, 1866-12-14
NUMBER 5e.

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. this decision was made with the purpose Of
withdtaWipg the whole force 10 the ensuing
spring or this determination, however,
! the United States had not received sny no,
D tice or intImaton, and as son a. the infnn>
! mati"n was ceive1 by the Government,
3 care vas takeu "a make known its dissent TO
the Emperor Of France. ca=not foregu the
hope tIst Fr nee will reconsider the subject
aud adopt sOtur resolution in regard to tie
eVScuatiB of Mexico. which will cInfarm as
neHriy a. P'ssibie with the exi. ting enyngeS
ineht aud thus meet the general pxpertatioh
OF the Unitei States The papers relating
tn the subject will he laid befnre YOU In Il
believed thaf with The evacuati II ni Mexico
by the expedltlnnary forces. no subject for
srrluus differences between France .nd the
Unltrd States would remain Tue rxpres,
slOns ct the nperur and the people OF
L ance warrant h"pe that the tradrtinnary
friendship between The two ,ountfies might
~ that case be renewed and permanently
restored a claim of a citizen of the Uni.
ted States for indemnify for spoilations com.
mitted on the high seas by the French au,
thorltles IN the exercise Of begerent pow>
er against Mexico has been met Ivy the gov<
ernment # France, with proposition to de>
Ter settlement until mutual convention for
adjustment Of claims arising out of the re,
cent wars on this continent, shall be agreed
upon by the two cnunlr es. The suggestion
Is not unreas nsble, but it belongs to Con,
gress TO decide the manner III which claius
for IN lrninlty for foreigners a> well as by ellis
Zrns of the United States, arising out of ,be
Lite civil war, shall be adjusted and drter>
mined. There is no duubt but the subject
Ut all such claims will engage your att enliun.
1t is matter of regret that no c..n>idera.
BILE advances have been made towards an ad.
ju>tWent Of the differences between the
United States and Great Britain arising out
OF the depreddtions upOu our national CONS
merce and other tresspases Committed during
our civil war by Brush subjects in viola.
! iu Of international law ana treaty obliya-
lOns. The delay, however. may be believed
tu have resulted n no >nall degree from the
'iurneStIc siruttion of Great B irin A new
C 'ange of ministry occurred in that country
| during the last se>S"h at Parliament The
attention vi the new Ministry was called 10
he SUI ct at all cary day, aud there is
>ume rraSun To exp pect that 10 will now he
cOne,dvrvd 10 Becoming aud friendly spirit.
The Importance Ot an cary disposition Of
| the question cannot be exaggerated Wlmtr
ever nj Sht be the W shes of the two gov.
eruments, it is manifest that gOUd WILL aud
friend hIp between the two countries cannot
De established until reciprncity IN The
practice of good faith aud neutrality shall be
reslu ed between the respective nations. On
Tue 9Th of June last, in violation Of our
n, utraity laws, military exped N and en-
ter,,rlse against tue BRUSH Nurth American
Co'onies, was projected aud attempted 10 be
carried out within the territory and jurisdici
tun Of the United States. In obedience to
the Obligations imposed on the Executive
ny the Constitution, to see that the Laws are
faithfully exeruted, all citizens we're warned
by procsmatiOn against taking part 10 or
aiding such unlawful prOce ding and the
p.mper military and naval ufi :ers were di>
E, cted to take all necessary means for the
enforcement Of the laws. The expedition
failed but is not without its painful conse-
uueuces Some of our citlzeus whU il was
alleged we're engaged 10 the expcd tiUn were
captured and have been br usht to trial for
a capital offence in the province If Canada.
Jud nent and sentence tO death has been
PRONOUNCED against some, while others have
been acquitted. Fully believing in the
maxim of Govern nen', that srveriry of civil
punishment for misguided persuns " 10 have
engaged in revolutionary attempts which
nave disastrnu>ly faieL, Is unsuunJ aud un-
wise, such representations have been made
I'd the British Government la behalf at the
convicted persunS as beng su>tdIned by an.
enlightened aud humane judgment, it is
hOprd will induce in their cases an exer>
else of clrnancy aud juliclUus nuasty
L, all VIII were engaged III the movement.
Counsel has been employed by the Govern
mrnt to defend citizens Of the United States.
on trial tor capital ohfenses IN Canad. aud
discoutinuance of the prosecutions ordered,
which were instituted in the courts of the
United States against those who took partin
the expedition as not ouly political III Its
nature, vet also in great measure foreign
from the United States in its causes aud
oobiects. The attempt was understood to be
more in sympathy with an insurgent party
in Ireland, and by striking at British pros
vince on this continent it was designed to
aid in ubtaininy redress for political grevan,
ces which it was assumed the people OF Ire;
,nd ID suffered ut the hands OF the British
Government during period OF several CEN
turles. The persons engaged in It were
chiefly nItives OF that cuunry 3 'me of
th .m had, while Others had not, becime Gil.
zsus Of the United States, under our general.
laws of naturalization C6mi'lain's OF MIS-
government 10 ireland c1ndnuIIy engege,e
the attention of the British nation, and so
great an agitation is nIW prevailing In Ire
4 land that the British G'vern uent have
deemed it necessary 10 suspend the writ 'of !
habrus corpus in that country. These eir,.
cuns; ances must nee ,ssirhy IN 'd,ty thaa
opinion. which might otherwise haze been
en- ertAined iu regard 20 an expedition. ek
pressIy prohibited BY oar neutrality laws.
So long as he>e laws remain upon our stat
ute bO H. taey shpud be faithful y exseuted,'
Ii Ihsy.oPerate harshly. unjusIly, &C 9Pprsssi
siy,lJ.. Congress alune can apply The remedy