The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-12-13

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OTHER FOREIGN ToRl0&
The goyeEnment Of Venezuela main
tains ifs attitude Of warm friendship,
ana continues with great regularity lss
Apayment Of the monthly quota Of the
diplomatic debt. Without suggesting
the dlrecton m which Congress shoald
act, 1 ask its attention TO the pending
questions affecting the distribution Of
The relations between Venezpela and
France, growing out Of the same debt,
have been for some time past h an I'M
satisfactory state, and this government,
IS the neighbor and one Of the largest
creditors ct Venezuela, has interpOaed
itself with the French government, with
the view OF producing friendly and
honorable adjustment,
regret that the commercial interests
between the United States and Brazil,
from which great advantages were
hoped 2 year ago, have suffered from
the Withdrawal Of the American lines
Of communication between the Brazilian
p0res ana our own. Through the
encrts OF our minister resident e
Buenos Ayres and the United
States minister at Santiago,
. treaty has been concluded between
the Argentine Il epublic and Chill, dis
posing OF the long-pending Patagonian
boundary question. 1t u Q matter Of
congraf1lat1on that our governments has
Deen auoroed the opportunity Of sue.
cessfQlly exerting 10 good mhuence Tor
the prevention Of disagreemcnts BE-.
tween tnese republics Of the American
continent.
1 am gla1 70 INFORM you that the
!reaties iate!y negotlated WITH Cnlna
nave Deen GUY ratlneo on potn Maes
ana the exchange made at Reklng.
Legislation y necessary TO carry the
RsovisiQn lnto eIsct. Inc PromPt ana
friendly spIIlt WIN Wnlch tne Cnmese
government, as tne request 81 the Oni.
te9 STATES, cOnceueu tne moOlncaslOh 81
existing Teanes should secure careful
regard ZOE tine interests ana eusceptl-
Diiines o. the government Ia the enact
ment q any laws reiatng 70 Cninese
mlgfauOn.
Those clauses OF the treaties which
rDid the Partclpanon q cltl:ens o.
esseis OF tne United ctatss IN tne
plum trade VIII doubtless receive your
pproyal. Ihey VIII attest the sincere
lnterest wnicn our people ana govern
men1 IeeL IA tne commemorate efiort o.
the Enmese government 70 put stoP 20
TINS oemolaiizng ana gestEucnVe trame.
IN relation Doth g china ana Japan
some changes are desirable N our pres
ent System OF consular Jurisdiction. I
hope At some future time 70 lay before
you 2 scheme Tor ifs Improvement p
the entire East.
Inc MtLecy netwee1 our county
ana Japan the most advanced Of tle
Eastern nations, continues to be cordial.
am advised that the emperor c0ntem-
plates the establishment Of null consd-
tutiOnal governments, and that he has
already summoned . parliamentary
congress Tor the purpose Of ehectdng the
change. Such Q remarkable step toward
complete assimilation with the Western
system cannot fail to bring Japan into
closer and more beneficial relationship
with ourselves - the chief pacific
power.
a quest4On has arisen n relation TO
the exercise in that country Of the judi
ciai functions conferred upon en- minis.
ters ana congui.. The indictment, trial
and conviction n the ccns1lar court q
Yokohama Of John Ross, q merchant
seaman On board an American vessel,
have made it necessary for the govern