New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-06

the collar forced HIM back unto the to"il- nov.
although there can be no excuse 10. TINS on ana
fagrant insult TO our Government vet We do ti1lnk
Mr.. C,pR received no more than he ought reason
ably to expect. Although 1t WGs an insult to our
Government. It was designed more especially as
a ilist punishment for Mr.. CARS insult To MeH
Government. NJ CARR Immediately wrote 10
Commodore MoRGAN To come and settle thc Giiii-
cuIfv. He OF course would not and could not Go
this until he had seen Mr.. CARS papers ioT'
without them, he had no ground on winch To act,
or any cause TO justify his interference. Soon
after. Mr.. CARR was permitted 10 depart and,
coming to Gibraltar surrendered his papers TO tie
Commodore. who Immediately sailed Tor Ianger
Summoned there by the accredited authority OF
the nited States to defend It's honor and secure
,.s representatives from insult what was he 10
dot Nj CARR was free, and he had no demand
TO make for his liberation. Was he to SIT down
before The town a day or two. and then move
silently off without firing gun, or making de
mand. or uttcring 4 word Or was nc simply
as a man once did when knocked down. TO inquire
If any thing personal was intended Or. taxing
II for GRANTED that iorcibly SEEING Consu! q the
United States and iorbidding his departure when
summoned awav by ms Government TGS more
than an insut--was an 0UtrGgc-waS he TO let
it pass in silence while ship OF the lmc with
the American flag hying at her peak, was 1noored
before the town on purpose to say 1t was Some
what dangerous TO dishonor It's stripes and ITS
stars? Commodore MORGAN Is too brave and
too chivalrous d man TO do so mean thing
He who, when boy. once mounted the masts OF
reeling vessel, amid the smoke and thunder OF
battle, and cooly pointed out the position OF the
enemy while hundred bullets were winstllng
through the rigging, not the man to DO tlls.
! The sword his Country gave hlm for the daring
deed will never bear such dishonor while nc wears
+ it, And vet the Commodore assumed no threaten
! ing or commanding attitude, but, IN language as
courteous and complimentary as Their own re-
ouested an amicable settlement OF the difficulty
He asked, In our oplnlon, no more ana no less
than Just what he ought to have asked. In the
first place, he demanded the removal of the Lieu
! tenant Governor who had authorize the iorcibe
seizure Of our Consul, as proper redress for the
insult. IN the second place, that the American
flag should be hoisted from the town. with a si'-
lutte OF twentv-one guns. as the usual mark OF ie-
spcct and acknowledgement OF error In the
third place, that the Emperor should bind hun
self to protect our Consular ilag from insult III
future This last demand exhibited the Coinlno-
dorc's sagacitv; for he knew, Notwithstanding
the evasions practiced that the whole thing
had been sanctioned by the Emperor himself
The Governor pretended it was owing to the
want of the proper passports; but the Emperor
finally admitted that he himself did permit It, TO
CRAFTY the Governor. who considered himself IN
suited. II this had happened with England or
France. or any OF the civilized Powers, the case
would have been different; but with the bar
barous haIfpiratical Kingdom of Morocco, 1t
was the very best course that could have been
adopted 1t was the dictate Of the soundest
policy; and. instead of needing defence, IS III
itself an exhibition oil the clear head and cner
gctic spirit that formed 1t, and would have car
rcd ii into triumphant execution, but for the
untImely interference OF the Home Department.
The little delay the Commodore experienced was
owing to the interference OF the British Consul.
The Ashburton Treaty was then pending, and
he told tho Governor ii 1t was not amcably set
tied, the English Government would protect hun
in his refusal to render an apology for his breach
of national faith When the news Of It's con-
clusion reached Tangier, he told the Governor
that it would not do TO resist longer the demand
of the Commodore. Every thing was mme-
diatelv agreed TO, and it needed but the written
signature to the Articles when the English Con
sui received letter from Mr. MALoNY stating
that he was appointed Consul, and expected soon
to be able TO settle the difficulty. 1t was true
the affair was taken out of the Commodore's
hands without Il knowledge of the extent OF It's
progress. and put INTO those OF Mr.. M.LoNr.
The Commodore Immediately retired IN disgust
from the place, and turned the Prov of his yes
sci for the Mediterranean.
In the first place. 1t was dishonorahlc 10 take
this thing out of Commodore MoRG,N's hands,
because ii was implied hint that he was Ill
capable Of finishing what he had begun. In the
second place, 1t bad policy. because the
! Commodore. having been the whole grouud
/ knew better than conner Just where The
1 difficulty lay, and just what TO dc 10 remedy It,
Besides, ii weakened the respect of these faith
/ less Powers for our Navy, thus 10 sec It's ncgo-
! tiations stopped midway BY foolish order from
| its own Government, and the magnificent vessels
/ IL feared more than forty ConSuls move away
I from Their town to give place 10 another nego-
/ tiator. This act OF the Secretary was equal TO u
drecs order to destroy the respect OF those Gov
ernnlents for Navy; and If such things are
T! to be tolerated might well keep our ships
/ of war IN the docks at home. Commodore Mon
GAN did perfectly right IN hosting sail and quit
ting thu ground entirely when q serious thing had
been turned INTO y farce by the foolish order OF the
Secretary OF State. Mr.. WEBSTER did no! know
whether it was u municipal affair or a govern
mental one he had means o! knowing, and
hence he was unqualified 10 give directions 10 4
now officer as ignorant as himself This Ian
guage we should hesitate TO use, il facts did not
sanction Ii. Mr.. MALoNY, who, for aught we
know, is in every respect all that an officer should
be in any other place, is not the proper person Tor
Tangier; and for the simple reason that he Is the
pTotegt of the English Consul there. He was
brought up and educated by HIM, and recon-
mended BY HIM for the Consulship. Now we mean
no Encouragement to HIM when we say this I'M
fitted hun TO negotiate this difficulty for if he
generous man, he canno, but be influenced 10
great degree BY the counsel and wishes of one to
whom he owes 50 much. We do not suppose Mr..
WEpsrgs was acquainted with this fact. gu, II