The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-12-10
THE PRESIDENTS mEssAsB.
RsilO.s. Citizens Of tie Senate,

rss las and House of Representatives:
Since your last annual assembling another
q rear OF health and bountnul harYests has
passed, and while 1t has not pleased the
Almighty to bless us with the return OF
pesce, we can but press on, guided by the
best light He gives u.s. trusting in His own
good time and wise way, all Will be well.
FOREIGN AFFAIBs.
- The correspondence touching foreign af>
fairs. which has taken place during the past
d, year, Is herewith submitted in virtual com.
plance with request to that effect, made
by the House OF Representatives, near the
close OF the last session OF Congress. If the
condition Of our relation with other nations
ID less gratifying than it has usually been at
former periods, it is certainly more satisfac-
tory than q nation so unhspply distracted as
we are might reasonably have apprehended
In the month Of June last there were some
grounds to expect that the maratime powers
which st the beginning Ct our domestic diff.
fcultes, SO unwisely and unnecessarily, as
we think. recognized the insurgents as bel
ligerent, would soon recede from that posi-
tion, which has proved only less injurious to
themselves than to our own country. But
ihe temporary reyerses which afterward be.
fsl the National arms. and which were ex-
aggeiated by our disloyal citizeus abroad
have hitherto delayed that act of simple jus.
tice. u gs7at.sa alHJ - s at..5
The Civil War, which has SO radically
changed sior moment the occupations and
habits of the American people. has necessa
rily disturbed the social conditions and atIec-
ted very deeply the nations with which we
have carried on commerce that has been
steadily increasing throughout a period of
hall q century. 1t has, at the same time,
excited political ambitions and apprehensions
which have produced profound agitation
throughout the civilized world. In unusual
segi,ation, we have f0rborne from taking part
in any controversy between foreign States,
and betw cen parties or factions in such
States. We lave attempted no pitTagan
dism and acknowledged no resolution. But
we have left to every nation the exclusive
conduct and management Of its own affairs.
Our struggle has been, of course, contempla
ted by foreign nations with reference less
to its own merits than to it's supposed and
often exaggerated effects, and the consequen-
ces resulting to those nations themselves
Nevertheless. complaint on the part of this
government even if it were just, would Ger.
tainly be unwise. --f
THE SLAVE TRADE.
e.s Tie tr, atty with Great Britain FOR the sup.
preston OF African Slave trade, has been put
iu operation with good prospect OF cons
plete success. 1t is an occasion Of spt cial
pleasure to acknowledge that the execution
OF ii on the part of Her Majes,y's Govern.
upent has been marked with Jealous re-
spect for the authority Of the Upued States,
and the righ Of their moral and 10y al cit
izens
v,y-t7f'-ss a sTApT DUES.
The Convention with Hanover for the aLo-
Iitien Of the Stadt dues has been carried into
full effect under the Act OF Congress tor that
purpose. w..
THE BLOCKADE.
A blockade of three thousand miles of
sea coast could not be establih he'd and yigor-
ously enforced in season OF great CONNER
cial activity like the present, without com
milting occasional mistakes and irflictng
nnintcntonal injuries upon foreign nations
aud their subjects. A civil war occurring
in country where foreigners reside and car
ry on trade under treaty stipulaIions, is ne.
ces,arily fruitful Of complaints of the viola
ion OF neutral rights; all such collisions
tend to excite misspprehensions, and posi-
BILE to produce mutual reclamations between
nations which have common interest in
preserving peace and friendship. In clear
cases of these kind, have, so far as posi-
Bile, heard and redressed complaints which
have been presented by friendly powers
There il, however, large and augrnentng
number OF doubtful cases upon which the
Government is unable to agree with the Gov
ernments whose protection is demardcd by
the claimants. There are, moreover, many
cases 10 which the United States or their
citizens suffer wrongs from the naval or mil
itaty authorities OF foreign nations, which
The government OF these States are not al
once prepared to redress. / have proposed
10 some or the foreign States thus interested
neutrality-suspicious. to examine and adjust
such complaints. This proposition has been
made especially TO Great Britain, to france,
to Spain and TO Prussia. In each case it
has been kindly received, but has not vet
been formally adopted. / deem it my duty
TO recommend al appropriation in behalf OF
the ownersso the Norwegian bark Admiral
p. Tordens kiyla, which vessel was, in May,
1862, prevented by the commander of the
blockading force, off Charleston, from leaving
chat port with her cargo. no. wthstanding a
similar privilege had shortly before been
granted to an English vessel have direc
Ted the Secretary OF State to cause the pa
pers fu the case 70 a,e communicated to the
proper committee. 7.7 VI s F
Ess THE COLONIZATION SCHEME.
~ Applications have been made TO me by ma.
ny fres Americans Of frican descent, to IA
Sor their emigration, with view to such
colonization as was contemplated in recent
acts of Congrsss. Other parties, at home
and abroad. some from interested motives,
etAess upon patriotic considerations, and
still others influenced by philanthropic sen
timents, have suggested similar measures,
while on the other hand several ofthe Span
ish American Republics have protested
against she sending Of such colonies to their
Respective territories. 4
Under these circumstances have declined
out Grat obtaining the consent OF its govern
ment with m agreement on its part to re-
ceise and protect such emigranis IN all theil
rights OF freemen. and have at the samt
titAe offered to the several States situated in
the tFePics. on haying colonies there. to ne
&otsate with them, subject to the advice and
consent OF the Senate, TO favor the voluntary
emigration OF persons of that class to then
respective territories, upon conditions which
shall be equal, just and humane. Liberii
ana flApt are a. yst tNe only countries U
which cotouists of African descent from her.
could 90 wish certaia'y Of beng received apc
adopted as citizens. and regret TO say tba
such persons contemplating colonization da
no, seem so willing 20 emigrats to ,hos.
countries as to some others, nor ss willing
a. | think. their interests demands. be
iteve, however, the opinion among them u
this respect is improving, and that ere ionl
there will he as augmented and considerable
emigration to both these countries froia th'
United States. Gan Ta sa 3l@4 9e4
.tg,4h COMMERCIAL TREATIES.
The aew commercial treaty between tht