Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-09-11

a. HraEuLU.H4la OF re BAL AalaFe sun
W~AsHrNcroS, September She intelli.
g,nce from Washington Territory that the Q.
S. troops have taken possession OF the island
II San Juan, in the Straits Of Fuca. s highly
ianortsnt. Gen. Harvey woHld hardly hsv'
ken such aetep without authority from thu
g1vernmenL. Gov. Douglas will undoubtedly
-ssist the measure with al the force al BIZ
.ommapd. and il appears that he had dispatch
la force to dispute the occupancy.
Last January this matter, according to th'
mort Of the q s Commissioners, stood a.
rsil5ws: The islasds, San joan and Lopez
ere claimed BY Washington Territory as
art OF Whatcom country, and at the SAINT
inc were claimed by the officers OF the Brit
h government. They had been the subject q
-ontroversv between The American and British
/ commissioners for running The boundary line
letreen the United States and the British ter
ftorv, under The Oregon treaty, and the ma
er bad been refe red BY that commission "a
heir respective governments.
The island Of San Juan is about hfteen miles
'one bv seven miles wide, and has two excel
lent hsrbors, and Lopez island. opposite and
sepsratei fro= il BY s'chsnnel OF not more thar
a mile wide. has another fine harbor, perfectly
Iand-locked and safe a. all The posses
sion OF these islands BY the United States
saws Mr.. Sugent, in bis report, would leave ne
nothing 10 regret for having Welded Nancou-
vprss island. These two islands In the Straits
Of Fuea are Of greater Importance 20 Great
itain than the Bay islands, which they stu
hold.
As Mr.. McLane was 10 return 70 Vera Cruz
BIZ the lst Of September. 10 may Re expected
hat his negotiations viii then Be resumed. End
hat a month hence the result viii reach us %
he form Of a project Senior Lerdo WILL It Dc
sid. remain In he United States. in the eXpec-
tation hat such treaties will Be made a. WI
-nsbIe him 10 accomplish the objects Of bis
visit. Arms and munitions Of war 70 ths
amount Of nearly a hundred thousand dollars
have already been obtained for the liberal par
The recall Of Mr.. Otway, the British minis
ter, viii weaken the power Of Miramon snd
the church party, and it is supposed that Mr.
Matthews. the new British minister, VIII re-
cocnize the Juarez government. Ion.
WAsHrSsroE, September 6.-Mr. MoLane
has arrived at Mobile from Vera Cruz with thg
new treaty negotiated with the constitutional
goverumrnt there under the recent instructions
sent out TO him. he is expected 70 arrive here
on Thursdav night
The trestv contains certain important sIpu-
Iaions IN regard 10 the transit By Tshuante-
pee, which " u form the bass Of all our fu-
tire interoceanic transit arrangements, nclu-
ding security Of the route, free passage 81
closed mails, ports Of deposit on either ocean
and neutrality IN time Of war IT also opens 2
ROUTE from the Gulf Of California 10 Arizona,
and provides for a commission 10 examine ard
settle the claims Of our citizens against MeN-
co. For the p ivileCes conceded 70 ne We are
10 paw Mexico about Eve millions Of dollars,
one-haH Of which is appropriated 70 the set
tlerent Of claims, and the other VIII Dc paii
10 President Juarez as soon as The treaty u
ratified BY he Srnate.
The treaty secures to US a perpetual uahsit
over the Tehuantepec isthmus, which was vain
" souzht when the treaty Of reace was made
with Mexico. and FOR which twenty millions
would have been paid then and in addition,
secures to be silver producing dis rict Of Ar
iona q free route and port on the Gulf Of Cali
foTnia, which is an important tc It for supplies
and emigration. Under the stimulus which
his stipGlation viii give to the industry az Ar
izona and Sonora, it is confidently stated By
well informed persons that they viii very soor
send a. much silver into the markets OF ths
world as California row sends gold.
The attempt Of the Washington postmaster
70 correct the alleged abuse Of the fraukirC
privilege Is likely TO give him much trouble.
While the Department ssssrts that no new reg
lstion has been made, the de isi0n having been
made byJudgs Campbell in 1886, confirmed BY
Gov. Brown, and resfirmed by Postmaster
General Holt, the CITY postmaster has but re-
Gently commenced is enforcement He saws
be viii enforce it alike upon all members On
the contrary, The Republicans claim 70 have
proofs thai it has oaly been enforced to Their
bet iment, while documents, under the frank
Of Democratic members who have been away
for months, have been constantly passing
through the Pos Office without inguistion.
They threaten 10 bring out proof and substan-
'iate this rartislity, IN which case bis remov7'
nsy b looked upen a. ,ertsin. Judge Holt is
de ermined to enforce the regulations and cor
rect present abuses, and If the postmaster has
been delinque { 10 the performance Of bis duty
neither be nor The President viii screen him
L is co tended by many that the law on which
be regulation is based refers only 10 letters
and was not intended TO include printed matter
and has grown into an mormon tax upon th'
postal revenues, and no doubt il should be cor
rsctsd. IF the next Congress wish 30 tax tho
correspondence Of the country Cor rlectioneer.
inc purposes, It must shoulder the responsible.
IS o. amending The laws 20 suit purposes.
AdFic=s received from California bv both al.
ministration and DOUGLAS Democrats express
The opinion that the administration parry Their.
win be defeated In the coming election