ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
WASHINGTON, December 4, 1861.
To the House of Representatives:
I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State, in reply to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 13th July last, in relation to the correspondence between this Government and foreign nations respecting the rights of blockade, privateering, and the recognition of the so-called Confederate States.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
WASHINGTON, December 5, 1861.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit to the Senate, for its consideration with a view to ratification, a treaty between the United States of America and His Majesty the King of Hanover, concerning the abolition of the Stade or Brunshausen dues, signed at Berlin on the 6th November, 1861.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
WASHINGTON, December 9, 1861.