Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-06-14
[.nxnnN. May Is. 1911.

I.uSDoS. May II, 1911.
Sir dulv received. l'y III" steamer OF The Isl,
your despatch No. -, transmitting The pnhc' DO
,uncnts containing the treaty relative 10 the an
neyalion of Texas. with the accompanying pa
ucrs submitted Ia the Senate, together with your
subsequent correspondence with Mr.. Pachenham.
have DELAYED acknowledging the receipt OF
these most important papers 10 this, the last day
of writing BIZ The steamer in the expectation that
some communication might be made Ia me ON the
subject b. Lord Aberdeen, 10 be transmitted 10
YOU This however, is not the case.
You will perceive. by the papers ol this morn
ing, that some conversation arose in the House
of Lords las, evening in reference 10 The treaty.
on occasion of a question put By Lord Broughain
10 Lord Aberdeen. Lord Brougham assigned, as
a reason Tor his inquiry that the conversation be-
tween Lord Aberdeen and himself on the 18th OF
August last, had bccn Gas he gathered from the
documents which had appeared in the papers)
deemed highly significant by the Government Of
the United States: and stated that il was far from
his intention in what he then said, 10 counsel any
interference xi;hs slavery as existing in the United
States.
Lord Aberdeen was very reserved in his reply.
He stated that the annexation oi Texas raised
question is he believed, new and unexampcd in
the history Of public law, which demanded and
would receive In. earliest and mos; serious atten-
tlOH Oi h:I Nld.sStl 1'o'tiHHleIit. Hc!c NGH
no doubt that the treaty was signed bu, he shared
with Lord Brougham the hope and belief that it
would not be ratified: but it was impossible 10
speak with confidence on such point
The question to which Lord Aberdeen referred
as ''new and unexampled in the history Of public
law" was not stated hy him, bur, from the re-
marks with which Lord Brougham commenced
as reported in this mornings papers may be in
crfed 10 he The etiec, OF union between two Sc
parate independent States on their previously ey-
listing relations with other Powers
In reply 10 Il further question from Lord
/ Broucham. Lord Aberdeen said that the eXpla-
/ nation which he had made OF their conversation
of the 18th of August had been correctly reported
| b. me. Ca matter OF necessity, | may observe,
with the precaution which took OF submitting
/ the memorandum TO his inspection,) ami that lie
had confirmed il in a despatch 10 Mr.. Packenhan,.
abiding apparently, 10 ;hat OF the 18th OF Dccen1-
Der, 1913, of which copy was furnished 10 Mr..
Uphur.
The intelligence of the treaty has been less 4
subject OF comment on the part OF the press, than
might perhaps have been expected, at least in the
papers which see. Ii seems to have taken the
public generally by surprise. and the conductors
of the press are probably waiting for further in
formation, and for suggestions in Parliament as
to The ground 10 be taken by the Government and
the leaders Of the Opposition. There is an arti-
Gle on the subject in the Times" this morning
which, like most OF the comments of that Jour-
nal on American affairs, is OF hostile and acri-
monious character. It'll probable that the stea m
er which sails tomorrow will take out some in
.tructions from this Government TO Mr. Packen'