M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-12-23

mefce between the, Two countries WILL
greatly increase, much to the adYan.
tage Of both. .a5a- .8s1
The claims of our citizens against
the government of Brazil are. not, in
the aggregate Of very large amount;
but some of these rest upon plain
principles Of Justice, and their settle
ment ought not to be longer delayed.
A renewed and earnest, and | trust a
successful effort will be made by our
minister to secnre their final adiusE-
men..
On the I'd of June last Congress
passed joint resolution authorizing
the President to adopt such measures
and use such force, as in his iudgf
ment may be necessary and advisable
for the purpose of adjusting the diff
farences between the United States
and republic of Paraguay, in connec-,
nection with the U S. steamer Water
Witch, and with other measures refer
red to" in his annual message. And
on the 10Th of July following they
made an appropriation tO defray the
expenses and compensation of a COM
missioner to that Republic, should the
President deem it proper to make such
an appointment. In compliance with
these enactments | have appointed
commissioner, who has pro ceeded to-
Paraguay with full powers and in
structions to settle these differences in
an amicable and peaceful manner, if
this be practicable. His experience
and discretion justify the hope that he
may prove successful in convincing,
the Paraguayan government that tits
duo both to honor and Justice, that
they should voluntarily and promptly
make atonement for the wrongs that
they have committed against the u.
States, and indemnity our injured cit,
liens whom they have forcibly des-
poiled of their property. .i el s.up5
Should ourcommissioner prove un-
successful after a sincere and earnest
effort to accomplish the object of his
mission, then no alternative will re-
main but the employment of force to
obtain "just satisfaction" from Par
aguay. In view of this contingency,
the Secretary Of the Navy, under my
direction, has fitted out and dispatch
ed a naval force, to rendezvous near
Buenos Ayres, which it is believed
will prove sufficient for the occasion.
1t is my earnest desire, however, that
it may not be found necessary to re.
sort to this last alternative. 5
When Congress met in December
last, the business of the country had
just been crushed by one of those pc
riodicaI revulsions which are the inev.
liable consequence OF our unsound and
and extravagant system Of bank cred
it's and inflated currency. With all
the elements of national wealth in
abundance, our manufactures were
suspended, our useful public and pri-
vate enterprises were arrested, and
thousands of laborers were deprived of
employment and reduced to want.
Universal distress prevailed among the
commercial, manufacturing, and me-
chanical classes, This revulsion was
felt the more severely in the United
States because similar causes had pro-
duced the like deploreble effects
throughout the commercial nations of
Europe. All we're experiencing sad
reverseS at the same moment. Our
manufacturers everywhere suffered SO.
verely, not because of the recent re-
duction in the tariff of duties on i'm
ports, but because there was no de.
mand at any price for their produc-
tions. The people were obliged to
restrict themselves, in their purchases
to articles of prime necessity. In the
general prostration Of business, the
iron manufacturers in different States
probably suffer ed more than any 9TH
er class, and much destitution was the
inevitable consequence among the
great number of workmen who had
been employed in this useful branch
of our industry. There could be no
supply where there was no demand.---
To present an example, there could be
no demand for railroad iron after our
magnificent system of railroads, ex-
tending its benefits to every portion of
the Union, had been brought to adead
pause. The same consequences have
resulted from similar causes to many
other branches of useful manufactures.
1t is self-eyident that where there is
no ability to purchace manufactured
articles, these cannot be sold, and, con-
sequently, must cease to be produced.
No Government, ard especially a
Government Of such limited powers
as that Of the United States, could
have prevented the late revulsion.-
The whole commercial world seemed
for years to have been rushing to this9
catastrophe. The same ruinous con-
sequences would have followed in the
United States, whether the duties up
on foreign imports had remained as
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