The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-12-14

ing from lmpoSt duties q large
tract of its territory on our boders,
have not only been fruitless, but
that it is even proposed in that
country to extend the limits with
in which the privilege averted to
has been enjoyed. The expediency
of taking into your serious consid.
eration proper measures for conn.
tervailing the policy referred to
will, it is presumed. engage your
earnest attention. 1t is tho obvi-
ous interest, especially of the neigh.
boring nations, to provide against
impunity to those who may have
committed high crimes within their
borders, and who may have sought
refuge abroad. For this purpose
extradition treaties have been con.
cluded with several of the Central
American Republics, and others
are in progress.
regret to say that no conclu.
sion has been reached for the ad.
lustment Of the claims against
Great Britain, growing out Of the
course adopted by that Govern.
ment during the rebellion
The Cabinet of London, so far as
its views have been expressed,
does not appear to be willing to
concede that Her Majesty's Gov
crnment was guilty Of any negli.
gence, or did, or permitted any
act during the war by which the
United States iias Just cause of
complaint. @nr fipin and unalter
able cepxictians are deaidedly the
reverse. 9,Stherefore, reco,nn,snd
Congress to aathorize the appoint
nent;ofya a 6omn,ission tostak g proof
OF amonnts-and the ownership of
these several claims, on notice to
the representative of Her Majesty
at Washington, and that authority
be given for the settlement of these
claims, by the United States, so
that the Government shal! have
the ownership ofthe private claims,
as well as the responsible control
Of all the demands against Great
Britain. 1t cannot be necessary
to add that Her Haiesty's Govern.
ment shall entertain desire for a
full and friendly adjustment of
these claims, the United States
will enter upon their consideration
with an earnest desire for a con-
clusion consistent with the honor
and dignity of both nations.
The President discusses the en-.
tanglement growing out of the Fish.
ing Treaties with England. He
dwells upon the importance of se-
curing the free navigation to the
United States of the st. Laurence
River, and thinks Great Britain
may be induced to abandon her
exclusive claim to the navigation
of that river.
Our depressed commerce is a
subject to which | called your spe.
cial attention at the last session,
and suggested that We will in the
future have to look more to the
countries South of us, and to China
and Japan for it's revival. Our
representatives to all these Gov.
ernments have exerted their in.
fluence to encourage trade between
the United States and the countries
to which they are acceded but the
fact is that the carrying is done al
most entirely in foreign bottoms,
and while this statc of affairs ex.
lists, we cannot control our due
share of the commerce of the world.
That between the Pacific States
and China and Japan is about all
the carrying trade now conducted
In American vessels. would ne.
commend liberal POLICY toward
that line of American steamers
one that will insure it's success, and
even increased usefulness. The
cost of building iron vessels, the
only ones that can compete with
foreign ships in the carrying trade,
is SO much greater in the United
States than in foreign countries
that, without some assistance from
the Government, they cannot be
successfully built here. There will
be several propositions laid before
Congress, in the course OF the pres.
ent session, looking to remedy
for this evil. Even If it should be
at some cost to the national treas
ury, | hope such encouragement
will be given rs will secure Amer
lean shipping on the high seas, and
ship building at home.
The condition of the archives at
the Department of State, calls tor
the early action of Congress. The
building now rented by that De-
partment ia frail structure at an
inconvenient distance from the Elk.
ecutive Mansion, and from the
other Departments ; it is i'll adapt
cd to the purpose tCr which il is
used has not the capacity to &C