The New York herald., 1845-04-17
British Parliament.

tarlh, agreed 10 the 25h of August, 1872, goods
coming from England which were shipped before
ihe imposition OF new duties was known, were
exposed 10 ruinous duties, to the extent OF 80 or
100 per cent silk goods and l2O per cent on cot
ton goods; Goods that had come from the east
ward OF the Cape were subjected to much lower
duties Now, this he considered to be an infrac-
tlon of the treaty with Aeghania, which pro-
vIded, among other things, that no duty should be
imposed on goods from England higher than was
imposed on goods coming from any other country.
~ ~ the change single house in Glasgow had lost
E3,OOO, and the total loss by the British merchants
Is estimated at E200 600. The Aleghanians ap-
pear fully alive to the importance Of the treaty
wherever 1t is in their favor; tor they have insisted
on the repayment OF the amount of duties levied
on their rice by us in excess OF that levied the
rice from the coast oi Africa
The Earl OF ABERDEEN replied, that the case had
the attention of Government; but neither the re-
pre- sentations of Mr. Fox, the late Minister at
had as yet met with the atten tion they deserve.
HOUSE OF CoMMoNs-OREaoN-Mr. RcRBucK
asked whether Government had any objection to
lay before the House the negotiations between
TINS country and Alleghanla on the subject OF the
disputed oregon territory! His reason tor asking
was to be found In existing circumstances in Alleg-
hama, though ne was the last man who would de-
sire TO cast slur on great nation. He under
| stood that in 1918 convention was entered into
between this country and Alleehania, the purport
OF which was, that the territory. in dispute upon
the Oregon should be considered as q matter upon
which no determination had been come to, and
that the whele question should be left open Un-
der thes" circumstances, the House OF Represen-
tatives had passed bill for settlins" this terrific
ry. The English were not, he believed, a people
at all accustomed to buster, or express themselves
in manner which should rouse the indignation of
those with whom they conducted negotiations; but
1t must be apparent to every body that this was q
most extraordinary proceeding. If IT arose from
The weakness OF the Alleghania executive, 1t be-
hoved foreign nations seriously to consider the
| matter. If the House of Representatives passed
such bil If it were sanctioned by the Senate and
| urged upon the President, he might be forced to
give it the effect of laws while we, having taken
precautions, but trusting to their good faith and
The comfy OF nations, would find ourselves d.
vested OF the means OF protecting our own rights
1t this case had been properly looked into, they
| should at once have deClered that Alleghanla had
no rights west OF the Rocky Mountains; and if the
| negotiations which had been broken up were TO be
| recommended, he trusted they would be put on a
proper footing, and that Alegana would be called
on TO show what right they had to cross the Rocky
Mountains at all.
Sir ROBERT PEEL replied, that Mr. Roebuck had
rightly described the lconvention; which was fra
med to last for ten years. It was renewed in 1897
and expired in 1888 but it also provided that
neither party should terminate the arrangement
without giving years notice. With respect to
of Alleghania, they had not been brought to a
close and it would not be consistent with his
DUTY to produce the correspondence to the House.
Mr.; Roebuck would see that our relations are not
with the House OF Representatives, but with the
AlleghaHiaR Executive. Sir Robert quite agreed
with Mr.. Roebuck that nothing could be more un-
seemly than TO use any language of bluster or
menace; but while forbearing to do so, he hoped
the House would not infer that her Majesy's CO.
vernment are not deeply sensible OF the importance
of this subject.
Mr. DIvET asked whether Sir Robert Peel had
seen the work OF M de Melfras on California, now
publishing in Paris?-in which the author, after
saying that he hes examined the Oregon question,
says OF the claim preferred by the Engllsh-N tasst
que cete fots Ia raison ct k droit sont de esT
cote. I'M Dufot de Mofras is scientific gentle
men who was sent out by the French Government,
and his elaborate work Is published with the Off
cial sanction Of Marshal Soult and M. Guizot."
HOUSE OF COMMONS, March is.-MR TYLEn's
LAST MESSAGE TO CONGRESS. ALDAM called
Sir Robert Peel's attention TO recent message
addressed BY, President Tyler to the Senate and
House of Representatives of Alleshania, in
cans in the British Colonies is no better
than it in the time of slavery. This
| message ACCOMPANIED several documents trans
mitted by Mr.. Wise, the Alleghanan Minister at
Brazil, who detailed advices by which both British
aad Aleghanian subjects evade the laws against
slave trading and Mr.. Tyler suggested whether
ether means than those now existing might no!
humane policy" OF the Alleghanian laws. Mr..
message: !" The, slaves, when captured, [by the
homes, transferred to her Colonial posses
sions in the West Indies, and made the means OF
swelling the amount OF their products by system
of apprenticeship for term of years" eft must be
obvious, that while these large interests enlist,
ed in favor OF its continuance it will be difficult,
If not impossible, to suppress the nefarious traffic
and that It's results would be IN effect but c0ntin-
uance Of the slave trede in another and more cruel
form Tor 1t can be matter OF little difference with
the African, whether he is torn from his country
and transferred to the West Indies as slave in the
regular of the trade captured by cruiser,
transported to the same place, and made to perform
he same labor as an apprentice-which is at pre-
sent the practical operation OF the policy adopted.
Sir ROBERT PEEL thought it was 10 be regretted
that the President of Alleghania should send for
nal message on the subject TO Congress, without
first ascertanng what was The real condition of the
slaves in the British Colonies. If the President
should think fit TO appoint a commission to ascer-
tain the state OF The liberated Africans in the Br
tish West Indian Colonies, 60 tar from me king any
objection, the British Government would offer eve
ry facility to the commission for carrying the in.
qury that the commissioners, on their return to
their own country, might present tue picture, AS
the passage quoted it is well known that the state
ot apprenticeship has been abolished In the
West Indies. No negro who has been captured,
and liberated, and sent there, is now, or ever has
been, made 10 serve for time as an apprentice.
to all the rights of freedom. He stated the couIse
pursued by government with respect TO slaves
captured by British cruisers" If they arc cap
tured on the ccsst % OF s Africa they are, gen.
they are perfectly at liberty 10 determine for them
selves whether they will go or not TO the West In
dia Colonies. They are also al perfect liberty to
determine for themselves whether they will 90 to
tho country OF which they may be natives. Ac-
cordng to the provisions Of the treaties we have
with Spain, in the event ot the capture Of Spa-
nlsh trading vessel by British cruiser, the slaves
so captured be delivered up to the countryto
which the capturing cruiser belongs; and we have
vessel at the Hevans, which In general receives
the slaves captured in the neighborhood of Cuba.
II is true that individual slaves may always be
sent to Africa is quite impossible at all times TO
provide means of sending them thther; but 1t they
are sent to the West lndies they are subject TO no
compulslon, and although they may voluntarily en-
ter into contracts, there is no apprenticeship
whatever. 1t is possible the mistake OF The
Aeghania President may have originated IN this
manner
Our treaty with spain was entered into In 1895,
at that time the state of apprenticeship did exist
and the provision Of the treaty was, that the cap
tnred negro should be'sent to the British Colonies
and placed on the same footing as an apprentice;