Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-12-29

lar in policy and in feeling to those exists
ing OH this side of the Rocky Mountains.
and giving wider and more extensive
spread 10 the principles of civil and reli-
gious liberty,
l am happy to inform you that the cases
which has arisen, from tine totime. of the
detention of American vessels bv British
cruisers on the coast of Africa, under pre-
tence of being engaged in the slave trade,
have been placed in fair train of adjusts
ment. In the case Of the William and
Francis, full satisfaction will be allowed.
In the cases of the Tygris and Seamew,
the British Government admits that satis>
faction is due. In the case of the Jones,
the sum accruing from the sale Of that yes
sci and Cargo will be paid 10 the owners
while-f cannot but Cater myself Thar fdil
indemni6cation will be allowed for all
damages sustained by the detention Of the
vessel-and in the case of the Douglass,
her Majesty's Government he's expressed
its determination to make indemnification.
Strong hopes are therefore entertained,
that most. ifnot all of these cases will be
speedily adjusted. No new cases have
arisen since the ratification Of the Treaty
Of Washington and, i! is confidently anti
cipated, that the slave trade, under the OPP
Grafton of the eighth article Of that treaty,
will be altogether suppressed.
The occasional interruption experien>
ced by our fellow citizens engaged IN the
fisheries on the neighboring coast of Nova
Scotia, has not failed to claim the attention
Of the Executive. Representations upon
this subject have been made, but as yet
defini.ive answer tosthoss repre- sensations
has been received from the British Gov
eminent.
Two othe: subjects of comparatively
minor importance, but nevertheless OF too
much consequence 10 be neglected, remain
still to be adjusted between the two coun>
tries. By the Treaty between the United
States and Great Britain, of July. 1918. il
is provided. that no higher duties shall be
levied in either country on articles import
ed from the other, than on the same arts
cles imported from any other place. In
1886, rough rice, by act of Parliament,
was admitted from the coast Africa into
Great Britain, on the payment of duty
of one penny quarter, while the same
article from all the other countries, inclu-
ding the United States, was subjected to
the payment Of duty of twenty shillings
qnarter. Our Minister at london has
| from time 10 time brought this subject 10
the consideration of the British Govern
| e. Ia
instructed TO renew his representations up
on it.
Some years since claim was preferred
against the British Government on the
part of certain American merchants, fol-
| the return Of export duties paid by then,
on shipments of woollen goods to the Uni
, ted States. after the duty on similar arii-
| cles exported to other countries had beer
repealed, and consequently in coniraven-
tion of the commercial convention between
the two nations securing TO US equality In
such cases. The principle on which the
claim rests has long since been virtually
admitted by Great Britain, but obstacles
to settlement have, from time to time
been interposed, SO that large portion o.
| the amount claimed has not yet been re-
funded. Our Minister is now engaged ir
the prosecution Of the claim. and | canno
but pursuade myself that the British Gov.
eminent will no longer delay its ADJUST
ment.
I am happy to be able to say that moth
ing has occurred to disturb in any degree
the relations of amity which exists be
tween the United States and France, Aus
tria and Russia, as well as with the othe
powers of Europe, since the adjournment
of Congress. Spain has been agitatet
with internal commissions for many years
from the effects of which it is TO be hopet
she is destined speedily to recover-wheI
under more liberal system of commercial
policy on her part, our trade with her may
again fill its old, and so far as her cont
| mental possessions are concerned, its al
most forsaken channels, thereby adding t
the mutual prosperity of the two countries
The Germanic Association of Customs
| and Commerce, which, since its establish
ment in 1893. has been steadily growing
in power and importance, and consists, a
this time, of more than twenty German
States, and embraces population Of "a,
100000 of people, united for all the pur
poses of commercial intercourse with eacl
other, and with foreign states, offers to th'
latter the most valuable exchanges, OF
principles more liberal than are offered il
the fiscal system of any other European
power. From its origin, the importance
Of the German Union has never been los
sight of by the United States. The in
dustry. morality, and other valuable quail
| tiles of the German nation, have always