Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-30

adroty '"rc1nd call tor further Information from
The STATE DEPARTMENT, By drawing lis notice, specially
and er'iH"r'iy, 10 tie corresnUnGence between Mr.
Adams and Don Onis; bat do hnotc, from crcums:ar
ces already detailed, and convincing to ny mnd "a
the most direct ackno" Judgments could be, That Mr.
ADAMS was so treacherousl bsnl upon the ratification
OF Tie treaty., WAS, that by the tosluons aonceel
neni aud Suppression of important proofs pertaining 10
Inc issoe, he crminaly deprived the Senate o the
means OF exercising night Judgment, and OF thereby
ATTAINING J1s' results But !e object OF the move
ment have been VIA. might The end tstlf was most
trnmphnntiy accomplished, as appears fr"m the Sc
nate 3 rat hcaton, Of which the following is c"py:-
as SENATE Of The u States, February y, I39.
"Rssof"d, (two-thirds of the Senators present con-
curing tbereln) That the Senate do advise and
sent TO the ratification Of the treaty Of amity
tnent and lm't', made and concluded a, Washington
on the gid day of February, 1919 between the United
States aud his Cathoi c Majesty
"Auesl CmAs. Crrrs, Secretary
with what CONNIE ntable ci.cumspection, and chcry
elaboration, this electric haste, has tignfed the ra.'f
cation OF the American Senate Here comes 'fcaty
which gives away an empire cf American territory
territory, which absolutely bound "fo incor
pcrate INTO The tR'0n, by plightad faith France,
IN the treaty oi Louisiana; and yet without scrutiny
inquest G-lberaon debats Il has been consented
md ratified IN fro britf days, By American rnaie
do, indeed, wholly acqut The Senate Of knowing that
b!am" II while live, Cor the implicit and most pert,ous
confidence il reposed IN Juhn Carney Adams-oe not
examining FIR Itself, add through lis Committee Of Fr-
reign relations-anG, indeed for coRSenps ccssion
al all, u ci ,rh1eh IRE hal pighfed solemn roh 10
France 1ce neref couid ctdean act, with scar ely
'slie IN like conjunctu., unless il be- in The re?7e
~ nshc opposition oi those WIN resist 10 The utierncs
he t"focess'nn OF Texas nor!hou.h i: IT, the only
aSp me VERY LAsr MFAss NJ sm,LI. HAVE, If redcem
ing o"r fa'M aa1 fnfii'ag solemn obligations 10
F5Gace
Well wlea tie !ren'y was thus ratified, establishing
the Sadiae 81 boundary, tie past proofs make II
dent aud the coming ptnos Will siren ahon them, that
DON ons Ind instructions VIII CHI retcaed 10 the Eto
Brnro-ant oil course must have assn.od IL that toun
dairy, had that boundary been Insisted on Be this it
may, there were then two American ci,izens-and rs
Tar as my knowledge and belief extends under the
proo:s-rur TWO, who postirey linen at lint time ard
fong 6ctore, that boundary could have hecn negotIa-
ted, stretching at least to The Colorado These Ame'i
ran citizens were John Quincy Adams and George w
E;ying-thn former, rs we have seem scrupulouay
withheld his knowledge from The Senate, and h. cnun
Try; the latter absent thu SEAS as our MINIS
ter to : pain Fer arFh, know some fugitive pubhca
,on u Tue CORES ponGence Transmitted with the Mos
sage, may have ;ied through the columns of the Ne
iionel intelligence o.! thst daybut if DID, there
Haucht Ia awaken suspicion Of foul play, that angt
had been concealed suppressed-ior tie conclusive
reason. that none knew that aught else material, had
reached the State Department.
So of Mr. Ewing himself When he frs, heard of
the Treaty in distant land the published correspond
ence-J Il were pnbitshtd-had fitted prtc,ptousy
by chroniced obviously with the things that
were. Hence, | d. not doubt in The less' that when
he banded h- summary q! thu negotiations ia General
Jackson IN l-9J, he did no, know hu. that a his dps-
patches tad bean before the Senate, aus, OF course
knew nothing Of any portion ii them being suppressed
think tbs - 10 be rresistihlY inferred from tfcse
facts list. Tina, no part OF his summary does he
complain that any portion OF his dispatches had be-
withheld from tn. Cabnc', from the Senate, which
he cssurety would have done, had he been cognzan.
OF the iact-2nd. This summary i;ssl;, prima )acie
imports the hypothesis that the contents of his des-
patches had been made known-or otherwise, i, would
have been NOS; lnjudcIous in him to have hszarded
synopsis OF their substances lieu of quoting their
1cordS.-3d. If ir Ervng mad knocn of The suppress
SION, he would, doubtless. have made It known to
General Jackson, and, If he bad Gen. J. would
douhted7 have mentioned 1t in his letter the Hon.
A. V. Brown, which he DID not do. He saw, indeed
consp'cnousy, pnlpably the Secret,rys guilt IN The
ncgntla,ions but It guilt that Time had thrust out
of The pale 81 ali northumberland the Treaty had
passed lat, the rem 0Gjadrafam, aad he devised, and
urged 10 TIE cttermosi tn only remedy FOR the era
nation at Texas ei, h the Executive that of peace
ini re'rocess'on And i.hly, and lastly, Louvre and
Frank IN Collection of American Stale PAGERS pub
i'sh"d nader the authority OF Congress- and the Office
Of Gales q Seaton, did not make ITS appearance until
ls3l, Just i've years af,er the Ewing summary went
into General ia k hands, and i, is tina, work hich
has given the clue 10 the whcle dscoveryo the sup
preston OF which, doub. not up to the present hour,
both Mr.. Erving end General Jackson profoundly
ignorant.
Should II turn GU, atta. all, TINT Randoirh IF Ron
noke the frs, discnveler Of this dark drama OF
gGit and fcason-his merits most humble, indeed;
Tor, ~ verify, he hes the modification 10 own, that he
was IN quest OF !umhler adventure, when coming
a'h%ari Tins higher game he sprung his trigger una
wares. Yes; when hlr. 5 summary was placed in
,,pdI III. I,nh
ar an" .nat ns ma eSn,en.ea Gn
de- patches determined 10 r sssspR the ."s""s Of S
rs Work, tkno~lng tina, all the correspondence trans
H,.ted with the treaty 10 be found there,l that
nigh, thoroughly satisfy and myself from The
rcry cords he accurately ind exactly stated the
lrue Substance, &c. Well TO my utter amazement
and concern, WITH the exception OF single line orea-
dy cited in my Epise of the OH instant, 40. trace
could fad Lowria and franklin, oil The impor.anl
dispatches winch the summary assured me had gone
into the official possession and keeping of Mr.. Adams,
.hile Secretary of State Scrupuous and chary 10
every nice observance Of inflctins an unmered IN
Jury upon an eminent fellow citizen and checking,
/ might tie overwhelming coroaries of guilt, which
started unb'dJcn from these pregnant testnonrs-l
brought the discrepancies to the notice Of distinguished
members of Congress- and prayed counsel for pes
sibe clue cohcsa them II The dnuu and honorable
~ rvc. VI lie American Prime Minister. After the
mos, searching ard deliberate scrutines the Fat
that Ir GOULD not BE DONE Hence, these Ep,stles
Hence these turning phrases of FRAUD and rrSFIpY,
Of GUILT and TREASON Hence, these accusatoy vol
lies 10 arouse the nation from liz to'po7 AMI summon
il 20 The vndice;on of 'ts rights, and It's honor
to STR tch is mighty over betrayed and con-
Gated Trxes- her nj tie gripe OF all grasp
ing and rap.ciors England, md take back ows =
Ours she by Ffancrs cess,on Ours by our plighed
troh France, 10 f"he her, kfeP her, and hiag her
into Ike Union Ours, By The solemn fanh OF Urea
ties = Ours, nalienatly and nsepgrably, herdctorc,
rc,r and crer See - she stretches out her arms
to come to at bidding She stands in du-
tfu compliance 10 raise 10 the very earth the
noble structure of Government she has reared
TO exchange a national! sovereignty i'T tcTrto'ial
appanage-unrobes her eminent citzeEs OF office,
10 force them into the popular masses-rating and
rated as equals with eqnals-ard al! for the love OF
BROTHERHOOD and unionism, and Amercanism Shall
we receive her' With response, and with loud
Acclaim and transporting enthusiasm, the unlversa
Democratic nation shout AVE And what viii Amer
can Senators do in such delicate and per'lous con-
unc,urc L., The people mark II well, and have no
subterfuges. They want no Crocodile wauings over
the caricatued expressions Of wronsed and rupiured
Mexico They krow lha, Texas, for y the OF years,
has been irreirievsby lost 10 Mexico They know,
tina, Til doomsdry shall have core, Texas by the in.
domable potency of her ANGLO Sa-on chival'y, will
t., apIf from yer