The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-02
THE TREATY.


sources, that the several articles which have
appeared in The London Morning Chronicle,
treating Lord Ashbuton with SO much severity,
were really written, has been ascrbed, by
Lord Palmerston late Secretary Of State for
Foreign Affairs. In these articles the writer
calls the Treaty 'Lord Ashburion's Capituia-
fion;r and as the papers have spoken of the pro-
liability of his Lordship's being made an Earl,
he recommends that his new title be ''Earl Sur
render"
Parliament meets for the despatch of bust
ness about the first Of February, and Lord Pal
merston will then, no doubt, followed by his
Wing friends, transfer his attacks fromhe daily
journals 10 The House Of Lords and House of
Commons. The walls will be made 10 ring,
long and loud, with charges of imbece negoli-
alton, disregard of public interests, and sacri-
fee Of English honor.
Now it will probably so happen that just
about this time Che first of February the
speeches Of Mr. Senator Benton, and other Sc
majors, against the Treaty as a ''capifuidtion"
on our part, aud as entillipg the Secretary of
State 10 be- called "Mr. Surrender" will be
be very amusing when Sir Robert Peel rises 10
answer Lord Pamerston, TO see him producing
Mr.. Benton's authority to prove that the British
Minister got the whole advantage in the Treaty,
and that the honor and interest of the United
States have both been sacrificed to Blush pre-
tension and British superiority.
Having so much delighted by his speech es
Of oh he =
Der, Mr.. Benton will have the rare fortune Of
deghling, at leas, in an equal degree, British
House OF Commons.
Let us imagine TO ourselves the scene.
Lord Palmerston, after having made an elaDo-
rate speech against the Treaty, sits down amidst
the plaudts Of his Wing friends.
Sir Robert Peel rises and say that she shall an
swer the speech Of the noble Lord by reading the
speech of an equally distinguished person, Sc
major of the United States" He begins to read
MIR. Bentou's speech. He soon comes to rassa
gcs, averring tina, the advantage of The Treaty
is all on The English side The hear hinlSH
now begin TO rise. The Premier goes on
10 read with more animation-he comes
TO studied and well-lurned periods, insist
ing that SHE poor and feeble American ad
ministraton has been completely taken in by
the British nego,iator-" overreached, bamboo
zed and humbngged." The shear hims!'
are renewed with still more enthusiastic appro-
baton Cheered by these manifestations Of
delight, the first Minister assumes his most ear
nest and eloquent tones reads through the homo
rable Senator's speech, and concluding with the
declaration of "ihe Sacrifice of all American
interest and honor, and of the complete triumph
of British diplomacy sits down in tempest
of applause"
similar scene may be expected in The
House Of Lords, when the grave and sober
Earl of Aberdeen shall read the speech of the
grave and sober Senator from Penn sylyana
But these distinguished Senators, who see so
clearly that the Government of their own coun-
try has been completely outwi;ted, or out-gene-
rallied, have not only the Wings Of England
with Lord Palmerston at their head to contend
with; they must be prepared to make battle
also with the public sentiment of France, and
indeed all Europe. For it is not little curl
Gus that, while these gentlemen and few 9TH
ers (and we rejoice to be able TO say rery
.tep) make objection to the Treaty, that i,
abandons the American ground, the French
press considers the Treaty as an abandonment
by England Of her prelensions, and taunts
NJ. Guzot for allowing the United States TO
carry point of such magnitude in their ncgo-
tiations with Great Britain, which France had
been obliged to give up. The speeches deliver
ed in the Senate against the Treaty will sound
very oddly, we anticipate, in the cars Of the
beral party in France.