The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-12-16
PREsIDEETs MESSAGE.
Delivered to 10th Houses Of Congress,
December 6, 1864.

profoundesl gratitude to Almighty God.
! The condition Of our foreign affairs Is rea
soraby satisfactory. Mexico continues TO
be tbeater Of civil war. While our 20
ltical relations with tbat country have un-
dergone no change. We have, at the same
time, strictly maintained neutrality be-
tween tie beiiiGerents.
At the request Of the States Of Costa
Rica and Nicaragua, Competent engineer
has been authorized TO make q survey OF
tie river San Juan aud the port Of san
Juan. l. is a source Of much satisfaction
tia, tie difficulties, which for moment
excited some rcliticai apprehension, and
caused closing OF lie inie: oceanic tan
sit ronte. have been amicably adjusted
and that there is good prospect That The
route vii, soon be re-opened, with An in
crease of capacity and adaptation. We
could not exaooerate either the commercial
OF the political Importance Of mat great
is7nfovemert. It would I've doing al IN
justice to an important South American
5 ale not TO acknowledge the dllectncss,
rrauknees ana cordially with which tue
United States OF Columbia have entered
INTO Intimate relations with this Govern
rnent
/" Claims" convention Las leen con-
s'i!uied to complete the unfinished work
Of the one which closed is session H. SCI.
Tie new liberal constitution Ct Nene-
zneia having go"e iu;o Eject with he All,
yersal acqnjescence Of ihe people, ,he gov
eminent under it has been recognized, and
diplomatic intercourse with it has heen
opened IN a cordial and friendly split.
The long deferred Avis Island clam has
been satisfactorily paid aud discharged.
Mutual payments have been made of the
clsims awarded hr tie late Joint commits
sion for the settlement of claims between
he L. s. and Peru.
An earnest ana cordial friendship con
rinues to exist between The two countries,
AID such efforts as were in my power have
leen used 10 remove misunderstanding
and avert threatened war between Peru
and Spain.
Our relations are Of the most friendly
nature with Chill, the Argentine fepnh
lie, Bolivia, Costa l,ica, Paraguay, San
Salvador, and Hay;i
During the past wear 10 differences Of
any kind lave arisen wi,h any Of these
Republics, and en- The o.her hard their
>YmpatLies with the U. S. are constantly
expressed.
Tie claim arising from he seizure Of
the cargo of the brig Macedonian. in 1921,
has been pad in full by the Government
Of Chill.
Civil war continues in tie Spanish par;
Of San Domingo, apparently without any
prospect Of al early close.
Official correspondence has been freely
opene with Liberia, and it gives US a pleas.
ing view Of the social and political pro-
gress in that Republic. 1t NAV be expect
cd 10 derive new viror from American in
huence--inproved by the rapid disappear
auce Of slavery in the United States.
solicit your authority to furnish he Re
pubic CUR boat at moderate cost, to br
reimbursed 10 tie United States by install
meuls. Such a vessel IS needed for the
safety Of that State agaias, lie native AT
iican races, ana III i.ibelian hands it would
DC more effective in arres;ing the African
slave trace, than q squadron in our own
hands. The possession Of the least organ
lied naval force would stimulate q cener~
GUS ambition in the Repuh,ic, and the con
Gdence which We should manifest aud 6.
yor towards the colony from al! civilized
nations.
The proposed overland telegraph be
tween America and fn'ope, by the way OF
behring's Straits and Asiaiic Russia, which
vas sanctioned by Congress at the last SEES
sion, has been Undertaken, under very IA
Voiable circumstances, by an association Of
American citizens, with the cordial good
viii and support of this Government, as
well as those of Great Britain ard Russia.
Assurances have been received from
must OF the South American states Of
their high appreciation of the enterprise,
an! tLeir readiness 10 cooperate IL cons
strucIng Ines tributary to that T"rd-en
cTcIng communication.
| learn with mach satisfaction fhat the
noble design d 4 telegraph communication
between t.e eastern coast Of America ard
Great B'itain has been renewed with fall
expectation Of It's early accomplishment.
linus II is hoped that, with tile return Of
domestic peace, the country vii be abe
10 fe,u.ue win eUe-gy and advantage her
former high career OF commerce and civil
Iat.On.
Our very popular and estlmabIe repre-
sentative II ~ pt died in april last. An
imp easant aH.ecalion which aruse he
tween tie temporary Incumbent Of the
otilce and tie government e the hacha,