Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-12-14

Again the blessings OF health and abun-
dant harvests claim our profoundest graft
tade to Almighty God
The condition Of our foreign affairs is
reasonably satisfactory.
Mexico continues TO be the theatre OF
civil war. " bile our political relations
with that country have undergone no
change, we have at the same time strict Y
| maintained neutrality between the bel
! ligerents,
At the request of the States of Costa
Rl-a and Nicaragua, competent engineer
has been authorized to make survey of
the river San Juan and the port of San
Juan. 1t Is Il source Of much satisfaction
that the difficulties which for Il moment
excited some political approximations, and
caused losing Of the inter oceanic transit
route, have been amicabiy adjusted, and
that there is q good prospect that the roate
Will soon lie re-opened, with an increase
Of capacity ANA adaptation We couid
z not exag1cr.ite either the commercial or
the political Importance Of that great m
Proyement.
1t would he doin. injustice to an impor-
tant South American State not To acknowl-
edge the dircctness. franknpss and cor
diaiitv with which the United StateS Of
Columbia have entered injo intimate rela-
tons with this Gorernrnent. \ Claims
Con cntion has been con. ituted to COM
I. plete the unfinished work of the one which
! Chased It's SESSION in 1861 The new lib
/ eral Constitute" ot Nanezue a having gone
! into eifsc6 with the universal arduiescrnce
/ o. the people, the Government undar it
/ has been recognized, and dip omatic inter
/ course with it has been opened in cor
| dial and friendly spirit The long defer
/ red Avis Island claim has been satisfacto-
! rlly paid and discharged Mutual nav
hcnts have been made of the claims awar-
| ded by the late Joint commission for the
settlement of claims between the United
States and Peru An earnest and corlial
/ iriendShp continues to exist between the
TWO countries, and such efforts "a \ ere in
I ihF power have been used To remove mis-
understanding and avert Il threatened war
between Perm and Spain
Our relations are Of the most friendly
nature with Chill, the Argentine RcnuhIic.
30 lvIa. Costa Rira Paraguay. San Saliva
dor and Ilayti. During the past wear. no
differences Of any kind la 2 arisen with
any of these Republics, and, on the other
| hand, their svmpathics with the United
States are constantly expressed
The claim arising from the seizura of
the cargo Of the hri. Macedonian in 1921
has been paid in full by the Government
of hill
Civil war continues in the Spanish port
of San Domingo. appare ntly without n
prospect of an early close
Official correspondence has been freely
opened with Liberia. and it gives rs
pleasing lew of social and political pro
gress n that republic 1t NAV he expect
ed 10 derive new igor from American in
fuen e. impro cd by the rapid disappear-
ance of sin cry in the United States
solicit vour authority to frrniSh the rcpuh-
lie Il ,-unhoat at moderate cost he re-
imhursed to the United States hv install
mpnts Such a vessel Is needed for the
safety Of that State against the native Ar
rican race, and in Liberian hands it would
be more rffecti in arrestin@ the African
slave trade than a squadron in orr own
hands The possession of the least organ
ized naval force would stimulate gene
r"uS ambition in the republic, and the
confidence which We should manifest by
furnishing 1t, would win forhearancc and
favor towards the colony from all civil lied
nations
The proposed overland telegraph be
tween America and Europe nv the way Of
Behring Straits and Arctic Russia. which
was sanctioned hy Congress ut the ast
session. has been undertaken under very
favorable circumstances by an association
of American citizens with the cordial good
will and support, as we'll Of this Govern
mcnt As Of those of Great Britiac and Rus
sia. Assurances have been received from
most &C. the South American States Of
their high appreciation Of the enterprise,
'anI their readiness to cooperate in con-
structine lines - that world cncirc ing
communication.
earn with much satisfaction tina. the
mob g de- N of a telegraph communist
ton between the eastern coast Of America
and Great Britain has been renewed. with
IN expectation Of its ear!v ACCOMPLISH
ment. Thus it j. hoped that. with the re-
turn Of domestic peace. the country wi
lee able to resume with energy and advan-
ta=e her former high career Of commerce
and civilization.
Oar very popular and estimate renre-
sentative IN Egypt died in April last An
unpleasant alteration which arose between
the temporary incumbent of the Office AMI
the Govcrnme ut Of the Pacla. resulted In
a suspension of in ercourSc This was
promptly corrected on the arrival of the
successor of'thc Consulate Our relations
with Egylt, as ue,las our relations with the
t'.'Ft'afF overs are entirely satisfactory.
The rebellion which has 50 LONG been in
procrcSS IN China has ut last been sup
pressed with the CO operating good Offices
Of this Government and of the Other for
rI@n commercial States The iudca cor
sular establishment has become very diff
en- { and onerouS aud it will need legiS-
latl,e regulation to adapt it To the extern
sion of our commerce and 10 the more in
tlmat. Intercourse which has been nStitu-
ted with the Government and people Of
that vast empire. Chtna seems to be ac-
ccpting with>hearty good will the conven-
t'ona laws which erulate commerce. and
social intercourse among the Western ma
tons
Owing 70 the peculiar situation Of Japan
and the anomalous form of its Government.
The action of that empire IN performing
treaty stIpul2tious Is inconsiStaut and "a
PRECIOUS. Ne. crtheeS~ good progress has
been effected hv the western powers mo
1n@ with enlightened concert. Cur own
pccnnIary claims have been allowed or
put IN course of settlement. and the inland
sea Las hecn re-opencd II commerce
mere i reason also u believe that these
proceedings Ia Increased rather than
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