The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-12-14
THE PREslDENT'S MESSAGE
STATE TAX ron isai.

Feiloc- Citizens Of the iSena& and House of
Representatives,: ..f. ... ............
Again the blessings OF health and abun-
dant harvest claim our profoundest graft
tude to Almighty God. urrN Hn
FOREIGN RELATIONS. ut l.
U'he condition of our foreign affairs is
reasonably satisfactory. Mexico contin
Oes to he a tleater of civil war. While
political relations with that country have
undergone no changes, We have at the
same time strictly maintained neutrality
between the belligerants. ,.r
At the request of the States of Costa
Rica and Nicaragua o competent engineer
has been authorized to make survey of
the river San Juan and port of San Juan.
1t is source of much satisfaction that
the difficulties which for momeut excited
some political approhensions and caused a
closing Of the inter-oceanic transit route
have been amicably adjusted, and that there
is good prospect that the route will soon
HE reopeped with an increase of capacity
and adaptiun We could not cXaggorato
l'either the commercial or political impor
tance of that great Improvement. 4E
1t would he doing ilIustieet0 an import
| AMI South aincrican State moi TO aclinowl-
edge the directuess, irankncss and cordial
ity with which the United States of Colum.
ba have chterud into intimate relations
with this Government A Claim GonVcn.
ton has been constituted to complete tue
unfinished work of one which closed its
session i'll SCI.
+ The new liberal constitution of Ncnczu-
ella having gOGe uto eiieet with the lWi-
vcEsal .acqucsconce Of the people, the gov
| crnment under it has been recog iIcd, ANA
| diplomatic intercourse with it has b ,cn
opened in cordial aud friendly spirit.
The long deferred Avis Island claim has
boon satisfactorily paid and discharged,
Mutual payments il we been made OF
claims awarded hy the late Joint Commi J.
sion 70, The settlement Of claims between
| the United States and Teru. An earnest
and cordial friendship continues to exist
between the two countries, and such eff
! f-rts as were in my power Lave been
used 10 remove misunderstanding, and
avert threatened war between Peru aad
Spain.
Cur relations arc OF most friendly ma.
ture with Chilli tue Argentine Republic
! Bolivia, Costa Rica, Paragua, San Salvador
and Hayti. During the past year no diff.
cultics of any kind have arisen with any
of the Republics; and on thc other hand
their sympathies with the United States
are constantly expressed.
The claim arising from the seizure oi
the cargo of the brig Macedonia in 1921
has been paid in full by the Government ol
Chill.
Civil war continues in the Spanish part
of San Domingo, apparently without
prospect of an early close. ~ E.G
| Official correspondence has been freely
opened with Liberia, aud il gives us a pIrds-
ing view Of social and political progress in
that Republic. ltmay be expected 10 de-
rive new Nigor from American influence
improved by the rapid disappearance of
slavery in the United States. i solicit your
authority to furnish this Republic a gun
boat at moderate cost, to be reimbursed
to the United States by installmeAts. Such
q vessel is needed for the safety of that
State against the native African races, and
in Liberian hands it would be more Elect
i've in arresting the African slave trade
than a squadron in our own hands. The
possession of the least organized naval
force would stimulate generous ambition
in the Republic, and tile confidence which
! we should manifest by furnishing it would
win forbearance and favor towards the
Colony from al civilized nations.
I,aa .INTgRSATIoNAL TELEGRAPHs,
The proposed overland telegraph be-
tween America and Europe by the way of
Behring's Straits, and Asatio Russia,
which was sanctioned by Congress at the
last session, has been undertaken under
very favorable circumstances by an asso-
citation of American citizens, with the cor
dial good will aid support as well of this
Government as Of those OF Great Britain
aud Russia. sl i3.r f.s...
Assurances have been received from
most OF the South American states .0f their
high appreciation Of the ENTERPRISE, aud
their readiness TO cooperate IN construct
ing lines tributary to that world encircing
communication. s.t.,.
] learn with ruch satisfaction that the
noble design Of telegraphic comniunica.
tion between the eastern coast OF America
and Great Britain las loen renewed, with
full expectation Of its easy accomplishment.
Thus it is hoped that with the return Of
domestic peace, tile country will be able to
resume, with energy mid advantage, her
former high career of commerce and ciYiliz,
alton. sf n..f
81. EGYPT AND CHINA.
Our very popilar and cstinalle repre-,
sentative in Egypt died in April last. An
unpleasant alteration, which arose be-
tween the temporary incumbent af the Of
fce and the Government OF tho l'achR re.
suited in a suspension .Of iutereoul1e.
The evil Was pEomPly corrected on The ar
rival of the gsu u9eessQr in the ,CansnIate, and
our relations with Egypt as well as our re.
lations with The Barbasy Powers are oGtire-
ly satisfactory. ot ..,.f
The rebellion which has so long been fla.
grant in China has at last been suppressed
with the co operating Offices of ilns Gov
ernment and Of The other Western CONNER.