Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-12-05

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$50 Of expenditures over RECEIPTS of
eg for ne the TeT eSd m s OF this
to be attributed the additional m 0s allow
in every part Of the country have been very much in
amounting 1905 miles, has added largely the cost of
The augmentation the Post Of
Department under the reduced rates Of postage,
upon the treasury for support The recommen
the RANKING privilege his views on the ESTABLISHMENT Of
mail steamship lines deserve the consideration Of Congress
Postmaster respecting the sums now paid for the trans
early and favorable consideration the suggestions that
relation to contracts for mail transportation upon
route and also upon the Tehuanpec and Nicaragua
The United states continue in the enjoyment OF amcab
When my message transmitted to Congress
two subjects of controversy one relating the enlistment
America threatened disturb good understanding between the
question you informed at the time and the
other is now in.the way of satisfactory adjustment
The object of the convention between the United Stat
and Great Britain OF the 18th of April 1850 was to secure
for the benefit of all nations the neutrality the
oany transit way neroceanic Communication across
the shmns of Panama, which might be opened within the
limits OF Central America The preenon subsequently as
res, in of routes those of Nicaragua and
Honduras deemed by the United States not merely
incompatible with the main object of the treaty bu
this point has been removed by additional treaty. which
our minister at London has concluded and which viii he i'm
medatey submitted the Senate for its consideration
Should the proposed supplemental arrangement concurred
in by all the parties to be affected by it. The objects
plated by the original convention will have been fully attain
ed
The treaty between the United States and Great Britain
the 9Th of june 1884, which went into effective operation
in 1885, put end to of irritation between the
countries by securing to the United States the right of fish
cry the coast of the British North American provinces
with advantages equal to those enjoyed by British subjects
Besides the single benefits of this treaty large class of
citizens engaged pursuit connected
able degree with national prosperity aud Strength has
had favorable effect upon other interests the provision
ma hntU 1InioI
States and the British provinces in America.
The exports of domestic articles those provinces during
the last year amounted than $2 00 exceeding
those of the preceding by nearly 100000 and the
u.s. mere G during the 5 more
previous year.
The improved condition of this branch of our commerce
is mainly attributable to the above mentioned treaty.
Provision made, in the first article of that treaty for
commission to designate the mouths of rivers which the
right fishery the coast of the United States
and the British Provinces not to extend. The
mission has been employed part of two sessions but with
out much progress in accomplishing the object for whchit
instituted in consequence of erour difference of opn
ion between the commissioners only to the precise
point where the rivers terminate but In many instances
to what constitutes river. hese difficulties hewever
be by resort to the umpage provided for by
the treaty
The efforts perseveringy prosecuted since the
men of my administration, to relieve trade to the Bal
yet been attended with Other have al
sought to obtain relief to their commerce. and Denmark
thus to propose arrangement to all the Euro
pean Powers interested in the subject and the in
which her 2ton received warrantng her to be-
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be uded she made strong appeal this government
for temporary suspension of definite action it's part in
consideration of the embarrassment which might result to
her European negotiations by adjustment
the question with the States This request has been
coded to- the condition That the collected after
the 10th of June last and until the 10th of June next from
vessels and cgoes belonging to merchants to be
There to believe thai arrangement,
tween Denmark and the maritime powers of Europe the
subject, will be concluded and that the pending
tiaton with the States may then be resumed and term
mated in a satisfactory
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gress been made in the djustment ofpending ones
Negotiations entered into for the purpose of relieving
its burdens and providing for the speedy sediment of
local disputes growing that intercourse have not yet
been attended with any result.
Soon after the commencement of the late in Europe,
this submitted the consideration of all The
maritime nations two principles for the security OF neutral
goods except articles conraband of and the other,
that neutral property board merchant vessels of beger
should be exempted from with the
ton of contraband articles These not presented
ed by neutras though not always admitted by begerens
One of the parties to the war-Russiaas well as several
M an
having consented to observe them the OCCASION
Of them both in Europe and
But Great Britain and France in common with most Of
act hs
While the question was in this position the P"!
Sss Of and
the subject of maritime rights and put iortn de-
cla
ment had submitted nearly two BEFORE to the consd
of maritime and adding thereto the following
propositions Privateerng is and remains abolished and
Blockades in order be binding must be effective, that
is to say maintained by force sufficient really, to prevent
the coast of the enemy and to the declaration
thus composed four points, two of which had already been
by the United Statos this has been in
Vted accede by all the represented at Paris
cept Great Britain and Turkey To the last of the two ad
ditiona propositions in relation to blockadesthere
certainly be objection 1t is merely the definition OF
what constitute the eecual investment of
place, definition for which this government has always
tended claiming indemnity for losses where practical vo-
aon of the rule thus defined has been injurious to our COM
AS the remaining article of the OF the
conference of Paris that prvateerng and remains abos
certany ascbe to the represented the
conference of Paris but liberal and phanthropc views
in the attempt to change the unquestonaole rule OF mari
time law regard prvateerng Their proposition was
doubtless intended to imply approval of the principle that
private property upon the although might belong
from capture and had that proposition been framed as
to full effect to the principle would have received my
ready assent behalf of the United States But the meas
proposed is inadequate to that purpose IL is true that
if adopted private property upon the ocean would be Wth
drawn from mode of plumber but lett exposed mean
while to another mode could be used with increased
effectiveness The aggressive capacity great naval powers
would be thereby augmented while the defensive ability OF
others would be reduced Though the surrender OF prose-
cutting hostes byempOying prvateers, as proposed by
the of Paris is mutual in terms yet in practical
effect it would be the REIMBURSEMENT of right OF little
value class of States but of essential Importance to
another and far larger class 1t ought not TO nave Deen
anticipated that measure nadquate to the accomplish
the proposed object and unequal IN It's operation
would receive tho assent of all maritime powers FrVate
property would be still Iet 10 Inc uePrSoooo Pu0i|
| armed cruisers. -.
have EXPRESSED readiness the part of this govern
en to accede all the principles contained IN the decla-
ration conference of Paris provided that relating TO
abandonment of prvaeerng can be so AMENDED as 10
effect the object for which, as presumed II was
capture this object is proposed to add to the
declaration that prvaeerng is and remains abolished
the following amendment And that the private property
oiti1 of helli0erent