Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-12-14


forth be perpetual peace and friendship be-
tween the United States Of America and
his Majesty the Tycoon of Japan and his
successors.
With the wise, conservative and liberal
government Of the Empire of Brazil, our
relations continue to be of the most AMIGA
BILE character.
NEW GRENADA,
The exchange Of the notifications of the
Convention with the Republic of New Gre
NADIA, signed at Washington on the 10th
September, 1857, has been long delayed
from accidental causes, for which neither
party is censurable. These notifications
were duly exchanged in this city on the
9th of November last Thus has con-
troversy been amicably terminated, which
had become so serious at the period OF my
Inauguration as to require me, on the lIth
April, 1857. to direc. our Minister to de-
mand his passports and return to the Uni
ted States. Under this condition, the
Government of New Grenada has specially
acknowledged itself to be responsible to
our citizens for damages which were caused
by the riot at Panama on the 18th April,
1856. These claims, together with other
claims of our citizens which had been long
urged in vain, are referred for adjustment
to board of Commissioners | submit a
copy of the Convention to Congress, and
recommend the legislation necessary to
carry it into effect.
COSTA RIGA AND NICARAGUA.
Persevering efforts have been made for
the adjustment of the claims Of American
citizens against the Government of Costa
RIGA, and | am happy to inform you that
these have finally prevailed; Convention
was signed at the city of San Jose, Oh the
I'd of July last, between the Minister resi-
dent Of the United States and Costa Rica,
and the Plenipotentiaries Of that Republic,
referring these claims to Board of Com
missioners, and providing for payment OF
their awards. This Convention will be
submitted to the Senate for their Constitu-
tional action The claims of our citizens
upon the Republic of Nicaragua, have not
yet been provided for by treaty, although
diligent efforts for this purpose have been
made by our Minister resident in that Re
public These are still continued with a
fair prospect of success.
MEXICO.
Our relations with Mexico remain in a
NEST unsatisfactory condition. In my two
last annual messages discussed extensive
ly the subject Of these relations, and dc
not now propose to repeat at length the
facts and arguments then presented. They
proved concusively that our citizens resi-
ding in Mexico, and our merchants trading
thereto, had suffered series Of wrongs
and outrages such as we have never pa
tiently borne from any nation. For these
our successive ministers, invoking the faith
of treaties, had, in the name Of their coun-
try, Professionally demanded redress and
Identification, but without the slightest ell
feet. Indeed, so confident had the Next
can authorities been, because of our pa
tient endurance, that they universally be-
lievcd they might commit their outrages
upon American citizens with absolute I'M
punity. Thus wrote our Minister in | S56,
and expressed the opinion that nothing but
manifestation of the powers of the Gov
ernment to punish these wrongs Wonld
avail Afterwards. in 1857, came the
adoption of new Constitution for Mexico,
the union of President and Congress
under its provisions, and the inauguration
of a President within one short month
However, the President was expelled from
the capital by rebellion in the army, and
the supreme power of the Republic was as
signed to Gen. Zuloaga. This usurper
was il his turn soon compelled to retire
from the place by General Niiramon. I'm
der the Constitution which had thus been
adopted, Gen. Juarey, as Chief Justice OF
the Supreme Court, became the lawful
President eff the Republic, and it was for
the maintenance Of the Constitution, and
his authority derived from it, that the civ
il war commenced and still continues to
be prosecuted. Throughout the year 1858
the Constitutional party grew stronger and
stronger. In the previous history Of Mex
leo successful military revolution at the
capital had most universally been the sig
nal fer submission throughout the Repub-
lie.
Not SO on the present; majority Of the
citizens persistently sustained the constitu-
tional government. When this was rec
commended in April, 1859, by the Govern
ment of the United States, its authority
extended over large majority Of the Mex
lean States and people, including Vera
Cruz, and all the important seaports Of the
Republic. From that period our com
merce with Mexico began to revive, and
the constitutional government has afforded
it all the protection in their power
Meanwhile the government Of Miramor
still held sway at the Capital, and over
the surrounding country, and continued its
outrages against the few American citizens
who still had the courage to remain within
its power. To cap the climax, after the
battle of Tacubaya, in April, 1859, Gen
Marques ordered three citizens of the Uui
ted States, two of them physicians, to be
seized in the hospital at that place, an6
shot without trial This was dcne, not
outstanding our unfortunate countrymer
were at the moment engaged in offering re-
lief to the soldiers Of both parties who had
been wounded in the battle, without ma
king any distinction between them. The
time had arrived in my opinion when this
government was bound to exert its power