Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-12-19

: proceaure, 10 say the least Of il, wears a
q harsh and unfrendly aspect.
Q The instalments on the claims recent-
' y settled by the Convention with Mex.
I co have been punetually paid as thew
have fallen due, and our Minister il en-.
, gagged in urging the establishment of
: new commission in pursuance Of the Con.
! yention for the settlement of the unad>
insted claims.
With the other American States our
relations Of amity and good will have re-
mained uninterrupted. Our minister near
the Republic of new Grenada. has sue
ceeded in stecIing an adjustment ofthe
the claim upon that government for the
schOoner " By Chance" which had been
pending for many years. The claim for
the brig "Moris," which had It's origin
during the existence Of the Republic Of
Columbia, and iDdemniication for which,
since the dissolution Of that Republic has
devOlVed on several mSmbers, will be
urged with renewed zeal.
lhave much pleasure in saying that
the Government. in the case Of the
schooner "JOhn s, Bryan" and that san-
guine hopes are entertained that the
same spirit of jnstice will influence lis
councils in arriving al an early decision
upon the remaining claims; thereby re-
moving all cause of diSsensiOn between
two Powers, whose interests are, to some
extent, interviewer with each other.
Our Minister at Chill has succee ded in
inducing a recognition by that Government
of the adjustment effected by his prede-
ceSsoT Of the first claims in the case Of the
"Macedonisn." The FIRST inst aIment 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 a misunderstanding
between this Cove nment and that OF Bu-
enas Ayres, occurring several years ago,
this Government has remained unre pre-
sented at that court, while minister from
it has been constantly resident here. The
causes of irritation have, in great moasur
passed away, and il is in contemplation,
in view Of important interests which have
grown upin that country, at some early
period 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
China, in August of the present yearWho,
f,om the laies: accounts we have from him
was at Suez, in Egypt, on the 25th ofSeP-
tember last, ois route TO China.
In regard to the Indian tribes residing
within our jurisdictional limits, the great
est vigilance of the Government has been
exertedto preserve them at peace among
themselves. and to inspire them with feel
ings Of contideRce in the justice Of this
Government, and TO cultivate friendship
with the border inhabitants, This has hap
PLY succeeded to great extent; but it is
a subject Of regret that they suffer them~
selves, in some instances, 10 be imposed
upon by artful aud designing men-and
this, Notwithstanding all the efforts of the
Government to prevent it.
The receipts into the Treasury for the
calendar year, lS43, exclusive Of loans
were little more.t than eighteen millions oI
dollars; and the expenditures, exclusive
Of payments On the public debt, will havs
been about twenty three million of dollars,
BY the act Of 1912; new arrangement oI
the fscial year was made so that il should
commence on the-frst day of July in each
year. The accounts aud estimates for the
current fiscal year, will show that the loans
and Trasuay notes made and issued before
the close Of the las! Congress, 10 meet the
anticipated deficiency, have not been en-:
lirely adequate. Although on The let OF
\ October last, there was a balance IN the
b Treasury in consequence Ofthe provision
\ thus made of SS,9l4,Os2 n, yet the aP'
I preparations already made by Congress
will absorb tina. balance, and leave a prob
e able deficiency Of two millions OF dollars
n at the close Of present fiscal year
]. There are outstanding treasury notes to
J, ohout the amount of four millions SIX
r bundred thousaad dollars; and should they
' he returned upon the treasury during the
d fiscal year, they will require provision fol
/. their redemption. do not, however, res
% gard this as probable.since they have OBJ
n viousIy entered iRto the currency of th'
}. country, aud will continue to form pOr
, lion oft, if tAa system now adopted b
continued. The loan Of l64l, amOuntinst
lr as ,672, ,976 SO, falls due on the Let O
h January, l645, and must be provided 70
s or postponed by a new loon. And unles
J, the resources Of revenue should be mate
. rally increased BY you, there will be