Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-12-06


Liberia and Hayti are yet the only coun-
tries to which colonis,s of African descent
from here could 60 With certainty OF be.
ing received and adopted As ciuEsrs, and i
regret to say that such persons contempla-
,irg colnWzNiion do n"t seem 30 wiling to
.miv,aie to these countries ~ to some 9th
erp, nor so willing As ihuk their ir.terest |
demands. believe, however, tie cpinicn
" impro,ipg. and that ere l"-rp. there vii
be an augmented and ccp siderable emiOra.
iion to both these countries from the Upl-
ted States.
The new commercial treaty between the
United States ard the Sultan Of Turkey has
beep carried Into ,xecutrn. A c,mmercial
5nd consular treaty has been negotisted sub
ject to the Sens,e's consent, with ileii',
aud eim ar upgotiaiion is now pending
with The Reruhnc cf Hsyi.
! A considerable improvement ofthe nation
al cummerce is expected TO esult from these
measures.
Our relations with Great Britain Frsrce,
Span. Portugal, Rus>ia, Prussia, Deumark,
sweden, and Austria, the Netherlands,
Itah Rome. and the other European States
remain, NJ dlsiutbed.
Very favorable relations also continue 10
b. matt4ned with Turkey, Morocco, Chm,
and Japan.
During the last year there has not only
been no change ot cur previous relations
with the iudppei dent States Of our Coz IT,
uent, tut more friendly sentiments than
have been heretofore ex,stirg are believed
to he entertained by these peighbors, whose
safety aid progress are So intimately CON
utc'td with cur owu. THIS statement es-
p' ciaily applies to Mex CO, Costa kica,
| Nlcsregua, Honduras, Peru and Chih.
! The commission uuder the convention wllh
the Republc of New Grer ada, closed It's
sessiun without lavrg audited and passe ed
upon all the claims which were submitted
to it.
A proposition is pending TO revive the
Convention that it may be able to do more
c np.tte justice.
TIE commission between the United
States ~ d the Republic Of Costa Rica has
completed It's labors and submitted It's re-
port.
have favored the pr Jet of connecting |
the Uulttd StaIts with Europe 10y M At
Isnuc telegraph, aud q siminr rr' jet /"
extend ths telegraph from San F'anciscn
10 onu,ct, 10y Pacific telegraph ware,
with the wire that is being extended across
the Russian Empire.
The territories Of the United States, with |
unlu purisut exceptions, have remained un-
disturbed by tie civil war, and they are ex-
hblIug such evidence of prosperity rs juSli-
te. au expectation that s. ne If them will |
soon be III n cuudIuon to be orgnn 2 d rs
States, aud be consutuUiorslly admitted into
, the Federal Union. The immense mineral
res, urc,s OF some of these territories ought
to be de, clipped as rapidly possible.
Every step I'd that direction would have a
tendency to improve the revenues ct the
government, aud dlmiuish the burdens OF
the people.
II Is worthy Of your serious consideration
whether some extraordinary measures I"
prulu"te that end caun"t be adopted. The
measure Wh'ch SUI gS-sts Itself as most likely
to be effective Is u SCENT ic exploration oi
the mineral regions 10 thrs territories with
vIew To The pubIcalon of its results at home
and III foreign Countries; results which can
not fail to be ausP.cIlus.
The condition of the finances will claim
your III, st dIngent Consideration. The vasI
expenditures incident to the military and na-
! vaI operations r. qaIred for the suppression
] of the rebellion have hitherto been met with !
promplude and certainly unusual IN sim |
Ilsr circumstances, aud the Iubl C credit has
been iudy maintained. The continuance OF
! the WAT, however, and the augmented f'Tc' S
now III the field, demand your best Il Il ctrn |
as to the best modes If providing the nec-
essAry revenue without u jury to business
AID with the least pCs>lb hurdens up Il
labor The SUSPENSION cf specie aymeht 10y |
The banks, s. on after the coumeI c+m''l "t
s"ur ,asi session. mad large Issues 0i U ited
Sta IS nUt,s uuav' ilahe. ln n" other wa,
C u,d the pa, InenL OF The lrooIF, and other
Just demshds, le 80 economically or rs We,
provided for. II 2 judclous hg sIsIinn 81
Congress, St curing Tie reeeIvalal9 of lhesr
nUles Tor luaus ami internal du,i =, and
mskug them legal lei der FIR other debts.
Las made them universal currency, sud has
sallsfied-paiua!N, at least, AID for the
ume--lhe io' Z felt want uf uniform
circulating medium, taVre thereby to the
peopielmmense sums in discount aud ex-
Change.
A return to specie payments, however, At
the earliest period Compatible with y due re
gard 10 nj Interests should ever bp kept IN
view. Fluctuations IN tie va.ue of curreIr-
cy are Always juIIuur, and to reduce these
FLUCTUATIONS 10 the lowest possible point, will
al~aJs be Leading purpose i'll wise l+gisls
ton. Prompt aud eerlaIn cnnveIhhiluy IN
10 com Is generally acknowledged to be the
test aud hurest aghiusi then, and II eX-
tremeiy doubtful whether = circulation 81
U. .. notes, pay able IN com, aud SUFFICIENT
y large for the wants Of the peopler can hs
permsueuty, usrfulIy and safely mania n
I'd. i there Any other m de III v hich the
NECESSARY provision for the pubic wants Cat
be made, aud the great advantages Cf ,af'
and uniform currency secured know +"
hUhe which PROMISES so c. riain results, srC
at the snme ume ~ un"l clionahle rs ih'
ufgarhzatlUn Of banking associations unde
general ac' of C"ugtess well guarded IL
ns provisions 10 such associalnns ih'
government might furnish cirruiatipg note
''n the security ct U ). bonds deposit' II
tie Treasury. Th'se holes. prepared unde
tbs supeivlsion Of rr'per officers, b.lug uni
tnFm la as,t.aaFat,f.. and A a..