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er consideration the means by which

extensive and systematic colonization may be

rendered most
available for augmenting the resources of her Majesty's em-
pire, giving additional employment to capital and labour,
both in the United Kingdom and the colonies, and thereby
bettering the condition of her people.

Lord AsHLEY seconded the

Mr. S. CRAWFORD moveda

'es, and com-

merce of the 'United w ougnt into action,
are adequate to afford the means of giving employment and
supplying food to the whole population ; and that, therefore,
before any measure be adopted for removing to foreign lands
any portion of that population, it is the first duty of this
house to take into consideration the measures necessary for
the better application of these resources to the employment
and support of the people."

gdom, if fully

Mr.FIELDEN seconded the amendment.
Mr. GALLY KNIGHT could not understand bow any ra-
mal man could condemn colonisation when conducted on

les, leavir

_ e emigrant as free in Australia
r New Zealand as in this country. He thought that a plan
of colonization would be most likely to prove successful if
carried out by the government

STANLEY said there was at this moment a system of
colonisation in operation, under the superintendence of the
ment, which was working well, and that it would be
dangerous to accelerate it. He would in the first
the negative amendment, and he would then move
ous question upon the original motion.

the pr

Lord Howiek, Sir Robert Inglis, Mr. flume, Lord F.
;erton, Lord J. Russell, Mr. S. Wortley, and Sir Howard

r. C. BULLER replied, withdrawing his motion ; and
Mr. S. CRAWFORD imitated his example by withdrawing
pis amendment ; and the house then adjourned.

HOUSE OF

LORDS.-FRIDAY

Lord BROUGHAM brought forward the motion of which he

,uLe of thanks to Lord Ashburton for
, concluded successfully the recent treaty with America.
cave a sketch of the state of the disputes between this
country and the United States, up to the period when the
present ministry came into office. Tliere'lwas a good deal of
ill-feeling in the minds of the lower classes in America against
this country, and this feeling was exasperated by General
Cass, upon whom the noble lord pronounced a most severe
condemnation for pandering to the worst passions of the mob
in America, for the purpose of succeeding to the President's
' ,ir. The noble and learned lord then proceeded to defend
•.aty, showing that the case of the Caroline was not
t the request of Lcrd Ashburton an act
,uumitted to, and passed the American legislature, which
rendered it impossible that such an occurrence as that in the
case of M`Leod could ever occur again. He next adverted
to the case of the Creole, in which the important concession
had been made that America recognised the principle that a
slave once setting his foot on the British territory his chains
fell instantly to the ground. He denied that the right of
search had been given up by this country ; for in fact all
parties were agreed upon it in the only light in which it bad
been ever really understood, in the modified form of the right
',it to ascertain that the vessel belonged to the nation
she displayed, subject to being called upon for
compensation if the party visiting turned out to be wrong in
his suspicions. With respect to the boundary question, he
denied that the treaty in any way reflected dishonour upon
this country. It was understood that the principle upon
which the treaty was to be conducted was one of compromise
—that the question of right was to be altogether waived, and
if the question of right were waived, whatever might be the
extent of concession, there could be no dishonour to either
country. As the facts stood, however, Lord Ashburton de-
served the thanks of the country, for, in the face of great
difficulties, he had obtained a boundary line infinitely superior
for this country to that which the King of the Netherlands
awarded, and which the late government of this country had
so strenuously pressed the Americin government to accede
to. The noble and learned lord defended Lord Ashburton
from all the attacks which had been made upon hiin in con;
nection with this treaty, and contended that a more eligible
appointment could not hive been made with a view to bring-
ing to a favourable termination the matters in question be-
tween America and this country.

set at rest, but

whose

The Duke of CAMBRIDGE concurred most heartily in the
motion, approving as he did not only of the treaty, but also
of the course of conduct pursued by Lord Ashburton in
bringing it to a happy termination. From his own experience
in endeavouring to settle boundary questions, he was aware
of the difficulties to be contended with, and he was therefore
ready to give every credit to the noble lord for having brought
such a very extensive boundary question to a settlement.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE asked if the motion was
supported by the Government.

The Earl of ABERDEEN said the motion was brought for-
ward not in connection with the Government, but it should
nevertheless meet with its hearty support.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said, as the Government was
prepared to support the motion, his noble and learned friend
might have spared himself the greater portion of the eloquence
which he had been at the pains to indulge in, although his
motion was almost of an unprecedented character. With
such support of course his object would be attained; even
tho' some noble peers might, like himself (Lord Lansdowne,)
be unable to accede to the motion. Why had not the noble
and learned lord brought forward a motion for thanks to
Lord Palmerston when he concluded the Belgian treaty,
which had been so much vituperated while pending, but
which had been so successful and important in its results.
No man was better fitted to fill any civil office than Lord
Ashburton, and from his knowledge of the noble lord he had
read the treaty with the view of finding nothing but matter
of praise. When first he read it, his feeling was one of
unequivocal joy, and it was on consideration of its details
and on the subsequent perusal of the correspondence, that he
first saw occasion to alter in some measure his first impres-
sions. In the case of the Creole nothing had been gained,
because the American Government could never call upon us
to give up slaves under circumstances in which one of the
American non-slave states would not give them up to a slave
e. The noble marquis then impugned the policy, on the
part of Lord Ashburton, in at once stating the only points
upon which he would not give way, for he thereby conceded
every other, and it turned out that he afterwards did give
way on some of the points upon which he said be could not.
With respect to the right of search, he could not admit, after
the message of President Tyler, that it was placed upon a
satisfactory footing. The noble lord concluded by moving,
as an amendment, that the house should adjourn.
The Earl of ABERDEEN said he had no doubt the thanks
of the house would be as highly appreciated by Lord Ash-
burton as if it had been proposed by the government, which
was quite ready to take upon itself all the reponsibility of
the acts of that noble lord. The noble earl at considerable
length defended the treaty, and repeated that the govern-
ment lent its ready and willing support to the motion.
Lord CAMPBELL could not assent to the vote of thanks, in
moving which his noble friend (Lord Brougham) had gone
beyond the light of his leader (Mr. Hume), whose motion
was of a more limited character. He believed when Lord
Ashburton met Mr. Daniel Webster that his lordship was
infinitely overmatched in penetration, skill, and ability.
Lord Ashburton put bimself out of court at starting for in-
stead of making out a case, as Mr. Webster had done, to
that the whole of the disputed territory was his by
stated all that he meant to concede. Mr. Webster
then wtclanl ed his right to the whole, and placed himself in the'
position that every acre given to England was a concession
on the part of America..

Lord COLCHESTER thought that Lord Ashburton had
succeeded in the object of his mission, and would, therefore,
support the motion.
Lord DENMAN said that slavery was an-enormous -erime;
and uave
to every nation the right of putting it down, and
he, 'therefore, complained that too low a tone had been
adopted in treating upon the subject. He thought that our
cruisers, upon the same principle, were justified in
u destroy-
•
l g the baracoon on the coast of Africa, in which the
greatest portion of the evil of this vile traffic was perpetrated.
The Earl of CARNARVON acquiesced, with great satisfac-
tion, in the vote of thanks to .his noble friend, Lord Ash-

burton.
Lord BROUGHAM replied, after which the amendment was
negatived without a division, and the original motion was
agreed to, and their lordships adjourned.