Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-01
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
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Since your last annual assembling saoshsr
year Of health and bouutful harvests -
passed. And while II has not pleased me Al
mighty to bless us with a return OF peace, We
can but press on, gaided by tine best light ne
gives us, trusting that In Ms own good TINE
and wise way, all will yet b. well. su
The correspondence touching foreign ansars
which has taken place during the last year "
herewith submitted, in virtual compliance with
q request to that eject made by the houss Of
Representatives near the close Of the. last ses-
sion Of Congress. ~ itnr ia,rfsri -.
II the condition OF our relations with other
nations is less gratifying than u has psnaliy
been at former periods, II IL certainly more sat-
isfactory than nation so unhappiiy distracted
as weare, might reasonably have apprehended.
In the month Of June LIST there were some
grounds to expect that the maritime powers
which, at the beginning o. our domestic din
culties, so unwiseIy and unnecessarily, ne we
think, recognised the Insurgents as beiiiger-
ent, would soon rscede from that position,
which mas proved only less Injurious to them
selves than TO our own country. But the TOM
porary reverses which afterwards befeil the
national arms, and which were exaggerated by
our own disloyal citizens abroad, have hitherto
delayed that act OF simple justice.
The civil war, which has 80 radically
changed, for the moment, tho 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 . century. 1t has, at the same time, En-.
cited political ambitions and approximations
which have produced q profeund agitation
throughout the civilized world. In -this NJ,
usual agitation we have forbofns frU1n ta1Eing
part In any controversy between foreign states,
and between parties or factions In such statss
We have attempted no propasandism, and nc.
knowiedged no revolution. But we have len
to every nation the exclusive conduct and
management OF It's own anairs. Our struggle
has been, Of course, contemplated by foreign
nations with reference less 70 III own inertia,
than 70 Its supposed, and often exagEeraied ef-
fects and consequences resulting to those na-
tons themselves. Nevertheless, complaint on
the part OF this government, even iii were just,
would certainly be unwlse, ~.
The treaty with Great Britain for the sup
preston OF the slave trade has been put into
operation with 4 good prospect Of complete
success. II IL an occasion OF special pleasure
to acknowledge that the execution Of II, on the
part Of her Majesty's government has been
marked with jealous respect for the authority
Of tho United States, and the rights Of their
moral and loyal citizens. ai'i D i1EIi Hi4 I
The convention with Hanover tor the aboli-
ton Of the stade dues has been carried into full
effect, under the act Of Consress for that pur-
pose. &c ylucab rGf .4 -... al III
A blockade Of three Thousand miles OF sea:
coast could not be established, and vigorously
enforced, in q season Of great commercial ac-
tiyity, like the present, without committing oc-
c&sionai mistakes, and INJECTING unintentional
injuries upon foreign nations and theirsuhjects'
A civil war occurring In country where
foreigners reside and carry on trade under
treaty stipulations, is necessarily fruitful Of
complaints Of the violation Of neutral rights.
All such collisions tend to excite misapprehsn-
sions, and possibly to produce mutual recla-
nations between nations which have q COM
mon interest In preserving peace and frisnd.'
ship. In clear cases OF these kinds have, %.
TAR as possible, heard and redressed COM
plants which have been presented by friendly
powers. There Is still, however, large and
augmenting number Of doubtful cases upon
which the government Is unable TO agree With
the governments whose protaction Is deunnded
by the claimants. There are, moreoynr, many
cases in which the Unitsd States, or their citi-
zens, suffer wrongs from the naval or military
authorities Of foreign nations, which the gov
ernments Of those states are not NJ once pre-
pared to redress. have proposed 10 sosae Of
the foreign states, thus interested, mutual con-
yentions to examine and adjust such COM
plants. This proposition has been made espe.
cially TO Great Britain, to France, to Spain, and
70 Prussia. In each case It has been kindly re-
ceiyed, but has not yet been formally adopted.
I deem 1t my duty to recommend an appro-
priation in behalf of the owners OF the Nor
wegian bark Admiral p. Tordens kiold, which
vessel was, in May, 1861, prevented by the
commander OF the blockading force off Charles
ton from leaving that port with cargo, not
withstanding a similar privilege had, shortly
before, been granted to an English vessel. I
have directed the Secretary Of state to cause
the papers in the case to be communicated to
the proper committees.
free Americans of African descent TO favor
their emigration, with a view TO such COLOMBIA.
lion as was concentrated I'm recent acts of Con.
xress. Other parties, nj home and abroad
ssme from Interested motives, others upon pa-
triotio considerations. and still others infiu.
encsd by philanthropic sentiments have sug.
gested similar measures; while, on the other
hand, several of the Spanish. American repub-
lies have protested against the sending of such
colonies TO their respective territories. Under
these circumstances, l have declined to move
any such colony to any state, without first OBJ
tanning the consent of Its government, with
an agreement on its part to receive and pro-