Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-07
orr FoRE1aN RELATIONS.

tnde to Almighty God.
bG OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
The condition of our Foreign affairs Is
reasonably satisfactory. Mexico continues
to be 8 theatre of civil war. While our
political relations with that country have
undergone no change, we have at the same
time strictly maintained neutrality between
the belIgerents.
SOUTH AMERICAN RELATIONS. t
psIez am 4-SISaIss, u4y rE---~C GA4ta
neer has been authorized TO make survey
of the river San Juan and the Port of San
Juan. It Is q source of much satisfaction,
that the difficulties which for smoment ex-
ci3ed some political Rpprshensions and
caused e cloIng of the inter- Oceanic trans
it route have been amioably adjusted,
aid that there is a good prospect that the
route will soon be reopened with an in
CT sased capacity and adaptation. We
could not exaggerRte either the CONNER
ci&l or political importance Of that
great improvement. It would be doing
injustice to an important South American
State not 10 acknowledge the direetness,
frsnkness and cordislity with which the
United States of Columbia have entered
intn intimate relations with this Govern
ment A Claims Convention has been
constituted to complete the unfinished
work of the one which closed its session in
1851. The new liberal Constitution tof
Yenezuels having gone into effect with the
universal acqUiescence of the people, the
Government under it has been raorganized,
and diplomatic intercourse with It has been
opened in a cordial and friendly spirit.
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been satisfactorily paid and discharged,
Mutual payments have BEEN made of the
claims awarded by the late joint commits
sion for the settlement of claims between
the United States and Peru. An earnest
and cordial friendship continues to exist
between the two countries, and such ef-
forts as were In my power have been used
to remove understanding and avert e
threatened war between Peru and Spain.
Our relations are Of the most friendly ma
ture with Chill, the Argentine Republic
BoliyRi Costa Rics, San Salvador and
HAyti. During the past year no differ
ences Of any kind have arisen with any
of these Republics, and on the other hand
their sympathies with the United States
are constantly expressed.
The claim arising from the seizure Of the
cargo of the brig Macedonian, in 1921, has
Chill.
Civil war continues in the Spanish port
San. Domingo, apparently without pros
pect of an early close.
LIBERIA.
'oficisl correspondence has been freely
opened with Liberia, and it gives US 8
pleasing view of the social and political
progress in that repnblie. It may be ex-
pected to derive new vigor from American
Influences, improved BY the rapid disap-
pearance of slavery in the United States.
Isolic;t your authority to furnish to that
republic gun-boat, at moderate cost, TO
be reimbursed TO the United States by in
stsllments Such vessel is needed for the
safety of that State against the native At
rican races and IN LiberiAn hands it would
be more effective in srresting the African
slave-uade than 8 squadron in our own
hands. The possession of the least organ
lied naval force would stimulate gener-
Gus ambition in the republic, and the conf
denee which we should manifest by fur
nishing It would win forbeaTance and fs-
vor towards the colony from all civilized
nations.
INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH.
The proposed Overland Telegraph be-
tween America and Europe, by the way Of
Behring's Straits and Asiatic Russia which
was sanctioned by Congress 1t the last ses-
sion, has been undertaken under very fs-
vorsble circumstances by an association of
American citizens with the cordial good
will and support, as we'll of this Govern
ment as those of Great Britain and Rus
sia. Assurances have been received from
most of the South American States of their
high appreciation of the enterprise, and
their readiness to cooperate in construct
ing lines tributary to that world-encircling
communication.
learn with much satisfaction that the
noble design Of teiegraphic communities
tion between the eastern coast Of America
and Great Britain has been renewed with
a full expectation Of its early accomplish
ment Thus it is hoped that with the re-
turn Of domestic peace, the country will be
able to resume with energy aud advantage
her former high career OF commerce and
civilization.
EGYPT.
Our very popular and estimable repre-
sentative in Egypt died in April last. An
unpleasant altercstion which arose between
the temporary incumbent of the Office and
the government Of the Pschs, resulted in
a suspension of intercourse, The evil was
promptly corrected on the arrival Of the
successor in the consulate, and our rela
tions with Egypt, as well as our rsls tions
with the Barbary Powers, are entirely sat-
isfactory. la
The rebellion which has SO long been
fragrant in China, has at last been sup
pressed, with the cooperating good offices
Of this Government and of the other
W Western commercial Powers. The judicial
consular establishment hiss become
very difficult and onerous, and It will need !
legislative action to adapt It to the ex-
tension of our commerce, and to the more |
intimate intercourse which has been insti- |
tuted with the government and people of
that vast empire. China seems to be se-
cepting, with hearty good will, the conven-
tional laws which regulate commerce and
social intercourse among the Western ns-
lions. -.R L -
JAPAN. -
Owing TO the peculiar situstion of Jspan
snd the anomalous form of its government,
The action Of that Empire in perfcrming
treaty stipulations is inconstant and capri
ciOus. Nevertheless, good progress has
been effected by the Western Powers,
moving with enlightened concert. Our
own pecuniary claims have been allowed
Or put in course of settlement, and the In
lsnd Sea has been re-opsned to commerce.
There is reason also to believe that these
proceedings have increased rather than