The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1859-10-08
FAYETTEVILLE, N. c., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8. 1876
San Juan.

ne origin OF the IN this 1SlanO Is Ger
tainly novel one. The proper ownership of i
has long been disputed point between America ant
England Everything however, would have beer
in state of quietude the island had it not beer
for the following little circumstance:
| The island is populated by few American squat
ters an English Squire (an employee of the Hudson
Bay Company and number of unruiy hogs, some
of whom belong to the Squire. The quarrel is al
about these hogs Said hogs persisted in breaking
through the hedges and digging up and eating tht
potatoes of Mr. Cutter, American settler. H.
gave them that is their masters, fair warning ant
then shot of them, which turned out to be
boar belonging to the Squire. Mr. Cuttor was very
sorry and offered to pay, but the Squire had swor1
Vengeance; ne atten1nfed t<x nave Cuttrf n.reste,
and brought to Victoria there to be tried ard trans
ported. Now, there happened to be some United
States troops, under Gen. Harney, at hand, and
when British war steamer arrived from Victoris
to carry Mr. Cutter, Gen Harney refused to delive,
him up. 1t was then that the question to
whose jurisdiction the island of San Juan belongs.
Warlike preparations now commenced on both sides.
The English hesitated to strike the first blow The
Assembly in Victoria have issued long address to
Gov. Douglass, setting forth that it would be a
lasting disgrace to the British if the Ameri-
cans were not at once driven from the island. The
British citizens Of Victoria have held mass meet
ing and issued an address to the Home Government
asking for protection against the insoent Americans
Our Trade and Commerce.
1t may not be out of place to give readers a
few facts regarding our trade with foreign countries
We know that it is or should be a pride to every
American to know that his own country can be
pointed to, although in her infancy, having a
balance n hcrf favor in her commerce apainSt the
united trade and commerce of the would.
The yearly trade with Austria leaves in favor
ST. 7S2, ,O47 with Belgium $40 965 with Denmark
$49o,0so; with England $76, 400, ,O43; with Hol-
land S7o6,39a with Portugal $260,s4 with Rus
"a So, ,5a5; with Sardinia $2,676, ,595; with
-,le San. .wich islands 1914 oss. There are num-
Der of other powers with which trade where we
have also small amounts in favor.
The nations which have the most in their favor
from us arc Spain which has 81 000oo Bra
z, which has ST., ,997, ,95O and China, which has
nearly S5,oo0,O 900.
The total annual exports from country to for
egn nations is 1924, GA 42l, whilst total i'm
ports arc s2s2, ,613, $50. Leaving in fsyor a
t,a..'ee Of s42io3l .27l a=sins. --s~ s=-=;+-s
merce Of the world.
CAvED IS.-The Raleigh Register acquiesces in
another day as the time Of assembling the Conven-
ton, and hopes the Executive Committee will far
heed the general wish throughout the State for a
convention, in December, as to name some day in
that month, and give notice of it promptly. We
thought it bad policy for tolocl1 horns with
committee, even if it has authority to act in
the premises, the Register states, consisting of
ten of the most prominent men of the party. We
do not know what will be the fruits of convention;
Of course cannot expect much it is called by
men who the Register says So have no authority to
call it."