Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-01-06

iug agreements Subsidiary to the pUncipal
treaty. aud to be carried inlo execution with.
oni delay. they do not pro'ide for any formal
ratification ot exchange of raii6rslions by
the contracting parties This vas not deem
ej necessary by the Chinese. who are already
proceeding in gOoi faith q satisfy the claim.
oi our citizens, and. lt u hoped, To cary oai
The other provisions Oi the conventions. Sill
thought u was proper To subn.li them 10 ihs
Senate. by which they were ratified on the
% of Mirh. 1850. The ratified copies,
huvr,eI. did not reach Shanghai until after
the departure OF oot Minister To Pekin, and
these conventions could not. therefore. he ~.
changed a. The same time with the principal
treaty. No doubt u entertained that the,
will be- ratified ,Rd exchanged by The Chinese
government should this he lhoughl advisable.
but. under the circumstances presented,
shall consider them binding engagements
irum their date on b,Ih parties. AID cause
them a. b. published a. such co. the iniur.
nation and paidsecr of osr merchants trad.
ing with the ChiHcse empire.
II affords me much satisfaction 10 inform
you hat All our difficulties With ,he Republic
of Paraguay have been satisfactorily adjusted
II happily did poi become necessary 10 en-.
rl"y the fofce Iar this purpose which Con
giess had PLACED at NV command, under ihei'
,oiot t,.olsiiun of ~ June, 1858 Oa
the contrary. the Yleslden, Of the Tepuhlic
IN a irieGdly spirit. acorded promptly ~ tho
Just ard reasonable demand, ~ the gosefn'
mcni II the United Sisirs. Our cUmmi..
.lOnef arrived at Assumption. the capital o
the rrpshlic. ca the 25lh of January. 1859
aud leli on the 18th of February. having Ia
three week, ably and successfully accom-.
pllshed all ihe utI"ct- OF hts mission. The
treaties Which be- has concluded will be i'm
mrdIAiely Submitted in the Senate.
ln the view that the employment Of other
than peaceful mean. might become necessary
10 obtain lust satisfaction from PanGuay, a
situng naval ipfcc was concentrated ~ the
waters Il the H. Plata to await conlingen.
cues. whilst our commissioner ascebded the
river. H. Assumption. The Navy Dspart
men, j. cnuici to gieai credit Tor tie
p'ompne.., efficiency and economy with
Which ibis expedition was fitted out aud cou-
dset,d. II consisted of nineteen armed 'es-
81. great lui small. cIIryine 200 guns and
$500 myn, all under the command of the
veteran and gallant Shuhtick The entire
expenses ui the expedition have bceu de-
ifiyrd out OF the ordinary appropriation. oi
the naval service. except the sum ol $3.50.
Oun applied 10 the purchsse oi seven ot the
steamer, constituting piu oi ~. under The
sulh'ri'y of the naval appropriation act oi
ihe . March l''i II il believed that these
steamer. are worth more than their cost. aud
thry ATE al now uselully aud actively en-
plo,ei IN the naval 'ruicc.
The speannc- NJ - large force. fitted
oct ~ such ptompI m'nner. IN The far
d's'an, valris %: the Li Plata. and the sd.
mir,blr conduct oi me officers ani men en-
ployed ~ u. have had hsppy effect IN hSor
NJ uut country throughout all that femote
portion e the Sutld.
oar relations with the great empire. of
France anu Ru,sii, az we'll as with all other
governments on the continent uf Europe.
Jules. Ne may except that ~ Sp,i1. happily
continue ~ be- ul The mYs, friendly character.
ln my l,.t annual me,ngr ! presented a
siaicmcbt ui the uu.ali,fieirry condition OF
our relations sith Spain sni rrerc; tu say
that hi. h,s not mnieuilly impmied -
without special frieienrr IT, other claims.
oscn ilc "Cubln claims" the payment ui
which his been ably urged by our ministers.
ani IN whirh mote than a hunired at our
c,liIcns are directly Interested, remain IN.
satisfied. noiNlih,nnilnc hu'h their w,ticr
snt their amoupl tSl2s OJj 81 had been
recognized ADD ascrrtslned by the Spanish
go'rhmeni ilssll.
lngiin recommend that nm appropriation
be- made "lo be- paid to The Spanish Govern
ment 'ur The poryUse of disirihuiiun among
the claimants Ia the Ami,tad case" 10
common Sith iwo OF my predecessors ! en-.
terrain no doubt that this - required by our
treaty With Spain On the 29.h Ocloter. 1895
The failure tu discharge inis obligation tss
been employed by the Cabinet Of Madrid US
a reason sglin-t the settlement Of these
claims
need not repeat the arguments which ]
urged in NY last annual message IN favor of
the acquisition oi Cebi by fair purchase -
Nv opinions on that measure remain un-
changed |, therefore. again invite the se-
rious attention of Congir., To- this imponStt
NNWFNNs w lNNNuA ~ NFANENNNNlN W ANlH lhi-
icy on their part. u will be- almost impossible
to institute negotiations with any reAsJnab le
prospect Of success.
Untll a recent PERIOD there W., good reason
% b.lir,e that should be- able to announce
g. You on the present occasion that our difTi.
cullics with Grsi Britain. arlsing 0ul Of the
Clayton aud Bulwer treaty. had been finally
adjusted IN manser alike honorable and
to both parties From ciu'es.
however. which the British government had
not anticipated. ihey have not vet completed
itraty srraugemcnts with the republics uf
Honduras aud Ncameua. ~ pursuance oI the
between 'he Iwo governments
IL l.. nevertheless. confidently expected that
this good work will ere long Le accomplished.
Whilst induleine the hope that no other
subject remained which could disturb the
good understanding between the tvO coun-
tries. the question arising Out Of the adverse
clsims oi the parties 10 the island Of San
Juln. under the Oregon treaty Of the 18th OF
Jane, 1916. suddenly assumed a ihre,ienihg
prominence. H. oider to prevent uniouunaie
On that remote frontier. tie late
Secretary II State. on the l1ih Of July.
1855. addressed note to Mr.. cumpton. then
British Minister al Washington, communi
eating 10 him = copy Of the instructions
which hs (Mr M,rc,) had given on the 18th
~ Jolly, 10 Governor Stevens of Washington
Territory. having special reference TO an
'apprehended connei between our citizens
aud the British subjects on the ISLAND oi San
Juan" 10 prevent ihi.. the GJ'ernor was
"lhsl the officers of the Territory
should abstain from ell acts en- the disputed
grounds which are calculated To provoke any
ropfiris, 80 la ne it can be done without i'm
plying the concession 10 the authorities Of
G,est Britain. of an exclusive iiRh; over the
premises. The title odght to be settled h.
lore either party shouli slicmp, To exclude
he other by iores. or exercise complete and
exclusive sovereign rights within the fairly
disputed linus -
In acknowledging the receip, on the next
iay of Mr.. Marcy. note. the British Minister