Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-02-15
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WAsHISeroS, Feb. 10, 1865.
The President has approved aud signed the JOINT
\ resolution -
That the notice given by the President to the
government OF Great Britain and Ireland 10 tethi-
nate the treaty Of 1917 regulating the .nava force
up,n the lakes is hereby adopted and ratified as II
the sans had been authorized by Congress
This is preceded by the declaration
That the peace Of our frontier is now endangered
by hostile expeditions against the commerce OF the
lakes and by other acts of lawless persons which the
naval force of the two countries allowed by the ex
isting treaty may lee insufficient to prevent.
Mr.. BROOKS OF y. Z. on THE MONROE DOCTRINE
In a debate on the report concerning the ''pesce
conference, sent in by Lincoln to the Yankee
House, Mr. Brooks, of n. Y, used the following
language:
lie (Mr. BroOkS) in favor OF an armiStice.-
Some day or other this war must end, and prior to
that there must be an armisice. lie regretted that
the President had not Svsiled himself OF the Oppor-
tunty recently offered to grant an arulistice, behcv
ing that il this had taken place, peace would have
followed. There things now Ia progress ON
this continent which imperiously require an arms
tice or friendly accommodation between the North
and the SOUTH so that we can resist, by combined
operations, the European encroachluents IN North
America aud in this connection he referred TO the
fact that SnalOa Sonora, chihuahua, Durango and
Lower California are occupied by the French, I'M
Mexico for a debt originally only one hundred and
twenty live thousand dollars. This subject coHSid
erng the geographical, pSliical and material Inter
ests involved, was certainly of more Importance 10
the House than che abstract question of slavery
This administration had done and could do nothing
in the wav OF resistance TO the foreign encroach-
ment. Ii the Memorial DiptOmdtiQUe-the highest
authority in European circles-ls right, Secretary
Seward has given quasi support TO the overthrow
OF the Mexican republic by Macmillan, supported
H.. a - aTaHi i'm fhuf mar
IN September or October last, that our domestic
Notwithstanding the eiectiOns-prevented the
recognition OF the new dynasty set up IN Mexico.
Hence our MnIeter-Mr. COTwin-obtainedl leave 10
come home, in order 70 avoid having any represen-
tive of our country near the liberal or Juarez gov
eminent. Mr.. Brooks argued 10 show the impOr-
tanceTof peace between the North and the South,
in order that both may practically unite in tie
maintenance Of the Monroe doctrine.
YANKEE ENLIsTYENrs N MADAGASCAR.
The Herald contains the following european in
telligence
The ship KafIraria has arrived at Falmouth. The
Hatiraria'S dates From port Natal, Dec. I All
goa Bay, Dec. ~; Cape Town, Dec. %; St. Hele-
ma, Jan. l Madeira, Jan. 20.
An alleged attempt had been made at the Cape
to enlist soldiers for tie Federal army, bit ,cithout
success. Mr.. Wehrhan opened an office for Gas
sisted Emigration" TO America and took down the
names of some four or five hundred persons. His
proceedings were exposed by the South african
IqcertiSer and Null but it was some time before tho
authorities interfered. They did so nj last. Mr..
Field, Emigration Superintendent, went ON board
the Merrimac, an Amer icau vessel, by which the
emgrants were TO leave. Mr.. Field at once saw the
vessel was not adapted TO carry emgrants, and con-
dumned her accordingly Mr.. Wehrhan subsequently
published advertisements prove the genuine char
actcr of his enterprise rs an emigration scheme
On Saturday, December Il, he was apprehended on
a charge of violating the Foreign Enlistment act
He was then liberated on his rccognzance to answer
for the offence on the following Monday On tue
Monday he did not appear, AMI it was supposed hc
lett the colony by vessel which sailed Tor New
York on that. day The American Consul at the
Cape in No way identified himself with the scheme.