Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-31
HOW GHENT TREATY
WAS NEGOTIATED
James Gallatin Was Not Much
Impressed With British Dele
gates, His Son Wrote.

R1AfHp JlAa sobhi WILL
james Gallatin, nj the aye of eixtecn,
was private secretary 10 his father,
Albert Gallatin. one of the United States
commissioners 10 negotiate with Great
Britain and conclude the Treaty of Chem
The following excerpts arc taken with
MAN. ouisaiona from pages ~ his disry
recently edited and published by bis
grandson. Count GalIafn
June 30 went % Versailles to
dav. What memorics il awakrng,
particularly tho Petit Torannn' ! n
no. think there is palarc IN the workd
to equal Versailles ! shut my eyes
and conjured up Louie XIV and bis
court with all its splcndore was
accompanied by a son of tho fnic dc la
Rochcfoucauld D'EnVIlle He ~ Fnoft
interesting and told fne many quaint
episodes of history
July 7 Ghent, Thursday We ar
rived here today and we arc lodged yer,
comfortably in the Hotel d'Alcap'ara.
corner 81 the Rue dcs Champ Ghcnt
looks clean and cheerful The inhabitants
speak only Flemish Al seem eppipv-
81 in commerce There - an English
garrison here the uniforms make the
EATeftA@ Rt-EK tEtEfAi. ny ftff Ftiffifs y
residents hotels IN this country The
hn,pn IS large and I'll the delegate arc
to ledge here
IuIy . 80 oev= of the Briti-h Mis-
SION
CLAY RTI.gs "R. t0AMs
lulv Is Nothing - do Mr. Adams
IN vorV bad temper Nir Clay an
aota hm Father pours oH pr the
IL l.. A a.
and Hcnry Clay am nov reading
history of tbe Low Cnntriea We
had pafrles for breakfast Il reminded
me u homo y scns they arc ~ Old
Dutch dish
Augrlet Z ST Inst, The british Mis-
si0n arrived this afternoon We heard
fhee we're corning md actually saw
them arrive They arc lodged n q fnc
Old Carthusian monastery
August s Today wos hc fir~f Tcet-
NJ Tho British commissioners. u y
base nf discussion, read the treaty de-
mandpd that the Indian frb = should
have the whole ~ tho Northwest
crn Territory THIS comprises the
states IF Michigan, Wisconsin and IL
lnois four-fffhs ~ Indiana and a third
of Ohio That an Indian sovereignty
should bo constituted Under the guar
s,ntee of Great Britain; this 70 protect
Canada Father mildly suggested that
there were more than 100 O00 Ameri-
can citizens set tied in these states and
terrltor7ns The answer was They
must look after themselves Father
is not much impressed with The British
delegates
August 3 The other demands arc
of little importance They consist II
Sackctts Harbor and Fort Niagara 81
as to have control If the Lakes But al
Ibis means the dignembcrmen+ of The
UnIted Stares Father drafted The
rejection of The British Sine quanonr
IosT TROUBLE w1TH COLLEAGUES.
August 10. Father fnds more diff
Guilty with hls own colleagues The accident
which placed him at the foot Of the COM
mission placed Mr. Adams at the head OF II.
Messrs Clay, Bayard, and Russell let
Mr. Adams plainly know that, though he
might be the nominal mouthplece, Gala
( tin was their leader Clay uses strong Ian
gtage 10 Adams and Adams returns
the compliment Father looks calmly
on with a twinkle IN MS eve. Today
there was 4 severe storm, and father
said, Gentlemen, We must remain united,
or we will fail
August 2l. Mr.. Adams insisted upon
drafting the first dispatch today. and
submitted il 10 the others for revision.
Mr. Bayard used it simply - iounda-
ton Of his own draft; after quarrelIng
they referred il 70 father lie put Il into
shape. and after endless discussion all the
commissioners ended BY adopting it.
After TINS father drafted all other dis
patches lie wishes lll dispatches 70 be
without any ofense to the feeling Of the
Brlslth delegates.
September ). / note from Lord Bath
urst the pith OF 1t Is that it would be
more becoming on the part Of the United
states TO aTee to surrender the Lakes d
England and the Northwest territory
70 the Indians.
NIX. GALLArIN PACIFIER.
September .. Afr. Adams drafted
long reply 10 It. which he submitted Il
+ father, dl not ap. rove Of II a.
It would only add fuel to he IRE.
wrote his own reply, and for wonder
i Mr. Adams approved 0f t.
September - There is i contln4a
/ passing Of notes and still We are nJ
/ nearer a solution Father Is gettin.
rather despondent, but only shows thu
! to me, keeping a cheerful and hopeful
( QElltdLlGi Jt40tE t4t AftiAttNs Z AiI 4AtAtAA
Territory Is great difficulty Father say,
# the indians Nere included n the peace
and 10 be IN the same position as they
/ werc-our government would break 81
! negotiations He IS Of the opinion ha'
/ II would be folly 10 break of negotiation,
on that account England could not now
retreat from the position she had ,aker
/ up with regard 70 the Indian Territory
with dignity -
DOT BTFUL COMPLIMENT FOR 0ALLATIN
September 26. The note was >.gaed
TODAY and sent to Washington Mr.
Goulburn one ot the British commits.
sioners came q see father Tic wa,
most gracious and informed him that
he reled on his tact and good sense
that he could treat with him ia fact
that he w4s not the least ike an Amcricar
do not know if father vas pleased ar
not lie SAYS the only Americans are thC
Red Indians =
October 5 IL IS now thought adYls-
able to call for project Of a treaty
October p The British commissioner.
sent note yesterday: the plth Of it va
that the basis Of uti possIdetis DC admitle