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with all the principal powers Of Europe. They
met, and resided for that purpose about one
year at Paris; and the only result of their nero.
tiaions at that time. was the h-st Treaty be.
tween the United States and Prussia. memor
able IN the diplomatic annals OF the world. and
precious as monument Of the principles, in
relation TO Commerce and Marsiime Warfare.
with whien our country entered upon her ca.
reer, as member OF the great family of indie.
pendent nations This Treaty, prepared in
conformity with The instructions Of the Amcri.
can PleniPotentiaries, consecrated thsee funda
mental principles Of the foreign intercourse
which the Congress OF that period were desr
Gus Of establishing. First, equal reciprocity
and the mutual stipulation OF the privileges Of
the most favored nation, in the commercial ex
changes ct Peace. Secondly the abolition of
private war upon the ocean; and thirdly res.
trictions favorable to Neutral Commerce, upon
Belligerent practices, with regard to contra
band of var and Blocksdes. A psinfui--it may
be said acaamitous experience, of more than
forty years has demonstrated the deep mpor-
lance Of these same principles to the peace
and prosperity OF this nation, and TO the welfare
of all Maritime states, and has illustrated the
profound wisdom with which they were assum.
ed as cardinal points Of the policy OF the Union.
At that time. in the infancy of their polti.
cal existence, under the influence of those
principles of liberty and of right, 50 congenial
to the cause in which they had Just fought and
triumphed, they were able but to obtain the
sanction Of one great and philosophical, though
absolute sovereign OF Europe, to their liberal
and enlightened principles. They could obtain
no more. Since then political hurricane
has gone over three-fonrths of the civilized
portions Of the earth; the desoIation of which,
it may with confidence he expected. is passing
away. leaving at least the American atmos
phere purified and refreshed. And now at
this propltious moment. the newborn nations
of this hemisphere, assembling by their Repre-
sentatlves ct the fsthmus, between its two
Continents to settle their principles OF their fu
ture international intercourse with other ma
tons. and with rs, ask. IN this great exigency,
for our advice upon those fundamental maxims.
which we from our cradle, had first proclaimed
and partially succeeded to introduce into the
code of National Law,
Without recurring to that Total prostration
OF all neutral and commercial rights, which
marked the progress OF the late European wars
which finally involved the United States in
them: aud. adverting only to onr political re.
latlons .ith these American nations, it is OBJ
servable. that while in all other respects, those
relations have been uniformly, and without cx.
ception, u the most friendly and mutually sat
istactory characters the oily cause OF differ
ence and dIsseniion between us and them,
which ever have arisen, originated in those ne
yer falling fountains OF discord and irritation.
dlscrlmlnations OF commercial favor towards
other mas IONS. lcentious priValeers md paper
blockades | cannot without doing injustice
Inc ESs-s-.sssG@ - .5zeIsos Area aid cvi0n.
bis forbesr To acknowledge the candid and
cousilIstory spirit, with which they have re
peatedly yielded to our friendly representations
and remoDstrsnccs upon these subjects In re.
peallng niscriminstiye laws, which operated to
our disadvantage. and in revoking the COM
missions OF their prlvateers--To which Colon.
bis has added tn msgnsninity of making re-
peration for unlawful captures b, some OF her
cruisers. and OF asserting, inthe midst of War.
to Treaty supuations, favorable to neutral ma.
vigstion But the recurrence of these occasions
OF complain. has rendered the renewal OF the
discussions which result in.the removal of them
necessary, while in the mean time, injuries are
sustained by merchants and other individuals
OF the united States, which cannot be repaired
and the remedy fingers in oveFtaking the per-
nlcious operation OF the mischief The settle
ment OF general principles, pervsding with
equal efficacy all the American States, can a.
lone put an end to these eyit md can alone
be accomplished at the proposeo Assembly.
If ii be true that the noblest treaty
of peace ever mentioned in history, is
that by which the Carthegenians were
bound to abolish the practice of sacri
ficing their own children, because 10
aoas stipulated in fauor of human ma
tayc, l cannot exaggerate to myself
the unfading glory with which these
United States will go forth in the me
mory ol future ages, if, by their friend
ly counsel. by their moral influence,
by The power of argument and pursua.
siQr1Eeione, they can prevail upon The
American Nations at Panama, to ipu-
late. by general agreement among
themselves md so far as any OF them
may be concerned, the perpetual abo.
lItlon of private war upon the ocean.
And il we cannot yet hatter ourselves
that this may be accomplished, as ad.
vances towards it, the establishment of
the principal that the friendly flag shall
cover the cargo, the entailmen Of con
trsband OF war, and the prescription
OF fictitious paper blockades, engage
menls which, we may reasonably
hope, will not prove impracticable,
will, if successfully inculcated, bound
proporsiouably to our honor, and drain
the fountain of many future war
The late President of the United
States, in his me- sage to Congress of
the ID December. 1928, while an.