Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-12-16

to you, how cordially 1t is reciprocated
by the Government and the people Of
the United States. The conviction
which must be common to all. of the in
furious consequences that results from
keeping open the irritating question, and
the certainty that its final settlement
cannot be much longer deferred, will l
trust lead to an early and satisfactory
adjustment.
At your last session, laid before
you the recent communications be-
tween the two Governments, and be-
tween this Government and that of
the State of Maine, in whose solicitude,
concerning subject in which she has
so deep an interest, every portion Of the
Union participates.
The feeling produced by temporary
interruption OF those harmonious rela,
tions between France and the United
States, which ae due as well to the
recollections of the former times as a
correct appreciation of existing interest,
have been happily succeeded by cordial
disposition on both sides to cultivate an
active friendship in their future inter-
course. The opinion, undoubtedly cor
rect, and steadily entertained by US, that
the commercial relations at present ex-
isting between the two countries are
susceptible OF great and reciprocally
beneficial improvements, is obviously
gaining ground in France; and | am
assured of the disposition of that Go.
vernment to favor the accomplishment
OF sucn an object. This disposition shall
be met in a proper spirit on our part
f The few and comparatively unimportant
questions that remain to be adjusted be-
tween u.s. can, | have no doubt, be set
tied with entire satisfaction and with
! out difficulty.
Between Russia and the United States,
sentiments of good will be mutually
+ cherished. Our minister recently ac-
credited to that Court. has been re-
ceived with frankness and cordially,
, and with evidences of respect for his
country, which leave US no room to
doubt the preservation in future of those
amicable and liberal relations which
, have SO long, and SO nteruptedly existed
between the two countries. On the few
subjects under discussion between US, an
, early and just decision is confidently an
ticipated.
A correspondence has just been open
: ed with the Government of Austria, for
/ the establishment of diplomatic rela-
a tons, in cotormity to the wishes of Con-
9 gress, as Indicated by an appreciation
, act Of the session of 1887, and arrange
ments made for the put pose, which will
be duly carried into effect.
f With Austria and Prussia, and with
the States of the German empire, now
f comprising with the latter the CONNER
cial League. our political relations are
, of the most friendly character, whilst
our commercial intercourse is gradually
extending, with benefit to all who are
engaged in it.
Civil war yet RACES in Spain produ-
cling intense suffering among its own
people, and to other nations inconven-
2 ience and regret. Our citizens who have
no claims upon that country will be pre-
JUDGED for time by the condition Of its
Treasury, the inevitable consequence of
long continued and exhausting wars.
The last instalIment of the interest of
, the debt due under the convention with
the Queen of Spain has not been paid !;
!, and similar failures may be expected to
happen, until portion of the resources
of her kingdom can be devoted to the
extlnguishment of its foreign debt.
Having received satisfactory evi-
dence that discriminating tonnage duties
f were charged upon the vessels of the
United States in the pors OF Portugal
proclamation was issued on the lIth
!, day of October last, in compliance with
, the act of May 26, 1912. declaring that
fact; and the duties on foreign tonnage,
which were levied on Portuguese vessels
to the United States, previously to the
passage of that act are accordingly re-
vived.
The act of July 4, 1886, suspending
the discriminating duties upon the pro-
duce Of Portugal imported into this
country in Portuguese vessels, was pas
sed upon the application of that Govern
ment, through its representative here,
under the belief that no similar discrimi-
nationexisted in Portugal to the preju-
dice of the United States. Iregrel to
state that such duties are not enacted in
I that country, upon the cargoes Of Anne
rican vessels; and as the act referred to
vests no dissertation in The Exacnfiua Il