Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1842-12-03
THE TREATY

We copy the outlines of The enatcs proceedings ON m
tiiying the late Treaty with Crea, Britain.
The opposnon which the Treaty encountered in the Sc,
nate and the symptoms of dsapprobaon which are
munesting themselves in quarters of the country
are altogether iuclgibe, and entirely natural The annals
of Diplomacy furnish parallel to such Treaty-so
vauaed and exoled and in reality worthless and cnur
ing so completely to the benefit OF the party sa
crce of the other. The Boundary Question is the only
matter IN controversy, which has been setted-excepng
the pledge part maintain Squadron in the African
Seas, 10 suppress the slave trade In this matter of the
Boundary have surrendered every thing asked at our
hands We have given great and graspng neighbour n
military road along upon border-of importance to
her in connecting Of herProvnces and giving her. case
oil hostile collision, advantages be appreciated And
TO cap the Climax Government undertakes TO pay the
cost of the advantages thus conferred upon rival She
pays several hundred thousand dollars Maine and Massa
ehuse for surrenderug their Territory Great Britain
This is the much-boosted diplomatic feat of the Great
Defender OF the Constitution. Was there ever such an
abortion Was there ever nation called upon before
aud It's neotators for thus sacrificing its interests and de-
spelling It of its territory.
But ndeiensble and unjust the Treaty was We can.
not censurc the Senate for concur.ing in it, That body
was placed IN most painful and delicate position and had
no alternative, but the Treaty OF War Its hands had been
tied by the negoaios-and them the responsible
~ and the blame for sacrificing the national interests
we have no authority for asserting, strongly nsnua
ted in the Globe, that the American negoator
British Gold for his ready surrender of American Interests;
hut 1t seems difficult reconcile the provisions of the
Treaty with enlightened and patriotic regard for the
honour and advantage OF the country But may be that
he looked TO his reward in the Special Embassy to England
which 1t was agreed between him and Lord Ashburon was
necessary to settle the other controverted points.
nat there has not been popular Glamour agans; this
betrayal OF national Interests is referabe TO the same mo-
i've, which influenced the Senate. The Administration
had got the start OF the country, and committed il TO the
alternative Of bad treaty, worse war The peope arc
averse TO war-and especially with great Brain-with
which We are connected by many ties Of common de-
scent-and kindred Freedom common religion and COM
mon interests The treaty peace for the time
although upon hard and scarcely honorable ternsand
that has quetcd the people and caused them 10 look less
cnrousy than they would have done the conditions of
this paciicaon The subject, however, not vet entirely
disposed Of and bids fair excite much discussion nj the
approaching session OF Congress. The Administration
will have To ask OF the House of Representatives AN appro
paiion To carry out the provisions of the Treaty Ii will
be novel and interesting spectacle that OF the American
Congress granting money pay for lands ceded 10 Great
Britain. But the same necessity which constrained the Sc
nate to consent 10 the ratification, will extort the money
from the House: