John Tyler: “The occasional interruption experienced by our fellow-citizens engaged in the fisheries on the neighboring coast of Nova…”

I transmit herewith additional documents having relation to the treaty with China, which may enable the Senate more satisfactorily to act upon it.

My fervent prayer is that it may never come.

In answer to your resolution of the 19th December last, I herewith transmit a letter from the Secretary of State and the accompanying documents.

Some action on the part of Congress seems desirable in order to give full effect to these important concessions of the Chinese Government.