Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-05-12


ment to undertake the task, probably without
sufficiently estimating his own deficiencies for lis
execution hut he had the good fortune TO per-
form the duty In II manner which had been ap-
proved 10y his Sovereign and Minister'S and now
by the most Unprecedented honor and autrobn-
ton of the House. II was impossible to express
how deeply sensible he was Of Tint honor As
was natural in two free countries, the treaty had
III both been discussed with great freedom and
no might confess that the mnuer question of
more or less of boundary, which had been the
subject OF so much discussion, had in his estima
ton weighed very little in comparison with the
larger question Of q settlement which could be
satisfactory 10 men OF honorable minds i'm both
countries for none other would be likely to lave
any permanency.
On motion OF the Duke of Wellington, it was
ordered that Lord Ashburon's address should he
entered on the journals Of the House.
| Maze trnde prevention Lord DrUugham laid
on the table bill, of which he had given notice
on The previous evening, for the more effeclna
suppression OF slave trading. In its prepnratiou
he snld he had the assistance of Dr. Lushingiou
Captain Dennan, aud Mr. Bedam, Barriser
intimately connected with The suhleri. Il had
three main objects. The first was to declare the
law now in force, which prohibits British Ibjecls
residing abroad from buying aud selling slaves.
The next was, TO prevent British subjects from
holding slave plantations; though persons sue
ceeded to property OF the kind. or otherwise in
voluntarily acquiring IT, would expressly lie pro-
ecled from injury by the measure. The third
object was TO prevent joinI-slock companies in
this country from buying aud selling slaves
which he should seek 10 effect, by calling on tho
proper officer Of each Of such companies 10 give
security that it would not employ slave labor,
unler such bonds aud penalties as the queen, by
an order m Council, might direct. lie should nlsJ
endenvor to strike at the root OF the evil by tGcii-
tatng the tuking of evidence on the Western coast
Of RIGA, to be used in the Courts here; and,
Inc Ia ken IN Inn
cent traders from interference, persons would DO
prevented from dealing IN those commodities
Nhch tended to Keep up the slave trade on the
coast Of Africa. Lord Broughnn animadyerled
on the Inconsistent conduct of the United STATES
IN the matter; declaring himself unable 10 COM
prehend how any jufist in that country any
statesman or any common lawyer could hold that
any country which had declared certain offence
10 be felony or piracy cocl'l complain if its own
Subjects who set It's own laws at defiance, were
stopped in their commission of the piraticu of
tence by another country.
Lord Campbell heartily concurred in the last
remark; and was persuaded that the slave trade
could never be suppressed until that opinion pre-
vailed.
Lord Ashburton was afraid that the law OF the
noble aud learned Lords, though it might hold
good at Westminster Hall, would not do SO at
the Doc tors Commons lie agreed that it was
rIost desirable that such law should he esab-
Iished 10y general consent; hut Mr.. Canning
hal a A..
'"" sun ~ VT nus"' '"o cou"ules cannot make
laws Of nations
hilu Drousham sald ua! MS op'h'oh was
"'e,eY speculative
me Ghr OF Aberdeen remarked that all the
civilized world had not YET called the slave trade
piracy; Tor France had not yet done so. Allud-
lug to his letter to the Admiralty he TOOK the
opportunity OF dscaiming The intention OF cast
ING any imputation on Captain Deuinan TO whose
services he paid high compliment.
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acknowledgement, expressed The opinion that there
IS natural law ofrght and wrong which makes
tHe pirate public enemy, and the slave dealer
equally so. lie could bear testimony the act
mat there was no trade carried on in slaves by
Americans in Africa; and there could be but one
opinion MS 10 the admirable munner in which the
courts of law in America acted when any case
OF this nature came before Them; their decisions
were indeed ADDE'S oil purity aud correctness IN
the administration OF justice. What appeared
extraordinary was, thar the Judcature and The
Government should so widely differ in their pro-
eeeuhgs on 'h's important question: Inc traliic
however, could only be entirely suppressed by
general continuation OF all civilized nations; and
ne ''uu .o uouo' Uia' VIC u'S'"ss'o"s "ou'u great
y , ,eliu 10 10 ' ' result
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L1sS 81 HE Sottody .udt Steamer Another
vessel belonging to the unfortunate Royal Mail
steam Packet Company has been lost-Ihe Sol
way, winch sailed from southampton on he LIST
uumo, bound for the West Indies. She was
wrecked on reel, OFT the island OF >sarga, about
twenty miles 10 the West OF Corunna, having
called at The latter place TO receive and deliver
mails. The melancholy accident occurred at
midnight on the seventh, after she had been Il
week AT sea. THIS is The third steamer " hich has
been lost by me company III few months. The
Medin"' It WI he temetnncFed' was wrecked Oft
urks Head ahu, more recently, ;he Isis, Oft
Bermuda: AMER having leit Corunna about a
couple Ut hours, all Inc passengers and most OF
The crew (with the exception OF those on duty)
beng IN ihelr p'f'h asleep ana unconscious OF
lheir DANGER me 'essei suddenly struck on a
rocky shos', cahed 'he na'uaVo' w'n'h mile
aud hall from me coast anu Notwithstanding