The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-01-23
Ln,aa ocns United Siates. IoL.

collection. In I31I. an act of Congress
WAS passed, authorizing the Secretary OF
State Nj. MonrOr) and the Atturnry Gen
eral, Mr.. Rush, lately Ambassador here J
10 settle upon = plan for printiug these
lfws. aud IN authorize the Secretary of
State to delray the expense. This was
done IN thai same year. A collection was
made, confaining every act and every or
diaance, every resolution, th1vine the force
of law,I aud every proclamation, by the
Congress and by the President aud every
treaty agreed to by them, from the first
meeting of tue Il st Congress, before the
Declaration Of Independence tin 1873 to
the year 1914 Since 1914. the cOmplla-
ton has been continued. by the same an
thOrlty, up 10 the present timr or, al
least ny set come. down 10 1874, ineln-
-ivt, the laws Of 1879 not having beea pub.
lshed IN this form, whfn my books camr
away. So that here u complete aud I'M
broken tegai history If the rise aud plo-
gress Of this great republic. II IS, 10 rs,
particularly valuable On account of the
tfdtteS Every treaty ever entered INTO,
every convention, every thing of the sort,
is here, is here too, in both The languages
where Two languages were employed :;
and all treaties aud compacts With the In
dian nations, as well as those with othrr
nations. The arrangement of the several
matters is excellent; and the marginal alb
| hreylatIons, the tables, the indexes every
thing, as perfect rs 1t can possibly he
The American Government seem to have
clearly seen the bad effects nf suite ing
Laws 10 fall into confused state, aud to
have resolved To avoid such fleets. This
measure was taken in the mldsl of the last
war, aud ust before the burning of the Git,
Of Washington. Nobody comes mp to
Jonathan for GOODNESS. Sir Joseph Yorke
little lnaglned, that Al the time when he
Sensible lawgver J WIS, as The nrw,p PEE
rrpptts told us, talking about " depostng
James Madlsion," james was helping 10
pas, an act for putting upon evetlssll & re
cord all the great and wise, and just aud
| glorlons deeds of his country.
The American constitution makes all
treaties IN be considered as idnV,, which is
very "sc, for, they are binding on the
people, and the people ought To be able to
find, when they want to know, what they
can or cannot do, with regard to foreign
nations. We. 10 England, know not where
In look for any treaty, though WE ure
bound Jy Treaties Many cases come be-
fore ou courts of justice, thousands of ca
| ses, depending upon treaties that W. have
with foreign powers and, how is the Judge
or jury (" knoic any thing about treaty ?
/ What proof can they have OF its eTiStente
| Why, therefore, are not our treaties a.
mongst our laws ? Why should we not
know the state of our affairs as well rs the
Americans know the state of their affairs !?
This compilation contains all the treaties
beiween the Uuited States aud The nelp re
pubiicS Of South .4merica, whlcl is matter
very interesting to us. Their treaties also
with ST. Domingo; and 1t comes down
late enough To include the pretty docu.
ments relating to the sum We hare 10 pay
for our hiumphS" III Virginia durl thu
Late war, agrreably to thes ard at tie EN-
peror Of Russia. II IS unposslble /, hook
at these treaties without feeling lndigua-
ton against the Ministers. When. early
in 1914, the Emperor of Russia offered his
mediation between us and America, they
refused Il with great haughtlncss; but ia
the latter pant Of thai year, when theirpeo-
Pile had got sound, beaten, they accepted
of Ia, mrdation, 10 srttl" What zoe shottd
pay for haping acted contrary to The ioiVS
Of ciuitizod hodrtdrt' THIS completion
consists of Seucn U0ltmeS IN rOyaL 0ctdro
bound IN calf, in the same way that Eng
liah Law books usually are, containing, on
an average, nearly seven hundred pages
each volume, and having, including the
marginal authorizations, about three times
as much print AS the eight volumes Of
( Hume's History to England
Official documents, relating to the late
war between the United States and Great
Britain published by j, Brsnnan of Wash
lngton. One volume, large octave, full
bound aud iettercd, excellent paper, $40
pages-l5S. CD.
Here we have the real history Of the late
war. The book begins with the Prpsi-
dents (Madson's) Message to Congress,
stating me complaints Of America against
Englfnd. Next mes the report OF the
| COMMITTEE of Congress recommending
war. Next, the act Of Congress declaring
the war. Next, the Yeas and the Noes
upon the passing of this act. Next, the
proclamation OF the President announcing
the war. Then comes all the Official do
cuments relating to all the transactions and
events of the war, by land as well as by
sea. And, lastly, thu Treaty of Client BY
which The war was, in December 1914, put
an end 10. This IS the real history of that
war. Here Is no commeRtnY ; no LYING
history, ga,b'ng aud Disgusting. Here are
! the facts, as they we're. at the time. stated
officially, and IN the face Of all the world. -
! II IS impossible for an Engllshman IL read
this 'oInmr without wrthing und4r the
dl.gracr which he feels almost every page
perP"lnhms against his country. have
wrth'd often enoush upon reading these
| documents.
Bot my anger against Jonathan has no,
! hmm IN =