The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-09
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
Heavier TAXATION DE-
MANDED.


ton as an Approval Of his
Negro Policy.
He Proposes ito Fight 1t Out
on this Line"
THK PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
FeRov Citizens of the Senate and House Of Rep
resentdtires:
Again the blessings of health and abundant
harvests claim our profoundest gratitude to Al
mighty God.
FOREIGN AyTAIRs.
The condition of our foreign affairs is reas.
onably satisfactory. Mexico continues to be .
theatre of civil war. While our political rela-
tons with that country have undergone no
change, we have at the same time strictly
maintained neutrality between the belligerents
CENTRAL AMERICA.
At the request Of the States Of Costs Nca
and Nicaragua, . competent engineer has
been authorised to make . survey Of the port
Of San Juan.
It's q source OF much satisfAction that the
difficulties which for . moment excited some
political approximations and caused . closing Of
the inter.oceanic transit route have been amic-
ably adjusted, and that there 10 . good pros
pect that the route will soon be reopened with
an increased capacity and adoption. We could
not exaggerate either the commercial or the
IL Ah~A fvrav~a
ment. 1t would be doing injustice to an i'm
portant South American State not to acknOwl-
edge the directness, frankness and cordially
with which the United StatSs OF Columbia have
entered into intimate relations with this gov
eminent
A Claims Convention has been constituted to
complete the unfinished work of the one
which closed its session in 1861.
SOUTH AMERICA.
The new liberal constitution OF Venezuela
having gone into effect with the universal &C
Quiescence of the people, the government un-
der it has reen recognized and diplomatic in
tercourse with it has been opened in cordial
and friendly spirit The long deferred Avis
Island claim has been satisfactorily paid and
discharged.
Mutual payments have been made of the
claims awarded by the late joint convention
for the settlement of claims between the Uni,
ted States and Peru. An earnest and cordial
friendship continues to exist between the two
countries, and such efforts as were in my pow
er have been used to remove misunderstand-
ing aud avert a threatened war between Peru
and Spain.
Our relations are of the most friendly nature
with Chill, the Argentine Republic. Bolivia.
Costa Rica, Paraguay, San Salvador and Hayti.
During the past year no differences of any
kind have arlS"n with any OF these Republics.
and on the {" her hand their sympathes with
the United States are constantly expressed.
The claim arising from the seizure of the
cargo OF the brig Macedonia in 1921 has been
pad 10 full by the government of Chilli.
Civil war continues in the Spanish part of
San Domingo apparently without prospect of
81 early close.
Official correspondence has been freely
opened with Liberia and it gives US pleasing
view of social and political progress in that
republic. 1t may be expected to derive new
Yigor from American influence, improved by
The rapid disappearance of slavery in the United
States.
solicit vour an;h0.ifv to furnish the Repub-
+. 4 g,nb0at ri Il medium cost, 10 be renl-
tlur~ed 20 The United States 10y in,tallments.
Slch a vessel is needed for the safety OF the
Stale against the native African races, and in
IN Liberian hands it would be more effective in
arrcsling theAtrican slave trade than squadron
in our own hands. The possession of this Or
ganized naval force would stimulate generous
'dmUalion in The republic, and the confidence
which we should manifest by furnishing it
would win torbearance and favor toward the
colony from I'll civilized nations.
OVERLAND TELEGRAPH.
tHe proposed overland telegraph between
Eml:-c1 ard europe, hy tie way Of Behring's
S'ri'- ""5 ASi3,ic Russia, which was sane
uorca g. 'oagroSS q, the last session has been
rlL-'tt5ol t9der very favorable circumstances
av.I &~rc 90 Of American clizanS. with
5no c.rt.e. good wiz and support as wei Of
dis Government IS OF those OF Great Britain
and Russia Assurances have been received
rom most Of the Sonthern European States of
heir high appreciation OF the enterprise and
their readiness to co operate in cOns,ructiun
lines tributary to that world encircling com
munica.iOn. I learn with much satisfaction
thar he noble design of telegraphic commu-
uir2ion between the eastern coast of Ameri-
CO ac1 Great Britain has been renewed with
fun expectation of its early accomplishment
Thus il is hoped that with the return of do
nestle peace the country will be able to resume
with energy and advantage her former high
carccr of commerce and civilization.
FGyrr
Onr very popular ard estinable representa-
tive IN Epypt died ID April last. An unpleas-
ant alteration which arose between the tenn
porarv incumbent OF the office and the gov
crnment of the Pasha resulted in partial sus-
pension of intercourse. The evil was prompt
ly corrected on the arrival of the successor in
the Consulate and our relations with Egypt
as we'll as our relations with the Barbary Pow
ers are entirely satisfactory.
CHINA.
Inc rebellion which has SO long been fla
grant IN China has at last been suppressed with
the cooperating good offices of this govern
lnent and OF the other western commercial
States.
The judicial consular establishment has be-
come very difficult and onerous. and it will
need legislative requisition to adopt to the ex-
tension of our commerce and to the more init
mate intercourse which has been instituted
with the government and people of that vast
empire
JAPAN.
China seems to be acting with hearty good
will.