Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-12-05
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Fsliop citizens Of The Senate and
If fbs JI,y.. ,r ~


world WINE We nave oeen happily preserved from The
cAames OF war; our domestic prosperity mas not been
entirely uninterrupted. The crops IN portions OF the
country nave ocen nearly cut OIL disease mas prevailed
greater extent tnan usual anu tue sacrnce o human
He through casualties by sea aud land, Without par
ae But the pestience has swept by aud restored sa
iuo invites the absent 70 their homes aud the return OF
business 70 us Ordinary CHANNELS IL the earth has re-
~ardsd inc hoors OF the husoandman iess oouniuily
oan ~ Peceea.ng seasons, mas e.. nun WIN abundance
LOT DOMESTIC large surplus refport.tion In
the present. therefore, "a IN tho past We hnd ample
Eroun9s 'or 70 Tue "oa grace anu
foS'uehee LOT ms projecting care anu mercfui dealings
win , us Is Peop'e.
Annoush our ATTENTION mas oeen arrested oy painful in
eres, IN pAs e'en's ye' our eoun ~ 'ee no more Iaan
Tue ssn. " .ne con'u'sions, Hnen oAVe sha
Ken Eu.ope as .nu'uuas VIC canno' eptess sympathy
WIN nu"an suenss nor rege'o. 'se causes snien pro-
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soxsrnments M snarxiss and in cert.in 1890. ~
SS,cc, onr Observation-Disclosures I'm nl,ns for .jrs,; ~
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o,h;,r,,v rscnj,tions con,,s,r In many snsc,s ~,
sbed princ,nle, of international law TIE av m. In;
s S,,,. hsve In ,h.r G,re;rn int.nc,u,ss n,;,,n,,,
sn.c,ca aud o,served and ,hev canine, reco,,;, -
inte,no,a,ons tbcrcn ma tho emporarv nieyess oT oh
nav suggest They do NOT admit tina, the soyarisns or
opr continent or of articul,r commnni,r or s.,ns
leSisste for all Others - '"'''' -"
ie,v;, Tho trans,,I,piic p.,;ons =, s,,s, Thai, ,,
cal system in IN. vsy th.y NAV think best for thar
mon welfare the indep.pdsut power, of ts con,in,nt
NAV we'll assert the right 10 be ex,mpt from all snnoy;n
ints,fsrepce on their mart Sxs,emac ahs,;p,,ca i
intimate noi,ic,l eonoe.iop with dis,sn, rcrn n,;oo
does moi conaic, with giving the ui5s., range % or co.
,isu commerce This Distinction SO clearly m,,k.d in
history seems To have been overlooked or bsrep ,ro nv
some leading foreign s,aes Oar refusal to b. bronrb,
within. aud Subjected to- their peculiar system b,S
fear created iealou, ustrust of our con,c, a,J IL
uceJ on their mart acts of d;s,nrbn, ,
upon our foreign relations Our prcsen, attitude and mas,
course give assurances which should no, be ouestione
that our purposes arc not aggressive nor hrcaeuns
Tue SAFETY ah9 "stFe y. o.nee na.oos. ou' military es
'aos"en'' ID "e o peace, auaPteu 70 MAINTAIN ex-
error 'auu preserve oruer among tue aoosi
na' "io's ".'n's 'ue nuns VI Tue onon. our naval
'oree nSnueu oh'. i'f 'e proeeuoh VI our cuzens
io'oau anu VI gu, commerce, UNUSED as s over all
wv eas " ue s'oo. LUZ so.etume"' VI tue oat'd
oa' oe'ns ess1ua. pa.. III Pocy' s'aaus prepared
w III ~ I ! sef''se VI Patr'oVc
Peopie' anu po'ues ~ Pes9ept means Oh foreign as
sesson' inese snoua ai,iy oil apprehen'
SUI 'nat VIC e uisp w eeoieu on tue SulS, or Gu
aauSe' ue seeu'"! o'o'"ei s'n'es'
Sone pr $500; ".,u crsqueuhg
eo., , =, W. I'll, :, go p a " ''e y .. tnis tapu
so" LAS fs'uieu ' 'u' eAercise OF soSe-
reSn rs".Si oe'opSE aAe w Ill nauous anu oy MANY
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uA' nate oeeu p ."s 'uos' a'uonB 'oeih' "nica
$500 49,, rni' pel'ous suouaeu auu
asos oeu . n.'e"' MI ms P'Nu'eu 'ne'r STANDARDS on
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e 1nu VI e'eiy oeeH as ue'f appropriate domain,
VI ..s " ,. ~ e'! s ooaoE obtained. or
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h dnr oT h esn,x md I.n;, az Soas -
uu. VI 'ne eAeeu'o ""u eS's'i'e oFahcnes OF Tile
u.s. .asui surs''soh ano auop,
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principal powers ofEurops eagige3 10 :. a.. enc
Of neutral nations endangered This consdera IN
led il the progress of the war of our ~
the formation Of tie celebrated of armed
neutrality primary object OF which was TO ASSERT the
doctrine that free ships made free goods except in the
of artic es iblnd Of war ,ctrine which fn
the ve'y OF national being hs bscu
cherished ,,,e, of the s,resne of Ills co,n a
period or anothe,, every maritime power has nv -o.nn
reaty slip atiou ieco ,nzeI that and l.
Save been hoped that would come 10 be universally re-
:eved ard rcspec cl as rule of International Law m,
the al of po prevented ls and in .h, nat
great which ensaed that of tie French revon,io, IL
lied be respected among the belgcc Il states OF E
.opc Noiwitt staining this tue principle il generally al
| nitted TO be sound aud sa!uary one 50 muci 81
that, the ne ex stag war il EIo,r
Great britain and France announces their purpose 10 Oh
il for the present, nor however IA rccopn;z.i
international right bu, a mere CO ce sion for 10 mc
oeug. Toe operation, hosevrr of these txo powerful
maritime nations 10 ih- iDte of ltal i.h,.:
cd to afford Cccasoa; NJ and iu,yinr nm
the part o the Uaei Safes a rene we'd irut Il, M, 10
the d. il question Ii prtlsp!e OF international Ian
by special cpayci - bat m the s-ysr n,s
er. OF Europe All 4 nssirL Accordingly p-o,,.i,;o,
embrac n, Only the rIe tnt FREQ ship, m *, Tres
goods except coatratin c!es ou, also tin. Is cous
ted one that neutral prop,rty other than r.,
though board eucmys SHIPS shall BE- cx.mD. r m, con-
iscaOu, has been Iub nitied by this In ,ho.
If Europe and America.
Ru So acsI ronptly in this mater and c,nvcp,o,
con:u Id, De.SeeI t,i conntry N tn, u Stt..
providing for the OF the principles announced
not only between thenseves but ai.o a. be,Y.an
hem gnd all other nations wuicn -h,u enter into Lk
stpulitoas None of tn. U,nes Do sefs hay. a. vi ,n
ins action The sI'iec'. | an NJ, ay,r, h ,xey.r
any objection T. -. pso2o ell s.pli,n, b,. hnn
uui,, rut nm IN, ro,tr,ry an % A., $50. o'o"
e5Ien;,Ii to the secIrity OF NEUTRAL c,mns- - Tho
only apparent o5s ,cc t, their general aio,on ia I, ,,
possibility. thi' i. my b. eacim Isr,i b; ioIdm..ihl