Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-12-04
Presidents Message.
Feuo,o. citizens Of tie Senate n'
and House of Represepfnfir,

ana House OF Representatives.:
Since your last annual assembling another
year OF health aud boun,iiul l,arvests has pnssed
And while |, has not pleased the Alm ghiy 10
bless us wi b q return Of peace. we can but press
on. guided by the best light tic gives us, trusting
that In His own good time, and wise way, all
viii yet I've well
The correspondence touching iorirn affairs
which has taken place during the last year is here
with Submitted. In virtual compliance with re-
quest TO that efpc. made by the House oi Repre.
seD,niivrs near the close Of the last session OF
Congress.
II the conditions of our relations with other
na,ions is less grati ing thnn 1t has usually been
81 formor periods, II Is certainly more saiiicory
than milton so uthnppily distracted MS we are.
might reasonably have npprehendcd. In the
month Of June last 9cre were some grounds to
expect that The mari line powers hich, at the
beginning o our domestic difficulties, so unwise.
W aud unnecessarily, ms we think, recognized
the insurgents az u bel'ilerent. would soon re-.
sede iiom that position. which has proved only
less injurious to themselves, than TO our own
country. But the temporary reyers"s which
afterwards beiel tho national arms. and which
were exaggerated by our own dislOyal ri issns
abroad, have hitherto delayed the act OF simple
jus4ce.
The civil war which has so radically changed,
Tor ihs moment, the occupations and hatiis oi the
American psoplc, has necessarily disturbed the
social condition and affected verv deeply the
prosperity OF the nations with which we have
carried on commerce thn, has been steadily In.
crentirg throughout period OF hall o century,
II has, at the same time, exriled political nmbi
iions and apprehensions which have produced
profound agitation throughout the civilized world
In this unusual Kiintion we have fOrborne from
taking part In any controversy between foreign
States, and between parties or factions in such
STATES. W. have attempted no propagaadism and
ackn ~ edged no revolution. But we have lelt
TO every nation the exclusive conduct nnd man
ngemtnt oi its own affairs. Our struggle has
Oh salL
with reference less 10 its own merits. inan TO its
supposed. md often exaggerated effects and con-
sequences resulting io those nations themselves
Nevertheless conpn mi on the part Oi this Gov.
eminent, even II itwere just, would rertuinly be
unwise
The treaty with Greal Britain f,r the suppres
sion of tho slave trnde has been pu, in operation
with good prospect OF complete success. 1t Is
an occusion OF special leusnre to acknowledge
that the execution Of H. on the purt her Mnjes
tys Government, has been marked with Jealous
respect tl the authority OF the United States.
and the rights vi thfir moral aud loyal citizens.
The convention with Hunover for the abolition
o. the Snte dues hns been nnied Into effect, un.
der the act of Congress for that purpose.
A blockade OF three thousand miles of sen
eoasi could not be- established. and vigorously
enforced. In season Of great commercial ac
nviiv like the present, without committing Oc.
cs'ional mistakes, and inhicting unintentiona
inlurirs upon foreign nations and their subjects
3 A civil war occurring In country where
foreignt 70 reside and carry on trade under trsnty
s'ipulatons, is neccssar " fruitful OF complaints
of the violation OF lieural'rlghts All such col.
Wious tend to excite n,isuppTe honsion, and pos.
sib'y 10 produce mutual reclnuiai iions between
nations which hive n common interest in pre-.
serving pence nnd friendship. In clear cases o
these kinds have. ~ lar ~ possible. heard md
redressed compuints which have besn presented
BY friendly powers. There Is still, however, a
large and augmcn,ing number OF doubtful cases
upon which the Government is unable to ugree
with the Governments whose protection Is dc.
mandsd by the clnimin,s There are, moreover
many cases in which the United States, or their
ciizrns, sutier wrongs frGm the naval or military
authorities o. ioreign nations, which the Gov.
eminent OF thnSe are not NJ once prepared to re-
dress have proposed tn some Of the foreign
ft1trs, thus Interested, mutual conventions to
sxamn" md adjust such complaints. This pro.
po iion has been made especially tn Great Br
tain, 10 ttance. TO spain, and TO Pru-eia. In
each case II Inns been kindly received, but has not
yet been formally adopted.
deem u my duty to recomm'n nd an nppn'pri-
anon IN l~half OF the owners 'oi the Norwegian
bark Admiral p. TordeDskiold which vessel wa.,
IN May. 1881, prevented by the commander OF
the blockadlng force, oil Charleston. from leaving
that port with cargo, notwithstanding q s,milnr
privilege hod, shortly before, been granted To an
Engli,h vessel. Ihave directed tho Secretary OF
stoic TO cause the papers In the case I" be com.
mu'icnled to the proper committees
Application have been made " mo by many
Nee Americans OF AfricuB descent To favor their
emigration, with aview TO such colonization as
whs contemplated In recent acts ot Congress-
Other parties, at home and nbrond from
interested motives, Others from palriolc consid.
sraiions, and sill others Influenced BY philan.
thfopic sentiments have suggested similar
measures while, on tie other hsud. several OF
the Spanish American repnb les have protested
against me sending OF such colonies 10 their 70.
speciWe torriioies. Under these circumstances
nave decided not to move any such colony to any
g. STATE without hIst obtaining ths consent OF its
government, with an agreement on Its part to
receive and protect such emigrunis In ali The
rights of ifeemen; and fhave at tie same time
offered 10 the several states ti:uated within the
tropics, or having colonies there. to negolinte
WIN them, subject 10 the sdvics and cons ,at OF
me senate, 10 iovor tue voluntary emigration OF
pesons of that class to IN, respective terJitor.
tories upon conditions which shall be- equal, lust
end humane. Libefia and Hay,i, are, nv vel, the
snly countries to which coonis's oi African de.
&C, o. nom here, could go with certniniy OF being
received and ndoplsd MS cilizens, and | regret 10
ssy such persons, contemplating colonization. do
no' "em willing To migrate 10 those countries,
20 to come others nor 50 willing us think their
. intTes, demands. ! believe however. opinion
smons them, In this respect, IL inprovi ing and
nat, ere long, there viii 10 an augmented, aud
G. nsiderable migration to both these countries,
IT, 70 The United States
Ths new commercial treaty between the Uni.
s va s.s,s. and the Sultan oi'rarkey has been
afried into execution, ~. l-'00
commercial and consular treaty hos been
negotiated subject to the Scnates consent, si,h
Lsberiai nnd similar negotiation is now pen.
ding with the republic OF Hnyti. A considerable
Improvement Of the national comniores 10 ex.
pee!ed 10 result irol, these measures. - -
Our relations with Great Britain. France,
hspsin, Portugal, Russis Prussia, Denmark, Sws'
dan, Aus,lia, the Netherlands, Iiniy, Rome, and
81 other Europsonsstss. rsmain undis,utbed, -
very favorable relations sso con inue to b. main.
tained with rufkey, Mofocco China AMI i.n.s
During tho last year there has not only bean no
ehsnge o' our previous relations with The india.
pendent states Of our own eontnen, hat more
friendly sen,inen's thuu have heresolore existej
. are believed 70 be en,ertsined By h,sss neigh.
brs- whose safe,y and prosress afs % ultimately II
sonneced with our own. This statement sspe
s!sliy applies TO Mexico, Nicaragua, Cosls Rica
Honduras, Peru and Chilli.
Ihe cpu nission under the convention with IN,
r,pHb)k n Nrw grrnulla closed iis o. ssion, whh