The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-07


o"'V" e'''cS, III order tu put stop 10 bl0ou She
~ N""'' """ i' 'he interest OI y hrighb0rng pco.
P'e' 'Froi"sc itS pu"f offices 10 b.ns the existing
contest 10 termination The otrr bcir,: uc-
ccp'ed by Spain ON the basis which W., bcIlcycJ
could bc received by Cuba, WIS withdrawn u,s
hoped that The gocd Office; uI the United stn,c -
may yet prove advantageous Tor tic scttiemeu (,
ui tili' unhappy strife. Meanwhile IL numhcr OF
Illegal expeditions against Cuba have bccf, broken
up. II has been the Cndcav0r Of tho adnnisira-
lion 10 execute the neutrality law, no matter how
"nplcasant tn. task, made by the suffering "
have endured from Il lack Of the like good faith
| towards us hy other nations.
PoEEiGE RELATIONS.
On the 2Jth Of March, last the United states
| schooner Lizzie Alajorn was nrres,el OIL tue
hHi seas 10y II Spanish irigate, am, Two pussen-
gers taken AMI carried prisoners To Cuba Re.
| presentations Of these lncts were made to the
spanish Guvetnincnt as soon rs the official infor-
nation reached Washington. The two passcn-
gers were set AT liberty, and The Spanish Govern.
ihcnt assured the United States that the captain
| OF the frigatc In making the capture hnu acted
without law, that lie had been rcprinantcd, nnd
| that the spanish authorities In Cuba could not
| sanction any act that could violate rights, OF
treat with disrcspcct the sovereignty of this
nation. The question OF the seizure OF the brig
"Mary Lowell" at bahamas, by Spanish authori-
| pSSr ~ iVN a. suOJtCl Oi COTTCSpOHucHCc DGs~CcQ
this government. Spain aud Great Britain. The
Captain-Gcncral OF Cuba, nbout May last,
| issued q proclamation authorizing tho search Of
| vessels OH the high sens. Immediately, rem on.
| STRANGE was made against this, whcrcupon the
| Captun.Gcncral Issued n new proclaim alton.
| limiting search to vessels or the United States
| as authorized under the treaty OF 1876. This
| proclamation, hewcycr, was Immediately with
drawn. have always felt that the most ntir ate
| m hn cu iyatc tcl ,rt,y
States and the independent nations on this con-
| tincnt. II may be we'll worth cOnsid erIng,
whether new treaties between tho United S tates
| and them may not be prontably entered In TO, to
secure more intimate relations, friendly, COM
mercal and otherwise.
The Interoceanc Canal to connect the Al
lantIc and Pacific oceans through the Isthmus
OF Daricn Is one In which commerce is greatly
interested. Instructions have been given to
endeavor to obtain authority for q survey to de-
termine the practicability OF the undertaking.
In order to comply with the agreement OF the
United States as to a mixed commission as Lima
for the adjustment Of claims, It became ncccssa
ry to send commissioner and secretary to Lima.
The good Offices OF the United States to bring
about peace between Spain and the South hmcrI-
ca republics, having been accepted by Spain, Peru
nnd Chill, a Congress has been invited to he held
III Washington during the present winter. A
grant has bccn given to Europeans of an eXcu-
sivc right OF transit over the territory OF Nicara-
gua TO which Costa Rica has given its assent
which It Is alleged conflicts with the vested rights
OF citizens OF the United states. Tho Department
OF State has this subject under considera LON
THE SPANISH GUSDOArs.
The Minister OF Peru having made representa-.
tions that there was n state OF war between Peru
and Spain, and that Spain was constructing, in
and near New York, thirty gunboats, which
|
at Cuba, md 10 operate against Peru. orders were
, given to prevent their departure. No further
steps having been taken by the representative OF
the Peruvian Government to prevent the dcpar -
urc OF these vessels, and not feeling autho rized
to detain the property OF n nation with which we
arc at peace mere executive order, the matte r.
was referred to the courts.
The conduct OF the war between the allies and
, the Republic OF Paraguay has made intercourse
with that country difficult, and 1t has been deem
ctl advisable 10 withdraw our representative from
. there.
TIE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
Towards the close OF the last admlnlstrat ton, a
convention was signed at London for the settle
mcnt OF outstanding claims between Great Bri-
tain and the United States, which failed to receive
: the advice aud consent OF the Senate. The time
> and circumstances attending the negotiation or
that treaty were unfavorabe to its acceptance by
the people or the United States and It's provisions
l wcle wholly inadequate for settlement OF the
grave wrongs sustained by this government, and
the injuries resulting TO The United States by rea-
OF the course adopted by Great Brltaln during
, the war-in increased rates OF insurance; in
! the dimlnutlon of exports aud imports, and
other distractions to domestic industry and pro-
7 duction; In its effect upon the foreign commerce.
OF the country; In the decrease and transfer TO
. Great Britain OF our commercial marine; In the
pro'ongation Of the war and the Increased cost,
both III treasure and In liycS OF Its suppression,
could not bc adjusted and satisfied as Ordinary
commercial claims which continually arise be-
tween commercial, nations. And yet the conven-
tIon treated them simply as such ordinary claims,
from which they differ more widely In the gravity
or their character than In the magnitude OF their
: amount, great even ns Is that difference. Not q
: word was found in the treaty, and not un infer
cnce could DC drawn from 1t, to remove tho sense
OF the unfrendliness of the course OF Great Britain
: In our struggle for existence which had SO deeply
and universally impressed Itself upon the people
or this country. Believing that q convention thus
msconcclycd In its scope and inadequate In its
provisions Mould not have produced the hearty
ami cordial settlement or pending questions
which alone Is consistent with the relations which
desire to have firmly established between tho
United States and Great Britain. regarded the
action Of the Senate in rejecting the treaty to
have been wisely taken In the Interest OF peace and
= as necessary step in the direction OF q perfect
and cordial friendship between the two countries.
sensitive people, conscious OF their power, are
more ut case under great wrong wholly una
toned, than under the restraint OF settlement
which satisfies neither their Ideas OF justice nor
their grave sense OF the grievance they have
tained. The rejection OF the treaty was followed
by state OF public feeling on both sides, which
thought not favorable to an immediate attempt
mt renewed negotiations. accordingly Instructed
the minister OF the United States to Great Britain
and fonnd that my views In this regard were
shared by her Majcsty's ministers. hope the ttme
may soon arrive when the TWO governments can
approach the solution of this momentous question
with appreciation OF what Is due to the rights,
dignity and honor OF each, and with determine
; ton not only to remove the causes OF complaint
In the past, but 10 lay the foundation OF broad
principle of public law, which will prevent future
! slit a.s,l e lrm and