Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-27

no suffered 10 pass without putting the question Tor.
over .t rest feel confident that the Government OF
her Britannia Majesty will take the same view OF .hs
SUBJECT as | am persuaded IS governed ny desires
conally strong and sincere for the amcabe 'crhauoh
of the controversy.
TO the intrinsic difficulties of questions of boundary
lines especially those described III regions unoccupieh,
and but partially known to be added IN our country
the embarrassment necessarily arising out OF our So
stitution, by which the General Government rs maze
the organ of negotiating, and deciding upon the par
cular interests of the States whose frontiers hese
lines are to be traced To avoid another controversy
in which State Government might rghtiuily CLAIM TO
have her wishes consulted previously to the conclusion
of conventional arrangements concerning her rights OF
Jurisdiction or territory, have thought necessary to
call the attention of the Government of Great Britain
10 another portion Of contermInous DOMINION OF
which the division still remains to be adjusted refer
TO the line from the entrance of Lake Superior TO the
most north western point of the Lake OF the Woods,
tnulatons for the settlement of which to be found
in the seventh article Of the treaty of Client. The
commissioners appointed under that article by the two
Governments having differed i'll their opinions, made
separate reports according to its stpuatons, upon thc
nnnts of dsarreemcn and these differences now
10 he submitted to the arbitration Of some friendly sove
reign or State The disputed points should be settled
and the line designated before the Territorial Govern
mcnt of which it is of the boundaries, takes IT'S
Mace in the Union as State; and rely upon the
dial cooperation of the British Government to effect
! that object.
There is eyerv reason to believe that disturbances
like those which lately agitaed the nelghborng British
Provinces will not again prove the sources OF border
contentious or ntcrpose obstacles to the continuance OF
that good understanding which il is the mutual interest
of Great Britain and the United States to preserve and
/ maintain.
Within the Provinces themselves tranquility IS re-
stored and on frontier that misguided sympathy in
favor of what was presumed to be general effort in be-
half of popular rights, and which in instances
miscd a few of our more inexperienced citizens, has
subsidized INTO rational conviction strongly opposed to
all intermeddng with the internal affairs OF our neigh.
bors The people Of the United States feel iii hoped
they always WILL solicitude for the success OF
all who are sincerely endeavorng to improve the po-
litical condition of mankind This generous feeling
they cherish towards the most distant nations; and II
was natural therefore, that it should be awakened with
more than common warmth in behalf of their imme.
date neighbors But does not belong to their charac
ter as a community TO seek the qualification of those
feelings in which violate their duty as citizens, en-
danger the peace of their country, and tend to bring
upon it the stain of violated faith towards foreign ma
tons IT, jealous confer benefits OH Others they ap
near for moment to lose sight of the permanent OBJ
legations imposed upon them citizens, they are sci
dom long misled. From all the information receive
confirmed to extent by personal observation, an
satisfied that now hope TO engage in sucl
/. enterprises without encountering public Indignation
n in addition to the severest penalties of the law
. Recent information also leads me to hope that thu
emigrants from her Majestys Provinces, who have
become peaceablc residents, and to abstain from all at
tcnps to endangcr the peace that country which ha
afforded them asylum. On review OF the occur
rences on both sides of the ne is satisfactory to re
fleet that in almost every complaint against coun
II fry the offence nav be traced to cmigrans from thu
Provinces who have sought refuge here. In The few
instances in which they were aided by citizens OF TIT
United States, the acts of these misguided men wcr
not only in direct contraventlon of the laws and vel
IS known wishes of their own Government, but met will
nf thn limit
J States
regret TO state the appearance of different splrI
c among her Mujcstv's subjects in the Canadas Thu
it sentiments of hostility to our people and institutions
l. which have been frequently expressed there,
the disregard of rights which have been manifested
on some occasions have, sorry to say, been ap
plaudcd and encouraged by the people, and even b,
Il some of the subordinate local authorities of the Pro
n vinces The chief officers in Canada fortuna.e hlv
not entertained the feeling,.and have probably
prevented excuses thatmust have been fatal TO tn
peace of the two countries
: look forward anxiously to period when all tn
transactions which have grown out of this condition
n our affairs and which have been made the subect
= complaint and remonstrancc by the two Government
respectively, shall be fully examined, and the prope
e satisfaction given where it is due from either side
m Nothing has occurred to disturb the harmony of on
Of intercourse with Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France
y Naplos, Portugal, Prnssn, Russia. nr Sweden. Til
q internal state of Spain has sensbly improved and
wegrounded hope exists that the return of peace wi
restore the people of that country their former pros
pcritv and enable the Government to fulfil all It's obi
t. rations at home and abroad The Government
IL Portugal have the satisfaction to state, has paid
full the eleventh and last nsalmcnt due TO citizen
for the claims embraced in the settlement made with
to on the third of March, 1887.
Law before you treaties Of commerce negotiated wit
the Kings Of Sardinia and of the Netherlands, the rat
h cations of which have been exchanged since the
s. ournment of Congress- The liberal principles of thes
as treaties will recommend them TO your appreciation
as That with Sardinia is the first treaty of form
Sc ed by that kingdom and it will, trust the
pectatons of the present sovereign by aiding the dcvt
lopment of the of his country and slimula
ing the enterprise of his people That with the Neither
d lands happily terminates long existing subject OF d
ar pue, and removes from our future commercial inter
,r course all apprehension of embarrassment. The Kin
tn of the Netherlands has ALSO in further illustration
his character for justice, and of his desire to
every cause of dissatisfaction, made compensation ft
D. an American vessel captured in 1900 by French pr
y vaeer and carried into Curacao, where the proceed
appropriated TO the OF the colony, then,
I'd for short time AFTER under the dominion Of Holland
,g The death of the late Sultan has produced alter
n. ton in our relations with Turkey Our newly appon
ed ed Minister Resident has reached Constantinople
have received from the present Ruler thu
TO the obligations Of treaty, and those of friendship
ir, will be fulfilled by himself in the spirit that acu;
m ted his ustrious father.
nd regret to be obliged inform you that no CONVEX
ton for the settlement of the claims of citizens
on Mexico has yet been ratified BY the Government
,;s that country. The first convention formed for tn;
e purpose presented by the President of Mexic
for the appreciation of its Congress, from belief tn;
the King of Prussia, the arbitrator in of disagree,
ment in the joint commission TO be appointed by the
States and Mexico, would not to take upon hin
he self that friendly Office Although entirely satisf
e ed with the pursued BY Mexico. felt no hes
tation in receiving in the most concliatcry spirit tn
explanation offered, and also cheerully consented to
convention order to arrange the payments pre-
of posed to be made to citizens, in manner which
while equally just to them, deemed less onerou
and inconvenient to the Mexican Government Rel,
ing confidently upon the intentions of that Cover
te ment, Mr.. Ellis directed TO repair Mexico an
g. diplomatic intercourse has been resumed between tn
" two countries. The new convention has, he inform
" us, been recently submitted by the President of til;
oil Republic to its Congress- under circumstances whc
d. promise speedy ratification; result which / cannc