The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-18

THE GADsDEN TREATY CORRESPONDENCE
The ignominous failure of the Gadsden treaty;
and the many reports concerning the private
official correspondence connected with it, make
1T Imperative upon the United States Senate to
lay all the documents, all the letters, all the
facts, and all the speeches in executive session
upon the subject, before the American people.
1t is due to the country, and it lis due to the
Senators themselves, in their own justification,
that this course should be pursued. Let all the
secrets connected with this immense plot for
robbing the Treasury be laid before the public
in black and white. We want to see whether
the President, CT Marcy, or Cushing is impli-
Gated in this thing; or whether Jefferson Davis
of the War Department, was the sole admins
trative author of the directions, instructions,
and advice to Gen. Gadsden:
The Administration, in some way or other
was unquestionably deeply mixed up with those
twenty millions of this Gadsden joint stock
conspiracy The Cabinet organ betrays this
In fact nothing appears, all this session.
to have been taken so much to heart by
the Administration as the loss of this
precious bargain of the Gadsden treaty.
Neither the Bronson squabble nor the Scarlet
and Breckenridge duel, appear to have given
half the concern to the President, the Cabinet
and their organ, as the loss of this delectable
Gadsden treaty. The wrath of the Washington
Union against the editor of this Journal in
consequence, knows no bounds, and gives no
quarter. 1t GOES SO far as to convey the idea
that we are not an Adonis in personal appear
ancc-not by any means as handsome as Adonis.
Very well. When Jim Grant. the barber, was
still heretofore he went out to California and
was made recorder a Judge, and an alderman
in o, tanning his services to oil and frizzle
our hair, after being duly supple with japan
ned boots, tight pants, yellow kids and per-
fumery, We might have been able to compare
even in personal appearance" with anv one in
the White House, the kitchen cabinet inclusive
But we have been getting little older since
Jim Grant left us, and never had any partiality
for yellow kids perfumery or hair oil, or hair
dye.
The truth is the Administration has been
getting badly out of temper about this Gadsden
treaty, and thus have betrayed their weakest
point. Better keep their patience. No use in
getting into passion against the HERALD or
its editor. The treaty was "crushed outs in
the Senate and when we gei all the papers and
speeches on the subject we shall be satisfied
But let tie Administration keep oil, and drink
plenty of ice water. They will need all theirpa-
tience before the end of the three long trouble
some years that are yet to come. Let the
Gadsden treaty 60 1t is grievous disap-.
pointment but let us take it with philosophy,
and look sharp for the next best chonce for haul
upon Guthrie's surplus. What oily to be
thrashing the air in such rage, when there are
so many land bills and patent extensions still
before Congress. Let the Gadsdcn treaty go.
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THE SOUTHERN CoNyENroN-T The grand
Southern convention now in session al Charles
ton FOR changing The places Of our manpfac-
tures, the depots Of our commerce. and the
currents Of trade, appear 10 be doing the next
thing to nothing Abstractons. resolutions
and speeches they have been furnishing in any
quantity; but they have not as yet comprised
any project calculated to transfer the commerce
of New York to Charleston, Mobile or New
Orleans; nor any plan which satisfies Us that
tLoy will succeed in Gen. Gadsden's grand ide