The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-12-13
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| telegraph between the, coast of Ire
land and the province ofNewfound-
land, is an achievement which has
been justly celebrated in both hem
ispheres as the opening ofan era
in the progress of civilization. There
is reason to expect that equal sue
cess will attend, and even greater
results follow, the enterprise for
connecting the two continents
through the Pacific Ocean by the
projected line oftelegraph between
Kamtschatka and the Russian pos
sessions in America az dl q =
p The resolution of Congress pro-
testing against pardons by fereign
Governments ofpersons convicted
ofinfam0us ofreAses, on condition
of emigration to our country, has
been communicated to the States
with whichwe maintain intercourse
and the practice, so Justly the sub
ject of complaint on our part, has
not been renewed, no99a OH
The congratulations Of Congress
to the Emperor of Russia, upon his
escape from attempted assassina-
tion, have been presented to that
humane and enlightened ruler, and
received by him with expressions
ofgrateful appreciation.
The Executive, warned Of an at
tempt by Spanish-Alnerican adyen.
turerS to induce the emigration of
freedmen Of the United States to a
foreign country, protested against
the project as one which, if conspm-
mated, would reduce them tc a
bondage even more oppressive than
that from which they layejust been
relieved. Assurance has been re-
ceived from the Government of the
State in which the plan was matur-
ed, that the proceeding will meet
neither its encouragement nor APP
proval. tits aquestioh worthy OF
your consideration, whether our
laws upon this subject are adequate
to the prevention or punishment OF
the crime thus meditated.
In the month of April last, as
Congress is aware, friendly ar:
rangement was made between the
Emperor of France and the 'Presi-
dent ofthe United States, for the
withdrawal from Mexico Of the
French expeditionary military
forces. This withdrawal was to be
effected in three detachments, the
first of which, it was understood,
would leave Mexico in November,
now past, the second in March next,
and the third and lastin November,
1857. Immediately upon the com
| ,pletion ofthe evacuation, the French
Government was to assume the
same attitude of non-interyenti6n,
in, regard to Mexico, as is held by
the Government Of the United
States. Repeated assurances have
been given by the Emperor, since
that agreement, that he would com
plete the promised evacuation with
in the period mentioned, or soon
er. " '''' d. 80
1t was reasonably expected that the
proceedings thus contemplated would pro-
duce a crisis Of great political Interest in
the Republic of Mexico. The newly-ap-
pointed Minister of the Uhited States. MIR.
Campbell. was therefore sent forward, on
the 9th day of November, last. toasslime his
proper functions as Minister Plenipotentia-
ry OF the United States to that Republic.
1t was also thought eXpedient thot he
should be attended in the vicinity of Mexi-'
co by the acknowledgement of the Army
of the United States. with the view of OBJ
tanning such information as might be i'm
iportant to determine the course TO be ,pur-
sued by the United States in re-establislling
and maintaining necessary and proper in;
Deeply interested In the cause of liberty,
and humanity, it seemed an obvious duty
on ourpart to exercise whatever Influence
we possessed for the restoration and per-
manent establishment in that country of n
domestic and republican form Of govern
ment. lI va aiaIAit1 TlJa
Such was the condition of affairs IN re-
gard to Mexico, when, on the 22d lof. No
yember last, official information was re-
ceived' from Paris that the Emperor of
France had some time before decided not
to withdraw adetachment of his forces i'm
the month of November past, according
to engagement, but that this decision was
made with the purpose of Withdrawing
the whole of those forces in the ensuing
spring. OF this determination, however,
the United States had not received any no
tice or intimaton ;and. as soon as the in
formation was received by the Govern
ment, care was taken to make known its
dissent to the Emperor Of France. q"
1I ! cannot forego the hope that France
will reconsider the subject, and adopt
some resolution in regard to the evacua-
tion of Mexico which will conform as
nearly as practicable with the existing en-
gagemcnt amp thus meet the just expecta-
tions. of the United States. The papers
relating TO the subject will be laid before
you. 1t IS believed that. with the evacua-
tion of Mexico by the expeditionary forces,
no subject for serious differences between,