-March .
11
llt
'1 i
,-., fCWaJrtm fKft J4kv. . ,
, lis wrn merit ty hit stipulations t The cpl-
, felon af die, respectable writers a'the
-l of uluo hiring beta rend, 1 nee J only
' ttfrf, them j they concur i.i deciding that
; uch minister has no such power.-' 'The prac-
-tke bCth BrInK gvensnent aftl of our ga-
- - . i-..z i,,. k-i. i.
, ' . cemfuf mky wkfi tJiSs opinion. la every ease
" r ",wrher eiitua'er fra-sir-fr-nt ! baa r rmrhliled a
V treaty, special full power, or aa authority sc
' Prte iu distinct from .hit -gentr-vile ttf of
S. " -credence, has been given. ' la the negotiation
vUh' Mr. )!ouni(i,'4he BritUh WtriAer re-
; ' iJet in : 1 for,- tf:4 fall p-fi were it th't
' threshold demanded.' Separate f owtrl were
ited td oaV 'ministers ftf J.oa'duoJ and
i' i ?. t.- 1 4 - fj' '. . -V.J
t' v i '" trraAttd
. :' 4 . IVloce, under VfaWocrta and Adaros t and
to Mr. Monroe tJLoidn under. Mr. JeTer
aon j: jthese.caaM all establish the same pri'i
IV"': '-ple.' Ia corroboration of all thcte aUiaritica
' ' 'f law ami usage, the dmisjrath-w're "re
;ssbjide46f the principle, and aeeci themselves
':.-'. to. have "entertained this tma;ori previous to
'fcfingiog us ioUi thJadilfiftiiTitltfPinlijey
h.-Wcd turn t tcui his; iMinuiwoaf-f lt Uuld retoftuial. durmgjihe
irf imm .. jpresent warthto!araHra4c,trrm whch
ruet ,m(tt ,Idqa,-fthei5re'' letter in tW
'Pritdc'rit,'acomainkat;ooi(UdAtT;"t not
-"g'ven) tfa he had aocite to .fr. Canning,
--I'-'l vJon Jid no "itoeet ,the;r apvrpbationV thai the
V . in'M .. A ri-( i Pw.uli nt mCirmK na .t'th.
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J'
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I
fimincncemeht 'cf (hfc lait stiion of Con.
"J. '--J -i Vr ; -.;- ....... f "
. tradsm!tted to their teMtXon here provWonal
j-1 . V. y V the" attaelMo jthc Chesapeai et trt toi ak'rf k r. pr
.. v V ; V , 7l;Htaonio majeltya diajridoia' to Vend an
, A trearjr but Moreover t6f;zrfy hrn-jjjingw
aiessj tn thc"Bf an time to viU)dra hia teydera
'i in', council the pereuasioitvthat the inter-
' ''j , i - on thepart of the'Uhited States."' .J,
; " V ' ' la oppoitfoo ta ll thla, ernleirten oppose
. i"- thtir assertion ; .'Mrl Ertkir.e had power 'tb
Thr gentleman from Virgifi.?a (Mr.1 Newton
. J t ahevr'thathe had thin pww'er'aa iri'mister re.
i4Jlident, reads to ua 'the:opinijn cfrMr Ham
; njfitd t4; hia letter W.lVI Jefftrson in f
that hja grieral plenipotentiiir'tharaeteand
. Jiie recognition as aacli, re aTithoritiea de
" ' cid- dfadeqaate, to ; thr ctmnltncement . tJ a
t t prclimmari nsptciation ;Thia -Is, admitted.
s"$tr. Era'Uoet nad', the ;aame power "So. coni-
aftenre' ft preliminary negotiation iii h$ did
i s more., he conclude J an agftmtnt 'f$ conclude
tdlhe.agrtmcnt withurut pfodit,irigariy ape-
dal, separate authority, giving h'm such pw-rt-
nor does it appear any was Re manded froti'
, iKim. Lct us har Mr. Secretary Smith in
his defence upon, this" points In J- his letter V
, -Wr., Jackson, 10th October,' h? eaya of JMr.
Ersiiuewathe hadT or 'at leaai, tfutliebe
" H Jieed he .had sufiirient authority 'to'concJndi
. the arntngt-Wntfhis formal assurances,' durifik
Ourrliscu(.Ioii were ur1 as to leave no doubt."
And in hTs It-ttr to Mr, Pitilcney of 3d No"
' e 7ibT, 1 809, he sayv' ctrultt. il is "that the
liritiih government itt former-like cases, as
trill bit secnf by the adjijf mcnt of that pari ol
the affair at Nootka, Sound, which is analogous
J to this case, did not Consider any aurh distinct
full noweras ntcesmy VA 'to the castof
the adjustment of the, British difference', with'
pain rejVvtirig Nootka Sound, I ' have ijot
n intimate recollection of .its circumstances,
' but I, have recently recurred t6 the adjustment
, entered , into by Mr. Fitzgeral, the' British
7 'jninist? r, and Connjlorida Blanchavthe Spa-.
Uh minister atntf ftdin the declafau'dn of
, Spanish Secretary of State, tbatminiatcr de
, claren, that u being thereto duly ' authorised"
''ter in hi counter -detarat;iort?ac'ceptillg'the,
4
" ' fiJ being thereto diHy'atidiexpressly'amhofis.
. ed, accepts" the" said declaration. And, the
V, " Convention? signed Sbih October,, 1790, ad--;
justing fhe, dispute, in'cpnformitv 6 Che. pre
v . '.;yious cieclarKuon, stag's ; that tKoiniistera
wt-fctxewaea aaring peace, sni ju.
Uni'.hpsvy should aid ia enforcing our con
intcrcoure Uv with France by capiumg our
ongress havs by Iat aisentect to it and Mr.
rkine declares iu h'u letter to Mr Shith; 14
uirusU ItiOO.thatlr. Maduooaatd il either
id fx tents.
' Srr, from a aesrand jparUcUif ticw tf iMs
tCjur' J mm eomrel;d to conclude, "and the
fn.rlii.ln. mi Irani wl-.ifS 1 Ifif im ftlc.
sure, that the dmUUtrttiop,-i. tH ' rranger vessel foaiicf. )olat iog the U r
meat with Mr. fcrsllne, have wrertnoiea what
it was their iacumbeot dutv to have atwoded
to, they have ' from ' Indi tTeri ncc 'to onse
queoces or igtiorance'ef this dory, neglected
to asceruin what were the powers or aathori.
ty of Mr.. Erskin; theyhavt concladei a
treaty I with a malt bo (.authorised, fcod "have'
made an arrangement t under circdnistancti
which could rmlj . Iea4 ; to th emisequeoccs
hkh tuve followed," a disavow il by Crtat
ri:itara' Thyttard convlctedi before vtha
American, propte of having slambered on their
duty ia thisbusintrs, and to their misconduct
or, neglect a'rl we Indebted furthisiadditienal
ground pf (diSerchce whh fjrc'at DrUairi,'and
U the copscquenct whtc& may Cow from; it.
,1 have said, thata Coosequence of thTs want
of attention vas tha right of Great Britaip to
4isavow the arrangement - vThis is decided by
my honourable coileague fMr. Macon) who
whilehe admusitHat i wimaier resident tani
net without' pscial authority jfonclbde CTev
ty't yet contends , tliis arrangerben was not a
triaty but an agreement or arrange me nf-in
whici) ground he has been followed by thegrp.
tleman from VirginiaXMr. Eps.)' My other
colleague CMr. Alston) denies it even to be
arf agreement and iaya, itiJ ohly ti pprniie
by 6ut adminUtfation M dpi one thing and a
promise bih" Greair Britain in cojisideraticD
thereof tQ do apother;!? HThial distinctfdn be-4
ureea a treaty and an ; igreemer.t or. arrap4;ei
Wis bi K'KMret'mlyrmnxywi tKn4
)ib wvt rf.krtood t ir,r . 1 . "
mm urti Ihn IHIrr. lut l..,: . I
f ,l'""r"'m'HtJ.
cm fwetnwcm weH M l:ftcr ftv,w wlu uJ.
lotUndrmeoiita bc.l w, 14 inrtmr! ' '0t "
thoe fuT.-U, c to pM AtH. L0.'
ra,-eneni vtiic U h4 bern rtttir ttc ' , "
ty the fTrtlfni;nt v.f-if U Uct-p x,,'
the irrai uin k tjU, , ,,J .fW-:
caictimr.'. '. . - ... : -v t- . a ...
' The nro?ushio entaloed.i the first, of
. . .
thse "contLUODS - was maae, oy our aonBinis
trat:on to Great' Britain in lAugut J80r
C
K
A
Bnula or. France rebxed thfir rttstrUtiona up-',
on oeutr d commerce the U, C. yoald at once
side With that power aga'mst.the 'Other which
might continue itt aggression ! . . ,
? The second tondition Ir. Ersklne lays,
page 18, Mri Gallatin. o far assenteu to. as
to" aay k1 koety it was' the r' intention t the
United States to abandoqi the' attempt toarry
on trade with the polonies of bdhgerenta
iimvwi .uuu n.. uv. .. . v . . tic w me uu:ietii cmitaiTVd in tfv 4 section . ,r
nM 'and to trust to their bcinft permitted to'lettef, t tb three uhTitoon. nfit . aTSrr. 1 x-'
r i'..' ' . .1." uiU ki K.. .""T8"'
In pc 39, i ss, - Sath, wV,"si r. ,
OMtmand to to Ptnpoet4 tk i.r. , '7 h
Suter nr kUTmal ,rm-im nt la b ioM ' J
which k..3erl.M been wwlcr the tr HwycTa ,l '
oti.M.i.LJ." , lr. .eoruiM, A, dT v te " f
pAl,i 1im bees lronrW!e for tee Ui "
in r- t - -....Mifj uimi 11 W)tiiil
carry on ucn traae m peace, . enn eineni ; .7'; '
wa conunuaece of itiofmeof war." ,fMr. M Jcxrittli
Erskine adds'that he supposed- Mr Gallatin you any pwjwdi whoever upop uwiuHeft? Itc ia
to mean the trad? from the colonies t heiu-y .cmoer, pK yif, Jutl
gerents'recr to their mother iu. Si
p oother Mllgerenta,-brcatae theii
to such trade had been th ptU in dispute thenght to trade with the eaemle iffl1
whereis the right to carry on a trade from the, K'i
cblbnie. of betUgerrnta the Unitecf States S
had never bee eailect in question'i but hadbeenv'wUat h4 flUn from me in our rtou.ediA-iW!
recognised by his tnajekty'e fcupreme ourt ofuJ"ltookU, liberty of swt
admiaIfMr; EVskiaeralso-aavi;
' v )vvm.i in uiciiau iu Jiainw.iai.,, ,.
mentli ncjf 'supported by any reasoning fmm
the laWioi Ration i. 'jVaiie'tsayB, Sec 153 ' A
treatyi irct maJe 'whh. "yifew ta Ae )'uij
Uc welfare by thet supreme" power, either-for a
oef netuirv or for a 'considerable time". 1 Pacts
witlia,! vieW td transitory affairs, are;callrd
206 V pupitC pacts ca'led conv
of agreementv&c. when they'ai
sovereigns dlfcts trora 1 treaties
olvcctr . Treaties.' 'conventions i
are afl public .engagements, in regard to which
there is but one and thcr same right' and the
same'mlea"r-nothiri can' make thiseiposi
tion plainert : A coveniionor arrangemrct
letwcen 'two 'overnmeart is an agreement for
tito uuuiiu t vai aj iu-i uk iiuiii a m raty vihv
5mithVfrfiffi 51 1 that dunntr the neCOCiatiod a similar tenor. 1 telierr.. ih.r, .v'.. i '.T,"'"
which led to Jthe conclaston et tne provisional. Li 7r' 'n".tntthe suteni-.t ta .
ijjree
cu.iti.es woma occur in 4 jhe accom piun m e nt ot 1 hve m wav give to atm;; thk 1
the two former conditions.' as far, as wb in v sue vWWnt aii -1
the Powrbfthr PreidtnM W. fir; Mcjj
from!ihedutyofCongre.s,to
of the United States 'gainst Aef powers PPalwh'r.' :rrrt VnUem
whq ehouU ndoot or act vder,tfnf decrees 'of HaWMu.tlew, eeckMr.
r rmce, k.inq tuat.ne received assurances ikWa uiatrMctiona "fiii!to,i!mf,.i(r..i.J
a .1 . a f. , . ' .a.. t . v-..nxf i w Ijlliril I1V ttai
entioni,rti(:leajthat nddoubt couicl be; entertained that a atis-'miiwaiiitM!faU&liuyiunJujiuid
't made betwee'n 'factory arrangement might be'made.nx a trea-' m nd n iem. -kv-. .
..... l . . - 1 . ... . :. ' -. . 0 ......... .... . .. .. . ..'I' JNeiUier. sir. .n f ... 1..41. . .1.-...
only in thtir ,ty,upon the s-bject pi the second condition, ac u thi, ,ai SS
rt ar-reetnrntiicaraint to his excaanation 01 It. . 1 , h . , inter the adnunisM.tin
as a s.mpie vvH4 at, uuiers '(ruin 11 uccu or spe
culty $ the. object is 'less . important, bet
V a transitory affair' therefore the contract
less solemn and less formal..' Sneakiz
. J'- their respective full poxverr, have agreed ipon
. ''the folluwing Wtiels, he," and , tiie Jcbqven-
tion concludes that vthe said. pleiwpotentid
' . i-rieS of his' Uti (Annie anrl fiiiKii;'f TVTii.'-tt;
have inr thtjir names1 and in' vlrtjie.of their-j
, mgvm.wy.j'j ywffi', jijji.ru me presern ton-,
ventitmtondsrt thereto theseal of our arms.Vj
rTf'tlietii 'in thb adiustment' inv thino-i
Tii"v , 1 w. . :. ...1. - y o
' y - ,wnicn Dears out the idea vl oqrASetrt.tary of
V, State,,, that no" faH,power';r was necessary to
authorize Mr. TKrskine to concludehis far
rahgemetit;' I confess h has escapee! nfi'v r'.l
earth,' As to M r. Lrskme's opinbp or, as
: J aurance, that his powers were competent, and
lr , r the entire reliance placed on such opinion and
f . ""assurance. I feel humhled a art
, . the avowal t by the administration', th"atthyi
: " , 1 had relied upon, the judgment '"of a foteigril
1 '- of, judgHiS,for themselves that (for In, ficti
, .'. ' it armmrsjiSj tliis) they had surrendered their i
. - ' 1 Unlerstandi;jg to. the .keeping of ft, Britiah.
tninister! The Course' of propriety and of duty.
' parate. powers, or his special authority to con
htde an arrangement the triust have produc-
: ed them or the negocjationthjoul have ended.
r ," ' His iristructionsare' sacred and cannot b de
' r, '"v (noanded. buj; if his powers and his Instructions
t, are contained in the same instrument, yis m
. . , the caseof Mr.' Ersk'meboth must of pees-
is
i of the
disavowal, ,Mr! Smith in, his; letter to Mr.
Jscksort; quotes brum p.Vflttrl, lo refuse with
honour to. ratify Vhat has' been concluded ' on
by virtue of a lull power, it is necessary that
the;sovcreign should have strong and solid
teasons'and that he shew in particular that bis
minister has vlviate(f from -his, instructions.
fVattelnd Mr.i Siiudihere agree ihat the
principal is not bound by the act of his prov
who v .tie vlites' front feiii instructions . the rue
of the civil law in othrir' Insisted on by the
gentleman "from) the Tilississippi, to the cou
trafy notwithstanding.),' ' tin the same section
of thia' authodr it ft aaid w the rights of," the
proxy are expressed ;ia the instructions that
ire given him ; ,he ought 'not to deviate from
them ; but, efery thing he promises1 xutthin
tht terms of hi commission and- the extent ,of
. . .1'. 1 "' I. . ' . , o r,
n(t power owns nis constuucnc, aec za.
" If a publi' person, an embassador or general
of ah army conclude, a treaty or a convention
without orders from his sovereign or without
hBng authorised tb do Kby, the powef of his of
fice, he goes beyond ihe bouhda of his conimis
sion&.th treaty U null, as being made wiih
out; a'suiTicleol, power.", : '- ;-',',;.. -
.It, appeara then ahat a mlnisterT'fesident
witliout a distinct, additional authority, called
' a fuir power," cannot conclude - a treat)
that Mr. trskine had no' full" power for
that purpoae'i-Uhat an arrangement respecting
transitory affairs, such as that concluded with
Mr.'' Krskine, is an ! agreement regarding
wjm.il mere ruue .auu saine rignt
artd the same rulej,'' as regards 'treaties' and
being concluded J"not only withdut authority
but tnJdireCt opposijti9n to the most precise in.
stfuctioos'aa we have "seen from the instruc-
tions ithemselves,ithe conscuenfe by the law
of .nations is tht the arrangement was null &
not tobligatory upon G Britain. ,' 1 V
: -The resolution further states, tHat the rup
aire with Mr.' Tackson was for "the interest of
Tackson
the Unite'di States : to sustain ' this Idea Crri
tlemen in this debate assert that he'offered &
insisted on propbsitions which were insulting
arid originated in a hostile disposition, and. that
without acce4mg to" such degrading conditions
no treat or adjustmentof differeqCtcoulct
have been macWSir., 'there is a . mistake in
fact in all "this ) will recall the ' attention pf
gentle men tct, parts of the correspondence and
.documents before us which will shew how en
tirely incorrect is this statement. ?
Mr. Erskinp has been introduced and reli
ed on, as a wjtness in this case by the adminis
tration 1 1, may therefore, totrectly I presume
appeal to his testimony for flic ts. ' The House
will recollect that the three Conditions which
Mr; Erskine a.' fnstucted 0 propose to our
administration, . upon our .assent to which G.
Britain Vould, revoke her Order in Council
as to ijhe tTnited States which conditions .are
now deemed sojhighjy' insulting, 'were, .1st.
That we should witdraw our ron-mtercourse
and non-importation laws so far as respected
Great iritila and conUnuc thenv as to Fiance
Vast (nainT.at-.J .
- The ongitw of the lim first eonditlnps Is thus seltledVa' htietena.1ll;Vtd.aes:. Tle Mitetnilnfn I
both are jiravej to have originated from jtlie, liigh, "hud Vintfy Xlemitnd 'peace, -aa e,a$Al tA tlit enw
if gTJitlaraen j)Wtte I' wi'd aay, the pure source of our ad- commerce and the fruits ot ieficulMr". mul a f.
oar cottiitry.
litem qf
muX lint-
ion 1 the iruaiVJiiina of the hniVHirami interflatanf in IT tht diTX)sit'uinfvf rHTrnnU -n.r.. i..... . r ,
.ry. V ha-jf eer ftmy be thought of Iheir TJ.ey, eruigi puu in jeopartly Our peace jf the dxmtrr v, h ;
Ilia Bi itfah government and respect to our aJ nif.itrtioii already siih.ttiii bctwe'eH G. B. and usj J iite-piiati
think them iiwultiTjr. degvadinjr, or hoatiletootfruHerests ncv tatarlat.totlioaa alreadf exist jnirVo a settlemenfa
As to die tfiird cooUitioit, tie tirat tiaee we hareof it ia hi resnK tl very reverse of a jiutreirard to tl&int. 7Z
tle com-ersatkin of Mr. Caning and Mr. 'iknty ontho t!.e U.U. - . ' V ,
e!ghieeuui n4tw-viiv-aMndvt'Ja&usUtedZyAlr.riiik rf We harp been aijred y'the'rpatleman f.trni YlreMa
i
VMr. CannSner. ipeakintr f the nropotal which had bees' tied 1 K the flueation had et a bh h. ,.a.'a- i. '
...... r v.. .h'iuw.i-im .ui .in. i. M.i.iiwiiii;'i ,.., nwuauiu a SilUUlUSaV W UllSi. t h nrhnl.V,. . .
a to Urcat Britafai, ask., in what Way wwrthe-cfleclual JveJtivaforgKiatiion'hiiee hnt Ue door ia-
w'viviuii vi me :uiuri.u r. w t imiimcr u wHnnu uc "ic messenger ot peaei On the 23d Oct Sit
taken oflTas ti Creat nritain 10 bereriiretl' That our vesV Wownsjjtfr. 8tohb.tharWiBnwlioT amhori
win, uHMitru cifurea lor .,rcai Drn:ui, a o.a goo rram e, " -, jo receive tma dianis hfiy proposal mail tm lia -
f.'ndeni, and he therefore presuim-d that Us gmrnmirnt tween'the two epuntriea And on the 4th No he i ;
of rlie United States Wotifd not xibjcct after it had nself de. twins hina ftwiH not tdaua ar, ihaye'ewsiiDed voiu-re.- '
ciared a eonimere witA France. leMllreal. and ita riti. collection that tinfiirWd '.r. t ii.J. , , r
y mi a vtry early period ofour
mri-t letter: hia irtalcHtv had huh r.l..,..l : i.. .-..
(Kaervatwvof the prohilwioii, eomphuh if the nav-1 IUcf power under th great seal of Ms kintfdora.fot tl '
or.thia coinitrv alwmJd awiat in, p;venting Mirh .torn, preaa purpose of concluding sOfcaty or convention lwea t
ona whoahotildrngage in it Uelu.iicnts avid kftcr bring coiHrnunreafiona, that in additioh W usual crcletrtiid
rj.ii vh u i ith oi nuii ot cumpuci an urerest in ne strict
VT- .i iy ' "V vMrwBin, py iuiu .v-.v...wr,7uur iwsnrying your aatiiUction at thecjr.
.o ton idea i Mr.Cauwiig (though it so- appears errone- cumatartcet and have now only to add Uiat lam reat'T "
owalv) wuceSve that Mr. Pinkney saaented ar M troay auU- your oonveojence, to ejtch.i.Et afy
ipultiiit Mr. Eliakinff waatl.erefoiinbiruetodtonro. tail uOweraraiaat thai wiih whirl. ..r:i;.,n -JT.m f v
pose it. j
,r the progeeaa of ournegociauon."
""",,ij, .uiiruwnoiuun .n"waasug.., lotf ninaecurauon that hehftd a "full sow. '
ge.o by Mr Canning to Mr. f inkjiey rtn the 22ud of J a- er" tu treat and conclude a treaty, and an oflKr toproduta ' ,
niiary-..l. Finkrtcy dad t rJ.jccr to it,.his awent to it V and enter on the negociauon wlieneverthe te-
as tnerefe inferred Uioiitth douhtlcM errooeouslv. tiKcp tretarv nhould' aiinn'mt ifti. ... v .
Mr. PinknevSiavs. 6th June, hia haervatuma " did' nn Was doubted. ih nmrlM'u. :. -..J! - .j .
(paee 21 H the tbirj condition vou ceHainlvtnliI nwi.iii.i
not be cogniatI by the President, butiynu added hat
had great weight n my mind, that you did not see why .
n great importance should be attiwhtd to tmch a recog.
iiti(m, because it would btehnnosaiblathat ii
lireieraenniptarnt to lua govemmoni on account oflhe
oapruee otnn vessel while lengsged in a trhde nfiwolutely
"j vi uia country.-" .Mr. nnkncf con-
swerea it as a coiurquenci that would grow out of the ar.
regemeht, and Mr. Canning in-fii conversation with Mr.
Hinkncyi' 22d of Junfe, as detailed byir-'i'iukiiey in hia
tetter of the 23d, says, ".he ha ihlssppiclpded Mr.
Pinknay in January, that he Was himself of opinion Utat
the idea upon which thafcuiidition turned, could rtot well
find ita way into a stipulation nhaC he should liavef been
satibflcdivitU the K-jectiw pf K,' 'J , M--,,
,'Thia is the h'i.tory of tlieae Ahtvt Condftioiw iip to the
arnval bf Mr. Jwkm "in- Uie U. States'. Tht two firs t, h
not suggested by, ww-e at least apprised of hv members
ol oiir admiiifilrMiqil ; rle 3d onginnted in a pisapprchen
nonbf Mi. Vinkney'saonversiiifujii . iMtwona-nirim. i;;.
Mr. Smitlvin his coiraation with MrVirskine treated
simply as f hot impuruiil ir byJr rinkrtey.eofiaidered
n oiu eiy as unntceiismr na its operatimi would follow as a
tonvifqinc of the adjuntmcmproposed 'Burm August
l8J9,hyMr. !nii considered, and I agree justy so coh.
Tfo'iif 'i,T,clicilaW,, to.thedignky and interest of
v a. . , ,ii is a iili ic su-ane uuit mere proporiutHI com
"I, ..Will
Mi i uam anUiU CJC118 tne llVellflSf Kf-nn,
""!' mmj cwai caecutfon or the same pro ect by
ranee, has bnen so fat; as wc kiioy aileotly acqi'iiosced
in ! Sir, we all know France has i .! t,lwll. fill uKrAMniu..'
our anbtu-go by capture of all our sliira fUnd ah'hu.i A
jg its continuance, as being in conu-aventiun of tliiit 'Jaw
uvwiMiwrtmw uiy,iHVf remwuu-otea against this
decree uf Npj)lcon as irreconcilabls with Uie djrul
and interest of lha United Stales. ....CT' .
iook w uie admission t this object intoany tipiilation,Jie and fttightliave been inspected. - Sir. 'L la '
wewoa it only as a consequence, that might and would, if word etmuuallf as covering an atnbisruitv. ttii ;
rrunoe persisted rt her tiniust deci sis, 'row out of ar- pears to fits a Jtfined Quibble Atfooncuiue "e-eiitualV' '
.angeincut similar to thos oilercd in August lasL'N , ,anonly meWtoconcludein theeventof tWir nareeirV" -
AatothehsracterofthA. th.rt condiuon-'degrading; uin terms.. , Suie the word out, Uie exprtssisis
as its .sdniiaaton into aamiulation would 1m. eiihei our ' slroneeror Hbfwxnlun . ..:7Z. k . j t
mmisuir atlaMKloruimrouradnunihtraiioif amiitit hBt'. ifcB'iahed.orn,lfJ :...;!- i. . ,
(A.. .i.;.i' . , . ... ... .... .. ""n:. -1 ma reiuaai sianos wwt- 1 :
tyken any alanq at this praipasal I not even' us ronvevirig lout exptansuon and' wk)HNit'escne . ' '
M n,,nf rilMftVthJ "The oaje.oftheCherthMn,nf, .
r"" .n,OTe nW-yeel,aiKtraine would atrreater V.
haY.Krd -chge tM insultland wrong,- if stoiieawnt be ; .
improperly. Withheld, Uian rnvselC iWhyis it at thi time i
unadjuMed r 1 h'.firitui0' tnmisler,. JWr'ErtUne. oft'ered "
an iurind-hich our mdminiatrkUoo Acknowledged to be .
SatlSraTtOIV iinI niu..J . -j- -...-. .
aute,mthCveryaeiofw!cptiuic,indUlgmgas . '
peiity,atJea8tnnecssaryatUiatatageofthebuicss,mt '
wuy expressed dsiti!ifcCion at Uie terms, hut coWeyed i
aft unequivocal msultto the king of Great Dritain. Inliis
mite accepting the terms oHereC he adds, a diffeiwnt ' '
court would better have eoniported with die honour of ' 1
Vs majesty In plain Knglish.lp, Smith says, Jnsiwr-f
to be aubnntted for Uie sanction of the king, The king , , ;
lias not acted asbecafoes man 6rimn.mpl, ii
UnniUiltmilnlt!,, .nk : 1 . . ' . .... ' . . f. 1
-..n..w..v . crepi ;.e ot tendered Satistst-' ,
uon, would have Compelled its. traction.' We find there-' , ';
Uirtthe kmgJiaviflgrefeeiedthe arrnntrement; Mf. Jsck '
i letter to Mr. Smith.of the J lh i lot. assigning t!i K
-r . -J mwii. C-WIUI1.-NT1IS niUlfNlV. Wafl Will, j r
in doing iut liAtk I,.. .1... r, ..l'.l'i! !.:..f.S!
son in hii
reasoiis i
wa in qoing so Unth by tlm fw) m in whichkhis minis- .,'1
l.IiW 4 Jal,..L.t ... , . - a. . J. ."!' ft
mis i-v niit i-ru lum reTisti'iitinn f... A Ji,,1a.,-,,Aira '
A. tewfer AodViprti rersW-U,, had ineonvewa.,
imo Delone. refcwttl to the m.;...!. vv.
. - t.ii.i.,i vAiivn.iuiip..mvH,.
made the ttmnj inricun i..,.,.... ' . .1. . . .. ,v
'ftlll trr.ft,m,.un. ... .1. . . . . . .1-
ahud
u-i
can government, at tle very moment when they were f- V
mi mi, ,m nu uvents lmts il totnllv out ot his j '
7.1 v - tr'Tv. .v.auiy ana couiu-in any act m Jws ,
oi,7n,4irn were contained.
. J 1 , ... " ;t.
. 8 " -" i tnrs i. irsanoaK. Mr. .l.icraoik ' ,t.
made proposals tor settling it, Uiey were slated lo mhe,'""
same Wlucft Mr. Erskniei-). s.i..,,..i u. ..... "
.. .. . . ,,..'nin.Ltii li f will:..' mil. n w
are told tlicse hud becn'tirpvlon.!,, ,,...,i -j., '1 ),. V
.na..A,l I . "V'V"Vl "''"V- '
, ,... ju.t uiu iWlve been diaKTHce. It this bft,
lact Jia been submitted, to us. L-ndeaMiese circumstan.
JY" y V" ceoniciauy arpcaniig before me, ( cannot ao
tar violate my feelings and my uiirter.Undmg,' as to s'av,
that Uie mere jiropoaal of these three condiUona 1 Was an in
sult to the V. 3. ' i,
We are told w Uai drbst'c repe-ftedly that a negocia
tion with Mr. Jaokwn would have been useless, as he in.
silted on the preliminary admission of the three degrading-
conditions. 6ir, it is n,0t strange that gentlemen
should 'Stumble lupon the ame rrristak over which our
secretary seems so frequently to hY broken hia shins. It
is nqt true that Mrlackson ir.ai.ted on these conditions 1
the very reverse-jiia exnrwss Mnd repeated declaration
that he dul not insist on them appewrs in the documents be.
fore Jul It is certain that Mr. Smiih.. u.. .,
, i . : . . .iit. mice
times in the eowsiwwleiice, asseru thkt Mr. Jackson doea
....... uu uino .iiaiuuu,,jIr. JKMoiiaaoiuaicjrwesslv
disclaims any such demand. - " W t't
On Oh Uth Oct, atr. Jackaoatrtitea &. Smith, (pa&e
graiitto, uoes ittollow tlire Ma,uld hava hen iv detria 1
aation uvhgmn refuasing them f To t),is houtd.eVp:
ai remums unanswei ed. I low i..u . .,.i, . i :
.K.tMa,..l ' 14. ...1 . r r i.L.
u, an unacceptable Droiwsit i.ih Is maiifV .
rtituW ! ivuidw stand not this polfcy, nor adiuire .fuctx''",
pride When the great intcrosts t nation areat itake.", '
To me, sir,lt aipears that in this busings of the mptiwe '
with Mr. Jackson the best inuveM of the Cnikd fcUs '
hava bcen owtoH or immohua onU.e faJJ?-
f. I conHudrt, sir, by declaring that my opinion this re" l
solution' is calculated, to excite xlr.JL.1 1 V
n-I. u - ft. T -r. -p suit, tiiijv ui Livm ..':
r,'."8' . M a l1'""! retrolvi-that WiiUuL,-' l
fitting ua for battle, t tends t.. nJ,L, w,."M"t1' i
111 ua nir imiiie. 11 icnus tn m..., n.. ... .. . .
readr unhaPDilvcxiathur s that I ! r,ry. "u
condescending to use
ana niiuiry, if cannot I
man from New York1
Md-tiin.vo'i U. 1. J 1 j. p.'.ut n c tnc uue 01
hrf tlsuxe) " Ui vuidineci," pc.ee ofiLis wua.
vh. on uk nauonal tl.arru'r m
languago imwbrtliO a rrrnt .o,,i,.
' ,' iv r neat cre.apprized. of this, and" therefore !iu-
, ,' rv-t fist::,?: . r i,Vj
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