The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-12-06
PlVsIElT'S MASSAGE



~ rrcut gratitude ts 6od for unue'
ual roof health und'most abundant
liarrosts.
You win not Bc surprised TO
learn that IN the pcculiar cxigen.
cics q tho times, our iptercourse
with foreign nations has been Mt
tended with profound solicitule,
chiefly turning upon our own do
mestic ailairs. A disloyal portion
of the American people have, dur.
ing the whole year, b1cn engaged
ia, an attempt 10 divide and de
strpy the Union. "A nation Which
euiimcs factious domestic divisions
is exposed to disrcspect abroad and
one party or both is sure, sooner
or later, to invoke foreign inter-
vontion--rations thus tempted to
interfere are not always able TO re-
sist tho counsols of seeming oSpc.
dicney and ungcncrous ambition,
although measures adopted under
such influences seldom fail to be
unfortunate and injurious to those
adopting them.
The disloyal citizens Of the Uni.
ted States, who have offered the
ruin Of our country in re ward for
the aid and comfort which they
have invoked abroad, have rocciv-
cd less patronage and encourage
men, than they probably expected.
Ii il were Just 70 suppose, rs the in.
suryents have seemed to assume,
that foreign nations in this case
disregardiug all rioral, social and
treaty obligations would act solely
and sclishly for the most speedy re-
storalion of commerce., including
especially the acquisition of cotton,
these nations appear. as yet not to
lave seen their way 10 their object
more directly or clearly through
tlw destruction, than through the
preservation Of the Union. IL we
could dare to believe that foreign
nations are actuatcd by no higher
principle than this, am quite sure
n sound argument could be made
to show that they could reach their
ain more readily and easily by
aiding to crush this rebellion than
by giving encouragement to the
principal lever relied on for the OK
citing Of foreign nations 20 hostili'
~ against us, rs already intinatcd,
that is, tho embarrassment OF com.
mcrco Those nations, however.
not improbably saw from the first
that il was the Union which made
as well rs our foreign our domcs'
tic commerce. Thoy can scarcely
fsil To perceive that, for tho effort
of disunion produces tho existing
difficulty aud that one strong ma
tion promises more durable peac,
and more extensive, valuable and
reliable commerce than can th,
Same nation broken into hostil,
fragments.
II IN not my purpose to review
our discussions with foreign States
because, whatever might be- fh"i,'
,ris,,vs " dtspusltions, the intcgri
fy of our country aud tho stability
Of our Government mainly dcpcndi
not upon 'hcm, but upon the loyal
", patriotism, virtue and intclli
genco Of the American people. Tn,
corrcspondenec itself, with the usu
nj reservations, is herewith submit
ted. | venture TO hope il will ap
Irar that we hnvo practicod pru
dcuce and libcrality towards for
eign powers, avcrtlng causes Of ir
iitation aud with iirmncss main
tanning our own rights aud honor
Since, howovcD il is apparent, tha
hero, rs in'ovcry other State, for
ergu dangors necessarily attend do
mcstic difficulties, recommend
that adequate and ample mcasurcl
bo adopted for maintaining tn,
public detenccs on every sido.--
While under this general recon-
mcndation, provisions for deCmd
ing our coast line readily occurs I,
tho mind, 1 also, in the Same con
ncction, ask tho attention Of Con
gross to pur great lakes and rivers
II Is believed that some iortiiica
tions and dop0ts Of arms and mu
nitions, with larbor and naviga
tien improvements, at well select
cd points upon these, would bo o
great impol tsnco to the nationa
defense and preservation. | asl
attention TO the views of tho Sec
rotary Of War, expressed in his re
port upon the same general sub
iect.
ideem it OF importance that tn
loyal regions OF East Tennessee an,
Western North Carolira, should b
conncctcd'witl Kcntocky and 9th
81 faithful parts Of the Union b,
railroad. therefore recommend
rs q military measure, that Con
grcss provide for the construction
ofsuch road as speedily us posi-
ble. Kentucky will, no doubt, &C
operate and through her Legisll
tire make the most iudicious Sc
Action Of the line. Jhe Nonher
terminus must connect with som
existing railroad, and whether III
ruHe saall Nc from LoSington {
Nieholasyillo 10 Cumberland Gal
erirom Lebanon to the TennossC
kne in the direction Of Knoxvin
ar Sill snn,n hi1l,rcni linr cnn ~