Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-07-19
NOTES ON NEW BOOKS.


\ II will be perceived from the progress Of tn,
pages of those extracts which we have made from
the Memoranda that our citations will probably
run TO a considerable length. We prove, however
by the liberaty of these citations our persuasion
that there is much in the book that is at once yaua
bic and amusing.
AT pages TO and rs we find mention made o
I" Count Chickanaro, President of the Academy o
Arts at Vienna, and author Of the work on Ancien
and Modern Sculpture" We presume that tn,
name thus disfgured in London is really that 0
one of the contributors of Winkleman, the Venetian
savant, Count Cicognaro
| AT page IA may be seen, in conversation will
Mr.. Ramadani, the Turkish charge, what was pro
baby (l6I9) the first suggestion of the diplomat,
intercourse with the Sublime Porte, finally realize,
some twelve years later, under General Jackson
The credit of like fact in regard to Austria ap
pareny belongs also to Mr.. Rush's watchfulness Il
seize whatever might honoraby and usefullyi ex
tend the area" Of our policy. For the latter fac
see page 81. He himself but mentions them in
cdentaLy, and without any claim Of originating
either idea. 8fa4i M
| AT pages 76, n, he gives the following account
of the parliamentary and ministerial action on the
Arburthnot and Ambrister The testimony
which he there bears to the resolnte forbearance Of
the Ministry in matter that had reused so much
popular feeling in England affords lesson of CON
Citation and of resistance to mere public passion
which one would gladly see sometimes initiated by
Administrations elsewhere W
May H. Yesterday the Marquis of Lusdowne made
his promised motion in the House of Lords for Ministers
produce the correspondence the two Governments
the Arbutfno and Ambrister After debate it was
negatived without division. His Lodshp spoke with his
usual ability and dignity, but not without Misrepresentation
TO parts of system of government and law, parcu
y act of Congress relative private citizens who carry
correspondence with foreign Governments and also as to
our articles Of war relating to courts martial
"The United States sufficiently put in the right on
the broad merits Of the transaction by the Ministers of the
Crown Lord Liverpool and Lord Bathurst, who spoke in
reply to Lord Lansdowne 1t is satisfactory remark that
the grounds upon which they justified England in abstainng
from interference are the same in effect with which,
fument of my instructions, had laid before the British
Cabinet the twenty chapter of the former
volume of this work need say subject which,
under of its aspects, painful subject which
called for wisdom and rmncss in the Kings Ministers get
the better of widespread camo England, when Of
the execution of those first arrived and which,
gathering aggavaton from the power and passion Of the
British press which knew not the merits of the Transactions
threatened for short tme to interrupt the of the two
countries. Happily il went off without any such conse
quences They would indeed have been far momentous
for the occasion yet how often have nations been thrown
into collision through sgher History is full of such
examples The progress of the transaction cost much
soicitudc, and hailed with unngled satisfaction its fla
vorable issue"
See further, TO like effect and in the same tone,
page ISL, where he and the Minister touch first
upon the private assurances given that England
would act no unfrendly part as the non-rati6ca-
ton by Spain of the Florida treaty:
81 improved convenient moment for approaching him,
express the pleasure had derived from what he said
Carlton House few evenings before about the Florida treaty
He remarked with all frendlness of manner, that
his Maestys Government neither had done, would do,
any thing whatever prevent reard its ratification
81 here renewed the expression Of my satisfaction telling
him. Also that had already reported to my Government the
assurance transient and informal was which he had
given at Carlton House.
He then REQUIRED, of his own accord the affair of Ar
buthno and Amtrster He remarked that had been
of difficulty the Cabinet had found so, and
he hoped that the proper differences would be drawn by the
Government Of the United States respecting the conciatory
dispositions Of England on that occasion
81 replied that believed my Government would fail
to draw the proper nerences and certainly had failed
in making communications to calculated TO lead to them
for that here the spot had and fully appreciated
the difficulties which encompassed his Majestys Ministers,
whose wisdom and rmness throughout that whole
ton if might presume to say considered blessing
both countries He then added these words THAT had the
English Cabinet felt and acted otherwise than did, such
the temper Of Parliament and such the feeling Of the
country, he believed might hare been produced by hold
ing up finger, and he thought address to the
Crown might have been carried for by nearly unani
VOTE
@ These words made their impression upon thought
them memorable the time think still. They were
calmly but deliberately spoken. Lord Castereagh
man to speak hastily Always sefpossessed always firm
and fearless his judgment the guide Of his opinions and
his opinions of his conduct undaunted by opposition in
Parliament out Of it. Political foes conceded him these
qualities What he said to me on this occasion have
reasons for knowing he said Others in effect if in
words, and wrote his words my Government The lapse
Of quarter Of century ought TO diminish the feeling
properly due TO British Ministry which, by its single WILL
resisting the nearly universal feeling Of the great parties
Of the kingdom, in all probability prevented
into which passion might have rushed but for the preponder
ang almnes and in those who welded that epoch
the executive power Of England
The following (page ss) records dinner in COM
pany with Wilberiorce, and some particulars of the
discourse at table. The first part is worth pre-
serving individual lesson, the last as a public
one We seize gladly, in especial, any such
high testimony to the advantages of that well-tried
ancestral system Of which he speaks
"Mr. Wberforcc had much of the conversation, all APP
pearng desire that he should lead it, Sir Thomas Ack-
land Lord Compton, and Mr. TngIs all able
and draw him He told anecdotes Of Mr. Windham
said that he had e behind him numerous manuscript books
made up Of loose memoranda, political and literary various
oner potee