The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-12-08

49, the Eastern, coast Of Amsnca and
Great Britain has been renewed with full
expectation Of its early aecomplishmsnt--|
Thus It il hoped that with the retufn Of do
mostic peace, the country Will be able TO
resume, with energy and advantage, their
former high career Of commerce and civili~
cation. Our very popular and esti.
mable representative in Egypt died in
April last. An unpleasant alteration
which arose between the Temporary iocum
bent Of the Office and the Government OF
the Pasha, resulted in . suspension OF inter-
course
The error was promr tly corrected on the
arrival of the successor in the Consulate,
and our relations with Egypt - we'll ~ the
relations with the Barbsry power are on
.irsly satisfactory. The rebellion which
has 20 long been fragrant in China has at
last been suppressed with the cooperating
good office Of this Government and Of the
other commercial States.
The Judicial Consular establishment has
become very difficult and onerous, and it
will need Legislation to adapt It to the ex
tension of our commerce and to the more
intimate intercourse which has been insti,
tuted with the government and people OF
that vast empire. China seems to be &C.
cepting, with hearty good will, the CON
ventional laws which regulate commercial
and social intercourse among the western
nations. Owing to the peculiar situation Of
japan, and the anomalous form Of this 60
vernment, the action Of that Empire in
performing treaty stipulstions ID inconsis>
tent and capricious. Nevertheless good
progress has been effected BY the Western
powers, moving with enlightened concert,
our own peculiar claims have been allowed
or put in course of settlement, and the in.
land sea has been reopened to commerce.
There Is reason, also, to believe that these
proceedings have increased rather than d.
minished the friendship Of Japan towards
the United States.
The ports of Norfolk, Fsrnsndina and
Pensacola have been opened by'proclsma-
ton. 1t IL hoped that foreign merchants
will now consider whether IL il not safer
aud more profitable 70 themselves, - well
as moro just to the United States to re.
sort to these, and other open ports, than it
is to pursue through many hazards and at
. vast cost, contraband trade with other
port. which arc closed, if not by actual mil.
itsry operation, at least by lawful and ef
fec ,ual blockade. For myself, l have no
doubt of the power and duty Of the E1-
ecutive under the Law of nations to exclude
the enemies Of the human racs an asylum
in the, United States.
If Congress should think that proceed
ings In such cases lack the authority Of
law, or ought to be further repudisted by
it, recommend that provision be made for
effectually preventing foreign slave traders
from acquiring oomieil and facilities for
their criminal occupation In our country.
1t Is possible II it were . new and open
question, the maritime powers with the
light they now enjoy, would not ccneede
the privileges of q naval belligerent to the
insurgents of the United States, destitute
as they are and always have been, equally
of ships and Of ports or harbors. Disloyal
emissaries have been neither less assidu0us,
nor more successful during the last year
than they were before that time in their ef-
forts under favor Of that privilege to en-
broil our country in foreign wars. The de-
sire and determination Of the maritime
States to defeat that design are believed to
Re a. sincere and cannot be more earnest
than Europe. Nevertheless unforeseen diff
fculties have arisen, especially in BraziliaD
and British ports, and on tbs northern
boundary of the United States, which have
required and are likely to continue to re-
quire the practice of constant vigilance and
just and oenciliatory spirit on the part OF
the United States a. we'll - Of the nations
concerned and their governments. Com
missioners have been appointed under the
treaty with Great Britain on the adjust.
msnt Of the claims Of the Hudson Bay and
Pugets Sound Agricultural Companies, 10
Oregon, and are now proceeding to the ex,
ecution of the trust assigned to them.
In view Of the insecurity of life In the
region adjacent to the Canadian border, by
recent assaults and depreciation committed
by inimical and desperate persons who are
harbored there, il has been thought pro.
per to give notice that after the expiration
Of six months, the period conditionally slip
ulated In the existing arrangements with
Great Britain, the United States must hold
themselves at liberty to increase their naval
armament upon the lakes If they shall find
that proceeding necessary.
The condition of the border will necessa.
rilly come into confederation 10 connection
with the question of continuing or modify
ing the rights Of transit from Canada
through the United States, - we'll as the
regulation of imports which were tsmpor-
arily established by the reciprocity treaty
Of the fifth of June, 1854. ] desire, how
ever, to be understood while making this
statement, that the colonial authorities are
not deemed to be Intentionally unjust or
unfriendly towards the United States, but
on the contrary, there is every reason to
expect that with the approval Of the Emper
isl Government thoy will take the necessary
measures to prevent new incursions across
the border. The act passed 1t the last
session for the encouragement Of immi-
grafton has, a. far az was possible, been put
in to operation. 1t seems to need amend
ment which will enable the officers of the
government to prevent the practice Of
auda eoAinst tho immi0rsnfs -h{ln m