The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-06
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Since your lsst annsal aassmhlins another -,
o. neaaah and bountifui haryests has paeod, M
wnit1 y Ass not plsased the Aimiehty 70 Slsss n
by tha beH light Hs sivss 8, nnisins tSss Is IN
own eood time and Niss way oil win yet Be WI.
The cofrespondsuss touching fofsIsn s6sir,
wnicn , nss taken pacs during the isst year y hare
quest TO that shsst made By The House Of Rsprs
sentativss near the close Of ts last session Of dos
II the coalition Of our. relations with oth.r n.
lions y les. gratfylns than Il has usually been =
i9mse periods, Il = certainly more satlsfactory
than nation 20 unhappily odistracted as - ~
might r esonably have spprehended In the rnnnth
ss q June last there wers some erounds 70 expect
OF our domestic difacul.ies 10 unwiseiv md
asnnecesssriiy = We think, recognised the
insnreents e q bellissrent. would soon recede
iron that poeltioo, which has proved only less IN
nut tho temporary revsrses which afterwards be
ieia the national aFms, and which were exaseera-
tsd ~ our own disloyal citissns abroad have hith
esto delayed that sct Of simple Justice = =
Ine civil war, which has 20 radically changed
for the momsnt tho occupations and habits Of the
American people, has. necessarily disturbed the
social condition. and affected very desply ths nros
pefify Of the nations With which we have carried
on On commerce that has been steadily increasing
throughout period Of half q century Il has 4
the same time excited political ambitions and 90
prehensions which have produced profound saite
tion throughout the civilized world In this NJ
usual agitation We have fofborne from taking psri
In any controversy between foreign States. We
havs attempted no propagandisn, and sckuow
iedesd no revolution. But We have left to every
nation the exclusive conduct and management Of
lis own affairs. Our struggle has been, Of course
contemplated by foreign nations with reference
less to Its own merits than to Its supposs aud Of
ten Exaggerated effects and consequences resulting
to those nations themselves. Nevertheless, com.
plaint on the part Of this Government, even il i,
were just, would certainly be unwise.
The treaty with Great Britain for the suppres.
sion Of the slave trade has been PCT into operation
with good Prospect Of complete success It is an
occasion OF special pleasure to acknowledge that
the execution Of it, on the part of her Mejesty'a
Government, hiss been marh cd -~ith . jsslous re.
spect for The authority of the United States, and
the rights of their moral and loya citHens.
ii The Convention with Hanover for the abolition
OF the Stade dues has been carried into full effect
under 9he sct Of Congress for that purpose
AbsOckade Of three thousand miles Of seacoest
could no. be established aud vigorously enforced In
Of greas commercial activity like the ps o.
ert without committing occasional mistakes, and
infieting unintertional injuries upon foreign ma
items end their subjects
A oivil war occurring In q country whsre for.
eiSners reside and carry trade under treaty stip
us IONS Ia necessarily fruitful Of complaints of the
violation Of neutral rghts All such collisions seu
to excite 1iisapprshensons, and pasaibiy 10 pro-
duce mutual reclsmations between nations which
have . common satsrsst In pres rvins peace and
friendship IN ciesr cases o; the e kind have, 50
fsr possible. heard anu redressSd coL.plsn,s
which have been presented by friendly powers -
There IS siii bow 9ver, large ano 81 ..neuting
numoer of doubtful cases upon which the Govern
Mept Is unable TO agree with the Cover meEt
whose pro: csiou il demanded by the cisimsn.s.-
There are moreover, many ccses In which tbs Uni
ted Stsfes their citizens suffer wrong from the
nsvsl or military authorities Of foreign nations,
which the Governments Of those States are not q.
once prepared to re lress. have proposed to some
Of the foreign States thus int rested, mutual con
veutions to examine and adjust such complaints -
This proposition has been made espscia ~ to Crest
Britain to France, to Spain and TO Prussia fu
each case it has been kindly received but has not
yet been fotmalls adopted
deem Il my duty TO recommend al approp'ia
ton In bhaif of the owners of the Eorwe CLAN bark
Admiral Tordenskield, which vessel was In
May, l8sl Or vented by the commander Of ihs
block aiding force sH Charleston kom leaving thR,
port with cargo. Notwithstanding similar ps.vi
lege had short before been granted to an English
vessel have directed the Secretary Of State se
cause the papers in the case to DO communicated
to the proper committees
Applications have been Elsde to me by many
free Americans Of African descent to favor thsiI
emigration with q view 10 such colonization al
was contemplated in recent acts Of Congress-. otseI
parties, Ct home and abroad some from interested
motives, others upon patriotic considerations and
still others Influenced ny phianthropic sentiments -
have suggested sinilar measures; while on The
other hand several Of the spanish American Re
pnbiicl have protested sgsin the sending Of sucs
colcaie, to their respsctivs Territories. Unos,
these circumstances l have declined TO move any
such colony to anY State without drst obtaining
the consent of ts Government, with an agreement
on Its part to receive and ect such emigrants IN
all the righs Of freemer and have At the ssme
time, offered to the several States situated within
the tropics or having colonies thsre, to negoisse
with them subject 10 the advice and cons Mt Of the
Senate to favor the voluntary emigra ION of per
sons Of that class heir respective Territories
coaditi ns which shall oe equal just, and humane
Liberia sna Hsysi are, as yet, the only countries
to which colonis.s Of African descent from here
could 60 with certainty Of being eceved and adopt
ed as citizens and regret to say such persons
coate plating colonization, do not seem willing to
migrate to those countries as to some others 20
willing os think their interest demands believe
proving and that ere long thero will be augmen. I'D
and considerable migration to both these countries
from the United States.
The new commercial tresty between the United
State. and the Sultan Of Turkey has teen carried
into execution.
commercial! and consular treaty has been ne.
gotiated, ubject to the Senate's censert, with Ii
beris and similar negotiation Is now pending
"A
provement Of the national commerce Is expected to
result from these msa sasures
Our relations with G.. eat Britain, France, Spain
Portugal, Russia, Prussia, Denmark, Sweden, Ans
tria, the Netherlands, italy, r me, and the othes
European States, remain undisturbed Very favor
able relations also continue to be maintained with
Turkey. Morocco, China snd Japan
During the last year there has not only bser nc
change Of our previous rsla ions with the indepen
dent States Of our own continent but more friend
ly sentiments than have heretofore existed are BE-
leved to be entertained BY these neighbors, whose
safety and progress are SO intimately connected
with our own. This statement especially applies
to Mexico Nicaragua, Co ia Rica, Honduras Peru
and Chile.
TO commission under the convention with the
Republic Of New Grenada closed its session with
out having aucited and passed upon all the caiml
which We "A submitted to It. Aproposision ts pend
ing to revive the convention, that 1t may be able
TO do more complete Justice The Joint commits
sion between this United States and the Republic
Of Costa Rica has completed its lsbors and submit
ted its report
Ih.ve favored the project for connecting the
United States with Europe by an Atlantic tele
graph and similar project 10 extend the te sgrspf
nom San Francisco, to connect by . Pacific tele
ersph with the line which is being extended acros,
the Russian Empire.
The Territories of the United States, With unim
portsnt exceptions, have remained undisturbed by
tie civil war, and they ara exhibiting such evs
0eGco3 CT prosperity aS JoosAuos 81 oHroo's'AH.
that some of them wiz soon be In condition TO bs
Organised a. States and be constitutionslly admit
tad into the Federal Union
The immense mineral resou ces of come Of those
Territories ought to be developed ss rapidly 3!
possible. Every step in that direction would have
a tendency to improve the rev enues OF the Gov
eranert and diminish the burdens of the people
It is worthy of your serious consideration whether
soms extraordinary measures to promote that eDt
cannot ns adopted The means which suggests IL
sae M most ikelv to be effective, Is scientific ex
ulorstion of The mineral regions in those Terrific
rios with visw to the publication Of it, results
at homo aud in foreign countriss-results whcl
cannot fail to be- auspicious.