Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1853-12-15

the most friendly footing. The CONNER
cjal relations between the United States
and that country might. it is conceived
be relieved OF some unnecessary restric-
tions to The mutual advantage of both
parties. With view 10 this object some
progress has been made in negotiating a
treaty of commerce and nayi yisalon
Iniep epeuiently Of oar trade with Spain
We have important political relations
with her growing ou, Of eur neigbborLood
10 thc Islands of Cuba aad Porto Rico
am happy 10 announce that since the
last Congress 10 attempts have been made
by unauthorized expeditions within tie
United States against either of these Col
onics Should any moyemen. he mani
Tested within our limits. AL the means a,
my commend VIII be vigorously executed
20 reprrss i. Several annoying occur
rences have laLen place al Havana OF Ia
the vicinity of ,lie island Of Cuba. be-
tween our citizens and the Spanish aU-
thosi,iss. Considering The proximity OF
ihat Island 10 cLf shores. lying as il does
in the track Of trade between some OF our
psincipal cities. and the suspicious vigil
ance With which foreign intercourse. par
ticuiafIy shat with the United States. is
ti.us guarded Y position Of such occur
reucss may wei b. ePprehcnded. Asno
dipjUma.ic lnt-rc0uTs IS allowed be-
tween ear Consul al Havana ans, lac Cap
tain Central of Cuba. ready explanations
cannot BE made, of prompt redress adog-
! ded. whe:e injury has resulted. al com.
pla;Gt or tie Va-l Of our citizens under
+ the prestn. arranseiu ut. must be ii the
/ irst place presented to this Government.
aud then referred & spain Spain again
refers il 20 her loca authorities IL Gus .
/ for investisa ani Qostpoucs an an
! .wer until sAc iios heard from those au
,horities 70 avoid tlsis irritating enc
vexatious delay, proposition has been
''.ad. to provide for d direct spretl lor
redress 10 thc Captain General by oHI
Consul iii behal. of car injured fellow
citizens Hitherto tn Government al
Spain has declined t0 enter into any such
arrange ment. This course on her purt is
! deeply regretted for without some ar
rangement OF this kind. tie good under
standing between the two counties May
be exposed TO occasiona! interruptions. -
Oar Minister az Madrid is instructed (,
renew the proposition. and 20 press il
again upon the consideration q aer Ca,h
Ollie Niejrsiy.
For several wears Spain has been call
ing tie attention Of this government 20 Z
claim fox losses by some OF her subjects il
me case of tie schooner Aimisiead. -
This clain is believed 10 rest on the obi
cation imposed by our existing Treaty
with that country. lis Justice was al
mitte,. II Gur dip.onatic cores p0nd'na'
with the Spanish government ss early &!
Mprcs. 1917 aGl oae Of NJ pTedt cessors
IN his anrull message OF that year. rec
ominenied that provision should be mad'
fer Is payment. Ia January last. it wa
again Submitted to Congress by the Ex
ecu,iye II has received d favoFab.e com
s.era;ion by committees Of both branch
es of Congress. bu. az yet. there has beer
no final action upon it. CONCEIVE tha
good faith requires lis prom pla5Just tmem mt
and present ii to yoUl carly aud fayora
Die constellation.
Nj. koszia. Hungarian by birth, cau
TO this county in 1890. and declared hi
intentions in due form Of law. 10 hecon
citizen of the United States. A!.er re
mining here nearly two years he yisitcl
+ Turkey. While al SMYRNA. he wRs for
cibly svized, taken on board an AusiTla'
brig OF war. then lying in the harbor a
that place, and there confined in irons
with the avowed design 10 take him int
Austria. Our Consul at Smyrna. an
. Legation at Constsnlnople. interpase
for his release, but their efforts were in
clTrctndl. While thus imprisoned. CON
{ mander Incrsham. with ,he United State
: ship OF war ST. Louis. arrived a, Smyl
e MIA. and after looking into the circum
= stances of the case. came TO the conclu
T. sion that Kosz,a was entitled to he pre-
7 lection of this government. and took en-
ergetic and prompt measures for his re
= lease. Under an arrangement be.wee
4 lhe agents of :he United States and Aus
tria. he was transferred to the custody {
q the French Consul General at Smyrni5
there To remain until he should be di;
o posed of by the mutual agreement of th
= Consuls of the respective Government
: az that place. Pursuant TO the agree
| ment he has been release and is now o
o his way to the United States. The En-
peror of Austria has made the conduct
: our officers who took part in the transa
d ,ion subject of grave complaint. r
garaing koszta as still his subject. al
claiming The right 10 seize him within Il
= limits Of the Turkish Empire. he has d
4 manded of this government It's consent
. the surrender OF / e prisoner. disavov
: al of the acts Of its agents, and sa'is'a
tion for the alledgea outrage. Alter
f cartfa consideration OF the case. can
I to the conclusion that Kcsz,a vas seiz'
# without legal authority at Smyrna. tn