The Grand Haven news., 1864-12-14

Of Representatives.. a a. Ei4ea
Again the blessings Of health and
abundant harvest claims our profoundest
gratitude to Almighty God. 4
EoREIoN AFFAIRS. e,i,..,
M The condition of our foreign affairs is
reasonably satisfactory. = y
ssr y BLOCKADE RUNNING. ..
The ports Of Norfolk, Fernandina and
Pensacola, have been opened by procla-
nation. 1t is hoped that foreign mer-
chants will now consider whether il is
not safer and more profitable to them
selves, rs well as just to the United
States, to resort to these and other open
ports than it is to procure, through many
hazards, and at vast cost, contraband
trade with other ports, which are closed,
il not by actual military operation, at
least by lawful and effective blockade.
For myself have no doubt of the power
and duty of the Executive under the law
OF nations to exclude enemies of the bu-
man race from an asylum in the United
States. If Congress should think that
TO nf l.w =. ouch, - i. G,,,h.r rs,,,d;
.;sd hv !, rsSsommsnd ,haa a,ny;s;on
hs m.ds for sasc,n.llv nrsysn,;oc fo,.
e;cn slave traders from acdn;r;oa dom;c;Ie
opJ .c;l;,;ss Co. ,he;, cr;u,;n.I occnn.1
s;aa IN onr conu,rv
T, i no.s;hla ,ia, e !, were ne,v
.nd on.r ,uas,;on IN. ,o,;,;ra no,ars
w;,h H. ,;rhs ,hav ,,ov sn;ov wo,,IH ~,
.oucada ,hs nr;v;lcrss % : r.v.I helI;,o,
an, - ,hs ;ns"rssn.s ,,f ths Tfn;,sd
S,.,es Des,;,nts a. tbsv are and al
ways have been. equally IL shins and Of
no.,e .nl h.rhors a;sloy., ano,o;sso,;es
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suooassf,I dn.;no ,ha Iss, raor ,h.n ,hav
were hsfo,e thai time IN the;, efforts
nnder fsvo, of that rr;v;leos 20 emb,o;l
our coon,rv n sore;or wars The desire
sDd de,srw;n.t;or e ,he m.r;,;me Statas
n defeat that design are, heliayed 10 he
as s;ocere as and csnoo, be more earnest
than Eurons Neyartbaless unforeseen
noI;t;cal differences have arisen esnecialIy
+ Rr.v;l;sn and R,;,;sh norts and On he
no,thern BOUNDARY ~ ,be IIn;,ed States
which have reo,,;red and ara l;lalv ~
continue - ,edn;,e ,bs nr.c,;ca of unusu.
Al 'v;c;larce and : ;nst and conc;l;alorv
sn;r;t IN the nar, ~ ,be JTn;ted states
as ,salI no oe o,be, ns,;ons concarned and
their governments -
Camm;ss;onsrs have bean anno;n,ea
under The ,rsa,v with Grant Rr;ta;n on
the adjustment Of The Hudson Raw and
pucat's Sound Aor;cultural comnanies IN
Oreror and sro now rrocaad;oc ~ tho
execntion Of the ,rus. conf;ded 10 them
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r,v,vc,., w.rrv.s
The financial affairs Of the government
have hsen succassfnliv administered -
During the last wear the reouis;,ion Of
the last Concress has benef;c;aiIv effected
the reyenua al,bouob sufI;c;ent lime ba,
mot alansad ~ exre7;enca the fnll effect u
several of tho provisions If the acts i
| Couoress ;mnos;nc increased taxa,;on. y
The rece;nts durieo the year from all
sources mon the basis Of warrants sion.
al bv the Secretarv &c the T,easurv In.
eludino loans and the balance IN the
treasury on the 1st dav &c JuIv 1863,
were ri ao4 7oe oo7 90 and the aocre'
cato d;shur.sn,en,s mon tho Same hes;s
were Al oos 05s lol ao q balance in tbe
Treas,,ry as shown bv warrants Of Sos
100 ooS "a Deduct hom these : amoun,s
,ba amount of nr;ocinaI of ths nubl;c
dsht redeemed and The an,oun, Of Issues
in substitution tbsrefore the actnal cash
onsra,;ous nf ,ha ,re.sn,v ,Sers roco;n,s
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