The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1834-11-29

unexpected c06uxtb III our Iciuuohs u"'S w
CURED during the present year. Frequent eau |
ses of Just complaint have arisen upon the part
of the citizens Of the United States-somehmes
from the irregular action Of the constituted suo,
ordinate authorities Of the maratime regions, and
sometimes from the leaders partzans OF those
in arms against the established government. In
all cases, representations have been, or VIII De
made, and their political affairs are In
a settled position, it is expected that our friendly
remon srances will be followed by adequate re-
dress.
The Government of Mexico made known in
December last, the appointment OF COMMISSION
ers and Surveyor, on its part, 10 run III
conjunction with ours, the boundary line be-
tween its territories and the United States, and
j excused the delay for the reasons anticipated
the prevalence Of civil war. The Commissioners
and Surveyors not having met within the time
stipulated by the treaty, encouragement be-
came necessary, and our Charge d Affaires was
instructed, in January last to negotiate, in Mex
leo an article additional to the pre-existing trea-
ty. This instruction was acknowledged, and no
difficulty was apprehended in the accomplish
ment of that object BY information just receiv-
ed the additional article to the treaty will be OBJ
tained and trasmitted to this country as soon as
it can receive the ratification of the Mexican
Congress.
The reunion of the three States of New
Grenada, Venezuela and Ecuador, forming the
Republic OF Columbia, seems every day to be-
the two first are understood to be now negociat-
ing just division of the obligations contracted
by them when united under one government
The civil war in Ecuador, it is believed, has pre-
vented even the appointment OF Commissioner
on its part
; propose, at an early day, to submit in prop
er form, the appointment Of diplomatic agent
to Venezuela. The Importance of the com.
, merce of that country to the United States, and
the large claims of our citizens upon the gov
ernment, arising before and since the division of
Columbia, rendering it, in my judgement, i'm
, proper longer TO delay this step.
Our representatives to Central America, Peru,
and Brazil either at, on their way to their
respective ports.
From the Argentine Republic, from which a
Minister was expected to this Government,
nothing further has been heard. Occasion has
been taken, on the departure of new Consul to
!, Buenos Ayres, to remind that government that
! its long delayed minister, whose appointment
!, had been made known to us, had not arrived
; Ii becomes my unpleasant duty to inform you
. that this pacific and highly gratifying picture of
' our foreign relations, does not include those
. with France at this time. 1t is not possible that
any Government and people could be more sim
. cerely desirous Of conciating Just and friend
. . ly intercourse with another nation, than are
those of the U States with their ancient ally and
; friend. This disposition is founded as well on
. the most grateful and honorable recollections as
e sociated with our struggle for independence, as
= upon a well grounded conviction that il is con
= :. sonant with the true policy of both. The peo
. pie of the United States could not, therefore
. see without the deepest regret even tempora
ry interruption of the friendly relations between
: the two countries-a regret which would, | am
i sure, be greatly aggravated if there should turn
:. out to be any reasonable ground for attrbuting
, such result to any act of omission commits
7 sion part derive, therefore, the highes
s1tisfaction from hpNn ahla In ass tha
= the whole course of this Government has beer
. characterised by spirit conciliatory and for
=, bearing as to make it impossible that our justic
- and moderation should be questioned, whateve
~ =, may be the consequences of longer persever
y ance on the part of the French Government il
y her omission to satisfy the conceded claims o
- :. our citizens.
The history of the accumulated and unpro
voked aggressions upon our commerce, commit
= ted by authority of the existing Governments o
:, France, between the years 800, and 1917, ha
:. been rendered too painfully familiar to Ameri
a cans to make its repetition either necessary o
~ ~ desirable. 1t will be sufficient here to remark
20 that there has, for many years, been scarcely
- single administration of the French Government
=, by whom the justice and legality of the claims Q
o. our citizens to indemnity, were not, to n yer
10 considerable extent, admitted; and yet near
= quarter OF a century has been wasted in lneftec'
. ual negotiations TO secure it..
"a Deeply sensible of the injurious effects result
,e ing from this state Of things upon the interest
- and character of both nations | regarded il a
20 among my first duties to cause more effort I
:, be made to satisfy France, that Just and liberi
na settlement of our claims well due to he
~ own honor as to their own incontestible validity
~ w The negotiation for this purpose was commenc
a ed with the late Government of France, and wa
L prosecuted with such success, to leave no RET
- sonable ground to doubt, that a settlement of
10 character quite liberal as that which sui
os os sequently made would have been effected ha
not the revolution, by which the negotiation wa
49, cut off, taken place The discussions were r,
mr. sumed with the present government and the r,
"a suit showed, that we were not wrong in suppo
sd 81 ing that an event by which the two government
- were made to approach each other much nea
oc er in their political principles, and by which I'll
y, motives for the most liberal and friendly inter
~. course greatly multiplied, could exercis
be no other than salutary influence upon the nj
or gotiation. After the most deliberate and thoroug
I examination of the whole subject, a treaty b,
IN tween the two governments was concluded an
rk signed at Paris on the 4th of July, 1881 by whc
" it was stipulated that " the French Governmen
in order to liberate isefrom all the reclamation
ID preferred against it by the citizens of the Unite
~, States, for unlawful seizures, captures, seque
trations, confscations, destruction of their We
or sells, cargoes or other property, engages to pay
ma sum of twenty-f millions Of francs 10 the I'm
h. ted States, who shall distribute it among thos
IN entileu, III the manner ana according 10 u
in rules it shall determine - and it also stip,
ar lated on the part Of the French government, ih
h. this twenty-five millions of francs should be pal
N, at Paris in six annual instaments Of four mil
Dr. ions hundred and sixty six thousand six hui
mi dred and sxty-six francs. and sixty-sx centm,
re each, into the hands of such person persons
,s- shall be authorised by the government ofthe Un
Of ted States to receive it," The first instalment
as be paid " at the expiration Of one year next 70
lowing the exchange of the ratifcatons of tb
he convention, and the others at successive inte
70. walls of year, after another, till the who
nd shall be paid. To the amount of each of the sa