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non i, l nm instructed to make known to you.
ne indo!ges the hope that it WILL even as now mo-.
''e"> contribute largely to two objects of hinh inn
P"'tance; To the friendly relations between the two
"""'res, and to the general interests Of humanity
e sees I'm ~, with much pleasure, that Spirit Of mn,
tuaI accommodation, so essential tn t,,e continuance
ana promotion of their harmony aud good under
standing, and welcomes as u en-, nest of the mo
sp'rit IN accomplishing the adjustmen nj of the other
Interesting objects in negotiation between the two
parties. wv WV
| am, with great respect, sir, your very humble.
and obedent servant,
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
RICHARD RUSH, Envoy Extraordinary
| ana Minister Pienipotentiary U. S. London
| III.
fITiract y a letter from Mr.. Rush 10 Mr.. ADAMS
dNed LONDON, June 2SM, 1924.
1 81 have this day had the honor TO receive your
despatch, No. 70, of the 29th of May with the con-
venfion for the suppression of the Slave Trade as
ratied ON the part of the United States, under Ger
tain notifications and exceptions, annexed as con-
tiitinns to the advice and OF the Senate To
its ratification.
81 shall proceed Immediately. to lay the conven-
ton, as thus ratified before this governments and
ehdeaVor to recommend to its acceptance the mo-
dihcations and exceptions part of the instru-
mcnt, by all the suggestions and arguments with
which your despatch has supplied me-"
".
Erhdct Of a leHer from Mr.. RuM, 10 Mr.. adams
dated LONDON, .5uiy 5M, 1924.
81 have had interview with Mr. Secretary
Canning, since the 28th of last month, on the bust
ness oil the convention for the suppression Of the
slave Trade; but, as yet, am able Ia comm,,-
hicate any oi the sentiments of this government mt in
relation 10 it, Yom shall hear them from me AT the
earliest moment after L am, myself apprsed of
them.
No. W
EXTRACTS ora letter from Mr.. Rush TO Mr.. adams
oated LoSDoN, .fugust 8, 1924.
Il have the honor to Inform you that Mr. Secre-
ttfy canning mas gwen me to understand, in an in
teryiew which have this day had with him, that
this government finds itself unable accode to the
convention for the suppression of the Slave Trade
with the alterations and notifications that have
been annexed to its ratification on the part of the
United States. He said that none of these alter,-
tons or notifications would have formed insuper-
able bars To the consent of Great Britain, except
that which had expunged the word America, from
the first article, but that this considered insu-
perabl
"Ti,e reasons which Mr.. Canning assigned for
TINS determination on the part of Great Britain, /
forbear to state, he has promised to address a
communication, IN whiting, 10 me, upon the suhject
where they will be accurately, & at la rye:
but to guard against any delay in my receiving thai
communication, have thought it right not to lose
any time IN thus apprsing you, for the Presidents
Information, of the result"
No. yI.--Nr. Rush 10 Mr.. adams.
(No I'D LONDON, August 80, 1924.
CIR: mao the hono to apprize you in my letter
OF the Ga: inst. that Mr.. Secretary Canning had in
formed Inc, in an interview thar had with him on
that day, that this Government would decline uc-
ceding 10 the Convention for the Suppression the
Save Trade, as ratified III May the part of the
United States, and that he promised address ire
an official note upon this subject. This note re
ceived on Saturday the 23I instant, the delay hav-
ing arisen from an attack OF fever under which he
has been labonrins. copy of it is, herewith en-
closed
lost no time. after receiving your instructions of
the 18th of May, in laying the Of them be-
tore MI Canning, having on the 30th of June.
written him note to request an interview, for the
purpose OF executing this duty, which he granted
me, at the Foreign Office, the first OF July. III
was III that interview that ! laid fully before him
all the considerations and arguments for the adop-
ton of the treaty as ratified at VI Washington, with
which your above instructions had charged me,
emitting no part of them. He gave no opinion
at that time, on the which this Governmie. at
would be likely To pursue, but afterwards the 9Th
of August, informed me, as have heretofore men
uonad, that the omission of the words, land Ameri-
ca, from the first article of the treaty, consider
eddy Great Britain, as an insuperabe OBJECTION to
Its acceptance her part nd to this effect is the
note which now transmit from him. copy of
my answer to ii, dated to-day, is enclosed.
10 may be proper for me to state, that whilst Mr..
Canning in the interview had with him on the
ninth of August, assigning the reasons of this
Government, as they will now be seen in his note
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| mark, that Great Britain would he willing TO give
To the omitted words meaning that would restrict
| thelr operation 10 the southern portion of North
America, proxnate to- the British West Indies,
excluding the range of coast which comprehe ndcd
the middle and northern states, ii thought that
| such plan would be acceptable to my Government.
Immediately and most decidedly discouutcnanced
such a proposition, objectionable under every
view. lie replied, that, having other object in
making the animation than that of preventing the
treaty from falling through, and not knowing him
self ill what light il might be received, he had of
course nothing to say, after learning from me
| that it would be Objectionable.
avail myself OF this opportunity to forward 10
you copy of the act of the lasi session of Parliu
for consolidating the laws of this realm for the
aboiition of tIe slave trade, requested in your
communication of the 29ih of May.
have the honour to remain, &c.
RICHARD RUSH.
The Hon. JOHN QU1ScY ADAMS,
Secretary of State.
No. IX-yMr. George Canning 10 .Jr. Rush
FOREIGN OFFICE, Aug. u, 1924.
SIR: In pursuance of what stated TO you in our
late conference, have the bouor address
you the subject of the qualified ratification, on
the part of your Governments of the treaty for the
more efectua suppression of the slave trade, which
was concluded and signed in the month of March
last, by you and bis Majesty's peuipotcntia ries.
His majestys government have given the most
anxious and deliberate consideration to this subject
and u the resuItnf that consideration has been TO
decide that they cannot advise his Majesty to ac-
cept the American ratification, Notwithstanding
the arguments alleged byyou, in the name of your
government, in favour of such acceptance,) | en-
treat you to- believe it is from any dinini shed
Of the importance of the matter to which that