The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-12-09

whether new treaties between the
United States and them may not be
proftably entered into to secure
more intrinsic relations, friendly,
com mercial and otherwise. The
subject of q canal to connect the
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, thro,
the Isthmus of Darieu, is one in
which commerce is greatly inter-
ested. Instructions have bcen Civ.
on TO our Minister TO the Republic
of the United States of Colombia
to endeavor TO obtain authority for
a eurvey BY this Government in
ordor to determine tho practicabil.
lity OF such an undertaking, and q
charter for the rightOf way to build,
Eby private enterprise, such a work,
il the survey proves it to be prac-
tlcable. f'ar
In order to comply with the
agreement of the United States as
to a mixed commission at Lima for
the adjustment of claims, it be-
came necessary to send a Commis.
sioner and Secretary to Lima in
August last. No appropriation
having been made by Congress for
this purpose it is now asked, that
one bc made covering the past and
future expenses Of the Commission.
The good offices of the United
States to bring about peace be-
tween Spain and the South Amer
lican Republics with which she is
at war. having been accepted by
Spain, Peru and Chill, a Congress
l has been invited to be held in
Washington during the present
winter.
A grant has becn given to Euro
pcans of an exclusive . right OF tran
sit over tho Territory of Nicara.
qua, to which Costa Rica has Civ.
en- its assent, which, it is alleged,
conflicts with vested rights of citi,
zens of The United States. The
| Department of State has now this
! subject under consideration.
The Minister of Peru, having
mad representations that there was
a state Of war between Peru and
Spain, and that Spain was con>
structing in and near New York
thirty gunboats, which might be
used BY Spain in such way as to
relieve tho naval force at Cuba, 80
as to operate against Peru, orders
wero given to prevent their depar.
ture. No further steps having
been taken by the representative
of tho Peruvian Government to
prevent the departure of these
vessels, and / not feeling authoriz
cd to retain the property of a ma.
ton with which we are at peace
on mere Executive order, the mat.
ter has been referred to tho courts
TO decide.
The conduct of the war between
the Allies and Republic Of Para.
quay has made the intercourse with
that country 80 difficult that it hat
been deemed advisable TO with
draw our representative frcm
there.
Toward the close of the last nd
ministration q convention wat
signed mt London for the close O
all outstanding claims between
I Great Britain and tho United
States, which failed to receive tho
advice and consent Of the Senate
to its ratification. Tho timo anc
circumstances attending the ncgo
tiation Of the treaty were favora
BILE to its acceptance by tho people
j OF tho United States, but it's pro
visions were wholly inadequate fol
the settlement of the grave wrongs
: that had boon sustained by tn,
government as we'll as by its citi
zens. The injuries resulting tt
tho United States by reason Of tn,
! course adopted by Great Britain
during our lato civil war, in tn,
increased rates Of insurance, in th'
diminution OF exports and imports
} and other distractions to domestic
industry and production, in its ei
feet upon the foreign commerce o
the country, in the decrease anc
, transfer to Great Britain of oul
commercial marine, IN the pro
longation of the war, and increased
cost both in treasure and in life
of its suppression, could not bo ad
justed and satisfied rs ordinary
commercial claims which continu
ally arise between commercial ma
lions; and yet the convention
treated them simply as such ordi
nary claims, from which they dit
fer more widely in the gravity o
their character than in the magni
tudo of their amount, great ever
as is that difference. Not n wore
was found in that treaty, and no
an Inference could be drawn from
it to romove tho sense Of the IN.
iriendlincss Of tho course of Grea
Britain in our struggle for oxist
once, which had so deeply and ir
resistibly impressed itself upon tn,
people Of this country.
Believing that convention thus
misconccived In it's scope and mad
cquato in its provisions, would moi
havo produced the hearty, cordia
settlement Of pending question:
which alone is consistent with tn,
relations which 1 desire to have
established between tho United
States and Great Britain, l regard
cd tho action of the Senate in ro
jecting tho treaty to have beer
wisely taken in the interest o
peace, and as necessary step il
tho direction OF perfect and cor
dial friendship between tho two
countries. A sensitive people. con
scious Of their power, are more n