The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-12-11
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

Representatives:
In the midst of unprecedented polt
ical troubles, we have cause of grea
gratitude to God for unusual goo(
health and most abundant haryests.-
You will not be surprised to learn tha
in the peculiar exigencies of the time'
our intercourse with foreign nations
has been attended with profound soEci
tude, chiefly turning upon our own do
mestic affairs. A disloyal portion o.
the American people have during the
whole year been engaged in an attempt
to divide and destroy the Union. A
nation which endures factious domestic
divisions is exposed to disrespect a.
broad, and one party, if not both, is
sure sooner or later to invoke foreign
intervention. Nations thus tempted
to interfere are not always able to re-
sist the counsels of seeming expediency
and ungenerous ambition, although
measures adopted under such influences
seldom fail to be unfortunate and inju-
rious to those adopting them.
The disloyal citizens of the United
States, who have offered the ruin OF
our country in return for the aid and
comfort which they have invoked a.
broad, havereceived less patronage and
encouragement than they probably ex-
pected. If it were just to suppose, as
the insurgents have seemed to assume,
that foreign nations, in this case, dis
carding all moral, social and treaty OBJ
legations, would act solely and selfshly
for the most speedy restoration of COM
merce, including especially the acquisi-
ton of cotton, those nations appear, as
yet, not to have seen their way to their
object more directly or clearly through
the destruction than through the pres
eryation of the Union. five could dare
to believe that foreign nations are ac-
tuatcd by no higher principle than this
] am quite sure sound argument could
be made to show to them that they can
reach their aim morereadily and easily
by aiding to-crush this rebellion than
by giving encouragement to it. The
principal lever relied on by the insur-
gents for exciting foreign nations to
hostility against us, as already intima-
ted, is the embarrassment Of commerce.
Those nations, however, not improba-
bly,, saw from the first that it was the
union which made our foreign as well as
domestic commerce. They can scarce
lyl have failed to perceive that the ef-
fort for disunion produces the existing
difficulty, and that one strong nation
promises more durable peace and a
more extensive, valuable and reliable
commerce than can the same nation
broken into hostile fragments. 1t is
not my purpose to review our discussions
with foreign states, because whatever
might be their wishes or dispositions,
the integrity of our country and the
stability of Government mainl y depend
not upon them, but on heloyalty, vir-
tue, patriotism and intelligence of the
American people. The correspondence
itself, with the usual reservations, is
herewith submitted. venture to hope
that it will appear that we have prac-
tieed prudence and liberality towards
foreign powers, aycrting causes ofirri-
tation, and with frmness maintaining
our own rights and honor. Since, how
ever, it is apparent that here as in cve-
ry state, foreign dangers necessarily
attend domestic difficulties / recon-
mend that adequate and ample meas
ures be adopted for maintaining the
public defenses on every side. While
under this general recommendation
provision for defending our sea coast
line already occurs to the mind, | also
in the same connection, ask the atten-
ton of Congress toour great lakes and
rivers. It is believed that some fortifi-
cations and depots Of arms AMI muni-
tions, with harbor and navigation i'm
proyements; at well selected points
upon these, would be of great import
ance to the national defense and pres
eryation. t
I ask attention 10 the views OF the Secre-
tary OF War expressed in his report upon
the sane general subject. deem it Of i'm
portance that the loyal region Of East Ten.
nsssee and Western North Carolina should
be connected with Kentucky and other
faithful parts Of the Union by railroad
therefore recommend, as military measure,
that Congress provide iorsthe construction Of
sach road az speedily as possible. Kentucky
no doubt will co Operate, and through her
Legislature make the NEST judicious select
ion OF line. The northern terminus must
connect with some existing railroad, and
whether the route shall lie from Lexington
or Nich0lasvile to the Cumberland Gap or
from Lebanon to the Tennessee line in the
direction OF Knoxville. or on some still diff.
erent line, can easily be eteimined. Ken
lucky and the general government co opera
ting. the work can be completed in very
short time, and when done IL will be not on
ly of vast present usefulness, but also valu
able permanent improvement, worth its cost
in all the temporary future. y -.ji,,t4
Some treaties. designed chiefly for the in.
tefests OF commerce. and havingno grave po
liticai Importance, have been negotiated and
willbe submitted to The Senate for their con-
siderAtion. Although we have failed to in,
duce some Of the commercial Powers TO a.
dopt desirable melioration or the figoi oi
u1arstime war, we have removed all. .ebstruct.
ions from the way OF this humane reform,
except such as are merely ola temporary and
accidental occurrence.
i invite your attention to the correspon-
dence between her Brittanic Majesty's Min.
isser. accredited to this Government, and
III Bseresaryof State, ,rslative:to the detention
OF The British ship Peihshire, in June last
by .hs United States steamer Massachusetts,,
for supposed breach OF the blockade. Az
this detention was occasioned by IN obvious
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