Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-01-09

United Geate1 Al1hough su4erlnG tess by their
aepsedlstieas tlsan nsy other nation, returned
Ehe expaicit snswer that Ne preferred war 70 TN
butte, and thus opened the way 70 the relief Of
lie commerce u the World from igncninions A.
hacks, 70 long submitted % By the more power
fui nsfions Of Europe. 4 the matter Of the pay
ment OF Sound Dues differs from thas of the tri-
lste formerly conceded 10 the Barhary States,
still their exaetion By Denmark has no better
Foundation in right. Each was IN It's origin,
nothing buf tsx on common national right,
extorted BIZ those who we're at that time able 70
obssruct the free and secure enjoyment Of It, but
who no longer possess that power. Denmark,
while resisting orr assertionof the freedom OF
the Baltic. Sound and belts, has indcateda read
mess to make some new arrangement on the
subject and has invited the governments inter.
ested, including the United States 70 be repre-.
scented ID convention to assemble for the pur-
pose Of receiving and conidering the proposition
which she intends TO submit, for the capitalism
ton of the sound dues. and the distribution OF
the sum TO be paid as communication among the
governments according to their respective pro-
portions Of their maritime commerce 70 and
from the Baltic. Ihaye declined in behalf OF
the United Ststes for The most cOgeni reasons -
One Is that Denmark does not ofer 70 submit
70 the convention the question of her right to
levy the Sound Dues. Secondly, that If the con-
rention were allowed TO take eognizance of that
particular question, still Il would not be compe.
tent 70 submit the great international principle
involved, which affects the right in other cases OF
navigation and commercial freedom as web as
that Of access to the Baltic. Above all, by the
express terms OF the proposition, it Is contem-
plated that the consideration of the Sound Dues
shall be commingled with and made subordinate
10 matter wholly extraneous- the balance OF
power among the governments Of Europe. While,
however, rejecting this proposition, and insisting
on the right of free transit into and from the
Baltic. have expressed to Denmark willing
ness on the part of the United States to share
equally with others the cost of advantages which
commerce shall derive from expenditures made
by her for the Improvement and safety OF the
navigation Of the Sound and Belts. lay before
you, herewith, sundry documents on the subject,
in which nv views are more fully disclosed
Should no satisfactory arrangement be soon con-
cluded, I shall again call your attention to the
subject with recommendation of such measures
sas may appear to be required in order to assert
and secure the rights 1.-THE United States SO far
as they are affected BY the prete nsions Of Dem
mark ~ sa1.d II s. ssrftg Z. s
announce with much qualification that, since
the adjournment Of the last Congress, the gques-
ton existing between this government and that
OF France, respecting the French Consul at San
Francisco, has been satisfactorily determined,
and that the relations Of the, two governments
continue to be of the most friendly nature.
A question. also, which has been pending for
several years between the Kingdom of Greece
and the United States, growing ont OF the Sc
duestraton by the public authorities of that
country property belonging to the present Amer
can Consul at Athens, and which has been the
~ rDoct hnrpfOfOrp
has recently been settled to the satisfaction Of
both governments. .Sta 3
& With Spain, peaceful relations are still main
tanned. and some progress has been made in Sc
curing the redress Of wrongs complained OF by
this government. Spain has not only disaSow-
ed and disapproved Of the conduct of those who
illegally detained the steamer Black Warrior at
Havana, but has also paid the sum claimed as
indemnity for the loss thereby inflicted upon cit
liens of the United States. ~.
In consequence of the destructive hurricane
which visited Cuba in 1854, the supreme author
ity of that. Island issued decree permitting the
importation, for the period OF six months, Of
certain building materials and provisions, but
revoked it when about the half the period had
elapsed, to the injury of the citizens of the Uni
ted States who had proceeded TO act on the
faith of that decree. The Spanish Government
until recently, when twas assented to, payment
being promised to be made as soon as the amour
due can be ascertained. s,,zs ,a.t ,..s5 5gs..
Satisfaction claimed for the arrest and searcf
of the steamer FL Dorado has not. yet been &C
corded, but there is reason to believe that i
will be; and that case, with Others continues tt
be urged on the attention Of the Spanish Gov
ernment. fit do not wholly prevent the recur
renee of the difficulties in Cuba, it will rende
them less frequent and whenever the.
shall occur, facilitate their more speedy settle
ment. Pc 90 st ~ Ess1 ','-
The interposition of this Government ha
been invoked by many OF its citizens, on &C
count ofinjuries done to their persons and prop
erty, for which the Mexican Republic is respon
sible The unhappy situation OF that countr.
for some time past has not allowed its govern
ment to give due consideration to claims of pri
vate reparation, and has appeared to call to
and Justify some forbearance in such cases o.
the part Of this government, but in the reyolu
tionary movements which have lately occurred
in that Republic and in the organization OF I
stable government urgent appeals to its justic
have been made, and it may be hoped with sue
cess for the redress of all complaints of our Cit
zens. <sESss2sf 81
In regard to the Central American republics
which from their proximity, and other consider
ations, have peculiar relations to this govern
ment, while it has been my aim constantly to OF
serve all the obligations of political friendshi
| and of good neighborhood, obstacles to thi
have arisen in some of them from their own in
sufficient power to check lawless interruptions
which in effect throws most of the task on tn
United States. Thus it is that the distracted il
| ternal condition of the State of Nicaragua Ina
| made it encumbent on me to appeal to the goo
| g. fIll in
terruption in its affairs, and to adopt prevent
| tive measures to the same end, which on sim
| lar occasion, had the best result in re,assurln
the peace of the Mexican States of Sonora an
Lower California.
| Since the last session of Congress, treaty Q
amity, commerce and navigation, and for tn
| urrender of fugitive criminals, with the king
| sdom of the Two Sicilies; a treaty OF friendship
| commere and navigation with Nicaragua; and
/ convention of commercial reciprocity with tn
| Hawaiian Government, have been negotiated
The latter kingdom and the State of Nicaragu
| have also acceded to declaration recognizin
as international rights the principals as contain
ed in the convention between the United State
| and Russia, July 3lst, 1904. These treaties 0
conventions will be laid before the Senate 70
ratification. - afsrSi ..,l, s,.sss sE,.55 q d
| The statements made in my last annual messag
| respecting the anticipated receipts and expend
| lures of the treasury have been substantial
verified. 1t appears from the report of tn
Secretary of the Treasury that the receipt
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1856
from all sources, we're 65,0o3,6s0, an
that the public expenditures for the sam
period, exclusive of payments on accounts Q
| the public debt, amounting to $50, S56,36S. Dur
| ing the same period, the payments made in re
demption of the public debt, including interes
and premiam, amounted to 1884, 52s. TIL
| balance IL the treasury at the beginning of tn
present fiscal year, July LIST, 1855, was 1881,
e76. The receipts for the first quarter, and til
estimated receipts for the remaining three-qual
| tiers, amount together to s67 ,91s,7s4; thus al
| fordng, in all, Us the available resources Of til
cvrent fiscal year, the sun. of ss6,s56,Tlo.
| the expenditures of the first quarter,of the cur
| rent fiscal year, be added to the expenditures 70
| the remaining three-quarters. it is estimated b
the Secretary of the Treasury that the sum 5tots
will be SIC, aS6, s46 thereby leaving an estimate
balance in the treasury in July, 1856, OF 1928,
s6S,4l., The total estimated annual expcMtlitar
of the present fiscal year includes tile Ss,ooo,oo
to meet the last instaln,ent of the lo,0o0,0O
provided for by the treaty with Mexico, ant
the $4,000 appropriated on account OF the deb
due to Texas which, two sums make an aggre
gate amount Of S., 77O, 900, andreduce the expen