The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-12-06

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
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since your last assembling another year of
health and bountiful harvests has passed, and
while it has not pleased the Almighty to bless
ue with q return Of peace, We cannot but press
on, guarded BY the best light he gives US, trust
ing that in his own good time and wise way. oil
will DO WE'LL
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
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 past ses-
sion Of Congress. If the conditions Of our re-
lstions with other nations il less gratifying than
it has usually been at other periods it has GER
tainly been more satisfactory than nation 50
unhappily distracted a. We are, might have rea-
sonab!y apprehended. a s.ia
In the month of June last there we're some
grounds to expect that the maratime powers
which ct the beginning Of our domestic dificul-
ties, 90 unwisely and 60 unsuccessfully o. We
think, recognised the insurgents a. belligerent
power, would soon recede from that position
which has proved only less injurious to them.
selves than to our own country; but temporary
reverses, which afterwards befel the national
arms and which we're exaggerated BY our own
disloyal citizens abroad, have hitherto DELAYED
that act Of simple justice. saatse-
The civil war which has so radically changed
for the moment the occupations and habits of
the American people, has necessarily disturbed
the social condition and affected very deeply the
prosperity of the nations with which we have
carried on commerce that has been steadily
increasing throughout period of half centu-
~. It has at the same time excited political
ambitions aud appreheDsions which have pro-
duced . profound agitation throughout the civ
ilized world se
In this unusual agitation we have forborne
taking part in any controversy between parties
and factions in any such States We have at
tempted no propagandsm and acknowledged
no revolution, but we have left to every nation
the exclusive conduct and management of its
own affsrs Our struggle has been of course,
contemplated by foreign nations with reference
less to its own merits than to its supposed and
often exaggerated effects, and the consequences
resulting to those nations themselves. Never
theless, complaint on the part of this Govern
ment, even if it were just, would certainly lie
unwise.
SUPPRESSION OF THE SLAVE TRADE.
The treaty with Great Britain for the suppress
sion Of the slave trade has been put into opera
ton with good prospect of complete success.
1t is an occasion Of especial pleasure to ack-
nOwledge that the execution of it on the part
of Her Msjesty's Government has been marked
with jealous respec: for the authorities Of the
United States, and the rights of their moral and
loyal citizens.
The convention with Hanover for the abo-
lition of the State dues has been carried into
full effect under the act of Congress for that
purpose.
THE COAST BLOCKADE
A blockade of 5000 miles Of sea coast could
not be established and vigorously enforced in a
season Of great commercial activity like the
present without committing occasional mis-
takes and inficting unintentional injuries upon
foreign nations and their subjects. A civil war,
occurring in q country where foreigners reside
and carry on trade under treaty stipuations,
is necessarily fruitful of complaints of the vio-
lations of neutral rights All such collisions
tend to excite misapprehensions and possibly to
produce national reclanations between nations
which have common interest in preserving
peace and friendship
In clear cases of these kinds have, so far
as possible, heard and redressed complaints
which have been preferred by friendly powers
There is. however, q large and augmenting mum.
Der OF doubtful cases upon which the Govern
ment 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 naval or military authorities Of foreign ma.
tons, which the government of these States are
not prepared to redress
AN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
have proposed to some of the foreign States
thus interested, mutual conventions to examine
and adjust such complaints This proposition
has been made especially to Great Britain, to
France, 10 Spain and to Prussia. In each case
it has been kindly received, but has not vet
been formally adopted '"
THE CASE or NORWEGIAN BARK.
deem it my duty to recommend an appro-
priation in behalf Of the owners of the Norwe-
gian bark Admiral P. Forciens Riols, which yes.
sci was in May 1851 prevented by the con-
mander of the blockading force off Charleston,
from leaving that port with a cargo, notwith-
standing similar privilege had shortly before
rected the Secretary Of State to cause the pa
pers in the case to be communicated to the
proper committee. -'a4' aa
AFRICAN EMIGRATION.
Application have been made to me by many
free Americans of African descent to favor
their emigration, with view to sach COLOMBIA
ton as was contemplated in recent acts of Con-
gress Other parties, at home and abroad,
some from interested motives. others upon pa,
triotic principles, and still others Influenced by
philanthropic continents, have suggested sim
liar measures; while on the other hand seve.
raj of the Spanish American Republics have
protested against the sending of such colonies
to their respective territories.
Under these circumstances have declined
to move any such colony to any State without
first obtaining the consent of its Government,
with an agreement on its part to receive aud
protect such emigrants in all their rights as
freemen, and have, ct the same time, offered
to the several States situated in the tropics, or
having colonies there, to negotiate with them,
subject to the advice and consent of the Sen
ate, to favor the voluntary emigration of por-
tons of that class to their respective Terrific
ries, upon conditions which shall be equal,
just and humane. @ aaasa.a sicl - +
Liberia and Hsyti are yeti only countries
to which colonists of African descent from
here could 20 with 4 certaintv of being received