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noble Trend gave yesterday. But, my lords, how
ever much this might under ordinary circumstances
have been the case felt certain, in the OF my
noble friend that his sense OF public duty, and his
init nate knowledge OF the great interests at stake.
would prevent him from adding anything to the
difficulties with which the question is already sur
rounded: and at the same time that his feeling
would indispose him to make thi. motion the sub
Ject Of any embarrassment. My expectation has
been fully realised by the speech which my noble
friend has made. (Hear, hear) My lords, l
think that the desire expressed by my noble friend
is quite natura! and reasonable think, when we
are receiving, from time to time, from the United
States Information and documents oi the highest
interest and importance, affecting us in the ma nner
IN which these transactions do, 1t is quite natural
that our lordships and the public should desire to
receive from tne Government OF this country
authentic Information as TO those transactions
accompanied by such other information as it
may be safe and proper. to give. therefore
think | have no valid reason for objecting
TO the production OF those papers for which
my noble friend has moved; especially as n
great portion oi them must be already known TO
your iordshIps and the public But Imust reserve to
myself the discretion OF, Tor the present. suppressing
large portion OF the correspondence which has
taken. place between her Majesty's minister in the
United States and myself. the production OF which.
at this time, would De lnjurious to the public inter-
est. (iear) MY lords, | will say further, that
should not be disposed voluntarily to lay on the table
any such information In the first place, II is quite
unusual, in the midst OF negotiation o this magn
,ude, without any special object in view, to pro-
duce to Parliament accounts Of the particular
position we may, for the time being, find our
selves IN. (Hear) II is true that the GO
vernment OF the United States has acted differently
but their situation is different from ours The exc
cutye government of the United States had TO call
on the legislature to take direct course on this
subject. The President of the United States pro-
posed to the American legislature a certain mea-
sure, TO which ne required their assent: and of
course. he was under the necessity of furnishing
them with the materials on which to form an on,.