Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-30
THE VIRGINIAN.
LYNCHBuRG. DEC. 30, 1880.
A DISCLOSURE

| Great credit has teen claimed for the pres-
ent administration, 10th by its ELF and its friends
for its skill aud sasa:,y. in securing the Trade
OF the Black Sea. by negotiating Treaty with
the Sublime Porte We ask the attentioa oil
Our readers TO the srbjoined extract on this
subject from the " Boston PatrioF'-wth this
single remark, tina, there is every reason 10
bell. We that the fact therein stated was com
mnnicated to the Editor OF the Patriot either by
Mr.. Adams himself, or by some gentleman to
whom Mr.. A. related il:
:" The negotiation with Turkey is also claim
ed by the Message AS ali exploi' of much mer-
IL, for which the existing ADMINISTRATION de-
serves all praise. Nes-r pretence more
uniounded never was praise SO LITTLE merited.
he only mprit Of this administration consists
in not having overturned. what its predecessor
had erected "A merit which il would he well
f3r it, if il could claim in more instances than
ms
=. During Mr.. Monroe's administration 6 ON
nodore Rodgers was ordered, he being then
in command of the Mediterranean squadron,
10 seek An interview with the CapiIan Pnshs.
The interview was had, end Commodore X
wrote to his Government, that. with the ne
cessury powers, treaty with Turkey could be
made h,u Mr.. Monroe did not then deem IL
eIped,ent, and no powers we're sent In 1873,
John Clancy Adams, then President of the Uni.
led States with his own hand wrote secret IN.
sirueiicns to Commodore Crane, then in com-
mand of the Mediterranean squadron, aud la
Hr Unlev, u. 5. Consul al Smyrna. accom-
pan ell wtn the necessary joint powers, and
with authority to draw on the Navy Depart
mrnt for funds, TO the credit of which Depart
ment ths amount Of the "Sec,et Service Fund
then under MIR. Adames sole control was trans
terrrd. They w'te in ,ttncied To address the
Turkish authorit es al Constantinopie, IN such
a way as 20 avoid the suspicion of the British
Minister, and to negotiate a treaty al com
iRrrce on the basis " OF the most favored ma
ton" The instructions did not reach the
American Commissioners so soon rs was eH-
pected, owing 10 the movements Of the Ameri-
can squadron; but when they did reach them,
the treaty WIS forthwith concluded. In March,
1929, after Andrew Jackson had been inLugura
ted, des,,atchrs arrived from Commodore Crane
and Mr. ON sy stating the TACT, that treaty
had been agreed on but that The sls natures had
not been affixed aud the raiIfca'ions eXchang-
ell, owing 10 Their want OF fun 8 10 purchase
and make the presents required by the etiquette
ui the Sublime Porte, on the CONCLUSION OF eve
" treaty. AIR. Adams was still at Warrington IN
consequence Of Ihe al health OF Mrs. ADAMS
and these dcfpa ches were by Andrew Jacksah
$. nj TO him. al his private residence, Tor his m
,pection, N his advice WAS asked, whether me
lrsoiy had better be concluded aud the presents
made HIS advice WAS 10 cooeluie the treaty
anu ~ make the presents. MIR. hhind was
then ..uI 10 Odessa with new powers ana the
means ~ en,Dl- him 10 complete what was
NJ resary 10, the final execution OF the treaty.
TINS was accomplished, and we now see the al
minis,rat o.. Of Andrew Jackson claiming the
merit ., ha, truly grea, inan's(his predecessor)
labors. even waosr name TINS Me- sage studiouS-
" aud most meaniy avoids TO mention.
II tho President is not a skiliul negoiator, he
is at least cunning enough to appropriate TO
himself he fruits of the skil of olhers' without
acknowledg