New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-03

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st,yie s,d The other 70 CentrJ Amerca, thrests,-d
"a di.,urb odd us1. rsfaDd pg be.seeo the Uni.~d
Stsis. and Crest Britain. o. Tia PROCESS and ,erGios
ton Of lbs tuner que iion jou were hiorned al tb~
tine; ard tho o,b, is row IL the way o. Satisfactory
adjustment. 49,
The OBI. q of the convention bs'ween ioe larei
States and Great Britsu of he hh If April 1917, Wa
10 sec ure for the beteht 81 all rs ions, zoe
and he coulmoh ueo. any irsIsh y u 10
c, mnUbicas u, acrcss the lrtbmds OF Panama, "ueh
igh' be opened Eitbn the limits IF Cen,Fa! Amei :"
Tie Er.teI subsequently, asssIied ~ Ores, btt H.
10 dominion coDfol over feliSres I'd or neaS w"
Of The Ioute those Of Nraragus and Honduras, wer-
De- ufd by The United States not cbre,y in"nPailois
With the man obi. CT of TIE treaty out o9P)s evea
10 is press sti oaaiions Occa>o of controversy
II point has been removed By 81 add!uoa treaty
which our Minister at London has cpncl9ded, aSd
which will b imueG ia ly mied - the Senate ioi
It's De- alton. SbOuhi the prop Sc snpp'enso'al
aIrangem Mt be consurejin b. all The parties 20 DC at
f.c'to by il The ohjec's contemplated BY the Original
COW enton will have been full, araiG-d.
The treaty bsis.en the United Sti.es and Grea'
Britain, The 5,h OF june, 1854 shth weDt ato Ct
fecu'e operation in 1885, put al end 70 causes otrrita'
ton be'wten the 'wU .ISiies, 10y securing u tue
United Sises the right of fishery ON the coast OF the
Biish North Aneihan Provinces, with stvsn'sge'
equal TO those Ell joyce by British subjects. Beside tue
sgia bIttts OF this Treaty 70 are class III Que ciI-
zers engaged IN pursuit connected 90 No ncOusfe a
bic degree with our pa nal prosperity and strength, 1t
has bed favorable effect up. other interests IN the
proyisi,n j, made for reciprocal freedom of Trade be-
tween The United States ana the British Provinces in
America.
The exports of domestic articles 70 those Provinces
during the last yeN Amounted to more than s2l eco
0v0 ,1ceedi"g those of the prec ding year by neIly
ttuJ0 and the imports iheierou', dur ng the SANE
period, amour Ell 10 mo e THAI 81 LO0 Ott-an iu-
craze So 90 GEO upon those vi the previous year.
The impr we'd condition If this branch of our CON
mere Is mainly attributable ~ TIE above mentioned
treaty.
Provision wss made in the first article If that treaty
for mmssion to designate the mouths of rivers 10
wh Oh the right OF fishery, the coat of the
United States and the British Provinces, not 10
d. his ION has b' EN- employed part OF Two
seasons but without much pr gees IN p-hng the
,bsct for which il was instituted, IL 'nsequance OF
sevus difference of opinion between the comm ssioners,
not my 10 the precise point where the rivers ter
inmate but in many instances "a what constitutes
river. Ttese difficulties however, may b. overcome
by rtso, TO the umpirage provided for oy the treaty
The Efforts perse, onDgy prosecuted since the COM
m,bomtpt Of NY ADMINISTRATION TO relieve ou trade
10 The Baltic from the exacti0n OF sound ddes by D,u-
max have lot Yet been attended with success. Other
Governments have also sought TO obtain ESe relief 10
their commerce, and Denmark was thus infuced to
propose an to all the European powers tn-
iIested in the subject aud tie manner IN when Der
proI oeition was received warrantpg her & believe
that sats actory arrangement with them could 50
be col ciudei SD, made strong appeal ID this CIV
eminent fer temporary suspef sion OF dilute action "a
it's part in consideration ot the emb ssment wGlca
nj, hi result to Ter European negotiations by nm i'm.
mediate adjustment OF the question: win the IHtod
St,its. 49,.
Tits request has been accedei TO- upon the condition
that the collected after The 10 Of June last and
until The 10Th Of June bexr, from vessels and ctgoos
beopgirg TO our merchants, are % he considered as
paid protest and subject to future adjustment.
there il reason to bellCvo Thar an aTaOgen nj, DC
tween Denmark aud the maritime powers vi Europe
on the Subject will be conclud q, aad that the
pe1 d,pe u, collation. with tho Uncd States may then
be n suned and minated In sat stactory mannec
With spa no diffcultl.s have arlseo, nor mas
uth progress been made in the adjustment oi pending
cDes. :.
on, commercial intercourse with the Island Of Cupu of
some OF it, burdt and providing for toe more speedy
settle of local disputes growing oat oil thai n'er
course, have Lot yet been attended with a"y results
Sot All er he enhancement Oi the aso war la En-
rome thir Govern cit submnea 10 the consideration
Of oil maritime DatOns, two principles Tor the security
of neutral cOmderce one that The neura II tg snouu
cover enemies goods, except articles conuao ma .,
war: bnd the other, that neutral properly on board
bant els of begerehts should be exempt from
cond. unaiion with the exception Of contrabahd atl-
cl,s.
ional lsw having bt en- generally claimed by neutras,
though not always admitted by boligerents. One OF
he parties to the war-Russia-as well as several
IeuIral powers promptly sccededto thtse proPosu2ns
and the TWO Other principal bellgerents, Great br-
tsD aid France having consented 90 observe them ior
the pes emf occasion favorable opportunity seemed
to be pres. ntcd far obtaining general recognition OF
.bfm both in Europe aud America. go
But Great Britain and France, IN common VITA moe.
of the States OF Europe while fOrbearlDg - reject df
not sirma lively act upon the overture' OF the
Unit d StaIes.
While the question was in this position, the repre-
fentatives of Russa, France, Great Britain, Austria,
Prussia Sardinia and Turkey assembled at Paris, took
into copsideIa tion the subject Of maritime rights, and
put forth q declaration containing the two principles
which this Government had uhnittei, nearly Two
years before, TO the cohsiderationof maritime powers,
and adding thereto the follo~ipg propos,ons /" Pr
"vatetripg is and remains abolished" and :" Block
AIDES in oder 10 be oinoDg, must be eiechve that
I" to say maintained by ogee snhiclent really To
"pieveLt access TO the coast Of the enemv;" aud ID
the declaration thus composed Of oor poats, two Of
which bad already been proposed 6y the United States
this Government has been invited to accede by all the
Pow represented at Paris except Great Britain and
Turkey.
To the last Of the two additional propostons-that
in relation to there certuy be no OBJ
,ctip Il merely the definition vi what shall con-
stiute the efeciua investment Of blockaded place,
definition for which this Government has always con-
bded claiming in jempiry for losses where practi-
cal violation Of The rule hus defne has been luxurious
10 our con meIce. As to the remaining article OF the
declaration Of the Conference OF Paris "That priva-
teeriDg is end remains abollsbed"-I certainly eau
not ascbe TO the Powers represented in tho C1nier-
epee of Paris any but liberal and philnnhropic views
In the ats mpt to change the unquesiionaole rule OF
Ds,iiime law in regard 10 private eng.
Their proportion was doubtless intended 10 Imply
approval Of The principle that private property upoo
the ocean although it might belong to the citizeas OF
btlligepnt State, should DO exempted from cep'oIoi,
and rad that proposition been 80 framed as 10 give d
Effect to the principle, it would have received my
ready ass. nj on behalf Of the United States But the
mtaiuie proposed Is insdequa'e to that purpose.
true that If adopted private property up the oceao
would be withdrawn from ODE mode OF plumber Dat
left eIposed, meanwhile, to smother MODE "nch cold
be us with ncre ased effectiveness The aggressive
capacity of great naval powers would be thereby adg-
utled while the defensive ability Of others would Do
reduced. .
Though the surrender OF the means OF prosecuting
bos,l,jes by EMPLOYING priv atee proposed by the