The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-12-23
s[NO.:27

| OF the United States for terminating the
war upon the South Pacific coast. Chill
.as no, formally declared upon the ques.
| ton. In the mean time the conflict has
practically exhausted itself since &. no
belligerent or hostile movement hi a
been made by either party during the
last two years, and there are no indica.
tlon .ofa present purpose % resume, II hos.
,il,ties on either side. Great Britain
and France have cordially seconded our
proposition Of mediation, and T do not
foreeo, the hope that /, may coon be &C.
cepted BY ali ,he brllieereuta, and lead
to secure establishment Of peace and
friendly relations bttweeny the Spanish
American Republics OF tile Pacific and
Spain---a resnl. whc, would be attend.
cd with great benefits to the beligerents
and much advaniagrlo all commercial
nations. ] communicate for the consld.
Grafton Of Congress a correspondence
which shows that the barbaria1 repub-
lies have established The extremely libe.
raj principles Of receiving into its citizen.
ship any cl,isens ofthe United States OF
Of any OF the American republics Napoh
the simple condition of voluntary regis
| try. The correspondence herewith SUBJ
mi'ted will be found painfully replete
with accounts ofthe ruin and Bwretoheds
ness produced by recent earthquakes Of
unparalleled severity in Peru, Ecuador
and Bolivia. The diplomatic agents and
naval officers Of The United States who
were present in those countries NJ the
time of'these dsasters furnished all Tie
relief in tier power to the sufferers, and
were promptly rewarded with grateful
aud touching Acknowledgements by tho
Congress OF Peru. An appeal to the
charity Of orr felow.cilizens las been
answered By much hla+alityr Tn'btlis
connection submit nh appeal which las
been made by tile Swiss republic, WIosss
Government and institutions arc kirdred
to our own, in behalf Of, ts'p ,nhabiaants
who are suffering extreme drstitGtion
produced BY recent devastating inunda.
tiuns. s,, ne ~ " Z, ~
Our relations with Mexico during the
year have been marked by m increased
growth OF mutual confidence, The
Mexican Government has no. Yet actea
upon tho three treaties celebrated hssrrs
last summer for establishing they nights
of nntnralised citizens apon liberal
and jast basis for regulating consular
powers md Tor the adjustment Of mutual
cla,me. sr r. ~, Z, ~, ~ 81 t'.t 2p
All comperclnl nations. as well as 4 all
friends Of republican institutions, have
OCCASION to regret tho frequent local dis.
tnrGarces which occur IN .soIme Of tie
constituent States Of Colombia. si Noth.
ing has occurred. however, to affect The
harmony Of cordinl friendship hich has
for sevrfal years existed between Itl!at
yomhfnl and vigorous Republic and our
own. Ncgotiations are pending with In
view to the survey and construction Of
| a shl p malacross Tic fsthmns Of Darien
| under The auspices Of the United States.
hope 10 he able to snbnit7th resdlt Of
| that negotiation to The Senate dnriug I"
present. session. Tho verv liberal treaty
wI,lchw was entered ntolastsyear by. 5Sths
United States md lNicatahga lins$ been
ratified nv tho Hate, Republic. = = 70 y
Costa Rca, with III eathestness Of a
sincerely friendly neigl,bot,', solicils n
reciprocity, Of trade. .awhicl, Iconimendjto
the consideration of Congress- i'stf 500
Tie Convention created by, treaty be.
tween ilie, United States and Vahczue.
la in July, 1865, for the mutual, adjust.
ment Of claims has, beet sleld,S and It's
DECISIONS have been rdcetved;at tile Dee
parnicht Of State. & aaa1 sdt 2ai SS112tfaa
| The hcfeto(orerocogni2ad Goveriment
Of the United Staiea ofo, Venczntia !, has
been subvartcdazcA A provisional govern.
ment having ibeenihsti,ued under cir
cumstances which promise .duratllitSy 1T
has been formally recognizel., aslsIt,r
| j have bca reluctantly, obliged to, ask
explanations and satisfaction for 6natiopal
injuries comm tted bs the President oiof
Hagti The political and social ecbndl.
ton Of tile rePablics Of I. .HayffRaHd ST.
Domingo and the, oellirs West Indiss,
except the Spanishii islands of Cuba s,d
Porto H;cos has been followed byta5pro.
found popular convection Of the efrlgbiflil4
ness Of repnbllcan,E it.itioIs, ana anib.
tense desire "a secure then, Tho At
teinPisboweveff toe establish REPUBLICS
there enc0uttsrs many siohsfae' es, slmost
of, which may be'shpposed tboresuit,fron
long-indIged haBita Gfs colonial 4 's,,piuc-
riee. end depend d EN- dehcs upon Esafopesb DID,
naTchial Powers lt.5i b VA fp44 gs t,ss
pGJWhile the u Uniteas sSiatessEiasesoI,ss alf
occasions professed a decided v 0iiwillin9.
i ness that any Tpart Of oftiisIc0ntinentop az ila
i adjacent islasdssshalf hatfsiatis f llse 4 sys
fors fp 4 4 new establ lisln.eht .et fnopattbial
power, too lit,le has been done .b 4 ss. On
the oth.sst hand, tota attach tli 10 q sGonnIisni-
ties by which we ara surrounded ts,s our
Sossln toniitry of 70 lend oven yr,oYhl