The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-12-14

er.EE whether nen treaties sith iha DATED
States saA thfa nsa4 nai ~ pgan.Al,ly tnteroA
into 10 seeurc uaare satimate ru.ailona friendly.
ceaasrs.ai and oihorussr The suhiocs n e.
initrooaaae c&nN "a connect ia Atlantic 1rd
Pac.Ac oceans, throagh the fstsmus e parian.
j enc in whlch eagamerce o greatly Interested
+ laatracions have heap given 10 cur minister to
tAa rcpable II tho Ep.lsa States = Calua.lla 10
I asaoavaf b abtsln kpthoaiy far survey Is tbs
/ government 10 order T. determine TIE prsc,ica.
T b.aty 81 such sn undertaking, aad charter for
I the right u way 10 baild, By private enterprise,
Z such : surk L ID prores to be prsoticAl!e DO or
deg 70 comply With sgreemout n the United
statos s. 10 mixed eusnmissiou Al LANA for The
4 adjustment of claims it became necessary 10
I seed e0natsivs4sner and secretary 10 Lima IN
August last No appropriation having been
made by Congress for this purposc il is nos
Askod that one be made covering tho past and
futare e1p0nsos Of the commission. The good
Offices a the United states 10 bring shout
peace between sPAie@aAsS ats American repub-
lies having been accepted BY spain, poru and
Chilh Congress have been inrited 10 be held 10
Washington during The present winter. A grant
has been given 10 Europeans q an exclusive
right Of transit over the territory of Nicarsugua,
70 which Costa Bica, has given her assent which
il Il alleged conflicts with veatod rights Of cti-
gems Of the United States The State Depart
mout has now this subject under consideration.
The Minister Of Peru having made representa-.
tiaus that there Was i state Of war between Peru
and Spain, and that Spain was constructing in
and near New York thirty gunboats which might
be used b. Spain in snch q way as TO relieve tho
naval force at Cuba SO 81 10 operate against Pc
RI. Orders were given 10 prevent their depart
ure. No further steps having boon taken By the
representative Of the Peruvian government to
prevent the departure Of these vessels, aud 1 not
feeling authorized to declare property Of na-
ton with which we are at peace on mere exec
utiyc order, the matter has been referred to the
Courts TO decide Tho conduct Of tho war be-
tween the allies and The republic Of Paraguay
has made tho intercourse with that country SO
liaicult that il has been deemed advisable to
withdraw our representative from there. To-
wards the close Of the last administration a con-
yention was signed at London for the settlement
Of all outstanding claims botwocn Great Britain
and the United States, which failed to receive
the advice and consent Of the Senate to its rat-
fcation. The tone and the circumstances at
tending the negotiation Of the treaty were IA
yorable to its acceptance by the people Of the
United States, and It's provisions were wholly in
adequate br the settlement OF the grave wrongs
that had been sustained by tho government az
we'll as by its citizens.
The United States by reason Of the course
adopted By Great Britain during our late civil
war in the increased rates Of insurance, in the
dimnution q exports and imports and other OBJ
structions TO domestic industry and production
in its effect upon tho foreign commence OF the
county, and tho decrease and transfer TO Great
Britain Of our commercial marine in the proion-
CATION Of the war and the increased loss both in
treasure and speculation, II its suppression
could not be adjusted and ratified ordinary
commercial elaine which continually arise be-
tween commercial nations and yet the conyen-
ien treated them simply such ordinary
claims from which they differ more widely in the
gravity Of their character than III the magnitude
OF their amount great even az is that difler-
once, Not word was found IN the treaty and
not an inference to be drawn from it 10 remove
the sonse of the unfricndliness Of the course Of
Great Britain in our struggle for existence which
had 30 deeply aud unfavorabiy impressed itself
upon the people Of this country. | regard this
action Of the Senate in rejecting the treaty to
have been wisely taken in the interest OF peace,
and as a necessary step in the direction Of per.
feet and cordial friendship between the two
countries sensitive people conscious Of great
power are more at case under great wrong
when wholly unsettled, than under the rostric-
ton Of u settlement which satisfies neither their |
ideas Of justice nor their grave sense Of the
grievances they have sustained. The rejection |
Of the treaty was followed by state Of public
feeling on both sides, which thought favored
an immediate attempt at renewed negotiations.
/ accordingly so instructed the Minister Of the
United States to Great Britain, aud found that
my views in this regard were shared by her Ma
jestys Ministers.
hope that the time may soon arrive when the
two governments can approach the solution Of
this momentous question with an approprecia- |
ton Of what is due to the right dignity aud hon
o. Of such powers, with the determination TO
remove tho causes Of complaint and lay the
foundation Of broad principle Of public law, |
which will prevent future differences and tend to |
firm and continaod peace and friendship, This
Is now the only grave question which the United |
statss has with any foreign nation. The ques-
ton d renewing treaty for reciprocal trade |
between the United States and the British prov |
inccs, on THE continent, has not been iayorably
considered 10y the Administration. The adyan- |
tages # such treaty would be wholly 10 favor
Of the British producer, except probably few
engaged in the trade between the two sections. /
The citizens Of the United States Wauld be bon /
Gifted by reciprocity. Our internal taxation
would prove a protection 10 the British producer
almost equal to The protection which our manu- |
facturar. nov receive from the tariff. Some ar
gumonts q the regulation q commercial inter /
course between the United States and the do !
usluion Of Canada may DO decided. The com.
mission for adjoining the claims Tor Hudson Bay
and Puget s1uAd~g ~gncuiAufS has terminated It's I
labors The award d hE hundred and fifty
thousand doll srs ha8 bean made. and all righta |
aud titles of the company Ia the territory u the
United States have been extiuguishcd, and the
property q the company has been delivered. An
appropriation by Congress b meet tLis sum il
asked. The commission for determining the
Northwestern iaul boundary between the United
States an1 the nutish provinces under tie treaty
Of 1868 h&yo commenced lsbors, and the com
mission has been discontinued 10 conformity
with the recommendation u Congress. A pro
po.fton pas made b. tbs Balah government 10
.s1.sh the niz,d courts created uuusr the treaty
gf Apn. 2, I-62 Zoe the suppression ~ tac sarg
trade The subject ia stil under negotiation, II
hsglag come t5 ny kngalodgo that cooperate
company organized guaer British laws proposed
t. lad upau the shores u ihc United stsi,s aHd
O. operate there a submarine Cable under com
aass.9a from biz Masai.y the Emperor = the
FgefgA u a. exclusive right fsT tseaty yl4fs u
Telegraph e1ial1aasaat.su ba.Weea she chores ofl
France and tbs Unllea States. With The sary Oh
jsstioaab.s feature q saaiscslng all messag7.