The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-12-13

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ready received large proportion of
the sums awarded to them, out of the
fund provided, and it is confidently ex-
pected that the remainder will, ere
long, be entirely paid. After the
awards shall have been satisfied, there
will remain a surplus of more than
5000, 900 at the disposition of Congress.
AS this will in equity belong to the
Chinese Government would not justice
require its appropriation to some be-
nevolent object, in which the Chinese
may be specially interested?
Our Minister to China, in obedience
to his instructions, has remained per-
fectly neutral in the war between Great
Britain and France and the Chinese
Empire, although in conjunction with
the Russian Minister, he was ever
ready and willing, had the opportunity
offered, to employ his good Offices in
restoring peace between the parties. 1t
is but an act of simple justice, both to
our present Minister and his predeces-
sor, to state, they have both proved
fully equal to the delicate, trying and
responsible positions in which they
have on different occasions been
placed.
The ratifcations of the treaty with
Japan, concluded at Y eddo on the goth
of July, 1858, were exchanged at
Washington on the 22d of May last,
and the treaty itself was proclaimed
on the succeeding day. There is a
good reason to expect that under its
protection and influence, our trade and
intercourse with that distant and inter-
esting people, will rapidly increase.
The notifications of the treaty were ex-
changed with unusual solemnity. For
this purpose the Tycoon had accredited
three of his most distinguished Minis
tiers Plenipotentiary, who were received
and treated with marked distinction
and kindness, both by the Government
and people of the U. S. There is every
reason to believe that they have re-
turned to their native land, entirely sat
isfed with their visit, and inspired by
the most friendly feelings for our
country. Let us ardently hope, in the
language of the treaty itself, that there
shall henceforward be perpetual peace
and friendship between the United
States of America and his Majesty the
Tycoon of Japan and his successors.
BRAZIL.
With this wise conservative and lib
eral government of the Empire of Bra
I'll, our relations continne to be of the
most amicable character.
NEW GRENADA. m
The exchange of the notifications of
the Convention with the Republic OF
New Grenada. signed at Washington
on the 10th September, 1857, has been
long delayed from accidental cause, for
which neither party is censrable.
Theseratifcations were duly exchanged
in this city on the 18th of November
last. Thus has a controversy been
amicably terminated, which had be-
come so serious at the period of my in
auguration as to require me, on the
18th of April, 1857, to direct our Min
lister to demand his passports and re-
turn to the United States. Under this
condition, the Government of New
Grenada has specially acknowledged
itself to be responsible to our citizens
for damages which was caused by the
riot at Panama on the 18th April, 1856.
These claims, together with other
claims of onr citizens which had been
long urged in vain, are referred for adj
justment to board of Commissioners.
| submit copy of the Convention to
Congress and recommended the legis-
lation 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 Gov
eminent Of Costa RIGA, and / am hap
Ply to inform you that these have finally
prevailed Convention was signed al
the city of San Jose, on the I'd of July
last, between the Minister resident OF
the United States in Costa RIGA, and
the Plenipotentiaries of that Republic
referring these claims to Board Of
Commissioners, and providing for pay
ment of their awards. This Conven
ton will be submitted to the Senate fol
their Constitutional action. The claims
of our citizens upon the Republics o.
Nicaragua, have not yet been provided
for by treaty, although diligent efforts
for this purpose have been made by oul
minister resident in that Republic
These are still continued with fai
prospect of success.
res MEXICO. Ta9
Our relations with Mexico remain il
most unsatisfactory condition. Ii
my two last annual messages l dis
cussed extensively the subject of these
relations, and do not. now propose t.
repeat at length the facts aud argu
} ments then pretended They proved
conclusively that our citizens residing
in Mexico, and our merchants trading
thereto, had suffered series of wrong,
and outrages such as we have eve
patiently borne from any nation. Fol
these, our successive ministers, invok
} ing the faith of treaties, had, in thu
name of their country, presistently de
, manded redress and identification, bu
without the slightest effect. Indeed
} so confident had the Mexican authori
ties, because of our patient endur
ance, that they universally believed
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