The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-04-24

men Of such high calibrc those appointed BY the
French aud English governments placed in situation
| 10 which they compelled ~ do work " little
worthy Of the character they have hitherto maintain
ed and think II adds 10 the blame 10 be attached TO
| the government
asked last July, for returns 10 show whether the
number Of slaves landed the coasts OF the CONT
ncnt and Islands Of America had not increased since
We loft office. My belief is, that IL has increased
The measures adopted had reduced the number 70
| a very small amount. Government say that II was
| owing 10 the sxertions OF Gen. Valdez, and some
sudden light which bur.t on the Brazilian government
that the increase OF slaves tending 10 eDdanger
the tranquility of that country-it was owing TO he
spontaneous efforts OF tho governments Of Cuba and
Brazil.
| There was the Ashburton captuation there were
concessions 10 France the affairs Of Spain sur
| renders here, sufrenders there and M. Guzot-
finding he had to do with Who TO use the express
| sion employed by my honorable friend, the member
| for fiDsbury, were made Of squeezabe materials
said next session, al have been tainted with back
wsrdncss, and will negotiate. Tho case is not quite
so hopeless as II was last year shall perhaps not
expose myself TO such decided refusal" He did
negotiate he judged rightly of the mon with whom
he had To deal the negotiation, though protracted
longer than he expected, has been success
ul, and this government, out OF companance 10 To-
| reign power, and to maintain In his post foreign
minister SIX months longer than he might other
wise remain, to catch few stray votes IN the Cham
Der OF Deputies, going TO sacrifice all those prn
| ciples which this Parliament and nation have Tor
years held sacred, ard TO condemn the innocent
| and unonending inhabitants Of Africa TO increase
| Of those atrocities which necessarily accompany the
slave trade. (Cheers) Sir, shall only say, II they
pursue that course, II will be for all deter
nine and shall leave them To choose whether they
are more justly chargeabls with the most miserable
weakness, or the most hateful and detestable fasly
| loud eheers.)
| Sir X. PnrL-No doubt il would be very easy In
| the Felatinn. he France
10 md opportunity for war, If you wished IT, but the
ministers both OF England and France thought that II
would be most unfortunate for the interests of civil
znton and humanity, well as for the interests OF
the two countries, II quarrel, arising In a small
island IN the Pacific ocean, thousands Of miles away
from both, should involve them in war. (Cheers.)
| If France would consent to keep a very large naval
force upon the coast Of Africa, cordially acting with
US IN the determination to make every effort for the
suppression OF the slave trade and II no consideration
on the score OF expense were suffered TO interfere
with this cordial union, he believed that that course
might be more ettcscous than the right Of search
1t now existed. 1t was the hope Of deysng such
| means that the commission had been constituted
With respect 10 other matters touched upon by the
noble lord as the noble lord opposite O.ord John
Russel) had gwen notice Of motion upon the sub.
Ject, he (Sr X. Peel) thought il better TO abstain
from any reference 10 IT, or matters connected with
it, until the noble lord had had the opportunity Of
bringing forward that notice. But when the noble
lord Lord Paluerston said that, IN making the
agreement which had been negotiated with Lord
Ashburton that the Government had acted inconsis-
tenty with the honor and had sacrificed the interests
Of this country TO that statesman he (Sif Robert
PeeD felt bound TO give prompt, most distinct and
peremptory denial. Hear, hear) He believed that
| no such sacrifice had been made. The minister Of
the United States had been charged, this Gov
ment bad been charged, with sacrificing the interests
OF America; aud because he had made an agreement
with this country for the interests Of peace, be had
| been denounced by the war party with having
consented to an arrangement that subyersive Of
| the honor Of his country. And it would ever be.
II two great countries, animated by sincere desire
To preserve peace, attempted, In a spirit of mutual
| conclation to effect an adjustment by which imme-
date danger was removed, doubt it would suit the
| views OF party men IN either country 10 denounce
the ministers by whose agency such an adjustment
had been made and If those ministers were not sup
ported in conciliatory endeayors, there secu-
riy IN any country against that risk OF constant hos
tites. (Hear, hear) He did not believe that eth
er that House or the country disapproved of the
efforts that had been made TO maintain peace Hear
hear.) he did not believe that that House or the
county would think that the power of the Govern.
ment 10 resist unjust demands, to maintain the in
terests or honor of the country wnen the mante-
nance OF them became necessary had been in the
slightest degree impaired either by the holding of
concIlIaory language, by the direct avowal of de-
sire to preserve peace, or by having consented to
| compromise, where compromise was possible, and
where mutual concession had put an end to mmedia
ate danger. (Hear, hear) He did not believe that
past moderation would incpacitae the Government
| from acting with vgor, frmness and determination
whenever might become necessary to assert them.
| (Cheers.)
Dr. Wolff arrived at Constantinople on the 22d
February, and was TO leave for London by the ORR
| entail Steam Companys packet.
1t is said to be confidently rumored in the cour,
circles" that the Queen contemplaes giving magn-
hcent fe at Buckingham palace in the course of the
season, to "equal in pendor the gorgeous bal Mosque
| he Wing, the Chinese commissioner who negotiated
the treaty, has sent his portrait, painted by emf
nent Chinese artist, Sir Henry Pottinger a mark
| of his friendship and esteem. This picture, which
shipped by the Duke of Bedford from Canton has
not yet reached this country
| Letters from Rome leave no doubt about the mar
rase of Count Trapaui, who residing there with
the Queen of Spain. The King of Naples was ex-
pected in the Roman capital to announce the impor-
tant fact to his BROTHER and to prepare for the
| moBy.
| The abolition of the duty on glass, and reduction
of that upon sugar and other articles of consumption
will have the effect of dispensing with many officers
of the excise department. but they will be entitled to
half pay on retirement. Letters to this effect have
been addressed TO the excise districts in Ireland from
| the London board
II is ascertaned by a recent census, that Russia
possesses g. 500 600 inhabitants OF this number the
| serfs are put down at 49,734,OOO There are also
300 900 Germans, two millions of Tartars, (Mahome-
dans) q Is2 900 Jews 5000 foreigners consisting of
Italians, French, English or Greeks, and $4,000 b.
hemians
| Paris paper praises the temperance of the 459
Deputies composing the Chamber. Their "buvette"
or place Of refrebment is open at and closed at
six o'clock The daily average consumption consists
Of ten res of BROTH he ltre is about quartz eight
of milk dozen of syrup of gum, groseille orgeat
and four OF five bottles of Burgundy Bordeaux.
The annual bost is about 10000 francs year, paid
out of the Chambers "budget."
STATISTICS OF GREAT BRirAN.-We copy the fol-
| tery Review
in 1884, the total official value Of the exports of