The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-12-14
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

EPl0W tHtSC,S " 49, $500
REPRESENTATIVES.:
In me midst of unprecedented political
,,,gbes, we have cause of great gratitude
10 God for unusual good health and most
sbnndant harvest.
You will not be surprised to learn that
!, the peculiar exigencies of the time, our
otsrcourse with foreign nations has been
,tended with profound solcitude. chiefly
mining upon our own domestic affairs. A
G.oyal portion of the American people
have, during the whole year. been engaged
IN an attempt to divide and destroy the
Union. A nation which endures factions and
domestic division is subjected to disrespect
abroad. and one party, or both, is sure,
sooner or later, to invoke foreign interior
srce Nations thus tempted to interfere
are mol always able to resist the counsels OF
seeming expediency and ungenerous ambi-
ton, although measures adopted under
such influences seldom fail to be unfortu-
nate and injurious to those adopting them
The disloyal citizens of the United States,
VIC have offered the ruin of our country
Mteward for the aid and comfort which
fbey have invoked abroad, have received
less patronage and encouragement than they
pDbably expected.
If it were just to suppose, as the insur-
.snts have seemed to assume, that foreign
1aions in this case, disregardipg all nat
ga, social and treaty obligations, would
iet solely and selishly for the most speedy
restoration Of commerce, including especially
the acquisition of cotton-those nations
appear as yet not to have seen tnair way
to their object more directly or clearly
through the destruction than through thu
preservation of the Union. If we could
dare to believe that foreign nations are ac-
tuated by no higher principle than this,
am quite sure a second agreement could be
made to show them that they could reach
their aim more readily and easily by aid
ing to crush this rebellion than by giving
encouragement to it.
The principal lever relied on by the ex
citing Of foreign nations to hostility agains
IS, as already intimated. is the embarrass
ment of commerce. Those nations, how
ever not ilnprobably saw from the frs
that it was the Union which made as wei
our foreign as our domestic commerce
They csn scarcely fail to perceive that the
effort for disunion produces the existing
difficulty, and that our strong nation prom
iSes more durable peace. and a more extern.
sive, valuable and reliable commerce thar
can the same nation broken into hostile
fragments
It's not my purpose to review or discuss
with foreign States, because whatever nigh
be their wishes or dispositions. the integ'
ry of our country is the stability of oul
Government. and mainly depends, not upor
them' but upon the loyalty, patriotism, vir
tue and intelligence of the American people
The correspondence itself, with the usua
Eeservations, is herewith submitted.
venture to hope it will appear that w
have practiced prudence and liberality to
wards foreign powers, averting causes o
irritation, and with frmness maintaining
our own rights and honor. Since. however
It is apparent that here, as in every othe
State, foreign danger necessarily attend
domestic difficulties, recommend that ad
equate and ample measures be adopted 70
nainaining the public defenses on every
SIDE which under this general recommend
aAoH provision of defending our coast lin
readily occurs to the mind.
also in the same connection ask tn
atention of Congress to our great lake
aud rivers. 1t is believed that some forti
hcations aud depots of arms and munition
with harbor and navigation improvement
awell selected points upon those, would b
agreat importance to the national defens
and preservation ask the attention to tn
views of the Secretary of War. expressed i
his report on the same general subject.
deem it Of importance that the 10y;
regions of East Tennessee and Wester
North Carolina should be connected wit
kentucky and other faithful parts of tn
Union by railroads. therefore recommen
as military measure, that Congress pre-
vide for the construction of such road s
speedily as possible. Kentucky will n
doubt cooperate, and through her Legisls
.SFe make the most iudicious selection {
.ne line. The northern terminus mu:
,SHnect with some existing railroad; an
"le'Ger the route shall be from Lexingto
f cuu NHholsville to Cumberland Gap, an
d HOn Lebanon to the Tennessee line in th
,n mec'lon of LeRoxville, or some differer
tUat can easily be determined. KeT
way and the General Government COOP
shbaung. the work can be completed in
o aTrt time, and when done it will be nc
, ry OF vast present usefulness, but also a
il. "laole and permanent improvement wort
oS' in all the future.
iD,. "O@e treaties designed chiefly for ii
nrest of commerce, and having no gray
~ ra''eai Importance, have been negotiated
L Hu will be submitted to the Senate f
'ueir consideration. Although we ha,