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

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(. aud commerce Of the United States. il
/ any Of the foreign countries reterres
!. 10 therein. the suspension Of tliscrimi
mated duties in favour Of the navigation
Of such foreign coustry should 6essei
!. and AL the rrovisions Of the acts i'm
/ posing discriminating foreign tonnage
and mpost duties in the United States
! shonid revive and be in full force with
regard 10 that nation.
J, inthe correspondence With the gov
Iernment;o the Netherlands upon this
|subject. they have conlended~tssrt the
favour shown 10 their own shipping by
this bounty upon their tonnage, is not
10 be considered discriminatlng duty.
But Il cannot be denied it produces all
the same effects. Had the matusl abo-
iiitidn been stipulated by treaty. such. a
4 bounty Npon the national vessels could
scarcely hase been granted consistently
:; with good faith. Yet. as the act Of
! Congress Of 7,h january, 1924. has not
expressly authorized the executive au-
1 thority to determine what shall be con-
sidereJsas revival Of discriminating
duties BY foreign government TO the
disadvantage Of this country, and rs the
'reialiatory measure On our part, how
ever Just and necessary, may tend rath-
Ter to that conflict Of legislation which
we deprecate, than TO that concert 10
which we invite all commercial nations,
as most conducive to their interest and
our own, have thoughtful mole con-
sisteni with the spirit Of our institu-
ions to refer the subject again 10 the
paramount authority OF the legislature
10 decide what measure the emergen-
icy may require, than abruptly by proc
lamatio on, 10 carry into effect the nhu,a-
tory provision of th' act Of 1924, 4
During The last Sc sion of Co,gress,
treaties OF am,iy, navigation and coin
merce, we're negociated and signed at
this place wi.h tae government of Den-
mark, in Europe, and With the Fedora.
ton oi'C central America, in this henri
sphere. These treaties then received
1.-The constitu ional sanction OF the Sen
a'e, By the advice and consent to their
ratification, They were accordingly
ratified on tile part Of this country, and
during the recess Of Cong ess, have
been also ,ra'itied by the other respec-
tive contracting parliess 1The ratihca-
|.ions have been exchanged. and they.
have been published by proclan,a'ions,
copies ofwhich are herewith commnnii
Gated to Congre 8. These tfea'ies have
established betweenihe contracting par.
lies, the principles Of equality and reai
procity 10 their broadcast and mast hber
| IA extent. Each party admitting the
vessels Of The other into its ports. laden
with carsoes the produce or manufacture
OF any quarter OF The globe, upon the
payment Of the same duties OF tonnage
and impost that are chargeable upon
their own. They have further supaia
ted, that the parties shall hereafter grant
no favour Of navigation or commerce
10 any other nalion, which shall not up
| on the same terms, be granted 10 esch
1olher and that nei'her. party Will I'M
pose UPON articles ofineS< <handize, the
produce or manufacture ofthe Other,
rny other or higher duties than upon
like articles being the produce or man
ufacture of any otlier country. TO these
nr;nciples there is, in the Convention
with Denmark, an exceptions, WIN re-
uard 10 tha colonies Of that kingdom IN
The arctic se az. but none with regard
~ h.r co,on;es in TIE W. Indies.
] Tn the course Of the last summer
th. term 70 which our last CONNER
Icial Treaty with Sweden was limited
has expired. A continuation OF u T. !,
lin the contemplation Of the Swedish
ICovernment, and is be,ieved to De de-
sirable on the part of the United states.
Il has been proposed by the King OF
Sweden, that, pending the nego"a
jtion of renewal, the EXPIRED irea.s
should be mu,ually considered as sun
in force; a measure which Will re-
nu;re the sanction Of Congress to De
carried into effect on our parts anu
which 1 therefore recommend 70 your
consideration.
With Prussia. Spain. Portugal and
:, General all the European powers
h. hat twsen.vhom and the United Siates
relations of friendly intercourse nave
er;sted. their condition has not ma'e :,
s;ally varied since the last session o'
C""sress. % / regret not to be able 70
sav ,he same Of our COMMERCIAL inter-
cayrse 2 with the Colonial Possessions
of Great Britain in America. Nsso o
t;ations of the highest importance %
our common interests have been 'ol
several years in discussion between len
|, IN. two Governments ) and Oh .hs
; } @ oar, Of the United States have been IN