The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1854-12-14
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Read In both Houses. OF Ceagvess Dc-
crmBrr sth, 1851. =

a4f r. IS
Read In both Houses, OF ceas-ess pr-
crmprr ath 1871.
z Fellow- Citizens of the Se,late and House Of
Representatives..
The past has been an eventfuI year, an d
will be hereafter referred 10 as a marked
epoch n The history of the worlI. While
we have been happily preserved from the
calamilies Of var our domestic prosperity
has not besne entirely uninterrupted. The
crops, in portions of The country: have been
nearly cut of. Disease has prevailed TO a
greater extent than usual, and the sacrifice
Of human life, through casualties by sea
and land, is without parallel. But the pes
thence has swept BY, and seslored salubrty
invites the absentto their. homes, and the
return Of business 10 its ordinary channels.
If the earth has rewarded The labor of the
husbandman less boun,ifully ikan. in prece-
ding seasons, il has left him with abundance
for domestic wants, and large surplus for
exponalien. In the present, therefore, as in
past. we fidd ample grounds for reverenl
sthankfulhess 10 !he God of grace and provi-
dsnce, for His protecting care aud mefciful
dealings with US as people.
Although our attention has been arrested
by painful interest IN passing events, YET
our country ieesno more than the slight VI
bra,ions of the convulsions which have sha-
ken Europe. As individuals, we cannot re-
r,ress synapathv with human sufTeripr nor
regret for The causes which produce IT. AS
nation, we are reminded that whatever Ia
terrupis The peace or checks our prosperity
of any part OF Ghrlstendom, tends, more OF
less, to involve our own. The condition OF
States is uot unlike that oil individuals They
are naturally dependent upon each other-
Amlcabie relations -hsl@een ihhm, and r'-
ciProcai good w. are esssa'ial iof 'ne pro-
motion OF wha'oSef IS oes'iao'e ~ 'Ae,f III or
al, sooia', ana po'i''eai coHui''on' f1ence IL
mas oeeh 'y ea'hes' eHueav0r 10 ma,'''a'u
peace ana i''eua'y 'leico"'se WIN au ma
lions
Inc wise 'heofy oi lai' government SO
-eariy aaop'ea ana s'eaohy pursued OF sVol-
otng all eh'aueihs aNhahces, nag hhherto
exempted u rom many coinP"ea'io''s III
|.hich u would olnefwlse nave become m
vowed No'~ilhs'aho'ns this our cieaf'y
dehned ana wen sus.a'nea course OF acuon,
aha;op' eeos'apu'ea. Po''uo' 81 'oho's 'io'p
Eufope, increasing oisPos'''on 'as oeen ma
infested ny some oi US governments 70 su-
pefvtse, ana, 10 certain ieSPec's' 10 oifee1'
our io'e'ga polcy' ~ p'ansiot auJus'ing tne
balance % power among themselves ihey
have assumed 70 'ake os INTO account ana
would cousEain US 10 eotiio'm our conduct
solbeir views oas OF ano'aef oi fne pow
eIs o Europe mas, rem 'ime 70 tme' under
taken 70 enforce afe''rary lesalai'ons' con
tfary 10 many respects 10 established prncr
pies OF International law That law, the u
niied States have, IN their ioreign intercourse
uniformly respected and observed and they
cannot recognize any such inlerpoia'ions
therein, as the temporary Interests oil others
may suggest, they 90 not admit, thai Tue
soyere'gns oil one continents or particular
commanhy Oh States can ies'sia'e iof all
others
Leaving The transatlantic nations 10 adjust
their political system ia the way they may
think besi Ter their common welfare, tue in-
dependeni powers olthis continent may well
assert the right to be exempt IT ON all annoy
ing inierferen ce on 'hslr part. Systematic
abstinence from intimate polihcai connec-
zion with distant fofeign nauons' Goes not
conflict With giving the widest range 10 our
foreign commerce. This distinction, SO
clsariy marked 10 History, seems 10 have
been overlooked, or disieg afdea, by some
leading foreign states, Our refusal TO be
brought within, and subjected to, their pecu-