The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-12-26

| ONNeli plit CAlJea states ana BfQ1i
and Paraguay.
Spain and the Republics OF Peru
Bolivia, and Ecuador, have express.
ed their willingness to accent thf
meditation Of the United States "a,
terminating the war upon the South
Pacific coast. Chill has not An.
ally declared upon the question. In
the meantime, the conflict has nrae.
tically exhausted itself, since no bel
ligerent OF hostile movement has
been made by either party duringthe
last two years, and are no indica.
tlons Of present purpose to resume
| hostilities on either side. Great
Britain and France have cordially
seconded our proposition Of media.
tion, and do not forego the hope
that 1t may soon be accepted by an
the belligerents, and lead to a secure
establishment Of peace and friendly
relations between theSpanish- Amer
lean Republics Of the Pacific and
Spain, result which would be at
tended with common benefits to the
belligerents, aud much advantage Il
\ all commercial nations.
/ communicate a correspondence
which shows that the Bolivia Re
public has established the extreme
! ly liberal principle of receiving into
/ its citizenship any of the United
States, or of any other Of the Ameri-
can Republics upon the simple con-
dition Of voluntary registry.
The correspondence herewith SUBJ
mitted will be found painfully re-
plete with accounts of the ruin and
wretehedness produced by recent
earthquakes Of unparalleled severity
In the Republics Of Peru, Ecuador
and Bolivia.
In this connection, submit an ap-
peal which has been made by the
Swiss Republic whose Government
and institutions are kindred to our
own, in behalf of its inhabitantswho
are suffering extreme destltution
produced by recent devastating in
undations.
Our relations with Mexico during
the year have been marked by an IN
creasing growth of mutual conf
denee. The Mexican Government
has not yet acted upon the three
! treaties negotiated here last summer,
for establishing the rights of natur-
allied citizens upon liberal and
just basis for regulating Consular
powers; and for the adjustment of
mutual claims.
A comprehensive national policy
would seem to sanction the acquisi-
ton and incorporation into our Fed
eral Union and the several adjacent
continental and insular communi-
ties, as speedily as it can be done
peacefully, and without any viola
ton of national Justice, faith, or hon
or. Foreign possession or control Of
the communities has hitherto him
dered thegrowth andimpaired the in
| tluence Of the United States. Chron-
ic revolution and anarchy there
would be equally injurious. Each
one of them, when firmly established
as an independent Republic, or when
Incorporated into the United States,
should be a new source Of strength
and power.
Conforming nay administration to
these principles, / have on no occa-
sion lent support or toleration TO un-
lawful expeditions set on foot upon
theplea Of republican propagandism
or of national extension or aggrand-
izement. The necessity, however.
of repressing such unlawful move
ments clearly indicates the duty
which rests upon the United States
Of adapting our legislative action to
the new circumstances of decline Of
European monarchical power and in
t1uenee, and the increase of Ameri-
can republican ideas, and interests
and sympathies.
1T cannot be long before it will be-
come necessary for this Government
to lend some effective aid to the So
luton Of the political and social prob
lens which are continually kept be-
fore the world by the two Republics
of the island of st. Domingo, and
" hich are now disclosing themselves
more distinctly than heretofore in the
island Of Caba. The subject is COM
mended to your consideration with
all the more earnestness because
am satisfied that the time has arrived
when even so direct proceeding as
a proposition for annexation of the
two Republics of the island of st.
Domingo would not only receive the
consent of the people interested, but
would also give satisfaction to an
other foreign nations.
am aware that, upon the question
of further extending our possessions,
it is apprehended by some that oul
political system cannot successfully
be applied te an area more extended
than our continent; but the convic-
ton is rapidly gaining ground in the
American mind that, with the in.
creased facilities for intercommuni
cation between all portions of tn,
earth, principles of free government
as embraced in our Constitution, i
faithfully maintained and carriet
out, would prove Of sufiieieni
strength and breadth to comprehend
within their sphere and influence th,
civilized nations of the world.
The attention of the Senate and o
Congress is again respectfully invit
ed to the treaty for the establish.
ment of commercial reciprocity witt
the Hawaiian Kingdom, entered in
to last year, and already ratified by
| that Government. The attitude q
the United States toward those z
Y lands is not very different nom INA
| in which it stands toward the Wes
Indies. 1t lis known and felt by th
Hawaiian Government and peopl
that their Government and institu
tions are feeble and preearious; an,
that the United States, being So nea
| neighbor, would be unwilling L
| see the islands passed under foreiQl
control. Their prosperity is eontinu
ally disturbed by expectations an,
alarms of unfriendly political prC
ceedings, as well from the Unite
States as from other foreign Power.
A reciprocity treaty, while Il eoul
not materially deminish the revenue
Of the United States, would be
guarantee Of the good win and foi
bearanee of all nations until thepet
pie Of the islands shall, Of then
selves, at no distant day, voluntaril
apply for admission into the Uniof
The Emperor of Russia has aeeet
ed to the treaty negotiated here /
January last. For the security
trade, and IN the interest Of man
features and commerce. I have invi
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