The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-12-13

Et Aafiftas 81 iii# hf-tsttAtil il4tf ttAr p
cbed au5 $3.50 iaa.dlag iiege tbe uaHe.i
,iste. oal, glaime tlai f'r lbe lutale
be rgh.. sruu1 d thtG otifan. bs
ca3 .lauA b. re.prgte g. Cubs. sHd
iiai q. 8 ilis pi.t soseuuleih lrlbo-
nai ,b,,ahl q. established % tle Uuiial
>'airs, uiiil uli jurisdiction ever .ntt
cauu. Before .oen ah Impartial tflbuaal
slauauf vtnd ha uqnirci tuprave
81. ea.e Ou ile wler hand spia Wpa
hc at llaug q naverc every matc,ia'
fact and tiias complete cqiiiy would b.
dape 4 case which Il uae iiutc threat
eaed gliausls a. adcct ihe relations lo-
tween lbr Uailcd States and Spain, has
aIrpll bceu Disposed % d lhi. way ~
Tie ehims II tie A,pinwal flt the il.e-
gal cizulg and detgntiou 81 taat sr.seI
wgetafnd 10 aibilriiuu by mutual
consent and has ie.uIttd ii al award to
tiy United SIBtct iuf tbc awpets of tie
sau.e, % uiie1cen ihuu-apd seven huu-
died aad two d,aar. aud dll, eeisl, IL
gold. Another aud leng pending claim
81 ikc nalulc--thst or The wlnlc-sljp
! Canals. ha~ been disposed Of bt friendly
arbitration during the plescut year II
was referred 6, tic iui consent ST Bra.
T iii miu tie inicd States a. lhe decision
ui Sir Edward Thorlon. Her Britmic
/ Maiesiy'- Minister At Washington, whu
I kindly undertook tie lahuriou, task Of
examining Tie yolumiuous mass ui cor
rc,pondeucc aid testimony submitted lY
T ibc Two governments. aid awHd,d 10
4 the United state. The sumof one hundred
/ Thousand aud seven huudrod and forty
/ dullu'. aud nine cents IL gold, which has
1 since been paid By the Imperial govern
i ineut These recent examples show that
+ the mode which the United States haze
proposed to Spain for adjusting the pcud-
7 Ing claims Is Just aud feasible, and tlnt ii
may be agreed 70 Oy either nation with
nut dishouor. II j, "a be hoped lhal tbs
/ mudcrnte demand mas be acceded TO by
/ spain without further delay. Shonld the
pending negotiations unfortunately aud
unexpectedly be withoai result twill
/ Jl.h become my duty ocommuuicao that
TACT 10 G ngrcs., and invite ii. action on
The subject. he long deferred peace
conference between spain aud the alien
south American Republics has beea in-
iugumted Ia Washington, under the aus.
pieces Of III, United States. Pursuant to
ac recommendations contained Ia the
resolutions Of the Hluse Of Representa-
lives Of the 18th Of December, 1866, he
executive department Of the government
offered It's friendly offices for the promo
lion Of peace aud harmony between Spain
aud the allied Rcpubi $. lle>lation,
md obstacles occurred to the acceptance
i the oilcr Ullima'e, howeycr.a cou-
irrence was arranged, aud was opened
Ia lhi, city on the 29lh of October last. al
which authorized the Secretary Of State
. preside. II was attended by he mu-
>ters Of Spain, Peru, Chill aud Equtd n.
I
csentatiye from Buiiria, the conference
yus Adjourned until lhe attendance of 4
llenipolcnliarl from that Republic could
nc secured as other measures could be A.
loptcd towards comprising The object
Ihc allied and other republics Of Spanish
ligin on this continent, may see in thi.
met i new proof Of our sincere Interest
10 thcir welfare, Of our desire to see
hem blessed with good govern mcnts, On.
nabIe Of maintaining order an,l prescrv-
ug their respective territorial integrity
pud Of our sincere wish to extend our
,wn commercial aud social relations with
hcm.
The time Is not, probably, far distant.
When Ia tie atnral conrse Of events. the
European political connection with iii.
continent viii cease. Our policy should
hc shaped IN view Of Mi. probability. "a
~ to ally The commercial tetcsts of tie
Spanish American States more closely 10
nur own, aud thus give tie Uniied State.
all the pre-emiHcnce aud all the advauta.
Ics which Mr.. Moufoc. Mr.. Adams, aud
MIR CLAY contemplated when hey lro.
pasrd TO Join IN the Congress of Pala.
MA. During tie last session of Congress
q tcaty tnr the annexation nf the rcpub-
lie of san Domingo 10 the Unite State,
lajled 10 receive the requisite unmbertwu
thirds vote Of tie Senate. ! was tho.
roughly conync, then az The best 81.
'ercsts Of the country. commercially and
materially. demanded It's ratification =
imc has opl, confirmed me IN il- view
| now firmly believe hat the moment Il
Is known that tie United States have cn
tiiciA abandoned the project of accepting
ns a part Of is TERRITORY ihe I.laud uf san
Domingo, free port viii be negotiated
Tot bA European nations.
~ lhc bay % Sanaua large CONNER
cial city viii spring up, TO which we vii
be itibuiny wiihool receiving CORES
puudiug bencfls, because 81 lle ioIiy q
aur lcjcclinn of fhe treaty. The govern
inent of San Domingo has yolunatil,
/ sought tie anrNaiiun Il H.. a weak pow
numbering probably less than one huu
j dred aud twenty thousand souls. aud ,c
possessing one 81 toe richest localities un
der lie sun, capable of supporting pop
ulalion Of io00,V00 oipcopic in lu1up
Tie people Of san Domingo are NOT en-,
blc ot maintaining itrmscleivcs H. lhii
, pirten condition and mH,l f,tk far out
side support. Even foriie lyIierliuu d
. car iicc Institutions aid laws, our lsro