The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1864-12-13
RELATIONS WITH JAPAN.

r pan and the anomalous form of its Go,
ernment, the action Of that Empire
performing treaty stipulations is 'incol
sisteht and capricious. Nevertheless
good progress has been effected by th
Western powers, moving with enligh1
ened concert. Our own pecuniar
claims have been allowed, or put
course of settlement, and the inland Sc
has been rc-opened to commerce. Their
is reason also to believe that these pre-
eeedings have increased rather than d
minished the friendship Of Japan to
ward the United States.
OPENING REBEL PORTS.
The ports ofNorfolk, Fernandina an,
Pensacola have been opened by procla
nation. 1t is hoped that foreign mer
chants will now consider whether it /
otmore safe or rprofitable to themselves
as well as just TO the United States, t.
resort to these and other open port,
than it is to pursue, through many haz
ards and vast cost, contraband trade
with other ports which are closed.
LEGlSLATION AGAINST SLAVE TRADERS
For myself, l 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 i'm such cases
lack the authority of law, or ought to
be further repudiated by it, | recon-
mend that provision be made for effect
ually preventing foreign slave-traders
from acquiring domicil and facilities for
their criminal occupation in our coun
try,
RECOGNITION or soUrHERx PIRACY.
1t is possible that if it were new
and an open question, the maritime pow
ers, with the light Il ey now enjoy would
not concede the privileges of a naval
belligerent to the insurgents of the Uni
ted States, destitute As they are, and al
ways have been, equally of ships and of
ports and harbors. Disloyal emissaries
have been neither less assiduous nor
more successful during the last year
than they were before that time in their
efforts, under favor of that privilege, to
embroil our country i'm foreign wars.
Nevertheless, unforeseen political diff
culties have arisen, especially in Bra
lillian and British ports, and on the
northern boundary ofthe United States,
which have required, and are likely to
continue to require, the practice of con-
slant vigilance and a just and concilia-
tory spirit on the part of the United
States, as well as Of the nations con-
cerned, and their Governments.
ADJUSTMENT OF CLAIMS.
Commissioners have been appointed
under the treaty with Great Britain on
he adjustment of the claims of the Hud-
son Bay and Puget's Sound Agricutu-
al Companies in Oregon, and are now
proceeding to the execution of the trust
assigned to them. .ar
THE CANADIAN RAIDS. |
In view of the insecurity of life in
he region adjacent to the Canadian
,order, by recent assaults. and depreda-
ions committed by inimical and despe-
ate persons, who are harbored there.
has been thought proper to give no
ice that after the expiration of six
months, the period conditionally stipu-
lted in the existing arrangements with
ircat Britain, the United States must
old themselves at liberty to increase
heir naval armament upon the Lakes,
they shall find that proceeding neces-
ary. The condition of the border will
ecessarily come into consideration in
onnection with the question of contin-
ing or modifying the rights of transit
'om Canada through the United States,
well as the regulation of exports,
hlch were temporarily established by
he reciprocity-treaty of the 5th of June
s54. l desire, however, to be under
ood, while making this statement,
lat the colonial authorities are not
pemed to be Intentionally unjust or un-
iendly toward the United States, but.
the contrary, there is every reason ,
expect that, with the approval ofthe
nperial Government, they will take the !
'cessary measures TO- prevent new in {
irslons across the border i' q
The act passed at the last session for
g encouragement of emigration has, U
far as was possible, been put into op- q
alton. ltseems to need amendment, I
hlch will enable the officers Of the i
overnment to prevent the practice of s
auds against the emigrants while on n
cir way and on their arrival i'm the Z
'rts, so as to. show them here a fair il
oice OF avocations and place of set Il
'ment. Alibcral disposition towards
is great national policy is manifested
most of the European States, and a
ght tn be reciprocated on our part by d
wing the emigrants effective national Il
otection. | regard our emigrants as N
@ of the principal replenishing O
cams which are appointed by Prov o.
snce to repair the ravages of internal y
lr and its wastes ofnational strength d.
d health. All that is necessary is to fe
cure the flow ofthat stream in its pres. re
fullness, and to that end the Gov. .
,ment must in every way make it
Initest that it neither needs nor de. N
ms to impose involuntary military 81
vice upon those who come from u
Ter lands to cast their lot in our coun- II
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- THE TREASURY. faf
The financial affairs OF the Govern h,
mt have been successfully admins &C
ed during the last year. The legis- 81
ION OF the last session of Congress N
beneficially affected the revenue, al q,
ugh sufficient time has not vet elaps. sb