The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-12-18

Cd 70 adopt naasusss thae vsald ~
doubt hayeled . Wes. Ue0o i0oe1iasl
action % shs past oe Prosideot Wasb-
inetoo 70 avert the danger. He rsaost.
ed to the extraos6iaosy noaDaee d
nominating The Chief Justies Of III
United States, John Jay. - special
Ambasnados 20 the Ceurt ol Great Bit.
Gin sse shs puspsss of aeteopeiog soml
settlsoeat Of fthoQusstioo = aiDpotD. II
checked vitheut extingnisAing Tie ar.
dor Of the nsjssity. vho wsat %. nev.
ertbsless. 10 adopt . bill peohihisina
the admissioo Of oil eomooditieo ol
Great Britain until the grisvanoea
complained # should be setieely -.
dressed BY her. Had this measare bsea
carried through bueh besneAe4ef eee-
gssss sbrs esn b rbaE uoth 49, thsl
It won!d have rendsse0 ebo oiss6ss ol
Mr. Jay wholly abxtive. The e6et
must have been TO involve the united
States - . party il he tssEi6c eostsse
just bcgipnipg bstWsen lbo .tvo great
powers Of kurope. Peaee depcoded
vpoa the action q the eeeaae, ssd the
Senate was equally divided. Vlcs
Prssidest Ada9sss sastiog ysts pssssfv.
ed the peace. .se<,
Mr. jsy's udssios vas pslsiAliy sse-
cessful Hs acss0pli11ed tns lban
his Instructions directs. hin 70 ak Sce,
yet the treaty .vhish b eeaalu6ed in
November. 1874. vss .. lang step II The
direction OF right, jussics ana national
prosperity.
MOS DIxoxsIRArIows.
The treaty Of II. joy aud th1 Ad-
ministrAiion wss ssmiled With The
oosrsest aud most violent ~Absse. ord
when the 0sasss ratl1ed The frosty, tAo
members OF thst body vhs sul<1 for Il
we're abused without sHiat. R0ld at
te'ppts were asads % i,stiMid.to I'll.
Prssid-nt-tp prevent him froo sigs.
irg it. A mob 10 Phiiedelphia psradsd
the streets with sG1giss os jay end ohs
rstifyiug Senators. With labsls iusinuat.
ing that the Chief Jsstieea had ben
bought With British gold: and when
Hamilton and others spoke poblicly u
favor Of It at an ops0 cir meeting n
New York they wore p<lttd with brick
bats and uff. nsivs eggs. The mob On
gaeed in this disgrsceiul business was
not ssa4le up Of low end vplese paople
from the slums. but Of parties known
a. ''highiy r. pectabls. Dr.. John W.
Francis. in his "Old New York." ssys
ho has it FROM high authority that Ed-
ward Livine.t.n (sftss~ard celebrated
for hi. L,uisisaa Cods) uas one OF the
rinx >;esders of the nub vho behaved
., "utrsgs oasly. Il Uas alleged that
Livingston thew The missile which
struck Hauiiton aid eot his iAcs. Such
was tbs conduit II slss so-eallsd best
young men, u New Yoek 10 those
dsys. Nothing ~ disoederly and
shameful has b@eh witnessed Ia the
slums Of the city during the past twenty
yesrs The unwashed and blesr. eyed
Democracy Of Cherry street and Avenue
A have moro regard foe frs- speech
than TO attempt 10 silence . public
speaker With paving stones.
The outrAges We have described %
hsving occurred in New York were
even worse in other citiss and t0wns=is
the United States. south Carelinains
called Jay trsitcr. and Trey 'lenged for
. guill0tine for such ~ 10. The mob
even burned . Bsitish. Aaa e. the door
Of the British Consul In Char ieston,
while the Virginia politislsss vshsn-
emily clamosed for disoslntion Of he
Union. A lases parties oe cur psspls
seemed 70 have lost their heads oyse the
excitement which spraug ont of the