Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-12-16


Afaires at Caracas. II is hoped
that the same sense ofjustice will ac
tuate the Congress of that Republic
in providing means for their pay
ment.
The recent revolution in Buenos
Ayres and the confederated States
having opened the prospect of an
improved state Of things in that quar-.
ter, the governments of Great Brit.
ain and France determined to nego-
tate with the chief OF the new Con-
federacy for the free access OF their
commerce TO the extensive countries
watered by the tributaries Of the La
Plata; and they gave friendly notice
OF this purpose 10 the United States,
that we might if we thought proper
pursue the same course. In compli-
ance with this invitation, our minis
ter at Rio Janeiro and our charge d.
affaires at Buenos Ayres have been
fully authorized 10 conclude treaties
with the newly>organized Confeder-
alton, or the States composing it
The delays which have taken place
in the formation Of The new govern
ment have as yet prevented the exc
cution of those instructions; but
there is every reason TO hope that
these vast countries will be eventual
ly opened to our commerce.
A treaty OF commerce has been
concluded between the United States
and the Oriental Republic Of Uru>
quay, which will be laid before the
Senate. Should this Convention go
into operation, it will open to the
commercial enterprise OF our citizens
country Of great extent and unsur-
passed in natural resources, but from
which foreign nations have hitherto
been almost wholly excluded.
The correspondence of the late
Secretary OF State with the Peruvian
charge d'affaires relative 10 the Lo-
bos Islands, was communicated 10
Congress toward the close OF the last
session. Since that time, on further
investigation of the subject, the
doubts which had been entertained Of
the title of Peru to those islands have
been removed: and | have deemed it
just that the temporary wrong which
had been unintentionally done her,
from want Of Information, should be
repaired by an unreserved acknowl>
edgment OF her sovereignty.
| have the satisfaction 10 inform
you that the course pursued by Peru
has been creditabIe 10 the liberality Of
her government. Before it was
known by her that her title would be
acknowledged at Washington, her
Minister Of Foreign AffIirs had au-
thorized our Charge d'Affaires at Liz
ma to announce to the American
vessels who had gone TO the LobOs
for guano, that the Peruvian govern
ment was willing to freight them on
its own account. This intention has
been carried into effect by the Peru
Wan Minister here, by an arrange
ment which is believed to be advan-
tageous 10 the parties in interest.
Our settlements on the shores OF
the Pacific have already given great
extension, and in some respects a
new direction TO our commerce in
that ocean. A direct and rapidly
increasing intercourse has sprung up
with Eastern Asia. The waters of
the Northern Pacific. even into the
Arctic sea, have OF late years been
frequented by our whalemen. The
application OF steam TO the general
purposes of navigation is becoming
daily more common, and makes il
desirable TO obtain fuel and other me-
cessary supplies at convenient points
on the route between Asia and our
Pacific shores. Our unfortunate
countrymen, who from time 10 time
suffer shipwreck on the coasts OF the
eastern seas are entitled 10 protec-
lion. Beside these specific objects,
the general prosperity Of Our States
on the Pacific, requires that an at
tempt should be made TO open the
opposite regions o. Asia TO a mutual
ly beneficial intercourse. 1t is obvi>
Gus that this attempt could be made
by no power to so great advantage
as by the United States, whose con-
siitutional system excludes every
idea of distant colonial dependencies.
have accordingly been led to order
an appropriate naval force to Japan,
under the command of discreet and
intelligent officer OF the highest rank
known to our service. He is in
structed TO endeavor to obtain from
the government Of that country some
relaxation OF the inhospitable and
anti social system which it has pur-
sued for about two centuries. He
has been directed particularly to re-
monstrate in the strongest language
against the cruel treatment to which
our shipwrecked mariners have often
been subjected, and to insist that they
shall be treated with humanity. He
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