Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-04-17

senate, IN relation 10 TINS important matter MI
Buchanaa, the Chairman Of that Committee, has pre-
scented report in which is exhibited the existing
state and condition of the pending negotiation be-
tween the United States and Great Britain. When
Mr.. Van Ruren consented to receive the proposition
made by the British Government for a new survey
and commission of exploration, he sent counter
project 10 England to be submitted by Mr.. Steven
to Her Majesty's Ministers; which counter pro-
ject included provision for the final ard positive
adjustment of the boundary line in dispute. This
was sent to England last summer; the British Co
yernment have not acted Oh it, because not until the
close Of last March were the result of the Boundary
Commissioners Nudge and Featherstonhaugh)
labors submitted to them. Mr.. Van Buren, confident
ly expects positive and specific reply to this pro-
position at the close Of the present month"; or early
in May. lie has not stated to Congress what is the
nature of the terms contained in this projects but he
has stated this much: that if il be will at
once finally settle the question.
1t was doubtless with full knowledge of the pre-
else nature of this project, that Mr. Fox wrote last
January to Mr. Forsyth, saying that he not only pre-
serves the hope, but he entertains the firm belief
that if the duty of negotiating the boundary question
be left in the hands OF the two National Gov ernments
to whom alone of right it belongs the difficulty of
conducting the negotiation to amicable issue will
not be found great has been by many persons
apprehended And in his subsequent note of March b.
$780, he states that he has been instructed DECLARE
that her Majestys Government only waiting for
the doaied report Of the British Commits sioners re-
Gently employed to survey the disputed territory,
which report, it was believed, would be completed
and delivered to that Government by the end of
March, in order to transmit the Government of the
United States reply to their last proposal upon the
IF the hon pbarx,
refers to the project of Mr.. Van Buren,.
With regard to the occupancy of the territory in
dispute by the troops oafers of either nation the
committee deem that a subordinate matter and ex-
pect that the anXiously looked for answer of the
British government will render unnecessary any re-
port on .he subject of the occupancy, the barracks
soldiers, &C., at Temiscouta Lake At any rate
there will not be more than month of uncertainty
on the subject at the outside.
The Executive and the Committee seem animated
by a common desire to preserve peace at every
rifce short Of ustce and strict national honor; and
are determine ed that if forced into war, it shall be by
the unjust conduct Of the British government
They do not anticipate war, although they express
wish that the country should be prepared fully fer
that event, as the dreadful alternative may depend
upon the answer of the British government received
in OF the next steam vessels.
RELArIoSs Between THE UNITED STATES AND
MExIco.-After innumerable objections and most
tedious and vexatious delays, at length there is
prospect that those citizens Of the United States
who have suffered severely at TIE hands Of the ban
ditti and robbers of Mexico will obtain slight
redress. Anew treaty has just bccn concluded De-
tween the United States aud Mexico, the prnci pal
articles of which to the followiag effect:
Of eli (s, To-
ed are to be decided upon by four commits ioners-
two Americans and two Mexicans.
These commissioners are to meet ~ the course of
the next three months, and decide Al claims be-
fore JAN lst, 1872.
All the documents relating to these claims now
possessed by them, to be given up ny the Mexi-
can Government to the commissioners and all docu-
ments that may hereafter come into the possession
the United States Connected with the claims,
are also TO be given up to the commissioners.
The commissioners are to make reFsrt, and say
how much money is to be paid TO each claimant by
the Mexican Government
If the Mexican Government cannot pay down at
once all the money required of them, they are to be
wed issue Treasury notes in payment Of these
claims; such to be receivable at the maritime
ustom-houses Of the Republic in payment of any
duties which may be due orimposed at said custom
buses upCn goods entered Tor importation or cXror-
alton these Treasury notes to bear interest at the
rate of eight per cent per annum from the date Of
the award the claim in payment of which the
Treasury notes shall have been issued until that Of
their receipt at the Mexican custom houses. Bstas
the enaton and receipt Of these Treasury
at the custom houses in large amounts might be in
convenie mt to the Mexican Government il is further
agreed that in such case, the obligation &c said Co
vernment to receive them in payment Of duties,
above stated may be limited to one halfthe amount
Of said duties.
These the principal points in the new treaty.
If the commissioner differ they each to draw
up a report stating in what they differ; aad these
differences are to be referred TO the King Of Prus-
STA for a decision. The latter is TO send a man to
Washington to act for him, and the United States
and Mexico jointly to pay his expenses from
Berlin and back again. II the Prussian king de-
elines Queen Victoria is to DO asked to settle it,
and il she will not, the stupid old King Of Holland
is to be the umpire. The decision in this way is to
be considered final, and the Mexican government
is to be released from all further claims. The ex-
penses Of the whole are to be paid jointly by the
two governments. Thus, then, il the Mexican 60
venment holds together three years longer, the
much-wronged citizens Of the United States may get
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