The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-12-15
tion Of Mr. John Quincy Adams Me-.

river, claiming that the act uf CONGRESS
Of Visnns, in ovcDipg the Rhine and
other rivers TO al nations, showed the
judgement Of European juriss and
statesmen that the iuhahltun,s of II
country thro' which rsvigahlc rive.
nasses have q natural right to euio,
the navigation of that river to aud inio
tho sea, even though passing thrru- b
territories of another power.
This right does not exclude the co.
equal right OF The -overeigp po-sr.iur
the tcritHy through which the rivci
dchou hes toto the s,a to make ", h
regulations relative 10 ihI iohca a.
the navigation as may hc rsl.uuall lv
Necessary. but III Sc regulations -hmld
hJ framed in liberal s,Ert # e ,nii,
iy. and shoul1 not impose needle,
nardcns upon the cumhctcc which
has the tight " transit. |, has been
found in practice mo-e advantage VI
~ arrange these regulations by mu-
tlal aG:ccnent
The United States il really To max 60
nry reasonable arrangement a. 80 the
police Of the St Lawerepcc which ma,
he suggested By Grcl, Britain. lf,hc
'lnim mad" By Mr. Clay wa. just when
'he Population OF the States bordering
on the shores II the lakes va. oni,
BiVO,O00, it now derives greater force
and equity from the iustcus d p,uu,,-
ton, wca'h, production. aud ,ouna.c
"f the Sia'c, on the CunaIiin frontier
Since Mr. Cay alva' ed his argnmcut
II, behalf OF our right. the priuci Die ior
which be cOutrDGri Il = been lrruurnt.
aud by various nations. rccugnlzcd
ly Ia" or by treaty. AID ha, teen cX.
ithdcd TO several other great rivers.
BN tho treaty, concluded bv MaScnrr
~ ISL The khtre was declared rr.
ir'm The point where il was fist nSvj-
gable into the sra. By the cunvrn
u'n between Spain aId 70, lu:a
cont ladci ia 1885. tho .ayiEauu Co..
The pouro, throughout H. waolc cN-
tent, wa made free fur the sulj,c,,
at both crowus IL l,53 the Ar.,n.
iine Confederation hy treaty. tlr,w
open the f,co navigation OF tie Paran.
aud Uruguay t. the meicaAut y,ssvi.
ofa.l hn,,ors.
IN 1885 the Cr,mcnr va waa G., So
I'd ty treaty which rru,r!,d ior the
irct ua\i-a.iun ii the DAuubc H.
is5> Bolivia, BY treaty, d,,a,cl ib.i
u regarded the riy yrs Amzm. La
Rata, IN accordance w,jhGI,i princi.
llcs Of national law. o., lshwa,s or
'nannels opened Ly nature u' the c,u-
mere Of all ratl.ns. L. lSJg the
Paraguay WI. made !rc" hv treaty. al,i
10 December. lSGG, thr Emperor OF
Braz'l. Uy rmpe1aI decree. lvc'1rcd
Tho Amazon 10 be oiru 10th. Grun,.c,
- Brazil, 10 the nerchau, ,nips ol al.
ha''oA>. The greatest l,,iu- British
Authority Oh thj, suhjoc', wh,,r u,.tIf.
ing the abstract i5.t ot the British
claim, ssyS II seems d.iEculr &, lie
ny that Great B,!lain mn, ground h.r
rciusa! upon e,rict law. Bot II j..
equally q iii ult 10 deny, FIRST. hat in
50 dom. she exercise, Ls,i\ na rx.
'remc and harl law. Secondly. tbu.
her conduct with rc.ucyt TO the naSi.
ganon Of the st. LaH.,u,e i, in glar
ius aud di.crcditah'r iucors -.,',,,
with her conduct wi.h rr-p,r, To- ,ar
navigation Of the Mis.i..iprl o.
the Eronud that shcrus,.s,ci a nal,
CONAN IN which the Mi,.'>,jrpi to-,
rs rl'c, she los >,ri on h. ri isntiu
navigate he entire volume Of IL, 80.
tors. On the grOuu! that She po.,,.-
- both bank # the -. Lawrcnc,.
Shcrc 1t di,cmLlU b i,sc,t ITO II.
sea, She denies t, the United stat. q.
TIE rlght oi nayiga lo., tLt,u-h.abu.
oue Loli ui tho NLtcrs ID. Lake. On,,f,,
LiIe, Huron, aui S.lcllo.. art tie
whole OF Lake MicLi.,n. thr.u.'
~hicn ,he river flows are the wor.-
'y oi the Iuitri States. The wlo..
nation . Interested n srcur!n. cLcuu
transportation ir,H the o.r-cu.,ura.
St.i'' Il tie W.. t. tn Atlantic
se1boIr!. T. the c.t.Z.n, ufiu, T,i
'el states 1t secure, -Ieltrr return
ior their labor; to the Inhabitants ID,
the sestosri It ai,ri, cheaper ryd 2.
TO the nation an increase in tie au.l,
surplus oi wealth
II Is hop'd iha' the covernmc1, {.
',eeat Britain wiii ssc.the Justice 81
aoau1oniuS the harrow mi .cor.i.-
ieut claim 10 Wb b t., Can.d.ar.
provinces Lave urged their aIuur
eaee.
Oui depressed camuer.c ia SUI
Jec' TO which | called Your .pcci4D ~
'ent.on ut the last Session. sud .u--
gested iLst We viii 10 To, iufI-e have
- iVok nore to the cu4u,r,,, s.u,h o'
US aGd ~ China aud ia, sn, tor IL -
vival.
oar own represe to al 'h..c
70 ertuIcu's have eXcItai their iCfu-
me 70 encourage trade LctYp,n H.,
tnited State, and the cuurtr!e. Co
which they 's accredited. Br The
iactrxs's .har the c.rgy,u. , done
almost eut'rriy IN foreign Lrt,m..
sol "h.ie it;' ,,st, u a:ia.r, exist. Hc
cannot co.iral our oHu alare Vi ii,
commerce Of ;he WcHl.
iha, between the Pac.f, Sra'e, aut
China aTd Ja;aH j. about aIl The car.
iT!ng trade Upy Conducted 10 Amer
.an vess' ls would recomu.na
b'Tsl po'.rT toward that line u.
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