Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-05-23
From Ii. .ver YORK Ec.nias Po;t.j

'sTo ask for nothing but what right, and to submit
to nothing which is wrong, was the maxim by which
he Old Man of the Hermitage, the man Of whom Jet
ferson SAID that he had of the Roman IN hnI than
any man living, conducted his negotiations. Ta's
nozzle rule would make short work nh diplomatic ma-
nuuvras, and would Lead, did under Gen. Jack
sons ADMINISTRATIONS speedy, jus, and satisfactory az!
uremeu;s between nations. IT rs not however, Ia
yor,te maxim the other side of the water, Is We
showed the other day by extract from Lord Brough
a S speech the 9Th of April, in which he admitted
that the L. S have been nded OF their rightful ter
rnry by suppressirg the evde nee OF their right in the
hands OF the British Government.
Before this disclosure made oy Lord Brougham,
it is wonderful how rgidly vrtuous the English press
was regard to this very question OF pressing claim
without disclosing Gil the facts which known in
gard to II. Al old nap Of America, daled l7f6, just
thirty seven years before the IndepeDdt nee Of our
ry was acknow lodged, md the Northeastern boundary
line agreed upon, discovered By MIR Sparks. among
The Archives of Foreign a fairs IN Paris and tins map
had rcd line upon agreeing with The line commended
for nv Great Britain. This map, MIR Sparks suggests,
nirht ha Ye been the which Franklin sent to the
Count OF Vergennes, in the wear 1888 and on which
he traced the boundary l,ne but, MIR. Sparks Justly
Observes there IS no proof that the map
Frankns hands. For not exhibiting this map, slight
and imaginary was its beating upon the negocia-
tons, Mr. Webster severely taken 10 task by the
| English presses. We published some time since what
the Tory organ the Times. had to say that matter
Below give the structures Of clever print of the
liberal party, the London ner,-premising that
fully agree with il in all that IT says concerning the
dishonesty and lnfamy of urging false claim and OBJ
lainna ty the suppression OF evidence In article
on ''rhe Smart Dnings Of Mr. Webster, after quot
ing passage from Mr. Rvess speech in favor of the
treaty. IN the American Senate, the Examiner proceeds
10 say:
] "What was wanted was some means Of constituting
the rutce Of the Treaty by the intentions Of the
negotiaios, object which the map discovered By
MIR. Sparks, and suppressed by Mr.. Webster, would
have accomplished.
"Mr Rlves, preends that the evidence Of the map is
of force 20 shake the title Of The u S, founded
the positive language Of the Treaty. but in the same
breath he admits that 1t would influence the judamen,
of any impartial arbiter; and IN another place he
the Senate that it might have such force on another
arbitration to the decision against the whole
clari Of The States VIVA. be says them only amounts
10 tEs'A mcncs, ourselves determined TO hold wrong
right and right wrong, the document is OF weight;
bu, ! YOU, that any impartial Judge will see II in
such light, clearing up The ohscuftes IN dispute
that ne vii! be likely to decide the whole against
you.
alt the discovered document Of force or au.
thory, why was suppressed during the negotiations
and why is brought forward 10 reconcile the non
content to the Treaty.
1.-The defender OF the Treaty does not say to the
nhieciors, This IS fair aad equitable arrangement
4 it IS polite and right, and therefore IL accords with
the o. the country, and be satisfied with II. but
he says Take il and say nothing about it. for if the
truth had been known should have got IT. and
f YOU eiec, i, now, and let the opportunity for the
truth to have eilec, IN impartial ad udication you w
be IN danger Of losing a laefely what you got By
stolen march. but more too.
RI ~ gentleman ofthe Count Fathom order SAYS 10 his
conieGera'es, Don; arumblc at your share dom
blame me for not ha:inr made oc The game On
~ i,anor played with coGgsd die, and If yoa CRY
c aud the stakes are drawn, and fresh came fairly
) played, Sc shsii BE- ii danger of losing all No,
,hat i, is BY any means clear that | mus; lose
without the cogged die, only should be very sorry
to try
"!n writing as we have done, shall not be sus
pec,ed of any prejudice hostility 10 The Americans
+ w. have ever been ready 10 def nd them against
iiliberal detracion and unjust aspersions; but we
will not hesitate Ia censure it es it deserves. TN {
ample of fragrant dlshenor-in plain words, of Stale
sharpng.
GAS for the hshhur;on Treaty, the discovery that
has been made may prove that the terms should IN Jus
tee have been beitef; but does prove that better
could have been made with such nerocia.o,s on the
other side. If Lord Ashburton had held out for bet
ter terms il would uot have induced Mr. Webster tc
bring to lgh: map Of which he had The secret know
ledge
"There is sort OF poetic justice in the circum
stance that the historian Of America made the disco
very of the document, the suppression Of which will
be bio, on her annals which he cannot without. shame
record"