Wilmington expositor. (Wilmington, Del.) 1831-18??, 1831-12-16
hadyin ali, and continue to have, some eases

tons WIN tnes NoWSts gu "aAStss e'iN$ :" ~ II
made.
OF the claims upon England II is unnecessary
to speak, further than to say, that the state OF
things to which their prosecution and denial
gave rise has been succeeded BY arrangements.I
productive Of mutual good feeling and AMIGA
Bile relations between the two countries, which, i
it is hoped willnotbe interrupted. One of these
arrangements is that relating to the colonial
trade, which was communicated to Congress at
the last session; and although the short period
daring which it has been III force will not enable
me to form an accurate judgment of its opera
ton, there is every reason to believe thatit will
prove highly beneficial. The trade thereby au-
thorized has employed. to the 3oth of Septem-
Der last, upwards of 80, 600 tons of American,
and $, 600 tons of foreign shipping in the OUT
ward voyages: and. in the inward, nearly an e.
tuual amount of American, and 10000 only OIL
foreign tonnage. Advantages, too, have re-
.Isulted to our agricultural interests IRON the
i state of the trade between Canada and our Ter
lritories and States bordering on the st Law
-irence and the lakes, which may prove more
'lthan equivalent to the loss sustained by the dis
Termination made TO FvoI the trade OF the Nor
lthern colonies with the West Indies.
VI After our transition from the state OF colo
MES to that of an independent nation, many
-lpoints were found necessary to be settled be-
fltween us and Great b itain. Among them was
: 1.-The demarcation of boundaries. not described
n with sufficient precision in the Treaty OF Peace.
!. lSome of the lines that divide the States and
4 Territories of the United States from the Brit
S ish Provinces, have been dehntively fHed -.
81 hat, however, which separates us from the
= Provinces of Canada and New Brunswick TO
NJ he North and the East, was still in dispute
II lwhen came into office. But found arrange
d ments made for its settlement over which
had no control. The Commissioners who had
telbeen appointed under the provisions OF th'
n-lTreaty of Client, having been unable to'agree
r. a convention was made with Great britain BY
f. my Immediate predecessor in Office, with tn,
ofadyice and consent of the Senate. by which
n. was agreed that the points of difference whicl
ne have arisen in the settlement of the boundar,
Si- line between the American and British Domin
"a ions. as described in the 5th Article OF tn
'e- Treaty Of Ghunt. shall be referred as therei
d, provided. to some friendly Sovereign or STATE
.n- ,gho shall lie invited to investigate, and max
a decision upon such points of difference:' an
ri the king Of the Netherlands having by the at
We President and his Britanc Majesty, been d.
ion ,ignated as such friendly Sovereign; it BEGAN
zen my duty to carry, with good faith, the agre,
for nsnt SO made into full effect. To this end
ro- caused all the measures to be taken which WEI
md necessary to full exposition of our case
ted the Sovereign Arbiter: and nominated as Mi
as, lister Plenipotentiary to his Court distinguis
for ed citizen of the State most interested in d
i'm question. and who had been one of the agen
ac- previously employed for settling the controve
oflsy On the 10th day of January last. his M
ed. iesty the King of the Netherlands delivered
mn the Plenipotentiaries of the United States. a
rds of Great Britain, his written opinion I
lrts case referred to him. The papers in relati
I'm. 10 the subject will be communicated by ST
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an ernment with the perfect confidence that
wisdom will adopt such measures as will
the cure an alnicable settlement of the controver
and without infringing any constitutional right
: OIL The States Immediately Interested.
ne 1t affords me satisfaction to inform you Il
IRE. suggestions. made by my direction. to
flu Charge DIES Affairs of his B,itanic Majesty
past this government have had their DIES red eff
our in producing the release of certain Amerit
wa citizens. who were imprisoned for setting
our the authority of the State of Main, at pl;
Tess in the disputed Territory under the actual
and risdiction of his Britannia Majesty From Il
) at and the assurances have received, of the
we sire of the local authorities to avoid any cal
to of collision, have the best hopes that a so
BY understanding will be kept up until it is c,
pPE 6rmed by the final disposition of the subje
ightI The amicable relations which now subs
nce' between the u. States and G.. Britain, the
rs creasing intercourse between their citizens. a
tour the rapid obliteration of unfriendly preclude
tn to which former events naturally gave rise
OF Iconcurred to present this as fit period for
newing our endeavors to provide against
tied, recurrence of causes of irritation. which,
hich the event of war between g. B. and any oil
'ow- other, would inevitably endanger our peace
m a. Animated by the sincerest desire to avoid 81
unit. a state of things, and peacefully to secure.
y, of der all possible circumstances, the rights
titles honor of the country, have given such
'alu- structions to The Minister lately sent to
Court of London. as will evince that tesi
ern. and IL p1et by .;