The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-07-24
From the National Intelligcncer.l /.
Mr.. .Adans's ryoinder to Mr.
Russell

Mr.. Jonathan Russell having thought prop
er to transfer the scene of his attack upon the
character and conduct of his colleagues, the
majority of the late mission TO Client, and es-
pecally upon mine. from the House Of Rep
Icsentaiives of the United States, where he
first volunteered to bring it forward, to the
newspapers, it becomes necessary for my de-
fence, and thatof my colleagues, against this
assault, to apply to his new statements and
representations few of those 80 correctness
which, at the cali of the House of Represent
;s.ives, did apply to the original and dGpli-
cate Of his letter of llth Feb. 1915.
The paper published by Mr.. Russell in the
Boston Statesman, of the 9th of June last.
bears the same relation to truth that his orig
inal letters bear to theft duplicates, and his
sentiments to his signatures.
Nearly two columns of the paper published
in the Boston Statesman, are occupied with
a narrative of circumstances which preceded,
attended, and followed, the delivery, by Mr..
Russell, at the Department of State, on the
22d Of April last, of the paper purporting to be
a duplicate of his letter of II It'll Feb. 1915,
from Paris to the then Secretary Of State
In the course Of this narrative, Mr.. Russell
makes the following admission--how reluc-
which it is contained will shew: and it is
proper that ii should be exhibited in his own
words -
81 certainly did believe that was per-
mitted to make those corret tions of The copy
in possession, which appeared to me 10 be
prnnert tfst tribunal tribunal 81 the
'publick.
The reasons of Mr.. Russell for believing
that he was permitted, in 1922, TO make cor
rections which happened TO suit his own prr-
Poses, in paper furnished by himself 10 lie
communicated to the House of Representa-
tives o. the United States, as a specifck let
Ter, written by him in Paris, in the wear 1915.
are as singular and surprising as the belief it
self. They consist of insinuations and infer
ences that he had furnished the paper at mr.
solicitation; that the word g d,lpheate,n writ
ten upon it, with his own hands. gaye no
tarfher inti,nation or assurance that it was
so ; that ! had the sole power to publish it or
not, as might judge proper, and TO consult
my own feelings and interests in forming nv
decision and that the paper was not to be
exhibited TO the publick without the previous
examination and consent of the ADVERSE
HARrY. And with these ingenious principles,
he-has interviewer statement of facts. with
which he has believed himself permitted TO
take the same liberty that be had taken with his
own letter; making in them those corrections
which appeared TO him necessary 10 exhibit
bis case most a'Ivan.ageously before the tribu-
nal of the publick.
Frail and tottering as is this scaaoldne to
support the cause of Mr.. Russelrs candour.
am concerned to say, that by q mere statement
OF the real facts, it mest'be taken entirely
from under him.
The real facts are these -
On the 18th Of January last, the House Of
Representatives Of the United States adopted
the following resolution -
Reselrtd, That the President of the
United States be requested 10 cause TO be laid
before this House all the correspondence which
led 10 the treaty of Client, together with the
protocol. which has not been made publick.
ard which, in his opinion, il may not be inn
proper 10 disclose.n
In the ordinary course of business, this res
olu.ion was by the President referred to the
Department Of State to report the papers to
be communicated to the House, in compliance
with the cali.
In examining among the archives of the
Department for those papers, found among
them short letter from Mr.. Russell, to the
Secretary of State, dated the 25th of Decen-
Der. 1914, the day after the signature of the
treaty. 1t was not marked private, but Il re-
lated principally to Mr.. Russell's own affairs:
and, referring to the joint letter Of the mission.
OF the same 25th OF December, 1914, in which
1T had been stated that majority Of it had
determined to offer TO the British I'm arti-
che confirming the navigation Of the Slissisip-
Ptto the British, and the fisheries TO us, as
stipulated in tie treaty of 1888, it acknowl-
siged. IN candour, that he, mir. RusseII,}
was IN the minority on that occasion, and re-
served 70 himself the power accommodating
thereafter his reasons for being in the minori-
fy. With Mr. Rnssek's eando1T in the trans
action, at the time, shall not now trouble
the publick. 1t was in the examination Of
the tiles for the purpose of answering the cali
of the House, that / first discovered the ex-
isisnce Of this letter; aud question occurr-
ed 10 me, whether it should be communicated
with the-ctlief documents to the House or not.
1t was not strictly within the letter of the call.
for il was not part Of the correspondence
winch led to the treaty-haying been written
the day after the treaty was signed. 1t had no
bearing upon the information which had been
assigned to the House as the motive for the
call; and the only relating to the negocia-
ton which it communicated. was. that upon
one vote which had been taken in the jsint
mission during the negotiation, and that vote
upon question whether an oler should be
made, which. when made, hadbeen rejected.
Mr.. Russell had been in the minority, and re-
served to himself the power of assigning his
reasons, thereafter, for the purpose of vindi-
eating his motives. 1t was doubtful whether
it would be proper 10 disclose this difference
Of opinion, and Mr.. Russcli's solcitude to vim
dictate his motives for voting agairsta rejected
offer, which had terminated in nothing. But,