Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-12-31
THE NORTH CAROLINA STANDARD:

he Chinese snpaN sr has sist,ass. h e>stesses
70 bis iaasrueaioaA judcossiy eesPsssssd Nth Ne
miaisesn q thsss powers IN ~ pnesfal nsassvs
70 secure By trsaty ths jsss epsessssss dsaaessa
BY tho interests Of t6ssi9n cs@asrrsI Ihs rssuk Q
that satisfactory srsai;ss have bssa eeeelsasd nth
China by the respective miaissssS a The Unissd
States. 6.vas Britain. France ssd Russiss Our
"trvsty. o. general eouvsnsioa q psscs ssisy. so
commerce" with that empire. vss eoaeiudsd 81
Tcntsin on the lssh June. lisa snd wss sssi6ede By
the President by and with the sfiev end esnssas
Of the Senate, on the siss pscvmb~v fbtlawies.
On the 18th Drcrmbss. lass Jeha " Wssa Q
distinguished eitisrn of Georgia vss dsls eosnnss-
stoned a. envoy cxtsaoshnssy snd minister plsosee
Tertiary to China he est he United States fss Ne
plscc Of his destination on the sch al Fshfusfy.
iSse, bearing with him the ratified eepy 81 shas
treaty. and arrived 81 Shanghai oo the sssh Nay.
From thence be psocrsssed to Pvkin on the tssh
juno but did not arrive in that city until The sssh
July According 10 the terms al the treaty The 70
siications we're 10 10 exchanged on 90 hsfasv The
18Th June, 1859. This uss fvndssvd Impossible BY
reasons and events heyoad his coasfo nos neesssn-
" tn detail but s,ill h due tn The Chinese 80
thoritcs at Shanghai To .tasr that they always ss
surcd hun that M sivantsxc should b, tsksn o. sns
delay and this pleisc has been fsishfaliy sesepsed
On the arrival Of Mr. Ward at Pskin he request
Cd an audience of the Emperor 10 psvssns his letter
1t crc,icncv This he did not osain. in consequence
Of his very proper vfusai 10 submit TO the hurnii
alins ceremonies requires, by the etiquette of shss
strange people In sppresehns their sovereign New
crthelcss the interviews THE question verv con
Quoted IN the mcst friendly spirit snd Nth Gil due
rgsrl TO his personal feelings and The honor Of hs
country. When presentation 10 his MAJESTY uas
found 10 he impossible the letter al ervtnes hoen
the President was revived with PECULIAR heooss By
Kwcilans "the Empsruss prime minister snd ths
second u'an In the empire 10 the Empsrur hiussrsf
The notifications Of the treaty sore sfssvsssiss on
the 10th Of August, exchanged tn rsopsr scsm Ut
Pcitsans. A. the exchange did not take pksev Nm.
Ill after The day prescribed by the treaty. = dssss-
ed proper. before its pubesiiou. again 10 submit
to the Senate.
Il Ia but simple Justice to the Chinese sushos;ties
tn observe that throughout the whole trsnssesiso.
they appear to have acted in GOOD faith smd IN
friendly spirit towards the United States II h true
this has been done ascr their own peculiar fashion;
but VIC ought 10 regard ~i,h ieniyu, eye the an
ccnt customs Of sn empire dating hssk zoe thousands
Of years, far THE may bc consistent vith our
own national honor. The conduct of our minister
the occasion has rccvivrd my entire sppsosatics
IN oricr tn carry out tho spirit Of thss treaty. sni
to give e full eject u became necessary To ecoeu<s
two supplemental COMMUNICATIVE one kos the I'D
j,rstmcnt and satisfaction Of the claims Of our eis
xcns and the other 10 IN The tariff on import. and
exports and to regulate che transit dusiss and sss
Of our merchants with Chins. This duty uss sasss-
factor,ly performed by our latc minister. These
conventions bear datc 1T Shanghai on the sch No
vcmhrr. lsSs. Having been eoasslswd IN The light
IL binding agreements subsidiary Ia the principal
trrsty. and to be carried into esrcutaa vithaas r.
Law, they do not provide ef any formsl fsthestiou
exchange Of Publications by the cnusrsesins par
tics This not drvmsd necessary by the Chsnes~.
who alrysdy proervsin< 10 good kssh 10 ss,isfy
tho claims Il our citizens, AMI u r. hoped To carry
out the other provisions of che coaventiaas ssh
thought II was proper 10 susosis them 10 The Ssuste
hv wkch they were ratified oo she 81 March. tsa9
The ratified copies. however did not reach S,an-hs
until alter the departure d minister 10 fSkin
and thcse cpovcu,ioas cosld not therefore. be en-
changed at the same time With the principal treaty
No doubt Is entertained that they viii re rattle.
and exchanged by the Chinese sovvrnnent. shoel,
this bc shousat advisable; but under The eirvum
stances presented shall cuasSler them hssssnx en-
gasrmcnts from their date on both rarssss and eams
them to he published ~ such for the iasosmstios
and guidance Of our merchants trading With sh
Chinese empire
Il affords me much satisfaction tn inferm yoa The
I all our difficulties With The rvputIic Of Psssrrs
have hscn satisfactorily adjusted Il happily II
not become necessary In employ The sarvv Soc mi
purpose which Congress had pt,cv,l at nv cpsnmanl
under their joint rvsaiutiaa II Cd iune. tsss. u
the contrary, the President Of that svpal.lse. In
friendly spirit. acrv,ird prumptly to the ja.s an
reasonable demands of the Government ef the tn
/ tel States Our commissioner arrived % !Assuusv
ton the capital of the wpusiie on The 18th Of Jas
usry. 1852 and ls Il tho i,,h Of rsbsusry hssin
in three weeks ally and sucevsssuily seepmpts.be
all tho objects of his mission. The treaties whss
he has concluded will bc Immediately subsnisssd /
the Senate.
In the view that the employment Of other TIA
peaceful n,sans might bsensnc necessary TO ohssi
lust satisfaction" from Paraguay. q stroa< nav
force was concentrated in the waters Of the L. TIA
to await contingencies whitt our commissioner q
ccnicd the rivers to Assumption The Ns.y
partmcnt h entitled to great credit foe the promp
ness. efficiency. and ceoaomy with which this csp
t,i,ion was fitted out and coaiuetcst Il Consisted
nineteen armed vcsscts. graf and small csrryis
goo guns and 9. 5HO mCn. al unser The eosnunsnt
tho veteran and gallant Shubrick. The entire o
pcnscS Of the expedition have been defsaysd out
the ordinary appropriations sor the naval services
ccpt the sum Of ssss.ono. applied tn the puEvhs
under the authority of the naval spprersss,io, .
, Of the ard March lat. Il h believed that the
. steamers arc worth more han their coat. AMI ,h
arc oil now uscfally and actively employed In q
naval service.
The appearance Of so large sasvv. fitted cot
such prompt manner in the fsr distant waters
the Ia Plata, and the admirable conduct of the ol
. Gers and men employed in Il. have hsi harry
feet in favor OF our country throughout all that
mote portion Of the world
Our relations wilh the great smpirvs Of rrxn
1 and Russia. vel a. with al other <pvssnsnes
on the continent Of Europe. unless &c mar sxrs
. that Of Spain, happily continue TO be Of the IN,
friendly character.
In nv lss, annual message presented eta
mcnt Of the unsatisfactory condition al our rvistia
r with Spain; and I rrSrust to say that this has O
/ materially improved wishoat special reference
other claims even the ''Cuhsn claims the paym,
. Of which has been ably urged by our ministers
= in which more than . hundred ofoar citizens ssv
= rcctly interested, remain unsatisicd noswishss
ding both their justice and their amount (stss.,
o 54) had been recognised and asesssainsd by
Il Spanish government itself
d again recommend that IN appropriation 10 N
d "to b paid To the Spanish sovvnmens foe The p
:. pose Of distributioa among the claimants in I
q AmiStad casc." In common With tuo II my psv
n ccssor entertain no doubt that thrs h svquisvj
q our treaty with Spain Of the 9Th Oetohss. t,aa
The failure 10 discharge this obligation has been
| nlaxsd hx the cabinet Of MadSsd n sxsnu,s sx,,