The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-12-16


no progress whatever has been made,
since the adjournment Of Congress, TO-
ward the settlement Of any of the nu.
merous claims Of our citizens against
the Spanish government. Besides the
outrage committed on our flag By the
Spanish war frigsto Ferrolano on the
high sens, of the coast Of Cuba, in
March, 1855, by firing into the Ameri
can mail steamer El Dorado and detain.
ing and searching her, remain unac-
knowledgsd and undressed. The gener-
NJ tone and temper Of the Spanish gov.
eminent towards that of the United
States are much to be regretted. Our
present Envoy Extraordinary and Min.
lister Plenipotentiary to Madrid has ask.
ed to DO recalled and it is my purpose
to send out o new Minister to Spain,
with special instructions on all questions
pending between the two governments,
aud with determination to have them
speedily aud smicably adjusted, if this
be possible. In the meantime, whenever
our Minister urges the just claims of our
citizens on the notice Of the Spanish gov.
srumsnt, ha lie met with the objection
that Congress had never made the ap.
preparation recommended by President
Polk in his annual message Of December
lS47, "to be paid to the Spanish govern.
Inent for the purpose of distribution a.
mong the claimants in the Ami tad case "
A similar Recommendation was made by
my Immediate predecessor in hi. message
Of December, 1853 and entirely con.
curing with both in the opinion that his
indemnity is justly due under the treaty
with Spain of the 9th October. 1895,
earnestly recommend such an apprcpria.
tiop to the favorable consideration of
Congress.
A treaty Of friendship and commerce
was concluded st Constantnople Oh the
18th December, 1856, between the Uni.
ted States and Persia, the ratfcaticus
Of which were exchanged at Constant
Sople on the 18th June, 1857. and the
treaty WA proclaimed by the President
% .hs 18th August. 1857 This treaty
it il believed will prove bene6cs, to
American comm cree. The Shah has
msnifssted an earnest disposition to cu-
tivAts friendly relation. With our coun.
Try, and has expressed q strong wish that
We should be represented at Techeran by
ministsr pleniposeniary and | rec
ummsnd that an appropriation be made
for this purpose.
Recent occurrences in China have
6ssp uRfsvorable to a revision of the
treaty with that empire of the Sd July,
le45, with view to the security and
extension OF our commerce The twenty
fourth article Of this treaty stipulates
for . revision Of it, in case experience
should prove this to be requisite d" in
which case the two governments will, at
the expiration Of twelve years from the
date OF said convention, treat amicsbly
concerning the same by means Of suit.
able persons appointed to conduct such
pssotiations. These twelve years ex.
pired on third Of July, 1856 but long
before that period il was ascertaiped
that important changes in the treaty were
necessary; and several fruitless at,
smpts were made by the Commissioner
Of the United States to effect these chan.
ger. Another effort was about to be
made for the same purpose by our Com.
missioner, IN conjunction with the Min.
istsrs Of England and France, but this
WAS suipsndsd by thu occurrence of hos
tlitiss in the Canton river between
Great Britain and the Chinese empire.
These hostilities have necessarily inter.
rupted the trade of all nations with Can.
ton, which il now in state of blockade
hsv l., = A..
and property. Meanwhile the insurrec-
tion within the empire against the exist
ing imperial dynasty still continues and
Is 10 difficult TO anticipate what will be
she result.
Under these circumst stances. | have
deemed 1t advisable to appoint distin
guishsd citizen Of Pennsylvania envoy
extraordinary and mini,ter plenipoten,i
sry to proseed to China, and to avail
hinsslf Of any opportunities which may
ofsr TO effect changes in the existing
treaty favorable to American commerce
He left she United States for the pl ace
Of his destination in July last in the war
steamer Minnesota. Special ministers
TO China lave also been appointed by the
governments OF Great Britain and of
France.
Whilst our minister has been instruct.
ID TO oseuPy a neutral position in refer.
snes to the existing hostiltss at Can.
ton hs will cordially cooperate with the
british and Frsnch ministers in all peace.
iul msAspres 10 secure by treaty stipula.
tiaHA those just concessions 10 commerce
which the nations q the world have
right to expect, and which China cannot
long b permitted to Withhold. From as
sursnees received, entertain no doubt
that ,hs ihree ministers will act il har.
monious concert to obtain similar com
nsrsiAi treaties for each of the powers
they represent
We cannot fail to feel deep interest
in al that concerns the welfare of the
indspsPsnnt republics on our own cont.
nslt, - yell - the empire Of Brazil.
Our dimcultiss with Nsw Granada,
which Q short time since bore 80 threat.
ssipe an aspect, are, it is to be hoped, III
fair train Of settlement, in a manner
Just and honorable to both parties.
The isthmus Of Central America, in.
GLIDING that Of Pansms, is the great