Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-12-05

Ihave deemed the danger of the recurrence of scenes Of
awless violence in this quarter imminent as to make "
my duty to station part of naval force in the hsrbor Of
Panama and Apnw in order to protect the persons and
property the citizens of the Unite States in those ports
and insure to them safe passages across the isthu and
it would in Judgment be unwse to Withdraw the naNai
in those ports until by the spontaneous action
of the Republic OF New Granada otherwise some ade-
auae arrangement should have made for the protee
ton and security of line OF interoceanie communication
important at this time, not to the United States only Out
all other marame States both of Europe and America
Meanwhile negotiations have been instituted by means oi
special commissioner to obtain from New GRANADA AN
indemnity for injuries sustained by our citizens on the
shus and satisfactory security for the general interests
Addressing to YOU my last Annual Message theoecason
to be appropriate to express my congGtua-
tons view the peace greatness and felicity which the
United States possess and enjoy TO point you to the
state of the various departments of the and OF
ali the great branches, civil and military In order to
sneak Of the Intelligence and integrity which pervades the
whole would be indicate butimperectly the aminstra
tive condition Of the country to the beneficial effects OF
that the nation actually at peace at home and abroad
that its industrial interests prosperous that the can
Of its mariners when every and the Pow Of s
husbsndmen is marching steadily onward to the boodless
conquest of the cOntnent that cities and popuous states
are sprnging if by enchantment from the bosom OF
our western wds and that the courageous energy Of our
people in making these United States the great Republic Of
the world and these results have not been attained With
out passing through trials and peris, by experience oi
which and this only nations can harden into manhood
Our orefathers trained to the wisdom which con
ceyd and the courage which achieved independence by
thus made capable of the creation of the Republic
It devolved the next generation to consolidate me
work nfnluenees Of conflicting Atlantic partiSl
or antipahes which attach to colonial and reyon-
tionary history and to organize the practical operation o
the legal institutions Of the Union. To Of this gnera-
tion remains the less noble task Of maintaining and
tending the power the United States We have at length
reached the stage of the national career in which the dan
gers be encountered and the exerons TO be made are
the incidents not of weakness but of strength In our Ior
eign relations have to temper power to the less nap
py condition Of other Republics in America and to place
ourselves in the camness and conscious dignity right by
the side Of the greatest and weahest Of tho Empires o
Europe in domestic restions have TO guard against
The shock ofthe discontens the ambitions the interests
and teexuberant and therefore sometimes triangular I'M
pulses of opinion of action which the natural pro-
ducts of the present political elevation the seltreliance
and the restless spirit of enterprise Of the people Of the
United States shall prepare to surrender the Executive
trust 10 my successor and retire to private life with snt
mets ofnroound gratitude TO the good Providence which
through the period of my administration has vouchsaed
carry the country through many difficulties, domestic
and foreign and to enable to contemplate the spectacle
Of smicabe and respectful relations between and all
other governments, and the establishment of constitutional
order and tranquility throughoutthe Union.
WASHINGTON Dec. 2, 1856 FRANKLIN PIERCE