Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-12-12
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Fello,o- Citizens Of the Senate and
House of Representatic,

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another year of health and bountif,
harvests has passed And while it h,
not pleased the Almighty to bless l
: with return of peace, we can but pres
on, guided by the best light He give
us, trusting that in His own good tim,
and wise way, all will yet be we'll
D The correspondence touching foreig
, affairs which has taken place during tn
last year is herewith submitted. in vii
tual compliance with arequest to tha
effect, made esby the House of Represent
aires near theeloss. OF sthelaatAesaian 9
!, 1on gressz s.ag'
If the condition of our rela tions wit
! other nations is. less gratitying than i
has usually beensat former periods, it i
certainly more satisfactory than anatio
SO unhappily distracted as we are, mig h
reasonably have apprehended. In th
month Of June last, there were som
grounds to expect that, the maratim
powers which, ut the beginning of on
domestic difficulties, SO unwisely ane
Unnecessarily, as we think, recognized
the insurgents as beliiserent, woult
soon recede from that position, which
has proved only less injurious to them
selves, than to our own country. Blu
the temporary reverses which atterwarc
. befell the national arms, and which
were-exaggerated by our own disloya
citizens abroad, have hitherto delayed
that act,of simple justice.
The civil war, which has so radically
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tinns aud habits ofthe American people,
has necessarily distnrbed thesocia con
dition. and affected very deeply the pros
perity Of the nations with which we have
CARED on a commerce that has been
steadily increasing throughout period
of half century. 1t has, at the same
time, excited political ambitious aud ap-
prehensions which have produced pro-
found agitation throughout the civil
ized world. In this unusual agitation
we have Tor borne from taking part in
any controversy between foreign States.
and between parties or factions IN such
States. We have attempted no propa-
grandism and acknowledged no reyolu-
ton. But We have-lett to every nation
the exclusive Conduct and management
OF its own affairs. Our struggle has
been, Of course, contemplated by for
ei. n nations with reference less to its
own merits, than to its supposed. and Of
ten exaggerated effects and consequen-
ces resulting to those nations them
selves. Nevertheless, complaint Oh the
part of THIS Government, even if it we're
just, would certainly be unwise
( Thetreaty witn treat Britain for the
Of the Slave trade has been
put into operation with good prospect
Of success. 1t is an Occasion of special
pleasure to acknowledge that the execu.
tion Of it on the part of her Maiesty's
Government. has been marked with
jealous rusPect for the authority Of the
United States, and the rights of their
mural and loyal citizens
The Convention with Hanover for the
abolition Of the stadt dues has been car
-ied into full effect under the act of Con-
5ress for that purpose.
A blockade Of three thousand miles
If sea-coast could not be esta blished, and
vigorously enforced in ii season of great
commercial activity like the present,
without committing occasion mistakes. |
md inhictiug uuintentional injuries up
N foreign nations and their subjects.
A civil war occurring in ii country |
where forei gners reside and carry OH
rade under treaty stipula:ions, is nee
ssarily fruitful of complaints Of the |
iolation of neutral rights. All such
ol is:ons tend to excite misapprehen-
ions and possibly produce mutual re-
lamations between nations, which have
common interest in preserving peace
nd friendship. In clear cases of these
lnds | have so far as possible heard and
edressed com plants which have been
resented by friendly powers. There is
till, however, a large and an; augment
NJ number of doubtful cases upon W which
ne Government is unable to agree with
he Governments whose protection is
ea,anded by the claimants. There are.
borrower, many cases in which the United
tates, or their citizens, suffer wrong
'om the naval or military authorities of
'reign nations, which the Governments
+ those-S.ates are not-at one prepared =
} redress. have proposed to some Of F,
lie foreign States. thus interested, mu-
lal conventions to examine and adj ust
lch compiaiuts. Fhis proposition has :
cen made especially to Great Britain "
} France, to Spain, to Prussia. In each y
ise it has been kindly received, but has
Dt yet been formally adopted,
L deem it my duty to recommend an
opropriation in behalf of the owners of :,
lie Norwegian bark Admiral Torkens- =
old, which vessel WAS in May, 1861,
:evented by the commander of the :
oekading force off Charleston from =.
aving that port with a=cargo, notwitn-
anding a similar privilege had shortly =
store been granted to an English yes =
i. have directed the Secretary Of =
tate to cause the papers in the case to :.
communicated to the proper commit-
es.
Applications have been made to me by .
any free Americans Of African descent
favor their emigration. with view to y :.
lch colonization as was contemplated >
recent acts Of Congress. Other par
es, at home and abroad-some from in +"
rested motives, others upon patrioti r
and still others infu- =
iced by philanthropic sentiments y
i've suggested similar measures; while,
| the other hand, several of the Span G.
h. American republics have protested 81
,ainst- the sending of such colones o
the respective territories. IN a
# these circumstances, | have de- V