Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-12-18
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FOREIGN RELATIoNs-GREAT BRITAIN.
The United States continue in the enjoy
msnt of amicable relations with all foreign
powers. 81. q. ..
When my last annual message was trans
mitted to Congress, two subjects Of contro-
versy. one relating 10 the enlistment Of SOL
diers in this country for foreign service, and
the other to Central America, threatened to
disturb good understanding between the
United States and Great Britain. or the
progress and termination of the former ques-
ton you were informed at the time, and the
other is now in the way of satisfactory ad-
justment.
The object of the convention between the
United States and Great Britain of the 18th
Of April, 1850, was to secure, for the bene-
fit of all nations, the neutrality and the COM
mon use of any transit way, or interoceanc
communication across the isthmus of Pana-
ma, which might be opened within the lin
its of Central America. The pretension
subsequently asserted by Great Britain, TO
dominion or control over territories in OF
near two Of the routes, those of Nicaragua
and Honduras, were deemed by the United
States, not merely incompatible with the
main object of the treaty, but opposed even
to its express stipulations. Occasion of con-
troversy on this point has been removed by
an additional treaty, which our minister at
London, has concluded and which will be
Immediately submitted to the Senate for its
consideration. Should the proposed supple
mental arrangement be concurred in by all
the parties to be affected by it, the objects
contemplated by the original convention will
have been fully attaiRed.
The treaty between the gpited States and
Great Britain, Of the 9th of Jhae,- 1854,
which went into effective operation in 1855,
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 enjoyed by Brit
ish subjects. Besides the signal benefits of
this treaty to large class of our citizens en-
gagged in pursuit connected to no inconsid-
erable degree with our national prosperity,
and strength, it has had favorable effect
upon other interests in the provision it made
for reciprocal freedom of trade between the
United States and the British Provinces in
A .nerica. ,..
The exports Of domestic articles to those
provinces during the last year amounted to
more than twenty-five million Of dollars, ex-
ceeding those Of the preceding year by near
" seven million Of dollars; and the imports
lhereform, during the same period, amount
ed to more than twenty-one millions-an
increase Of six millions upon those of the
previous year. .-....r -.-...-.
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
The treaty, for commission to designate the
mouths Of rivers 10 which the common right
Of fishery, on the coast of the United States
and the British Provinces, was not to extend
This commission has been employed part
of two seasons, but without much PROCESS
in accomplishing the object for which it was
instituted; in consequence of serious differ
ence of opinion between the commissioners,
not only as to the precise point where the
rivers terminate, but in many instance as to
what constitutes river. These difficulties,
however, may be overcome by resort to the
umpirage provided for by treaty.
pENMARK-soUED DUES.
The effort perseveringly prosecuted since
the commencement of my administration, to
relieve our trade to the Baltic from the ex-
action Of sound dues by Denmark, have not
yet been attended with success. Other gov
ernments have also sought to obtain like
relief TO their commerce, and Denmark was
thus induced TO propose an arrangement to
al the European Powers interested in the
subject; and the manner in which her propo-
sition was received, warran,ing her 10 be-