The North-Carolina standard., 1843-12-13


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lion MI be allowed 6} all dana efs sn aned bY
lfhe detention of the and ia. Tbs ca g 5f tie
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NO new cses hare since the ol
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lahfi5ibaied lint the sIaye e fke onefas
ton 81 fhe ghtI Fsicle o that treaty N BE al
ltoQefhei surpf eSsed@ S - p = = s E.
r he occasional inteffupl "a expefieaeed Nv
Our citizens aeed The be5iss pn the
boring coast Of Nova hiss not lied
to slainl he nlPntioneo of the j xechtiye Repfes
lscnf5fions upon his subject have been made bnt
has been received from the British GoEcfnH HSeht
Two other subjects of comparatively minor inn
poEace but never theless of too nauch consequence
Ito be neglected remain still to be adjnsed between
the two countries, BY the Treaty between the
United States and Great Britain, of July, 1915, it
IS provided that no higher duties shall be levied
ineither country on articles imported from the 9th
er, than on the same articles imported from any
other place In 1886 rough rice. by act of Par
lament, was admitted from thecoast Of Africa into
Great Britain on thepayment of duty of one penny
Ia qualter, while the same article from all other
countries, including Che United States, was sub
jccted to the payment of duty oftwenty shillings
a quarter. Our Minister at london has from
time to time brought this subject to the considera
tion ofthe British Government, bnt so fan without
success. He is instructed to renew his represen-
tations upon it.
Some years since claim MAS preferred against
the British (TOyarnmnpf the Of
American merchants, for the feturnSof export du-
ties paid by them on shipments of wooleh goods
to the United States, after the duty on similar art
cles exported to other countries had been repealed
and consequently in contraVentionof the CONNER
cial convention between the two nations securing
10 US equality in such cases. The principle on
which the claim rests has long since been virtual
ly admitted by Great Britain, but obstacles to a
settlement have from time to time been interposea
so that a large portonfof the amount claimed has
not vet been refunded Our Minister is now en-
gagged in the prosecution>of the claim, and con,
not but persuade myself that the British Govern
ment will no longer delay its adjustment.
am happy to be able to say that nothing has
occurred to disturb in any degree the relations Of
amty which exist bftween the United States and
France, Austria and Russia, as we'll as with the
! other Powers Of Europe since the adjournment Of
Congress Spain has been agitated with Internal
Commissions for many years, from the effects OF
which it is TO behored she Is destincd speedily to
lrecoxer-when under more liberal system of
Commercial policy on her part our trade with
her may again fill It's old and so far as her CONT
mental possessions are concerned, lis almost for
sakcn channels thereby adding to the mutual
prosperity of the two countries.
The Gcrmanic Association of Customs and
Commerce, which, since its establishment In 1888,
has been steadily growing in power and hnpor-
tance and consists at this time Of more than twen-
| ty German States, and embraces a population, OF
27 900 900 of people united for all the purposes Of
commercial intercourse with each other and with
foreign states offers to the latter the most valuable
exchanges on principles more liberal than are Of
fercd in the fiscal system of any other European
power. From its origin, the importance OF the
German Union has never been lost sig 9ht of by the
United States. The industry, morality and other
valuable qualities of the German nation, have al
ways been well known and appreciated. On this
subject invite the attention Of Congress to the re-
port of the Secretary Of State, from which 1t will
be seen that while oar cotton is admitted free OF du
tty and the duty rice has been much reduced,
which has already led to greatly increased con-
SUMPTION strong disposition has been recently
evinced by that great body to reduce, upon certain
conditions, their present duty upon tobacco This
being the first intimation of a concession on this
interesting subject ever made by any European
power | cannot hut regard it as we'll calculated
to remove the only impedIment which has so far
existed to the most liberal commercial intercourse
between us and them. In this view, our Minis
ter at Berlin, who has heretofore industriousty
pursued the subject, has been instructed to enter
upon the negotiation of commercial treaty.
which, while it will open new advantages to the
agricultural interests of the United States, and
more free and expanded field for commercial oper-
ations will affect injuriously existing interest
of the Union. SHOULD the negotiation be crown
ed with success, its results will be communicated
to both Houses of Congress.
communicate herewith certain dispatches res
ceived from our Minister at Mexico, and also
correspondence which has recently occurred
between the Envoy from that Republic and the
Secretary of State. 1t must be regarded as not
little extraordinary. that the Government of Mex
leo. in anticipation of public discussion, which
it has been pleased to infer from newspaper publ
cations as likely to take place in Congress, relat
inp to the annexation ofTexas to the United States
should have so far anticipated the result of such
discussion as to have announced its determination
to visit any such anticipated decision by a formal
declaration ofwar against the United States. Ii
designed to prevent Congress from introducing
That QUESTION, as fit subject for its calm delibera
ton and final Judgment, the Executive has no rea
son to doubt that it will entirely fail of its object
The Representatives of a brave and patriotic
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