The New York herald., 1874-11-29
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THE DIARY OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
GIlmpSeS Of Paris During the Hundred
DAYS and Of London After Waterloo.
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John Quincy Adams.

John Quincy Adams.
The Messrs Lipptncott send US the third volume
OF the memoirs OF John quincy Adams" edited
by his son, the distinguished Charles Francis
Adams This work Is Handsomely printed ana
will certainly be q standard In American Iitera-
ture. 1t begins August !, 1914, and ends on the
18th OF June, 1871, covering . period OF less than
three years Adams was In Gnent member OF
the Commission appointed BY the United States TO
negotiate peace with England. With him were
associated James A. Bayard, grandfather OF the
present senator; Henry Clay, OF Kentucky Albert
Gallatin, of Pennsylvania. and Jonathan Russell.
OF Massachusetts The British Commissioners
were LORD Gambler. an Admiral, who had COM
manded In the Revolutionary War; henry Goul-
bourn, an under-Secretary of State, and DR..
Adams, doctor OF civil law. Mr.. Adams gives
an elaborate account OF the negotiations. The
first meeting Of the Joint Commission took place
on the sth OF August, 1914. There was little
quarrel on q question Of etiquette, as to whether
the Commission should meet at the house or one
or the other, but Bayard happened to discover IN
the history OF the law OF nations precedent going
back far as 1900, upon which they acted, and it
was finally resolved to meet at the Hotel Pays Bas.
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
The three points presented by the British Com
missioners were:-First, the forcible seizure OF
mariners aboard American merchant vessels, and,
connected with that subject, the claim OF the
King OF Great Britain to the allegiance OF all na-
tive born subjects; second, the including In the
peace OF the Indian allies of Great Britain, and,
for the purpose OF obtaining permanent peace, the
drawing Of a boundary line between the Indian
Territories and the United States third, the par
M al viaion MT hQ In het
and the United States 1t Is singular, ss showing
the spirit in which England entered into this dis
cussion, that the Indian question, or, in other
words, the right Of England to determine the
boundary line between the Indian reservations and
the United States. was considered q sine qua non
OF peace. England proiessed TO regard the Indians
as her allies IN the war and not TO be abandoned
without securing for them the same terms OF
peace. Mr.. Goulbourn argued that America had
treated the Indians as enemies, therefore their
claim for boundary line should be admitted
Upon this long and angry discussion took place,
the English clinging to the point with tenacity.
SIN general says Mr.. Adams, "tneir tone was
more peremptory and their language more over
bearing than at the iormer conferences. Their
department this day was peculiarly offensive to
Mr.. Bayard. The English clung to the idea OF an
Indian boundary because 1t would be a protection
for CANADA" There Is an interesting minute Of
a discussion between Mr.. Adams and MIR. Goul-
bourn on this subject. 10 condemn" SAID
Adams Goulbourn, "a vast region Of territory TO
perpetual barrenness and solitude, with few
hundred savages and wild beasts to hunt upon it
was species OF game law that nation descended
from Britons would never endure. 1t was as in
compatible with the moral as with the physical
nature oil Things. Such a treaty, instead OF closing
fha law nf nply
new ones.n In addition to the Indian claim, the
British insisted that America should keep no
armed force on the lakes.
ENGLISH JEALOUSY OF AMERICA.
Mr. Adams noted in these discussions ''the
bitterness and rancor against the Americans, and
Jealousy OF their increasing strength and popula-
ton.n 1.-The tone OF all the British notes Is arro-
CANT. overbearing and offensive The tone OF ours
is not so bold nor so spirited 1t should be. l
strongly urged the expediency OF avowing as
the sentiment OF our government that the cession
oil Canada would be for the interest OF Canada as
well as for the United States. My colleagues
would not adopt it,
GERMS OF SDCTroSALrsM
Finally the English abandoned the Indian posi-
ton, and the next controversy arose on the ques-
ton oil fisheries and the right or the British 70
navigate the Mississippi River. on these points
there were constant disputes among the me bers
oi our own Commission, and 1t is interesting 10
note how sectional feeling arose into prominence.
'Mr. Clay lost his temper as ne generally does
whenever the right OF the British to navigate the
Mississippi is discussed" Mr.. GallatIn feared tn
unless the fisheries were protected there would
oe party ior q separation from the Union
and ior 2 New England conlederacy.
MI Clay said there was no use in at
tempting to conctllate people who never would
be conciliated, and said there might be Q party
Tor separation in the Western states 81 observed
Adams. q " w Wsnpa -
ing under the Impulse oil passion, and that on such
occasions would wish not 70 answer anything
Ar. Clay, rather than consent to these points, was
Wiling Tor war. ''Mr. Clay was for war OF three
years longer. He had no doubt that three years
then we should come out OF the war with honor.
He was Tor playing brag with the British PenIpo-
tenti&ries; tney had been PLAYING orag with US
throughout the whole negotiation, and ne Thought
IL time we should begin to play Drag with them.
He asked me Il ! knew how to play at brag.
said had forgotten how. lie said the art OF II
to beat your adversary BY holding your hand with
. solemn and confident pniz, and outbragging MIN.
He appealed TO Mr.. Bayard il IT was not. .Ay,i
Dragging until the adversary sees the weakness
OF your hand and Mr.. Bayard added TO me-, kr.
HENRY CLAY.
Mr.. Clay seems to have been disturbing ele
ment In the Commission, and Was constantly
losing his temper. "He spoke to-day,n says Mr.
1T always oiends me In him. 'Mr. clay stalket
to ana fro across the chamber. repeating
treaty, SO help me Godpn II Mr.. Clal
was bad tempered so also were the British
Commissioners. MT. Gouiburn had feeble contro
OF his temper - "he had o coarse, insulting tone
ana had always insulting agitation about him
but the tone in which he speaks Is more insulting
than the language he uses.n MIR. Clay and Mr.
Gouiburn gave Ore 10 these conferences, wbIle Mr.
Gallatin, Mr.. Adams and Lord Gambler were the
moderating influences. Mr.. Adams did not nave
much confidence In the British; ''they were very
perhdious and tnsidlousn and the negotiatl0ns
were always In precarlous mood. Mr.. Clay kept
himself In constant minority, and IN one
place Mr. Adams complains OF his "mere
unreasonable trlning.n Finally, on Christmas
Day, all the points were settled and
Mr.. Adams closes his record with iervent PRAYER
"that It's results may be proptious to the well
being, best interests and the union OF nay country y
A dinner took place, during which Lord Gamble r
toasted the United States, ana Mr. Adams re.
sponded BY toasting HIS Brittanic Majesty
HENRY CLAY's TEMPER
Mr.. Clay continued, however, in bad humor
There are constant illusions to little qusrrels on
especially about the disposition OF the records.
s.Mr Clay Immediately klndled into name;n -ne
was excessively indignant ;"-'thls Illustration
appeared to nettle him ~ 20 piece OF chleanery
upon q trineu "cavilling upon q baga