Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-07-05

Of the right Of search would say for the suppression o. the
slave ademeans other than the right Of search and which
shall be equally eifcacious."
Mr. GUIzeT inadvertently spoke of the object Of
the commission as being the suppression Of the
right of search He corrected himself IN saying
the suppression of the save-trade; but the original
expression, inadvertent it was, not the less
a true description of the object.
In the Chamber of Deputies, replying to Mr.
THEIRS, Mr.. GUIzoT said:
"rhe conviction Of England was that the right of search
the ecacious means, and perhaps the only MEANS
to suppress the save-trade. How, them persuade
the English Govemment this means We
make the English Government comprehend and through it
the Parliament and through the Parliament the country that
there other equally eficacous- eica-
cious for present the right Of search has lost much Of its
efficiency L was necessary, say oPersuade England that
the right of search the se of REFRESHING the
slavetrade. This great step; and this step has been
taken by the nomination Of the mixed commission"
We have put in italics an expression which Mr..
GUlzoT makes of repeatedly, for the purpose Of
calling attention to the turning point of the whole
question. He avows that. in his opinion, the right
of search has now become neficacious for the sup
preston of the slave-trade. When he made the
treaty Of lS4l he deemed it eficacious. What
has occurred since then to change his views! He
does not himself explain this expression but the
explanation is found in the speech of Mr.. DUPIN,
who says, Tin the Chamber Of Deputies
Finally great fact made its appearance France had
supposed that all nations would the interests of humanity
submit themselves the policy Of the right Of search One
of those nations which has the considerable mane and
hav of
slaves you have dispensed from the operation of the right of
search The United STATES hare been left out Of the frea-
ties. France said if the United States do not submit to
the right of search yhy should zoe submit H.? FoR THIS
CAUSE that desire g to be placed under the
erclsiue surveillance Of Macy We hare desired
IL, do desire il, and wU cease 10 desire
These extracts prove concusively the great
change of policy on the part Of France, and the
and they also prove that this change is owing main
ly to the Treaty of Washington.
But the change does not stop here. The United
States have successfully resisted the pretensions OF
Great Britain in this matter, and have provided an
adequate and honorable substitute for the right Of
search as means Of repressing the slave-trade
Our sucosss awsksns the public pride and the emu
laton of France. and she il now engaged in secur-
ing similar substitute as between herself and Eng
land. France and the United States having thus
established their own independence of England in
this matter, what becomes of the general question
Of the right Of search Can Great Britain main
iain as against the low countries, the Baltic Pow
ers and those of the Peninsula, maritime claims
which she has abandoned in her intercourse
with France and the United States ! This is i'm
possible. In fact, the question has already come
up for discussion in Spain. The Spanish Govern
ment and Chambers now profess readiness to
with England in the suppression OF the slave
trade but they declare that they cannot submit to
the national gnominy of having their vessels search
ed and their merchants and seamen oppressed by
English cruisers, when the United States has set
her face against this, when England has yielded to
the opposition of the United States and agreed to
other measures and when France is treading sue
cessfully in the footsteps Of the United States.
From these facts it is evident that the portion Of
the negotiation Of the Treaty Of Washington which
attracted least attention at home, (where the ques
ton of boundary overshadowed every thing else
concerned the general rights Of navigation. The
virtual remuneration by England of the claim of
Search in virtue of the substituted treaty provision
has already began to work its consequences and
the notice given at the same time by the United
States to England, and accepted by her, that any
revival by the latter of her old claim to impress
seamen on board our ships will be deemed and
treated as cause of war, is destined probably to
have not less important effects on the future mari
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