The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-12-13

sells of tie United-States and their car
goes when passing through the Soupt
higher duties than those of the mos
favored nations. This may be regard
ed as an implied arrangement to subnli
to the tolls during the. continuance o
the treaty, sad Consequently may EN-
barrass the assertion of our right to bt
released therefrom. There are also pro
visions in the treaty which ought to be
modified. It was to remain in force ter
years, and till one year after either par
ty should give notice to the other of in
tention to terminate. deem it expedi-
ent that the contemplated notice shonld
be given to the government of Denmark
The Naval expedition despatched
about two years since for the pur ose
of establishing relatiohs with the empire
of Japan, has been ably aha ekillfflly
conducted to successful termination by
the officers to whom it was entrusted
A treaty, opening certain of the ports of
that populous country has been, negoti-
ated, and in order to give full effect
thereto it only remains to exchange rat
;ffeations, and adopt requisite CONNER
cial regulations.
The treaty lately concluded between
the U. S. and Mexico settled some of
our most embarrassing difficulties with
that country, but numerous claims on
it for wrongs and injuries to our citizens
remained unadjusted, and many new
cases have been recently added to the for
mer list of grievances. Our legation
has been earnest in its endeavors to OBJ
tain from the Mexican government a ia
vorable consideration of these claims.
But hitherto without success. This
failure is possibly in some measure to
be ascribed to the distrustfnl condition
of that country. It has been my anx-
ious besire to maintain friendly relations
with the Mexican Republic, and to caus
its rights and territories to be respected
not only by our citizens but by foreign
ers who have resorted to the Uuited
States for the purpose of organizing hos
tile expeditions against some of the
States of the Republic.
The defenceless condition in which
its frontiers have been left, has stimu-
lated lawless adyenturers to embark in
those enterprises and greatly increase
the difficulty of enforcing our obligation
of neutrality. Regarding it as my sol
emu duty to fulfill efficiently these obli-
cations, not only toward Mexico, but
other foreign nations, have exerted all
the power with wasigh / am invested to
defeat such crims9szl Proceedings and
bring to punishment those, who by Ia
king part therein violate our laws
The energy and activity of our ciril and
military authorities have frustrated the
designs Of those who meditated cxpe-
ditions of this character; except in two
instances, one of these composed of
foreigners was at first countenauced and
aided by the Mexican government itself,
it having been deceived as to their real
object, the other, small In number, elu-
dcd the vigilence of the magistrates at
San Francisco, and succeeded in reach
ing the Mexican territory, but the effec-
tive measures taken by this Government
the abandment of the under
taking.
The commission to establish the new
line between the United States and Mex
ico according TO the provisions of trea-
ty of the 30th of Dece'r Der, has been
organized and the work is already COM
neced. Our treaties with the Argen-
tine confederation and with the Repub-
ics of Uruguay and. Paraguay sure to use
The free navigation ofthe river La Platte
md some of its larger tributaries. But
,he same success has not at. ended our
endeavors to open the Amazon. The
reasons of favor of the free use of that
liver had occasion to present fully in a
'ormer message, and considering the cor
lial relations which have long existed
between this Government and Brazil it
may be expedient that pending negotiat-
ions will eventually reach favorably
,esult. Convenient means to transit be-
.ween several parts of country are not
,nly desirable fer the objects of COM
nercial and personal communication but
essential to its existence under one gov
Separated as are the Allan
.ic and Pacific coasts of the United
States, by the whole breadth of the con-
.inent, still the inha abitants of each are
closely bound together by community of
,rigin and institutions, and by strong
attachment to the Union. Hence the
constant and increasing Intercourse and
7ast interchange of commercial produc- |
ions between these remote divisions of |
he Republic. =,
At the present time the most practi-
,able and only colnmodious routes for
between them is by tho |
way of the Isthmus of Central America.
It is the duty of the Government to Sc
,ure these avenues against all danger of
In relation to Central
America perplexing questions existed |
between the United States and Great |
Britain at the time of she session of Cal
fornia. These, as we'll as questions
which subsequently arose concerning in
er-oceanic communication across the |
-sthmus were, as it was supposed, adjus-
ed by the treaty of April 9th, 1850,
,ut unfortunately ly they have been reopen
ID by serious misunderstanding as to
he import of some of its provisions, a re-
adjustment of which is now under con-
liberation. Our minister at London
las made strenuous efforts q accomplish
his desirable object, but has not yet
;ound it possible to bring the negocia-
ions to termination, as Incidental to
hese questions.
deem it proper to notice an occur
.ence which happened in Central Amer
ca near the close of the last session OF
Congress. So soon as the necessity was
perceived of establishing inter-oceanic
across the Isthmus, |
was organized under authority |
IF the State of Nicaragua, but composed |
or the most part of citizens of the Uni
ed States, for the purpose of opening
such transit way, by the river San Juan