The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-03-23


United States wcii3 not hesitate TO exer.
else the right OF exposing the fraud; and,
knowing this. am the more surprised at
the claim now set up by The President of
the United States. Therefore, sir, 1t will
be my duty, 10 the face Of the public, ex.
pressing deep regret that there should ap-
pear to be any difference Of opinion on this
topic, explicitly 10 declare that we have moi
waived one OF the principles coaiended for
BY my noble friend (,he Earl of Aberdeen)
10 his despatch of Decembe., ls4l and II
is further my duty TO declare that that des
patch has remained to the present hour IN
answered by the government of The United
States. know, think, too well what IS
the aoIiity and what the kcenness of Sc.
cre,ary of State in the United States, to
believe that If doctrines so important as
those advanced in the despatch could be
questioned, il would have been permitted
TO remain fourteen months unanswered and
unscknowedged, had il been thought wise
&c contest those principles. (Hear, hear
And, sir, with respectio this right Of search,
that no; beiIigerept but conventional RICH.
which is used by one power Tor the purpos.
es Of humanity, 10 check the traffic in
slaves, | am bound TO say that, even on
that point, am surprised at the de,ermi.
nation with which the uuitcd States refuse
that mutual right. (Hear, hear.) am
now speaking OF that RICH, OF search which,
by the treaties with the great powers of
Europe, by treaty with France and other
States, is mutually conceded by parties de.
sirous TO prevent etfectually tho traffic in
slaves-a right TO search vessels belonging
TO each country shich is party TO the trea
~ detected in the act of carrying on this
trade. For, in the year 1924, Conven.
lion was signed 10 this country, by Mr..
Rush, the Minister Of the United States,
almost at the insiisa,ion Of America, which
protested the utmost desire 10 put an end
10 the slave trade. Convention, say,
was signed by Er. Rush, with Mr.. Huskin
son, which did mutually concede the RICH,
OF search: That is to say, which anabled
vessels of war, Of the United States and
Great Britain respectively, TO exercise, %.
der certain stipulaiions, that very right Of
search agains, which such a clamor is now
raised IN a nelghborlng country. Hear,
hear, hear.) That treaty was rejected by
the Senate Of the United States, not on the
ground OF an objection TO the righ! OF search,
but because the right OF search exit nded 10
The coast Of America, and The [. States ob
Jec'ed to the right Of search being exercls
ed 10 the immediate neiahboThood of the
coast Of America, alleging that it was not
necessary for tho suppression Of the slave
trade. The Senate of the United States
omitted the coast Of America, and Mr..
Gaming refused TO raiify the treaty IN con
sequence Of That omission but if Mr.. Can
ming had allowed the coast Of America 10
be omitted from the treaty, a, this moment
a Convention authorizing the night Of
search would have been IN fufce with re-
spect to the United States. Sir, hone
that those who have contended with so
much vehenence 10 the legislative Cham
Der Of France against the maintenance of
treaties framed in he pure spin, Of human
ity, and who quote the example Of the Uni.
ted States, will refer 10 that Convention.
and see that the United States themselves
we're among the first to permit that con
ventIonal right of search. Loud cries of
hear" There must be some great mis-
understanding upon this subject; but, con-
siderlng the importance Of maintaining this
right-a right not peculiar 10 England
considering that We are contendng for
rlgh. which IS the only security agains,
fraud, against the grossest abuses by par
ties interested IN this Ubiquitous traffic, con.
siderlng that VIC are now the advocates Of
pinetple necessary for the interests and Sc
curly Of all maritime naiions-it is nv
duty to state, IN the face Of the House Of
Conmoas, that the claim 10 that right Of
visitation coatended for IN tho despatch Of
Lord Aberdeen has nol been relinqlshed
thai on this sublec. there was made no con.
cesslon whatever, and that 10 tie principles
lard down 10 the despatch Of Lord Aber.
deem We adhere a, this moment. Cheers
from both sides Of the house
With respect TO the treaty which we have
entered into with the C. States, 10 signing
that treaty we consider tina, We have abau
doned no right Of visitation. We did no,
understand from the T.. States that they
entered lato thai treaty with any engage.
ncnt from US 10 abandon the nigh. Of vlsi.
ta'lon, which is not necessarily connected
with the question Of the slave trade. We
thought that il vas a step in advance when
the [. States protested readiness ic lc.ach
naval force 10 the coas, Of Africa, for The
purpose Of suPpressing the slave trade. We
did not accept The detachment Of thai ma.
val force as an equivalent for any right
which we claimed yet still we thought tia,
for a great country like the e. States to
take that step with US on The coas, OF AGl. /
ca, although the power Of visitation is Inn.
tied under The treaty ia such case, although
we claim no right to visit sIavefs bona ftle
ADerlcan, and the right is to be exercised
by vessels Of the L. S'ates-we ,boorbt i,
say, a step ~ advance towards the ul,.
roate suppression n the slave trade 10 accede
TO the proposition of the L States. Bu,
4 IL.