The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-12-12

h"rn sanctioned by els of Parliament H.,
ef'ct of which, upa the Interests of .t,,,.
niiinns. AMI particularly upan onr.. hasn,
YET been fully developed. Inthr req. tr,
81" al of the diplomatic missions on bo,l
Id between the two governments. ASA
anrrs have been gwen and received nf In.
continuance and ncret-s Of that mutual
- iienrr and CO.. dlaIity, b, which the adj.
lnNiment of many points IF difference had
a're 'dy been Effected. and nhich afT..rd.
the snresi pledge fbr the ultimate s4tistac-
-. adjustment ~ those winch still rcm,in
open, or may hsreaftrr arsr.
fne policy nf thu L. States. in their
commercial intercourse vita other nations.
has always been n Ia. ,nn>t liberal char
acter. In the mutual exchange Of their re-.
specllse productions, they have an,t ,lnrd
altogether from prohbllens they have
lnterdicied themselves liz power Of la,loy
taxes npon exports, aud whenever TN,
have tasonrrd their owp shipping. hy spr.
ciai preferences, or exclusive privilrdgrs il
Their own pO,t-. II has been only with
view IL counters Ill similar fayors aud px-
clnslpnN granted by the nations with whom
we have been engaged in naihr, 10 fhejt
own people or shipping, aud 10 the dl.ad.
vantage Of ours. Ina ntdltpIy after IN.
close "t thr last war, proposal Vas faulty
made by tne act u Congress 1t the 81 of
March, 1919, 10 all the naratln. nafians.
to lay aside the system of rrtah,line g.
slrlCllons and exclusions, aud tu place the
sapp,ng of hoth pa Ties 10 the common
trade On footing If equality ia .csprcl to
+ the IntIps al
offer was paritlly 81 successly,lN accepted
by u. Brtl'u, sweden, jhr \ .tlerland,.
the Hanseatlc Cities, Prussia, Sardinia.
the Duke OF O,denbnrg, and Russia. Ii
was also adopted, nnder ceItan modlfca-
| ti"ns. in our late commercial convention
with France. And, by the,act Of Congress
of 9th January, 1874, it has received q
new confirmation, with all the nations who
had acced"d TO II, and has been offered a.
gam IN all those who are, or my hereafter
be Wiling 10 abide in reciprocity by IL
Bot all these regulations. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ed by treaty, or by municipal enactm ms,
aye sill subject to one important restrlc.
ton. The removal of discriminating du-
ties of tonnage and If mpost, IS limited to
articles OF The growth, produce or mann
tarture, 0f the conatry tn winch the tessrl
belongs, ~ t. such Articles as are most H.
sualiy first supped from her ports Ii will
deserve the serious consideration of Con
grrss, Whrthe, even this iemnant ofrestric-
llOl may not BE- sally abandoned AID
whether the general tender Of equal compe.
titIon, made IN IN act OF 6tb January, 1924,
nay uot be- extended to Include ali articles
ot mercha hdloe not prohibited, of what
cnu ny soeyer they may BIZ the produce
or manufacture. Propositions To tnls effect
nave already been made 10 us by more Than
one European governmc II, and it is pfob,-
BILE, that, If Uacr established by .egislaliou
or compact with any distinguished mari
TINE State, It wonl recommend Itself by
the experience of lis advantages. to the
general accession of all.
The Convention Of Commerce and Ma
tlga l"H between the Il States aud France,
concluded on the On the 24th Junr, l822,
Mas, IN the understanding and lntent OF
hnjh parties ~ appears upon It's tace, only
a Temporary arr Management Of the POINTS of
difference between them, oi the most i'm
mrdlate and pressing urgency. It Has linn
lated, 10 The iir-l Instance, In two years. from
| IL - ~ ~ Abb'l lux, pdA WIN Il I'b~
., 49," that II should further continue IN force
| til the concluslon of u general ana drh-
| nlI'e treaty Of commerce, unless trrnIna-
/ ted BY notice SIX muntas IN advance, of
either Of thr parties 10 the other. IT. op
! Grafton, SO far as II extended. has been inu-
! tun'Iy advantageous aud II stu coaIlnnes
/ III force, by com non consent. Is a II lril
unadl esled several thlects OF great Interest
To The citizens and suhlecls oil h"th couu-
| trrs, aed particular mass oil Z tat claims,
| Ia considerable amount, of citizens o.
the Uuited States upon the Gosern-
,neut of France, of lode fnity tor property
taken or Destroyed uoder circumstances
Of the most aggfa,at, d aud outrageous
character In the long period, Dung
which continual aud earnest appeals ha,"
! been made To thu equity and maGoanimhl
! of France, IN behalf of these CLAIMS, then
Justice has not been, as II could he, drnh Il.
| II was hope that The accession of IA Ne"
| Sewerage {" the throne would have atfoiI-
I'd Favourable oppor tunlly for presenting
/ tnrm To the consideration of his Govern
nent. They have been presented and
urged hitherto. without fl, ct. The re-
prated and earnest representations of ou'
! Minister AT the Court at France, remain
as Yet even without an ,nswrr. Were the
demand. Of nations upon tn" justice OF
each other, susceptible of adjudication by
the sentence of an impartial tribunal, rhosr
to which now refer would long since have
been settled, and adequate Indr5noty
'would have ben obtained Thee are
large amounts similar CLAIMS upon the Ne
thr,lands Napl.~ < Denmark. For those
upon spun, prior L. 1919, indemnity was
after uany years of patient fn'hearance,
obtained and those opon Sweden have
been lately compounded by private set
lrmc0l, IN ~ hirh lhe claimants themselves
have arpnirsrd. The Governments of