The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-12-14

1880
need legislative intervention toi adapt i
to the extension of our commerce. and to
the more intimate Intercourse which has
been instituted with Government and peo;
pie of that vast empire. . China seems to
be acceptinewith hearty good will the
conventional laws, which regulate COM
merce and social Intercourse among the
Western Nations. 7svb ~ s,at Etsl
Owing to the peculiar situation OF Ja-
pan and thesanomalous foi m of its Gov
ernmert. the action e6f that Empire in
performing treaty stipuiadous is incons
lstent aud caprieious sNeYerthelesss good
progress has been effected by the West
ern powers moving with enlightened con
cert Our own. pecunisry claims have
been allowed or put in course Of settle
ment, and the inland sea has been REQ
+pened to commerce.
There is rea on also to believe that
these proceedings have increased rather
than diminished, the friendship of Japan
towards the United States.
The ports of Norfolk, Fernandina, and
Pensacola have heen} opened by Procla-
pation 1t is hoped that foreign mer-
chants will now coz slider whether it is not
safer and more profitable to themselves,
as well as just to the U:.ited States to re-
sort to these and other open pcrts. than 1t
issto pursue, ihroug h,many hszards apdsat
a vast cost, confraband trade with other
ports which are closed. if not by actual
military operations, at least by q lawful
and effective blockade.
For my part. have no doubt of the
power and 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 proceedings in such cases lacks the
authority of law, or ought to be further
repudated by it. 1 recommend that pro
vision be made effectually preventing for.
eign slave traders from acquiring dbmi.
cile and facilities for their criminal occp.
patinBs in this country 1t is possible,
that if lit were a new and, open question:
the maritime powers, with the light they
now enjoy. would uot coneede the priv,
leges Of a naval belIigerent to the iusur-
gems of the United States destitute, as.
they, are, and always havessbeen, equally
of ships aud of ports and harbors.
Disloyal emissaries have been neither
less assidious nor. more successful during
the last year than they were before that
time in their efforts, under favor of that
privilege, to en- broil our country in for
eign wars.
The desire and determination Of the
maritime States to defeat that design are
believed to be asGncere, anj cannot be
mote earnest than Europe. Neverthe-
less unforeseen political difficulties have
arisen, and partially in Brazilian and
British ports and on the northern bouu-
Diary of the United States, which have
required, and are likely to continue to
require, the practice of constant vigilance
aud just and conciliatory spirit on the
part of the United States as well as of
the nations concerned and their govern
ments. >4 80
Commissioners have been appointed
under the treaty with Great BritaiH on
the adjustment of the claims of the Hud-
son Bay and Puget's Sound Agricultural
Companies in Oregon, and are now pro-
ceedipg to the execution of the trust as
signed tc them. -
In view OF the insecurity of life in the
region adjacent TO the Canadian border
by recent assaults and depredations COM
mitted by inimicaI and desperate persons
who are harbored there, it has been
thought proper to give notice that after
the expiration of six months Ithe period
conditionally stipulated in the existing
arrangements with Great Britain), the
United States must bold themselves at
liberty to increase their naval armament
upon rhe Lakes, if they shall find that
proceeding necessary,
BORDER TROUBLES.
The condition of the border will me-
cessarily come into consideration in con-
nection with the question of continuing
or modifying the rights of transit from
Canada Through the United States. as
well as the regulation of imports, which
were temporarily established by the Re.
ciprocity Treaty of the fifth of june.
1854. I desire. however. to be under
stood 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 Imperial
Government they will take the necessary
measures to prevent new incursions across
the border. $40 il-4 &.
EMIGRATION.
The act passed at the last session for
tho encouragement of emigration, has as
far as was possible, been put into opera
tion. t seems to need amendment which
will enable the officers of the Govern.
ment to prevent the practice of frauds
against the emigrants while on their way,
and nm their arrival in tho ports an oo ,o
secure them here a free choice of avoca-
tions and places Of settlement. A liber-
al disposition towards this great national
policy is manifested by most of the Eu-
ropean States, and ought to be reciproca-
ted on our part by giving the lemigrants
effective national protection. I regard
our emigrants as one of the principal re-
plenish.ng streams which are appointed
by Providence to repair the ravages of in
terpal war and its waste of national