Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-06-13
JOLIET. ILLINOIS. JUNE IS. 1919

lisb journals, and by the declaration IF
Lord Palmerston, in the House of Com
mons. that his efforts contributed in a
great degree TO the rejection of the meas.
ure.
An American writing from Europe. in
Niles Register. March. 1912, saws:
"Gen. Cass has hastily prepared a
pamphlet setting forth the true import and
dangers of this treaty. 1t will De read by
every statesman in Europe; and, added
to the Generals personal influence here.
will etfectually turn the tables on Eng.
land. The country owes the General
much for his effectual influence with this
Government"
The London Times, ofJanuary 5, 1912,
says:
"The five Powers which signed the late
treaty for the suppression of the slave
trade, will not allow themselves 10 be
thwarted in the execution of this arrange.
ment by the capricious resistance of the
Cabinet of Washington.
1t is not little curious, in reading over
the papers relating to this transaction, TO
see how some of the party journals of the
day in the United States censured the
minister for his interference in foreign
concerns; and foretold, very confidently,
that he would be rebuked by the French
Government. And the London Times OF
May 10. 1912. states. with apparent exul.
tation. that the venerable patriot. who has
just been called from among US, (Mr. Ad
ans said in Congress, that he regretted
Gen. Cass
"Should have so completely forgotten
the wholesome rules of the founders of
his country, as to interfere, without in.
structions tom bis Government, in a del.
icats negotiation between the great Pow.
ers of Europe
This dedicate negotiation" directly in
VOWED one of the most precious rights of
the United States-lhat of sailing the
ocean undsturbed and in peace To
prevent the contamination Of such q pro.
Ject. was not TO interfere with other ma
tons, but to prevent other nations from
interfering with US. As to the French
Government, it took no such view of the
matter. The answer of Nj. Guizot to
Gen. Cas-, was in very good spirit. and
exhibited the best feeling 10 the U. States.
he stated that the treaty had not been
ratified, and disavowed all designs of doing
anything whatever unfriendly to the Uni
ted States.
On the 18th of September following
this transaction. the news Of the ratifira-
ton OF the Ashburton treaty reached Paris,
snd Gen. Cass Immediately resigned.-
His reasons for so doing, we gather from
the following extracts of letters to Mr..
Webster:
alt is unnecessary to push these con-
sideratiOns further; and in carrying them
thus far, have found the task an unpleas.
ant one. Nothing but justice to myself
could have induced me to do it. | could
not clearly explain my position here with.
out recapitulation.- My protest of 18th
February, distinctly asserted that the Uni
ted States would resist the pretension Of
England to sea :ch our vessels. I.avowed
at the same time, that this was but nv
personal declaration, liable to be con.
firmed or disavowed by the Government
now find treaty has been concluded
between Great Britain and the United
States, which provides for the co Dperation
of the latter in efforts to abolish the slave
trade, but which contains no remuneration
by the former Of the extraordinary pre-
tensions, resulting as she said, from the
exIgencies ofthese very efforts; and which
Pretensinn felt it my duty to denounce to
the French Government. In all this |
presume to offer no further judgment than
as am personally affected by the course
of the proceeding; and | feel they have
placed me in a false position. whence
can escape but by returning home, with
the least possible delay. trust, there
fore, that the president will have felt no
hesitation in granting me the permission
which asked for"
In December, l642. Gen. Cass return.
ed TO the United States. He was reeeiv.
ed by the citizens of Boston and New
York with every demonstration Of respect.
His bold stand on the qunluple treaty had
excited the feelings of the people in his
favor, and he was every where hailed as
the champion of the freedom of the seas
and the rights of American citizens. AT
New York he vas addressed upon politi
cal subjects, to which he furnished brief
reply, stating his mistaken attachment to
the principles of the Democratic party,
and his hostility TO national bank. On
his route to the West, he was received al
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Columbus,
Ohio, by the Governors and Legislatures
of those States, who came out to meet
him and escorted him TO their towns. A,
Detroit, the Governor, Legislature, city
authorities and people came out to vel.
come him home, as children welcome the
return of a long absent father. On the
Sth of January, he was addressed bv a
committee of the Democratic State Con
ventionof Indiana, upon political questions