The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-12-12


| isiory and friendly TO France. Tie eonsI, DC.
! iion Of cur 'svsnue Law, IN its application TO
the cases, which have for oed the grOund IF
such serious complain On her Part, aud a. Q
order, 10 the collector Of ST. Msry's IN sc-
cord with il, we're given Two years eeic. .
these cases occurred, snd in reference 10 o
breach, which was attempted By the subj jrcls
Of another power. LIS application therefor o
to the csses IN question, was iDesi,sble. AS
soon IS The tresly, by which these provinces
wsie ceded TO The y. States, was rau6ed, nd
ell danger of further breach -oi our revenue
laws ceased, ss order was given Tor the re-
lease Of The vessel, which bad been sic zed,
and for the cismission Of The Libel, which had
been instituted az aiDst her.
The principles Of this system Of reeiproci-
ty, founded on the Law Of the ID Of March,
1918. have been since carried into effect,
with the kingdom Of the Nethefisnd., Swc-
den, Prussia, and with Hamburg, B'emsD,
Lubeck, and OidenbuIg, with a provision
made by subsequent laws, in regard 70 ,hs
Netherlands, Prussia, Hamburg aud B'saen,
that such p, oduce and manufactures, as could
only be, or most usually were, frst shipped
from the ports Of those counuies, the ssuo
being imported ia vessels, wholly belonging
sdmi,ted as their own manufactures sno pro-
drctions.
The government Of Norway has, BY sn or
dinance, opened the ports Of that part OF tho
doninions Of the King Of Sweden, TO the YES.
SELF Of the United States, upon ihe peymens
of no Other OF higher duties than are paid b1
the Norwegian vessels, from wbs,ever place
arriving, and with whatever ARTICLES laden -.
-
ance for the vessels Of Norway in ihe ports
Of the United States. As ,hi. privilege is
not within The scope Of the act Of The ID Of
March, 1913, and can only. be giaoted "
Congress and as il may involve ,he COM
mercisi relations Of the Union with other ma
lions, the subject is submitted 10 the wisdom
Of Congress.
l have presented thus fully to Jour view
our commercial relations With other power,
that, seeing them in detail with each power.
and knowing tue basis on which they rest,
Congress may 10 its wisdom decide whether
any change onsht to Be made, and il any, 10
wnat respect. II this basis 10 vnjust or un-
-easonabie, surely il ought to be sbabdoned {;
bot if it be just and reasonable, and any
change in il will make conce ssion subversise
Of the principles Of equality, and lending in
its consequences 10 sap the foundations Of our
prosperity, then the reasons are equally
strong, Tor sdhering to The grouod airea' ?
taken, and supporting !, BY soeh further reg
ulations as may appear to be proper, should
any additional support be found necessary. Z.
The question conce rning he constr uctio0
Of the htst article of The treaty OF 0hent, h4s
been, by a flint act OF the Representatives. %
the United States and Of Great British, q tho
court Of ST. Petersburg, subnitted 10 the do.
cision of his Imperial Maiesiy, the emperor
of Russia. The result of that submission has
no, yet been received The Comnissione. Q
under the 5'b article Of that treaty not having
been able to agree upon their decision, theis
reports 10 the TWO Governncnt conio, wab'y
to the provisions OF the treaty, msy be eA
pec,ed st an eaily day.
With Spain, the uesiy Of February aads
1919, has been partly carried in'o execution.
Possession Of East and West FIofida has
been given TO the Uni,ed States, but the ofii.
GERS cha, ged with that service, by an order
from his Catholic Mvjes'y, delivered by his
Minister to the Secretsry OF State, and tsns'
mittcd by q special agent to the Captain Gen.
eral Of Cuba, 10 whom il vss directed, apd 10
whom the government Of those provinces
was vested, hsve not only omitted, IN eontra-
vention Of the orders of their sovereign, the
performance OF the express stipulation, 10
. deliver over the archives and documents re-
ls,ing to the property and sovereignty Of those
Provinces ell OF which il was eapeCted wous q
have been delivered, either beioic or whep
tho troops were Withdrawn, but defested,
since, every effort of the Uni,ed Sis,es 10 OBJ
tain them, especially those OF the greatest i'm
poI,ance. This omnission has gwen Iise 10
several incidents Of painful nature, the c.a'
racter Of which will be fully disclosed, by the
documents which vill hereafter be com mu'
hicated.
In every othe, sireuns'snee the lag OF the
2d,of March lest. for carrying INTO effect that
treaty has been duly attended TO. For tbs
execution Of that part which preserved 10
fnice, for ,hs gove'rmen, ol the 'nbsbi,sn'. =,
for.,he term specified, al, the civil, miIits'y
snd judicial powers, exercised by the exlsiir 4