Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-01-14

| OH tH0 6FTlVHA Ot MT. UaTu ut cklu ~
requested an audince IF The Emperor II
present His letter Of 9credenee. 'This ht
aid not obtain, il Consequences Of his every
proper refusal ID subnitlo ne huniiliat.
ing ceremonies required by the etiquette
Of this strange people in apprdhchins tn ei,
sovereign. Nevsrtheless the interviews Oh
this question were conducted iii The NOS,
friendly spirit and with all due regard II
his personal feelings and tie ,hanor of hi,
country. When presentation TO his Ma
jesty was ,folind to be Impossible, tho let.
III sf eredencc from the President was
received with peculiar honors BY Kweifi
ang, 'tbe En- mperor's prime minister ana
the second man in the empire 10 the Ern.
peror himself" The Publications Of tie
treaty we're afterwards, On the 10th oi
August, exchanged in proper form at Pei.
t.ang. As the exchange did not take place
until after the day prescribed by the trsa
~, 1t is deemed proper, before its publica
,ion, again to submi, It to the Senate. 81.
Il is but simple justice to the Chinese
authorities to observe, that, Throughout
the whole transaction, they appear to have
acted in good faith and in afriendly spirit
!
has been done after their own peculiar
fashion; but we ought TO regard with a
'enian. eye the ancient customs or an EN-.
pire dating back for thousands Of years,
so far as this may be consistent with our
own national honor. The conduct Of our
minister on the occasion has RECEIVED my
entire appreciation. ,'I' '
Ia order to carry out the spirit Of this
treaty, and to give it full effect, il became
necessary to conclude two supplemental
convent;ons-the one for the adjustment
and satisfaction OF the claims OF our citi
zens. and the other to fix the tariff on i'm.
ports and exports, and 10 regulate the
transit duties aud trade of our merchants
with China. This duty was satisfactorily
performed by our late minister. These
conventions bear date at Shanghai on the
9Th November, 1858. Having been con
sidered in the light Of binding agreements
subsl2iary to the principal treaty, and to
be carried into execution without delay,
they do not provide for any formal rati6
cation or exchange Of Qualifications by
the contracting parties. THIS was not
deemed necessary by the Chinese, who are
already proceeding in good faith to satisfy
/ the claims of our citizens. and. IL is hoped
to carry out the other provisions OF the
| conventions. Still l thought it was proper
to submit them to the Senate, by which
| they were ratified on the Sd March, 1859.
The ratified copies, however, did not reach
Shanghai until after the departure Of our
Minister to Pekin, and these conventions
could not, therefore, be exchanged at the
same time with the principal treaty No
doubt is entertained that they will be ra
tifed and exchanged BY the Chinese gov
ernment, should this be Thought advisable
but, under the circumstances presented,
shall consider them biudins engage
ments from their date on both parties.
and cause them to be published as such
tor the Information aud guidance OF our
merchants trading with the Chinese EN-
pire. ...s-.. .
1t affords me much satisfaction TO in
form you that all our difficulties with the
republic Of Paraguay have been satisfac-
torly adjusted. It happily did not become
necessary TO employ the force for this pur
pose which Congress had placed at nv
command, under their joint resolution
Of "a June, 1888. On the contrary the
President Of tina. republic, in friendly
spirit, aeceded promptly to the just and
reasonable demands OF the Government
Of the United States. Our commissioner
arrived at Assumption, the capital OF the
republic, on the 2jth of January. 1859,
and left it on the 18th of february, hay
ing in three weeks abb Y aud successfully
accomplished all the objects of his mis-.
sion. The treaties which he has concluded
will be immediately submitted to the
Senate.
In the view that the EN- plovmont of 9th
er than peaceful means might become ne
cessary to obtain 'just satisfaction" from
Paraguay, a strong naval force was con,
centra,cd in the waters Of the La Plata TO
await contingencies whilst our commission.
err nscended the rivers to Assumptions
The Navy Department is entitled 10 great
credit for the promptness, efficiency. and
economy with which this expedition was
fitted. out and conducted 1t consisted OF
nineteen armed vessels. great and small,
carrying 200 guns and $500 men. all uR-
der the command Of the veteran and GAL
liant Shulbrck. The entire expenses OF
the ordinary appropriations for the aa~al
service, except the SUM Of S1So,000. ap.
piled to the purchase OF seven OF the
steamers, constituting a part If it, under
the authority Of the naval appropriation
act Of the Sd March last. II is believed
that these steamers are worth more than
their cost, and they are now u,etully and
actively employed in the naval service.
The appearance of so large force. Gt-
ted out in such prompt manner, in the far
distant waters Of the La Plata, and The
admirable conduct ol the officers and men
employed IN il, have had u happy etiectin
favor OF our country throughout all that
remote portion at the werld.
Our relations wi'h The great empires Of
France and Russia, as well as with all
other governments on the continent of
europe. unless va may except that of
Spain happily continue TO be Ut the most
| friendly character ~. .....5s..
| In my last annual message l presented
. statement o. the unsatisfactory cond.
ton OF our relations with Spain aud
regret to say that This has not materially
| improved. Without special reference to
other eat,ns. even sthe .Guhan claims
the payvn~nt od which has been ably ur-
Ked. by uus MINISTERS, aud in which moro
than a hundred ot our fcltlyans are direct.
| ~ interested, remain nnsaiisied, nptwith-
standing both their Justice and their
amount Sl2s,6.,5 5tl md been recesniz
I'd and ascsrsained by The Spanish gov
ernment itself. s*aaH sHs @@1aga ea
| again recommend thai All appropria.
ton be made TO be paid sto 'he spanish
government, for the purpose oi dls,ribu-
| ton among tie claimants ii tho iniistad
case" In common with two cf inv pre-