Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-12-14

lie duty may force from the constitute,
authorities of the United States a polio,
which the course persevered by Mexico
will have mainly contributed 10 produce
and the Executive, in such contingency
will with confidence throw itself upon th,
patriotism of the People to sustain th,
Government in its course of action.
Measures Of an unusual character have
recently been adopted by the Mexican
Government, calculated in some small de-
gree TO affect trade of other nations witt
Mexico, and TO operate inIuriously TO The
United States. All foreigners by de.
cree of the 23d day Of September, aud af-
ter six months from the day OF its promul.
CATION, are forbidden to carry on the bust
ness of selling by retail any goods within
the confines of Mexico. Against this de-
cree our Minister has not failed to remon-
strate.
The trade heretofore carried on by our
citizens with Santa Fe, in which much
capital was already invested, and which
was becoming OF daily increasing impor-
lance, has suddenly been arrested by a de-
cree of virtual prohibition on the part Of the
Mexican Government. Whatever may be
the right of Mexico TO prohibit any pariic-
ular course of trade, TO the citizens or sub
ects of foreign powers, this late procedure,
to say the least Of it. wears harsh and
unfriendly aspect.
The instruments on the claims recently
settled by the Convention with Mexico
have been punctually paid as they have
fallen due, and our Minister is engaged in
urging the establishment of new commas
sion in pursuance of the Convention for
the settlement of unadjusted claims.
With the other American States our re-
lations Of amity and good will have re-
NAMED uninterrupted. Our Minister near
the Republic Of New Grenada, has sue
ceeded in efecting an adjustment Of the
claim upon that Government, for the
schooner "By Chance" which had been
pending for many years. The claim for
the brig morris" which had its origin
during the existence CT the Republic of
Columbia, and Naturalization for which,
since the dissolution of that Republic, has
devolved on its several members, will be
urged with renewed zeal.
have much pleasure in saying that the
Government Of Brazil has adjusted the
claim upon the Government in the case
the schooner "John S. Bryan" and that
sanguine hopes are entertained that the
same spirit of justice will Influence its
councils in arriving at an early decision
upon the remaining claims: thereby remov-
ing all cause of dissension between two
Powers, whose interests are to some sx-
tent woven with each other.
Our Minister at Chill has succeeded in
inducing recognition by that Govern
ment of the adjustment effected by his
predecessor of the claims in the case Of the
Macedonian" The first instalment has
been received by the claimants in the
United States.
Notice Of the exchange Of ratification of
the treaty with Peru, which will take place
at Lima, has not yet reached this country,
but is shortly expected to be received,
when the claims upon that Republic will
doubtless be liquidated and paid.
In consequence of Misunderstanding
between this Government and that OF Bue-
nos Ayres, occurring several years ago,
this Government has remained uurepre-
scented at that court. while minister from
it has been constantly resident here. The
causes Of irritation have in a great measure
passed away, and it is in contemplation, in
view of important interests which have
grown upin the country, at some early pc
Rod during the present session of Con-
gress, with the concurrence Of the Senate,
TO restore diplomatic relations between the
two countries.
Under the provisions of an act of Con-
gress of the last session, Minister was
despatched from the United States to Chi
ma, in August of the present year, who
from the latest accounts we have from him,
was at Suez, in Egypt, on the 2oth of Sep
TENDER last, on bis route TO China.
In regard to the Indian tribes residing
within our jurisdictional limits, the great
est vigilance of the Government has been
exerted TO preserve them at peace among
themselves, and to inspire them with feel
ings of confidence in the justice Of this
Government, and to cultivate friendship
with the border inhabitants. This has
happily succeeded TO great extent; but
1t is subject of regret that they suffer
themselves in some instances 10 be i'm
posed upon by artful and designing men
and this notwithstanding all the efforts OF
the Government prevent it.
The receipts into the Treasury for the
calender year lS43, exclusive of loans,
were little more than eighteen millions of
dollars and the expenditures, exclusive
Of payments on the public debt, will have
been about twenty-three millions of DOLL
airs. BY the Act Of lS42, new arrange
ment oil the fiscal year was made, SO that
it should commence on the LIST day of July
in each year. The accounts and estimates
for the current hsca! will show that the loans
and Treasury notes made and issued before
the close of the last Congress, to meet.the
anticipated deficiency, have not been en-
tirely adequate. Although on the LIST OF
October last, there was balance 10 the
Treasury in consequence of the provision
thus made of S3,9I4,0s2 ~, yet the APP
preparations already made by Congress will
absorb that balance, and leave probable
deficiency Of two millions OF dollars at the
close Of the present fiscal year. There
are OUTSTANDING Treasury notes To about