Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-12-02
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

The President says, The correspondence
touching fsreign affairs, which has taken
place during the last year, is herewith sub
mitted, in compliance with the request to
that effect If the condition of our rela-
tions with foreign nations is less crafty
ing than formerly, it is certainly more sat
isfactory than nation so unhappily dis
J turbed might reasonably have apprehend-
ed A blockade of 1000 miles Of sea-coast
could not be established and vigorously en-
forced in a season Of great commercial ae-
| tiVity like the present, without committing
/ occasional mistakes and inhicting unin-
territorial injuries upon foreign nations
and subjects. In clear cases of these kinds,
I have, so far as possible, heard and re-
dressed complaints by friendly powers.
There is, however, q large and aug
menting number Of doubtful cases upon
which the Government is unable to agree
with the Governments whose protection is
demanded by the claimants. There are,
moreover, many cases in which the United
| States or their citizens suffer wrongs from
the naval or military authorities Of for
| eign nations, which the Governments Of
those States are not at once prepared to
! redress. I have proposed to some Of the
foreign States interested, mutual conven-
tious to examine and adjust such COM
plants. This has been made especially to
Great Britain, France, Spain, and Russia.
In each case it has been kindly received,
but not yet formally adopted.
| Applications have been made TO me by
many free Americans Of African descent
| to favor their emigration with a view to
I such colonization as was contemplated in
>. >eeRt acts of Congress. Other parties, at
-. e snd abroad some from interested
~ 'der nations, have suggested similar
noaa,'.-. - while on the other hand several
- tLo 81 'lish Amerissn Republics have
protested aga inst the sending Of such col
onies to their T, SspectiTs territIsI1ss'-
Under these c. .'Ceumstsnces, / nave de-
clined to move any such colony 70 any
State without first obtaining the consent
of its Government, with an agreement on
its part to receive and protect such emil
grants in all their rights as freemen, and !
have at the same time offered to the sever
Al States, situated in the tropics or having
colonies there, to negotiate with them on
the subject, with the advice and consent OF
the Senate, to favor the voluntary emiSra|
ton of persons of that class to their respeo-
tive territories upon conditions which
shall be equal, just and humane.
Liberia and Hsyh are, as yet, the only
countries to which colonists Of African de-
scent from here could go with certainty Of
being received and adopted as citizens f;
aad regret to say that such persons con
tenDlating colonization do not seem as
wiliing to emigrate to these countries as
IN some others, nor as willing as l think
| their 1pferest demands. 1 believe, howev-
I er. that the opinion is improving, and that
ere long there will be an augmented and
considerable emigration to both these
Ssnntries.
Our relations with European States re-
m Sfn undisturbed, and with States Of our
corcainent have improved, especially Mexi-
co. Costa Rica, &c. ~
he President fsVors the project Of an
Alta mt, c telegraph and extending the Pa
ci6c lin. to connect with that being built
sNross th, Russian Empire. - u 20.
he tbin ks the mineral resources Of the
taTritOries ought to be developed as rapidly
a. rossible. Every step in that direction
has a tendeuey to improve the revenues
n is yzorthy serious consideration whether
/ sor1a extYsor 'dinary measures to promotl
tbst end eanIiot be adopted. The meanl
-L;cb suzrest itself as most likely to et
90 tbet end is scientific exploration.
Tba vast expenditures, incident to th'
| ,niIitsrv and naval operations required 10
I tbe suporession Of the rebellion, have hltn
10 been met with promptitude and Ger
tainty unusual in similar circumstance