The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-12-09
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through his domiptaass and so to coAaest us With
all Europe brsaeif channel of fnterd9sfse. Our
commefse 9ofth A;nericsis aboaktA receive
Z sno61 cement by direct line gf mel steam
slllns otho rising Empire of BRAZIL TAqS Sdistir-
f q iehed party OF men ofseienee who hav3 lecent-
tkglcft country to mako scientific exploration
Eof the natural history and rivers and n o1ntam
FRANCES Of that region have received from the en-
been expected from his constant friendship for
the United States, aud his we'll known zeal in pro-
noting the advancement OF knowledge A hope
is entertained that orr commerce with the rich
and populous countries that border the Mediter@s
ranean sea may be largely increased. Nothing
will be wanting on the part of this Government
to extend the protection OF or flag over the en-
terprse of our iellow-citiZens. We receive from
the ePowers in that region assurances of good
viii and it is worthy OF note that special envoy
has brought us messages OF coincidence on the
death Of our late Chief Magistrate from the Bey
Of Tunis whose rule includes the old dominons,
of Carthage, on the African coast
Our domestic contest now happily ended, has Left
some traces in our relations with one al least of the
maritime Powers Theformal accordance Of belligeren =
ls hts to the insnrgent States was unprecedented and
has not been justified by the issue. But in the systems
of neutrality pursued by the Powers which made that
concession, there a marked difference. The mate
rals Of for che nsurgen States were furnished N
great measure from the workshops of Great Britain and
British ships manned by British subjects and prepared
for receiving British ornaments sailed from the ports
Of Great Britain to make American commerce,
under the shelter Of commission from the ins1rgenk
pors afterwards entered them in every part Of the
world reft and to their depredatons. The
consequences this conduct most disastrous to the
States then in rebellion increasing their desolaon and
misery by the prolopgaon of our civil contest It had
moreove~ the efect to L great extent to drive the
American flag from the sea, and TO transfer much ofouc
shipping and our commerce to the very Power whose
subjects had created the necessity for such change.
These events took place before was called to the ad
minisraton of the Government The sincere desire for
peace by which am animated led me to approve the
proposal already made to submit the questions which
had thug arisen between the countries to arbitration
These questions are OF such moment that they must
have nanded the attention OF the great Powers ana
inIerw2yen with the peace and interests of every
of then "a to have ensured an imp lral decision
regret to inform you that Great Britain declined the
but cthe other hand. invited US to the
formation OF Joint commission to settle mutual Claims
between The countries, from which those !or the de-
prcGatons before mentioned should be excluded Tho
proposition in that very unsatisfactory FORM has been
declined,
The United States did not present the subject an
impeachment of the good faith of Power which was
processing the most friendly dispositions, but as inVoiv-
ig questions Of public law, OF which the settlement ID
essential to te peace of naons and though pecuniary
rcparaonto TO their injured citizens would have followed
OH 4 decision against Great Britain, such
coLpcsation was not their primary object They had
CHER motive End i'll the interests Of peace and
iustice 10 bsh important principles of international
law Tile correspondence will be placed before you.
The ground which the British Minstr rests mis- JUS
tifcaon is, substantially, that the municipal law OF
nE:i0n and the domestic interpretations Of that
law, are stsc measure Of its duty as neutral5
and feel bound to declare my opinion, before you
and before the world, that that justification can
not be sustained before the tribunal Of nations. At
the same time / do not advise to any present at
tempt NJ redress by acts Of legislation For the
future, friendship between the two countries must
rest on the basis of mutual justice,
From tie moment of the establishment OF our
free Constitution, the civilized world has been
by revolutions in the interests OF de-
mocracy or of monarchy; but through ali those
revolutions the United States have wisely and.
firmly refused to become propagandists Of repub-
canism. 1t is the only government suited to our
condition. bnt we have never sought to impose it
on others; and we have consistently followed the
advice of Washington to recommend it only by the
careful preservation and prudent use Of the bless
ing. During all the intervening period the policy
Of European lowers and of Il United States has,
On the WHOLE seen harmonious Twice, indeed,
rumors cf tha ,yNEasion Of some parts Of america,
in the inter XII ,aarchy, hare prevailed; twice
ny predec, ~ had occasion to announce
|be views OF ihis e I'm respect to such inter-
hence. On both ~ .asons the renlonstrance OF
pUnited States was.respected, frts,.e. deep CEN,
> Eon, on the part OF N,rSSssD! &ernmentet y
thei spssera of nop-ii d mutual
d! t6e tSo Sslnispheres =. cliCss .Iiics =
have advanced in wealth 4iPd power; but We retain
he same purpose to leave the nations OF Europe+s
% choose their own dynaslies and form their own