The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-04-04
From Me .Nsp York Dailu .4dpsritser


General Jackson, and his devoted parti-
zans have claimed an extraordinary degree
of merit for the success of his diplomatic
negotiations, and especially for the con-
cluson of "A treaty with the Grand Seignor.
respecting the trade with Constantinope
and in the Black Sea. The credit of this
transaction has been assumed Ivy them rs
exclusively due to the present admlnistra-
ton. The message 10 Congress of Deem
her, 1880, contains the following remarks:
"The injury to the commerce of the
United States resulting from the exclusion
Of our vessels from the Black Sea, and the
previous footing of mere sufference upon
which even :he limited trade enjoyed by us
with Turkey has hitherto been placed, have
for long time. been source Of much So
liciLude to this Government; and several
endeavors have been made to obtain a bet
ter state of things. Sensible of the i'm
portonce Of the object, feel It my duty to
/ leave no proper means unemployed To ac-
qnlre for our flag the same privileges that
are enjoyed by the principal powers of
Europe. Commissioners acre. conSequtnhu.
appointed 10 open negotiation with tile
Sublime Porte. Not long after the member
OF the commission who went directly from
the United States had sailed, the account of
thc Treaty OF Adrianople, hy which one of
the objects in view was supposed to be Sc
cured, reached this country. The Blark
Sea was understood to he open to us. I'm
der the snpposition that this was the ease,
/ the additional facilities to he derived from
the establishment Of commercial regulations
with the Porte were deemed of sufficient
tn ii
negotiation as originally contemplated. 1t
was therefore perseVered in, and resulted
IN II treaty, which will he forthwith laid be-
fore the Senate"
The message then proceeds TO describe
IN strong terms The advantageous nature of
the treaty to our country.
We presume ne person ever read this
part OF the message, without understanding
from It's language, that the Turkish treaty
was measure Of Gen. Jackson's admins
tration, and that the country were indebted
TO him for all the merit and spendor of The
negotiation. He says, he felt it his Gvfu
10 fedrs no proper means unemployed, for the
accomplishment of the object. and commits
SioferS Were consequently appointed 10 omen q
negotiation Nth The Sublime Porte. That
ls, as II consequence Of the impressions upon
has miild oil the importance Of the trade in
the Black Sea, commissioners were np2oipt-
ell 10 open negotiation. Now what were
the iactS! No longer ago than the 18th of
the present month, Mr.. Archer, ii member
OF congress from Vlrginia, and chairman of
the committee on Foreign relations, whom
moving tor an appropriation to defray The
contingent expenses Of the Turkish treaty.
ana after stating tue Importance of the ne
gotlatlon to this country, remarked, TINT /" il
was due 10 The late administration IN sov
that the most suitable measures had bee3
pursued by 1t to effect this treatv. ,pb;cb
lods ." great state Of .forcardness, If nofl
completed, ,ohtn the netc administrative, .o,os
t"to potc'r that he felt himself bound to
say this much, as the credit had been giyen
TO the present administration for a trentv
commenced II not matured under the iosi
administration, merely from the circurn.
stnnre that the ratification happened after
the present administration came into power -
These remarks of Mr.. Archer, which are
certainly very credtable to his f,ankness
and independence Of spirit, MS well no L;s |
sense OF Justice, induced Mr.. Adams 10 saw
that dispatches were received from onr
ministers, fifteen days after he ,cent ouf ofoc
flee, containing the basis of "A tren,v H.,
could he formed, the pfeIiminaries 5av;no
been agreed upon and signed.-that no wns |
Immediately consulted with NJ to the exne. |
dIency of forming The 'realy; that he nd. /
yised the measure at almost any ey,oneo
and that the treaty, eventually conrludod /
was the same with that thus sent IN H.
government, with no other addition Than
that Of secret article which was reiec,eJ
hy the Senate, when the treaty WINS rcti6sJ
Now we know Of nothing that has Occur
red under the present administration. tb,t il
more disreputabic to them than this a,temn,
to rob the late chief magistrate OF tho cred.
il Of planning and forming this treaty, and
nppropriating II TO their own use and bene-
fl. So incompetent were they of even
forming an opinion Of the Importance of his
measure, that it was found necessary. when
hey had the provisions of the recty before