M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-12-15

representatives i'll Egypt died 'iht
April last. An unpleasant aItera
ton which arose between the teln I
porary incumbent OF the office and
the Government of the pacla, result
ted 10 a suspension of intercourse
The evil WAS promptly corrected on
the. arrival Of the successor in the
consulate. and our reiatiOns with.
Egypt, as well as our relations with
the Bar5ary Powers, are entirely sst
istaclory' f
The rebellion which has so long
been AagIant in China, has at last
bo,h Suppressed with the Co operating
good offices Of this government, AMI
of the other western commercial
States The Julic.al Conaular ostab
liinment has become very dffiiult
and ouerms, ana it will noel legisIa
tive rcqnj5ition to ATOP it to the ex
tension of our COmmerce, and to the
more intimate intercourse which has
hecn instituted with the government
and people Of that vast empire
China seems to be accepting with
hearty good will, the conventional
laws which regulate commerce and
socia, intercourse among the wes sterH
nations owing to tho peculiar situI-
tion OF Japan and the anomalous form
Of lis government. The action OF
Of that Empire III performing treaty
stipuIatIOns is lnconstani aud capri
cipus; never theiesS good progress has
b1en effected by the Western powers
moving with enlightened consert.
Oar own pecuniary claims have been
allowed or put id course Of settlement
and the in Iard sea has been re open.
ed to com merce. There is reason al
SO to beIleyU that these proceedings
have ipcreas cd rather than diminish.
ed the friends hlp Of japan towards
the United Statrs. ITO,
The polt5 Of Norfolk, Fernardina
ana Pensacola have been opened .lt
proclamation. 1t is hoped that Tor
eign merchants will nuw consider
y heather it is not SAFER and more
! lmuttabie to themselves as we'll rs
Just to the United States to resort to
tGesc aud other open ports than it is
to pGrsue through mluy nazIrd5 aud
~ vast cost a contraband trale will.
other ports wnicn are cio3ui i uo5 by
actual military operations at least By
Il lawful aud etfoc,iVe blockade. For
myself | have no doubt. OF tho power
and dutY OF the Executive unIer the
law Of nations to exclude enemiss Of
! 'hU human race from an asylum in
the United States. Ii Cong gtasS shonId
think that proceedings in such gcas1s
lack ths authority OF law or ought to
10 further repudlatoi by it. recrn
mend that ptOvis!uu be made Tor etiec
tuaIly preventing Iorolyn slave traders
from acquiring domicilo aud facilities
| for their criminal occupallOn in Our
country. 1t is possible that il il
were d new su open question The MAI
time powrts, with the light trey now
enjoy. would not cpnceie the privilc-
ges ola naval boligcrent to the nser-
uenfs Of the United States destitute
as they are aud always have been
equally of ships and of ports ond hur-
! b1rs. DisIoyal emissaries have baei;
neither less a5sldaOus nor more sue
cesIui the lsat year than they were be
! fare that time. in their efforts. undei
favor OF thar privilege, to e'nbrOiI our
country in foreign war5. The deai!e
and discrimination 7Oi the marintime
( States to defeat that design are belle y
20 to be a SINCERE, IT they cannot be
more earnest than Europe. Never
theiess, political difficulties have ai
issn especially in Brazilian aud Bri
ish ports and on the northern bound
ary OF the United States, which hay,
required the practice Of constant Wig
lance. and just and cDncilatorj
spirit on the part ofthu United States
as we'll as the nations concerned ana
their governments. .
! Commissioners huge been appointed
urder the treaty with Grent Britain
on the adjustment Of the claims O
1.-The hudson Bay aud Puget'S SounC
Agrcu tural Companies in Oregon
land are nqw pfoeeeding to the execl
tion otthe trust assigned to them. Il
view Of the luseeRrity OF lifs in tin
Region adjacent to the Canadian Bol
i der by recent assaults and depreciation
committed by inimieal and despe
ate persons, who ara barbored there
it has been thought proper to Civ
notice That after the experation OF 81
months, the period eonditi locally sti
nlated in the existing arrangement
with great Britaia, tie Uulted State
must hold themselves at liberty