Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-03
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Oy THE
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE,
The following is a synopsis Of the
Presidents Message:
YORrrGS ErisTroS-
FOREIGN RELATIONS.

Presidents Message:
FOREIGN RELATIONS
he says:
The correspondence touching foreign
affairs, whica bas taken place curing the
a-t Year j. herewith submitted. in CON-
pilanec with request to that effect. II
he condition OF cur relations with other
nations Is less gratitt ing than formerly it
IS certainly more satisfactory than ma
tlon 50 unhappiiy distracted might have
reasona II appreAenlcl.
4 blockade Of 5000 miles Of sea coast
could not , 1 established and yi-orousl.
enforced II season OF great commercial
activity, like the present without com
mitting occasional mistakes and infict ne
ullntentional injuries upon foreign ma
tlons and subjects. la cases of these
kinds | have, 50 lar as possible heard and
redressed complaints by friendly powers.
iAc9c ls, however, a lafge and Augment
nc number Of doubtful cases upon
which the Goycrnmeat is unable 10 agtee
with the Governments whose protection
j demanded bv the claimants. There
arc, moreover, many cases in which the
United States. or their citizens. suffer
wrongs from the naval or military au-
thoiities .. 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, a 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.
AFRICAN EMIGRATION.
Applications have been made to me by
many free Americans Of African descent,
to favor Their emigration. With view
10 sach colonization as was CONTEMPLATED
III recent acts Of Congress, other parties
at home and abroad. some from interest
ei and other motives, have suggested
similar measures While on the olher
hand, several OF the Spani,h-A melican
Kepnaics have protested against the
senclng Of such colonies to their respect
i've Territories. / nder these circumstan-
c.s have declined 70 move a,y such
colony 10 any State without first Obtain
bg the consent Of its Government, with
an agreement on It's part to receive and
protr such emigrants in al! their rights /
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offered to the several States situa |
ted in the tropics, or having col |
ONES there. to negotiatc with them, I
sunect to the advice and con
sent of the Sena'e. to favor The voluntary |
OF persons OF that class TO
theIr respective territories, upon condi-
tons which shall be equal, just and hu-
lnanc. Liberia and llavti are not the
only countries to which colonists Of Af-
riean descent from here could 60 with
Tie certainty Of bcin. received and
adopted as citizens, and regret TO saw
hat such persons contemplating coioni-
"a ion. do not sem SO willing to omi-
trate to these countries as 10 some 9TH
IL, nor 50 willing rs think their in
.erest demands. believe, however. that
lie opinion j. improving that Gle lotg
there Viii be an augmented and consid-
cradle einitr1tion 10 both these countries
RELATIONS WITH MExIco.
Our relations with European States re-
main undisturbed, and with the States
If our con incnt have improved, and cs-
Decially Mexico, Costa aica. &c.
SCIENTIFIC MEASURES.
Tie President saws he favors the
PROJECT Of an Atlantic telegraph and
pf extending the Pacific line to connect
with that being extended across the Rus
sian Empiie.
He thinks the mineral resources ofthe
territories ought to be developed as rap
d,y as possible. Every step in that di
rection wonld have a tendency to i'm
prove tlc revenues. 1t is worthy Of Sc
nous consideration whether some extra
ordinary measures to promote that end
cannot be adopted The means which
suggests Itself as most likely to be cffec-
i've is scentiic exploration.
TIE WAR FXPESUITURIs
The great expenditures incident TO the
military and naval operations required
for the suppression Of the rebellion have
hitherto been met with promptitude
and Ger aintv unusual in similar circum-
stances. and the public credit has been
fully maintained.
The continuance of tie war, however,
and ,hc increased disbursements made
necessary. demand Your best reflections
as TO the best mode Of providing the nee
cssarv revenue.
The suspension of specie payment by
the banks made the large issues Of I. S.
notes unavoidable In no other way
could tn, payment of th- stroops and
the satisfsc,'. Of otber just demands
be so economzei as well rs provided
for. l, is extremely doubtful whether a
circulation OF United States notes, ta,a-
ble in coin, and sufficiently large tor the
wants OF the people, could be perma-
nen.lv, usefuily, and safely maintained.
Is there any other mode in which the
necessary provision for the public wants
can be made, and the great advantage of
a safe and uniform currency secured
| know of none which proui.es
SO certain results, and at the
same time as unobjec,ionable. as |