The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-24

THE ENGLISH PRESS ON THE SEARCH QUESTION

THE ENGLISH PRESS ON THE SEARCH QUESTION.
Prom London Herald, tEAr Derbys organ) June II
The American difficulty is the third of Lord Palmer
stons legacies to his Whether 1t pre-
pared expr sly {, at hand for when want ii, we,
OF course unable to s. 10 but the question is open
TO very shrewd conjecture. Whatever may have been
the orders which have led to the unwontsd activity Of
cruisers in the Mexican Guffor that activity is
uaquestonable iactthey orders sent out by the
late government not by the present and fancy we
trace their origin Ia the towards the
close Of last year between Lord Napier and General
Cass ia which minister complained of the eminess
OF the American government in its duty Of helping to
suppress the slave tire de- VIGOROUSLY led It is in
American ships sailing under American colors. The
ply OF the United States Secretary could not have been
deemed satisfactory to the British government, which
seems to have been suddenly seized with indispensable
desire 10 put down that particular branch Of the slave
trade which flows into Cuba while showing itself quite
regardless of the slave trade between Africa and the
French West India colonies remarkable illustration of
the atrocities attending which printed Tuesday in
our intelligence from the west coast Of Africa Isit possible
that Lord Pamcrston may have seized the opportunity
crafty personal grud against TIE government Of Tie United
States under cover Of MS kso'rn zeal for the ayueasun " The
slre ha0c2 And orders sent out to exercise the
right OF visitation aud search riyoroy order ezcde
quarrel icM Amajca in which the s'spiritef minister
might have an opportunity Of avenging his humiliation
on the enlistment dispute and perhaps fnd lease
of powers
We are, of course, unable 10 these questions
or to affirm anything the grave point they raise But
know what is said in the United States and what the
circumstances fur they are vet ascertaned do not
contradict Lord Pamerston is held to be answerable
"Whcn, says New York paper, the Herald supposed
to know very we'll what the opinions of the cabinet of
Washington arc ''when Lord Palmenton found that he
could not compel Louis Napoleon to desist from his
scheme Of African apprenticeship the slave trade re-
vived he determined to make great fuss about the
slave question In other quarters in order to attract atten
ton from his failure IN connexon with the French En-
perors plan The suppression of the slave trade is but
pretence "a subterfugc the part Of Pamerston-
carry out his double purpose Of screening his own failure
and INDUCING his spleen against the United States
Whether this be the true solution not time will show
We mention here because important to kno,p schn the Amer
leans think Of the matter.
But however that may be- it is perfectly plain that the
American government never be brought to acknowl
edge the right Of search and it would become the British
nation to inquire and decide how far 1t is worth while
risking war with great and kindred people for the
sake Of contested right like this in promotion Of SO
doubtful Of supervising the slave trade is the
bockaiing squadron The conduct Of England ON this
subject has been most contradictory and results most
unsatisfactory We amoa altogether ruined Wea Indian
colonies By suddenly sessia9 savery and subsequently,
while binding Spain by treaty and payment Of f400,
600 to stop the slave trade in Cuba allow that treaty
to remain dead letter, at the time opening
all important market to the slave grown sugar OF Cuba
at the duties frcc-labor sugar Thus with one
hand we apply the utmost possible stimulus to the Gu
ban slave trade and with the other rae the American
government to the very point Of war by right of
search for the avowed purpose Of suppressing that trade
Can anything be absurd than such position as this
And how can the Americans Spaniards believe in our
single minded desire to put down the abominabe traffic
We SHALL Of course be accused Of revivng projects OF
protection when that the only way put stop
to the slave trade is absolutely to prohibit the mporta
ton Of Cuban sayegrown sugar. II that il not to be
thought Of bockades and right Of search will do little
good and may produce much evil.
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From the London Post, (Iamerston organ) Jane lol
1t is altogether idle to assert that by treaty the United
States has in any shape conceded the right Of visitation
and search either right separately But it be
denied that by the principle OF public law independently
Of treaty the regularly cruisers Of every
State have right to ascertain the nationality Of the flag
under which vessel sails.
From the tone of the discussion which took place in
the House Of Lords Tuesday night we have a very
confident expectation that this dispute will receive speedy
and satisfactory solution II, biere he Briish OFF,
GERS hare only acted to instructions which hare long been
Jor-f they have only discharged difficult duty with
temper moderation, and courtesy good Of the
American people will wAAre persuaded rise superior
that paronablc irritation which exaggerated and nre
statements surely calculated to produce.