Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1874-10-21

but IL is not graceful Labor to note all the in
stances and evidences of this. Numerous and
continual as the jealous differences of public
men have been and rsmsin TO be, they form but
the mesnest and most gnoble-chspterin history
Their association, however, was officially and
formally polite. One day MIR. Adams calls on
his two coadjutors at their lodgings, aud they
draft note, which the former carries away. with
him to translate into French-the medium Of
diplomacy for the Muscovite, as well as the Par
isian /; on another they sally forth together to
present their credentials, 20 have an audience Of
the Empress, TO attend Te Devm in honor Of a
defeat of the French, or TO dine with the Grand
Chancellor. Engaged in the last-named duty,
behold the Massachusetts and the Delaware
statesmen, seated side by side, on this 25th Au-
gust, 1873 when the Diary says -
" sat next to Mr.. Baysrd, at dinner he told
me more in detail what lie had limited soon after
bis arrival OF the manner in which Mr.. Pope had
lost his seat in the Senate Of the United States.
&C.. He also gave me some information concern
ing the state of parties in that body He thought
Mr.. Crawford the ablest and mostinfuential man
in it at the time Of his appointment to France.
Mr.. @. W. Campbell he considered as anxious to
acquire influence, but without ability to maintain
it.. He further said he was sure the Senate
tin TO the mission, unless another appointment
was made OF Secretary OF the Treasury As to
himself, he could not hold his place al Senator
with this appointment. He had therefore writ
ten 10 the Governor Of Delaware, COM
| municating the fact of his appointment
and the Legislature had chosen Mr.. Wells to his
| place in the Senate. But when / go back, said
he, i can have my seat again, If please. FL
| Their OF the gentlemen would immediately resign
for me /; for Mr. H0rsey was brought IN by my
self and Mr.. Wells is my particular friend. "
Here was glimpse of Delaware politics, of
the era Of 1872. 1t might be remarked, in pass
ing, that Mr.. Bayard did not live to realize the
possibility OF resuming his seat in the Senate.
His service as Commissioner was the last OF his
public duties, and he died in August, 1915, al
his home in Wilmington. Twenty years passed,
before, by the election Of his son Richard II.
Bayard to the Senate, there was one Of his name
again in that body.
1t proved, indeed that Mr.. Gallatin's nomina-
ton to be Commissioner was rejected by the
Senate The rejection took place early in Aug
ust, but news Of it only crept to st. Petersburg
by the end of October, and then unofically.
No orders from his government arrived for hum,
and he remained for some time uncertain what
course to take. The British Government, it was
|
ander Barring, Of London, afterwards Lord Ash
burton.) to Mr.. Gallatin, had refused the En-
perors offer Of mediation, and it was a ques-
ton not to be easily resolved, (from his absence
in the field,) whether lie would renew it. The
delays were tedious and tiresome. Mr. Gallatir
decided at one time to go home, but to pass
through England, and see, if possible, unofficial
ly, if any treaty were practicable. He
also formed another scheme-to go after the
Emperor, and taking position somewhere near
him, to communicate with him directly upon the
renewal of the prefer of mediation. Neither
Of these plans, however, went farther than the
stage Of discussion, and Mr.. Adams did not adj
mire either. He thought that in both hi. mem
bership in the Commission was not duly con
sidered and that they had even the appearance Of
adesire to ignore him. Mr.. Bayard also proposed
to go home by England and to try his hand at
treaty, but his position was not so independent
as that Of Mr.. Gallatn, for the latter, being re
jected by the Senate, was now only private cit
izen. while Mr. Bayard, even if the mission
proved futile, through the refusal Of Great Brit
ain to treat. was still Commissioner. authorized
to negotiate under the Emperor's mediation but
not otherwise, and expressly forbidden to make
any treaty concedng the right Of Great Britain
to search our vessels and impress our reamen
Yet this point he scarcely felt strenuous about
Like others Of the Federalists at home, he La,
been by no means 30 indignant at the search ant
kidnapping business as to undertake war Of
account Of it. In considering his proposed yis
to England, he appeared" says the Diary, ''per
fectly prepared to concede the point Of impress
ment, and said the British had protested read
! mess to modify it entirely to orr satisfaction
He was for making distiaetions-for concedn
the right of search, without admitting it for tn
purpose Of impressment." Further, in th
same conversation, the Diary says
'hIr Bayard seemed anxious to discuss til
expediency of giving up the point of impress.
ment. He said half the American nation wer
B | for giving it up. The State of Massachusett
had called upon the Government explicitly
give it up. told him thought it would be tim
| enough To consider this question when our il
stIuctions should authorize liz to give it up.
Our Government must decide for themselves.
G | did not know how high-spirited they woud fe
: | at this juncture; but well knew that half til
nation--not the half that he spoke of, but I'll
u other; the half that approved the war-wou
1t never approve, or be satisfied with peace who
il should give up the point Of impressment'
h The propositions to go to England with II
d view of negotiating, and to seek the Emperor
n his headquarters, being abandoned, howeve
o the consideration of what points might lie COZ
d coded in a treaty amounted to nothing, and tina
n y Mr.. Bayard as well Mr.. Gallatin determii
Ii ed to leave St Petersburg, aid note to Coul
1t Romanzoif, advising the Emperor of the fac
IF was prepared after no little discussion. Abor
g. this time, says the Diary =
ID Mr.. Bayard spent the evening with Us, al
@ was very full of conversation. He spoke pa
II ticularly much of Mr.. Gaatin, and not il
Y, very friendly style. He said they had not mo
.h communication with each other than there VI
n between him, (Bayard) and me. He spoke va
castically OF the representation Gallatin hi
TO made to, Count Romanzon of the motive f
10, the rejection of his nomination by Il
ma Senate if it was only the PREF
: dents extreme anxiety to keep him in Ii
u Office of Secretary Of the Treasury. IA
Ill that might be the idea conveyed by his note
mt Count homanzof, but that he had only stat,
al the facts al they WERE and thought the repr
ei sentation very natural and allowable one. Ba
I'll ard added that Gallatln had now another pr
IT. ject, which was, on his return to America to
cribe the whole failure of tile negotiation to d
49,. rejection Of his nomination, and Bayard thong
'ii 1t was pretenson extremely likely in the tel
49, per of parties, to take, and generally to preya
at ....... He repeated what he has said to L
i many times before-that lie had barely time
- make his preparations for the voyage and to II
as tie his domestic and professional affairs I'll