Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-04
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Third Session Of the Thirly.sev.
cMth Congress. Decenm.
Der lst, 1862.

/ Fellow Citizens Of the Senate and House
OF Representatives.:
Since your last assembling another
year Of health and bountiful barvests
.as passed, aud while it has not pleased
the Almighty 10 bless US with a retnrn
OF peace, we cannot but press or, guard
cd by tho bes, light be gives u, trust
/ ing that IN his own good time aud wise
way, all will bo well.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
The correspondence touching foreign
affairs which ha, taken place curing the
| last year, is herewith submitted. III com
pliance with request to that effect, made
by the House Of Representatives
near the close Of the past session. If
the condition of our relations with other
nations is less gratifying than formerly it
is certainly more satisfactory than ma
tion 50 unhappily distracted as We are
might have reasonably apprehended.
La the month Of Juoe Iast there were
some grounds to expect that the mari
tine powers which at tie beginning OF
oar domestic uifficu les so unwisely
and SO unsuccessfully as we think, le
cognlzed the insurgents as belligerent
power, would soon secede from that po-
sit on which has proved only less injuri-
Gus to themselves than TO our own coun-
trv, but the temporary reyerses which
| afterwards beiel the national arms and
which were exaggerated by our own dis
loyal citizens abroad, have hitherto de-
layed that act Of SIMPLE justice.
The civil war which la, SO radically
changed for moment the occupation
and habits Of the American people, has
necessarily disturbed the social condi-
:ion aud affected very deeply the pros.
perity Of the nations with which we
have carried on commerce that has
been steadily in :reasing throughout a
period of half a century. 1t has at the
same tme'excited political ambitions and
ap2rehensions which have produced a
profound ag ta,ion throughout the civil
ized world.
In this unusual agitation we have for
borne taking pait III any controversy
between parties and factions in any
snch States. We have attempted no
| propauandsm an. acknow edged no re-
voluton, but we have left t. every na.
ton the exclusive conduct and manage
ment Of lis own Affairs. Our struggle
has been Of course contemplated by
foreign nations tn reference less to it.
| IN nd
often exaggerated I fl c's AMI tie conse-
quences resulting TO tho e nations them
selves. Nevertheless, comp!aints on the
part of this gove'nmen'.e even If it were
jns,, would certainly be unwi>e.
SUPPRESSION OF THE SLAVE TRADE.
The treaty with Great Bri'an for the
| suppression OF the slave trade has been
put INTO operation with a good prospect
Of complete success. It is an occasion
of especial pleasure 10 acknowledge
that the execution o. it on the part of
Her Maiesty's government hes been
marked with a jealous respect for the
authorities cf the Cnitcd States, and the
fights Of Their moral and loyal cirzens
The convention with Hanover for the
abolition OF the State dues has been car
red into full effect under the act Of Con-
gress for that purpose.
THR COAST BLOCKADE.
a blockade of 5000 miles of sea coast
could not be established and vigorously
enforced in season of great commercial
activity, like the present, without com
mitting occasional mistakes and intlct ng
unintentional injuries upon foreign ma
tions and their subjects. A civil war,
occurring in country where foreigners
reside anj carry on trade under treat,
s,ipulations, is necessarily fruitful OF
complaints OF the violations of neutral
rights. All such collisions tend TO ex-
ci,e mis,prrehen, ions and possib'y to
produce national reclama,ions between
nations which have common interest
in preserving peace and friendship.
In cases of these kinds | have,
80 far as possible heard and
rcdressed complaints by friendly powers.
There is, however, large and augment
ing number of doubtful cases upon
which the Government is unable to aytee
with the Government 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 an
thorities OF foreign nations, which the
governments Of these States are not at
once prepared to redress. | have pro-
posed to some Of the foreign States in
terestcd, mutual convention, to examine
and adjust some complaints. Ills has
been made especially to Great Britain,
France, Spain and Prussia. In each case
it has been kindly received, but not yet
formally adopted.
THE CASE OF NORWEGIAN BARK.
l deem it nv duty to recommend an
appropriation in bel alf Of the Norwe-
gian bark Admiral p. Forciens Rioa.
which vessel was in May 1861, prevent
cd by the commander OF the blockad-
ing force off Charleston, from leaving
that port with cargo, not outstanding
a similar privilege bad shortly before
been granted to an Engl'sh vessel. l
have directed the Secretary Of State to
cause the papers in the ca.e TO be com
municated 70 the proper comni.tee.
AFRICAN EMIGRATION.
Applications have been made to me by
man, free Americans Of African descent,
to favor their emigration, With view
to such colonization as was contemI lated
in recent acts Of Congress, other parties