Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-05-03


that right Of search suspended by the mutual consent
the parties cannot be revived without the mutual con
sent Of the two parties and for all practical purposes II Is en-
tely done AWAY. Hear hear They have not the dscre
ton TO determine whether this that measure shall be sub
stuied for the right of search they required to find SOM
measure equivalent nearly and the Government decid
for them, that, pending that experimenand for all time
come, though is not sadthe night OF search shall
placed in allegiance And make the matter humiat
ing to this country the proposal suspend the right Of search
though obviously manufactured by the French Government
appears to be condition arising from England, and impose.
by the Government Of England on that of France Hear
Why, then, say il is painful for me to see any two men
such high caber those appointed by the French and Eng
sh Governments placed in situation in which they are com
PEELED do work little worthy OF the character they have
hitherto maintained and think il adds to the blame to be
attached the Government When you thing which
cannot rebound the honor Of the parties concerned you
better not choose OF such high and respected charac
| ter rs those when you have now selected.
have only to say that If the Government pursue in this
matter the they to have determined to PURSUE
quite manifest that the result will be enormous increase
of the savetrade' asked last July, for returns TO show
whether the number Of slaves landed the coasts OF the con-
and islands Of America had not increased since we len
office. My belief is that it has increased The measures we
adopted had reduced the number to small amount
Government that owing TO the exertons OF General
Valdez and sudden light which burst ON the Brazilian
Government that the increase OF slaves was tending TO enda
ger the tranquility of that country was owing TO the spon-
aneous efforts of the Governments of Cuba and Brazil be-
Of the dmnuon in the amount OF slaves carried from
Africa to America, first Of ALL the bill Of 1882 by which
this House empowered the Government to exercise with respect
TO Portuguese vessels both north and south OF the ne those
powers previously confined the region north Of the line, and
extended those powers vessels equipped for the sasead
well vessels having slaves board That was one great
of the decrease of the saveradc Another was the
much sneeed in official depatchesthe attacks
and destruction of the baracoons the coast OF Africa
Those dspted the Portuguese Brazilian and
Spanish save-rade induced many withdraw their capital
from the pursuit. and diminished suddenly and to great
amount the number a slaves brought II those measures
had been If that system had been continued we
might have hoped that the number Of slaves would have been
reduced within very limits The papers for which
moved have not yet appeared blame nobody Tor the de-
lay, which doubt occasoned by other more pressing
matters preventing them being printed; but shall be curious
to see what information they afford. Whatever has been
done the Government proceed in their design OF relnqush
ing the mutual right Of search with France, there must be an
increase that great and abomnabe crime OF slave
trading When look at what has passed. it is curious to see
how the weakness the Government in all their dealings with
foreign Powers leads them from step towards another
What has passed in reference this particular subject FIRST
the treaty of S4l between the Five Powers signed by
satisfactory authority from NJ Guzo who himself negotiated
the treaty this country ardeny supporting il in the confer
ence and indeed proposing the ambassadors of the great
Powers In weeks he turned round and refused the raca
ton allowed that breach of international usage
and good faith for must call it. to pass altogether without
remonsance The French Chambers nstgaed by this weak
ness Immediately encouraged NJ Guzot to demand the
ceiling of the treaties of 1888. What his reply He
sad Ask negotiate for the cancelng of existing trea
ties, shall be met by distinct and positive refusal they
will entertain the proposal; it will be aflront to
France have such proposal rejected contumcousy do
call expose the country to such insult That
would have been accepted by and satisfactory to the
French Chambers and they would have prosecuted the matter
urther but they found they had mistaken the ma
erals Of which the with whom they had to deal were
composed Hear, hear. There the Ashburt cap
ulaion there concessions TO France the affairs OF
Spain suenders there and NJ Gunpt finding he had to
DO with who, to the expression employed by my hon
orabe friend the member for Fnsbuy made of squeezabe
materials said session, 81 have been tainted with back
wadncss and will negotiate. The case is qu hope
less it last year. shall perhaps not expose my
self TO such decided and perempory refusal He did
goate he judged rightly of the with whorn he had 10
deal the negotiation, though poraced somewhat longer than
he expected has been success and this Government out Of
to foreign Power and to maintain in his post
foreign Minister months longer than he might other
wise remain, TO catch fact few stray votes for him in the
Chamber of Deputies going sacrifice all those principles
which this Parliament and nation have for years held most
sacred and to condemn the innocent and unoendng mhab
an of Africa 10 increase of those atrocities which
sarily accompany the slaveaie. Cheers. Sir, shall
,ny say, they pursue that will be Tor 10 deter
nne and shall leave them to choose whether they
Justly chageabe with the miserable weakness the
most hateful and deestabe falsity Loud cheers.
Sir ROBERT PEEL. No doubt it might be very easy,
the relations between this country and France
both of England and France thought that would be most
unfortunate for the interests of civilization and humanity
well for the interests Of the countries if rc arising
small island in the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles
away from both, should involve them in Cheers.
The noble lord get to his views; one will
follow him in his policy of involving those two countries IN war
on account OF Tahiti, that be the policy of the noble lord
The right honorable baone then proceeded to that ne had
expected the noble lord would have entered al such length
into that question The noble lord appeared disturbed because
the most eminent men, each OF them known for his hostility to
the saverade tie Duke Broge and Dr. Lushngton had
united together for the purpose of ascenng whether not
1t were possible to substitute other measure on the part
England and France for the suppression OF the slave trade
that should be ecacous than the right of search
doubt to be lamened that public feeling should have
IN France which tended to parayze the efforts made 70
carry out the right Of search II England and France cor
daily operated it appeared him that that measure was
more ecacious than any, butts efficacy must greatly depend
upon the cordiaity with which carried on Hear,
hear The treaties alluded by the noble lord in the case
OF countries not very willing to act upon treaties were not
very specific and particular II is that at certain period
there strong Discrimination the part of France to ex
ercise this right Search and strong opposition against IT,
But when bad that opposition asen and who had been the
cause OF Ii after the Of the Syrian campaign,
IN 1910, when the noble lord Minister for Foreign Al
fairs that the opposition the right Of search Nothing
OF was heard 1888 1889 and without entering INTO
the question Of who blame certain that in ls4O
there was interruption Of our amcabe relations with France
II was no inherent opposition the right Of search which led
first TO the vote in the Chambers then the ratification OF
the treaty. and then the strong exhibition Of eengn France
for the substitution Of other mode Of suppressng the
shvetrade The Government not TO blame that they
found that feeling prevailing when they succeeded the noble
lord IN the administration Of foreign affairs but II that feeling
was in existence in France it the policy pursued IN
France and England which the exclusive OF the
Hear hear II the noble lord thought the Government were
wrong treaty, there