Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-09-03

KS w e are indebted TO Hon. " .. ASne ana
other gentlemen both of the house and senate, for
valuable public docs.
CoNGREss.-The River and Harbor Bill. including
an appropriation of $4,000 for the Cape Fear Riv-
er, has passed the Senate, and the probability is
that it will pass the House
ANOTHER Difficulty BREw1NG BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES AND RUssA.-The Paris correspon-
dent Of the New York Tribune relates the follow
ing:
Your attention may be particularly called to the
following incident, which has just occurred, nyolv
ing the rights of an American citizen of eminent
distinction, Dudley Mann, late Envoy to Hungary
and Special Agent to Switzerland. BY the first ar
ticIe of the treaty between Russia and the United
States made December, 1882 it is stipulated as fol-
lows:
There shall be between the territories of the
high contracting parties, reciprocal liberty of COM
MERGE and navigation. The inhabitants of their re-
spectve states shall mutually have liberty to enter
the ports, places and rivers of the territories of
each party, wherever foreign commerce is permitted
They shall be at liberty to sojourn and reside in all
parts whatsoever ofsad territories in order to attend
to their affairs and they shall enjoy to that effect
the same security and protection the nations of
the countries wherein they reside, on consideration
of their submitting to the laws and ordinances there
prevailing, and particularly to the regulations in
force concerning commerce.
In accordance with this article Of the said treaty.
Mr.. Dudley Mann presented himself to-day at the
Russian legation accompanied bY the American
Consul and asked to have his passport vised for the
Russian domnons after having been duly vised by the
U.States, France Prussia Spain, Portugal, Turkey,
&c The Russian Legation declined positively to wise
the passport Mr.. Mann then handed him the clause
of the Treaty in French and he replied, after read
ing it, that could not change his course, because his
instructions positive. He stated that France
had similar provision in her treaty with Russia,
and that she protested in 1910 against the exclusion
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do very well without French citizens, and there the
matter dropped.
1t remains to be seen whether the U. States will
submit to this violation of her treaty with Russia.
There but three ways existing Of destroying
ty stpulations. First by mutual agreement men
toned second, by limitation and third, by the last
appeal Of nations
From the acquaintance have with Mr.. Dudley
Mann, believe that he will take the earliest OPP
portunity of bringing this matter before our Govern
!, ment. 1t may be well to add that Mr.. Mann pre-
sented himselfin purely private capacity. The
Russian Legation willing to wise the passport
for him as bearer of dispatches, through courtesy
that title appeared the face of the document but
this Mr. Mann properly declined, wishing his rights
simply as an American citizen to be respected. This
incident is sufficiently clear and important to explain
and commend itself to the serious consideration of
j Government. For if there be one single infrac
ton of any point in any treaty. any preence. the
whole treaty is virtually and absolutely annulled in
manner hostile to the interests of States to the
quirements of civilization, to the peace of the world
and far are concerned, to the entire dignity
and influence which we have purchased in two wars
with the once strongest power of Europe and VIII Oh
we must sustain if We would hold our rank in the
scale of politics.
The Supreme Court of the United States decided
Omitted States VS.. schooner Peggy, Cranch, lob
thus the obligation of treaty, the supreme law o.
: the land, must be admitted. The execution of the
contract between the two nations is to be demanded
from the Executive Of each nation. gain, in the
case of Harry Gordon against Kerr, ct al &C. c. r.
1927 the stipulations between the United States anC
. foreign powers are paramount to the provisions o
the Constitution of particular State the Confed
t eracy. w. H. F.
Arrival of the Empire City.-Later from Havana.
v New ORLEANS, Aug 24.-The Empire City ha
arrived with Havana dates Of the 18th. The excite
j ment the Island was daily increasing, and fresf
arrests had been made. No yet, however, ii wa
believed, had been put to death. 1t is stated tina
d many Spaniards engaged in this conspiracy, anc
that further seizures of munitions of war had beer
made.
The Crealto de la Habana recently published ar
/ article stating that the Governor General has known
l. from the beginning the persons engaged in circula
? ting revolutionary documents, but waiting fo
more certain information. The Governor has an
> nounced that all persons convicted of these pubca
g tons shall be put to dea h.
D. The cholera, yellow fever and small pox is nov
raging to frghtful extent and robberies and
, snations were of daily occurrence
= Accounts of the growing crops were favorable
II Sugar quiet but firm The stock of Golf small
:, Freights dull and vessels abundant
l. Democratic Nominations.
l. HARRIsBURG. Pa, Aug 26,-The Democratic Stat
% Convention to day nominated George w. Woodward