Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-12-14

10 dncCt tnc lfuut al otncV Htuous WIN
Mexico. and TO operate inyiriously. Ia
The United States. All foreigners by y
decree of The 2ad day Of September, ant
after six months from the day Of its pro
mul CATION. are lorbidden to carry On 10,
business Of selling by reiail any good
within the confines Of Mexico. Agains
this decree our Minister has not failed Il
remOnstrate.
H The trade heretofore carried or by Uu'
citizens with SAME fe, in which mucl
capital was already invested, aud which
was becoming of daily increasing impor
iance, has suddenly been arrested by 4
decree ofvirlual prohibition OH the part o.
the Mexican government. WhaievcI
may be The right OF Mexico 10 prob'bi
any particulaI Course Of trade, 10 The cili
zens or subjects T foreign powers. lhn
late procedure. 10 say the least Of Il
wears harsh and uniriendly aspect.
II Tho insialmenls on the claims recently
settled by the Conyentiol with Mexico
have been punciually paid as they hav,
fallen due, and our Minister is engaged
in urging the establishment Of new com.
mission in pursuance Of The Convention
tor the settlement ofunnd jusied claims.
| With the oher Americnn States ou
relations of arnily and good will have re
NAMED uninterrupted. Our Mnis,er neal
the Republic OF New Granada, has sue
cceded IN eiieclipg an adjustment of tn,
| cla,n upon that Government for the
schooner " BY Chance" which had beer
pending for many years. The claim ioI
ihe brig "Morlis," which had It's orr gin
during the existence Of the Republic al
Columbia, aud indeDnIfcation for which
I since the di, ,soulion Of that Republic, ha,
devolved on it sevoIa members, will be
urged viii renewed zeal.
Il have much pleasure IN saying tha,
he Government OF Brazil has adjusted
'ho clam upon that Government IN ;h'
case Of the schooner J"hn 5 Bryan, anC
that sanguiue hopes are entertained thai
the same spirit OF justice will nnnonc'
lis councils IN arriving al az carl, decision
upon The remaining CLAIMS, thereby re
moving al cause Of disscnsion bciwccl
wo Powers, whose Interests are to som,
extent interviewer With each other.
II Our Miuisl.r AT Clili has succeeded it
uducing recognition by that Govern
neni, of the adjustment effected b, hI
pr, dccessor oi HE tI,, claims in The Cas-
! If tho Macedonian. The first ins,almen
mas bcen received by the clalnanls in th'
United States.
| Notice oi the exchange Of notifications
,f the treaty with Peru. which will TAXI
place at Lima, has not yet reached TIM
country, but is shortly expected to be rc
,evcd, when the claID's upon that Repub
ic will doubtless be liquIdnied aud paid
/ Ia consequence Of "A misunderstanding
between this Government and that ol Due
nos Avres, occurred several years ago
\ his .GoverniLent abs remained unreprc
senled at that court, While a minister from
1t has been constantly resident heIe.-
/ rhccauses OF irritation have in gfea
measure passed away, and it is in con
'cmpla,ion, in view ofimpor;ant Interests
WHICH haye grown up ~ tha, country, a
some carly period during the present ses
'iun of congress, with the coucurrenc'
| # the Senate, to restore diplomatic rela
lions between the twu couilrlcs.
| Under the provisions of an acl Of Con
yress Of the last session. a Minister wd!
| |, spaiched from the United States To Chi
IA, in August OF the present year, who
| lrom the latest accounts we have iron
lin, was at Sucz, in Egypt, on The PSI
/ If September last, on his route To- China
/ In regard to the Indian tribes residn,
within our jurisdlc,ional limits, the great
IS, vigilance Of the Government has beef
.xer,ed to preserve them with feelings u
confidence IN the justice of thus Govern
nen, aud to cultivate friendship win the
,order inhabitants. THIS has happily
succeeded to great extent but II is Il
subjccl Of .regre, that they suffer them
selves to be imposed ppon by arlful ant
designing men-apd this nolw outstanding
III the efforts Of The Gvvernipcut 10 pre-
yeni it.
The receipts into The Treasury for lh,
calendar year lS43, exclusive Of loans
we're liule more than eighteen millions oI
dollars and the expenditures, cx lnsn,
If payments on The public dcb, will hav,
been about twen,y.ihree millions of dol
lars. BY the Act ofiS42, a new arrange.
mcnt of The fiscal year was made. so thai
Il should commence OH the Is, d,y oI
July in each year. The accounts ano
sstliEates for the current fiscal year Wi
show that the loans aud Treasury notes
made aud issued before the close Of lh,
aN Congress. to meet the anticipated de.
ticiency, have not been entirely adequate
Although Oh the lst Of Ocl"ber las, lher,
was balance in the Treasury in conse
luence Of the provision thus made Of S'3
1882 II yet the appropriations alread, /,
made b, Congress will absorb that bal
aucc, aud leave probable deficiency d
Two MILLIONS OF dollars at the close ol iLl
present, fiscal,year.
There are outstanding Treasury note,
to about The amount Of four millions sis
hundred Thousand dollars aud shnuIo
hey be returned upon the Treasury dur
ng The fiscal year, hoy i'll require pro-
nslot for their REDEMPTION do uo
however regard tins as probable, sinc,
The, have obviously entered Into the cur
rr,,c\ oI The coiIuiry, and " III contiuu,