Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-12-11
THE DEs MONIES COURIER.

the Government Of the United States as
should impart feeling Of security 10
those who should invest their property
in the enterprise.
A convention between the two Gov.
ernments far the accomplishment Of thai
end. has been ratified by this Govern
meni, and only awaits the decision ol
Congress and the ratification Of that Re.
4 public.
Some unexpected difficulties and de-
lays have arisen in the ratification by
Mexico. butt is TO be presumed tina,
their decision will be governed by jusl
views, as we'll Of the general importance
Of The snbjectas Of hsg own interest and
obligations. In negotiating on this i'm.
lporianl subject, This Government has
had in view one. and only one object
4 Tha, object has been, and is, the con-
struction or attainment Of passage from
ocean To ocean, The shortest and the best
for travellers and merchandise, and even.
|tually open. to. all the world. /. has
been sought 10 obtain no territorial adyan.
iages peculiar to itself, and il would see,
with the greatest regret, that Mexico
should oppose any obstacle to the nc
accomplishment Of an enterprise which
promises SO much convenience TO tile
whole commercial world and such emf.
inent advantages to Mexico herself.
Impressed with these sentiments and
these consiciions, the Government will
continue TO exert oil proper efforts to
bring about all necessary arrangements
with the Republic of Mexico. for the
speedy completion Of the work.
For some months past. the Republic
Ut Nicaragua has been the theatre OF one
of those civil cenvulsians from which
the cause Of free institutions, and the
general prosperity and social progress OF
States of Central America, have SO often
and so severely suffered. Until quie,
shall have been restored. and govern
ment apparently stable shall have been
arganlzcd, no advance can prudently be
made 10 dispnsing af The questions pend
ling between The two countries.
! am happy to announce that an inter.
oceanic communication from the mouth
IF The San Juan 10 tie Pacific has been
so far accomplished rs that passengers
hate actually travelled. and merchandise
has been transported over il; and when
the canal shall nave been completed &C,
c.rdng To the original plan. The means
of communication will be further ifnpro.
we'd.
1. is understood thai considerable
part of the railroad acruss the lsthmns
of punama has been completed, so tina,
The mail and passengers will in future be
conveyed thereon. Whichever of The
several routes briween the two oceans
may ultimately prove The most eligible
| for iraeellers to and from the ditIrren,
States ON the Atlantic and Gulf Of Mex
len and our cpast on the Pacific. there is
little reason to dn.bt that all of them
will be useful to The pubic, and viii lib
orally reward that intividual enterprise
/ by which alone they have been. or are
expected table. carried into effect.
Peace has been concluded between the
roniending parties in the Island of San
Domingo. and j, is hoped upon durable
basis. Such is the extent of our. rela-
tions with that Island ,has The United
/ States cannnt fai. iofrel strong inleres,
n It's tranquility.
The Office OF Commissioner 10 China
remains untitled. Several persons have
been appointed, andih place has been
Offered TO others. all Of whom have de
ciined lis acceptance, on the ground oil
1 the inadequacy Of the compensation.
The annual allowance by LAWS sc. O0n,
and there is no provision tor any outfit.
| earnestly recommend the consideration
OF this suhjec, TO Congress. Our COM
merce with China 10 highly important,
and is becoming more and more so, ia
consequences Of the increasing intercourse
between our ports on the Pacific coas,
and eastern Asia. China is understood
ito be country in whirh living is very
expensive. and know &c no reason why
the American Commissioner sent thitller,
should no, be placed, in regard To com.
pensa,ian. on an equal fuoiing with min
listers who represent this country al the
coarts If Europe.
by reference 10 the report of the Sec
Rotary Of the Treasury, il will be seen
that the aggregate receipts for the ifs
cal year amounted to S52,3l2. 979 So,
which, with The balance in the Treasury
on the Isl Of July, 1850, gave as the
available means forsie year, the sum OF
s5s.9l7.525,2 20. The iolnl expenditures
for the same period were e46,OO5, s76
90. The total imports for the ycasend-
ing June 3Oth. 1851, were s2l5.725..
COS. Of which there was in specie, s49,-
CTS, 0O2. The expnrts for The same
period were, s2i7.5i7.l20; OF which
there were Of domestic products, $685.
546,555; foreign goods re.exportsd, &C.,
736. SOL; specie, $20, 23 ;B60---toiai
&2I7.5I1.i3O.
Since The FIRST Of December last, the
payments in cash on account Of the pub
Tic debt. exclusive Of interest, have a.
monnled 70 S7.5Ol.45d 50. which. how
ever includes the sun Of $3.242,40O,
paid under the 9Th article of the treaty
with Mexico. and the further sum Of
s2,59I,2I3 4s. being the amount Of a.
wards to American citizens under tho late
treaty with Mexico. and for which the