The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-12-12
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.Rsllss sGstiz1ss y ske Swat, axtf 1..E :
q 81 t2't'uS Hsese Representatives :.
Another year Of Eseassh and Of NSuffi-
ciently ahuadaat kaSvasts hess passed -
For these and esg e<salEy for the Improved
eonditiou of oar National affaiss, eur re-
.lnewei and proEoasad gratitude to God is
due. We reTnaia in peace and friendship
!wiEh foreign, bowers. The efforts Of
NFisaogal eitizexs af The e. ) to iaFOiV G
us in foreign wars, to aid in aa iEexcusa-
BILE inslrrection,, have been unaSailing.
Her Britanie Maiesvy.s Government as
was Justly expected have exercised their
authority TO prevent the departure Of
new hostile expeditions from British
ports, The Emperor of France has by
q like proceeding prefn pity indicated the
neutrality whish he rRseia5ned at the
Aeginnizfg of the cSsaeest Questions Of
great intricacy and importance have
grown out of the blockade, Agsd other
g;behserants operations between this Gov
eminent and several of the maritime
Il powers, brt they hive Seen discussed and
so far as was poes6hle accommodated in a
spirit of Fraakness. Justice and neutral
good will. 1t is especially gratifying that
eur pr7ze couats by the inlpracticability
OF their adjudication, have commanded
respect and condolences of maritime powers
the supplemental treaty between the T..
States and Great Bsiftai4 fer the suppress
SION of the African Slave Trade. made
ON the 18th day Of February last has
been duly ratified md carried into exc
cution. Ii is believed that so far as
American forts and American Citizens
are concerned that theinhuman and bar
baroas tra6e0 has been brought to an
end.
1 shall s1tyrait. for the confederation o.
the Senate, thaEconyention for the an
justment of proniissory claims in Wash
ington Territory. arising ont of the trea
" of the 18th of lure 1916. between the
United States and Great Britain, and
which have been the source Of some dis
quiet an nag the citizens: ef that now is
rapidly improving part ef the country.
4 novel and mlnrtant question. in
voluing the extent at the maritime iu
risdiction of Sf@ia IN the waters which
HarTo,lnd the Island of Cuba. has been
debated without reaching an agreement
and H is proposed in an alnicable 81 i,it t.
" pqxer; a convention for that purpost
will be submitted tothe Senate
have thought it proper subject to
tffsiaTprow&1 of tina Senate to concur au
arrangement for the legislation If tht
Schelat dnes upon the principles which
have been heretofore adopted in regard
70 the imposts upon navigation, in th@
waters Of Denmark.
The long pending question between this
eosernmsnta1 and Chill, touching the seiz
ures OF Silvia, in Peru. by CHILEAN off
eerss ofsa large amount Of treasure, be-
longing to citizens of the United States
has been brought to close, by the award
of his Gnagisty, the King of The Belgi
ans, to whose arbitration the question
was referred BY tIie rartiea TIE suhic,t
was thoroughly and patiently examined
by shat justly respected magistrate: al
thoagh the sum allowettto the claimants
may not have been a. large as they OK
peetettthere is no reason TO distfust tic
wisdom of his Magisty's decision. That
decision was promptly complied with by
Chilli Wheu intelligence: i'll regard to it
reached that country.
The joint commission undcr the last
session for CARRYING i,:!n eiE>ct the con-
rention with Peru, on the subject Of
Claims, has been organized at Luna, and
10 engaged ia the business entrusted TO
IL. Ditkicalti@4 concerning the inter
O. 0csanica transit through Nicaragua are
ia course Of amieable adjustment. In
conformity with pEinciples set forth in
my last annual message, have received
o representative from the United Stat.
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tssso that Republic Incidents occur.
.;r4ng N the prog sas Of our evil var have
toreed npcn my. after ton the ancertl in
Z. stat ssef o the odAte4nafiosa question,
touchissH Fssistsob f Foreigners IN this
ceeasrs and 81 Uni ted States citizens
abroad ilire gard 10 some governments.
Ehese lights are at least practically de.
t,EE4 by treaties. In no instance how
sser istt expressly estipaI4tea: that OF,
,thsidsssaeeof EVA war; o foreigner re.
siding in +Aiaa o,alt4y 4iithin the lines OF
Ihc insurgents. ist6 Dc exempted from
) tttsT qfa which ella go him as 4 helli.er-
@nt,5u Who're behalf the government Of
ATS tour try cannot express any privilege.
o. I'm AiAuities. district from that char.
actor. El.regret to say however that sue.
dliifFisx have teen put forward, and III
sont:Inssafsees Ia behalf of foreigners
who have lived In the United States the
crater part of their tisss. There is.
reason 70 believe that i,lShy persoii ] Born
In k1Fesrn eonntries, who have declared
tsaeissinft ntien 10 become citizens, or.
who hare been fully siatufal;z. d, have.
~ saa Me- military duty required o.
.theni by 11sAyihg the fact, and Thereby
thsssriA g4spSn the governmentith6 Tui-
den Bsps66 e 10 has been found dtff c =
or isnFseesicabls TO ebsaiu this pree' f,c..