Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-03-07

The following letter accompanied the message o
Presiden. Tyler Of FebruaFy2 81
To the Hon the Speaker, &c. &c.
The Secretary Of State to whom has been referred
resolution of House Of Represe natives Of the pc
inst, requesting that the President Of the D be re-
quested 10 communicate 10 this House il not IN hi;
opinion improper whatever correspondence o! com
munlcaton may have been received from the British
Government respecting the Presidents construction o
the late treaty concluded at Washington, as concerns
alleged right 10 vslt American vessels. has The
honor H. inform the President That Mr. Fox, II b NJ
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Penpo,en''ary
came to the Department ol State on the 25th OF Februa
~ inst and informed The Secretary of State that he sc
received from Lord Aberdeen, II II. Principal Score
tary If State Foreign fairs despatch under date
the 18Th Of January, whch b. directed 10 read II
the Secretary Of State of the L. $. The substance o.
that despatch that there q state ncnl in para
graph OF the Presidents message to Congress al the
opening of the present session OF serios import because
10 persons unacquaned with the facts ii would tend K
convey The suPposi,on, not only that the question
right of search had been dsavnwed by the Penpoten
tlary at Washington but that Great Britain had made
concession on that point.
That the President knew that the right of search
formed the subject Of discussion among the late
negotiation, and that neither any accession re
CURED By the L. States Government or made by Grea
Britain.
That the engagement entered into by the parties &c
the treaty Of Washington for suppressing tho African
slave trade, was Internationally proposed and agreed
10.
That the British Government saw in il nm attempt
on the part Of the Government of the IT, S. to give
practical effect 10 their repeated declarations against
The trade and recognised with satisfaction advance
towards the policy of all humane and Christian States
from which they anticipated much good. That Great
Britain would scrupulously fulfil the conditions of this
engagement; but that from the principles from which
she has constantly asserted, and which ere recorded in
the correspondence between the ministers Of the L. 5.
in England, and himself, in 1911, England has moi
receded, and would not recede That lie had inter
ton TO renew, at present, tic discussion upon the
subject That his last note was yet unanswered
That the President might be assured that Great Br
tain would always respect Tie just claims of the Y. S
That Great Britain made p7elensioDs interfere in
any manner Whatever, either by detention, v;s; G:
Search with vessels Of the United States, known or
believed to be such. Bot, that it still maintained and
would exercise, when necessary, lis right
tam the genuneness of any flag which suspected
sci might bear; that if the exercise of this right either
from voluntary or involuntary error spite of every
precaution loss or injury should be sustained prompt
reparation would be afforded But, that it should
terrain for single instant the notion Of abandoning
the right ITSELF would be quite impossible
That these observations had been rendered necessary
by the message 10 Congress That the President is
doubtedy at liberty 10 address that assembly in any
terms which he may think proper; but if the Queens
servants should not deem 1t cxpedient TO advise He
Majesty also 10 advert to these topics her speech from
the throne, they desired nevertheless to hold them
selves perfectly free when questioned in Parliament,
give all such explanations they might feel 10 be
ssten with their duty, and necessary for The elucda
ton of the truth.
The paper having been read, and its contents under
Stood Mr. Fox told in reply that the inject would
be taken into consideration and tina, despatch rea-
tive 10 II would be sent, at early day the Ameri
can Ministers in London, who would have instruction:
to read IT to Her Maestys Principal Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs. DANIEL WEBSTER