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1 IsthCONGRESS,[70-1,,lidScSSI(o.~~~~~~~~~ ~~.REiPORTlOfthzeCo7 InmiltcXto)wh7 FOmTwLasregfcrcdlSOimuChcifthle1rCSidelt ~ 'sSu,"C/fthe7thrifJDecemiberlast,(s7clal testotheSpiprcssionLofIlICSiave'i'rwl( , !,andco:nmiLLcdtothecornmittccofthewhole HtouseontlicstatcofthcVidnon,TbeCommitte eontircSuppressionoftircSlavcTrade,towho mwasreh'rredsomnuchofthePresident'smessa ge,ofthle 7thlDecemberlast,asrelatestothatsubject, lhaveaccordingtoorder,hadthe5;moiiriderc orrsi(ld'ationr,andrespectfullyREPO0RT:T hiat,pur-soanttotlealmostunanimnousreque stoftre1otuseofReprcscrvitatives, ,38!;,tileri'-srdHrtiftilieUntitedStatus cornchiide(daconventionw-ithi(6hmrtBr' ,IofMar'ch,illtilefolO'illgyeal,byivwicl ithe,Air'licamslavetradewasdelnliltocedt obepiracynu11delrtileLawsofhtlhlcoiiIrie s; ,bytheirMvt-edekitactof'tile15iioh'wMay, 1820,-allditbeingunderstoodIe-tNucnfliec o)nitrac-tiingpai-ties,asapr'leimioiaryt otileratificationloftheconver:tioinbytil eUnited,States, ,ii11).)))]

2 Ntof,he-1'arI!iallielit, ,anolinaccordneC% 'h,declalingtileAfricanslavetrladtoIepir acyar:(lminexirigtoitthepena;ltydenioult redagainstthiscrime!tileC0i1hiiliilawof' 'thisactwastransmitted,byluhe] , ,bythlePresident,totIreSenate, (ion1vasapprove(lbytireSenate,withcertai nqnalifi-catio:is,toallorFich,exceptone, GreatBritain,Submodo,acceded;icr(Govei-m ilmelitIlavinginstructeditsMinisterinWas hingtontotelcer,totireaccepttirceortireU nitedStatesatreatyagreeing, , ,theriessage(iftilreP'esidenttotile,hous eofRepre-oltalties,jr-c) "1nottobeoifSurtiirienrtImagnitudetodefe atarnjectsojicartothehenrtofbothnations, "astheabolitionofthe[70]Afriranslavetiad le.";artdso(lesirable,totilefiijetdsollu tnallittthrouri"Ionttiletorld.)))))

3 'HotthePresifelntfurtheraddls.''that,aso *jeriiollstotirwprinciplerecornirmendedb ytilInoiseof' * (pesiiseparablferomit,and(whicharemirder 'stoo( ,whichmay( (ovisidalrP; (ldthl!i(I)('1S0iioofralio\'\Colovenitio , " ( (l!edcoilnvertion, , ;tilelatter, ~ity,. 'tileactofCongressor1820,makingthleslave tradepunishableaspiracy, ,entitled"Anacttocontinueit]forcetheactt oprotectthecommerceof'theUnitedStates,ar l(dpunishthecriineot'piracy,atid,also,to makefurtherprovisiorttopunishtilec' ,"cainetotileIlouse-orRepresentativesoil tile27thofApril,I8_O,all(] ,refcrtedtoacommitteeoftilevhiole,tnowhi chhadbeenreferredabillofsimilarpurportal idtitle, ,theCointioitteeotltilesuppressionof'th' ,;totheSeniate'sbill:also,abilltoiltcor' , 'whichlrelatcdtotheobjectsortiattSociety ;buttthefirstof'.)))))))))))

4 Congtess,requestedtthelPr'esidlenti-toco nisultandnegotiateNvitlhallthegovernment swheremillistet'sof'tileUniitedlStatesar e,e,'Shallbe,accr'edited(,oilthelialelts of,'(l'e('tilr11aeliti'eandiimmme(liatca i)olilionortheAfricanS1ave'L'rade.''Thea rmendatorysectionsdlenouncedtheguiltandp ellaltyolpilracyagailristanycitizensorth leUiiteidStates,oftihcrewo1'coMnhi)ar-ro lranyiv11einlvesselhK-tildanyper'soilnwv ateveloftileC(te\ 'intiiistraffic.'Tlieatlneri( ,alOngwithtilexl)larlatol'yreport,wlihih accoompllhriiedlthemti,mvCreI'efelt'rIto tilecomtllitteeoftileINlloleahovernentio llted:andotlthelthiof,thesamemIotitil,th elnilsepr'ocee~ (idissugsionillthecorm-1litte(,tile1pilv cvbillatditsalltendldlleltshavillnbeenad opte(l,wererepjolte( ( , :hiellotlits).)))))))

5 Ssatge,' )le(tolliltittilebilltoaselectcootmtmitt ee, 'the,(inieillmerit,rlhbillthenpassed,and wvasuileicrdtolbex'etr'lined,asaumeded, ,amnotioniI)p'evailedto(disclhar;ctileco millitteeoftho'^vhioveI' (cc(omIpilJnlieditilerollot.;andtilcjilr ticiiInruesolifuitl,a1lreadvec~ilClilenl uniidelcol(lrileratioll,totrythleselneof tilholhlosooilitsim-lCits,it,wasiimovedl tolayitOnililetable-.'I'CyeaLs;1liinavsh iiil-,ge'ellorl'(redoil0tiiiSmliotioni,i twasrejc' )iWolletileiesoillion,tilltile1eliSiMigo rsecColndsCssioll(IA' 'ess,andthiisproposalbeingalsodetermined illthenegative,fileiesolutioiiwtaseii-ro ssc(, , )iracybill'.'-'l'eainendmenictsorthisbil ltinder'wentlikescrutiny,anddebacle,inth leSenate,Uiii(lVC'CliahlllYC1 CUiTi'C( 'teletheywerereceivedfromitheHouseofRep1 )r'eseintatives,withoutaiiy( ,jouiii'lof'that[louse.)))))))]

6 'T'lleresoliutionWhichhiadbeenrceivc(lbt heSenate, ,wvasricadasecond(timeonlthei5tho01 Mal,wasftirtdiertalkeiuipall( 'thcwhole,re,oriteltotileHousewithoutani oiidment.,an(IordPered,al' , ]3iutthisbeingthelastday1oltilhdsessiono rCongrc-ss,aiidasinigl)1nemberobjctingis it(ilitwVaIS, "itremainedonltiletailleoftihatbody,.onl itslinal]adijournlent,afteran}intef' ,againstwhiiiclhmnanyo)f'thefriendsofthl cresolltiollFeltthemnseli'escomiipel;Id, .bytlheirinlyariablcusage,to, , ' ;irtotheExecutive, 'tPcties; ( , 'Acoteinporavyexpositionofte6o1)jectorti leamendilmentsortie-piracybill,alnd( 'epi' , 't, ,andwhichisheretoannexed(A). , (Ic-signie(ltointro(ldice,hytreaty,intot ilecodeofiniteriiationlIaw.)))))))

7 ,a, ,aholilionofthleAlm'icanslavetrade, ,-andtreatedaspiracy1 JVthlecivilizedWvori( ,joint,,and( , ,thesubjectofitwasrevivedilltheHouseotli epiesentatiNes,ataveryearlyp)eriodof'til eslicceedillcewssioliof'U(ongi'ess,bya( , *111'e-oftflieUnitedlStaites1h, (011!H('l(((theco-ope)('a1tionllof'hiA11 ) ;a.:, ' (flw'thedg'aprol1(1i('iCoiII:!. '1ut0o-iz'illntlepracticeof aqIalifihdlatldrecipr! 'T' ) ~ol;tii, ;"the1'Presidrultof, (dive'1iSuitableantiproper"-witho(1 Coi'1ilorleortileIillarifOliepowersofEur opje,forthceffectualabolitionoftheACnica nslavetrade."(11)rThIieUniledlStatesladl ,I) ,enteedlintoa1)1'-mnalstilmlationivilihG reatBiitain,"tlhatbothtleCmil'.r' "Thefailureoftheonly* ( (lateorthisreport,togivee(12cttothisprov ision,beingascriable,inpart, (lconductofoneGI'tileprin.)))))))))))))

8 (ipalmaritimlie)o)ers5ofEurope,i,,relati ontothlesametopic,tilecommitticcreferred totiledecisionofSirWilliamScott,initheea seoftheFrienclhShlipLeLouJis,todem1onstr atethatGreatBritaiinclaiin-edlnorightofs earchli,illpeac,blutsuchlastileconsentof tlierna-tionsshouldaccourldtoherlbvtreat y;adillsoughtitbyat'.ii'exthall-e,inthis tranquilmode,forthcbeneicent}purposeof' (Certainfdcts,(disclosedbythedillomnatic correspondenceofFranceantE'llg' ,intheriitikshCourtofrAdmircalty,werecal culatedtogmardthesyUripathliesofAmericaf roibeillnguiSgUidl'dbytilheIaguageofthle flormelp(Wel'.Thepainiultilwaselicited,t hatFiancehadevadedtheex(rO-lionofherproi seatVieiina, ,lngoaftertiledateotthatpromise,tolerate d,if' (indenouncingtobetileol)i)roi'riinmofChr istendomn,anrdwhichshehadsubsequentlybou ndherself,bytheIihighie'o0)li-ationsofas olemntreaty, \ 'theFrenchnation,havenotimpairedtileforc cofthisteslimly.)

9 \Vhatauthoritycanbeaccord-c( ,iiiapologvforithlebreachofitsjpliglhted faith,thatitssubjectsrequiredtheindulgen ceoftllisguiltytrallic!TheEnperoiNapoleo n,whore-establishedthiscommerceontheruin softheFrenchRepublic,alsoabolisheditagai llwhenh-esoughttoconciliatethepeopleofFr ance,duringthattransientreign, ,ofthle15thofJanuary,1S22,thlesamesubjec twasathird[70]5timcebrouglitdirectly' ;tothedefectsofanyof,tile,existinglawsfo itsSOjJressiotO,amirtotheirappr)iopr'iat er' )stfiction,ontim12thIrAprI, ,afterhaviiigCollsilitedaIIlthtcvi-( ,theyarebro-tighittotileillriliuiiilconi clusiton,that(lietralficlprevailedtoagre aterextentthaniever,andwvitilitt-cr(ased inalignitythatitstotalslippressioll,orev ensensiblie(dimn-inritioni,cannotbeexpec tedfromtheseparateanddisutnitedeffortsof oncormorestates, !)))

10 Iitfromdct" ,therefore, , *'canl-"'notdonlitthattilepreopIleofAmei icahavetieintelligeircetodistiri-i6"'isi ,ietwveeliiorititofseatrcinigiaiteutlral oiltirelhighsaeit) ' ,;.ndthatmuritual,re-Stlicted,andpeaceci ri(ccessionlbyt( ,srrgLcstedibytilfCommlililitteeC, 'itii; '11* ' 'zlnelywhichlthevrecomimienideldtotireIl eThiseIUi'jresrtaticvesti'p':.,pzoisodLh eexerciseiiIIleairlthuntyOfother(of,alit itreirofIrepvexiiiiot; (dWhichtlH(e;had1;Iresnluwedtoslugges".s *iadllithiei-ioexistedinthat(depart-iire rit.'T'hleirreport,alsoaiilre;e(l,cised' (Iith1esoltionidifferiurgiilJIG; , (eoftireSenrate,Iorthcieaisunalreadysug- geste(l,(U.) ,amesolh-lionwassubmittedtotuelHouse,whi chvasevidentlyapiattolthesamiesystemolmc asuves,fortisp(oioftlueslavetra(le,which haidbeenbegunbytheactoftileZ'dofMairchi, >bytilecoiniectedlseriesof'reportsaiidIr solutio; ,mcspir~ ,inproposingtomalketireslavetaldepiracy, bytheconsentofmankind,soughttosuil)a)lnt ,byameasureofgreater,ri-gor,tirequalifie dinternationalexchangeofthlerightofsearc hFortileapprelhensionoftheAfricanslavede aler, :asvy:teniofwriichexperienceandti.)))))) )))