Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-12-10

convention TO this effect was concluded
and signed in London. on the lhir-
| teenth day OF March, 1924, by pleni.
potentiaries duly authorized by both
governments, 10 the ratification of
which certain obstacles have arisen,
which are not yet entirely removed.
The differences between the parties
still remaining, has been reduced 10
point, not of sufficient magnitude, as
is presumed, to be permitted to de-,
feat an object so near TO the heat OF
both nations, and so desirable to the
friends OF Humanity throughout the
world. As objections, however,t 10 the
principle recommended by the house
OF representatives or a, least to the con.
sequences inscparableironit,a ne which
are understood TO apply to The law,
have been raised, which may deserve
a considerable OF the whole Subjects, /
have Thought il proper to suspend the
conclusion of new convention until
the dcfmte sentiments of congress may
be ascertained. The documents re.a-
ting to The negotiations, are, with that
intent, submitted to your consideration,
Our commerce with Sweden has
been placed on footing ofperiect re
ciprocity by treaty, and with Russia,
the Neither lands, Prussia, the fee Han.
seattle cities the dukedom ofOldenburg,
aud Sardinia. by internal regulations
on each side, founded on mutual agree
ment between the respective govern.
ments.
The principals upon which the com.
mercial policy OF the United States is
founded, are to be traced to an early
period They are essentially connec.
ted with those upon their independence
was declared, and owe their origin to
the enlightened men who took the
lead in onr affairs at that important
pooh. They are develoi ed in their
first treaty of commerce with France.
ofslxth February. Que thousand seven
hundred and seventy eight, and bv a
formal commission, which was insti-
tuted Immediately after the conclusion
of their revolutionary struggle, for the
purpose OF negotiating treaties of com
m cree with every European power.
The first treaty of the U. States with
Prussia, which was negotiated by that
co mmission, affords a signal ilustra.
tons of those principals The act of
congress ofihe Sd of March, 1915. a.
dopted Immediately after the return
ola general peace, was new over.
ture to foreign nations, to establish our
commercial relations with them, on
the basis of free and equal reciprocity.
That principal has pervaded all the
acts of congress, and all the negocia.
tons of the executive on the subject
since.
A convention for the settlement of
important questions, in relation to the
North West Coast of this continent,
and its adjoining seas, was concluded
and signed at St. Petersburg, on the
of last, hv the minister pie
nipo;enliary of the United States, and
plenipotentiarics of the imperial go.
vernment oi Russia II will immedi-
ately be laid before the senate, for the
exercise of the Observation-Disclosures of
that boday, with reference to its ra
LITIGATION. Il is proper to add, that the
manner in which this negotiation was
invited aud conducted, on the part of
the emperor, has been very satisiacto.
ry
The great and extraordinary chan
ges which had happened in the govern
ments of Spain and Portugal, within
the last two years, without seriously
affecting the friendly relations which, |
under all of them, have been maintain
ed with those powers, by the United
States, have been obstacles to The adj.
justment of the particular subjects of
discussion which have arisen with
each. A resoluiionofthe senate, adap
ted at their last session, called for in
formation, as TO the effect produced up
on our relations with Spain, by the
recognition, on the part of the United
States. of the independent South A.
merican governments The papers
containing that information are now
communicated to congress.
A charge d'Affairs have been re.
ceived from the independent govern.
ment of Brazil. That country, here.
tofore a colonial possession of Portugal,
had some years since been proclaimed,