The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-08-10

other after Il had. The Administration
(Mr. Van. Buren'-) accepted the compen.
ssilon and acquiesed in the refusal, in the I
case OF the Eaierprize, without remon.
STRANGE or protest, ard thus waived our
right and admitted the absurd and danger.
ous principle, on which the refusal vas
placed.
What the Administration shamefuily o.
mi,ted 10 do, resolved 10 do through the
Senate, ifpossIble, and with tina, view, and
IN order to perperuale our claim Of right
moved 10 the Senate, in 1910, the three
following resolutions, and succeeded in pas
sing them BY unanimous vote, with some
slight amendment, Col. Benton voting for
them, but not standing BY me, as he saws,
for be never uttered word 10 their support
Resolped. That ship or vessel on
the high seas, in time Of peace, engaged in
lasful voyage, Is, according TO The laws
OF nations, under the exclusive Jurisdiction
OF the State 10 which her flag belongs, as
much SO as if Constituting part OF lie own
domain.
Resolred, Tha, if such ship or vessel
should be forced By stress OF weather, or
other unav oidable cause, into TIE por, Of
friendly power, she would, under the same
Laws, lose none Of the rights apper,a!ning
TO her on the high teas but, on the con.
trary, she and her cargo and persons on
board, with their property, and all The righ his
belonging 10 their personal relations, as es-
tablished by the laws of the State TO which
they belong, would be placed under the pro-
lection, which the laws Of nations extend 10
the unfortunate under such circumstances.
Resolred, Tha, the brig En.erprze;
which was forced unavodably by stress Of
weather into Port Hamilton, Bermuda Is.
land, while on lawful voyage on the high
seas, form one part Of the Unon to another,
comes within The principal embraced in the
foregoing resolutions and that the seizure
and detention Of the negroes on board by
the local authority Of the island, was an act
10 violation OF the laws Of nations, and high
ly unjust 10 our own cllizens 10 whom they
belong"
Such vas the condition in which the ed
rninistra,ion OF Mr.. an Buren, left these out,
rsgeous cases. They never we're brought
to The notice of The public, and the princi.
pie hrs. con,ended for ~as surrendered, and
tina, maintained by Great Britain IN The
case OF the f l,erprze al ..sced IN; ~ &,
q course, all claims Of compensation on the
part Of the owners rendered hopeless. The
following administration had nothing to
stand on, but my resolutions and the vote
ofihe Senate in their favor. II then "the
Ill fated osbers" we're sacrificed, it was not
by me. Their case was rendered hopeless
by the preceding administration, with which
Mr.. Benton was intimately associated, and
10 which be acauesced for he never rails
ed bis voice IN their favor 10 the long period
OF ten years. during all which time his voice
might have been potential. turn now TO
explain what was done in reference to this
subject BY the negotiation, which ended in
the Ashburton treaty, aud how much the
South, which be accuses me as having aban
donei, has gained b. Il. For that purpose
! insert an exirsc! from my speech on The
,fea;y-
:" Such vas The state OF the facts, when
TO these cases; and 1t remains now 10 be
shown 10 what state 1t has lief, The IN. In
the frs. place, the broad principles o. the
Law OF naiious. on which placed our right,
10 my resolutions have been clearly stated
and conclus.vely vlndica,ed in the very be
letter Of The Sec elary OF State, which has
strengthened cur cause no, a little, as well
from as Intrinsic merit, as the quarter from
which /. comes. In the next place, We
have 40 erplici, recognition of the prlnci
pies for which We contend, 10 the answer
oil Lord Asbburton, who expressly says
that, o. The great general principles, al
tecting this case" 1.-The Creoie) "ihey do
DO. difr = and that Is followed by "an co.
gagemen! that Instructions shall be given
10 the Governors OF her Majes,y's Colonies
on the Southern borders Of the L. States,
to execute their own laws with careful al.
ien;ion 10 The wishes OF their governneGl
10 miinsln good neghborhood and that
there shall be no olhcIous interference with
American vessels driven by accident or
violence into their ports. The laws and
duties Of Hospitality shall be executed -
Tbs pledge ~as accepted by our Executive,
accompanied by the express declaration o.
the President, through the Secretary Q
Safe, that be places his reliance on thost
principles Of public Law which had heer
slated IN the note Of the Secretary Of State.
Here we have positive acknowled- rnenl
of the principle, which the administration
OF Mr.. Van Bdten had abandoned and a
pledge that necessary measures would be
taken 10 prevent similar occurrences IN
future, and the laws and duties Of hospital
lily be executed. Nov when add, that
oil the, thus far, has been faithfully execu
ted, may assert with truth. that you gain
much, far more than | had hoped, consid
efing the Stale 10 which the subject bad
been left by The preceding administration,
So much for the charge, tina, had aban
doned you on tho occasion, and the asser
lion OF Col. Benton that he had stood by
the Ill f,,cd owners"
have nov repealed all the charges, in