The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-12-14

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ami learns ihat he Government Of the Uuiie'
+ States desires that the right Of Sovereignty o
E Mexico ia The Istbmus shall remain %unimPair
ed, the stlpulaIions referred to will be agreed
f to with nlaeriiy.
BY the las adyices from Mexico, it woulc
appear that that Government enteriains strong
objections to some Of the slipulations which
the parties o erned in the project Of the rail
road deem necessary for their protection anC
security. Further consideration, it is to bt
hoped, or some modification of terms, may ye
reconcile the differences existing between tn
two Governments in this respect. Fresh in
strucliOns have recently been given to the
Minister Of the United States in Mexico, who
il prosecuting the subject with PrOmPtisudt
ah6 ability.
Although the negotiations with Portu gal fol
the payment OF claims Of citizens Of the United
Stat s against that Government, have not vel
resulted in a formal treaty, yet q proposition
mnde by the Government Of Portugal, for q
final adjustmentRnd payment Of those claims,
has recently been accepted on the part of the
United States. 1t gives me pleasure TO say, that
Mr.. Clay, to whom negotiations on the part OIL
the United States have been entrusted, d~ischnrg-
Ell the duties OF his appointment with ability
and discretion, acting always within the in.
struclions OF his Government.
1t is expected, that a regular convention will
be Immediately negotiated for carrying the
agreement between the two Governments into
effect.
The commissioner ar pointed under the act
Of Congress for carrying into effect the Con
ven;ion with Brazil, Of the eth January, l949,
has entered upon the performance Of the duties
imposed upon him BY 'ha. act. 1t is hored,
that these duties may be completed within the
time prescribed. The documents, however,
which The imperial Government, by the third
Article OF the Convention stipulates to furnish
to the Government Of the United States, have
not yet been received. AS i, is presumed that
those documents will be essential TO the correct
disposition Of the claims, it may become me-
ccssary for the Government to exte?d the Pc
riod limited for the duration oil the commission.
The sum stipulated by the fourth Article Of the
Convention to be paid TO this Government has
been received.
The collection in the ports Of The United
States, OF discriminating duties upon the YES
sells Of Chilli and their cnrgoes, has been sus.
pended, pursuant to the provisions OF the act
Of Congress OF the 24lh Of May, 1928. 1t is to
be hoped that this measure will impart a fresh
impulse TO commerce between the two Govern.
ments, which of late, and especially since our
acquisition OF California, has, to the mutual
advantage OF the parties, been much augmented
Peruvian Guano has become so desirable an
article to the agricultural interests of the Uni
ted States, that ii is the duty Of the Government
to employ all the msans properly in it's power
Tor the purpose Of causing that article to be
imported into the country, at a reasonable price
Nothing will be omitted on my pa't toward
accomplishing this desirable end. | am per
suadcd that, in removing any restraints on this
traiIi d, the Peruvian Government will promote
It's own best interests, while it will afford a
proof Of a friendly disposition towards this
country which will be duly appreciated. The
leaty between The United States and lis Ma.
jesty, the King of the Hawaiian Islands, whic
has recently been made public, will, it is be,
| IIaua1 houa n hauoEni,l or .,,.a. ~
tons OF the two countries.
The relations between those parts Of the Is,
lands Of St. Domingo, which were formerl,
colonies OF Spain and France, respectively, ar,
still in M unsettled condition. The mroximit,
Of that Island to the United States, aud til del
cate questions involved in the existing contro
Y, rsy there, render it desirable that 1t sAouI,
be permanently and speedily adjusted. Tn,
interest OF humanity and Of general commerc,
also demands this, and as intimations OF III,
same time have been received from olhe
Governments, 1t is hoped that some plan ma,
soon be devised to effect the sheet IN a man
ner likely to give satisfaction. The Govern
'ASHN ~ wv OhlNSu StuISS VIII nOL Inll, OV lhi
exercise Of all friendly offices, to do all in il
power to put an end to the destructive wa
T VIII oh has ragged between the different parts o
. the Island, and to secure to them both The ben
eiils OF peace and commerce.
n refer you to the Report Of the Secretary o
8 the Treasury, for a detailed statement Of III,
e Finances. The total receipts into the Ireasur,
e Tor the year ending the 80 h of June last. wer
d S47'49i,748 80. The totul expenditures dur
u ing the same period were S43,O2l $3.50. Tn
public debt has been reduced 81. zee the las
annual report from tle Treasury Department
!, $465,276 so
: by the 10 h section Of the act of the 2ot
January l847, The proceeds of the sales OF IN
II Puol'c lands were pledged Tor the interest an
L principal OF the pnblicdebt, The great amour
! Of those lands subsequently, granted by Con
n gress Tor military bounlies, will, iris believe,
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