The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-12-13
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.


and will be hereafter referred to as
marked epoch in the history of the world
While we hive been happily preserved
from the calamitics of war, our domestic
prosperity has not been entirely unntcr
rupfed, The crops, in portions Of the
county, have been nearly cut off Dis
case has prevailed to a greater extent
than usual. and tic sacrifice of human
life, through casualties by sea and land
is without parallel. But the pcstilencC
has swept by. and restored salubrity in.
vitos the absent to their homes, and the
return of business TO its ordinary chan.
nels. Ii the earth has rewarded the la.
hor Of the hushandman less bonntfully
than in preceding seasons, it has left
him with abundance for domestic wants
and large surplus for expectation. In
the present therefore as in the past, we
find ample grounds for reyercut thank
fulucss to the God of Grace aud Provi.
dence, for his protecting care and mcrci.
ful dealings with us as a people
Although our attention has been ar
rested by paiufNl interest in passing
events. yet our comtry feels no more
.;o,s With n1L.i ''',,''"' y, ~, '''c 'o'iNu u''
individuals. We canuot roprcss sympathy
with human suffering. nor regret for the
ua "",o" 10 'n' IVY ~ rs nation
.m,,a , ,,.a ''.',''''u 'n'' "'S' ever 'h'cr'
.r f'" Wv '"C', c ~, W o"ecNS '"r prosperity
i""l ~. VI O"'l' 'c''uo"'' ,ehus'more
c O., O. '''':No our OWL ne cohGi-
,;1', ~" ~ "'n'e~ NJ 10 'l"' u'i'hG 'hn' oi indi
'''''' arc mummy ucl cleh!eh'
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:" i''F,'' j from many GO M u
''''S' !" "''"n II W'N'u otherwise have
''V'''' '','.' N"'WlthS'and'na ih'S
''' 'i0'' - ".nN"' ana well sustained
'""'se u "'''"'' ana olr Eenrrapalcrl
''S'',"n remote from Elrore nrrea'-
''r W. ,'.N' ',',' ms p'eh mH'At's'e1. oY
'',' u ''S N''er'fne"tS' to supervise.
az" ~ c'i al" res e',S' 70 d'f,r'' our
.h'',S', l'''c| III pans i"r Adjusting
.i w. '''''''r ,'.' - power among themselves
'"PF nav assume, I" t'Ec u INTO nc-
count ava "onll conStraln "S to con
'"'"' 'ur '''dHc' 10 Their VOWS. O"c
~ hu'tn'r oi the Powers OF EaroNc has
from 'ine TO time. hdciI"@en to en-
'o'ce a'"''r'rY rcg"Iai'onS CONTRARY m
many respects to '''abllshGd principles
q, h'e,na'l"nai law h"t law, the
C'''ed states have IN their foreign in'
'F'c'urS'' n"'i'rm'y respected and Oh
'e'v'H' ana ,hrY cannot recognize any
'uch lnterpo1at''ns therein, a8 the TEN
n"r"rN interests "t o'hers may suggest.
''F Il" 10. AUNT mat '"H S",Vor''@hs
~ Que con ln'h' or I'r'lcu'a" com
hn'''F I'll states, can leSlsi"tt Tor all
''uPTS'
H'"' ,'E we 'r"' N'N N''aht'c marion t'
| ADJUST 'holr po'l.'col system, III the way
'ney may 'n!hE best ior their common
w'"af'' 'n' independent powers ct TINS
continent may well assert tue right 10
bc exempt from all annoying intrficr
ence o" 'ne!r part Systematic "bSim
'uc' from intimate political connection
W''h oi,''n' iorei9N na'ionS'io's not con
i''' VIZ" "''i''4 'nc mln'S, range I" our
'Yre'g' commerce MS oiS''ne'lon' So
r'ear'y "afNe' Ia history seems I" nave
b'c, ''crio"Nc", or Gi'r'g1rded 10y some
,e"1'ne i"Ie'gn H''''s c"r refusal to
ne brought "''h'h. ana SUBJECTED to.ther
pecui'ar system mas ! fear create. n
l'a'oHs d'S'rnS' '' our cohtuc'; ana IN.
GuFGu, ON tntlr lIrt. GgcA.lO1lsi nets Gt