New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24

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legged that he had even kissed the hand OF the
Queen and the radical clubs resolved that for thii
offence his lips ought to be blisered TO the oohe'
Then to Boston first came the news. by a FesSe'
from England. that treaty had been perfec'eos
but little was known to the terms Of the doeu'
ment Toward the end OF January, Frederick jag
in New-York received a letter from his brother
dated November ~ 1874. and aufhorzed me puDIica'
at will give you plea rre 70 be is1)rmc8 iL3t me
treaty was sent here to negotiate was signed tho
.The Pennsylvania Gazette" on February pub
shed the following extract from e ,I wr,sS
under date OF December o.
The treaty has. actually been signed betwees
United States and Great Britain and published ~
our Gazet;es-n consequence thereof We ire OF
American stock has risen very consi1ertoly, par:
tcuiarly bank STOCK which Is at one hundred ano
twentyfour pounds sterling share, dividend TO ~
purchaser
Nothing more definite was known to the terms
OF the treaty than that Great Britain agreed "a
extend the time during which appeals should 10
possible from the findings Of admiralty courts IN
cases involving the seizure Of American vessels and
IN accordance With the former irsaIy with tbs
country which closed the Revolutionary War
ing to lose by. war than most OF The other
States, was prepared TO welcome Mr Jay Win open
unsatisfactory the treaty mght be in otacr respsctsl
certain great t and Great Brsn end war woule
not take place. The time was ripe for an exprss-
Ivy is evinced by the fact that his party n2minatea
him for Governor OF the State OF New-York 10 sue.
cq Nan Enc ss M JsS
New-York and was welcomed by an ine e,ed I'm
amidst repeated accar:aticDs, TO his house u
Broad Way waere w Jay aeq hsI ss %, ne c,y sne
AT a Federal salute was fred from the battery
THE STORM OF ABUSE BREAKS LOOSE"
I'd to that time the treaty had not been published
and as nothing was known definitely about H. 'reFe
was nothing for the opposition 10 criticlse. Inc
terms OF the treaty were fully made known IN july
md Immediately the storm burst All me pent-rp
hatred OF England, growing OUT OF re Sf'cI , i.
of the American Revolution, and all me repiessee
Revoiution of 1888 combined 10 undo the great
statesnans work Ever article Of the trea,y W.
criticised and the document was Dranuei WIZ
such abusive epithets. that II has taken a . tn.
century for justice to be GSne * and PhIadeiph
TO denounce II, but the town meeuhs neu Id5rsiri.
York passed vote OF connaShSSe en ~, nresent in az
great force as his enemies so patriotica mar ,ad
Governor samuei adams OF na IN an address to
the Legislature declared the treaty pregnant WIZ"
'r I ,e,rY s,id he .rha, Il may restore to Great
prI,aln snch an influence over the Government a''
people of this country as may not De
the general welfare. -.
However the business community which was fnos'
affected by the terms of theIreaty stiii
its advantages to America. AT special mee.lDs |"
the New-York Chamber OF Commerce hel1 July y
1915 while the opposition to the treaty was at "a
height resolutions were passed ndorsing the treaty
as wise and just measure washington ooi' ,
scended 10 make the following statement respecting
the treaty in letter to the president Oh '"e oos''a
Chamber OF Commerce:
While / regret the diversity of opinion which IA:
been manifested on this occasion, Is sals taEtiol
10 learn that the commercial part OF my leIloY
citizens. whose interests are thought 10 De mos, az
rectly affected 50 generay consaes n, T ad
This statement viii. / trust be extended in pro;
portion, the provisions OF the treaty become "eI
va NTH due respect am s #H Gas HGS5iI
Alexander Hamilton whom the President is sal
TO have intended first for the difficult mission jay
accomplished. defended the document in series Ok
convincing articles undo. the signature OF Ca
m!lus" which appeared In the daily papers from
August 1885, to the end of the year, and which
by Mr.. Jays enemies at first attributed to him
Fisher Ames eloqusnty urged Congress TO pass tina
tt TO- the endrance Of the republic did ae consider
them that he closed his address with an appeal thaE
said. the vote should pass to reject ana a spirit
should p,se as It WILL with the public disorders 70
make confusion worse confounded even l. slender
and almost broken my hold upon HE is. may
outlive the Government and the Constitution OF my
Under the influence of the respected leaders who
advice Of the business men in the different States.
the Nation a whole acaulesced when IN Decem.
he had assented to the terms Of the pSSpGsee b
With the exception OF 9n S q ne scope never
had cause TO regret his action Within two years
ney the value to them OF friendly relations
with the most formidable mercan.e p1SStl Ha,Ion
for a century has gone on testifying to the w9rtn
of the Jay treaty. on the ZINES u wiz" Su0SS'
Suent treaties were framed.
IT'S NEGATIVE EFFECTS IMPORTANT.
Properly 10 appreciate the services Of Mr.. Jay at
this most crucial time in the Nations infancy. the
treaty. must be viewed not in Its positive than
In its negative effects, not more as to what IL
secured than to what IL prevented His con'em-
poraries could do this: they lacked the per-
wSSm the Of blessings Of NsroHai Liberty and
mercal prosperity have come as ner, a,cr,s in
their right proportion. They see IN MI Jay Wotn
the first step IN Ssp OF Great Britain Win her
formal acquiescence and recognition; lneS see ~ "a
the e making Etn aSa Gn ' skill kip They
why Washington chose John lay tSr I'M, ds'c con.
tumeiy which the un,hinkng heaped upon the
measure and its makers, Washington calmly on,
knew better than Washington the condition OF the
country at the time and nobody desired , n ah
tinent should survive to behold is National Ges-
tiny Of grandeSr He sought and ins sppOf bs M
sighted knowledge and his tsd on b
mission to England. and premature war had adm IN
volved France and America in a common t eause.
Weak O. as wounded nan not yet recovered from
the awful losses OF the Revolutionary War. with.
that America might have been CONQUERED by me
numerous and we-equipped armies Ok Great BRIT
ain In that case modern progress as we KNOW y,
would have been impossible Broken hnd dspr!ted.
the people no longer ss S Snitsd IN
might have waited like South Africa for TIE oene-
dts of civilization. Every advantage would natup,
ally be given by the mother country TO the loyal
provinces of Canada. or. II the spirit or American
states would have been condemned 70 hSh, all
over again at some future time. the War OF the
Revolution and the history OF the attempts OF TINS
weak and Impoverished people against I strong ana
rich one might have resembled That or the CUBAN
revolutionls,s in recent years.
second-If the result OF the war had been 20
establish the supremacy OF republican arms over
those of the English monarchy, the result might
have been still more disastrous. America would
have been linked France with letters OF friend-
ship and sympathy stronger than the bonds that
formerly held this country 10 Great Britain rrencn
influences would have predomnat< among tne
people and American liberty would have been
synonymous with French liberty Jacobln syinpa-
,ht,ars MIGHT have heen pernittsd glory in the