Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-04-01

he o nopuhiic Importance as connected with the then
or future security oany of the rights of the nation but
only interesting to Its past history; that doubted the
necessity of my Offering 10 the public any account of
those transactions; and that the narrative which pro-
missed was 10 be presented at more calm and
when there could be msiuerpretation of motives
Although Mr. Adams believed Otherwise vet think
there are some unntentional errors the controyer.
sal papers between him and Mr.. Russell But have
reserved 10 myself exclusive right of ju,pinp whom
shall execute the promise which l. have made and
shall be neither Guickcnej retarded in lis ners,r
nance oy the friendly anxeties Of any my opponents
inur> accrue 10 any one by the delay i'm publish
ing the narrative, tie public will not suffer bv il II
already known ny the publication of the British and
American projects, the protocols and the corresDondence
between the respective rlcnpotentiares that the Bri
tsh government made at Client demand of the navi-
cation OF the mississippi by article III their project
nearly In the words those which were enploved
III the treaty o 1888; that majority of the American
commissioners was IN favor OF accedng 10 that demand,
upon the condition ti.at the British government would
concede to us the fishing liberties within their
jurisdiction, as were secured to by tie same treaty
of 1885, aud that both demands were finally aban.
doncd. The fact of these mutual propositions was
communicated by me TO the American public IN n speech
which delivered in the House of Representatives ON
the 29th day of January, 1916. Mr.. Hopkinson had
arragned the terms of the treaty of peace and charged
upon the War and the Administration the loss of
the fishing liberties, within the British jurisdictions
which enjoyed prior 10 the war. In yndicatnp in
my reply to him. the of the gov e.pient and the
conditions of the peace, | stated:-
''When the British Commissioners demanded in their
prola renewal to Great Britain of the right to the ma
vIgaon OF the Mississippi secured by the treaty of 1888
bare majority of the American Commissioners offered
TO renew 1t upon the condition that the liberties ques-
ton were renewed To He was not one of that ma
Jority. He would not trouble the Committee with his
reasons for being opposed 10 the offer. majority of
his colleagues actuaed he believed by tic best aoires
made however the offer, and refused by the ri
fish commissioners
See Daily MAJ. infeHigeacer Of 2lst March, 1916.
And taf oIt IF
appears from the same extract. The spring after the
termination of the negotiations at Ghent wen, to
London, and there entered upon new and highly i'm
portant negotiation with two of them, (Messrs Adams
and Galatin, which resulted, the Sd july 1915 in
the Commercial Conv enton, which has heen since
made the basis OF most of commercial arrange
'nents with foreign powers Now if had dscoy cred at
Client, has been asserted, that either of them was
false and aithess to his country would have volnta
rly commenced with them another nepociatio,p Frr
ther there never has been period during our whole
acquaintance, that Mr.. Adams and have not exchang
ed when we have met friendly sautatons and the con-
tesies and inequalities OF social intercourse.
The address proceeds to characterize tbe sunno,t
which gave TO Mr. Adams unnatural The authors
OF the address have not stated why it unnatural and
we are therefore left TO conjecture their meaning Is
1t because MIR. Adams is from New. England and am
citizen of the West? lift be unnatural in the Western
States to support citizen of New England it must be-
equally unnatural in the New England States to sun
port citizen of the West And on the same pripci
InpI
from concurring in the election of citizen in the
Southern States the Southern States from co operat
ing IN the election OF a citizen of New England And
consequently the support which the last three Presi
< dents have derived from NewEngland and that which
the Vice President recently received has been most
unnaturaly given The tendency of such reasoning
would be to denationalze u.s. and TO contract every
OF the Union within the narrow selfish limits of its
own section 1t would be still worse it would lead TO
the destruction of the Union itself For if if he nm
natural IN one section to support citizen in another
the Union itself mus be unnatural all our ties all our
glores; all that is animalng the past all that is
bright and cheering in the future must be unnatural
Happily such s the admirable texture of our Union
that the interests of all its parts closely Interwo
ven If there strong points of affinity beween the
South and the West there interests onot rno
greater, strength and vigour, binding the West and
the North, and the East
Before close this address, il my duty which proceed
perform with great regret account of the
which calls for 1t, to invite attention letter adj
dressed Gen. Jackson Mr. Swartwout on the 23d of
Feb last The of both the General and myself had
been before the American public for its highest Office We
had both been unsuccessful The unfortunate usually
sympathy for each other. For myself, claim no
merit fol- the cheerful acquicence which have given in
result by which was excluded from the House I have
believed that the decision by the constituted authorities in
favor of Others has been founded upon conviction of the
superiority of their preteuons 1t has my habit when
election decided forget as soon AS possible all
the irritating circumstances which attended the preceding
If be successful he should content with
his success. If he have lost it, railing will do no good
gave General Jackson his friends any reason t
believe that would, in any contingency, support him. He
had, as thought, public claim and will now add no
personal claims if these ought be considered nv
support No one, therefore, ought to have been disa
pointed chagrined that did for him. NJ more
than was neither surprised disappointed, he did
not, occasions feel be duty to vote
tor me- After commenting upon particular phrase used
IN my letter to Judge Brooke, calm reconsideration of
which will think satisfy any person that was not en-
poyed in any offensive sense, if indeed have an offensive
sense the General in his letter to Mr. Swartwou proceeds
to remark "No behed seeking through or man
agement to ence any representative i'll Congress from
conscientious responsibility his own, wishes Of his
constituents. No midnight taper burnt by secret
conclavss held Cabals to persuade
any one to violation of pledges gwen of instructions
received BY me no plans concerted impair tn
pure principles Of our republican institutions, to pros
trate that fundamental maxim which the upre-
macy of the peoples will On the contrary, having never
IN any manner before the people Congress in
the slightest degree with the question: my stands
void of offence, and will go quietly me, regardless of
the iDsinuatons of those who, through management may
seek an influence not sanctioned by integrity aud MERIT
I ,uota tnatf ~ If