Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-12-05


Since your last auuuh Assembling. another year Of
health aud bouuuul haryestha passed. And while ha.
not pleased the Almighty 20 bless with q return OF
peace but press on guioei by che best hsht He
gives U.S. trusting that ia HIS good time sud wise
roRgtoS AYYAin
The correspondence touching foreign Affairs, which
has taken plA during last herewith submitted n
virtual clmphluce win request that effect made by
r House % Representatives near the close Of last
s.u lf Cougr"ss
IL the eou ans % our relations with other nations
is graub uR than has usually been AZ former per
iuda b. ls ceftHiul more satisfactory than nation
uu1appiJ distracted as We are might reasonably have
u ,nr month of june last there were some ground, TO
expect that ihe ma,me Powers which al the beginning
oi aur d1nc.tc cles su un wisely and unnecessarily
se iliok, recognized the u-u gcis as beigcreut.
would SOON reccde from that p1siuon, which has proved
out Ices iriurous themselves than 20 cuun-
ts the temporary reycrses ahich aitcrwads beiel
TIE national arms and which wete exaggerated BY uuf
oVu dsloya utz mo abroad, ave hitherto delayed that
act ni simple Justice,
the civil war. uuch has so radically changed FOR the
niuul. lhc occupation aud habits Of the American
people. has necessarily disturbed the social condition and
Affected very deeply the prosperity Of the nations with
whie We her carried on commerce steadily in.
ssing throughout period of hAf century. Il has
the same ume excited political ambitious and appre-
decisions which have produced profound agitation
throI shout the civilized world
b. ihi. uuususl agitation We have forborue taking
rtr iu auy controversy between foreign states and
tesrrn par'ic. or factions boo su.h states have a-
tempted OBJ" popasaud'sm and Acknowledged 200 te'9iu-
tou uut hsfe et to every nation the exclusive conduct
AMI management Of It's affairs Our sffusgie has
b,.u ot coIst, c1utcm, plated by foreign aaunu, WITH
rrfftlee r, f1 M ou merits taau o. RS supposed and
o,n rxAgyFatc effects, and the c1nfe4ucnces resulting
81. .lo.. rauors tn4Hsel,rs Ntyrrthtt.s complaint
ou me pali OF this government even II 90 Nefe Just,
would certainly 0e unslse.
ius tfe4t, with Great Britain or the suppression Of
Afc slave trade has been put into operation with
< 90 prospect of complete success
DO 10 occasion u cspccitl pleasure 90 aeAuuwedgc
t.a' the execution Oft on The pau OF Her MaJesys
Government Ass been marked vitn jealous respect fgf
tde ah1uy OF the United siates aud the rights OF their
~ Hfal aud jog al ciuk us.
The Convention with Hanover for ihe abolition VI the
dues has been carried into ul effect under the act
OF Duusstss fIr that purpose
blockade ofthfec Ihoasana miles OF s,A coast could
be- established aud Vi ofousl enforced la season Of
sr' commercial activity Ike the prrstnt, "ih1ut COM
nothing occasional mistakes and inhicung uuiutcntuna
iuJlues upon ,frgu nations and theif subjects. civil
Wa utculuuk iu 60 .uty where Foreigners reside ana
oafrt ns uade under treaty suphNtnns, Is uectssa
.rs huniu Of complaints ct the v'"at'on ut neutral
rights Al susl COLLISIONS tend % excite mistppr,hen
s1ls and possibly produce mutuai rccitmations be
tween tii1us which have cnumUu interest presers
luz sa, and friendship Ia car eases offAesr kinds
have 30 fr possible, hratd aud tedcs,d comp Ants
which have been presented ty friendly powers lnerr
is hnwts,r lAi-t ana augmenuug number uf d7uotui
upon Whch he government % uua1r 20 agree "it
governments whose p,utecton demanded by lhe eaiu
uu,s.
Ia,,, are moreover, many case, 10 uhich me United
hatrt or then cukehs suffer wrongs from ts naval ol
inla1 au h'uuss uffreisu ma llu- sAieh ilr govern
urfa of toe States nlt $50 once prepared - redress
A4yc pror..rI 90 ,uuc 1t che foreign tAInus ,hus que
tcttg u.ua conventions Go cAolaug- aud ADJUST such
complaints. Tbs ptu. POSITION has been made especially
utcal tii. t1 France 80 spain aud Go Prussia To-
no hos been kindly received, olt has not yet
been i.r1 ally adopted
deem DC ny dui, g, recommend appropriation u
behalf 90 hc owner, of the Norwegian bAtque Admiral
lHfdcus lat when vessel was 900 May, 1861 pfe'rni
cd b, 10, c1ufuAuo,r OF the BJckaaiug lrce uf Charles
ton from leaving that luu "ith cirs', notwithstanding
t.u bar .rt-tc had shurls 1tiue been granted g. au
Eul i-u ,s e uatc directed the secretary ul state
o. cause tac qApri- 900 tAc case n DE commuueat u
the ptoper c1unitfees
Ihc NV eomme,e,al uesty between the United States
and tue Sultan OF Turkey Las been carried iuo eAeeu
ton.
sut the seuAtcs cous. ut Win Lpctii, aada snl.
l.r Negotiation Is nov pending Win tls Republic Of HAT
4 A1e improvement uf the National Commerce
Is expect. I'd TO result ifom these measures
Our relations with Grat Bu'aio France, spain, for-
tugal Russia. Prussia, Denmark, oWsd,o AID austria,
ur Netherlands itiN aud SONG Of ihs otn9t sur 'pefh
States remain uu4.s,urued N1y favorable ttlAu ms
also eouuuae 90 b. maintained 'th lurAry Morocco,
China aud Japan
uutng tie last year there has Gully been change
Of our preyuu. relations slth 1r iudep STATES
ogr uNu conunsnt. hut mpfe ilcual seuu uents man
utgh10rs. Wh1-e safety and progress ar 7I lnu
mattel, connected With our own. 4hls statement cspec
ial., applies Goo Mexico Costa hica, Ncaugua, huudu
Inc louuu,s,lon under the Cuny,ution with the Re
public ot New Grenada closed 10, stss)u win ut having
aldtd aud passed upon all She "a Inns Hhicb were sub
nlttd tote proposition Do ptnaing % revive the Con
Neuuou hat may be able To more comp etc justice.
Inc Commission Doe ween the Uuued states aud the
Republic Of Cusla .ea has completed ITS lsbOfs and sub
Enitted Us report
Applications have been made 20 me by many fee A
merioau, OF African descent Co favor iheif emigration
with view Co such colouz4uuu AZ va eouemp plated IN
recent actsoi Iongrc's olhet pa'ues al home anu a
broad some from interested mutNe,, others upun pas
tioc considerations, siii ohes Influenced By phi
lsuthiopc sentiments have sus grsed snnar measures
while, tie other baud, seVefalut TIE Spanish Amcu-
can Republics have protested against the seudiug Of
such colonies cG respective territories uder these
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT have De lined % move any sucn cotton,
-...F frat nnI no. 4lr tf
the Government, With au agreement o. is part 60 re-
aud protect such cmiEiunts 900 a intf nights OF
hcciuea And have Al the same time offered 20 the
several states si,uael ~ iAe tropics OF having colonies
there To- negot with then, subject 10 the ADVICE and
eoueent Of tue senate = favor the voluntary emigration
Of pfsous Of that class ~ Their respective territories
up0u conditions which shall be- equal Just and humane.
Liberia and Hayu yet the only countries to which
cnuuists o. African descent from here could with The
certainty Of bein received aud adopted citzen and
regret TO sa} that such persons contemplating oolon
EauoA do not seem willing TO emsrate To- these counties
some others, wing 40 act as think thsr in
sst demands believe hoserer, the opinion among
them in this respect is improving, and hat ere long
there viii he an augmented and eonsidrtsls emigration
10 both those countries from the United States
INTERNATIONAL rgLBGRAPH
have favored the project for connecting the United
States win Europe by an Atlantic telegraph and sim
liar project extend the teiegreph FROM san francisco
70 connect BY Pschs Telegraph with the wire which is
being extended across the Russian Empire.
TIM TERRITORIES
The Territories OF the United States with unimppr-
exceptions, have remained undisturbed by the civil
-
lusuhes expectation that some Of them will
b. 300 condition 10 be usanEsd as states, aud be CON
sltutiunally admitted into the Federal Union.
The inmoass mineral resources OF those Territories
ought TO be developed rapidly possible. Every step
in that direction would have a tendency omproYe the
Ievruue OF the Government and diminish the burdens
OF the people
Ii Is worthy Of your consideration whether some
uaofdinay measures 10 promote that end be a.
aupfed. The meaus which suggests itself the
hhry TO be effective Is scientific exploration OF the
raj regions in those territories With view To the
pu con Of It's results at hunt aud Ia foreign countries
---,tn,ils which cahnOt fM be suspicious
THE NATGOSAA FINANCES
The condition Of the finances Will claim your most
dhgent consider atom The vast expenditure incident
to ne mu'tary aud naval OPERATIONS for the suppiess-
son OF The rebellion have hitherto been Nth pfomp-
u'ude and certainty unusual IN similar circumstance
ana the public credit has been fully maintaiued -
ne eentinuanc Of the war, however and Increased
oADu'eimtnls made necessary by the augmented forces
now IN The sld demand your best rejection AS to the
nss' mode OF providing the Necessary revenue ~ihout
yu) 10 business, and with the least possible burdens
upon ahor The Suspension Of specie pa meits BY the
u'lA' :" "a AFTER the commencement N your last
'nh in-"o Ia -e idsn, "f lg,a St,.. macs unasnida