The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1868-12-21

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if faithfully maintained and carried out,
would prove of sufficient strength and
breadth to comprehend within their sphere
and influence the civilized nations Of the
world.
TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS.
The attention of the Senate and OF Con-
gress is again respectfully invited to the
treaty for the establishment 0! CONNER
cial reciprocity with the Hawaiian kias-
dom, entered into last year and already
ratified by that government. The atti-
tude Of the United States towards these
Islands is not very Different from that in
which they stood towards the West In
dies. 1t is known and felt by the law-
aiia1 government aud people that their
government and institutions are feeble and
precarious. tha. the United States being
50 near neishbor would be unwilling 10
see the Islands pass under foreign control.
Their prosperity is continually disturbed
!y explorations aud alarms Of unfricndly
political proceedings as well from the
United States as from foreign powers. a
reciprocity treaty, while it could not ma
teria!iy diminish the revenues Of the
United States, would be . guaranty Of tn"
good will ard iorbcaraucc OF all nations
until the peoplc of the island shall, of
themselves q. no distant DAY. voluntarily
apply fer admission into the Union.
The Emperor of Russia has acceded to
the treaty negotiated here in January last
for the security of trade marks in the H.
tercst Of manufactures and commerce. !
have invited his attention to the lmpor.
,arce of establishing now, while j. Seems
easy and practicable. a fair and equal
regulation Of III: vast fisheries in The North
Pacific Ocean.
The two treaties between the United
States and Italy for the regulation ofthc
consular powers and cxtradIion Of crin,l-
nails. negotiated aud ratified here during
the last session ofConsrcss have been &C.
cep,cd and confirmed by the Italian gov
erumcnt.
\ liberal consular convention, which
has been negotiated with Belgium, will
be submitted 10 the Senate The very
important treaties which we're negotiated
between the United States and North
& ruiany and Bavaria. for the regulations
of the rights OF na,u:alissd ci'izeus, have
been duly ratified aud exchanged, and
similar treaties have been eutcrcd into
with the kingdoms Of Belgium and Wur-
tcmberg. aud with the Grand Duches Of
Baden and llcssc Darms,adt ] hope
soon to be able to submit. equally satisfdc.
tory conventions of the same character.
now in the course of negotiation, between
the governments Of SPAIN. Italy and the
Ottoman empire.
Examination Of claims sgains, the Uni.
led States By the Hudson Bay Company,
and the pugct's Sound Agricultural
Company, on account Of certain pusscsso-
ny rights in the State OF Oregon and Ter
ri;ory # Washington, alleged by those
coaEaDies in virtue Of provisions in tie
treaty between the United States am!
Great Britain Of June Is, 1916, has
been diligently prosecuted uadcr the III
rcct;ou q ,hcjo'nt international commis-
sion to which they were submitted for
adjudication by treaty between lie two
governments Of July lst, 1868, and it i,
expected will be concluded at an,onrl,
dag. No practical relation concerning
,he colonial trade and the fisheries can b.
accomplished by treaty between the Uni
tee States and Great britain until Con.
gress shall have expressed their judg-
mcut concerning the principles involved
Three other questions however. Between
the United States and Great Britain, re-.
main open for adjustment. These are
The mutual rights OF naturrlized citizens,
the boundary question involving the title
10 The Island OF San jun on the Pacific
coast, and the mutual claims arising
siHcc the year 1858 Of the citizens and
subjects OF the two countries for injuries
and depreiations committed under the
authority OF the two governments. Ne
go;iations upon iIicse subjects are pend
ing, and | am not wilhou, hope Of being
able today before the Senate for iis con-
sideraion during the present session, pro-
toccls, calculated to bring to an end the
justly exciting and long existing contro.
versics. We arc not advised of the ac-
ton Of the Chinese government upon the
IIbcfa! and suspicious treaty winch was
recently negotiated with its plcnipotcu-
tiaries n, this capitol. Japan remains II
thca'cr Of civil wa, marked by religious
incidents and political seventies peculiar
to that long isolated empire. The Exec.
utisc has hitherto maintained s,ri.t neu.
t.nliy among the belIigcrcn,s, and nc
know!c1gcs with pleasure that it has been
frankly and fully sustained in thai
course BY the enlightened concurrence
and cooperation of the other treaty
powers, namely: Great Britain, France
the Netherlands, North Germany and
ITALY.
Spain having recently undergone a
revolution. marked b. an extraordinary
unanimity and preservation of order, the
I provisional government established n,