Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-12-12
by a. THOMSON
pRFsIDENT,S MEsSAGE.
Fslloss-citiasns of he Senate ysa s.ssoM
id s,oi,f end House Of RePrsssatatiyss'

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The past has been an sventful year, ana |
will hereafter be referred TO as : married |
epoch in the history ot the world. Wnne
we have been happily preserved from tne
calamitiesc OF war, our domestic ProsperlIy ~
has not been entirely uninterrupted. ~ lnel
crops, IN portions Of the country, nay nave Deen
nearly cut on Disease has preyanllleeo nle l.s y Z
greater extent than usual, ana me sacrince mace
Of human llte. through casualties oy seq
and land, - without: palalleL %Das 'sle
pestil.ncs has swept by. and restored seiu,
pfity invites tnespsens 70 anelr, homes. anu 4
the return OF business 70 ies ordlnary cIan-
neis: II tne ear1n mas srewa1ueol .ne nus
pandman less Doansiiuily ..,N snal ~ pieeeulg
seasons, 1T has ieft nim WIZ, abundance tor
uomssno w1n''. anu :" ,hs.dsors
..a tuss. - C Ga ~. sI,,,ls 49, .ro"nds e.. rever-
.ns pass, a.s,,n"ss S @ - a Ky God Of Grace And
Ia. %N:sa.s s.snsss ss i H. s nsots..;na n.Ss md
.o.Sy .;e..I So.,;n,. ~ w;th r. :. ! reonSs ~ !
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Aitnougn our l.'e: at'enuon mas peen sIleS'su
oy painful m.eres. IN passing etsn's, .,;s. y.
our country isels ~ n,yi: saHn s.s;.l ay s ;"
yloTauons ol inc Ions u,sle1s, "u.on . naas
snaken EUROPE. ns .nu .iy.uus' WY NO w c"no'
repress symPasny WIN n;ah human ahsS,.sa. sane,.n'
nor , resi.s Avn '''e Ss1se mn AZ -. ~.
as . nauon' we sis toinue snaS "na' .a'
sFcr ln:etiuPsS 'ue PsAoe' :" o.e.As sn0
prosperity ol any Pars vi vhi's'enuoln'
TENDS, more or iess, 70 Involve OUT own. n
ihe condiIions 0, ,S1a'es Is nos umhAs Inn 'na'
OF inoiviaua's; tney ars mueuHny usPen
dent upon eaon osner. { AmlCaple reisuons M
between tnem, ana recipIocaigooo WIN, are
essennsi lor sne PromI"on. =, mn.'oyel "a: =
desirable IN 'neir moral, so0'a,' ano PoA'l
cal condi1lon. hence, y mas peen 1iy eAl
! nest enoeavor le' 70 nain'aln peace auu 'i'9nu
~ intercourse TlNa 30 WIN ~ ~ hs.oh'' Np - a tas
The wise theory OF this government, 50
early adopted and steadily pursued, Of
avoiding an en.aeghhg aihances' nas nlsn'
erto exempted ~ ron many oo.nPl'vaNons'
IN whicn y woui4 o'herwiss nave pseolne
intolyso' NolWi'ns.a.oilg els' oui oiesfiy
oelnep anu wen sas'aneu .cul'o VI u. aOnon.
anu our geoyrsph'cai Pos'uon ~ te,no'e
from europe, increasing oisPesinon mas peen
Manifested py some ol. us governments, =
supervise ana, IN certain respects 70 direc1
our foreign poncy'a In Pians lor ao]usune
the balance OF power among themselves
tney nave assumed " taAe 10 iheo accoun'
anc wouia cons.raln ". 70 CONFORM our con.
ouc' 70 'ne,r views; one ~ a.osnet =: su'
powers OF l'Lufope mas uoul N.ne y .lne
unaereaken " ehio'oe arpluaiy ies ataIn' .s,:Sr !"
contrary ~ many ieepeII " aSSSo1Ine. TS =. ,nN
prnG,P:es o,,ln'ernasionai . tsM. .a anas -" !,
.ne oni.eu Saa.sS ; nave os.aa ~ nav. 'n auS IN
NioourSe, anU'm,y ~ .o.peossS anu an,, vi :,
seI,eu' asu sney Sanno' ie0oS r nNe .as, auy sss.
:h.erPol"Nons sneieiu, .e as S,e 'GmpO'ai M !:
INTERESTS .. !, o.nS,s nay sasS.S 10y go; =
no' Suni'' .lSs W.: oTVoie,sus =. oAe s s.a.a
nen', OF Sl . paiISulai oominniusy tin - ''"D'
can iesisia'e We 'or III o'iieiS. ..sE al
Leaving the transatlantic nations TO al
just their political system, IN the way the,
may think best for their common welfare
the independent powers OF TINS contlnen
may well assert the right TO be exempt iron
all annoying interference on their part
Systematic abstinence from intimate politics
! connection with distant nauons' does nc
eonfict win giving the Wides. range 70 ou
foreign commerce. Ihis distinction,
clearly marked IN history seems TO nav
been overlooked, a, or disregardea, S oy som
ieadlng ioreign s'aces. our reiuss' 10
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~Vno' HS W. | na"~.Jd '1' ~ u.a;n.o;n a,ss;, ~ ~
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niVr ou. n.sA ~ .C'Se ~ y .:.:Na sn.I - ~
. i 'ns P.o'eouon y. ,o1t a;s,'.oJ S"' - $50 -
Q anu =, our conmefve, &C u,nISeu' lnI Ta ~
oveI an 'ne sea, .. '1e s,oDe; Inc ~
sllmen1 81 o. 'ae oni.eo ,:1 o.s.eS, @ pelng esSe
i @ rsne1 !n~au;on y, ~ IL. yo"ntsrv service of
na.-;o,;. D.o,la aDd n-ov;das no rarroore
}. means II @ fore;.n soares.ion These 81
: lsiderations should siiay ali apprehensio