Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-14


per'ussi'n. true you can the one bat,le and
blood shed, and tie o h,r nege cisop-yet eaeh If
mem Is but means Tor the accon PsLm.nt Of peace,
the great and only jushable end Of all war, which
enc u Is The bouien duty OF the Executive TO effect
oy All proper means, whenever war exis,s-Aud what
as' mis- Treaty Of Peace, until il 10 ratified by
NC proper su'nory; that IL TO cay, until In this cour
n.y. us ralhcauon has received the advice ard con.
cent oil the Sena'e' IL is little else than a mere ar.
m,snIe VOW more can doubt, that The Executive
may lawfully conclude an armistice, when where
ans how lie peases: and this under his yen.r, pow.
er 70 conduct the existing in that mode which
to require. 1870 'eo"s
Here then is one answer to all The precedent, ei.sd
oy ne senator from Louisiana, Of Trea les mad. Win
,ne parosTy powers, during the administration OF our
wv n'' reesaens Al the time all these Tr, 'es
were negotiated, war existed between these nows,.
ana the U. S-Moreover, two Of these Treatie.(beinS
all OF his description that were concluded ,h
administration OF Washing tou J were coneI,dsJ h. AZ
Hun Phries, an acknowledg d diplomatic sfe.r r. N:
v. o. who had been previously and ulary appointed
@ 'er 20 Portugal by and with the advice and
.oossnt OF me Senate-ln concluding these Ire les.
too, Mr. HumPhres acted in pursuance of the in..rns
moos ne mad received, the subs ef which nsruc-
"ons hsd been previously submitted bv the President
to the Senate, ard had received tbs;r an,,o.,
Lar back as the h OF May 1892 as tur JoprnsI. 49,,
inese cases then, are but cases OF Tr ate, ma hv
proper oihcer OF tie U. s whose sppintmen, ana
whose instr ions bad pr viousy received The
nation OF the Senate. AS to the mere infeyn,,n.:;
employed by Mr. Humpbries msel in his iptere wS..
WI the Bdrbary powers, and who acted nnd.r snoi !.
meu's from him and not from the President nrs.nn,
II casno' be necessary for ne 10 cay a einyls word
doubtless, the Minister might employ what me.s.n.
gers interpreters or sub agents he thong n, n.c...
ahu The obligation Of the instrument nut inc -, -,
'netn before II received Lis assent could ne;,h.r ~
,b "ensnened or weakened by their signature, whs
tner " was vanity or necessity that subs crih.J;.
Inc same answer, will equally applv IN IN. 49,.
OF the Treaties afterwards concluded with soms ~
hese ssme powers during the administration OF Presi.
W h' MauHoh' war again existed between The IT
). and these powers, when these Treaties. too w.r.
concluded Nay, is the csprieious and rapacious
o, ,nese Corsa'rs, and such their ignorance
or contempt OF the provisions of the Public is "a
the uages oil civilized Nations tina, Il is diff Gull ~ a.
'eimne "hen war does not exist with them Ia 4.
'n's very circumstance which constitutes one of tho
great eau e' why your intercourse with them aiways
mas, ard always must oluce many anomalies f,nn,
which no principle or rule can propetIy be dedncsd
nu. II wanted an apt iilusira ion Of the truth If NV
Po.uon mat The power Of conducting n war mace.
saf'y hc'uces The power Of concluding II by mr. goc,.
ins icr peace should find il in the cireum.tync,.
n'aa,s one Of .hese very Treaties. The gallant
Dseatur' had just captured the Aleerine sonaJron
a'ehing from the scene of his cona1e The nrsssnt.5
his veto Tous f=et before the pert of AIg,r. go
h'e upon INC c'y' aud TO lay it, ashes il neces.a
ty' 10 save themselves from the imminen, dangsr
and to gain time for preparation the enemv w;sh.S =,
paiey, processing wtb to negotiate peace. His an.
,a mu. 10 ne'. proposition was. " Here the only
~ '"s VI peace can accept. Sign and ra,ifv mi.
ltay ana our nations are friends again Reiec, n
ana must 90 my duty. give you two hours n do,
returned AMIN me nms prescribed, the Treaty
c,neuded on board of his own flsg ship the Tn;fsJ
states ship GurTiere. Now Sir will an o .A
s ~ .us ae'ns ,hs Hero violated any precept Of
'"e CONSTITUTION oil his Country And II not II sursIv
cam OF be pretended that the President eou,d az ~
lend, by auttorsng that 10 be done which wh.r a..
~ Pu,'uauce OF MS orders was rghtulIy DONE YET
hgntnily done, war must give power 10 The Ex.cu
AVE. hat IN peace is forbidden.
Again is Il correct to say, that there i, no differ
os'ween me piraiieal hordes of Agiers and Tu-
h''' ana lripo the professed tributaries and acknov
lodged dependents of the Sublime Ports and III. ~.
toman Empire ielf' Thi, IL an assertion which Icon
male OF the United Saies My historical recolec,ion.
do not deceive me, think, when tb.v L. M. A.
say maj me Ottoman government, is now The oldes, in
me world While every o.her Known yovsrnm..
mas betn ofientmes chang ed, DESTROYED snd r.-s.
srnrted, that simple de'poiism sustained a, n IL ss
ey Religion and by force, has remain ID unaer.S
rom us creation, now nearly twelve centuries AGO
un,ii his hour. Before the di.covery of Amsr;caS
columbus, the seat of the Turkish Empire was 6x.S
wnere u now IL, at Constantnople: and never aimee
mas mar caPia been profantd by The pessnce Of .nv
foreign Toe Almost $50 years ago ali Eurons to-
nied al its onward march and The most poyya ,f,I ~
European sovereisns fled from the smoking ruin, of
MS capital, Vienna, TO escape this enemv Mn.h
more tnan century since Bender, enc Of liz dis
'ant provincial towns, offered safe asvInn, "a a.
UNI Swedish Monarch, when flying from
tne oisastrous Held Of PuliowA and Turkish f,i,h
ana Turkish power. would never permit thai az.
syium to be violated. DEPRIVED since of cor. =,
me Russian arms, nevertheless still ranks
as one Snong The principal powers of The world hav
ng oeen always recognized and always an
INDEPENDENT and great naon by every STATE in Ch,;s
coes not seem very becoming in No
au'o me youngest OF The great family of nations n
"n 10 degrade This ancient and powerful SOW, resnfv
nov res remarkable for the proud tmplicy than =,
.ne suet honour aud fidelity of its character fand mi.
700 AZ me moment when we have just concluded our
ns' feay with ~ by comparing with ts own ,ribn
.''y uepebuenH, whose piracd pursuis and open con-
'e"P OF an The usages Of civilized states have ev.r
preVen'eu every power from recognizing any of them
o" equal sovereignty, or trusting among them ans,
"ner Representative than an humble Consui Az vsn
might we compare the Russian Government LII
some wreehed band OF Esquimaux or hord. -,
rec Iartars, dwelling within lie limits. or tbe ~
Vernmen' OF the u 5. with the Cherokee nation o. r.
"pe oil "inebagoes, dwelling within ours.
i'is srange too, that It's assertion shoud hs ba~,5
Gu now, when 1t is proposed by the very amendm.n,
oeoIs us' TO approrriac sum of money for The ns.
i's'on 70 the Sublime Porte, which sum far ex...d.
~ ano'h' me aggregate of all the sums .opossd A.
" "ppIoPrihted Tor our missions Russia 10 F,sn..
ana 70 GREAT Britain. To justify ,hi, sp,,on,;,,;o
% " 'ne Foreign Ministers Of the different na,ions If
EUROPE now accredited at the Turkish e. mr., L. 80 =.
US when list pre- ents Diplomatic Corn, a., =;
rank, I'D The number If ates represented "a H.; az
compensation granted 10 these Minister'S fr .....S
any such Corps assembled a, apy Other Co,,, -; az
wore! YET, Sir that ma icn al whcss Conf % -"
an1 Noo'emen OF high rank have not fin dsgr,;aJ %
appear as Ministers, and whose Sovereions S7n,S a.
honour mem by such appointments il in ,bs $3.50
,ne U. D TO be sunk 10 the level of lie own ,rihn..
70 whose castles none other than a Consul has go
URN si zen ana this Tor The most obvious reasons
cue case OF treaties concluded here by a Secr.ta,x
o otse' the Senate must al once perceivs ,onchy,
hot me question hav e presented Ne on...
v ,"s' ne Is on chlser If the u. s. who beio~