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JAMES K. POLK,
_Speaker of the House of Representatives_.
W.R. KING,
_President of the Senate pro tempore_.
I certify that this resolution did originate in the Senate.
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_Secretary_.


THIRD ANNUAL MESSAGE.

WASHINGTON, _December 2, 1839_.
_Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives_:
I regret that I can not on this occasion congratulate you that the past
year has been one of unalloyed prosperity. The ravages of fire and
disease have painfully afflicted otherwise flourishing portions of our
country, and serious embarrassments yet derange the trade of many of our
cities. But notwithstanding these adverse circumstances, that general
prosperity which has been heretofore so bountifully bestowed upon us
by the Author of All Good still continues to call for our warmest
gratitude. Especially have we reason to rejoice in the exuberant
harvests which have lavishly recompensed well-directed industry and
given to it that sure reward which is vainly sought in visionary
speculations.


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