Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-12-14

q IN the direction of a perfect and cor
, dial friendship between the two
. countries. A sensitive people, con-
. scious of their power, are more 1T
. ease under great wrong, wholly
7 unatoned, than under restraint of a
settlement which satisfies neither
| their ideas of justice nor their grave
sense of the grievance. The rejec-
: ton of the treaty was followed by q
state of public feeling on both sides
! which | thought not favorable to an
immediate attempt at renewed nego-
} tlations. | accordingly SO instruct
the Minister of the United States to
Great Britain, and found that my
views In this regard were shared by
Her Majesty's Ministers. | hope
that the time may soon arrive when
the two governments can approach
the solution of this momentous ques-
ton, with the assurance of what is
due to the right, dignity and honor
OF each, and with the determination
not on y TO remove ire causes Of
complaint in the past, but to lay the
/
public law which will prevent future
differences and lead To firm and
continued peace aid friendship.
NO DIFFERENCE WITH OTHER NATIONS
This is now the only grave ques-
zion which the United States have
with any foreign nation.
CANADIAN RECIPROCITY.
The question of q treaty for recip-
rocity between the United States
ard the British provinces on this
continent has not been favorably
considered by the Administration.
The advantage ofsuch a treaty would
| be wholly in favor of the British pro-
dncer. Except possibly few en-
gagged in trade between the two Sec
tions, no citizen of the United States
would be benefited by reciprocity.
Our internal taxation would prove
protection to the British producer
| almost equal to the protection our
manufacturers now receive from the
tariff. Some arrangements, howev-
er, for the regulation of commercial
intercourse between the United States |
and the Dominion Of Canada may |
be desirable.
NORTHWESTERN COMMISSIONS
The commission for adjusting the
claims of the Hudson Bay and Pu-
gets Sound Agricultural Company
upon the United States, has termi-
mated it's labors. The award of
$780, 900 has been made, and all
rights aud titles of the company on
the territory of the United States
have been extinguished. The deeds
for the property of the company
have been received, and an appro-
priation by Congress to meet this
sum is asked. The commissioners
for determining the northwestern
land boundary between the United
States and the British possessions,
under the treaty of 1856, have com
pleted their labors, and the commits
sion is dissolved.
sLAvE-TRADE COURTS.
In conformity with the recon-
mendation OF Congress, proposition
was early made to the British Gov
ernment to abolish the mixed courts
created under the treaty Of April IL,
1862, for the suppression of the slave
trade. The subject is still under
negotiation.
THE FRENCH CABLE.
1t having come to mr. knowledge
that corporate company, organized
under British laws, proposed to land
upon the shores of the United States
aud to opera,e there sub marine
cable under concession from his
Majesty tho Emperor Of the French,
OF an exclusive right, for twenty
years, OF Geographic co umuDicatioh
between the shores of France and the
United States, with the very obiee-
tlonable feature Of subjecting all mes
sagos conveyed thereby to the SOW
ereignty aud control of the French
Government. | caused the French
and British legislatons at Washington
to be made acquainted with the PROB
able policy Of Congress on the sub
ject, as tore-shadowed by the bill
which passed the Senate in March
last. This drew from the represent
tatives OF the company an agreement
TO accept, as the basis of their opera
tons, the provisions of the bill. or of
such other enactment on the subject
as might be passed during the APP
preaching session of Congress also
TO use their influence to secure from
the French government q modifica-
ton of their concession, 40 as to per-
NIT the landing upon French soil of
any cable belonging to any company
Incorporated by the authority of the
United States, or of any State in the
Union, and, on their part, not to OPP
pose the establishment of any such
cable. In consideration of this agree
ment / directed the withdrawal Of all
opposition by the United States
authorities to the landing of the ca
BILE, and to ths working of it until the
meeting of Congress. | regret to
say that there has been no modiica-
ton made in the company's conces-
sion nor, as far as | can learn, have
they ATTEMPTED to secure in their
concession the exclusion of the CAPT
tai Of citizens of the United States
from competition 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 assumption. shall also endeav-
or to secure by negotiation an aban-
donment Of the principle of monopo-
lies in ocean telsgraphing. Copies
Of this correspondence are herewith
furnished.
BOGUS t'CITIZESs."
The unsettled political condition
of other countries, less fortunate than
our own, sometimes induce their cit
liens TO come to the United States
for the.sole purpose of becoming nat
uraliZed Having secured this they