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their good will to our country; and, their
friendship has always been highly appre-
ciated by the government aud people Of
the United States. 4
With all other European governments,
except that of Spain, our relations are as
peaceful as we could desire. regret to
say that no progress whatever has been
made since the adjournment of Congress,
towards the settlement of any of the nu-
merous claims of our citizens against the
Spanish government. 4 ,Hsets9
Besides, the outrage committed on our
flag by the Spanish waa. frigate Ferrolana
on the high seas, of the coast of Cuba,
in March. 1885, by firing into the Amer
lean mail steamer Ell Dorado, and detain-
ling and searching her, remains unacknowl-
edged and unredressed. The general tone
and temper of the Spanish government
towards that of the United States are
much to be regretted. ssa
Our present envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipetentiary to Madrid has
asked to be recalled; and it is my purpose
to sond out q new minister to Spain, with
special instructions on all questions pend
ling between the two governments, and
with determination to have them speed
lily and amicably adjusted, if this be pos
sible. e- eil 49hi
In the meantime, whenever our minis
ter urges the just claims of our citizens
!. on the notice of the Spanish government,
he is met with the objection that Congress
have never made the appropriation recon-
mended by President Polk, in his annual
message Of Decemher, l847, ITO be paid
Ito the Spanish government for the purpose
i of distribution among the claimants in the
i Amistad case.n 4a m ssf
/ A similar recommendation was made by
" immediate predecessor in his message
of December, 1853; and entirely concur
ring with both in the opinion that this
Indemnity is justly due under the treaty
4 with Spain of the 9th October, l795, |
earnestly recommend such an appropria-
tionsto the favorable consideration OF Con-
gress. a4laa 3tst0 i.
A treaty Of friendship and commerce
was concluded at Constantinople on the
: 18th December, 1855, between the Uni
). ted States and Persia, the Publications Of
which were exchanged at Constansiaopie
on the 18th June, 1851, and the treaty
was proclaimed by the President on the
: Sth August, 1851. This treaty, it il
! believed, will prove beneficial to American
commerce. Il Ii +
The Shah has nanift sted an earpes
!" disposition to cultivate friendly relations
/. with our country, and has expressed
:, s reng wish that we should be Represented
at Teberan by minister plenipotentiary
and ] recommend that an appropriation b
made for this purpose. n{ i,aa.
Recent occurrences in China have bee
unfavorable to . revision OF the treat
with that empire of The Sd July, lS44
). with q view to the security and extensio
= Of our commerce. The twenty-fourth al
= = ticle of this treaty stipulated for revisio
= of it, in case experience should prove, thl
- to he requisite; lin which case the tw
> governments will at the expiration
twelve years from the date of said col
- :. vcntion, treat amicably concerning sh
same, by means of suitable persons al
pointed to conduct such negotiations.
-. These twelve years expired on the 3
= July, 1856; but long before that period
J! was ascertained that important charges
-, =, the treaty were necessary; and sever
= = fruitless attempts were made by the con
= missioner of the United States to effe
these changes.
Another effort was about to be mat
- for the same purpose by our commissions
n in conjunction with the ministers of EN-
land, but this was suspended by tho occu
- renee of hostilities in the Canton rive
~ between Great Britain and the Chine
s Empire. #h lgM l as
- These hostilities have necessarily inte
rupted the trade of all nations with Ca
va ton, which is new in q state of blockat
ar. and have occasioned serious loss Of Ii
N. and property Meanwhile the insure
,st ton within the empire against the existir
imperial dynasty still continues, and it
is difficult to anticipate what will be Il
al result. iaa 3 ia.3A ,72'2 -aa
- - Under these circumstances, / have deer
les ed it advisable to appoint distinguish
yth citizen of Pennsylvania envoy extraort
IN nary and minister plenipoteatiary to pr
to ceed to China, and to avail himself of a.
OF portunities which may offer to effet
3D. changes in the existing treaty favorat
act to American commerce. He left the u
es- ed States for the place Of his destinati
ms N July last in the war steamer Minneso,
on Special ministers to China have also be
led appointed by the governments of Gre
i'd Britain and France.
ro- Whilst our minister has been instruct
i've to occupy neutral position in referen
the to the existing hnstilties at Canton,
Ted will cordially cooperate with the Britt
re- aud French ministers in alf-peacefnl me
i'm ures to secure by treaty stlpulations tho
out just concessions to commerce which I
les nations of the world have Alright to {
,ial pect, and which China cannot long be p
cen mitted to withhold. From assurances
US ceived, entertain no doubt that the TIL
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