The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-12-10

rine, in the prolongatioIl of war, and in
creased cost, both in treasure and in life,
OF its suppression, could not be adjusted
and satisfied as ordinary commercial
claims, extraordinarily arise between
; commercial nations; yet the Conven-
ton treated them simply as such ordina-
~ claims, from which they differ more
widely in the character than in the
magnitude of their amount. great even
! as Is that difference Not u word was
found in the treaty, and not an infer
ence could be drawn from it, To remove
the sense of the unfriendliness OF tile
course of Great Britain during our strug-
gle for existence, which had SD deeply
and universally impressed itself OH the
people OF this country. Relieving that
Convention thus miscOnceived in its
scope would not have produced the hear
ty, cordial settlement of pending ques.
tionS which alone is consistent with the
relations which / desire to have es tab
lished between the United States and
Great Britain, / regarded the action of
the Senate in the rejection of the treaty
TO have been wisely taken in the inter
est of peace, and as n necessary step in
the direction of perfect and
cordial friendship between the two coun-
tries. Sensitive people, conscious of their
poWer,are more at case under u great
wrong wholly unatoned than under the
the restraint of "a settlement which sat
isles neither their ideas Of Justice, nor
their grave sense of the grievances they
have sustained. The rejection of the
treaty was followed by 4 state OF public
feeling on both sides which | thought
not favorable to an immediate attempt
at the renewal Of the negotiations. I
accordingly 30 Instructed the Minister
OF the L. >. to Great Britain, and found
that my views III this regard were shared
by Her lajesty's Minister. l hope that
tie time may soon arrive when the two
OF THIS niomentous question with an
assurance of what is due to the right,
dignity aud honor of each, and with the
determination not only to remove the
causes of complaint in the past, but lay
the foundation of a broad principle of
public law which will prevent future
differences and tend to form aud con-
tinuc peace and friendship. This now
is the only grave question which the
United States have with any for
cign nation.
RECIPROCITY.
The question of treaty for reciprocity
between the United States and the Brit
ish Provinces on this continent has not
been favorably considered by the admin
treaty wonld be wholly in favor of the
British producers, except possibly few
engaged in the trade between the two
sections. No citizen of the United
States would be benefited by recipro-
city. Our internal taxation would prove
a protection to the British producer
almost equal to the protection which
our manufacturers now receive
from the tariff Some arrangement,
however, for the regulation of
commercial intercourse between the
United States and the Dominion of Can
ada may be desirable.
HUDSON BAY COMPANY.
The commission for adjusting the
claims of the Hudson Bay and
Puget Sound Agricultural Company
upon the United States, has closed its
labors. An award of six hundred and
fl .ty thousand dollars has been made;
and all rights and titles of the Company
on the territory of the United States
have been extinguished. Deeds for the
property of the Company have been re-
ceiVed. An appropriation by Congress
TO meet this sum is asked.
NORTHWESTERN BOUNDARY
The Commissioners for determining
the Northwestern land boundary be-
tween the United States and the British
possessions under the treaty of 1856 have
completed their labors, and the COM
mission has been dissolved.
MIXED COURTS.
In conformity with the recommended
ton of Congress Il proposition was early
III the 1OfltlS1 -NIONcrIIilenC
abolish the mixed courts created under
the treaty of April eth, 1862. for the sup
preston of the slave trade. The subject
is still under negotiation.
FRENCH TELEGRAPH CABLE
1t having come to my knowledge that
corporate company organized under
British laws proposed to land upon the
shores of the United States and to ope-
rate here submarine cable under con-
cession from His Majesty, the Emperor
of the French, and it being an exclusive
right for two years of tclegraphic com
munication between the shores of France
and the United States, with the very
Objectionable feature of subiecting all
messages conveyed thereby 10 the sover-
eighty and the control OF the French
government, I caused the French and
British Legations at Washington to be
made acquainted with the probable poll
cy of Congress on the subject, as fore
shadowed by the bill which passed the
Senate i'll March last. This drew from
the representatives of the Company an
agreement To accept as the bUsis of
their operations, the provisions OF the
bill, or of such other enactment on the
subject as might be passed during the
approaching session of Congress, also to
use their influence to secure from the
French government Il ratification oftheir
concession so as to permit the landing
OiA AChCh oOlA "a al SStolS DSIcuS1IS5 W
any company incorporated by the au-
thority of the United States or of any
State III the Union, and OH their part not
to oppose the establishment of any such
cable. In consideration OF this agree
ment, directed the withdrawal of the
opposition by the United States authori-
ties to the landing of the cable and the
working of it, until the meeting of Con-
gress. regret to say that there has been
no modification made in the company's
concession, nor, SO far as / can learn,
have they attempted to secureone Their
concession excludes the capital and the
citizens of the United States from COM
petition upon the shores of France. /
recommend legislation to protect the
rights of citizens of the United States, as
well as the dignity and sovereignty of
the nation, against such an assumption.
I shall also endeavor to secure by nego-
tiatien an abandonment of the principle
of monopolies in ocean telegraphing ca
bles. Copies of this correspondence are
herewith furnished.
FICTITIOUS CITIZENSHIP.
The unsettled political condition
of other countries less fortunate