Litchfield enquirer., 1837-12-14

aln assured or the disposition Of that GOtertl-
 ment to favor the accompli plishrnent of such ail
 object. This disposition shan be met in d
 proper spirit on our part The few and dorn-
 paratively unimpoftant uuestions fhai 5e-
 main 10 be adjusted between ts can. | have
 no doubt, be settled with entire safisfaction. and without difficulty. l 1Isfl1 3in9T''f'71T,
 Between Russia and the United States.
 sentiments f.good will continue tr, he y,,T,llII ally cherished. Our Minister, recently as.., ! credited tc that Court, has been recsived with 2 tFankness and ordiality, and with ev4 ! leave no room to doubt the preservation iil future of those amicable and liberal rela. lions which have So long and 90 uninterrupt
 cdly existed between the two countries. On. the few subjects under discussion between us. an early and just decision is confidently an. ticipated . 2A a5ti R z
 A correspondence has been opcned with the Government of Austria, for the establish- ment of diplomatic relations, in conformity with the wishes of Congress, as indicated by an appropriation act .2f the session of 1887. and arrangements made for, the purpose which will be duly carried into effect. N VI sIs
 With Austria and Prussia, and with tlles States of the German empire. now compos.s 7 ing with the latter. the Commercial League, our loIlFlGal relations are of the most friend-g lyd character, whilst our commercial inter-; course isi gradually extending, with benefit 5 to ali who are engaged in it. ts,Tg4S .g.i4f,s.s, . ClyA var yet rages in Spain, producing intense suffering to it's own people. and toe other tnationS inconvenience and regret-. Our citlzensWho have claims upon thai conn-5 try. will be prcjudieed for ,tipas byl the con. ditioni of its Treasury, the inevitable conse-e quence oflong-continued and exhausting in-s tcrnal wars. The last instalment of the ina tercst of the debt due under the Convention With the Queen of Spain has not been paid, ana similar failures may be expected to hap.s pen, until portion of the resources, of her
 kingdom can be devoted to the extipguish., ment of its foreign debt f.gEf ,sajastf9 s, ted, \ Having received, satisfactory evidence that; discriminating tonnage duties were chAreetaa upon the vessels of tho United States in The ports of Portugab . proclamation was issued on the l1th9 day of October last, in compli.s ance with tho act of May 18th, 1882 declare ing the fact ;h0nd the duties on foreign ton4i nage. which were levied upon Portuguese vessels in the United States, previously to- the passage ofthat act, are accordingl iregi.s
 m The at df July Y lsss, suspsnding inc diss, thgai imported into this country in Portu z guese vessels, was passed upon Inc appiiea4' tiof1 of that G0yernnient, through it's repre- sentative here, under the belief that ,o sifl,i. lar discrimination existed in Portugal fo the2 prejudice of the United St0tes. regret to state that such duties are now exacted ini that country upon the cargoes of Afnefican Ves.. scls; {; aud as the net referred to vests li0 disg cretion in the Executive, 1t is for Congress t6 determine upon the exped diency of furthe le.i crininations, affecting tho vessels cf this country and their cargoes, seasonable re- re-
 nopstratlce was made. and notice was given to the Portuguese Goyernment thnt unless they should be discontinued, the adoptionof conntervailing measures on the part of the United States would become necessary \. but the reply of that Government, received at the Department of State through our Charge az Afaires at Lisbon, in tho month of Septen-. abard donniert of ? sy stem so little in harmony with the treatment shown t6 the vessels of Portugal and their cargoes in the ports ofthis country, and SO contrary 10 the expectations we had Q right 10 entertain.
 With Holland, Sweden, Denmark, Nnplesl and Belgium, q friendly intercourse has been uninterrupte maintained. N XII. N. With the Government of the Ottoman Porte and its dependencies on the coost of the Med- itertpnean, pence and good will are cate fully good offices as tho relative distance and 1d ths condition of those countries would permit. Our commerce with Greece is carried on under the laws of the two Goyernnients, re- ciprocaiiy beneficial to the navigating inter- ests of both and I have reason 10 look for- ward to the adoption of other noeasures which will be more extensively and pernanently
 advantageous. N f I.s.1
 Copies of the treaties concluded with the Goyernments of Siam and Miscat are trans fnftted for the information of Congress tl,S ratifcations having been received, and the treaties made public, since the close of the last annual session. Already have we reason considerable, colntncrcial benefit: and We have, besides, received from the Sultan of Muscat prompt evidence of his desire to cGl- tivatc the most friendly feelings, by liberal acts toward one of our vessels, bestowed ina rflnnner So striking us to require on our part U grateful acknoWied dgrnert. .
 Our commerce with the Islands of Cuba and pnrsn nire stiil l&bors under heavy re- strictions, the continuance of which IS a stib< jeet Of regret. The only effect Of ati adhe- renee 10 them will be to benefit the, nayiga- tion of other countries. at the expense both of the United States and Spain. s,' llx V. M have, ever since they emerged from the coIoS nial state, experienced severe trials in their progress to the permanent establishment of liberal political institutions. Their unset- tied condition not only interrsspts their own advances to prosperity, but has often sefi0ua- ly injured inc other powers of the world - The claims of our citizens upon Peru Chilli, Brazil, the Argentine Republic, the Gosefi@ rnents formed ont of the Republics of C6lofn- bia, and Mexico. are still pending. although many ofthem have been presented for exarbS