The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-12-11

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of Transportation.
Tbs uncomfortable augmentation of the
income of the Post Office Department
under the reduced rates of postage, and
its increasing expenditures. must, for the
present, make it dependent. to some ex-
extent, upon the treasury for support
The Recommendation ns the Postmaster
General. in relation to the abolition Of
the franking privilege, and his views ON
the establishment OF mail ship lines, de-
serve the consideration Of Congress. |
also call the special attention Of Congress-
to the statement of the Postmaster Cen
ersl respecting Q sums now paid for
the transportation ef mails to the Pana.
ma Railroad Company. and commend to
their early and favorable consideration
the suggestions OF that officer in relation
to new contracts for mail transportation
upon that route, and also upon the Tehu-
antepec and Nicaragua routes.
The United States continue in the en-
joyment of amicable relations with all
foreign power
When my last annual message was
transmitted to Congress. two subjects OF
controversy. one relating to the enlist
ment OF soldiers in this country for 70 :
eign service, and tn, other to Central
America, threatened to disturb good un-
derstamiing between tn. United States
and Great Britain. OF the progress aud
Termination of the former question you
were Informed at the time; and the Other
is now in the way OF satisfactory djus:-
ment. ~
i The object of the convention between
the United States and Great Britain o.
the 10Th of April; 1850. was to secure
for the benefit of all nations, the neut ali
ty and tha ,mmon use of any transit
way, or interoceanic communication a
cross the Isthmus of Panama, which
might be opened within the limits of Gen
tral America. The pretension subsequent.
ly asserted by Great Britain, to delnin
ion or control over territories. in or nea
two Of the routes. those of Nicaragua an,
, Honduras, were deemed by the Unite,
States not merely incompatible with tin
. main object of the treaty. but opposed
even to its express st;pulations. Occa
sion of controversy on this point has beer
removed by an additional treaty, wEicl
our minister at London has concluded
and which will be Immediately submit
, ted to the Senate fol its consideration
Should the proposed supplemental ar
, rangement be concurred in by all the car
, ties to be affected by it, the objects con
templated by the original convention will
have been tully attained.
The treaty between the United State
and Great Britain, of the 9th of June
1854, which went into effective operation
in 1883, put an end to causee of irrita
ton between the two countries, by secur
ing to the United the right of fishery OF
the coast OF the B itisl North American
f provinces, with advantage equal to thos
enjoyed by the British subjects. Beside
| the single benef of this treaty to Il larg
. class OF our citizens engaged in par,ui
connected to no inconSiterable degre
f with our national prosperity and strengt
it has had u favorable effect upon othe
' Interests in the provision it made for re
cipIocal freedom of trade between til
= United States aud the British province
= in America. ~
The exports of domestic articles t
E thase provinces during the last year
mounted to more than twenty two mi
lions of dollars, exceeding those Of ii
n preceding year by nearly seven million
. of dollars; and the imports therssron
:. during the same period, amounted to mo
- than twenty -one mi lion>-sn increase
,. six millions upon those of the previo'
year.
~ The improved condition of this brauc
Il of our commerce is mainly attributab b
" to the above mentioned treaty.
Provision Was made, in the first artic
,f Of that treaty. for a commission to desig
ate the mouths of rivers to which the con
&c mon right OF fishery. on the coast of Il
!. United States and British Provinces, W
- not TO extend. This commission has bet
employed part of two seasons, bnt wit
"a out much progress In accomplishing II
% object Tor which it was instituted, in CO
sequence of serions difference of op1ni,
! between the commissioners, not only
j, to tho precise point where the rivers te r
mate. but in many instances as to VIII
- constitutes river. These difficulties, ho
or ever, may be overcome by resort to /,
= umpirage provided for by the treaty.
The efforts perseveringly prosecut
since the commencement OF my admini
- tration, to relieve our trade to the B III
w. from the exaction of sound dues by De
mark, have not yet been atten lei wi
!. success. Other governments have al
- sought to obtain like relief to their co,
=, merce. and Denmark was thus induced
= propose an arrangement to all the Euro
:, can powers interested in the subject; 3
-. the manner in which her proposition W
received, warranting her to believe, tt
+. a satisfactory arrangement with the
~ could soon be concluded. she made str O
,or appeal to this country for temporary S,
- pension of definite action on its part,
-, consideration of the embarrassment viii
~ might result to her European negotiate
Nd by an immediate adjustment 0. the qu,
- ton with the Uuited States This requ
.at has been aceeded to, upon the con,iiti
-, that the sums collected after the 10Th
49, June next, from vessels and cargoes
.wss w longing to our merchants. are to be &C
ror sidsred as paid under the protest, and s,
ject to future adjustment. There is IT
~ son to believe that an arrangement
- tween Denmark and the maritime pow
~ ~ OF Europe on the subject. will soon
- concluded, and that the pending negot
~ tion with the United States may then
;" resumed and terminated in o satisfactt
j. manner