The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-12-14

-h;Is, The utmos, care has been taken 10 aVoiu
every lust cause of complaint on uie par, ~ ~
central nations. and none has been gwen ho-
rral priyiIeges have been granted 10 '"e'I
- IN he norris of the enemy IN our miii>
tary occupation, D.;,;,n GOVERN
The difficulty with The Brazilian eoa.
,,eur ~ bich al one time threatened 70 i"e
rupt The friendly relations between lne W.
.apnrries will. trust, be speedily ADJUSTED
live received information that IN envoy eA-
,.aord;narv and minister pIenipotenilary 10 tne
Wn;,eJ states will shortly be appointed by
L;s Imoerial Majesty and it is hoped that he
In come instructed and prepared to ADJUST
III remaining differences between the two
',,,vernments in a manner acceptable and hon>
hnr,bIe 10 both. In the meantime, have ev>
orv reason 10 believe that nothing will occur
70 interrupt our amicable relations with Bras
I'll.
II has been my constant effort to MAINTAIN
and cultivate the most intimate relations OF
friendship with all the independent Powers oil
South America; and this policy has been
attended with the happiest results. IL IS lrue
that The settlement and Payment oil many
iust claims of American citizens aSainst tnese
nations have been long delayed, Inc PEI
culiar position in which they have been Pia>
ced. and the desire on the part Of my Predeces-
sors as well as myself, TO grant them inc n'>
most Indulgence, have hitherto prevented
those claims from being urged IL man.
uer demanded by suict Justice lie 'lune
has arrived when they ought to be tnaily ad>
iusted and liquidated. and efforts are no"
making for that purpose.
If Is proper to inform You that the govern
,oent of Peru has in good faith paid the first
,wo instruments of the indemnity Of thirty thou
sand dollars each, and the greater portion OF
the interest due thereon, in execution OF the
convention between that government and the
United States the notifications OF which were
,xcbanoed at Lima on the thirty-first of Octo-
her. 1916. The Attorney General Of the L.
nitrd States, early in August last, completed
the adjudication of the clgims under tins con-
,ention. and made his report thereon, in pur-
e,,anrc of the act ofthc eighth Of August, 1916.
The suns to which the claimants are rcspec-
lively entitled will be paid on demand at the
treasury.
invite the early attention of Congress to
the present condition of our citizens IN China
Under our treaty with that power, American
citizens are withdrawn from the jurisdiction,
whether civil or criminal, Of the Chinese gov
eminent, and placed under that OF our public
trnctionarics in that country. by these alone
can our citizens be tried and punished for the
commission of any crime; by these alone can
.uc>ttonS be decided between thcm, involving
the rights of persons and property; and by
hos, alone can contracts he enforced, into
which they may have entered with the citizens
~ .,b;ertS of foreign powcrs The merchant
isis of the United States lying in the waters
If tbe five ports of China open to foreign COM
I Il. tt~tSf lfftrnr Cf
officers of their own government. Until Con
,,r,.>s ,hall establish competent tribunals 10 try
and ,.uuish crimes, and TO exercise jurisdiction
IN ci,il aSes in China. American citizens there
.,rc .ulie,t to no law whatever. Crimes may
=. rommittcd with IMMUNITY, and debts may
jc contracted without any means TO enforce
,b.;r navmcpt. InconveniencicS have already
r,..ultrJ from the omission of Congress TO leg
i,;,te upon the subject and still greater are
app7chrndcd. The British authorities in CHI
IN have already complained that this govern
,,cnt has rot provided for the punishment OF
,-;nrS. or the enforcement of contracts against
American citizens in that country, whilst their
,,,,,,nuru, has established tribunals by which
an american citizen can recover debts due
from British subjects.
Accustomed as the Chinese arc to summary
in>iicr ;hev could not be male TO comprehend
why criminals who are citizens of the United
States should eSt-apr with impunity, in viola
t;on of treaty obligations, whilst the punish
,,,ut of 4 Chinese. who had committed any
,r;,nr a,rainst an american citizen, would be
ri.o,rol,lv enacted Indeed, the consequences
,,i,ht H.. fatal to American citizens in China.
>houlti 4 Migrant crime be committed by any
enc of Them upon Il Chinese, and should trial
and Punishment not follow according TO the
rcrini>iiions OF the treaty. This might disturb,
if not destroy. our friendly relations with that
empire. and cause an interruption Of our val
ulle commerce.
Orr treatise with the Sublime Porte, Trpo-
Il. T.lnis. Morocco, and Aluscat, also require
lie. l,.gis,siun of Cungrcss to carry them INTO
execution. though the necessity for immediate
.,'-tion ma. not be 80 urgent as in regard to
china
The Secretary Of State has submitted an es-
innate to ,lefrav the expense of opening diplo-
matte relations with fhe Papal States The
li.serrsting political events now i'll progress in
,heSe States, as well as Just regard to our COM
mcrcial Interests, have. in my opinion, render
ID such measure highly eXpedicnt-
Estimates hav also been submitted for the
outfit and salaries of charges d'aifairs to the
-rpulIics of Bolivia, Guatemala, and Ecuador.
The manifest Importance OF cultivatlng the
most friendly relations with all the independent
states u,,,s this continent has induced me TO
rccomncnd appropriations necessary for Tie
maintenance Of these missions.
recommend to Congress that an appropri-
alton be made, to be paid to the Spanish gev-
eminent for the purpose OF distribution among
the claimants in the AmiS;atd case enter
tain the conviction that this is due to Spain
under the treaty of the twentieth of October,
1885; and, moreover, that, from the earnest
manner in which the claim continues to be
urged, so long as it shall remain unsettled, it
will be a source Of irritation and discord be-
tween the two countries, which may prove high
iy prejudicial to the interests of the United
States. Good policy, no less than faithful
compliance with our treaty obligations, requir-
es that the inconsiderable appropriation de-
manded should be made
\ detailed statement of the condition of the
finances Will be presented in the annual report
of the Secretary of the Treasury. The imports
for the last fiscal wear, Guiding on the thirtieth