Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1841-12-09

ohi>aens ceme 10 receive The saneliaa % 10 b
nace % The Authority Of snheF 0sseraneat r,-
'srsi var must be The insviiabls resaa Wk,ls
- the asdsni desire q The uaftsa Stales %
'SIhEaie The relauoos of peace viSh bii nations. s
md 70 fnihi all the dauss Of good nsishboThoOd I
cwards tbose Sho possess territories ADJOINING
heir osn. that very desire uoald had hen 70
tepy The right Of any foreign rover W invaA.
hen Boundary With an AIMED force. The cor
IesPoudsnee oetweea the two Governneats On
has subject, vail, alta future day Of your ses,ion.
DC submitted 10 your considet alton aad. IN ths
meannne-t eannot bat indulge The hops that
me British Goyeraneat will see the propfie,y
" feneuaelng, as Iule Of future action. The
prseedrni uhieh has been set an The AGAR Al
Sthiosser.
ihsrswth submit the correspondence which
has recently taken place between the Amsricsp
hinister at the Court ofSt. james, MKsssysp-
son, ssd the Miaistsr Of Fersign Atari Of thai
6oVsrsmsnt, on the right claimed By that Gov
srnnsntio vist sed detaln vessels sailing under
me Aner'can Sag ssd engaged 10 prosecuting
lawful eommsres 10 the African seas. Our con-
nereisi Interests in that rsgios ssys snperisno-
Cd eonsidsrsele increase. add have bseoms 90
OBJECT OF much importance, and IL 10 the daty
o. this CoSernment TO protect them sgainss ali
Improper and vsxa,ious Interruption. However
desroas the Uaiied States may BE- for the sup
Press'oa et the slave trade, they cannot consent
q.
mere WILL and pleasure OF other Eovsrum.ntx.
We dsay the right Of any such iutsrpoiatioa 10
any one, or ell The nations Of the Esrth, WIN
out our consent. We elsim 10 have q voice An
all aHehdnsots or alterations Of that code
ssd uhea 90 are given To understand, - In
Ihis instance, by foreign GovsrBaent, that ita
treatIs, with other nations eanoot be execrtsd
without the establishment add enforcement Of
new principles Of maritime police, to be appli-
ed without our consent, ne must employ lam
guage neither OF sQuivoeal import, nor susee pt,-
Die OF miseonstructiOn- Americas citizens pro-
seeuiing lawful commerce in the African sea,
under the dag Of their country, are not re.non.
ssls Tor the abuse or unlaw ful use Of that asr
oy oihersi nor esn they rightfuily, on account
OF any such alleged sbuses, be Interrupted, mo.
Tested or Detained while on The ocean /; and n
thus nolssted and detained, While pursuinE no.
nest voyages, In the usual way, and violating no
law themselves, they are unqaesiionsbly entI-
Tied to Indemnity. Thn Government hs, mani
iss'sd IT. rsPugnsncs TO the slave trade, in
manner which cannot be misunderstood. By
IFS fundamental Ia ~. IL prescribed limits IN point
OF time 10 its continuance; and against its own
euiEens. who might so far forget the right, Of
h1nsnity AZ 10 engage IN that wicked trsfie, IA
has long since, BY its municipal laws, dsuoune
ed tho most eondign punishnsnt. Mauy of thu
states composing this Union, had made nppeal.
10 the ei'iiiEsd world for iis suppression, long
before the moral sense OF other nations bad be.
come shocked by the iuiquiiies Of the trseie.-
Whether ihh Governmsnt should now ,n,.,
INTO treaties containing mutual sIiyulalions upoo
tbs subject, % question for its mature deIibs-
rsiioh- Certain u Is, that if the right 10 detajn
American ships or the high seAA can be justified
90 the plea OF necessity for such detention.
arising out Of the exsteBee Of treaties between
other natons, the same plea may be extended
ard enlarged by the beW sIipulatiops of. new
treaties, 20 which the United State. NAV NO,
be party. This GovernuenI will not ees,s 10
urge upon that Of Great britain, full aud ample
remuneration for all losses, whether ars,ing
IRON dstention or otherwise, 10 which Ameri-
can citizens have heretofore been. or NAV here.
amer be, subjected, by the exercise Of rights
which THIS Government canpot recognise az le-
gitima,e snd proper. Nor will I indulge n doubt
but that the sense ofjustics Of GreaiE,ri,a;p viii
eons'rGin her 10 make retribuIion Tor any wrong
or loss, which any America citizen, enRaSsd
N The prosecution or lawful commerce NAV
have experienced al the hand of her eruisers
OF other public authorities. This government.
81 The sane time, will relax no effort 10 prevent
us ediIen'' Il there be any disposed, from
prosecuting trathc so re voting TO The feelings
o. hazsaGi;!. u seeks to do no more than 10
protect the fair and honest trader, from molss-.
TALON snd Injury but while the enterpri,ips
mariner, engaged in the pursuit. Of an honorable
Trade, 10 entitled 10 its protection. il will visit
win eoedlgn punishment others Of IN opposite
character.
supPressios Of the Afries0 siave-trsds ssd recon-
mend 81 such alterations, - may give To them
greater force aud efficacy. That ,he AmerIs.n
nag 70 grossly Abassd By the abandoned aud proai-
gate OF other nations is but too probable Con-
gresa has not loag saee had this subject undsr n.
soosderaiion, sad nB inPortanes veil iustisss re-
Besed and anxious attention.
also communicate bersuiih the copy Of cor
Fen k.Nw
Pa!meT1on, uPoa the subject 80 Ialerrsiine 20 -
ersl OF the Southern States. OF the rice du,Ie,
sh'eh resuitsd hoDorsbly To the iussiee "a g;rrs,
bSitA'n' and sd'anins eously TO the United States
:, Al The opening Of the last snnusl session. Ii.
freadent Informed Congress ofIhe -rosfess vhish
had then been ulade Ia beKofi.tiEr . eosyepsion
bstSeen this Government Iad ihsS az RoVI.nd
18th . WEE 10 the hasl settlement Of tbe e,,ioa
o. me boundary estseen tbs territorial limits Of
tnS TO souutrteA I regret 20 asy that IttIe fur
Tier adVsosemsnt Of the object hss beea seeoo-
Piissed since iasi year bat the 10 oSipv "a air.
snnstanses pc vsy Indicative of any sbstr nrnt Of
me aesIe % both parties 70 hasten The nrsoIiation
TO 'ts soasiusioa, and 20 settle the sarsso IN Dis
Pu'e, - early ~ possible. Ia the course Of the
ssss,on' q - ny hope 10 be able 20 ana ounce Eoss
Isr'ser oegree o. progress, towards The sseon-
Plishnsat OF this highly desiFnsle cod
he oomnissiOa sPpoiRied by this C;ovsrns,,,
iot the exploration and survey II the Iise Of bo.,
aTy sspsTstlng the Ststes Of klsis- sod Me- H.,.o
sFs IRON the sontsgrniB0ss British Pro,ino-s ie (,
seP1t 70 EtneH ua Bed Iabora. and IL
PSeed soOn 20 report the results of is easiu,too,
10 ihc DsPsftmsnt of State. The Feport 49,
received, siii be lad before Congress.
The isilsre On TIA psgt % spais 70 nav. With
Pqoetaslig, the istsreEt due undsr the Cosseotioo
% thSA. ior The scstiesuest ~ claims hstvern th
TO eouatr1es, hes made u the duty Of The Exeru-
tive 70 cell the Psr,'sabr sitsaios 81 that C;oyrra
taeAt 20 TIE suejssL siisp0stios has hee, mani
tested ~ q, ui,sh - believed ic be sulrsiy
70 islhl iss obgsssOus, 10 fis respeus % ssgs ~
ns lnisfasi seHdatsa sud the ssate Of na Epsss.s
sih permit, An errH1geInrnt is 10 prarrrss Cros.,
i- result o. vhieh % % trusted thst tsos- Of car
ehissns uho have claims ondsr the CooyrDt5o.
uii Il % distslt d-y, rsosise The stipulated vsy
msnta -
treaty Of COnmsrss sod Ns,Irsslos 9Th BEL
gian sse eaacluded sh,i ssgnsd q Wsshtgrtou ,,u
ms nh hsrsh, i9iu, End vas duly ssr.tt'ss.d -
The sensie q ihs Jnited stsirs. HE Ir,stv -,
rtnssd - his Beigisu MsjsaJ, bat dld ,,ot re-
ssise the appreciation Of shs nsiFian t,bro.,-r,
si'h'a ths usas li'srd ~ hs tsruss, sd hsa there
iare, become void.
Ahta Occurrences assuulca che Frsssr saE.srt fror,
~ sousiasrsfi0u thsl iats39, rreasy r-rrs,-t-l
srtseea the tee GofeFsmsuts, cad fstsEes o. ,h-
Peft - ths la5ssd stsisa, failed &C. hs rst,Bed %
We paft u helEisfn. lite hepreseaistivs 81 th.f
Notefnfnea4, ~ y sahinEf1a infor r.Ish~ Ekst,tt-
- stsis thsi ~ he bseu latsractss IL Ave ~ -
aatiops y ths e@ssrs uhith ecessi0oed ,sIsy A. a.
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