The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-12-15

TO make that pretexLfor avoiding fulGment
Of their Trea,y StpuallOns. or a ground for
giving ccunlenanCe 70 trade reprobaed by
our laws. A similar arrangement by The OH
er great powers, coHld not fail 10 sweep from
The Ocean the slave trade, without The inter.
polauon Of any new principles into The mara
time code.
We may be permitted to hope that the exam
PIE thus set will be followed bysomp, if not all
ul them. We thereby also sff1rd suitable pro
tecil0n TO the far trader in those seas, thus ful
filing at the same time the dictates Of sound
policy, and complying with The claims ofjls-
tlre aud humanity.
Il would have furnished additional cause
fcr congratu'aljoo, if the treaty could have EN-
braced all SUBJECTS calculated in future to tend
TO misunderstanding between the two Gov
ernments. The territory ofIhe Uniied States,
commonly called the Oregon Terrcrv, lying
on the Pacific Ocean, north Of the 42nd de-
gree Of latitude, 10 a portion Of VIII Ch Great
Britain lays claim, begins 10 attract Ihe atten-
ton OF 0Ur fellow citizens, and the tide Of pop
u alton which has reclaimed Whist was On la e.
ly 40 unbroken wilderness n more contiguous
regions, is preparing to flow over those vast
districts which stretch from The lcky Noun
tans 10 the Pacific Ocean. In advance ofIhe
requirement of inGivuaI righls 10 these lands,
SQUAD policy dictates that every effrt should
be resor!ed 10 by the two Governments, to
settle their respective claims, 1t became man
ifesl at an early hour of the late negotiations,
that any attempt for The time being sa,rsfacto-
rlly to determine those rights, would lead 10
proracied discussion, which might embarrass
IN Its failure other more pressing matters, and
The Executive did no, regard it as proper 10
waive all the advantages ofan honorable adj
Jdstment of other difficulties of great magnl-
Iude and Importance, because this not so I'M
medateIy pressing stood IN the way. Al.
though The difficulty referred 70 may not for
several years TO come lnvDive The peace Of
t~o countries yeti shall not delaylo urge on
Great Britain the importance of ITS early SET
tIements Nor will other matters of common
importance 10 The Two countries be overlooked
and have good reason 10 believe that It will
compoft with the policy Of England, as it does
with that Of the United States to seize upon
his moment when most Of the cause.
OF lratalon have passed away, to cement the
peace and unity of The Two countries BY wlse
ly removing all grounds of probable luturo col
Iision,
With the other pow ors of Europe our reS
latIons continue on the most amcable footing.
Treaties now existing with them should he rig
Idly observed and every opportunity compati-
BILE with The interests Of the United States,
should, be seized upon to enlarge the basis Of
commercial intercourse. Peace with all The
world is tha Irue foundation of our policy,
which can only be rendered permanent by tho
practice ofequaI and impartial justice TO all.
Our gyeei desire should be to enter only into
Iha! rivalry which looks to the general good.
IN the cultivation Of The sciences, The enlarge
ment ct The field for the exercise Of the mecha-
n'ca art-, and the spread of Commerce that
great oiVltzer to every land and sea. Care
fully absialLlng from Interference IN ali ques-
tons exclusively referring themselves TO the
pol'lIcal interests Of Europe, we may be per.
m''ted TO hope an equal exemption fiom he in.
reference Of European Governments, in what
relates 10 the States of the American Conlin-
eGt
On the 23d ofApr last, the commissioners
on the part Of The United STATES, under The con
veh,Ion with he Mexican Republic, oflhe l0h
of April, 1889, made 10 the proper department
a final report in relation to the proceedings of
the commission. From this it appears ttat,
the tota am0unt awarded 10 the claimants by
the commissioners thai The umpire appointed
n6d-r that convention, was two millions lwen.
iy sx Thousand and oevsnty nine dollars and
S KY eight cents. The arbler having con-
eldered that his functions were required by the
convent on 20 terminate at the same time with
tNose OF the commissioners, returned to the
board, Undecided for want of time, claims
which mad been allowed by the American com
mIssloners, t. the amouht of nine hundr cd and
twenty eight thousand six hundred and twenty
dollars and eighty eight cert'. Other claims,
IN which the smoart sought to be recovered
was three millions three hundred and thirty
seven dollars and FIVE cents, were submitted to
the board too late !tS consideration, The Mn
ister OF the Unlted States bt Mexico, has been
duly authorized to make demand for the pay.
ment Cfthe awards, according to the terms Of
tho convention, and the provisions of the act Of
Congress Ofthe 18th of June, 1910 He has
also been instructed to communicate 10 TIT
governmontthe expectations Of the Govern
meut of the United States in relation to those
claims which were not disposed Of according
to the provisions of the convention, and all 9th
ere Of citizens Of the United States against tho
Mexican Government
He has a SO been furnished with other in .
structons, to be followed by him in case the