Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-06-30

The National haelljgencer learns that the
official adyces from England, received by
the last arrival, reiterate friendly sentiments
towards this country, disavow Intentional
offence against its flag, and state that orders
have been issued by the British Government
to discontinue the visits of its cruisers which
have recently given offence to our people.
That Government, we learn. does not insist
on visitation or search as a right but. regar-
ding both nations as solicitous to put an end
TO the African slave trade. it desires a mutual
| understanding or arrangement as to the pro-
per and most acceptable manner of ascertain
ing the character of suspected slavers The
whole tenor OF the dispatches is such we are
informed, as to recognize the doctrine so stea-
Oily asserted by the Government of the
| United States on this subject We conclude.
| therefore, that the differences which have
1 arisen between the two countries are not such
as can not be amicably and speedily adjusted.
The files by the Persia contained no official
| information respecting the searches. In con-
! nectlon with this subject we have, however,
| the following. In the House of Commons ON
| the 10th inst:
| Viscount Goderich asked whether there
was any truth in the statement alleged &c
have been made by Mr.. Mason, United States
| Minister to France that there had been some
communication between the Governments of
England and France upon the subject of the
expectation OF negroes from the ives: coast OF
/ Africa, In the course of which her Majestyis
| Government had informed Count Walewski
that they would not object to the French
scheme for that purpose while the wants of the
British colonies were being supplied by the
Coolie trade.
MIR. Fitzgerald said the attention of the
government had been drawn to the statement
to which the noble Lord had alluded; and he
could only say that there must have been
some very grave misapprehensons as to the
facts on the part of Mr.. Mason. 1t was true
that there had been communications between
her MaJesty's government and the govern
ment of France with reference to the Free
Emigration scheme, as it was termed; but il
had been on our side rather to express our
regret that such a scheme should have been
originated, and still more that it should have
been persisted in. No concessions such as
have been described by Mr.. Mason had been
made by her Majestys government; and there
had been no admission on their part that such
"a course would be proper
Mr.. FOrtescue asked if the scheme itself
was still going on?
Mr.. Fitzgerald said the Government had no
reason to suppose that it had been given up.
but they felt it their duty strongly to point
out to the French authorities the objections
there were to the plan-nOt so much on ac-
count of the treatment the free laborers'
would receive In the colonies Of France when
they arrived there, as on account of the evil
results which the scheme would occasion in |
Africa The noble lord at the head of the
foreign department had proposed that the |
French Government should name person. |
and we another, who snould together in |
qulre into the facts alleged; and to this |
proposal the French Government had as |
scented.
The Paris CJnstltuioneL describes the diff |
Guilty which has arisen between Great Britain |
and the United States on the subject of the |
right of search, and concludes that both ma
tons are in the wTOng-England because she
seeks to 'eXercise control over the Navies
OF the world;" the United States because they
offer plausible motive for the interference
OF which they complain, by engaging in trans
actions condemned by morality" -The state
OF things, says the above Journal, lis GER
lainly embarrassing. Were the other nations
to be raised from the position of simple spec
tators to that of judges, would they not CON
denim both parties? for England has sought to
raise an excess of power into right, while the
United States, who justly claim the indepen-
ience Of their flag, abuse that sacred princi-
pie by tUlcratng the slave trade"
The Paris Patrie says that France does not
now keep her ships on the African coast TO
catch slavers, but to prevent British ships of
war medding with French vessels. 1t declares
such an attempt as watching the coast of Cuba
Is frivolous as yeXatiOus."