Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-12-15
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

ULOlDLAN ~ M LOk hUII
FeHoto-ciiizens Of tie Senate and House d
Representatives.:
Again the blessings of health and abun
dsnt harvests claim our profoundest graft
tude to Almighty God.
The condition of our foreign affairs il
reasonably satisfactory.
RELATIONS WITH MExIco.
Mexico continues to be the :heatre o.
civil war. While our political relation:
with that country have undergone nc
change. we have at the same time strictly
maintained neutrality between the beliger.
ents.
THE INTER OCEANIC TRANSIT ROUTE.
AT the request Of tho States of Costs
Rica and Nicaragua. competent engineer
has been authorized to make survey oil
the river San Juan and the port Of San
Juan. Its souree. of much satisfaction
that the difficulties which for a moment
excited some political apprehensions. and
caused losing OF the inter oceanic transit
ronte. have been amicsbly adjusted. and
that there is a good prospect that the route
will soon he re-opened. with an increase
of capacity and adaptation. We could
not exaggerate either the commercial or the
political importance Of that great improve
mcnt.
EELATIoSs WITH THE UNITED STATES OF CO.
a-4 aluNBIA.
1t would be doing injustice to an i'm.
portsnt South American Sta'e, not 10 &C.
knowledge the direct ness. frankness and
cordiality with which the United States of
Columbia have entered into immediate re-
latinns with this Government A Claims
Convention has been instituted to complete
the unfinished work of The one which co-
scd its session in 1851. The new liberal
Constitution Of Venezuela having gone int o
effect with the univer,a! acqniescence of
the people. the Government under il ha,
been recogn;ze,l. and dipl omafic Intercourse
with II has been opened in a cordial and
friendly spirit. The long deferred Avi,
Islam! claim has been satisfactorily pai,.
and discharged. Mutual payments ha, e
been made IN the claims awarded by the
late Joint commission for the settlement of
claims between the United States and Pc
RI. An earnest and cordial friendship
continues to exist between the two cUun-
tries, and such Efforts as were i'm my pow
er have been used TO remove misunder-
standing and avert ahreatened war be-
tween Peru and Spain.
RELATIONS WITH SOUTH AMERICAN STATES.
Our relations are of the most friendly
nature with chill. the Argentine Republic.
Bolivar, Costa Rica, Paragusy. San Sal
vaior and Hail During the past year no
differences al any kind have a.i,en with
any of these Republics. and. on the other
hand their sympathies with the United
States ale constantly expressed.
The claim arising fruu the seizure Of the
cargo OF the brig Maeedonian in 1862 has
been fully paid by The Government in
Chill.
Civil war continues in the Spanish port
OF San Domingo. apparently without q
prospect OF all early close.
PROGRESS OF LIBERIA.
Official correspondence has been freely
opened with Liberia. and it gives us
pleasing view OF the social and polticsl
progress in that Republic. 1, may b. *
pectei 10 derive Rew vigor fom .Ameriran
iniiucnce. improved by the rapid disap.
pearance Of slavery in the linked States
] s"licit your authority TO furnish the Re
pnblic yunboat at m ,dcraie cost, to he
reimbursed to the United States hy install
ments. SucE vessel i needed Tor The
safety Of that S,a!e against the native AZ
lican race and in Librrian hands it would
oe more effective in arrc>,ing he African
slave trade than a squadron in our own
hands. The possession Of the least or
ganizel naval force would stimulate gen.
eron> ambition in the Republic. sni TIE
confidence -lvhicls-we sho'ai srnaniie>t hy
furnishing II. Swotilas win 'forbearance and
favor towards The colony from all civilized
nations.
! THE OVERLAND TELEGRAPH.
! The proposed overland Telegraph be-
tween America and Europe. by the way o.
Behling Straits and Arctic Russia. which
wa> sanctioned by Congress at the la,
session. mas oPen Unieitakeu uDuer very
favorable circum stances hy an assoc alton
OF American. cit szens. withite cor.iist goot
! will and support. saszweIi ofsths Govern
ment as Of those OF Grea. Britain and Rus
sia. Assurances have been received irou
most OF the South American States OF thci
high appreciation of the enterprise. ant
their readiness TO cooperate in construct
ing lines to that world-encrcling commu
nication.
learn with much satisfaction that tn,
noble design of telegraphic commit unica
tion between The eastern coast of Americs
and Great sDlitain has teen renewed. will
full expectation of its early accom- pli>h
ment. Thus it i. hoped that. with the re
turn Of domestic peace. the country will h
able to resume with energy an advantag
her former high career Of commerce an,
civilization.
EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS.
Our very popular and estimahle repre-
sentative in Egypt died in April last. Al
unpleasant alteryatiops. which arose I've
tween the temporary incumbent Of the of
flee and the Government of the Parha. re
suited in a suspension Of iniercourse-
! This was promptly corrected on the ar,i
\ eel ,f tho sso of , ho Cn,s,l.to a.,