The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-12-07

!. have been given the Minister to the United
etates or Colombia to endeavor to obtain
authorlty Tor survey to determine the
pucticahility Of the undertaking. In order
70 comply with the agreement with the
. united States Of Colombia az to q mixed
commission at Lima, it became necessary to
SEND q commissioner and secretary to Lima.
!he good offices of the United States TO
Dr1ng about peace between Spain and the
South American republics having been ac-
cepted by Spain, Peru, and Chilli, con-
gress has been invited to be held in Wash
ington during the present winter.
a grant has been given to Europeans of
an exclusive right of transit over the terri
tory OF Nicaragua, to which Costa Rica has
given its assent; which, it is alleged, con-
tcts with the vested rights Of citizens Of the
United States. The Department Of State
now has the subject under consideration.
THE SPANISH eUEBoArs.
The Minister to Peru having made repre-
sentatlons that there was state of war be-
tween Peru and Spain, and that Spain was
constructing in and near New York thirty
gunboats, which might be used by Spain to
relieve the naval force at Cuba to operate
against Peru, orders were given to prevent
their departure. No further steps having
been taken by the representatives of the
PERUVIAN Government to prevent the de-
pnrture Of these vessels, and / not feelin q
authorized to detain the property Of q ma
ton with which we are at peace on mere
Executive order, the matter has been
referred to the courts.
SOUTH AMERICA.
The conduct of the war between the allies
and the Republic Of Paraguay has made in
tercourse with that country difficult, and it
has been deemed advisable to withdraw our
representative from there.
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
Towards the close Of the last administra-
ton convention was signed at London for
the settlement of outstanding claims be-
tween Great Britain and the United States,
which failed to receive the consent of the
Senate. The time and the circumstances
attending the negotiation of that treaty
were unfavorable to its acceptance by the
people Of the United States, and its provi-
sions were wholly inadequate to the settle
ment of the grave wrongs sustained by this
Government.
The injuries resulting to the United States
by reason Of the course adopted BY Great
Britain during the war in the increase Of
the rates of insurance, in the diminution
of exports and imports and other obstruc-
tons to domestic industry and production,
in its effect upon the foreign commerce OF
the country, in the decrease aud transfer to
Great Britain Of our commercial marine, III
the proIongaton of the war, and in the in
creased cost both in treasure and in lives of
its suppression, could not be adjusted and
satisfied as ordinary commercial claims
which continually arise between CONNER
cial nations and yet the convention treated
them simply as such ordinary claims, from
which they differ more widely in the
gravity OF their character than in the
magnitude OF their amount. Great even
as is that dirlerenc, not word was found
in the treaty, and not IN inference could be
drawn from il, to remove the sense Of the
untriendline>s Of the course Of Great Bri-
tain in our struggle for existence which had
so deeply and universally impressed itself
: upon the people Of this country. Believing
that convention thus misconceived III its
scope and inadequate in its provisions would
not have produced the hearty, cordial SET
Element Of the pending questions which
: alone is consistent with the relations which
desire to have firmly established between
the United States and Great Britain, re-
garded the action Of the Senate i'll the rejec-
ton Of the treaty to have been wisely taken
in the interest of peace and rs q Necessary
step in the direction Of 4 perfect and cor
dial friendship between the two countries
4 sensitive people, conscious OF their
power. are more wholly at ease under
great wrong wholly unatoncd, than
under the restraint of Il settlement Which
! satisfies neither their ideas Of justice nog
their grave scnoe Of the grievance they have
sustained. The rejection of the treaty was
| followed hv q state OF public feeling on
both sides which thought not favorable
to IN immediate attempt at renewed
negotiations. | accordingly so Instructed
the Minister of the United States TO Great
: Britain. and found that my views in this
regard were shared by her Maiesty's Minis
, tiers. / hope that the time may soon arrive
. when the two Governments can approaci
the solution Of this momentous question
|, with an appreciation Of what Is due to tht
rights, dignity, aud honor of each. and witt
, the determination not only to remove the
causes of complaint in tie past, hut to lay
J the foundation OF a broad principle Of pub
: lie law which will prevent future differ
cnccs, and tend to firm and continued friend
ship. This is now the only grave question
s31ch the United States has with any
foreign nation.
RECIPROCITY WITH CANADA.
The question Of renewing the treaty fol
. reciprocal trade between the United state:
and the British provinces on this continent
is not fayorably considered. In coniOrmit!
with the recommendation OF Congress {
|, proposition to abolish mixed courts for The
suppression of the slave trade is under ne
, gotiation.
THE FRENCH CABLE.
1t having come to my knowledge that /
= corporate company, organized under BIZ
{ fish laws, proposed to land upon the shores
of the United States, and TO operate there {
submarine cable, under 4 concession OF The
Emperor Of the French Of an exclusive
right for twenty years, for Geographic com
: munication between the shores Of France
and the United States, with the very ojec'
| tionable feature of subjccting all messages
, conveyed thereby to the scrutiny and con
troll of the French Government, | caused
the French and British legations at Wash
: ington to be made acquainted with the
probable policy Of Congress on this subject
as foreshadowed by Il bill which passed the
Senate in March last.
This drew from the representatives Of the
, company an agreement TO accept as thf
basis of their operations the provisions o.
the bill or such other cnactments OH thu
subject as might be passed during the APP
proaching session of Congress, also TO use
their influence to secure from the freHcI
Government q modification OF their conceS
sion to permit the landing Of any cable be
longing 10 any company Incorporated by
= authority of the United States or any State
in the Union, and on their part not to OPP
, pose the establishment Of any such cable
} In consideration Of this agreement | direct
cd the withdrawal of all opposition by The
United States to the landing OF the cable
{ until the meeting Of Congress. regret t.
, say there has been no modification made il
, the company's concession, nor, so far as
, can learn, have they attempted to secure
one.
Their concession excludes capital ant
? citizens of the United States from c0mpeti
ton upon the shores Of France. l recon-
mend legislation to protect the rights o
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