The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-12-05
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
.Fellouc- Citizens Of the 1stvate
Ind Horse Of .Representatires:

another year of health and bountiful har-
vests has llSsssed; and while it has not
pleased the Almighty to bless us with q
return of peace, we can but press on,
guided by the best light He gives US,
trusting that in His own good time and
wise ways, all viii be we'll.
The correspondence touching foreign
affairs, which has taken place during the
last year, is herewith submitted, in virtual
compliance with request to that effect,
made by the House Of Representatives,
near the close of the last session of Con
gress. Ii the condition of our relations
with other nations is less gratifying than
it has usually been at former periods, 1t
is certainly more satisfactory than a ma
ton so unhappily distressed as we are
might reasonably have apprehended.-
In the month of June last, there were
some grounds to expect that the mari
time Powers, which, at the beginning of
our domestic difficulties, so unanimously
and unnecessarily, as we think, recogniz-
ed the insurgents as belligerent, would
soon recede from that position, which
has proved only less injurious to them
selves than to our own country; but the
temporary reverses which afterwards be-
fell the national arms, and which were
exaggerated by our own disloyal chill
dren abroad, have hitherto delayed the
act of simple justice.
The civil war, which has so radically
changed, for the moment, the occupation
and habits of the American people, has
necessarily disturbed the social condi-
tions and affected very deeply, the pros
perity of the nations with which we have
carried on a commerce, that has been
steadily increasing throughout period
of half century 1t has, at the same
time, excited political ambitions and APP
prehensions, which have produced a pro-
found agitation throughout the civilized
world. In this unusual agitation, we
have forborne from taking part in any
controversy between foreign States, and
between parties or factions in such
| States. We have attempted no propa-
! gandism, and acknowledged no revolu-
| ton. But we have left to every nation
the exclusive management and conduct
| of its own affairs. Our struggle has
been, of course, contemplated by foreign
nations, with reference less to its own
merits than to its supposed and often ex-
aggerated effects, and the consequence
resulting to those nations themselves.
Nevertheless, complaint on the part of
this Government, even if it were Just,
would certainly be unwise
The treaty with Great Britain for the
suppression of the African slave trade
has been put into operation with a good
prospect of complete success. 1t is an
occasion of special pleasure to acknow-
ledge that the execution of it on the part
OF Her Maiesty'S Government has been
marked by a jealous respect for the au-
thority of the United States and the
rights Of their moral and loyal citizens.
The Convention with Hanover for the
abolition of the Staff dues has been car
ried into full effect under the act of Con
gress for that purpose.
A blockade of three thousand miles oil
sea-coast could not be established and
vigorously enforced in season of great
commercial activity like the present with
out committing occasional mistakes and
inhcting unintentional injuries upon
foreign nations and their subjects A
civil war occurring in country where
foreigners reside and carry ON trade, un
der treaty stipulations, is necessarily
fruitful of complaints of the violation q
neutral rights. All such collisions tenC
to excite misapprehensions, and posi-
bly,, to produce mutual reclamations be
tween nations which have a common in
terest in preserving peace and friend
ship. In clear cases of these kinds,
have, so far as possible, heard and re
dressed complaints which have been pre-
scented by friendly powers. There is
however, large ana angmenting mum
Der of doubtful cases, upon which thu
Government is unable to agree with thu
Governments whose protection is de
manded by the claimants There are
moreover, many cases in which thu
United States or their citizens suffe
wrongs from the naval or military au
thorities of foreign nations, which thu
Governments of these States are not a
once prepared to redress. | have pro
posed to some of the foreign States thu
/ interested, mutual conventions to exam
inc and adjust such complaints. Thi
proposition has been made especially t.
Great Britain, to France, to Spain and t.
Prussia. In each case it has been kind
ly received, but has not yet been formal
81 ly adopted l deem it my duty to re
commend an appropriation in behalf 0
the owners of the Norwegian bark Ad
miral 2. Fordens Riolo, which vesse
was, in May, 1861, prevented by tn
commander of the blockading force Of
Charleston from leaving that port wit
her cargo notwithstanding a simila
- privilege had shortly before been granite
to an English vessel. l have directe
the Secretary of State to cause the pf
pers in the case to be communicated
the proper committees.
Applications have been made to M
by many free Americans of African d.
scent to favor their emigration, with
view to such colonization as was col
templated in recent acts of Congress
Other parties, at home and abroad, som
from interested motives, others upon pt
triotic considerations, and still others il
huenced by philanthropic sentiment
have suggested similar. measures; Will
on the other hand, several of the Spar
ish American Republics have proteste
against the sending of such colonies
their respective territories. Under thes
circumstances, have declined to NOV
any such colony to any State withOI
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