The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-12-17

Ien ,he subjccrof cnims, as
4 Questions have arisen Between the two
govern rpmen,s, As to Ne right Of New Gran
Eada % levy Al fonnage duty upon the vessel
of lhe United States in its ports Of the 18th
mus, and tolsyy passenger tax upon our
citizens arriving in that country, whether
with, design te-,remaia.-,hefe er--te. pas,
from ocean by the transit route; and also 8
tax upon thennaili of1t the United Estates
transported over the Panama railroad. The
'(governmemt" New Granads has, been in
i formed, that the United States would CON
siderstbeI collection of either Of these3taxes
as an act in violation of the treaty Between
the two countries, and as such would be re
sisted BY the United States. Attlie same
time, we are prepared 10 discuss these ques
tions in . spirit Of amity and justice, and
with sincere desire to adjust them in 8
satisfactory manner. A negotiation for thai
purpose has already been commenced rs Nc
effort has recently been made to colec,
these taxes, nor is any anticipated under
present circumstances. ',I T"l s. o1U
With the empire Of Brazil our relations
are ofthe most friendly character. The
productions Of the two countries, and espec
Tally those Of an agricultural nature, are
such as 10 invite extensive mutual exchan'
ges. A large quantity Of American -four
is consumed in Brazil; while more than tire
BILE the amount in value of Brazilian coffee
is consumed in the United States. Whilst
this is the case, a heavy duty has been lev
led, until very recently, upon the importa'
,tions of American -four into Brill / am
gratifed, however, to be able to inform you
thatin September last this has been reduced
from 1852 to about forty nine cents per
barrel. and the duties on, other articles of
our productions have been diminished in
NEARLY the same proportion. lfTaba' odI
pal regret TO state tina the Government OF
Brazil still continues to levy an export duty
Fofabbut ilaper cent. on coffee, notwitbstap
Eding this article is admitted free from duty
bid the United States. This is a heavy
charge uponthe consumers Of coffee in our
country, as we purchasehalf of the entire
surplus crop ofthat artcearaised in Brazil.
Our Minister, under instructions, will reiter-
ate hi7 efforts to have this export duty re-
moved; and tits hoped that the enlightened
Government of the Emperorsl will adopt
this wise, just and equal policy, ss In that
event there is good reason +. to be lieve that
thecommerce between theitwo countries will
greatly increase, much to the advantage, of
both. dl rupo ilads syrfimsda. 10 .te.I
1.-The claims Of our citizens against the
Government Of Brazilare not. in the ggre
gate. Of very large amount; but some of
these rest upon plain principals Of justice
and their settlement ought mt to be any
longerdelayed. "a renewed, earnest, and |
trust a successful effort, will be made, by our
Minister TO procure their final adjustment.
is On the I'd Of June last. Congress passed a
joint resolution authorizing the President rto
adopt such measures and use such force as,
in bis Judgment may bs. necessary and
advisable, for the purpose of adjusting the
differences between the United States and
the Republic of Paragua, in connection with
the attack onthe United States steamer Wa
ter Witch, and with other measures refer
red to" in his annual message. And on the
l2th July following, they made an ,appro
priation TO, ,defray the expenses and compen-
sation Of a Commissioner to that Republic,
should the /, President deem it proper to
make such snlappoiutment. r..a .st r.. 7
4 In Compliance with these enactments, |
have appcintedia Commissioner, who has
proceeded TO- Paraguay, with full powers
and instructions to settle, these differences
in an amicable and peaceful manner, il this
be practicable. His experience and discrc
suon justify, the hope that he may prove sue
ccssful in convincing the Paraguayan Gov.
,ernment that it is. due both to honor and
justice that 7they should voluntarily and
promptly make, atonement for the wrongs
which they have committed against the
United States, and indemnify our injured
citizens whom they have forcibly dspoled
Of their properly. ,,.,, .-.;.f.'..
.Sheuld our Commissioners prove unsuc
cess(ul, after sincere and earnest effort to
accomplish the object Of his mission, then
no alternative will remain bu: the employ
ment Of force to obtain ga just satisfaction
from paraguay. In view Of this contngen.
cy. the Secretary Of the Navy, under my
direction, has fitted out and dispatched
naval force, to rendezvous near Buenos Ay-
res. which, tits believed, will prove sufii-
cient for the oscasion. IL is my earnest de-
sire, however, that it may not be found
necessary to resort to this last alterna-
tive E's'1SsJ 9t5 5rH1 l4II9u 1i9t
When Congress met in December last,
the business Of the country had just been
crushed by one Of those periodical revolu.,
tons which are the inevitable Consequences
Of our unsound and exsravagant system of
bank credits and inflated currency. With
al the elements Of national wealth in abun.
dance, our manufactures we're suspended.