Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-12-13

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Sultan of Muscat prompt evidence 0
his desire to cultivate the most friendl,
feelings, by liberal acts towards one o
our vessels /; bestowed in a manner SC
striking as to require on our part {
grateful acknowledgement.
Our commerce with the Islands O
Cuba and Porto Rico still labors under
heavy restrictions, the continuance OF
which is a subject of regret. The only
effect of an adherence 10 them will be
TO benefit the navigation of other coun.
tries, at the expense Of both the United
States and Spain.
The independent nations ofthis con.
tlnent, have, eve since they emerged
from the colonial state, experienced Sc.
we're trials in their progress to the per-
manent establishment OF liberal institu.
tons. Their unsettled condition not
only interrupts their own advances 10
prosperity, but has often seriously in
Jured the other powers of the world
The claims of our citizens upon Peru.
Chill, Brazil, the Argentine Republic,
the Governments formed out Of the
Republics Of Columbia and Mexico, are
still pending, although many of them
have been presented for examination
more than twenty years. New Gre
NADIA, Venezuela, and Ecuador, have
recently formed a convention Tor the
purpose OF ascertalning and adjusting
claims upon the Republic Of Columbia,
from which it is earnestly hoped our
citizens will, ere long, receive full com.
pensation for the injuries originally in.
hicted upon them, and for the delay in
affording it.
An advantageous treaty Of commerce
has been concluded by the U. States,
with the Peru Bolivian Confederation,
which wants only the ratification of
that Government. The progress of
subsequent negotiations for the settle
meEt OF claims upon Peru, has been
~unfavorably affected by the war be-
tween that power and Chill, and the
Argentine Republic ; and the same c.
vent is also likely to produce delays in
in the settlements of our demands an
these powers.
The aggravating circumstances con-
nected with our claims upon Mexico,
and a variety of events touching the
honor and integrity of our Government,
led mypredecessor to make, at the Sc
cond session of the last Congress, a
special recommendation of the course
to be pursued TO obtain a speedy and
final satisfaction of the injuries COM
planned Of by this Government and our
citizens. He recommended q final de-
mand of redress, with a contingent au-
thority to the Executive to make re-
prlsals, if that demand should be made
in vain. From the proceedings of
Congress on that recommendation, it
appears that the opinion of both brnn-
ches of the Legislature, conceded with
that of the Executive, that any mode
of redress known to the law of nations,
might iustifiably be used. 1t is obvI-
Gus, too, that Congress believed with
the President, that another demand
should be made, in order to give unde.
niable and satisfactory proofofour de-
sire to avoid ~extremeties with q neigh.
boring power ; but that there was an
in~disposition TO vest a discretionary
authority in the Executive to take re-
dress, should il unfortun ately be either
denied or u~nrensonably delayed by the
Mexican Government. So.soon as the
necessary documents were prepared,
after entering upon the duties Of my
office, a special messenger was sent to
Mexico, to make a final demand Of re-
dress. with the documents required by
the provisions of our treaty. The de-
mand was made on the Goth of July
last. The reply which bears date the
Goth of the same month, contains as
Of a desire on the part of that
Government to give a prompt and ex-
plicit answer respecting each OF the
complaints, but that the examination of
them would necessarily be deliberate /;
that in this examination it would be
guided by the principles of public law,
and the obligation Of treaties; that
nothing should belief undone that might
| lead to the most speedy and equitable
| adjustment Of our demands and that
its determination in respect 10 each
case, should be communicated through
the Mexican Minister here.
Since that time, an Envoy Extraor-
binary and Minister Plenipotentiary
has been accredited to this Govern
ment by that of the Mexican Republic.
He brought with him u OF .
sincere desire that the pending differ
onces between the two Governments
should be terminated in a manner sat.
~isfactory to both. He was received
with reciprocal assurances; and a hope
was entertained hat his mission would
lead to speedy, satisfactory, and fina.
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