Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-03-15
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSsUNAE
The Rieht of piisitation.-Accompany-
ING the Presidents Message on this sub
icc,. was the following letter from the
SECRETARY of State.
To tho Hon. the Speaker. &c. &c.-
The Secretary of State. TO whom has
been referred q resolution Of The House oi
REPRESENTATIVES, OF the 22d inst. request
ipe ,harthe President Of The United Safes
be requested TO communicate 10 iha'
House, If no; in his opinion improper,
whatever correspondence or eom:nunica-
,ion NAV have been received from The
British Government respecting the tres'-
dents construction of the late Treaty con-
cludcd az Washington as ii concerns al
alleged right 10 yisi, American Vesseis,nas
the honor 10 inform the President that Mr..
Fox, II. Is. NJ. Envoy Extraordinary and
Parliamentary. came to the Department
of State on the oath Of Feb. inst, and in.
formed the Secretary Of Staio that nc had
received from Lord Aberdeen, H.. NJ.
Principal Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, q despatch under date OF The ieln
ofJanuary, which he was directed to road
10 the Secretary Of State OF the Upited
S,a,cs. The substance Of that dispatch
was that there was a statement in a para
craph Of the Presidents Message 10 Con-
gross at the opeIipg OF the present session
Of serious import, because, 10 persons un,
acquainted with the facls, il would tend
10 convey the supposi.ion not only b the
question Of right OF search hat" been disa-
vowed by tho Plenipuientiarya at Wash
iugton; but that Grea, Briiaii had made
concession on that poiut.
That the Prcsidcn, knew that the right
of search never formed the subject OF dis.
cussion during The late negotiations. and
tina, neither was any concession required
by tho Uui,dl States Government nor
made by Great Britain.
That the engagement entered iu'o by
the parties To the Tren,y OF Washington
for supprcssing the Africnu Slave Trade
was Internationally proposed Il agreed
10.
That The British Government saw IN II
an attempt on the part ofihc Government
of the United States to give a practical ei-
ieet IN their repeated declarations against
the trade. aud recognized with satisfaction
an advauce tow ards the humane AMI en-
iish,eued policy Of all Christian s'n'rs
from which they anticipated much good.
Tha, Gfea, Britain would scrnpnlorsly
fulfil The conditions Of this engagement
but tina, from the principles which she has
constantly asserted, and which arc 'ceof'
ded in the correspondence between The
ministers of the United States. 10 England.
and himself. in 1871, England has not re.
ccdcd aud would not recede. That he
had no intention to renew. al present, The
discussion upon the subject. That his
last uoie was yet unanswered. % Inc
President might be assured that Great
Britain would always respect the just
claims oftho United States. That Great
Britain made No rretcnsions 10 interfere IN
auy manner whatever. either by deteni'"n
wish, nf search with vessels OF the Un'ed
Sta,es, known or believed to TO such
Butpha, il still maintained and would cx-
cteisc when necessary It's own right % as-
.s.-- ...-xvu..s--.s--ys-o- .n'"''
!, ~suspcc,ea vessel might hear; that IT TIC
exercise OF this right, either from 'nroiun-
,arv error, or in spite Of eyery %precaution.
loss or injury should be sustained. a prompt
renura,ipn would lie afforded. But that
!, should eute.,ais for a single instnnt The
rot;on of abandoning the right itself, would
be quite impossible
Tim, these observations had been ran'
dered necessary by the message 10 Con-
rress. That the President is undoubtedly
q, liberty 10 address that assembly in any
terms which he may think proper. but II
,b. Dozens servants should not deem il
cyne,i;,n, TO advise Her Majesty also IN
,dyer, ~ these topics in her speech from
The throne, ,!,ey desired nevertheless TO
I,oli themselves perfectly free when qncs-
,ioped in Parliament. 'os've all such ex-
%planatiohs as they might feel TO be eonslS'
Ten, with their duty. and necessary tor The
,~Iucidarion Of The truth.
The paper hating heen read aud IT'S
contents understand, Mr.. Fox was iold ~
reu,v ,ha, the suhjec, wouli he ,akcu 'ut"
consideration. and that a despatch relative
10 !, would he sent. n, an early day. I o the
American Minister in London. who would
Inv. instructions TO read il I" Her Males.
VS. Principal Secretary ol State 'or FOR
cisn Affairs. ,,c, w,,,.rrp
Congress. The Correspondent OF IN"
Charleston Courier. uuler date OF The 2nd
inst. says: