The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-29
For the Union.
THE SLAVE-TRADE.
No. s.

For the Union
THE SLAVE-TRADE,
No. g.
We said in our last that Mr.. Guzot, having been
appointed minister signed the treaty OF me So "
December, lS4l. Ii is known that puoic oPi'io"
and the two chambers prevented ITS ratihcauoh
But the non-ratifcation Of the treaty oil the Eo'n
December, lS4l, is not a sufficient satsiaenon,
France requires the total abolition of the right OF
search, and ioiH obtain 1t. Mr.. J: Leievie, VINO
proposed the amendment which the Chamcer Vi
Deputies adopted in the sitting OF the I'd OF jan
uary, lS42 declared "that it was his determination
to call forth the most serious attention. not only 10 e
non-raiifcation of the treaty of the 2Oh OF Decem-
Der, lS4l, but to the non-execution OF the former
treaties" The chambers have annually mah'es'-
ed the same desire.
In The Chamber of Peers, during the session OF
| lS43, there were but two members who defended
the treaties of 1881 and lS33-the Duke de Brosiie,
who presented himself as the accused party, asking
forgiveness for his share in the act and Mr. Guzot
who acknowledged the unpopularity oil ms cause,
| and said: 1--WE are here, in the presence OF pubic
opinion-genera, powerful, and pressing see 1t,
and respect it."
In the Chamber of Deputies, Mr.. Guizot could
scarcely find two to second him-Mr d'Hausson-
willie, son-in-law Of the Duke de Broglie, and Mr.
| Agenor de Gasparin-who, while declaring that
public opinion against him, said boldly that he
would not accept il.
Mr.. Guizot had said in the Chamber of Peers,
that all negotiation for the abolition of the right Of
search must end in weakness or folly. He was less
positive in the Chamber Of Deputies, He there
| Mr. Guzot, "beeves with perfect sincerity, and
| with firm conviction, that a negotiation can be
successful and the treaties annuled by mutual con-
! sent the cabinet will undertake i-not before, hui
then, certainly.n'
In the Chamber of Peers, Mr.. Guizot had per.
| In, nnnnsal amenument. he more
accommodating in the Chamber of Deputies. The
! amendment proposed by the committee on the adj
dress was as follows: awe anxiousy look for the
time when our commerce shall again be placed un
der the exclusive supervision OF our flag
i Urged to give his views upon this amendment
the Minister of the Interior acknowledged that The
wish expressed by the committee .',cas the public
poice-the voice Of The nation The President of thu
Council solemnly added, in his name, and in that O
his colleagues; 1--WE accept the position which the
paragraph under discussion proposes to the govern
ment; and in accepting it, the government Will per
form its duty'f
The amendment passed by almost unanimou:
vote
In the session of 1884, during the sitting of the
9Th Of January, the Minister OF Foreign Affairs de
clared in the Chamber of Peers, "that he had pro-
| posed to the British cabinet eXamRaton into
what notifications might be made in the treaties o
1881 and 1882 which the British cabinet had agreed
to; as also propositions which the French govern
ment would address it upon the subject; and that n
4 was far from desparing Of success" The commit
tee of the Chamber of Deputies proposed to intro
duce the following clause in the address: "lh'
4 good intelligence with England) will doubtless as
sst in the of negotiations which, IN guaran
tying the suppression Of an Infamous traffic. mus
tend to replace our commerce under the eNc'u
siye supervision of our flag" Mr.. Theirs seconded
the motion, saying "The Chamber, unless IT act
with great nconslsency-unless 1t wishes to ap
pear the most frivolous ofpowers-is compelled {
insst-t is obliged this year, to insert an article
insisting upon the claim that the French marine
be restored to the supervision of the national flag
But fear that, at the next session, you may b
told that negotiations are still in progress. als'
fear that by the side Of the amendment upon TIT
4 right of Poland, We may also have an amendmen
upon the right of searcht The Minister of the In
terror answered: 'sOf the objects pointed out by
the Chamber of Deputies, in its addresses, calling
forth the solicude of the government--the non-rau
fcation Of the treaty Of lS4l and the revision Of tn
treaties of 1891 and lS33-one of them has beei
completely for the other, IL is in progress eIeeh
+ Is this condemning it to pronounce idle words, re
peated every year without effect, and lessenng thu
dignity Of the two great bodies Of the state'"
The address of 1874, almost rerbaiim that of ls43
was unanimously carried in the chamber. Ha,
the ministry realized the wishes of the chamber
wish which the ministry proclaimed as the voice oil
the nation. Shall the chamber, this year, again b,
compelled to utter idle words Ifthis should occur
ought not the chamber to refuse its support to
cabinet, which either miH not or cannot cause it
dignity to be respected The chamber would nc
longer limit its demands negotiations, but woult
declare that the treaties of 1891 and 1888 must be
| voked.
The treaties of 1881 and 1893 being temporary
and rcvocable at will, by either France or England
the chamber has right TO adopt this resolution
! The following sentence, in the preamble to tn,
treaty Of the Both September, 1881, will show this
| "The right Of search was granted TO render NOR
effectual the suppression of that Infamous traff,
known as the slave-trade."
i The right Of search is then the means--the sup
preston Of the slave-trade the end. When the enc
is attained, the means no longer be necessary
because it is known that the slave-trade no Longer
exists in the French colonies. The Minister of Ma
rine, and Mr.. Agenor de Gasparin, have formally
acknowledged this in the Chamber of Deputies
i (Sitting of the 29th of January, ls43.)
AN OFFICER OF THE NAVY.
II tMoniteur, 1913, p. 1879.
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