, 1842-12-24
[vOL. II.-NO. 8.

commercial Importance to the two
countries be overlooked; and have
gond reason to. believe that it will
compoit with the policy of England,
as 1t does with that of the United
States, to seize upon this moment,
when most of the causes Of irrita-
ton have passed away, 10 cement
the peace and unity Of the two coun-
tries by wisely removing all grounds
of probable future collision.
With the other powers of Europe
our relations continue on the most
amicable fJoting. Treaties now ex.
istlng with them should be rigidIy OBJ
served, and every opportunity. COM
patible with the interests of the U.
States. should be seized upon TO en-
large the basis of commercial inter-
course. Peace with all the world is
the true foundation of u policy,
which can only be re ndered perma-
rent by the practice Of equal and i'm
partial Justice TO all. Our great de-
sire should be to enter only into that
rivalry which looks to the general
good. in the cultivation OF the scien.
ces. the enlargement of the field for
the exercise of the mechanical arts,
and the spread Of commerce-the
gteI. civiIzer-to every land and sea.
Carefully a~bstaining from interfer-
ence in all questions exclusively re-
ferring themselves to the political in.
te, ests of Europe. we may be per-
,miite1 TO hope an equal exemption
rom the interference Of European
Governments, in what relates to the
States Of the American Continent.
Ga the 23d Of April last. the COM
missioners On the part of the United
States, under the convention with
tie Mexican Republic. Of the Eth
of April. 1889. made to the proper
department a final repor, in relation
t, the proceedings of The commits
sion From this il appears that The to-
tai amount awarded to the claimants
by the commissioners and the um-
pire appointed under that conven-
tor, was two millions tw%enty-six
thousand seventy-nine dollars and
s;xtv-eieht cents. The arbiter hav-
ing considered thatIiis functions were
required bv the convention TO ter
inmate al the same time with those
Of Tie commissioners, returned TO the
undecided for want Of time.
which had been allowed by
the American Commissioners, to the
m oun, of nine hundred and twenty
,iaht thousand six hundred and TWEEN
Y collars and lightweight cenis.-
1lher claims, in which the amount
10 be recovered was three
Millions three hundred and ,hirty-six
thousand eight hundred and thirty
even dollars and five cents, we're
submitted TO the board too late for
IS consideration. The Minister of
he United State at Mexico, has been
lulv, authorized to make demand for
he payment Of the awards accord
NC 10 the terms of the convention,
md the provisions of the act of Con-
Iress Of the 10Th of June, l84o.-
lie has also been instructed to CON-
.unicare to that government the ex-
cctations Of the Government of the
Jniied States in relation to those
laims which were not disposed of
to the provisit rs Of the
convention, and all others of citi-
Fms OF the United States against the
Iexican Government.
He has also been furnished with
Their instructions, 10 be followed by
IN in Ease the Government of Mexi-
should not find itself in a condi-
on 10 make present payment of the
mount of the awards, in specie or
$ equivalent.
] am happy to be able to say that
which is esteemed ia
both 10 a Just satisfaction of
awards, and q reasonable proyis-
n for other claims. has been recent
received from Mr.. Thompson, the
mister of the United States, who
IS promptly and efficiently execu-
d the instructions Of his Govern
ent, in regard to this important
The citizens of the United States
no accompanied the late Texan ex-
.dition 10 Santa Fe, and who were
rongfully taken and held as prison.
S of wal in Mexico, have all been
a correspondence has taken place
tween the Department Of State
d the Mexican Minister Of Foreign
fairs, upon the complaint of Mexi-
hat citizen of the United States
IRE permitted TO give aid 10 the in
bitants of Texas in the war exist
Y batyyeen hor and th,t RaD,hA