Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-01-01

! irving, and with whatever articles laden.
They have requested the reciprocal al
lowancc for the vessels OF Norway in the
Dorts of the United States. AS this
privilege is not within the scope of the
act of the Sd of March, 1915, and can
: only be granted by CONGRESS- /: and as it
NAV involve the commercial relations of
the Union with other nations, the subject
is submitted 10 the wisdom of CONGRESS-.
have presented TINS fully to your
view our commercial relations with other
powers, that. seeing them in detail with
each mower, and knowing the basis on
which they rest, Congress may in its
wisdom decide, whether any change
ought TO be made, and, if any, 10 what
respect. If this basis is unjust or un-
reasonable. surely it ought to be aban-
doned but if it be lust and reasonable,
and any change in it will make conces-
sions subversiye of the principles CT
equality, and tending in its consequences
to SAP the foundations OF our prosperity,
then the reasons are equally strong, for
adherinr to the ground already taken,
and supporting it by such further regu-
lations as NAV appear to be proper,
should anv additional SUPPORT be found
necessary.
| The Question concerning the construc-
ton of the first article of the treaty of
Client, has been, BY a Joint act of the Re-
representatives. If the United States, and
OF Great Britain at the court Of St. Pc
teraburg, submitted TO the decision of his
Imperial Majesty, the Emperor Of Rus
STA. The result of that submission has
not vet been received. The commits
sioners under the 5th article Of that treaty
not having been able to agree upon their
decision, their reports 10 the two govern
ments, conrormally to the provisions Of
the treaty, may be expected at an early
day.
With Spain, the treaty OF February
22d, 1919, has been partly carried into
exec ution. Possession Of Eas, and West
Florida has been given to the United
States, but The officers charged with that
service, by an order from bis Catholic
Majesty, delivered by his Minister to the
Secretary of State, and transmitted by a
special agent to The Captain General of
Cuba, to whom ii was directed, and in
whom the government of those provinces
was vested, have not only omitted, in
con,ravention of the orders of their SOW
ereien, the performance Of the express
stipulation, to deliver over the archives
and documents relating to the property
aud sovereignty Of those provinces, all of
which i, was expected would have been
delivered, either before or when the
,roups were withdrawn, but defeated,
since, every effort Of the United States 10
obtain them, especially those Of the GREAT
cs, importance. This omission, has
given rise to several incidents Of pain
full nature, the character Of which will
be fully disclosed, by the documents
which will hereafter be communicated.
In every other circumstance the law of
the Sd of March last, for carving into
effect that treaty has been duly attended
to. For the execution OF that part which
preserved in force, for the government
of the inhabitants, for the term specified,
all the civil, military, and judicial pow
ers, exercised by the existing govern
ment of those provinces, an adequate
number of officers, as was presumed,
were appointed, and ordered to theirre-
spec,iye stations. Both provinces were
formed into one territory, and governor
appointed for it, but, in consideration of
the pre-existing division, and Of the dis
lance and difficulty of communication be-
tween Pensacola. the residence of the