The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-24

and injury. have great confidence mat 'nis n,sy
be eectualy done in the present instance ou' ',e
case To be met and remedied is new, and must MOI oe
too hastily dealt with You may, however DO assured
that measures SO important for he-Presersauon Oh
friendly intercourse between the two countries snail
not be neglected. -,
In the mean time, can engage mat Instructions
shall be given to the Governors Oh her siaJesty
colonies the southern borders oil the united states
10 execute their own laws with careful attention To
the wish of their own Government to maintain good
neighborhood and Il at there shall be no oieious In
reference with American vessels driven by accident
or by violence into those ports The laws and duties
of hospitality shall be executed and these seem Meth
er to require nor Justify any further nquston into
the state of persons thing on board Of vessels SO
situated than may be Indispensable TO enforce the
observance Of the municipal law OF the colony and
the proper regulation OF ITS harbors and waters.
strict and careful attention to hese rules, applied
in good faith 10 all transactions as they arise, wi
hope and believe, without any abandonment OF great
general principles lead To the avoidance OF any ex-
citemen agitation on this very sensitive subject Oh
slavery and consequently of those irritating leel-
ings which may have tendency to bring INTO peru
ali the great interests connected with the maintenance
Of peace.
further trust that friendly sentiments and con-
viction Of the importance OF cherishing them, VIII,
on all occasions lead the two countries to consider
fayorabIy any further arrangements which may be
Judged necessary for the reciprocal protection of their
interests.
hope sir, that this explanation this very mpor-
tan subject will be satisfactory to the President and
that he will in it diminution of that earnest de-
SIRE which you have been pleased to recognise in me,
TO perform my work of reconciliation and friendship;
but that he will rather perceive in my suggestion IN
this particular instance, that is made with we'll
founded hope Of thereby better obtaining the opec'
we have in view.
| have the honor to renew to you, SIR, The assu-
RANGES Of my high consideration, ,,n,,,roN
Hon. DANIEL WEBSTER, &c., &C, sc.
Mr. Webster to Lord .4shburton
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington August 8, 1912.
My LORD have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your lordship's note OF the 9th instant,
in answer to mine of the ls upon the subject oil q
stipulation for the better security of American YES
sells driven by accident or carried by force into the
British West India ports.
The President would have been gratifed if you
had felt yourself at liberty to proceed at once to
slider Of proper arrangement, by formal treaty,
for this object; but there may be weight in the
which you urge for referring such mode Of slip
ulation for consideration in London.
The President places his reliance on those prnci-
pies of public law which were stated in my note %
Your lordship and which regarded as equally
we'll founded and important; and on your lordship's
engagement, that instructions shall be given to the
Governors of Her Nlajesty's colonies TO execute
their own laws with careful attention 20 the wish OF
their Government TO maintain good neighborhood;
and that there shall be olcious interference with
American vessels driven by accident by violence
into those ports That the laws and duties of hospi
tally shall be executed, and that these neither
TO require justify any further inqustion into
the state of persons things board of vessels so
situated than may be indispensable to enforce the OBJ
servance Of the municipal law Of the colony, and
the proper regulation of its harbors and waters. He
INDUCES the hope nevertheless. that &C tuated by
Just sense of what is due to the mutual interests of
the two countries, and the maintenance of perma.
nent peace between them, Her Majestys Govern
men will not fail to the importance of removing,
by such further spulations, by treaty otherwise,
as may be found to be necessary, all cause of COM
plant connected with the subject.
have honor TO De, with high consideration, your
lordship's obedient servant,
DANIEL WEBSTER.
Lord AsHBURToN, sc. sc. sc.