The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-12-11
EREISBJBG, DECEMBER Il. 1851

shall not be made.
FROM the accompanying copy of u note from
TIC Dt1tiSh legation at Washington, and the re-
/ ply OF the Department of State thereto. it will
| appear that her Britannia Majesty's government
| Is des1rous that part of the boundary limo he
| tween Oregon and the British possessions should
be authoFItaavely marked out, and that an in
tehtioh was expressed TO apply to Congress for
| an approI;fIfsefoh to defray the expense thereof
on part of the Uni,ed States Your attention
10 this subject is accordingly invited. and a pro-
| per appropriation recommended
! 4 convention for the adjustment Of claims of
cttizens OF the United States against Portugal
/ has been concluded, and the ratifcations have
/ been exchanged. The first instalment of tho
amount to be paid by Portugal fell due ON the
3Oth OF September last and has been paid.
| Inc president OF the French republic, accord
/ ing to the provisions of the convention has been
/ selected as arbiter in the case of the General
| Armstrong; and has signifed that he accents
/ the trust and the high satisfaction he feels in
acting as the common friend of two nations.
with which France is united by sentiments of
/ sincere and lasting amity.
The Turkish government has expressed its
thanks for the kind reception given to the Sui
/ tan's agent, Amin Bey, on the occasion of his
recent visit to the United States On the 2Sth
| of February last despatch was addressed by
/ the Secretary Of State to Mr.. Marsh the Amer
lean Minister at COnstantinople instructing him
/ to ask OF the Turkish government permission
/ for the Hungarians, then imprisoned within the
/ dominlons Of the Sublime Porte, to remove to
/ this country. On the 81 of March last both
/ Houses OF Congress passed resolution request
/ ing the President TO authorize the employment
OF public vessel TO convey TO this country Louis
/ kossuth and his associates in captivity.
/ The instruction above referred to was COM
Piled with, and the Turkish government having
released Governor kOssuth and his companions
from prison, the 10th of September last thev
embarked on board of the United States steam
frigate Mississippi, which was selected to carry
into effect the resolution of Congress. Governor
kossuth left the Mississippi at Gibraltar for the
purpose of making visit to England and may
shortly be expected in New York. BY comnu-
nications to the Department of State he has ex-
pressed his grateful acknowledgements fer the
, InterpOsItlon OF this Government in behalf of
himself and his associates. This country has
been justly regarded a safe asylum for those
whom political events have exiled from their
own homes in Europe; and it is recommended
TO Congress to consider Ia what manner Cover
nor kossuth and his companions, brought hither
by its authority, shall be received and treated
1t is earnestly TO be hoped that the differences
which have for some time past been pending be-
tween the government of the French repubIic
and that of the Sandwich Islands, may be peace-
ably and durably adjusted, so as to secure the
independence of those islands Long before the
events which have of late impaired so much inn
portance TO the possessions of the United States
on the Pacific, we acknowledged the independ-
ence of the Hawaiian government This Gov
ernment was first in taking that step, and seye-
raj of the leading powers of Europe Immediately
followed. We were influenced in this measure
by the existing and prospective Importance of
the islands rs place of refuge and refreshment
for our vessels engaged in the whale fishery, and
by the consideration that they lie in the course
of the great trade which must at no distant
day, be carried on between the western coast of
North America and Eastern Asia
We were also influenced bya desire that those
islands should not pass under the control of any
other great maritime State, but should remain
IN aa Independent condition, and SO be accessible
and useful to the commerce of all nations |
need not say that the Importance of these con-
siderationS has been greatly enhanced by the
sudden deyelopement which the interests of the
United States have attained in California and
Oregon; and the policy heretofore adopted in
regard TO those islands Will be steadily pursued.
1t is gratifying not only to those who consider
the commercial interests of nations, but also to
all who favor the progress of knowledge and the
diffusion of religion, TO see community emerge
from savage state and attain such degree of
civilization ia those distant seas.
1t is much to be deplored that the internal
tranquility of the Mexican republic should again
be seriously disturbed; for, since the peace be-
tween that republic and the United States, it
had enjoyed such comparative repose that the
most favorable anticipations for the future might
with degree of confidence, have been indulged
These, however, have been thwarted by the
cent outbreak in the State of Tamaulipas en-
the right bank of the Rio Brave. Having re
ceived information that persons from the United
States had taken part in the insurrection, and
apprehending that their example might be fol-
lowed by others, l caused orders to be issued
for the purpose of preventing any hostile expe-
ditions against Mexico from being set on foot III
violation of the laws of the United States. |
likewise issued proclamation upon the subject,
q copy of which is herewith laid before you
This appeared to be rendered imperative by the
obligations of treaties and the general duties of
good neighborhood.
In my last annual message l informed Congress
that citizens Of the United States had undertaken
the connexion of the two oceans by means of n
railroad across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec un-
der grant of the Mexican government to a eiti
zen of that republic; and that this enterprise
would probably be prosecuted with energy when
ever Mexico should consent to such stipulations
with the Government of the United States as
should impart feeling of security to those who
should invest their property in the enterprise.
n convention between the two governments
for the accomplishment of that end has been
ratified by this Government, and only awaits the
decision of the Congress and the Executive of
that republic.
Some unexpected difficulties and delays have
arisen in the ratification of that convention by
! Mexico, but it is to be presumed that her deci-
sion viii be governed by just and enlightened
views, as well Of the general Importance of the
/ object, as of her own interests and obligations
/ In negotiating upon this important subject
L ali has baI in viz,