Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-12-21

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fnst.crs, and The Executive did not rssa1es
il Is proper to waive all the advantages
of an honorable adjustment Of o,herqt slh.
cuilies OF great magnitude aud imPnr'sne'
because this, no, so Immediately pressin6'
stood in the way. Although The diiicuhy
yef..red 10 NAV net for several years u
ccme involve The peace OF tho two couu,
,ries, YET | shall got delay TO urge on ui.'
Britain the importance Of its early se''ee
meuts.
relations continue Oh the most anicaoie
Gnating. ~
s;ouers on the par, Of the United States,
under tho Convention with the Mexican
Republic, Of the liih Of April, 1889, made
to The proper department q 6ual report 10
Teiatont to the proceedings Of the conuils,
sian. From this it appears that, the total
amounrawarded TO tho claimants by the
commissioncrs and tho umpire appointed
under iha, convention, was two millions
,wenty.six thousand and sevcnIy-nino
dollars and sixty.eish, cents. The aroi-
Ter having considered that bis functions
yere required by the convention TO Tel.
inmate al the same time with those OF the
81 The commissioners, rc,url cd 20 The ooafd'
undecided for want o! time. claims which
hadbeen allowed BY the American Com
m~iissioners, 10 the amount OF nine hundred
and twen,y-eigh Thousand six hundred
and twenty. dollars aud eighty eight cents
Cher claims, in which the amount sonshs
20 be recovered was three millions three
hundred aud thir,y.six thousand eight hun
bred aud thirty evc dellars and Eve Chs.
we're Submitted to the board TOO late tor
in consideration The Minister Of the
United States nl Mexico. has been duly
authorized u make demand for The pay
ucnt Of the awards according 10 the terms
Of the convention, and the provisions OF
the act Of Congress Of the l2lh oil June,
1870. He has also been instructed to
communicate to that government the eN-
pertations OF the Government Of The Uni.
ted States in relation to those claims IS hleh
were not disposed Of according 10 the pro-
visions Of the convention, and all others
Of citizens Of the Jniied S,ases against the
Mexican Government.
He has also been furnished with other
INSTRUCTIONS, TO be followed by hln IN case
,hc Government Of Mexico should mol tind
itself in a condition 10 make present pay
men, OF the amount Of the awards, IN sre-
Gle orits equivalent.
4 am happy 10 DO able TO say that lnior-
nation which is esteemed favorable, both
TO a Just satisfaction Of the awards, and u
reasonable provision for other claims, has
been recently received from Mr.. ThomP-
son, the Minister Of The UuitedS States who
has promptly aud e%ficienlly executed 'he
distractions Of his Government, IN regard
70 this important subject.
The citizcns Of the Uuiled States who
accompanied the late Texan expedition TO
Santa Fe, and who were wropslully taseu
and held es prisoners Of war IN Mexico,
nave all been liberated.
A correspondence has taken place be-
tween ibe Department; OF State and the
Mexican minister of preisn Affair, upon,
me complaint Of Mexico that citizens Of
tho United States we're permitted TO gi-c
aKl TO the inhabitants OF Texas III The war
existing between her aud that Republic.
Copies Of this correspondence arc herewith
communicated 10 Congress, together with
copies Of letters on The same subject, ad-
dressed 10 the Diplomatic Corps ut Mexi.
CO, by the American Minister hnd the
Secretary Of State.
{ Mexico has thought proper TO rec!proeatc
the mission Of the United States 10 that
Goeernmen, By accredii;ns to this a Miu-
islcr Of the snnie rank rs that Of the repre-
sentative Of rho United States III Mexico.
FROM the circumstances connected with
his mission, favorable results are an,icipa-
ted. from II. II is so obviously for the in
seresi Of both countries as ~uelehburs aud
friends that all just causes Of mutual dis
satisfaction should be removed, that i, is
10 be hoped neither will onii, ar delay the
employment, Of any practicable aud iiou-
osable means TO accomplish that end.
The vexatious, harrassins and expen.
sive war which 81 long prevailed with The
lndian tribes inhahitlns The peninsula OF
FLORIDA. has bnppily been terminated:
whereby our army has heen relieved lruni
a service Of the most dlsnsreeub!e charac-
Ter, and the Treasury from . large expcn-
diture.
With several OF the Indian tribes great
progress in civiliLinS them has already
been made. The school,nas,er aud the
missionary arc found side by side, aud
the remnants Of wha, were o.re uun,er-
Gus and powerful nations may We, be pre-
as the builders up OF a new uanr
FOR themselves aud lher prosperity.
The balance in the Treasury on The Is,
January, IS42, Exclusive Of The amount
deposited with the States, Trust Funds
aud ludcmniiiesl was S230,4S3,GS. The
receipts into the Treasury during the ll,rce
6rs, quarters of,he present year. from all
amour, 10 S26, 6l6.5 500 rs; Of
" hich more than fourteen millions were
from customs, and abou, one
from the public hands. The re-
for the fourth quarter are estimated
Ct nearly eight millions: of which four
millions arc expected from Customs, and
three millions and a half from Loans and
Treasury notes. The expenditures urthe
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