Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-03-11
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The opening Of Parliament, with The spsesh %
Sir Il. Peel on the late treaty between ms VI
Fatatrs and England. This speech is mainly
devoted to explanations Of that part Of the
treaty relative 10 the right Of search Inc
honorable member says. briefly. that The trea'
" pfeeludes the right Of search. but denies thai
it lates any such grounds with regard 10 inc
fisbt Of pistf. IL even goes 40 far Hs TO con.
esir that IL a British cruiser Oh visiting q yes
srl carrying the American flag, should disco
vsr her to be a bona hae American. Though n
SLAYER and filled with slaves al the time, she
esaid not neiest her. But far the fight OF vi
sitting said vessel, 10 ascertain whether or not
she be a bona hde Ametieah@~to ascertain
whether size may mol have falsely hoisted the
star.sp,ngled banner. the learned gentleman
stfennsusly contends.
It has excited in Us no li'tle SURPRISE. 10 hha
respectable journals. like the Ffof'e, P'ea-
yene and others. taking exceptions y" THIS DOC
| trihs, 10 us II appears correspondence
nav, INDISPENSABLE. and one which even our
" government should and wenld be the We"
! ~ last 10 abandon. Without it. the police OF
,l,e seas IL 1T an eud. and snf cruisers are q
| useleas mud dead expense to government
A sinple instance VIII esemplilY lie neee7-
-Ei ti..nt kun,,nEp tlls
country and England now nj war. a treaty
between this country and Mexico. mutually
denies To each other The right Of visit Eng
land. taking advantage Of this treaty. HOSTS
the Mexican dag aud rides tearlessly ly eur
inactive fleet IN The GulT. s9d ia its very sight,
enters the Mississippi. invades eur territory
and sacks our cities and towns' Is It not the
most absolute folly on Our part to Keep n hec'
hfcat while such a stipulation between us aud
Mckee is in force
It iz 10 acknowledge ourselves nnaeatiaiii'
ted with the accepted sense of language. ID
consider The terms search and rtaf syhdhi'
meus. They are not they differ az widely
as dc piaif and dfFauH. Under the t.fmet. q
vessel may be violently ransaehed IN every
part. in defiance Of all remnnstrahce uhdei
the latter. her papers oaly can be examined
fof the purpose of discovering If they cores
rend with her dag.
According TO the treaty in question England
and the Il. States mutually agree to send tt
the coast Of Africa each n hrrt Of four aa,l
for the suppression Of the slave trade. 1t Il
not presumed we claim anything wrong o
England in denying her this right Of rtsif. no
thing that We would ask Of others. Well
such being the fact. what will Our feet oi lou
sail. and England's fnet Of four sail do OH tht
coast of Africa. if The right Of visit he denied
Our cruisers, 'tls true. will le authorised Il
visit ~stayers carrying our Gag but suppose
all slavefs should not choose to receive s'rl
courteaiez from The distinguished tisiforS. hnt
should run up the asss Of other nations. wher'
/, then would bn The utility ei the expedition
Would not its effectiveness be al once ahnnl
led by the simple exhibition Of n piece @
striped bunting We certainly think 80.
II is but too true that this rrerbsatiye mn.
he sometimes abused. Yet that IL no rensol
why 1t should he entirely abolished It Is
necessary and indispensable power and
those TO whom i, Ia delegated occasional
misuse 1t. the fact only proves how difficult
e with all our precautions, restrictions and re
+ s,ralnts. il Ia to arrive nj perfection in the &C
minlstration Of human affairs.