Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-12-07
furnished With general instructions which
viii, trust. enable him to bring these pow
ers into friendly relations.

furnished With general instructions which
VIII, l trust. enable him to bring these pow
ers into friendly relations.
Our SOUTHERN NEIGHBsRs.
The government of Venezuela maintains
Its attitude of warm friendship and continues
with great regularity its payment Of the
monthly quota Of the diplomatic debt With
out suggesting the direction in which Con-
gress should act, l ask its attention to the
pending questions affecting the distribution
Of the sums thus far received. The rela-
tions between venezula and France. growing
out of the same debt, have been for some
time past in an unsatisfactory state, and this
government, as the neighbor and one of the
longest creditors of Venezula, has interposed
itself since with the French govern
ment with the view to producing
friendly and honorable adjustment. regret
that the commercial interests between the
United States and Brazil. from which great ad-
vantages were hoped year ago, have suffered
from the withdrawa al of the American means of
communication betwe cen the Brazilian ports
and our own. Through the efforts of our
ministere Resident at Buenos Ayres and the
United States minister at Santiago, a treaty
has beea concluded between the Argentine
Republic and Chilli, disposing of the
one.,;or T, ;s ,,a,,a. &c oo,o,.,,I.,;ny
tho, ON, aov.-n,.., -. - .E..S.a ~.
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oH'NA AND JAPAN
L am glad to inform you that the
treaties lately negotiated with China have
Arl,, sGsal hntk ov,l
exchange made at Pekin. Legislation
is necessary to carry their provisions
into effect. The prompt and friend
ly spirit with which the Chinese government,
at the request Of the United States. conceded
the notifications of existing treaties, should
secure careful regard for the interests and
susceptibility of that government in the en-
actment OF any laws relating tn Chinese immi-
grafton. These clauses of the treaties which
forbid the participation OF citizens,o or vessels,
of the United States in the opium trade will
doubtless receive very strong approval,
which will attest the sincere interest which our
people and government feel in the commen-
dabe efforts of the Chinese government to
put stop to this denoralizing and destruc-
tive traffic. In relation both to China
and Japan, some changes are desirable
in our present system of consular juris-
diction. | hope at some future time to lay
before you a scheme for its improvement
in the entire East The intimacy between
our country and Japan, the most advanced of
the Eastern nations, continues to be cordial.
l am advised that the Emperor contemplates
the establishment of free constitutional gov
ernment, and that he has already summoned
a parliamentary Congress for the purpose of
effecting the change. Such a remarkable
step toward complete assimilation with
western sv'e"S ca"no' iah !" o,i'g
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upo. ou; - ." .S s:n.:e o.. =: ..I.-
nnnr. ~ a, - WnInh,na nf Tnhr poss norchant
soan,.r on hoard an American y.ssJ have
go !, nocesssrv far Tho a,,srnmsn, 70
:.".;..., 60, nx.,,,t,,.,;on ;n,n ,h.
o . "a ,.,n..oS. ns .h;. -
d;ct;on II appeared that Ro.. was regularly
shipped under the flag of the United States.
but was by birth British subject. My pre-
decessor felt it his duty to maintain the posi-
ton, that during his service as regularly
shipped seaman on board an American mer-
chant vessel, Ross was subject to
the laws Of that service and to the
jurisdiction of the United States
consular authorities. I renew the recon-
mendation which has been heretofore urged
by the Executive upon the attention of Con-
gress, that after the return of such amount
as may be found due to American citizens.
the balance of the indemnity funds heretofore
obtained from China and Japan, and which
are now in the hands of the State department,
be returned to the governments of those
countries.
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VII. WI nnr -ais,;om. w;,h that L;nodom are
f,;endlx this Government has received with
concern the efforts to seek replenishment
of the diminishing population of the Islands
fror, ort~. "a sources IN a deyree which NAV
;n,n.;r the naive sovere;ontv and indenen.
dapcs in vb;ch the tinted States wa. among
,hs trst 70 tes,;fv a lively in,eres.
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Relations OF unlmpaired amity nave oeen
maintained throughout the year win the re-
specuve governments OF Au'tria' hungary,
Belgium, Denmark, Hayh, Paraguay ana
fUruguay, Portugal, and Norway ana
Sweden !his may also oe said OF
Greece ana ECUADOR aithough our
relation with these states has Tor some years
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