The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08

patriot and methodical and upright man.
curbcd somewhat the impCtuous Franklin,
who. u Ike other great meu. had dislike
for delays and dtstnStc for dctAils jay
was cautious. high-toued, hrm aud pre-
else. Keeping In view the time employed
and labor bestowed, Franklin and Jay We're
the two chief American negutjlturs, MI.
Adams did not visit his colleague Frank
lin, who was III, until three days after his
arrival lie did not pay his respects to
the French minister Of foreign affairs. who,
Ainericn IN his hands. until November 40,
Just fifteen days after he reached Paris.
The mugnunmous Vcrgeunes. Instead OF
lescuting the slight, invited Adams TO zine
on the day that he called gave him the seat
O. honor and IN other ways treated him
with UNCOMMON respect. Our tlrdy com
taNtles ~ the generous minister, which he
rewarded 10y giving currency TO the sus-
piCiuu that Nergennes had betrayed cause
80 which he had given and was giving utl-
an honorable peace Is usually brought
about by nations at war through honorable
men Il seems fitting to discuss the high
representatives. Of France England ana
America who directed and wisely ended
this great negotiation, or these epoch.
making men our own rare Ben Fphkln
should undoubtedly be ranked FIRST. He hUd
been long Ia the field and was first on the
ground lie had been half lifetime the
agent abroad of onc, three, on AZ. ne
European and American. He had couuga
unsIy faced the enemies Of his country.
headed 10y Wcddcrhurn and others, before
the bar of the house of commons and he
had erdpplcd As friends 10 his heart wnh
arms ~ tenderness and strength France
received him as the ronqurror OF tho hglh
Ming. and Of tyrants, Europe rcyGred nina
nnd sage lie had reached the fun matur
ilv Of worldly wisdom lie had the tact
of Metterulch and the adroitnesS OF %
lgllcyrand. Is II strange then tEat as %
eat PLAYS with captured mouse he should
toss about and dominate a. Will oswald.
Hartley Granville, Fitzherhcri, Strachcy
ana all the undcrSulppcrS OF the British
foreign onlce7 In short, Franklin got into
the two treaties the Mississippi thp Fish
cries aud all he was instructed 10 get tu
and with Oswnd'S consent. would have
added Canada, il Jay and Adams bad sup.
| ported him in o claim So S'vorng W ave
COUNT DE yERGENNES.
| As the personal equation csn never be
eliminated from affairs Of government. the
wise, patient, wen-poised NergeRnes is the
next most potent personality 60 consider
! In 1883 yergennes was France and
France was Vergennes. AZ strong men
| admire strength in others, this statesmau's
/ love OF Franklin and his cause and desire
\ 20 cripple England at the oppormne time
! led him 60 form the two generous treaties
( OF Amity aud Alliance In 1918, 20 advance
! 70 the struggling colonies nearly forty mil
Hons OF francs, to send over 90 our aid ia
i Grnsse, Kochambeau ana about nfteel
thousand sailors and soldiers; to recognize
our sovereignty and Independence earliest
and when triumph came after the com
bincd French and American assaults OF
/ Yorktown. 10 take the hrst hrm steps
! towards permanent peace. Nergenues
agreed 10 make and did make a peace treaty
OF even date with Great Britain, keeping
pace with our negotiations. even aftel
he was coolly Informed thar secret treaty
was about to be seut TO America. the terms
Of whlcL were withheld from him, on
this disregard OF Instructions from tht
American government and impeachment OF
1 his own good faith, Nergenues' wounded
feelings md dignined utterance IN not,
l 90 Franklin. In his reply, although eN
cuslng n breach OF diplomatic pr0cedur,
I which he himself opposed, our cunning
| moalist rises 10 an elevation % dictiOi
! and graceful speech Of indispensable felirl
! ties Yet this slight did not deter the FOR
/ giving French minister from supporting ia,
! Mississippi boundary and all other cOutrO
! verted claims Of both the preliminary ant
| final treaty In the clearer historic ligh
] Of today, the suspicious 81 Adams an,
| Jay must give away 10 facts, An unbrokci
| series Of unmistskable acts, events and re
| suits are worth a thousand suspicious.
| The end cfovnx all. The truth a. that until
the day OF his death, In 1887, Nsrgennei