Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-03-25

Olnts OF interest Ihs spOndence. just pub
/ li.hed, between the Secretary of Stato aud Cen
Cas- our l,ip Minister al tie F,enrh C,r relniy
O. the right uf search Ques,inu. II Is familiar 10 al
that when England was pressing the QumtYply
irea'y up.,n France, ear or aga, our "Nn Gov.
eminent having declined 10 become a party To H.
Gen Cuss. on hs ",>n responsibility. addressed y
rrm"nsIrauce 10 NJ Gu Got. the Frcuch Minister OF
Foreign Affair. urging that the G. v-rumeut oi
france 10y agreeing to the treaty would contract
new obligations which might bring u iuIo collision
With the CnHcd States. NJ Guizot resei,e ed the
communication OF our Minister. buI deferred 4 reply
TO q unit he should be- niorJued ,,hrIhcr or not q
MS HVowcd 10y the Government Of the United
States. ! he following from MIR Nobs,ers /, tier
IN answer o. The despatch whch Gen Cas- ac.
qlahi 81 the Government with hrs course On tIs
subject
The Presidenr con lders your leIer To- VI Guizot
to have been founded. purpor,s. up"n Ihe mes.
sage delivered by hun the opening oi the present
session Of Congress, as intending To give assurance
10 Tie French Government that the prncip of that
message would DC adhered 70; and that the Govern.
meni of Ihc United States would regret 10 see other
nations especl lily France, old ally @. the United
States. and dsI.g 4shed champion Of the liher,y
oi the seas, agree 20 an arrangement between other
ate Inch nigh, in ats influences. pr duce tflecs
Hniavorable 10 his country; aud To VIII ch arrange.
mcnt. there6te, this CUusiry itself nigh not
accrde.
The President directs me 10 say that lac approves
your letter. and warmly commcnd- TIC motives
winch animated you IA presenting a.. Tue Whole
n Jcci Is hctgre hsre ar ~ Ill Toe shortly os
Lori ANhhurton arrived lost evening; and ~ huut
intending 10 intimate nj present what modes of
selling tkis lOluI OF difference with England will
Ia proposed, you may receive Two propositions a.
certain;
lst I hat. in The absence Of treaty siinu!siinn..
lac United States wall maintain The immunity Of
m~Tchani vessels on The Ia the fullest extent
which the law "f nations nulhorzcs
20. That II The Government Of the Uniis,' Stntc,
animaI' 81 ~ sincere desire 10 put uu epd i1 ihc
African slave trade shall be induced 10 enter into
treaty stIPu!alIDus tr that pur u.e vita any foreign
Power. these S'lpulniiuns ill be such as shall be
strictly lmiicd 10 their iruc aud single object surh
rs mail not bc embarrassing q Iunuccnl commerce,
aUd such especially rs shall neither imply any iue.
quality, nor can tend IN any way To establish 81.
inequality IN their practical Operations.
When NJ GuiZ't was intrrIned uiIhe Lcuienis of
this official e,i,r fr,m Mr. Webster. hc p-nceeded
To- answer Tie COMMUNICATION which Gen C,tSs had
submit. ed S'nie three months previpuslv VITA this
teitrr which Is suhJpued, " may leave the sum, CT
80 iHr ~ The relation. between the Ugii-J Strtrs
and tta'ce are corcc,ued resuerIiug The question
al search or yIs aIicn:
PARIS Nay %. 1912.
Sir; received, some time since, the i,Itsr which
addressing tu M Dl
he Is February ia regard 10 rhs treaty sit ed nn
The 2Oh OF December beIw cen The p!ruI!a,,entf,rles
a. France. OF Austria of Great B-l,aIu of Tr..,.io
ana ut REsI1, IN the vIegV o. arriving at n IN ,re
eHvchNe suppression ui the African = ave trade H.
u"re sNl rssSiHg Io se yuur " Ish Ihli the Kug :,
GO'ernm"nI should uoI riuiy that treaty, Won Iull
me that yuL were about 10 give an account 10 v,ur
oNcrihenl OF a sIep that you Ind considered II
" ar duly Ia take without - auihpFIJy upon your
IA llttl tft.. gt.Tt a. D.
have received It's approval or its d,savuwal you
would 'sich 10 make Inc acquainted with The Grci
have just received wih your letter The third of
tvs month the copy OF hat written to YOU hy Mr.
Webster, Ia ann"uuce Ioyuu The President = a pprnv
OF our despa'ch of The 1911 February; anil thi,
despatch having thus acquired aG ofIicai character
% which AZ NON Il vas destitute. | feel that I
should ho longer deltr n reply, which heretofore
would have seen ell in ne premaiure
You expressed 10 me. SIR. yuur apnrehensipn lest
HE treaty OF The 2Oh al Dereinb should constitute
a. 1" TIE contracting parties, an engagement 10 Gre
NE new WlerIa 'IUual pTiRCIp.c, which would
su beet 10 the IIghI ct visitation, regulated hy
spuiai'OHs, The sh FPS Of Pow ers even who had Iken
no ParI In This compact The act in quesi,a MT
"Hving been raHfsd by The Government Of he King
ana Consequently not eyslIng a his m ,nent s. far
rs concerns France might as 10 ibis mailer refrain
from entering into any explanations Bot the
rchdy relations 50 assisting bCtW cen France and the
Chied States mike II III that | should, hy unrescry.
I'd and complete explanations prevent all possibility
i misnnGsrsIandrngs; aud, moreu> e. we have con.
''n"lly 10 Tins business nOuTished iuIenIiuns too
right and ct too much good faith not to seize with
eugerness The OcCasICn ui nVOwiug ihcm.
IL Is not Tor ne ~ discuss the validity Of the inf,
FENCES which you draw ia relation 10 the particular
aims OF The cabInet Of London from certain passa.
ges Of the dispatches written by Lord Palmer.ion
and by Lord Aberdeen 10 Mr. Stevenson; hui / shall
moi hesitate TO shy what opinion the Kings Gov.
eminent enieriaIns as 10 The grave question which
you raise. The treaty Of The 20lh December. 1871
be us future desIinies Whit they may Is not found
ed anolh principle tkan that or The conyenrioos
Of 1881 and 1888 The POPULATIONS Of these larIer
conventions bound Franee aud England onIy-..be
.reay Of the 2Oih December extends Them Austria
10 Prussia. and 10 Russia. making IN them cerraiI,
changes more or lees important. but which id moi
iHer Us Euiure. ln order fairly TO infer ION II
ne very eIITamdinary intention Of imposing upon
'ther States The UbligaIio Of suhecting themselves
% ~ Il would be necessary thai This intention N
10 manner Indicated 10 the compact Ur the l0th
December. should result from The preceding con-
'ehiInns We have never understood Them In such
sense. we never could so have undei suod them
hesilaie the least sir. to pace here this formal
and Gas seeinstO mel entirely spethuous assurance
because TIE hng Government, on its side, puts fol-
confidence In The firm determination, o. often p,n.
claimed by the Federnl Government. 10 concur with
the suceresi Efforts, 10 tie definite abuliuJn oftle
slave trade. The despatch IT Mr. Webster, which
you DO The honor Of communicating 10 me, Is ola
character YET To strengthen that confidence. II
seems. "a effect, 10 Indicate that he Cabinet Of
Washington perceives the possibility of concluding.
with the States That have acceded 10 the night Of mu
iual visitation Tor the suppression Of the irii- ar
engagements ior attaining the end which they have
proposed to themselves. we should suach so much
The more importance 10 this CO operation that while
% would hasten the entire nuuihi % ion OF the trar
10 would. by placing al governments 90 like r,,.
siiipn. NJ 90 th' measures 81 suppression employed
have the effect 81 giving 90 the mlrume rights and