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and the speaker qcCideo tttat tne morton must
be submitted, reduced to writing and Sc.
conded. ETous reversing his own and Dr..
Bibb's previous decision. An appeal We.
taken from this decision and it was affiln,ed,
Ayes 67, Noes ~
Mr.. Randolph then said, that under the coo,-
pulsion of tie House he submitted bis mo.
/ ton.
| g Res0i0ed, That under existing circum.
stances it is inexpedient 70 resortto war a.
gai1st G. Britain"
The motion was accordingly handed tothe
chair, and being seconded, Mr.. Randolph was
proceeding to argue in support OF it when Mr..
Calhoun again interrupted him on the ground
that vote must be taken (withont debate)
| to consider The motion" The Speaker de.
cided that this was not necessary-and Mr..
Randolph after thanking the speaker for this
decision was Recommending his observations,
when the objection being repeated, the Speak.
er said he had given hasty opinion and re.
versed his decision. The vote to consider the
motion was then put and negatived, ayes 81,
noes 70. Which put period to all furthsr
discussion.
1t may not be improper to remark that
no American vessel captured since the Is,
of November has yet been released or had
trial"
GSee Mr. Russell's letter of the 9Th MAY,
1911, to the Secretary OF State.
NOTE OBJ
The following, being part OF a note which was
attached to the Speech, ought to have ap.
peared in our paper of Monday last,
Ecract Of letter from Mr. Smith 10 Gene
raj armstrong, dated Niov. I'd, 1910.
You will herewith receive printed copy Of
the proclamation, which confornably to the
act Of Congress has been issuedby the Presi-
dent on the revocation of the Berlin and Mi
Ian DEGREES You will however let the French
government understand that this has been
done OH the ground that these DEGREES does
involve an eXtinguishment of all the edicts Of
France actually violating our neutral rights
and that the reservations under the expression
{" it being understood" are not conditions pre-
cedcnt affecting the operation of the repeal,
and on the ground also that the United States
are not pledged against the Blockades beyond
what is stated in my letter to you OF the 5th OF
July. 1t is TO be remarked moreover that in
issuing the proclamation that the requistier
contained in that letter Gu the subject Of TIE
yeguestered hroherty, zoiAhaUe been satisfied"
(Tbis requisitlon is yet unsatifed.
General .GrmstroAS to Mr.. Pinkney. Ja1na-
ry IS, 1910.
"The only conditions required for the re.
vocation of by his Majesty the Emperor Of
the DEGREES Of Berlin, will be q treuious revo-
cation by the British Government of her
Blockades OF France, Or Part OF France,
| such as that from the Elbe to Brest Gc:
| anterior to that of the aforesaid decree"
This is the Duke of Cadores answer to
| Gen. Armstrong; enquiry.
| Mr.. Pinkney TO Genera! armstrong. LONDON,
September 8, 1910
Your letters concur in representing with
F.! perfect propriety, think that the revocation
! OF the Berlin and Milan DEGREES, is TO take
| effect Absolutely after the first CT November,
! and have SO put it to the British Govern.
| Dlent."
| ddr. Pukney to Lord W'cHesley. Sehtenlbsr
81, 1910.
It is nv duty to state to your Lordship that an
annulnaent Of the blockade of May, 1906, Is
considered by the President to be as ndls..
pensabIc in the view of that act the act o.
Nav /, 1912 as the revocation Of the British
Orders in Council.
Duke Of Cadorefo Gen. A''nastrong: Ssffe""
Der 10, 1910.
"The principles of reh'isal must be the IA"
in that affair" (Of the sequestered proPc"
ty) =,
EactrQct ofa letter from. Mr.. BGrlav 10 FSf
Duke Of Basaano, dated FEB 6, 1879.
MY LORD,
/ understand the brig Beiisarius OF New
York, Captain Lockwood and her cargo
about to be confscated, after report n'ad'
to his majesty, because this vessel and her Cav
90 are table to the decree Of Milan q tue j"'
Decem5er, 1907
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