Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-12-05

with full powers of the Austrian Government. In
dependently of the new and friendly relations
which may be thus commenced with one Of the most
eminent and powerful nations of the earth, the oc-
casion has been taken in it, in other recent lrea-
ties concluded by the United States,'to extend those
principles of liberal intercourse and OF fair tecpro
city which intertwine with the exchanges Of com
merce the principles oil justice, and the feelings OF
mutual benevolencc. This system, first proclaim
cd to the world in the first commercial Treaty ev.
or concluded Dy the United States that of 9th FEB
ruary, 1873, with France, has been invariably the
cherished policy Of our Union. II is by treaties oil
commerce alone that it can be made ultimately to
prevail as the established system Of all civilized ma
tionsWih this principle our fathers extended
the hand Of friendship to every nation of the globe,
and to this policy country has ever since adhe-
red--whateyer of regulation in our laws has cver
been adopted untavorablc to the Interest Of any
foreign nation, has been essentially defensive and
counteractiDg to similar regulations Of theirs opera
ting against us.
Immediately after the close Of the war Of indie
pendence, Commissioners were appointed by the
Congress of The Confederation, authorized 10 con-
clude treaties with every nation u Europe dlspos-
ed to adopt them. Before the wars Of the French
revolution, such treaties had been cOnsummatea
with the United Netherlands, Sweden, and Prussia.
During those wars, treaties with q. Britain and
I
France renewed. In all these, suinc concessions
to the liberal principles If intercourse proposed by
the United States had been obtained hut as, IN
all the negotiations, they came occasionally III col
sion with previous Internal regulations, or e!clu-
si,e and excluding cumracts Of monopoly. with
which the other parties had been rammelled the
advances made in them towards the freedom OF
trade were partial and imperfect. Colonial cstab.
shments, chartered companies and ship budding IN
uence, pervade,l and encountered the legislation Of
all the great commercial States and TIC United
states, ii offering free trade and equal priytcget 10
all, were compelled to acquicscc in many excep
tons with casa Of NE pares 10 t'eir trca;i2s, &C
commodatcd 70 thcir cyistng Laws and ang.er ri-
gagcmcnts.
The colonial system, by which his Whole hcnis.
phcrc bound, has fallen into ruins. Totally
abolished BY revolutions, converting colonies into
independent nations, throughout the two American
Continents, excepting portion Of territory chiefly
at the northern extremity Of or own, aud cohtn-
cd to the remnants Of dominion retained by Great
Britain over thc nsular Archipelago, geographically
the apEcnlages Of our part Of t.,e globe. With
All the rest we have free tfade--esen VITA the IN
insuar colonies Of ali the European nations, except
Great Britain. Her Government lad also NANTES.
ted approaches to the adoption Of free and liberal
intercourse between her colonies and other nations,
though By sudden aud scarcely explained rc.ul-
sion, the spirit of exclusion has been revived for
operation upon the 'nited States alone.
The conclusion Of cur last Treaty Of Peace with
II Great Britain WAS shortly afterwards followed b
Commercial CnnvcniioD, placing the direct inter
course between the two countries upon 4 footing d
more equal reciprocity than had ever been admitted
The same principle has since been much Iarihe
q extended. by Treaties with France, sweden, Den
n mark the ilanSeatic Cities, Prussia in Europe, ali,
. with the Republics of Colombia, and Of Contra
,. America, III this hemisp herc. The mutual abul
ton Of discriminating duties and charges. upon III
q navigation and commercial intercourse between th
/ parties, is the general maxim which characterize
% them all There Is reason TO expect that i Will,
i distant period. be adopted by other nations i i
,r Vt Europe and America, and 10 hope thar, by i,
!. universal prevalence, one Of the fruitful sources
\, vars OF commercial competition wll be cXtingni.'
- ed.
Among The Nations upon whose Governmcn'
/, many Of our ellow-cltzens have had long penlu
H. claims 0! indemnity, Tor denredations upon the
Il property during period when the rights Of neutr
70 commerce were dIsrrgardcd, that OF ncnmari
j They were, soon after the events occurred, the sr
!, icct Of a special mission from The United States,
! The close Of which the assurance was given, by h
" Danish Majesty. that, At period Of mere Tranquil
Y, tv. aaa Of less distress they would tie considere
n. cNainined, and decnlc, upon, IN a spirit Of dee
=; mined purpose Tor the dlspetsati0n Of justice.
- have urch pleasure in informing Congress that L
=, fulilmcnt of this honorable promise is now in pr
!, gress; that small portion Of the claims has aIrc
w ,y been settled, to the satisfaction Of the claimant
" and that we have reason TO hope that the remand
- will shortly bepaced in train of equitable ahjus
- ment. This result has always been confidently {
y peccd, from the character Of pcrs nal integrity i,
~ Of beneyo'encc which HE Sovereign Of the DAM
- Dnmnons has, tlrouah every vicssitudc forum
No maintained.
=. The general aspsctol the affairs ofour neighbour
- American nauns cf ne South, has been rather
or approaching than Of settled tranquility. Inter-
ne disturbances have been more frequent among the
o. than their common friends would have desired q
he intercourse with all has continued To hn tLYt