, 1866-01-15

law hat she WIS setzcd On tbs 1slh Of tho same
H,onth nd hasn possession ot By tao; ome,ss @
9s p BE- - po..et5 = tRsh 4 sssa raus e
ont four tays to prosecute The inrssH2snoo
betore nes h.ie:tys tep seeatats.o vas "a ,o Dc,
reached, md desired the PROCESS 10 BE- stopped.
When compare ihe cesGity Of thus enectlvs pro.
eee1tng with ths feeble natule Of TIE p:ooesa that
lbs Btidsn authority, Wills give due csedt 10 Her
Ma}eatyB Government ioz GOOD iutantiuns. 1t secus
diMcult to assent to .he view which his Lotdahip
.s hs insdaeJ us q he eslaion d hs pecti,e ns
tione, Ia my event, cannot but think that u1urs
ha-nouy would hare been much motu eefininly &C
than b. an endearoE, altes great tnju1I bag been
done to prove that It might not under any circuu1-
stances. h5ve been aFtlted. .---.,,-
tut It would appeaf supefauous TO pursue th's
Investigation further In tie view Of the fact that
sho,bcr these provisions OF the American law Wefe
OF Wero not effective, Il nerer was part Of ny H.
stzuetioue 70 urye toe adoption upon aeE AAlestys
cxpedlency Of having recourse TO such additional
measures as It might think proper TO choose to the
end OF making the AVs Of Great Britain more eftc-
tive And 1t was In that form only that Her MajeH
ty's'Goytznment decided to decline tho proposa1.
Ths deeision Wis not agatnat the saopsion or the
lsw Of The United States. It was against doing
Neither IN presenting ths argument which have
been called 70 do In the course OF my duty here can
I for moment permit IN implication that ny gov
Rs has a ssh Or ~ah
suues, without na,1ans from any previously recog-
nlzed authority practice, the existence OF Nh ez.
tent Of obligation on The part Of nentsals towatd
menI Of free country eon1d have power. though
acting With entire good hith. punr'ually 10 fnl9L
feel very sure that ny country is quite y Jealous
OF the preservation Of the true PRINCIPLES ofrcedo
a. Great Britain ie, Or ever has been and further,
fully believe that neither government would consent
to E1ve to the term that At1trde which would en-
courage the power OF doing wrong with pe1toes M
The suggestion which his Lordship has been
pleased to make towards tho close of hs note Ok
Improvements in the statutes Of both nations, 20
the end that greater seentiiy may b given to ne
ssfs y s s more 9uh n IT, i Ssa e ess, Be- IL
my Government from the outset OF the war 10
obtaIn Is yet one which eahnot but receive with
great respect, and which shall transmit to ny
a:e soand now, am at loss TO perceive why they
did not avail during 4 period when my country
could have felt The benefit Of them. I trust
It has given me heretofore 10 wltness the evil con
sequences that ensue IRON the alienation Of fentl-
mcnt that has grown ont OF this struggle between
people Of The zane race, and how cneerlally vel.
ion Ton i@edste}y befers m; me- cannot ioebsss to
shat !he legi.l.aon Of tbs tvo Counties il now
equally inefIucioua-whIch cannot entertain for
moment. On the contrary, the necessity for some
action 10 future seems 10 me 10 be imperative. be-
cause that legislation as 1t now stands Ia not coeI
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