Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-21

disni,aty to the bone.
During the Old war with Triroli. Gen. Eaton
n'ssn'ted by the imbecility and inactivity Of Cep,
Murray, who, at the time, was in commaud of ou,
squadron in the Mediterranean, wrote homo 10 IN,
secretary Of the Navy that he might as well .SenJ
OUT hcet of Quaker meeting houses, to aoat about
Nv tho Medterrancan, as lrgates, with Murrays in
| men, and that Exchanging salutes with the En-.
shsh at Gibraltar had but very slight effect upo,
the hostie Turks on the coast OF Barbary" A.,
o's' cheieney, since his soiourn in England A.
"hiNter, has been much on pa. with that of the
OH Commodore. So much OF his time has bc,n
absorbed IN Attending the holcs and revelr., n,
the nobility IN England and Scotland, and maxine
h''nsch popular with all the Peers and swell head
o' the realm, that is not at all surprising that IN
the most important matters connected with tho d,I
'ea'e relations between the countries he should
have been 50 egresiousy Eat fault"
l. II ~ but few days since heard rcp,I,,,, ,
non New Hampshire (Nr Els,man) say ,y,,L
some pam and distress, that II the pr,s,nt S.,
ry ot State retained in cfce tbsr. x,oii t w.
! wNr-no war with England; aud there was /, g.,
zeal meant 10y that remark. Aud the s.pIls,,,n
seemed to think this lamentabc condition. nj NJ,
lars l hrmly believe It yves true bu, I had 4, -,
ry different feeling from that gentleman. 49,; I W
uou nc Praised H lie 81, to preserve pc,rc h,t,,.y
inc TWO countries. And, however lon.. or s.,,-, r.
se"''m'hs car o. may bc, he will not see any mn
proper concession to Great Il itan sanctioned b
pVHeh' secretary at State, whether IN ptace or ,s,r
WIN respect 10 the present question I have rn
u'up' the gentleman alluded TO would show ,s
'""Cn hthheSS as ANY member OF this House ApI
one OF my reasons for troublin, TIA, IIonsc n, IL
last expiring moment OF the session is th,tI Mil,
INDICATE the conduct of that gentleman .nd do -,
Justice; Tor great injustice has been don, hin, IN 90,
SaFd 10 ms remarks and correspondence Nov
DO not know that there is a word IN MS n,,, Of H.,
" hat /
say, II Is eonrIatory, IT IL has any ,enirn,,, ,o
o''Sh Ihe HspcrileS and raucOr that may exist b.
go" .''v TWO countries, 50 much Tue better; and
hho" II has had that Effect. What dd g., a..
when you saw report OF a d iIer,nt ,y,r,.,.,
" ny, your minister at the Court OF 81 Lame ,,,
panic struck and Seut Il message to your snu,d,n,
III me Mediterranean 10 run awOy-io Il ~ ss { $,
AS tHc winds could blow thcn-for Inbn nj
WIS - th:r heels, Laughter ItiS w. nj
ue i'shlon To say, "ue dbl nuIhIrs MOI, ,L,p Ia.
3u'y.' The gentleman from Pennsyiyanr, mi
t"SeS"tl spoke 81 tins Transaction, the u,i-r ,j,y
just rs would speak of ii IN general Terms. Inn, I
w "o' NJ an question the rrcprviy at the conduct
% 'ha' gentleman. | say, not sn. | say th,, n.
h's n'>Sraced this nation more than We have ever
o-en "iSSraccd since the affair o. the Chcs,pc,l
hiSdle. What viii the Germans via, ,,,n o.,
Isahans, "hat M short, viii all the eea, nations a,
Europe say OF the People of the Tui,ed St,Ies2
lhal, upon panic terror OF their minister al an
uOn' they showed the white feather and their lin,
OF battle snip IN the Mediterranean u,s ,,,rrOt -,
And there IS another point OF view IN WHICH dn !
NOT approve his conduct The gentlemin has been
al London four or 1--WE years. 90 not believe tb,rc
was AZ Lohdon charge IRON any country in Eu-
rope but knew better what was done and dom, 81
the Puvy Council. What is the business Of -, To-
9lEn minister abroad but TO fad on; wha: is doinr7
VIII venture 10 say that It Chr!stopher FIN hes
hau Ueen NJ London, as our minister, he never
Wou'u nave written such letter He woud have
k'Ioicn that there was no order of Camel ., On,
thorze hostilitles; and there cannot be Institutes
without an order Of the Privy Council | snc,k
i'om experience when say that Mr. Hughes would
nave been informed of such orders IN Council b,d
they been issued, and OF course woud moi b,rc
heeh frightened by every ICwspaper eXDlosion nj
popular wrath into a belief that the grave and re-.
sponsioie Council OF the nation had reSored TO such
an extremity at such a moment.
There was one memorable case OF the adIr,ss or
MIR Hughes IN procuring documents, of the nr,
ioundesI secrecy. MIR Stratford Gamma c,,aaa 20
me one day, and said that he had perrnls To rod
TO me paper OF great importance, emapatiry from
hIs Government IN their negotiations with the Eurn
pean alliance. He read the pa3er &c ,rdiprIv and
when he had finished, | asked him If he vyonis h.,
me have II for MALI an hour, that might Law il he
lore The President, MIR Monroe for his own pert,
sa! lie sand he was forbidden TO let II 90 ont or
ms hands but that, II desired he would 90 Win
me 10 the Presidents house, and read II IN hin,
l MS l declined, Out contenied myself with making
from memory verbal statement offs contents IN NJ
Monroe, ana within three days after received CO.
Ply OF that same paper f ON Christ pber Hughes
The next time Mr. Canning came 10 the n
partmeni, said to him that he needed not 20 h,y,
been so straight laced about that despatch which
he would not allow me TO take for half an hour in
the President for his peTusal, for we now mad a CO.
py oil II. lie was amazed. A copy Of NJ said he
lie Capped his hands on his two waiscoat markets
look the Key OF his desk out Of o. them, held il
up, and said That Is the key TO a good lock . and
that paper has been under that lock and KEY every
moment since received it, except when in nv own
hands. said, do not suspect any one about Won
We are not IN the habit OF purchasing secret papers
from domestlcs or secretaries. We have got II from
q great distance.
Yes had copy Of that document perhaps the
most secret as well as the most Efficient OF the din
lomiuc papers which passed between the parties of
the Holy Alliance, and II was procured with p,,ny
Others by Mr. Hughes, by no imnroper nrtsanJ =,
no cost ot secret service money, but by the art Of
making friends by his social quilities whenever Le
goes. mention this to show what ought TO he tic
quaiues OF public minister abroad. If nmnister
IS IN the habit Of friendly social intercourse with
the other members Of the diplomatic corn, nj IN,
stmecourt, with an ordinary portion Of saeacIty he
has the key to all the secrets. soy IL from Iono
knowle edge and experience. How was il when tin,
pane letter was written 10 the commodore of the
American squadronP What did the American
minister know Of the system Of policy foreign or
domestic OF the British cabinet2 The letter itself
owes that he was as blind il az beetle; that ne
was ignorant Of the FIRST ,sis Of their ALPHABET If
he had known any thing of IT, he would no, have
Gis2raccd himself and his country toy the exposure
of his ignorance ] say this not from any personal
feeling towards that gentleman although have not
been an admrer Of sOme Of his diplomatic exhibitions
heretofore as the journals OF this House may show but
nave looked 10 this transaction entirely upon It's me
ris none and say that those letters written tn the
Commodore OF the squadron IN the Mediterranean.
and their consequences, have been disgracoful 10
the nation; and !, for one hold the man responsible
for II, and say he not dong his duty, or that
ho neglected some OF the most mportnt pars of bt.
duty as pubic minister. But this is some " hat Of
DEPRESSION, and yet Intimately connected with this
| Mcleod question Of peace and war; for VIVA, must
| the pIvy council and her Majesty Queen Victor
herself, who, dare say, all woman as she Is, has
more ire M her heart than ever 20 have Sttsn down
and written letter like that-what must that pri-
W council have thought when hey fist heard OF ~
! They would say, God grant thnt this man may re-.
| main here as JOnathan's minister an the end Of
| time; we may be he never will know any
thing Of our real intentions, and will always have n
becoming reverence Tor the ierrors Of the beak and
Lightning Of the eye Of the British eagle, and blum.
deuns rashnc's enough to put out the eyes Of his
| own.
Correspondence NJ the Wing
| ITNCHBUR0, 2nd Sent. 1911.