Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-12-22

GU III y pOlicy SO restrictive, III 1T
: gard to the use of this river.as to OF
struct land nearly exclude, foreign com
mereial intercourse with the State
} which lie upon its tributaries and up
per branches. Our minister to tha
country is instructed to obtain a re
taxation Of that policy, and to ust
his effoFts to in nduce the. Brazilian
government to open to common use
under proper safeguards, this grea
natural highway for internationa
trade. Several of the South Ameri
can States are deeply interested il
this attempt to secure the free navi-
CATION Of the Amazon, and it is rea
sonable TO expect their cooperation
| in the measure. AS the advantages
Of free cpmmercial intercourse among
nations lire better understood, mole
liberal Views are generally entertained
as 10 the common rightsof all To the
/ free use Iof hose means which nature
has provided forinternational commu-
nicationl To these more, liberal and
enlightened views, it is hoped that
Brazil will conform her policy, and
remove all unnecessary restrictio MS
upon the fl Iee use of a river which
traverses Fo many States and 50 large
a part Of the continent. | am h hp-
Ipy to inform YOU that the Republic
of Paraguay aud the Argentine Con-
federatibH hI i've yielded to the liber-
al policy Istili resisted by Brazil, in
regard tbI the nayigable rivers within
their respedt territorid ds. Treat
lies emB Bracing this subjdct among
Others have been negotih hted with
these governments, which will be
submitted to the Senate at the pres
ent session.
A new branch of commerce, i'm
portant 10th agricultural interests
Of the United States, has, within Il
few year past, been opened with Pc
ru. Notwithstanding the inexhausti-
bic deposits of guano upon the Is
lands Of that country, considerable
difficulties are experienced in obtain
ing the requisite supply. Measures
have been taken to remove these DIFF
ficulties, and secure more abundant
importation Of the article. Unfor.
tunately, there has been Il serious
collision between our citizens, who
have res sorted to the Chineha Islands
for it, a hd the Peruvian authorities
stationed there. Redress for the
outrages committed by the latter,
was promptly demanded by or min
ister at Lima: This subiect is now
under considerations, and there is rea-
son TO btlieve that Peru is, disposed
to offer adequate indemnity to the
aggrieved parties.
We ate !hus:not only at peace with
AL foreign countries, but, in regard
to poliG e;ll affairs, are exempt from
any cause of serious disquietude in
our dom este relations.
The dohtroversies which have agi-
tated the country heretofore, are pass
ing way with the causes which pro-
duced lem, and the passions which
they haye awakened; or, if they re-
main, it may be reasonably hoped
that t Will only be perceived in the
zealo ps rivalry of all good citizens TO
testify their respect for the rights Of
the States, their devotion to the
Unio b, d nd their comm ON determina-
ton that each one of the States, its
institutions, its welfare, and its do
rnestic peace, Shall be held alike Sc
cure u1der the sacred egis Of the
This new league Of amity and of
mutual confidence and support, into I
which the people of the republic have
enteredI happily affords lnducement .
md opportunity for the adoption, Of
/ more comprehensive and unembars
'assed line of policy and action, as to
he great material inte rests Of the
country whether regarded IN them
selves, qr in eonnexion with the pow
rs of the civilized vorlH 7
The United State S have continued
TO expand, tn rough acqui-
itions Of territory, which, how much
oever s some Of them may have been
Questioned, are now uni versally seen
nd admitted to have been wise in
,olicy, Just ii character and great
dement, in the advancement of our
ountry, and, with it, Of the human
ace, in freedom. in prosperity, and
n happiness. The thirteen States
Iavegrdwn to be thirty -onc,#ith rela-