North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-04-15
GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNI
TED STATES.

GREAT BRITAIN AND HE UNI
TED STATES.
In the L. S. Senate, on The 18th inst,
Mr.. Calhoun called up resolution intro
duced by him some days before, !" in rela-
lion TO the national rights OF vessels forced
By stress Of weather into friendly ports,
and the seizure Of the brig Enterprise nj
Bermuda. These declare a vessel in a
lawful voyage TO be under the exclusive
jurisdiction Of the nation to which she be-
longs, and tina! if unavodably forced into
q friendly port, she loses none Of her rights
and that the seizure Of The brig Enterprise
and the negroes in her was in violation OF
the law Of nalonS," &c.
Mr.. Calhoun is said TO have male an
able speech in defence Of the resolutions
We quote the following from a report Of
his remarks made by correspondent Of
the Baltimore Americans:
MIR. Calhoun enlarged upon the munich
pal and international law, with a showing
that Great Britain had right TO abolish
slavery in the territory over which she had
jurisdiction, but none 10 set slaves free,
cast, in the providence Of God, upon her
shores. Justice, the law OF nations, honor,
principle, and every thing else forbid any
such conclusions.
Mr.. Calhoun proceeded to comment up
on the act which had been done by Great
Britain, and the motives which led to it.
The only excuse which could be given
the only principle which could sustain her
position, was to say that the municipal law
is equivalent or equal to the law Of nations.
She must either do this, or say that man
cannot have property or dominion in man.
The position is monstrouS, but il has
some show OF reason. This, Mr.. C.. said.
is position she would like to assume, and
the one which she would assume if she
could. There would have been much eff.
fronlery and much hazard in this, and she
did not do it. 1t would have placed her in
conflict with hcrsef-with us-with the
world. She could not do it, because she
was the means eff entaiing slavery upon
us, and that too against the remonstran-
ces Of Virginia, She is now slave owner
and slave dealer, said Mr.. Calhoun.
To prove this, he ordered the Secretary
Of the Senate TO read from the Asiatic Jour
nal published in Great Britain. The ex
1t dNAc cbp"Nu WV otGlC vi SOGieIV III in ala
bar, and proved that the Government of
Great-BriaiE exercised the right of trade,
&c. in man. All Hindostan, continued
MIR. G. is but splendid plantation-own-
cd by English gentlemen. The slaves are
in the worst bondage-in a much worse
condition than the slaves Of the United
States. They can be hung by their mas
ter's order--forced into the army-and
made to kidnap others who are themselves
slaves.
Mr. Calhoun said that Great Britain car
ried out this doctrine to great extent.
She held dominion in man TO an extent.
greater than all others. She had abolish
ed slavery in the West-Indies, but she kent
dominion there. Had she ceased to give
laws TO men there Had she not governed
elsewere She did more-the peoplc in her
own dominions were treated as slaves. She
cut down The charlists in defence of what
they conceived to be right. And vet would
Lord Palmerston, or any OF the authori-
ties OF Great-Brilan, undertake to saw
that man could not hold property in man.
He thought not
Mr.. Calhoun proceeded TO comment M
on the policy Of Great-Britain. He had
great respect for that government-beliey.
ed her equal in almost every thing TO anv
nation upon earth, and superior in MANY
things to any other. Saying thus much he
must say more-that even the Roman re-
public had moi such thirst for conquest
He spoke Of the present movements in the
East-lndies. What a spectacle for the
world TO look upon. A government like
Great-Bri,ain endeavoring TO thrust down
The threats Of respectable nation poison
Gus drug F.! For the sake OF humanity. said
Mr.. c., hope that the rumors we hear
are not true. hope for the honor OF the
European race that her fleets have moi
gone TO the East-Indies for the purpose ofI
making war upon innocent foreigners. n
hope rather that at-Britain has SEM
her feet 10 the East-Indies TO punish her
own people FOR an inhuman traffic.
In conclusion, Mr.. C. said il became Us
as nation neither to DO wrong nor to SUI.
Ter wrong. He was as much opposed TO
war as any man could be. The interest of
The country and the world demanded peace.