The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-12-13

notice should be given to the Govern
inent of Denmark.
The naval expedition, dispatched O
bout two years since for the purpose o
establishing relations with the Empir
of japan, has been ably aud skillfull
conducted to a successful termination b.
the officer to whom it was entrusted.
treaty, opening certain of the ports 0
that populous country, has been negoti
ated and in order to give full effec
thereto, it only remains to exchange rat
iications, and adopt requisite rommcr
cial regulations
The treaty lately concluded betwcer
the United States and Mexico settled
some Of our most embarrassing Difficult
ties with that country, but numerous
claims upon it for wrongs and injuries tc
our citizens remained unadjusted. and
many new cases have been recertly ad
dcd to tho former list of criovuncos
Our legation has been earnest in its en-
deavors to obtain from the Mexican Gov
ernment a favorable consideration OF
these claims, but hitherto without sue.
cess. This failure is, probably. in some
measure to be ascribed to the disturbed
condition Of that country. 1t has been
my anxious desire to maintain friendly
relations with the Mexican Republic
aud to cause its right and territories to
be respected not only by our citizens
but by foreigners, who have resorted tc
tho United States for the purpose of or
ganizng hostile expeditions against some
Of the States of that Republic
The defenseloss condition iu which it:
frontiers have been left, have stimulated
lawless ndvcnturcrs to embark in thcsc
enterprises, and greatly increased tho
difficulty of enforcing our Obligations Of
neutrality. Regarding it as my soleml
duty, to fulfill, efficiently, these obliga
tions, not only towards Mexico. but 9th
cr foreign nations / have cycrtcd al
the powers with which | am invested tt
defeat such criminal proceedings. un(
bring TO punishment those who, BY tax
ing part therein, violated our laws. The
energy and activity Of our civil and mil
itary authorities have frustrated the de
signs of those who meditatcd expedition
of this character, except in two instan
ces. One of these. composed of foreign
ers. was at first countcuanccd and aide,
by the Mexican Government itself, i
having been deceived as to their real OBJ
/ jrct. The other. small in number clud
ed the vigilance Of the magistrates q
San Francisco, and succeeded in reach
ing the Mexican territories but til,
effective measures taken BY this Govern
ment compelled the Abandonment Of til,
undertaking.
The commission to establish the new
line between the United States and Mex
! leo according to the provisions of til,
treaty OF the 3oh December last, la
been organized aud the work is aread,
commenced
Our treaties with the Argentine Con
federation, and with tho Republics o
Uruguay and Paraguay secure to us th'
| free navigation of the river La Platann'
some of its larger tributaries but th'
| same success has not attended our on
deavors to open the Amazon. The rca
son in favor Of the free use of that river
had occasion to present fully in form
cr message and cous;dcrinc tho cordia
relations which have loug existed bo
tween this Government and Brazil. i
may be expected that rendinp nerolia
tons will eventually. reach a fa>orabi,
result.
Convenient mcaus Of transit. between
/ tLe several rarts of n rountrv are no
orIr 1c.ir,lIn f,r ,,s oI;an,. - ,or,mnr
ciai and nnr.or,I cnnmrric,t;on Lut cs
scutiol 10 its existence undcr one GOV
eminent SenorntoI MS arc the Atlnnti,
aud Pacific coasts Of the United State,
Lv the whole breadth or the continent
/ still the inhabitants of each are closel,
bound together by community Of oririi
and institutions. and by strong attach
ment to the Union. Hence the constant
and incrcasinp intercourse. and vast in
terchange of commercial productions. be
tween these remote divisions of tho Re
public. At tho present time. the most
practicable and only co,nnodiGus routes
for communication between them are by
the way of the Isthmus of Central a
merica 1t is ths dutv of the Govern,
ment TO secure these avenues AGAINST all
danger of interruption.
I'm relation to Central Ancrico NOR.
picking Questions existed botween the
United States and Great Britain ot the
time cf the ces.,on Of California. These
os well AS questions Which subseoueptlv
arose concernin, in,or.ocsnnio oo,nmuu;
cation across the Isthmus, were, as it
was supposed. adjusted BIZ the treaty Of
April 10. 1850 but unforunatvl, ,nev
have been rc.opcnsa n. s,rions wisun.
dcrstandiug as 70 tho imnort Of some OF
i,s ,rcv.-;o,,s .oal;ml,,nn,,t ~ wL;cL
i noy n,1,r oors;dnrst;,n Onr Min
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