Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-12-13

the republic Of Honduras, under the soxereignty
| and as part Of the said republic Of Honduras"
Great Britain rejected this amendment assigning
the only reason that the ratifcatOns Of the con-
yention of the 9th of August, 1885, between her
| and Honduras had not been exchanged, owing to
hesitation of that government" Had this been done,
it is stated that cher Msjesty's government would
have had little difficulty in agreeing 10 the mOd6ca-
tien proposed By the Senate which then would have
had in effect the same Specification as the original
| wording" Whetherthis would have been the effect
whether the mere circumstance Of the exchange Of
the notifications of the British convention with Hon
duras prior in point of tmeto the rafestion Of
treaty with Great Britain would sin EFFECT" have
had s'the same Specification the original word
ing, and thus nulffsd the amendment Of the SEN
ate, may well bedoubted. Il is perhaps, fortunate
| that the question has never arisen.
l. The British government, Immediately after reject
ing the treaty amended, proposed to enter into a
ne treaty with the United States, similar in all
spects to the treaty which they had just refused
! to rstify, if the United States Wouh consent TO
add to the Senats's clear and unqualified recogni-
ton of the sovereignty of Honduras over the Bay
Islands, the following conditional stipulation.
Whenever and so soon as the republic of Honduras
shall have concluded and ratified treaty with Great
Britain, by which Great Britain shall have ceded,
and the republic Of Honduras shall have accepted,
the said islands, subject to the provisions and con-
ditions contained in such treaty."
f. TIE p op5stt n va Of Colr err C ed After
TIE S nate had refd ed u recognize the Bnieh
convention WIN H ind, ra' he 27tn Augu t
1856 " II ;ul wledg Of / g Mt nts wa
imp ihle 10 me, nec=s tr II igao a o g The
pro is ons nd o 5 whica might be
ta DeI in 10 - oon'tnti n re W en- he me
p.r ie' 20 g Ii on he adVan e.
Tuattc I at VIE t.so natl me Ike G ca
B.i al 1t United STA es nut a : e"r1is
as hey ere aai t'ust ever my of ma Mt ain
ng he mot fre dy re ston WITH e'ch otn'r
W un o-tun t-ly moulded treat lioh t e
Lnde:sta in senses rsctly ofpo lite, the isest
cou Sc IS to abrogs'e such tray by m lu con
en-, md to )mmence anew. H Sd tits be do le
Eromp.y, all diifieu ties in O. ntrsl Anerc' wOull
most oosbIy e this, have zee adjos ed t. the
sat SIC i'm b tt pa ties 7 time spent dis
cussi Ig the me 40 ng OF the CLAYTON and Blu weI
tr'aty woud have rem &c 7otfd TO il Sc
wo.thy pu pose, and thu rssk wo Id b We been
the more tas ly accom- / shed re au'e tie interest
of the two coantr ei IN Ceatrs Ame lea Is de IL
cal, ben g condned to secuIi G sale transt' over
all h rod es across toe Isthnu'.
Willie en- ena mig these sentiments, sha
nevertheless MT r>fnse to Contribute TO any res
s0ntble adiu tment cf the Central Anne lean
questions woich is net practically insonSist ant
W ia the A nerican intsrprela'i n of ths treaty.
Oveit1res for this pUrposs lave been recently
nsde by the British cover m mt IN f.ieuoly
spirit, aud l co ally reciprcc t.; tu, waet9e,
this renewed efNt all result in fu-cess, l AN
| not yet prep4' ed 10 ex5es an opinion. A brief
period vi determine.
| With France our en- 1eat rela ons of isnds ID
still cen i1us TO exist. The French government
have in several recent ms ances, which ne not
b. enumerated. evinc spirit OF good will ard
XII ldness towards cur country, which heartily
rec procate. 1t is, notw!tbs anding, much TO be
| re Srelt tia, Two nations whose predictions are
of such a character as to inVi g the most ex en-
| sive EXCHANGES ard rtest com uerca ERGO lrse
should coatinue to enf,rse aucent an Cbso etc
| re ,trictic rs of tr d. sgsi ist each other. Gus
comm cal treaty with France is in III respect
an K ep ion from our trt les with ell otcer com
me clal ols. Itjealon'y levies disor m naiIg
dot go on tonnage and OF at clts, the gro yth
prt dace, or manufacture o. the one country, 6heu
| arriving IL YES els b longing to II other.
More than forty years ago, on the Sd o. March,
1915, Congress passed an act offering TO all nations
TO admit their vesseis, laden with their national
productions, into the ports Of the United States
upon the same terms with our own vessels, pro
| Vided they y ould reciprocste to as similar adVsn
ages. This act confined the reciprocity 70 the
productions of the respective foreign naious who
might enter into the proposed arrangement with
| the United States. The act of May "a 1928 re.
moved this restriction, and offered similar recip
rociiy to al such vessels without reference to the
origIu of their cRrgoes Upon these principles our
commercial trerties and arrangements have been
founded, except with France; and let us hope that
this exception may not long exist.
Our relations with Russia remain ss they have
ever beeu-on the most friendly footing. The
present Emperor, as well as his predecessor
have never ailed when the occasion offered, to
manifest their good will to our county; and
their friendship nae always been high dppreci
sted by tue Government and people of tue Unlled
States. -
With all other European Governments, ex-
cept that of Spain, our relations are as peaceful
as we could desire. / regret to say that no pro-
gress whatever has been made, since the adjourn
meat of Congress, towards the settlement Of any
OF the numerous claims of our cltiz4ns against
the Spanish Government. Besides The outrage
committed on our flag by the Spanish war
frigAte Ferrolana on the high seas, off the
coast of Cuba, in March, 1855, by firing
into the American mail eSmer FL Dorado, and
OBTAINING and searching her, remains uns',knoW-
lodged and unredressed. Inc general to ne and
temper of the Spanish government towards that
of the United States are much to be regretted
Our present envoy extraordinary aud minis er
penipotentsry to madrid has asked TO be RECALLED;
and it is my purpose to send out new minister
to Spain with special instructions all questions
pending between the two governments, and with
q determination to have them speedily and AMIGA
b Y adjusted, if this be possible, In he meantime,
whenever our munster urges the just claims of
our citizens on the notice of the Spanish govern
ment, be is met with the objection tna. Congress
have never made the appropriation recommended
by President Polk in his annual message OF De-
NICER, 1847, " to be paid to the Spanish govern
meut for the purpose IF distr blJiOn amoDg the
claimants in the Armistead case" A similar re.
commentator was made by his immediate pre-
decsssor in his message of D, cen b r, 1858; and
sutiIe concurriug with both in the opinion that
this indemnify is Justly due under the treaty with
Spain 4 the u Octob .r, 1895, 1 earnestly re-
commend an appropriation TO sue favorable con-
sideration of Congress-.
treaty Of friendship and commerce was concluded
at Constantinople ON the 18th December, 1856, be-
tween the United States and Persia the Publications
of which were exchanged at ConstantinOple on the
18th Of june 1857, and the treaty was proclaimed
by the President on the 18th of August, 1857 This
treaty, it is believed, will prove beneficial Amer
lean commerce. The Shah has manifested an earn
est disposition to cultivate friendly relations with our
country, and he's expressed a strong wish that we
should be represented at Teheran by Minister
Plenipotentiary and recommend that an appropri-
alton be made for this purpose.
Recent occurrences in China have been unfavora-
bic revision OF the treaty with that Empire, of
the Sd Of July, 1874, with a view to the security and
extension of our commerce The oath article of this
treaty stipulated Tor revision OF IL, In case expert
should prove this to be requisite; in which
the two governments viii, at the expiration of
twelve years from the date of said convention treat
amicably concerning the same, by means of suita-
BILE persons appointed to conduct such negotiations
These twelve years expired the Sd of July,
1885, but long before that period it ascertained
that important changes in the treaty were necessary
and several fruitless attempts were made by the
commissioner of the United States to effect these
changes. .
Another effort was about to be made for the same
purpose by our commissioner in onjunction with
the ministers of England and France, but this was
suspended by the occurrence of hOstilities in
the Canton river between Great Britain and the
Chinese Empire.
These hostlties have necessarily interrupted the
trade of all nations with Canton, which is now in
state of blockade, and have occasioned a serious
loss of life and property. Meanwhile the insurrec
ton within the empire against the existing imperial
dynasty still continues and it is difficult to antic
pate what will be the result.
Under these circumstances, l have deemed ii ad-
vissble to appoint distinguished citizen of Penn
sylvania Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni
potentary to proceed TO China and to avail himself
of any opportunities which may offer to effect