The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-12-12
yo THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.


Fsuose Citizens Of the Senate and House of Rep
voscntatircs:
Since your last annual assembling, anothe
year Of health and bountiful harvests has pass
I'd, and, while it has not pleased the Almighty
to bless us with return of peace, we can bul
press on, guided by the best light He gives us
trusting, in His own good time and wise way
all will be well.
- The correspondence touching foreign affairs
which has taken place during the past year, i:
herewith submitted, in virtual compliance with
request to that effect, made by the House o.
Representatives, near the close of the last ses.
sion of Congress. If the condition Of our re.
latons with other nations is less gratifying thar
it has usually been at former periods, it is Ger.
tainly more satisfactory than nation SO unhap.
PLY distracted as we are, might reasonably have
apprehended In the month of June last thore
were some grounds to expect that the maritime
powers, which, at the beginning of our domes.
tic difficulties, so unwisely and unnecessarily,
as we think, recognized the insurgents as bel
ligerent, would soon reccde from that position,
which has proved only less injurious to them
selves than to our country. But the temporary
rsverses which afterwards befell the National
arms, and which were exaggerated by our dis
loyal citizons abroad, have hitherto delayed
that simple act of justice.
The civil war, which has so radically chang
cd for moment the occupations and habits of
the American people, has necessarily disturbed
the social conditions and affected very deeply
the nations with which we have carried on a
commerce that has been steadily increasing
throughout period of half century. 1t has
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apprehensions, which have produced profound
agitation throughout the civilized world. In
this unusual agitation we have forborne from
taking part in any controversy, between foreign
statcs, and between parties or factions in such
states. We have attempted no propagandism
and acknowledged no resolution But we have
left to every nation the exclusive conduct and
management of its own affairs. Our struggle,
OF course, is contemplated by foreign nations
with reference less to its own merits than to its
suppose and often exaggerated effects, and the
consequence resulting to those nations them
selves Nevertheless, complaint on the part of
this government, even if it were Just, would
certainly be uhwiso
The treaty with Great Britain for the sup
preston Of the African slave trade, has been
put INTO operation with good prospect Of sue
cess. 1t II m nro~eto'> - ''r,~fs-. PiS''ose W
acknowledge that the execution Of it on the part
of Her Majesty's Government, has been mark
ed with q jealous respect for the authority of the
: United States, and the rights of their moral
and loyal citizens. aa..
Tho convention with Hanover for the aboli-
tion of the state dues has been carried into full
effect under the act of Congress for that pur-
pose A blockade of 5000 miles of sea coast
could not be established and vigorously enforced
in a season of great commercial activity like the
present without committing occasional mistakes
and inficting unintentional injuries upoh ier-
eign nntions and their subjects.
+, W A civil war, occurring in covntry where
foreigners reside and carry on trssdc under trea-
~ stipulstions, is necessarily fruitful OF com
plants of the violation Of neutral rights; all
such collisions tend to excite misapprehensons.
and possibly to produce mutual reciamations
between nations which have a common interest
in preserving pence and friendship. In clear
eases of these kinds, have, 40 far as possible,
heard and redressed complaints which nave been
presented by friendly powers. There is, how
ever, large and augmenting number o. doubts
fbl cases, upon which the Government is piila-
BILE to agree with the governments whose protec-
tien is demanded by the claimants. There are,
moreover, many cases in which the u. States
or their citizens suffer wrongs from the naval or
military authorities of foreign nations, which
the governments of these states are not at once
prepared to redrers have proposed to some
Of the foreign states thus interested, mutual
conventions, to examine and adjust such COM
plants. This proposition has been made espe-
cially to Great Britain, to France, to Spain, and
TO Prussis. "a y
In each case il has been kindly received, but
has not yet been formally adortcd. ! deem it
nay duty to recommend an appropriation in be-
half OF the owners Of the Norwegian bark Ad-
zairal p. Tordens Rivla, which vessel was, in
May. j S62, prevented by the commander of the
yblockading force, of Charleston, from leaving
that port with her cargo, Notwithstanding n
similar privilege had shortly before been grant
cd to an English vessel have directed the
Secretary of State to cause the papers in the
case to be communicated to the proper commit.
tea. M Applications have been made to me by
many tree Americans Of African descent, to fa-
vor their emigration with view to such colo
nization as was contemplated in recent acts Of
Congress. Other parties, at home and abroad,
some from interested motives, others upon pat
riotic considerations, and stiil others influenced
BY philanthropic sentiments, have suggested
similar measures; while on the other hand, &C.
.ysral of the Spanish American Republics have
protested against the sending of such colonies
TO their respective territories. Under these cir
cun,stances, have declined to move any such
colony to any state, without first obtaining the
consent of its government, with an agreement
on it's part to receiv6and protect such emigrants
ia all their rights of freemen, and have at the
same time offered to the several states situated
in the tropics or haviag colonies there, to nego-
siass with them, subject to the advice and con-
sent ct the Senate to favor the voluntary emil
gratioa of persons Of that class to their respec-