Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-07-18

rnatufa,!Zed, Wouiu ine'liapis iea' ~ wa
which we imagine Great Btitan has no desire to
provoke
From t4e Blh4more 4emr,tnn
The Question Of Iapf e'SmeHt was one the SET
,lc,uen, Of which, by treaty or convention, was
subject TO which the attention Of Mr. Rush was es-
peciay directed As il is one ol great Importance
and cne of the points still IN controversy, may be
acceptable readers TO know tie precise terms
which Mr.. Rush was empowered to otter to The
Brush Government, and the grounds upon wht~d
they were refus ii. We doubt whether any such
oflrs will ever be made again.
NJ Rush'a FIRST and Last favorable proposition
fo the Bsitish side OF The question was that both
nations should rcciWocaly enter into stipaations
imposing restraints upon the naturalization Of he
other and excluding from their service all seumen
not naturalzed After reciting the provision OF The
Act of Congress of 1913 Mr. Rush promised that
the United States would further provide that ey-
cry British subject desiring to become citizen,
should be bound TO app.n, il person, before the
proper tribunal oncc year for the term Of five
years, until his right should be completed" a
dept other practical aud satisfactory
mode 81, aseertanng that his residence had been
b,ha 6ds and uninterrupted. The United States
were further to agree that no British ssamen who
might be in their Territory at the zine Of the stipu
la,lon, should be admitted into public or private
ships ill after the expiration of The regular term Of
naturalization In return, distinct prnvisioh was
asked from Grect Britaln not 10 impress on of A.
rnerlcan vessels This offer Was nad2 By NJ.
Rush, April 18th, 1918. 'fhe utfswer Qf Iat1i
Castieresgh dated June lllh, sas short. Il. sai5
that on full consideration of Tie proposal .fs
Cabinet had rot found il praeticNole % totego IN
der any arrangement, the execution Of Wt,ci gas
10 depend upon The legislative ordinances oi auati.-
or country the right If Great Britain 10 look for
her slhltc on the high Seas, ito whatever &C
thay ght wander" inrrply To an inquiry fran
Mr. Rush, whct er any proposals would be sub
mitted on the part of Great Britain, Lord Castle
reagh answered that he prepared with none
thai did not assume basis the right OF entering
our vessels bat he offered To enter INTO stipulaioas
for tender exercise OF Ibis right, restricting the
boarding officers to those OF rank below lieuten
ants, giving responsible receipts" fur the men ia
ken out, &c-whch were declined upon the gene
raj ground that the United States would not admit
the right of entry at all ion any such purpose.
On t,e Goth June 1918, Mr.. Rush thcrcupon
male another and final offtr-and tr,ly il seems 10
us that concession could not possibly 90 further
lie proposed that both nations should rigidly ex-
cude from all vessels, public OF private, all native
born SUBJECTS o. citizens of the other The same
Precautions, as IA the former offer, 20 be taken to
proven, 'mposIton; scamcn already naturalized to
ne exciudedi AMI each party to have power to
grant Ice ises 10 lis ncn to enter the seryic
{" 'te ot!'er by such agreement all Brush
subjects III the Uniied States, not naturaliz ID nj
mat date, or who should arrive subsequently, wer,,
L. be peremtorlIy excluded from The ships Of the
unIted >ttes, public or private In return, the
stipulation not 10 American ships was re
CURED ofGteat Bcitain, Tbis proposition WIS also
itJeceo ana aerw1tds nc considered by the Dtit
lSh' ana Two conditions annexed one of which " "a )
~efusei by 'ai \ naf't;tn souuors & Withdrawn
NY Lord Cascreash The other was accented
Al was stipulation that the treaty should be re-.
Workable al short notice by either party
Inc negotiation being opened, the British
trough, iorwafIa counter PROJECT THIS ojot ac.
copied al, the terms Of the American PROFIT as to
the exclusions andcxceptions Of seamen Other re-
qlistons were made & debated, agreed to or with.
drawn but they are not material as the whole ne
collation. went off on two points. The British
proposal required hat each nation should furnish
The Other with list of the names of persons 10 be
excepted out of the exclusion from service
specifying the place of birth and the date OF nau-
ra'izallon of each, ard that none but those whose
names were on the list should fail within tn, ex-
cepton The Americans proposed substitute
,adI no person should be entitled to the exemption
unless he produced proof OF his having been duly
halufaiized PRIOR 10 the exchange of Publications
Oh ne treaty '-Wi1Icn was re ected on the other
SIDE The other point upon which the question
went OFT was the dtmand of the British Commits
soners that the treaty should take effect from its
Signature which the Americans could not
oohs'uut'ona'lv consent to- and proposed, from the
" exchange of rafcations'-which was also
FUSED This seems To us SO trifing point ODE IN
sisted on, that the inference is natural that the Brit
iSh ministry had no serious intention of making
treaty on the subject at all. On these two points
Inc negotiation, in the language of MIR. Rush, fell
to the ground"
Al MIR Webster was invited to visit Nashville,
una 10 partake of a public dinner in that place,
curing his Late visit 10 lie West Int the