New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-03
The Right Of search.

The following letter from the Secretary OF State
was transmitted TO Congress with the President $
Message which we published yesterday:
To the Hon. tie Speaker &c.-Srs
The Secretary of State, to whom has been refer
red resolution of the House OF Representatives
of the 22d Instant requesting that the President
of the United States be requested TO communicate
to that House, if not in his opinion improper,
whatever correspondence or communication may
have been received from the British Government
respecting the Presidents construction OF the late
treaty concluded at Washington, as 1t concerns an
alleged right to visit American vessels, has the
honor to inform the President, that Mr.. Fox, n.
B. M. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
,entiary, came to the Department of State on the
25th of February inst and informed the Secretary
ef State that he had received from Lord Aberdeen,
n. M. Principal Secretary Of State for Foreign At-
fairs. adespatch under date of the 18th Of Janua-
ry, which he was directed to read the Secretary
of State of the United States The substance ei
that despatch was that there was statement In q
paragrap ph of the Presidents Message to Congress
at the opening of the present session ct serious
import, because, to persons uuacquainted with the
facts it would tend to convey the supPoslt'on, not
enlv that the question Of right of search had been
aisuvowed by the Plenpotentary at Washington,
but that Great Britain had made concessions on
that point.
That the President knew that the right of search
never fol med the subject of discussion during the
la negotiation, and that neither was any conces-
sion required by the United States Government
n, made by Great Britain.
That the engagement entered into by the parties
to the treaty at Washington for supPres'lns the
African slave trade, was unconditonaly proposed
and agreed TO.
That the British Government saw in it an at
tempt on the par, of the Government OF the Co''
ted States to give apractical effect to tnelr ie'
peatcd declarations against the trade, and recos-
nizcd with satisfaction an advance towards the hu-
name and enlightened policy of all CHRISTIAN
States from which they anticipated much gooo'
That Great Britain would scrupulousiy iuihi the
conditions of this engagement; but that from tue
principles which she has constantly asserleu'
and which are recorded in the correspondence De-
tween the ministers Of the United States, In Ing
land. and himself in 184l, Eagland has not rcce'
ded and would not rccede. That ne had no ln'
tention to renew, at present, the discussion upon
the subject. That his last note was yet uheo,
swercd. That tho President might be assured
that Great Britain would always respect the just
claims Of the United States. That Great Britain
made no pretensions to interfere IN any manner
with vessels of the United States, known or be,
lieved 10 be such. But that it still maintained, ana
would exercise when necessary, its own r'ght 10
ascertain the genuineness of any nag which sus-
pec,ed vessel might bear that it, IN the exercise
of this right either from involuntary error, OF IN
spite of every pIecaution, loss or injury saouid oS
sustained, prompt reparation would be aiorueo'
But tha, it should entertain for single instant
the notion of abandoning the right Itself "ouo DC
quite impossible
That these observations had been rendered ne
ccssary By the message TO Congress-. mat .ne
President is undoubtedly liberty to address that
assembly in any terms which he may think proper :
but if the Queens servants should ret deem II eS-
pedeut TO advise Her Majesty also to ADVERT .
these topics in her speech from the throne, sney
desired nevertheless to hold themselves perfectly
free when questioned in Parliament to give all
such explanations as they might feel TO be consls-
tent with their duty, and necessary for the eluclda-
ton of the truth.
The paper having been read, and its contents
understood. Mr. Fox was told in reply that the
subject would be taken into consideration and thas
desna,ch relative 10 it would be seat at an early
dav. 70 the American Minister liz London, VINO
would have instructions to read 1t to der hales-
TVS Principal Secretary of State tor tore.Sn a.
fairs DANIEL NEoo En-
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