MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, COMMUNICATING ...COPIES OF THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THAT OF GREAT BRITAIN, ON THE SUBJECT OF THE RIGHT OF SEARCH; WITH COPIES OF THE PROTEST OF THE AMERICAN MINISTER AT PARIS AGAINST THE QUINTUPLE TREATY, AND THE CORRESPONDENCE RELATING THERETO.

29th Cong., 1st Sess. SD377. 1846. 248pp, disbound, light fox. Very Good.

A detailed review of "the state of things on the coast of Africa," the activities of England in "checking the African slave trade," and the roadblocks to establishing a treaty with the U.S. in that regard. British board-and-search tactics, so reminiscent of the objectionable practice that helped bring on the War of 1812, were a major obstacle to such a treaty. Item #4021

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