Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-06-03
TIE NEGOTIATION.


We sincerely trust, that the pending negotiation
will remove all difficulties between the two countries
but the question is not without serious difficulty.
The Bounddry-Maine has acceded TO The applIca-
ton for appointing Commissioners her part To de-
eide on the proposition, which Great Britain has made
The Executive of Massachusetts has also appointed
MIR Lawrence, with the late Van Buren, District At
torney, Mr. Mills, and third Commissioner, who is n
Wing, to represent her interests the Eastern Boun
Diary. If Lord Asburon be confined TO the offer Of d
pecunary compensation for the land in question, it is
not SO certain that he will succeed. Maine has been
most DESTROYS of securing the navigation Of the st.
Johns, with exchange of portion of the disputed
Territory. This might take off slice of the British
settlements. Should the Maine Commissioners, there
fore, adhere to this position, it might be necessary for
Lord Ashburton to write home for supplemental In
slructons-and thus, Of course, more time would be
consumed But even il Great Britain should decline the
propositions of Maine, should not despair of an
alncable adjustment Of The question. The next step
would be, for Lord Ashburton and MIR. Webster, to
lay down the basis of the plan hitherto agreed to Of
q Joint Commission.
Question Of Search This is an important and diff
cult question. Mr. Stevenson has taken the bold, but
the true American ground-in which lie has been fol-
lowed by Messrs Cas- in his Exposition, and Wheat
on in his E0qnfy Oar Government mast take high
ground, and we trust will maintain it. We cannot
WELD an inch oil it, We 90 for Peace, consistently
with our Rights and our tlonor-tnt no hnmbuggery,
no ingenious trick, no plausible and pretended com.
promise, which may abandon any of The great principles
of the laws OF nations, the Liberty of the Seas After
rousng up the just pride and sensbles Of France, we
must not sacrifice the high principles we have assumed
Her Ministry have placed themselves in rather an EN-
barrassng predcament-and il is impossible TO specu
late absolutely on the they will pursue. The
last indication have is in the Journal des De-
bats, in article said to be from the pen of NJ Gut
zot in the attacks England in the "Presse
and the "National:'
awe need not dwell the last cay relative 10 the right Of
search The Caubcr having testified its disapprobaon, the
Government has ratified it, ana " Guzol has repeated
To safely in tr ccaet aud precise that Language
can furnish unless important notifications should he intro
duced will be ratified ali VIVA, less and
France ought not 10 be mistaken about that England has
right be ansh-d at this refusal 10 raiiy aud At tile tAro
abuse winch accompanied fr The treaty work
as much hers
Sn far municipal laws can be cxerted for the
suppression Of the cd Gus slave trade, willing 10
put forth ength,oemploy respectable squadron
on the coast of AirIca-and TO lay the strongest I'M
tons upon consul in Cuba 10 prevent flag from
being abused, and vessels from being taudulen,y
prosttuied to the purposes Of the slave deaerbut
must protect vessels from all violation and search
BY British cruisers in a state Of peace.