Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-02

any erroneous impressions which may have
been made elsewhere prejudciaI to the
rights Of the United States. 1t was, among
other PERSONS, with Il view of preventing
the emblrrassments which, in our peculiar
system OF government, impede and com
plcate negotiations involving the territorial
rights Of a State, that thought it my duty
as you have been informed on a previous
occasion, to propose to the British Govern.
ment, through its minister at Washington.
that early steps should be taken to adius,
| the points of difference on the line of boun.
dary from the entrance Of Lake Superior
to the most northwestern point Of the Lake
of the Woods. by the arbitration of
! friendly Power, in conformity with the Sc
venih article Of the treaty of Cheat. No
answerhas yet been returned by the British
Government to this proposition.
With Austria, France, Prussia. Russia.
and the remaining Powers of Europe am
happy to inform you our relations continue
to be Of the most friendly character. With
Belgium, treaty of commerce and navjga
ton, based upon liberal principles of reci-
procity and equality, was concucd in March
last, and, having been ratified by the Bel
gian Government, will be duly laid before
the Senate. 1t is subject of congralula-
ton that it provides for the Satisfactory ad
justment Of long standing question OF
controversy; thus removing the only oh
stace which could obStruct the friendly
and mutually advantageous intercourse be-
tween the two nations. A messenger has
been despatched with the HanOverian trea
! ty TO Berlin, where, according to stipua-
ton, the Publications are to be exchanged.
am happy to announce to you that, after
many delays and difficulties, tSatv OF
commerce and navigation, between the
United States and Portugal. was concluded
and signed at Lisbon. on the % h Of Au-is,
last, by the plen,potentiaries of the Two
Governments. lis stipulations are founded
upon those principles of mutual IiberaIiIy
and advantage which the United States
have always sought to m Ike the basis ot
their intercourse with foreign Powers. amt
1t is hoped they viii tend to foster a,ld
strengthen the commercial intercourse oi
, the two countries.
Under the appropriation Of the last se>.
sion of Congress, an agent has been senttc
Germany, for the purpose of promoting the
interests Of our tobacco trade.
The commissioners appointed under the
convention for the adjustment of claims 81
citizens OF the United States upon Mexico
having met and organized at Washington
in August last, the papers in the possession
OF the Government, relating to hose claims
were communicated to the Board. The
claims not embraced BY that convention
are now the sUbject OF negotiation between
the two Governments, through the medium
of our minister at Mexico.
Nothing has occurred to disturb the has,
/ mOny OF our relations with the different gov
: ernmentsof South America. | regret, hbW
ever, to be obliged TO inform YOU that the
claims OF ourcitizens upon the late Republic
of Colombia have not yet been satisfied by
the separate Governments into which it ha
been resolved.
The charge d'atiaires Of Brazil having ex
pressed The intention ofhis Government no
=, to prolong the tresty OF 1929, ii viii CEASE
10 be obligatory upon either party on tn,
l2th day of December, 1874 /. when the eX
t"nSive commercial intercourse between the
u. ID States and that vast empire will NJ
, longer be regulated by express SripuIati"ns
! 1t affords me pleasure 10 communicate t,
| YOU that the Government Of Chill las en-
tered into an agreement 10 indemnity the
claimants in the case OF the Macedonian
for American property seized in 1919; auy
to add, that information has also been re
: ccived which jusliies the hope of an earl y
: adjustment of the remaining claims upor
; that Government.
The commissioners appointed in pursu.
: ancc OF the convention between The United
States and Texas, for marking the bounda
~ between them, have, according to thu
last report received from our commissioner
: surveyed and established the whole eXten
OF the boundary north along the western
5 bank OF the Sabine river from its cntranc,
: into the Gulf of Mexico to the thj,ty-Se
= cnnd degree of north latitude. The com
u mission adjourned on the 10th of June last
i to re-assembie on the LIST of November. 70
S the purpose o! establishing accurately III
= intersection of the thirty second degree q
; latitude with the western bank Of the -
u bine, and meridian line thence to Red river
i 1t is presumed that the work Will be cor
!, Guided in the present season.
d The present sound condition OF their {
II nances, and the success with which emba
l. easements in regard to them. at times al
Il parenty inSurmountable, have been owe
y come. are matters upon which the peOpl
Is and Government OF the United States ma
u well congratulate themselves. An owe
d. ded rs an evidence Of public prosperity.
~ seldom cOnd lcve to the permanent welar
ll of any people; and experience has demon
y strated its IncompatibIty with the Salut
to ~ action of political institutions like thos