The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-03-23
{ NUMBER 2G.
Speech Of Sir Robert Peel.
In the British House of Commons, on iht
Cd February, in reply 10 Mr.. c. Wood.

Cd February, in reply to Mr.. c. Wood.
The honorable gentleman referred TO tho
treaty lately concluded between this coun.
Try and The L. States, for the regulation of
the boundary question between Canada and
the State Of Name, and the honorable gen.
ileman said very Truly that the possession
Of few hundred square miles, more or lees.
was of little importance compared with the
adjustment between the two countries Cf
difficulties Of long Observation-Disclosures
Which, if not amicaby settled, lr!t halo
hope for The preservation Of peace. an
glad Of tbs frank approval 50 far Of the
boundary 10 question, ard hope shall DO
able to show to the House aud TO The couu.
try that tho country is under tie greatest
obligations 10 the noble Iotd, aho had re.
tired from the turmoil Of political ilc, but,
influenced BY sense Of public duty, LEI! he
rcpose Of private life for tie single purpose
of contributing 10 the adjustment Of This
d iliculi question (hoar. heaT) | hope
shall be able TO show, II questioned here, as
It has been questioned cul Of the house, that
this treaty gives, nevertheless, every neces.
sary security to our North American pro.
viuces, though il does not give Us all that
We were j9stly entitled to expect But
considering Tie 3ncerlais'y hat arose troiu
. the coaliclon OH both SIDES Of the justice
Of their respective claims, do thu k on tho
whole, ltuI The partition q the disputed ter.
rtory, one half 10 the l. States aud QUO
halt 10 Ihis country, Gus military colnUuni-
cations having been preserved, he ADJUST
mcut beng on the whole mote !avorJb,o
than that proposed By tie King Of lie
Netherlands, aud to which at tie tine We
expressed our readiness TO agree, and sec.
tng that Ia 1899 the hostile forces almost
came 10 d coLG,c; on this subject, say, tax
ng al these things into consideration,
hope shall be able to show, that We have
acted consistently with the honor and nic
I rests Of tie country IN Fatilyipg that con
vcuttuu. In AMenca, as here. there arc
. parties trying to obsiTuct il thear, hear.)
. Mr W Gbslcr Is tainted IN America because
lie receded from his eAtrene position waen
he saw there was no other way Of coming
10 an amicable settlement. Here the trea.
~ is called the Ashburton capitalization,
there the Webster capltuatou, but | hope
The good sense Of both countries will recog-
Mise the policy Of reiIuquishing extreme
pre,enslons which could not have been
mantuiLcd without enduneenug tie con.
tuuauce Of peace. No o'her advantage -
to be compared 10 an amicuble settlement
between NO nations OF kludted origin, of
klndred language. aud of interests us kin.
bred as their origin and language.
+ rejoice that the honorable gentleman
has gwen me on opportunity OF making
some observations on the late Message of
the Pfesdeh, Of the United States. The
sincere aud honest desire have always en-.
terlalued for the maintenance Of good un.
Outstanding between this country and the
turcd States, aud the spirit IN which |
have always spoken Of America, makes it
a douby painful dolly TO me to have to re-
fer 10 thu, Message, which, am sorry TO
say, does not give correct account Of the
negotiations relative to the right Of visit.
/ Perhaps, may 60 righg to confirm what
the honorable gentleman has said that
/ there is nothing mo5e distinct than the right
Of VISIT Is ilom he right ofsearch. Search
- beliIgerent right, aud not 10 be eaercis.
cd IN time OF peace except when II has been
conceded by treaty. The right of search
extends not only 10 tho vessel, but to the car
20 aso. The right OF visit is quite distinct
from this, though the two are often con.
founded. The night Of search, with respect
to American vessels, We entirely and utter.
y disclalm; nay, more, if We knew that an
American vessel were furnished with all
the materials requisite for the slave trade
tt VIC knew that the decks were prepared
10 receive hundreds Of human beings, with.
IN space in which life is Amos, impossible,
stall We should be bound TO lei that Amer.
can vessel pass. But the right we claim,
is TO know whether u vessel pretending TO
be American, and hosting the American
flag, be bona tide American. (Hear, hear.)
We claim the right to know whether a
grlcvous wrong has not been offered to the
American flag 10 know, for instance,
whether Portuguese or Brazilian schoon.
or, sailing uudcr tho American flag, be
really what she seems 10 be. 10 the admi-
rable despatch Of my noble friend, dated the
20jh December, lsil, he wrote thus -
The undersigned apprehsnds, however,
that the right Of search is aol confined to
the vetfcation Of The nationality of the
vessel, but also extends to the object Of the
voyage, aud he nature of the cargo. The
sole purpose Of the British cruisers is to
ascertain whether tho vessels they meet
with are really American or not. The
right asserted has, IN truth, no resemblance
TO tho RIGHT Of search either in principle or
in practice. Ii Is simply u right to satisfy
/ the party, who has legitimate interest in
knowing the Truth, that tho vessel actually
IS whu, her colours announce" am sur.
! prised the United States should contest this,
considering the many small States by which
/ they arc surrounded, and how easily their
revenue nigh, be Injured if it could once
be established as principle that foreign
vessel nigh! become exempt from a vista.
ton 10y hosting any particular flag. (Hear.)