The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-12-15

resulted in a suspension of intercourse
, The evil was promptly corrected on tht
successor in the Consulate, and our rela
tious with Egypt as well as our relations
with the Barbary Powers, are entirel )
satisfactory.
The Rebellion which has so long beer
fragrant in China, has at last been sup
pressed with the cooperating good offices
Of this Government and of the other w
tern commercial States The judicial con
sular establishment has become very diff:
fcult and onerous, and it will need lie.
gislative requisition to adopt to the ex-
tension eur commerce, and to the more
intercourse which has been instituted
with the Government and people of that
vast empire.
China seems to be accepting with hearty
good will the conventional laws which
regulate commerce and social intercourse
among the Western nations.
! Owing to the peculiar situation of ia
pan, and the anomalous form of its Gov
ernment, the action Of that Empire in
performing treaty stipulations is inconsis-
tent and capricious Nevertheless, good
progress has been effected by the Wes-
tern Powers moving with enlightened
concert. Our own pecuniary claims have
been allowed, or put in course of settle
mcnt, and the Inland Sea has been re-
opened to commerce.
There is reason also to believe that
these proceedings have increased rather
than diminished the friendship of Japan
toward the United States
The ports OF Norfolk, Fernandina and
Pensacola have been opened by proclama
ticn.
1t is hoped that foreign merchants Will
uow consider whether it is not safer and
more profitable to themselves ss well as
Just to the United States to resort to these
and other open ports than it is to pursue,
through many hazards and at vast cost,
contraband trade with other ports which
are closed, if rot by actual military oper
alton, at least by lawful and effective
blockade.
For l have no doubt Of the power ard
duty of the Executive, under the law of
nations. to exclude enemies of the human
race from 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 regulated by 1t.
/ recommend that provision be made for
e;TectusiIy preventing foreign slave-tra-
ders from acquiring domicile and faclI:
ties for their criminal occupation IN our
country.
1t Is possible that if this were new
and open question: the maritime powers
with the light they now enjoy, would not
concede the privileges OF a naval 6e,ilger-
ent to the insurgents oi the Gni'ed states,
destitute as ihcy are ana Always nave
oeen, equally oi SNips ana oi ports anu
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