Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1870-12-14

entire satisfaction of this Government, and
as | am officially informed, equally so 10
the satisfaction of the Government of No.
Germany. ..H
AS soon as | learned that a Republic
had been proclaimed at Paris, and that
the people of France had acquiesced in
the change the Minister of the United
States was directed by telegraph to recog-
nizc it, and to tender my congratulations
and those of the people of the United
States.
The re- establishment in France of sys-
TEN of Government disconnected with the
dynastic traditions of Europe, appeared
to be possible project for the fluctuations
of Americans Should the present result
in change, to the French, to our simple
forms of representative government, it
will be subject of still further satsfac-
tion to our people. While we make no
effort to impose our institutions upon the
inhabitants of other countries, while we
adhere to our traditional neutrality in CIV
il contests elsewhere, we cannot be irdlf-
ferent to the spread of American political
ideas in a great and highly civilized coun.
try like France.
! We were asked by the new Government
to use our good Offices jointly with those
of European powers in the interests Of
peace. The answer was made that the
established policy and the free interests Of
the United State forbade them to interfere
in European questions jointly with Euro.
pean power:.
| ascertained informaly y and inofhcially
that the Government of North Germany
was not then disposed to listen to any such
representations from the,Powcrs and wish
ing to see the blessings of peace restored
to the belligerents, with all of whom the
United States are on terms of friendship
| declined on the part of this Government
to take a step which would only result il
injury to our true interests, without ad
vancing the object for which our interven
tion was invoked. Should the time com,
when the action of the United States cal
hasten the return of peace by a single
hour, that action will be heartily taken.
1t is not understood that the condition
of the insurrection in Cuba has material,
changed since the close of the last session
in Congress- In an early stage of thu
contest the authorities Of Spain inaugura
ted system of arbitrary arrests, clos,
confinement, and of military trial and ex
ecution of persons suspected of complict,
with the insurgents, and of summar,
embargo Of their properties and the Sc
questration Of their revenues by the FIX
ecutive warrant. Such proceedings so ia
as they affect the persons or property o
citizens of the United States, were in vi
, olation Of the provisions of the treaty o
1895 between the United States ant
Spain.
The time is not probably far distsn
Al al ~ tbf
European political connection with thi
continent will cease. Our policy shoulc
be shaped in view of this probability, 81
as to ally the commercial interests of thu
Spanish American States more closely t
our own, and thus give the United States
all the pre-eminence and all the advanta
ges which Mr.. Monroe, Mr.. Adams ant
Mr.. Clay contemplated when ethy propos
ed to join in the Congress of Panama.
During the last session of Congress 0
treaty for the annexation Of the Republic
} of San Domingo to the United States fail
ed TO receive the requisite two-thirds vote
of the Senate. was thoroughly convinced
then that the best interests of tbs country
commercially and materially, demanded
its ratification. Time has only confirmed
me in this view. now firmly believe
that fthe United States have entirely aban
doned the project Of accepting as part
of its territory the island Of San Domingo
free port will be negotiated for by Eu
ropean nations.
J CHINESE MATTERS.
The massacre of the French and Rus
: sian residents at Tienstein, under circum
stances of great barbarity, were supposed
, by some to have been premeditated, anc
in a purpose pmong the population to ex
terminate foreigners in the Chinese Em
pire. The evidence fails to establish such
suppostiou, but shows completely b,
: the local authorities and the mob. The
, authorities at Pekin, however, seem t.
have been disposed to fulfill its treaty OBJ
t legations, SO far as it was able to do 50,
/ GREAT BRITAIN, ALABAMA CLAIMS, ETC.
, The ratification Of the Naturalization
Convention between Great Britain andth
' United States has also bocn exchanged