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PHILADELPHIA, SEPT. 90, 1867
BRITISH TREATY.

"ao A"AeSA ohiDoS liAO AIhtSIl dto
against both him and the treaty,
even before it was known what were
the .ipula'ions wTich. il contained.
It was ailerted and reiterated in the
democratic prints, that the miniffer
had killed the gu ms hand, and, be-
ing feduced by the bla ldiAlments of
the Britiih court, had meanly facri.
feed rhe honor of bis country, and
surrendered, by negotiation, that in
dependence which we had acquired
with 10 much difficulty by force Of
arms. Mr.. Jay, IN con(equence. was
the objeet of popular denunGiation
from one extremity of the union to
the other In feveral places he was
burnt in efHgy. notwithstanding all
this, The treaty was fuch as the Faith
or sfbii Country approved and rati-
fed. We all know what was the
prolperity of the nation under the
operation of il.
The democratic party have from
shat time to the prelent declared that
nothing eHe was necefary for pro-
curing better terms from .. Britain,
than to demand and Unfit upon them.
For two or three years they have
been trying the experiment, by means
of their own faYorite negotiators
which has refulred in a treaty which
the democrats declare to be 70 bad
ss to iultily the Prehdent in abrupt
ly returning it, without committing
the fenate, and which appears, from
what we can learn, TO be every way
much lefs advantageous TO this coun-
Try than that Of Mr.. Jay. Yet in
this inltance we hear Of no burning
Of the negotiators in efisy; no
Charge of corruption by a foreign
court ; nor even the lighteh CEN
fure Of their conduct or motives. =
TheGe are Mr. Jeff-rfoD's miniter's.
The other was Gen. Wa{kington's
In fact We do not believe that they
deferve ceniure any more than Mr..
Jay did. We have good realon to
think that they firstly conformed to
their initru6tioAs, and if the treaty is
as bad as the democrats rcprefcnt it,
the fault is IN our cabinet from
which the initru6tions iiTued. We
infer this from a nefi4ge of the
PRECEDENT of the United States to
both houles Of Congrefs, dated Feb.
70. 1907, in which he fays that our
miniiters in London have agreed
with the Britiih minifters to con-
clude treaty on al the rants which
had formed the Object Of their nego-
eiasioa. In confirmation of this, he
tranimitted to Congrefs the follow
ing FROM eur mini1ters -
LoxDox, nFc. p, 1909.
We have the pleafure 10 acquaint you tha,
we have this day agreed with the Britihl
commithoncrs to conclude treaty ON ALI
OBJECT OF OUR NEGOTIATION, and
on terms which we trulf oar government vii
approve. Il viii require only few days tc
reduce it to form. VIXEN this is done we
ihaIl tranfniit It to you by a fpecial meiTen.
ger
Wehalnn to communicate TO YOU this IN.
tereltng intelligence for the information and
and guidance of our government in fuch mea
H~vva u
We have the honour TO be with great cOnsld.
Grafton and esteem, sir,
Your most obedcnt fervants.
JANE MONROE.
VIM PINCKNEY.
jAMEs hfA0Isov, S. J SfIt., WgJsDrto..
Now this declaration Of ou- min.
ilEeis was either frus or falfs. II
true, the PrcGdent has refuied "
ratify treaty which had been con.
Guided IL AZ fsihfS in f1rid conform.
ny with th- terms prefcribed By him.
felt. II falGe, the miHiaers have for
i-ited their honour, dir raced them
felves, and me1i,ed al the odium
which was 10 undelervedly beloved
uPon Mr.. Jay. And yer, with al
this complicated difgrace upon their
reads, :hcy met with no cenlure from
the government. -InReaG of being
recalled and exPofed, as they ought
10 be, If this fuPpoGt;on be allowed
they are Employed, as faithful and
rrulty minilters Of the government,
TO continue the negotiation under
freih inltruaions.