Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-12-13

Wv MUS W Examine ana ADJUST such complaints
This proposition has been made espeoiollv
TO Great Britain, to France, to Spain and
10 russia. In each case it has been kindly
adopted. ''S
deem it my duty to recomend an annro.
driation in behalf Of the owners of tho Nor.
wegian barge admiral p. TordenskoM. u.
which vessel was, in May 1861, prevented
by the Commander of tie blockadipe force
OH Charleston from leaving that port with
cargo, notwithstanding a similar priyilepe
nad shortly before been granted to an Eng
llsh vessel have directed the Secretary
of state &c cause the papers in the case to be
| communicated to the proper committees.
AFRICAN COLONIZATION.
Applications have been made to me by
many free Americans of African descent t2
favor their emigration, with view to such
colonization as was contemplated in the re.
cent acts of Congress. Other parties. at
home and abroad-some from interested
motives, Others upon patriotic considerations
and still others influenced ty philanthropic
sentiments-have suggested similar meas.
ures whlle,on the other hand, several of the
Spanish American Republics have protested
against the sending of such colonies to their
respective territories.
Under these circumstances, / have de-.
cllned to move any such colony to any State
without first obtaining the consent of its
Government, with an agreement on its part
to receive and protect such emigrants in all
the rights of freemen and | have, at the
same time, offered to the several States sit
| uated within the tropics, or having colonies
there, to negotiate with them, subject to the
advice and consent of the Senate, to favor
the voluntary emigration of persons of that
class to their respective territories upon
conditions which shall be equal just and
humane.
Liberia and IIayti are as vet. the only
countries to which colOnists of African de.
scent from here could go with certainty of
being received and adopted as citizens, and
| regret to say that such persons as contem.
plate colonization do not seem as willing to
migrate to these countries as to some others
nor so willing, as think their interests de-
mands. | believe, however, the opinion
among them in this respect is improving
and that ere long there will be an augment
ed and considerable migration to both these
countries from the United States.
OUR RELATIONS WITH THE WORLD.
The new commercial treaty between the
United States and the sultan Of Turkey has
been carried into execution. A CONNER
cial and consular treaty has been negociat.
ed, eLhject to the Senate's consent, with
Liberia. and similar negotiation is now
pending with the Republic of Iayti. A
considerable improvemntof the national com.
merce is expected to result from these meas
ures.
Our relations with Great Britain. France,
Spain, Portugal. Russia. Prussia, Denmark,
Sweden, Austria, the Netherlands, Italy,
Rome and the other European States, re-
main undisturbed. Very favorable relations
also continue to be maintained with Turkey,
Morocco, China and Japan.
During the last year there has not only
been no change of onr previous relations
with the independent States of our own con-
tinent, but mere friendly sentiments than
have heretofore existed are believed to be
entertained by those neighbors, whose safety
and progress are so intimately connected
with our own. This statement especially
applies to Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica.
Honduras. Peru and Chill.
The commission under the convention
with the republic of New Grenada closed
| its session without having audited and pass
ed upon all the claims which were submit
ted to it. A proposition is pending to re-
vive the convention, that 1t may be able to
do more complete justice.
| The Joint commission between the United
| States and the republic of Costa Rica has
completed its labors and submitted its re-
| port.
| have favored the project for connecting
the United States with Europe by an Allan
tic telegraph, and a similar project to ex-
tend the telegraph from San Francisco to
| connect BY Pacific telegraph with the line
which is being extended across the Russian
Empire.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE TERRITORIES.
The territories of the United States, with
unimportant exceptions, have remained un-
| disturbed by the civil war, and they are
exhibiting such evidence of prosperity as
iustifes an expectation that some of them
| will soon be in condition to be organized
as States. and be constitutionally admitted
into the Federal Union.
The immense mineral resources Of some
of these territories ought tc be developed as
rapidly as possible Every step in that di-
rection would have tendency to improve
the revenues of the government, and dimin-
sh the burdens of the people. 1t is worthy
of YOUR serious consideration whether some
extraordinary measures to promote that END
cannot be adopted.
The means which suggests itself as most
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! ton of the mineral regions in those terrific
ries, with view to the publication of its
result at home and in foreign countries
a result which cannot fail to be auspicious.
CONDITION OF OUR FINANCES.
The condition Of the finances will claim
your most diligont consideration. The vast
| expenditures incident to the military and
naval operations required for the suppress
sion of the Rebellion, have hitherto been
met with promptitude and certainty unus-
ual in similar circumstances, and the pub
lie crdt has been fully maintained.
The continuance Of the war, however, and
the increased disbursements made necessary
by the augmented forces now in the field,
demand your best reflections as to the best
modes of providing the necessary revenue,
without injury to business and with the least
possible burdens upon labor. The suspen-
sion of specie payments by the banks, soon
after the commencement of your last ses
sion, made large issues of United States
notes unavoidable. In no other way cOuldthe
payment of the troops and the satisfaction
| IF other lust demands be so economically or