Transcription of CONGRMS) REPRESENTATIVES. 18t - ibiblio
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36 THCONGRMS) :E.[ ]MA1AY31, ,fromtheCommitteeonthleJudiciary, , ,beingabilltoamendanactentitled"An,actin additiontotheactsprohibitingtheslavetrad e,"togetherwiththemessagesqfthePresident oftheI/niediStatesrelativetothecaptureof theslaversildjire"and"WYilltiam,"nearthe coastofCuba,havinghadthesameunderconside ration,Tespectfullyreportliytheactentitl ed"Anactinadditiontotheactsprohibitingth eSlavetrade,"approvedMarch3,1819,thePres idefttof'theUnitedStateswasautihorizedl, wvheneverlieShoulddeem,itexpedient,tocau seanyofthearmedvee1sof'thtehUnitedStates tocruiseonlanyOftilecoast",ot'theUnitedS tatesortheTerritoriesthereof, 'Afriaorelsewhere,wherelemaonyjldgdattem ptsmaybemadetocarryottthleSlavetradebyci tizensof'theUnitedStatesincontraven-tiol noftheactsof'CongressprohibitingtheSame, andto-i
TIHE SLAVE TRADE. hibiting theslavetraffic wereenacted. Bythe8tharticle ofthe treaty between the United States and Great Britain ratified on the 9th of August, 1842, and known as the "Ashburtontreaty," the contract- ing parties mutually agreed that each'should prepare, equip, and maintain in service on the coast of Africa a sufficient nav l force to enforce separately and respectively the laws ...
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