Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-05-12
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Our new Minister to Bogota, Gen
eral George Wallace Jones, sails
to-day for Carthagena. His departure
will be hailed with satisfaction, as it is
time that the questions pcndlng be-
tween the two governments should be
brought to CONCLUSION. New Grana-
da is one of the few, IN fact we may
say the only one, Of the neighboriug
republics which has shown itself uni
tormly frank ard cordial in its conduct
towards this country, and it is, there
lore important that our relations with
it should no longer be exposed to the
chances of misunderstanding
The selection of Genral Jones for
this mission will, we believe, 60 far to
effect the objects that we have had in
view in our negotiations with the New
Granada government. He is said to be
a man oil considerable natural ability,
of highly cultivated intellect, and of
long political experience. Although
not prominent in Congress as a speak
err, he distinguished himself in the
committees by his business habits and
readiness OF resources. lie has served
the country in various capacities, hav-
ing been aiddo-eamp to General Henry
Dodge in the Blackhawk war, then
successfully Judge OF the Superior
Court of Wisconsin, delegate to Con
gress from that Territory, Survey or
General of Iowa, and, finally, United
States Senator, his term expiring in
March. In his personal appearance
and manners General Jones, is Just the
man to make favorable impression
upon the people of New Granada. He
is of fine commanding,presence, with
dark complexion, and almost Span
ish cast OF features. He has frank
winning way Of expressing himself
indicative of sincerity and good faith
which cannot fail to prove eminentl,
useful to him in his mission. With the
conviction which prevails amongst the
New Granada statesmen that we NEAR
to dea! fairly by them, the presence o
representative of this stamp is all thai
seems to be required to establish the
closest friendship between the tw,
countries.
In order that the OBJ ects covered
by General Jones' instructions may b,
clearly understood, we will briefly re
capitulate them. In the convention
entered into between Generals Herrar
and Cass, on the part of their respec-
tive governments, for the settlement O
the claims Of United States citizens
against New Granada, it will be rec
objected that clause was inserted
ceding to US the right of purchasing
from private owners, and occupying
for term Of years, piece Of land TO
a coal depot on the Pacific side of th,
Panama isthmus. When the treaty
was presens>d to the Congress of New
Granada, the cession of this coal depo
was rejected, and certain verbal altera
lions were made respecting the claims
that were to be presented and paid
In this modified form the treaty passed
the New Granada Senate, and on it
return here was accepted by our Sen
ate with one or two verbal alteration,
in relation to the claims. In Thu
modified shape the treaty is now being
taken out by our Minister, and viii
have to be again submitted to tn,
New Granada Congress.
Besides the points embraced in thi.
convention, which can only be re-
garded in the light Of q temporary on,
for the settlement of claims, there ar,
other questions remaiiFg open be-
tween the two govedhents which
will have to be made ne subject 0
separate negotiations. We formerly
for instance, had . postal treaty will
New Granada, under which our do
mestic mails to California and tn,