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VOLUME -XXIII.
P/rrcnological Almrtnac for 1840,
E MBELLISHED with 47 cuts, prepared
by L. N. Fowler. of the N. Y. Plit'eno-
logical Rooms, for sale by the dozen or single,
J. A. WEED.
ATCHES,.Ievvelry, Silver Spoons,Spec-
tacles. &c. for sale very cheap by
LEVI CLARK & CO.
to
For the Norwal/c Gazette.
ENIGMA.
I am a word of five letters.
My -3 2 1 is that which every one needs.
My 5 2 3 is used by tnany.
-» My 4 3 3 is necessary for travelers.
My 1 2 3 is foutid in every family.
My 1 4 puts it long face on the printer.
My 3 4 causes many flowersto wither.
My 12 4 3 every body wishes toget rid Of-
My 5 2 1 is worn by many.
Myil 4 3 is used by every one.
My 2 3 3 is a female‘s name.
My 1 4 1 1 43 is good to eat.
My 1 45 2 is used in a printing ofiice.
My 1 2 5 5 2 3 is a tree and its nut.
My whole is something that has visited this
country twice in less than threeyears, and is
likely, to all appearance at present, to hold on
for some time to come.
Asolution is requested. B. H. W.
“POETRY
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From the London J‘l:Ietropol2'tan Magazine.
MEMORY.
Ah! what is life? a little bloom:
Sweet. looks and converse sweet beguile.
Anon, the winding sheet and tomb
Are all that's left of bloom and smile.
About my heart green rnem’ries throng.
Ofjoys that wliilom tarried there 2
Poor heart! thou could‘st not keep them long,
As “ winged dreams” they winged were.
As one who, when the sun goes down.
Still lingers on the rosy west,
Shaping the shady clouds, to crown
Some vision of the dreamer‘s breast:
So I, in mem’ry’s sunset sky,
Do shape and fashion things as bright;
And build nvc bowers, that seem to lie
Beyond the reach of woe and night.
FROM THIS HOUR/THE PLEDGE
-.., . C;-:'.”7lVl‘3N~ -
From 'tfii§"‘iiii‘iir tire’ pledge is given.
From this hour my soul is thine:
Come what will, from earth or heaven. -
\Veal ofwo, thy fate be mine.
\Vheu the proud and greatstood by thee,
None dared thy rights to spurn;
And, when now they're false and fly thee.
Shall I, too, basely turn?
No—-wliatc-'er the fires that try thee,
In the same this heart shall burn.
Though the sea, where thou embarkest,
Offers now on friendly shore,
"P V’;--Li_glit may come where all looks darkest.
.“s 7- TN‘ I I
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.
And of those past ages dreaming,
When glory deck‘d thy brow,
Oft I fondly think, though seeming
So fall’n and clouded now,
'I houl't again break forth. all beaming-
None so bright. so blest as thou!
MISCELLANY.
.1
'Ilieo7'_i/ twirl Pi'actice.-It seems to be wise-
ly provided that those things most essential to
happiness should exist either in great pro-
fusion, or be easily attainable. For instance,
bread, fuel, air and water, are the most ne-
cessary to subsistence, and they are the most
extensively diffused. In morals, no less
wisdom is displayed. The great landmarks of
right and wrong,.ihe maxim that we shotild
do as we would be done by, is as palpable,
-and well understood by the Indian as the
:philosopher. In scince too, the most valuable
truths, the most useful at heart, are the most
simple, and the most on a level with the or-
dinary capacity ofthe human species.
From this we may infer, first, that the
.;most perfect happiness consists in the enjoy-
ment of those gifts which are most accessible
to mankind ; secondly, that we rather aug-
ment our misery than otherwise, by attempt-
ing to substitute an excess of refinement for
the simple pleasures that nature has provided
for us. I
. For example, health is best promoted by
plain diet, moderate exercise, a due regard
to temperature, and other observances which
I are within the reach of every one; virtue,
not by aspiring to extreme and imaginary
l excellence, but by observing those rules, a
monitor of which is found in every one‘s
breast; and man’s most perfect intellectual
state cpnsists more in‘ the application of com-
mon truths, than in abstruse theory and spec-
ulation. Happiness is n_ot so much promo-
ted by great talents as it is by moderate abili-
ties; it is not so much by extending the
boundaries of science, as by diffusing more
generally the knowledge we possess, that
mankindis most benefitted.
r3‘ Pheinutility of theory only may ':.-e in
fered from the little that has been derived
from it. Although the greattruths of morals,
religion, and government, have long been
oscertained,we are comparatively little bene-
fitted by.tbcir application; and innumerable
lawyers, divines, and politicians, are neces-
sary, practically to inculcate the first princi-
les-of knowledge and justice. In human
atffairsnotbing is more extraordinary than
the constant inconsistency between truths
hat are admitted, and thepractices they con-
demn, For instance, few doubt that virtue
isliappiness ; that honesty is the best policy.
\
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There is hardly any statesman who denies
that a government, to be‘permanent, must be
conducted on the basis of public utility ; nor
is there any religionist who does not admit
that toleration, in matters of fai h, is most in
accordance with scripture, and consonant
with good policy. These maxims are rare-
ly disputed, yet in practice they are very
imperfectly acted u“pon. - How can this
anomaly be explained, unless on the suppo-
sition that men of talent are more occupied
in adding to the discoveries oftheir predeces-
sors, or in building on their ftillacious theo-
ries, tlzan in rendering them practically use-
ful?
Mere speculation is frequently wholly
useless, but often produtive of positive mise-
ry. The common saying that extremes meet,
,is singularly exemplified in the effects of
ignorance and refinement. The lowest state
of intellectual prostratiou is that of the sav-'
age, void of curiosity, forethought and emu-
lation. immersed in sloth, with scarcely any
perception ofmoral distinction. This is de-
plorable enough, and hardly less is the
other cxtrernc. Minds zealous in'the pur-
quiries by doubting its existence; and the
most ardent in seekingtlie foundation of vir-
tue and fame, have finished by considering
them unreal mockeries, and ‘man himself a
mere creature of sense and selfishness. De-
prived of the wholesome excitements of or-
dinary life, they relapse _into the vice and
appathy ofa state of natrue. In one case in-
tellectual degradation results from paucity of
ideas; in the other, from their perplexing
multiplicity ; but in both, the generous im-
pulses which render life useful, happy and
honorable, are extinguished.
It may be doubted whether nature ever in-
tended all her secrets to be explored, or too
closr.-ly,investiguted. Viewedexternnlly,she
display? both power and magnificence; but
if we attempt to penetrate her laboratory, we
are surprised at the apparent inadequacy of
her instrunients, or the meanness of her a-
gency.:_' How wonderful, for instance. is the
human mind; yet, if we examine the cham-
ber ofthe brain, if we attempt to comprehend
the mechanism by which intellectual phe-
Il0mt°!_Ifl are produced, how we are baffled
and disappointed! Again, the heart——wbat
a source of eniotionl the tongue, what an
organ of eloquence! the eye, how wonder-
ful its powers! or what more surprisingthan
:1 seed expanding into the most beautiful fo-
liage, or an acorn into the magnificentoak!
In all these our astonishment is excited by
viewing nature in her maturity, not in her
infancy; in contemplating her, not in un-
dress, but when she comes forth arrayed in
beauty and loveliness, and adorned for the
use ngul .enJ-iyineiii or man, _ 7
lVith many the occupations of life are too
artificial, whereby they deprive themselves
of the power of enjoying in simplicity the
good which is so abundantly provided for
them. The one half of mankind are con-
stantly engaged in seeking out the means
wherewith they make themselves miserable.
True happiness, which they trample under
foot, must always mainly consist in follow-
ing those inclinations which are subject to
the central of reason and justice. Each in-
correct and proper indulgence of which his
own welfare, as that of the community in
which he lives, is best promoted. Some, in-
deed, would incline one to think that all
mankind should he graduated to one stand-
ard of excellence (their own, of course.) but
nothing can be more erroneous. It is not
reqtiisite that allmen should be philosophers,
poets or statesmen ; diversity in character
and pursuits being as necessary to the harmo-
ny oftho moral world as variety of produc-
tion is to the natural wold.
nv sauna STICKNEY.
The Cr'za.rm of Women.-—There are many
defects in her character, but beauty and
gentle manners in great estimate of woman,
go far towards supplying their want of ener-
gy, and even their want of health.
‘It is as a wife that these defects appear
and grow upon the disappointed husband,
like the frightful figures exhibited by a
magic lantern, increasing in liideousness as
they increase in magnitude and distinctness.
It is when the doting lover begins to suspect
that the silent calm he had hitherto mistaken
for maiden shyness, is in reality the silence of
the soul——the calm of impertubable stagna-
tion; when he discovers that he has devoted
his first and best affections to a beautiful but
marble statue; when he returns to his home,
which ought to be ‘an ever sunny place,’
and finds nothing but the yawning vacancy
of acold and cheerless void, when he pours
his fresh warm feelings, that burst in unstud-
ied language from his burning lips, upon, the
stony surface of an insensible heart—and
that heart a womau’s l—-—it is then that be
shrinks back repelled and blasted, as if the
blooming charms he once adored, were ex-
changed for deformity and horror.
‘ Oh ! it is by the secret fountain of never
changing love——the well of‘ inexhaustible
refreshment in the desert—-the rose that
blooms forever beneath the sunshine of one
beloved eye---the voice that rises in a contin-
ued strain of melody above all the discord of
the world-—the bird of beauty. whose faith-
ful wing is'never folded save in its own shel-
tered nest—-tbesure unsullied stream, offering
sweetness and balm to every bosom it meets,
but reserving the full tide .of its gladness for
onc—-—it is by such mystical symbols as these
that we would describe the natural, the dis-
tinctive. the holy charm of woman——n'ot by
her perfect form, her ruby lips, her spark-
ling eyes, or her silken tresses, whether they
fall in raven masses over a marble. brow, or
glitter in tliesunbcarns like. threads of wav-
ing gold. ‘
Victoria. and Prince Albert.-—Tbe tul-
ject of the engagement of Prince Albert of
suit oftrutli have frequently ended their in- ,
dividual has some-ruling passion, frorri the P
NORWALK, or. wi-JDNI-:si).ur, JANUARY 1, 1840.
Saxc Coburg and Queen Victoria, is. of
course, the prevailingrnatter of gossip in the};
English prints. The accredited story is,-_,%
that the parents of this youth, with praised
worth-y prudence, placed him when a mere?
boy under the care of the Duchess of Kent?
at Keiisiugtou palace, and that, as a natural
consequence, a youthful intimacy sprung »-up‘,
between him. and the future sovereign. At-
thc coronation of Victoria, Albert, was on-
the spot, but his hopes had not yet ripened
into confirmation.‘ »He left England, and
traveled on the continent. On returning
home he found a present from the Queen
awaiting him. It was her like-'ness,splcu-_
didly executed by Chaloii. Puttingthis and
that together, our "young Lochinvar” de-
termined to be off to England and there pop
the question. He did so, was accepted, and
now, as it is authentically asserted, the nup-
tials will be celebrated in May next, when
Albert will undoubtedly be the most envied
young man, in Europe, among those who
find their happiness in wealth. title, rank
and equipage.——Ncto-York Mirror.
Victoria-—'l‘he Queen is fond of riding,
very probably because she appears to more
advantage on horseback than in any other
situation. From the hips up she has the fig-
ure ofa moderately tall woman, but the ex-
tremities are small, out of all proportion.
Thus she looks best in a sitting position,
and appears ludicrously disproportioned
when she stands.
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Thrilling S/cetcli. -—The following inte-
resting fact is related by the Rev. J. H.
Stewart, in his account ofthe wreck of the
Rothsay Castle: ‘
Amidst these almost overwhelming dis-
tresses, involving in one general calamity,
men, women, children, and even tender in-
fants, it is a rest to the heart to turuifor a
moment to some special works of divine
mercy. lam sure, my very dear friend, the
following incident, related to me by the fa-
ther of the boy, will deeply affect you. He
was near the helm with his child, grasping
his hand till the waves rolled over the quar-
ter deck, and taking with theiri several per-
sons who'\vere standing near them, it was no
longer safe to remain there. The father
took the child in his hand, and ran towards
the shrouds, but the boy could not mount
with him. He cried out, therefore, " Father!
father! do not leave me l” But findingthat
his son could not climb with him, and that
his own life was in danger, he withdrew his
hand. “Then morning came, the father was
conveyed on shore wi'h,some passengers
who were preserved, and as he was landing,
he said within himself, "How can I see my
wife without having our boy with me 2"-—
vvnen, nowever, tire t:uiiu's parent let go iiis
hands his Heavenly Father did not leave
him. He was off the deck, but happily
clung to a part of the wreck on which some
other of the passengers were floating. Vl/'ith'
them he was miraculously preserved. When
he was landing, not knowing of his father’s
safety, he said "it is no use to take me ashore
now, I have lost my father.” He was car-
ried much exhausted, to the same house
where his father had been sent, and actually
laced in the same bed, unknown to either,
till clasped in each others arms. When we
read the interesting fact,.rcgarding this poor
ship boy, let us remember the words of Da-
vid, “ When my father and mother forsake
me, the Lord taketh me up.”
IVIICHIGAN CITY, Indiana, Dec. 4.
A Wild Child.-—Strange as it may appear,
it is currently reported and very generally
believed that a wild child, or lad is nowrun-
nirig at large among the sand hills round
and in the vicinity of Fish Lake. It is re-
ported to be about four feet high, and cover-
ed with a light coat of chesnut colored hair.
It runs with great velocity, and when pursu-
ed, as has often been the case, it sets up the
most frightful and hideous yells, and seems
to make efforts at speaking. It has been
seen during the summer months running
along the Lake shore, apparently in search
of fish and frogs, and appears to be ver
fond of the water, for it will plunge into Fis
Lake and swim with great velocity, all the
time whining most piteously.
How this creature has come here, or what
its history may be, we leave to conjecture;
but may it not be probable that it may have
strayed away from some emigrating party,
when encainped for the night and wandered
off into the woods, where it has grown up
an associate with the animals of the forest?
We thinkthis may be the case. Ifso, what
must have been the anguish of its parents
and friends on learning that they were com-
pelled to pursue their journey without their
tender care ‘.3 It is also supposed that it may
have been stolen by the Indians,.and left in
the forest to perish; but we can hardly be-
lieve such to be the case. ' '
It would be nothing but an act of humani-
ty on the part ofottr young men to turn out
and help to capture it.-——Gazettc.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald, says, Paulding, the Sec-
retary of the Navy, rides to the capitol every
day in a splendid carriage with his coat of
ams glaring outon the panels, and servants
in livery, like a Duke or a. Marquis. _For-
syth. Secretary of State, has esconsed him-
self in a small edificeto avoid the expense
of parties. The house of Secretary .Wood-
bury, of the Treasury, is the most attract-
ive at VVashington, and his soirees delight-
ful---his lady who is a’ very handsome and
accomplished wornan, is exceedingly popu-
lar, among all the fasihionables. Mr. Attor-
ney General Grundy, is ilescr'ibetl as riding
about the city with‘ his servant’ "behind l_iiin..
and his good jolly. face and belly, with ‘fg'_ood‘
capon lined,” are rarely seen among politi-
cians.
‘ Poz'som'7ig.--—A. young man named John
K. Floore, who kept a butch:-i-’s stall in
‘Catherine Market, N. York, died suddenly
;on Sunday morning, 22d ult.
i’ It appeared that about 9 c’clock on Satur-
day night, two females went to the market,
and gave to a boy a small cake, which they
directed him to give to the deceased. The
cake was taken by the deceased, who soon
after partook of it, as did alsotwo or three of
his associates. Soon after, Floore was taktn
violently sick with nausea, and became so
bad that he_ had to be conveyed home. Ina
few minutes after he was taken with most
violent internal pains and retchings of the
stomach, which increased in violence till .6
c’clock in the morning, when he died. The
other persons who partook of the cakes were
also taken very sick, and one of them, Mr.
G. '1'hirst_, is not expected to survive.
Four girls of loose character, with whom
the deceased was in the habit of associating,
have been arrested and Clt'l=lll'l(‘Cl for examina-
tion.
- . A post-mortem examination ofthe body
was held by Dr. Crevclling, who found the
stomach and smaller intestines greatly in.
flamed, which indicated the presence of some
quick and virulent poison. Verdict accord-
ingly.
\Vhat is more hateful than a puppyficd
dandy’! a starchcd tip nincompoop? a witless
ninnyhammer? it soft pawed squirt’? or an
empty headed ass strutting with a coxcomb’s
air, stepping like a wax doll on wires, and
talking as ifthe English language was too
vulgar to be spoken? \Ve saw one the oth-
er duy, and from the bottom of our stomach
we hoped we
" Ne’er should look upon his like again.”
Thus he held forth:
“Foine wcatlieah this mawrning——d-ii
foine—-think I shall doine at four and take it
droive to-day-—just from New-Yauwk-—-left
my Arabs theah-regret it most exceeding-
ly as I should be dcloightcd "to have the
Misses roide out for theah health-a.
Vlfouder how the themometah stands to-
day 'l.—.-such a voluptuous atmospheah is most
delicious—ali-—I say Pctah-—bring me a
most deloightful punch and chu segahs, will
yeah ?—- Rev.
Not-cl Reasons for rliscorrtiiiitiirg rt Pa-
per.—'1‘lie Picayune tells us that an editor
of :1 newspaper in Virginia, recently receiv-
ed a note from a distant subscriber, running
nearly as follows: “ Sir, you will please dis-
continue my paper at‘ the expiration of the
year, as I do not find in it that species of in-
formation I was anxious to obtain when I
subscribed. I have looked over it carefully
gfgrr s,i,:_(. months for the death of some ip_tlividu-
at I was acquiiinreu Wltlr. but. (to yet not a
single soul 1 care any thing for has dropped
off. You will therefore please have my
name erased.”
Dreams, says Boz, “are the bright crea-
tures of poetry and legend, who sport on
elartlg in tt)he night Season, and mic-lt away in
tie rst cam oft e sun, which ights rim
care and stem reality on their daily pilg§*im-
age through the world.” The nigbtrnorr-.,
we suppose, forms an exception to the rule.
Post.
Bea.irt_v/.—-Perfect loveliness is only to be
found where the features, even when most
beautiful, derive their peculiar charm from
the sweetness and gentleness of disposition
which the countenance expresses.
Contenterl Poi-crtg/-Do not sigh for this
world’s goods, nor lament thy poverty. Out
of the meanest hovel is obtained as fair a
sight of heaven, as from the most gorgeous
palace.
\Vhy are the I/Vliigs like water snakes?
Do you give it up? Because they keep
close to the banks.--New Alba.n_-2, Gazette.
But they don’t lie on the banks, as you
do.--P7'e7ilz'cc.
An Irisliman standing on the pier at New-
burg, N. Y. was asked by a person present,
where he was from last? “Och,” said he,
“I am from every_ place but this-—ar_id when
the steamboat comes along I shall be from
this too.” .
“I hope you will honor the drought,” as
the loafer said to the hogshead, when apply-
ing his mouth to the bimg hole. i
—_.__..._._._._...
A gentleman observed upon an indiffer-
ent pleader at the bar, that he was the most
affecting orator he eveLhe_;ard—for he never
attempted to speak btit he excited general
sympathy.
A bumble man is like a good tree, the
more full of fruit the branches are,_the lower
they bend himself.
Amalz't=cncss.—-‘Sweet food and fruits of
early love,’ as the boy said to the almonds
and raisins. - *
Pliiloprogcnil'ivencss.—‘Vlfhat blessings
childrenare,’ as the clerk said when he took
the fees for christening them.
'Adlicsiveness.—‘ You stick to me like true
friends,’ as the man said to the tar and feath-
ers. after he had been Lynclied.
_'Inha.biliveness.—Honie, sweet home !” as
the vagrant said when he was sent to prison
for the third time. *
Cancentra.livcncss.—-‘I see the ito.Lir. of
your disorder,’ as the cobbler said to the boot
that was worn out and wanted patching.
Comb'ativcncss.—.,—' VVe’ve had many a
brush in our day,’ as the old ‘sailor said ‘to
his cocked hat. _
‘ D,e§zmc_tj,ve.nass,._-_--‘ lt'satoe-tal_loss,’_ii,sthe
sailor‘ said when the _,8l1£_1l’l{ bit 08' b_i_s_leg.
’?‘,4lioi.eiztii:ene._ss.-s,-‘ VVe are both matters of .
taste,’ as the gingerbread _said to the fine‘
picture. ; .
ALA -
NUMBER 7.‘.
{rnéwj
PRESI DENT’S M-ESSAGE.
Fellow Citizcrrs of the Senate
and House of Represerzlrttii-cs .'
I regret that I cannot on this occasion
congratulate you that the past vear has been
one of un_allo_vetl prosperity. ‘The rnyaig-es
offire and disease have painfully afflicted
otherwise flourishing portions ofotir country,
and serious embarrassmcnts yet dcrangc the
trade of many of otir cities. But notwith-
standing these adverse circumstances, the
general prosperity which has b-:cn hereto-
fore so bountifully bestowed upon its by the
Author ofrill good, still continues to call for
our warrnest gratitude. Especially have we
reason to re-joicc in the exuberant harvests
which have lavishly I'€C'QlIlpE’X1S€t.l well di-
-rected industry, and given to it that sure, re-
ward which is vainly sought in visionary
speculations. I cannot indeed view without
peculiar satisfaction the evidencm afforded by
the past season. of the benefits that spring
fiom the steady devotion of the husburidmari
to his honorable pursuit. No means’ of in-
dividual cornfort is more certain, and no
source of national prosperity is so sure.—-
Nothing can compensate a people for it de-
pendent-c upon others for the bread they eat;
and that chet-.i'ful abundance on which the
ll:lppll'lt'SS of every one so much depends, is
to be looked for no where with such sure re-
liunoe as in the industry of the agricultural-
ist and the botintics of the earth.
With foreign countries our relations ex-
hibit the same favorable aspect which was
presented in my last annual message, and
afford continued proofof the wisdom of the
pacific, just and forbt-aring policy adopted
b_v the first udiiiinistritiori of the Federal Go-
vernment, and pursued. by its SltC(‘€SSOl'S.——
The extraordinary powers vested in me by
an act. of Congress, for the defence of the
country in an eriiergeiicy, considered so far
probable as to require that the Executive
should possess ample means to meet it, have
not been exerted. They have, therefore,
been attended with no other result than to
increase, by the confidence thus reposed in
me, my obligations to maintain, with reli-
gious exactncss, the cardinal principles that
govern our in'tercourse with other nations.
Happily, in our pending questions with
Great Britain, out of which this tinusual
grant of authority arose, nothing has occur-
red to require its exertion; and as it is about
to return to the Legislature, [trust that no
futtire necessity may call for its exercise by
'_-m or its delegation to another department
of the government.
For the settlement of our Northeastern
boundary, the proposition promised by Gt.
Britain for a commission of exploration and
survey, has been received, and it counter pro-
_and»final adjustment of the limits in dispute,
is".i~2t\v before the British government for its
consideration. A just regard to the delicate
state of this question, and a proper respect
for the natural impatience of the state of
Maine-,'iiot less than a conviction that the
negotiation has been already protracted lon-
ger than is prudcnt on the part of either go-
vernment, have lead me to believe that the
present favorable moment should on no ac-
count be suffered to pass without putting the
question foreverat rest I feel confident that
the government of her Brit mic Majesty will
take the same view of this subject, as I run
persuaded it is governed by dt-sires equally
strong and sincere, for the amicable termin-
ation ofthc controversy.
To the intrinsic difficulties ofquestions of
boundary lines, especially those described in
reg ions unoccupied and but partially known,
is to be added in our country the embarrass-
ment necessnrily arising out of our Consti-
tution, by which the General government is
made the organ of negotiating, and deciding
upon the praticular interests of the stairs ( n
whose frontiers these lines are to be traced.
To avoid another controversy in which a
state government might rightfully claim to
have her wishes consulted, previously to the
conclusion of conventional arrungeinents
concerning her rights ofjurisriiction or terri-
tory, I have ‘thought it necessary to call the
attention of the government of Great Britain
to another portion of otir conterminous do-
minion, of which the division still remains
to be adjusted. 1 refer to the line from the
entrance of Lake Superior to the most ‘I.
Western point of the Lake of the Woods,
stipulations for the Sellleliir.-nt. or \v.'l'tir.‘f1 are
to be found in the 7th article of the treaty of
Ghent. The commissioners appointed tin-
der that article by thctwo governments hav-
ing differed in their opinions, made scperttte
reports, accordiugto its stipulations, upon the
points of disagreement, a_nd these differences
are now to be submitted to the arbitration cf
some friendly sovereign or state. The dispu-
ted points should be settled and the line dc-
signiited, before the Territorial Government,
of which it is one of the boundaries, takes its
place in the Union as a State and I rely up-
on the cordial co-operation of the British
Government to effect that object.
There is every reason to believe that disturb-
ances like those which lately agitated the
neighboring British Provinces will not again
prove the sources of border contention, or in-
terpose obstacles to the continuance of that
good understanding which it is the mutual
interests of Great Britian and the United
States to preserve and maintain.
Within the provinces themselves tranquil-
lity is restored, and on our frontier that mis-
guided sympathy in favor of what was pre-
sumed to be a general effort in behalf of pop-
ular rights, and which in some instance mis-
leda few of our more inexperienced citizens,
. has subsided into a rational conviction strong-
ly op sed to all _in;terrneddlin'g, with the in-
ie.rnaf:Ea_j.rs of our n.eighbors_.L The people
of the United States feel. as fit-is‘,boped they
always will, -a’ warm eolicitude for tho’ suc-
cess -of all who are sincerely Eiideaitoriiig to
joct, including also a provision for R r'prt3in_,
improve the political condition of mankir.d.
This generous feeling they cherish 10..-ants
the most distant nations‘, and it was natural
therefore, that it .should be awakened with
more than common tvirmth in behalf of
tht-irimnicdiate neighbors. But it does not
belong to their character, as a community,to
seek the gratification of those ftelings in acts
wliicli violate their duty as citizens, endan-
ger the peace ofthe-ir country, and tend to
bring upon it the st.-sin ofa violated faith to-
wards foreign nations. lf, zealous to confer
benefits on others, theyappt-ar for a moment
to lose sight of the permanent ‘obligations im-
posed upon them as citizens, they are seldcni
orig misled. From all the information I re-
ceive, confirmed to some extent, by personal
observation, I am satisfied that no one can
now hope to engage in such enterprises with.
out encountering public indignation, ini:tddi~
tion to the severest penalties oftbeilaw.
Recent information also leads me to hope
that the emigrants from her Majesty’: Pro-
vinccs, who have sought refuge wiibin our
boundaries, are disposed to become peacea-
ble residents, and to abstain from all attempts
toendanger the peace of that country which
has iiffor ed them an asylum. On a review
of the occurrences on both sides of the line,
it is satisfactory to reflect, that in almost cv-
nry complaint against our country, the of-
fence-may be traced to emigrants from
the Provinces who have soughtjefuge here.
In the few instances in which they were aid‘-
ed by citizens of the United States. the acts
of these misguided men were notonly in di-
rect contravt-ntion of the laws and well
known wishes of their own Government. but
met with the decided disapprobatiou of the
people of the United States.
I regret to state the appearance of a dif-
fcrent spirit among her M:ijesty’s subjects in
the Canadzis. The sentiments of hostility to
our people and institutions, which have been
so frcqiicntl y expressed there, and the disre-
gard of our rights which have been mani-
fested on some occasions, have, I am sorry to
say, been applauded and encouraged by the
peoples, and even by some of the subordi-
mite local tiutboritic-s,oftlte Provinces. The
cbief officers in Canada fortunately have not
t‘l1.l{'l‘lalnC'd the same feeling, and have proba-
bly prevented excesses that must have been
fatal to the peace of the two countries.
I look forward anxiousl to a period when
all the trrinsactiorisiwhich are grown out of
this ‘condition of our affairs, and which have
been made the subjects of complaint and re-
monstrance by the two Governments respec-
tively, shall be ful_ly examined, and the pro-
per satisfnction givcn where it is due from
either side. .
I\'o_tliing‘ has occurretd to disturb the bar-
rnony»o‘_f:our' intercourse with Austria, Bel-
¢:_i“i:.ni-;?i“l’Ii*ii‘iiiarlt. France. Naples, Portugal,
Prussia, Russia, or Sweden. The internal
state or Spain has sensibly improved, and a
well grounded hope exists that the return of
peace will restore to the people of that coun-
try their former prosperity, and enable the
Government to fulfill all its obligations at
home and abroad. The Government of For-
tugal, I have the satisfaction to state, has paid
in full the eleventh and last instalment due to
our citizens for the claims embraced in the
settlement with them on the 3d of March,
1837.
I lay before you treaties of commerce ne-
gotiated, the ratifications of which have been
exchanged with the Kings of Sardinia and
of the Nttherlands, since the adjournment of
Congress. The liberal principles of these
treaties will recommend them to your appro-
billion. That with Sardinia is the first treaty
of commerce formed by that kingdom, and
it will, I trust answer the expectations ofthe
present sovereign, byaiding the development
ofthe resources of his country, and stimulat-
ing tbe enterprise of his people. That with
the Netherlands happily termimtesa long
existing subj "ct of dispute, and removes lrom
our future commercialintercoiirse all appre-
hension of embarrassment. The king of
the Netherlands, has also, in further illus-
tration of his character for justice.’and of his
desire to remove every cause of dissatifac-
tion, made compensation for an Amrrican
vessel captured in 18-00 by 21 French priva-
tecr, and carried into Curacoa, where the
proceeds were appropriated to the use of the
colony, then, and for .1 short time after, an-
der the dominion of Holland.
The death of the late Sultan has productd
no alteration in our relations with Turkey,
Our newly appointed Minister Resident has
reached Constantinople, and I have received
assurances from the present Ruler that the
obligations of our treaty, and those of friend-
spirit that actuated his illustrious father.
I regret to be- obliged to inform you that
no convention for the settlernerit of the claims
of our citizens upr-n Mexico has yet been ‘re-
tified by tbe government of that country.
The first convention formed for that purpose
was not presented by the President of Mexi-
co for the approbation of its Congress, from
the belieftbat the King of Prussia, the arbi-
commission to be appointed by the U. States
and Mexico, would not consent to take upon
himselfthat friendly office. Although not
entirely satisfied with the course pursued by
Mexico, I felt no hesitation in receiving in
the "most conciliator spirit the explanation
offered, and also cfieerfiilly consented to :3.
new convention, in _order__t_p arrange the _
merits proposed to be‘ made to our citizens, in‘;
amanner which, while cquallfyvjust to them,‘
was deeuigd less onerous and iriconvenientto
the Mex-iEa‘n overnment. Relying" confi-__
dently upon t‘ e intentions of that govern-
ment, Mr. Ellis’ was‘ dirccte'd_ to repair to
Mexico, and’ diplo'n’riati_c‘_intéri:'ourse has been
resumed Between the‘ ‘t<vo=_c'm'intriés". The
newiconventioh--liafillitiinforms beensftibe '
mitted ionic‘ ~Pr‘c_s“id'éjut oftbat Republic ‘to
his Congress," under" circumstapccs -wlfich
ship, will be fulfilled bv himself in the same .
trator in case of disagreement in the joint ‘
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