The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-12-26

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70 enter into new treaty with the Unite
States, similar n all respects 70 the treat
which they had Just refused q ratify, Il ii
United States would consent to add to th
Ssnats's clear and unqualified recornitio
Of the sosersignty Of Honduras over th
Bay lslands the following conditional ssipu
iation "Whsnevsr and % soon - the r
public of Honduras shall have conclude
and ratified . treaty with Great Britain b
which Great Britain shall have csdsd, an
there public Of Honduras shall have accepted
the said islands, subject to the provision
and conditions contained in such treaty.
This proposition was, Of course, rejected
After the Senate had refused to reoOgnis
the British convention with Honduras u th
eth August, 1856, with full knowledge o
it, contents, it was impossible for me, nee
sssarily ignorant Of ssthe provisions IN,
conditions" which might be contained in ,
future convention between the same parties
to sanction them il advance.
The fact 10 that when two nations lik'
Great Britain and the United States, mutu
ally dcsirous, % they are, and trust eve
may be, Of maintaining the most friendl,
relations with each other, have unfortunate
y concluded treaty which they understane
in senses directly opposite, the wisest coufs,
10 to abrogate such . treaty by mutual con.
sent, ard 70 commence anew. Had thil
been done promptly, oil dimculties' in Cen.
tral America would most probably ere thil
have been adjusted to the satisfaction Of
both parties. The time spent in discussing
the meaning of the Clayton and BulweI
treaty would have been devoted to THU
praiseworthy purpose, and the task would
have been the more easily accomplished be-
cause the interest Of the two countries il
Central America 10 identical, being confined
to securing safe transit over all the routes
across the lsthmus.
Whilst entertaining these sentiments,
shall nevertheless not refuse to contribute
to any reasonable adjustment Of the Central
American question which is not practically
inconsistent with the American interpreta-
tion Of the treaty. Orertures for this pur-
pose have been recently made by the British
government in friendly spirit, which I cor
daily reciprocate; but whether this renewed
effort will result in success, am not vel
prepared to express an opinion. A brief
period will determine.
FRANCE.
With France our ancient relations Of
friendship still continue to exist. The
French government have in several recent
instances, which need not be enumerated,
evinced spirit Of good will and kindness
towards our country which heartily recip-
rocate. It is, notwithstanding. much to be
regretted that two nations whose produce
tions are Of such character as to invite
the most extensive exchanges and freest
commercial intercourse, should continue to
enforce ancient and obsolete restrictions of
trade against each other. Our commercial
treaty With France is in this respect an ex.
ception from our treaties with all other
commercial nations. 1t iealously levies dis
eliminating duties both on tonnage and on
articles, the growth, produce. or manufac-
ture of the one country when arriving in
vessels belonging to the other,
More than forty years ago, ON the Sd of
March, 1915, Congress passed an act Offer
ing to all nations to admit their vessels laden
with their national productions into the Uni
ted States upon the same terms with our
own vessels, provided they would recipro-
cate to us similar advantages. This act
confined the reciprocity to the productions
of the respective foreign nations who might
enter into the proposed arrangement with
United States. The act of May "a, 1928,
removed this restriction, and offered a simi.
lar reciprocity to all such vessels without
reference to the origin of their cargoes.-
Upon these principles, our commercial trea-
tise and arrangements have been founded,
except with France; and let US hope that the
exception may not long exist.
RUSSIA.
Our relations with Russia remain, as they
have ever been, on the most friendly footing.
The present Emperor, as well as his prede-
cessors, have never failed, when the occasion
offered to manifest their good will to our
country; and their friendship has always been
highly appreciated by the government and
people Of the United States.
SPAIN.
With all other European governments, ex-
cept that of Spain, our relations are as peace
full as We could desire. regret to say that
no progress whatever has been made, since
the adjournment Of Congress, towards the
settlement of any Of the numerous claims Of
our citizens against the Spanish government.
Besides, the outrage committed on our flag
by the Spanish war frigate Ferrolana on the
high seas, of the coast of Cuba, in March,
1855, by firing into the steamer FL Dorado,
and detaining and searching her, remains
eral tone and temper of the Spanish govern
ment towards that of the United States are
much to be regretted. t
Our present envoy extraordinary and min.
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