Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1844-05-25
Mr.. Calhoun TO Mr.. Paienham.


DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, APRIL 81, 1874.
The undersigned Secretary of State Of the United States
has the honor acknowledge the receipt Of the
which the Right Hon. Mr.. Pakenham envoy extraordinary
and minister penpotentiay OF the Her Britannia Majesty,
was pleased to make to his Of the 18th instant relating
TO the despatch Of Lord Aberdeen Of which copy left
with the late Secretary Of State Mr. Upshur by his request
lie regrets that Mr. Pakenham has fallen into in
supposng that the undersigned intended by introducing the
statistical facts in reference to the comparative condition Of
the African in the Sates Of this Union where slavery
has been abolished and where is still retained with the
accompanying remarks, "to expound the subject Of
slavery, and to defend exists in the United States
If Mr. Pskenham will have the goodness TO the
note OF the undersigned he will find, reperusa that his
intention in introducing the Details instead OF being that
which he attributes TO him. to correct what the under
signed believed TO he misconcepon the part Of Her
Msjesys Government, forth in Lord Aberdeens de-
spach His lodshp he Of the impression that the
objection Of the United States the policy Of Great
Britain in reference to abolition avowed by him, but to
the which might be resorted for accomplishment
and that IL slavery should be abolished in the United States
by the influence and exerons Of Great Britain, without
using what he pleased to call secret "undue means"
would be act Of humanity the African race and in
its consequences would neither disturb the internal
guilty Of the States where exists affect the pros
pery OF the Union The object OF the undersigned in in
PRODUCING the statistical information referred correct
this erroneous impression, by showing from facts drawn
from unquestonabe sources that the condition Of the Afr
in the States which had abolished slavery was far
than 10 those which had and that Great
Britain could not in the United States what she
to be the object Of her policy and exerons to
effect throughout the world without rendering the condition
OF the African in the savehoding States much worse
than i is and disturbing their internal tranquility and the
prosperity Of The Union"
Tint such the intention Of the undersigned he homes
will he evident to Mr. Pakenham n rcperusa Of his note
and not as he supposes to expound the subject of slavery
or to defend il exists in the United States" He is
the more solctous 10 the into which Mr.
Pakenham has fallen in this particular because the intention
which he attributes the undersigned would he ncompabe
with the principle which regulates the United States in their
intercourse with the rest of the world that is to leave all
other countries, without interference their part to rcp-
late Their own internal relations and to each other
may seem best, without permitting any to interfere with
theirs lie could not, consistently with this
principle OF their policy permit any question belonging
cusiVey to the internal relations Of any the
states o. this Union to be brought into controversy between
thi+ and any foreign Government whatever.
The undersigned regrets that Mr.. Pakenhom should en-
terrain the impression that the Government OF the United
States did not appreciate their full value the explanations
OF Her Maestys Government the subject Of its policy IN
reference to Texas He would repeat what he had sup
posed had been explicitly stated in his to Mr. Pskenham
the that this Government fully appreciates the
spirit of ankness and good faith in which the explanations
furnished IL they have failed allay the anxiety
which, had previously felt the subject TO which ihey re-
erred IL because they accompanied by an avowa
the part Of Her Msesys Government In reference 10 ne
abolition Of slavery generally, and TO Texas IN particular