Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-12-03

expenditures, must, for the present.. make II
cePehaeht 70 some extent upon the treasury
LOT support The recommendations Of the
postmaster General in relation TO the aboli-
ton OF the ranking privilege. md his views
IN the establishment of mail steamship lines.
deserve the consideration of Congress Ioleo
call the special attention Of Congress to the
statement OF the Postmaster General resDe,t
ing the sums now paid for the Transportation
of mails BY the Panama Railroad ComDanv
and commend TO their early and favorable CON
sideration the suggestions ofthat officer ia re-
lation 10 new contracts for mail transporta.
lion upon that route, and also upon the Te-
hauntepec and Nicaragua routes.
The United States continue in the enioy-
ment of amicable relations with ell foreign
powers.
When my last annual message was trans
mitted to Congress, two subjects of contro
versy, one relating to the enlistment Of SOL
dieTs in this country for foreign service, and
the other 10 Central America threatened TO
disturb the good understanding between the
United States and Great Britain. Of the pro-
gress and termination Of the former question
you were informed at the time; and the other
| is now Iii the way of satisfactory adjustment
/ The object Of the convention between the
/ United States and Great Britain of the 10Th
! OF April, 1850, was TO secure, for the benefit
! of all nations, the neutrality and the common
/ use OF any transit way, or uteroceanc com
munieation, across the isthmus of Panama,
which might be opened within the limits of
! Central America The pretension subsequent
! " asserted by Great Britain, to dominion or
control over territories, in or near two Of the
routes, those OF Nicaragua and Honduras,
were deemed by the Urited States, not mere
! ly Incompatible with the main object OF the
treaty, but opposed even to its express stipu.
latioHs. Occasions Of controversy on this
! point has been removed by an additional
treaty, which our minister at London has con-
Guided, and which viii be Immediately sub.
mltcd to the Senate tor its consideration
/ Should the proposed supplemental arrange
ment be concuTed in by all The parties to be
affected by it, the objects contemplated bv the
original convention viii have been fully at
tanned.
The treaty between the United States and
Great Britain, OF the 9th of June 1854. which
went into effective operation in 1865, put an
end to causes Of irritation between the two
countries, by securing to the United States
the right Of fishery on the coast OF the British
! North American provinces, with advantages
equal to those onjoyed by British subjects
Besides the signal benefits of This treaty
to large class Of our citizens engaged in a
pursuit couEectedto no incousiderabe degree
with our national prosperity and strength, it
| has had favorable effect upon other interests
in the provision if made for reciprocal freedom
OF trade between the United States and the
British provinces in America.
he exports Of domestic articles to those
provinces during the last year amounted 10
more than twenty two millions of dollars,
exceeding those Of the preceedsns year by
nearly seven millions Of dollars: and the i'm.
ports thereirom, during the Same period,
! amounted tn thar.
an increase fisk millions upon those Of the
previous year.
The improved condition of this branch of
our commerce is mainly attributable to the
above mentioned treaty.
Provision was made, in the first article of
| that treaty. for q commission to designate the
mouths Of rivers to which the co mmon right
| OF fishery, on the coast OF the United States
and the British Provinces was not to extend
This commission has been employed a part Of
two seasons, but without much progress in
| accomplishing the object for which it was in
! suteted, III consequence of serious differ
! ehce OF opinion between the commissioners
not only as to the precise point where the riv-
| ers terminate, but in many instances as to
| what constitutes river. These difficulties,
however, may be overcome by resort to the
umptrage provided for by the treaty
The efforts pefseyeringly prosecuted since
the commencement OF my administration, to
relieve our trade to the Baltic from the exac-
ton oil sound dues by Denmark, have not vet
been attended with success. Other govern
ments have also sought to obtain like relief
10 Their commerce, and Denmark was thus in
duced to propose an arrangement to all the
European Powers interested in the subject
and the manner in which her proposition was
! received, Warranting her to believe that
satisfactory arrangements with them could
! soon be concluded, che made a strong
! appeal to this government for Temporary
| suspension OF definite action OIL its part, in
| consideration Of the embarrassment which
might result to her European negotiations by
| an immediate adj ustment Of the question with
the United Ststes This request has been &C.
coded to, upon the condition that the sum
collected after the 10th of June last, ana I'M
I'll the 10th OF June next, irom vessels and
cargoes belonging to our merchants, are to be
| considered as paid under protest and subject
! to future adjustment. There is reason to be-
heye that an arrangement, between Denmark
and the maratime powers OF Europe on tho
subject, will be soon concluded, and that the
pending negotiation with the United States
may then be resumed and terminated in a sat.
iSiactory manner.
With Spain no new difficulties have arisen,
nor has much progress been made in the ad.
'--0''t ~ ES44OA4S oiLOos
Negotiations entered into for the purpose of
relieving our commercial intercourse with the
Islsnd of Cuba of some OF its burdens, and
providing for the more speedy settlement of
local disputes growing out OF that intercourse.
have not yet been attended with any results,
Soon alter the commencement Of the late
war IN Europe, this government submitted to
the consideration Of all maratime nations. two
principles Tor the security of neutral com
mefce one, that the neutral flag should cover
enemies goods, except articles coutraband of
| war; and the other, that neutral propertv IN
Doafo merchant vessels Of belligerents should
DC exempt from condemnation, with the ex
ceptIoH OF contraband articles. These were
not presented as new rules Of international
law having been generally claimed by ueu-
uals, though not always admitted by belip-
erents One Of the parties to the war-RuS-
sia-as well as several neutral powers, prollnt.
~ acceded to these propositions; and the tlo
0ther principal 5eAgerents, Great Britain and
france, having consented 10 observe them loy
the present occasion, favorable oppoTtuuifg
seemed TO be presented for obtaining geuor.
al recognition OF them both in Europe and
but Great Britain and France. in eomr,,n
with most OF the States Of Europe, while lor-
bearing to rsJect, did not aiirmatiyelv not
upon the overtures Of the United States.
WINE the question was in hi position.
i p.e representatives, OF Russia, France, Great
i'ai. austria Prussia, Sardinia and Tur-