Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-06
the Senate osrly ia JanuarT.

convention for tho rccp rccs relief Of ship
wrecked Gesper.
o. the suti:c: of the indemnify funds re-
ceived some years sgo from China and Japan,
renew the recommendation that whatever
portions O! these funds are due to American
citizens shcu'd be rrompllg paid. aud the
residue returned to those nations.
=. The exiradilon treaty With The Netherlands
has been ratified.
Relations have been established between the
United States and Roumanis. We have sent
representative to Bucharest end have csl7ed
at this Capital special envoy. We hopo Tor
speedy DEVELOPMENT Of commercial relations
between the two Countries
The prevalence ofqgist on the border betHleo
this country and Mexico has justified tho modi.
foaiion of The orders to our military Damn ADD
ers in regard to crossiog tho frontier, Lately
the peace of the border was again disturbed by
a savage foray, under the command of the ChlEt
Viotcrio, but bis band has been destroyed.
Thore i, reason to believe that the obstacles
which have prevented communication between
the u. S. and Mezic, by railways, ere 90 the
point of disappearing, aud that seVera! lnpcr-
tant enterprises of this character will sooa b,
set Oh foot.
New ENJOYS from Guatemala. Colombia,
Bolivia, Venezuals, AID Nicaragua have
recently arrived at this Capital
The relations between this Government and
that of the United States Of Colombia have On
gagged public attention during tho past year,
msinly by reason Of the project of an interoc,anic
canal across the Istmus of Panama, to to built
BIZ private capital under ooucassion ffo@ tho
Colombian Government for that purpose: Tho
treaty obligation snbsistiug between the Unltcd
States and Colombia, BY which We guarantee
tho neutrality of the transit aud the sovereignty
and property of Colombia in the lsthuue, make
it necessary that the conditions under which 30
stupcndous change 10 tie region embraced IN
this guarantee should DO tf:oted-iraDsform-
ing, as it would. this Istbmu5. from barrier
between the Atlantic and Pacific OCEANS, into q
gateway and thoroughtare between them, tor
the nayies and tho merchant-sbns CT the world
should receive the approval of this Gover0-
ment, ss being compatible with tho discharge
of these obligations Oh our part, AID consistent
With cur interests as the principle commercial
power ofthe Western Hemisphere. The views
which expressed 10 o special message to Con
press 10 March last, In relation to this prrJ cot
deem ii my duty agaio to press upon your at
tentior. Subsequent consideration has but
Confirmed tho opinion ''thot it is the right aud
duty Of the United States to assert end main
tain such supervision aud authority over aoy
interc,eauio canal across the 1sthnus that COZ
meets North and South Americ, as will protect
our national intsrcst."
The war between tho Republic of Chill %
the one hand, and the allied Republics Of Peru
and Bolivia Oh the other, sti continues. Some
questions h.ve arisen affecting neutra!
rights; 10 all Ct these tae Ministers of the
United States havs, under their Instructions,
aocd With promptnes IS and energy 10 protection
of American interests
The relations Of tho Uoi!ed States with
B.sz;l conlinu, most cordial. and their oonmer'
cel intercourse steadily itc:eate..
The Internal disorders ct the Arsen:lGo Il,
public have been brought TO close. This re.
suit may be expected to rebound to tho benefit
Of tho foreign commerce Of that Repu6lla
Io Samoa, Wh,ls it does not appear desirable
to adopt as q Hhel3 tho scheme OF tfiDar:i!e
local soVerument, which has been props SD, the
common interests Of the States by Britain and
Germany require harmony 10 their relations to
the native framo OF government, and this msy
b. beat secured by simple DIPLOMATIC agroe
meut bstHeen them. 1t would bo we'll il the
consular Jurisdiction OF cur representative at
Apia wero increased 10 extent and importance
rounding and outlying Islands of Ooaanic,.
The obsIi,k presented By the Khedivo of
Egypt to the city of New York, has arrived,
and vii! soon be erected. A commission for the
liquidation Of the Egyptian debt has lately CON
cluded lis work, and this Government has &C
csded to the provisions, which will DO laid be'
for Congress for its Information.
10 PURSUANCE of the oct passed ct the las. seS
sion of Congress- Invitations have been extend.
ed to foreign maritime States to 1in 10 a saDit
tary conference il Wasbingtoo,Y beginning the
first of January.
The efforts of the Department: Of Stato to
enlarge the trade and commerce of the United
States, through the active agerc7 of consular
officers and through tho dissemination of i1-
formation obtained from them, have been un-
relaxed. 1t is believed that the system Of such
publication of consular reports is deserving OF
the approval OF Congress, and tina. the appro-
pristion for it will commend itsslf
Especially important is it that our CONNER
cial relations with tho Atlantic and Pacific
coasts of South America, with tho West ladies'
and the Gulf of Mexico should be direct, ard
not through the circuit of European sSsteme,
and should BE- carried on in our own bottoms.
The full appreciation of the opportunities which
our front Cd the Pacific ocean gives to c,m-
m .rcs with Japan, China AID The East Indies,
with Australia and the Island groups which lie
along these routes of navigation, should inspire
equal efforts to appropriate to our Own ship.
ping, and to administer By our own capital, q
due proportion Of this trade. Whatever modi
fications of our regulations Of navigation may
be useful to direct these impulses to the en-
largemcnt of our carrying trade, l am sure
Congress will supply. Oae initial MEASURE,
however, seems 10 me 30 efic!en, that | venture
to press it. II seems evident that regular
steam postal communication, has been the fore.
runner Of the commercial predomiuaLce Of
Great Britain Oh all tbess c1ssts and seas. 1t
ia manifest that the efforts of other European
nations 10 contend With Great Britain fer
share OF this commerce have been successtulin
proportion With their adoption Of regular steam
postal communication with the markets whose
trade they sought. Mexico and South America
are anxious to receive such postal conmuoioa-
lions With this country, and to aid in their do:
yelopment. Similar O. operation may be looked
for, in due time, from tho Eastern nations and
from Australia.
Pcs;sl communication seems necessarily