Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-25
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RICHMOND. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25.
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We have received five additional Letters from dgrt-
roa, whose first No. from Liverpool graced our CO.
lumns few weeks ago. These letters bear date from
Manchester, January 9th and oh; from Leeds, The
18th from York, the Goth; and from kingston-upon-
Hu, on the 9th January They are admirably wit
ten, and they touch upon subjects and statistics deeply
interesting TO the American Pcople-vz; the state OF En-
gsh agriculture, trade, and condition OF English manu-
features and operatvesthe character oil theIr popu
laton, and their dstresses-the finances OF our own
| Countrywide state OF the cotton trade mace up WIN
great care-the attempts of the British Abotonls's
disturb our peace by their ncendary tanaticsm, &c
| He gives touch at Dickens and the Tourists. In
his letter he proposes to give an account OF the TO-
bacco trade in Germany. We welcome such volun
Correspondent 10 columns, and shall insert his
Nos. with the greatest imaginable pleasure.
The last steamer Acadia also brings US HE OF En-
elsh Journals, down to the 4M february, including
the London Times, the Globe, the Standard, &c, DC
They filled with the Debates IN both Houses of
Parliament, on the Queens Address, embracing long
and pouant speech of Lord Brougham, one from Lord
Wellington, &c.-and the speeches OF Sir Ro Peel
Lords Russell, and Stanley, in the House Of Commons
all the speeches, touching, more or less, upon the
American Treaty, und especially the and outrage
Gus claim of the Right of Vistation-so called. re.
markabe extract from the Speech Of Mr. Peel given
in this day paper, and has commanded the notice of
Mr. Charles Iugerso in the H. of r., and induced him
to call for the Correspondence between Engan and
the s. subsequently to the formation Of the Treaty.
and to the last Message of the President.
We are most anxious to see this Correspondence
For one we are prepared to say once that this Br
fish claim is one 10 which we never can submit The
President is right in regarding ii branch 'tof the
RIGHT Of Search, presented only in form, aud ex
pressed in different words. And Sir Robert Peel IL
wrong in directing TO the Presidents analogy and in
attempting to draw the line between the right of
Visitation and the right of Search, and in Justify.
ing lis odious character. 1t is in fact more odlouS
than the right of Search The latter is only beger
ent right founded upon the claim TO examine for
,raJand and for bockade. The former is 1t is
claimed be exercised in peace, we'll in 1t
does purport 10 rest upon the ground Of examining
the conraband character Of the cargo-bu TO see whe
ther the vessel is really American, and whether the
flag which she displays belongs to own vcsses or
is assumed by pirate, slave dealer whether British,
Portuguese or what not. The British Government now
claims TO visit the shp,to see fshe be really an American
in dsguseandl The ground because she is suspect.
ed of being slave trader But she stop our vessels
wearing flag, to whether she be slave trader
or not she NAV stop them upon any other conceivable
ground-to see, for instance, if she be q pirate-or
whether her papers are in regular tcrn or what n"t
The language Of Sir Robert Peel in his speech of the
Attn inst is ominous in s tone, and general in its de-
caralions He says indeed in breath, that the
concession of the right Of visitation is ian agreement
between party and party, entered into from motives oil
humanity, for the purpose OF putting down the tralc
| in slaves" &c. But he says in another place. that
sthe question is which considerably affects al
commercial nations. 1t is the only security which can
be adopted against fraud, and even principle o mar
cane security IL should DC consented 10 by all maritime
nations" Indeed and is it possible, that the world
have gone so long, without any such security: And
that commerce has ourished much under the general
liberty Of the seas; long before this newfangled doc
rne of $40 crepi into light, under The auspices
of Lords Palmerston and Aberdeen; But this gene
raj and almost unqualified speech is alarming than
the tone of their Diplomatic papers. In fact, where is
the stopping point: What does experience itself de.
monstra,e; Give them the right to visit every vessel
which bears the American flag, and they will claim the
right 10 search-to examine not only her papers, bat
her officers and seamen 10 py into her cargo, to break
bulkand what abuses may she not practise under this
pretex what excuses have we not already witnessed
on the coasts of Africa, Let Sir R Peel then, repeat
often and loudly he peases that g. Britain has not
abandoned her "clan 10 the right OF visitation and
that in accepting the arrangement with America, she
did abandon the right TO the claim IN dispute. -
We likewise are prepared to echo the Presidents
declaraiion "that no such concession could be made,
and that The u States have both the will and the ab
~ to enforce their own laws
No wonder that the aladsonian and the Globe, tho
setting out from such opposite points, and speaking
under such different views of the Treaty., should meet
upon the common ground Of opposition TO the British
preension The Madisonan snys:
Bu what right has England up this preposeous claim
should Great Britain claim it right Is because she
the MIGHT: 1t true powerful nation appropriate
itself territory by the right Of conquesor dictate laws
high if has the means 10 enforce hembut in either
bGgrent right AMERICA is not conquered nation
s'S Robert admits search beiceen right
The President in his last annual Message 10 Congress explicitly
declares ;Ea; right OF visitation but another for the
right search Here the is complete with Sir Robert
Peel-and cvocabe part n Government
tanned People, this claim up by England
abandoned else would third struggle for indcpend
awaits us"
The Globe visits Mr.. Webster and the Treaty with
some very severe hi,s-but makes the following vigor
Gus strokes at the daring doctrine of Sir Robert Peel
and the outrageous assumptions of his Cabinet:
'Fom disclosure Of the British PREMIER appears that
far from right Of stopping ships the high sens boarding
and assuming vsior'al power hem having been
surrendered waived the part of Great Britain the
sumption The British Cabinet The subject has been
contested by The British Premier therefore, with much
proprety expresses surprise that the principle his Government
had on and which had been cotrovertrd
can people having been abandoned by England Sir r. Peel
arms that IN signing that treaty. we consider that we have
United that they entered into that treaty with any
abandon the right Of visitation, which, IL not
cessaiiy connected with the slave trade sc.
''Foln Will be seen, that is not merely rs eoand NTH
The Stare that this visioial is insisted upon but
In this remark and the strenuous declaration of the
minister this subject there made e0neo" rha.erer
the public perceive that deeper considerations than anxiety
Africans confined ships bearing the American flag
prompted this decisive step of the English minister If they
can visit American ships whether flag captive
Africans may they visit them whether those whom they
The United States) purpose
that England asserted The right Of search which led the
war i'm visiting ships take British sailors, nauraized
citizens their assuming that they coul
not expatriate themseves well natuazed c
were impressed
at was this wrong-which naturally succeeded
the ad,nso Of foreign power ntude upon the exclusive
jurisdiction which nation holds within the precincts Of ts
Of nalonswhich made the Climax OF the
INJURIES imposed by Great Britain and brought the last
war England new 10 The night she claims OF
Stopping OBTAINING and visiting our ships 10 see that all ~ right
ahord Lord Aberdeen and Sir Robert Peel maintain this n-
sion ~ Indispensable veicacn the nationality al the
vessel After The wolf gained admission this peenoe,
may he not Insist the propritty Of The rr.fcdon 81 ne nation
ay Of me eomtn? And If he finds naiurazcd American sail
o whom he chooses make his prey will c not find law
enough in his code iem as he would Africans IN
Everybody must that this resolution ns
vsoral authority In regard to the ships OF otner
nations the of British supremacy to be used for
whatever object interest may require
Let the British then, renew their clam, when they
may, and attempt again to carry into practice; they
will be met by all the energies of America, and we
trust in glorious cooperation with our ancient ally
of France. Our rights are the same as hers
Our interests are the The Libertc de mer,
the freedom of the Seas, is dear to her as II
is to u.s. But as we read the speech of Sir Robert