The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-12-23


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10 PIOsern'ing the xsr Hilh Mexico,
stl'.G lhs utmost care hss besn l.Asn O.
avoid sEsEy JUst raSse u roGPlssni oH
lhs para Il neaiEsl hsi1ons. end nnne In.
hesn gwen. llbeTai privileges have bstr
EEsRIrd 10 their conmFIee 70 tie pcIls 0l
tie enrmy in cur mIlIlRry nceppalon.
The difficulty with Ihe Brazilian 70.
rsrnmeni. whish al one time threatened
10 inierTupI Ihe friendly relations between
the iwo countries. will, iIuEi. be speed.
" adjusted. have received information
that an envoy extraordinary sud minister
Plenipoieniisry 10 The Uni!ed State will
shortly he appointed By his lmrerial Ma.
jesly; aud II 10 hoped that he viii zone
instructed and prepared 10 adius, III re.
naming difiernces between the two 20.
veTnmen's ~ 4 manner acceptable and
honorable 10 both. In the meantime.
have every season 10 believe that nothing
WI occur 20 interrupt ouT smiczble Tela.
lions with Brazil.
II has heen nv constant effort 10 MAIN
tain and cultivate the most intimate rela-
lions OF friendship with all The independ.
enl Powers of South America: and this
policy has been attended with the happi-
est results. II 10 true. that Ilie settlement
and payment Of many just claims Of Anne
rlcan citizens against these nations have
been long delayed. The peculiar posi-
lion in which they have been placed. aud
the desire on the pan ofmy predecessors.
as well rs myself. 10 grant GhTin the utmost
indulgence. have hitherto prevented these
claims from being urged ia manner De.
manded hy strict Justice. The time has
arrived when they ought To he finally adj
jusled and liquidaIed, and efforts are now
making for that purpose.
IL is proper 10 inform YOU thar the GO
vernmeni 81 Peru has. in good faith. paid
Ihe frsi tWo insialments Of the indemnity
of thirty thousand dollars each, and the
greater portion Of the interest due thereon.
in execution Of The convention between
hat government, and the United States.
he Publications Of which were exchanges
A. Lima on the thiry-frst Of October,
1919. The Attorney General Of The Unit.
ID States, early in August lsss, completed
he adjudication Of the claims under this
and made his report thereon.
n pursuance Of The act Of the eighth Of
August, 1876. The gums 10 which the
claimants are respectively en.itsd will be
'aId on demand at ihs treasury.
invite the early attention OF Congress
q the present condition OF our citizens in |
china. Under our treaty 9th that pow.
n, American ci,i7ens are Withdrawn from
he Jurisdiction, whether civil or criminal,
II The Chinese government, and placed
lnder that Of our public funclionsrles in
hat country. BY these alone can our CT.
izens be Iied and punished for the COM
mission Of any crime; BY ihes: alone can
questions be decided between them, in.
'olvins The rights Of person and properly;
md by these alone can contracts be en-
orced, into which they may have entered
with the citizens or subjects of foreign
powers. The merchant vessels Of the
United States lying in the waters Of the
i've ports Of China open to foreign CON-
nerce, are under The exclusive Jurisdiction
# officers Of their own government. Un-
il Congress Ehsll establish competent tri-
'unsIs to try and punish crimes. and TO
xercise jurisdiction in civil cases in Chi
"a, American rilizens there are subject TO
10 Jaw whatever. Crimes may be cont
ni1:ed with impunity, and debts may be
viihou! any means TO enforce
heir payment. Inconvenience have al. /
eady resulted from the omission of Con-
,ress 10 legislste upon the subject, and
till greater are apprehended. The Brit
sh authorities Of China have already COM
blamed that this government. has not pro,
'ided for the punishment Of crimes, or the
enforcement of contracts against American
,islzens in that country, whilst their GO
'ernment has established tribunals by
which an American citizen can recover
ebis due from British subjects.
Accustomed as the Chinese are to sum-
nary justice, they could not be made 10
why criminals who are cili- i
ems Of the United States should escape
With immunity, in violation Of treaty obi
a!ions, whilst the punishment Of Chi
ese, who had committed any crime
galnst an American citizen, would be
lgorously exacted. Indeed, The cOnse-
uenres might be fatal TO American citi>
cas- in China, shauld fragrant crime be
ommilied by any one Of them upon
Ihinese, and should ltial and punishment.
at follow according TO the acquisitions Of
ne treaty. This might disturb, if not de-
troy our friendly relations with that en-
ire, and cause all interruption Of our walls
able commerce. /
Onr treaties with the Sublime Porte,
'ripoli, Tunis. Morocco and Muscai, al
D require the legislation Of Congress 10