Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-12-16

lntO us Citizenship any CITIZEN OF the I MI
ted States, or of any other of the Ameri-
can republics upon the simple condition
of voluntary registry.
The correspondence herewith submits
| ted will be found faithfully replete with
accounts of the ruin and Indebtedness
produced by recent earthquakes of unpar-
| alleled severity in ,he republics of Peru,
Ecuador ard Bolivia The diplomatic
| agents and naval officers of the United
States. who were present in those countries
at the time of these disasters, furnished
all the relief in their power to the suffer-
ers. and were promptly rewarded with
| touching acknowledgements by the
| Congress of Peru. An appeal to the
charity of our fellow citizens has been
answered with much liberality.
In this connection, | submit an appeal
| which has been made by the Swiss repub-
lie, whose government and institutions are
kindred to oGr owl, 10 behalf of its in
| hatitants, who are suffering extreme des-
titution produced by recent devastating
| inundations.
| Our relations with Mexico during the
| year have been marked by an Increasing
growth Of mutual confidence The Mex
| lean Government has not yet acted upon
| the three treaties nego lated here last
| summer, for establishing the rights of nat
urallz ed citizens upon a liberal and just
| basis; for regulating consular powers
and for the al iustment of mutual claims.
al commercial nations, as wei as all
| friends of republican institutions, have
occasion TO regret the frequent local dis
/ turbances which occur in some of the
| constituent states of Columbia Nothing
has occurred however, to affect the har-
mony and cordial friendships which have
for several years existed between that
/ youthful, vigorous republic, and our own.
Negotiations are pending with view
| to the survey and construction of a ship
canal across the isthmus of Darien under
the auspices of the United States I hope
| to be able to submit the result of that ne
gotiatiou to the Senate during its present
| session
| The very liberal treaty which was en-
| tered into last year by the United States
and Nicaragua has been ratified by the
| latter repub ic
/ Costa Rica, with the carnestness of a
| sincerely friendly neighbor, solicits re-
ciprocisy of trade, which | commend to
| the consideration Of Congress-
| The cont ention created by treaty be-
| tween the United States and Venezuela.
| in July, 1860, for the mutual adjustment
| of claims has been held, and its decisions
| have been recorded at the Department OF
| State
The heretofore recognized government
| Of the United States Of Venezuela has
| been subverted, a provisional government
| having been instituted under the circum-
| stances which promise durability 1t has
! been formally recognized.
| | have been reluctantly obliged to ask
| explanation and satisfaction for national
| injuries committed by the President of
| Hayti. The political and social condition
| of Hayti and St Domingo is very unsat-
isfactory and painful The abo ition of
slavery, which has been carried into effect
| throughout the island of st. Domingo, n d
| the entire West Indies, except the Spanish
| islands of Cuba and Porto Rico, has been
| followed by profound popular conviction
/ Of the ri@htfuluess of republican institu-
! tons, and an intense desire To secure them
/ The attempt, however, to establish repub-
! lies there encounters many obstacles, most
| of which may be supposed to result from
| long INDUCED habits of colonial supine~
ness and dependence upon European mo-
narchical powers
While the United States has. on all oc~
casions, professed a decided unwilin@ness
that any part of this continant, or of It's
| adjacent islands, shall be made n theatre
| for a new establishment of monarchia
! power, too little has been done by the Uni
! ted States, on the other hand 10 attach
the communities by which we are sur
| rounded TO our own country, or TO lend
| even moral support to the efforts they
are so resolutely and so constantly maxi
Ing to secure republican institutions tc
| themselves. 1t Is indeed question OF
grave consideration whether our recent
| and present example Is not calculated tc
check tue growth and expansion of free
prncip eS, and make those communities
distrust, if not dread a government which
at will consigns to military domination
| states that are integral parts of our fele-
| raj Union; and, while ready TO resist any
attempts by other nations to extend tC
| this hemisphere the monarchial institu-
| tons of Europe, assumes to establish over
a large portion of its people rule more
absolute, harsh and tyrannical than any
known to civilized power.
The acquisition of Alaska was made
| with the view of extending national iu-
risdiction and republican principles in the
American hemisphere.
Believing that a further step could be
taken in the same direction, | last yeai
| entered into treaty with the King of Den.
mark tor the purchase of the islands o
81 Thomas and st John OF the best term,
tha n attainable and with the express con
sent of the people of those islands Thi:
treaty still remains under consideration
IN the Senate. \ new convention hat
been entered into with Denmark, enlarg
ing the time fixed for the final ratification
of the original treaty.
y comprehensive national policy would
seem 10 sanction the acquisition and In
corporation into our Federal Union of tn
several adjacent continental and insula
communities as speedily as it can be dom
peacefully. and without any violation 0
national faith, justice or honor Foreigr
possession or control of those communi
ties has hitherto hndered the growth an,
impaired the influence of the United States
Chronic revolution and anar by Their,
would be equally injurious Each one o
them. when firmly established as an indie
pendent republic, or when incorporate.
into the United States, should be a ney
source of strength and power.
Conforming ny administration TO thes
principles. have on no occasion lent sup
port or liberation To unlawful expedition
set on foot upon the plea of repub ca
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The necessity, however
of depressing such unlawful movements
clearly indicates the duty which rests III
on the United States of adapting our leg
I ISlarive action 10 the new cirt.ur1,S "a noes a