, 1870-01-03
THE ST. THOMAS TREATY.

-Dissatlxfa ctlon with the Delay OF
Cong ere8A.
Tsanstated ffomlths capenA4gsn D1gb1adat er DIX.
8, 1852
the King Of Dehmark agreed, after repeated and
urgent solicitations on the part Of The Ua!ed
states Government, to ael 70 me unoa M nc
Ct s. 900 10 gold. ought. In accnrdaoce with IL
ctoslDR sr:!cle, 10 have oeen mutually ratified IN
euch good season ~ 70 admit Or the exchange
OF Publications. at Washington on or before the
2ltn OF February, 1868 Although The 17bjsct was
lot su1m.tted to the Danish Il gsdag uolll after
the coprcat!on had beeo communicated to tae
American Senate, yeI such Hromot actou " ~
taken by thYt body that Denmark was resdT
Wlrn her I2lirca.tnDs II due tesson, Rhlle Hne
had. IN .he santtme compiled VIII The require, ::
IaAEu au the !sanus the:nseifea. On The part
Of the Ul lied states. however, nothing vas done.
TIE Rsh Of Feblusr, pas.td "ltaoat the senate
the matter under consideration. Il Was not u1ttl
The 15tu Of UctoDer 70 lowIDg nesrly eight mon os
siser ne tern bad esR!ea that IN aaduoaat
SeH2ld and tho DANISH Chaf2- u'Aoa!fss, AZ
Bile. The eight uontns wnca had pss:et were
eA.1elJ les Gu. oI he count, aod 1qstner & e
| date when the document was alRued. That year.
| TOO has passed WITHOUT any result whatever, and
has @ been cor coaeiuded, bearing the signatures Of Mr
| Hamilton Fl.h, The Tnl.ed States Secretary OF
siate, ard NJ. F; btlie. ne Danish Minister Kss-
1
month,, or ubt'l Aprl II, 1s'p.
We cannot complain Of any c'fc1mlocaton IN
tue explanation which Is ctsac Il thta iur'uer de-.
iay. y circumstances have prevented pouctusl
| the exact words, nothicg Hore. But then We
| we're sufficiently aware beforehand that the only
" circumstance" winch has blocked The way ID
| The oN.s6lun u The American Senate aud the
| committee Ct the Senate to .gaEt the question
| even that pl pleltminsry treatment which seems to
| Us TO be matter Of conmon duty. a. well out OF
/ r n thEs o
a. out Of regard 10 foreign Sta:e, no matter how
| small that State may be.
guessing @ At wras ' may be tne ilnai result of the
natter. We shall noI he ~ntlog, a. long az 1t is
possible, TO place any reliance In those psedlc:
| the ULited States 10 Withdraw from 1rcaty
| which was called INTO existence so1ely o5 aEneft-
sEd sissr Plsssns Pns1q =, 9
ives Re. poasnle 10 aud acslng ia tie name Of the
eon,nue S to besVs that b. @ tns senne vii not not Ds.
| gin 10 create universal dtstEnat toward all IN.
| te1ra,iorxl transactions tn Which the United
Staiea shall appear a. uuo 0f the psr.tts he arc
! PERFECTLY we'll acquainted ~itn the efforts which
| are belt made IN order to HtCQrB TO tho UatoD,
o eana shs q a 5aa Somse
| We ase a'so aware that oEe q these sem. .otnc.al
and not yet re.pons1o!e commissions, " Which
| Gently been sent 10 San po~ll 60. During The
1 Eouih Of Augtst General Baecock, Senator Cole
and Judge USuiltfan ft8LtQ t191 lalAuQ AHQ prop.
ably agteen With President baez upon tons plan
or other, which .horo be submitted to tue seaate
ut the approaching meeting Of Congress. II Is
| neatrg Tue ensire Repabnc Of San nomipgo mar
| be rec0nsidered, ard Ice Locdon Times, IN It's
| remarkable delueiop, has s!leady congratulated
~ attention TO similar acquisition Of HaJr'.
Cuba, ard Porto R!co-ehy not Jaualcs also
But cannot diecoSer thar. n all these pro1ecs.
even II they should tuccee1, there can be any
reasop. or even decent presence, for mo Senate
10 REJECT a treaty, which vns concluded With she
King Of Denn ark more lbnn two leaIs ago. OF
his Farf cerratby 10 good faith. On the contrary,
| ~ The starry Tag spreads itaesl DoH 1uu more
ever TIE West Indian ArchloeIaRo. It Stands n
higher need ihan ever o. s. Taomas and ~
| enperb balbor ls q central point Of incalculable
In any event we are now contenting oarsslyes
extension which has lult been hgreed upon u ao
eolutely to he the last, and that the Danish Cos
*rnn ens h. 70 in'olmsd tae authorities u Was T.
q tlecitton. The dignity Of the crown and Of tht
asother shall pass IN this way without tas
slightest acsiou being taken, for II would uln
uate1S appear as II Denmark were begging
' Owl reguesf. Tie Danun West India Island
have already suts.le'! y 9.oy dat ng the ons l a1t
which was ,aken tHo year. azo under tac strong
ip1,uet ce OF Amer1can promises. and t1eir ma
NIlA lDtcIe5iFt no tte u AZ t1I'I aio44i tGe!tuss
r.Gullc that 1t should be nade Clear 10 theu! VIE
oul a1y further delay. tn whom they really he
lotg. Finally, the declssun 10 OF importance Il
out own domestic afatrr. The UNDECIDED posltiol
OF the North An ercan question e1ef1s most m
fortunate innuence upon our A1:s.sr
which, while on the one ,nand It ts boont
TO ~ ait sciuuop, on the other hhnd I
ton and Its furure plaus BY nayiog coz
) stan1ly to consider m eyentuaaty Wnlcl
u ay terminate its e1isterce At any moEenc ~
atrfIer ect Of tn,s qoestion has gradually, By th
farce OF circumstances. fecome almost turcin
rolnt IN our dome.t!c atistff, starting point
I,.aIs ara fanc,es; nns, nse the ofeek cAendaSs
pecessa1y Win our OWE dumtst!c relations, tha
ihls nster snall come 10 an end. We oelev
that tLe n1tt mich Bns been d1ed upon IN u
iItt sVtren eut may be taken ns an evidence tbs
trcp. slsn, are the views Of our oHn government
II mistake nct It IL last shout tnss time Coz
rress asscuhlee and there viii consequently b
n1 pte time between now and the l4tn OF Apr
| II EArn 4, q dfEtA{Nn.