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TO THK CITIZENS OF THE ,
mqMMQ Xtr&iLriT 0 M SS AC HIT SETTS.
h .nbjrgo :irijl W ir with G. Britain.
Fellow Citizens, .
in my last tetter. I gave the historv of
Pr sitlent Jeftcrson's embargo in 1 807.
jjv aMlertaking to state his reasons for r
coininding the destructive measure, he
,5 e xposd hi msel f to de tec tion ; and I
prtis.ime thit every fair-minded reader will
be: convinced-: from his owit documents
which I recite I, of his hypocrisy' dupljci
tv, lalsehood and treacheryV President
ilutYison has beenk more cautions in his
emh rn;o, assigning no specifick reasons
fir rccommendmg & But we h:ive Mr.
Ij -lTersivn's Assurance (in his answer to the
of ofneeythut Mti -Madison, when secre-
ttrv (if st te, had cordially co-operated
With him in his neasures ; whi :h hecon
6:lrT(rd as a pledge, that, now become Pre
sijdnt, he wouhl pursue the same svstem.
jlnt this, testimony of his ptron was not
m'eci-ssary to induce a full expectation and
belief in those who were acquainted 'With
jVlr. Madison's political character, tnat
br would go on in the same course. That
jit-should therefore recommvnded an em
tV at th juncture $ perfectly nconsist
ent. Ilavine iomed with the French era-
fe-ror " in twisting a knot about our neccs"
ins further CQ-operat?on was naturauv to
be c peaedf' ;, And nothing could so. effec
tual I v , prvmote, the' emperor's viewsi at
this time ns fan embargo to be followed
bfn War with GretBrita;n., Such a war,
h'weer, I jthink vir. Madison must be a
ltthtrr1fH,:,'iv', would -not, b; sufli",ient-
Iv pOfilarof Him to;-; venture, iipon unless
urcHJ vriiHjn can, uv some cunuui'iuiiu
acratent, being Jpuced to commence ; &
in some way that mav enable him to per
(tiU'df ihepecple that he had taken even'
tt'vtsibte ''nrecaution to aoid a war. -The
pr ceddin in East Florida mav lead
themselves, that Henrv was emnloved fiv
Craig with' the kno wledge of his
government, ?;Withthe like .baseness and
wi th the, absolute wabtl of .trut hy -M r. 1 a
dison saysi1. t?at Henry was fci 'employed
in fomenting disaffection to'the constituted
authoVities of the nation, and in intrigues
;with the disaffected,;, for the purpose of
bnngingabout'rrsistfihce-to the laws, imd
eventually, in concert with a Britishrforce
of rfeVtrbvinff the Union." But, there is
nothing in. Hehrr's papers toj warrant tn is
accusation. , Fjenry sai he did not open
his lips to a single pejon on thOubject of
his mission. , Of course he did not "fo
ment disaffection to the constituted author
ities of. the nation,' nor from any intrigues
with the disaff-cted " ; It is a vile sUndcr
onithe respctaj!e,tf,f5 inhabit nr. of Bos
ton,' whom .tr. M-niisori meant to desig
natehy theierm disaffected.'?; And why
should Mr. M t4.ison in a formid commu
nication to Congress utter this base' shin1
der ? The important elections-in Massa
chusetts were approaching. His .message
was short andwduld be read hy jtiofaantis
while Henry's, documents were ' and
would beAread by jew2 t And'still fewer
likelv to readthem'wjth the attention re
q.iisite to detect Mr. rMadi son's misrep
resentations ' ' - ! '
But to return to East I Iflorida. The
British minister at Washington, Mr. IoV,
ter, on the Jth of September last, stated to
lr. M onroe. Secretary of State, his in
formation received from the Spanish mh
isterin Philadelphia, that Governor Mat
thews of Georgia; was on the frontiers W
East Florida, " for the purpose tf treating
wiui i iic iiuuiiJiLHius oi mat orovince, ior its
t)t ing delivered up to the United States' go
vernment ; that he was with ttyis view u
sig evory methbd;6C seduction to effect
his purpose ; offering to , each white inhab
itant who wookfrside with i Him 50 acres of
igns on'East Fioridi. fmVno bpe. wl
fouht-wheuy( .additnit Governor -M t
thews'wati the governor of GeorffiaiVwhen
to
w .sthe act of Congress secfetiv -passed
during the lastjsession of Congress, aii
th )rlsin thePresidt'nt tp take bosstsshn
if "that Spanish provided, Zn ca.ie an ar
hi igemtnt had been or should be madxvnth,
the local dnthoritimthereof for Jdelhrinsr
possession b1 tt jor of nny.part of the United
St tes ; or in the event of dn attempt to oc
cuoif that province or any part of it byanu
foreign government And. one hundred
thousand .dollar's were appropriated and
pi tcedfat the. President's" disposal, u to de
fray sucli expenses as the-President might
d'-em necessary , for obtaining as aforesaid
and securitv of that territory . t -The
provisions of this act, and subse
cjuent events, derser ve consideration. . And
first, Hdw was the President to "obtain
possession, of East Florida ? u By ; an. ar
Jane'ment with the local .authority there
of." And! what constituted that u local
authority ?'? ( And why attempt , an .ar
rangnent" with those Spanish officers?
The President and 'Congress " knew - that
tlv Sover etgd power of Spain alone ould.
lai'-tiuiy m ike art k arrangement,; ror trans
ferring the; possession .ot the province of
the; United States ' Wiat sort, of an ar
rnment,",then could' be made vith the
gfvernbur and other -offiers of East FlorU
d. 'There could be but one- and thait
one could be acibriplished onlv.bv thVvo-
wnvirY'ireason m cnose omcers oi iwnicn
the Prekidpnt ws to' fake advanttcrpl or I
by hi$ employ ing our agents to seduce thej.n ' knees (or injuries
. """A" l"ft u v , ut uji ium isn- government in tr.
tein pt ' them, to become; traitors ' to their ! fifteen years- V ail ?cf
uHintryv; Ana trpm ,tne,"statement i m hadreason; tbibdieve.
no tv making, 'such Will appear to have been
tnerdeliberate plan .ot the;virtuou and
in hjs iatemessatitf'to jCongressojiifnunt;
eatin'ffthV papers. delivered Him bv Tohri
XienrvC' afTer.tP!f!'frthf rlf-pnUV woiiwrlrl .''li
an actpT Gen'erat Cfaijr theBfitish gover
nor of Canada," in sending flenrv'tbv BoiC
rtoo t fltearn;-ifrtherete; aaV!irjith: irf. his
. -vV vYnav wasneiiuauonoi punuc att
airs,and : theTstretfgtK of plans of parties,,
at a. time?when,tne :cGruntry ' was.'frroaninff
Und iind the guarahtee ;oChs religion od
property ; stipbliting also that the Ame
rican governmentwould pay the debes .f
her Spanish government whether, due in
pensions t)r otherwise ; and thdt he would
cause officers and soldiers of the garrison
to be conveyed to . such1 places as should be
I indicated-
this remit. The basisof thesQ proceeding choose t? enfcr intQ the servke of .the
Spates." These terms-held out to the Spa
nish subjects of Florida, have on the. f .ce
pf them the stamps of pubiick authority.
A private individual, for his own pnvate
purposes he would never have dreamed of
making such overtures.; Mr, Foster dds
44 after the sokm'n asseverations : which
you gave me in the month of JuK , that no
intentions hostile 'to the Spanish interests
in FloTi la existed on the part of your go
vefnment. Al am wholl mable to sup
pose that. General Matthews can have had
Lbrders from the President for the conduct
he is stated to be pursuing'; but themeas
ures he .is said to be taking in correspond
ing with; traitors'and endeavoring by bri
bery nd eveVy art of seduction to; infuse
a spirit fbettion igto the'snbjects of the
king of Spain in those quarters, are rsuch
as .tocree the - liveliest inquietude, nd
to call for the most early.intejrfertnqe on
the part of tie. government pf tne. JLTnited
Stateis.' ftnd thcnMf.;jPoste
asks" , Mr. Monroe an. explanation of those
alarming steps bf governor Matthews for
suoverting tne Spanish autHonty in Flori
. Nearly two months are suffered tbVe
lapse before Mr. 1 Monroe gives an answer
to Mr. Foster. ' At length' on the th 'of
November 1811, he sends hint bne, drawn
uptwhh all the art with which Mr.' t Mad
ison is capaSle ' Instead bf the Requested
,y e a 1 loug laie, oi gnev
received from tne Span
ie course; of th6 jjast
which 'MrVrMadisoti
and' whichV when
tihie permits I !wdl show to have, brigina ,
tedywith 4 the French Government, while
S;Vainwas' absolutely, under her ; control!
AndMr.Fosters equesit to be informed
"l uon what authority Governor MatthevvW
was actings and what measures had been
taken to pur a , stop t6 ::his ptoceedings,1? N
wA?altogeth cr 'evaded. v: Those' weri the i
ooiv important points jn -urrr osterfs let
ter ; and to theni'hebbtaihV'noansWer.
cheLegislatufe.df this sute":made grants,
to some companies ; of speculat')rsbrir
millions Qfcac'reiqfhiiav claimed
b0undurie3l o( that State: j and the giiver
nbr's i agency iy,is necessary to the co'mple
ti on of those grants.' f B ut the ' succeeding
legislature "declared they had been obtain
ed by gross-bribery and corruption scf- a
trocious that thy laws" bvvirtue of which
1
thQse grants had been made, were expun
ged! fro.h theii recbrds and stanipedwith
all th
many tto; whooi it is"ftiQr6lpariculirlyr acl--; 4
d reseditwiii not 6i ibst upon the r : jeba s ti x . ! ;
taentstW-wh6Aejadraeti&;'und PiramVut 't T
authority direct appeal
error and abu?e;bf power.- i - V- :,: "
r . OF TH ii lltfl Th ri n c'-"- ' ;'y
' Feeoie and transuorjr: as 'arVihe1!m-- v- V
pressions prodiiQeby 'jchexp6suS"br: jpotf K : ;:
ltical errors iimiH4f.fh:itrtMA.i ,r
,f.
chancevoe of.some use'callybuVieri
attention to ' sbme rbf the thAracte'rir nJ' V "
omaliect of the times
e'ljrnomv which a Publick burainsr be-' Qi vour honnrbl taXZx- s '. -
tore. the assembled pebple could inflict. :: (have been indubedfto' thlnh;Siiw'-.l
f -, VVchaye "ust now received advices, bV of an existing combafct -with -r'arice ?itieyrar
the newsp Vers, , bf the effects of Gover- are under an indispenkble 'bij
aibur vrattneVagency.. A party of Spa-j V(,te for a VlecKiration ' of f yar affaibts G3". r f
rush sanjecia; excitefl to an . insurrection, Britan ; others, although 'they 'feel not the 4" ; ;
have 'aeuedupon the Spanish io m A: jorce of dnyjsuch.compactarkvet'of thb
meha Island ; the commander of theJm- opinionthat cosistehtly wUh thi 6omevhF
btiites gun boats there giving countenance, ourrpublic proceedings; 'thevWnbrwth '
and support to the insurgents and, the co hold tndir votes -for such- a declamon -rT -
""rltrU ' :r -.V: - 1 r. . UiIC arc$-u: is sau:, otners who would nrei - y
neighboring shore 6f .Georgia, ; detaching fet ;a; declaration of. -war l ajramst Gre Ki
a company of riflemen, who accompanied Britain tbabv meatYir ia u , ; t'
anv mftaqurf f ha . i . i
W Gen. iMatthevysrreceived the surrep. )vs dbv the wisdom bf.man.s to the I.st' '
der ot the place tp the American arms:!-- , class, should, there unhanbl!
Now let Mr. Marjison again petuletitly ' jHfeVare really too :faf,belbVbnsiS
clamor and villily. General Craig and the tion to merit anv kinrl ni A y y
British jjovernmtjntfor employing John But wabreVct tovtStheVtWUW ' X
t mm and nis in o fir a.thir -L: r" . -. ':
.. T wviu w. vuiisiuer tne pra- i
'nosed war as anatmiiil iL:i... i ' i :
Henrv ; and henqefoward let
t-i.iB..uiu me u4uu3WM..;1nS, tneretpre,tothem'Iamaboutsubmit '
mduble and implicate enemy; the.ernpe-.tmg, with a bbconimfdecoruni feV
ror of France, As to Mr. Monroe' de- aervatioria.fialAidafpH .w..,. . ,
sentations as greatly to mislead tne public 2. Tnar tlik ' nm,:. .-4 -V,- 'w
nmo. u is or puoiic importance to cor- grown 6 t ofthe act of; conWss bf Mip ;'- e
ect them; and when I can spare tne.time; 1810,'did Uevequnoaonst '
present 1, must cblnpact,.;impdseV nt on 4XuS&:J-:A: '
rect
Ivwiil correct ahem.
v-v. vui.ujv av.ii viuu fiiAn LiAiuK a ixv,ii fT-aiion oi aeciarmp war flo
c..v.6u w ,,,uc.u r c , .aa. natsistency, instead ;of reqir. '
chase, of Louisiana, West Honda was not ing, does actually forbid such a eclirSD
in contemplation as a part of it. That trie, bf war. V ; , ' :1 ?-. ' '"
U, States never . paid fgr it t And that . 14. f he rem xrk "which in the ' '
tnev have no mle to it. , ,; . , ; presents itself, oi this bcasionSVtri
rh storv 1 ve, g?v,ofthe East,; compact with a foreign power: iannT a!
Monda business, j concurs ; with other acts 'ojeeably to our Constitbtibn"fKrt r. V'
to shew the true character of bur goyern- ,the partbf the U Srates bv &mer Te
mentrbvvvhic the.le'gislatlare, The powers oi t hS Wn 4 '
honoured and bV whichVe, mdy.be drawn government and of , svraWepafimen& ' c
into a war with;Great-Bnuip?vtod bpam. h .ving been preciseh defined & hart Z ' -v
fhis, last consideration was - ly . umera?ed, and th!
'Vl;
jectbl these details.. 11 we are; plunged power ha viocr been exblicitlR lu i Vi?
into a destructive War. it, Behoves J Mr. nrtirlnt anH th c. ..'i .'
.u-u.m. wuavcat w orougnn mat compact can consequentU-.be - formeJlth t " ' 5
Great-Britain mav appear to. be thq . ag;, ;a foreigrtvemment, but by4 thc pesihtr S
gressor in commencing it. Great, Britain and senate, t The act of Mav ihn 1! ;
is the faithful alliiof Spainl :h?M niofe us b.consi deredonly,1 V idle bKdbr ' f
than once interposed remonstrance against to the execuUvand to the people- of th 7 V
the acts of.our goyernmentconce'rningthe United States. C ldirectedw Di
ditioiiofthe Spanishmonarchv, could be declannff-the rfacL. and it AZZwi j v
expcctefH to s.cn4 , troops . to retakt; and people the. course of "trade: th-irAn t,
defend aSrFlorj'daV. ;Should she .do. it,, tactbing WWi&'.FS:
v..w14,its,uuauu umiau duu!jwii tome, vjti cav uritaia. i.lS4fpurpose coiM nor h'- '
toxomsion the-projected war wilr com; -considered. bvus-asn aVproppsitic i -mencei;
Vlr. Madispn setting up. a. claim, two5 belligerents; acongress Is Vpt chM
to ,a,st-Florida,as the means ofindemni-,; tUtiOnally eompetebVtb the hiakinff'o -'
injuries'tlie: U. States have fe-an WrltbrThitfpbweh
dy intonated,' may. be shewn to havefon- And the wisdom of this salutafv hm;.rrfr.'!: -
he has already: sairj.of West Florida. itrlat miliatih2;embWraismWta 'tliSV A
;?the President cknnot 'admit tfie'richt bf
jjtreat.oruam) to lterrere,' ?n 'aqv, questton
relating to that" prbyince'' , t And if the
United States ' 5hali;besatisft,rd fand from
kheir -past' astbnrshing .confidence in Ihim
iri; jettersoq ne ,may;rfeei ;authori2e!d ,to
except utneYK o;cbnsequence,imay
be a popular cine 1 Ori: the- brincmles and
.course of cbnductof our rulersV wf1, is , to
Wwi ; indispensable lf Uhout:xvar ;theu
cho alec -neu, , il wifl explain . this
sulted ffom the
by the executive, of preparing and V-J
tbongress to ;be passed intol 1 v
TSTW-'H the.legitimate - -. : ' I ;
lects 01 dinlOiOfir H5oli: nt ,v r , r.;
J - A -;v: r-" " 1 - ana aajust- . '
i.i;tiui,n xriVKiiKliMG ;
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Ann .17. .
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CB.imav.te';aedeed;'t6arin
br the -F Jfemr".:
throdcrh our'ministii-af P: C'ij 1 .
conseqUenceHreof ihje, letteir-'of tfcDufi'e "!;
of Cadoe of the . Sth - August - lBld;.'hid-' f'
I,: MaorlettertofE i July SlStS;
'.J-rCfrom tlieBaltimore Federal Uepublican;
'hia iquestdhis abfo lucidly and dispas-
answ-5. h5 President has pb i&btfrii :
Lity: under ouf constif-iitinw W; u 1 ? K ?! : I
'.Uf. States, bUtba ,tawi;tfiaVebn---.-.--.---,'i
jThis crude r arrangement ithFrandev "
although brought about , in V;-inV' .
oiPathuiipn'is itwobid i
seem,;to:bevconsidered.a
nderthebppressxCnof :yirrJ, TeffersbriV