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j tmtatmg tantruage to mr.tacksan. ,.
' v.. J We "have shewn, that neither the origl
' "nal tharge' of Insult,," preferred against
3VIn Jackson,' in the iiotc by .which his
. ' ,- functions yere suspended,' nor ,th( milde
? and c orrettcd explanations of that eharge,
- - iii the lttlif Iom Mr-SntUkto tVrPok
, oey, can be supported by any faireonstruc-
f. tionot Air. Jackson a letter. ' What then
,:'i is the' result j? ; Why, that the certainty of
.,,' conttnviance or state of irritation and
, -. dannjer, and the possibility or the , horrible
-: Cjjaraitles of War are 1$ be endured by
- "the People of the ynited States, ft ac-
" count of an imaginary Ipsultj 6f such ex
', trefne tenuity,- of such an, imperceptible
and intangible forniy'that it requires nil
i'jjxe sophistry, of Mr. dies, "in ' speech
',' -f twenty pages, to present a faint and
;' ' feeble picture of It," An Insiilt of so sub
". jh i t : .1.1..
'-'i , , fie angi vnangcuuic uaiurc, mm every man
';' fd'ho, would point it but, varies, in the se
jj V-lection of the offensive pass jge, and in the
onttuction.l6"f the parts selected, '
' Who arf; the ment who would thus in.
' -'flame the nation to mortal hatred and inex
lI tioguishable rage f 4 Are they the same per.
'J J ' . i fons, who, in a moment of pretended re
conciliation, toio. nis umaumcJt iuajesty,
i i that "jus olier ol reparation fdrthe Lhesa
V f. v jpcake did not .comport with his' hnnof or
', I id'gfnity t Osi are we to be hurried on to our
V , fttin under the belw, that sensibility and
. $ . riehtjs ate iJl on our sith?, and that whil
en InnV aurrv at ti. i we mw. 'withnilt
i AtFcnce impeach his good tatth, and ues
tion his honor i j 1 .-' '
Let us ertdea'vbuV,' ibrthe first time, 6-
s't ' -JwarrU Great-UritairtV tA tdopt. rfte golden
f Wl oTiLrWiamtyvwhirftrii'ttteiiotres-T
" rt:-vty .iurjtunujuiy incur iiioinei, ins
- iioped, has yt-t somw iniluence with the: so
.' J ' tier and rclicrious baVt of our Pcoble t and
'j j while we ure' courting tfrari ion (iecniit
jtJ-" "of pretended Insuliv in the fetters of ,.lr.
fCi:J . ' Jarlcarini." e n A Ki-tSir th 1iiti(ni!rw
'a i - - " f)f Mr. Smith be wiiblly fauldcss--in short,
-l S- vhether it b not unneceSsarUy afFronrive.
, ' f ' -v .. The Qrrcspondencei ' tn the late case",
' asrted by Mr, Smith, by his letter
f , 1 :' of the 9th of October, and Weloub& whe-
i J"-" ' thersoabruot. sorude and offensive a note
can be found' in the whole annals of diplo
' tnacy ri . We except the Uniform tenor ot the
i , French tolTesDondence with us -i t'
f ' 1 A '.Thw letter is iri the nature A maftifest
.. tOi father than M a Irtertdly enquin-. ' It
T''. ..-charges Great-Briuiin witl perfidy it dc
chires, bv anticipation, that she had hO
i uolosrv for it it alledees. .that she had
" ; made no explanations of her conduct but
thai shle had accompanied thiabglec by
, new- and insulting- pretensions, ' 1 goes
' further ,It Specifics those jpretensions,
th,odgh, t wo hnlt'bereaiteF snew, ttiey
" had been, absolutely denied by" the British
t I hiinister in .previous .converstitlbns, ' and
:in fact,, no "such propositions have vet
been suggested by him .A feet' all these
.charges, as ifinqualifiedi tintfteafiured and
- V ';ftdecorous' in their language a they lufn
" : out tcvbe unfounded Iff point 6f fact Vht
"' lt4ntmbn' rules . of diplomacy H'ould haV
.J; -7 eluded, which he did noL frith some ttt.
' J's .DressionS of confidence in ths disposition
f i. Ol nis jDruanoi myjesiy to rctontuc iiib
X'X i'CDnduttwith'griodfiiitb, and wUh the prin-
A'-. :; CDndunwjth-gootttiiith;, and witii the pnn
f ' " T fcinle of justice.'-' These' professions- in.
L ; I'mce're'enougft tQ bo'sare, a a species of
mimttrfeit-coins; Of littleorno intrinsic
value, but' which Osage has reared an
' Undlspefisibte mectium- of- Uiplo'matiefc in
.. .tprcourseAnd who oujrht mofeKCtnpu-
' lously to adhere to th use1 of them,-than
inflammable fulei-s, who an calmly
hazard the existence of a nation, Ibrasup-
i 'ftosed failure of etiquette i s .'
, If JMr Jackson had replied to this let---ter
of Mr. Smith, (which we must recol
i bet, was the commencement of the 'tot
' - responCnoe) "that, the temper in whieh
, - Mr.-. Smith's) fetter was conceived," too
'tnuch1 resembled-- the Mngracibtn me - irt
; ;-which Mr.- Erskine's arrangement was ex
' v'fre8sed to have any1 hope of benefit from
the prottaction of the intercourse, jmpari
would haVO thoucht hira justified'.
-'.V- 'That'it nrast have had,, and that in' fact
stvltf of the ' neeotiauon. there Ca -bo no
doubt. It is not afuVourablft mode of
commencing a - setdement of antient pon-
troversies to begin with a blotoit '
The second .instance ot indecorum on
the part, of JUr. Smith, which falls Very;
little short of contradiction, and whatever
it may fail of, amounting tq that, may bfe
fairly placed.to the account of pre.varica.
tion, is of vast, importance, becausethe
ame insult,' H it be one, to 'the British
mihister,'.is repeatejd by.. MeJMdisan, in
his message It is the allegation: made in
Mr Smith's, first Tetter, that, he learned
with surprise smd. regret, that ;Mr, , Jack
son, s6 'tar from. coming prepared to make,
explanations 'fo. .tfie ".disavowal of - Mr.
i!rsktae'sarrangemeoe,,had been directed
to insist Upon terms, tnadmissable and af-
v Mf Smith represented in this introduc
terylettet ' j '- W ', ;. - '
"1st,- Ahat mr, Jackson bad no instruc
tions to make. 'any explanation of the dis
avowal of Mr Ersline's agreement. ' V
2div. I hat ia the aftair of the Chesa-
peakev he had ho authority to assign any
reasdns; for the, refusal to accept that part
6f Mrj Erskine's figreenteht, but that his
powers were limited merely for tendering
a note; 'olltHog the terms' of satisfaction
on condition,' that hi, should receh-e fl si
multaneous answer from but Government,
accepting those terms a$ satisfactory. "
"3dfyr Tlint h! was not authorised to of
fer any new proposals for .the repeal of the
Orders in Council of NoV.-lbOf.
..'And htt?V. That it was the intention
of the British Government, not to revoke
those otJera,' but upon the. three famous
conditions, Whith were declared inadmis
sible bv ouf ' GoVrtnment, and which had
formed (lie basis of 3lr. hrskine s instruc
tions".4 t , v T m
Now I propose to prove,-' not onlj that
this statement was in eVery respect, except
as to the third troposHion untrue and vn-
supprtitt by the Correspondence f but that
ftwasoifcnslveiy- adhered to, alter ivir.
Jackson s explicit declarations to tne ron
trary, foot (inly by Mr Smith but by Mr.
Madison m his message," , ,
. If tbi shall be"m-ule bife satisfactorily
'tf sfi-ill bcrproVed in a inanner to' defy
contradiction, rtfuMtioii, then it'will
follow,1 that our Govertitserit are -charcea-
ble.'- not omV with an iKifyir! but i disrepu
table misrepresentitio'n oT the view of the
dictifirf jpf Mr. "Jackson's" solemn" ftsseve
rations. P It should here hu remembered,
XirrCIMl vaiwnci, nn n itu n iui iuui iuuu-
that -Mr; Jatksoh' ia the representative of
a SoVcMigri 'power. Which treats With ub
Ott equal terms, "and that th 'call " in1 4UC9
tion his Veracity, is to doubt the vefifcity
or honor 6f his SavrreigA:' J s'. - i ' ,
Let! tis takt'np 'each point distinctly and
to the-, order m wmcn mn amitrt states
tst.l' Did iVlr.'Jacis'dn tell Mri Sniitli
that he had ho Instructions' td offer anv 'ex
plahation'" the' disaVowal.of MrJErt-kbe'-
agreementiind he1 failed: to
tnakennvr t - r, -
' Mr. Jackson admits; that he had made
no" f frmal comikmhlcation of the motives
for thedisavowal, for which he assigns too
reasons'.-
had 'L
1st.' TKaf Mr? CannKii? had
asteiicd
wfth ftii ardent zeal to satisfy our govern
merit "before tmv complaint had been made
by our minister W explain to Mr. Pmk-
ney tne motives oi tne uisavowai ; ana mis
not by an ctnpty and insinceredeclaration
of Mr.' Erskine's having violated his tf
defti hut b a candid disclosure of his ac
tual, instructions Tliis was mofe-than the
laws' of wations1 reouired-i-re would have
been sufficient to have declared, he had no
full towers; but Great Britiin was urtwil-
ltng that her good faith should be called in
question-one would not ddiend cjerselt on
ordirfarv'ahd sufficient grotihd--She 'pc
duces the private fnstructroiu, 'and demon
strates the Violation of Vheih iti toto.
Those ' instructiona ; moreover, yrtte stlp
ttosed tb have emanated from our own pro
posals; and she would hve been justified,
in returning the breach fit taitn upon us j
but she delicately abstained.' aneconuncu
herself td her own lustitisation,, and by tne
laws ofnationst by our own former exam
ple in former treaties niade bv us,'' she W-as
Rltv exonerated."'. s - ' " - ' '"
2nd. l ne second reason tor not naving
offered ah explicit defence of the disavow
. " is-, i. , I T-. I tt ''-1.L
tii tnrouirn iir, lacicson was. xnai lur.
Erskine had been irec"ed'to ttia,ke it, and
I it was supposed, y hert Mr, Jackson canie
awav. tnat ne naa oone it. , ureat-xiruam
he declare8, -wayunwilling tb rest so' lottg
under the imputation 6f a- want of good
faith;' and theretore instantly, ordered her
menii but Mr. Jackson anxious to remove
every possible objection to An amicable ad
j'u'stnwnt adds, "liui if beyond this, -any
incidental diseuisionor explanation should
be" wbed for by this government, I came
fully prepared to enter into thim-i-t even
cbnsiiW them jto'h.we taken place between
us-I have eertamly derived great eatifae
tion 6;om the several hours we have spent
in toiference- bn theie' subjects.?' -Ve
here perceive, '"that the explanations had in
fact Wen -made, though not iq-'the formal
manner which the scrupulous nicety pf our
government required. We see moreover,
that h "came fully authorised to supply
whatever was deficient in the explanations
of Mr.: CanuingorMr.'jErskine.- V
'r .To. this fair offer" Mr. Smith replies in
hislet'"'pXj)1:WL 19i.v':lttt,5'1 jtction
was i-'L.SOlAuch tor thc - v-;uit bl CXlliuua-
tionfstothe failure of that solemnity and
fornality which such art important Case re-qaired-Let
us examine this , princlplo--VVemake
a bargain with' a minister witlv-
QUtdiininding his powers- It appears not
only that he possessed none,' but that' he,
had violated his positive and clear lnstruc-tionsr-That
Xaw of Nations in such' case
reqUfesttoapology from the Nation which
rdusf-siaconhrmthe agreement ot itsun-
avtuiuiiacu ami vuipauic ajjvni -r (uhuic
other hand demand' not an- enlanation
whiih was given to as, and which he had
no rhtto rcquirebut a solemn and fo
malmbnssy, and a. penetential and apo
logefick document, from , the- Nation,
wiucn nau omy excrciseu its acKnowicugeo
rigns3. i k -
' VI e may lud-wTrom this circumstance
of the temper with which; this Nez6cition
ihm yeen sonauctecr, ana tmw impossiuie
it is,"1 that Great firitain should ever satisfy
Our tdbinet. " We ahouUlrot he conten
ted;? said Mrs Ames, with a temper like
this jf thtf Treaty left- Kinjf George, hla
IslaM.-jiot even if he stipulated to pay
rent for it.? 'V .
Bi:t Mr.mith, not coitf n with this
hauthty requisition, proceeds in the tamt
Es tod have disclaimed anv 'aitthori
ty tpi off" tr txphimtiom for the dmvowaL"
&C fi cpnt 17 nf r'" ''d,'runU'Tfs.')
Mr, Jauksou howevcfyumaicd'y tma
repetition, after his express olu-r to make
any additional explanation which might be
deemed necessary, in place of rccrimina
ting language, chooses the more prudent
course" of takinffawayall'pretext from his
Opponent, by stating formally the grounds
?Ihave therefore nohesitatation in iftfor
minJyou,-'thathis majesty was pleased to
disavow the agreement concluded between
you and Mr, Erskine, faeuse it was con
CIUUPU 111 VlVlUltVH Ait itmt gvunvtn"
stkuctionvand altogether without attthori-
'y to agree to the terms ot it. . y .
'Here one wonld suppose this question at
rest. A hetrue, the only, ana two sum
cienl reasons were assigned which ought to
have satisfied any impartial and honorable
tn'md. iv y;"J Ti?v'i
' Still the pertinacity our nilnlsteir did
nn, ;Mi' Siilh it was rleemed necessary
uv nvv 1 mm T '.
to affront, his; Britannic majest));, through
his representativei. 'Ift Mr. Smith's fetter
to Mr' Pinkney; (Sage 83, of the printed
documents) he says that besides Mr, Jack-?
son's indistinct ahf reluctant explanation
of the reasons for the disavowal, he did
not make his rpropoai tiu ,ne naa maae
such nrodressin his offensive insinuation
as made it proper to wait the issue
reply about to be given to it. 1 - V .!,',
, itn nere scon,, mat mis 'musi' uisuuvi,
plwn,' correct and torcible explanation an
exrianatibn the most perfect that could be
given, couched in distinct ana appropriate
lWiinirit to wit s that Mrs Erskine had
no authority, and had violated his Instruc
tions." Js declared to be reluctant and in
pliciW , Nor did the misrepresentation and
contradiction end nere, it .scenaeu to a
higher sourceMr. Madison, Ung after
in his mesSaire. ' thai ,v Ir eo.uld not be
doutMid that the- new ministefcould at least
be charged With conciliatory explanations.
.UcasDnable and universal asunsexpe?
tfrtinn ura!' iKnlirv has' not been fulfilled."
We now pass to the second charge of M.
omilll agaiDBl' -irr jauujMm
fich T.sliir that Mr. larlcson not Onivas
signed no reason for the disavowal of that
part of Mr. Erskine arrangement which
retrarded the Chesabeake. but that he had
only proposed to tender a note onenng a
sausiaciion wiucu suuuii ue .muwiuwu
with Our ateentane'e of the satisfaction.
. r . . t!L 11 t.-..l J U. . M..llumil
Thirf chaftre In' its first branch is totally
unfouhdedi and to the second "part of it,
the ground taxen oy me jjumsh nuwaici
ispenecuy acjcnsioic nyiwuij'
foe -this unauthorised iniurv,
1st. Then, the first part t of thV charge '
tliat Mn Jackson,- did nog come prepared
to assia-n any reason for; the rejection of
this part of die agreement, is unfounded ' '
'.Mr.' Jackson 'in hia first letter, declares
that' he was authorised to fenetu the- v,
fLr made by Mr, Erskine, notwithstandV v
inp: the une-racims manner in which it had ' -
been formerly received.- Vou have laid, ad- '"r" .
dressiilEiMr. Smitkthatv'ousdfullv un-itui . .
stoodthe particular's of that fcffer tfiat I dceni 1 ' " TtyyT
it unnecessaiy to recapitulate them here.7 ; . 'f
, Tins clause tenders sitcificallii the term'-. ' '"-'r "- - "
because' Ml Erskine's arrangement was" 'v. .y 'C. 3 'i',;-,.r-'-injour
own possessioni, awl Mr; Smith 'vV V-'i'.v A."
had declared his' full knowledge "of them, i' .
It doeji more t ' It assigns the reason whjr '- H, ' - r
tiiatpartojtneagreemont.wasnotiuUiiit r-yj f
rbccyi'r of the jfiradrt'manntr ia'
wbictiit,. v, " nee'epted.' "!:,' " '
? vu;ive t.iewu m a lunucr iiuuiucr, ui :
what 1 u jraciousncss of this maoWl""''.
consiigd put shall it DC insisted that mt
Jacksl-i was bound to repeat th offensive .
terms a man calls me a liar tor a thief,
is it mil enou' h for me to allude to his of.. ,
fensivi epithets, but must I be cohtpelleil '
to repttthe putrageous "expressions.
'., But ijr. Jackson is more explicit; he'', i
tells Mi f .with " that his majesty voulJl
be justified in rejecting that agreement rot ;
only on account of this form, in wl ' !';,
mimstei iaJ tendered it; but ot t. -
ner in hich that tender had been re . ,
tie adJ-H that he had tlucidj,. '
observation by a reference to the p.a .
CApiCttbLhHIS Willi" lilC 1 r
isfaction appear unacceptable to t' -ican
feovernraent,' tt the Ver-
when they .Were accepted.
The just and -honorable piL. .
JaLkson for bad his repeating to t!.o wo:
the insulting expressions, but an Ami it-
can who thmts as I d, that our jrovenimefct
put an- unnecessary impediment in the w iy ,
of adjUBtoitnt, is restrained bj iio such de
It was because our government declai . " $
ed " thr.t the bucr made by his Dritarinic J .
majesty did hot .comport, with' hi honrf 'S- f.- ,
und di.'.ty t' ;t it. was' -.'. . He -; . i
yet we are told this is no cnjlanutioru - A ,'
Virginia nobleman would . not' hesitate td
take away the Tife of a fellow citizen oa
tuck a p-ound, and ye we are told this ,'
ho reasonable ground wt rejecting a lur .
tain, i " -,v ' " ' ' .- -
, nispnraaepurpoai:ij'muvuuccu, snevii ,
as Mr, Jackson says, thai the satisfaction ,
gtven was unacceptable to our government, v
and yet we complain that this unacceptable
and sufficient satisfaction is withheld ! .'
ProhPadorU - 1 r,'.-..-
The second part of this clur- 'i 1 1 i i-
tion .the Chesapeake is' now to be ,'J;. .
red' Is it affrontive to lis I Is itii-jarou ;
tint G, Britain should insist upon bavin
our acceptance of the" satisfaction simulta- ,
neoua, totemporaneous -with the ufler f ? :
Is it unreasonable that she should insist 00 '
seeing the letter agreeing t j receive the -""
satisfaction J ' We think not because
1st. Mt jackson states that this is thri . '
invariable .course bf European govern
mentt in like casesi " ; , . : ' .'-i. '
Is this denied by 'Mr Smith ? Wfr
have tlu't-e letterS bf flis,. after, this asser ,
tiori, ana JSlri Jackson's principles are. noft';
questioni'dV " ,r.- "
- ' But 2 'lv: If hd such usasre had before! i
existed,! here wye special Teasohs for the A
adopuon w such a rule. . .v. 1 -
' Gfeat; Britain, J throughi Mr. Erskint, ,
haditendered a full satisfaction for the Che4 .
apeakc affair .which had. beetnaeceptcd -hf ,
us but owinsr to his neglect of demanding
our answer and agreeing to it beforehand,
our bovernmenthad iuserted the moat ofi 1
frontite language' ever' introduced ' into 4 .
r,- 1 - j xr i. .u
Qipiomatic corresiwuuciivcfc. i urea;; ;
unreasonable, that Great firiuin shouldl
bet unwilling again to' confide in our de-1 ' - ' '
licacy agam to respose in our sense ii ., -Y . ,
decorum? w ' . ".',v r "-,
liut lasuy, nere was a serious controver - ' ,
sy about to be adjusted; ihere was Jl trcs ; -- ' "j -'.
pats "On our" rights about to be compromi- '. . , ' ' ; -, ,4
sed hy the payment of money, and the ac w "
Itnowieagement 01 wrong. "".,
-Did any prudent man ever pay his mb '-; ''"""'
neV, or tender his satisfaction without see ' ' - '
ing. his discharge, widiotit reading his re . t
ceipt in full I If such imprudence does not . '","'.
occur in private life, ioW could it be eW " x .
pected of a nation which had no extraordi- - '
nary reasuu w vuiuiuc 111 cur ivw r - ,-vi' :
v ilut Mr, "Smith and Mr. Madison 63 '
far from confiding in these' positive a'ssu' t
ranees ojf Mr. Jackson of fiia pvwera in ri
Wen w'rte Chesapeakel and of his beir- , -.
dotW'd'with'tiwfuUcutauUiority, auJ -; :
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