The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-12-15


ant tolthe treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, made
? a serious mistake in determiding the initial
point on the Rio Grande but inaslnuch as
: his decision was clearly departure from the
4 directions for tracing the boundary contained
| in the treaty, and was not concurred in by the
surveyor appointed on the part of the United
t States, whose concurrence was necessary to
f give validity to that decision, this govern
: ment is not concluded thereby; but that of
t Mexico takes a different view of the subject
/ There are also other questions of considerable
: magnitude pending between the two repub-
: lies. Our minister in Mexico has ample in
7 structions to adjust them Negotiations have
been opened, but sufficient progress has not
, been made therein to enable. me to speak of the
. probable result. Impressed with the impor-
! tance or maintaining amicable relations with
: that republic, and of yielding with Gberality
) to all her just claims, it is reasonable to ex.
: pect that an arrangement mutually satisfac-
! tory to both countries may be concluded, and
lasting friendship between them confirmed
/ and perpetuated
Congress having provided for full mission
to the States of Central America, minister
5 was sent thither in Jaly last AS yet he has
: had time to visit only one of these States,
Nicaragua where he was received in the
, most friendly manner. 1t is hoped that his
; presence and good offices will have benign
f effect III composing the.dissensions which pre-
vail among them, and in establishing still
/ more intimate and friendly relations between
: them respectively, and between each of them
and the United States
Considering the vast regions of this conti-
nent, and the number of States which would
be made accessible by the free navigation of
, the river Amazon, particular attention has
: been given to this subject. Brazil, through
whose territories it passes into the ocean, has
|, hitherto persisted in a policy so restrictive,
in regard to the use of this river, as to OBJ
struct and nearly exclude, foreign CONNER
cal intercourse with the States which lie up
on its tributaries and upper branches. Our
minister to that country is instructed to OBJ
tain relation of that policy, and to use his
efforts to induce the Brazilian government to
open to common use, under proper safeguards,
this great natural highway for international
trade
Several of the South American States
are deeply interested in this attempt to
secure the free navigation of the Amazon
and it is reasonable to expect their co-epera-
ton in the measure AS the advantages of
free commercial intercourse among nations
are better understood, more liberal views are
generally entertained as to the common rights
OF all to the free use of those means which
nature has provided for internal communica-
ton: To these more liberal and enlightened
views, it is hoped that Brazil will conform
her policy and remove all unnecessary re-
strictions upon the free use of a river, which
traverSes so many states and so large part
of the continent. l am happy to inform you
that the republic of Paraguay and the Ar
gentine Confederation have yielded to the.
liberal policy still resisted by Brazil, in re-
gard to the navigable rivers within their re-
spectiye territories Treaties embracing this
subject among others have been negotiated
with these governments, which will be SUBJ
mitted to the senate at the present session
! A new branch Of commerce, important to
the agricultural interests of the IT, S., has,
within few years past, been opened with
Perue. Notwithstanding the inexhaustible
deposits of guano upon the island of that
country considerable difficulties are expert
enced in obtaining the requisite supply. Mea-
sures have been taken to remove these diff
cnlties, and secure more abundant impor-
tation of the article. Unfortunately, there
has been serious collision between our cit
izens, who have resorted to the Chincha
! island for it., and the Paruyian authorities
stationed there. Redress for the outrages,
committed by the latter, was promptly de-
manded by our minister at Lima. This sub
ject is now under consideration, and there is
reason to believe that Peru is disposed to Of
! fer adequate indemnity to the aggrieved
parties.
We are thus not only at peace with all fo-
reign countries but in regard to political af-
fairs, are exempt from any cause of serious
disquietude in domestic relations
The controversies, which have agitated
the country heretofore, are passing away with
the causes which produced them and the
passions which they had awakened; or, if
any trace of them remains, it may be reason
ably hoped that it viii only be perceived in
the Jealous rivalry Of all good citizens to
testify their respect for the rights of the
States, their devotion to the Union, and their
common determination that each one of the
States, its institutions, its domestic peace
shall be held alike secure under the sacred
agis of the constitution.
This new league of amity and Of mutual
confidence and support, into which the peo
lple of the republic have entered, happily af-
fords lnducement and opportunity for the a.
doption of more comprehensive and unenl-
barrassed line of policy and action, as to the
great material interests of the country
whether regarded in themselves or in con-
nexion with the powers of the civilized world.
The q. States have continued gradually
and steadily to expand, through acquisitions
Of territory, which, how much soeyer some of
them may have been questioned, are now uni-
versally seen and admitted to have been wise
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