Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1853-12-21
'htcrposed for his
|ssfectuai. While
l@ngruham, with


thus imprisoned CommnntIGf fglngruhatn, wit
the United States sp of yaTl6t. Louis arrive
: Mt Smyrna, and, after iuqnrifg into the crcum
, stances.of the case, came 10 mo conclusion tlM
! KpSta wti entitled to the protection Of this Gov
ernmrit, and took energetic 5and prompt meas
5 urcs for his release. UnderaIi,arrangemen be
tween the agents Of the UniSa States nnd u
Ansris. he WAS transferred t0i?1e custody Of tn
French Consul General at SlSrna there TO re-
main unli'he should be dsposSayuf by the mu
tntl agreement of the ConsulSHf the RESPECTIVE
, governments ut that pl ice. 4, Pursuant 10 thu
agreement, he has bccn releaseI, and is now OF
his bonds to the United Statts. 'rhe Empero
Of Austria hns made the coninst of our officers
who took part in this iralisacfton, Il subject o
grave complaint. Regarding Koszto ~ still hi
Ljrci, and claiming the rigft!o seize him with
in the limits of the Turkish, Empire he has de
mardcd Of this Government It's consent to thu
surrender of the prisoner, a Gsavowal Of thu
acts of lis agents. and saiisiactian for the aileg
ed on'r"gc. After n rarrilEseonsile o.
The ,c. | came to the cnnelIsinn that Knst:
WAS seized without legal authority at Smyrna
1T he WAS wrongfully detained on board of the
Austrian brig OF war; that,yat,thc time of his
seizure he was clothed wilhytkls na,inualiy v al
the Unicd States and that the3acts of our ohi
Cars under the circumsanccssof the case, Were
jrlstifablc; aud ,hrir conductSbas been fully ap.
proved by ME-. and Il compIiapte with the sever.
nj demand, of the Emperor oflsAustria has been
declined
In 1852 an expedition was sent to Japan, un.
der the command of Comnlodofe Perry, for the
! that Island. Intelligence has been received of
! ,,r |.
! TO lh' Emperor of Japan the object of his visit
bat it is not yet ascertaincd how far the Empc-
r"r will be disposed 10 abandon his restrictive
policy, and open that pnpuIons cnnntry 10 Il
c"mmcrrial intercourse with tliGUnitcd States.
II has been my earnest desire 10 maintain
| friendly intercourse with the ,GoFcrnmcnts up
on This continent, and 10 aid tlGmin preserving
good 'derstanding among themselves. With
Mexico dispute ha- arisen asstD:tlle true bnun-
dairy line between our terri,oryof New Mexico
an the Mexican State of Chihuehua A former
Commissioner of he United States, employed
in running that line, pursuant 70 the treaty of
Gu d .Inp' II dalgo, uiade Serious nis':k. in
determining the ni ial pnnt on tiiiia Rio Grande
bIl inasmurh rs his decision Was clearly de-.
pIr.ure from the directions fnrtraring the Loan-
dairy contained in that treaty, and WAS not con
, currsd in ly the Surveyor appointed ON the part
of the United States, whose c0ncurrrnt -,
necessary to rive validity to th:t dccis , i.li-
Government il not concluded thereby b. ~.
OF Mexico takes Il different view Of the.
Ihcrs are also other questions Of Cob
bic maggnilndr. nenllipa ll.l .ss~Fss : he twii;
tiors Ia adjust them. So
Considering the vast regions Of this cor
and the number of States which would h., ,.
accessible by the free navigation vi ill., -.
Amazon. particular attention has been given 10
this subject. Brazil, through whose territories
pas, es into the ocean, has hitherto persisted
in policy so restrictive III regard To the use 81
ii i river rs TO obstruct, and nearly exclude,
foreign commercial intercourse with The States,
which liz uron its tributaries and upper branch
Us. Our Minister 10 that country is instructed
! To obtain a relaxation of that policy, and to use
his rflnrts 10 induce the Brazilian Government
TO open To common use. under proper safeguards,
this great nnluruI highway for International
trade.
am happy to inform you that the Republic
of Paraguay and the Argentine Confederation
have yielded to the liberal policy >ii resisted by
! Brazil, in regard to the navigable rivers within
their Respective territories. Treaties embracing
this snhiect among others have been negotiated
| with those Governments, which will be- submit
ted to the Senate nj the present session.
a new branch of 20 nmcrcr, important to the
agricultural interests of the United States, Inns,
within few wears past. been opened with Peru.
! Notwithstanding the incxhaustEle deposits OF
guann upon the islands OF the couniry, consider
able difficulty is experienced in obtaining the
requisite supply Measures have been taken to
! remove these difficulties, and to secure more
abundu importation of the article. Unforlun.
atrlv, there has been 4 serious collision between
our citizens who have rrsorlcd TO the Chncha Is
lands for it and the Peruvian authorities station
ed there. Redress fnr the ou,rages committed
bv the latter was promptly demanded by our
Mini ter ut Linn. This subject is now under
con n>ilrraiion, and there i: REASON to believe that
Peru is disposed 10 oIIcr adequate indemnity to
the aggrirved parties.
W. are thus noc only at peace with all foreign
countries, but i'll regard 10 political affairs, are cx
cmpt from any cause of serious disquetudc il
our domestic relations.
The conirov,r ,irs which have agit.tcd iht
the country heretofore are passing away will
the causes which produced them and the passions
which they had awakened; or, if any traces o
their remains, it may bc reasonably hoped iha
j. will only be perceived in the Jealous rivalry
of all good citizens to testify their respect for ih
rirh:s of the States, their devotion 10 the Union
and their common deermina.ianihat each on,
os the States its institutions, its welfare and it.
domestic peace, shall be held alike secure undo
the sacred ngis of the constitution.
TIL. repurt of the Secretary of the Treasur,
will exhibit in detail the state of the public fnan
ccs, and The condition of the various branches o
the public service administered by that depart
menl of the Government.
The revenue Of the country levied almost in
sen-ibIy to the tax payer, goes on from year t
wear increasing beyond either the interests o
the prospective wants Of the Government
AT the close Of the fiscal year ending June sc
1852, there remained in the Treasury baanc
, of fourteen million six hundred and thirty-tw
thousaui one hundred and thiriy-six dollars
The public revenue for the fiscal year endin
, Junc 30, 1853, amounted 10 ftty-eight millio
r nine hu ndred and thirty-one thousand cigl
, hundred and sixty-ive dollars from customs
nnI TO Two million four hundred and five tho,
:. sand seven hundred and eight dollars from put
!. lie lands ard other miscellaneous source
amounting together TO sixty-one million thre
, hundred and thirly-seven thousand Eve hundre
e and seyenty-four dollars; While the public e:
;. pcndi,ures for the same period, exclusive Of pa
g ments on account of the public debt, amounte
IA forly.,hrec million five hundred and tifty-fol
/ thousand two hundred and sixty-two dollars
!. leaving balance of thirty.two million four hu
drcd and twenty-five thousand four hundred ar
q forty-seyen dollars of receipts above expend
1 lures
= This fact of increasing surplus in the Trc
v sury became the subject of anxious consider