Delaware journal., 1828-12-05


chartered companies and ship building in
iuence, pervaded and encumbered the legislation OF
all the great commercial States and the United
States in Offering free trade and equal privilege to
all, were compelled to acquiesce in many excep-
ons with each of the parties to their treaties, ac-
commodaed to their existing laws and anterior en-
gagements.
The colonial system, by which this whole hemis-
phere was hound, has fallen into ruins. Totally
abolished by revolutions, converting colonies into
independent naIions throughout the TWO American
Continents excepting portion OF territory chiefly
at the northern extremity of our own. and conhn-
ed to the remnants of dominion retained by Great
Britain over the nsular Archipelago, geographically
the appendages of our part of the globe. with
all the rest we have free trade--even with the in
nsular colonies of all the European nations, except
Great Britain. Her Government had also manes-
ted approaches to the adoption of free and liberal
intercourse between her colonies and other nations,
though, by sudden and scarcely explained revul-
sion, the spirit of exclusion has been revived Tor
operation upon the United States alone.
The conclusion of our last Treaty of Peace with
Great Britain was shortly afterwards followed by
Commercial Convention, placing the direct inter
course between the two countries upon f0oting of
more equal reciprocity than had ever been admitted
The same principle has since been much farther
extended. by Treaties with France, Sweden, Den
mark, the lianseatic Cities, Prussia III Europe, and
with the Republics OF Colombia, and OF Central
America IN this hemisphere. The mutual aboii
ton of discriminating duties and charges. upon the
navigation and commercial intercourse between the
parties, is the general maxim which characterlZes
them all. There is reason 10 expect that 1t wills at
10 distant PERIOD be adopted by other nations, b1th
of Europe and America. and to hope that, by Its
universal prevalence one OF the fruitful sources ol
wars Of commercial compett IN will be extinsuisii-
ed.
Among the Nations upon whose Governments
many of our fellowcltZens have had long pending
claims o! indemnity, Tor depredatlnns upon then
property during period when the rights OF neutral
commerce were disregarded, that OF Denmark.
They were. soon alter the events occurred, the sub.
iect of special mission from the United States, al
the close Of which the assurance was given, by MS
Uanisa Majesty hAt, Il ptT;odss. iAare tranquil
ity, and of less distress, ,hey woud oe considered,
examined, aud decided upon, i'll spirit oi deter
mined purpose for the disprs ssatlon OF justice.
have much pleasure in informing Congress that the
lulfi!mcnt of this honorable promise j. now IN pro-
gress that small portion of the claims has area'
dy been settled to the satisfaction of the calmants
and that we have reason to hope that the remainder
will shortly be placed in train ot equitable a'!ju>'-
ment This result has always been confidently eX-
pected, from the character of personal integrity and
of benavolence which the Sovereign Of the Danish
Domnons has, through every yclssltude oi fortune,
maintained.
The general aspect of the affairs OF our nclghbourn2
/ American nations Of the South, has Deeh rather oi
approaching than Of settled tranquility. internal
disturbances have been more frequent among them
than their common friends would have desired Our
intercourse with all has continued to be that OF
friendship, and Of muual good will. Treaties of
Commerce and OF Boundaries with the United Mex'-
can STATES have been negotiated, but, from various
successive obstacles. yet brought to flbal Con
cluson The civil war which unfortunately still
prevails in the Republic of Central America has
been unpropltDus to the cultivation nl our CONNER
cial relations with them and the disscntions aud
revolutionary changes in the Republics OF Colombia
and Peru. have been with cordial regret by US.
who would gladly contribute to the happiness OF
both. 1t is with great satisfaction, however, that
we have witnessed the recent conclusion OF peace
between the Governments OF Buenos Ayres aud Bra
Zi and it is equally gratifying TO observe that IN
demnitv has been obtained for some of the i,infie
which our fellow citizens had sustained in the Iate
of those countries. The rest are 10 train OF ne
, gociation, which we hope may terminate u nutua
satisfaction, and that 1t may be succeeded by I
! Treaty of Commerce aud Navigation upon liberal
principles, propitious to great and growing com
merce, already important to the interests OF ou
country.
The condition and prospects OF the revenue arr
more favorable than our most sanguine eXpecta
: ton. had anticipated. The balance in the Trea
sury, On the first of January last, exclusive OF th
moneys received under the Convention of 18th No
vember 1896, with Great Britain, was five million
eight hundred and sixty-one thousand nne hundre
, a,,d seventy two dollars, and eighty three cents
The receiuts into the Treasury from the llrst 0i Jan
uar to the S0th of September last. so far as the
have been ascertaned to form the basis o an estimate
amount to eighteen millions six hundred and thirty
three thousand fine hundred and eighty dollar
and twenty cents, which with the receipts of tn
present quarter, estimated at five millions four hun
S dred and sxty-one thousand two hundred and elgh
tv three dollars and forty cents form an aggresat
4 IF receipts during the year of twenty four million