The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-11
Presidents Message.
Fello,c Citizens Of the Senate

4nd House Of Representatives:
Since your last annual assembling, another
year of health and bountiful harvests has pass
ed; and while it has not pleased the Almighty
to bless us with return of peace, we can but
press on, guided by the best light, He gives
wise ways, all will be we'll.
The correspondence touching foreign affairs,
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 ses
sion of Congress. If the condition of our reli-
tiOns with other nations is less gratifying than
it has usually been at former periods, it is GER
tainly more satisfactory than nation SO I'M
happily distressed as we are mi ght reasonably
have apprehendcd. In the month of June
last, there were some grounds to expect that
the maritime Powers, which, ut the beginning
of our domestic difficulties, so unanimously
and unnecessarily, as we think, recognized the
Insurgents us Il belligcrent would soon recede
from the position, which has proved only less
injurious to themselves than to our own coun-
try; but the temporary reverses which after
ward betell the national arms, and which were
exaggerated by own dislLyal children
abroad, have hitherto delayed the act of sim
pie Justice.
The civil war, which has so radically
changed, for the moment, the occupation and
disturbed the social conditions and affected
very deeply, the prosperity of the nations with
which We have carried on commerce, that
has been steadily increasing throughout Il
period of half IL century. 1t has, at the same
time, excluded political ambitions and appre
henslons, which have produced profound
agitation throughout the civilized world In
this unusual agitation, we have forborne from
taking part III any controversy between foreign
States, and between parties or factions in such
States We have attempted no prOpagandism,
and acknowledged no revolution But we
have left to every nation the exclusive conduct
and management of its own affairs Our
lie has BEEN OF course contemplated by
foreign nations, with reference less to its
merits than to its supposed and often exagger
ated effects, and the consequence resulting to
those nations themselves. Nevertheless, com
plant on the part of this Government, even
if it were just, would certainly be unwise.
The treaty with Great Britain tor the sup
preston of the African slave trade has been
put into operation with good prospect of
complete success. 1t is an occasion ofspecial
pleasure to acknowledge that the execution
Of it on the part of Her Majesty Government
has been marked by a jealous respect for the
authority Of the United States and the rights
of their moral and loyal citizens
The Convention with Hanover for the abo-
liton of the State dues has been carried into
full effect under the act Of Congress for that
purpose.
A blockade of three thousand miles of sea-
coast could not be established and vigorously
enforced in season of great commercial ac-
tivity like the present without committing
casional mistakes and inhictinS unintentional
in uries upon iorcig IN nations and their sub
jects. a civil war occurring in u country
where forei gners reside and carry on trade,
under treaty stipulations, is necessarily fruit
full of complaints of the violation of neutral
rights All such collisions tend to excite
isapprehensions, and, possibly, to produce
mutual reclamations between nations which
have Il common interest in preserving peace
and friendship In clear cases of these kinds
| have. far possible, heard and redressed
complaints which have been presented by
friendly powers. There is, however, a large
and augmentng number ofdoubtful cases, up
on which the Government is unable to agree
with the Governments whose protection is de-
manded by the claimants There are, more
over, many cases in which the United States
their citizens suffer wrongs from the naval
military authorities Of foreign nations,
which the Government of these States are not
at once prepared to redress L have proposed
to some of the foreign States thus interested,
mutual conventions to examine and adjust such
complaints. This proposition has been made
especially to Great Britain, to France, to Spain
and to Prussia. In each case it mas been kind
ly received, but has not yet been formally
adopted. deem it my duty to recommend an
appropriation in behalf of the owners of the
Norwegian bark Admiral p Fordens Roo,
which vessel was, in May 1861, prevented by
the commander Of the blockadins force off
Charleston from leaving that port with her
cargo. notwithstanding similar privilege had
shortly before been granted to an English YES
sci. | have directed the Secretary of State to
cause the papers in the case to be communi
Gated to the proper committees.
Applications have been made to me by many
free Americans of African descent to favor
their emi grafton, with /, view to such coloni-
cation as was contem plated in recent acts of
Congress. Other parties at home and abroad
some from Interested motives, others upon
patriotic considerations and still others in
1uenced by philanthropic sentiments, have
suggested similar measures; while; on tl.e other
hand, several OF the Spanish American Re-
publics have protested against sending of such
colonies to their respective territories. Under
these circumstances, | have declined to move
any such colony to any State without first OBJ
tanning the consent Of its Government, with
agreement on its part to receive and protect
such emigrants in all their rights Of freemen
and | have ut the same time offered to the
several States situated in the tropics, or hav.
ing colonies there, to negotiate with them, su b.
iect to the ad ice and consent of the Senate
to favor the voluntary emigration of persons
of that class their respective territories upor
conditions which shall be equal, just, and hu
name. Liberia and Hayti are as yet the only
countries to which colonists Of African descen
from here could so with certainty Of being re
ceived and adopted as citizens, and regret t
say that such persons contemplating COLOMBIA
ton do nos seem SO willing to enigrate to thos
countries as to some others, nor SO willing o.
, / think their interest demands | belieya how