Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-12-13

ship continues to exist batWten tic Two cluL-
tries, and such efforts as were in my I0Wer, have
been used 20 remove misundelsLan1 my and avert
u threatened war bctWosn Peru and Spain.
Oar relations are Of the most friendly natuto
with Chill, the Argentine Republic, Bolivar,
Costa Rice, Paraguay, san Salvador and IiAyu.
. Durng The Iast year 10 difference tt any kiud
has arisen with any Ct th,se Republics and on
the other hand they sympatlize with the Unitad
STATES, and are constantly expressing cordaliy
and earreslnes-,
The claim arising from he ee 2aro Of The car.
60 Of The trig Macedonian, ia 1921, ias hecn
! paid ia foil BY lhe Government 0l ,hlIl Hiyl
war continues IN the Spanish part oi San De-
mngo, apparently without prosl leot Of an cary
close
Official correspondence has been freely open.
ed With Liberia, and II gives Us d pleasing vieT
oil social ard polluoa! progress 10 tuat Republic
II may DO expected To derive rev ug9t from
American influence, improved by the RAPID die.
appearance Of slavery IN the Gnited SAtee
soil eli your authority to furnish to The Republic
a gunboat at moderate COST, to be reimbursed tO
the nlted states by nstalments. Such a yes-
eel s needed for The safety Of that State pgalnst
the native African races; and 10 l1bcran hands
" would De moro elective IN arrestng tho Afr
can Slarl trade Than squadron ~ our own
hands The possession OF the least organized
naval iorc9 would stimulate generous ambition
in the hepubllc aud the conf lenc1 which we
should manifest by furnishing IL would win Tor.
JearanCe and favor towards tie 5py from al
civilized natlone
The proposed overland Telegraph between
America and Europe by wayoi Behrns Straits
and Asiauc Russa, which was tInctonei By
C0ngr ss gt the lag session, has bsen oeguu under
very favorable circumstances by Oh association
Of American citizens with the cordial good Will
and support u this GJ7Crnmcn;, as VI those oi
Grea. Buain and kussl. A~l:ncs- h4y.
0esn received from nos; Of the South American
Governments oil Their mgh appreciation VI ,..s
enterprise, and their readiness tl ea-)perata m
constructing lines tributary 80 that wor.d-en-
cIrcling communication. learn With such sat.
l.acti0n tna, the nob.s des "a oi "a teegraphs
communication between tho eastern cJas. 0l
America and Great Britain has been renewed
Tlth toll expectation Of 10, sar,y accomplish.
ment thus is hoped, th4. with th3 r.tlsn
OF domestic peace, Tho country vilibi able u r.
'pmo with energy aud advantages oor lrmer
high career yt commerce and clYuilltou
Our very popular anl estlmab.s representative
go Aas 49, tt 80 fHi ff rA'A tfas7'siAt GA
teracu0n, which arose between tie temporary
incumbent OF the ,a,e and the goyeromea, oi
the Pscha resulted 10 . suspension ot intercourse.
The evil vas promptly remed.eI on the arrival
Of the successor % the glnsu ate, and our r3la.
tons with Egypt, as vel as uur relations S. Oh
The BlfbarY Powers, are entirely satisfactory.
The rebellion which has So long been grant
IN china has 80 lasf, been Suppressed, wItu the
.aF.. .r.. ..f. ..,r sH.. d
Of the other Weston commercial shtg Tie
Judicial consular establishment there has h't1me
VsrJ difficult and onerous, and it will need legs-
lauye action for the extension 1l Juf commerce
and the more intimate iue-cJurse which bas
been Interrupted with tho Government and peu.
pie OF that vast Empire
China seems TO b. accepting with hosr,y good
viii the clnVentouA. laEs wdich reulato com.
meTclal and social intercourse amJag ths Nes.
tern nations.
OWlag to the peculiar situation oi Japan, iol
the anomalous form OF its Gyyernment, the &c
.ion OF that empire IN performing treaty supa.
.atloo- is ncjnsAli ant clpr.olus Nyertae.
iess. go0i progress has been Greeted ty tie
Western powers moving With enlightened cou.
cert
Oar own pscunllry Claims have bscn allowed
OF put IN course % settlement, and an inland .
sea has been re-opeued 20 commerce. There Is
reason also, t. believe that these proceedings
have increased rather than diminished The
friendship OF pan toward the Cnited States.
The ports Of Norfolk, F.rnandina nj Pea.acJ.
la have been opened by proclamation, Ii is hopd
hat foreign merchants will now consider Bheth-
sr /, is not ssier and more profitable to them
selves, as well as Just TO th3 United States, %
resort to thse anu other open por.s, than II is
to pursue through many hazards and at vast
cost, a c0ntrsbaud trade with other plsts which I
we're c.o,ed, It not by actual military occup4-
Ion at least by lawful and cis.tual blockade
For myself have no doubt Of the power aud
duty OF the Executive, under the liw OF nations,
TO exclude enemies OF the human race from an
Asylum in the United States. 1t Congress
should think that proceedings IN such cases lack
ihe authority os law, or ought to be further rex.
ulated by It, recommend that provision bo
made for eaectually preventing loreigu slave
traders from acquiring do,nic and facilities for
th,ir criminal occupation in onr county.
|. is possible that il It were new and open
question, the maritime powers, with the light
they now enjoy, would no, c)ncele the privileges
OF naval belligsreut to the insurgents Of the
United States, destitute as they are and aiwlys
have been, equally oi shlps Of war and OF pJrts
and harbors
Dsloyal emi.sariea have been neither lees as.
slduous nor more successful during the las, year,
than they were before that time, in their ciliru,
under favor Of that privilege, TO embrol cur
country in foreign wars, The desire and deter
of the government Of the maritime
states, 10 defeat that design. are believed % b,
as sincere. aud cannot no more earnest, than our
own. Nevertheless unforeseen political difficult
lies have arisen, especially in Br4lau and
British ports, and on the Northern bjundlrvof
the United States, which have required nd are
likely TO continue b require. the practice OF con-
'tsnt vigilance, and a lust and c)noilmtoiy split
)n the part of the United States, as well a, Of the
nations concerned, aud their governments
Commissioners have beel appointed unie, the
reaty with Great Britain, on the adia,tmen.
II the claims OF the Hudson Bay and pugei
Sound Agricultural Companies IN Oregon aud
.rc nOw proceeding to the execntiono, Gao trust
assigned to them.
In view OF the insecurity OF life and property q
n the region adjacent to the Canadian border,
~ reason of assaults vi despcradoas, committed a
,y inmcli and desperate persons who ara has. .
,ofed there. IL has Been though, proper 30 ciy, !
notice that after the expiration oi s,E months, O
he period c0ustiiutionsily stipulated i'm txising 4
with Great brita,n. The nited Z
states must hold themselves at liberty 10 10. t
'rCase their naval atmamen on the lakes, IL they =
hall find that proceeding ne ssaty ana The con. !
Iitsn of the border will necessarily come into q
in connection sih the question {
II continuing or modifying tho rights Of ttdosl,
rom Canada throuah The United atas. "a veil r
8 the regaIAton Of Implrl.. ahIeh aete tampl.