Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-12-11


the German empire. composing with TIM latte
tie Commercial League. political tsiitlans ~
ot tic most friendly character whilst our CONNER
trid isteresIifse j. gradually esealinz ~ Il benef
10 all =" 10 are engaged - II.
civil wal Yet RACES M Spain, producing tntcus
suffering 10 lis o'n people mud to other natloos IA
convenisnce aud regret. Our citizens WHO bav
rlaiHs tpon that country viii he pfcjudiced for
ntne by tie eoniiea Of ats Treasury. the ipeyiiab
l.enscqueuces sf long continued aud rNhaustiu. 10
trrual wars. 'iir lat iustancnt ofthr interest q
the debt due under The convention with the Qneei
OF Spain las not been paid; and similar failures ma,
b. expected Ia hapren. until portion of The rspt
ces 81 her Kingdom b. devoted to The exiting ul.h
meat OF It's foreign debt.
Having received sat- .flctary eridruee that 1isefu
lnaiiqs Tonnage dnfirs We're charged up.u thr W.
srls Il ihe tinted ) a,es Ia the poris oil Portugal
spfools nstion issued on The l lti day Of 600
her LAT in compliance uhh Me ael Of NJ, IS
leJS declaring thai Lel; and ilis dulle, ON t,feign
tonnage which wee levied prna Portuguese vessels
IN the L STATES, previously 10 the passage of thai
sci. are arrorllngiS revived.
The aei Of Jul, :. 1890, snsprndne The disrrimi.
mating dniic, upon tin produce OF Pouugs hnport.
ed into this eonat,y BY Portuguese vessels, pas-
seI upouihe appiio alton o thai Government ihrol gh
/ rs representative here. under the iclcf that no
>nnilar discrimination existed IN Portugal 10 The
Ptrjudfre OF the nned States. ! fegrtt 10 SLATE
I thal such duties nov tSaefrd IN that country
upgn the ear9oes OF American vessels; and the
act refsireJ 10 discretion ~ Ihu Executive
II Ia pf Congress - determine upon thr eNpedienc,
at fariher legislation the subject Against tlltse
DIS rmluanons. affecting thr srssrs ui his country
and their cafgues. seasouabr remonslrancr was
INA IL. and noiicr gwen 10 the Portuguese Gov
eminent thai unless they should be Discontinued,
thr adoption oi oountcsaIling measures IN the part
! ol lhr L. = would become Necessary, but the reply
/ OF thn Government received II the Department oi
SAFE ihIough our charge d'AfAifes At Ll.bou ia the
month of September Last, aiiordc no ground to hope
! la mi nj IttIo
ny With the treatment shawn the vessels of Ponu=
sa and then cargors ia The ports oil this country.
aud 50 contrary 10 tie expectations W. had sht
/ To entcttain.
Win Holland. Sstden Denmark. Maple, aud
Belgium friendly intercourse has been unlntcrrupl-
edl, maintained.
With the Government al The Ottoman Porte and
is dependencies on thc coast OF the Medicrranean
peace aud GOOD viii carefully cultivated, aud
have boon lsstered by such good Offices az the re.
iatisc dsiauce and thu condition Of Iho>e Countries
would permit.
Our commerce with Greece Is carried on under
The Laws 81 the two Gosernnep s. feclproe .lly benc
hral 10 the navigating interests OF both; aud have
reason 10 looa forward Ia the aio,tion Of ote. mra-
surcs winch will be more extensively and permanent
y advantageous.
Copies ol the uesiies concluded with the Go.
sernmcut3 81 Siam AID Musrat afc Transmitted lof
the information ot Congress, the notifications having
hesu received and tie treaties made pubir, SINCE
y
reason la congratulate ourselves on the prospect oil
considerable commercial benefit and We have be-
sides received iloHi the Sultan af Muse at pfan ~
cdencc OF his dcsae t;t..sat" tn. m 1st frcnd,
ioeitsN,h by liberal des t9wnd of our vessels be
slowed IN manner So STRIKING as TO require on ou1
pant grateful acknowledgement
Dli commerce uIh lie Islands oil uba and put-
10 Rlco sull labois under heah, resnicons the CON
inu tnce Of y hieA Is subject ui tcgIct--1hc ouls
effect 81 al adherence 10 tarm Will bu t. bsncf the
na'Igaiion oi other couHie' II III, exp -u,c bath OF
! tic United States aud Span,
The Indep, ndtut inlis oil this euntiueIl E,,r
ryrr snor t!cy emer ed itom The colonial snte. cx-
neteatea Nefete taais III their pfosfes the per
mansht ettdbl shneni OF liberal political institutions
/ Then unsettled condition not only interrupts iher
own advances Ia prosperity but has often sciiousl,
luJnff! the Other po"ors OF the world. The claims
ol our citlzeus upon Peru. Chili Bfaz,l the Arrrp
! tine Republic, the G-scuineuts formed ont OF the
! krpnblics OF Colombia, and Nekir. are sttll pen
dug although MANY 81 them have been presented for
examination more Than twsuty wears. New (.Iana-
da, Venezuela, aud Ecuador, have recent, formed
convention tor the purpose Of asccnauinc AID ad.
JhsuhE CLAIMS upon TIA, Republic oil Coloinhla from
winch II S earnestly hopvd eitiZeus I'll ere nv
receive fall compensation oi the Inquiries originate, ~
ilicted upon them, and for the delay ia snordlne IT,
An advantageous treaty OF commerce has bee
/ concluded By The Omitted States with the Peru.
BOLIVIAN Confederation, which wants onl, the rati-
! hcauDn OF HAT Government The progress of a ~ h
stqaeo n' 1aa'ion tur the settlement of claims upon
Pofu, has been untavotahly affected by the war be.
tween that power aud Chl, aud the Argentine Re.
public and the same !, also kry 10 produce
delays 10 tho settlement Of Our domaads on thos,
po"cts.
The a.srasatins circumstances connected Will
oui clam, upon MrNieo, and a variety Of event,
touching the houol aud lntceujy OF our Government
led nv predecessor 10 uahc, at HE second .>sou q
the last Congress, 81 eota, Recommendation Of tn,
course 10 be pursued 10 Oh am aApced, aud final
i'i'ei1h vi the injuries coHphncd OF by TIN, Go
/ strnment and by our citisrns. lie recommended
hhal demand OF redress with coutln.nt authorit,
TO ulc LNrtullYcto make rcprSas, II that denan,
should be made Ia vain. From the proceedings q
lohgtess on that recon ncndaton. il appeared iha
the opni"n Of both branches Of the Ieei~la;ilrc co
tncided With that Of tho Executive that any mode o
redress known 10 the Ia" OF nations might Unsuitable
ne used. IL was obvious, too, that Congress belle
r we'd with The President that another demand ,honl
he made IN oticf TO give uudeuiabc aud saistacto or
proof o our deslfe to avoid eNttenities wi Il ntlrii
boring poMer; bat that there was an lad spuslIiun II
'eSl discretionary anthony IN abe Executive t
take redress shon,d unfortunately be either de M
ed Of PROFESSIONALLY dellse by the Mexican Govern
ine7t. 50 soon as the nee siaIy documents wsr
prepared alter enIerlng upon the duties Of my office
special messenger was sent 10 Mexico, 10 make
nntl demand oil redress, with the documents reGuit
eubF the PROVISIONS of our treaty. The demand wa
made on the 20h Of July last The reply, whic
bears date The Goth OF The same mouth. contains "a
surdnces OF desire, on the part IT that Government
TO give prompt aud explicit answer respecting eacl
OF the COM !dints, bat thai the examination of then
would necessarily be II lbclafe that in tins cxa,in
a''"4 IT would be guided BY the principles of puhli
"a" and the obligation Of ueatirs that nohin,
shoad ne leit undonc that might lead 70 the mos
speedy aud equitable adjustment of our demand,