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tins Government has repeatedly demanded
his punishment.

6WITZERIASp.
Tie Swiss Government has solicited the good
Offices Of our diplomatic and consular agents
for the protection Of It's citizens in countries
where 1t ID not itself represented. This re-
quest has, within proper limits, been granted.
Our agents in Switzerland have been instructed
to protest against tho conduct Of tho anthori-
ties Of certain coinmunes In permitting the
emigration to this country Of criminals, and to
otAcr objectionable persons. Several such per-
fons. through the cooperation OF tho
Commissioners OF Emigration 1t New York.
have been sent back BY the steamers which
brought them. A continuance Of the course
may prove more effective remedy than diplo-
matte romonstrance.
THE DANUDIAN STATES.
Treaties Of commerce aud navigation and
for the regulation Of Consular privileges has
been concluded with Roumania aud Scryia
since their admission into the family OF Euro
pean States.
), A. is natural with contiguous States having
like ihstituiionG aud like aims Of advancement
aud development, tho friendship Of the United
states and Mexico has been CONSTANT
" maintained. The Government has
lost no occasion Of encouraging tho
Mexican Government to beneficial
realization Of the mutual advantages which
will result from more intimate commercial IN
tcrconrse. and from the opening OF the rich
interior Of Mexico to railway enterprise. I
deem 1t important that means be provided to
n stiHn the lawicssness SO common on the
frontier, and to suppress the forays Of the
reservation Indians on either side Of the Rio
Grande.
CENTRAL AMERICA.
The neghborlng States Of Central America
have preserved internal peace, and their out
ward relations toward us have bcon tnose or
intimate friendship. There arc encouraging
signs Of their growing disposition to snbordl-
nate their local interests to those which arc
common to them by reason Of their georraph-
ical relations. The boundary question between
Guatemala and New Mexico has Afforded this
Government an opportunity to exercise ito
good offices for preventing q rupture between
those States, and for procuring peaceful solu-
tlon Of the question. cherish . strong hope
that in view Of onr relations Of amity with both
countries our friendly counsels will prevail
Tho Costa Rica Government lately formed an
engagement with Colombia for settling, by ar-
bitraton, the boundary question between those
countries, providing that the part Of the ar
bitrants should be offered succesively 10 the
King Of the Belgians the King OF Spain
federation. Tue King Of the Delgians
has declined to act, but am not q yet advised
Of tho action Of the King Of Spain. As We have
certain interests In the disputed territory which
are protected by our treaty engagement with
one OF tho partles II is important that the ar
uuINtlOu euOUlu HOG WNOOuI our consent 6UeOI
our rights. and this Government has accord
ingly thought proper to make its views known
U the parties TO the agreement, and to intimate
them to tho Belgian Government.
THE COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT.
Inc questions growing out OF the proposed
inte,~oceanlc water way across the Isthmus Of
Panama are OF grave national importance.
This Government has not been unmlndful OF
the solemn obligations imposed upon it BY its
compact Of lS46 with Colombia as the inde-
pendent and sovereign mistress OF tho territory
crossed by the canal, and has sought to render
them effective by fresh engagements
10 % ,nsir ou psse,issi 'snaeas execution o0shs Ths
negotiations to this end, after they had reached
whnt appeared to be . mutually satisfactory
solution here, were met In Colombia by dis
avowal Of the powers which its envoy had
assumed, and BY proposal for renewed nego-
tialions on nodded basis. Meanwhile thus
Government learned that Colombia had pro-
posed to the European powers to Join in
guarantee OF the neutrality Of the proposed
Panama Council, guarantee which would be
IN drect contravention Of our obligations -
the sole guarantee Of the integrity OF Colombian
territory and Of the neutrality OF the canal
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 for which tho
maerjection Of any foreign guarantee might be
regarded ~ superduous and unfriendly act.
TIE cLAyToN-BULwER TREATY.
Foreseeing the probable reliance OF the Brit
ish Government on the provisions Of the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty OF $780, "a affordmg room
for share in the guarantees which the United
States covenantod with Colombia four wears
before, / have not hesitated to supplement
the action Of my predecessor by proposing to
her Majcsty's Government the modification Of
that instrument, aud the abrogation Of such
clauses thereof rs do not comport with oblga-
tons 1f the United States toward Colombia or
with the vital needs OF the two friendly parties
to the compact.
chilli AND PERU.
This Government secs with great concern
the continuance Of hostile relations between
Chill, Bolivia and Peru An early peace be-
tween these republics il much to bc desired. not
only that they may themselves be spared fur
tier misery aud bloodshed hut becaus. their
continued antagonism threatens consequences
which are in my judgment dangerous 10
the interests as. OF republican govern %
to destroy the best elements Of
our free and peaceful civilization. As in the
present excited condition Of popular feeling in
those countries there has been serious misap-
prehensions OF the position Of the United
States. aud - separate diplomatic intercourse
with each through independent Ministers il
sometimes subject, owing to the want OF
prompt reciprocal communication, to temporary
Misunderstanding. have deemed 1t jndicious
at the present time to send special envoy &C.
credited to all aud each Of them, furnished
with general instructions, which will, trust,
enable him to bring these powers into friendly
relations.
THE GENEVA AWARD.
At its last extra session tho Senate called
for the text Of the Geneva Convention for the
relief OF the wounded III war. trust this ac-
ton foreshadows such interest in tho subject
IL Al.-
Stats to that humane and commendable en-
gagcment.
regret that tho commercial interests b.
tween
THE UNITED STATES AND BRAZIL,
from which great advantages were hol el a year
ago, have suffered from the withdrawal of tho
American line Of communicat on between Hra-
zilian ports and our own.
Through tho efforts of our Minister Resident
ut Buenos Asres and the United States M3nis-
ter y; Santiago, q treaty has been concluded
between
THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC AND CHILLI,
disposing nt the ons-psndlag paa,onan
boundary question. II Is matter OF een,yat-
ulaton thst our Government has been afforded
the opportunity of successfully cxerting its
coed influence for the PREV, ntsun OF dnasree-
ments between tho republics of the American
continent.
VENEZUELA.
its attitude oil warm friendship. aid con-
uaues with great regularity it, payment OF
the monthly iRota ot the diplomatic debt.
; Nithan, suggesting the direction III which
Congress should ae'. .,sk Alteration 10
tic pending questions affecting the dis
tr.t5utl4n IS tae s.ns taas far reesiged
III. relations between Venezuela and
France, growing out of tho same debt. have
been iaf same tune part in III unsatisfactory
STATE, and this Government, as the n.lshbor Of
OH, Of the lars.al creditors Of Venezuela. has
.nttrro..a itself with the French Government
with The view Of producing u friendly aud hon
cratic ad djastmen,.
am glad to inform You that
THE TREATIES LATELY NEGOTIATED WITH CHINA
have been duly ratified on 10th SIDES and tile
exchange nude at Picking. Legislation Ii nee-
cssary To carry It's provisions into effect. Tho
prompt and friendly spirit with winch the Chi
nssa Government, III the request of The United
States, conceded the modihc ton Of existing
treaties should secure careful regard for the
interests and euseeptlhllltes Of that Govern
ment III the re-enactment OF any laws relating
to Chinese immigration. These classee
OF treaties winch forbid the particlpa-
non OF citizens or vessels OF the