New-York tribune., 1841-12-08

| cubic wrorg done 20 the United oiates y -
aston OF her territory, 50 wholly lTFeco'C
4 yith her rights es IndepenoeS, p"'@'' -
..e, made. In tho view taken 5y TINS t59*srn-
.., ,I. inquiry whether the vessel was IN the
.,,r,-oyr,ent of those who were prosecuting sn IN
| .r,ho-ized war against tn4t Province, was On
,szed by ~. owner in the business OF porting
3sse.,rrs 10 and from Nav. l,lYns IL hopc7 Of pr
are gain waich was most PROBABLY n" case, = no
degree aler, the zeal question q Issue oetw>ea the
l,vo Governments. TINS Government caa never
concede TO any foreign Government the power, e1-
ept in case of the most urgent and extreme me-
es-i'y, OF invading IL terriiory. easr 70 arrest
ne persons or destroy the properly Of those w5o
may have yielsted the municipal laws OF such t-f-
IGN Government. OF nave disregarded their o5ligs-
-ious arising under the law of nations. he err
rory Of the United States mus; be regarded as
rr=dy secure against all slch invaslOns. uat they
shall voluntarily acknowledge th@ir Inability 20 &C
Guit themselves OF tecir duties other. And N
announcing this sentiment, do but affirm princi-
de which no nation on earth would be more ready
70 vincicate at all hazards, than the people and
| Government OF GTea, Britain.
L, upon full investigation Of all the tac-s, =
shall appear ,h-t the owner Of the Caroline VS.
Governed b. hostile intent. OF had made cor1-
mon cause wi.h those who were IN the occupancy
II Navy Island thea, so far as ne is concerned.
there can be no claim 20 indemnity Tor tne de-
,truccon Of his boat, which this Government would
feel tscli bound - prosecute-snc= h. would bare
aced not only in derog.tion OF the rights Of Grsa;
Britain, but IN clear violation Of the laws Of the
Cnjtrd States; bu; that i a question which, how
ever settled in no manner involves the higher con
-deraon OF the violation OF territorial sovereignty
aud Jurisdiction. To recognize 1t IS admissible
practice that each Government, IN is turn, upon
any sudden and unauthorized outbreak, which, on
frontier. the extent Of which renders il impOs
.be for either 10 have Efficient force or every
NILE Of il, and which outbreak. therefore, neIthe,
may be able TO suppress IN DAY, may taae yen
.eance INTO ts own hands and with,u. even r.
rnonstrance, and in the abseuce Of aay pressing
overriding necessity, NAV invade the TERRITORY OF
the other would ineyi,abiy lead 70 results equally
10 be ieplored BY both. When border collisions
come to receive the sanction. or to be made on th-
authority Of either Government, general war must
be the inevitable result. While it Is the ardent
desire Of the United States TO cultivate the rela-
tioas of peace with al nations and iuiii all
duties OF good negh5orhooP toward those who
possess territories adjoining their own, that very
desire would lead them to DENY the rlsht OF any
foreign power to invade their boundary with
armed force. The correspondence between the
lwO Governments oA this SUBJECT, 'vIl, at iutur'
dav Of yout session, be submitted to YOUR con
sideration and in the mean ZINE cannot but IN
dulge the hope that the British Government viii
see the proprety of reEouncing, rule OF future
action, the precedent which has been ret In the
affair at Schlosscr.
herewith submit the correspondence which has
recently taken place between the American Min
ister at the Court of ST. James, Mr. Stevenson,
and the Minister Of Foreign Affairs OF that Govern.
,l,a
yisi, and deiain vessels sailing under the American
aag and engaged in prosecuting lawful commerce
70 the African seas. Our commercial utsrest. III
that region have experienced considerable ncrea--
and nave become an object of much Importance,
and it is the duty of ihs Government 10 protec'
inem against all improper and veXatious Interrupt
ZION. However desrous the United Saies MAY
ne for the suppression OF the slave trade, thy
cannot consent to interpretations into the maritime
code, the will and pleasure of other gov
erumcnts. We deny TIE risnt OF anv such ntcrpp-
ation 10 any one, all the nations Of the Ear,h,
without consent. We claim TO have Il voica Ia
all amendments VI alterations of that cOie-and
when we are given to understand IN this IN
stance, 10y foreign Government. that lis treaties
with other nations cannot be executed without the
establishment and enforcement Of neN principles OF
maritime police be applied without consent,
import, suscc .tiDlc OF m-construction. Auc.i- |
an citizens prosecuting a Iawfu. commerce IN the
African seas. under the fla Of their country are
lot responsible for the abuse or unlawful use OF |
that flag by others; can they rgh;ul!y, sc /
count OF any such alleged absse- be Interrupted /
molcs,ed or detained while on the ocean and ii
.hus inolested detained, while pursuing honest
voyages in the Usual way, and yioiains no law /
themselves, they snquestonaby entitled to in
i-mnity. This Government has manifested IL re /
2ugnance to the slave trade in manner which
annot be misunderstood BY is fundamental iaw
I prescribed limits in poin; of time to iis contial-
lnce; and against lis citizens, VINO might so |
tar forget the nights OF humanity a. to engage ln
that wicked traffic, 1t has long since by is munic
pal laws, denounced the most condign punishment /
Many OF the States composing this Union, had made
appeals to The civilized world forts supprcssionloug
before the moral seasco; other nations mad necomc
shocked by the inquiries of the traffic. Whether
this Government should now enter isto treatie,
containing mutual stipulaiions upon tins subject
* question for II, mature deliberaton. Certain
II Is tina, il the right to detain American ships on
he high can be justified on the plea OF ne
cc,sl for such detention, arising out of tho exist
ence oi treaties between other nations the same
plea may be extended and enlarged hy the now
~H-uIations OF new treaties, which the Unit-d
States may not be party This Government IL
not cease 10 urge upon that OF Gceat Britain full and
ample remuneration for all losses, whether arising
trom detention otherwise, TO which American
citizens have heretofore BEEN or may hereafter, he
subjected, by the exercise Of rights whchthis Coz
-rnment cannot recognize al legitimate and proper.
Nor will indulge doubt but that the sense OF
justice u Great Briiai, will eoas,rain her to make
reiribuion for ANY wrong. or loss, which any Aae-
rcau citizen, engaged in the prosecution OF lawful
commerce, may have experienced al the hand oi
ner cruisers, other public authorities. Tbs