added to the strength prosperity and glory Of the
country What do you ask What better could
you have? And when you hear the President malgned,
and his cabinet traduced ask yourselves if ta is what
statesmen deserve who thus GROWING your country with
new laurels
From the executive department Con-
gess And in the FIRST place il is heartily worthy of
graduation that things have been left undone Let
the citizen reflect the corruption that marked the
eminent on the accession of General Perccon the thirty
millions Of dollars Of surplus there in the treasury
that threatened perpeiuate this corruption and then
the fact that multitude OF schemes brought forward to
absorb this surplus defeated in branch or the
other; and that though the insane bill passed by more
than twothrds majority, yet the good of Congress
sustained the veto of this bill it did the OF the
river and harbor BILL filed it with unwse and
constitutional appropriaonsethim reflect these facts
and then whether is matter for eongratulaon
that Siaerghts principles far in the ascendant as
to present ipregnabe barrier protect the peoples
money from the hands of spectators Other movements
made and defeated Of different character. Thus
ree-so WING Of this S,aieEot Of New Bedford and an
abolition senator Sumner-moved to disturb the corro
mise measures; but though the movement sustained
by wings aaa abolitionists it promptly voted down.
Other facous abolition movements were counteraced and
defeated by the good sense OF Congress Again. we say 1t
is matter for congratuation TO national finances
and national Union, that much Of what was
ruptng and dangerous has been left undone This argues
well for the integrity and perpetuy of government,
and for the vitality of Union principles.
In the place Congress deserves well for what il has
done We have space in this article go the
legislation in detail but such has been carried bears
about il TIC character Of being gidy constitutional Tho
warehouse BILL the Canada-reprocity bill the Mexican
treaty bill and the bill for the building of six
ers show chat Congress has promptly carried great
measures mhtured by the administration The appropra-
ton bill j; is believed free in remarkable degree from
lavish expenditures Then there is the ansasNebrask
bill providing for TerritoliesBoon to become
States and to be ready for admission into the Unionbssed
the strict principles Of the constitution One character
stc through the whole Of this legislatonthat Of
I
is higher safer better of legislation than to say
Of it that maured in the presence al the
obligations which each citizen the coruon COM
try This il the praise which this Congress deserves
Another characteristic OF the legislation is its freedom
from sectionRlsm When il proposed to establish
nonntervention principle slavery which is alleged
to be southern in its bearings comprehensive patriotism
looked not 10 past Congress its guide hut the
living constitution and accepted the principle because Of its
accordance with it and when great measure promising
TO benefit in peculiar degree northern sateTcsstbe recip
rocal reatycame before Congress the same compreher
sve patriotism carried this too triumphanty There lie
noble significance in such results They show how grand
the federal government promote the good Of all
| lions Of the Union They practical exenplihcaton
in two truly great measures bearing vitality immense
interests South and North bow under the constitution
there may be action that will know no North no South
East no West but sacred maintenance of The common
bond and true devotion to the brotherhood
While such view of domestic foreign, and iegis-
/ atve affairs is than Justice to the admins
traon ii is as just TO ascribe the Of the whole the
principles announced in the inaugural and the annual
message They anphscally old long-tried safe land
| marks They embrareas to the beauty and working Of
nsttnonsas much OF what may be properly termed
Saierights principles Jsfersonian principles any
| hence they thoroughly UNION papers We say
this because experience demonstrates that the ernal feel
ngs that bind together the members of the Union only
be strengthened by respecting the sovereignty Of each OF
them This what they stipulated for when they united