Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-01-12

territory OF Washington from the contiguous
British possessions. BY reason of the extent
and Importance off, the country in dispute,
there has been imminent danger of collision
between the subjects of Great Britain and the
citizens of the United States, including their
respective authorities, in that quarter The
prospect of speedy arrangement has contrib
uted hitherto to induce on both sides for
bearance to assert by force what each claims
as right Continuance of delay on the part
of the TWO governments to act in the matter
will increase the dangers and difficulties of
the controversy.
misunderstanding exists as to the extent,
| character, and value of the possessory rights
| OF the Hadson's Bay Company, and the prop
| erty OF the Puget's Sound A Agricultural Com
| pany, reserved in our treaty with Great Bri-
| tain relative to the Territory of Oregon. l
! have reason to believe that cession OF the
| rights of both companies to the United
! States, which would be the readiest means of
terminating all questions, can be obtained on
| reasonable terms; and, with Il view to this
| end, present the subject to the attention of
| Congress. IL +i'
The colony of Newfoundland having enact
| ed the laws required by the treaty of the 9Th
! of June, 1894, is now placed on the same
| 1ootln8, Ia respect to commercial intercourse
with the United States, as the other British
/ North American provinces.
| Inc commission which that treaty con-
| templated for discriminating the rights OF fish
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H..= ~ sotNp DUES.
In pursuance Of the authority conferred by
/ Resolution of the Senate Of the United
/ States, passed on the 3rd of March last, notice
4 was giveG to Denmark, on tie 18th day. Of
/ Aprll, o. the Intention OF this government to
avalitself. OF The stipulation Of the subsist-
| ing convention OF friendship, commerce, and
IsYig'',oh between that hihSoom ana The
oni.e'' o.a.eo' "hetops either party might,
"itei zen years. teIiiiiatc tne same at the eA-
pi.'s ' " Yono eai iiohi tie oa'o Vi notice
iot ~ .h"i purpose.
~ 's'ioii Milicn me 70 can tue
! "'.0n'ion u ConstesS 70 t,''se cohYehtol, ana
| ina"eeu .he senate 70 auoPt INC resolution
ieiei'o. ", sun continue IN iull iofee. Inc
ooi,seinioh Goi'.a,is al article "nlch although
\. US tiot w che'Se the United States
| " eup'"il 10 'ne iinPosl'loh OIL Tolls ON the
iosseio anu eaisoes Vi americans passing
'.n'o Vi rom ''le Dal.ie sSa, during the con
.,','ah0o VI .'s tio"'y, YET niay, by POSSIBLE
| y NC oohstruea as implying such submis-
sloa, nc eXacSloh OF those tolls not being
J"sHne'' ny any pfHeipie oil International
law, II S ueeoihe ''hc rieht ana daty OF the
chiteo otateS 10 feileVe themselves from the
! liipiiIN''oii VI eisasehehe On the SUBJECT, SO
Dc 70 DC pellcetis liee 20 act III the premises
| IN ou0n way do tlieil puoic interests ana nom
VI sH"i' aetuata. ..
| ioiiaii VI the oPihloh thaV the United
| Dta'es oasht not 10 submit 10 the payment of
| .ne oouha uues, not SO mach because OF
theiF amount, winch Is secondary matter,
out because IL Is IN effect the recognition OF
I
hisiltiNe highways Oh nations as close sea,
ana prevent 'he navigation oil 1T as q priv
lege' LOT "hlch tribute may be imposed upon
thoSe VINO nave occasion to use 1t.
| This government, ON a former occasion not
! unlike the present, sgnaized its determine
! ton to maintain the freedom Of the seas and
! of the great natural channels OF navigation.-
/ The Barbary States Lad, fora long Time
! coerced the payment of tribute from all na-
| tions whose ships trequented the Mediterra-
mean. TO the last demand Of such payment
made by them, the United States, although
| suffering less by their depredations than many
! other nations, returned the explicit answer
| that we preferred war to tribute, and thus
| opened the way to the relief of the commerce
| Of the world from an irnominions tax. 50 lone
submitted to by the more poWerfui nations
! of Enrope.
If the manner of payment of the Sound
| dues differ from that of the tribute formerly
| conceded to the Barbary States still their
exaction by Denmark has no better founda-
| ton in right. Each was. in it's origin. MOTH
ing but a tax on a common natural right, ex-
torted by those who were at that time able
to obsruct the free and secure enjoyment Of
| it, but who no longer possesses that power.
/ I, Denmark, while resisting our assertion of
the freedom Of the Baltic Sound and Belts,
has indicated readiness to make some new
| arrangement on the subject, and has invited
| he lDteraStpI M hQ