The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-07
Fourth Annual
MESSAGE
OF
President Lincoln.


T,lou-C ,,s.rs o. tie Se7i1.s and Hyun y Rspre-
s'nidtites
Again tho biosSinss Of nesth and abundant har-
'e'ts claim our plooundss' rrstituls " Almighty
God. IN. cond.,on OF our oi-in affairs is eminent
ly stisisctory. Mexico coltiuac, TO lie thea
tire Of eivn wuF While our political rela.
tions with that country have undergone no
change, ". have At .hc sLlro time strictly main
tailed u'ttrlll.- between the irsurconts. ~
Tho telu's' t.o S'1',- g. Costa l.ica md N.cai.
N'uA "a ,ouioD ~ ou '.n,rr has been Authorized 10
mako survey of DE ryeI San Juan and tho p0rt of
san Juan. Il ia source 81 much ltion that
the dhcu tics " MICH for moment excited pol
itcl 1si1l and causcd closnr Of the intoi-
ooouiir transit route have been Imicaby adjusted,
and that ttcie ss god pro-foct that tho route will
soon d" ruolcnrd N1th m !uerc5c Of capacity end
adaptation We c,uId not exarRors;n either the
Commercial rn.it.cnI importance OF that rfes, i'm
proycmont II would ~ doing injustice TO an i'm
rortGnt South American Staie not to acknowledge the
tirecinosS iruHkness AMI eOrdiality, with which ths
United stAes Of Columbia have entered intimate
lu'etioge y ith this Govern nent. Claims Conyeu-
tion has boon constituted u complete the unfinished
work Of tho one which clo-d Ia scrsi1n In sCi The
liberal constitution ID Venezuela having gone
into effect with tho universal aretccnCe Of the pcO-
Pc tho government under II has been recognized and
diplomatic int rcourre with it hss been opened Ia a
cordial and friendly spirit The Ions -defcued AYES
Island claim has been sa,idaetory paid and Gscharp-
cd Mutual pay menis ha, been made OF the claims
srded ly tho late Joint commission ,or the stic-
mont OF claims bctween thc United States aud Peru.
An earnest aud cordial ir.ndshp continues 10 exist
between the two countries and rich effort. aa wero 10
my power have been usod to eIDisunIcrstan ling
and avert "a threatening war letgeen Peru and spain
Our Relations are ot The most friendly nature With
| Chill. the Argentine Republic, Bolivar, Cot. Rica,
Paraguay, San salvador and lisyti. D1ring tno p4rt
year no dcience- OF any kind have arisen with any
sympathos with the Uniud States are con-
| sianuy expressed with eordiLity and carfcstnes'.
brig Macedonian In l'3l h.. boen paid In fd BY the
| GONCrumrut OF Chth. Civil war COnuuuur IN tie
prospect OF an early clo-e oieA corretpondeu has
| Teen freely op0ued with Liberia aud Il giyas US "A
pleasing view Of social and political progress that
| hepnblic. Il may he expected W derive new yigor
from American influence, improved 10y the rNpid dls-
soiicit your authority 10 furnish to the
Republic gnn-poni a moderate cost,
instAlment. such vosc Is needed for the saicty II
that state xain,t che naiive African races and IN IL
The African slayo trade than squadron IN our hands
Tho possession OF tho lehst oreanized naval force
aud tina conhdenco which NC should manifest 1y fuf-
rhne IT, would win iorbcaEuncs and iaN OF 10 ards
tina Colony fIom all civilized nations
The proposed overland telegraph between
Amunea and .l;nTvpc by the way Of hhring' 4.
StrAlla ana AnlAuc Russia winch rEuCtlOh a
BY Congress NJ the last Asiou, has Teen M
| dertAken undor very favorable circumfiaur,
by an association OF American ci.lzeua. with al.
cordial good VIII and support 10 well Of Ihis guyer-
ment as % those 81 Treat bnAin aud Russia, A.
surAneos have b,en received fgcm most OF Inc south
American states VI their high appreciation OF tho pI
| tefpuAo and their readiness 10 cO-uperate IN ron.
straeting lines tributary " that wofld-euclrciug
cumnuuicttiou. | learn with much sAtlsia. n, 4
I, tLAI the noble design Of o telCgTapuiu cnumuui.
cation heveen the Entalu coat OF Anne. lr,
and Great bitain has been renewed With mI
, eApevtsnon OF It's osTy accomplishment. Thus
u - Laped that with the return u domrsti,
peace the county will bo Able resume w!th energy
and ahyantase her former high career Of commp u,
representative IN Egypt died IA April last An M,
pleasant alteration WHICH arose between the temp
rsry tncumtent the offoe and the uO, erument O
the PAAhA tesuited IN suspension Of IN ,crcuu. ~
The evil a. pumpty corrected on the arrival o. a.,
. successor in the cunHuAt,. and our IClltiYuH win
r.. p g. wei " otI lclatiJna with ile u bay Pow
eGN age tntT,iF H1,iritCi0ry. The iVl elton wheel
u has 20 long been nlNuut ~ China huI i-4 boci
tsONvruueut and OF lie OflOg " V-tCrl uuilUeItli
HIR.os. The Judicial consular es;hJurhueLt l.H to
10 come very diihcuit ami onttuus and A. VIII u,eI &C.
gisAtlNe l"lusitlon 10 ADAPT u " the eNtCIHlua
70 our commerce, ana 10 the more Intimate 10
tercouTfe which hA been Instituted it'll the govern
: nent ami people OF shat vaAt empire, China Gem
20 be accepting with hearty, cool will thu conNC utiJu
III laws which Iesulate Commerce and social inter
' course among the western nitiolF. owing ~ n
e peculiar itnanon Of Japan and the anamoiou3 iol
On is govornmont the action Of that empiIe IA per
forming ueaty stlpulatlous is inconstAnt aud Va.
l. cour. Nov@thelesA good progress has hoe eltcte
BY the oslaTn poW0gA moving With eLhi hteEe
q concert Our own Pcculiary claims have heun alo
In | or put IN couuo OF settlement and the A.
" land sea has teen re-Opencd 10 comm orc,
l. There Il also 10 believe that thee proceodna
A have increased rather Ihan diminiAhsd the endAhi
- Of Japan tossrdl the United Staies,
n Tbs ports q Norfolk, fernAndina and Psnssool