The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-12-11
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
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FeLt0U cltiz,ns OF Me OehoIe any,
House of Represe natives
Since Your last annual assembling
another year OF btal,b, and boun'itul har'
vests has pass ed. And while it has not
pleased ths,Almghty tor bless US with
return of peace, we can but press on,
guided by the best light, He gives US,
trusting that in His own good time, and
wise way. alfwill yet be well. '''' .ae
The eorresponisnoe touching foreign
affairs which has taken, place during tie
last year is herewith submitted, in yir
tuS compliance with reques. to that ct,
feet, made,5y the House of Representa-
lives, near the close Of the last session
of Congfess(IJ (LaiH / i D | /. =
III he condition Of our relations with
other ma atious.fs less CRAFTY Ing than II
has usually BEN at former periods, it is
certainly more e'dsats sactory than a ns'ion
sebnhappiy distracted, as Weiare, might
reasonably, ,IhYsa .appyshended' lp. the
month ,a Of ,Jnneai lat, othere we're some
ytyapds tp, ,sxpsst uafsths nati'imr pow )
era Ehioh$ aat thee beginning OF cur DO
niesfic, difficulties. So ,unwisely and un.
necessarily az We THINKS fsoreeoggizse,t the
ihGssuuIrIgg,esnts az fslligttant. waula soon re
osde fF0t6zthat position. dEhirh has pro.
we'd only less injurious to themselves,
than dhf q W q .eou ttygl But thetern-
porary reverses which afterwards befeIl
thSs1apiynstasms. and whictT-were ,exagI
gefated By ouf own disloysl cilizcus
abroad, have hitherto delayed The ael Of
simple jdssce. Z BO uctE!.,f %
..fhe civil war, IA WHICH has 30 radically
changed, for; the moment, ,thea occupations
and habits Of the AmerCsh people, has
necessarily disturbed the sosial condition
aud affected very deeply Ibe prosperity OF
the nations With which we have carried
on commerce that has been etc adfly in
creaslug throughout.a period Of halt a
csnturyl dsIt has, at'the same time, 1ex
cited political ambitions aud apprehen
sioBs which have produced h profound
agitation gM6sghout the civilized word
ln this unusaI agitation we have forhorne
from taking part riU,pny controversy be
tween for.ign States and between parties
or factions In such States, We have at
tempted no propagandism, and acknuwl'
edged no areyolutions But we have lei
Ia every nation the exclusive conduct snt
maua cement Of its own affairs, Oul
struggle has been, of course, eopIA@pla
ssd by foreign nations with retJepce' les'
to It's, own merits 4hano 10 its supposed
and often exaggerated egscis and conse
quAncts resulting to those nations them
Selves Nevertheless. complaint on tn
part Of the Govern ment, even, il it wer
just, would ceflAply be unwise, , .n.
The treaty with Great Britain for tn
suppression of the slave trade has beel
ppi into operation with good Prospec
Of complete success. L is an occasion
Of special pleasure to acknowledge ths
the execution of it, on the part other Ma
jes,ysu Government, has been marae
with q jealous respect for the auihorit
of the United States, and the rights
their moral aud loyal cilizens. -.--
The Consenti0nl with Hanover for ih
abolition Of the slsdt dues has been cal
yisd iDto full effect, underline act Of Cor
gress for that purpose.
"A bloGkade aof seyeral' ttousShd' nile
Of sea coast could not be established, an
vigorously enforced, in a season Of gre'
commercial activity like the present
without committing occasional mistakes
and inHiotiug uniotenlioual injuries upo
oreign nations and their subjects. y T.
civil var oocuTrinU in n cOuntr