Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1851-12-05
WILMINGTON DalAvvA tfazDAY. DaoaaaBnR 5. 1854


$ herewith suh,nilted. together with a cor
J., of a note Of The Acting Secretary Of State
n the Misisier nj The French republic, aud
= the reply Of the latter, on the same suffice
!. These papers will acquaini you with Ii
grounds of,his inierposiion OF the two leai
ing commercial powers OF Europe. Snh wit
the approximations, whrt this Guveramer
r could not fail to entertain that such inlel
$ position, il carried into effect, might lea
e In abnscs in derngaion Of tho marlin
rights Of the United States The martin
: rights Of tie United States are founded o
, firm, secure and well-deinua basis the
J stand upon the ground of National lntlepcn
. ,dence and public law, and will be mainiaia
ed in all their full and Just extent.
:, The principle which this Government haahere
,OioTe solemnly announced it still adharcs 10. an
will maintain under all circumstances and at al
hazards That principle is, TINT in every regu
lary dncumentcd merchant vessel, tho crew VIII
nnyiaata it, and those on board nf it, will filt
their protection in the flag which is over them.-
M American ship can he nllowcdio be visited o
searched for the purpose of asccrtaining the
character of individuals on board, nor can thnrt
be allowed any watch by tho vessels of any for
cign nation over American vessels OF the coasts
Of tho United States or the seas adjacent thereto
- - w y" 'oe, ~ 'n, ~ N'i,'i1usa'"' y, ifonl
w nIil'sn Cia'so .,h'iltS 70 Tue department
o' o'hle, mat ne Is nuiAofAoi 70 nssufs the SEC
,e'aIF u ea'u 'i"t rfs'y cure VIII We 'hAeh mat
" eNveu'is ',c 'u'rutNu MEASURES asi'lS' '''e
Mlieh ',r oil,'u stairs
protection of any government, ne interference
shall take place with tie lawful commerce of any
hatioh,
IN uauillnn TO ihe eorFaspnn 'ehce on tli's SUI
Jet hcrewl'n sunmtten' ohi'iai ini9r'natlon nus
oeen receiFeu at the department. oi 9tiie' ei as
surahces W inc prenrh government mat IN tho
oruers gwen 10 tue fehcii haSa' ip!ces,tAp3 Wsff
expressly instructed IN any operations they might
engage IN, 10 respect tue nag OF the uhl'ed states
wherever II might appear ana 10 commit no ac'
VI u nos.''i.y upon any Nessei Ut a'iha'henl unue'
i's p.o.eo'i'n'
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f~d c.J n"rs.s. ssss,i,r n, ''c ~ NY
S.sSSi d;s,ha,ae ther resnertiye duties aud fs
rn;ltt If M violotion Of our laws. This is the
adn,iilcI lnw of nations. and no country has
docnor intercst in maintaining i, than the United
S,atcs Onr con,nercn spreads over every sea
and visits every CLING. and our ministers and
c,nsri, aro ,rro;ntcJ n nrotsct the interests of
~, ,o,nr,.rrn nc vol a. 10 guard the peace OF
thc country and maintain the honor Of is flag.
M, nov c,n ,hrv diseharre these duties unless
Ibev be ,bpmaelycs protected; and, if protected,
L mnst bo l,y nc laws of the country in which
they reside. And what IL due to our own public
e,nc,ionarns res;iin in loreirn nations is exactly
,ha uoasnre of what ia Jue to the iunctionares
of o,Lnr governments residing here. As in war,
,ho hc.rcrs nf n,as of truce are sacred, or
olso ,,ars r,onld he intertpinabic, SO in peace,
o,,hossaIors nuldic ministers, and consus,
.harred r,,th friendly national intercourse, arc
nbircts Of e,Decial respect and protection,
yL .asr,,l, f., ,be righta belonring to
IL r,mt anJ stotion. In view Of these i'm
,nr,an, nrindiples. il is with de-p modification
,,,I .o,rIs, annnunre In vou that, during the
eyci,e4an, craving ont Of ihe executions al Ha.
H. ',ce or her Catholic msiesly's consul
Vana ."e uines " ,'.a ssso,lsd Ly tnoh his
..-s.s,. Ias,roysJ ,he Snanish ilaq found in
p a. oarr;ed ,,f- and tnrn IN peices. and he
,'....aIS ;oJced IN dee lar his personal safety.
,,,'iot ha snnnn,ed M he in DANCER. On re.
"ilN', ~ I,tflta,ca or bese evenis fnrthwtlh
IL as,aro or ,he IJnited STATES resi-
, 80" " o,ia,rs T., ,nonire into The racis
u'"T o. az -, ,f ,he necsnlarv lass sustained
a.,u 'ne n,h ,ha infen,inn Of la,ine Them
py .',s ~, ,i,a, W, mighi mage nrovisicn for
.,.n irdnr,rity T., him as a iusr regard for the
suon ''eeuin.y -. Il, rs,snsc, rhich s dine
noun, W sGe "",rs ,sr n,;eh, in vour Indictment
!" iie""'y ,l','a cnrras snNndsnrr rnnn
seem 10 Iequ,,e. ,n, Ssor.,ars ',r SAFE nd
p'N su"JI' s;s.,y,, minister nIeninotentarv
W ne. oS.i,.'S .'A ,,'!!n,;',oI
IS ne'ewun u"ns'., NJ, n,,a,,,s hoe ,cl mn tn
Inc Occurrence AZ IS ,,,'r +. ro,
give my a.'Y,l''om sd,,s ~ W. nins,nr, md can.
ea.u 70 |,u's" ,.,,s,ation or tho country is d.
suls' 'hN INC a;thor a. ,o
'ent n not pio'ln.ns sun, NJ c4rsni. ,l,sre.
o'ec'loh OF le 'u''sn.s' ~ ,l," ',ail.ratn,
i,fs reeomniehD 'n' su'9''' " '''
OF congress ;,,.;,,l A., o,os,;o,
X"nr attention Is ssa,n ,, ii'sJ -,ptes,n
OF reciprocal .faue putMee" Wv o,,,
Canada anu oinet pt'''sn pussess'Yns isa. H.;
lrnn'er; o'yi'u'.s ,o. c-s,, h,,p.;,i,.c H.,
suuJse' ,i n,'V u.''i p,i,'ii,r, L,, i sncms Il
]asis ,n"nr 1sv rc,ro Is nreferaSe that the ma.,sl