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TIE TREATY OF WASHINGTON.


ton Treaty. From the following report of
PALMEnsroN's speech our readers will per-
crivr the " noble Lord seems 10 b. of the
opinion that the American Secretary got de-
cilrdly the best of the bargain. While Ben.
ton aud tho Globe are drnonnrng Mn
WEBSTER for c"ncrdingcvrr, thing to Eng
land, Lord PALMnR>roN charges Lord Asii.
BURTON with surrrndrring every thing to the
Jnitrd States. This proves tina, the Treaty
was a nv fair one on both SIDES.
L,rl PALmhRsroN in support of his noton for
copies of all communications which have taken place
between tho governments Of Great britain and the
United States with reference to the Treaty Of Wash
ingtDr, ielna kid, that since he had announced hi
intention TO make the pres, NJ motion the government
hal granted one portion of the papers, namely the
correspondence which had taken place between I.rrd
AsHBraToN, n, Washington, and Mr.. WEBs1 GR.-
The papers npw asked for had been submitted 10 Con-
g,ess, AMI IL would be hut right and fur that they
should als be laid upon the table Of the house. Til,
govern nent. withou, beng asked to do &c. had laid
upo the table not rely rytrn"S but comp etc
pies Il all the CORES iondence between the late gov
eminent and their plenipateniiary At Washington
fur the last two yra,s that that government had been
il off q and 1t was therefore but right that p ,,-
mnn' should he in possession Of III. lcma nIcr
An bihe reason wh? the mpii,n ought to be compile
with was the difference Of opinion wi respect 10 the
policy Of the treaty He one nj those VIII,
blamed the 'ra'v altogethrr he considered that tn"
neg ,iiaons ha been unskllfny conducted; tina,
siti tent regard had NOT been pal (, the dignity al
the c"nntry nor hi suffi lent care been taken
prevent terms being made ~ it4 Disadvantage. He
was aware tha IN expressing his dis lpprob,',n vt
The treaty al Washington he should be- met with the
stale charge uf disturbing the friendly ri tii,ns ,rh
at present exist hewrcn the countries The mart
winch he had taken during the ten years he h been
connected w!'h the government would prove thai he
dd not nnderra'e the value OF being peace wih all
nJtlins; and il must Ice evident thai here no
country with wh chit ehoOvcd more to cuivs p
nl 0ulv peacrini hut the most fr eu v and cur'i II
reatinns. tha, with the United States ('he,rs) The
two nations were al on - nm N origin; thar man.
mrs linguape laws religion AMI customs were alike
These, together with the peruli,r similarly Of their
hrnnchcB of industry, all tended ~ crprtp bond nC
nn'n between this country nrl tn Umted S,atAs
"hrh did not exist With respect To other nation
on earth. There were however two points Of d fir
ence common TO both, namely, III ir separate geo
graphical position, and then having 10 carry out con
fctno interests Under these circumstances. in the
International intercourse which would take place be.
tween the two counties. any inequaiv ofadvantane
howrvrr the case may he s"',htd and s,ftened down
hv temn'rarv rir"n instances must, IN the long rin
cans disturhan II anv treaty entered into hv the
rv" countries shonl! prove disadvantages !, one Of
them II vas clear that there would be hope of the
fra an las'in! peace which il To be presumed
they ~ wished 10 = e established heiwetn the two
rena rkahl,' pre- ,me To prevent ali disputcs in f
tnre a. Ia what are the bun,d,es they shall be- held
To he as inows Vet from the n,a ing Of that treaty
down 10 the concluding Of the treaty of Washington
the rue boundary had been subj ct o constant dis
putr; the history of which his Iordshp gives with
great particularly. After abiding 20 the various
modes III WHICH the government might have seecie
10 settle this dispute his Lodship proceeds Ia the
consideration Of the finally Adopted, namely 10
negotiate for conventional line The ATE govern.
m'ni wished to do this hui they were told that Maine
insisted on having the treaty fulfilled. There were
two M dos IN which this plan IN GIN have been car
red out; it might have been arranged hy the ndina
/ nv instruments of negotiation, or the government
might have done what il dad ,--send over specitl
mission 10 America Ma man who went with the
pomn and paradr of n sLrrial mission Il ed In come
home empty haDdtd and the efJich was naturally
deslr' us rolng and IT mging his government Ia
~ the full e:tent OF concession, rather tn n have it
said he Ind come home without accomplishing his
. o iert. When the government stui out a spec N
MISSION they ought 10 he exceedingly cnr,iula rs To i've
minister they sent out. For various reasons he
thought the govrrnmci had m,de an mex rdcnr
, ch1ice The n1lle lOr who hld been lrr,ed was
/ both Brush sui,lec, and an American cirlzsn; he
possessed prnccly posses ions this country mud in.
,errss of the deepest and most important kind hut
/ he was So c1nnurtri very deeply and III binding
m7nner with the United StI-s Lord Ashbln,oil
had been nNa in pubic he hu, hp had NJ particular
,Xrcri noe IN public nec"a'lon and IN The We out
So he made mistake which atus. from his not being
fully acq ,an'cd with The usla course of negotiation.
| Il making his irsl proposition he desert ed his
/ MtlHdtup THIS was mother usual nor courlenus
/ hut rather of!,G-veto Tie party negotiated with 1t
is saying, This is my first wod ana my Lust, take
| this or Won shall hav, nothing" Ne,eI,h,l,ss be-
thought as Lord Ashhurtnn had commence with an
uiimGium thn he should have adhered t, il, and
that il not consistent with the dignity Of VI MS
Ter to say, in the frst instance, Il will not 90 from
this propositions and then, IN Ihr Sefv next step, ~
retire fnn i. IL must say that tn" British p uipo-
| Tertiary had made tao sreat mlstakrs-ti.st, ~
throwing over all dscn SONS as ~ the merits "t hls
caim. and next IN allowln America Ia Put the qr
ZION NU"n the b sis lhni the country belonged Ia The
United S'ars and that all England was To get must
he n tanned upon ""n"esSon 'r Tor consideration.
/ Lp'd AShhuinn IN fact. went over Ia AmerIn with
/ hrr ,q1lvnlrns; which he found So I'm, asv n
hmd ~, thai he had thrown them all ~ the feet Il
Mr. Webster; ii shpri, he Shot his bag whoni ke.
ing nnr squ, dem n the nott,n. e. Hrai, hear !!
an laugh " W. hsrrr Ind taken them up on,
nv one; AMI Fl II, hr sad, Won give us the navina
tjnn Of rl" ST jIhus rly,r; ARE obliged tor thai
. 1T viii htvcy useful To Is.' And he ru thai SUI
render in his lorS,t. r',cr Ia he returned Then h,
sad "CnI v,l give us up Nh question nf the ferry
streams 1t is very Int T. but si will pocket fhai.
Again with respect To Rousr's PIinl aud h. long linf
OF frontier helnnglng 10 II. that most uplrtnn
CONCESSION; the Am rican Government WIS wei
aware OF the vnlue of Rouses Point. aud yet II had
been t-ild'rci To Them without hrInG asked for il
reply, they snd they Were VERY much Obliged and
wouhl take care that Great Britain did not q il again
e. Hat and l1nghtr) Then he iii sar Island hat
been gwen up; Amercr replied, The surrni.r was
plenty oi sugar islands VIII e they before had none
With respect Ia tie mineral district. The noble Lore
was IN like manner thanked for I; and though III,
Americans did not state it was press nj nf value
". they calculated upon ecii ng some rrh English
men. 10 lend them money Ia work III Sc mines
viii n would he G eat s)n c OF . oft 10 them. Al
these things had he gwen ny NJ II is Stage Of the
gufllton when Lard AShburton wishe | IA keep The
great territory north of the 81. Johns river Al III.
end Of the negolrinn. the noble Lord had nothing u
offer an.Q i,aenI; and eventually the noble Lor,
was in tn 'srion that he could only snv. 4" Draw
up the rrrarv. send quickly, and will sim t.
Fu bad "a this hnnnjnrv vhs il was not enrel
settled; because, hv m article Of the treaty we wer
10 apply to The dr'ison Of one p1rt of this BOUNDARY
line The fashionable n ealinn of "a sliding al"-
the scale was To shdemr and down the ST. Johns III
n point was found, which was 10 he SD many mile
from one place, and many from nnother-tll !
met nj point hereafter 10 be de-, rmined
II spenklng Of tho ar'rlrs which relate 20 the sup
prpseinn nj the slavn tahr hr said that in reonrd q
ihs sub since thc pres nj Grvrrnmrnr Ind c'nn
into powrr. it hnh made great steps h, kw,rhs an
,hn the fret orent stride WA The 'r'i thie tea
". nv hch we accented fnrn'llv from the I'm, %
States most inadequate ngneement in lieu e tn
complete FL furlt If that A. irlr of the treaty a
Client. nv which tho American eovernmrn, npree'
,ha b. IN" CONTRACTING parties sha use 'helr hes
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