Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-04-24
TREATY OF WASHINGTON.

,nmus,csfons between the British and American Govern
iosnt end tsiwsen the British Government and Lord Ash
burton wh reference the treaty Of Washington and IN
nssocisons which led to a. lie hoped that Sir Robcr
Pee hsd thOught right o. produce the correspondence be
tween the sts Government and it, Pcnpotentay, he wou
think equally hung - produce the corresponding which
hsd sken place the accession OF the present Ministry
40 knew that 10 expressing HI. dissatisfaction 1.-THE treaty
and ID the with which had been conducted he
should be accused I'd endeavong disturb peaceful
lotions A. he had often before disregarded such charge
be should disregard he hoped he had proved an has
administration Of the Foreign Department, his sincere at
tachsnt the principles o and he felt the espccia
obligation Of those principles between blood relations, like
England and America; but still. as they were independent
ios, the rules Of justice not TO be sacrificed
Tor the sake Of either
The treaty bcrWeca them in 1888 though profcssed the
purpose OF obysng all question about boundary had been
the fertile OF disputes Much discussion soon took
place between the commissioners Of the two countries re
spectng the line OF highlands intended by the treaty. and
respecting the spot which the treaty referred to as tha
where the 45h parallel ct latitude nicrseetcd the River
ST. Lawrence. This latter point. scientific one. would
seem incapable OF dispute; but the American men OF
science resoed geoccntic instead Ut astronomical mea
suremcnL This and other questions connected with
the boundary referred the king OF the Netherlands,
who made his award m favor o England upon the mode
OF measurement. but recommended that America had
laid large upon point o land whereof that mode
of would deprivc her the English should allow
such boundary line would give her that point, and
he held that neither the line claimed by Britain nor that
claimed by America, conceded exactly with that which
the treaty intended he counseed compromise under the
adoption OF third line which he then indicated The
American Minister OF that day contendng that this
not award. but recommendation, declined TO he
bound by The English government equally dtshkcd
proposed settlement but thought itself precuded from
Directing Thy good faith, and by the consideration that
there great chance OF intending the position OF affairs
10y second arbitration, even America would agree To
such mode of settlement.
America, however having rejected the award, and In
gland being thus also freed from IT. new investigation OF
the disputed highlands proposed by America with
view, however, should merely TO supply deli
cheney IN part OF her own case, where The description
did tally with the actual ground. To this one sided
proposal the British Government did noagce new com
mission suggested BY America consist OF three
scientific but with this suggestion she coupled two mad
Missile cJnduons-ihe recognition of Mitchells map
conclusive authority; and the addition OF commissioners
from Maine. The ground then again examined, and
a report made to the British Government by skilfu
and dgent persons, whose evidence furnished ample proof
for the British and against the American claim and the
American Government possessed OF a certain red line
map, also subsanang the British line TO be that intend
ed by the troatwhch though that government had
had the candor produce it, them full niorma
for their gudancethcre at length iar ground
expect that the truth would be arrived and agreed
IN negotiation. That negotiation might have been earned
through the American Minister in London or through
the British Minister Washington, through special
mission. The last mode had these Observation-Disclosures
1t attracted much public observation, and occasioncd 80
much greater disappointment IN case OF aurt ana hat
secla minister had naturally feeling that he was bound
get something arranged aud must back empty
handed At all events, however, such minister ought
be particularly well selected. However anxious avoid
all dscspect Lord Ashburton, he that IA
like this the government ought 10 have sent a who
would bC hCur and soul the British and who
would have leaning the opponent party. But Lord
Ashburon much connected with America, though he
had pnncey possessions IN England. That balanced feel
ing might have well fitted him for mediator but for
Ambassador. Some practice, too-some technical
p,cnce OF dplomncywas essential IN the business OF
goisuon; ii such skill united with the conciliatory
manners the combination required Sir Z. Vaughan
nigh, have been fifty selected If title OF pecrage
also required Lord Hoysesbury might well have been
pointed.
When Minister thus sent to a foreign State spc
To a
what that he had come far 10 do. The
first indeed, not necessarily disadvantage
diplomacy any than chess; but If made unskJl-
y, subjected the to be checkmaed Lord Ash
burton had been. 1t expcden begin By an ul
uma,un; that was an npeuous way OF treating your OPP
p1ncuj; You should ask something than you
take that he might have the credit with his country
OF having effected reduction your But Lord
AshJuriou having stated utmatum, and finding Mr..
Webster would let HIM have II, content say It
cantt have It, suppose shant have and 50 must
il up. Surely ii Minister began with ultmatun he
oughto adhere IT, Lord Pa.mersion then followed the
negotiation through s marches and countermarches CEN
surfing Lord A-hburun for exhibiting the mness
which had been shown by Mr. Webster.
Lord Ashburon having taken the first step, ought 10
have put the negotiation basis England had
night all she had asked; instead OF which he allowed Mr.
Webster put the basis that America had right to
NIL she had asked. If you about 10 compromise
law suit the you could satisfy your adversary that you
had the law your sde and that you abained from m
CATION only avoid needless costs, the better would be the
which that adversary would cOncede you. Lord
Plnerson here enumerated some equivalents commercial
aad territorial which thought would have been proper
for Lord Ashburon have reserved in dealing with Mr.
Webster But instead of keeping those equivalents
when they should be wanted, hc gave them all sponane-
Ousy the outset, If the weight Of them in
cumbance 10 him As he poured them OF his bnr, Mr.
Webster picked them all gratis; and when the time
for buying of the American demand Of territory the
north OF the ST. Johns, Lord Ashburon had nothing left
make his bargain with
might have been right make the concessions which
INSIDE respecting the navigation of the ST. Johnss and
the question Of the Connecticut but them these things should
all have been granted without 10 them
Rouses Point, too, had been cOnceded-a military station
OF great importance; and he apPrehended that Ministers
would shortly be obliged ask from Parliament the
OF erecting fohcaton for the purpose OF keeping the y
mcucan astness there IN check. Then there part Of
the boundary which was made noyeabc seven miles high
or 10 event. miles lower in another, BY sliding
scale which he sincerely hoped might work better
geographical relations with America than IN commercial
Tie the article respecting the discour-
agement Of the slave trade IN which object IN others,
since the OF the present Ministry this country
had made great stridesbackward The night Of search
Indispensable and wherever that right refused you
might be that there slave trading be-
hind. Here Lord Palmcrston introduced episode
tanning thchstoy OF the late European this sub
cc and the Identification OF the with France which
nation he designated the first backward step. The
ond backward step the Washington treaty. tor It's i'm
mediate elect was to France refusing her
sent u the principle Of maritime vsations-a refusal
ing mainly 10 Cen Cass the American Minister at Paris
The third back step the dscouragcmcut the
practice oi our cruisers IN destroying class Of forts fac
tories ON the African coast, used places OF depot Tor
slaves
lie must next advert part Of the correspondence the
subject Of the Creole, which the American Minister calls
the British abstain from applying the principles Of
British law slave property brought British pu.-
The Of the Creole a one. The same
circumstances had occurred in the OF the Enterprise
where the slaves liberated aud compensation Civ
Where slavery consistent with the municipal Iaw
Of the country which the slaves brought, the
entitled 10 compensation for the seizure Of them
but when the municipal law had refused recognise
~ longer, the slaves simply aliens, and entitled
seemed understand this law, for he hld promised
that ociOus interference should take place the future
beyond what necessary for the Of the mum
icpa laws by which promise he meant either 10 give to Mr.
Webster C desired guarantee him by bubble.
The negroes human beings, and just much entitled
90 hospitality n British port the persons who had
300 Them A. far those dealers were concerned Oh,
the same asi their property had f1undcfrd ui
sea- only with the satisfactory difference that the lives ui
this human cargo were preserved.
We had been assured that this treaty To establish per.
tnaucu harmony between the two countncs-fow had that