The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-12-11
ABSTRACT OF
The Presidents Messaga to
Congress,
Organization Of Banking Assocl-
ations
Immediate Emancipation Discarded
COLONIZATION AGAIN URGED.

And House oil representatives:
Since your last annual assem-.
bling, another year of health and
bountiful harvests has passed; and
while it has not pleased the AL
mighty to bless us with a return of
peace, we can bat press on, guided
by the best light lie gives US, trust
ing that in His own good time and
wise way, all will be we'll.
The correspondence touching
foreign affairs, which has taken
place during the last year, is here
with submitted, in virtual compli-
ance with a request to that effect,
made by the House os Represen-
tatives, near the close of the last
session of Congress. If the con-
dition of our relations with other
nations is less gratifying than it
has usually been at former periods,
it is certainly more satisfactory
than a nation 80 unhappily distract
ed as we are might reasonably
have apprehended.
The treaty with Great Britain
for the suppression of the African
Slave Trade has been put into op-
Grafton with q good prospect Of
complete success. 1t is an occasion
of special pleasure to acknowledge
that the execution of it on the part
of her Majesty's Government has
been marked by a jealous respect
for the authority of the United
States, and the rights of their mora
and loyal citizens.
The convention with Hanover
for the abolition of the State dues
has been carried into full effect I'M
der the act Of Congress for that
purpose.
Applications have been made tc
me by many free Americans of AT
rican descent to favor their emf
grafton with o view to such coloni
cation as was contemplated in thu
recent acts Of Congress. Other
parties, at home and abroad, some
from interested motives, Others
upon patriotic considerations, anC
still others influenced by philan.
thropic sentiments, have suggested
similar measures, while on the
other hand several of the Spanish
American territories have protest
ed against the sending Of sucl
colonies to their respective terri
tories. Under these circumstances
1 have declined to move any such
colony to any State without frs
obtaining the consent of its Gov
eminent, with an agreement on its
part to receive and protect sucl
emigrants in all their rights al
freemen. Liberia and Hayti arc
yet the only countries to which
colonists Of African descent from
here could go with certainty o.
being received and adopted as citi
zens and l regret to say that such
persons contemplating colonization
do not seem 80 willing to emigrate
to these countries as some others
nor so willing as | think their in.
terest demands.
Our relations with European
States emainundisturbed, and viii
States of our continent have i'm
proved, especially Mexico, Costs
RIGA, &c. a..
The President speaks of a ia
vored project, the Atlantic tele
graph, and extending the Pacific
line 10 connect with that being ex-
tended across the Russian Empire.
thinks the mineral resources OF thu
Territories ought to be developed
as rapidly as possible. Every steE
in that direction would have qten
deney to improve the revenues.
The condition Of the finances o
the country will claim your mos
diligent consideration. The vas
expenditures incident to the mill
tary and naval operations required