Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1842-03-03


Tn. leading article ia the London Sun, Of tAs
&,h nit.i on the appointment of Lord AzbbaFion
as tha special munster TO mis- country The sun
IS one Of the leading liberal papers of Great Brit-
am. and the 5lloving which wa copy will DE
reoa with interest, conflicting as It dos with the
opinion Of The Tory press
e Some persons suppose that Lord Ashbufton. s.
fauk VIII recommend MIN to the Americans oat
his Peer robes are 10 new AMI scauty 10 hide h's
counting house sleeves. HIS patent OF nobility
wlII rot cover his loan contracts An fnnooied
and successful Ncholos BJd.e may excite the
envy, and the respect ofthe shrewea Americans.
# . nobemon were required to daz4ls them one
should have been selected who can boast OF his an
cestry and of tbeis deeds. LORD AshbuTton al
cestors are unknown bcVond tie sccond genera
ton, and all hs greatness, derived alnosteHcla-
siVeiY from money. Taa achieved by h,th5eH ana
his immediate pEade aessor If the Americans
honor high rank they 90 not honor euoAied
wealth, and the nerolator viii be better known i
America, and will be treated accordingly, as Mr.
burIng the Merchant, than Is Lord Ash6uHon.
w dislike bis appointment, because we be
1cye II is mere piece OF Tory trickcrY 10 make
the people eEpec, Ieheff from The wrong quarter
Great and underlined eEpeC atlans have been al
ready excited. The Funds got up from kin
dred feeling and confidence IN the monled man.
But Lord AshbHrtou will not bs able to do much.
The affair OF the Caroline IS perfectly Simple
Nc sre uqhtand therefore bound 10 refuse alt sat.
lstaolion fer cutting her out from &thiosser or
sc are wrong, and bound TO make instant sotls-
faction Negotiation cannot altar that supple
fact. nor wall Il induce mo Americans TO enter
into compromise.
Neither the Boundary question TO be settled
BY negotiations the surveyors and .aapPers must
already have decide It, or It VIII moi be decided
at ALL As 10 The right Of search, the Americans
nl. u5i submit to that, tie President must Yield
10 me prevalent popular feeling on thai subject
which no negotiations can set aside. On TINS ques-
ton we consider Lord Ashbarton aa unf, nego-
hator because we have aracallecloH that as Mr.
Barua, he expressed opinions uniagorablc 10
our practice, whence 1t is to be inferred that, as
Lord 3 shbur,on, he Will be determined stick
len for rs most outrageous form.
But while Lord ashburtoD - diily-doiyiag,
SIR H. Ped vii be aisle TO say ''Wal TIL Lord
shburtoa has concluded his negotiations The
American tariff IS soon 10 undergo revision, and
as the Americans would profit by free trade 10
corn, lei as keep that bae& aad hold .t9ut Is O
been ar threat 10 procure an alteration IN die
ness tariff favorable 70 oor tfad'
With respect 10 the particular right o3sea5ch,
The qp1rtey Review recommends negotiation
and conventions bot #r venture to asaert taat
gha simple suggestion "e threw out on Saturday
s.lts 10 more 10 settle the Question thaa any ua-
qataHau which does no. aaoptt.
We see no difficulty, therefore. ii lae two aa-
tiaus coming tVan agreement ID embark an A
mef.ean officer on board every ona Of our ships
winch are employed to repress the Slave trade,
who shall be instructed aaa empowered By he
American Government 30 examine eVcrY snip
which shows American colors, and determine
whethea she De genuine American vessel or not
ard whether she be engaged he the slave-trade.
In fact the prostitution Of the American flag