The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1864-12-16
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
ow-ciiiIans Of the senate and House Of
Representatives

dant harvests claln our profnundest graft
tude to Almighty God The c,ndit,on OF
our foreign affairs is reasonably satisfactory.
Mexico continues to be thester Of civil
war. While our political relations with
that country have undergone no change, We
have, al the same time, strictly maintained
neutrality between the beillgerents. AT the
request of the States Of Costa Rics aud
N csragua, a competent engineer has bee'
authorized to make survey Of the rive'
San Juan, and the port o. San Juan. it
is source Of much satisfaction that the diff
ticuGes which for moment enlisted some
political apprehensions, and cause closing
of the Inter-Oceauic transit route have been
amicsbly adjusted, ard that there is a good
prospect that the route will soon he reopened
with an increase Of capacity and adaptlon
We could not exaggerate either the con-.
mercial or political Importance o! that great
improvement. 1t wonId be doing Injustice
to an important South American State not
to acknow edge the directness, trankuess and
corDiaIity with which the United States OF
CoIumhia have entered INTO intimate rela-
tous with this Government. A claims con
ventiou has been constituted to c,nplete the
unfinished work OF the one which closed ts
session in 1863 ',he new liberal c,nStitu
ton of Venezuela having gone into effect
with the universal acquieScense Of tie people
the government under il has been recugniL.
ed, and diplomatic intercourse with /; has
been opened in 4 cordial and friendly spirit.
The long deferred Avis Island claim has been
satisfactorily paid and discharged Mutual
payments have been made OF the claims
awarded hy the joint committee for the set
tle,ueut of clanr between the United States
and Peru. An earnest ard coilial friend
ship continues to exist between the two
countries, and such efforts as were III nv
power have been used to remove the ,nrs.
understanding, and avert a threaIeocd war
between Peru and Spain. Our relations are
of the most friendly nature with Chill, the
Argentine Republic, Bolivia, Costa Rlcs,
Paraguay, San Salvador aud Hayti. During
the past year no differences ofauy kind have
ar;sed with any Of the Republics, ami, on
the other hand, their sympsthies with tie
United States are constantly expressed
The claim arising from the seizure Of the
cargo Of the brg Macedonian, in 1921, has
been paid in full by the Government of
Chill Chill var continues IN the Spanish
part Of San Domingo, apparently without
prospect of sn early close. Oairlal CORES
pondence has been freely opened with
Liberia, and it gives us n pleasing view of
social aud political progress in that Repnb
liz. |, NAV be expected to derive new vigor
from American Influence, improved bv The
rapid disappearance Of slavery in the United
States. solicit your authority to furnish
the Republic gunbost, AT a moderate cost,
to BE- reimbursed to the Uo'ted States b,
instalments, Such a vessel is needed for
The safety Of that state against the native AT
rican races, and in Llberan hands it wou Il
be more eff .cti,e in arrest ng the African
slave trade than a squadron IN our own
hands. The possession Of the east,organ
ized usval force would stimulate generous
ambition in the Republic, and be confidence
which we should manifest BY furnishing i
would win forbearance ard favor toward
the colony from all civilized nations.
The pr posed overland telegraph between
America and Europe, by the way Of Beln-
lng's Straits and Asstic Russia, which Was
sanctioned by Congress at tue last session,
has been undertaken under very favorable
circumstances by an association of American
citizens with the cordial good will AMI snip
port, as well of this Government rs Of these
of Great Britain and Russia. Assurances
have been received from most of the South
American States of their high appreciation
of the epterp rise, and their readiness to CO
operate in constructing lines tributary to tha
world encirclirg communication | learn
with satisfaction that the noble design oi
a telegraphc communication between the
eastern coast Of America and Great Britain
has been renewed with full expectation ol
its early accomplishment Thus it is hoped
that with the return of domestic peace, the
country will be able to resume with energy
and advantage. her former high career OF
commerce and civilization.
Our very popular and estimable repre-
sentative in Egypt died in April last. An
unpleasant alteration which arose between
the temporary incumbent of the Office and
The Government of the Pacha, resulted in u
of intercourse. The evil WIZ
corrected on the arrival ofthe sue
cessor in the consulate, and our relations
with Egypt, as well as our relations with lhr
Barbary Powers, are entirely satisfactory
The rebellion which has so long been
f1agrant in China. has at last been suppressed
with the cooperating good Offices of tiiS
government, and of the other western com.
nerclai States. The Judicial Consular es
has become very difficult and
ouerous, and it will need Legislative requi|
'ilioDs to adopt it to the extension Of our
and to tie more Intimate inter-
course which hss been instituted with the
and people of that vast empire.
China seems to be accepting with hearty
md viii the conventional lave which