Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-06-09
From the Boston Patriot.


tn ME B;eb, Han. GEORGE CANNING FIRST Lord Of
The Treasury and Prime Minister OF Great bf'i1"'
Sir: In NV las, Letter promised compa-
rison OF what really took place IN the sehaic' !"
the session Of 1856, with your accoun. % ~
Before, however, do this, ! must ho'ioe .ne
manner, unlike ungracious ana Unfair 10 ""iI"
YOU introduce the subject. You DO II III inc
following words:
"To one niece of evidence, which proves the
perfec, understanding in America, not oniy Oh
The purport and provisions oil the act OF faIha-
ment of 1925, bu; OF the conditions which II
would be requisite for the American Legisia
,ure TO perform, in order 10 enutle the OAi'ea
States 10 the benefit OF that act, the undersi9n
ed might have sciupled to refer, Gas hot nelnS
Of the nature Of diplomatic document,) II Mr.
Gala,in had no, encouraged HIM TO BRING lor-
ward any document tending TO throw light on
the matter in dispute, BY citing, i'll support OF
his own view oil that matter, private ie'fr
from Mr.. Clay 10 member of Congress-
What demon of contradiction could possess
YOU thus to follow up your attempt 10 prove
there was"a perfect understanding on the part
OF the American Government otthat which they
formally tell you ;ney did not and could not uh-
dersiand, will not presume TO say. But mo-
ice here, first, q specimen oil your ancient pas
sion for half suppressed sarcasm, oil which, TWEEN
" years ago, YOU gave such examples, III your
diplomatic correspondence with america, as
were then ascrioed 70 the peIuance OF an highly
praised, clever Young man. / hat thetl shooIa
have returned upon you, at this time OF lie, IS
matter of wonder, and will lead TO uniavorable
conclusions as to your temper and feelings
But what is il you sheer al? 1t is Mr. Gal
latin's reference TO what you are pleased 10 call
"a private letter Of Mr.. Clay 10 member OF
Congress Now, this "priva,e letter. was
written by the Secretary of State 10 Mr. Cam
breleng, a member Of Congress, expressly Tor
the purpose of informing Mr. Cambreleng and
his constituents, and the commercial public at
large, through him, what vas the understand
ing Of the American Executive, in regard 10
The act Of Parliament. This letter was, there
fore, in its object, as purely official as any acl
which il is in the power of the Secretary OF
State 10 perform. At the time it was written,
i. was communicated 20 Mr. Vaughan, the Bri-
,ish Minister, and lis understood" (says Mr..
Clay, in his DIES ,atch to Mir Gaain OF llth
November, 1880 ",o have been transmitted by
him to his government
This letter you are pleased to call private
letter. WY?
Further, in ins,ructne Mr.. Gailatin, on the
18th November, 1926 as 10 the manner IN
which your letter OF nth September should be
answered, Mr.. Clay transmitted copy OF this
letter TO be communicated TO you. In pursu-
ance OF this Instruction, it was communicated
to you, by Mr. Gala,in.
And yet you make il a matter OF implied sar-
casm, that letter thus written, and thus off
cially communicated 10 you, should be adduced
by Mr. Galla,in, among other proofs OF the UNI
Outstanding which the American Executive had
of the act of Parliament of 1925.
You say, contemptuously, that you "should
have scrupled 10 refer" 10 the Baltimore M"
mortal, as being document "not OF diploma
tic nature" had no, "Mr Gallatin encouraged
you to bring forward ANY documents" BY citing
in support of his o,cn view pirate letter from
MIR. Clay to member Of Congress.
| have shown that the letter, Of which you
make so unbecoming and insulting use, was a
letter written by Mr., Clay, Secretary Of State;
communicated to Mr.. Vaughan at the time, &
understood TO have been by him sent home 10
his governments; subsequently, furnished official
ly TO MIR. Gallatin, TO be by him employed
in negotiating with you, and actually sent
by MIR. Gallatin TO you, under those ins,ruc-
tons
I his you call ga private letter of Mr.. Clay"
cited bv Mr. Gallatin, in support of his o,cn ve,o
l might dwell (bu' forbear to do iD upon
the sneering insinuation which you here repeat
from your letter of Illh November, that Mr..
Galatin, in his dispatches, favours you with
his o,Cn opinions, as well as those of his govern
men, for which YOU say you care greatly in
debled 10 him"
What sort Of document could you have ex-
pected, TO establish the understanding which the
American Executive put on your act, if you do
not think letter of the Secretary of State PEI
tinent one for that purpose?
Ii letter Of the Secretary Of State, commu.
nicated to the American Minister abroad, ana
by him, under Instructions, furnished to you, is
a "private letter, ga document not Of diplo-
matte chaIacter," wat would humhIv inquire,
does constitute, in your Judgment, document
Of Diplomatic character?
And hefy J cannot but turn aside, for mo-
menI, 20 remark on the curious fatality which
attended your communication 10 Parliament,
and 10 tn world, OF This your note Of January
9Th, in which you permit yourself to sheer at
Mr. Galatians use ola" private letter"
Either OF The day when you laid this cores
poncrnce on the Clerks table in TIE House of