The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-08
THE TREATY OF SEARCH /;
AND THE BALANCE OF POWER.

of the slave-trade we snail continue 10 inFite u
discussion of the question, because it comprehends
.oue of the great interests in which the United States
are concerned. We desire, as much as the govern
m,n,s or the people Of Europe, the suppression of
,hs slaye.rade on the coast Of Africa but we must
,,ke care that our just rights the high should
no, be injured by the arrangements of the maritime
nations of Europe. When Mr. Stevenson protested,
in his able letter to Lord Aberdeen, against the ex-
tension of the right of search to our vessels; and
when Gen. Cass published his powerful appeal to
France against the quintupe treaty, they struck a
chord which vibrated to the heart Of the American
people The quintupe treaty was arrested in "mid-
ARR and now that treaty has been formed, pur-
nortipg to make arrangements upon the subject,
i becomes us to examine its provisions with our ut
most vigilance. We, for one invoke the aid Of our
statesmen in the discussion and we particularly in
vile Messrs Stevenson and Cass to enter the lists
in the controversy. We understand there are some
articles in the last English papers, just received by
The Acadia, which are worthy Of notice; and, in the
meantime we invite the public attention to the fol-
lowing communication we have just received. 1t
gyes US literal translation of very interesting
,iele from the last Courier DIES Efais Unis, which
professes to report debate in the French Chamber
of Deputies. Our readers will find that this article
relates not only to the French treaty, but to the great
ouestion of the annexation of Texas, and to new
and important position taken by M. Guizot. We
now understand the French ministry to say that
thew wash their hands of the annexation or indie
pspdence of Texas; that if she does not desire in
dependence she ought to be left at liberty TO Judge
far herself that her own consent is sufficient; and,
therefore, that neither France England, nor
Mexico herself has right to control her. So far, the
declaration would be satisfactory to ourselves; but M
Guzo claims for France the right of interfering in the
frs, instance; and he POUNDS that claim upon the
tangled doctrine Of balance Of poioer in Amer
lea, which all the nations of Europe have right
TO watch and control. Can there exist any doubt
about this controlling power of interference, when
M Guizot contends that "the equilibrium of the
forces between the three great powers the United
States, England, and the Spanish States) should
subsist and that one of them should become ex-
elusvely preponderating'" What is this but saying
TO us. that France will interfere with the interests
and equilibrium of our continent--that she has a
right TO arrest our territorial acquisitions, and pre-
vent our power from Exclusively preponderating, ]"
that, in case Mexico makes war upon us, we must
not take California; in of war with England,
we must not strike her through Canada; and that
the soyereigns of Europe will prevent the peacefultri
umphs Of our free Institutions and the extension of
the area offreedom into other landsa
This is, indeed, bold and new doctrine; and if we
understand it, we are not perpared to acquiesce in
it. Give us rather the American doctrine of Presi-
dent Monroe, in his message Of 1923, s'that the
occasion had been judged proper for asserting as
principle in which the rights and interests of the
United States are involved, that the american conti
nen,s byh free and Independent. condition chich they
hare assumed and maintain, henceorth not to be
sdered as subjects for colonization by any European
porer."
This consequence follows directly from the new
French doctrine: If the Old World has right to
watch the balance Of potcer this continent, we
would have equal right to watch the balance of
power among them. We would have the same right to
ask France by what right she holds Algiers and by
what authority she is attempting to occupy some Of
the isles in the Pacific. We would have the same
right to inquire into the titlepapers of England, and
to watch her acquisitions in the East. But the doc
trine would carry both continents too far, and ex-
pose both hemispheres to the chances of continual
disputes and repeated hostites No, no; let us
teach that assuming brother moderation"
"union will enable us to do it, Dsunion will add another
victim to his trumphs Let Americans disdan be the
sruments Of European greatness Let the thirteen States
erecting great American system superior to the
troll ofa transatlantic force influence and able dictate
me terms 81 The connsrion bsUeen the Old and the Neto
Worids'--.ale1ander Hamilton, in the Ftderaisf
Alexander Hamilton said that "thirteen States, -
and little than three Millions would do in 1888;
NOW, twenty-eight States and twenty millions can
effect the object. They can 'sdictate the terms Of
connexion between the Old and the New World"
LetEurope, then, attend to her own interests es-
pecially. We will take care of ours.
The Courier DIES Etats Unis gives, in its last num-
Der, some more details on the late treaty on the
right of search, negotiated in London, and the dis
cussons which it occasoned in the French press, as
well as the debates which took place in the Cham
Der OF Deputies in relation to the of the cabl
net of the Tueries in the affairs Of Texas and the
United States:
The news brought by the Acadia is not, however,
without interest 4 throws complete light on some
important questions which had arisen when the preceding
steamer left Liverpool The first in Of these ques,
tOnstha which had the lvelest the
new treaty concluded in London in lieu Of the treaties OF
ISL and 1883 the right Of search The text Of this docu
ment-which we received directly from England, and pub
shed the 2st Junercached Paris only the 3D. II gave
se to long polemca discussion in the press in which,
we had foreseen blame and disrust had larger share
man praise and satisfaction Even the ministerial papers
immediately reproached the treaty with the defects which
we had ourselves pointed out namely: the great expend
fe imposes frntcethe threats II contains of revi
wing the treaties for which is substituted, IL II does not
produce the results which expected from itnaly
above all the obscure and amphbological phraseology
article 8, in which they detected like ourselves the
erms oil collision between France and the United States.
oui most oil these fears hoped they would be-
imaginary; and at the last dates from Paris all opinions
emed to that the convention salts
eloy as should have been, not the less great
Yep towards the complete enranchiseme2t of flag The
conent and dstrust WERE in part Gained early the
ON OF June by the following explanations published in the
honitetr ofeie
a several journals have copied from English paper,
me text Of convention concluded at London the 10th
nay last between the Kings government and that OF her
ganne Majesty for the repression Of the siaverade
The coast Of Africa
Before the Plenpotenihries Of the two governments
nave exchanged the Publications OF this convention the
hg government must not enter into any explanation on
soocument which has yet Official publicity We are
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