The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-30

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certain subjects into the law of naons-as impress
ment negro emancipation, and search. Against this
| the United States Government had soemDy protest
ed and Great Britain had since expressly disasow-
ed the ground She through Lord Pamerson, had for
merly TAKEN 10 search and had declared that she
would not repeat the assertion Of her claim nso-
much, that should she ind upon the high seas an
American ship filled with slaves, she would not touch
or interfere with her from the moment II appeared
| she was an American True, Lord Aberdeen had
averred that although the right Of search given
up the right Of visit remained. But in truth there
was no such thing the right of visit distinct from
the right of search The right of visit and the right
of search were bat one and the same. Ii British
officer had the right to visit American vessel, he
must also have the right to ask whether she an
American or sailing under false colors; and II
she failed give satisfactory answer then to search
her in order to ascertain the facts. There was no
practical difference between a right TO visit and
| right to search and in the language of diplomacy
there was but one word for the thing IN all It's forms.
The Convention stipulated that each of the two ma
tons should maintain lis own police, for one common
object in which both were interested, and which had
been expressly engaged FOR by the treaty OF Client,
each nation by It's own separate means.
| The honor of the United States was eilectually
guarded the right Of visit and of search was aban
| doned, relinqulshed gone; It was again 10 be
whispered There was Quiniupe Treaty for us
act of Parliament for search of the vessels of the
u nited States. No visit 10 be made by British
cruiser to any American vessel such might he
made by man of honor to the dwelling house of his
| friend. Gentlenen did agree by treaty and bond
| that one might visit the other Ii was a permission
| of courtesy The gentleman from Pennsyl and
might enter his MIR. CO house gentleman and
| friend; and he did under the responsibilities
which bound man of honor and gentleman in The
particular Circumstances but If, after he admit
| led as a friend, he should commit act of insult or
injury he might be thrust forth by force, and he
pronounced by law to have been trespasser ab intio
Just stood the British night of visit board Anne
| rlcan vessels The commander of a British cruiser
| might speak any American ship friend but it,
after thus visiting her, he should depart from the cha
| racter and department OF a friend, and proceed TO
search her papers overhaul her cargo exercise any
| authority her motions, contents crew, Mr.
| l.. trusted and hoped that the American comma nder
| would shoot hun through the head, or kick him into
| The he Won dead dog. Laughter and cries
| of Good y "bravo," ego 1t Cushing."l
| Mr.. Z. said that the French press IN the United
| States sympathised WIN The French press in Paris
which wei known to be deadly hostile to the
cession OF the right OF search to Great Britain. Now
he would refer the gentleman from Pennsylvania to
| the language held by the Courier des Etais Unis
| paper of eminent ability well public spirit
| When commenting on The provisions OF this treaty ,
| that paper admitted that the honor of The United
States the subject OF the right Of search had been
| ell, ctuay preserved.
| Here Mr.. I. read the passage from the Courier in
| English, as follows:
| "They 1.-THE Unned States have, equally lriumphed
over The British exgencies IN the question of the right
| of search. The police OF the coast of Africa Will be
conducted hereafter by the vessels OF the nations
| each for lt5 owl account. The two marines shall not
bave one over the other any rights but those resulting
from agreements special and revocable any instant
| Without doubt II may happen that such such an
| American Minister shall be more complaisant than
| some Others towards the English marine and that
he may concedc 1t the faculty of visiting American
vessels eTIain occasions and in certain regions
but this would be permission, not right. The fact
may occur, but the principle will not be compromised
| thereby: the exception confirms the rule. That
| which is written and implicitly stipulated is, that Eng
land visit the vessels Of the Anne ricans that
she cannot stop their slave-tradng vessels with
| out an authoritative dd hoe. There will be two
nnes which will carry the police of the seas but
| there will be any which can do it for the 9TH
ers the others. This was the only which
| could be taken / he United States will expend
little more money but they have preserved their
| honor"
Mr. INGERSOLL. What about the Creole?
Mr.. CUSHING. The gentlemen asked VIVA,
| about the Creole2
Mr. INGELSOLL. Has not the question on the
Creole been adjourned to be adjusted in Londonl
| md If 1t has, why has II
| Mr., CUSHING. We are DISCUSSING now the pro-
visions of the treaty. The gentleman has gone into
| collateral questions, respecting which have do
before u.s. any other data on which TO form
| a judgment; and while the House and the country
were without information, if the gentleman from
Pennsylvania attempted TO prejudice side of the
question: Mr.. &. might the other. Sufficient for this
case Were its merits as before the House. The treaty
| of Washington settled an immense number of ques-
tons; and SO far as they Were ad listed it was IN
manner entirely consistent with the honor OF the Uni
| ted states The gentleman complained that there
were some questions which were not adjusted by it.
Well, and what if there werel Was II an objection
against the manner in which nine out Of ten difficult
subjects had been arranged, that the tenth question
was not adj listed He invited the gentleman from
Psnnsylvan TO dourn his objections on this point
| until the documents on the subject were officially
made public and not proceed mere conjecture: he
could not argue the question inelligently without
knowledge of the facts In the w hen the light
came 1t would appear that the acts of the President
and his Secretary of State were such as to present
mass of PATRIOTS u, dignity, and manly independence,
that would command the admiration of posterity and
vigorous assertion of the rights of American ctz ms
which would enttle the present Administration to ap-
peal TO coming aye against false and rash judgments
| now pronounced, and such as would ensure it Oh
the page f history an Immortality Of fame.
| Mr. lNGERSOLL. Is that an answer to my ques-
ton
| Mr. CUSHING No The gentleman would
have his answer presently. Mr. c.. went on to say
iha, he had hoped that the House would be content
with the official action of the Senate ratifying the
terms OF tins convention, without effort to prejudice
the public mind before could be in possession Of the
true facts ofthe case; and that deeply n-
voving the peace and Iepose of the Union would not
thus prcmaturey be dragged into the of politics.
when the correspondence appeared, he was confident
Nouiu oe seen that the Cfeole question was not al
Journed, but was settled, like lnpressment and the
other questions not embraced IN the treaty, honoably
| Tor the United States.
MI lNGERSOLL here inquired how the treaty
was to be understood in relation demonstrating with
| foreign powers against the slave trade
| Mi CUSHING said the gentleman quite as
competent to Judge of the construction of the terms
OF the treaty on that point he
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