Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-05-23

ONCE to perform, rs that of announcing to our
readers the unanimous ratification, by the Senate,
OF treaty Of Amiiy, Settlement, and Limits, be-
tween the United States and Spain, as recently
concluded at this place, by Secretary Adams and
Don Luis de Onis.
Nat. Int. 26fh Feb. 1919.
From these documents, then, il appears that
Mr.. Adams submitted his project to Mr.. Onis ON
the 18th OF February that il was discussed be-
tween them until the l9th, when it was " conclu-
ded - that the treaty was not "drawn up and ready
to be signed" until the 22d,
GENERAL Jackson was no, in this city at any
point OF time referred to by MIR. Adams in his
statement to the House. lie WIS not here when
| the treaty was =" conc ludcd'--he was moi here
WHEN 2" II wa. drawn up aud ready TO receive tho
'pnatnro'--hc was not here when it " was sign
ed'--nor was he here at any point OF time before
il vas signed. and after il was drawn up, so that
he could have received it from the hands Of Mr..
Adams, read il. and given il his appreciation. lie
left this city the | lh of fehrurry, 1919. and
did not return until the FIRST Of March, tho fol-
lowing extract, will establish beyond doubt:
major Gcneral jackson and his sui, consisting
ot M,eral officers left this Yesterday morning, for
Baltimore, on II tour northward.
Nat. Int Fcb IL 1919.
Major General Andrew Jackson, and suit, ar
! rived IN this civ last evening.
| pdH uUiof, 60. 1917.
Now, SAID MIR. A., please 10 observe, the treaty
was sent TO Mr.. onis for signature the 18Th OF
February, and he had so signed it. the L. States
were bound to sgn ii also, What was his snie-
mont I After the treaty was dawn up but before
there was AIRY obligaian part 10 sign II be- lad
taken il to General Jack son--Well, General Jack
son left the city the | llh OF February, 1919,
and MI. A. had sent the treaty to Mr. Onis 10 sign
on the l3Ih Now, where was the inconsistency Of
this with the statement hc had made 10 The House.
lie had stated that the treaty had been prepared
and ready to be signed, bul that We under no
obligations to sign il WHEN he presented il 10 Gen.
Jackson. The proof was thai Gen. Jackson left
the city Oh tho lh Of February, and thai two
days afterwards, he (Mr. Az had >ont the treaty
to MIR. Onis 10 sign, and that II was u counter
projcc, to project which Mr.. OniS had sent to
Mr.. A. before. Why, the treaty had been under
nccoIinon for three month, before II came 10 that
stage ; AID from this document hc should infer
what he believed was the fact, although he did not
to state it, that the sending OF to Gem
cral Jackson was the hast act of MI Monroe, be-
fore sending il 10 Mr.. Ons for his s.na'urc.
lie believed he had sufficiently explained 10 the
House, what nigh, appear to be inaccurate IN
what he had said heretofore aud he hoped il would
satisfy tho House that he had made statement
of any consequence or materalliy, that was ~
the smallest degree contradlcted by any thing pro-
duced IN that paper aud that II the Official doc
umcnls produced were correct, the, 20 10 confirm
the statement he made, instead OF conflicting with
Mr.. nUNTsMAN addressed the House
oows:
Mr.. Speaker am sensible Of the polite ndul-
rrnce shown to me- by the House. m granting the
privilege of reply To the gentleman from Massa-
chuseiis, for which am grateful. II II is with
tli, ST rppr, that | ippl thai | 1lItu
ON, as of the Tennessee delegation, who, in
/ common with my constituents, feel an interest in
the public character of Andrew Jackson, to notice
one OF the statements that has heen uttered by tho
gentleman from Massachusetts IN relation 10 tho
President Of the United States. The substance
Of the remark, when Invested of lis cassicalmy,
aud LAYING bare lis substance, Is this That Cen
eral Jackson the editor of the Globe as an
ambas ador, to send abroad md propagate lies for
him. think, sir, in all human charity if the gen.
tcman had have supposed tina, the President was
in error, it was uninlcntional; | think he should
have, as much charity for the President AZ he now
calls upon this House to have Tor him, in an nni-
territorial error on his part III statement made To
this House few days since | do not believe
tia, General Jackson keeps any ambassador to
po and propagate lies for him aud the gentleman
from Massachusetts must pardon me II cannot
believe that any body else believes so.-Ihe great
pie 81 tlafHy ibbpVIdlc oHcfcIv
human heart would teach To say, that neither
the President nor Ex-Prcsidrnt has been guilty OF
"A willul misstatcmen,. 1t is probable that those
persons who arc approaching the boundaries Of
,hrccseorc and ten cannot have that retention Of
memory which belongs to those who are young
or in wears. Blu, consider the charge he has
brought agans, the President beneath the dignity
of he high character and the many exalted sta
tiops the gentleman has filled III his counry's SCI
vice, and, ! might say, with honor to himself and
benefit to his country, in MANY instances. 1t was
with perfect astonishmen, | heard the allegation
from him, to which have taken excepton.-The
oppression to which have taken exception seems
to imp,ach the vcraciiy OF tho President So far
as ever heard his character for voracity stands
unqnes,ioned. Can the gentleman from Massa-
chusatts say much app,ehend not. II seems,
Mr.. Speaker, that the high and distinguished per-
sonages of this Government have their troubles as
well as we who are of the smaller fry. IL my re-
collection is not al fault, some fifteen twenty
wears ago shortly after the con-, lusion OF the
ty al Client, the gentleman from Massachusetts
was engaged in II question of veracity with anOtl
or gentleman, who has long occupied, and perhaps
uslv, IA very exalted situation i'll this country
hat became OF the question 1t was adjourned
over, and a book was TO be written about it. Nov
let us have the book. lft is not forthcoming.
may introduce IA resolution lerc calling for III
book. 1t would be equally proper with many re-
solutions which had been introduced in this HOUSE
General Jackson has stated he has no rccollrciio
of the transaction alluded TO by the gentleman