Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1836-05-19

this negotatian, was influenced by the slave
question: and was therefore, the more viii
hng 20 surrender portion Of territory. from
might arise.
Mr.. Adams replied with great warmth. and
really sometimes with eloaueuce. Among
other things, he stated an historical fact, 10
his own defence. worthy to he recorded. He
said that he had been censured for negotiating
this treaty-that II. was done rndpr the i'm.
mediate orders and snpcrintpndence If Mr..
Monroe. then President Of the United States.
and slave owner. Bot this was not all. He
(Mr. Adamsl was the last member of the
Cabinet that consented to the boundary line
agreed upon. Nor Was this all. After the
treaty had heen agreed to, he,- (Mr. Adamsl
in pursuance of instructions from the Presi-
dent, waited upon Gen. Andrew Jackson, an
other slave.hslder, then IN this city, and pre-
sented the treaty to him for his "pinion, and
he recommended its ratification.
As matter Of curiosity, give You below
the Cabinet as organized at the time referred
to by Mr.. Adams: 40 tl,.a..e..a a..,,
Mr.. Monroe. President. slave holding state.
Mr.. Crawford. Sec'y Treasury. do.
Mr.. Calhoun, Sec'y War. do.
Mr.. Writ, Attorney General, do.
Mr.. Adams. Sec'y OF State, non -slavehoId-
ing state.
Mr.. Smith Thompson, Spc'y Of Navy, do.
To which, add Gen. jackson, consulted
and here are .fve from slaveholding states, and
two non sIavcholtling.-Jour. IF Com.
Washington, May 10, l836.-The leading article,
which appeared I'm tine Gtole Of this nOrOhUgy was
somewhat coniradicory of The statement made BY Mr.
Adams on Saturday, that Gen. jackson has approved
cf,he Treaty by which the United States renq"ished
TO Spain oil claim upon Texas. Mr. Adams, as was
expected rose as soon he could get an opportunity
this morning, and obtained leave Of the House 10 make
statement. He said ne co,hd answer for The
Presidents recotections Of what had transired some
years ago hut IN consequence OF this article in the
Globe, which lie read, he felt called upon 10 repeat
what he had heR,re stated The Treaty submit
tel To- Gen. jackson, not AZ military commander,
though he was then serving the public IN that capaci.
~, but as distinguished citizen whom the Presiden
ling I" c"ncede nothing, territory any thing else,
which the country had previously claimed hut il was
his duty TO acl 0sdef the direction of Mr. Monroe, his
superior, and he obeyed his instructions. He made
that this country had claimed, and nothing had
transpred, either in conversation in wiring, Le-
tween him, and the Minister of Spain, Of which Mr..
Monroe was not informed. ne t 4fSt"
He was the last individual Of the administrations oi
Mr. Monroe who did to the treaty, and he gave
that assent with great reluctance. His Immediate oh
jec was now to say that, when the treaty ready
he signed md before il signed, he took IT, by the
direction ri President Monroe, 10 General Jackson,
who was, at that time, tJ.y. 1879 in this city, He
now Flslers-andgave him the treaty, requesting his
attention particularly to the boundary fixed by tina,
instrument. Alter day two, he called for IL, and
Gen. Jackson, upon deliberate examination, return
ed it, with his appreciation 81 the ptssem boundary