Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-04-07

Their industry IN exchanges Tor the cotiiuion uehe'
of mankind I? This has been an object which IN
United States have had much at heart, ever sine
thew assumed their place among the nations. Nor
enlightened and successful ministers, thus exprcsse
himself " 1t is time it is high time, for the SAX
OF humanity. that stop were put to this enormty
The United States of America, though better STU;
| ted than any European nation, to make profit b
privateerng, are as far as in them lies, endeayou
ing to abolish the practice, by Offering IN ali the
treaties with other powers an article engaging so
EMMY that. in case of future war; no privateer sha
be commissioned on either side, and that unarme
merchant ships, on both Sides shall pursue thei
voyages unmolested. This will be happy improve
ment of the law of nations. The humane and tn
just cannot but wish but general success to the pre-
position What the sagacious forecast OF that I
lnsrions man enabled him to anticipate at that earl
day OF our national existence, has been fully conrn
ed in subsequent progress. We are better sltu'
ted than any other nation, and, in the event OF wal
we now have ample means to eoable US to make pre-
lit by privateerng But, faithful to our principles
we now offer, in our maturcr and stronger cond'
ton the same stipuatons which were offered b.
Frank lin and other American negotators hut whic
might then have been attributed to our infancy am
weakness.
If by the common consent Of nations, private propet
on the ocean was longer liable capture, as lawful prz
of war; the principle that free ships should make tree good
would lose its Importance, by being merged IN the NOR
liberal and extensive rule. But Judging from the SLOW pro
gres of civilization in its operation on the prcuces o. war
and the enacity with which power ever clngs to a'aa
yes which conceives itself to posses, it would be to-
much To indulge any very sangunc hope OF speedy nm
versal in total exemption ct all pvae prop
ey from capture Some nations may be prepared 10 ADM
the limited who would withhold their assent from the NOR
comprehensive principle. You will therefore. also pro
pose the adoption of the rule that free Ships snail max
free goods and its converse that nmica ships shall max
inmca goods. The seems necessarily to follow iron
the other, and in their practical application there SIM
pcity and certainty in BOTH which strongly recommend
them general adoption Both operate III favour OF ne
tratv and thus present dssuaslve to nations iron
rashv engaging in 1t will occur OF course, TO you
to insert provision restricting the operations OF thes
principles to those satons which shall agree to observe
them.
| You will prom ,se definition of blockade. The expe
rience of the United States and Of of the new Ame
ran nations short has been the term of their existence
alike indicate the utility Of plain and ntellib'e DIES
crption Of the facts which constitute legitimate block
ade. A want of such definition has been the principal
cause of any difficulties which have arisen between them
and the United States The beigerent interest IS to ex
tend, the neutral to contract as much as possible the
range of blockade The beigerent interest IS TO INSIST
upon the smallest possible that of the neutral the largest
practicable of force, to give validity to the block
ade In this conflict of opposite preensions as the bei-
gerent has in his hands, ready to support MS, the
neutral generally suffers The hest security against abuses
on either side is clear definition which, BY presenting
circumstances notorious in their nature AMI Character adj
mits of controversy those who have pro per
sense of justice and ene"sn mutual regard TOR their re-
spectve rights. You will find in the treaty with Colombia,
that with the Central Rcpabic, recently concluded and
ratified here topples of both of which are herewith de-
nition of blockade which maybe proposed and safely fol
lowed In the treaties also contained articles
supplying list Of eontraband and several other articles
having rcc tn tie of in which the contract
Jag parties be belgeren neutral as the case may
be, all of which you authorised to propose IN con
among hes documents with letter from my predeces
under date the 28h dayof July 1898 addressed to Mr.
Rush Munster Of the United States at London, with the
draft articles for which he authorised to
to Great Britain They facilitate your abours
The articles. having been prepared with much consideration
may models for any that be agreed on at the
Congress upon corresponding topics Iii hardly neces
to add that this recent experiment with Great Britain
Ike all others which preceded it. proved abortiye.
Atno W t. important objects which are likely to
&c the attention of the tongres that of endea, curing
to fix general ri cples of intercourse applicable to
all the power of America. 10. the mutual regulation ct
their and navigation. The United States, from
the origin of the present war have on all proper occasions
uniformly proclaimed that they entertained no desire 70
procure for themselves from OF the new powers, pc
cular commercial advantages They continue to there to
this dsntercsted doctrine You will state inyour con'crcn
that they have sought in treating with the Ame-
rcan States separately. neither will they seek, in Joint
gotiatinns with them. for any privileges which are not
equally extended every of them Indeed they
prepared themselves 20 extend to the powers OF Europe
the liberal prime pies OF commercial intercourse and
naygaon which the United States are ready TO treat
The President hopes that you will meet with correspond
ing dsposltions in the other American states ana tf'
you will have no difficulty in obtaining their ready concur
the equitable basis of perfect equality and recl-
procv, which you hereby empowered once 10 Pro-
pose for the commerce and navigation between all the
American nations The whole of what IL very material
TO their and navigation be comprised under
two general principles. both of which founded on those
basis The first Isl that no American nation shall grant any
ftvours in commerce navigation to any foreign ower
either other Continent. winch