Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-12-13

ANA1 NAR
position shall be met in a proper spirit
on cur part. The few and compare.
lively unlmportant questions that re.
main to be adjusted between us, can.
have no doubt, be settled with entire
satisfaction, and without difficulty.
Between Russia and the United States
sentiments ofgood will continue to be
mutually cherished. Our Minister re.
Gently accredited to that Court, has
been received with a frankness and
cordially, and with evidences of res
pect for his country, which leaves us
no room to doubt the preservation in
future of those amlcablc and liberal re.
lations which have SO long and so un.
lnterruptedly existed between the two
countries, On the few subjects under
discussion between us, an early and
just decision is confidently anticipated.
A correspondence has been opened
with the Government of Austria, for
the establishment OF diplomatic rela-
tons, in conformity with the wishes OF
Congress as indicated by mn a%ppropri-
alton act of 1887, and arrangements
made for the purpose, which will be
duly carried into effect.
With Austria and Prussia, and with
the States of the German Empire, now
composing with the latter, the CONNER
cial League, our political relations are
Of the most friendly character, whilst
our commercial intercourse is gradual
ly extending, with benefit to all who
are engaged in it.
Civil war yet RACES in Spain, produ-
cling intense suffering to its W people
and to other nations, Inconvenience
and regret. Our citizens who have
claims upon that country will be pre-
JUDGED for a time by the condition of
its Treasury, the inevitable conse.
quence Of long continued and exhaust
ing internal wars. The last instalment
of the interest Of the debt due under
the convention with the queen ofSpain,
has not been paid and similar failures
may be expected to happen, until a por-
ton Of the u of her kingdom
can be devoted to the extinguishment
of its foreign debt.
Having received satisfactory evi.
dence that discriminating tonnage du-
ties were charged upon the vessels of
the United States in the ports ofPortu-
gal, a proclamation was issued on the
18th day Of October last, in compliance
w..h the act of May 25, 1882, declar-
ing that fact /; and the duties on foreign
tonnage which were levied upon Portu-
gese vessels in the United States, pre-
viously to the passage of the act, are
accordingly revived.
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 ofthat Govern
ment, through its representative here,
under the beliefthat no similar discrim-
ination existed in Portugal to the pre-
JUDGE of the United States. regret
to state that such duties are now exac.
ted in that country upon the cargoes of
American vessels and as the act re-
ferred to vests no discretion in the Ex-
ecutive, it is for Congress to determine
upon the ~expediency of further legisla-
ton on the subject. Agains, these dis.
ordinations, affecting the vessels of
this country and their cargoes, season.
able remonstrance was made, and no.
tice given to the Portuguese Govern
ment, that unless they should be dis
continued, the adoption of countervail-
ing measures on the part of the United
States would become necessary ; but
the reply Of that Government, %receiv,
ed at the Department Of State through
our Charge d'Affaires at Lisbon, in the
month of September last, afforded no
ground 10 hope for the abandonment Of
a system so little in harmony with the
treatment shown TO the vessels of Por.
tugal and their cargoes in the ports of
this country, and so contrary to the
expectations we had a right to enter
tain.
With Holland, Sweden, Denmark,
Naples, and Belgium, a friendly inter-
course has been uninterruptedly main
tanned.
With the Government of the Otto
man Porte and its dependencies on the
coast Of the Mediterranean, peace
and good will are carefully cultivated,
and have been fostered by such good
offices as the relative distance and con-
dition of those countries would permit.
Our commerce with Greece is carri-
ed on under the laws of the two Gov.
ernments reciprocally beneficial to the
navigating interests of both and !
have reason to look forward to the a.
doption of other measures which will
be more extensively and permanently
advantageous.
Copies of the treaties concluded will
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