The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-12-13

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the well being of both countries, in all future
times, as well as prove the certain IN cans of i'm
mediateiy abolishing the African slave trade
throughout the whole world. | would not
repeat this recommendation upon the pres
ent occasion if believed that the transfer of
! Cuba to the United States upon conditions
highly favorable to Spain could justly tarnish
! the national honor of the proud and ancient
| Spanish monarchy. Surely person ever
attributed to the first Napoleon a disregard
/ of the national honor of France for transfer
| ring Louisiana to the United States for n fair
! equivalent, both in money and commercial
/ advantages.
! Ctind.-The treaty of the 18th of June,
| 1858, has been faithfully observed by the Chi
nese authorities. Arrangements have been
made for the payment of the claims of our cit
izens in China, by that government.
JGpdn.-The ratification of the treaty with
Japan. concluded at Ieddo, on the 29th of Ju-
| ly, 1858, were exchanged at Washington on
the 22d of May last, and the treaty itself was
proclaimed on the succeeding day.
-Brdzd.-With the wise, conservative and
liberal government Of the Empire of Brazil,
our relations continue TO be of the most ania-
Bile character
Netc GreHada-The exchange of the ratf-
cations of the Convention with the Republic of
New Grenada, signed at Washington on the
10Th of September, 1857, has long been delay
party Is censurable. These ratfcations were
duly exchanged in this city, on the 9th of No.
vember last. Thus has controversy been
amIcably terminated, which had become so
serious at the period of my inauguration, as to
require me, on the 17th of 4 April 1857, to di-
rect our Minister TO demand his passports and
return to the United States. Under this con-
dltIOn, the Government Of New Grenada nas
especially acknowledged itself to be response
BILE to our citizens for damages which were
caused by the riot at Panama, on the 10Th of
April, 1896. These claims, together with 9TH
er claims of our citizens, which have boen urg-
ed IN vain, are referred for adjustment to a
Board Of Commissioners. | submit copy
of the Convention Congress, and recon-
mend the Legislation necessary to carry it into
effect.
Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
efforts have been made for the adjustment of
the claims of American citizens against the
Government Of Costa Rca, and | am happy
to inform you that these have finally prevail
ed.
Nerico.-Our relations with Mexico remain
IN most unsatisfactory condition. In nv
iast two Annual Messages | discussed extern
slVely the subject of these relations, and do not
now propose to repeat at length the facts and
arguments then presented. They proved con-
clusively that our citizens residing in Mexico,
and our merchants trading thereto, had suffer
have never patiently borne from any nation.
For these our successive Ministers. invoking
the faith OF treaties, had, III the name Of their
country, persisteutly demanded redress and
lndemnihcation, but without the slightest eff
feet. Indeed so confident had the Mexican
authorities become of our patient endurance
that they universally believed they might com
INIT these outrages upon American citizens
with absolute impunity. Thus wrote our
Minister IN 1886, and expressed the opinion
that nothing but Il NANTES station of the power
OF the government, and of its purpose TO pun
lsh these wrongs will avail Afterwards, in
1901, came the adoption of new constitution
for Mexico; tthe election of a President and n
Congress under its provisions, and the inaug-
uratlon of the President. Within one short
month, however, this President was expelled
from the Capital by rebellion in the army
and the supreme power of the republic was
assigned to General Zuloaga This usurper
was IN his turn soon compelled to retire and
give place to General AIiramon Under the
constitution which had thus been adopted. Sc
nor Juarez, as Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court, became the lawful President of the Re !
PuoIlc, and 1t was for the maintainance of the /
constitution, and his authority, derived from |
II, that the civil war commenced aud still con-
tnues to be prosecuted. Throughout the year |
1895 the constitutional Party grew stronger t
ana stronger. In the previous history Of Mex !
leo, successful military revolution at the Cam
itol had most universally been the signal for /
submission throughout the Republic. Not so |
on the present. majority of the citizens per /
sI6tently sustained the Constitutional Govern /
ment.
When this wasrecommcnded in April, 1859. hv /
the Government of the United States its au-
thorty extended over a large majority OF the /
ie2lcan States and people, iGcipding Vera /
Cruz and all the other important seaports of
the Republic From that period our commerce.
with Mexico began to revive, and the Consti-
tuuonaI Government has afforded in all the
profec ton IN their wer. Meanwhile the |
Government of Miramon still held away at the
Capitol and over the surrounding country and |
continued Its outrages against the few Ameri- |
can citizens who still had the courage to- re-
main within its power. To cap the climax
after the battle of Tacubayay, in April, 1859. !
General Marquee ordered three citizens of the !
united States, two Of them physicians. TO be |
selzed IN the hospital at that place taken and |
shot, without crime and withomt trial. This !
WAS done, Notwithstanding our unfortunate
countrymen were, at that moment, engapedin
the molly cause OF Offering relief to the soldiers !
oil both parties, who had been wounded in the !
battle, without making any distinction betwen,
them The time had arrived, in my opinion
when tins Government was bound To exert its
power 70 aVenge and redress the wrongs ofour /
citizens, and TO afford them protection in Mex
lco- The InterposIng obstacle was that n mr.
ton OF the country under the sway of Mira
mon' could not be reached without passing
over the territory under the Jurisdiction oftho
constitutional Government. Under these cir
cumstances deemed it my duty to recon-
mend TO Congress, IN my last Annual Messagt
the employment of n sufficient military force
10 penetrate INTO the interior, where the onv
ernInent OF Mlramon was to be found, with or
II II hseH De- without the consent Of the Juarez