Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-12-04
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
FellOD Citisns Of The Senate and HOatS Of Rep
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Since your last annual assembling another
| year of health and bountiful herveStg has pass-
cd. And while II has not pleased tho Almighty
TO bless us with a Teturn Of peace, We oan but
press 90, guided by the best light He gives us,
trusting that In His own good time, and wise
way, all will yet be well. ... ,... t--,..
The correspondence touching foreign sffsirs
which has taken place during the last year "a
herewith submitted, In virtual com pllapce with
q request to that effect, made by the House Of
Representatives near tho close Of the last sos.
sion Of Congress
II the condition of cur relations With other
nations ie fess gratifying than IL hIs usually
been at former perlods, it 10 certainly more
satisfactory than nation 90 unheppily distract
ed as we are, might reasonably have appre.
henoed. IL the month of June last there were
some grounds to expect that the maritime DOW
ers which, at the beginning of Our domestic
difficulties, so unTlscly AID unnecegsarlly, as
We :5ink, recognized the insurgents as belig.
ere1t, would 'goon Tecsde froo that position,
which has proved OLly ieEs injurious % them .
selves, than to our own coultFy. But the tom
poEary reVeIsea which afterward befell the na.
tional arms, and which we're exaggerated by
Cur own disloyal citizens abroad, have hitherto
delayed that act OF simple justice.
The civil war, which has 90 radically chang.
cd, for the moment, the occupations and habits
Of tho American people, has necessarily dis
turbed tbe 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
a century. /! has, at tho same time, excited
political ambitions and appr0heusions which
have produced a profound agitation throughout
the civilized world. In this ubusaal agitation we
have ioEb5rne from taking part in any con!Io.
versy between foreign etases, and between par
ties or factions In such states. We have at
tempted no propsgandsm, and acknowledged
no revolution. But We have left TO every ma.
tion the exclusive conduct and mana cement Of
its own affairs. Our struggle has been, OF
course, contemplated by foreign nations with
reference less TO ito own merits, than 70 iIs
supposed, and often exaggerated effects and
consequences resulting to those nations them
selves Nevertheless, complaint on the part OF
this government, even If 1t were just, would
certainly be unwIse.
The treaty with Great Britain for the sup
preston Of the slave trsde has been put into op.
GRAFTON with good prospect of complete auccees
IL is an occasion Of special pleasure to aoknoWl-
edge that the execution Of IL, on the part of her
Msjesty's government, has been marked with a
jealous respect for the authority Of the Ulited
States, and the rights of their moral and loyel
citizens. N-., fe..
The convention with Hanover for the aboli
tlon OF the Stado dues has been carried into iul
effect, under The act Of Congress for that pur
pose.
A blockade OF three thousand miles Of sea
coast could not be established, and vigorously
enforced, in season of great commercial &C
tlvitY like the present, without committing oc
essionai mistakes, and IL a citing unntentions
ipjnries upon foreign nations AMI their subjects
i A civil War occurring in country Wher'
foreigners reside and carry on trade unde
treaty stipulations, 10 NECESSARILY fruitful o
complaints of the violation OF neutral rights
All such collisions tend to excite misappreheh
sione, and possibly to produce mutual reclama
tioDs between nations which have common
interest in preserving peace and frienuship. II
clear cases of these kinds have, so far as pos
sible, heard and redTeased complaints which
have been presented BY friendly powers, TbeTi
10 sill, however, large and an augmenliuf
DuAber Of doubtful cOses upon which the gov
eTBmeDs is unable to agree with tae govern
ments whoee protection Ia demanded By tht
claimsnta. There are, moreover, many caael
in which the United States, or their citizens
suffer wrongs from the naval or military au
thofitiea Of foreign nations, which the govern
nents OF those states are not at once prepared
to redress. have proposed to some of th'
foreign states, thua Interested, mutual conven
tions to examine and adjust such complaints
This proposition has been made especially d
Great Bitain, to France, to Spain, and to Prus
sia' In each case il has been kindly received
but has not yet been formally adopted
l deem 1t my duty 10 recommend an sppro
priation In behalf OF the owners of the Nor
Wegian bark Admiral P. Tordenskiold, whiol
weasel was, 10 May, 1861, prevented By tht
commander OF the bIockad,Dg force of Charles
ton from leaving that port with cargo, moi
Wit1stsnding q eimilaR privilege had, shortl
before, been granted tc IN English vessel.
have directed the Secretary OF State to eaus
the papers In tie case to bo communicated
the proper committees.
Applications have been made 20 me By mau
free Americans Of African descent 60 favs
their emigration with view to such colonies
tion 90 was contemplated in recent acts Of Cor
( gCess. Other parties, at home and abroa,
soue from interested motives, others upo
patriotic considerations, and still cthel
t influenced by philanthropic seDtinents-bav
suggested similsE measures; while on the 9th,
hand, several Of the Spanish American RepuI
Lies have protested against the sending of sue
colonies 70 their respective territories. Dndi
these circumstances, | have declined TO NOV
any such colony to any State without fret oil
tanning the consent of lts Government, with O
agreement on Its part to receive and protect sue
emigrsnts in Gil the rights Of freemen; and
have at the samo time offered 10 the sever
States situated within the tropics, or having co
tnnipa thAFn m IA ~ thonn MI ok
advice and consent of the Senate, to favor ii
voluntary emigration of persons of that ca
: TO their respective territories, upon condition
n which shall be equal, just, aud humane. L
y IBERIA and Hayt are, as yet, the only couItri,
TO which colonists Of African descent from her
y y could 20, with certainty Of being received OF
I I adopted 80 eitizens; and 1 regret so say enc
!, perecno contemplating colonization do not see
30 willing TO migrate 20 thcse counsties, aa
|! aome others, nor 90 willing as / think their Il
. teresty demands, | believe, however, opi
!, ion among them, In this respect, Ia, impro'
Ing; and thasS ere long, there will bsyan auJ
mented, and considerable migration to boI
these oounires, from tho United States. o /,
The new commercial treaty between ii
!. United States and the Sultan Of Turkey hl
4 bsen carried into execution. I" b&. oI 81
i. A commercial and consular treaty has bee
negotiated, subject to the Senate's consent, vii
= Lioerla; and similqr negotiation ispow pen,
> ing with the republic of Hayti, A coneide
! able Improvements Of the national conrmerce
: expected TO Iesulsr from these meaaurescs,q
Our relations with Great Britaia, Franc
Spain, Portugal, RussIs,. Prussia, Denmarl
e Sweden, Austria, the Netherlands, Italy, Rom
y and the other European Statee, remain undi
tufbed,3 Very favorable relations also contint
r to be maintained with Turkey, Morocco, Chls