Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-07-22
The Right Of Visitation-The Con-
troversy Closed.

troVersy Closed.
Tie Washington correspondent. of the, as
sociated press, June 24;h, telegraPhed as
follows:
"Mr. Dallas, in the course Of bis dispatch
dated the sth Of June, alluded to conver-
sstion which he had with Lord Malmesbury
to whom, following the spirit OF his instruc-
tions, he declined to make any concessions
whatever in relation to "visit or search -
and he was about to end his letter with the
report of an unfavorable issue of the inter-
view, when he was agreeably surprised with
sudden change in affairs, and Lord NAL
mesbury himself, al the request of Mr. Dal-
las, wrote the minutes of another cohvet.
ton, in which he fully accepted the doc
triie in the letter of Secretary Cass, Of the
10th of April, as sound international law,
and in no way conflicting with the treaty
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The correctness of this statement is con-
6rmed By the Washington Union.
The Union, of J une 9th, also says:
alt is not our purpose to run through the
negotiations which have taken place be-
tween General Cass and Lord Napier in
this city since the 10th Of April. IL is
enough to say, as lee ee.understdnd the present
aspec: of the question, that Lord Malmesbury
nop declares that Her MGjesty's Government
recognise the principle of International lav as
laid dopn By General Cass in his note of the
IOh of Apsa, and that nothing in the treaty
of 1912 (the Ashbgrton treaty. supsrSedes that.
iau."
Again: 80
at is, then, ,cih no ordinary eradication
that ,ce announce the final settlement Of this
long standing and troublesome dispute by the
prompt and maKly disauornal of any such
right by Lord Mainnesbury, and his distinct
recognition of the principle Of International
law, so explicitly laid do,On by General Cass
to Lord Iapier." -.
The principle referred to was stated BY
General Cass in his despatch OF 10th April
as iollows:
THE President of the United States. IN
his annual message to Congress, in Decem-
Der, IS4l, denounced his pretension TO detGiH
and tramiRs American ressels as an interpO-
LutfOH GItO LHe UtoI uLtHc COuC " Htc ~
uh,ch the United States rould not submit
The years which have passed since this au-
thoritave declaration, marked as they have
been By repeated remonstrances against
these aggTessions, while they have added
nothing to the strength of the claim, have,
serv ed but to confirm the Government in
their determination to oppose it. No change
of name can change tie Illegal character Of
the assumption. S,arch or risit, 1t is equal
iy an as<a4 4H uron TIE independence Of na-
tiOnS"
In subsequsn. article, the Union says:
m,ord Napier is distinctly advised that
the Government of England recognize as
sound those principles of International law
which have been laid down by Gen. Csss,
in his note Of the 10th of April. to the
British Minister in this ci,y-principles
which he supports by the authority of ord
Stowell the Duke Of Wellington; and
that the British Government also ADMIT
that there is nothing in the treaty of Is42
THE Ashburton treaty1 with the United
States, which supersedes tina: law
THE dispatch to Lord Napier from Lord
Ma mesbury is substantially the same as
the record of a conversation between the
former person and Mr.. Dallas, which We
have heretofore made public. The present,
h5rerer, comes TO Gtnerdl CaSs in an Gg-
thentic and 21iciaL shape from Lord NdPisr
kimSeit, and may therefor. be treated as the
end Of The sea rch controversy"
By the Arabia We have reports of dis
cussion in Parliament on The subject.
"rarl Malmesbury deeply regretted that
the efforts OF England to suppress the slave
trade had not been seconded BY other ma
tons With regard to the late unhappT
differences, he had admitted 10 tie American
Government, as a question Of lnterndtlond!
lar, that England ,rds moi entitled TO insist
upon The right of search"
He added that, from conversation with
the American Minister, there was every
reason to believe hat some understanding
would be'had for clearly verifying the na-
tionality of vessels, without risking breach
of International law. .,.s
In the House of Commons, June 18th,
NJ. Fitzgerald, in reply to Mr.. Bright, sta
ted that tie Government, acting under the Gd-
wee Of the Croirn lattyer,. had girer up the
right of search and Of riSit in time of peace:
but the Government had invited America to
join in maintaining an ocean police. 1t was
under consideration whether the squadron
should be xthdrawn from the Cubah wat
ers, and re placed on the coast OF africa, sEi
instructions had been sent 10
of cruisers, enloining the
strictest caution and prudence.
The London Times OF the 18th inst, IN q
leading article cungratulates the British
Ton hdoiRg taken the ddriee Of
he la,C officers of The Crown. rchose decided
opinion IS, that by the International iaT, thct
nation has no rishto search--no rish. Of us
iiqtion uiaisrcr in time Of peace. Upon
that opinion (it srysl Lord Derby. and bis
colleagues are prepared to act. No Ea3lish
rRissr kdS tIe smallest r'oit 10 interfere ;siti
lay ship bedriqc the fag Of the Uaitsd Siatss,
,arc in so far as that right has been eoatsr-
red -
RsruRY AFTER FORTY SIX YEARS Az
ewburypurt Herald says that
the old residents OF Ward One, were not
little surprised on rhursday last BY the ad-
vent IN their midst Of MIR, Peter Fudge,
after an absence OF iorty-six years. II was
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