The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-12-16

that country, who has been recently ap.
puinted, is instructed TO avail bimself oI
all occasions 10 opon and extend our com
Inerclal relations, not only with The EN-.
pirs Of China, bu, with oihet Asiallc ma
lions.
In 1859, nm expedition wss sent 10 Ja.
pan, under The command nf Commodore
Perry, foruhe purpose Of Opening CONS
mercial inIeacourse with that Island -
Intelligence has been received Of his ar.
rlval lhereand Of his'having made known
% the Emperor oc Japan the oLjec, Of
his visit; butt, is no, yet asceraincd how
ir The Emperor Will be disposed to abahI
don his restrictive police, and open ,ha,
populous' country 10 commercial in,er-
course with hQihe Un'ed States. ,,,
Il'hss been my earnest d,si,e 10 main,
'tdin friendly iniefconrse with the govern
nieiI,supon This continent and TO aid them
III preserving good understanding a
m6ng themselves. With Mexico q dis
pute has arisen as Ia the true boundary
line between our te,riio-y of New Mexi-
co and The Mexican State Of Chihuahua.
q A former Commissioner Of the United
S,a,ts, employed in runbing that line
pnrsuan' 10 Tie treaty Of Guadalope Hi
dalgo, made a serions mistake in deiet-
mining ihe initial point on The Rio
Grande; but, inasmnch as his decision
was clearly a departure from ,hose direc-
lions for IIuc'ng The boundary con,nned
IN thc treaty, and was moi crncur'rd III
by the srrVtyoi on the part Of the United
States, whose Concurrence was necessary
to give validity 70 that decision, This gov
.trnmen, is not concluded thereby; bu,
that of Mexico takes a different view oI
the subject. ''' '"'.7 q
There dro also other questions Of con-
slderable magnitude pending br,ween ,he
two republics. Our minister in Mexico
has ample instructions 10 adjust them
NeRoiialial0ns hsve been opened, but
sufficient progress has not been made
'ih.teIn To enable me 10 speak OF the
ptobhble result. Impressed with the i'm
ror'ance Of maintaining amicnble rela'
lions with that republic, ard Of yielding
with iibelnliiy TO all her Just claims, j, i:
reasonable TO expect that an arrangement
mu,usIly satisfactory 10 both countries
may be concluded, and lasting friend
ship between them confirmed and perpet
ua'ed.
Congress having provided Tor ful
mission to the States Of Central America
minister was sent thiiher in July last
As yet lie has had lime TO visit onl,
me of those States, (Nicaragua,) whel'
he was received in the most friend!
manner. II is hoped that his presence
and good offices VIII have benign ei
feet. in composing the dssenlions whic,
prevail among them, aud establishing still
morere intimate and friendly relation
between them respectively, and between
each oi them aud the United States.
Considering The vast regions of ihi
continent, and the number OF states whicl
would be- made accessible BY free navi
gaii,n of The river Amnzon, particular a,
lion has been given To this subject. Bra
I'll, through whose territories it passe
mi" the ocean, has hitherto persisted in
pulley 81 restrictive, in regard 10 Tho us
of this river, as TO obslruc', and nesrl
exclude, foreign commercial inierconts
with the states which liz upon its tribuia
ties and upper branches. Our Miris'e
To that country is instructed to Obtain
eelaxation If iha, pnIi"y, AMI 10 use hi
efforts 10 induce the Brazilian govern
men. TO open 10 common use, unde
proper safeguards, this grea, natural hie
WY for International !rade Several 4
the South American Stntes are deepl
Interested in this attempt 10 sccnre ih
free navigation Of the Amazon, aud it
reasonable 10 cxpecl their cooperation il
he measure. As sIie advantages Of fre
commercial intercourse amanp nslinn
are better understood, more liberal view
are generally entertained as 10 the CON
mon rgh's uf all to the free use # thos
means which nature has provided for in
ierna'iona communication. TO lhes,
more liberal and enlightened views, it il
hoped thu, Bfazil will conform her policy
and remove all unnecessary iesiriclion
upon The free use of a river, which ,rav
erses SO many states and so large a por
tiun Of the continent. | am bnppy II
inform you that the rpublic uf Paragna!
md the Argentine Confederation bav'
yielded TO the liberal policy still resisted
hy BroziI, in regard to the navigsble riv
ers within the respective ,erritories.-
Treaties embracing tbis subj C, anon,
Others have been negotiated with these
governments, which will be submitted Il
the Senate aL,he present sess on. af
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