The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-13
THE RECORD.


Although Mr.. Benton was SO signally defeated
in the Senate on the Treaty; although his sew
enty column speech written against il has found
an abrupt termination in the actual breaking
down of the only country press in the Union
that undertook to print il; although he has
ceased TO harp en- that subject in the columns Of
the "inperial Globe;" yet, we are assured, on
good authority, that he continues to growl, in
his conversations, against the settlement of our
difficulties with Great Britain, by this Admins
lration We are told he denounces the Treaty
because il was not expressly stipulated IN sep
a ate article that Engla should not search or
visit American vessels; as if such stipulation
would not have been as preposterous as 10 stipu-
late that Englishmen should not spit upon Anne
ricans There is as much right TO do the one as
the other-bu, in either case il will be at the
peril of the offenders.
But If Mr. Benton is so particularly outraged
at such an omission, on the part Of this Admin
istration, what would The reader infer was the
extent of his indignation at The following agree
ment, which we take from the records of the
Senate, proposed during President Monroe's
admins ration We copy from the Journal of
the Senate;
Article l. The commanders and commissioned
officers Of each Of the two high contracting parties
duly authorized under the regulations and nstruc-
tons Of their respective Governments, TO cruise on
the coast Of Africa, and Of the West Indies for the
suppression of the slave trade, shall be empowered,
under the conditions, limitations and restrictions
hereinafter specified, TO detain, examine capture,
and deliver for trial and adjudication, by some
competent tribunal Of whichever Of the two coun-
tries IT shall be found examination TO belong TO-
any ship or vessel concerned in the Illicit traffic of
slaves and carrying the flag of the other, owned
by any subject, citizens Of either Of the two
tracing parties, except when m the presence OF a
ship Of war Of its own nation and IT Is further
agreed that any such ship vessel so captured shall
be either carried sent by the capturing officer 10
some port Of the country To which 1t belongs, and
there be given up TO the competent authorities, or be
delivered up, for the same purpose, TO any duly com
mssioned officer Of th other party 1t being the IN
tenon Of the high contracting powers that any ship
or vessel within the puryiew OF this convention, and
seized on that account, shall be tried and ajudged
by the tribunals Of the captured party, and not by
those Of the csptor.n
At the time this proposition came before the
Senate, Mr.. Benton was a member Of that boz
DIV. IL we had not consulted the RECORD of the
proceedings 10 the Senate On that occasion, and
seen the contrary with our own eyes, we should
have taken IL for granted hat Mr. Benton had
certainly made speech, OF at least a hundred
and forty columns, against such proposition.
What! agree that Great Britain should de
lain, erdmiHe, cAPrUns" American vessels,
whel not in sight oil an American ship Of war;
why, a tlco hundred column speech against
such an iniquitous proposition, would BE- The We
nv least reader of the Cube would expect
! from Mr.. Benton on such an occasion, after
what he said against the Treaty Of Washington
But what did Mr.. Benton say and do on that
occasion Here is the vote on its adoI ton,
| aiken from the REcoRD2
! "YEAS-Nessrs. Barbour, Barton, BENTON,
! Branch, Brown, Clayton Eaton, Edwards, Findlay,
J Hayue, Holmes of Mississippi, Jackson, Johnson,
Of Kentucky, Henry Johnson, Josiah $. Johnston,
! Kelly, King, of Alabama, King, Of N York, Knight
! LLOYD Of Massachusetts, Dowrie, Ncllvane, Mills
! Parrot, Seymour Taylor, Of Indiana, Taylor, Of
Virginia, Van Dyke, and Williams.