Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-12-15

Nei toid0H' Ahe uoCumenlS relaIlnS 10 lne
negotiation, are, with that intent, submitted
to your consideration.
Our commerce with Sweden has been
placed on footing Of perfect reciprocity, by
treaty; and with Russia, the Netherlands,
Prussia, the free Hanseatic Cities, the Duke
doms OF Oldenburg and Sardinia, by internal
regulations on each side, founded on mutual
agreement between the respective govern
ments.
The principle upon which the commercial
policy of the United States is founded, are to
be traced to an early period. They are es-
sentially connected with those upon which
their independence was declared, and owe
their origin to the enlightened men who took
the lead in our affairs at that important e.
pooh. They are developed in their first trea-
| ty of commerce with France, of the 9th of
February, ITS, and by formal commission
which Was instituted Immediately after the
conclusion Of their revolutionary Struggle, for
| the purpose OF negotiating treaties of COM
meTce with every European power. The first
treaty of the United States with Prussia,
which was negotiated by that commission,
affords signal Illustration Of those principles.
| The act of Congress of the Sd of March, 1915,
adopted Immediately after the return of gen
eral peace, was new overture toforeign ma
lions, to establish our commercial relations
with them, on the basis of free and equal re-
ciProcity, That principle has pevaded all
the acts Of Congress, and all the negotiations
OF the Executive on the subject since.
convention for the settlement of impor-
tant questions, in relation to the North Wes
Coast this continent, and its adjoining seas,
was concluded and signed at st. Petersburgh,
on the of last, by the Minister
Plenipotentiary of the United States, and
Plenipotentiares of the Imperial government
OF Russia. 1t will Immediately be laid be-
fore the Senate, for the exercise Of the consti-
tutional authority of that body, with reference
to its ratification. 1t is proper to add, that
the manner in which this negotiation was in
vlted and conducted on the part of the Empe-
ror, has beenvery satisfactory.
! The great aud extraordinary changes which
have happened in the government of Spain
and Portugal, within the last two years, with
out seriously affecting the friendly relations
which, under all of them, have been main
tanned with those powers, by the United
States, have been obstacles to the adjustment
OF the particular subjects OF discussion which
Senate, adopted at their last session, called
fer information, as to the effect produced upon
our relations with Spain, by the recognition,
on the part OF the United States, of the indie
pendent South American governments. The
papers containing that information are now
communicated to Congress.
A Charge d'Affairs has been received from
the independent government OF Brazil. That
country heretofore a colonial possession of
Portugal, had some years since been proclaim
ed, Ey the sovereign of Portugal himself, an
independent kingdom. Since his return to
Lisbon, revolution in Brazil has established
a new government there, with an imperial IL
tie, at the head of which is placed the Prince
IN whom the regency had been vested, by the
king, at the time of his departure. There is
reason to expect, that by amicable negocia-
ton, the Independence of Brazil will ere long
be recognized by Portugal herself.
| With the remaining powers OF Europe, with
those on the coast Of Barbary, ard with all
the new South American States, our relations
| are OF friendly character We have Minis
tiers Plenipotentiary residing with the repub,
lies of Colombia and Chill, and have receiv-
ed ministers, of the same rank, from Colombia,
Guatimala, Buenos Ayrcs and Mexico. Our
commercial relations, with all those States,
are mutually beneficial and increasing. With
the republic of Colombia, a treaty OF COM
merce has been formed, of which a copy is re-
ceived, and the original daily expected. A
negotiation for like treaty, would have
been commenced with Buenes Ayres, had it
not been prevented by the indispositim and
lamented decease of Mr.. Rodney, our minis
ter there, and to whose memory the most res
pecttul attention has been shown, by The
Government of that republic. An adyanta-
geous alteration in our treaty with Tuais has
been obtained, by our consular agent residing
there, the official document of which, when
received, will be laid before the Senate.
The attention of the government has been
drawn with great solicitude to other subjects,
and particularly to that relating to a state of
maritime war, involving the relative rights of
neutral and belligerent in such wars. Most of
the difficulties which we have experienced
and of the losses which we have sustained,
since the establishment of our independence,
have proceeded from the unsettled state of
those rights, and the extent to which the bel
liserent claim has been carried against the
neutral party. 1t is impossible to look back
on the occurrences of the late wars in Eu-
rope, and to behold the disregard which was
paid TO our rights as neutral power, and the
waste which was made of our commerce by
the parties to those wars, by various acts of
their respective governments, and under the
pretext by each that the other had set the ex-
ample, without great modification, and fix
ed purpose never to submit to the like in fu-
ture. An attempt to remove those causes of
possible variance, by friendly negotiation, and
on just principles, which should be applica-
BILE to all parties, could, it was presumed, be
viewed by none, other than as a proof of an
earnest desire to preserve those relations with
every power. In the late war between France
and Spain, a crisis occurred in which it seem
ed probable that all the controvertible prin.
ciples, involved in such wars, might be brought
into discussion, and settled to the satisfaction
of all parties. Propositions having this object
in view, have been made to the governments
of Great Britain, France, Russia, and of other
powers, which have been received in friend
ly manner by all, but as yet no treaty has
been formed with either for its accomplish