Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-12-08
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non mas passed since the last assembling. of
ece, been blessed with ABUNDANT crops
have been spared nom complications
d1t comparatiye harmony has been been restored. It
Q be regretted, however, that free exercise Of
ion been denied to citizens in exceptional cases,
eyeral Of the States lately in rebellion, and the
States OF Virginia, Mississippi and Texas have
restored 70 rePresentation in our national,
ntation, may confidently be expected to take
place there also at the beginning of the new
and then let us hope will be completed the
of reconstruction.
9ple In the national obligation to pay the public
created as. the price Of our Union, the pen
1DWs and orphans, and in the changes of the
tuition which have been made necessary by
La not advance In matt material % prosperity and hap
sss Is no other nation ever did, after SO protact
and devastating war. L
THE WAR IN FRANCE. -
soon aiter the existing war broke out IN Europe,
Ws e n % ss %s m
domicfled in French territory. Instructions were
lowed 30 Of 9SS to
citizens Of Saxony, Hesse and Sax Goourg, Gotha,
p1bc, Ecuador, cSii, Psrasnay va and Venesaela in
Paris. The charge was an enormous one requiring
patience, prudence and good Judgment It has
been performed to the entire satisfaction of this
equally so to The satisfaction of the government OF
Ab soon Ae L lcarnoQ InAI u fepuDuC nhu. Decn
proclaimedHt Paris, and that the people of France
bad acquiesced In the change, the Minister of the
nike II, and tender my congratulations and those
of the people of the United States. The re-cstab-
disconaseted with the dynsstic additions Of
Europe, appeared to be q proper subject for the
struggle result in attaching the hearts of the
Froneh to our simpler forms OF representative gov
faction to our people, while we make no effort to
impose our institutions upon the inhabitants of
dtional neutrality in civil interests elsewhere, we
cannot be indifferent to the spread Of American
oSun1 ike Ssfs IN aea y e ns%
government to use our good offices jointly with
Of ds the IN ses
policy and the true Interests of the United States
forbade them to interfere in European questions
formally and unoflcially that the government OF
North Germany was not then disposed to listen to
such representations from any powers and though
earnestly wishing to see the blessings of peace re-
stored to the belligerents, with all of whom the
clined on the part of this Government to take
step which could only result in injury to our true
our intervention was invoked. should the time
come when the action of the United States can
action viii be heartily taken.
NEUTRALITY PROCLAMATION.
persons of German and Frsnch bSs.k living III IN the
United States, to issue, soon after oticial notce
beIligeronts, proclamation defining the duties of
the United States as q neutral and the obligations
OF persons residing within their territory to observe
their laws and the laws OF nations. This proclama
ton was followed BY others, as circumstances
qanted in advance Of their duties and obligations
trality Of the United States.
1t Is not understood that the condition of the in
Eurrection In Cuba has materially changed since
early stage Of the contest the authorities of Spain
inaugurated system OF arbitrary arrests, OF close
persons suspected of completely with the insurgents,
and Of summary embargo Of their Properties, and
Such proceedings, so far as they affected the per
cons or properly Of citizens of the United States,
were in violation OF the provisions OF the treaty
OF 1T95, between the United States and Spain;
Representations OF injuries resulting to several
81 reason OF such Violations, were made to the
spanish government. From April, 1869, to June
clothed with a limited power to act in redressing
such wrongs. That power was found to be with
on IN Which the stand II S1ba hen was, which,
however,, did not lead to . revocation or suspens
exercised by the executive power in Cuba, and we
were obliged to make our complaint at Madrid. In
there, tie United States only claimed thaffor the
future the rights secured to their citizens by treaty
past Joint tribunal should be established in the
United States, with full jurisdiction over all such
claims: Before such an impartial tribunal each
the other hand, Spain would be at liberty to trav-
srse every material fact and thus complete equity
ened to seriously affect the relations between the
United States and Spain has already been disposed
OF IN this way The claim Of the Col. Lloyd Aspin
wall for the Illegal seizure and detention of that
vessel was referred TO arbitration by mutual con-
consent, and has resulted In award to the United
States for the OF the same Of SIS, so in
gold. Another and long pending claim Of like ma
posed Of by friendly arbitration during the present
year 1t was referred by the Joint consent of
Edward Thornton, her Britanic Majesty's Minis
ter at Washington, who kindly undertook the la
correspondence and testimony submitted by the
two governments, and awarded to the United |
since been ma Maid 4 bv the inperisi m S eoVernment.
These recent examples show that the mode which
iusting the pending claims is inst and feasible, and
that II may be agreed to by either nation without
. It is to be hoped that this moderate demand may
e BE seeded to by Spain without further delay
Unexpectedly be without result, it will then be-
come my duty to communicate that fact to Congress
and invite its action on the subject.
SPAIN AND THE SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLICS.
The & long GO deferred 1,sd peace conference between
has been inaugurated in Washington under the
auspices OF the United States, pursuant to the
s IN IN 5se the sSS 10 Of
cember, 1866. The Executive Department of the
Government offered Its Its friendly offices for 1.-THE the
and the allied republics. Hesitations and obstacles
occurredto the acceptance Of the offer Ultimately;
in this city ON the 29h of October last at which
authorized the Secretary of State to preside. 1t
was attended by the Ministers of Spain Peru Chilli
and Ecuador. In consequence OF the absence OF
representative from Bolivia, the conference was
adjourned. until the attendance Of plenipoten-
tiarY from that republic could be secured or other
measures could be adopted toward comprising It's
edbs allied and other republics of Spanish origin
ON this continent may see in this fact new proof
of our sincere interest in their welfare of desire
to see them blessed with good governments capable
OF maintaining order and preserving their respect
i've territorial Integrity, and Of our sincere wish
to extend our own commercial and social relations
with them: The time is probably not far distant
when, In the course OF natural events, the Euro
pean poltical connection with this continent Will
cease. Our policy should be shaped in view of this
probability so as to ally the commercial interests
OF the Spanish American States more closely to
our own, and thus give the United States all the
pre-eminence and all the advantage which Mr..
Monroe. Mr.. Alamg and Mr.. Clay Contemplated
when they proposed to join the Congress OF PAN
anna.
60 SAN DOMINGO. u ---o--.--. -
During the last session Of Congress, a treaty for
the anne alton of the Republic of San Domingo to
the United States failed to receive the requisite
two-thfrds vote Of the Senate. was thoroughly
convinced then that the best interests OF the coun
try, commercially and materially, demanaen ns
ratification. Time has only confirmed me N tnis i
view. now firmly believe that the momeht ~ ~
known that the United States have entirety aean-