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hat of M`Leod-could never occur az-

geous to this
herlands, and

country than the award cit,the King of t
"-- St. John which

we had conceded was

ion of t

more than counterbalanced by 'Odle

advantages which we

r J. HANMF

e admittir

portance of the

ment. of a precedent

venient hereafte

It be foun

Dvernment, in the ordinary

its proc
6y prof

ingsrktouldnot have estab!
nr, the'than

eight hay

been ; but the.cir-

olit stance 'to pecnliar. the ._!neron tacked by Lord Pal
:h secure to T.,,' " ' '

lotd hid 'bteO most

id this 'it was

clrton the unprecedented honour

ted by the hon

r for Edinburgh, that Lord AShhurtdn had by this
casts stain on British difiloir7aty, but; fetitirall that

aty was, by

haps it would

ifficult to point out a treaty which had ever
the face of such difficulties, or which had

been concluded i

aides of a war between

iurton was successful in con-
months which Lord Palmerston was
ssful in protracting for several years. Indeed,
Ile lord had so embroiled the two countries that
id left a most difficult task for Lord Ashburton to ac-
d yet in less than six months he brought it to a
sue. He denied.that Lord Ashburton had com-
r_
e question of the right of search, although the
supercilious style of Lord Palmerston, in addressing a sensi-
tive people, was not imitated by Lord Aberdeen. The United
States had not received the right of search, for they agreed
that it might be exercised, provided that the vessel delayed
might receive compensation for such delay. Id fact, in 1839.
Lord Palmerston had himself made a similar proposition to
that which he now condemned in the treaty of Lord Ashbur-
ton, and yet be now contended that the noble lord had taken
a step in a wrong direction. The case of. M`Leod had been
brought to a successful issue, and the recurrence of a similar
occurrence guarded against, and a better military boundary
for Canada had been obtained than that which was awarded
by the King of the Netherlands. The noble lord concluded
an animated speech by expressing a hope that the house
would mark its sense not only of the merits of Lord Ashbur-
ad been ex-

:omplish,

promise(

but ats

- .
posed, by agreeing, to the vote before the house. •
r Lord S. RU§SELt expressed his astonishment that the
t government should not •have attempted the defence of Lord
f Ashburton until they found it attempted by a gentleman who
' cared so little for the honour of Great Britain as to have

been the correspondent of the chief rebel in the insurrection
in Canada. The noble lord had said that the speeches of
Lord Palmerston and Mr. Macaulay had led to their support-
ing this vote of thanks, from which it appeared that those
ruprp an efreetiye that they could only be counter-

:ed by resolutions of thanks passed by both houses of par-
ment without any precedent whatever. The Ashburton
aty had not settled the question of the right of search.
fact, that portion of the treety which related to the slave
de had caused such an excitement in France, that it re-
I the utmost prudence, on the part of M. Guizot, in
to allay it. With r

spect to the boundary question, he
ne adopted by Lord Ashburton in
..c.l to lower this country in the estima-
Ind he firmly believed it had lowered us in
a nations, and created an impression
,t any claims advanced on the part of England had only to
-;sted in order to enforce concessions. Indeed, the first
' Washington treaty was the passing of a bill, by

ion of foreigner

estimation of tort

effect of ti
ti

an obvious result of the want of dignity of the pro-
n the part of Great Britain.
h-rr, said he was relieved frorn entering fully into

-Ic—ousequence of the discussion which took

1 character, it was to be remembered that
of proceeding, in reference to Lord

was one ot.
it was h
caused by a coin
Ashburton, wich was

:Tcbemnre.bßleulworet.

mons r

hat bon,

On. baron

services,

vices of men em f
em

1 in difficult pupil(
tsjustified the government in disregardin
the purpose of supporting the character of a
:ed and honourable man when assailed most

Whew the- tirat intelli-
v,land the

;1' the conclusion of- this treaty reacher

as only after that

:aiisfaction
iwa

a prejudice against a most advantageous adjustn,
frerences between the two countries. •With rest

dary, he

:ved that ere long a se

uld b€

ae to upon that subject, which was
3urpose. of depreciating the value 01
services of Lord A•hbui
at this treaty had not only all
1,a41 laid the foundath

y and of th
ieved t

)1e rela

urbed by any

the two countriei

hange of circums
right hon. baron

On- a former occasion Sir

were moved aga

could feel it his duty to meet s

No such motion, however,

right hon: baronet had so far chan
w supported a vote of thanks,
,ose. He would not then repeat

ktrlca, li

is on the part of Ar

I hoist A