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subject to your attention.
In ,be adjustment ofthe claims of
American citizens of Mexico, provided
for by the late treaty, the employment,
of counsel on the part of the Govern.
ment may become important, for The
purpose of assisting the commissioners
in protecting the interests of the Uni.
ted States. | recommend this subject
to the early and favorable considera.
ton of Congress.
Complaints having bven made in re-
gard to the inefficiency of the means
provided by the Government of New
Grenada for Transporting the United
States mail across the Isihmus of Pan.
anna, pursuant to our postal conven-
ton with tina, Republic on the 4th of
March, 1914. Our Charge dAffairs
a, Bogota has been directed to make
such representations to the Government
of New Grenada as will it is hoped, lead
TO more prompt removal of the cause
of complaint.
The sanguinary civil war with which
the Republic of Venezuela has for some
time pas, been ravaged, has been bro't
TO close. In its progress, the rights
ofsome Of our citizens resident or ira.
ding there, have been violated. The
restoration of order will afford the
Venezuelan Government an opportunity
to examine and redress their grievan-
ces, and others of longer standing,
which our representative at Caracas
has hitherto Intellectually urged upon
the attention Of the Government. The
extension of the coast Of the United
States on the Pacific, and the unexam-
pied rapidi.y with which the inbabi-
tants of California, especially, are in
creasing in numbers, have impaired new
consequence to our relations with other
countries, whose territory borders upon
the ocean. Ii is probable, that the in
tercourse between those countries, and
our possessions in that quarter, partic.
ularly with the Republic of Chill, will
become extensive and mutually advan
tageous, in proportion as California ano
Oregon shall increase in population anc
wealth. 1t is desirable, therefore, tina
the Government should do everything
in its power TO foster and strengthen it
relations with those States, and that the
spirit Of amity should be mutual ane
cordial.
recommend the observance of the
same course towards all other Ameri.
can States. The United States stand.
as the great American power, to which
as their natural ally and friend, they
will always be disposed to look fol
mediation and assistance in the event o.
collision between them and any Euro
pean nation. AS such, we may often
kindly mediate in their behalf. Withou
entangling ourselves in foreign war
or unnecessary controversies, whenever
the faith of any ofour treaties with an,
Of them shall require our interference
we must necessarily interfere.
A convention has been negotiated
with Brazil, providing for the satisfac
ton of American claims on that Gov
eminent. and it will be submitted TO the
Senate. Since the last session of Con.
gress we have received an Envoy Elk.
traordinary and Minister Plenopo,en.
liary from that Empire, and our rela
tons with it are founded upon the
most amicable understanding.
Your attention is earnestly invited &c
an amendment, of our existing laws re
laling TO the African slave trade with
u view 10 the effectual suppression o.
that barbarous traffic. II is not to be
denied, that this trade is still in par
carried on by means of vessels bull,
in the United States, and owned or nav.
igated by some of our citizens. The
correspondence between the Depart
ment Of State and the Minister and
Consul Of the United States and Rio
Janeiro, which has from time 10 time
been laid before Congress, represent,
that, as customary device TO evade
this penalties of our laws by means OF
sea letters, vessels sold in Brazil when
provided with such papers by the Con.
sui instead of returning to the United
States for new register, proceed a,