Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-09-01
r,am Me Na1,eral hteiisencer.
rnE TREATY or WASHINGTON.

believe, ever negotiated with that Power
in The United States, was RATIFIED BY
rnG SENATE on Saturday evening, goth
uItimo, at about nine o'clock,) after a
discussion Of four days. The proceed
ings are not made public; but il is gen
orally understood that the vote Of ra.lfica-
ton was no less strong than TgIRrY-SrNE
gcas against NINE nays.
When we consider the variety Of sub
lecls which the Treaty is supposed 10 en-.
brace, their magnitude, and the obvious
and acknowledged difficulty of some Of
them; and when VIC consider the state Of
tho country, and the effects Of that IN
happy party spirit, which, in regard to
other important subjects, so much distracls
our public councils, this strong and deci.
siye majority, necessarily made up OF
members Of all parties, reflects the high
est credit upon those who have conduct
ed tho negotiation, anil gives the fullest
assurance that the National honor has
been maintained, aud all the great into.
rests affected by the Treaty clfeciuaily
upheld and promoted.
Most sincerely aud cordially do we fe-
Iiciale the country on this suspicious re.
suits aud we may properly congratulate
the World on tho event, since, If any of
the difficulties, now settled, had terminal.
Ell ia war between the United States aud
England, such war must have convuIsed
the globe We cannot but indulge the
hope that this favorable settlement OF af-
fairs with Epglard is but the FIRST, in a SC.
RES OF measures and events, tending TO
restore the country to lis former prosper
Ity. Let us hail it as the welcome har
blnger of better times
Up TO the last year the Boundary Cues
ton had fingered along, events occurring
but too frequently, in the mean time, 10
create new cxaspefat0ns, and difficulties
sprlDglug ap in regard 10 other subjects oil
interest and constituencies. Formal diplo.
ulatic correspondence seem, d 10 do moth.
ing towards terminating, or even alIayng,
these controversies. In this state OF things,
the now English Ministry resolved 10 graf
fly Ut once their sense Of the importance
of an immediate adjustment, and their re.
specl for tho Government Of the United
States, by sending Special and Extra
ordinary Mission. For this work Of re-
Cancellation and grace, they selected Lord
Ashburton and surely wiser or bet
ter choice could not have been made. -
Lord Ashburton arrived at Washington
about five months ago, and was received
by the President, ana Members of Con.
grcss of all parties, and by the citizens Of
this place, with distinguished respect and
clyility. To all this kindness, he has
made full aud just return. His general
intercourse in our society has been most
agreeable and now that, having accom-
plished his work, he has left us, probably
again never 10 visit our city, it is but JUS
tee to say that he has left among all class
es a deep AMI most favorable impression
of his character and department. A man
advanced in life, fully acquainted for ma
ny years with affairs between his own
country and ours, always endeavoring in
his public conduct to preserve amty be-
tween them, he came to this country, not
10 enter upon career Of snowy diploma
cy, or to swell the volume, already too
large, of unproductivo correspondence,
but to sit down to existing topics, in
uuSiutSS-ihc WY w tVut t'Vu1 pdhniy
and fairly, to say what he could do, and
what he could not, aud to remove all OBJ
stacles rs far as he could. We fully be-
leve all this to be true of his objects and
purposes. As he is reported to have said
Of himself, he "came not 10 make difficult
ties, but to make Treaty" We have
heard tho Commissioners of the States of
Mama auI Massoc hucafts who n ad nrcnS.
sarily much intercourse with him, speak,
in terms as sincere as mpllmcntary, of
the lrankncsss, good faith, kindness, ana
evenness Of temper, which he invariably
displayed IN their interviews with him.
In word, every voice speaks well of this
" fine old English gentleman" Long
may he yet live to enjoy the satisfaction
of rejecting on the good he has accom-
plished
1t is no more than just also to say, that,
from the moment OF the annuncation of
Lord Ashburton's mission, the conduct of
our Government in this matter has been
both wise and judicous. The first object
was TO settle, if possible, the long contest
ed Boundary question, by agreement aud
compromise n settlement rendered 50
much more difficult than il would have
been by the necessity Of consulting the
lnclinatlons and wishes OF two important
States in the Union. OF the industry
and ability with which this important az
fair has been conducted, we have already
expressed our opinion fully and frankly.
In addition to which we ought not to with
hold from the Secretary of State the cred
it due for the comprehensive ard business.
like manner in which he commenced and
prosecuted the whole negotiation. In the
conduct of it he discarded all local feeling,
aud showed that he was governed by a
truly national spirit and ambition. Whilst
on great Eastern question he consulted
Eastern men and Eastern interests; on
matters affecting other portions of the
Union, he consulted with equal seduIous-
ness those whose feelings aud interests
were peculiarly involved in them.
Those whd have been most opposed to
Mr.. WcbStor's remaining in the Cabinet,
are understood 10 admit that it was Iortu-
nato for the country that he was there at
this important luncture. We doubt whe-
Their any other citizen would have had II
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