New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-03-24

ana, as preliminary 20 al! Regolation, thf. WEE
srEs says tha Government thought otherwise. The
British pre,ensien, whatever it was, had been pre-
yiously made, and clearly distinctly, solemuly re-
PEELED by the Message of the President. Nat a
syllable Of. that Message says Mr.. .WEssrER,
has been OF ertll be retraeted.' Gen CAss him
self has previously confessed that this claim was
promptly met, thas the national dignity was thus
far pncompromitted, and our rights wholly un-
,esched. Upon these rights the Government of
the United States stands firmly, and they would be
defended at any and every hazard. She has no
occasion either TO demand ask any thing OF Eng
Land with regard to them. As to the complaint
that the treaty in.sonne measure places our munich
pal regulations beyond the reach Of Congress, Mr.
:. WEgsTER SAYS II is sufficient answer to say that
all treaties do Ibis that treaty could be made
without producing that effect. From every. agent
of the L. S. Government abroad, with the single
him nothing but congratulations at the conclusion
of the treaty hayebeen received. 1t is derogatory
to neither Power, but honorable to both. With
regard to the suppression of the slave trade, Mr..
WEBSTER says:
"Letit forever remembered that in this great work OF
humanity and uslice the Rited states look helead them
SELVES. This Government declared The slave trade una~
n! aad minis declaration has been followed by The great
powers o! Europe THIS Government, declared the slave
low ed by her States This Governnent-hsy oung Gov.
ernnn nsprnging upin This world within hall cen.
fury founded the sroadesI principles Of civil liberty and
sustained by the moral and intelligence of The people,
has gone 10 OF all other nations in sumnopng the
civilized world Effort 10 put down and destroy
traffic reproachfuf human nature. It has
deemed does deem that 1t suffers any deregaon
from lis character its dignity IT, in seeking TO fulfil this
sacred daty act necessary, tar and equal
of with other powers having in view the sane
praeworthy object Such were It's sentiments whsn en-
tered into the solemn pulations of the treaty OF Client
Such were It's sentiments wheh ii requested England to
such the sentiments which has manifested on all other
I proper OCCASIONS
XIV. In reply to this dispatch Gen. CAss writes
to Mr.. WEBSTER Immediately on his return from
Europe under date of December IL, 1912. He
disclaims having intended to protest demonstrate
against the negotiation of the treaty, and says he
merely answered a dispatch from Mr.. WEBSTER,
as hefelt it his duty TO do. He differed from MIR.
WEBSTER in his opinion Of the treaty-thinking it
left the United States in worse position than it
fousd them; and he honestly and frankly expressed
his opinion to this effect, because he does not deem
it the duty Of q diplomatic agent merely to carry
into effect the instructions of his Government sub
silenaio, whatever may DO his own sentiments in
relation to them. He expresses his conviction that
there is Government, certainly none this side of
Constanrnople, which would not encourage rather
than rebuke the free expression of the views OF its
representatives in foreign countries. AS TO the ap-
pretended effect of his letters, he says he-writes
to: his own Government, and not for England; and
that he has suspicion that power will ever seek
his authority upon any point they wish to support
The publication of his letters, moreover, he says
will be the action of the Government-not his own.
.He thinks the expression of Mr.. WEBSTER where
in one ef his statements is termed tissue OF mis-
takes entirely unwarraRted the only fact stated
| by him which is contradicted by Mr.. WEBSTER, he
says, is that. England madethe application for the
international arransement-whereas it appears the
first offer was made by MIR. WEBSTER himself; ;
and even this explanation, he thinks, does not
amount to an express contradiction. Allthe rest
Of his statement he contends is made up of infer
ences, for which he cacnot be held morally respon
sible as for matters of fact however illogical and
mistaken they may be- Gen. CAss repeats his
] opinion that we should have demanded the aban-
denment on the part of England Of their claim to
the right of visitation, before entering upon any ne
gocaton; and declares his belief that under The
treaty as il now stands she will claim that right
| before. He says that he did not intend to COM
plain because the opinion of the President and
Senate, by whom the treaty was ratified, differed
from his own nor did he censure the ratlhca-
ton of the treaty He would, however, have voted
ly he
named. The negotiation of a treaty, ne says, Is
different matter and in that the negociators are to
be held responsible for what they omit orintroduce,
as it is wholly at their discretion. This treaty ne
thinks omitted most necessary stipulation, and
was therefore most unfortunate for the Country.
In conclusion, he expresses the hope that the
President, though he may not wholly approve his
course, will at least relieve him from the charge of
an improper interference in subject not within
the sphere of his Duties He asks for this letter
| the same publicity as his others may receive.
XIV. Mr. WEBsTER's rejoinder, dated Decem-
Der 20, 1912, is quite caustic and able as that
of November 18th. He communicates to MIR.
CAss the Presidents opinion that this correspon-
dence has been Z" quite irregular from the begin
! ming" Mr.. CAss had asked leave to retire from
his mission it was promptly granted. The
letter of October 3, which followed this, can be
regarded in no other light, ne says than protest
against the treaty, and attack on the Presidents
Administration. The treaty was concluded; the
transaction was flashed and nothing that Gen.
CAss or asy one else could do could undo it. His
opinions were unsolicited, and if given merely as
citizen, should not have been addressed to the
State Department; if given as a public junction