Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-12-11

Il Gated 10 Congress towards the close. OF ih
last session. Since ihat time, on Thfthe
Iinsesligationaof the subjecl, ihe doubis whicI
4 have been enleFmined OF the lille of Peru ,c
Those islands have been reinoyed;, and hay,
4 deemed il Just iha. the temporary wron,
i which had been unintentionaliy done her
\ from want Of informa.jon, should be REPAIRED
r1bygan unreserved acknowledgment Of hel
sovereignty. yr,ys .gas liz srai,a's 9a,t
have The satisfaction TO- inform yeu ,ha
/ the course pursued, by Peru has been credit,
i able ID The liberality Of her government. -
Bsfore ii was known BY hef that ker tile
| would be Acknowledged al Wasting Ion, bel
4 Minister OF Foreign Affairs had authorized
our Charge d'Afaires al Lma 70 ,annonnce
TO the American vessels which had gone 10
the Lobos for guano, that The Peruvian gov
ernmen. was willing 10 freight them on lis
own account. This intention has been car.
RED into effec, by The Peruvian Minis,er
here, by an arrangement which is believed
TO be advantageous to the parties in interest
Our settlements on the shores Of the Pa
cifc have already given a grea. extension,
and in, some respects new direction, 10 our
commerce in that ocean,. A direct and rap
idly,increasing intercourse has sprung up
with Eastern Asia. The waters Of The
| Northern Pacific, even inio the Arctic sea,
have Of late years, been frequenled by our
whalesmen. The application of, steam, 10
the general purposes Of navigation, is be-
coming daily more common, and makes il
desirable 10 obtain fuel and other necessary
supplies a, convenient points on The route
between Asia, and our Pacific shores. Our
unfortunate coun,rymen who from time 10
time suffer shipwreck on The coasts of the
eastern seas are entitled TO protection, be.
sides these specific objects, The general pros
perily Of our States on the Pacific requires
that an atiemp, should be made 10 open the
opposite regions Of Asia TO mutually bene.
fetal intercourse. Il is obvious that this
attempt could be made by no power 10 so
great advantage as by the United States,
whose constitutional system excludes every
idea Of distinct colonial dependencies. |
have accordingly been led 10 order an appro,
lpriale naval force TO Japan, under The COM
mand Of a discreet and intelligent officer OF
the highest rank known 10 our service. He
is instructed TO endeavor TO obtain from the
government Of that country some relaxation
of the inhospitable and anli.social system
which it has pursued FOR abou, two centuries.
He has been directed particularly 10 remon-
sira,e in the s,ronges. language agains, the
cruel treatment to which our shipwrecked
mar irrors i,avS oftvu rvon supjevtru. anu "
al. L.
lity. He is instructed, however, al the same
time. 10 give iha, government the amplesl
assurance that the objects Of the United
States are such and such only as Eave
indicated, and that the expedition is friendly
and peaceful. Notwithstanding the jealousy
with which the governments Of Eastern Asia
regard all overiures from foreigners, am
no. without hopes Of beneficial result Of
the expedition. Should IL be crowned with
success, The advantages will no, be confined
10 the United States, but, as in the case Of
China, will be equally enjoyed by all the
other maritime powers. have much salts.
faction in stating tha, in all the steps prepar.
a,ory TO this expedition the Governmen, oil
the United States has been materially aided
by the good officers of the King Of the
Netherlands, the only European power
having any commercial relations with
Japan. ''. 9' r'' p" .aa
In passing from this survey Of our foreign
relations, invite the attention Of Congress
TO the condition Of ,ha, depanmen, Of The
Government 10 which this branch Of the
public business is entrusted. Our inter
course with foreign powers has Of late years
greatly increased, both in consequence o.
our own growth and the Introduction o.
many new States into the f0mily Of nations
In this way The Department, Of State hal
become overburdehed. 1t has by the recen
establishment Of the Department Of the In
terror, been relieved Of some portion Of The
domestic business 1.-THE residue Of bust
ness Of ,ha, kind, such as the distribution o
Congressional documents, the keeping, pub
fishing and distribution Of the laws of tht
United States, the execution Of the copy
right law, the subject of reprieyes ant
pardons, and some other subjects relating Il
interior administration, should be transfer
red from the Department Of Slaie, il woult
unques,iohably be for The bene6. Of lhl
public service. s7 g l.sf lsa
Iwould also sugges, that the building ap
propriaied 10 The Slate Department u, NOT IlT,
proof that there are reasons 10, belieV,
, there are defects in its construction, ant
.hai the archieves Of the GovernmenI il
charge ofrhe Department, with the preciou
collections Of the manuscript papers o
, Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, Madison
and Monroe, are exposed 10 destruction b,
! FIRE. A similar remark may be made Of III
! buildings appropriated 10 The War and Ma
Wy Departments. n, ,at yytgs II sa.,
The condition Of the Treasury is exhib
tied in the annual report from that DeparI
s ment. sN 4,A ,5.sbfiir e. $3.50.
The cash receipts into the Treasury. 70
J, the fiscal year ending the 30.h June las
Q exclusive Of trust funds, were louy.nin
$ millions seven hundred and cighty-six do
! lars and eighly,nine cents, and the exPend
Q lures for lhe same period; likewise exclusiy
8 Of trust funds. were lorly-six millions seye
y thousand and eigh. hundred and nineIy.si
b dollars and twenty cents, CT whic
v rine millions lour hundred and 6Gy-6v
= thousand eigh. hundred and fifteen dolla'
is and eigh,y-lhree cents was on accoup, (
}. The principal and in,eres, Of The public deb
L including the last ins.almen. Of the linden
nhy 10 Mexico, under the treaty Of Guadl