Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-12-24

stpnlatons Of Great Britain, a practlce
had threatened 10 grow up on tn" part OF
its cruisers of slbeclng to visitation IN.
sailing under the American flag, VIII oh
while it seriously nv lved or maratlme
rights. would SUBJ e. to veNafi n brtn h
of oar trade which was dali, increasing,
and which req red The fostering core of
the Government. And although Lord Al.
crdeen, IN his CORES Ondcneo with the
Amaric ENJOYS at Lond n, expressly
dscla med I'll rieh, T. deiain an Auerlcad
ship on the high seas even il found with
cargo Of IL yes on board, and restri TED
the British pretensIon 10 mere claim TO
visit and enquire yet it could not well be dis
cerned bv the Executive Of the United
States how such visit and enquiry could
be made without detention on the voy-
G, and consequent interruption to the
trade.
II was regarded as The right of search,
presented only in new form, and EXPRESSED
in different words; and therefore felt it
to lie my duty distinctly to declare in my
annual message t. c ngress, that no such
conces ion could be made, and that
the Unitei States had both the wall aud
the ability to enforce their own laws, aud
to protect their flag from icing use for
purposes wholly forbidden b. those laws,&
obnoxious TO the moral rensIr Of the world.
Taking the Message rs his letter Of in.
stru tons, OR then Mini,ter at Paris fe t
himself required 10 assume The same
ground in ii remoEstrance which he felt it
hrs dut> to present tn NJ. Guiz,t, and thro'
him 10 the King of he French, against
what has been called the Qmntlple tire ty;
and his conduct in this respect, met with
the approval Of tbs go' eminent. In close
CONFORMITY with these Jews, the eighth ar
ticle of This Treaty was framed which pro-
vides that each nation shall keep afloat in
the African seas force not s. than Ugh
tv guns, to act separa ely and apart, unde'
instructions from their respective Govern
ments, and for the enfbr ement of their re
spective laws and obligations
From this it will re seen that the GROUND
assum in The Message has been sustain
ed. at the same tine that the stipuatious o.
the Treaty of Ehant ""n - H. -.~""'nd on
, in GOOD faith by the two countries, ana Una
all 1Iutuulu 10 removed for interference
) with our commerce for any purpose what
, ever by fore gu government. Whie,,heIe
{ fore the United States have been standing
f M for the freedom of the seas; they have
: no, thought proper to make that preteXi 10
: avoiding falfllment of their Treaty stpH
] Iations, or ground for giving corntenanc
D to trade roproblted by our laws A SIM
: lar arrangement Ivy the other great power
c,ul MOI fail to sweep from the ocean tn
C slave trade, with III the interpolation c
n onv new prize pie into the maratme code
= We NAV I've permiten to hope lh'I the eN
J. annie III IS set will lie followed by some
!, No, III of them. We there y aIsH atic
5, su,ta lie prose ,,ion TO the far trader
). those sea. thus fuIfi ling the me TN
e the 'icta,es of a sound pore ; and coz
!. oiving with TIE cl~ims Of j"suc and n
y manlty.
j. 1t would have furnished additional canS
x for congra'uarion,it the Treaty could hay
IN cm'na I'd a 81 jecrS cal ulated IN tutu
n 10 lie d to a misunderstood bet" cen Il
Mt tw ioy rnmcnt-. Th tie .rl'O"' OF /
20 Il, ted S.ate , co nmonl roled the Or
81" g II terri y, lynn on tie Pa Inc Ocea
n nth O 'hr l4nd decree o. ltttHde, to
d. ,ori,n o. VIII ca ne B lam lays clan
he y,pinS % attract he at eu,iDn IT or %
c. low citizens. and ia. tide ct poP"la'f
which las reclaiuei what WIS So 'aie
NJ IA uub-oken wilderness ~ m"r- c"nug
Is. ons rrgtons, is preparing 10 TO" ''
c. hoe vast d. me- wa. -t'e'ch iion I
ia Rock Nou.a,ns 10 tie Pacific Ocea
zee N adv of he qUrene OF ndi%
he nal i hts o the e llnds; % NIP hey d
,e. tate. tnat every effo III "lld res ried
>t. by the Two Uo eminent, t. settle thelr
he sne tive claims. 1t became manifest,
nj. an errll h ur of the late negotiations, u
of nnv attempt FIR the lime eng ,at's act
es, " TO determine III se rights, would lie 10
&C. a nrolracted dis Dussion, which might c
zen bra in lis rIlure other more press
of matters. and the Exc MI C did MT reg
of il ns proper 20 w,.Iye ali the adv ntageS
in an honorabe aliustmens of th"r dl!ti'
Ter. ties of great magnitude md imp"r'ai
in. beca C thu, not so immediately e>>l
in s,ooJ in The way. Although The hltfl ~
With re,er.e to my not for seseraI ears
md, c me involve the peace Of the two CO
9TH. ,rips, eli shall not delayo urge N III
de- BRIAN the Importance ot IFS early sci
o meats Nor VIII olhcr matter OF c
/ # merci implitan' 90 the tw" rh'tlc
,e overlooked; and ! nave god ehson
be. 5elIeyc tn It viii comp IT w''h the pc
ii b OF En- u and. "a it dies win that O.
ass. United States, to seize upon 'hhS III IN
lean when most OF the anses of irritation
p,sse away, T. cement the peace
Y of ami,y of the two countries by w'0e''
that moving all grounds oI probable future