Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-05-08

bATho conventional arrangements which exist be.
tween Great Britain and Spain for their mutual
CO operation Ia the suppression Of the Slave trade
are very imperfectly known TO me but IL is un
derstood that Spain has entered into engagements
with Grea. Britain, il not with France also, TINT
she will use her best excrtiOns to prevent the i'm.
pUrtatOn OF s!aNes into her dOminions. This
pledge, If given. has certainly not been redeemed.
although it is difficult TO believe that the Spanish
Government would resist or neglect the firm re-
monstrances OF these two great Powers, or even Of
Great Britain alone, il she alone has the right by
treaty stipulations to demand Of Spain tue faithful
performance Of duties which she voluntarily as
sumed. Upon the course Of the Spanish Govern.
ment far more depends than upon the must vigor'
Gus blockade for the African coast.
The United States have no suggestions to make
respecting the most expedient measures TO adopt
in Africa with n view to aid the operations OF the
squadrons employed by our respective Govern
monts, or, instead OF them should the conviction
OF their inadequacy to effect the desired object in.
duce the continuance Of their services. But other
means have been suggested by persons intimately
acquainted with the slave trade operations
These suggestions relate to the extension and i'm
p%rovement of the free colonial establishments in
that region, so as to create barriers at the most ex.
osed points and also to the construction Of small
military posts or block houses, 'garrisoned from the
a%ccllmated population, AT Or near the places ~
which the course Of The trade has been directed,
and where the means of interchange. are to be
found.
Your lordsiip. while stating that it is the habit
of vessels on the coast of Africa to hoist the Amer.
lean flag as u protection against the British cruis-
ers, remarks that this precaution does not
protect the SLAYER from visit. but exonerates her
lrum search. The distinction here taken between
the right Of visitation and the right of search,
between al entry for the purpose of examining
into the objects Of q voyage, cannot be justly
maintained upon any recognized principle of the
law Of nations. To the former, Lord Palmerston
in his correspondence with the American Minister
at London, added that 1.-THE vessel must he navi.
gated according to law. To permit a foreign
officer to board the vessel Of another Power, to
assume command in her, to call for and examine
her papers, to pass judgement upon her character,
TO decide the Broad enquiry whether she is navi'
gated according to law, and to send her in, at pleas
ure, for trial, cannot be submitted to 10y an indie
pendent nation without injury and dishonor. The
United States deny the right Of the cruisers OF any
other power whatever, for any purpose whatever
to enter their vessels by force in time Of peace.
In conclusion, / am instructed by the President
to inform your lordship that while he is determined
to execute the treaty Of 1912 with fidelity and
efficiency, he is not prepared. under existing
. circumstances, to enter into any new stipulation
on the subject of the African slave trade.