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ny reaiy fdi,p1siiic1 % eoncu9 With gcu IL he :.
Id1piioa 81 III sss lnfa1nrea = shall be c.cninrc
% Increase The hsqaesi -four eousiiuent,, ard a
adsssc- ne Eiosg ~ ear common koanirT-
Since tise lat Slenruulent a CongFesssfle Exec
uiise has relszed 10 sGat 70 ifndsr inaesirusibie
The relslions ofamisy which 10 happily exiss BE-
tueen he UniteS 5kaies snd alker c06ntrieA The
treaty I.lsiy eoasoled viii Gfr.s Britain hastend
led greatly % ine1ess The good understanding shes
rrsiproeiiy Of ilffekt Il cnlrpfsfed 10 eneoarsge
ahf i d nosl tr.lenlly 10 y hoped hat nothins
may tsaspire X islsvaupt ~ Fsla:ioss 81 nmiiJ
s.sh I : . obsiassly Tie polsy q hssh nations o
eai1ftntes
a qssssion Of ursh inportsaee sin remains o
BE adjusted betHeea a. The territorial limits 81
The twu eoanfries 81 relation % hat is commonly
knoun the Orfe9a territory still remains IN dis
pnlc. United Slptes uould Be 4 an times IN
disposed 40 sggrsn5ize themselves Il &c expense Of
any oth<r nation Sai ~hile DIZZY would be rearsin-
ed - pEiaciples 81 konor uhfrh should govern he
eoldn1t Of nsiitns veil 81 that d isdisidasIs.
from seltSns up armand for Iterriioty which does
not belong % Them fhfy would ~ p;liinplv eonstnt
% Surrender Of heir rights. Amer he moa Ill
60; .ed = Tar = .steasls, qnbiasad examination
tended tkst their right, sppeFsin 10 ahe entire rs
81 o. country hing IN Che Pacific, and embraced
wittfa the forty 3fEond and ffty-fourh 10 Of so4h
! !. his elAim being cbnirostIted By Crest
brtzins thoes 10 have preceded The present Exec
u,ive. assnated. y dohbi. By - earnest desire 70
q both eountreh have esnsed be submitted 10 the
British GoyernHebf proposition for settlement and
nnal adjuslment which. howefex, have not pfpfed
heretofore acceptable 70 IT, DIR Ninisiei si Lon
don has under instras'ions, again bro0sht the sub
jet 70 the consideration Of that Cofernnfput. AID
while nothing viii be done 10 eompromii The f4xhts
or honor Of the Ipiied States, every proper expe-
ent will be resoit9d 10 norer 10 bring the neeot-
alton nos In the progress Of r. sumption TO speedy
and happy termsnation. in he meantime II il pro-
r. a r.
already established N the territory or are on their
way thither forfshe purpose ef forming permanent
settlements, While others are preparing 10 follow
md 10 view ofis,rse tsslI, mus(repeEt The reeom-
mendailon eontsned in previous messages, Tor the
establishment Of military pests, u sash places, on
NE line OF travel - will furnish securiy and pro-
lection 10 our hardy adyc1fursrs against kostile
tribes Of hose extensive regioas
Ourlaws shc uld sis4 follow fhem 90 modified a The
eireumstances of the ease may seem to require
Under The Influenced Of our free syslem Of govern
ment, neg replbles destined To spring up Al no
distant day. the chores Of The Paeke, similar in
policy and In Feeling 10 those existing on this side
Of the Rocky Mountains. and giving wider and
more extensive spread to hepriaeipies Of civil and
religious liberty. II
| am happy 70 iuform yosi lhst the eases which
have arisen from ine to time. Of the detealiou Of
american ye,selsby British cruisers on the coast or
Africa, under pftteRee Of beinG ap~.-sS.ayustment
radea base dffps William Francis, full saislae-
lion wi; be allowed. lathe eases Of the Tygris and
seamev, the Drt;ish Government admits that satis-
faction s Cue In the Of the Jones, the sum &C
rrng from Tie sale Of that vessel and cargo will be
paid 70 the owpersa-vhile ] cannot but haiter my
self that fall indemni6ealon will be allowed los all
damages sustained BY the detention Of the vessel
and 10 the ease Of the Douglass her Msjesy,s Gov
ernment has expressed It's determination 10 uaake
Strong hopes are therefore eater
tained thst most IL not al Of these eases will be
speedily sljuht<d. No new eases have arisen since
the raliheaiion Of lie Treaty Of Washihgtcn and,
Il il confidently anticipated that the slave trade,
der the opet atom or the eighth article ofthat treaty.
will be altogether suppressed
The oesnslonal interruption expcrit nerd By oar
felow-citizens engaged IN the fisheries on the neigh-
boring coast Of Nova Scotia. has not failed 70 claim
he attention of the Executive. Representations up
on this subject have been made. but Jet 70 def
niiye answer 20 those representations has been re-
cefyed from the British Government
Two other subjects OF cotpparatively minor impor-
tance but nescrlheless Of too much consequence 10
be neglected, remain slls be adjusted between the
two countries. By the Treaty bet@een the United
Ststes and Gsea, Britain Of July. 1915 il is provided
4hal no higher cpies shall be levied In either eoun
try articles Imported from Tie other, than on the
same articles imported from any osher place. In
1856, rough rice, BY act Of Parlisnent was admit
ted from The coast of Affca into Great Britain on
the paymeatjoEa duty OF one penny quarter, while
he same arsle from all other countries including
the United States. subjected 10 the payment ola
duty Of twrnty ahlliugs 4quafter. Our Minister IL
London has from time 10 time brought this subject
10 The consideration Of the British Government, but
80 farpitheut success. lie IL instructed to renew
his representation upon H. g
Some years since claim vas preferred against
the British Government on the part Of certain Al
merean merchants, FOR the return Of export duties
paid by them on shipments Of woollen goods 10 the
United States, after The duty similar articles ex-
sEsa g I'D hssa ssesh 10 sS q
equality 10 sush cases. The yriaeipie on which the
claim rests hiss long since been virtually admitted
BY Great Efitain, but obstacles TO settlement have
from time to time been ipterPose so thata large por-
ton Of the amount elsined has not yet been refund
ed Our Minister is nov engaged in the prosecu-l
ion OF the claim, and cannot but persuade nv self
that the Btigish Government will no longer delay lie
adjustment
am happy 10 be able 10 say that nothing has oc-
cured 10 dIsuFbin any degree the relziionsof ami
~ which exist between Ibe unites. States & France
Austria and Russia as we'll - with the other Pow
ers Of Euto2e, since the adjournment Of Congress-
Spaia has been agitascJ with internal eonvnIsions
for many seats, IRON the effects Of which it IL TO be
hoped she is destined tpeedily 10 resoxer--when,
under pore liberal System Of commercial policy
her part, our trade with her ma, agslH fll is
olf, and 80 far asher eontiaensI possessions are
concerned its almost forsaken 1ghannels thereby
adding q the mutual prosperity " the two scun-
tries j
The Gyrmanic Association Of Customs and
i.npVs--l. which, since its establishment 10
asa, iSs9 q 81 OO6ts growing in power and
The purposes Of c9mmsss,a s,s,es ons.. -.