The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-03-24
From lhe BaIlImore RepubIIcnn.
REFUSAL OF FRANCE TO AUCEDE TO THE
"RIGHP OF SEARCH TREATY"

REFUSAL OF FRANCE TO ALCEDE TO THE
"RlGHr OF SEARCH TREATY"
Every ,klnkjng American, every friend of
free institutions IN Europe has marked the
policy Of England towards this country since
the emanclp lion of her West India negroes.
Every man conversant with Eng gsh-Whh
European no"sp4pers, has remarked how ex~
ClusIvely the policy Of Elgand has been di-
Tecled 10 questions that Involved the relations
Of our Sse Goysrnments--lo questions that
tended 10 spread d,scord between the STA es of
our Union. Every one that has marked lhs
gradual and subtle prhcv of Eng and, will read
with deep, and let us say, Ameucdn feeling,
the news that Frame, the Ftench people, the
commercial and manufacturers men, the gov
ernment Of France has refused to recognize
the right Of search" by EagIlrh vessels of
war on The high seas. We say, by English
vessels exclusively, for, where, rs the Journal
de Debas the domestic organ of the govern
ment,a well observes. are the Austrian, Pru-
sian. Danish, Swedish, Neapoitan, Sandman
and Portuguese vessels of war TO be met with
in the Tropics? or TO be found al alIl This,
as the European Journals observe, is English
reciprocity, one SIDED reciprocity reci-
pIuCllJ as luO uuN OCIIy WHICH
cunning knaves, and, we could almost say vii
lalns, have been buying The press, in every
country, to preach up,
For The last FIVE years England has beeu
unCeaSing in her efforts to draw over the Flu
ropeau naval and commercial power, into her
right Of search scheme 10 isolate this coun-
try from her neghbors, to leave her neither
aid nor cOunteuance from any Of them. when
the struggle should begin here TO repeal British
violation from American ships, American sea-
men aud the American flag. When che had
lhGs secured for herself an authority over the
commerce of European authority acquired
by her diplomacy, never extOrted by her pow
er- when she had isolated this country from
Europe, she named an Embass sador Extraor.
dnary with, i, is believed, an Uhimatum, and,
in the choice Of this Ambassador, fixed upon
a man, whose relations were of the most inti-
mate character with him that holds in bis hand
the fore gn policy of our government. The
abotionIss, too, assumed degree of actiyi.
ly and iusOlence, never before seen in this
country, petitions for breaking up The Union
were openly signed and presented 10 Cong
rCSs.
State questions were provoked. and lreated
in the language of studied evaporation.
Plans for separating tbe South from he Union
were openly promulgated in The London Jour-
nas-in The Times particularly. When eye>
ry train was laid, and the abolitonsts of the
North, were 10 be asked, "Will you go to war
to protect slave lnterestsW France, unexpec-
tedIy refuses 10 concede right of Search
The usual quantity of abuse and inveciive, ia
cobin, radical, regcde, are poured upon the
commercial and manufacturing interests Of
France. The word humanity" too, is play
ing too well ito part in the storm Of rage and
disappointment. Humanity in the mouths of
the trustees of l2O.0OO,OOO of HIndo g, who
are admitted to be in such state Of existence
that The selling of children by paren'e, to save
them dying of hunger, is in common prac-
tice. Humanity, indeed! Let the furnishing
population of the manufacturing town of York
shire speak Of humanity. We regard this re-
fusa of France as the most mCmenlous to the
peace, the union, the tranquility of this ccun-
try, that has occurred since tho independence
of our country; and sha'l return upon It short
ly.