The New York herald., 1867-03-14
OUR pANAMA CORRESPONDENCE.

Importance Of Colombia and Her InRm encc
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Version Of the Burton DiRiculty-Stin Resist
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PANAMA, March s. 1857.
Did not the government Of New Granada Tor Colombia
the country Is called In modern tmes extend its
jurisdiction over the gateway to the Pacific It's rank
among the Powers Of tho earth would be so utterly low
as to attract little attention from the people Of foreign
nations. Having commerce Of her own,
and but unimporant domestic trade and being ruled
in manner vastly inferior to the system of barbarous
ages the position Of Colombia would be among the
on the list OF States and countries did her boun-
dares include the highway provided by nature between
the great Of the East and West IT. for this reason
the people Of the United states take the interest
In the political affairs Of this country that their country
men on The Isihmus do they viii seize with avidy all
items Of pertaining to the changing aspect Of
matters In this direction.
The French mail steamer Panama touched at santa
Martha on her voyage TO Aspinwai, bat owing to the
fact that President Mosquera Lad ordered the snppres
sion Of mail communication with the coast, the usual
correspondence and files Of papers did not arrive from
the interior By private hauds, however, extra bull
ctns and copies OF the Presidents message Congress
have been received, well letters from the Amer-
can Legation.
Congress assembled on the LIST of February after
ing with considerable opposition from Mosquera, who
sted that before proceeding 70 orranze, the creden
tails qualifications OF the members should be examined
oy government ofncsr delegated for that purpose.
Congress secuted shs proposition. and the Senate pro-
cecded to elect vncenss Lombana President Of that
body In the House Felipe zapas was elected Speaker
he Dp>,s. a..
ment OF lie notwithstanding In its manner Of treating
the snbjse Of foreign diplomacy After detailed state.
ment Of the financial condition Of the country the
deporauas character q which painfully apparent the
message goes speak OF matters connected with
Foreign Once and sitter referring various matters in
connection with Venezuela and Ecuador, audes to tho
bad feeling 'now existing tue part OF the American
Minister toward the government Of Colombia upsa
this important subject tho President writes:-
The Hon. Allan A. Burton, Minister OF the United
states OF America who, during his long residence in
Colombia, had maintained the relations between The
exercise of his mission without reason and in
manner unusual among diplomatic agents 1 did
everything could 70 dissuade MN IRON The resolution
passports, but refused them on the ground that II
would have been equal 70 acknowledging his right to
break on relations with the government OF Colombia
when il was not OF those cases in which IL may 10
DONE according the law Of nations In the diplomatic
correspondence which will be laid before Congress you
,l nrd that which was entered iuto with said Minister
as well as with the Minister from Peru.
.he President then goes TO speak In favorable
v,av OF the American Congress- which may cosvene Of
lima at an early date audes in rather attefpg terms
10 the French government and then considers the rea
tions now existing between himself ard the British
Charge Anaires at Dogoa:-
The government OF her Britannia Mes,y appointed Mr.
r. Bunch Charge dAGaires and Consul General OF Co.
omba and re latter has been rsoeved by the sccrc.
and souo aucstoUs Of rniddoa Importance have been
discussed an, arran sed w.t.. him Upon his arrival he
presume V BE- received second class minister; but