Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-12-11
s. HOWARD, Publisher
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
WASHINGTON, Monday, Dec.
7slla,,. ,.csti.zenS of the Senate and

House 0f Representatives -
Since YOUR last annual assembly another
wear of health aud bountiful harvest his
nassed aud while it has not pleased the
Almighty to bless US with a return of
peace, we can but pass on, guided by the
hest sight He gives us, trusting that in
His own good time and wise way, oil will
be we'll.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
The correspondence touching foreign at
fairs. which has taken place during the
last year, is herewith submitted, in virtual
compliance with request to that effect
made by the House of Representatives
near the close of the last session of Con-
gress. If the condition of our relations
with other nations is less gratifying than
it has usually been at former periods, it
is certainly more satisfactory than q ma
ton so unhappily distracted as we are,
might reasonably have apprehended. In
the month of June last there were some
grounds to expect the maritime powers,
which at the beginning of our domestic
difficulties. so unwisely aud unnecessarily
as we think, recognised the insurgents as
a belligerant, would soon recede from the
position, which has proved only less inju-
rious to themselves than to our own coun-
try. But the tcmpory reverses which af-
terwards befel the national arms, and
which were exaggerated by our own dis
loyal citizens abroad, have hitherto delay
ed that act of simple justice. The civil
war which has so radically changed for
the moment the occupations and habits of
the American people, has necessarily dis
turbed the social condition, and affected
very deeply the prosperity of the nations
with which we have carried on COM
merce, that has been steadily increasing
throughout a period of half century.
1t has. at the same time. excited political
ambitions and apprchensons, which have
produced profound agitation through
out the civilized world. in this unusual
agitation, we have forborne from taking
part in any controversy between foreign
states, and between parties Of factions in
such states. We have attempted no prop
agandism, and acknowledged no revolu-
ton. But We have left to every nation
the exclusive conduct and management of
their own affairs. Our struggle has of
curse been contemplated by foreign ma
tions. with reference less to its own merits
than to its supposed and often exaggerated
effects, and the consequences resulting tv
those nations themselves; nevertheless,
complaint on the part of this government
even if it were just would certaiuly be
unwise.
The treaty with Great Britain for the
suppression of the African slave trade.
has been put into operation, with good
prospect of complete success. tits an oc-
casiou of special pleasure to acknowledge.
that the execution of it, on the part of her
magesty's government, has been marked
with jealous respect for the authority of
the United States, and the rights of their
moral and loyal citizens The convention
with Hanover for The abolition of the state
dues. has been carried into full effect, un-
der the act of Congress for that purpose.
A blockade of 5000 moles of sea coast
could not be established and vigorously
enforced in q season of great commercial
activity like the present, without commit
ting occasional mistakes and inficting un-
intentional injuries upon foreign nations
and their subjects. A civil war occurring
IN country where foreigners reside, and
carry on trade under treaty stipulations,
is necessarily fruitful of complaints of the
violation of neutral rights. All such col
lisions tend to excite misapprehensions
and frequently to produce mutual reclaim
ations between nations which have COM
mon interest in preserving peace and
friendship. In clear cases of these kinds
l have so far as possible heard and redres-
sed complaints which have been presented
by friendly powers. There is however,
large and augmenting number of doubt
full cases upon which the government is
unable to agree with the governments
whose protection is demanded by the
claimants. There are, moreover, many
cases in which the United States, or their
citizens suffer wrongs from the naval or
military authorities of foreign nations,
which the governments of these states arc
not at once prepared to redress. have
proposed to some of the foreign states
thus interested, mutual conventions to ex-
anime and adjust such complaints. This
proposition has been made especially to
Great Britain, to France, to Spain and to
Prussia. In each case it has been kindly
received, but has not yet been formally
adopted. | deem it my duty to recon-
mend an appropriation in behalf of the
owners of the Norwegian lark Admiral
Pardens Riola, which vessel was, in May,
1862, prevented by the commander of the
blockading force off Charleston from leav-
ing that port with cargo, notwithstand-
ing O similar privilege had shortly before