Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-06-14

the result That resnit was soon mani.
tested. / he public opinion Of France spoke
loo loudl y<to be resisted. Tbs gos srfmeh
gave way, and rclilsed 10 rati1y a treaty,
negotiated under It's own direction s. md
signed by its own minister. he spart which,
Gen. Cass bore in this Transaction is well
understood and appreciated BY Biz country :
men; and, if any doubt existed on tlle sub
fject, it would have been removed by the A.
buse heaped upon him in the English jour-
mails, and BY the declaration Of lord PALM.
erston, in the House OF Commons, that his
elforts contributed in a great degree to the
rejection of the measure.
- A d a An1ericun " wrifing fresn Europe, in
'Niles's Register, March, 1872, say S:
tGen: Cass has hastily prepared PAM
lphlet setting forth the true import and dan
gers ofthis treaty: Ii will be read by eve.
ry statesman in Europe, and, added. TO the
Generate personal influence here, will ec
Ifectually turn the tables on England. The
country owes the General much tof his ef.
fectual influence with this Government"
The London Times, Of January 5th,
1912, says:
'sThe five powers; which signed the late
treaty for the suppression of the slave trade.
will not allow themselves to be fhwatted in
the execution Of this arrangement by the
capricious resistance ofthe cabinet of w ash;
ington:'
II is not little curious. in reading over
the papers relating to this transaction, to
see how son:e of the party journals of the
day iii the United States censured the min
Germs, and foretold very confidently, that
he would be rebuked by the French gov
ernment. And the Lopdon Times, of May
16, 1912, states with apparent cxultatioh,
that the venerable patriot, who has just been
called from among US; (Mr: Aoams, said
in Congress that he regretted Gen. Cass
f'Should have SO completely forgotten the
wholesome rules Of the founders OF his coun.
try us to interfere; without instructions
1 from his government. in a delicate negoti
alton between the great powers Of Europe"
This delicate negotiation'' directly in
volved one Of The most precious rights of
the United States-that OF sailing the o
cean undisturbed and in peace. I o preven,
the consummation Of stch a project was
not to interiors with other nations, but to
| prevent other nations from interfering with
us. AS to the French government, il took
no such view Of The matter. The answer
of Nj. Guizot 10 General Cnss was in n
very good spirit, and exhibited the best feel
ing to the United States. He stated that the
treaty had not been ratified, and disnvowed
all designs Of doing any thing whatever un
friendly to the United Stales.
On the 17th Of September following thi:
transaction; the news Of the Ashburtor
treaty reached Paris, and Governor Cas-
Immediately resigned. His reasons for, So
doing we gather frem the following ex
tracts of letters to Mr.. Webster
! "lt is unnecessary TO push these conside.
rations further; and in carrying them thus
far, havs found The task IN unp.easan,
one Nothing but justice to myself coulc
have induced me TO do il. could not clear.
ly explain my position here, without reca'
pitulaiion. Ny protest of 18th February
distinctly 4 asserted that the United States
would resist the pretension Of England te
search our vessels. / avowed, al the same
time, that his was, but my personal declara
tion, liable to be confirmed or disavowed by
government. l now find a treaty has been
concluded between Great Britain. md the
United Stdtes;wtich provides for the coop.
Grafton of the latter in efforts to abolish the
slave trade, but which contains no renunci-
alton by the former of the Extraordinary
pretcnsion, resulting, as she said, from the
exigencfes If these very efforts; and which
tpretension felt j. to be my duty to.ade-
nounce 10 the French government In all
this, l presume to offer no further pidg.
ment than as ] am personally affected by
the course of the proceedings, and / feel
they have placed me in a false position,
whence cannot escape but by my return.
ing home with the least possible dsiay |
trust, therefore, that the President will have
felt no hesitation in granting me the per.
mission which asked for yIfsa * ~
In December. ls42, General Cass re.
turned to the United States. He was re-
ceived by the citizens of Boston and New
York with every demonstration of respect.
Ills bold stand on the duintuple treaty had
excited The feelings ofthe people in his fa'
vor, and he was every where hailed as the
champion of the freedom of the seas, dne
the rights Of the American Citizens. All
New York he was addressed upon political
subjects, to which he furnished a brief rc.
ply, stating his uhshaken attachment 10 the
principles of the democratic party, and his
! hostility to q national bank. On his route
to the west he wns received at HarrisbLf I 5h,
Pennsylvania, and Columbus. Ohio, by the
governors and legislatures Of these States,
who came out to meet his1, and escorted
him to their towns. AT Detroit, che gov
ernor, legislature, city authorities and peo.
pie, came out 10 welcome him home, as
children welcome the return Of long abb,
sent father. 49, ,..sz la afg
On the 9Th of January he was addressed
by committee Of the Democratic State
EConvention Of Indiana, upon political ques-
tiens; to which he replied at length, declar
ing himself against national bank, oppos-
ed to the distribution Ct the proceeds Of the
pubic lands, opposed TO a tariff for protec-
ton, sthat the revenues should be kept to
the lowest point compatible with the per.
/ formance Of its constitutional functions, !"
and opposed to altering the constitution by
abolishing the Executive veto; that he
/ should not be- candidate for the presiden.