The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-12-02

territory Of Nicaragua, TO which Costa
Rica has given its assent, which, 1t is
alleged, conflicts with vested rights of
citizens Of the United States. The De-
pariment Of State has now this subject
under consideration.
The Minister OF Peru having made
REPRESENTATIONS that there was state of
war betReen Peru and spain, and that
Spain was constructing, in and near
New York, thirty gunboats which might
be used by Spain in such way as 10
relieve the naval fJrce OF Cuba,
50 as 10 operate against Peru,
orders we're given TO prevent their de
paTture. No further Steps having been
taken by the representative ofthe Peru
Wan govern meni, 10 prevent the depart
uge OF these vessels, and / not feeling
authorized to deIain The properly ef
nation with which we are at peace, on
mere executive order, the matter has
been referred To the courts TO decide.
The conduct of the war between the
Allies ard the Republic Of Paraguay has
made the intercourse with that country
50 difficall that il has been deemed adj
visabie 10 Withdraw our representatives
from there.
Towards the close of the last admins
tration convention was signed at Lon
don for the settle ment of all outstanding
claims between Great Britain and the
United States, which failed to receive
the advice ana consent of the senate 10
its ratification. The time and eircum-
stances attending the negotiation of the
treaty were favorable 10 tls acceptance by
the people Of the United States, bat
It's provisions were wholly inadequate
for the settlement of the grave wrongs
that had been sustained by this govern
as a hy fS F.f 1 hGI in.
Juries resulting 10 the United States by
reason Of The eourse adopted by Great
Britain during our late civil war. in
the increased rates of insurance.
10 The dimiuutioD Of exports and
imports and ether distractions
10 domestic industry and production, in
its effects upon the foreign commerce
OF the country. in the decrease and
toansfer to Great Britain of our CONNER
cial marine, in the prolongstion of the
war and the Increased cost both in lrea
sure and in the lives OF its snppressors,
could not be adjusted and satisfied
as ordinary commercial claims
which continually arise between com
merclal nations and yet the convention
treated them simply as such ordinary
claims, from which they differ more
widely in the gravity of their character
| than in the magnitude Of their amount.
| Great as is tEat difference, not word
was found in the treaty, and not an in
ference could be drawn from il to
remove the sense Of the uniriendliness
of the course Of Great Britain in our
struggle for existence, which had SO
deeply aud universally impressed itself
upon the people of this country. Be-
lievipg that convention thus miscon-
ceived ia lis sccpe, and inadequate in
! its provisions, would not have produced
| the hearty, cordial settlement of the
pending questions which alone is e0nsis-
tent with the relations which / desire
| 10 have established bet ween the United
States and Great Britain, recognized
the action of the Senete in rejecting the
treaty TO have been wisely taken in the
, interest of peace and as a necessary step
in the direction of Il perfect and cordial
friendship between the two countries. A
sensitive people, conscious Of their pow
er, are more at ease under
great wrong, wholly unatoned,
than under The restraint of a set
llementwhich satisfies neither their ideas
of justice nor their grave sense oil
the grievance they have sustained. The
| rejection Of the treaty was followed by
state of public opinion on both sides
which I thought not favorable TO an
immediate attempt at renewed ne
gotiation / accordingly so instruct
Ell the minister of the United States
/ in Great Britain, and found that my
views in this regard were shared by
Her Mejesty's minister's. / hope
that the time may soon arrive when
the two governments can approach
| tbs solution OF this moment0us question
| with an appreciation Of what Is due tc
the rights, dignity and honor Of each,
and with the determination not only TO
remove the causes of complaint in lhe
| past, but TO lay the foundation of broad
| principle of public law which will pre-
! vent future differences, and tend 20 firm
and continued peace and friendship.
I This is now the only grave question
| which the United States has with any
| foreign nation.
I he question of renewing a treaty for
reciprocal trade between the United
States and the British Provinces on this
4 continent, has not been favoTably con
sidered by the administration. The ad
| vantages of such a treaty would be who'll
! ly in favor of the British Provences, ex-
/ cept possibly few engaged in The trade
/ between the two sections. No citizen of
/ the United.Siates would be benefited by
reciprocity. Our internal taxation would
/ prove protection to the British prOdu-
Ger, almost equal TO the protection which
our manufacturers now receive from tas
! tariff. Some arrangements, however,
| for the. reg llation OF commercial inter
course between the United States and
the Dominion of Canada may be deslr-
able.
The commission for adjusting the
/ claims of the Hudson Bay and Puget's
, Sound agricultural company upon the
United States has terminated lis labors.
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