Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-12-06

FeiloW Citizens OF me Senate ana gIr
House of Representatives.
In the midst of unprecedented political
troubles we have cause for great gratitude to
God for unusual good health and most abund-
ant harvests.
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
You will not be surprised to learn that in
the peculiar exigencies OF the times, our
intercourse with foreign nations has been
attended with profound solicitude, chiefly
turning upon our own domestic affairs.
A disloyal portion of the American
people during the whole year have been en-
gagged in an attempt tos divide and destroy
the Union. A Nation which endures factions
and domestic divisions is exposed to disrespecf
abroad, 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 resist the
counsels of seeming expediency and ungen--
erous ambition, although measures adopted
under such influences seldom fail to be I'M
fortunate, and injurious to those adopting
them.
The disloyal citizens of tho United States
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return for aid and comfort WHICH they have
invoked abroad, have received less patronage
and encouragement than they probably ex-
pected. If it were just to suppose, as the in
surgents seemed to assume, that foreign ma
tions, In this case discardng all moral social &
treaty Obligations. would act solely and sell
fishly for the most speedy restoration of COM
merce, including especially the acquisition of
cotton, these nations appear as yet rot to
have seen their way to their object more di-
rectly Or clearly through the destruction
than through the preservation of the Union.
If we could dare to believe that foreign
nations are actuated by no higher principle
than this, am quite sure q sound argument
could be made to show them that they can
reach their aims more readily and easily by
aiding to crush this rebellion than by giving
encouragement to it. The principal lever
relied on by the insurgents for exciting for
egn nations to hostility against. US, as al
ready intimated, is the embarrassment of
commerce. Those nations, however, not
improbably saw from the first, that it
was the Union which made as we'll our for
eign as our domestic commerce. They can
scarcely have failed to perceive that the effort
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and that one strong nation promises more
durable peace and a more extensive, valuable
and reliable commerce than can the same
nation broken into two hostile fragments
1t is not my purpose to review our discus,
sions with foreign States, because whatever
might be their wishes 81 dispositions, the integ-
rity OF our country, & stability of our govern't
mainly depend not upon them but on the 10y
atty, virtue, patriotism and intelligence OF
the American people. The correspondence
itself, with usual reservations, is herewith
submitted. venture to hope it will appear
that we have practiced prudence and liber.
atty towards foreign powers, ayerting causes
of irritation, and with frmness maintaining
our own rights and honor. Since, however,
tits apparent that here,as in every other state,
foreign dangers necessarily attend domestic
difficulties, [ recommend that adequate and
ample measures be adopted for maintaining
the public defences on every side. While under
this general recommendation provision for
defending our coast line readily occurs to the
mind, also in the same connection ask
the attention OF Congress to our
great lakes and rivers. 1t is be,
lieved that some Notifications and de.
pots Of arms and munitions, with harbol
navigation improvements, at some well
selected points upon these would bt
of great importance for tho mo-
tional defence and preservation. l ash
attention to the views of the Secretary OF
War expressed in his report upon the same
general subjects. deem it of importance tina
the loyal regions Of East Tenn, andWesterr
North Carolina be connected with Ken
lucky and other faithful parts Of the Unior
by railroad. therefore recommend as ,
military measure that Congress provide for til,
construction of such road, as speedily q
possible. Kentucky will no doubt cooper
ate, and through her legislature mako the
most judicious selection of line. Thu
northern terminus must connect will
some existing railroad. and whether tn
route shall be from Lexington or Nicholas
ville.to Northumberland Gap, or from Lebanon
to the Tennessee Line, IN the direction O
Knoxville, or on some still diferen
line, can easily be determined. Ken
lucky and the General Govern't cooperating
in the work, it can DO completed in yer,
short time, and when done it will be not onl
of vast present usefulness, but also valuabl
permanent improvement, worth its cost il
all future time.
Some treaties designed chiefly for the interest
of commerce, and having no grave polItlca
importance, have been negotiated, and wi
be submitted to the Senate for their consider
alton. Although we have failed to Undue
some other commercial powers to adopt
desirable amelioration of the rigC
of maritime war, we have removed all OF
structions of this humane reform, exec,
such as are merely Of temporary an
accidental occllrrence I invite your attenti liz