Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-18
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS, by an act OF the Congress Of the
United States of the cath of May, one thousand
eight hundred and twenty Height, entitled "An
act In addition to an act entitled AN act con.
corning discriminating duties Of tonnage and
impost,' and to elualize the duties on Prussian
vessels and their cargocs." 1t is provided that,
upon satisfactory evidence being given to the
President Of the United States, by the Gov.
eminent Of any foreign nation, that no dis
crin!natipg duties Of tonnage or imrosi
arc imposed or levied In the ports of the
said nation upon vessels wholly belonging to
citizens Of the United States, or upon the pro
duce, manufactures, or merchandise imported
In the same from the United States or from any
foreign country. the Pres ident is hereby su
rhc:!zed to issue his PROCLAMATION declaring
that the foreign discriminating duties Of ton
mage aud lmPost within the United States are
aud sha!i he suspended and discontinued, SC
ia! as respects the vessels of the said foreign
nation, and the produce, manufactures, OF
merchandise imptr TT into the United States
in the sane from the said foreign nation, OF
fro'a any other foreign coun;ry, the said sus-
pension 10 take effect from the time of such
notification being given to the President of the
United States, and to continue so long as the
reciprocal exemption Of vessels belonging to
citizens of the United State, and their cargoes,
as aforesaid, shall be continued, and no longer:
And whereas satisfactory evidence has lately
been received BY me, through an official com.
munica'!on Of Senior Don l.ul. Molina, Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Pleripotentlary OF
the Republic of Nicaragua, under date of the
2sth OF November. 1883, that no other or higher
duties of tonnage and impost have been
imposed or levied since the second day of
August, 1888. In the ports Of Nicaragua, upon
vessels wholly belonging 10 cltizsns Of the
United States, and upon the produce, manu-
features, or merchandise imported In the same
from the United States, and from any foreign
country whatever, than are levied on Nlcua.
rsguan ships aud their csrsoes in the same
ports under like circumstances
Now, therefore, AB ,AWlM LINCOLN, Presl-
den, of the United States Of America, do hereby
declare and proclaim that 80 much OF the
several acts Imposing discrimin ring duties Of
tornl-e and lmpost within the United States
arc and shall We suspended and discontinued
so far as respects the vessels of Nicaragua,
and the produce, manufactures, and merchar.
disc imported into the United States In the
same from the dom'n!pns Of Nicaragua, and
from any other foreign country whatever,
the said suspension 10 take effect from the day
above msutJned, and TO continue thencefor-
ward 50 long a. The reciprocal exemption of
the vessels Of the United States, aud the pro.
duce, manufactures, and merchan disc imported
into the domiu'ous of Nicaragua in the same.
a. aforesaid, shall De continued on the part Of
the Government " Nicaragua.
Given under ny hand e, tho city Of Wash.
!pgton, the sixteenth day Of December,
T.. =. IN the year of our Lord, one thousand
eigh. hundred and sirty.,hree, and the
eighty eighth OF the Independence Of
the United States
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
BY the President
WILLIAM u. SEwAh,,
Secretary OF state.
First PASs.-ou our nrst page to-day will
be found SENATOR Eals's eIcoristiou Of Senator
Davis, Congressional report. yosrry, e,c.