Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-12-05
Presidents Message.

Presidents Message. !
10 Ne Donate and Ae Rouss Of Representasires: &
Since your last assembling another yea
of health and bountiful harvest has passed
and while it has not pleased the Almighty
to bless us with return of peace, we canno
but press on, guarded by the best light M
gives us, trusting that in his own good time
and wise way, all will be well.
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
The correspondence touching foreign At
fairs which has taken place during the last
wear is herewith submitted, in virtual com
pliance with request to that effect, made BY
the House of Representatives near the close
of the past session of Congress. II the con
,dition Of our relation with other nations is
less gratifying than it has usually been al
other periods, it has certainly been more
satisfactory than nation so unhappily dis
,tracted as we are, might have reasonably
apprehended. 4Lsat rn .a+b usaa. as
In the month of June last there were some
grounds to expect that the maritime powers
which at the beginning Of our domestic diff
culties 80 unwisely and so unsuccessfully
q we think, recognized the insurgents as a
hsllgerent power, would soon recede from
that position which has proved only less in
urious to themselves than to our own coun
try, but the temporary Ieverses which after
wards bcfel the national arms and which
were exaggerated|hy our ownldsloyal citizens
abroad, have hitherto delayed that act o.
simple justice. ..,. s.g l.s. .-. .us.s
=, The civil war which has so radically
changed for the moment the occupations and
habits Of the American people, has necessari
" disturbed the social condition and affected
very deeply the prosperity Of the nations
with which we have carried on commerce
that has been steadily increasing throughout
. period of half century, 1t has at the
same time excited political ambition and ap-
prehensions which has produced pro-
found agitation throughout the civilized
world. " ...s ,......,f ..r ....s. ......-... f..
In this unusual agitation we have forborne
taking part in any controversy between par
ties and factionst in any such States. We
have attempted no propagandisn and &C
knowledged no revolution, but we have left
to every nation the exclusive conduct and
management Of its own affairs Our strug-
gle has been Of course contemplated, by for
eign nations with reference less to its own
merits than to it's supposed and often exag-
gerated effects and the consequences result
ing to those nations themselves. Neverthe-
less, complaint on the part Of this govern
mcnt, even lift were just, would certainly be
unwiSe. ........ ..,.....E ....... -.......
The treaty with Great Britain for the sup
preston of the slave trade has been put in
to operation with good prospect of complete
success. It is an occasion of especial pleas
ure to acknowledge that the execution of it
on the part of Her Majesty's government
has been marked with jealous respect for
tho authorities of the United States, and the
rights Of their moral and loyal citizens.
The convention with Hanover for the abo-
lition Of the State dues has been carried into
full effect under the act Of Congress for that
purpose. ... ..-.. ..-.-..< .....
A blockade OF 1000 miles Of sea coast
could not be established and vigorously en-
forced in season Of great commercial actly-t
ity like the present without committing occa-
sional mistakes, and inficting unintentional
injuries upon foreign nations and their sub
jects. A civil war. occurring ina country
where foreigners reside and carry on trade
under treaty stipulations, is necessarily fruit
full Of complaints Of the violations OF ncu-
trail rights. All such collisions tend to ex.
cite mlsapprehensions and possibly to pro-
duce national reclamations between nations
which have common interest in preserving
peace and friendship. .;....- ..t....... r., ..a.
In clear cases Of these kinds have SO far
as possible, heard and redressed complaints
which have been preferred by friendly pow
srs. There il, however, a large and aug
mcnting number of doubtful cases upon which
tho Government is unable to agree with the
Government whose protection is demanded
by the claimants. There are, moreover, ma
ny cases in which the United States or their,
citizens suffer wrongs from naval or military
authorities efforeign nations, which the Gov
eminent Of these States are not prepared to
redress. "' '.#H sa. ny '..-. .'+. !
aa AMIKrERNArioHAL CONVENTION.
have proposed to some of the foreign
States thus interested mutual conventions to
examine and adjust such complaints. This
proposition has been made especially to Great
Britain, to France, t. Spain and to Prussia.
In each case it has been kindly received, but
has not yet been formally adopted.
Tue CASE or NORWEGIAN BARK.
deem it my duty to recommend an ap-
preparation in behalf of the owners of the
Norwegian bark Admiral p. Fsrciens Biola,
which vessel was in May, 1861. prevented by
the commander of the blocksding force of
Charleston from leaving that port with car
90, Notwithstanding similar privilege had
shortly before been granted to an English
vessel have directed the Secretary of
State to cause the papers in the case to be
communicated to the proper committee.
AFRICAN EMIGRATION.
Applications have been made to me by
many free Americans of African descent to
favor their emigration, with view to such
colonization as was contemplated IN recent
act Of Congress-. Other parties, at home and
abroad, some from interested motives and
still others upon patriotic principles, and in
auenced by philanthropic sentiments, have
suggested similar measure; while on the
other hand several of the Spanish Americans
Republics have protested against the sending
Of such colonies to their respective territories.
Under these circumstances have declined
to move any such colony to any State with
cut first obtaining the consent of its Govern
ment, with an agreement on its part to re-
ceive and protect such emigrants:n all their
rights as freemen, and have, at the same
time, offered to the several States situated in
the tropics, or having colonies there, to nego-
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