The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-03-28
THE TURKISH TREATY.

Some weeks ago, gentleman informed
us that he had reason to believe tina. Mr.
Adams in conversation at Washington, oh
served, that in 1928, he had commissioned
Commodore Crane, commander of the Med
iterranean squadron, and Mr.. Off1ev, Ccnsu
ut Smyrna, to open negotiations for Il trea
ty of commerce with the Government n
Constantinople that they accordingly sue.
cessfully executed the trust that the treaty
was forwarded to the United States, and
reached Washington in March, 1899, abou,
twelve days after Mr.. Adams went out of
and Gen. Jackson came into, power and
three days after Mr. Van Buren, took charge
of the Department of State-that that treat,
.Dds nerer communicated to the Senate, OF
otherwise published to the citizens of the
United States that ho,reuer, (mark it y the
new Administration took up the design, md
despatched MIR. Rhind to Constantinople
who negotiated anew, the same treaty, with
the exception of one clause, afterwards ex.
plunged by the Senate, as contrary to the
laws of nations, which clause conferred
upon Turkey certain privileges Of building
ships ofwar in our ports.
We asked and obtained permission of the
gentleman who was our informant 10 write
to Mr.. Adams to ascertain the truth Of this
curious state of facts. The above is a sub.
stantial copy of the letter, to which we
added, 8" that we wished, if he had no ohjec-
ton, to publish the statement, less will, a
view to detract any thing from the admin
istraton Of Gen. Jackson, than to render
that which preceded it, the merit it was en-.
titled to, and which has been so triumph
antly appropriated, if the above facts were
true, to its successor
Mr. Adams's reply substantially confirm.
ed every thing. 1t would he equally i'm
proper and unnecessary to publish it.
Since the date Of Mr.. Adams's letter, we
hav. received from an entirely distinct
quarter, corroborative intelligence.
We all know, what vast applause, wha
fulsome and outrageous fattery, have beer
showered upon Jackson and Van Buren,
for the acquisition of the trade to the Blacl
Sea. Van pocketed it all with complacen
CIV, and Jackson was no less modest. We
do not know that to hnve succeeded in ne
potiating treaty with barbarians, was
great matter for any administration to boas
Of; but it was, (mark again reader !! Crane
md Offley negotiated theirs before tbs
Russians pissed the Balkan. Vans Am
bassador, Mr.. Rhind, negotiated has, ufteI
the sword Of Diebitsch had cut a passage
through the Dardanelles, for all nations.
If the facts be as we have stated them
Jackson nnd his secretary will not merely
have TO disgorgc the credit, but explai'
wherefore it was, TINT they did not commu
nicate the first, Cranes Treaty, to the Sen
ate; wherefore they said not word abou,
it; wherefore they sent Mr.. Rh,nd back L
negotiate over again, the same treaty, (dic
iering only in the article about ship build
ing) and wherefore, the frank" old maj
md his dainty Secretary, have permitted
their parasites TO appropriate 10 them wha
was not thcrH.
IF the facts are so, the public will deter.
nine with whom the charge of "'liscredita
BILE design" rests Richmond Whig.
The Newark Daily Avcriser, noticing Thu
debate in the U. S. Senate, says, Mr.. Dickin
son is ono of those singular politicians VIII
support Mr.. Cay's principles aid Gvn. Jack
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