The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-12-29


I the latest intelligence from that quarter sam'
progress had been made 10 ihe survey lh'
expenses incident 90 the organisation 81 lh'
! commission, aud 90 40 conveyance o. The pom
! W1eIr- ila npeIaLana gefe u heHsH1 hzFa %
much reduced tho fund appropriated " Con
gffHs, ihat further sum 90 cover the nhargfi
| which must be- incurred during The present
| fiscal year will Boz necessary The great lengi4
/ 0f frontier along which the boundary extends
the nature Of The adjacent tefumry, and the
/ difficulty pf obtaining supplies, except al %
near the eHtrnnes of The linei render u also ~.
ldispensblo ihat liberal provision should b.
made a. meet the Hrersaafy T4tafFss tiififtF tiif
fiscal year ending oH tho 3Dth Of June 1891
I accordingly reccommend this subject 10 your
attention,
IN the adjustment ololaima ofAmeriean cit
izrnH % hrEcuPry idnd for by the late lfna'
~, the employment If council, on the part Of
the Government, may become Important Tor
the purpose ai assisting the commandments IA
projecting the interests ofthe United States.
recommend this uubirnt a. the early and ia
y0rabie confederation ~ Congress
Complaints have been made IN regard to
The iHenloigHuy ~ the WrHHH PruvTdrd by the
government Of New Grenada for Transporting
The United States mail across the lsihmua Of
Panama pursuant o. our Postal convention
with the Republic 81 the 9th Of March, lsii
Our charge d hiinTs ~ bagOda h1s been d.
feeted 10 make such Representations a. the
government Of New Grenada AZ viii, u 10 hop
I'd, lead 10 prompt removal Of this cause Of
complaint
The sangunHry civil war with which the
Republic Nrnrzurla has for some time past
been fayaged, has been brought 10 a close =
La 10 pfpRrnHA, the sights Of some Of our eili'
lens resident oT trading there have been yio.
lated The restoration uf order viii afford
the Nrne1urlnn government az Opportunity
others uf longer atunding which our frprrrru.
tatiycs az Cafaous have, hitherto, ,ncAr ctualIy
urged upon the attention of that government.
The oHtrntion Of the coast Of the United
States on the Pacific, and the unrEatnplrd
fapidity with which the inhabitants nf Califor.
ma, raprrmlly,afe Increasing "a numbers, have
impaired new cunHt qupHee- H. eaf relations
" ilh the Other countries whose territories
border on that ocean II D. probable that the
intercourse between those countries aud our
possessions ~ that quarter, particularly with
the Republic oi thllt, Will brCumr extensive
and mutually advantageous in proportion AZ
California aud Oregon shall inCT, usc 10 pop
ulluDn and wealth. n b. desirable, therefore,
that This Government should d0.ryrrythiuF
loo ~. power 9" foster and strengthen ~ fcla.
u"us with uNrsr StItcf, and that thr spirit Of
annuity between us should be- mutual and cor.
dial
recommend the oB.eryaucr Of the aln,e
cuuf-r towards sll other Amtrclu States go
Tao United states stand al tie grrat American
power, 60 which, aH their natural ally aud
trrrud. they wit ufwTyE'Ug uIspIsrd, HsC a.
luok for mediation and 1sHirtanrc, the event
ui any collision between them aud any Euro.
p"un nation. A. such, We may often KINDLY
mediate ~ thrir behalf without ouiangling
oufsclyra 20 itfrirn wars or unnecessary CON
uovrtsirs whenever the faith ofuur treaties
r ~ any of them shall tDgutfr our Interior.
UU "A fUnNt uaHEa.HFIlN
a convention h1s been negotiated with Bra.
an, providing Tor the satisfaction of a nrtirln
claims ON that governmental II will be- sub.
United 90 the senate. Since the last session
Of Congress, Nc have received m Envoy EN
lfaufdmay and Miastrr Picni putonuaty from
shat Empire and our relations With itatc found
cd upon the most amtCablC understanding.
NouI ate ht'r.n - earnestly 'nyiird 10 an n.
mrndmrnt Of DUR existing laws relating 60 the
Aiucan slave trade, with view 10 the eiirc.
tuHl suppression OF that barbaIous traffic. lt|
IS MOTTO bc denied, that this trade 10 still IN
part, carried on by means Of vcsscla built IN
The United States. and owned or nayigatcd by
some Of our citizens. The correspondence be-
tween the Department of State and the MINIS
ter aud Consul Of the United States at no de
JHucrio, which has from time ~ time been laid
before Congress, represents that itis custom
AIRY device 10 cvadr the PENALTIES OF our laws
by means of sea letters Vessels sold IA Bra.
Consul. instead of returning TO the unitrd
States l,S new REGISTER, proceed, n, unrr TO
the co1kt OF AtrIcu, Tor TIM purpose OF obtain
M c1l gorg Of slaves Much additional ,ut"r.
nation, Of the same character, has, recently
been transmitted 20 the Department of State
II has not been considered the policy OF Our
laws TO subject au American citizen VINO, ~
a foreign country, purchases vessel built IN
the United States, 10 the Inconvenience of
sending her home for new register, before
permitting her 10 proceed on voyage Any
alterations Of the laws, which might have "A
tendency TO impede the free transfer of prop.
etty IA vessels between our citizens, or the
free navigation Of those vessels between diff
frrcnt paris Of the world, when employed in
lawful commerce, should be we'll and cautious.
" considcrcdi but ! trust that your wisdom
VIII devise mT thod by which our general
policy, in this respect, may be preserved, and
al tho same time the abuse Of our Hag, by
means of sea. letters, in the manner indicated,
May be prevented.
Having asccrtained that there is no pros.
pect ofthc reunion ofthe FIVE States of Cen.
trail America, which formerly composed the
republic Of that name, we have separately ne
gnliatcd Iyiih Ennac-n of than
and commerce, which will be laid before the
Senate
A contract having been concluded with the
State Of Nicaragua, by company composed
of American citizens, for the purpose of con
structng u ship canal, through the territory of
thar State, 10 connect the Atlantic AID Pacific
oceans, have directed the negotiation of a
treaty with Nicaragua, pledging 10Th govern
mcnts to protect those who shalt engage IN
and perfect the work All other nations are
invited by the State of Nicaragua 10 cater IN
10 the same treaty stipulations with heri and
the benefit to be derived by each from such AN
arrangement, viii be the protection of this
great inter oceanic communication against
any power which might seek TO obstruct II, or
to monopolizc its advantages. All States, EN-.