New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-27

n, n Dnrnobs =. ,bs reoaes, 81 lord John Rassel
postponed his motion relative % the occupHion =, %
man States by the Frsnch and Austrian 'rVp s,;n,
yer gave notice that h would move ior pSpers ~,
N. recsn' establishment of Roman CAfho1o 49,!
in Hand long discussion took place m Oohni' w
the bill regulating he duty on successiors
Mr. French says Ths Tins report m ealing the N'eH
ton Of Her Maestys Government to the hsb;ad iPrs
orment OF shipwrecked sailors and other British SUBJECTS
being persons Of color by the authorities Of South CAROL
moved for copies Of al correspondence the subject
With Her Mses;ys Consn AZ Charleston The law ofsoun
Carolina that free person Of color should BY any
pretence enter the State if they DID they 10 be
brought before magistrate and give bail 10 quit the couu-
try within DAYS Ithey did not they were h an subject
n corporesl punishmen; Or to h sold slaves This ant
ether equally stringent enacents were In his opinion
outrage not only agsnst the bat against the rights
Of man recognized by the universal world IL
for the honor Of a nation ho3 ITSELF high ss America
did that u should act toward other nations in the spirit in
which S,u Carolina acted. But this conduct ouly
against ihe law Of civilized nations but ia drec con
trverton Of treaties entered into between the Supreme
Government Of the United States and Of Canada The
British Government had several times demonstrated
strongly against the continuance OF TINS law and IN 1850
Mr. Mathew was appointed Consul 81 Charleston. aud
that gentleman In his representations 20 The authorities Of
Scu'h Carolina had dwell strongly upon the Injustice 10
which British subjects exposed IN consequence What
thew aked Of the State Of South Carolina had already been
accorded BY another State and he inclined % think
that the Legislature Of South Carolina had % certain
tent admitted the Justice Of the demand and If properly
pressed would grant the request made to them The cor
respondeuce fr which he moved, would show that Mr.
Mathew bad discharged the duties he had been called 10
perform ton with this subject with great credit 10
himself and honor to the country which employed him.
Tie motion for the correspondence then agreed TO-.
In the House Of Lords, on the ih Lord Beaumont in
r.ng r correspondence respecting the State of
South Carolina colord seamen arriving in port assured
their Ior1shps that bringing this subject before them
be had intention Of renewing upon this side Of the
water the angry discussions which had taken place with
reference TO uyOn the other side OF the Atlantic Neither
did he wish TO avail himself Of that opportunity Of decaim
~ .~I sNa.
aon His object was 20 bring the exact state Of the case
under TIE consideration of the House and % point out that
there in his opinion means of removing the existing
difficulties without doing anything whatsoever offensive 20
ihe State Of south Carolina lie would also wish As
the opportunity of expressing hope, from what he had
the proceedings of certain high authorities there
that they taking steps Of their own good will which
might eecuay produce The result which all were DESTROYS
70 see Elected Their Lord.hps were doubt aware Of
the laws with regard to coored arriving in the
Siate Of South Corolra State law eVtan there
Which obliged the sheriff Of the district board every
ship which arrived from any quarter Of the world and
whether putting IN under stress Of weather or in the natural
Orade 90 examine therevere o0lored
beard and he found them 20 seize them 20 convey them
orby 20 the public goal to condre them during the whole
period The ship remained and then t0mNchthem backothe
vessel when she sgaiD about "a ave the place Upon
this subject been by the state OF
South Carolina bat the now in operation that OF 1885
ard he must ask their ordshps to pay attention 10 the date
bees use upon it most nportant question turned IL was
entitled An for more eletualy preventing ree
grres and other persons ofcOlor from entering this State
The first section enacted that should not be- awful for
auy person Of color 10 be brought into that State under
preiext whatever by land by water Il then provided
hat any free negro person Ofcor refusing 70 leave the
State should be- subject 10 eorpore punishment such
ether punishment the court might award and further
provided that if he continued after that corporal punish.
| meut he should be sold by public auction slave
The second section OF the act prohibited any free negro
from coming into port Of the State in any shp cook
&c ard the third seconnlicted any free negro offend
ing against the act Imprisonment and whipping for fret
and the being sold slave for subsequent offence
With view 70 the operation Of the act, it the
If the Sheriff 10 visit every trading vessel that came into
the port Of Charleston snd 10 remove any free he
might find board the aptan being obliged 10 substitute
slave labor for the free labor Of which he thus de
prved The House WAS aware that there existed treaties
between Great Britain and the United States giving cert ain
privileges merchants shpOwners and captains trad
rg with the United States and the question had been
10 the eec, Of these treaties the law to which he had
referred Undoubtedly if the treaties made sub-e
quent 10 the municipal law, the treaties unless special
PROVISION made 10 the contrary must be subject the
municipal law. There q commercial trenty between
Great Britain and the United States dating far back
1873 and that treaty enacted that there should be
between the two States reciprocity in and that
the respective merchants &c should enjoy free
subject 10 thu laws of the country BY an act Of Con
gres in s30 the commercial advantages enjoyed under this
treaty by Great Britain were extended 70 the British West
Indies. II would appear that the British Government al
not interpreted the municipal law Of South Carolina and
the treaty together TO that the law should override
the treaty aud Instructions accordingly Transmitted
| 70 Consul to procure the sanction of the South
| Carolina Government to this Interpretation, The
I
ter and addressed various communications to the Legs
lature Of South Carolina the subject That Legislature
appointed committee 10 inquire into the question, and the
committee reported against any modification Of the law. In
March 1882 occurred the Of Manuel Perer cO0red
person who taken by the sherf Of Charleston from
Slip that had been driven into the hTb0r by stress OF
weather ard put into gaol motion made in the
Federal Court for writ Of habe0s corpus 70 release tbs
prisoner but Il WAS refused and the Governor Of South
Carolina declared, that, had it been granted
be should have instructed the sheriff not TO give up the
] prisCu A aimilar Cagn of subsa.
quen'y attempted to De remeded by similar appeal
tie Federal Court but with equal want OF success and
The only result II COnsus efforts 10 remedy the grew
gnce had been 10 create an extraordinary dre o. fr4
ri, in the mnds OF the South nsas on the subject
II had become quite clear that the 0uly ectua mode Of
dealing with the question to effect, in mode that
taken by the Iegisaare Of South Carolina and indeed
bad already been ntmaed By the Governor Of that
state that but T the anger excited b. our efforts that
Legislature mgbt perhaps have not been indispOsed 10
uooiy th9lxw TO the extent Of simply akDg il compul
sorry ~ lie captains Of vessels in tie port Of Charlie 0n
tokesp their cOoTed sailors board subject any ticket
leave that might be granted By the sheriff Under
circumstances he trusted that our future eudeavors would
be- waving any demand as matter Of right 70 induce the
Legislature Of South Carolina 70 take the initiative in the
vav Of modification Of the law.
TIE Earl Of Clarendon has been greatly pleased with the
tone If moderation in which his noble friend had brought
this subject before theOuse and which certainly cOntrted
IN A striking with the extreme irritation which the
subject bad excited IN the STATE referred Co. Since the no.
be lord bad given notice Of this notion he had looked At
tie correspondence on the subject most yOlumnOu3
spondeDce extending period Of 30 years aud
exhibiting the great difficulties with which this subject had
teen, and unfortunately sti surrounded. The main
difficulty was, that the commercial treaties between this
country and the United States ~ his noble friend N
stated subject by distinct prOyiso % the municipal laws Of
the Individual States lt upon the strength Of this
Trovis0 tat 81 9TH Carolina had through insisted
orCiLg tn municipal Jaw which bis reId had described
ard be must add that the opinion Of the successive law
ces Of this CrOgn whom the point had been referred
was clearly that however unjust and harsh the law nigh.