American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-09-21

{ "a hostile power with warlke munitions ,Fy ne
: to cut OIL all commercial intercourse betwee, -.
trails and the enemies OF England He also "su
lbered that she claimed to take her own enh;..
from the protection OF the American naos an5 ~
u This claim was not practically Continued il p,;,;",
= suoJects. lie called 10 his mind the time whan i"
stood forth as the champion of American ,', =
against Timothy Pickering, and proudly said ,hs
he would not stop to calculate how many of ,h"s
! wretched victims were natives of Massac bnsa,"
' and now natives oil Virginia. They were undsr,t T.
protection OF the American flag and he would nsna.
assent 10 the right OF forcing even British snh..'
5 out Of our merchant yessels.'' ees
! With those feelings he resolved never 10 s,no.
'by his advice, treaty concerning The right OF search
lin which the doctrines OF the American eov.rn4
were not vindcated, and the rights OF our brave J..
{ ors fully sustained.
Il by his strenuous opposition any concession -
me right oil search, upon the principles Of Gt.,.
Britain, he drew upon himself the charge of H.,
favorable to the slave trade, and strange as ], ~
appear that charge roceeded from the yerv ona.
ter IN which the opposition 10 the conveniion -.
lglnated Another fact transpired at that time wb,ch
rs also important, as showing the PRINCIPLES unon
which this party against Mr.. Adams commAnrei
their opposition. Mr.. s. Canning, during he nsn
dency Of this negotiation, said that he had reason !
believe that the Secretary OF State was the ,nn
member oil the cabinet opposed to the CONCESSION 4
the right oil search as requested by Great Bti,ain
and we understand that in answer TO an INQUIRY from
whom he obtained that TACT, he gave Mr.. Crawlo,d
as his authority.
! The treachery implied in such disclosure. m
the part Of member OF the cabinet. to a (orrien
minister is OF SO base nature that we .hou1d ~,
Igve credence to this statement, il that mari III
which can alone induce lneredlbilty had moi hesn
colroboi aed by another fact, connected with he
loPposlilon IN the senate, which entirely drsttto
cd our confidence in the fairness oil both Mr.. Craw
lord and his adherents. The fac, that Mr. Canine
did make the first mentioned statement, W. know.
and this connected with another fact hereafter 10 be
menlioned will go iar TO prove, that MIR. Crswlord
was his authority.
But we must now leave this part of our spbi.c,
The Secretary oil State under the influence 81 ,he.r
recollectlons, though animated by the most arden,
zeal to abolish a traffic hch every hour it existed
was reproach to the age, and to human nature, de.
'efmlned to secure, beyond the possibility OF evasion
me rights Of our seamen and OF our Gag He there
lore, insisted upon stipulation that no part OF tbe
cargo, nor any person Oh board of the captured YES
sci, should be taken out until after The delivery of
the vessel to the proper officers Of the government
TO which she belonged. As her trial must necesss.
rlly take place before the tribunals OF her ow n nation
ana as damages may be given by them for any i'm,
FSPSi
abuse WILL be made Of The powers conceded by this
treaty.
NO abuse ever can exist without prompt and a.
oundant satisfaction. Besides these regulations. The
"hoe treaty is based upon the crime being denounc.
ca as piracy, by the government Of Great Britain;
mat oeing condition prescribed by the treaty. our
seamen are protected from impressment and The
great doctrines OF the American government VIZ
that the flag shall protect the crew and cargo. for
which the predecessors Of Mr. Monroe SO earnestly
contended are for the first time admitted BY Grea,
nfHah so lar as those contested principles are al
'eclea oy TINS Convention, the American govern
ment has completely trumphed. Great Britain
can never take out OF vessel, captured by virtue
't this Convention, either a British subject or
particle OF hostile Pr operty.-She has stipulated not
70 90 Out, on the contrary, TO place them in The
power OF an American Court OF Admiralty, where
no one can lear that neutral rights will be compro
mtted.
such are the provisions by which the conceded
Gght OF search Of British and American vessels sus
pected OF plracal conduct, is regulated, the Amer-
can policy indicated, and great step taken to in
roduce INTO the law Of nations, principle pregnant
WIN the best consequences to mankind, and essen.
Ial to the civilization OF Africa.
1t is to be fairly presumed. that the governments
y the other maritime powers will assent to these
principles, and we may then hope to see the slave
rade extlrpaled and blotted forever from the list Of
human crimes.
Under this view of the question, we cannot but re.
ret that the Senate inserted the article by which
ne convention Can be repealed by giving SIX
months notice. II the slave trade is 10 be denounc.
d as piracy by the Unconventional law oil nations,
ought not to be in the power OF any one nation TO
epeal or modify that law. Such laws are intended
0 DC perpetual. They are made to prohibit some
us'om which experience has taught mankind TO be
ufttni 10 society, and contrary to every dictate Of
humanity and justice and when these sentiments
ave SO Tar trlumPhed over he prejudices OF men as
9 induce them 10 prohibit any crime praclised IN