Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-12-09

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Just satisfaction of the awards, and a rca
sonable provision for other claims, has beer
recently received from Mr.. Thompson, th
Minister of the United States, who ha
promptly and efficiently executed the instruc
tons of his Government in regard to th
important subject.
The citizens of the United States who &C
companicd the late Texan expedition to San
ia Fc, and who were wrongfuly taken anC
held MS prisoners of war in Mexico, have al
been liberated.
A correspondence h0s taken place be.
tween the Department Of State and the Mex
lean Minister of Foreign Ailars, upon the
complaint of Mexico, that citizens of the
United States were permitted to give aid to
the inhabitants of Texas in the war existing
between her and that Republic. Copies OF
this correspondence are herewith communl-
Gated to Congress, together with copies OF
letters on the same subject, addressed to the
Diplomatic corps at Mexico, by the Ameri-
can Minister and the Mexican Secretary Of
State
Mexico has thought proper to rcciprocate
the mission Of the United States to that gov
crnmcnt by accrediing to this Minister in
the same rank as that Of the representative
of the United States in Mexico From the
circumstances connected with his mission,
favorable results arc anticipated from it. 1t
is so obviously for the interest of both coun-
tries as neighbors and friends that all Just
causes Of mutual dissatisfaction should be
removed, that it is to be hoped neither will
omit or delay the employment of any pracii-
cable and honorable means TO accomplish
that end
The affairs pending between this govern
ment and several others Of the States Of this
hemisphere formerly under the dominion OF
Spain, have again, within the past year. been
materially obstructed by the military revolu-
tons and conflicts in those countries.
The notifications of the Treaty between
the United States and the Republic of Ecu
ador, of the 18th of June, 1882 have been
exchanged, and that instrument has been du-
ly promulgated on the par, of this Govern
ment.i Copies are now communicated to
Congress with view to enable that body to
make such changes in the laws applicable to
our intercourse with that Republic, MS may
be deemed requisite. r
Provision has been made by the Govern
ment Of Chile for the payment of the claim
on account of the illegal detention of the brig
Warrior at Coquimbo, in 1920 The Gov
ernment has reason TO expect that other
claims Of our citizens against Chile, will be
FASTENED to final and satisfactory close.
The Empire of Brazil has not been alto
gether exempt from those commissions which
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lies. Disturbances which recently broke out
are, however. now understood TO be quoted
But these occurrences, by threatening the
stability of the Governments, or by causing
incessant and violent changes in them, or in
the persons who administer them, tend great
ly 10 retard provisions for iust indemnify for
losses and injuries suffered by individual
subjects or citizeps of other States. The
Government of the United States will feel it
TO be its duty, however, to consent to no
delay, not unavoidable in making satisfac-
ton for wrongs and injuries sustained by its
own citizens. Many years having, in some
cases, elapsed, decisive and effcc,ual course
of proceeding will be demanded of The re-
spccuvc governments against whom claims
have been preferred
The vexatious, harrassing aud expensive
war which so long prevailed with the Indian
tribes nhnb,lng the peninsula of Forida,
has happily been terminated; whereby our
army has been relieved of a service Of the
most disagroeabIc character, and the Treas
ury from a large expenditure. Some casual
outbreaks may occur, such as are incident
to the close proximity of border settlers and
the Indians but these, as in all other cases,
may be left to the care Of the local authori-
ties, aided, when occasion may require, by
the forces of the United States A sufficient
number of troops will be maintained in Flor
ida, so long as the rcnotcst apprehensions
Of danger shall exist, yet their duties shall be
limited rather to the garrsoning of the ne
cessary posts than TO the maintenance of
active hostllities. 1t is to be hoped that
territory so long retarded in its growth, win
now speedily recover from the evils incident
o protracted war, exhibiting, in the in
creased amount of its rich productions, true
'yldences of returning wealth and prosperi-
y BY the practice of rigid Justice towards |
he numerous Indian tribes residing within |
)ur territorial limits, and the exercise of d
parental vigilance over their interests, pro-
Getting them against fraud and intrusion, and
1t the same time using every proper cxpedi- |
mt TO introduce among them the arts of civ
lzed life, we may iondly hope not only to
vean them from their love of war, but to in
pire them with love for peace and all its
lvocasons. With several of the tribes great
'rogress in civiizing them has already been
made. The schoolmaster and the mission
Try are found side by side, and the remnants
II what were once numerous and powerful |
latons may yet be preserved as the builders
Up of a new name for themselves and their
'osterty.
The balance in The Treasury on the LIST
If January, 1912, Exclusive of the amount