The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-12-04

Of New Granada, by the enaemeat of law to subject
vessels visiting her ports the tonnage duty of forty
cents per ton and, although the law has been put
IN Ofce yet The right to nforce it is still asserted and
may, al any time, be acted on by the Government of
thai Republic.
The Congress of New Grenada has also enacted Il law
during the last year, which levies more than
three dollars on every pOun1 ofmal transported
across the lshmus. The lhus required to be paid
On the mails Of tn United States would be nearly two
million dollars annually In addition to the large SUN
payable by contract to the Panama Railroad COMPANY
1.-The only objection to this exaeiiOn the exhorbi
fancy Of amount, it could not be submitted by the
The imposition of it, however would obviously con.
raVene out treaty with New Granada and infringe the
Company. The Law providing for the tax was by its
terms to take effect On the first of pcmber last but
the local authorities of the Ishmus have beAn indnceJ
to suspend its execution, and 20 further instruc
oHs on the subject from the government the Repub
lie. am yet advised of the defermi oation If ia
government If a measure extraordinary in its
character and so clearly contrary to The spra
tons, and the contract rights of the Panama Raroad
company, composed mostly of America citizens should
De persisted ln 1t will be the duty of the United States
to .esist its execution.
regret. exceedingly that occusion EXISTS tn vito ,o
attention 10 subjects of still grayer import our
latons with the Republic of New Granada. On the
hfteehth DAY OF April last rotous of the
Inhabitants OF Panama commit ed a violent and outra
geons attack on the premises IF the railroad company
sane inVoyi the death of several czons of the Uni
ted States the pillage of many others and tie destrnc
non OIL large amount of property belonging the
railroad company caused full Investigation of that
event to be made and the result shows satisfactorily
aLtaches
10 the Government of New Grenada. have fberef1re
demanded of that government that the perpetrators Of
ine wrongs 10 question should be punished that provi
ION should be made fcr the families of zens of the
United States who were killed. with full indemnity for
the properly piliGged or destroyed.
he present condition of the Isthmus Of Panama il m
Sr as regards the security persons and property pass
Ing over IT, requires serious consideration Recent Incl
dents tend t. show that LEGAL authorities cannon ha
relied Oh to MAINTAIN the public peace Panama and
there is Just grounds Tor apprehension portion of
the inhabit medtattmg further out-.res with
out adequate measures fol the security and of
persons aud pro ertl having been taken either Nv the
state OF Fai4na or by the general government of New
Grenad4 Under the guarantees of treaty, citizens of
the Uhted Sta es nave, by the outlay OF several millions
oil dolars constructed railroad the lsthmus
ana mas become oar main between our Atlantic
ana racine possessions over which multtGdes of our
ciIZehs ana vast amount OF property continually
passlng-tn the security and protection of all w cb and
inc OF the pubic advantages involved it is
ilnpoSsOIe Tor the government Of the United States
be indifferent.
have deemed the danger ofthe recurrence ofscenes
oil la"!"ss violence in this quarter SO imminent
make il duty station Il part our naval force in
the harIors Of Panama and Aspinwa in order pro
th Pet9oH~ ana property 81 the ctZ of tine Uni
ted States in these pors and to safe pas
sage across the lsthmns And would. in my Judge
nehI' De uh"l%o 10 withdraw the naval force in
these ports, anu by spontaneous action the Repu-
Inc OF New otherwise adequate arrange
ineht sal nav been made for the protection and
ri!y ota line ofiner mic communications so n!por-
tant at this time, not to the United States ONLY tut to
all oher maritime States both of Europe aud me
Meanwhile, negotiations have been instituted by
means Of special mission to obt1n from NV Grtna.
da fuil for Injuries sustained by citizens
the sthmus, and satisfactory security for the gene
raj interest of the United States.
In addressing to You. my last annual message the
casion SENS to me an appropriate TO express my
congratulations in view Of tn peace greatness fe-
Lefty which the United States possess aud en-
joy. To point you to the state of the various depar-
ments OF the government and of all great branches
of the public service, civil ard military, in order to
speak of the intelligence and the integrity which nrs
vad the whole would be to indicate but mperfectlv
TIE admin trative condition ofthe couftrv and Tie hen
edcial effects Of that the general welfare Nor
would suffice to say that the nation uay peace
at home and abroad that its industrial Interests ore
ey-
cry and the plough Gifts husbaDdmen is marching
steadily onward TO the bloodles= conquest of the CONT
nent; Tat cities and pOpulOus springng up
as if by enchantment, from the bosom of western
making of these United STATES the great Republic of the
world. These result have not been attained without
passing through trials and perils bv experience OF
which and thus only nations can harden into man.
hood. Our fathers ere trained to the wisdom which
conceived and the Courage which achieved independ.
ence, 10y the circumstances which surrounded Them,
and they were thus made capable Of the creation
Republic II devolved on the next uentration to con-
soidate the work of the Revolution, TO deliver the
try entirely from the influences trans
atlantic partiates or antipabies which attached 10 ON
colonial and revolutionary history .and to organize the
practical operation of the constitutional and legal nsti
uons Of the Union. To,us, of tn generation remains
pc yer of the United States.
We have length reached that stage the nation
al in which the dangers to be encountered aud
the eXertons to be made, are the incidents, not Of
weak ness but of strength. In foreign relations we
have to atemper our power To the less happy condition
OF other republics In America and to place ourselves
the camnass and conscious dignity of right by the side
OF tue greatest and weathest of the empires of Eu-
rope. In our domestic relations, have to guard
against the shock OF the discontent the ambitions the
Interests, AMI the eXuberEnt, and therefore, sometimes
irregular impulses of Opinioni of action, which
the natural product Of the present political elevation.
the scfr iance and the restless spirit of enterprise
the people of the United States.
shalt prepare to surrender the Executive trust TO
my successor, and retire TO private life with
of profound gratitude the good Providence which,
during the period of administration has youchsafep
to the country through many difficulties, domestic
and foreign and to enable to contemplate the spec
tacle Of cable respectful relations between
ours and all other governments and the establishment
of constitutional order and tranquility throughoet
Union. FRANKLIN PIERCE.