The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-12-15

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/ fishermen unmolested access TO the shores .
bays, from which they had been previously
/ cluded, on the coasts of her North AmerS
/ provinces; in return for which she asked
the Introduction. free Of duty, into the ports
| the United States, Of the fish caught on the sd
coast by British fishermen. This being 4
/ compensation, stipulated IN the treaty, for MI
/ lIegpS Of the highest importance and vanf
the United States, which were thus youRt$I
| yielded before it became effective, the reqie
seemed to me to be- reasonable one bu
could not BE- acceded to, from want of authI
ty TO suspend our laws imposing duties uPofFl
foreign fish. In the meantime, the Treasr
Department issued regulation, for ascertailI,
the duties paid or secured by bonds on ;
caught on the coasts of the British provinig
| and brought TO our markets by British SubIs'
after the fishing grounds had been made fl
accessible 10 the cltizens OF the Unit+d Stas
| recommend to your favorable considerable
proposition, which will be submitted to vouo
authority to refund the duties and cancel b
bonds thus received.
The provinces OF Canada and New Bras
wick have also anticipated the full operatIoo
the treaty, by legislative arrangements, reSc
lively, to admit, free OF duty, the producte
the United States mentioned in the free liso
the treaty and an arrangement similar TO ai
regarding British fish, has been made for dues
| now chargeable on the products of those o.
vinceS enumerated in the same free list, amer
troduced therrfrom into the United States a
proposition for rrinndng which will, in y
Judgment, he in like manner entitled to yr
favorable consideration.
There is difference Of opinion hetweene
United States and Great Britain, as to the bo-
dary line OF the Territory of Washington +
joining the British possessions on the Pac,
which has already led to difficulties on the lt
Of the citizens and local authorities of the b
governments. | commend that provisions
made for commission, To be Joined by one
the part Of her Britannia Majesty. for The r
pose OF running and establishing the lines
controversy. Certain stipu!ations Of the 10
aud fourth articles Of the treaty concluded
the United States and Great Britain in IS
regarding possessory rights Of the HudsQ
Bay Company, and property of the Pngt
Sound Agricultural Company, have given +
TO serious disputes, and it is important 10 all Cd
cfrned, that a summary means OF settling thl
amicably should be devised. | have reason
believe that an arrangement can he made
Just terms, for the extlnguShmpnt Of the rigi
in question, embracing also, the right of I
HudSon's Bay Company TO the navigation
the river Columbia /: aud therefore suggest
your consideration the eXpediencv of making
contingent appropriation for that purpose.
France was the early and efficient aiv
the United States in their struggle for ind
pendence. From that time to the Irtsrf
with occasianal slight Interruptions, cordial r
Iations of friendship have existed between 4
governments and people of the two countri,
The kindly sentiments. cherished alike by be
nations, have led to eXtpnSivr social and COZ
mercial intercourse, which, | trust, will uot
interrupted or checked by any casual event
an apparently unsatisfactory character II
French consul at San Francisco was not lol
since brought into the United States distri
court at that place, by compulsory process, as
witness in favor of another foreign consul,
violation, as the French Government conceive
of his privileges under our consular conventi,
with France. There being nothing in the tran
action which could imply any disrrspect
made as | hope will be satisfactory. Subs
quently, misunderstanding arose on the suhie
Of the French government having, as it appea
ed, abruptly excluded the American minister
Spain from passing through France, on his w
from London to Madrid. But that governme
has unequivocaly disavowed any design to d
nv the right of transit to the minister Of Il
United States and, after explanations to th
effect, be has resumed his journey, and actual
returned through France 10 Spain. | herewi
lay before Congress the correspondence on III
subject between our envoy at Paris and Il
minister of foreign relations Of the French Q
vernrnent
The position Of our affairs with Spain r
mains as at the close of your last session. i
ternal agitation, assuming very nearly the cha
acter of political revolution, has recently COZ
vuiSed that country. The late ministers we
violently expelled from power, and men,
very different views in relation TO IFS intern
affairs, have succeeded. Since this chang
there has been no proptious opportunity to r
sumo, and press on, negotiations for the adius
ment OF serious questions of difficulty betwee
the Spanish government and the United State
There is reason 10 believe that our minister wi
find the present government more favorahly il
clined than the preceding TO comply with OF
just demands, and TO make suitable arrang
ments for restoring harmony. and preservir
peace, between the two countries
Negotiations are pending with Denmark
discontinue the practice of levying tolls on OF
vessels and their cargoes passing through II
Sound. do not doubt that we can claim e,
emption therefrom, as a matter of right. 1t
admitted on all hands, that this exaction is san,
toned, not by the general principles of the la
of nations, but only BY special convention
which most of the commercial nations have Ell
tered into with Denmark. The fifth article
our treaty Of 1926, with Denmark, provide
that there shall not be paid, on the vessels
the United States and their cargots when pas
throuub tho Sound bi,rbar dUf;ac tba,