Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-03-31

and exnressions towards him are attributed to
me which never used. am made also re-
snonsible for =" pamphlets and essays OF great
ability" published by my friends IN Kentucky
in the course of the canvass. The injustice
ofthe principle Of holding me thus answerable
| NAV be tested by applying it to the case OF
General Jackson, in reference to publications
;su,ed. for example, from the Columbian o.
| server. That was not in favour of the cleo
ton of Mr. Adams, when the contest was be-
fore the people, is most certain. Neither was
| 7 in favour of that Of Mr.. Crawford or Genera,
Jackson. That ever did any thing against
Mr.. Adams, or either of the other gentlemen,
Inconsistent with fair and honorable compe-
tition. utterly deny. NV relations to Mr.. Ad-
ANS have been the subject of much misconceP-
ton. if not misrepresentation. have been
stated to he under public pledge to expose
some nefarious conduct ofthat gentleman, dli.
ring the negotiation at Client: which would
prove him to be entirely unworthy of public
confidence; and that, with knowledge OF ms
ner6dv. nevertheless voted for him. 1tthese
imputations are well founded, should, IN
deed. be fit object for public censure but
it. on the contrary it shall be found that others,
inim;cal both 10 him and to me, have substitll-
ted their own interested wishes tor my pubic
PROMISES. I trust that the Indignation, which
thcv would excite, will be turned from me-
NJ letter. addressed to the editors OF the In
teiIpencer, under date of the 18th Nov. 1922,
;s made the occasion for ascribing to me the
promise and the pledge to make those trea-
| sonable disclosures OH Mr.. Adams. Let that
letter sneak for itself, and it will be seen how
| LITTLE justification there is for such an asser-
| t;on. II adverts to the controversy which
had risen between Messrs Adams and Russell,
and then proceeds to state that, "in the course
of the several publications, of which it has
been the occasion, and, particularly, in the APP
pendix to pamphlet which had been re-
Gently published by the Hon. John Quincy
Adams, think there are some errors no doubt
unintentional) both as to matters of fact and
matters of opinion, in regard to the transac-
tons at Client, relating to the navigation OF
the Mississippi, and certain liberties claimed
BY the United States in the Fisheries, and TO
the part ,chjch bore in those tronsact'ons.-
These important interests are now well sccur-
ed" "An account, therefore, of what occur
red in the negotiation at Client. on those fWo
subjects, is not, perhaps, necessary to the
present or future security of any of the rights
ofthe nation, and IS only interesting as apper-
tanning to its past history With these i'm
pressIons, and being extremely unwilling to
present myself, at any time before the public,
/ had almost resolved to remain silent, and thus
expose myself to the inference of AN acques-
cence in the correctness Of all the statements
made by both my colleagues but l have, on
more reflection, thought it may be expected
of me, and be considered as duty on my
part, to contribute all in my power towards a
full and faithful understanding of the transac-
tons referred to. Under this conviction,
will, at some future period, more propitious
than the present to calm and dispassionate
consideration, and when there can be no mis-
Interpretation of motives, lay before the pub
lie a narrative of those transactions, as under
stood them,"
From even careless perusal Of that letter,
it is apparent, that the only t,oo subjects of
the negotiations at Client to which it refers,
were the navigation Of the Mississippi and GER
tain fishing liberties; that the errors, which
had supposed were committed, applied to
both MIR. Russell and Mr.. Adams, though
more particularly to the appendix Of the lat
ter; that they were unintentional; that they af.
fected myself principally; that deemed them
of no public importance, as connected with
the then, or future security of any of the rights
of the nation, but only interesting to its past
history; that doubted the necessity of my Of.
fering to the public any account of those trans
actions; and that the narrative which ! pro-
missed was to be presented at season Of more
calm, and when there could be no misnter-
probation of motives. Although Mr.. Adams
believes otherwise, yet think there are some
unintentional errors in the controversial papers
between him and Mr.. Russell. But have re-
served to myself an exclusive right Of Judging
whenI shall execute the promise which have
made, and shall be neither quickened nor
retarded in its performance by the friendly
anxieties of any of my opponents.
If injury accrue to any one by the delay in
publishing the narrative, the public will not
suffer by it. 1t is already known by the pub
LEGATION of the British and American projects,
the protocols and the correspondence between
the respective plenipotentiaries, that the Bri-
fish government made at Client demand of
the navigation of the Mississippi, by an article
in their projet nearly in the same words as
those which were employed in the treaty OF
1888; that majority of the American COM
missioners was in favor ofacceding to that de-
mand, upon the condition that the British go
vernment would concede to US the same fish
ing liberties, within their jurisdiction, as were
secured to us by the same treaty of 1785; and
that both demands were finally abandoned.-
The fact of these mutual propositions was COM
municated by me to the American public
in speech which delivered IN the House of
Representatives on the 29th day o. January,
1916. Mr.. Hopkinson had arraigned the terms
of the treaty Of peace, and charged upon the
War and the Administration the loss OF the
fishing liberties, within the British jurisdic-
ton, which We enjoyed prior to the war. In
indicating, in my reply to him, the course OF
the government and the conditions Of the
peace, stated
"When the British Commissioners demand
ed, in their projet, a renewal to Great Bri-
tain of the right to the navigation of the Mis-
sissippi, secured by the treaty of 1888, bare
majority of the American Commissioners Of
fered to renew il, upon the condition that the
liberties in question were renewed to us. He
was not one of that majority He would not
trouble the committee with his reasons for be-
ing opposed to the offer. A majority of his
colleagues, octuated he believed By the best mo-
tires, made, however, the offer. and it was