Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-12-08
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
CONCLUDED.

failed to receive the advice and consent Of The
Senate to its ratification. The time and the
circumstances attending the negotiation Of that
treaty, were unfavor be to its acceptance by
the people OF the Udited States. and It's pro.
visions were wholly inadequate tor the settle
ment of the grave wroGgs that had heen sus'
tanned by this Government as well as by It's
citizens. The injuries resulting to the l cited
States by reason OF the course adopted by
Great Britain lmi9y 1nr late civil war, in the
increased rates o! i..p1ai.c Ill the dimlnuilon
OF exports and imports, aud other distinctions
10 domestic industry and production in its
effect upon the foreign commerce 0t the coun.
try. IN The decrease and transfer 10 Great Bri-
tain OF our commercial marine: in the prolon-
cation OF the war and the increased cost (both
in treasure and in livcs) OF It's suppression
could not be adjusted and satisfied as ordinary
commercial claims, which continually arise be.
tween commercial nations. And yet the cor.
vention treated them simply as such ordinary
claims, from which they differ more widely 10
the gravity of their character than in the mag
| nlude Of heir amount, great even as II that
| difference Not word was found in the treaty,
| aud net an inference could be drawn from it to
remove the sense Of tho un!rcrdneSS OF the
course Of Great Britain 10 our struggle TOR ex
| istence which had 20 deeply aud universally
impressed itself upon the people OF tins
country.
Believing that convention thus miScon'
ceived in its scope, and inadequate IN lis pro.
visions, would not have produced the hearty,
cordial settlement OF pending questions which
alone is consistent with the relations which
desire TO have firmly established between the
| United States and Great Britain, regarded
the action O! the Senate in rejecting the treaty
to have been wisely taken, IN the interest OF
peace, and as q necessary step IN the direction
| OF perfect and cordial ircndshlp between the
;wo countries. 4 sensitive people, conscious
| of their pouer are more at ease under great
vronc wholly uuatoncd than under the restraint
If n settlement which satisfies neither their
IDEAS of Justice nor their grave sense Of the
grievance they have sustained. The rejection
| Of the treaty was followed tY state OF public
| feeling ON both sides, which | thought not Ia.
voralle to an immediate attempt at renewed
negotiations. accordingly so instructed the
Minister OF the lIaitcd States TO Great Britain,
and found that my views in this regard were
shared nv Her Majesty's Minister'S hope
that the time may soon arrive when the tive
tournaments can approach t., aoution OF thl.
momootous question, with an appreciation OF
what is due to the rights, dignity and honor Of
each, and with the determination not ony tc
remove the causes OF complaint in the past
but to lav the foundation Of n broad principle
OF public law, which will prevent future differ
cnces and tend to tirn and continued peace
aa4 friendship.
This is now the only grave question which
the United States has with any foreign nation.
The question OF renewing treaty for reel
rrocal trade between the Unit d States and the
British Provinces on this continent, has moi
been favorably considered BY the Adminls,ra'
ton. The advantages OF such 4 treaty would
be wholly IN favor of the British producer -
Except possibly few engaged 10 the trade
between the two section, 10 citizen OF the
United States would be benefited by the re
cprocity. Our internal taxation would prove
a protection to tic British producer almost
equal 10 the protection which our tnanuactur
ers now receive from the tariff Some arrange
mcni. however, for the regulation OF CONNER.
cial intercourse between the United States and
the Dominion of Canada may he desirable.
The commissioner ior adju,tns the ciaim'
OF the Hudson Bay aud PUGET Sound Agrl
cultural COMPANY upon the United States, has
terminated is abors. The award Of six hun
drcd and Gt,y thou and dollars has been made,
and all rights and titles OF the company, Oh
the territory Of the United States have beer
extincuishcd. Deeds Tor the property OF the
company have been delivered. An approprla
| ton by Congress 10 meet this sum IL asked.
| The commissioners for determining the
| Northwestern land boundary between the
| United States and the British pos'esslons
undcr the treaty q! 1856, have completed then
lahors and the commission has been dissolved
Ip conformity with the recommendation o.
Congress a proposition was early made to the
British Government to abolish the mixed
courts created under the treaty OF Apr! I
| 1862, for the suppression OF the slave trade.
The sul icc' Is still under negotiation
Il having come to my knowledge That cor
poratc company organized under British laws
proposed to land upon the shores OF the UmteC
| States. and To operate there a submarine cable
under concession from his Majesty the I'm
pcror of the French Of an exclusive right iol
twenty years, of tc!caraphich communication
between the shores Of France and the unltet
States, with the very Objectionable feature o
| sutiectug al messages Conveyed thereby 10 INK
scrutiny and control OF the French Govern
mcnt, caused the French and British l1esa
tons at WASHINGTON to lie made acqualnict
with the probable policy oil Congress on TIM
sutjcct rs toreshadowed by the hi!! whict
n,ssed the Senate in March last This drew
| ron representatives. of the company an agree
mcnt TO accept, a. the basis OF their operations
tho provisions Of that bill, or OF such other en-
octmrnt en- the SUI iect as might be passed dur
inr the approaching session OF Congress; alSt
to use their influence 10 secure from the l'rcncl
Government n modification OF their concession
30 IS 20 permit the landing, upon French soil
Of any cable h,lon.ine to any company moor
poratcl Ly the authority @! the Unltel
States, OF Of any State in the tn,0p, and CT
their part not 10 oppose tho establishment o
any such cable. In consideration OF this agree
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