The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-12-22

'cal Enjoys al LONDON, expressly disclam.
ed all right TO delain an American ship on
the high seas, even Il found with cargo
OF slaves on board, and restricted tue Brit
ish preiension 10 mere cluim 10 visit and
enquire. We, IL could not well DO dscerned
by the Executive of the United States how
such VISIT and inquiry could be made with.
out detention on The voyage and consequent
interruption 10 The trade. II was regarded
as the right of search, presented only in
new iDrm. and expressed 10 dinrreui words (;
aud | therefore itlti!i 10 be ny duty disiiacl.
y 10 declare, IN my annual message TO Con
gress, that 10 such concession could be
made, and thGl tie United States had both
The sill and the ability 10 enforce their
own laws, and 10 protect taer flag from be.
log used for purposes wholly forbidden by
those laws aud obnoxious 10 The moral cen
sure u the ~oslJ. Taking lho Message as
Its letter OF Instructions, cur then Minister
at Paris fol! himself required TO assume
The SAM ground IN remuusirance which
he fell II 10 he has duty to present 10 NJ.
Gulz6', ead ihtoe.h him 10 The king oil the
Frcuch, against pha. has been called the
Quinluple treaty and his conduct 10 this
respect, net with tie approval Of this Gov
eminent. lie close conformity wih these
views, The eighth article Of tho Treaty was
framed, which provides thai "each nation
shall keep aaoal 10 the African seas q force
40, less than eighty guns, 10 ac, separately
anu apart, under Instructions from thelr
respective Governments, and FOR tho en-
lorcemenl Of their respective laws and ob
legations From this 1t will be seen tim,
tie ground assumed in the Message has
been fully maintained, Of tho same time
that the s,ipulailons Of the Treaty Of Gheni
are 10 be carried out IN good faith by the
two cnunififs, aud thai all pretcn,e ~ re.
moved for interference with our commerce
iur any purpose shateseI by foreign Gov
erumcni. While, therefore, the United
States haze been standing up for he free
dom Of The seas. they have not thought
proper 10 make that prefer, ior avoiding
a luitinenl OF their Treaty srlpula,ions, OF
ground Tor gtsiua couutcuance 10 u trade
reprobaicd by our laws. 4 slmilar arrange
men, by the other great powers could not
fail 20 sweep from tho ocean the slave trade,
without the Interpolation OF any new primer
Pile Iato the maritime code. We may be
permitted 10 hope that the example thus set
will be followed by some, if no, all of them.
We thereby also atTjrd suitable protection
to the fair trader IA those seas, thus fulfilling
a, the same time the dictates Of a sound poll.
cy, and complying with the claims ofjGshce
aud humanity.
Il would have furnished additional cause
Tor congra,ulauou, # the Treaty could have
embraced all subjects calculated 10 future
to lead 10 a misunderstanding between the
two Governments. Tue territory Of the
United States, commonly called the Or
egon territory, lying on the Pacific occan,
uorlh OF the IL degree Of latitude, 10 u
portion Of which Great Britain lays cInim,
begins to altrveI Gle attention of our EEL
low citizens, and the tide oil population
which has reclaimed What was so lately an
unbfokrn wldetn, IS 70 more contiguous re.
gious, IS preparing 10 Tow over those vast
districts which stretch from the Rocky
mountains 10 the pacl6c ocean. In advance
Of The requirement Of indlvldua rights 10
these lands, sound pnlioy dictates that eve.
rs ciI1t, should BIZ resuned TO ~ tho two
Governments, to settle their respective
claims. Il became NANTES, a; an early
hour OF the late negotiations, that any al.
temp, for the ttno beng satisfactorily 10
determine those rights, would lend to q pro
tractcd discussion, which might embrace 10
It's failure other more pressing matters, aud
The Executive dad not regard II as proper
TO waive all the advantages Of an honorable
adjustment Of other difficulties Of great mag
uuude and importance, because this, not 50
immediately pressing stood III the way
Ahhough the difficulty referred TO may not
for several years to como involve the peace
Of the two countries, set | shall not delay
10 urge on Gtca, BtIialu the Importance Of
It's cary settlement. Nor will other ma,.
tcrs of commercial importance 10 the two
countries be overlooked and ! have good
reason 10 believe that II vii comport with
the policy of England, as II does with that
Of the United States, to sc.zo upon thus mo
ment, when most Of the causes OF irritation
have rassed away, to cement the peace and
unity Of The two countries by wisely remov'
ing all grounds Of probable future collision
( With the other powers of Europe our 70
lalions continue on the most amicablc foot
ing. Treaties now existing with then
should be rigldly observed, and every op
por,unity, compatible with the interests o
the Uul,ed States, should be seized upon e
enlarge tho basis OF commercial intercourse
Peace with all tho world IS the true ioonda
ton Of our policy, which can only be rcn
derrd permanent by the practice OF equa
md Impartial Justice to all, Our great dc
sire should be TO enter only into that rival
~ which looks to the general good, III TIC
cultivation of the sciences, tho enlargement
of the field for the exercise OF the mechan
| ical arts, and the spread OF commerce-'na'
prca, ciyiIizer--to every land and sea-
4 Carefully absialnlns from interference III