Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-12-06

ioaugmcnt The army aud lho navy, so n
TO make thcm folly udcquno 10 the cmrr
gcccy which calls them Into action. Tt,
proposal 10 surrender the right To rmplo,
prIynlccrs is proiesscdIy founded upon III,
principle, that private property Of unollen
ding non.combaienls, though enemies
should be exempt from the mvages orwar
but the proposed surrender goes bu, lllo
way in carrying out hat principle, whcl
equally requires that such private proper
~ should not be seized or moosted by m
iional ships Of war, Should the eadine
powers OF Europe concur in proposing, a.
a rule Of international law, to exempt pri
volo property, upon the ocean, from sci,
zure by public armed cruisers, as well q,
by priyaleers, the United States will readi
Iy meet them upon that broad ground.
Since the adjournment of Congress, the
nlidcations Of the treaty between the L,
S. and Great Britain, relative to coasI
fisheries, and to reciprocal trade with the
British North American provinces, have
been exchanged, and some Of its antcipa.
ted advantages are already enjoyed bv US,
although its foil execution was to abide
certain acts of Legislation not vet fully
performed. So soon as it was ratified,
Great Britain opened to our commerce the
free navigation of the river St. Lawrence,
and TO our fishermen uumolesied access Ia
the shores and bays, from which they had
been previously excluded, on the coasts oI
her North American provinces in return
for which, she asked for the introduction
free Of duty, into the ports of the United
States, oftho fish caught on the same coast
by British fishermen.
This being the compensation, stipulated
in the treaty, for privileges Of the highest
importance and value 10 lhe United States,
which we're thus voluntary yielded before
it became effective, the request seemed to
me TO be u reasonable one; but it could
not be acceded 10 from want of authority
to suspend our laws imposing duties upon
all foreign fish. In the meantime, the
Treasury Department issued a regulation,
for ascertaining the duties paid or secured
by bonds on fish caught on the coasts of
the British provinces, and brought TO our
markets by British subjects, after the fish.
ing grounds had been made fully accessi.
ble 10 the citizens Of the United States.
| recommend 10 your favorable consid.
Grafton a proposition, which will be sub.
mi,ed TO you, for authority to refund the
duties and cancel the bonds thus received.
The provinces of Canada and New Bruns.
wick have all anticipated the full opera.
ton of,he treaty, by Legislative arrange.
mcnts, respectively, TO admit, free dury,
The products Of the United States, men.
toned in the free list OF the treaty and
an arrangement, similar 10 that regarding
British fish, has been made for duties now
chargeable on the products Of those prov.
inces enumerated IN the same free list,
and introduced therefrom INTO the United
States; a proposition for relUnding which
will, in my judgment, be in like manner
entitled 10 your favorable consideration.
There is difference of opinion between
the United States and Great Britain, as to
the boundary line of the territory of Wash.
ington, adjoining the British possessions
on the Pacific, which has already led to
difficulties on the part Of the citizens and
local authorities Of the two governments.
| recommend that provision be made for
a commission, TO be joined by one on the
part Of her Briltanic Majesty, for the pur.
pose Of rOnning and establishing the line
in controversy. Certain s,ipualions of
the lhId and fourth articles Of the treaty
concluded by the United States and Great
Britain in 1916, regarding possessory
rights oil the Hudson's Bay Company and
property Of the PUget Sound Agricultural
company, have given rise to serious dis.
1ules, and it is important to all concerned
hat summary means of settling them am.
cably should be devised. have reason
o believe, an arrangement can be made
IN just terms, for the eXlinguishment of.
he rights in question, embracing also, the
light Of the Hudson's Bay Company 10
he navigation Of the river Columbia and
], therefore, suggest to your consideration
he expediency Of .making a contingent
appropriation for that purpose.
France was the early and efficient ally
II the United States in their struggle for
From that time 10 the
resent, with occasional slight nterrup.
ions, cordial relations of friendship have
Xisted between the governments and peo.
,le Of the two countries. The kindly sen.
jments, cherished alike by both nations,
AVE led TO extensive social and CONNER.
ial in icrcourse, which, | trust will not be
Interrupted or checked by any casual
vent oran apparently unsatisfactory char.
cter. The French consul at San Fran. /.
isco was, not long since, brought uto the
United States district court at that place,
y compulsory process, as a witness in Il
lyor Of another foreign consul, in viola.
on, as the French government conceiyes,
( his privileges under our consuor con.
eniion with France. There being nothing