Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1856-12-06

yrro.,ss. hi. wv PUBIC intercourse -
WHICH they are slow to redress " N4elt aands. and
=. ohIortunattly Il Is agaihs, The t,sr.i,..
WIN winch 1t is our special dtsira =, OF Mexico
SnISos,S. thatsnch complaint.
iu'SIous and although earnes,iv 49, are most
az ention, they have not as vet r! ulged uPSH is
% ION winch this government had , tIs eonsid-
70 OIle PREPARATION for past ininr;ss - eE,
"i1sneIuI DINERS have been added III "as been
condition of that country AoTsvs. Tue Politic4I
as 10 demand torhe5ranCe on 4 mari - Sten saeh
,bs' sna1 continue my efforts to procD NED
MEongs oil our citizens that redress Ib;t iOE
uIsPtuSIOe 10 The continued lr:en !lv IS lHs
the TWO republics. ''sOslltiOn VI
The peculiar condition of affairs in Az.
qua IN the early part oEthe present NJ, ="
dered it important that this rem,
diplomatic relations with that state. T, s.O1'I
Its territory had been opened one Of ,ba Ousl
c1pat thoroughtares across the isthmu4 r,'"'
ting North and South America, on vl; aIiee'
vast amount of property was Transported -. /.
to which our citizens resorted in great npn,Has u
| in passing between the Atlantic and pa..ef
COASTS of the United States. The protection ~
both required that the existing power in III y.
state should be regarded as a resron,;bl. "'
eminent aud its minister was accor,,;n0,E
ceived. But lie remained re only a g.,
time. Soon thereafter the political affairs IS
Nicaragua underwent unfavoraGIe chaDo.. .n,i
became involved III much uncertaianiy nd con.
insion. Diplomatic representatives rom ,uo
conteEding parties have been recently sent 4,
this government; but, with the imperfect t..
formation possessed, it was not possible 20 i, =.
ci,e which was the government de tacto and
awaiting further Development, have refused
to receive either.
Questions of the most serious nature are nendin,
between the United States and the Republic ofNrG
Grenada. The government of that republic n, d..
took, year since, to impose age duties on for
egn vessels in her ports but the purpose was resist
cd by this government as being contrary TO ext tinv
treaty stipulation with the United States and ~
rights cOnfe red by charter upon the Panaina Rail-
road Company, aud was accordingly relinauisheta,
that time it being admitted that our vessels wers
entitled to be exempt from tonnage duty in the fr,a
ports ofPanama and Aspnwall. But the purpOse
has been recently revived, on the part Of New ren
ada by enactment of law to subject vessels Wis
Ting her ports to the tonnage duty of tOriv cents
per ton aHd, although the law has not been put II,
force yet the right TO enforce is still asserted and
may at any tinle be acted by the government Of
that republic.
The Congress of New Granada has also enacted ,
Law, during the last yeN=, which eves tax VI more
ihan three dollars on every pound Uf mail matter
transported across the ISthm"s. The sum thus re-
qlired to be paid on the mails sc the Uuei States
swoGld he nearly two millions UE dollars Annually
in4additonsto the large payable hy contract To
the Panatna Railroad Company. the only nLiec-
ton To this exActiun the exCrbancy q: lis -
mount, it could no! be submitted 10 by the United
States.
{ The imposition of it, however, would obviously
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