Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-12-11

recent acts OF Congress. Other parties at
home and abroad some from interested
motives, others from patriotic considera-
tions, and still others influenced by phi
lanthropic sentiments. have suggested sim
liar measures; while on the other hand,
several of the Spanish American republics
have protested against the sending of such
colonies to their respective territories. I'm
der these circumstances have declined to
move any such colony to any state, with
out first obtaining the consent of its gov
ernment, with an agreement on it's part
to receive and protect such emigrants in
all their rights of freemen, and have at
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 Senate, to
favor the voluntary emigration of persons
of that class to their respective territories,
upon conditions which shall be equal. just
and humane. Liberia and Hayti are as
yet the only countries to which colonists
of African descent from here could 60
with certainty of being received and
adopted as citizens. Isegret to say that
such persons contemplating colonization do
not seem so willing to emigrate to those
countries as to some others, nor SO willing
as think their interest demands. | be-
lieve. however, the opinion among them in
this respect. is improving, and that ere
long there will be an augmented and con-
siderable emigration to both these count
ries from the United States.
TREATIES MADE.
The new commercial treaty between the
United States and the sultan of Turkey,
has been carried into execution. A CON-
mercial and consular taeaty has been ne.
gotiated, subject to the Senate's consent,
with Liberia, and similar negotiation is
now pending with the republic of Hayti.
A considerable improvement of the ma
tional commerce is expected to result from
these measures. Our relations with Great
Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Russia,
Prussia Denmark. Sweden. and Austria,
the Netherlands, Italy, Rome and the 9th.
er European states remain unbisturbed.
Very favorable relations also continnc to
be maintained with Turkey. Morocco, Chi
Ma and Japan. During the last year
there has not only been no change of onr
previous relations with the independent
states of our own continent, but more
friendly sentiments than have heretofore
existed are believed to be entertained by
those neighbors whose safety and progress
are SO intimately connected with our arms.
This statement especially applies to Mex
leo, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras,
Peau and Chill. The commission under
the convention with the republic of New
Grenada, closed It's session without hav-
ing audited and passed upon all the claims
which were submitted to it. A proppo-
sition is pending to revive the convention
that it may be able to do more complete
justice The commission between the
United States and the republic of Costa
Rica. has completed its labors and sub
mitted its report | have favored the
project for connecting the United States
with Europe by an Atlantic telegraph,
and similar project to extend the tele-
graph from San Francisco. to connect by
a Pacific telegraph. with the wire which
is being extended across the Russian en-
pire.
CONDITION OF THE TERRITORIES.
The territories of the United States,
with unimportant exceptions, have remain
ed undisturbed by the civil war, and they
are exhibiting such evidence of prosperi-
ty as justifes an expectation that some Of
them will soon be in conditian to be or
ganized as states, and be constitutioDally
admitted into the Federal Union. The
immense mineral resources of some of
these territories, ought to be developed as
rapidly as possible. Every step in that
direction would have tendency to i'm
prove the revenue of the government and
diminish the burdens of the people 1t
is worthy of your serious consideration
whether some extraordinary measures to
promote that end cannot be adopted. The
means which suggests itself as most likely
to be effective, is a scientific exploration Of
the mineral regions of these territories
with view to the publication of its re-
suits at home and in foreign countries
results which cannot fail to be auspicious.
THE FINANCIAL PROBLEM.
The condition Of the finances will claim
your most diligcnt consideration. The
vast expenditures incident to the military
and naval operations required for tho sup
preston of the rebellion, have hitherto
been met with promptitude and certain
ty unusual in similar circumstances, and
the public credit has been fully main
tanned. The continuance Of the war,
however. and the increased disbursements
made necessary by the augmented forces
now in the field, demand your best rcfec-
tions as to the best modes Of providing
the necessary revenue, without injury to