The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-12-15
Presidents Message
Fel'oir Ci!i,sns Of hs Senate
and House of Reffese nidiires:

tudc 10 Almighty Gud.
The condition Of our Foreign Affairs is
reasonably siti.hctory. Mexico con,in
ucs to be thcater OF civil war. While
our political relations with that country
have undergone no change, We have at
the same time, strictly mnintiiucd ncu.
trali'y btwccn the bclhgcrOnts.
At the request OF the States of Costa
Rica aud NicorOuga, competent cngi-
nccr has be n authorized t make Il
survey of the river San Juan aud the
port OF San Juan. IL is a sotrje OF much
qualification thai the difficulties which
or moment excited some political np.
prChcnsions, and caused n closing of the
inter oceanic transit route, have been adj.
miraby adjusted aud that there is u 90 d
prospect that the route will soon be
rcopcn,d with an increase Of capacity
and adaptation. We could not cNlggrr
ate either the commercial or the political
Importance Of that great improvement.
1t would be doing injustice TO an import
ant North American state, not to ac.
knowledge the dir,ctncss, frnukuCss and
cordnlity with which the United States
Of Columbia have entered into intimate
relations with this Government.
a claims convention has been constjtu'
ted to complete tha unfinished work ul the
one hich clos its session IN 1861.
The new liberal constitution oi Ncuc.
zuclu, having gone ihto effect with the
universal ucquicsccucc &C Il Q people, the
govcrnment under it has been r. cognizcd
and diplomatic intercourse with il has
been opened in cordial aud friendly
spirit. Tho long deferred Aris ISLAND
claim has been satisfactory paid ant
discharged. Mutual payments have beer
nude OF the claims awarded by the lat,
Jo mt commission for the settlement q
claims between the United States an,
Peru. An earnest and cordiul Friendship
continues to exist between the tw,
countries, aud such efforts rs were in my
power, have been used to remove IN isun
lderstonding and avoid threatened wa
between Peru and Spain.
Our relations nrc of the most frirndl
nature with Chill, the Argentine Rcpuh
! lies OF Bolivia, Ccsia Rica, Paraguay
San Salvador and llayti. During III
past year no differences Of any kind hev
arisen with any of these Republics, an
on the other hard, their sympnthics vii
the United States are constantly express
| cd.
The claim arising from the seizure q
the cargo of the brig Macedonian, II
1861 hns been paid in full by The Gov
crument Of Chill.
Civil war continues in the Spanisl
port Of San Domingo, apparently withou
prospect Of un eurly close. Oficiu
correspondence has been freely opcne
with Liberia, and il gives us n p,eUsn
view of social and political progress j
that Republic. II might be expected I
derive new vigor from American inilucnc
improved by the rapid disappearance ,
slavery in the United States. sole
your authority to furnish the Rcrubli
with gunboat, nt IN dcrate cost, 10 b
| reimbursed to the United States by ia
stallments. Such vessel is nccdtul 70
the safety of that State uguinst III
nntivc Africa races, aud in Liberia
hands it would be more effective in arrest
ing the African slave trade, than
squadron in our own hands. Tho posses
sion Of the least organized naval fore
would stimulate generous ambition i
the Rcpublic; and the confidence whic
we should manifest by furnishing i
would win lorbcarancc and favor toward
the colony, from all civilized nations.
The proposed overland telegraph he
tween America aud Europe by the wa
o! Behring's Straits, and Atlantic Rusi,
which was sanctioned by Congress at til
last session, has been undertaken undo
, very favorable circumstances, by an asst
citation Of American citizens, with III
cordial good will aud support, as wei {
| this Government as thnse of Gree
Britain and Russr. Assurances hav
been received from most of the Sout
4 American States of their high upprecic
ton Of the enterprise. and their rcadinCs
to cooperate In constructing lines tribl
tary to that world-cncircling commun
cation.
D learn with much satisfaction tn
the noble design OF II telcgraphic cot
Il. munication between the Eastern coast
America and Grrut Britain, has bee
. renewed, with full expectations of
/. cary accomplishment. Thu, il is hop
that with the return of domestic peac
; the country will be able to resume, wi
energy and advantage, her former his
career Of commerce and civilization.
I Ono very popular and cslimnblc Re
rcsentntive in Egypt died IN April las
An unpleasant Ultercation which nros
between the temporary incumOcnt Of III
/ Office and the Government OF the Pdch
resulted in u suspension Of intercours
The evil wHs promptly corrected on Il
arrival Of the successor in the Consulat
and our relation with Il ypt, as well
our relation with the Burbury powers, a
entirely satisfactory.
The rebellion which has so long bee
fragrant in China has at last been su
pressed, with the cooperating good Oh
COS Of this Government and OF the 9th,
western commercial States. The Judici,
Consular establishment has become ver
I difficult and oneruus, and it will nee
legislative restriction 10 adapt il 10 Ii
extension Of our commerce and 10 Iii
more intimate intercourse which has bee
instituted with the Government All
people Of that vast empire.
China SCENE accepting, with heart
good will, the conventional laws while
regulate commerce and social intcrcours
among the Western nations. Owing I
the peculiar situation Of Japan, and III
anomn lous form of its Government, III
action Of that empire in preserving treat
stipulatious, is inconsistent and capri
cious; nevertheless, good progress hl
been effected by Western Powers mo,
ing with enlightened concert. Our ow
peeuniary claims have allowed or put
course Of settlement, and the inland SC
has been re.opened To comm cree. TheI
is reason also TO believe that ihes
proceedings have increased, rather tha
diminished, the friendship of Japa
towards the United States.
The financial affairs Of .he Govern
ment hus been successfully administered
During the last year.the rcquisllion ofth
last session of Congress has affected th