Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-03-30

February there were some !u.iher discussions OF
its details, and some amendments thereof' and on
the IL h oil February il passed without discussion
or divisoa. Oh the 2lst of January, upon the
motion OF Mr.. Cooke of Illinois, me House OF
Representatives adopted resolution, calling on
the President TO communicate to the House !. all
the correspondence between he governments OF
the United States and Grea, Britain rea ,ns to the
negotiation OF the convention entered into be-
tween the two Govern 1ents ON the 20ih Of DC.
,ober, 1918, which may not be incon-i,teut with
the public interest" On the 18th February {" the
speaker communicated letter from the Fresiten,
transmitting 4" all The correspondence in relation
to- tue treaty betS the governments of the IL
states and Treat Britain relative TO the conyeu-
ton OF he 20. OF October, 1915" On the Doth
OF Feb. the bill passed the House OF Reprcseu
ta'ive-, without DEBATE division. On the Is, o.
March The P.esden, approved the Act, And on
the same day message wasIeceived by the House
OF Representatives, transmitting the following
letter and the papers mentioned in il.
&" flashing ton, 25th FEB 1928
- The Secretary oil State has the honor of re
porting to the President OF ibe u. S, copies oil
several papers, ,chich shouid haze been included
| among those reported on the 18th INST in sn.we,
| to the resolution OF the Huuse OF Representative
requesting communication to the House of ali
The correspondence between the governments OF
the U. s. and q. Il. relating TO the negotiation
| OF The convention OF the Goth of October, 1918
but which were then accidentally omitted.
| JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
| The Congress adjourned sine die ON the :,rd Of
March
These papers commn iicaed on the 18th Feb
l>'ated by Mr.. Adams as Communicated ON III.
i3ih) and on the Isl of March, were printed. and
Mr. Adams sent copy to Mr.. Rush; and il is
10 some OF these that he refers to prove that the
ciam In question was asserted IN 1918 and 10
THESE documents appear to have been insert ed
| IN me printed pamphlet, referred to by Mr. A.
dam, in the order OF their dates, or oil the transac
lions 10 which they relate, as is usual, and a.
would have been done, ii all had been comuuni.
| called together The documents first communica.
'eu on Inc 10Th OF heb. appear 10 have been print
ed, but not distributed, when those, which wers
communicated on the first of March, were sent,
i"r they were also printed, and added 10 the end
OF the sheets already printed; and The paging con-
tnued, which would not have been done, if the
documents frs, printed had been already dis,ribu
ted. Thus MIR. Adams refers to various docu-
menis oil dates In December, 1918, Nav June \
September, 1919. and May 1920, as found in III,
pamphlet from page SO TO page SO, and 10 Me.s,s
Ial!an and Rush's letter to him of Ortober 90
1918 as IN the pamphle, from page LEI to pay.
III. This last letter is the one, which, Mr.. a
aams says shews That the claim in respect 10 The
1 6pt
the word, - eiseaohere,'' in our act of 1929 had
been long before asserted in the negotiation viii
the BRUSH governmeDt-and the exhibition n,
Which I" MI D. Canning proved to him hat far,
he relative position OF this document in the pri,t
| ed pamphlet Is a proof, that it was nor m. -,
| nose communicated on the 9Th of Feb bu, ona
communicat ed on the LIST Of March. l he same
proofs shew, that several other documents wb,cb
nigh, have shewn that this demand was MD
N a lr1o fhEI AZ
Ing referred 10 by Mr.. Adams a. being IN III,
pamphlet after the letter of October 20 1918
| as, Tor instance, the protocol OF the Bird co,
! terence, article q, and another proDos.d h.,
me American pIenipoientisrIes in page Il5 lis
NOR were these, or any other papers RELATING n
.nis SUBJECT, called Tor by, communicated 10
the Congo ss OF lSl9-20. The PRECEDENT in hi.
a"Huai message, at er informing Cougres. that Ga.
hope which had been entertained that an article m
the subject of the colonial trade nigh, he
raedh the convention of 1918, was di,apnoi,,sd
and that icrther proposal (the terms of which
ne Gu mol specify or dliude to- ha been made nv
Ne and mol accepted, recommended to the coo.ide.
ration oil Congress, whether further probbi,o,v
provisions In the laws relating 10 this ntercopr.s
might not be expedient. Fhe act If 1920 co.
passed upon this suggestion only, and without an
oiher information communicated in an official form
These papers have not, | believe. eyer nee
| published to b. accessible 4, tho Iii;
view. They were pint ed after the messaa. =,
the LIST OF March; and the Congress. adionrnn.
on the sd OF March, they were probably not dis
uiou'eu 10 tue members, nor even printed before
the adjournment; and | cannot find them in any
OF The periodical publications of be time. 10 which
have access. These circumstances affo,d .trono
| grounds TO believe that the documents, which
disclosed he fact, that this claim was asserted
were Intentionally withheld until the act of 1909
was out OF the power OF the Legislature, and in
such a way as 10 prevent any one from, observing
| the TACT, hat such demand uvon the British on
vernmeni had ever been asserted by ours 'pba
documents rallied Tor on the 2Is, January vera
not communicated until the 10 OF Feb. anil ,ber
In garbled state, suppressing those " hicb alone
could have betrayed The councils of the Execu
tive and those were communicated within ,,vo
days OF the close OF the session. and after the law
had been passed.
The further proofs, establishing tie facts. that III
claim 10 exemption from the operation of ,be
BRUSH protecting duties, was secretly pursued he
the Executive, and that il was designeJIv and
successfully concealed from the Congress and peo.
PIE oil the United States, and that it was the cole
Cause OF the entire and, fear, perpetual los, ~
the trade--wiI be found in the next ENQUIRER.
A FARMER.