Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-04-10
spanish-Amerie.n Union.

Spa0ISn-A MORGAN Dnlens
A New York paper publishes treaty, sign
ed at Washing on on the 9Th of Novem Der last,
by the Ministers of New Granada, Guatemala,
San Salvador Mexico, Peru, Costa r Oh, nd Ven
eznela, similar in character and provisions to
the one previously made public, in which Chi
Ii, Peru, and Ecuador participated. 1t pro-
vides that each Republic shall guaranty the in
dependence, sovereignty, and territorial integ-
rity OF all the Others, not permitting hllibus-
tering expeditions to be formed, carried on, or
projected within their bounds. All such things
are to be treated as piratical. The Govern
ments pledge themselves not to cede nor alien
ate to any foreign Power any part Of their ter
ritory- They bind themselves to regard ~
acts of usurpation the DEGREES of Power crea.
ted in any Of the Spanish American States BY
the aid Of foreign force, and are to act to-
geher, Extensively and defensively, in any case
Of fiIlibuster invasion. No State Is to afford
al asylum TO the enemies of any other State
Then there are provisions for mutual rights of
citizenship commerce, navigation, postal, ju-
dicial, and otherwise. The diplomatic repre-
sentative of one nation is required TO protect
the citizens Of al, when so called upon. To
perfect this alliance it is provided that a con-
gress OF penipOtentlsries, authorized for the
purpose, shall assemble at Lima, Peru, in the
course Of this year, to give definite form to the
federal compact. This congress is to assemble
every two or three years in some designated
city. The first congress is to consider the fol-
lowing matters:
lst. To propose system of weights, meas
nres, aud money, common to all the Repub-
lies, thus facilitating mercantile transactions;
I'd. To regulate uniform consular system
in the whole Confsderacy;
Sd. To equalize in the customs, laws, aud
tariffs the quota of duties to be paid;
Alb. To form a code of Spanish Americen
maritime law; and
9th. To arrange the f,rmslity and requisites
necessary for the acquisitions of the competent
authorities of one of the Spanish American
States to have ful6lment in the others TO W hi,
they may be directed, as we'll 10 crimiu al as in
civil matters.
gE- The decision Of the Comptroller in the case
Of Carmick & Ramsey (says Washington CORES
pondent) will help to distribute the surplus in the
Treasury. IL win also complete the list of cases in
which the Government has been mucted in dsma-
ges for the arbitrary violation Of contracts by the
late Po.tmsster General That officer in hia .a TO
curtail the Post Office service by sea aud land and
- reverse the acts Of the preceding administration
deliberately broke up such contracts be did not
approve, thougn they had been clearly Authorized
by Congress. The sufferers applied to that body
for redress, which was accorded--Two hundred
thousand dollars were pai1 TO Glover 4 Malh on
Mississippi river contract which the head OF the
department. had eooly snnulled on the ground that
he thought it unnecessary. Seventy thousand dol
lars were paid to Mr. Blanchard for lis loss ia
being deprived OF the contract for carrying the mail
from Sals Lake TO the Pacific; aud Congress has or
dered the account OF Carmick 4 Ramsey, contrac-
tors on the new route from We're Cruz to Acapulco,
for weekly mail TO and from California, to be adj
justed 90 principles which must allow an in-
demnity Of $i00, 600.