The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-12-04

III iiA lAifNAlNlis iiiif INfHOn
to expect that equal success win attend,
and even greater results follow. the enter
prize for connecting the two Continents
through The Pacific Ocean by the projected
line of telegraph between kamschatka and
the Russian possessions In America.
B The resolution of congress protesting
against pardons by foreign Governments
of persons convicted of Infamous offences,
4 on condition of emigration 10 our country,
Z has been communicated 90 the States with
which We maintain intercourse, and the
I practice, ~ Justly the subject OF complaint
on our part, has not been renewed.
The congratulations OF Congress to the
{ Emperor Of Russia, upon his escape from
attempted ASSASSINATION, have been present.
ed TO that humane aud enlightened ruler,
and received by him with expressions Of
grateful appreciation.
/ The Executive, warned of an attempt by
Spanish American adycnturers to induce
the emigration Of freedmen Of the United
States TO foreign country. protested
against the project rs one which, II con-
summated, would reduce .hem to bond
, age even more oppressive than that from
which they have Just been relieved. As
slrance hns been received from the Govern
ment of the state in which the plan was
uaturod. that the proceeding viii meet
neither It's encouragement nor approval. lt
us u question worthy ofNOur consideration,
cquate 20 the prevention or punishment Of
the crime thus meditated.
I'm the month Of April last rs Congress
Is aware, a friendly agreement was made
between thp Emperor of France and the
President, Tor the withdrawal from Mexico
'uf the French eNpeditionary forces. This
Withdrawal was 10 be effected in three de-
tachmcnts, the first of which it was UNDER
stood was to leave Mexico in November.
the second in March. and the third in No
lNemher, 1861. Immediately on the compile
tion OF the evacuation. the French Gov
lcrnment was To assume the same attitude
i'm regard TO non intervention. ne is held by
the United States Repeated assurances
have been given by the Emperor since that
lagrccment. that France would complete the
evacuation within the period named, or
even sOoner.
It was reasonably expected that the pro-
cecdiug thus contemplated would produce
crisis of great political interest in the Re
public Of Mexico. The newly appointed
Minister of the United States, Mr.. Camp
bell. was therefore sent forward on the 9th
day OF November last. to assume his proper
lunctionsas Minister Plenipotcntiary OF the
/ United States 10 that Republic. II twas also
I thought eXpcdicnt that he should be at
tended in the vicinity of Mexico by the
! Lieutenant General of the United States
Army. with the view Of obtaining such in
/ formation rs might be important to de
/ tcrminp the course to be pursued by the
/ United States in rc-cstablishing and main
tanning necessary aud proper intercourse
with Mexico. Deeply interested in the
cause of liberty and humanity. it seemed an
Obvipus duty ON our part To exercise what
ever influence we possessed for the restora-
tiOn and permanent establishment i'm that
country of n domestic form of Government.
! Such was the condition OF affairs in re-
gard to Mexico, when. on the 22d of No
Nembcr. official information was received
from Paris that the Emperor had some
time before decided not To Withdraw de-
tachmcntS of his forces in the month of
! November, according to agreement; bnt
this decision was made for the purpose of
Withdrawing the whole of these forces in
the ensuing Spring. Of this latter deter
mnatiou. however, the United States has
received no notice or intimatiOn, and so
soon rs this information was received by
this Government. care was taken to make
known its dissent tn the Emperor of
France.
can not lorcgo the hope that France
will reconsider the subject. ;nId adopt some
resolution in regard to the evacuation of
Mexico which will conform rs nearly as
practicable with the existing engagement,
and meet the expectations of the United
States. The papers relating to the subject
will he laid before YOU. IL is believed that,
with the evacuation of Mexico by the eXpe-
lditjonary forces, no subject for serious diff
lcrcnCpS between France aud the United
States would remain. The expressions of
the Emperor and people of France warrant
Il hope that tlRditiOnary friendship be-
tween the two countries might in that case
be renewed and permanently restored.
\ claim of Il citizen OF the United States
for indemnity for spolations committed on
the high seas by the French authorities, in
the exercise of Il belligerept power against
Mexico, has been met by the Government
of France with II proposition to defer set
tiemcnt until mutual convention for the
adjustment of all claims of citizens and
subjects OF both countries, arising ont of
the recent wars on this Continent, shall be
agreed upon by the two countries, The
suggestion is not deemed unreasonable, but
il belongs to Congress to direct the manner
in which claims for indemnity by foreign
erS as well as by citizens Of the United
States, arising out of the late civil war.
shall be adiudicated and determined. ]
have no doubt that the subject of all such
claims Will engage your attention at u con-
yenient and proper time.
It Is a matter Of regret that no consider
able advance has been made toward an adj
b Ilstmcnt of the difference between the
| nited States and Great Britain. arising ont
of the depredations on our national COM
merce. and other tTespasses committed
during the civil war by British subjects,
J in violation of international law
. and treaty obligations.
/ The delay, however, may be believed to
have resulted in no small degree from the
domestic situation of Great Britain. An en-
tire change of Ministry occurred in that
country during the last session of Parlia-
ment. The attention of the new Ministry
was called 10 the subject at an early day,
and there is some reason to believe that it
viii he considered in n becoming and
friendly spirit
The Importance of an early disposition
OF the question cannot he exaggerated.
= Whatever might he the wishes of the two
! Governments, it is manifest that good win
b and friendship between the two countries
; cannot be established until a reciprocity
i'll the practice of good faith and neutrality
shall be restored between the respective
nations.
ON the 9th of June last. in violation of
our neutrality laws, u military expedition
and enterprise against the British North
American Colonies was projected and at
tempted to be CARVED ON within the Terri
tory aud jurisdiction of the United States
In obedience to the obligation imposed upon
the Executive by the Constitution, TO see
that the laws are faithfully executed. all
, citizens were warned bV proclamation