New-York tribune., 1870-12-14
AMERICAN NEUTRALITY.
Continued from First PnSe.

hO n
SS 9r"e remains for application all time. Even IN
the heat of the moment it did much to rally le C
that he had staked much to secure That o,Vt n
the preservation Of peace. and the lght 10 m in All he
world beside The chief points OF dilLeny wtn ai 0fe"
britain had been disposed Of for some time at least
EFroRT AT REcoScLIATioN WITH fRAh0h'
washington had triumphed over The helgerent spirit
Of that portion of the people who were rushing INTO wa"
and now he was able TO turn his attention more Closely
the task OF reuniting the thread Of our relations WIN
Franco Great the responsibility, aud noby dd nc
brace himself to it. And this was no easy mater that
things had been much complicated by thr mistakes ie %
had been made on both sides & inc emf r'' on ali
remaining chance of shaking the hou'i,r 1cry nat
S,.x as n rSPeSd0I SSPped that instead of indusng eer
indignation, France would soc inc wlSuu NV an
OF sns pcaDon nsT hOa o Sp Scb repeated overture So he
appointed Charles Cotesworh rlncMey 20 2d repacng
the two countries on ancient basis b' ,'ined nS 10
Directory had taken their bent a NJ the treaty of Mr.
JAY and fully aware that Cen ON Inc eve of with
SaWs bY bs %nntarv retirement rom Office they pre-
fcrrod 20 try their chances to restore t0 M ,b rt,
sbanng their poicy ms 10 make no terms win 'he party
S % d ~ cperate to the utmost IN the efforts of
tbe opposition 20 OverthIOW"'
Mp PTScKNEY NOT RECEIVED.
IT., o,n, Nsuoeon was Just then beginning his career
M c in italy and the Directory felt as If they could
aa,rd 70 be arrogant The reason 1t respected the
Yrnted States was the English treaty negotiated by MT
lay Aware Of its unpopuarty in America. they hoped
able 20 make lt tul rum 10y which 10 ONcltuIn
tbe policy OF neutrality which had always been the Object
of their attacks. Washington weary win cOntenuon,
oa firm in PprP&Se use SI TO- the ma last s hUT T1S was
called 10 meet this deliberate insult to The dignity
of he nation. Under ordinary circumstance the natural
c0prss would have been defiance and upon the happen
fug O the first overt act of hostility declaration OF war
But this precisely what had 6een the steady pur
pose 10 prevent deemed best TO call Congress
together for consultation, and to make s hrd enOrt
N reconciliation by the agency o. commission com m
posed OF three persons distinguished for character as
vel moderation. These three were Charies oG5es
worth Pekncy, John Marshai oi virginia. ana Eorluso
Gerry OF Massachusetts.
These eminenty respectable and conpetent men were
destined TO he subjected to trials OF winch they had no
idea in advance. Attempts were made to divide tnem,
s,pnjcty armed with the host Of reasoning to prove
the Justice OF their complaints and the advantages oi
eSGr aug HOW mneb We're they Teidy to pa Think for
Innr,rnt Of John Marshall, who for over thirty years
held up the Judicial ermne free iTOm the slightest nreath
uf stain invited TO hagge with the elnlsSaIes OF Iae
Tand about the terms in cash upon which they might
Nothing Of that sort had been set down in the nsrue.
lions for the government %aS Inyn as Pr I % and ID
Adams might differ widely In opl1ion nut ther hanus
we're clean. on the OtheT hand, the new Directory IN
France now had chief profgate ana greedy as ne was
lavish, "QliOni GpprecnS SUI pr0tStS ana F0reign
secretary unfrOcked priest not Inferior IN pT0gCy'
aud much more greedy LOT neley vi vose, CIS t TO IL
IuSsiOners decided that there was no room IOr tem IN
such company The answer soon aple~[eu III tne FelSai
thus closed this fourth effort the neutral policy
hy establishing n reconciliation with France. No With
dwa Of her attempts 70 punder us on the ocean ana
no moderation IN her offensive demands o. satisfaction
cency the Administration had alternative but to sub
mil 10 the world complete report of all the proceedings
Hence The exposnre OF the candestine operation Of
emsSares Of Taeyrand designated by the letters
X. Y g. which went back to Europe and became noto,
torious in every quarter Of it. This unsuspected
by Directory and their Secretary as II was unwe
Than 10 the wickedness OF transaction The publication
had the effect in America of raying the whole people to
che support Of the Government Tne scheme Ol chang
s Administration with the cooperation OF the Opp0-
elton disspated for everybody was ashamed OF be-
ing suspected u favor such scihldOns dOhgs Inc AZ
teruatye war; and accordingly Tor war were al the
nee .Sary preparations made Washington was called
back from his retirement head the army and the navy
pUt footing NJ 10 sally out Tor OneDslYe as
wen rs defensive operations.
Never since the issue OF the proclamation the
rs 20 near shipwIeck Of s policy Of neutrality as at
gor events; projects OF closer alliance. and Joint
operations were fast breeding in many minds Had the
ufustOn Of the Jacobn era It is not unlikely that
might have found ourselves deeply complicated
81 embarrassing adventures land and at But the
fe'er had passed away and Tale VINO now guided
,,rt Ly n Of enthusiasn He saw at once that he
1Id OyershOt the mark; BY alternating America
h,Dcd the French position in Europe. This skillful
droruats too great an adept IN intrigue not to
uud rsand how to guard against personal
lie 0yertures OF his agents s. lie haZrded nothing
81 d-uvOwing all their acts Neither can hnd that hs
private negotiations though hagTant enough, hNOiVec
any injurious sachse for ms country He seems to have
required compensation from weak powers for doing
what would serve them and at the same time DE OF no
disadvantage TO France 50 finding he mad missed his
game this attempt the United States and that tho
result was likely 10 play into the hands OF their enemy,
grgiaud instead OF throwing up the cards, he inned-
-
rEr President in his message to Congress laying the
5lcis before them had left single Spening which IL
puosihhty OF reopenng negotiation TlleyTand quietly
Su frlnly took advantage OF 1t at He accepted
Sr condition declared to he indispensable 10 It, and COM
S.ed with H. OyertuIes we're Indirectly made 10 tne
su,osed very onerous duty upon II. Notwithstanding
IGc strong current of popular feeling which had set IN
r,,n lty for the step decided to put trust in their
hI'.ily sJ far az 10 originate another Illusion Ihls
s,u, al nat necessary tO relieve France
TIE BJUSDER WAS REDEEMED.
tiicJ Justice Ellsworth, William Richardson Davie,
end William Vans Murray, we're at appointed TO
Yur Paris, and this time the gates were left wide open
a. receive them Not word Of ofense about the British
treaty Not whisper about money. Not single long
thspach terminating in no measure Napoleon Bona
Yate lad become the first Consul OF the Republic and
supple Minister understood that Cancellation was the
Yocy The consequence treaty, and the American
tbd time rescued in moment Of its greatest danger.
And this treaty Is not only memorable ON this account
Dut for another reason. 1t retrieved the great
error which had been committed by us all the way
tack Ia te hrat treaty OF Snanoe, nesI'aeS Oei4ps
sreay with France in l77s Anxious as our commission
d the severe struggle for liberty, II is not surprising
Shst they should have omitted TO STUDY the torce o
and proposed guarantee on her part TO the United
ftaes ;her liberty and their Possesson as they should
oe determined in America by the issue ot tne war " 1u
very much her part 10 ask tha We shOuu IN
turn guarantee 70 her al the possessions % sne hgne
have America at the same date All TINS might nave
wel enough but for the slipping IN OF one niue D!
al word which yet means so much tn1l IL uOes hoI
become poor, feeble, finite beings TO play
and when put after the word guarantee,
Al sgniasd no end OF obligation. 1t was like placing
a fgir6one I'm arithmetic before hundreds Of value
less cpbers except that in this case there is limit ana
su that there Is Had the COMMISSIONERS stopped 20
think they might have fOTeseen that this was not iar
7argaiu For after the recognition OF our independence
by Great Britain, likely to grow every y year
more SECURE I'm tho Possession Of territories WINE
ON The other hand the possessions Of France were IN e
-Uc.t indies peculiarly liable attack I'm every war; es-
eciay with Great Britain. In point Of fact they nave
nearly disappeared. But the commissioners were NOT
eers neither did they affect pbOlOgy The consequence
HATH he