Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-12-17

v%ention with Spain, | invite your early al.
tenton TO the subject. The public eri
dences OF the debt, have, according TO Tie
terms oil the Convention, and in the forms
prescribed by it, been placed in The nos.
session Of the United States, and the inte
rest as it fell due, has been regnlatIv paid
upon them. Our commercial Intercourse
with Cuba, stands as regulated by the act
OF Congress. No recent inlotmation has
been received as 10 the disposition uf the
Government o. Madrid on this subject, and
the lamented death orour recently sppoin.
ted Minister. on his wal to Spain, with the
pressure OF their affiirs at home, render IL
scarcely probable that any change is 10 be
looked Tor during the coming year. Fur
ther portions oil the Florida archives have
been sent to the United States, although
The death Of one of the Commissioners. nj
a critical moment, embarrassed the PRO.
gress OF the delivery of them. The high.
er officers of the local Government have
recently shown an anxious desire, in COM
piiance with the orders Of the parent Go.
yernment, 10 facilitate the selection and
delivery OF all we have a right 10 claim.
Negotiations have beer opened al Mad.
rid, for the establishment of a lasting peace
I between Spain and such Of the Spanish
American Governments ofthis hemisphere.
as have aysiied themselves Of the intima.
ton gwen to all of them, of the DISPOSE
uon oil Spain to treat upon the basis Of
their entire Independence. 1t is 10 be re.
gretted that simultaneous appointments,
10y all. OF ministers TO negotiate with Spain,
had not been made; the negotiation il.
sell would have been simpllGed, and this
long standing dispute, spreading over a
large portion of the world, would have
been brought to a more speedy conclu
sion.
Our political & commercial relations with
Austria, Prussia, Sweden, and Denmark,
stand on the usual favorable basis. One
OF The articles of our treaty with Russis,
in relation 10 the trade of the Northwest
coast oil America having expired, ~instruc-
J tions have been gwen 10 our Ministers al
81. Petersburgh TO negotiate a renewal Of
1t. The long and unbroken amity between
the two Governments, gives every reason
for surprising the articles will be renewed.
II stronger motives Go not exist TO prevent
1T, than. with our view Of the sub ject, can
be anticipated here.
oFh iOul u'tCtIiiDu 10 TIE message oil
my predecessor, at the opening Of The sec
oDd session OF The macbeth Congress, re.
lative to our commercial intercourse with
Holland, and 10 The documents connected
with that subject, communicated TO the
House al Representatives, on the 10Th of
January 1895, and The 18Th January 1927.
CoIncidlng IN the opinion Of my predeces-
sor, That Holland is not under The regula-
lions OF her system, entitled 10 have her
vessels and their cargoes received into the
United States on the footing Of American
vessels and cargoes, as regards the duties
on tonnage and impost, a respect for his
reference of it 10 the Legislature, has alone
prevented me from acting on the subject.
] should still have waited, withou, comnent
Tor the acilgn Of Congress. but recently a
claim has been made by Belgian subjects,
10 admission into our ports for their ships
and cargoes, on the same footing as Ame
%ricans, with the allegation we could not
dispute, that cur vessels received in their
ports the Identical treatment shewn 10
them in The ports OF Holland, upon whose
vessels no discrimination is made in the
ports Of the United States. Giving the
same privileges, the Belgians expected the
S6LUt ICLJllo- DCtGllk5 kldl NtFc IN IhGl
enjoyed when Belgium and Holland were
united under one government, Satisfied
with the justice Of their pretensions 10 be
placed on the same footing with Holland,
| could not, nevertheless, without disre-
gard 10 the principle OF our laws, admit:
their claim to he treated as Americans
and at The same time a respect for Con
gress, 10 whom the subject had long since
been referred. has prevented me from pro-
ducing a just equality, by taking from the
vessels OF Holland privileges cohditionally
granted by acts Of Congress, allh ough the
condition upon which Tie grant was made,
has, 10 my judgment, failed since lS22,-
| recommed, therefore, a review of the
act 1924. and such a modification Of it az
win produce an equality, on such terms
as Congress shall think best COMFORTS
with our settled policy, and the obligations
of Justice 10 two friendly powers.
With the Sublime Porte. and all the go.
vernments on the coast Of Barbary, oui
relations continue TO be friendly. The
proper steps have been taken TO renew
our treaty with Morocco.
The Argentine Republic has again pro
missed TO send, within the current year, a
Minister TO the United states,
A Convention with Mexico, for extend
ing the time for the appointment Of com.
mIssionels 10 run the boundary line has
been concluded, and will be submitted 10
the Senate. Recent events 10 that coun.
try have awakened the l~tvelisst solictude
10 the United States. Aware Of the strong
! temptations existing, and powerful induce
ments held out TO the citizens of the Uni
ted States. 10 mingle in the discussions Of
our immediate %neighbors, Instructions
have been given TO the District Attorneys
of the United State, where indications
warranted it, TO prosecute, without res
pect 10 persons, all who might attempt TO
violate the obligations Of our neutrality /;
while at the same time il has been thought
necessary 10 apprise the Government Of
Mnu.nn thaf .rn ehnA,Id rnn,,ro liz inAn.