American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-12-11

oiat hes be6d rem5ted bg. anoaddition, pl
| treaty. Il lfich orr minister ati LoudoH, =
aaa which will be imme- el
Iiateiy s1bnitted to the Senate for its Z
oasidsfafipuasS Should the proposed sup. ic
,lem6n cal. arra6gemeD be coHcugrea In q
" all thePartids tobe affected BY il, the n
'bjects contemplated b. the original con-
Feation will have beenifully ,attained a
The, treaty between the United States ?
and, Great Britain ,.6fsthe 9TH gof, June, ]
1854, which want into effective 'epefa; &
tion in 1855, put an end to causes Of ir1ls
ritation between the two countries, BY &
securing TO the United States the right !
of fishery on tie coast Of ehesBfitish
North American provinces, iFith, ,advan-
itagess equal to those enjoyed BY British |
subiects.ll Besides the signal benefits Of.
this treaty to. 4 large class Of our citir /
sens engaged in pursuit connected to
no considerable degree With our nation
al prosperity, and strength, II hashad a |
favorable effect upon other interests In |
the proyisiohitt taadefor reciprocal free
| dom Of trade betweeti the United States
aud the British iproyincssin America. ~ "a
A. The. exports Of domestic articles to
Those provinces during the last; year a
mounted to more than mill
lions Of dollars, exceeding those OF the
preceding,year By nearly scyen millions
lof dollars; and'the imports therefroms
during the same period, amounted 70
lmore than twenty ,ono millions, Ian in
crease of six millions upon those Of the
previous Year, iss3Se7' \, .',ss 4 s'gs fe,
The improved condition ofthis branch
, Of our commerceis mainly attributable
to the aforementioned treaty.
Provision vas made, in the hrst arti-
Gle Of tho treaty, for "a commission to
1designate the mouths ofrivers to which
the common right Of fishery, on the
.iEeoast of,the United States and the Brit
ish Provinces, was MOTTO extend. This
commission has been employed part OF
: two seasons, butiwithout. much progress
!, in accomplishing the object for which II
y was instituted, in consequences of serir
! Gus difference Of opinion between the
y scommissioners, not only as to thepreclse
'i point where the rivers terminate, but in
many instances as tu8what constitutes .
y riEet, These difficulties, however, may
= be overcome by resort to the umplragc
y provided by the treaty. aig,g
IT The efforts perseyerlngly prosecutoo
& since the commencement OF my admin
% istration, to relieve our trade to the Bal
4 tic from the exaction ofsound dues by
Il Denmark, have not yet been attended,
:" with success. Other governments have
- also sought TO obtain a like reilet Y
- their commerce, and Denmark was tnp
! induced to propose an arrangement =
/" all the European Powers Interested u
= the subject; and the manner in whlcl
!, her proposition was received, warrantini
. her to believe that satisfactory ar
of rangemcnt with them could soon D
v concluded, shelmade strong appeal T.
:. this government for temporary susPen
hc sion Of definite action on It's part, II
mt consideration of h O. embarrassment
81 which might result to her European nc
ng gotiations by an immediate adJustmen
~ tof the question with the United states
Is, Ills request has been accedcd 70, upo
,s, the condition. that the sums collected 81
y ter the 18th OF JUNE last, and until th
nr 10th Of Jun3,next, from vessels ana cpi
q goes belonging " our merchants, are
On be considered as paio under protest an
subject to future adjustment. iaore
o. reason tolbelicve that an arrangement
We between Denmark and the maritin
~ powers. OF Europe on the subject, wi
n be soon concluded, and that the pendin
= negotiation with the United States ma
In then ;be resumed and terminated in
he satisfactory manner. ~ '''.' .'--'
M With Spain no new difficulties hay
! arisen, nor has mach ptogressbeen mad
raj in tho tadjnAtmcntof pending ones.
To- Negotiations entered iuto for tho pul
X pose Of relieving our commercial intel
sre course with the Island Of Cuba olson
Z 4 Eof its burdens, and providing for IL
d. more speedy settlemcnt of local di
nc putes growing out of that intercours
~ have not yot been attended with any r
~ suits. ,es & NJ. ,.,,, Z, 49,. !
cy, Soon after the commencement of u
d. late war IN Europe, this goyernme'
ers submitted to the consideration of q
%. maritime nations, two principles for u
the security of neutral commerce: one, IN
'cd the neutral flag should cover cnemie
Of goodp, except articles ntrabhnd DIVA
'OS and the other that neutral property {
billboard Merchant vessels Of belligeren
should be exempt from condomhatio
OF with the exception Of contraband ar
pnt cles, These were not presented as NJ
nd rules Of international law; having be,
the generally claimed by neutrals, thou,
-. y IL, 4