Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-12-08

delivered 70 both Houses Of Congress yesterday
Fsllop citizens Of tks Senate
aud House OF ReprsssEiatiSs
Ag,o the e,sinas Of health and abundant harvesls
slam our prolouudsst gratitude to Almighty goa.
The condition or our foreign asiri reasonably saS'
factory.
M..co oortinues I, Be thsstre Of elsl war; While
uotca relation with that country have Undergone DO
ehs,cp ye have at the same tine, strictly maintained
p.u,rsL between toe twn bsiigerens
A.tb, request Of ths States of Cots Res aud Nicsra
ere rou1pstent engineer has been SuthoyiS-d to make
81 vsy Of The river San JuRu aud the port OF San Jusu
I'll asource Of much satisfaction that tho dit u les which
FIR moment excl cd political apprehension, and
caused closing Of the i1terooesuic tsus route have
been anicably ADJUSTED sn that there 10 good prospec
sa the route will be roPened with an increase OF
cspssty and adaptation We could not exhggeFate either
thu commercial tho political importance OF tast great
iuprrv, Inent
Ii culd be doing Injustice 60 an important South Ane
Tcsn STATE not t. actBowedge the dreOtnea frsnkness
AMI riisiy with which the United of Colombia
hive entered into intimate relations with this Govern
nen claims convention has been constituted to
plate the uus ashed work Of tho whsk cloied ito
sion in 1861.
ipto CT with the uaiger,E hcquescence Of the people,
the Govfrnment under il hA been recognized, and dipo
matte iutsours with ha' opened in cordislsnd friend
satisfactorily paid aud discharged
Mutual pay ments have been made Of the claims Of the
late III copuison for the settlement Of claims between
tae Uu;ed states and Peru An earnest aud cordial friend
ship cou between the two countries, and auch
IF rts "a ny power have been used to remove
msund-rrtsndiDg and avert threatened war between
tsrl and Span.
orr relstlons are Of the most friendly nature with Chill
the Argentine Republic, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Paraguay
Ban Salvador, and Hayl.
During tn past year no differences Of any kind have
arisen with any Of hose republics, snd the other hand
their sympalhes with the United States constantly
expires, ed with cordially and earnestness.
1he claim arising f. the sszurs OF Inc cargo of the
brig Mace oman 10 s2l has been paid 10 full By the Gov
eTpm- ut OF Chilli
Civil var Continues 10 Tie Spanish part Of San Domingo
sppsrenty without prospect OF an early close.
fetal correspondence has been freely opened with
Liberia, and it Rises pleasing view OF social and poll
tica progress in Republic. It may be expected TO
derive new Eigor from Amsrcsn l6uence improved By
the pd disappearance Of slavery 10 the United states
oict your authority to fuFish to The Republic gun
bof az 3rTate coat 10 be reimbursed 10 the United
States BY lnslsmenrs such vessel Ia needed for the
safety Of that against the native African and
IN Lbersu hands would be more effective IN srrestDs
lhs Acsn sieve trade than eIquadron in hands
The possession OF The leest organized naval force woud
sinu q sc erels ant iEon In the Republic, and the
confidence wish we sh0ud miufsft by furnishing it
would UTheaTsoce aud favor toWstda ina colony from
all civil Esd nations.
he proposed overland telegraph between America and
Europe By the Of Behring'S Straits aud Asstic Rus
Bs which sanctioned by Congress- at the last session.
hss been undertaken under very favorable crcnstances
by assccaUion OF American ctEens with the cordial
good viii and support well Of this Government those
Of Great Britain ana Russia. ASSURANCES have been
ceye6 from oEt Of the South American States Of their
high appreciation Of the enterprise and lheir readiness
cooperate constructing lines tributary 10 that world
eneiel.nR communications. learn. with much sStsfsc.
toD that tho noble desgn OF telegraph communication
between the sssateTn coeit Of America ard Great Britain
has 90 renewed with iu expectation OF its early accom-
nus is boped that with the return Of domestic pssce
the country m be able to With energy aud advsn-
tags its former high II commerce civil cation
Our very popular and estmSbls representative ERyp,
did 10 april lss6 an unpleasant alteration which
bstSsen The uporary Incumbent Of tho once AID the
vrrLmeat Of be Pscba resulted 10 suspens on Of 10.
rcourss. he evil promptly corrected The arrival
d the In the coOiula and relations with
the Barbsry Powers are IN ieiy satisfactory.
he II BEL which has 30 bug been nsgrant Ia Cbns
he's at ssI beea SUPPRESSED with the cooperating good
Offices II u is Government Of the other Wcst
mrrcsl states Ibe udsl consular there
has b. come very dfhcut end onerou and IL will need
eis revsD 10 sdUpt to the exteDsOl Of
mrrc- sad r. the ultimate nterc which ia,
ban iusiluted win the Governurn; aud peopls of that
vast eo pirs Chns b. accepting with hearty good
pid The conventional laws which regul.te numerical and
svc,al intercourse amotg the western nations.
Owing to lhs peculiar stuaon Of Japan, and the sno.
10 ,u. TIs OF il Government, the nctn thlt Empire
40 PERFORMING treaty sPustOus is ncoUsaieut and capri
clous NsVeTtheess good progress has been fcted BY
the Western Powers, moving with enligbtpcd concert
Our Own peeuni ~ Claims have been 81 owed, put in
ursr Of 1etteu and tie inland bss been pcneo
= cuumsTcs Thee reason also 10 be i've hat these
4rn pdsbip Of Jspsn towards The United States
The ris Of Forflk, Fer3andne. and Pensacola have
BEEN o.ered By proclsmstion II h'ped tbst foreign
merc5Ants i'll coDsIdtr WHITTIER IL s not safer
m,rv oatabie 10 bem'elvc', well as just to the United
htat u rfsort % and Other open ports than il
uursuy ,uugh pHDy bars and at vsSt cost CON
trspal o. do wan Otscr IOrs which cosed If not b.
actual MI tsy ooeuP tiop at least By lawful aud efec
I've blockade.
For uyseif hare NJ doubt # the power and duty o
the Executive under the law Of nations 10 exclude enc
mics OF he human rate from asylum In The United
States If Congress- should think that proceedings 10 uch
cases ack the autDOy Of law ought 10 be further re
pulsted BIZ it, recommend that provision be made FOR
1sc,ualy preventing foreign slave trhders from acquiring
5omce aud facilities for their criminal occupation 10
cyxutry.
Al 10 possible that If it were new and open question
tue maritime Powers with the lights they new eIjoy
uoud DOT concede tie privileges OF naval bellgcreot
thu usurgens OF the United States destitute, they
and always have ten equsly Of ships Of war and Of port
and hsrbos Ditloyal emsssTeS have been neither lee
Assduous successful during the last year than
were before that time Ia their Efforts under favor Of ha
dear. aud determination OF the Governments Of the mari
tine STATS - defeat that design believed to be
sero % sDd be more earnest than Never
tbecss nnfoIesteu political difficulties have arisen, espe
uy In BraEiIHn and b ltsh ports and the northern
boundary Of the United Stctes which have required
are likely 10 conoue TO require the practice Of
vigilance and Just and cODciatory spirit the part
the Ubted states well Of the nations concerned and
tbei governments.
Comuissi mere have bern appointed under the Heaty
with Great Britain the adjustment OF the claims Of The
HudsOn's Boy aud PuRets sound Agricultural Companies
10 gun and are DOW proceeding to The execution Of the