Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-12-21

al Great Britain as to the boundal
y line Of the Territory of Washin!
d ton adjoining the British possession
= on the Pacific, which has alreat
y led to difficulties on the part Of ii
citizens and local authorities of Ii
J. two governments. / recommen
!. that provision be made for con
9 mission, to be joined by one on tll
n part of her Brittanic Majesty, tc
: the purpose Of running aud estat
Q fishing the line in controversy
t Certain stipulations Of the thir
/. and fourth articles of the treat
r concluded by the United States an
Great Britain in 1916, regardinj
possessory rights OF the Hudson
f Bay Company, and property of th
Puget's Sound Agricultural Compa
ny, have given rise to serious dis
putes, and il is important to all con
cerned, that summary means OF set
Ting them amicably should be de
yised. ! have reason to believe tina
an arrangement can be made OF
Just terms, for the extinguishmenI
of the rights in question, embra
cling, also, the right Of the Hudson''
! Bay Company to the navigation oI
the river Columbia; and | therefore
suggest to your consideration, the
expediency of making contingent
appropriation for that purpose.
France was the early and eff
cient ally Of the United States in
their struggle for Independence
From that time, TO the present, with
occasional slight Interruptions, corr
dial relations of friendship have ex-
isted between the Governments
and the people Of the two coun-
tries. The kindly sentiments, cher
ished alike by both nations, have
led to extensive social and CONNER
cial intercourse, which, ! trust. will
not be interrupted or checked by
any casual eyentoi an unsatisfacto-
ry character. The French consul
at San Francisco was, not long
since, brought into the United States
District Court at that place, by CON-
pulsory process, as witness in ia
vor Of another foreign consul, in
violation, as the French Govern
ment conceives, Of his privileges
under our cons sular convention with
France. There being nothing in
the transaction which could imply
any disrespectto France or IFS con-
sui, suchexplan nation hasbeen made,
as | hope will be satisfactory. Sub
sequently, misunderstanding arose
on the subject Of the French Gov
erment having, as it appeared, abb
ruptly excluded the American Min
is!er TO Spain from passing through
France, on his way from London 10
Madrid. But that Government has
unequisocally disavowed any de-
sign to deny the right of trans it to
the Minister Of the United States;
and, alter explanation to this effect,
he resumed bis journey, 5and has
actually returned through France
to Spain. / herewith lay before
Congress, the correspondence on
this subject between our Envoy at
Paris, and the Minister Of Foreign
Relations Of the French Govern
mept
The position Of our affairs with
Spain remains as at the close OF
your last session. Internal sgita-
ton, assuming very nearly the char
acter of political revolution, has re-
Gently COnvulsed that country. Tbe
ministers were violently expelled
from power, and men, of very dif-
lerent views IN relation TO IFS inter-
nal affairs, have succeeded. Since
this change, there has been no pro-
pitious opportunity TO resume, and
press on negotiations for the adj
iustment of serious questions OF DIFF
ficulIy between the Spanish Gov
ernment and the United States
There is reason to believe that our
minister will find the present gov
more favorably inclined
than the preceding to comply with
our just demands, and to make suit
able arrangements for restoring
harmony, andpreserying peace, be-
tween the. two countries.
Negotiations are pending with
Denmark to discontinue the prac-
tice of leyying tolls on our vessels
and cargoes passing through the
Sound. ] do not doubt that We can
obtain exemption tberefrom, as al