The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-29

accuse him Of saying one thing and sasaninS snohe
(hesr, bearO but This much he would say, that on
this subject Of the slave trade there 20 pcrson,
excepting one llustrsous individual under whose d.
rsclions he bad sctcd aud whose loss whose uaelan
ch0y loss be had ceased 10 dsplorc- 18th the
exception Of that individual. there person
nov living, OF who lost 10 tho public service,
~ho had written more OF negotiated with one-tenlh
the zeal, than himself, on this very subject, with
which he Was nov told he was not consersant-7
Hear, hesr.) lie should certainly say not con
tent to the passing Of this bill. (iiesr, hesr)
THE following PAorrsr entered BY the Duke
Of Wellington aud others against this bill
MospAy, August 10.
AGAINST THE THIRD READING OF THE
SLAVE TRADE SUPPRESSION BILL.
DIssESrIsSr--
L. Because no communication has been made 10
this house by message IRON the Queen which eau
render necessary, or which alone justify this
house in agreeing 10 the proposed enactments on this
bill.
q Because those enactments authorized measures
and operations Of against the subjects Of for
eign power Portugal and their property for brsaehe,
Of treaty concluded between Her Majesty's royal
predecessors and Portugal; aud for offences com
mitted against the laws OF Portugal on the high
and on the Goa Of Africa and provides that sub
ects Of Portugal and their property, to brought
TO England elsewhere in Her Majesty 5 dominions,
to be adjudicated by Her Majesys High Court Of
Admiralty, Court OF Vice Admiralty.
3. Because the enactments proposed in this bill
deprives those foreigners thus to be adudicated OF
all national protection.
L. Because they authorize the detention at sea, the
boarding, the demand, search for, aud examination
Of the papers Of all vessels met at by Her Ma
jesys cruisers any person in Her Majesty's SER
vice in direct violation Of all the treaties made with
each nearly all the powers Of Europe, of regulat-
ing mutual right of search by shps-of-war of mer.
chant vessels for the suppression Of the traffic called
the slave trade.
s. Because the amendments IN the first clause of
the bill leave the objection to the exercise OF the
right of search exactly where il stood in the bill be-
fore it discussed and altered in committee
8. Because vessels sailing under the flag OF any
nation may be detained, boarded, searched, the de-
mand for papers made (Which must be Inspected be-
fore the Illegal predatory character of the vessel
detained can be established; each Of which acts Of
detention, boarding, demand search for, and exami-
nation Of papers, is violation of treaty between Her
Majesty and each nearly all the powers Of Europe,
applied TO vessels sailing under their flags respec
tiyelv
7. Because the exercise Of such right Of detention,
boarding, search for and examination of papers of
vessels the high seas, in time OF peace has been
declared illegal by the highest judicial authority that
ever presided over the English Curt Of Admiralty
8. Because the exercise of such right is liable to
be resented and retaated by all the powers Of the
world, including those with which Her Majesty is
bound by treaties each authorizing restricted and regu
lated mutual search of merchant vessels in certain
localities in order to suppress the traffic called the