Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-12-08

where TO the same extent as though they h 81
drawn their first breath in this country. W
can recognize no distinction between our La
tive and naturalized citiizeLs
BUssiA
Between the great emii.- OF Eussil and tx
United States the mutual friendship and r gar
which has 90 long existed -tiil ccn'iuues to pre-
vail, and, if possible, 10 increase Indeed. oul
relations with that EpYire are all that VI
could desire.
Our relations with Spain are now Of more
complicated though les dangerous character
then thry baye been 'oT II anH wears. our Gil
zeus have long held aud continue u hold.
numerous Cl,ims az .iu-t 'hr span - govern
meat Ihcse d len a5.y urged i"r sei=-
OF years by our successive c!p!Cln tiic pres lit
atiyes at H.dni, hut without obtaining -
dr,s; The spanish gUvrruHef.t luaiiy agreed
to institute ioiut Cnmui>-I il. r.T the adjust
rurut Il these claims. AL oj tn OH day OF
March l-51 C,uJlu.,i sUnyeltlJH isr tEis
purp1s with .Ur II >elt II mister AZ hadIi1
Under this convention. what have utea druOmi-
nate. '-tle Cuban CLAIMS .lIuuuting TO
SIPS -j.,J II ia which mJrc r.-u one hundred
# our fellow ctlzeE- -Ir iuicits t-i were re-
cuguiz=i, AMI tue spanish EuVc!HMcnt agreed
T. Iav Sluu Uu1 ot tAi- au.uuHt ''~ituiu three
months lollJ~ius the eNrhIu-r ~ lstitca
lions" III. payment oI tn remaining S2S -
C55. 81 was 10 await the Grt:-ian "f tie com
missi0neIs ilr CT against ''t5c ArnistSl claim -;
but in auy event the balauc. WAS Ia be paid 10
the claimants either bv SPAN OF tie United
States Ii!,Se terms | lave every reason TO
know are highly satisfactory L. t.- holders OF
tue Cuban claims !usrer' thy have made
formal ofteT auth oriZ.ag tbr STATE Department
T. settle tLese claims and 10 deduct the
amount vi III. Auistai claim iron the SUES
which they ale ,Utitl Il re-,ive irom Spain.
This ot;er, oi course. Cl'rot be accepted.
All other cl.iIl- Il o.tiz Is OF the United
States against :. ali. or II sllj-tts Of the
Queen OF Spain against tL= United States. in
Guiding the "Atni-t.d calm, were by this
convention referred 10 board Of commission
ers in tae usual ioTm. E,itaer the validity OF
the AmstAi ,luIm NJ oi any ether claim
against either party. wi,h tie siugl. exception
.; the Cuban claim. wa- iecDgGizd by the
CuLyrut!-n- lad ed. the >gsui>h government
id not il-i>t tB-.r tn validity Il the Amist4d
claim shgUli t- tjJ.S Recognized. uOtWiihstaud-
IN it. pay;lr.t had blcu recumuendrl to
Congress ry Two OF nv Predecessors as well a.
ty nj H. AID al appropriation i"r that u
yJse had passed the Senate "i the United ates
Ihry wcr- content Ibat il should tr submitted
20 tie board :,r cxI1 iuati AID d-ciSion
bound respectively 10 pay tn- amounts aw4tl-
el to the >eyr.-I g!aIa.Lt- al ,ueh times
aul p'ac-s as AZ L. lA,l by aIE .cJriin- T.
the tenor OF sill avAr-s
! transmit t-i tie pro -i!Ug- o. this cluvru-
Il IN T. tie >,uit- !rr their c-rsriluti1Lal Ac-
;i.u oa til O. y: MAJ, lo51. a-d ou the 9TH
u' tue suCCrv .iL- j.ir they determined that
they would 10: lGy-e and cols.u:" to its
ratification.
lb,se Itgc-,,.iacs pace our r-lati.l Is with
Spain IN al Az kwATI std rrubaIrassI; position.
Il l. marc Than .rC batl= that tie final adjust
nett = these claims will Gevglv. up Il ny SIC
cl-s.T
rrii,rs.te the recomulg = ia,iyu c5utaiue! in
NY Annual Message of Decembsr. 1859. sni
rr,eat-i il that Of Dec her l.jJ ia favor Of
tie a.lli,i;i OF Cuba from Spain by fair
rur1has- frully believe tEaJ such an acIgi-
s,iiau wurll oanlnbCte essentially 10 tie we'll
teif z ard pros; erify % both countries in all
future tine a. we'll Gs IrOvu th- certain means
u immediately atU i-hiEg tie African slave
;rlde throughout tue w.Ti | would not re-
Igat this rec ,mu-u 4 iation UD-u the present.
oculsiln. II / believed that tue transfer Of
CUla T. tL- United states. upon conditions
Li-Lly favorable D. spain. could Justly tarnish
the altiJua! honor Of the p-OUd ami ancient
:. .auish HouarcAy. Surely nJ person ever at
AElbltr u Al4r 44lrl 4 Ol tue
ua'iucal honor OF Frame, i1T tranferiug Lou
i-iGua to tie United >tltes foF:. far equivalent
10th ia money aud Commercial Advantage
AUSTRIA, sc.
With tL- ElnpeIUr Of Austria. and tie re-
naming CULtEeutal powers OF Europe inclu-
ding that Of the Sultan. cur relations continue
II be oi the most iituG!y character.
CHINA
The frieudly AMI peaceful pc'icy pursued ty
the Government Ct the United States towards
tie Empire Of China, las produced the most
satisfactory results The treaty Of Iientsin OF
the ls;ll II June, 1873, ha- Teen faithfully Ub
served ty the CEinJs Sc autLo.ity-. TIE con-
yentian Of tie sth November, ISIS, supple
mentarv 10 this tleaty, for the adjustment and
satisfaction Of the claims Of cur citizens on
China ref rred to in my last Annual Message,
has been already carried into effect, SO far a.
this Was practicable.
Uuder this convention the sum OF 500, 600
taels, equal to about 500, 600, was stipulated
70 be pad in satisfaction OF the claims Of Amtri
can citizens, out Of the one-ffth Of the receipts
for tonnage import, and export duties on
American vessels at the ports CT Canton,
ShauEh4 Sc, and Fuchau aud it Was agreed
that this amount shall I in full ligui iation O +
al! claims Of American citizens at the various
ports 10 ,tlS Gate. urJtDtGTcs f5r this
amount-to wit: 800 eco taels for Canton,
l00,0 900 for ShaDghae and lC0, coo Tor Fuchau
-werc delivered according to the terms Of the
convention by the respective Chinese collectors
OF the customs Of these potts TO the agent Sc
leoted by Our minister to receive the same.
Since that time the claims OF our citizens
have been adjusted by the board of commits
sioners appointed for that purpose under the act
OF March 8, 1883 and their awards, which
proved satisfactory to the claimants, have been
approved by our minister. In the aggregate
tLcy amount to the SUN Of Si98, COZ IS The
claimants have already received a large proper
ton OF the sums awarded to them out OF the
fund provided, and it is confidently expected
that the remainder will ere long lie entirely
laid. After the awards shall have been salts
fed, there will Ieuain surplus OF more than
S2t0 90 at the disposition Of Congress As
this will in equity belong to tue Chinese gov
,rumtut, would not justice require its appro-
priation TO some benevolent object in which tn c
chinese may BE- specially interested
Our minister 10 China, in obedience to his
Instructions, has remained perfectly neutral in
the war between Great Britain and France and
the Chinese empire although, in COB junction
with the Russian minister, he was ever ready
ard willing, Lad the opportunity offered to
employ his good Offices Ill restoring peace be
tween the parties 1t is but all act Uf simple
Justice, both 10 our present minister and his
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