Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-03-28

any American vessel en- TIE my" sS9s, u"us' ~ r.
,ex of cscsrta.in. il she is American TesSel ahc
Il The boarding ocer ,hlak, OF affect to ,hiGk she IS
n, then Ia send her N for conformation. h's pre-
| .aas'on, We resist to the S;t"e :;
Ua-n ill.,. =. -@a difficulties proclaimed to De ~
Ia, ' az oi Ike suppression Of ''' si'e 'fa"e'
r,,Ina Gnd- al ,.:.ce:.. remedy n lie. oHn hancs-
F,r o.b,r oycycr sic cannot dsvise Ghy, os' !"
| the uc:ica % ~! Government. -,
t,,l 1slbutt,a comes '.ra, ard you negotiate WIN
L; one 81 The other. !; seems d"uotin! "hch, pro
poses tia, the United S'a.e' stall keep s'aafon
tn cons, f Africa - sup:rcss the traffic oi their ci'i
yo, j., i,~4s j leave England on; OF The question,
i:,r.v@,v org kncy7s s!e would keep sfuaGF"n on
I'm, cons + IN. Treaty Of Washington mac never gee"
f,,reL r,ss n sae tad 10 ";''"f no'ivc 10 c" So a.
,y INV s, had seT rea,ies wi;!; c'leT powers would
To m,,,os,,:,. shove referred TO, is accepted and
,.;,r,i force Of eighty guns u stipulated ior the
pn,nose Of carrying INTO effect The laws rights ana
oh,,,o,,s'' Of he United STATES " hat these "ool'-
crs,,rd by The Treaty Of Client, are expressed IN
ltes words THAT bu,h the contracting parties shall
Ma ,ler he's ndeavofs 10 accomplish SO desifaoe an
oh,cc, to wit, the suppression Of the slave trade
| I knoyy Of no other Obligation we have contracted
MON ,s subject and this IL il evident, has no refer
spc "a any fGr,ber treaty sppuio,ions. And yet tins
provision has quoted aud reGno.cd IN the oic'a,
documents as not merely justification Tor the ln ana
e articles Of the Treaty OF Washington, but rs cfea-
ting an obligation on our part 90 accept thei' - 10
sp
treaty 10 The Senate for ratification think II Is crar,
that the Treaty of Client complete, ara looked
10 no further conventional arrangements between Tue
parties.
This s,ipuiation 10 keep squadron on the const OF
Africa constitutes the only efficient provision III the
Treaty OF Washington upon the subject oil The save
trade and !, is obvious upon the slightest inspection,
that all ts effect q sPesa'"g OF It's eect op"" ~
l. S!a.es) Is 10 place them uader obligation 10 Eng
land execute their own la"s iher vessels are 10 o
s,r ,-.nfr sspr n nj
vesoris found engaged IN the traffic. And thus Eng
land has the promise OF Government, that of
The difficulties IN The way o; rs suppression, and for
which no other remedy could he ror,ded. shat! be re-
moved bv the action uf the United States, and THIS rs
the nantes, object 1n4 effect Of the treaty. 1t goes
thus far and no further
Blu, what las all ihis 10 do y.h the other difficulty
for which England has iou"d ciiicacious remedy,
nr too important, s Gue operation, 10 be readily
northumberland for which difficulty, 1t IL very clear,
TINS squadron Of eighty guns would provide no rea!
remedy vessel HOSTS American coors Lord
pamerson, Lo Aberdeen, and Sir Il. Peel declare,
That the first English CRUISER which meets her, has II
right to board her aud she is truly American
Where s the accomplishment of this pretension, TO be
found in the treaty, specGtattreigor praeticaiy?
The American squadron, 40 says the treaty. - 10 en-
force claws, that is 20 saw 1t is 10 se2e and send
III for condemnation, all American vessels engaged IN
The slave trade Bat tins British clam of search or
sisuati0n it is tue thing, IS avowed TO be Tor the
purpose Of ascerta,uing # 4 ship hearing American
colors, no; French Dutch, or an English ship
4! ,ray American, the British Government say she
must pass, being Responsible oaly Ia the American
squadron II otherwise, she will be seized
Now it is apparent, that this scheme ohv:trd as far
she could obviate il, OF the difficulties England
found IN her way, and for which she had IN other re-
:edy. Tins far, she had motive 10 accept, or 10 IN
se the proposition, ~ II stands IN the treaty; Tor as
before said, she, IN effect, yielded nothing.
But what bearing has this upon the claim to search
" every shIo uaaa tie How does our
squadron render It's exercise unnecessary Even II all
American cruiser is SIGHT, wba; is there IN the treaty.
rraccay $g,c"'atcsi To prevent an English armed
vssl from ejSHsng s,c, arrseablv IN the pretens'on
put forth frcm aSceriuInIaI t. the satisfaction o.:
tie English commander il she is truly what she pnr-
ori- 10 BE-, If she is no, English, This IS perfectly
r-comci'eabs with the treaty, which mode, not 10
settle TINS question, iu, to enforce claws, &C. for
the suppression OF the slave trade
Bat, besides taking her upon her own ground 1T is
unaem'aba, that England had ~ motive, 10 assent TO
the Abandonment OF this preension, when rs you say,
did net ask her 10 90 And again, it is phya
oalv impossible, that this squadron OF eighty guns,
| have shown in my last letter. change the relative
nowers or obligations OF the parties in THIS respect so
rs TO change their rights The squadron cannot be
every where, and where il IS not, is the pre,ension
abandoned ; and, il so, Why: Does not the evil
rxs; there May Tag be hois'ed 10 protect
the French, Dutch English SLAYER: Is there not,
such eases, the same difficulty since the ratification
- this treaty, the -o crsS And .ere, ,tsn.
repeat il, do YOU find e prdotieot or spccnfece eban
Comment of this claim
think can discover the process by which we are
placed in this false position. There great desire
20 conclude treaty with Lord Astburlon. This desire
| do not censure /. natural and, il no, carried
too far. it was laudab!e Blu. afraid II prevented
HE final settlement CT this pnrien0us question. am
afraid It prevented from insisting Upon its relin-
GGs!inent, ~ preliminary 10 any negotiation and
,nag,nc, there come vague expectation, perhaps
Dulpu n nj ,pn
would not be cxerciset-and confirmed IN this
ton y tie declaration o: an honorable Senator which
/ find the papers Of The day. that if Lord Ashburoa
had not told hm, that tins pFecnson was, in effect,
baudoned, he should have voted for tie treaty.
In dealing with England. We need much more solemn
th4a ;ne word Of a ncrotator, that
rights properly asserted ana interests properly
secureG.
You told me IL your letter Of December Goth, post
marked February 23t, that it compatible with
the honor OF the l. 5. 10 demand the abandonment of
this clam-"1h.t the President has sought, but,
.he contrary has seduousy avoided, 10 change the
ground and place the jas, rights Of the country upon
the assent, express or implied, Of any power what
ever
But appears, after all! that You did suppose this
point abananned and that there was IMPRACTICAL
Stuemfnt. when there was assent, expressed
implied. 1t ~ not my province 10 reconcile this 1t
seems, was undgnIied TO demand this ngement
but !, not uud'gnied 10 expec, il; nor is undg
party declares the concession was never asked nor
made. do not understand such national dignity
Bu, 1T this pass
few words upon another topic, and abandon The
subject You allcGe in your letter 10 the favorable
opinion expressed IN Europe OF this stipulation of the
treaty, and | remark The same view elsewhere, as
though any appreciation, thus expressed, fortified the
clam which We make, tina; Eogland has abandoned,
what II was not dien.ied in 10 accept. What was
Chinese hgure as You express IT. made 10 Brighten
the enemy from The walls | imagine. however that
there IS great misrepresentation, IN fact, upon this
subject
] 60 moi believe that single mar Of any eminencc,
single Journal oi wecs,ahsled character, Con-
,iue u.a, Eutope, has maintained The position, that +;
the Treaty of Washington, England has relInquisied
he. pr eosion 10 5isd SHIPS. Iha, claim,
integral oue, has been seldom alluded 10. l. al recent
origin, as ii1y" seen, not having yet reached the
age oF two year: though II. rrowt has been rapid,
tbs II already "ys1shadows thc ocean. But, is .ar
d!sren:, VITA respect 10 the clam TO search and seze
ships engaged in the slave trade. /: s we'll known
that this CLAIM practically maintained by England
for many years. French and other ships were seized