The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-07

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psffornirg treaty et.palstieus 10 ;seos
slant aDd osprici u. neverthelsss, GOO
progress has been ei satsd by The West
ern owes moving win eelighSsssd oou
sern- Our own pccuniery elaine hsv
: eeen eilosed or put il eourss sf ssttl>
. nent, aud ths inland eea has been reopea
ed to comnetce There is reason 10 be
ksve that these proceedings. have q
creased rather thss diminished the frisud
!iness Of Japan toward the United etatss
4 The ports OF Norfolk. Fernandins aes
Pensacola hare been opened BY proclams
tien. It ID hoped that foreign msrchanh
vilI nov consider whether ID i not safe o.
profitable to themselves, as we'll ~ Just &
the United States, 70 resort to these end
othsr open ports, than it 10 70 parsus
through maoy hasards and at war, : con.
trabaad trade with other ports which ass
closed, il not By actual military operations,
st least b. lawful end effective block.
ado. For myself, I have no doubt of the
power and duty Of the Executive, under
the laws of nations, to exclude enemies q
the human race from an ASYLUM in the
United States.
| IfOongress should think that proceed.
ings in snch cases TAXA the authority Of
law, Or ought to b fnther rspudiated b. ie,
l .reoomnsud that provisions b made
for prevsn ing foreign slave traders from
acquiring facilities for the criminal oceu-
patton "a our country. 1t is possible that
if il were new and open question the
maritime power with the light they now
enjoy would not concern themselves shout
privilege of . naval beiligarens to the in
surgents of the United States, destitute
as they are aud always have been, equally
ofships and ports and harhors. Dis.loy-
al emmissaries have nevertheless been as
sduous ubr more successful during the
last year than they we're beforethat issue
Ia their efforts under favor Of that privil-
edge to eutice our country in foreign war.
The desire and determination of the mar
atime state to defeat that design are be-
lieved cannot be more earnest than Eu-
rope. nevertheless. nnforseen political diff
dculties have arisen and especially ia the
Brsxillian snd British districts, and on the
Northern boundary of the United States,
which have required and are likely to con-
tinue to require the practice Of constant
vigilance to adjust aud consilIiato spirit
on the part of the United States we'll ~
Of the nations concerned and their gov
ernments. Commissioners qave been ap-
pointed under the treaty with Great Brit.
ain on the adjustment of the claims OF the
Hudson Bay and Puget sound sgricultu-
raj companies in Oregon, and are now
proceeding to the execution of the trust
ssssigoed to them.
In view Of the insecurity of life IL the
region adjacent to the Canadian border
BY recent assaults and depredatious CON-
mitted BY desperate persons, who srs hsr-
bored there, il has been thousht propsr to
give notice that after the expiration Of
six months, the period eonstitutionslly
stipulated in the existing treaty with
Great Britain, the United States must
hold themselves at liberty to increase
their naval armament upon tho lakes, If
they shall find that proceeding necessary.
This condition Of the border will necessa-
rily come into consideration in connection
with the question of continuing or modi-
flying the the rights OF transit from Cana
da through the United States, as we'll ~
the regulation Of ports which we're temp-
orarily established by be Rsciprocity
Treaty Of the 9th of June 1854. 1 de-
sire, however, to be understood, while
making this statement, that the Canadian
authorities are not deemed to be inten.
tianally unjust or unfriendly tos I'd the
United States, bat on the contra. there
is every reason to expest that With the ap-
proval of she imperial government they
will take the necessary measures 70 pre-
vent new incursions across the border
The act passed At the last .essi,u for
The encouragement Of inmieratioa hss,
As far as war possible been pat tito .per-
alton VI 4s,crsS to need ane md uent
which will enable the officers Of the Gov
eminent TO prevent tbs practice Of frands
sxainst the emigrants while on the way
and on their arrival in the ports. A lib
efal disposition toward this great nation.
al policy j. manifested BY most Of the
European lt-.es and ought to be recipno-
cate / on cur par. By giving the enigrauts
eifeetive national protection.
! regard orr emigrants as one Of the
principal replenishing streams which are
appointed by Providence to repair the
ravages Of internal war, and its waste 20
nsiionsl strength and health An lhAyis
necessary is to secure the Aow Of that
stream in its present fullncss, aud to that
end the Government must in every wayl
make it manifest that it neither needs nor
designs to impose involuntary military
service upon thoss Who come from other
lands to cast their lot in our country.
The financial affairs Of The Goverumeut
hare been successfully administered dur.
ing the last year. The reqsisiiiss ef the
last session of Congress have been Affect
ed. Tae revenue. although sufficient
time has not yet elapsed 70 sxpssie ncc
the full effect of several Of the provisiops
Of the acts Of Congress imposing issreas.
cd taxation, the receipts during the yeas
from oil sources uppn thu basis Of war
rants sigoed by The Secretary of tie Treas.
ury, inclading loans and the baisnce ID
tho Treasury on the Get day of July,
1853, sssa a .294. .796, DOT sc; and i, .
acOrer - dishnrsementa 1nou thAi hs a, :