Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-04-17
Correspondence Of the Providence Journal,
WASHINGTON, April 10, 1882

The speech of Mr.. Holmes Of Maine,
which was commenced on yesterday, was
continued to-day, and may be concluded
tomorrow, has not at all disappointed
those who anticipated serving up Of the
administration in a piquant style. have
not often heard argument and ridicule
more judicially blended. His reference
to the history Of our diplomacy with G..
Britain on the subject Of the West India
Trade exhibited perfect knowledge of
the matter, and his illustrations of the ei-
feet of the boasted arrangement made by
Mr.. M'Lane by quotations ofthe amount
of our entering and departing tonnage at
various periods, demonstrated the unfoun-
ded nature of the claims which have
been set up to public gratitude by Gene
raj Jackson, for the conclusion of the ne
gociation The amount Of the matter
was pleasantly enough set forth by Mr..
Holmes, in the following manner. Lord
Aberdeen said to Mr.. M'Lane l will take
the turkey and you may take the goose,
or if you object to that, why you may take
the goose and will take the turkey
There was reel procity in the sound; Mr..
nj Lane took the goose, and was very
well content, until the cause of British
Legislation forced upon him the conviction
that he had been bamboozled. He post
cd to tire British Minister to complain
and protest; but he is at once met with the
questionable not you take the goose, land
give up the turkey? Turkey! replied
MIR. M'Lane, why you never said word
about turkey. Oh! Oh! rejoined the
British Minister, patting our Minister on
the back-never mind that, we all knew
you to be an honest fellow, very honest
fellow indeed SO we lose the turkey,
and Mr.. M'Lane gains the reputation Of
being an honest fellow. The analytical
view taken by MIR. Holmes of the diplo-
matte services rendered to the country
by Generel Jackson's administration, was
exceedingly amusing and nUt the les, 81
because of its entire accuracy. Every
treaty which had been concluded by the
present administration, he showed to have
been negotiated, arranged and agreed
on before Gen. Jackson came into power,
and that he had nothing TO do but put his
name to it. There are but three excep-
tons to this statement, according to the
statement of Mr.. Holmes. The North
Eastern Boundary, the Colonial trade,
and the French treaty, and by neither of
these had the administration, or their a
gents gained any renown. There is moth
ing in the countenance, the manner nor
the movements Of Mr.. Holmes, to which
the effect of his oratory can be traced
He is solely indebted to the excellence of
his cause, and to the evidently increasing
appetite of the people for truth in its
strongest form. The discussion is likely
to continue for some days perhaps for a
week or two. In the mean time, the Ap-
preparation Bill hangs suspended. This
has been represented as bearing hard up
on the Clerks, but it is not so. BY an
arrangement with the Bank, they can al
ways attain money az it becomes due.
The Bank Committee was expected
back to-day, but have not seen or heard
any thing of them. ] understand that
they arc we'll satisfied with the result Of