The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-12-12
AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS.

efficient and generous cooperation VI
Congress.
AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS.
Tho report of the Commissioner oil
reviews the operation Of his
during the past year, and
the aid of Congress in its efforts to cn-
courags those States which, scourgedabv
war, are now earnestly engaged in the
reorganization of domestic industry.
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS
II is a subject of congratulation that
no foreign combinations against our
domestic peace and safety, or our leslti'
mate influence among the nations, have
been formed or attempted. While scntl'
ments of reconciliation, loyalty, and
patriotism have increased at home,
moro Just consideration of national
character and rights has been manifest
ed by foreign nations.
TIE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH
The entire success of the Atlantic
TELEGRAPH between the coast OF Ireland
and the Province of Newfoundland Is an
achievement which has been Justly cele
brated in both hemispheres as the open
ING of an era in the progress OF c'vl'
izl,ion. There il reason to expect lha'
eonai success will attend, and even grea-
Ter results follow, the enterprise foT
connecting the two Continents through
,he Pacific Ocean by the projected line
Telegraph between kamSchalka and
the Russian possessions in America.
EMIGRATION OF FOREIGN CRIMINALS
The resolution of Congress protesting
arainst pardons by foreign Governments
of persons convicted Of Infamous often
cos on condition of emigration to our
aountry, has been communicated to the
States with which we maintain inter
curse, and the practice, so justly the
subject OF complaint on our part, has not
been renewed.
CONGRATULATIONS TO EMPEROR or RUSSIA.
The congratulations of Congress to
the Emperor OF Russia upon his escape
from attempted assassination. have been
presented to that humane and enlighten"
cd ruler, and received by him with ex-
pressons Of grateful appreciatlon'
EMIGRATION OF FREEDMEN TO FoEElGN
COUNTRY.
The Executive, warned of an attempt
by Spanish, h,American adventures to
induce the emigration Of freedmen OF
the United States to foreign country,
protested agains. the project as one
which, if consummated, would reduce
hem to q bondage even more oppressive
Than that from which they have nst been
relieved Assurance has been received
from the Government of the State in
which the plan was matured, that the
proceeding will meet neither its encoor-
agemeht nor approval. 1t Is question
yorthy of your consideration, whether
,ur laws upon this subject are adequate
% the prevention or punishment of the
.rimcHthus mediated,
TIE FRANCo.MEXlCAN DIFFICULTY.
In the month OF April last, as Con-
gress is aware, g friendly arrange uent
was made between the Emperor cf
France and the President Of the United
States for the withdrawal from Mexico
OF tho French expeditionary military
forces. This withdrawal was to be et.
tecled in three detachments, the first of
which, it was understood, would leave
Mexico in November, now past, the
second in March next, ard the third aud
last in November. 1867 Immediately
upon the completion of the evacuation.
the French Government was to assume
the same attitude of non intervention, in
regard to Mexico, as is held by the Gov
ernment Of the United States. Repeat
cd assurances have been given by the
Emperor, since that agreement, that he
would complete the promised evacuation
within the period mentioned, or sooner.
II was reasonably expected that the
proceedings thus contemplated would
produce crisis OF great political inter
est in the Republic OF Mexico. The
newly appointed Minister of the United
States, Mr., Campbell, was therefore sent
forward, on the 9th day of November
last, to assume his proper functions as
Minister Plenipoientary Of the United
States to that Republic. 1t was also
thought expedient that he should be
attended in the vicinity of Mexico bt the
Lieutenant General Of the army of the
United States, with the view of obtain,
ing such information as might he impor.
t,nt to determine the course to be pursu
cd by the United States in re.establlsh
ing and maintaining necessary aud pro-
rer intercourse with the Republic OF
Mexico. Deeply interested in the cause
Of liberty and humanity, it seemed a,
obvious duty on our part to exercise
whatever inhence we possessed tor tn,
restoration and permanent establishment
in that country ofa domestic and repub
lican form of government,
DELAY IN THE EVACUATION OF MEXICO
Such was the condition of AFFAIRS il
regard 10 Mexico, when, on the 22d o
November last, Official information wa
received from Paris that the Emperor o
France had some time before decidet
not to withdraw detachment of hi,
forces IN the month of November past
according to engagement, but that thi
decision was made with the purpose o
Withdrawing the whole of those force
in the ensuing spring. Of this deter
,,,;no alton h,>wayar Tho vrn;taI Gt,t N