New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-07

g., tleir advice aud consent; aud shoIid ths be OBJ
tsjped it will remove al eX-tiog causes OF com
rIaipt sgaintt Ncw. GfnDada tie subject OF claims.
Ouestiors have arisen between the tso Governments
q, 70 tie right OF New Grau4dato levy tennn.c du
~ upon the vesses Of the United Sta IN IT. pOr's o
The t-thmus, snd TO lovy passenger tax upon oar
cit;zens ETg in that country, whether "i'u a.
sign 20 remain tbCre 10 pass lOn oceaa u Voan "
the trsusit route, and aso tax upon 'ne n'.o '7
Tinted States transVortef over the Panama IN Ioau
The government Of y W. Granada has Deen lux rnel
that The United States would c1nsi1er the coiecuon oi
either of tnese taxes az 80 act 10 '"' va =" tp0
Av between the two cOuuties, aDa as snch wguld D.
E3,osT. ~ Irr;,ed states ~ the same time, we
a, -.,syeo 10 nj .cu,f tnese questions IN spirit Of
amiy and Justice, and Win sincefe desire 10 alnst
them ia satisfactory manner' nc sot,!uoI lor tlA1
rnrn,se has already been commenced. No effort has
Pp,i,, been made collect these .axes, is any
s,,;c;nsted upder present circumstances.
Win the empire Of Brazil our relations are Of tac
mos. friendly character. The productions OF the two
~omntries aud especially those OF e. agricultural IA
&c are such ~ to invteextensive mutual exchanges.
A large quantity Of American -four il consumed in
Brazil while u.OTe than treble the amount IN value OF
Brazilian coffee - consumed IN the United >'ates.
While tLis is the case, neayy ddty has been lsyei,
until very recently upon the lmportatOns OF American
flour into BrazI. | am gratihed, however, 10 Dc able
TO inform you that ia Septe nber last lis has been
duced from 81 s., to ab Jut fHy-nine cents PEI barrel
and the duties on other articles Of production have
been diminished in nearly the same proportion.
regret TO state that the Government Of Brazil still
continues to levy export duty OF about II per cent
On coffee twithstandiOg this article IS admitted rce
nom duty in TIE United States. THE is heavy charge
upon the consumers Of coffee in country,
purcbafe half Of the entire surplus crop Of that ari
Gle raised in Brazil Our Minister, under Instructions
will reitera'e his efforts to have this export dly
snoveJi and ii s hoped that the enlightened Govern
melt Of tie Emperor Will adopt this wise just Gnd
equal policy. In that event there is good to
believe that the commerce between the two countries
will greatly increase, much to the advantage Of both
The claims Of our ctzens against tue Government
OF Brozl are not, In tne Gggregote, OF very lHrge
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Of Iusce and their settlement ought not 70 be longer
delayed. rene we'd earnest, ana trust s1cces,ful
effort will be made by our Minstor TO procure their
fual adjustment
On the "a OF June last, Congress passed join. re-
solution authorizing the President " % adopt such
" measures and such force o., in his rdg ncut
"msy be necessary and advisable, Tor the puryosc Oi
" adjusting the differ between the United S.aes
" and the Republic of Paraguay, in connection with
" the attack on the United States steamer Water
Witch, and with other measures referred TO- 10 his
nnr ua message. Aud the 1T July following they
made an appropriation TO deifny the ex pen-cs aud
Compensation Of Commissioner TO that republic,
should the President deem it proper 70 make such an
appointment.
In compliance with these enscments have ap-
pointed a Commissioner, who has proceeded to Para
quay With full powers and Instructions to settle these
differences emicabe aui peaceful manner, II this
De practicable. His experience aud discretion JUSTIFY
The hope that he may prove successful in convincing
the Pafaguayan Government that II ID due bot1 to
honor ard justice tuat they should voluntarily and
promptly make dtOncnebt iuI inc wrongs WHICH my
have committed against the United States, ant n-
demniiy our injured citizens whom they have OIcibly
despoilcd Of their property.
Should our commissioner prove unsuccessful, after
sincere aud earnest effort to nphsh the olgect OF
hs mission, then alternative Will remain bat the
employment of force t. obtain iuet satisfaction
from Paraguay. lu view OF this contingency the Sec
reary Of the Navy, under my dine tOo, has tted oGt
and dispatched a naval force. to rendezvous near
Buenos Ayres which, it is believed will prove suti
cient for the OCCASION 1t is my earnest desire, how
over that il may not be found Necessary 10 resort TO
.ihis last alternative.
When Congress met in December lsst, the business
of the country had Just been crushed by one oi those
periodical reSul,ious which are the inevitable conse-
duences Of our uns0uni and ocrdyagant system oi
5sIk credits aud Inflated currency Wnh al the ele-
ireuts of national wealth IN abundance, our manulac-
lures were suspended, our useful pu9hc AMI private
enterprises arrested, ana thousands o, laoores
were deprived Of employment and reduced 10 want
rJpiye rsal distress prevailed among the commercial,
manufacturing and mechanical classes TINS Iovu-
sop WAS felt the more severely in the United States
BECAUSE similar causes had produced the like deplora-
ble fleets Throughout the commercial NATIONS vi i-u
rope All were experiencing sad reverses at me game
moment. Our manufacturers everywhere suffered Sc
yeroy not because Of the recent reduction III tho tar
OF duties on imports but because there was no demand
OF any price for their productions Inc people Were
Obliged To restrict themselves IN then Durchahes 10
articles Of prime necessity H. the general prostriton
,r, the iron manufacturers IN different States
hyl,, eu, ~ red more than any other caes, and much
te.t
great number Of workmes wac s 49,. h''"a eapioyod IN
;his UseiE branch OF industry There could BE-
supply where there was no demand. To present an
example there could be demand for railroad iron
aer our magnificent system of railroads, extending its
benefits 10 every portion OF the Union, had been
brought TO dead pause. The same consequences
have resulted from similar causes 20 many other
branches of useful manufactures. IL Is seii-eyident
That where there is ability To purchase manuitc-
1ured articles these cannot be Sold and consequently
must cease t. be produced.
No Government, aud especially Government of
such limited powers that of the United States could
have prevented the late Tevulsion. The whole COM
morcal world seemed for years To have been rushing
so this catastrophe. The same ranous Consequences
Syould have followed in the United states whether the
duties upon foreign imports had reaal1ed as they were
cnder the Tariff of 1876 or had been raised t) much
higher standsrd. The Tsr Of 1871 had no agency 10
The result. The general causes existing throughout
The world, could not have been controlled BY tue e5s-
laiio OF any particular country.
The periodical je ulsons which have oNlsied III our
past history must continue 10 return at intervals 50
long as our uabOuudcd System OF bank credits
shall prevail. They will, however, probably be the
less severe in future because il s 10, 10 be expected,
al least for many years TO come that the comm
nations of Europe with whose interests our own are so
materially involved, will expose themselves - similar
Oaamies But tins subject was ireatei 80 huch NJ
hree ia my last aIuual Message that shall not now
pursue it further. Still, respectfully renew the
Recommendation in favor Of the passage OF uCliprm
bankrupt law, applicable ID banking INSTITUTIONS:
This is all the direct power over the subject winch,
believe, the Federal Government possesses. Sdch
Law would mitigate though II might not prevent the
evil. The instinct of self-prcsorySon might produce
q Wholesome restraint upon their banking business II
they knew in advance that suspension oi specie
Daynepts would inevitably produce their civil death.
fu the tff, cts OF the rcVulsion are slowly bu,
surely passing away. The energy aud eniorprse OF
our ctzeIs with unbOUnded resources, wiz, With
in the period Of another year. restore state OF waoe
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