Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-05-03
DEBATES IN THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT
THE RIGHT OF SEARCH.
HOUSE, or Commons, Man,

the condition of the British feet Various opinions
yanced relative to shpbuiding and steam navigation
piled to the purposes of maritime conflict but the chief in
teest of the debate lay in the speech Of Lord Palmeon
the reply Of the First Minister of the Crown the absorb
ing subject of the right OF search both Of which subon
| Lord PALMERSTON. The present Government, ma
say without exaggeraton, turned out its predecessors
into power the pretence of desire extngush tn
slave trade Sc Do not admit Brazilian sugar." said they
for such importation must give encouragement to tn
slave-trade." Well, sir, what happened The very frs
thing they did after they into power acquesce
the refusal of France ray the treaty for the suppression
the save-trade. Hear hear The next thing was they
left the United States Of their engagement to cooperate 70
the suppression Of that trade And they about Tin
deed they have done W to cancel the treaty with France al
together Hear, hear Here is certainly Inconsistency
When asked to encourage commerce. and give scope
tive industry by greater importation of foreign sugar. ther
they told you that they pprehensve you would thereby
encourage the saveade But when the question rs
maintaining the powers absolutely necessary for its suppress
sion, then, either from motive of the home policy
from desire for the easlness of other Governments they
throw to the winds every thing which their predecessors
sidered essential to accomplish that object Hear hear Am
the only person who thinks this mutual right of search
tal to the suppression of the savetrade Am the only per-
son who attaches great importance to the condition Of France
joining in the steps necessary for the suppression of the trade
Why there authorities that subject which the right
honorable baone and other members Of the Cabinet must
init TO be deserving Of some weight Why the first thing
done the termination of the the writing of dcs-
patch from Lord Casercagh to the Duke of Wellington
second regulation highly important prevail France
cede TO- reciprocal permission respective cruisers
within certain ATTITUDES visit the merchant ships Of the 9TH
Power and if found with slaves board in conravenon
OF the law OF then particular State carry send them
in for adjudication Some power Of this kind within the
track of the slavetrade is of the first importance" That
the opinion Of Lord Casereagh, and strongly did he
feel that extraordinary step should be taken
this object that the Prince, the advice of his Ministers,
wrote to the French King Anxious in all matters to con-
and happiness Of mankind would afford me the nigh
est of all possible qualifications were we enabled together
to eace this painful and disgusting san only from the
practice Of own, but Of oil the other States with whom
friendly relations Ereaing your Majesty favorable
reception of the representations which the Duke Of Yelling
ton instructed to lay before you this me, and the
nation, most interesting subject, am" &c. Next the
Duke of Weingons official note, 26th August 1914, pro-
poses mutual right Of search within the northern opc and
far westward longitude So from Greenwich. At that
time confined within such limits to exercising the
right of search with regard Spain and Portugal On the
4th February, 1875 Lord Caseeagh submitted
DUN to the conference of penpoentaeso Austria France
Prussia, and Russia
That it proved beyond the possibility of doubt that
unless the right to visit vessels engaged in this illicit traffic
should be established by the being mutually conceded be-
tween the maritime States, the illicit saveade in time
Of peace not only continue to subss, but increase.
That even were the trade abolished Ivy all States whilst
the flag State shall preclude the visits all other States
the illicit sayetrader will always have the of conceal
ing himself under the disguise of the nation whose cruisers
there is the least chance OF meeting on the coast.
As the best of giving effect declarations of the
Congress of Vienna of 1914 against the save-trade pro-
posed that the Five Powers assembled in conference under the
third article Of treaty of Paris should conclude treaty with
each other upon such enlarged and the time simple
principles might become conventional regulation which
all other maritime States should be invited to give their
sion This convention might embrace the following general
provisions
81. To prohibit and punish by law the save-rade.
go. To establish mutual right of search.
:" g. Minor regulations such in Spanish and Portu
guese treaties.
Bu the rights Of all nations must be brought cooperate
to the end in view, by least ceasng be the under
which the object all aim accomplishing be defeated"
This the treaty which settled before left Office
which France signed but refused to ratiy, and which now
to be cancelled with the Of the Government That
transmitted the respective courts and no
received ill the Congress of AixaC hapele in
September 1915 must here observe that many persons are
opinion that the efforts of this country have only tended 10
ender the traffic cruel But any who looks at the
acts disclosed in the year referring To- viii find the loss
u, life quite great then Ia November, 1915 Lord
asereagh gave notice to the Conference that he should pro-
'ose mutual right of search The Duke of Ricbeeu OBJ
eced, but he did afterwards make the proposal without any
esut Lord Castefeagh again pressed the matter in Paris
ut in van lie states however, that if the subject be pur
ued with the perscveng and concaory temper the
a OF Great Britain which has already achieved much
he cause OF aboon the French Government be brought
distant PERIOD their naval sserions with those
the other allied Powers for the suppression OF the illicit
ave trade under the modified regulations submitted for this
purpose to the penpotenares assembled at Axa Chape
Again the Duke of Wellington, in his memorandum the
avetrade to the conference at Verona, November a. 1922
says But the save-trade is carried with the usual
secrecy OF coDnband trade This conaband trade
RED generally under the protection Of the flag of France
The reason IS obvious France is the only Of the great
maritime Powers Of Europe whose Government has not
tered into the treaties which have been concluded with his
Britannia Majesty for giving certain of the ships of OF
each of the contracting parties limited power of search and
capture of ships engaged in this horrible traffic and those
employed in this service have much respect for the flag
of France TO venture except OF extraordinary
pcion search vessels which sail under its protection An
endcayor has recently been made improve these
ties with Spain, the Netherlands and Portugal but
OF the TO be carried into execution under
those treaties however well calculated under other crcum
stances TO effect the object in vew be ecctua long
contraband traders in carry their trade Ivy
Stunning any foreign flags, especially every view
spectacle that Of France He then proposes declaration
the part OF the Powers whose ministers there assembled
that they withdraw the protection of their flags from those
persons natives Of their domnons respectively who shall
he found making Of such flag trade in slaves
The Congress Of Verona made general declaration Of their
wish to suppress the slave-tradc, stating Tha in order
TO give effect TO this renewed decaraon their respective Ca
binets will enter into the examination of compa-
he with their rights and the Of their subjects pro-
duce result that may prove the world the sincerity Of their
wishes and Of their efforts favor cause worthy Of their
common socude." Now, have established that which /
think Of common Judgment could possibly doubt
il no authority whatever had been adduced prove that it
is perfectly mpraccabe unless you have mutual right Of
search, put down the slaveadc carried between the
two continents Of Africa and America and consequently,
the Government having virtually given up the mutual right OF
search with France and acting totally nconss-
tent with their declarations, founding aug
men;aon Of the navy grounds utterly and entirely aa
cious. For entirely agree with my honorable and gallant
friend, the member for Brighton that the moment you cancel