Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-12-16

tou1Sequ<ut ufCUdsc. OI MS minister re
siding here, who enioyed, as he mer
Ijted, the entire confidence. Of his new
Sovereign. as he had eminently res
Ponded to that ofhis predecessor. Bu
We have bad the most satisfactory as
surances, that the sentim ants If In,
reigning emperor, toward. the Unitet
States, are altogether conformable I,
fthoee ~hich had "a loof nSdl conSvan,l,
atimatex .his imperial brofh8s ana y,
lEhsve reason to hope that they will sery,
to cement that harmotty and good un
4 dersianding between the two nations
which, founded Ia consenial interest
( cannot but result in the advancemen
Of the welfare ard prosperity of both.
! Oar relstions of commerce and nav.
jigltion with France. are. by the opera
lion Of the convention of 24th June
1899, with that nation, in state OF
gradual and progressive io,proyement
Convinced. by ali our experience, no
less~than bv the principles OF fair and
liberal reciprocity, which the United
State shave constantly rendered to ali
the nations Of the earth, ss stbe, rule OF
commercial intercourse which they
would uniyersally prefer. that fair and
equal competition is most conducive 10
the interests ofboth parties the Unlted
States. iu TIE negotiations OF that con-
vention. earnestly contcnded for mu-
-tdai renuncistioa of discriminating dn-
ties and chargesf in The ports OF. ,hs
two countries. Unabie to obtain the
Immediate recognition Of this principle
in its full extent. afterreducing tie da
ties e,f Discrimination, SO Ear as was
found at tainahle II was agreed that at
the expieation Of two yeacs from the
FIRST Of october. 1922, when tic con-
yention was 10 90 into effect, Snless a
notice Of six months on either side
shoutd be given 10 the other, that the
Convention itself must terminate, those
duties should b. reduced by one fourth,
and that this rsductie should be year.
iy. repeated un'il all discrimination
,houli cease while the convention, IL
self should con linne in force. BY. the
.cffe:. of tins stipulation, three foarths
Of the disc imina,ing duties which had
been levied by each party upon the
vessels of the other In its ports, have
already been removed ani, On the
first neg, October, should the conven.
ton be still IN force,th rem'nning lou tn
win be discontinued. French vess Is,
laden with French produce, will lie re-
ceived in. our ports on the same terms
as our own aud ours, in return, will
enjoy the same advantages IN the ports
Of France. BY these approx'm .tions
TO an equality ofs duties and charges
not only has the commerce between
the two countries prespered, but friend
~ dis positions have been on both sides
eacdrs aged and promoted. They will
|continne to be cherished and cultivated
on the part Of the United Sates. u
would have been gratifying 70 have nae
il in my power to a "a, tnat the CLAIMS
upon the Justice Of the French Gov
ernment, involving the property and
the comfortable subsistence Of many OF
our fellow citize,'s. and which have
40 long and SO earnestly been urged,
were 10 more promising train Of ad-
iiustment than at your last meeting bot
Their condition remains unal!ertd.
With the government Of the Neither
lands, the mutual abandonment Of DIS
crimiusfing dagies has been regulated
nv leqislative act, on both sides, The
act Of Congress Of the goth Of April,
1918, abolished MI discriminating du-
ties Of impo.t and tonnage, upon the
easel, and produce Of the Mcfarland.