Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-03-04
{ From Tie y. Y. Express


a.alnsi ",he deception pract!sed upon our people by
Messrs. Webster and Tyler. The Madisonan, 1t may
be presumed, IN behalf of the Administration, repudi-
aes the con.truc.iun Of Sir Robert Peel, and justly
SAYS, The President OF the u >, France, indeed I'll
Europe regarded the question, settled as far "a III"
r,can vessels were concerned II might be added
also that The ground upon winch the great effort IS
SOW made TO overthrow the GG'zot ministry, is that
rrenc!rmeu have not under their treaties, the extma
ton from visitation, that The Americans have nndei
She Webster and As,bur,on Treaty.
The snecch oil the British Pemle: upon the right oil
v,si, wth ms unnecessary addenda, that Mr. Webster
mad not wered Lord Aberdeen last despatch upon
this subject was, indeed, lar as the l. are con-
cerned, very uncaed Tor speech. 10 understand
the putpori aad obiec, Of il thoroughly IS necessary
refer the discussions that have been going for
some ,ime past III The London journals, 10 winch We
hav bn, partially called our rradrrs "tsn,lon Lord
Palnetston as II Is urd. rs'ood late Wing Minister o
Foreign Affairs, hes been bitterly assai!ing The AmeT
can Treaty he London Morning Chronicle, parucu
lafiy The 9Th article, which relates 10 thiS called
"r,rh, of visit" The Times took mp the gauntlet o
the Chronicle, and denied The construction President
flyers Message put upon the matter The Time:
contended that the RICH! o.. visitation part IF the
Law OF nations, and that tie nationality Of suspc
vessel m ght always he asceralued, rgbtuliy, nv an
examination of the papers. The Chronicle, granting
,ais however adds tina, III this case, the right,
regards the L. $, is renowned or suspended and
.orcbly asks:
as il pretended that agreement that each county
shall eGuip a squadron 10 enforce separately and res
pec,irey' its laws, rights and Obligations DOES
mean that the American shall vii, and
tain the nationality q vessels sailing nuder The Amcr
can flag; and tina, ii British CRUISER stall, in the
ercse of this right visit a vessel entitled 10 carry tina,
aat the interference sail be regarded, IN Mr., Web.
s,c; phrase rs .5espass upon neutral territory:
Nby, II we did not abandon the right slpu.
late inr separate and individual ac!iou:
Thus, tbs matter having became par;y question in
( Great Britain, between WAC and Tory, ami SIR Robt
! Peel having similar discussion golnG on with France
hes deemed il necessary for Himself q: home cut "a
Their than unravel the knot, aud deny that any thing
had been granted the ;ght u! vlst, that Ell.
eageneat to keep up an African squadron means any
thing at all! TIE Inference, We intend 10 draw from
this OF facts the reader VIII see, is that Sir
Rober, Peel is making party speech IN the House o
Commons. mel Official despatch, for The American
but for Brush and French Sumption Ii is one a
the nang party speeches party leaders often make; aad
does nj Ill follow from these unofficial outgivngs
tia; the right Of visit is TO be pressed.
The obvtous Improperly Of sss Eobt Pees remarks
upon the OMISSION Of Mr.. Webster to answer Lord
Aberdeen des patch, when Lord Aberdeen himself had
sent Lord Ashhurtun 10 ~ ahngton to discuss with
Mr.. Webster face face, all these, and other matters
must strike every reader. When the Treaty wa:
signed, Mr. Webster had too great sense of deco
rum, 10 re open 1t by paper correspondence witt
! Lord Aberdeen.
! We have not room at present, if il were necessary
to reerate views Of THIS called right of search
Nor is cxci.emen, necessary upon the subject fer
long We have an American squadron IN the Afr'caT
seas, have idea that British cruisers will trouble
/ ou- i1g llt!ey DO, tGey Ga !, IT treir peril.
The :igI; 81 search, have often before seid, is
moi an affair or diplomacy. i!r London Times .youic
n'p:po.te ihs article upon tie Law Of Nations! tbs
party tha; thus in'er:u'aea It, there makrs upon
The commerce al al mankind While an honest man
or honest vessel, he prairie, The desert; the
ocean may obj CT 10, bu, rather court the carc
right 81 visit, yet whatever power imposes upon hin
Law, does II al ia peril. We might we'll nepo
Gte, sc hiGk, about tie right 10 breathe, about th
right of resistance when am body CLAIMS to exercl.:
upon the right of search We shall have
squadron IN the African seas that wl guard the homo
Of he American flag, and nobody will thank British
cruiser tor any help IN that matter
Tnf RIGmr or ElsIrATIoy The aie speech of ST
R"b-r Peel has, pleased 10 see klndcd up lin,
ATetican fire once more TIE hl"dsonian says -
.'Amsr.ca not conquered naton; - ~ nor IS she
abru, 80 .idcr regard the right q
search, re atd By Great Bna'u under the name o
yisa;i, The Whole American people will respont
10 The sentiment Of The President, " that such con
ces,on could te made, and that ,ia L. s. have boil
The will and The ability 10 eniorcc their own laws -
We look upon ST. RobeT; Ptrl's remarks in relation II
his unGe rslaiGi1E of Tie treaty. miserable Quibbe
unworthy Al an honorable man. Allow them the r,ri
az ''vs'aion, aud hen ;hcy get HE entering wedge
which leads 30 nil the have claimed and what
have ever c"n'enced against even al the sacrifice
nnny valuable lives aud much national treasure. The
follow my extract from the speech uf Mr. KING Of Ala
ba..a. made 10 Tie Senate iew days since, shows
only IL gHlr took he Of lhe matter n.
the President, Bet dat Lnrt tei5urcn himself so TN
4e.s:oed iE-iati EerutttcaH.
hlr. K!.c says:
"lie (Nr K ) did not differ from the views taken
ny the Pres !, nt of The L. $ that tie arrangement
made in thc treaty. With regard 10 keeping squadron
Of eighty guns ~ The eoast OF Africa was an adjust
rent of the difficulty growing of the British claim
Ut the right ~ v'eiia,un, winch that arrangement su
Perseded aud that there could be other object un
deIs,ood by Tue negotIaoFs, ~ manifest from the fact
of Lord Ashbu:un ts'ng here 20 udi,s; the prin-
cpal difficulty, whlc! could not he adjusted other wise
~ consequence Of the British Government insisting
an the rlsht of visitation. What was the object 81
bringing the su ject II the view Of Tins Goycrnnlcn,
at al, If II 10 induce some afrnnnenisn n,
winch would admit Of suspension of the claim o
he British Government 10 the right Of visitation OF
board our vessels on The coas, Of Africa: Lord Aher.
dscu had refused any concession II vas the Igh,
! Of search that nas claimed That had been unequ,vo
oajiy given rp. /, was the right oil visitation ard
,hl was villa. gave rise 10 tie principal difficulty
50 hard 10 adjust between tbat Government and
MS. Ne had declared, iGa: could no., and
would rot, concede the right Of visitation on any
terms The nis1onduc, ii British officers, under
nretcnce Of esrerain;Eg the validity Of the American
:las, on board our merchant vessels, had been the
subject Of constant complaint. 1t had become intole
rabc, and we could no longer suffer ii. Here then
vas direct point of col!ision and that what
5,nugh. Lord Ashhurton to this country with a view OF
adjusting the difficulty. There was no ionCs. cues
lon as to the right Of sea.ch FOR that had been gwen
~ long ago The thing to be settled was the claim
OF the rob; of v,siaiion FOR the purpose OF
cofianug the validity OF the American Gag when ho
ed by any ship on the African coast Even the invo
liability ofthe American fla, If shp properly entitled
10 carry it had slaves on board, admitted. The
British Government declared that III such case they
had nn right to interfere. But such would be- case Of
violation OF our laws, and under obligation
10 ose laws to prevent their violation Il was, there
fore, proposed by ,hs Government TO adopt course
which would supersede The necessity oil BRUSH vsita-