The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1856-01-19


defiance OF our laws, throwing suspicion
ever our attitude OF neutrality, and disre-
garding our territorial rights, was con
clusi,ely proved by the evidence elected
In the t. ia! Of such Of their agents as
hav. been appreheuded and convicted.
Some OF the officers thus Implicated are
of high official position, and many OF
them beyond our jurisdiction, 50 that le.
gal proceeding could not reach the source
OF the mischief. These considerations
and the fac, thn, the cause of complain,
was not a mere casual occurrence, but a
deliberate design entered upon with a
full knowledge Of our laws and national
policy. aud conducted by responsible
public func,ionaries, impelled me to pre-
sent the case TO the British government,
in order to securs no. only cessation Of
the wrong, but Its reparatlon. The sub
iec, is still under discussion, the result
Of which will be communicated TO you in
due time
| paesent the recommendation, submit
ted TO the las, Congress, tLat provision
be made for the appointment OF COM
missioner, in connection with Great Brit,
ain, TO survey, and esta blish the bounda-
ry line which divides the territory OF
Washington from the contiguous British
possessions. BY reason of the import
ance OF the country in dispute. there has
been imminent danger OF a collision be-
tween the subjects of Great Britain and
the citizens of tn united states, despite
Of their respective authorities, on that
que ton. The prospec, Of a speedy ar.
rangemen, has hitherto contributed to in
duce, OH both sides, forbearance to asser,
by force what each claimed as right.
Continuance Of delay on the part OF the
two governments to act in the matter will
increase the dangers and difiicul,ies Of
the controversy. Misunderstanding exists
as TO the ex ent, character. and value Of
the possessory rights of the Fudson's
Bay company; and the property Of the
puget's Sound agricultural society, re-
served in oui treaty with Great Britain
relative to the territory Of Oregon. l
have reason 10 believe that q ces.lon oil
the rights Of both companies to the united
states, which would be the rsaiieet means
of terminating oil questions, can be cb-
tanned on reasonable terms; and. with n
view to this end, presen. the subject to
I . attention Of Congress.
The colony OF Newfoundland, having
enacted the laws required by the treaty
Of June, 1854, is now placed on the same
footing in respect to commercial inter-
course with the united states an the OF er
British North American Provinces. The
commiss OH which tha, treaty con,empla-
ted, for determining the rights OF fishery
in rivers and mouths OF rivers On the
coasts of the united states aud the
British N. American provinc, $, has bee Il
organized, and has commenced It's lahors
to complete which there is 20 ded iulther
appropriations for the service Of another
| season.
La pursuance of tn rily offered BY
the senate, on the 3rd Of March last
ro,ice was given to Denmark, on the
lllh day Of April, OF the intention OF
this goverumen. to avail itself of the
stipulaions Of the sub,isting convention
OF friendship, com nescs aud navigation
| between that X ngd Jm and the United
States; whereby either party migh,, ahe,
ten years, terminate the same at the ex.
piralion ef one year from the date OF no
iics for ,ha, purpose The consideration
which led me 10 cali the attention ol Con
gress o that convention, and induced
the senate to adopt the resolution referred
to, still continue in full force. The con
vention contains an article which, al
though i, does not directly engage til,
United States 10 submit 10 the impo sitioi
of tolls On the vessels and cargoes OF A
merica, passing into or from the Bals
sea, during the continuance OF the treaty
may by possibility be construed as lin
plying such submission. The exsctio
. OF II csc tolls not being justified by an
principle al International law, II become
, the righ, and duty oil the United State
10 relieve themselves from the mpllca
. ton Of engagements Oh the subject, So a
to be perfectly free to act ~ the premise
, in such q way as their public interest
and honor shall demand, I remain {
the opinion that The United States oug.
y not TO submit 10 the payment ol the SCUM
5 dues, not 50 much because ot the
amount which is a secondary matter
\ but because It is in effect recognuio
! OF the righ. OF Denmark 20 trca, one ,
tie grea, mara,lne highways OF na,ior
a Is close sea, and the Navigation OF
b as privilege for which tribute may
e imposed upon those who have occasion
b use i, This government, on a form'
0 occasion, no, unlike the present, s..
! ntied determination TO man,alt. the r.,
Il dom Of the seas and OF the grea, na.
e nal channels Of navigation. The Bart
9 ry States had, for a long time cocrc,
i the payment Of tribute from all nallo
o whose SHIPS frequen ed the Mednerane,
, To the last demand Of such payne
" made by them, the United states, !
le though suffering less by their depred
j. tions than any other nation. retur.
Ii the explicit answer, tina, we prefer
er war to tribute, and thus open d the "
A. to the relief OF the commerce oi the wo
er trom lynoninous a,tac.s 50 long 81
le mllted to by the more powerful matte
e. of Europe II the matter 0! the payne