The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-27
THE TREATY.

We cannot complain in too strong terms Oh
persons anticipating the conditions OF the new
treaty between Great Britain and this Repub-
lie particularly when some are SO ungenerous
as to receive every idle story atioal that Is pre-
judicial to the honor OF this Government, and
on this building up arguments TO meet points
which do not exist. Tue full terms of the treaty
can not, at this mo nent be made public, and 1t
is folly TO ina zine that the Commissioners nave
all been bribed, and thus induced to barter away
the rights of their country for British gold,
Ii is not only extremely unfair thus to pre-
Judge case, but il shows disposition TO make
that a party question, IN which an equai mum
Der of the most pro ninent and distinguished
gentlemen of both political parties have had
their full share. Parry considerations have
been happily obliterated in this negotiation the
Governors of Maine and Massachusetts have
appointed, as Commissioners, gentle .nen avow-
ed, at the head and front of each arty.
If the treaty is to b. condemned by the Peo-
pie, let the People do it of their own free will
and .cord, after they have become fully ac-
auainted with all its provisions; but do not put
err, that they may ring the changes promlscu-
ously from bar to bar and brothel to bfothel.-
If the treaty is unjust to the Federal Govern
ment, or 10 either of the State Governments
the People themselves will soon discover the
imposition, and the censure will fall where 1t
rightly belongs, on the heads of the Comms-
soner, but, as they are divided 10 political
4 Il for
their mutual act.
If any unjust proposition was made to them,
they each had their party papers, and State Go
vernors, through which, and to whom, they could
have made known their grievances: but we
find that, instead OF any cashiny of interests,
they have consented unanimously to the treaty
slipulations Under the cream, stances, we re-
peat, that it is extre nelly unsenerous, aud dan
gerous, too, TO attempt to involve any OF tn s.
gentem n in difficulties which, had they con
ten lated at all, they never would have accept
cd their respective appointments.
They were selected not only Oh account Of
their prominent position in different parties, but
also for Their honorable and distinguished repu
tatlon al home and alb oad For either party,
to condemn their mutual act, is 10 at ach the
imputaton Of dishoaor u the assailing party.
To receive as tue every untavorable report that
malice chooses to fabr,ca,e exhibits DISPOSE
ton 10 sacrifice best friends so that party can be
benefited. All such assaults must recoI upon
the head of the Inventor sooner or later.
To the rejecting portion of the community
we say, wait until you have seen the treaty be-
fore you condemn it. BE not influenced by any
&C parte statement manufactured for political
purposes and by those who are predetermined to
turn the treaty to political effect, be its provi
sions ever so excellent and honorable.
The Democratic Senators were the first to
applaud the Creole Letter they were the first
to praise the recent Mexican Correspondence !;
and if it should turn out that they are likewise
the first TO applaud the final and complete set
tlement of all our difficulties with Eng land
why then we shall expect to fnd the Globe in
a state OF collapse the next morning.