Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-03-07


- md reported oibe Senate with an amendment
which vas ordered 70 be engrosscd, snd the bill
was PASSED
4 Message wa, received from the House Of
Rcpf,s ntsures stating that they had passed bill
90 provide or carrying into ciec, the late Treaty
b,twcen tho United STATE. aud Great Britain
On motion Of MIR Archer the bill was referred
to the Committee on Foreign Relations
The Senate OF o'clock, went into an Execu.
tive session.
In the Honsc. a resolution was adopted to nee,
hereafter q, 10 o'clock 4 NJ
Nr Kennedy from The committee On Commerce
10 which wa. rclcrrcd memorial from general
convention Of the friends Of Afncan colonization.
made a report thereon. concluding wrh JOINT res
olutons 10 appoint on agent 10 reside at some con
vonicni point with power TO form lrrai,s or con
ycntions with the native tribes for the advance
mcni 81 our trade with Africa, and the suppression
ofihc slave lrnde; and requesting the Secretary
Of State TO report thereon at the nett session OF
Congress
The molten 10 print the ordinary number Of
copies was agreed 10.
Mr. Adams from the Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs, asked to be discharged from the further con.
sideraon Of certain resolutions from the Lcglsla-
tnre Of Alabama ~ favor Of the annexation Of
fAuS 10 iNH tHNtu Stdltt, anu also SuuutN p'll'
tons Of contrary character As an individual
member Of the Committee, he submitted two rcso.
buttons the FRS, declaring that. by the Constu.
ton Of the United States, Congress has no power
to annex to this Union any foreign State for the
people thereof and the second, that TO annex
Texas to the Union therefore. would be in viola
lion Of the Constitution Of the United States, and
null and void and which the free States ought not
to permit
The question was then taken ontho proviso that
no part ofthe appropriation for diplomatic expen-
scs shall be applied TO the payment Of any salary
or outfit Of any Minister, Charge d'Afaircs or
other foreign representative, who may be appoint
ed 10 any coast now vacant or in which vacancy
may exist during the session of Congress, unless
the appointment be made by and with the advice
on consent Of the Senate
The amendmen, was not concurred in Yea,
Go Nays lOl.
The other amendments of the Committee hav.
ing been concurred in, the bill WINS read third
tine and passed
The House resolved itself into committee of
the Whole (Mr Summers in the Chair and took
up the bill making appropriation for carrying into
efec, the late Treaty between the United States
and Grea, Britain
And the bill was passed: Yeas 1877, Nays 81.
And the House adjourned
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
To The House nj Representatives.:
In compliance with the resolution of,he House !
Of Representatives Of the 23d instant, requesting
me TO communicate to the House whatever cor.
-espondencc or communication may have been re- /
evcd from the British Government respecting
he Presidents construction of the late British !
treaty concluded at Washington, as it concerns an
alleged right 10 visit American vessels" | here
ylth transmit report made to me by the Secreta-
! or o"-so i...o .ieo ei'~..sL. r--r~-
nunca,e copies of Lord Aberdeen's letter OF the |
oh December, 1871, to Mr. Everett Mr. Ever /
It's letter Of the 23d December, in reply thereto
nd extracts from several letters of Mr. Everett 10
he Secretary of State
| cannot forego the expression OF my regret at
le apparent purpor of part Of Lord Aberdeen's
espach to Mr. Fox | had cherished the hope |
iat all possibility Of misunderstanding as TO the
ne construction Of the eighth article of the Treaty |
llelv concluded between Great Britain and the |
Jnited States. was precluded by the plain and
'ell weighed language in which 1t is expressed |
he desire Of both Governments is TO put an end |
speedily as possible 10 the slave trade; and that
esire, need scarcely add is as strongly and as
ncerely felt by the United States as it can be by |
treat Britain Yet it must not be forgotten that
he trade, though now universally reprobated. was.
- to late period, prosecuted by all who chose
D engage in 1t and there were unfortunately bu,
cry few Christian powers whose subjects were
ot permitted, and even encouraged, to share in
be profits OF what was regarded as perfectly
egitmate commerce
II originated a, period long before the United |
states become independent, and was carried ON
within our borders in opposition 10 the most ear
les' circumstances and expostula,ions of some Of
he colonies IN which i, was most actively prose.
u,od lis character, thus fixed by common con.
e;' and general practice, could only be chonged
y the positive assent of each aud every nation
expressed either IN the form Of municipal law or
conventional arrangement The United States led |
ne way Ia efforts TO suppress IL They claimed
10 night TO dictate 10 others but they resolved with
'ui waiting for the cooperation OF other mowers
0 prohibit !, to their own citizens and 10 v;s;, |
Is preparation by them with condgn punishment
may safely affirm that II never occurred 10 his |
Government that any ma ratime right accrued 70 |
0 1t from the position 1t had thus assumed in re
gard to tho slave trade IT. before our laws for ne
Impression, the flag OF every nation nigh, traverse
he ocean unGuesioned BY our cruisers, this free.
iom was not, IN our opinion. in the least ABRIDGED
~ our municipal legislation ANY other doc.
nae II rs PLAIN, would subject TO an arbitrary and
EYER yaryag system cf maritime policy. ador,e3
!, wall by the grcat Naval Power for the time he.
ng The trade Of the world in any places or in any
ARTICLES, which such power nigh, See iii to nro.
hbh TO rs own subjects or cizns
principle Of this kind could scarcely be ne.
kno"iedg'd, without subJcciing commerce TO the
'''k OF cons'an, and harrassing yeSaiions The
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