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i; i a 'E:MtS Wfi&ffiMiW ifeiinvwa;: y;?te4ad.thQ. ii;- - "-r.-
n&' V'i'-i'PJi.-B. f?W?t0 8Kf bl?a?.v& 'evert ito'fe
- i ' 8' - Mun-nn hnn-VirtFito on-riinof tht turn frpntpcf IHflr- Imwp tr vtiiy trrii rk nrif' nV(- niiiYihiir SDCaKinC -linon . tnnt.; Sllhf rt" anrl .1 ..rfnlrl" , v " 't '
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4w-tiUfewArfd:rirtMort!iekf notget.Ju.to eipres himself .niore ais-';'-.!;! ';
tral commerce" ;ih which case "the United I .
t -
1 : i;V'r 'cbpiSDENtE BETWEEN.; ' ! -V
f' V';' ;:; "Mr. 1 Cunning' &3Jr.Erskine
I i" X tlV -yi .-.wwMV'' r" " 1 "T 7' .:- - - Tj--- .- - T ?-- V j i
fclnSarid Mr. -i ErskBeTnfd before' thp touse S'tatds'woutd iit dnce'sul e.-vvith that pp.er
:st.i Sf-c nt irMr nnrnin. aim nnntcu uv
must be evident thatthe, UnitecT States
would enter upon, measures oi' hostiHtv,
with-great reluctance' as he aclcnQwledffed
iiiai iney are .not at .au -nreprea rjo
, i, theirbrder,. contains Yop letters froni; Mr;
V Erskme whu;h do noVappear jtVhave beerf
t . r ncft f1 5 ri - fin v ' En trlishr ' of A men can
U, : ' 1 Newspaper.' They are now published from
r printed "cop; lately put ; into' our ; hands;
' ' j ' 'all the other papers contained iirtKat'collcc
.1'" i vtiorfhnvirigaireadv appe'aredin thepapefsi
; ,t V-. .''f'v ' - (No.4 ' 8.) - 1 ;''
!i I 'ToKh rhthrHnn' 'rtmA
war, mucn less wicn a power; so irrssistiuiv
strong as ; Gret-Dritain,' and thatinothuiir
TVould be thought ttf Be too crea't a snchncfe'
to me pr
ijvlri : thexoursei.gre'raljpn inter
4vH ws ; which . I , had ? with Mr.'i GallatinltHe,
Ofprenrv qi .t ie s x reasurrii anaytn ur.
oniith.r oepxetarv ot tae N;.ivv:; I havs col
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esrvation 01 peace,; -except .taer
vJ ; Dispatch Ww. - f He saitl
:j-v !;-. ' fVr. oeurcwry "uujwwgi uutpu&f : - xiiai necna not .neiievG tnat any .nrnericans
I;-.; i SjRrheeernmentand congress have Ke t3mJdh
i r ' .-eeif cjuilejataloss h"ow,tSo '-acMo the.e libertJKVr
il " .''fnt vtrnhrelinnr nnd embarrassing
:i;
I . twrn'fheir-publicafFairs;':' andltheV'hav&-
f k not ryet '..dett-rmihed upo the mefasufes
wtiicn tneymean io pursue , -uui,' iuiuk
1, that I may venture - tp assure you
that .tl
course of iqondurt fecbrnnaendedy ithe4
1 committee ot the-house ol representatives,
. J toivhichNvas referi-ed tHef docurtents-nien'-,
; " tioned in the. president's ' message tot;HC'oi
U4-r 5 dpted for the present with cVrtaiti aiftehd-
5 r iKentsV o as toiye komeHime previous to
wvi cucgiiuuKiui-auinK ifin iprmer mter
native tto( TpltsHi ve, - aud; ould penhans
soOri'refer the laifef s'eVenTcss iniurioua
to'the.'interests ana ?more comrenial with
tne-,spirii.oi,a free neoDle. i .j
L'
l ir Us going into operay on. - ' . : "f
'Jf'-'' ' lt-is not, howeray uenieaoyinpse'-e-'i--V'v
VenwHohaVfc introduced this measure that
-.Vf . c itisonly-of it teTnorarJ'.toature, hhd';'tHat
j 1 theiUnitedi.Sra't$(may be driveri to adopt
i , , "a inoredetidtd cdaree dPcohd'uct against,
i s belligerents before the present congress
;l ! fclbsasv' or at atiyf rati soon after the -tneet-
tf: f' iit of the 'new" legislature, in coriseqaence
. 1 -of the-feeling and sentiments of th'er'feas-
. ft -; . j.;.!
f4 1 v r 1 t:itrniCilvision 01 me- uhucu'dwics, wuiuj
'f ( has almost' universally expressed a clisap-
irli- 7 4 prcoation or tne continuance .01 uic cmuar
. "troand has begun to shew mptohis of- "a
C I A deterhimation not to hdure it much lon
.avj . .s .--V The';irov'errinicnt and mfty in poterfuh
s'imlessT either of both5 -ghbpld Jrelaxvth'eir
' -f t'vtUpdntnJ3 ' subject "sonie'ipiboHaht'Vb'in?
; ; rriuhications have been made tojne by Mr
f v ! t;3Madis6tif and several' of the' tHemfcrs' of
I r r this government, which r.willf: according;-
interests 01 tiis countrv led, him to wish
that-a trood V Understandiucr should . takfe
. nigue&t respect, Jir,tl?joj .a0r ?:r $ J-
.'Jtx:iet to.. dim. 'd'-crewrit uannitterjaatea
:r Wikl&ngtmnMh MeQ. l;808. 'vi ' 1? Sad thatA cujdnot bccto oi;bav;vig
.tionsthatJie.j.thoughtlt th. President bad-av': 1 r
jatyrned. the i conversation jimmediattly' ,vr .
,upon the character.' oT Mr.";' Mad islon: nd ; " V: T
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suciL a. uia.s Lowiiru p ranee, 1 anaTematxinc: " v
thaUMr: vladison yny known to ba an ad- O r - v
.mirenotVtiie British cbnsututinft tbe:ge ' -
.perallyjwcll "disposed tqwar'(Js;the t nation. - ; ;;'tl ) '
and: tq be ,enUrt 1' free irom any: enmity: to r : 1 - a
jits, general .prjspenty. f He appealed to f
me,-wKether I hall not' -observed that-she .''.r: t- "1 1
frequently ,spbkf with iapprobv.tion bf Vus - . v v fi
leciiSjffrom thern hatthejlrentirtientJi cb-,
?1 liaVCfUetaucd 'attsomei Ienffth.(m, the nrev i
institutions, its energy ana spirit and that
o;ighi;to be; pursued. by th&uitejl 3t"nte
in iieipracn'.sijucipa, ,aupo.u;i'tuev
had dlgtFeredasj ta.the proprietyvof layinys
ne.was thomughly well .versed m" its, his- , 1
tory,i,literature sand. arts. :v ; ' - j' - ?- :Vk .
'jfhse pbseryations h made at.that time ' , ' ' .J :' h
for the' purpose Ucf contrasting the sdnti-1 " : V''-l
1 -w- i- . t : i
I mebtk btfMr;V,Madisoti with! those of the, t
qu nity imaa,5jjrjr , asei;. measure, pi - qjeience
ftjidhndtJwucht t;hnt it ,wPuld iwvci -bqeji r.?;1???3 fte' "eii; that 1- must, have j -;v
beufto ?-rT1H?Khf ;M Jerson ,neyer-spbke j
mbreideTu WAPPte.0;?1? thing that jm y. & ..
tVeyKadxVbthr J riiish .and, hy ays took,.up French topics " f -.V-
tim it.6ar,aihoriiie ".1011,1 mr cTOfcsaP afd.; always praised 1 -
-iiiWeb.oiiQCdiance Itakinfc.toiaWi m thevpepD and country; of Frahceand'ae- J' - V
-thql ccmduct-.ofthn'beiagcrents jtbwrds ;"wstau ppponumty oinewmg ms:flw- v - . 5
;thejj;,:f ,to.Ier,dyqrMoassUheir llke.& f.r-, . V 4 Kv4 ' I
rights iigdinstMfeipep;; but.UiatU' ? -.0' ;Yte.le,tvSVT 4f - "l
either' should, relax. jn'tfieir aggressions.VPv-he said in a Jamihar way, "Yoix - -:
tnev saia tnev ,wouK4.Hvptector ttakingipiin ViMlv vwija llc7 'HFT1- ,m -
Wi'di . thv.tC" 'one .lagaisv thi, othCr -.whiai vatesrcom;iiv.twp hours .which might per- , '.".
iTVnulfl snnt;niii;t n rrrrcctr. j hapDC fcusd,' to.be asla'stinsr as if it wa ?
trood V un'derstandiucr . shoi
place betweenGreat
ted Stafe;1 imtltliat Fe : Ihousht that" th'e
result to uotn cquntties wereia,sumcifcnt , rivir, .oauapn remarKeu to me, that the rstxw.-f..MlwA.u.Vawti 4.uwrj'-
picu.uiiicsiuceriy,oaiSf sentiments.?.' . xs-uiuiipus-W4iicnwere prpposeaqy tqe v.i.' ",,b",:iwvTuvuiw vvi t r ;
The reason' vftfifti induce Iniertoelieye coWutcerbfl-Vre'ignfUelatioiis iu' thejr iy,.uspfl a treaty consisting bftwepty- . f
.tliat'tKe viefaU'ai tb . tH'Hous.eof Representatives, iourarticjes, m which ihe intricate points ATT 1
Kovernmenras aescnoea to me .oy, ,iYir. aia wnicn, naa aireaayipasspa n tne com- j "iirvrv'r . 6-? w m.K-i:mwuipicu t .
MatobnJareeirVfisil ' sentnnens, nnd j mitteerof the. whole. JloUselUnd would per- e rcconciltd to; the ppposite and per- ; k".' '
th a t th e v Vwill be rs it fe,th a' It t.ni frse o f c on rh 1 rk
"which they hav0 markedput,Varisc from a
mature consiaeration 01 the actual state oi
of the anairs of tlu& couhtrv, ' the particular
suuauuu ui xiieN government . ana ruuns:
party, and from certairr private hut lmpor-
tantcommuictiboiHvh1
to meby some df the members of tne admhv
istration,vhb are.sincerelyidcsirPus of a
Conciliation with Great-Britaih. j. ti.;
r It is evident from every think vw'hiuhhas
lately- taken blqice in,thls cburitrv;: that the
rople lajarev desirous tphajvih'guthe
liuiudiijuiciuvu i ,uui :j li iSj Aaisp.;Qrpe
'Collfccted - frbmhe result ;bf tlie, elecuons
i 1
-1 ly,layc before you, as I confidently believe
TtliWwere' delivered front ai nnfeijmetldiiK
) :ssire that they might produce1' thercffect'.bif
: r !' leadinc: if possible to ebme adiustment' Oi
, ,t fheir :diffe'rencesyith Gv 'ritainsb as tb
s;.','5 Reliable the government anil the. nation to
oxtrjcute themselves frbnr the preenf very
Jj?;- -4 4diiU-tssing'dilemhia! in which 'they 'are inj
.;f;,-V ! yolved. " -- -
4 Mr.':MadjsonexpressedJns'ffirm cbri5
iv; i iif Ticiion iiiai wneniie uuiumcuis i cici rcu
' ta in: tne nresidens message should be1
; "t -seen bwhis maiesty's 'veimeniahd'th4
,v;!'t 1 Prance with the French minister ,respdct-j
, !; - ' ing ?the' 'decrees: Heffin'';Wd rMilan
throughout the United States, that.thpre
sent 'ruling party have adeciatd::niUjrity
of the people -i with iheba, nd as theyifeave
pledged themselyes not) ta repealitv Awhile
the restrictions; -,upx3n, tneif neutral nfrhta
tbfttinue in' fceyJbbtj(feHigeire5S-.Wiihr
the mselves Acknowledge -thattlli ulhmate
,rtv,,,-t -v'i : ,
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f ' ' ; :iilarty-f the stronger remoristr'aflcef bfvlr.1
I . . tomngtB the F.rer
r ,: -':,. qdfctetK NovcmbtrX 'lio Vtliat Jyt1-w6uj0
? ..-V be(ucknpledgtfd:i;thar. thWft t?nritey
5 ; ; .ateriad'exrcC
; mbnstfahces cbiild' have "tJeetlsup posed tq
?-:f: r0f anv'efFect Irom tKctf, tin p?rstiatnfigU&
v.," French gbVerhmc u'iJi
f " 4just restrictionstippif neutral c6mmerte'
- 'V Recourse mighiVJiaYe1 hkdbvthVUm
' LV:r l;Htfd''Siates-to"mieasurJts:
f i hd decisxbn SsFrtt:' .ihat ir
l:':he;niteblmeG
'V' lief orders1 mi coimcal'.fpw
I h he thef' the United StatcV woVdcUquiescel
I v in theargressici)S ot France? anu-i therebM
v ; vHweebtheJcb
' t S 1- ' vlib hadVquallycbmm
IV -?yainstihe;Unite'd States V' -" -1
' . ; c Into' all" tam&tr tig-
V , !tbtsubttcrwhic clctailed :in his:
I f ; ccrrtspondepccB With the American mm-:
:l f isurs-in EbiWpn-Wd; Pris;;as nubiishca
i r; I : jn'thr'dbcumfcftts'Vefcrfedtb hi the ytei f
''. itlent's'tfesshgWtihfcttl
w . V repeat, rs my object merehV to inform
,r -tuof thtesluitl-L.. observations,7 whicf:
haps soon pass in.to.a laiwseemed.to him haPs '3 views" of sell interest of the - , i - J
to remove two. very important grounds 9t respective countrits A ,.,.-. ... . j : I
difference '.withj'-Grcat.'BfitainV viz., the the libeirty cf detajlingjto i
r-impbrb:vtion: actvajjpliable, to.lher ru tbe, substance of this unofficial conver-' J .
alone jandi.tfre. iPresident's proclamation satIn W1lu ;Mr.;-Gallatfn,- in crdtr to ex-v
whwov'.i Plam 'topusTe , grounds . upon VhicHl V -t. s;
excluded: irom 'the: porta 'of -the United h;lY? formed xny opinion that the members , ' -: , "
States, ihi'je fthose pfxraace-were. pe.r- f the present government whp itFsexpecN ; - ,
mltt,edtb;!enter,;but inow,'ly ,the nphSi cd heiong.lso to. theaiext,,vould be,
tefcojirse law' both powers er'aplaced'oh Circus otj4 settling the differences i of the. . T: !?:':
theVaraeVfooting i hldid not -pretend, tb United. States, with, Great;Bntain to enar V v . .
sy that this measurcthad lasen taken from. hlQ- Wm toextricatb the country and them . - :s f
anyiuplives of concessibd.ta GrUt Bri"- selves rqm the-difficuUies in which .theyf .,,"
tajm ilu As, in fact- t.'
Mowed j conceived th ' 1 ." U
sidereas Veiiibvibg, the wb great bsta- hls present office., under Mir; , Madison, '
ciesrtb'a conciliation. Tiu3 hei fished :which;was atone ume dc-ubtedw- Thechar . " ' ' :K : !
mJghtSethwMe . ' i'
tfiat sbpliups: wcrq about to be'tckcn'bv x? o .R?Lneid;,in the. greatest '.respect. ;
c'ongiess'iippb another veryamportantsub': mllus ounpry for his umivalled talents as "v " I , ,
je.ctfb?.thc diiferencesl.beuweea.tlw awo a, ncier.-and as. vl Statesman There ; '
.ccuitfiittj, as mighty huVeaViunhir effect 4;.hmk be-any reasonabledouHt.en- - , -1 - v. V t
lqacng";tb.. a .favorable ;ad 7 1. '
d o eiFectuai mbde;iif7;r . . . .rV-
Warfare, ifprsisted.inf is war.t'andnibat; putbproppsedtoebngnegs, aiid which patiois ox tionaparte li was an enthu- 4 ; ,
a permanen ?PxmXur;the French revoIudon:- - s ' ,jv.v; ;
vVoiiicl noibronelYv'oVresistW a .Heailyvpenqdof-ir,ribut has longsiric&v r I.1 .i r
missibb-aWnb Hbatiuoaed the YPTahle.,opihicnshc;had(i:.. v ,
ii would beoslslnitt for tfieto ' i V;.
uetraratibiis; "and jn4ei:&eii.ollldr9 D3f;wap.t tPwardsmiiversal K-.. ' .
hSvHfie&ixftrt'tf ; V !. :
bW ihairtsK: iKarVuchifeta .(v. arAtheod.will"cf th. govern-; J 7 7 h
itliefeforthemug ment;-and; country towards!. GreatiBritaini , i
aWK'ei ItsHp ihLNSjetprin.hisspegchr worth, mestimadbnf his Ma- J VV'V! J
tlfcyVStoal ; 7 - V.
L'dVelfia.dbaud1 p.fee;lrbil:3ob,e ;riiunciUnd,offtheW ; ? .
ioluilbnwhich'tlieyhavi it'sta&VjtJr?: GaJUajatf afcprsaidthab might expected to make on. France,;-::.i7 : - : :ri
ix-prW;;! Sh?. A .prumptaqiisme 7" . ;
vJ lUsifuVthat: afeigdon-the attempt toicirrytcm a trali W;to 'calcuUte,: but Lam oroughly per- f - :,
fh i? h;the;coLom mtiml bf ;suadedhat,at AT.,W.tt ; ' f V
nunibcr and su-'ejpgth: .of, their : cjipenents j war which was nbtullowedm time of peac;; PWHr rir.-.x ; . K'J ..;vJt - "...
oTCgicMnlnjh and.Jtb trust. to .the lib nefmitteU V'thcl vW;. endeavoured, rbyeinosfistnct 7; .jV'V "
jHlyyampngstttht an4 hgeneuqumw V.t 7V: .
laUlTK 'thVHoiiss'; at&;ebt'itle-thejh,to cSiaimuahce, of it". inT strength'pf theleiicrrty tb ascertain tx, ' : .; t v ;
sotyuoris proposed;, Injthis; manner he Obsered all tlippbints! f -7-, .
pbmto7cohsiaer. pf diflerenWs'WtwterriG ppwer,rdovJuc t ?-7 iV -f
Fo;feiVeiaViop. , Wiek ,nWccanit4!vi ihe ;Uiutbd tate$; mighbfbe iaiobthed ; a-i counirj ong wjA ni;--:; t ; . , J .
:i ixriajoHty: bf eigHuCur..toV yentvon'e; wayvas hia xpressiosmd diattht Uni-1 Stc.1 attempts to retodype;"emto - -, r
yiEuj4iaib put the:ib-l th recurnugtahostihuesagamatbotU ..,: .
pVtseht' Congress. aVAS resu qCahVelec-i wrcourWvith -Greit, ;
tibTfbr mC-mbefs-bf Congress,: prbvcV, tVoonn-oi3.feqiprbc VVPnT-? mtUre deratiorivof ; this ;-rf rt 7
thJariHqVghithey gpedtejln thwi'cbnsentVaCthe-afrange unj pepuaded thatreaashe, ,,'7 W-;' ' .
ht'Ebterii' 'statc47,that thev.will Kavn , QV'nf tWnin iiH W iilrlut!l.BIyim?vaiU for; thW 1 71 .
t. . . ,..'--: .'.:...::w:tuTt- ''-""' i w , ... -. , :. 5 . . . . '.-, -- i". ... f .." rr,-. -.j ,
ace:?eachVotheri f5raQJ :n6 moargtir:tnat reaera : f - : .. A. -
great majonty cut of the; whole- fiumbef of duties'- re:iprpcallv, , or s' bl
Torthese reasons ;Ir conclude that the
government p.a ty coum . carry' . alone: wnh
wicm-uic 5uuuqt;ux tne neopievin tne,mea
sures whitr& they might resolyje td tke' tbe1 nightroduxeAhe..elFect ir-concitia-;!bdvl;have
aireadv'xpluiiied,)why lbe.-J tionbecauseT iis well-known that Mr
Ajaiiaim -nas long .tnougnt mat tne, restnc1-1
uy;ana-j.i;U0ustsy5tem of nonUmponatijn
simpjyuppa -mt looting or.uxeosiiavc i . , , " ' ; v -v4 4 .
j . J r ; ,t v -v; r it should be withdrawn. wimoirt nn;no ; - . ' - -. - - "
'Vilhwfefld.db'ubt.lhat' these commimica- sing somu measures of, atcr, energ-;i3 ;r 7 -(
iions were made' with iVinWdeVife: that aNstut hued,. v-'7" . ; . !
against France ; but few, howtvu, ot:l; . s . .
those, who have beeb'mbst : clamorous' a v ,
fflinst the Embargo hav vct:V.red thh ' . -" 1 .7 7
1 f 1
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laws, cAuuuiniOt iiiu. uuici nic?ur...u . . . i , i -
1? that America t iad: xa . vm lwa iUl thdLutcof the cou:.tryand iheir ovnjparticu' checkiag' a free trade; with' Great 'liuin seau:,' nave accurea ;saii-. r
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