True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-09-24

on the Tree wave, to etain and search our vessels On
the common highway OF nations.
we brook no exclusive privileges there and can no
"te PsIm british cruiser to overhaul ourgood ships
u.'e 'n's assumed prerogatve than, would opan
cur doors TO The search warrant Of London magistrate
~ WINE we set our faces against this arrogant claim
II Is out DUTY to look into the which hive led
to It's revival let right the wrong M well as r.nei
Inc insult. We call then, upon tic goyernmep,--no,
on party grounds, hut behalfof the honor of our
o Country. to indicate that country from the stigma
WI ,, ~1cn at present !sbors W. soetny cali up.
on !ne DEMONSTRATION to investigate the charges against
'r "mcer' Who are echoed from all quarters Of the
union. aud which each day assumes blacker churac-
e! LEI them reflect that might be the result,
VI 'her dsengehuons course and let them rerace for
once the crooked path of deception, nd show by
straight forward INSCRIPTIONS examination Of the abu-
sea H"a , Ipo" their favcre both home AID
VINO connives at traffic they ure bound by sc Tenn
'reo''es to dscounenance and suppress.
HAVING thus expressed our opinions with regard
to the bill, rs we'll usof what should be the course
OF our government in relation to it, wo append an
extract from spec Il madc by the Duke Of We.
's'oh curing The tendency OF the subject in the
house OF Lords and rlso the protest of himself
and some Of his brother peers against its passage,
from these documents it will be perceived that
inc d'sscntlen's took just and candid view of the
subject. The Duke Of Well ng,on said -
I'VE are taking very dangerous course in
Insisting upon this right of search and VIC do
th's whs: ono ono ofthe greatest judges that ever
presided in Court of Admiralty ,leclured h;s ami,
mons Sgains, the exercise OF the rph, of search in
t''ho OF Pcace and do think, them that we
ought TO DO most cautious upon this subject There
can. my lords, be no doubt that, however the
public feeling or the public mind NAV in the Unit,
ca states be divided On the subject Of slavery and
inc slave trade there is no individual in the United
s'a'os VINO mas mt tho strongest feeling upon
the 'nh]ect-the right Of search by their merchant
vessels ny the vessels of this ,untry-lnd nlso.
mat the exercise Of this power must TO resisted
IL 49, under these circumstances, nv lords that I
conclude ny recommending 10 the nobls lords on.
pos''c TO consider well this subject bctore ihey
proceed f'"a 'y to crry this bill into cx ,cu,ion"
Monday, August ~. .,
against the Mird rcadiag If The Skore 7,rode sim,
preston BW Dissenticnt. -
l. oecaaSo no communication has been made to
'"'S ''o"se by MESA q tren the Queen which car,
,ehueE necessary, or which alone Justify, this
holsc ~ agreeing to the proposed enac,,aents of
this hill -
=. Because those cnactmcnts an hor;xod ,ao,
sutes ana operations Of war against tho subjects ue
Iorc'gu power, Portugal, and their propurtv. for
oreaches OF treaty concluded between Her Ma!cs>
y"roya' predecessors and Portugal: and for Of
.snccs committed against the laws Of Portugal on
.!s "'g" seas ana on the coast Of Africa und pro.
vides that subjects of Portugal and their propertv.
are TO be brought to England or elsewhere in Her
Ma?esty's donations 10 be adjudicated by Her Ma
lestys High Court of Admiralty. or a Covrt nc
Vice. Admiralty.
}. Because tho enactments proposed in this bill
dePrv those foreigners thus to DO adiudicated Of
oil national protection. "
4. De cause they authorize the dc tention =, 90,
the boarding, tho demand, search for, and crami.
nation o. the papers of all vessels met at sea bv
.lef Ma]esty's cruisers, or any person in Her Ma.
Jestys service, in direct violation Of all the treate
made with ench or nearly all the powers of En-,
rope OF regulating mutual right OF search bv
sn'Ps Of war OF merchant vessels, for the suppress
sion OF the traffic ca led the slave trade,
.. Because the amendments in tho frs, c,,u..
OF tho bill leave the objection to the exercise of
tne rlgnt OF search exactly where it stood in tho
Dill before 1t was discussed and altered in commit
.: Because vessels sailing under the flag Of anv
natlon may be detained, boarded, searched, tho
demand ior papers made, (Which must DO inspect
ed,) before the illegal or predatory eharac,cr oc
the vessel detained can be established eacI &c
winch ac's Of detention, boarding, demand, search
."f ana examination of papers, is a violation of
treaty as between her majesty and each or nearly
an Inc powers OF Europe, as applied to vessels
sailing under their figs respectively.
I. because the exercise of such right of deter.
''oh' boarding. search for and examination of pa.
pers OF vessels on the high eis IN time Of peacc.
has been declared illegal by the highest judicial
of Admiralty.
g. Because the exercise of such right is liable /.
be resented aud 'ctaiacd by all the powers of the
world including those with which her majesty is
bound by treaties; each authorizing restricted and
legu'a'eo mutual search OF merchant vessels in
certain localities, in order to suppress tho tr,f;.
called the slave trade "'e
t|en''',gtoh' Redesdale,
n srsa,' Fitzge aid,
GlengalI, Cant,rhurv