Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-12-10


Presidents message
foreign AFFAIRs-- DIPLOMATIC CORES
PoNDENCE.
He says the correspondence touching
foreign affairs which has taken place du-
ring the last year, is herewith submitted
in compliance with the request to hat eff
feet.
If the condition of our relations with
other nations Is less gratifying than for
mer'y, it is certainly more satisfactory
than a nation SO unharpily distracted
might reasonably have approhended.-
A blockade Of 5000 miles Of seacoast
could not be esisbl shed and vigorously
enforced, in season of great CONNER
ciaI activity like the present, without
committing occasional mistakes. aud ~
fiictinc unutontional injustice upon for
eigu nations subjects. In clear cases OF
these kinds. have so far rs possible
heard and fcdrossct complaints by friend
" powers. There is, however, a large
and augmenting number of doubtful ca
ses upon which the Government is una
Die TO agree with tie Governments whose
protection IS demanded ~ the claimants
There are moreover, many cases IN which
the United States, or their citizens, suffer
wrongs from the naval or military au
thorities Of foreign nations, which the
Government o. these States are not IT
once prepared to redress.
| have proposed to some of the for
eign States interested, mutual conven-
tons to examine and adjust such com
plants. This has been made especially
to Great Britain, France, Spain and Rus
sia. In each case it has been kindly re-
ceiyed, but not formally adopted.
RECOMMENDS COLONIZATION OF FREE NE
CRoES.
Applications have been made to me by
many free Americans of African descent
in favor Of their emigration, with n View
to such colonization rs was contemplated
in the recent acts of Congress O;her
parties at home and obroad, some inie.cs-
ted and others f, ON other moliyes, have
suggested similar measures, whio on the
other hand, several of the Spanish,
American Republics have protested
against the sending Of suck colonies to
their respective territories. Under these
circumstances, | Lave declined to move
any colony to any State without first Oh
tanning the consent of its government,
with an agreement OH their part 10 re-
ceiye AMI protect such emigrants in all
their rights rs frcenen; and | have, at
tho same time. offered to the several
States situated in the tropics, or having
colonies there, to negotiate with them.
sui iect 10 tue ads GO and consent of the
Senate, to favor the voluntary emigra
ton Of portion of that class to their re-
spcc.ise territories upon conditions which
shall te equal, iast. and humane.
rHE NEGROES UNWILLING no BE co1o:'-
IzED--AKMISG NEGROES,
LiLe.ia and lIayt; are yet the only
countries 10 which ctlonists of African
descent from here could go with GER
lainty Of being received and adopted as
citizens, ai.si regret to say that such
persons, contemplating colonizntion, 80
not seem so willing TO emigrate to these
countries IS 10 some others, nor so willing
as ! think their interest demands. be-
lieye, however, that the opinion is nm
proving, aud that ere long there will be
an augmented and considerable om gra-
ton to both these countries.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Our relations with European States
remain undisturbed. and especially Mex
leo, Costa R:ca, &c.
A TRANscoNTINEsr, ATLANTIC AND PA
cIFIc TELEGRAPH.
The President favors he project Of the
Atlantic telegraph, aud of extending the
Pacific line 10 connect with that being
extended across the Russian Empire.
URGES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MINER
AL REGIONS.
He thinks the mineral resources of the
Territories ought to be developed as rap
idly rs possible. Every step in that d.
rection would have tendency to inn
prove the revenues. 1t is worthy of the
consideration of Congress, whether some
extraordinary measures to promote that
end cannot be adopted. The means
which snooests itself n q ,nosf IikeIv IN ha