The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-12-07
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ty vera Ard = 80, ~ ooI9erent conduct OF par.
~ ,l oe, OF 5nsm killed and wounded was brouahi
s.on s.,nowedge Of Congress By my prsdecessoI
the government Of Costa Rca. for fbse immse. g s.
nvestgaton and redress which the nature az ~
rssIence TO OF er outrases In these couutriss
OF which were hardly less aggravated in their eh.
ths s;s snan s.s the frsnsaction At Virgin Bay At
nnae. nowev<r, when our present minister TO Nj.
lsfua was appointed in December 1857 no redrsss
naI peen obtaiEed for any Of these wrosss and no
r. raa oesn made BY this government upon that of
Eore than year before. Uur minister
pressins ,sl. therefore. 70 loose no time Ia ex-
10 t tns presiden: had Witnessed this matte nfion
s Jus. claims OF the United states and ia de-
w,h TINS demand shall be satisfactorily COM oej
=, On eary day. it viii only remain for this
essay IN order TO obtain for Itself thnf ,us,sc w.
msn M nss in vain attempted to secure by pesce mi
os Wins e r.. ssosn .; ,nS
70 snow the most sincere regard for the risbts
gard to be- st bs b1spuo;, il cannot permit this re-
a. Mnat Y due to the government and Citizens Of ,Sa
cause Of plant. arising ouE of the ~
Ieims oI our citizens upon that republic. nna -
hsve been more recently added the cutragsS
Iess upon our citizens at Panama in Anr,l
so 100 treaty ior the adjustment Of these difcnl
mes was concluded By the secretary OF State and ths
oontalned Just and acceptable provisions Tor thai
purpose This treaty was transmitted In Ro.a,s
bot with Certain Of New
ts res92ned TO this city until after the close Of
sne ast se?son Of the Senate Il will be immediste
consents and should this be obtained i. vii, rs.
move an our existing Causes of Complaint az
| New dIenada on the subject of claims
Questions have arisen between the two yover,
ments as TO the right of New Grenada To law snn
mage duty upon the vessels Of the United States in
| It's ports o. the lsthmus. and to levy nassengas
| tax upon our ci' izens arriving In that oonn,r~
whether with design to remain there or to pass
from ocean 10 ocean By the transit route; a Also
tax upsn the mail of the United States frapsnnTtS =
| over the Panama Railroad. The government of Ne "
aienada has been informed that the United States
would consider the collection of either of thes.
taxes as an act in violation of the treaty between
the two countries. and such would be resisted by
| the United states. At the same time, we are pre
pared to discuss these questions in spirit of amitv
and justice and with sincere desire to adjust the
| IN satisfactory manner. negotiation for that
purpose he's already been commenced. No effert
mas recently been made to collect tn taxes nor ID
any anticipate under present circumstances.
with the empire of Brazil relations are of the
most friendly character. The productions of tht
two countries and especially those OF An agrcultu
raj nature. are such 10 invite extensive mutual
exc anses. A large quantity of American flour il
consumed in Brazil; whist more than treble the
amount in value OF brazilian coffee Is consumed in
the United States. Whilst this is the case heavy
duty has been levied until very recently upon the
importation of American -four into Brazil. 1 am
grated. however TO be able to inform you that in
September last this hiss been reduced from 81 90 TO
about -aine cens per barrel, AID the du'es on
other article, of our production have been diminish
ed In NJ arly the same proportion
j regret to state that the government Of Brazil
still continues TO levy an exp, rt duty of about IA
per cent on coffee. notwithstanding this article j.
admitted free from duty in the United States Thi
Is heavy charge upon the consumers of coffee in
our country. as We purchase hafof the entire sur
plus crop of that article raised in Brazil Our min
ster under instructions will reiterate his efforts to
Save this export duty removed and is hoped that
the enlightened government Of the Emperor " hi
asopt this wise, Just aud equal policy. In thai
event. thers Is good reason to believe that the com
merce between the two countries will greatly in
crease, much to the advantage of both.
The claims of cur citizens against the govern
Dent CT Brazil are not, in the aggregate OF very
large amount; but some OF these rest upon plain
principles OF Justice and their settlement ought not
to be longer delayed. renewed and esrnest and
trust successful effort. will be made by our mir.
lister to procure their final adjustment
On the I'd OF June last, Copgre passed a Joint re-
solution authorizing the President ito adopt such
S sad use .nS such force in his
of adjusting the differeoceS between the Unitea
states and the republic OF Paraguay, in ccnnexion
Witch and 18th other measures referred to- i'm his
annual message. And on the 18th July following
they made an appropriation to deiray the expers
and compensation Of commissioner TO that repub-
lie. should the President deem it proper 10 make
such gu appointment.
pointed commissioner. who has proceeded to Pa
rag uay, with full powers snd instructions to settle
If tbs bs nSacnabe n AL ana peaceful man
cretion justify the hope that he may prove success
iul in convincing the Paraguayan government
that 1t is doe both to honor and justice that they
should voluntarily and promptly IN Ike atonemt Mt
for the wrongs which they have committed againsi
the United States, and indemnify cur injured ciii
zens whom they have f0rclbiy despoiled OF their
property.
should onr commissioner prove unsuccessful, af
ter sincere and earnest effort, 10 a6c0mpli h -
object of his mission, then alternative wur re-
maiD, but the employment OF force to obtain "iust
5 from ParsgqiEs In view Of this coz
rection, has fitted out aud despatched naval force
TO rem iezvous nsar Buenos Ayres. which it il be-
leved. wli prove sufficient for the occasion. 1t 10
my earnest desire however that it may not pe found
necessary to resort to this last alternative
When Congress net In Dec mber last. the tusi
ness Of the country had Just been crushed by one
of those periodical revusions, which the Int vi
table consequence of our unsonnd and extTavagsnt
system of bank credits snd inflated currency
With all the elements Of national wealth in abun
dance mapufsci ures twt re suspe nted our use
fol public ana private enterprises were arrested,
ment and reducsd TO want. Universal distress pre-
vailed among the commercial, manufacturing, and
more severely in the United States because simib r
causes had produced the ike deplorable effects
throushout the commercial natiors Of Europe -
Ali were experiencing sad reversfs at the ssme ni,
ment. Our manufacturers every where suffered
yerey, not becarss of the mt reduetitn in the
tariff of duties on imports, but because there vas
no demand at any price for their productions. The
people we're obliged to restrict themselves in their
parenssss 60 aieiss @ 0a pfine In tne
tnrers in different States probably sIff red more
than any other ass, and much aestitution was the
inevitable consequence. amonS the great numbere
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 exam
ter our magnificent syst0n OF railroads, extending
its benefits to every portion Of the Union had been
have resulted from similar causes to many other
branches OF useful manufactures. 1t Is selevidsnt
that where there is no ability to purchase mannfac
tured tcles thes canno; be seid, and consequent
iy must cease Ia be produced.
No government, and especially government Of
such limited powers that Of the United States
cJuld have prevented the late revulsion Thewhol
coDmsIcial world .sesmet for years TO hsveibeen
rushing to this cats tro phe. The rupous
sequences would have followed the United states
whether the duties upon foreign imports had re-
maiaed they were under The tariff OF 1886 or had
b. en- raised toa much higher standard. The tariff
of 1857 had no agency in the result. The general
causes existing throughout tide world, could not
have been controlled by the legislation of any par.
ticuar country.
The periodical reyulsions which have existed iD
past history must continue to return at inter
yais 80 long as our present unooundod & stem oi
probably be the less in future: b. cause 10 IL
not TO be expected at least for many YEAR, TO come
interests our cwn are 90 materially involved, will
expose themselves to similar calamties. Bnt th
that .ha not r. non ,1's prsne n
ther Stlt respectfully renew ths recoH mendaton,
In favor of tho passa go oil uniform tankrnrt Jaw
appca to banking institutions. This is all the
power over the subject which, believe the federal
government possesses such q Law world mitigate.
though ID might not prevent the evil Tho instinct
OF sslfpr6servation Insht produce Wholesome re-
straint upon their banking brriaees. IL they kne.
ia advance. that asnspeIsion Of specle. payment
would inevitably produce their civil dseth.
But the effects of the revulsion slowly bnt
.urely passing Away. The energy AMI enterprise OF
onr citizens, with eur unbounded res1urcss, viii
within the period Of another year, rtgtore state
CT wholesome industry and trade CARTEL has again
accumulated in eur large cities The rate q inter
as, is there very low Confidence Ia graiusliy fevi
wing and It's discovered that tais capital
can be profiabiy employed In comnerciai AMI man.
ufact uring enterprise and in the construction OF
railroads and other woiS of public and private I'm
proyemeut prosperity will again smile throughout
the land. IL is vsu however. TO csGuise the fact
from ourselves. that speculative Initiation OF ouf
currency without corresponding Initiation In eths
countries whose manufactures come into competf
ton with our own own. must ever produce disss-
trous results to our domestic manufacturer Nc
tariff short OF absolute prohibition, can prevent
these evil consequences
In connection with this sulieet.i .it Is per (,
refer TO our financial condition Tbs same caases