Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-07

Mia in distress, and was then sought to be
confscated under Spanish revenue laws
Efforts for her relief have thus far proved
uuavailing. 1t is expected that the whole
matter will be adjusted in Fl endiy spirit
THE GEAR.
The Senate resolution of coincidence on
| the assassination of the Car Alexandria II,
were appropriately communicated to the
Russian government, which, in turn, has ex-
pressed its sympathy in our late national
bereavement. 1t is desirable that our cor
dial relations with Russia should be strength
ened by proper engagements assuring
peaceable Americans who visit the empire
the consideration which is due to them as
citizens of friendly State. This is espec-
ially needful with respect to the American
States whose classification with the native
Hebrews has evoked energetic renlonstran-
| ces from this Government.
A supplementary consular agreement with
Italy has been sanctioned and proclaimed,
which puts at rest conflicts of jurisdiction III
the case of crimes on shipboard.
| Several important International confer
ences have been held in Italy during the
year. At the Geographical Congress of
| Venice, the Benefcience Congress of Milan,
and the Hygenic Congress of Turin this
country was represented by delegates from
branches of the public service, Or by pri-
vate citizens duly accredited in honorary
capacity. 1t is hoped that Congress will
give such prominence to the results of their
participation as they may seem to deserve.
The abolition of all discriminating duties
against such colonial productions of the
duties of the East indies as are imported
| hither from Holland, has been already con-
| sidered by Congress. thrust that at the
| present session the matter may be fGyoraDly
concluded.
The insecurity of life and property in
many parts of Turkey has given rise to cor
respondence with the Porte, looking par
ticularly to the better protection of Ameri-
can missionaries in the empire
! The condemned murderer of the innocent
missionary, Justin W. Parsons, has not yet
been executed, although this government
has repeatedly demanded that exemplary
| Justice be done.
| The Swiss government has again solicited
| the good offices of our diplomatic and con-
sular agents for the protection of its
citizens in countries where it is not
| itself represented. This request has,
within proper limits, been granted
SWITZERLAND.
Our agents in Switzerland have been in
structed to protest against the conduct of
the authorities of certain communes in per-
hitting the emigration to the country eff
criminals and other Objectionable Of per-
sons. Several such persons, through the
cooperation of the Commissioner of En-
igration, at New York, have been sent back
by the steamers which brought them A
continuance of this course may prove more
etfectual remedy than diplomatic remon-
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for the regulation of consular privileges
Servia, since their admission into the family
of European States.
DUB RELATIONS WITH MEXICO.
As is natural with contiguous States hay-
ing like institutions and like aims of advance
ment and development, the friendship of
the United States and Mexico has been
constantly maintained This Government
has lost no occasion of encouraging the
Mexican Government to beneficial realiza-
ton of the mutual advantages VI hich will
result from mere intimate commercial inter-
course and from the opening of the rich
interior of Mexico to railway enterprise. l
deem it important that means be provided
to restrain the lawlessness unfortunately SO
common on the frontier, and to suppress
the forage of the Reservation Indians Oh
either side of the Rio Grande.
The neighboring States of Central Amer
lea have preserved internal peace, and
their Outward relations toward us have been
that of intimate friendship. There are
encouraging signs of their growing DISPOSE
ton to subordinate their local interests to
those which are common to them by reason
of their geographical relations
The boundary dispute between Guatema-
la and Mexico has afforded this government
an opportunity to exercise it's good offices
for preventing rupture between those
States and for procuring peaceable solu-
ton of the question. l cherish strong
hope that in our relations with both coun-
tries friendly counsels may prevail. A
special envoy of Guatemala has brought to
me the condolences of his government and
people on the death of President Garfield
The President allndes to the recent en-
gagement to settle the boundary question
between Costa RIGA and Colombia, and says
of the
PANAMA CANAL.
The questions growing cut of the pro-
posed interoceanic water way across the
Isthmus of Panama are of grave national i'm
portance. This government has not been
unmindful of the solemn obligations imposed
/
bia, as to the independent and sovereign
mastery of the territory crossed by the canal,
and has sought to render them effective bv
fresh engagements with the Colombia Re
public looking to their practical execution
| The negotiations to this end, after they had
reached what appeared to be mutually
satisfactory solution here, were met in Col
ombia by disavowal of the powers which
it's envoy had assumed, and by proposal
for renewed negotiation on a modified basis.
Meanwhile this government learned that
Colombia had proposed to the European
powers to join in guarantee of the neu-
trality of the, proposed Panama canal A
guarantee which would be in direct contra
vention of our obligation, as the sole guar.
antees of the integrity of the Columbian
territory, and of the neutrality of the ca al
itself. My lamented predecessor felt it his
duty to place before the European powers
the reasons which make the prior guarantee
of the United States indispensable and fo1
which the interjection of any foreign guar.
and unfriendly act.
CHILL AND PERU.
This government sees with great concern
the continuance of the hostile relations be
tween Chilli Bolivia and Peru. An early
peace between these republics mast be de
sired. not only that they may themselves be
spared from misery and bloodshed, but be-
cause their continued antagonism threatens
the consequences which are, in my judg
, ment, dangerous to the interests of thu
5 Republican government on this continent
i and calculated to destroy the best elements
. of our free and peaceful civilization.
As in the present excited condition oil
popular feeling in these countries there ha,
been serious Misrepresentation of the pc
sition of the United States, and as separat.
diplomatic intercourse with each, through
! independent ministers, is Sometimes subject
: : owing to the want of prompt reciprocal
.. communication, to temporary misunder
standing, have deemed tt judicious, at tn,
! present time, to send Q special envoy