The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-08-09


proper To trsnnier the scene Of nj attack
upon the character and eondnct OFFS col
leagues, The majority OF the laie m sion TO
Gheni, and especially nPan mine. foln the
House OF Representatives. Il The slales'
where he frs; volunteered h brin It for
ward, To the newspapers, il become aeces-
gary for my defence, and that ofmy cot
leagues, against this assault, 10 apTy 10 his
new statements and representation few |
of those eorrtetiresn which. NJ d. call OF
the Honse Of Representatives, Ill apply |
10 the original and duplicate OF his elter oi
| 18th Feb. 1875.
The paper published by Mr.. Rnsell- in
the Boston StatesIfiaif, of The eth Il June
Inst, bears tlle same relation 10 trItll that
his original letters bear to their d6i. sies,
and his sentiments 10 his signatufi
! Nearly two columns Of the papp II lsh-
ed IN the Boston Statesman, arI I'd IL fed
with narrative of circtimsfanfayT 3ich
preceded, attended, aud followed, Neh-
very, by Mr.. Russell at the Deplel- - OF
State, on the 22d Of April lasi, oipE Der
pnrporiing to be a duplicate of hat,N I OF
18th February, 19i 3, fromParis, !. h, Zen
Secretary Of State. In the eolrs "A, his
narrative. Mr.. Russell makes tfebuEJpg
admission how reluctantly, the MIR Soc
TURF of the sentence in which it isaiR he'd
viii shew and tits proper that itldm, be
exhibited IN his words; VT
q certainly did believe thai wr,lH n nit
" ted To make those corrections Of TIL IN In
! " possession, which appeared Ia med pro-
+" per tn exhibit ny case most advats q Ansls
r heiore that tribunal 1.-THE iribnj - the
ppblie.l milo
The reasons of Ar Russell d. sEev-
J ms that he was permitted, in la21f hake
corrections which happened to 81 Ell Gown
lpurposes, in paper furnished by u Tlfto
he communicated 10 the IIaugs 8pro-
sentatiyes of the United States, a "a .,Arihr
letter written by him at Paris, IA, Near
1873, are "a singular and surpris q ! the
belief itself. They consist of . sen.
aud differences that lIe had furnish e, pa
per at my solicitation; that the NSSpblt d.
| Phcdfe," written uponit, with his E.<v<pd,
gave no further iutmaton or ass A&N. e.nt
it vas so; that had the snle 10
publish il or not as might JUDI .jpcr,
and TO consult my own feelings Il, inter-
ests IN forming my decision aIfil h,at the
lpaper wa not to be exhibited to VI opubIic
without the previous examinaiiou f ID con-
SEM OF the ADVERSE PARTY. 81 with
| these ingenious principles, he has llerwo-
ven statement OF facts, with VIII ,,se has
believed himself permitted to tail 'bi,samc
liberty that he had taken with his 9an let
| ter making A them thos,, css,,,ftians
which appear to him necessary toexhibit
his case most adymtagcously before the
tribunal OF the public.
| Eraii and tatfa,aur ae tl,is 90. H,,lI;ur ga
support the cause Of Mr.. Russeli's candor,
! am concerned TO say, that by a mere
statement OF the real facts, il must be taken
entirely from under him.
Tie real facts are these:
On the 18th ofJanuafy last, the House
of Representatives of the Ulithl States a
doptrd the following resolutions
heso'gedf That tie President of The Inied
! Sfates be requested TO cause to be laid be-
| a tore this House all the correspondence which
led Ia the Treaty of Client, together with1hc
protocol, which has not been tnadc pubic,
" and which, in hi, opinion, ii may not be m
proper to disclose
In the ordinary course of business, ills
| resolution was by the President relerrcd,o
the Department Of State, To report the pa
! prrs ID be communicated IL the House, 10
| compliance with the call.
In examining among the archives of tle |
department for those papers, foand a.
| mong them short letter FROM Mr.. Russell
to the Secretary al state, dated the 25th
OF December, 1914, tiie day after the sig !
nature OF the treaty. II was not marked
private, but it related principally TO Mr. /
huisefs own ALTAR and referring 10 the |
lo'at letter vi ihemls m, of the same e5til |
Of December, 1917, IN which il bad been !
stated that majority of il had determined |
10 offer 10 the British an article confirming |
the navigation Of the Mississippi 10 tho Bri |
fish, and the fisheries to us, rs stipulated 10 |
the treaty of 1888, If acknowledged, IN |
CAanoR, that lac, (Hr Russell, was in the |
minority ON that OCCASION, and reserved 10 !
himself the powerof communicative there |
after his reasons for being In the minority. !
NTH Mr. RlssclTs sGnf0r IN the transaC !
ton, at the time, | shall not now trouble |
the public. 1t Was IN the examination Of
the files for the purpose of answering the
call Of the House, that iirsi discovered
the existence of this letter; aad question
occurred TO nae whether il should tie com
municetcd with the other documents to the !
house ornot. twas not Siriciiy within the |
hit2f OF Tie call, Tor Ii was act part OF me l.
correspondence which led to the treaty
having been written the day qf1er the trca-
" vas sigaed. 1t had no boring upon the
information which had heefi assigned to the !
House as the motive for the call and the |
only fact relating TO the negotiation which |
it communicated. was, that upon one vote
which had been taken in the joint mission
during the negotiation, and that vote upon /
a question whether AZ offer should be made |
which, chen made, had been rejected, Mr..
Russell had been in the minority, and re-
served to himself the power of assigning
his reasons, thereafter, for the purpose of I,
NIuIigoffng hie ,pnYivns IL ,ln,,htEI