Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser., 1845-12-20

nouneed 10 The verld, in the annual mes.
sage Of one II my predecessors, that .sil.s
Amsriean coDsinenls. ~ the frss md In
dependsns condision which they have
sssumed md maintain, are heneeforih no,
q be considered o subjects for future
cslonizstion BY sny European power. =
This principle will apply with greatly
increased force. should any European
power attempt 10 establish any new col
ony in North America. In the existing
circumstances Of The world, the presen. is
deemed > proper occasion 10 rei,erase and
reafirm The principle avowed by MI
Monros. and 70 stsss my cordial concur
renee in iis wisdom and soUnd policy -
The reassertion Of This principle. especial.
" in reference 10 North America. is II
this day but the PRONUNCIATION Of policy
which no European power should cherish
the disposition 10 resist. Existing rights ol
every European nation should be respected
but it is due alike 10 our safety and inter.
ests that the efficient projection Of our laws
should be extended over our whole terri.
sorial limits. and that i. should be distinct
~ announced to the world a. our settled
policy, .ha, no future European colony OF
dominion shall with our consent, be plant.
ed Or established on any par. Of the North
American continent.
A question has recently arisen under
the tenth ar,lcls Of the subsisting treaty
between the United States and Prussia.
By this article, the consuls Of the two
countries have the righ. 10 u, as judges
and arbitrators ''in such differences II
may arise between the captains and crews
Of the vessels belonging 10 the nation
whose interests are c0mmi,ted to their
charge, without the interference Of the 10.
cal authorities. unless the conduct Of the
crews or Of the captain should disturb the
order OF tranquility Of the country; or the
said consnls should require their assis.
ssnce 70 cause their decisions to be carri
ed into effect or supported.
The Prussian consul at New Bedford
in June. 1874. applied to Mr. Justice S.o
y 70 carry into effect decision made BY
him between the captain and crew Of the
Prussian ship Borussis; but the request
was refused on the ground that, without
Presioas Legislation BY Congrsss, the iu.
dietary did not possess the power to give
effect to this article Of the treaty. The
Prussian government. through their min.
isser here. have complained Of this viola.
sion Of the treaty; and have asked the gov.
ernment Of the United States 10 adopt the
necessary measures 10 prevent similar Vi.
olasions hereafter. Good faith to Prussia,
- sell Is 10 other nations with whom we
have similar treaty stipulations, requires.
that these shosld be faithfully observed.
! have deemed il proper. therefore, 10 Law
the subject before Congress. and to re-
comnend such legislation - may be ne
ceesary to give effect 70 these treaty OBJ
legations. ossa 9'f
By virsue Of IN arrangement made be-
tween the Spanish government and that ol
the United States. in December. 1891.
American vessels, since the twenty.nintll
Of April, 1892. have been admitted 70
entry in the ports Of Spain, including
those Of the Balearic and Canary islands.
on payment Of the same tonnage duty OF
1--we cents per ton, as though they had
been Spanish vessels; and this, whether
our vessels arrive in Spain directly from
the United States, or indirectly from any
other country. When Congress, by the
&C. Of the thirteenth Of July, ls3s. gave
effect 70 this arrangement between the
two governments, they confined the re-
ducsion Of tonnage duty merely to Span
ish vessels seeming from port in Spain, !"
leaving the former Discriminating duty to
remain against such vessels coming from
: port in any other country. I.is mani.
festly unjust that, whilst American vessels
arriving in the ports Of Spain from other
countries, pay no more duty than Spanish
vessels. Spanish vessels arriving in the
ports Of the United States from other
countries should be subjected to heavy
discriminating tonnage duties. This Is
neither equality nor reciprocity, and is
in violation Of the arrangement concluded
in December, 1881; between the two
countries. The Spanish government. have
made repeated and earnest remons,rances
against this inequality, and the favorable
attention Of Congress has been severa,
times invoked to the subject by my pre-
decessors. ] recommend. as an &C. Of
justice to Spain, that This inequality be
removed BY Congress, and that The dis.
criminating duties which have been levied
under the act Of the thirteenth Of July,
1882. on Spanish vessels coming 10 The
United Ststes from any other foreign
country. be refunded. This recon men.
dation does not embrace Spanish vessels
arriving in the United States from Cuba
and Porto Rico, which will still remain
subject TO the provisions Of the &C, Of
June thirtieth, 1894, concerning tonnage
duty on such vessele.
BY the act Of The fourteenth Of July.
1892. coffee was exempted from duty ii.
together. This exemption was universal,
without reference to the country where /,
vas produced, Of The national character Of
the vessel in which il vas imported. By
the tariff oct Of the thir,hieth Of August.
l642. this exemption from duty vas res.
sricted 70 coffee imported in American
vpsee1s fr0m thn rf.n. cf q. 49,.