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ment of long-standing cause Of dispute
and to remove a constant menace 10 the
| good relations of the two countries, and
| continuing 70 be of opinion that the treat y
| Of February last. which failed to receive
| the approval of the Senate. did supply -
satisfactory. practical and final adjustment
| upon a basis honorable and just to both
| parties of the difficult and vexed question
to which 1t related, and having subsequent
ly and unavailingly recommended other
legislation to Congress which | hoped
would suffice to meet the exigenCy created
by the rejection of the treaty, | now again
invoke the earnest and immediate attention
of the Congress to the condition of this
important question as ii now stands before
them and the country, and for the settle
nent Of which | am deeply solicitous.
THE MURCHlsoN LETTER.
Near the close of the month of October
last, occurrences of deeply regretable ma
ture were brought to my knowledge. which
made it my painful but imperative duty to
obtain with as little delay as possible, a
new personal channel of diplomatic inter
course in this country with the Govern
ment of Great Britain. The CorreSpon-
denCc in relation to this incident will in
due course be laid before YOU, and will dis
close the objectionable conduct of the Of
fetal referred to in his interference hy adj
vice aud counsel with the sutirages Of
American citizens IN the very crisis Of the
Presidential election. then near at hand.
and also in his subsequent public delara-
tion> to Justify hi, action. superadding
impugnmeni OF the Executive and Senate
of the United States in connection with
importan, questions now pending in con
trnyer>y between the two Governments
The offence thus committed was most
grave. involving disastrous possibilities to
the good relations of the t-nitcd States and
Great Britain; constituting gross breach
of diplomatic privilege and an invasion Of
the purely domestic affairs and essential
sovereignty Of the Government to which
tho Euyoy was accredited.
Having first fulfilled the just demands
of international comfy by afording full
opportunity for Her Majesty Government
T. act in relief Of the situation, con>id-
cred prolongatiun Of discussion to he an
warranted. and thcreupnu declined To
further recognize the diplomatic charac-
ter ~ the person whose continuance in
such function would destroy that mutual
confidence which j. essential to the good
understanding OF thr two Governments,
ami va. Inconsistent with the welfare aud
scif-rc-pcrt Of the Government of the | MT
eel states The usual Interchange of com
muuicaunn has since continued through
Her Majr>tt> Legation ln mi. city
ms COMMERCE uN rHE LANES.
II i much to be desired that some agree
mcni should ~ reached With Her MajestyS
Government hy which the damages to life
and property on the Great Lakes may be
all.yia'cd hy removing or humancly rcgu-
nrinc the obstacles ~ reciprocal assist
ancc ID Wrecked ar stranded vessels Inc
act IF June 10. l~1-. which offers To Can
a,iian vessel, free access to our inland wat
err ia aid of wrecked pr disabled vessels,
has not vet brcomc effective through want
Of concurrent action by Canada.
KtLAfuuN~ Win CFETNN oTHEK r"wFR>.
Thr duc protection Of our citizens OF
French origin or descent from claims OF
military service in the event of their re
turning to or visiting France has called
forth correspondence which was laid be-
fore YOU at the last session. In the alb
s.ncc of conventional agreement a> To nat
uraljxatipn, which i greatly o. he desired
this Government secs no occasion 70 re-
cedc from the sound position II has main
tanned not only with regard 70 France nut
A. To all countries with which the United
states have not concluded special treaties.
Twice within the last year mas the i'm
p,riaI household Of Germany been visited
hy death. aud have ha>tcncd 10 express
the sorrow OF TIN, people and their appre-
citation OF the lofty character Of the late
aged Emperor William and their sympathy
with the hrroism under suffering Of his son,
the late Emperor Frederick renew my
recommendation Of two wears ago, for the
passage OF a bill, for the rrfundins TO Ger
tain German steamship lines of the inter
est upon tonnage dues illegally cNactcd.
ON the 18th of April last | lald before
the House Of Representative, full lnformA-
ton respecting our interests III Samoa
and In the subsequent correspondence on
the sam. subject which viii be laid before
YOU in due course, the history Of events III
those islands viii be found
In message accompanying my approx
aI on the 1T day of October last. OF hlii
for the exclusion Of Chinese laborrr~ lald
before Congress full information and all
~puulencc touching the negotiation
Of the treaty with China, concluded AT this
capital on the 18th day of March, l~eo,
and which having been confirmed by the
Senate. With certain amendments. was re-
iectcd hy the Chinese Government This
message contained a Recommendation that
4 sum Of money be appropriated a com
penSation to Chinese subjects who had SUI
fered injuries a. the hand> Of lawlesn men
within uur Jurisdictions and such appro-
priation having been duly made thc luhd
awaits reception bf the hihe>c 'oNci
meni. IL j. sincerely hoped that by the
cessation Of the influx Of TINS class ol
Chinese subjects, IN accordance Win 'ht
expressed wish of both Governments
cause of unkind feeling has been periIla-
ncnlly removed
bn the 9Th of August leo'' hot'hCatioh
was given by the japanese Minister at this
capital of the Adjournment OF the confer
ence for the revision of the treaties OF
Japan with foreign Powers owing 70 the
objection of his Government to the pro-
vision in the Draft Juri>dctlonal tonven-
tlon which required the Submission OF tht
ei'''' i"' '""' W Wy ;,. lr,.ra,i,,.
,ri.is un,iac,ti,n WAS however. accom-
,,a,,i.d ,yith on a.snrapc. Of .Japan's iuten-
.i ., ,a,,i,,.. ,ba work of revision.
In.r,i,h.,a,,Jin., ,his temnorary INTERRUPT
,;,,' ,f r,.,,ntiatinrs il is hoped that i'm
,,r,,aman,s may he soon secured in the
ii;<l;atia,.al rstam a. reSnects foreign
49, l., Ianan and relief afforded to that
a',,,,,,r, fron tho nresent undue and op-
,ra..i,.a for,.i,,n control in matters Of COM
,,l.rca aarnns,lv recommend that relief
- rro,i'loI fnr ,ha iniu,ies accidentally
,.aui.d ,n I,nanese subjects in the island
tIi.i,na h., IL. taroat nractjce of one of
,..Is
dinIomotic mission from Corea has
b,.e, rac.ived and the formal intercourse
t..,,y.an IN. Two countries contemplated